Disclaimer: I do not own the Inuyasha characters, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi. I do however own the plot for this story

Dedicated to: yeahshippo, because of his immense love for this pairing.

Chapter one:

Kirara mewled concerned as she looked towards the hut where her mistress lay recovering. 'I hope she is okay.' Kirara thought sadly. 'It must be hard with her family gone now.'

Shippo noticing his friend's concern for her mistress walked over with obvious concern in his eyes. "Are you okay Kirara?"

Checking to make certain the others were no within hearing distance, Kirara sighed. "She's been badly wounded and without her loved ones she may not want to go on." She bit her bottom lip. "I hope Sango is okay."

Shippo pet her head gently. "Kagome's great at fixing up wounds and tending the sick. She's especially great at cheering people up when they need it the most."

Kirara smiled and nuzzled her head under his hand. "Thanks Shippo." She inhaled a deep breath. "I don't know what I'd do if you weren't around."

Shippo smiled. "That's what friends are for."

Kirara walked off to lay down with her mistress. She nuzzled Sango's hand and laid down with a soft mewl.

Shippo sighed walking over to the river and started throwing rocks into the river. 'I hope Kirara will be okay.' Staring across the water as he threw his last pebble he thought back to the night Kirara had first spoken to him.

Flashback:

Everyone walked away but Shippo stayed sitting with Kirara for a few minutes.

Shippo frowned and wrung his hands in his lap as he stared at the neko. 'How can I help her?'

Kirara faced him. "Hey Shippo..."

Shippo blinked unable to believe his eyes he. 'Did she just talk?' He rubbed his eyes and blinked. "Did you just speak Kirara?"

Kirara smiled and stared into his eyes. "Yes I did." Her lips tilted at one corner..

Shippo breathed deep and rubbed the back of his head. "I uh didn't know you could talk." He sent her a sheepish smile.

"I usually don't speak the way humans can, but all animals can talk." In the short while she had known Inuyasha and the others she'd not spoken a word, just mewls, roars, and growls.

Shippo stared into her eyes. "You seem sad about something." He placed a hand on her shoulder.

Kirara sighed. "I'm worried about Sango." Her eyes lowered to the ground.

"Why are you worried?" He swallowed against the tightness in his throat. Their friendship was still new and he really didn't want to mess it up.

Kirara lowered her head and whispered. "She's lost her family and her village. I'm all she has left now."

Shippo's normally bright eyes turned dull with a mixture of pain and unwanted memories. "I know how it feels to lose family. It really hurts."

Kirara titled her head back towards the direction of the group. "Is that why you travel with them?" She could see pain in his eyes.

"Yeah that's why." Overwhelming sadness flowed through his tiny body. Shippo looked down.

"I'm sorry." She to sit beside him whishing there was some way she could help cheer him up. She didn't like seeing him sad.

Shippo's hand started to pet behind her ears. "It's okay." He spoke softly as the moistness in his eyes lessened just a little.

Kirara purred leaning into his hand and nuzzled into his arm mewling.

End flashback:

'I'm still the only one she'll actually talk to.' Shippo smiled.

Standing up he walked over to the group. "So what's for dinner? Can I help?"

XOXOXO:

Kirara went to watch over her mistress, who was currently being bandaged by the young priestess of the group, while the men were off hunting and gathering wood.

She padded through the hut entryway and mewled softy.

Kagome smiled. "Welcome back Kirara."

Kirara mewed.

Kagome stared at the kitten. "She'll be fine just needs to rest."

Kirara walked over to Kagome climbing in her lap and nuzzled her head.

Kagome smiled at her friend's pet and gently began petting her.

Kirara purred happily snuggling into her.

Kagome stood up. "Stay with Sango and let her sleep while I go get the water, okay Kirara?"

With a single mew Kirara jumped out of Kagome's lap to curl up beside her grieving mistress.

'Kirara sure does love Sango a lot.' Kagome walked off carrying the bucket to get some fresh water.

Shippo bounded over to her feet. "Kagome is there anything I can to do to help?"

Kagome grinned. "Sure Shippo, come with me and we can get the water so when Inuyasha and Miroku return we can start the food."

Shippo nodded and hopped onto her shoulder. He loved Kagome like a mother already. She was a lot like a mother, kind, caring, and selfless. She was always putting his needs and those of the others ahead of her own, and Shippo admired her greatly for that.

Kagome knelt beside the water.

Shippo helped her get the water. "I can just run back beside you."

Kagome smiled and nodded.

XOXOXO:

Inside the hutSango tried not to cry. 'I wanted so badly to free Kohaku from Naraku's evil control.' Her mind filled with the image of her straddled Kohaku holding her blade up, ready to plunge it into him, but then he'd looked up at her and she didn't have the heart to kill him. 'He's still my baby brother and I love him. I can't kill him no matter how many people he hurts.' She pressed her face against the futon and sobbed brokenly as tears ran down her cheeks.

Inuyasha had stopped her from bringing the blade down. He'd stopped knocked her back reminding her that Naraku was controlling the boy saying and allowed Kohaku to escape. More tears dripped against the futon beneath her.

Kirara mewed.

Sango sat up and pulled her to her chest which had been bandaged. She pressed her face against Kirara's warm fur and continued crying. "I couldn't kill him Kirara."

It had been hard enough when she'd though everyone was dead. Worse,Kohaku was alive but being controlled by the real one responsible for her village and family's destruction. This was going to be harder than anything else, for she refused to lose her brother as well.

Sango [pulled her beloved cat away from her face and stared into her eyes. "I will get you back Kohaku!"

Kirara mewled nuzzling her face and purred.

"We'll get him back Kirara. I won't lose him again." She stroked her faithful companion's soft fur and smiled.

XOXOXO:

A/N Okay a bit shaky for a beginning I know, but bear with me and it'll get better. Hope you enjoyed this and please read and review :D