Cherries by Crash's Angel

How It All Started

Disclaimer: I hold no rights to Inuyasha in anyway. I only own characters that I create for the progression of the storyline.

A/N: Before you even start to read any of my fics, be warned that my fics contain ault situations, adult content; overall, a lot of adult stuff. If you are underage, or are offended by adult situations, language, ect, DO NOT read this fic. Everyone else, enjoy.

Chapter 1: How It All Started

Kagome was sitting with her friends at their usual table under a large sakura tree during their lunch period. Inuyasha had finally let her come home for a few days so that she could get more of her school work and make up as many tests as she could. She was suppose to go back to the Fuedal Era that night and she hadn't gotten nearly as much done as she had hope she could. But she couldn't stay any longer. Inuyasha had told her that if she didn't come back by that night, he was going to come and get her.

Kagome was brought out of her thoughts when her friend, Yuka, suddenly started jumping up and down. "Oh, Kagome-chan, you have cherries in your lunch," she said, excited.

Eri rolled her eyes at Yuka. "Of course she has cherries. It is the season for them," she pointed out.

"Almost everyone has cherries in their lunches," Ayumi added. "So what is the big deal about Kagome-chan having cherries?"

"I heard about this neat trick from some of the older girls that tells how good of a kisser you are," Yuka told them, her voice high with excitement. They looked at her confused, so she explained it to them more. "The faster you can tie a cherry stem into a knot in your mouth, the better kisser you're suppose to be," she said. "Wanna try it," she asked her friends.

"Sure, why not," Ayumi said, grabbing a cherry stem off of one of Kagome's cherries.

"Oka,." Eri said, getting her own stem.

"Great," Yuka exclaimed, taking a cherry stem for herself.

They all put the stems into their mouths at the same time. In less than a minute, the three girls sat there with three cherry stems, tied into knots. Yuka had done hers the fastest, but it looked a little sloppy. Ayumi had finished second, her knot not looking too bad. Eri had finished last, but her knot was also almost perfect. Then they looked at Kagome, who sat there staring at them like they were nuts or something.

"Aren't you going to try it, Kagome-chan," Ayumi asked.

"Maybe she doesn't need to try the trick to know how good of a kisser she is," Yuka said, waggling her eyebrows in a manner that reminded Kagome of Miroku, a lot.

Kagome sighed at her friends antics. "I don't have a boyfriend. I just don't see the point of doing it," Kagome told her friends.

They stared at her suspiciously. "I don't know. She has been awfully distracted since she came back to school," Ayumi said.

"And she hasn't gone out on a date with Hojo in a long time. And the one's she did go on, she cut short," Eri added.

"Are you sure you don't have a boyfriend," Yuka asked.

The stupidity of the question almost made Kagome fall over. "No, I don't have a boyfriend," she told them through gritted teeth. "Fine, I'll do it, if it will shut up three up about my so-called-non-existent boyfriend," Kagome said as she grabbed a cherry stem. She popped it into her mouth and within seconds, spit out a nearly perfectly knotted cherry stem. "Happy," she asked, holding the stem up for them to see.

"Wow, Kagome-chan. You did that faster than Yuka, and it looks better than Eri's," Ayumi said.

The other two girls nodded, staring at the stem in amazement. Then they turned suspicious stares at Kagome.

Kagome ducked her head some. "I don't have a boyfriend and I haven't kissed anyone, okay. It was just luck," Kagome told them, trying to avoid the questions she knew they would ask her if she didn't do damage control now.

Before they could ask her anything, though, the bell rang, signally to all the students that lunch was now over. Kagome quickly got up and went inside, breifly stopping at her locker to change her shoes before heading to class.

Kagome managed to avoid their questions for the rest of the day, and then as soon as the bell rang at the end of the day, she left as quick as she could. She did need to get home and pack, and she wanted one last shower before she left for kami only knows how long. Kagome knew her mother wouldn't be home for a while and that her grandfather was probably out in the shrine, selling some trinkets to tourists, so she started getting ready to leave.

Kagome decided to get something to snack on while she packed her large bag, and grabbed some potato chips from the kitchen before going up to her room. She packed all of her school books into the bag first, making sure that she would definately have room for them. Then she packed a few changes of clothes, actually deciding to take something other than her school uniform for once, and packed a pair of sneakers. She grabbed her extra shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shaving cream, razor, body lotion, and sun screen and put that all in her bag. Kagome then lugged the already heavy bag down to the kitchen to get some food. She packed several packs of ramen, knowing she could use it to bribe Inuyasha if need be. She decided to take some other food as well, to see how they would react to some of it. She grabbed another bag of chips, some cereal, and a few other things.

When she was done, Kagome looked at her bag and thought about staying long enough that Inuyasha would come get her. That way she could get him to carry the hugely overstuffed bag. She decided against it, reasoning that if she did, he would be in a bad mood and then she would have to immediately get into the ramen to put him in a better mood. She decided to head up stairs for a quick shower in the bathroom connected to her room before she left. As Kagome reached the bottom of the steps, she heard her mother come in with a jabbering Souta following close behind her. Kagome went to greet her family with a smile in place.

"Kagome, your pack is by the door. Do you have to leave today," her mother asked. Kagome had told her that she would have to leave today, but she still wanted to ask.

Kagome nodded. "Yes, but I want to take a shower before I go," she told her mother.

"Would you like me to fix you a snack for you to eat later," her mother asked.

Kagome smiled and nodded. Her mother was always trying to help her, make sure she had everything she needed for her trips, and never once tried to stop her from going even though it was quite dangerous. Kagome was happy to have such an understanding parent; it really helped a lot.

Kagome's mother started towards the kitchen, telling Souta to go do his homework before he played his video games. Souta nodded, running up the stairs to his room, and a bang could be heard downstairs when he shut the door to his room.

Kagome went up to the bathroom connected to her room and undressed for her shower. She turned the water on and adjusted it to just the right temperature and got in, letting the warm water flow over her body. She washed her hair, thinking about the incident with the cherry stem earlier. Before she knew it, she was done with her shower and had no more time to think.

Kagome got out of the shower, dried off, and went into her room to get dressed. After she put on her matching panties and bra, she pulled on a pair of blue jeans, a blue wife beater tank top, and got her blue jean jacket out of her closet. She went back into her bathroom and brushed her teeth and hair. She put her hair up in a loose bun and then walked back out into her room, putting the Shikon no Tama around her neck. She grabbed her jacket and pulled it on as she walked out, making sure she closed her door on the way out.

Kagome went downstairs and found her mother in the kitchen, slicing some fruits. She walked over and started putting some of the fruit into a tuperware bowl. Kagome nearly fell over when she saw the whole cherries sitting there, stems and all, but she couldn't not put them in. Cherries were actually her favorite fruit, so she went ahead and put some in. Once the bowl was filled, she put the lid on the bowl and packed it into her bag.

"I'd better get going, Momma," Kagome said, giving her mother a big hug.

Her mother returned the hug, not wanting to let go for at least a few minutes. "Okay dear. Do you know when you'll be back," she asked.

Kagome shook her head. "I'm not sure. I'll try to be back for school week after next. Or at least part of it. And don't let Jii-chan make any crazy excuses for me while I'm gone, please," Kagome told her mother, a small smile pulling at the ends of her lips.

Her mother nodded. "Alright. I'll call the school first thing Monday morning and let them know you will be out for a week or two with a nasty cold," she told her daughter.

Kagome pulled back a bit with a big smile showing. "Thanks momma, you're the best," Kagome said, giving her another quick hug. Then she looked at the clock and frowned. "I'd better go before Inuyasha comes to take me back," Kagome said with a rueful smile.

Her mother smiled and nodded. "Okay honey. Come back soon and safe," she said, a bossy mother tone coming out.

Kagome smiled. "Don't worry Momma. Everything will be fine," Kagome said as she gave her mother another quick hug before she went to the door and pulled on a pair of sneakers. She lugged her huge bag onto her shoulders and headed out the door with one last good-bye to her mother and Souta, who had come downstairs when he heard her about to leave.

Kagome stopped by the shrine to say good-bye to her grandfather and then walked to the old well house. She walked down the stairs and got up on the lip of the well, preparing to jump in. She took one last deep breath of air as she let herself fall into the old well. She felt the comforting warmth of the magic of the well wrap around her body as it transported her to the past. When she landed, she looked up and saw the clear blue sky of the past. Kagome began her climb up the side of the well, using the old vines growing on the side of the well as a crude rope ladder.

She managed to make it to the top and out, shrugging her bag off of her shoulders once she was sitting outside the well. She decided to rest a bit before attempting to haul the huge bag to the village. She got out the snack her mother had prepared for her and opened it, staring at the cherries for a minute.

'The first time was just a fluke. It won't happen again,' Kagome thought to herself as she picked up a cherry and began to eat it. 'I'll try it one more time just to prove that it was an accident,' she thought, determined. Kagome popped the cherry stem into her mouth, but nearly choked on it when a voice spoke up from behind her, causing her to spit it out immediately.

"Hello, Kagome-chan. Glad to see you back. Now Inuyasha can quit pacing," Sango said with a smile, walking up to her friend. When she saw Kagome spit out the cherry stem, she rose an eyebrow. "Kagome-chan, you do know that you aren't suppose to eat the stem, don't you," Sango asked.

Kagome looked at her friend and smiled. "Yes, I know. It's a trick that some of my friends from the future showed me," Kagome told her, then looked around at their surroundings. "I'll tell you more about it later. Maybe we can take a bath in the springs tonight so we can be alone," Kagome said, "but I want to get back to the village before Inuyasha comes looking for me. I'm sure he can smell me already," she said. Sango nodded her agreement, knowing quite a bit about the hanyou's habits herself.

Kagome stood up and dusted her behind off and tried picking up her large pack. Sango moved to help her carry the overstuff bag and noticed that Kagome wasn't wearing her usual clothing, but something entirely different.

"Kagome-chan," Sango said, getting the girl's attention. "You aren't wearing your usual clothes. How come?" Sango asked.

Kagome looked down at her self. "I didn't feel like running around in that short skirt," Kagome told her, "so I brought some different clothes, like jeans and T-shirts," Kagome explained. She saw Sango's confused look at the new terms, and realized that she had never explained other modern clothes to them other than what they had seen her wear, which was usually her school uniform. "I'll explain them to you later," Kagome promised.

Sango nodded and they continued their trip to the village in silence. About halfway, they met up with Miroku and Shippo, the latter throwing himself into Kagome's arms, nearly causing her and Sango to fall over. They exchanged greetings and bashings to the hentai monk when he grabbed the girls behinds and continued on their way, leaving a crumpled Miroku behind. Miroku caught up with them a few minutes later and offered to carry the bag the rest of the way to the village, and the girls gladly handed it over.

Kagome walked silently, holding Shippo in her arms. 'I wonder what hentai thing Miroku would do if he ever found out about the cherry stem trick,' she thought. She suddenly envisioned him taking a girl's hand in his and handing her a cherry stem and asking her to tie it into a knot with her tongue and the confused look on the girl's face as she asked why. She nearly laughed out loud at the scene in front of her minds eye, but contained the laughter when she saw Inuyasha waiting for them at the edge of the forest, a not too happy look on his face. 'Not that he ever looks happy.' Kagome mused.

"Hello, Inuyasha," Kagome greeted cheerfully.

Inuyasha scowled at her. "Took you long enough to get here, wench," he said, turning his back to her and heading towards Kaeda's hut.

"What are you talking about," Kagome yelled at his back. "I was here long before you said for me to be back," she said, indignant.

"Yea, but it took you long enough to get here," he said pointing at the ground. "You've been on this side of the well for at least twenty minutes," Inuyasha said, not stopping as he spoke.

Kagome rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at his back and followed Inuyasha into Kaeda's hut, fighting the urge to sit him the entire time. She greeted Kaeda as she sat down and waited for Sango and Miroku to entered. Kagome suddenly heard a scream followed by a smacking sound come from outside. She smiled when she heard the sound of Miroku's head hitting the ground, immediately followed by an irrate Sango storming into the hut with Kagome's bag in her hand, muttering about stupid hentai monks.

The day went by uneventful, unless you counted Inuyasha throwing a fit about not finding shards as an event. After Kagome had sat him a few times, he sat in a corner and sulked while Kagome and Sango helped with dinner and had Miroku carry in wood for the cooking fire.

After dinner, Kagome and Sango went to bathe, leaving Kaeda, Shippo, and Kirara to watch Miroku and Inuyasha. Kagome took her lounge pants and tank top that she slept in, along with her soap, shampoo,conditioner, and towel, and they headed to the hot springs close by. They got there and stripped down and got into the warm water.

"Okay, jeans are made from a durable material that is called denim that can be made into pants or other things like my jacket," Kagome explained. "And T-shirts are just shirts with short sleeves and tank tops don't really have any sleeves, just straps over the shoulders," she told Sango.

"And these are commonly worn in your time," Sango asked. Kagome nodded. "What were you doing with the cherry stem," she asked.

Kagome blushed a bit. "I was trying to tie it into a knot with my tongue. It's suppose to be a test of how good of a kisser you are," she explained.

Sango joined in her friends blush. "Oh. So that is what you were trying to do," she asked.

Kagome nodded. "I did it before, but I thought it was just an accident. I did it better than my three friends in the future," Kagome explained.

Sango nodded, her blush spreading a bit. "Do you have any cherries with you," she asked in a small voice.

Kagome looked up at her shocked. "You want to try it," she asked. Sango nodded her head, not looking at her. Kagome smiled a bit, reaching out of the hot spring to where her clothes were and grabbed her bowl of fruit. She got out two cherries and gave one to Sango. Kagome ate her cherry and then stuck the stem into her mouth. Just as quickly as the first time, she spit the stem out, now complete with a knot in it.

Sango watched in awe as Kagome showed her the now tied cherry stem. She ate her cherry, then put the stem into her mouth. She concentrated on what she was doing and almost as quickly as Kagome, Sango spit the stem out, tied into a knot. She looked up at Kagome expectantly. "Did I do good," she asked.

"Yes, that's really good," Kagome said, amazed. "We should get back to the village before Inuyasha decides to come get us," she said. Sango nodded and they both got out, dried off, and got dressed. They walked back to the village in silence, not knowing that someone had watched their every move.

'Intriguing human. They can come up with the weirdest ideas,' the mystery figure thought as they silently left the area. 'I wonder what she could come up with in other, more interesting, situations,' the person thought, a smirk appearing on their face just before they seemingly disappeared into the twilight.