Setting: It's near the end of Kagome's school year. InuYasha
has come to bring her back to the feudal era. He spots her yearbook on her bed.
"What's
that thing?"
"Huh?"
"That.
It smells different than your other books."
"It's
my yearbook."
"And how's that book so different from all
your others?"
Kagome walked over to the book and picked
it up. "Well, it's got everyone in the school's picture in it, and at the end of the year, all your friends sign it. Kind
of a keepsake of the school year."
"No wonder there's so many scents on it."
"See? There's my three best friends, and here
I am."
InuYasha peeked at the picture. "There's no
color."
"It would cost the school way too much to
print this entire book in color."
"Oh."
"Hey! Why don't I have you and the others
in the feudal era sign it too? You've definitely been part of my year!"
"Sign it?"
"Yeah. Put some nice message and sign your
name. Here, you can be first."
"Kagome..."
"What's wrong, InuYasha?"
"Nevermind. That just sounds stupid."
Kagome, for once, saw right through him.
"Do you not know how to write?"
InuYasha remained silent and gruff.
"It'd be ok if you didn't. I could even show
you, if you like."
"You would do that? If I didn't?" he added
quickly.
"Yeah."
Kagome found a scrap piece of paper. "See? This is what your name looks like. Now you try."
Not even thinking about what he was doing,
the hanyou took the pen from Kagome and did his best to copy her characters.
"That's really good, InuYasha!" Kagome congratulated
him.
"Sure. Whatever," he mumbled, handing the
paper and pen back to her.
"Oh, no you don't! Kagome scolded him. "You'll
need to practice if you're gonna get any better!"
"I don't have time for this."
Kagome sighed. "Will you at least sign my
yearbook before you give up and leave?"
That did it. InuYasha held out his hand for
the book. Kagome smiled and handed it to him.
"Where?" he asked grumpily.
"On this page. No one's used it yet."
Still with the scrap paper in hand, he copied
the characters of his name down onto the book.
"Thanks, InuYasha!" Kagome said and kissed
the hanyou on the cheek. "Let's go now!"
Before leaving, he stuck the paper into his
inner kimono, just in case he ever needed to write his name for her again.