InuYasha

Abandoned

Chapter One

Note to readers: Here's my story featuring Shippo and a new character; someone Shippo just might develop a friendship with. It will be a story on how he meets a feisty little female kitsune who is a little younger than him. For now, it will be a one shot. So if you wish to see more, please send in your ideas. Flamers, bug off! I had the basic idea for this story, but couldn't really an idea for the of how my character would meet the others. That is until another author (by the abbreviated penname of SS) helped me out.

The morning was half over, yet Shippo was bored out of his skull. They had gathered information on the whereabouts of a few more jewel shards earlier and they were now watching the two inu brothers fight over InuYasha's sword once again. Little did they know, something was about to happen, that would change the group in a small way. At the moment, Shippo was sitting at the very top of a tree, gazing out over the river.

In another clearing not that far away

"Momma, dadda did I do somethin' wrong? Why'd you leave?" the little kitsune whimpered as she sat in the shade under a tree near her home.

She kind of knew the answer to the last question. She had heard her parents talk to a funny looking lady, about getting more power. Then they just left with her, saying that the kit was of no importance; having more power was. It didn't take long for the very young female kitsune to realize she was now on her own, and she had to fend for herself. At least her parents had made a good home, away from humans and most youkai.

"Fine, I can take care of myself. I don't need you! I'm a big girl now!" the young kitsune yelled angrily, fighting back the tears.

"You're not too big to be a nice ssstarter to my midday sssnack." a voice hissed a few feet behind her.

"I not nobody's snack. Go away!" the little fox growled. Her eyes went wide as she turned and saw that it was a rather large and ugly snake demon coming at her from her right, lunging at her, mouth open wide. Although she jumped away quickly enough, she wasn't fast enough, and a fang grazed her leg, injecting a small amount of poison was injected. She yelped as she stumbled and started to run for her life.

"You are certainly fast for one so young. But it won't be long before you tire out; my venom is strong." the snake demon hissed as it stayed a few paces behind the frightened fox demon.

Although after a few minutes in to the chase, the snake became frustrated and lashed its tail at the little fox girl, causing her to tumble down a small hill and hit a rock, breaking the same leg that the venom was now starting to effect. She screamed in pain as she stood up and tried to stand on her injured appendage.

"Can't run now can you my little appetizer!" the snake demon sneered. But to his surprised, the little kitsune simply lifted her injured leg and began to run again, on all four...three legs; rather well.

"Stand still you little runt, I'm getting hungry." the snake demon yelled.

"NO WAY!" the little female yelled back as she continued to run. She felt the poison begin to weaken her. 'I hope this stupid demon gives up soon, I can't keep running like this.'

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"What was that?! It sounds like someone's in trouble, and they are coming this way." Shippo exclaimed as he just managed to see a rather large snake demon chase after something, through the thick vegetation. He quickly jumped his way down the tree. Just as he got to the lower branch,a small kitsune darted out of the treeline, with the snake demon right behind it. This caused InuYasha and Sesshoumaru to stop fighting and follow the direction of the running snake demon.

"Well, what are you waiting for!?" Shippo yelled as he jumped from the tree and took after the snake and it's prey.

"Lord Sesshoumaru, can we see what's going on, please." Rin asked.

"If you wish. I tire of this pathetic fight anyways." Sesshomaru answered coolly, cutting off Jaken's usual rant to Rin. And led Rin and Jaken to where the scent of snake and kitsune led him.

The others stood there for a moment before they followed the young lord gone. When they all arrived, they saw that the snake demon had to a young kitsune backed in a corner between two trees that had grown close together. Just as the demon was going to lunge at his victim to finally end her life, Shippo jumped in front of the the female kitsune and bristled.

"You leave her alone. I won't let you hurt her anymore!" Shippo growled, flicking his tail in anger. For some reason, he felt the need to protect the younger kitsune.

"Shippo, what are you doing, you're going to get hurt!" Kagome yelled and tried to run forward, but InuYasha grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Miko, be still. Your young kitsune friend is protecting her." Sesshoumaru ordered.

"How would you know Sesshoumaru." Kagome huffed. She didn't like to be ordered around.

"You mean to tell me you have been with the half breed this long. We can sense his agitated state." Sesshoumaru replied.

"Kitsune Bi!" Shippo yelled suddenly, jumping in to the air, throwing his fox fire at the snake demon's head. The demon reared up as he his head was burnt, just to have a transformed Kilala clamp her jaws around the back of his neck. The neko gave the snake one good shake and it lay dead in her jaws.

Shippo turned around and noticed that the snake's victim had been a female kitsune, about a couple of months or a year younger than him. She had a head of tawny blonde hair, her ears and tail, a nice shade of orangy auburn brown and beautiful light turquiose eyes. He would have lost himself in those if she hadn't hadn't let out a sharp yip of pain. The little kitsune bravely growled a warning as Sesshoumaru approached with Rin.

"Be still little one. This Sesshoumaru will not harm you." the young lord replied gently in inu language as he knelt down and discretely sniffed the air around her. He had to admire her courage, even when seriously injured. He stood up and faced the others, looking at Shippo in approval. Sesshoumaru could sense that Shippo was there to protect her.

"What is it lord Sesshoumaru." Rin asked looking up at her lord.

"She has been poisoned and her leg is broken. She is in immediate need of attention miko. Rin, you have something for the miko." Sesshoumaru replied and watched as his ward ran over to the miko and gave her four jewel shards.

"I presume that you are looking for those shards. The lowly demon dared to attack me, by the village close by. Come Rin, we are leaving." Sesshoumaru replied as he walked off.

Kagome rushed forward to the two kitsunes and knelt down by Shippo. She start to reach out for the injured kitsune girl, who immediately raised her hackles and growled viciously.

"Kagome, don't you're going..." Sango started to say.

"Oww! Why did she just do that?!" Kagome cried out, now nursing a bleeding hand.

"Kagome, you approached the little one too quickly. She felt threatened when you came at her to quickly." Sango sighed as she slowly approached, kneeling down. "It's okay little one, we only want to help you.

The little kitsune sniffed at Sango cautiously as she stepped towards Shippo and took ahold of his fur vest. As she leaned against him, he could feel her shivering from fear and pain. He yipped and barked at her gently, reassuring the little female that she was safe. Just then, she passed out, falling against hr fellow kitsune.

"It's okay Shippo, she just passed out. Kagome why don't you and InuYasha take care of your hand and Kilala, Shippo and I will get her to Kaede right away." Sango replied, gently picking the unconscious kitsune up and putting her on Kilala and jumped on her back. Shippo jumped on in front of Sango and held on. Kilala immediately jumped in to the air and took off towards the priestess' village.

AN: Okay people, that's what I've come up with so far. As I said at the top, if you want to see more, fire off your suggestions if you want to see more. Let me know if I can add more or improve this chapter. This is the first time I'm doing a Shippo story.