Two Drabbles & One Oneshot- InuYasha- KagomexInuYasha and Buyo

[everythingismagic]

Two drabbles and on one-shot. All three are fairly light-hearted, the first one being the least so.

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To everyone else, it was nothing more than a well. Creaky wood and unstable edges, vines snaking up its waterless and unkempt walls. Or elsewhere, nothing but a passage to nowhere hidden within a dark humid hut in a modern shrine.

Youkai and human passed by it, unaware of the magic that lay within its hidden depths.

A magic shared only by two.

Upon their entrance into its ink black depths, the well became another thing entirely. Not old, rickety or ignored.

But perfect.

For InuYasha it had brought him salvation, another chance at life via a girl who slipped into his life through a wrinkle in time.

For Kagome it had jump-started her maturity, giving her a bright new outlook on living through a boy who the world had all but forgotten.

Their own clandestine place.

As always, they’d take each other’s hands as the lip of the well came into sight. Stepping upon, the threshold, the Miko and Hanyou would flash each other grateful smiles before together plunging into the shady abyss.

And for them it changed, color filled their vision as they found themselves floating hand in hand through a snatch of a world unknown. The passage that led them to each other was blue: luminous, perfect.

Perfect blue.
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Infectious
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She was in a good mood. He could tell by the spring in her step and the genuine smile on her face. It was easy for him to read Kagome’s moods, likely easier than it was for most anyone else. Although granted, that didn’t always mean he heeded her warning signs when she was teetering on irritation.

As per usual, InuYasha was curious as to her current frame of mind. She’d just returned from her era, willing and without any argument. No, “I have a test!” Or even, “Come on can’t I eat dinner first? You can eat with us…”

So she was in a really good mood, and he found it slightly unnerving. How to approach her? Whether he wished to admit it or not, InuYasha did not wish to spoil her mood in the least. So… how? Keh, don’t act like myself?

The cool grasses of late winter in the sengoku jidai tickled InuYasha’s bare feet as the pair walked through the meadow the well resided in.

“So… Kagome…” He ventured warily.

“Neh InuYasha,” she turned on the balls of her feet towards him, arms crossing behind her back and grin never leaving her lips.

The teenage boy leapt back momentarily, twitching in nervousness.

“What’s… going on?” He asked.

Kagome blinked. That wasn’t usually a conversation starter she heard from InuYasha.

“What’s going on with you?” She retorted, in the mood for some friendly banter.

“Bah, nothing while you were gone,” he grumbled and folded his arms across his front.

“Do you ever do anything when I’m gone?” Kagome stifled a giggle.

Taken aback, the Hanyou narrowed his eyebrows. “Nani? Of course I do!”

Eyes sparkling, the teenage girl inquired further. “What?”

InuYasha gritted his teeth. Good mood? More like drunk.

“I… guard the village and stuff.”

“Miroku-sama told me that you usually just sit on the roof or on the fence outside Kaede-baachan’s hut all day.”

Damnit Miroku. “I… sit on the roof so I can see better if anything’s coming, all right!” He reasoned lamely.

“Uh-huh…”

Frustration and embarrassment finally getting the best of him, InuYasha snapped. “Why the hell are you in such a good mood?”

Tapping her finger to her chin, Kagome explained. “Because… I passed my test.”

“Keh!” InuYasha griped, “You’ve passed tests before and never acted weird like this.”

“But it’s not just any test…”

“Ehhh?”

Kagome giggled. “It was a test called an entrance exam. It’s the reason I’ve had to take so many tests this year.”

“So does that mean no more tests?” The Hanyou exclaimed. Not that he particularly minded following her to her era from time to time, but it just wasn’t half the fun if Kagome was at school. Not that she knew that of course.

“No, I’ll still have tests.”

The two of them sighed in unison.

“But not near as many. It also means in a few months I’ll be transferring to another school.”

“So…?” InuYasha raised his eyebrows.

“Neh InuYasha! It’s a really big deal,” she clarified, exasperated by his lack of enthusiasm.

“Huh?”

“It determines my future in my era. It’s like winning a really big battle,” Kagome attempted to put it into words the naïve boy would understand.

“Future?” He singled out, feeling slightly awkward.

Kagome placed her hand upon his shoulder in a lighthearted manner. “Well, besides the inevitable future of putting up with you of course.”

“Keh!”

“You know I’m just kidding,” she reassured him and moved her arm down, linking it with his. Returning the gesture, the couple began their walk from the meadow the well laid in.

“So… less tests?” InuYasha ventured once they’d made their way to the dirt pathway leading to the village.

“Yes, less tests.” Kagome elucidated, quite pleased with that situation herself.

“Hmph, good at least with you here more often I’ll have something to do,” he slipped out under his breath.

Kagome’s head snapped up and he gave InuYasha a victorious smirk. “So you really do do nothing when I’m not here?”

Eyes widening, InuYasha searched for a defense. “No, that’s not what I meant!”

“Well then what did you mean?” She tightened her grip on the boy’s arm and noticed a blush seeping across his cheeks.

“I meant… uh…” he was desperate, “what I do is none of your business!”

Kagome just laughed, and despite knowing he’d been defeated, InuYasha couldn’t help but let a smile cross his face as well.

Good moods are infectious after all.
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Hello Buyo is That You? It's Me, Destiny.

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Buyo had always just been the cherished Higurashi pet. His days consisted of a small assortment of select non-strenuous activities as not to overexert his exceedingly plump beanbag like body.

There were a few things he hoped for in his nine lives:

A continuous stream of kitty chow for his unending appetite.

The love and affection he received from his humans to never cease.

And for everything he required; food, pillows, and litter-box to be located within a ten-meter radius of one another. In that setup, he could keep his waddling down to a minimal.

His ventures outside rarely procured much excitement, but even the laziest kitty needs fresh air now and then.

A tickle within his feline brain caused his ears to perk. Nothing? He listened again, picking up the most faint of rustling from somewhere unfamiliar.

Within moments, pink-padded feet crept into the well-house.

Tap-tap down the stairs… nothing there.

Mrowing in exasperation, Buyo moved to exit.

Yet within moments, a familiar duo entered. Once their conversation led them downstairs, Buyo rubbed against Kagome's leg and found himself in the girl's arms.

If Buyo were more than a cat, perhaps he would register the concept of destiny. Figure out that his simple journey into the neglected well-house was his role in a grand master plan destiny was unfolding.

Nevertheless as he felt the human called Kagome ripped away from behind him, even he knew that something important was happening.

Her family was distraught over the bizarre loss of their girl, and all the calico could offer was whisker-faced, fluffy-soft comfort.

However, Buyo, simple cat or no, had hope. Hope that she'd return to cuddle and cherish him once more.

No, he knew she would return. After all, it is said that animals have the best instinct of all.