Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha, so don't bite me!!!
A/N: This is my first IY fic, so please be easy! And if anyone can help me make this look better, PLEASE DO SO!! I hate the way it looks!! How do you separate paragraphs?
Chapter 1
"....."= things said '.....'= things thought
The boy sat on a branch of the sacred tree, watching the couple inside the house play with their children. He knew the couple well and longed to be inside with them. He smiled as one of the children, the oldest, pounced on his father. He watched the mother hold their only daughter and laugh as the other two boys joined in tackling their father. He knew that in a little while, he would be a part of the game. Soon, he would meet the children, and be reunited with his family.
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"Ouch, you brats!" said Inuyasha as his son bit his ear.
"Haruko," said Kagome to the oldest boy, "Be gentle. Your father is not as strong as you are." The boy, a 5 year old child with raven black hair and white dog ears poking out, released his father's ears and jumped next to his mother. The other two boys, Ryu and Keitaro, joined their triplet sister, Midori. The triplets were 3 years old. Ryu had silver hair and claws, as did Keitaro. They both had violet eyes with a strip of gold in one eye, opposite of the other. Midori was the only one who looked like a full demon. She had silver hair to match her brothers and claws, but she also had razor sharp fangs, pointed human ears, and golden eyes.
"Come on, Kagome!" said Inuyasha "Let them at me. I can take them!"
"You're not even strong enough to take me, and besides, they need to go to sleep." She took them upstairs and got them in bed. As she came back and sat on the couch, she motioned for Inuyasha to come sit next to her. As he did so, she turned on the TV and cuddled up to him. After a moment he turned to look at her.
"You really think you can take me?" he asked playfully.
"Well, I am hanyou now, so I'm as strong as you and....what are you doing?" she asked as he leaned over her.
"Care to wager on that?" he said. Then, quick as lightning, he pinned her down as she struggled under him. "Well?" he smirked.
"I can try" she said. He bent down and grazed her neck with his fangs working up to her lips. She met him with a very heated kiss. 'Finally,' he thought, 'she has been so stubborn since those kids were born. It's gonna be a good night...' They were jerked out of it by a knock on the door.
"What the hell...who could that be?"
They went to the door and opened it to see a boy, a handsome teenage boy. He had long red hair pulled back into a high ponytail and bright green eyes. He wore blue jeans and a button up shirt that was open to show a perfectly toned chest.
"Can we help...?" Inuyasha started but then he caught the strangers scent. Kagome gasped and turned on the porch light.
"Hi, mama!" said the boy smiling.
"Shippo!" cried Kagome, hugging him.
"Oh no," Inuyasha groaned, "Now you're a bigger brat, literally."
"Hello Inuyasha." said Shippo, holding out his hand. Inuyasha took it and then pulled the boy in an embrace. Shippo, taken aback, pulled away in time to dodge a blow directed at his head.
"What was that for?" he yelled, frustrated.
"Feh" was his only reply as he turned to go back into the living room. Kagome glared at him then turned to Shippo smiling.
"Come in, tell me what you did over the 500 years."
"It's a very long story" he said walking in.
"Well, it's late, so why don't you stay with us and tell us tomorrow? You can meet the kids that way." She suddenly gasped. "Your tail" she said pointing to the long fox tail that used to be puffball.
"Yeah, that happened about 200 years ago," he sighed, "not long after I met her."
"Who?" asked Kagome.
"I'll tell you in the story." he smiled.
"Ok, I'll get your room ready." she said and ran to the guest room. Shippo smiled and walked over to where Inuyasha was sitting. Inuyasha looked at the boy who had grown considerably since last they met, but of course, refused to admit it.
"500 years and you still look like a baby."
"I can't believe you would say that to someone who is probably stronger than you"
"Stronger, yeah right! The only thing your good at is fox magic."
Fortunately, Kagome has perfect timing. "Please don't fight now. You can in the morning. Let's not wake the kids. Shippo, I have your bed ready." She motioned for him to follow her to the back room. As he followed, he glanced into the rooms and saw what looked like a miniature Inuyasha without dog ears, and realized it was 1 of the 3 pups, the little girl.
"Her name is Midori" said Kagome.
"Any relation to the ancient priestess, Midoriko."
"So, you caught on. When we completed the jewel, I suppose the battle inside ended. When we had her, that name flooded back into my mind, and that is what I called her."
"It fits, I suppose, she's a miko" said Shippo, staring at the hanyou child, "I've been replaced, haven't I?"
"What? No, never" she went over and hugged him, "You will always be my kit, even if you are older than me now. And just because I have more pups doesn't mean I don't claim you as well."
Shippo looked at his surrogate mother. She looked exactly the same as when he first saw her, though she was 22, she looked 17. The hanyou blood was doing its job.
"Come on, it's late. We all need sleep tonight." she shooed Shippo into the room and tossed him a pair of Inuyasha's pajamas. By the time he had changed Inuyasha was in their room grumbling about Shippo wearing his clothes and Kagome was trying to settle him down.
"Thank you for letting me stay here tonight" said Shippo.
"Our pleasure" said Kagome, kissing him on the forehead "Goodnight"
"Goodnight," he answered. He turned off the light and laid down in the bed his "mother" made up for him. It felt good knowing that someone cared about him again. 500 years with only the occasional contact could drive anyone crazy. During those long years she, even if it was brief, was the one person that affected him. He longed to see her again. 'How will I know her? I haven't seen her in 200 years,' he thought. He remembered the first time he saw her, a fox child about his age, which looked about 10, playing with her toys in a field. He remembered her hair in the wind, the blonde and red blending together as she moved. Her tail, much the same color, curled around her legs. He cringed as he recollected how he met her. He walked up the hill to where she was, but as soon as she noticed him, his knees gave and he tumbled down. She got up and ran to his sprawled out figure. When he regained his senses, he noticed she had fox hind legs like his. "Are you okay?" she asked, giggling.
"I think so." he said getting up.
"Do you want to come play with me?" she asked playfully.
"Uh.... sure." he said as he followed her back up. She suddenly jumped in front of him.
"By the way, what is your name?"
"Shippo" he answered, "What's yours?"
"Kumiko" she turned and ran the rest of the way. With the sun setting behind her, her hair, tail, and kimono dancing in the breeze she looked like the embodiment of fire. As strange as it sounds, the "fire" that surrounded her was one of the purest things he had ever seen. He kept that image in his head. 'How much will she have changed? I came here originally to see mama, but then I got word that she lived in the area still. I didn't believe it until I caught her scent in the air on my way here.
"How do I even begin to look for her in this huge city?" Then a horrible thought crossed his mind. 'What if she forgot me?' he shook his head at this. 'No, it has only been 200 years. I wonder how she'll react when she sees me?' He smiled and with that thought in his head, he drifted to sleep.
Ok, its revised.....not any better, but revised. Please review!! I am not psychic and can not read your mind, so tell me what I am doing wrong!! So, neways....See ya!
Neko-hime
A/N: This is my first IY fic, so please be easy! And if anyone can help me make this look better, PLEASE DO SO!! I hate the way it looks!! How do you separate paragraphs?
Chapter 1
"....."= things said '.....'= things thought
The boy sat on a branch of the sacred tree, watching the couple inside the house play with their children. He knew the couple well and longed to be inside with them. He smiled as one of the children, the oldest, pounced on his father. He watched the mother hold their only daughter and laugh as the other two boys joined in tackling their father. He knew that in a little while, he would be a part of the game. Soon, he would meet the children, and be reunited with his family.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Ouch, you brats!" said Inuyasha as his son bit his ear.
"Haruko," said Kagome to the oldest boy, "Be gentle. Your father is not as strong as you are." The boy, a 5 year old child with raven black hair and white dog ears poking out, released his father's ears and jumped next to his mother. The other two boys, Ryu and Keitaro, joined their triplet sister, Midori. The triplets were 3 years old. Ryu had silver hair and claws, as did Keitaro. They both had violet eyes with a strip of gold in one eye, opposite of the other. Midori was the only one who looked like a full demon. She had silver hair to match her brothers and claws, but she also had razor sharp fangs, pointed human ears, and golden eyes.
"Come on, Kagome!" said Inuyasha "Let them at me. I can take them!"
"You're not even strong enough to take me, and besides, they need to go to sleep." She took them upstairs and got them in bed. As she came back and sat on the couch, she motioned for Inuyasha to come sit next to her. As he did so, she turned on the TV and cuddled up to him. After a moment he turned to look at her.
"You really think you can take me?" he asked playfully.
"Well, I am hanyou now, so I'm as strong as you and....what are you doing?" she asked as he leaned over her.
"Care to wager on that?" he said. Then, quick as lightning, he pinned her down as she struggled under him. "Well?" he smirked.
"I can try" she said. He bent down and grazed her neck with his fangs working up to her lips. She met him with a very heated kiss. 'Finally,' he thought, 'she has been so stubborn since those kids were born. It's gonna be a good night...' They were jerked out of it by a knock on the door.
"What the hell...who could that be?"
They went to the door and opened it to see a boy, a handsome teenage boy. He had long red hair pulled back into a high ponytail and bright green eyes. He wore blue jeans and a button up shirt that was open to show a perfectly toned chest.
"Can we help...?" Inuyasha started but then he caught the strangers scent. Kagome gasped and turned on the porch light.
"Hi, mama!" said the boy smiling.
"Shippo!" cried Kagome, hugging him.
"Oh no," Inuyasha groaned, "Now you're a bigger brat, literally."
"Hello Inuyasha." said Shippo, holding out his hand. Inuyasha took it and then pulled the boy in an embrace. Shippo, taken aback, pulled away in time to dodge a blow directed at his head.
"What was that for?" he yelled, frustrated.
"Feh" was his only reply as he turned to go back into the living room. Kagome glared at him then turned to Shippo smiling.
"Come in, tell me what you did over the 500 years."
"It's a very long story" he said walking in.
"Well, it's late, so why don't you stay with us and tell us tomorrow? You can meet the kids that way." She suddenly gasped. "Your tail" she said pointing to the long fox tail that used to be puffball.
"Yeah, that happened about 200 years ago," he sighed, "not long after I met her."
"Who?" asked Kagome.
"I'll tell you in the story." he smiled.
"Ok, I'll get your room ready." she said and ran to the guest room. Shippo smiled and walked over to where Inuyasha was sitting. Inuyasha looked at the boy who had grown considerably since last they met, but of course, refused to admit it.
"500 years and you still look like a baby."
"I can't believe you would say that to someone who is probably stronger than you"
"Stronger, yeah right! The only thing your good at is fox magic."
Fortunately, Kagome has perfect timing. "Please don't fight now. You can in the morning. Let's not wake the kids. Shippo, I have your bed ready." She motioned for him to follow her to the back room. As he followed, he glanced into the rooms and saw what looked like a miniature Inuyasha without dog ears, and realized it was 1 of the 3 pups, the little girl.
"Her name is Midori" said Kagome.
"Any relation to the ancient priestess, Midoriko."
"So, you caught on. When we completed the jewel, I suppose the battle inside ended. When we had her, that name flooded back into my mind, and that is what I called her."
"It fits, I suppose, she's a miko" said Shippo, staring at the hanyou child, "I've been replaced, haven't I?"
"What? No, never" she went over and hugged him, "You will always be my kit, even if you are older than me now. And just because I have more pups doesn't mean I don't claim you as well."
Shippo looked at his surrogate mother. She looked exactly the same as when he first saw her, though she was 22, she looked 17. The hanyou blood was doing its job.
"Come on, it's late. We all need sleep tonight." she shooed Shippo into the room and tossed him a pair of Inuyasha's pajamas. By the time he had changed Inuyasha was in their room grumbling about Shippo wearing his clothes and Kagome was trying to settle him down.
"Thank you for letting me stay here tonight" said Shippo.
"Our pleasure" said Kagome, kissing him on the forehead "Goodnight"
"Goodnight," he answered. He turned off the light and laid down in the bed his "mother" made up for him. It felt good knowing that someone cared about him again. 500 years with only the occasional contact could drive anyone crazy. During those long years she, even if it was brief, was the one person that affected him. He longed to see her again. 'How will I know her? I haven't seen her in 200 years,' he thought. He remembered the first time he saw her, a fox child about his age, which looked about 10, playing with her toys in a field. He remembered her hair in the wind, the blonde and red blending together as she moved. Her tail, much the same color, curled around her legs. He cringed as he recollected how he met her. He walked up the hill to where she was, but as soon as she noticed him, his knees gave and he tumbled down. She got up and ran to his sprawled out figure. When he regained his senses, he noticed she had fox hind legs like his. "Are you okay?" she asked, giggling.
"I think so." he said getting up.
"Do you want to come play with me?" she asked playfully.
"Uh.... sure." he said as he followed her back up. She suddenly jumped in front of him.
"By the way, what is your name?"
"Shippo" he answered, "What's yours?"
"Kumiko" she turned and ran the rest of the way. With the sun setting behind her, her hair, tail, and kimono dancing in the breeze she looked like the embodiment of fire. As strange as it sounds, the "fire" that surrounded her was one of the purest things he had ever seen. He kept that image in his head. 'How much will she have changed? I came here originally to see mama, but then I got word that she lived in the area still. I didn't believe it until I caught her scent in the air on my way here.
"How do I even begin to look for her in this huge city?" Then a horrible thought crossed his mind. 'What if she forgot me?' he shook his head at this. 'No, it has only been 200 years. I wonder how she'll react when she sees me?' He smiled and with that thought in his head, he drifted to sleep.
Ok, its revised.....not any better, but revised. Please review!! I am not psychic and can not read your mind, so tell me what I am doing wrong!! So, neways....See ya!
Neko-hime