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A Wrinkle in Time	By : Demonized Category: InuYasha Crossovers > Het - Male/Female Views: 1436 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-One
- 2-Two
- 3-Three
- 4-Four
- 5-Five
- 6-Six
- 7-Seven
- 8-Eight
- 9-Nine
- 10-Ten
- 11-Eleven
- 12-Twelve
- 13-Thirteen
- 14-Fourteen
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Kagome returns to the dining room in a much better mood, and she sits down at the table across from the kitsune yōkai that had introduced himself as Kurama earlier. She gives him a small smile when he glances her way, a pensive and questioning expression on his face. "We can leave after dinner," she states in a soft voice, knowing that both yōkai will hear her despite her grandfather's rambling.
The old priest has gone from explaining ofuda to the history of the Shrine itself, and that it has been in their family for generations. That, of course, dates back to around the era they will be going to, or in Kagome's case, returning to. Both yōkai are astutely ignoring the priest while Sōta groans and lets his head drop to the table.
"Now, father, it's time to eat. I'm sure the children would like to hear about the Shrine some other day." Mrs. Higurashi carries a large bowl of deliciously smelling soup out from the kitchen and sets it down on the warmer in the center of the table. She seems rather cheerful for someone who has to let her only daughter go through time to an era that is fraught with peril to rebuild a bauble of extraordinary power. "Sōta, please take your head off of the table."
Both Hiei and Kurama are unaware as to what Kagome and her mother's conversation had exactly pertained to, aside from the young Miko having to go back. Their senses are restricted to the room they are in, and Kurama suspects that a series of barriers hindering scent and sound has been set up in each room. If that only pertains to yōkai, they can't be certain, but it seems like the home's human inhabitants are unaffected. That much is to be expected.
Kagome's expression brightens considerably at the sight and smell of the food, and she leans towards it, her demeanor entirely childlike. "Oden! Oden! Oden!" She chants the name of the food excitedly and begins to prepare a bowl for herself.
Kurama, though he knows she will be mated to another someday, can't help but be drawn to her, and so he files the knowledge of her favorite dish away for future use. He can sense Hiei's amusement from his side but doesn't dare glance at him to see just what his expression will be. "This smells wonderful, Higurashi-sama. If you don't mind, I would like to get the recipe for my mother."
"I'd be delighted, Minamino-san. I'll write it down for you." Mrs. Higurashi smiles knowingly and helps prepare bowls for everyone else gathered at the table. She serves herself last and kneels beside her father-in-law once everyone is settled in, her gaze going to Kagome, who has a piece of daikon halfway in her mouth.
Without any warning, the shoji leading outside slides open to reveal a rather pissed off looking inu hanyō wearing hakama and haori made from the exceedingly rare Fire-rat's fur. Kurama and Hiei are quick to stand, Hiei placing his hand on the hilt of his sword as he observes the hanyō. He seems rather oblivious of their presence, his gaze fixed on Kagome, who has half-turned and is looking at him in utter shock.
"Eh..? InuYasha?" Kagome mumbles around the daikon in her mouth. She absentmindedly bites down and places the remaining half back into her bowl, her gaze never wavering from InuYasha.
"Eat your food, Higurashi-sama. You will need your strength for when we go through the well," Kurama states softly, finally drawing the inu hanyō's attention away from the young Miko. He ignores the furious expression directed towards him, but he doesn't let his guard down.
"Who the fuck is this, wench?" InuYasha snarls, his hands tensing and the fingers arcing so he can strike with his claws should he need to.
"You are in the presence of ladies and a child, please watch your language," Kurama demands icily, wondering if the hanyō has noticed Hiei yet. It seems he hasn't and there is no telling if a fight will break out because Hiei has his hand on the hilt of his sword. He doesn't even know if the hanyō can tell if they are yōkai, his thoughts briefly going the various barriers he knows are set up in and around the home. "And please refer to Higurashi-sama in a manner respectful to her station," he adds as an afterthought, having noticed the way Kagome tensed upon being called wench.
InuYasha opens his mouth to say something, likely insulting and provoking, only for Kagome to quickly and very softly utter an "Osuwari." The effect is instantaneous, the hanyō forcefully face-plants by a set of beads around his neck that glow briefly.
"We will be heading through the well once we are done eating, InuYasha. Kurama-san and Hiei-san will be coming with me to help hunt down the jewel shards," Kagome states in a resolute tone, her expression annoyed, no doubt from InuYasha's behavior. She isn't even going to question why he is here. She knows he has come to drag her back, and had she not met Kurama and Hiei to confirm that what had happened is irrefutable it would have been against her will. "You said you didn't need my help, so why are you here, InuYasha?"
The hanyō growls as he practically peels himself off of the floor, his amber-gold eyes flashing with anger and hatred. "You're the only person who can sense the jewel shards," InuYasha bites out, settling a glare on the red-haired pretty boy. His gaze had briefly passed over the black-and-white-haired shorty, deeming him insignificant. "And I don't need more weaklings to protect," he sneers.
Hiei says nothing, as usual, but Kurama can sense the positively murderous aura coming from his friend. Kagome is equally upset and angry, which isn't surprising. InuYasha is making it apparent that he sees Kagome as nothing more than a jewel shard sensor. Whatever their brief history, he isn't going to tolerate ill-treatment towards a person of Kagome's standing. "We are more than capable of handling ourselves, and will be teaching Higurashi-sama how to defend herself." He doesn't know where the second part had come from, but it had felt appropriate to say.
"Drop your glamour, Fox."
Kurama blinks and glances towards Hiei, but does as he suggested, which causes Mrs. Higurashi to gasp and Sōta to give an awed "Cool!" Grandfather Higurashi, who has been muttering to himself about the ofuda that has been passed down through their family for generations, is speechless and Kurama briefly wonders what the old man is thinking. It is clear he has the misconceived notion that all yōkai are evil, and that is a headache of an argument he hopes to never partake in.
"Oh, you have ears! And a tail too!" Mrs. Higurashi looks as if she wants to touch his ears as if to see how soft they are. "A silver kitsune," she breathes out, stunning the two Reikai detectives. "My, you're quite handsome, Minamino-san. Isn't he handsome, Kagome?"
Kagome's cheeks are turning a delicate shade of pink, and she sputters incoherently at the turn in conversation topic. While she certainly agrees that Kurama is indeed handsome, discussing such a matter in front of him is embarrassing. A quick shift of her gaze, to take in Kurama's face, shows that he might even agree with her if the faint tinge of color to his cheeks is anything to go by. "Kaa-san, we should probably go."
"Eat first, Kagome. I'll have a bag packed for you and your gifts ready by the time you're done eating." Mrs. Higurashi smiles serenely and gracefully gets up from the table. She leaves the room, and once she is past the doorway Kurama can't sense or hear her.
Hiei is the first to sit back down, shockingly enough, so Kurama follows suit, his gaze back on the angry hanyō. Or maybe he is shocked. Kurama hardly cares to figure out which at this point, so long as he doesn't open his mouth to spew out more vulgarity and disrespect. InuYasha will need to be tolerated to a certain extent if the hanyō decides to not abandon Kagome, and if he is going to stick around he will see to it that the uncouth youth learns some type of manners. It isn't going to be an easy task, of that much he is certain. The hanyō is sure to be resistant to such lessons.
Kagome resumes eating, her pace slow. Her grandfather is looking from Kurama to InuYasha, his mouth agape as he tries to process that there are two yōkai in his household. Her gaze goes to the silent Hiei, whom she figures to be a yōkai as well. She decides to keep that to herself if it will likely cause her grandfather to go into cardiac arrest. Sōta, on the other hand, is taking everything quite well.
InuYasha remains in the doorway leading outside, shifting on the spot quite impatiently. He growls faintly, his amber-gold gaze going from Kagome to the two tag-alongs. The kitsune will be a problem, even if he can handle himself in a fight. Having him along will shift the dynamic of the group, and he will likely end up calling all of the shots. While not a dog some foxes do run in packs, and this one, in particular, is Alpha material. As for the shorty, InuYasha is no longer sure about how insignificant or how much of a threat that one poses.
After a long, tense silence Kagome finishes her oden and begins to stand up when her mother returns. She has two long, wrapped items resting the crook of her left arm while she carries a medium-sized backpack in the other. "Oh, kaa-san..." She is tearing up as she goes over to her mother. Kagome knows that her mother is accepting of this, and while that is true it feels as if she won't be seeing her family for a very long time. "I'm gonna miss you." She hugs her mother, despite it being awkward with the things her mother holds. When she pulls away she takes the offered wrapped items, noting that the wrappings are made of silk.
"We ain't got time for this," InuYasha grumbles, his expression sour. He had left Kaede-baa-baa partially buried so that Sakasagami no Yura wouldn't be able to harm her. The more time they waste here decreases the chances they will return to find the old Miko alive.
"It is likely that we won't be coming back for quite some time." Kurama, all too aware of what it is like to have to part from family for lengthy times, glowers at InuYasha. His own family...he doesn't know what to say to them. He has already been gone for four days, without any kind of warning or a by-your-leave from his mother. Not that he needs her permission, but it is the courteous thing to do.
InuYasha blinks his anger and irritation momentarily gone as he processes that statement. His gaze goes to Kagome and her mother as the young Miko unwraps the silk cloths from a well-polished bow that practically hums with energy and a katana sheathed in a black lacquered scabbard. The sword also hums with energy, but it is a mixture of four different yōki, making it impossible to figure out whom the signatures belong to. He says nothing about the sword, nor the oddity of a Miko wielding a weapon that contains yōki.
"Will you and Hiei-san teach me how to use these?" Kagome turns, weapons in hand and concern evident on her face. She has barely been able to use the bow lent to her in Sengoku Jidai, but a sword, a full-length katana, is well beyond what she is capable of handling. Her gaze goes to Hiei, who also uses a katana.
Hiei looks quite unreadable, his crimson gaze on the sheathed katana she holds. Like InuYasha, he can sense the yōki in the sword. He also knows that Kurama can sense it as well. "I will teach you how to use the katana," he states. "Neither of us is an expert in how to use a bow, but between myself and the Fox you should become more than capable with it."
InuYasha snorts but wisely holds his tongue on the matter. If they want to train the wench then they can take that burden upon themselves for all he cares. She is more trouble than she is worth, in his opinion, but she is the only one suited to finding the Shikon no kakera. Kaede-baa-baa is much too old and ill-suited for the amount of traveling that they will be doing. That and he hardly wants anything to do with the elderly Miko, especially for putting the damn Beads of Subjugation on him.
"Now, this bag is special, Kagome, so please don't lose it. It is made out of something called Fire-rat fur and has been altered to carry quite a bit, even though it only looks half full," Mrs. Higurashi explains as Kagome shifts the bow into the crook of her left arm so that she can shoulder a strap of the backpack. "Fire-rat fur is immune to flames and heat, and can mend itself."
"It's also stronger than any armor," InuYasha supplies in a gruff voice, amber-gold gaze on the black backpack.
Kagome starts slightly at his helpful input, her blue eyes narrowing slightly as she purses her lips and studies him. It seems that he will be sticking around, she decides, but so he can get his hands on the Shikon no Tama once it is collected and whole again. "I don't know how long it will take to reclaim the fragments of the jewel, so-"
"Don't worry about school, Kagome. The sooner you finish getting all of the fragments, the sooner you can come home." Mrs. Higurashi smiles and returns the sudden, one-armed hug her daughter gives her. "Stay safe."
Kagome nods and closes her eyes, willing herself to not cry as she pulls away. Taking in a steadying breath, she opens her eyes and smiles a little weakly. "I'll be back." She hugs Sōta and her grandfather on the way out, murmuring soft farewells as she does so, and leads Kurama, Hiei, and InuYasha to the well-house. Upon entering she froze up, her eyes widening as she took in the sight of a writhing mass of hair coming from the well.
"Oi! What's the holdup?" InuYasha demands, irritated at what he believes to be hesitation on Kagome's part.
Kurama and Hiei look around the interior of the well-house, on guard, but see nothing that can cause Kagome to freeze up as she did. When she suddenly bolts forwards and to the right, dodging something invisible to their eyes, they draw their weapons. The hanyō stiffens slightly and readies his claws.
"You brought this horrible hair back with you!" Kagome cries out, dodging the mass of hair that only she can see once more. She glances their way and scowls. "Come in and close the door so it can't go outside!"
They all quickly step into the well-house and it is Kurama who shuts the door, a rose in hand. With a flick of his wrist, the petals swirl off and float to the ground as the stem extends and grows in size. It becomes a highly flexible whip, exceedingly deadly with the large thorns running its length, and with a carefully timed twist, he sliced it through the air where Kagome had moved from.
She stills, her gaze on the fallen mass of hair that squirms on the ground in the spot she had been just seconds prior. A small length of time passes, barely even a fourth of a minute, and the hair is whole and writhing angrily, suspended in the air. "It's growing back together!"
"We can't see it," InuYasha growls out, his gaze darting around.
Kagome eyes the mass of hair then follows the strands that decrease down to just two emerging from the well. Her blue gaze narrows thoughtfully and she moves closer to the well. "Right here! The main strand controlling it," she exclaims and points at the hairs.
InuYasha moves to swipe at where Kagome had pointed, but Hiei is faster. He swings his sword in a controlled arc over the well, to ensure that he gets the main strand controlling the rest of the hair. A glance towards Kagome, relief visible on her face, is all he needed to know that he has successfully cut the hair.
Kagome stares at the now lifeless hair, watching as it dissolves now that it isn't being controlled, a frown on her face. Her mind whirls frantically, trying to think of why the hair would be attacking them if Sakasagami no Yura had already gotten the Shikon no kakera. 'She has the jewel fragment...so she should have already accomplished her goal, unless...' Realization hits her and Kagome tightens her grasp on the weapons she is carrying. "She's after me and InuYasha!" she exclaims and runs over to the well. Without even waiting she vaults over the lip of the well and disappears in a flash of soft pink light.
The three males don't move for a full few seconds, mostly from disbelief that she has gone alone. Once this is fully processed, Hiei, the fastest of the three, is the next to jump down the well, closely followed by Kurama. They too vanish from the well, the same soft pink light flashing with their passing through. InuYasha, sour-faced and grumbling to himself, goes through last, only when he passes through the well, the glow it emits is a bright white and then the magic is gone, fully sealed.
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