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By the time they got to the theater Kagome could walk. They paid for their tickets and popcorn, as they sat down the last commercial aired and the theater went dark. As Kagome predicted the movie was awful, but his comments were hilarious. She actually laughed out loud a few times interrupting the movie, other movie-goers must think she's crazy, not that Kagome cared. An hour in there was a problem with the film and they said there would be an intermission and in about 15 minutes it would be fixed. When the lights came on Kagome popped out of her seat, confessing the need for a restroom. As she tried to shuffle through the packed isle she tripped and fell into someone's lap. 

 

"Oy wench get off me!" Kagome's head spun. She was sure she was hallucinating, there was no way any one could sound that much like Inuyasha. Kagome jumped off the person's lap and turned around to face him. Kagome's jaw dropped, it was Inuyasha! Except he was younger, like 13-14 and his hair was bleach yellow blond and spiked, it must be his reincarnation. They stared at each other for a minute, silently. But the moment was broken by someone behind them saying, "Hey bitch move your big ass away from my boyfriend."  Kagome turned to see who his girlfriend was, she almost wanted to laugh. She was a young version of Kagura. Kagome felt so weird, like reverse de ja vu. "Hey do I know you?" Said Inuyasha's young voice behind her. 

 

Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, she wanted to tell him the truth, but knew there was no way this little punk would believe it. "We met a long long time ago, excuse me, sorry..." Kagome got away as fast as she could, and used the bathroom. Is it a coincidence that out of the billions of people on the planet that they could be reborn as that somehow, she, Miroku, Inuyasha and Kagura would all end up in the same neighborhood? Nope, it just wasn't possible, which means it is possible that her other friends were somewhere around here too. She went back into the theater from the other side so that she didn't need to cross her friend from 500 years ago.

 

While Kagome felt nervous from her interaction with Inuyasha's reincarnation, she was happy it happened even if she never saw him again. But she had this nagging feeling that she definitely would. She was smiling when she sat back down next to Katsuo, who gave her a questioning look. Who would look that happy to have gone to the bathroom? Kagome giggled at his confusion. But before she could explain a loud voice interrupted her. The announcement came on saying the movie would start again in a minute. Kagome leaned in close to Katsuo and whispered in his ear, "I just saw Inuyasha.. or his reincarnation. He's a little punk!" When she leaned away from him he was frowning. Kagome remembered that Katsuo didn't like Inuyasha, not only had Kagome told him about her crush but had told him about Inuyasha's behavior, which was not socially acceptable in today's society. Kagome giggled and realized Katsuo was the jealous type. "Don't worry he looked like 13 or 14, and as I said a little punk."  Katsuo looked into her eyes deeply trying to find a trace of her old crush, but all he saw was humor. He joined in on her smile. The theater darkened and they leaned back in their seats, and shared the same armrest.

 

After they left the movie theater Kagome told him the next story or two of her adventures and explained that Kagura was from later in the story. She also talked about and analyzed the encounter she had had with Inuyasha's reincarnation, and the sense she would see him again. They held hands and walked all the way home, they didn't even mind that it was incredibly cold that night, or that some of the street lights were out. They were perfectly safe together wrapped in beautiful destiny.

 

As soon as Kagome kissed him goodbye and stepped into the house she couldn't stop smiling and did for the rest of the night. She told her mom the whole thing, in detail. After Kagome got to the end of her tale, her mother's face got serious. "Kagome honey, do you have anything planned for this weekend?" Kagome answered quickly. "Not yet, why?" "Well my friend Itsumi is moving out of her house and asked me to help her for the weekend, she also asked if I knew someone who could take her son for the weekend too. So I told I would see if you would do it, she offered to pay you for it too, 90$ for three days. I'm supposed to call as soon as possible." Kagome understood her mother's urgency, but Kagome wasn't about to refuse. Babysitting was easy, but she also needed to know what she would be dealing with. "Yes!... so how old is her son?" "Oh, I didn't think to ask...but she mentioned him being in junior high!" Kagome was relieved that she wouldn't be changing diapers. "Okay, I will totally take him for the weekend, and say hi to Itsumi for me."   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(P.S. I don't know squat about Japanese living or the language so I've done this American style... but just pretend it's in Japan... thanks.!)