A/N: I was inspired by similar "Inuyasha goes youkai stories" and wanted to add a new twist to it. Thought about turning this into an actual story but the inspiration is fleeting. So, small drabbles will hopefully suffice. Let me know what you think!

The Morning After

After the Fact

"Kagome!" shouted the young fox demon as he struggled against the oppressive hand lifting him up by the tail. "Help me!"

The young girl groaned as she rolled over, closing her eyes tight as her little kitsune cried out for assistance…again. The morning light pressed against the tan paper coverings of their room, the sun still climbing through the sky on that morning day, as the opaque rays attempted to creep under her eyelids. After some gentle prodding, the time-travelling girl gently opened her eyes, squinting how bright everything had become since the previous night. The dark blue hue that had layered the grass had modulated into a crisp green; the black and twisted tree trunks were now vibrantly brown, a cacophony of juicy green leaves decorating the canopies.

Kagome rested her elbows on the wood floor as she cupped her chin into her hands, the haori slowly sliding down her shoulders as she lifted her feet up, swishing them and swashing them against the air. He was doing it again, even after she had asked him not to. Oh, hell, Shippou probably deserved it, but she couldn't just leave her son yelling out in the clearing. What would everyone else think?

"Osuwari." Kagome said casually. Not as a command, not forcefully, not with any vigor…just as if it was entirely natural.

Inuyasha's dark chuckling ceased once he hit the ground head-first as Shippou scurried out into the forest in an attempt to hide. A few moments later, Inuyasha's head shot up from the crater, crimson eyes glowing as he sped over to the young girl, menacingly glaring into her brown eyes, fangs bared as he emitted a shallow growl.

In response, Kagome gave him a kiss on the nose, smiling as his countenance fell into an innocently confused expression. She loved having that power – the ability to dazzle him with simple affection. She gracefully lifted her hand to scratch his ears, giggling as he purred at her touch. Gently bending his head back, she looked into his red eyes that had softened quite a bit since the first time she saw them.

"Go easy on him, okay?"

Inuyasha nodded in return, grinning madly as he placed a kiss on her cheek and then left to stalk the little kitsune youkai. Kagome pulled the haori tightly back around herself before curling back into her mattress. She didn't mind their little "demon games" but she really wanted to get some sleep. Inuyasha had kept her up all night again…or maybe it was the other way around? Oh well, doesn't matter.

Kagome closed her eyes, dozing off into the twilight of consciousness…only to be awoken later on by a familiar call.

"Kagome!" Shippou shouted from outside the house. "Help me!"

End-Notes: Questions? Comments? All responses are welcome, especially criticism!