A/N: This fic is something that I took over from oOforeverobsessedOo. She wrote the first two chapters and then realized she did not want to continue the fic, so she handed it over to me. So chapters 3 to the final chapter(whatever it may be) are mine.1 & 2 are hers. But regardless of who owns it, you can not "borrow", steal, plagiarize, or an any way, shape or form make off with any of these chapters.
Similarly, we are not making off with, stealing or plagiarizing YYH and Inuyasha. Neither of us owns either show, in any way shape or form.
Chapter One: Why Are We Here Again? Who is That!
"Alright, tell me again why we're here?" Yusuke asked as the Spirit Detectives trudged through a forest in Makai. Kurama bit back an exasperated sigh.
"We're here to defeat a demon named Naraku, who has been quickly becoming a problem here. Apparently, he has the use of something called the Shikon Jewel Shards, each of which doubles his power." Kurama explained for the fiftieth time since entering the Makai.
"Yeah, Urameshi. You can't even remember that? How pathetic." Kuwabara said. His stomach growled. "Hey, guys? I'm hungry. Think we could stop somewhere and get something to eat?"
"/That/ is pathetic." Hiei said. "We haven't been walking for even three hours."
"Yeah, really, Kuwabara. Where are we gonna get the food, anyway? I don't think demons'll have the kind of food we humans like." Yusuke said as his stomach growled as well. Hiei resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and Kurama chuckled.
"First of all, Yusuke, you are no longer human. You're a half-demon. And we'll get food in a human village a little farther on." Kurama said.
"Human village?" Yusuke questioned. "I didn't think any humans lived in Makai."
"Yes, well, the strong demons, for the most part, don't bother attacking the human villages because they don't think it's worth it, and the weak demons who try are often so weak that the humans can fend them off." The red head explained. Yusuke nodded.
"Hey, by the way, Kurama, you got any family here we should know about? We all know Hiei doesn't, but how about you?" Yusuke asked. Hiei glanced at Kurama.
"…No." The kitsune answered after a moment. Hiei opened his mouth to say something, but thought better of it and closed it again.
"Hey, guys! I see the village!" Kuwabara exclaimed, pointing.
"Yes! Food!" Yusuke yelled.
The two of them started running towards the village. Kurama chuckled again, and Hiei's eye twitched. The two demons started following their friends, although much more slowly.
Shippo's head shot up as the small, gentle breeze headed towards the Inu group from behind. He jumped out of Kagome's bike basket and started running back the way they had come.
"Shippo! Hey, wait! Where are you going!" Kagome called after him, her bike skidding to a stop. InuYasha groaned as she turned her bike around and started going after the little demon. He ran after her, Miroku, Sango and Kilala close behind.
Shippo ran through the forest, following the scent being blown towards him. He came to the edge of Kaede's Village and paused. There were so many scents here, he had a hard time figuring out where the scent he was following came from.
He could hear the others catching up to him, and was about to give up when he saw a red head sitting against a tree. The scent seemed to be coming from him. Shippo ran up to him and started sniffing him. The red head blinked at him, surprised.
"Shippo! What are you doing?" Kagome called as they found him. She dropped her bike and ran up to them. "Sorry about that. What are you doing, Shippo?"
Shippo. That name rang a bell in Kurama's mind, although he didn't show it. Shippo stood in front of Kurama and looked up at him curiously, ignoring the others.
"You smell like my father." He said. Kagome blushed slightly.
"Shippo! Hey, your father's dead. You know that. You can't just go around telling people they smell like him." Kagome scolded gently. Kurama blinked at Shippo.
"I do? What was your father's name? Maybe I know him." Kurama said, smiling. Shippo smiled broadly.
"His name was Youko Kurama."