BABY IN A BOX!

by Akuma-Chibi

Would you have thought it true, had a small child come up to you, and said with a smile so bright and sweet, a child have I with small hands and feet, for you I'll trust to keep. Full Summary Inside! "

1. Delivery For, Mama To Be?

BABY-IN-A-BOX!

Written by: Akuma-Chibi

(Devil-Babe-911)

To those who have yet to figure it out, that too is me.

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Summary:

Would you have thought it true, had a small child come up to you, and said with a smile so bright and sweet, a child have I with small hands and feet, for you I'll trust to keep.

On my birthday, I received a mysterious box outside of my home; a letter written in smooth curves, 'Watch over our little Tsukiko with love and tenderness. Love, Mama and Papa' to open that box and see a baby...I was only 12 years old...now what!

Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho/InuYasha

Pairing: Kagome... (It's been decided! ^.^)

Genre: Adventure/Drama/Comedy/Romance/Family

Rating: T – M (May contain Mature content in later chapters, probably not.)

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Delivery for...Mama To-Be!

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I am Kagome Higurashi, twelve years old! I lived at home with both my mama, grandpa and baby brother, Souta, but when Momma was offered a really nice paying job oversees we were all going to move. I had to plead to stay here in Japan, with my friends, and finally, with a lot of persuasion, my mother agreed, but only if she could choose at which friend I stayed. I hadn't thought she meant her friends were also a choice. She chose someone named Minamino, Shiori. So...I agreed, and now...

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"These bags are heavy..." Kagome sighed, walking down the side walk with a backpack and two duffels. "They could have at least dropped me off." She frowned, sitting down on a nearby bench. She sighed once more, letting the bags fall so she could stretch her arms.

"Heya! Heya, Miss!"

Kagome opened her eyes and looked to see a little boy, six or seven years old, standing at her feet. He had black hair in messy spikes of all sorts and deep blue eyes. "Hi there, did you need something?"

"You wanna baby?"

Kagome's eyes widened.

"I have a baby that I can deliver to your house tomorrow!" His large grin misled her drastically, laughing it off as a joke she smiled.

"Sure, why not. I'll expect the baby delivered tomorrow, It's my birthday tomorrow, you know, so make sure the box is done up with a bow too, kay!" Kagome laughed when he nodded enthusiastically. "What time should I expect this delivery?" She asked, enjoying the little game.

"Noon tomorrow."

"Alright then, " Kagome stood and picked her bags up. "See you noon tomorrow." Turning, she walked away.

"No you wont...after tomorrow, the chances of us meeting again anytime soon, are none. Maybe...in the future."

Kagome hadn't stopped thinking of that little boy during the entire time she was walking, 'Silly boy. I'm twelve, why even ask such an odd question. Maybe it's a game he plays with the girls or something. Well, whatever the reason...he wouldn't know where to deliver a box, real or not.' Kagome stopped in front of a nice Japanese two story home, walking through the gates to the front yard, she made her way to the front porch and, with a deep breath...she knocked. "M-Minamino-San?"

"Coming!"

"Hm?" Kagome frowned, 'That sounded more like a kid, not a friend of mama's.'

"Sorry," The door opened, "Sorry it took so long, Higurashi-San." A boy a little older than herself, by maybe a year or two, stood before her, red hair tied back in a ponytail and a white apron on. He had green eyes that were seemingly endless as they stared right through her. "I am Minamino, Shuichi. Mother is at work but she should be pulling in any second —ah! There she is." He pointed behind her. Kagome turned in time to see a care pull into the driveway. Shuichi, Shiori's son, disappeared back into the house for one reason or another, leaving her there to wait on his mother.

"Oh, my goodness. Kagome, you have grown up so much since I last saw you. Just a baby, I could cradle you in my arms last time. Funny, how we live in the same city, yet it's been eleven years since we last saw each other. Come in, come in."

Kagome hadn't recognized her, but with close examination, the woman with long brown hair to her midsection, doe brown eyes and the soft pale complexion...she looked stunningly similar to that of the teenager in her mama's photo book as a school girl, strikingly so, in fact. Kagome knew that had the woman had hair cut to her shoulders, and was a little shorter and dressed in a school uniform, she'd be a replica. Yes, this was her mothers' school friend back in the 5th grade...and others too, no doubt. She followed Shiori inside, helping with one of the bags the woman had, while still carrying her own luggage. "Uh...I'm sorry about this sudden favor for Mama,"

"Oh, nonsense!" She smiled, placing three bags down and taking the one Kagome had carried, putting them all on the kitchen island. "I'm happy to take you in. I was informed that you'd be staying with us for a few years. We look forward to your stay." She took one of the duffels and took Kagome up stairs and down the hall where two rooms were, one across from the other; the sound of vacuuming coming from the left. "Alright, so, Shuichi is on the left, if you ever need anything, yours is on the right. I am downstairs, I like being near the door, you know, in case something happens."

"I understand."

"Good, good." She knocked on Shuichi's door and the vacuum stopped, seconds later the door opened. "Shuichi dear, do you think you could help Kagome here set up her room?"

"Oh no, I-I don't have much that I brought with me, and it won't take me long at all to —"

"Sure mother," He said, stopping Kagome mid sentence.

"Thank you dear. I'll start preparing dinner." She handed Kagome's other duffel to him and took off down stairs.

Now, in Kagome's mind, boy's often pretended to be the most kind, polite sons known to man...when in front of their mothers. So, it goes without say that she would think he'd give her back her duffel bag and let her do up her room without help. No, not so much. He walked across the hall to her new room, opened the door for her and waited patiently.

She stared in awe at his mannerisms, not knowing if it was a show or the truth.

She stepped within her room and he closed the door behind them, immediately she was on guard. Bullies often bullied away from prying eyes.

"The sheets and comforter are in the dryer, I thought you may want them crisp for tonight, since it get's pretty cold during the night."

She waited,

"I'll help you put your bed together after dinner."

Waited and waited,

"Oh yeah, since you'll be staying here,"

'Here it comes! The ground rules! "I'm in charge around here and don't you forget it!" or "If you're going to live here, you will start doing as I say!".'

"Kagome?"

"...huh?"

"Oh, you seemed to have drifted off into thought. I do that too sometimes. I said, since you'll be staying here, we will be attending the same school. You are a year below me, but we will still see each other while at school. I leave around six in the morning, so I can drop of the grocery list at the grocer's and still get to school before seven so that I can get set up for classes. If you are up when I get up, I'll walk with you to school, if you don't mind the detour, of course."

The entire time he's saying this, he's unpacking pictures from the duffel bag with her actual stuff and not clothes. She had her clothes clutched tightly behind her back in both hands. She took a better look at him and noted how genuine he really was. "Y-yeah, that would be great. Thanks." She smiled, blushing slightly at the thought of walking together to school with such a cute boy. "Um, you were cleaning, so why don't you let me take of the rest in here."

He pulled out a picture of her at six, holding her new born baby brother. "It's really no problem. I'm almost done anyways." He placed the picture on the side table next to her bed and smiled. "How old is your brother? Six now, right?"

"Ah, yes. His birthday is in another four months."

"Yours?"

"...mm, tomorrow."

He stopped placing the pictures on shelves and turned to her. "You won't be spending it with your parent's this year. You must be sad about that."

"No, not really." Kagome moved to the dresser and started unpacking her clothes into different drawers. "Mama has an important job in America, so I understand why Mama won't be with me. Also, I decided to stay, so it's me who chose to be alone for my birthday."

She continued putting her stuff away, neither speaking again until they were finished.

"I'll be in my room if you need me. Mom should be done with dinner soon though, so keep your ears open for when she calls us."

Kagome nodded and sighed once the door shut. Moving to her new bed, she fell back on it, letting herself lay there silently. Another few minutes passed before she heard Shiori call up the stairs for her and Shuichi. She was so tired, she wasn't sure she wanted to eat, but not wanting to seem rude, she stood and left the confines of her room, turning the light off and shutting the door behind her.

"Are you feeling alright, Kagome?"

She looked to see Shuichi shutting his door.

"Yeah, just tired."

"You've had a long day, I'm sure."

"Well, not really. You know, Mama and me, we used to live on a shrine. This old lady there, she taught me magic back then."

Shuichi laughed as they made their way downstairs. "Magic? Like what, pulling rabbits out of top hats?"

Kagome shook her head, "No, she called it purification." She didn't notice him suddenly stiffen behind her. "But, I wasn't very good at that stuff. You know, I only ever made my hands glow pink four times out of five years, hehe. She told me I should stick with gym and science."

Shuichi relaxed considerably and continued as if the subject had never been brought up. "So you like gym and science?"

"I love gym, and it isn't so much that I like science...than it is I understand science. It makes more since to me than all of that Demonology stuff the old lady used to spout."

"Tell me, was this old lady a master martial artist?"

"Hmm?" She frowned, "Let me think...you know what, I think she did mention something like that about something like that."

A sweat drop appeared behind Shuichi's head, "I see."

She turned to face him as they enter the dinning room. "Why do you ask?"

"Oh! No reason, I've just heard stories about a martial artist who is into demonology and happens to be...old..." Shuichi mentally kicked himself.

"Oh,"

"Sit down you two, dinner is ready." Shiori said, setting the table. A bowl of teriyaki chicken and rice was centered on the table; a bowl of mixed fruits was next to it, a glaze over it. "What would you two like to drink?"

"Tea for me, mother."

"Kagome? We have tea, sprite, orange juice, and Ramune."

"Tea, if that's alright."

"Yes, yes."

Kagome smiled, it wouldn't be bad at all. She had been worried over nothing.

"Ah! I forgot to mention this, Shuichi and you will be here by yourselves for a week while I'm on a business trip. I found out only a while ago, but I called Rai and explained that Shuichi dear will be able to watch over you while I'm away."

Kagome felt her heart stop; being alone...with a boy...in a house...alone!

'Mama, COME BACK FOR ME!'

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Me: Tell me what you guys think, kay! Please Read and Review, the next chapter of my King of hell fic is already in progress, and it will be much longer than those others, which is why it's taking so long. ^_^''