Shippo's Revenge
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Chapter 1: Getting back at Inuyasha
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Shippo was bored. "Kagome, what do you have in your backpack?" Without waiting for her to answer, the kitsune unzipped the monstrous sack Kagome insisted on dragging around Feudal Japan.
"What's this?" he asked curiously, holding up a thing made of what Kagome called 'plastic.' It was no bigger than Shippo's hand and it was flat on one end and had a round cap on the other end. He could feel something squishy inside.
Kagome snatched it away. "That's toothpaste. Here, I'll get you some crayons."
"Kagome, what's toothpaste?"
The girl sighed. "What are you two doin? Shippo, don't you know you're supposed to stay out of Kagome's stuff?" Inuyasha sat next to Kagome, curious to see things from the future.
"You put it in your mouth and scrub your teeth with it. Then you spit it out and it makes your breath nice and fresh," Kagome explained.
"Oooh, I want some!"
"Feh, who needs that junk?"
Shippo wrinkled his nose. "Inuyasha, maybe you should try it. Koga isn't lying when he calls you dog breath. Oooow!!!!" he shrieked as Inuyasha left a large lump on his head.
"Knock it off, you two," Kagome said, rolling her eyes.
"But… but he hit me. And I didn't do anything," Shippo whined.
"You want another lump, kid?" Inuyasha asked threateningly.
"Hmph." Shippo realized he would have to take matters into his own hands if he wanted to get back at Inuyasha.
While they walked for the rest of the day, trying to get to the next village before sunset, Shippo tried to think of the best way to humiliate Inuyasha. When it popped into his head, the kitsune nearly fell off of Miroku's shoulder, thrilled with his plan.
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They hadn't made it to the next village. The next morning, Shippo woke up, still scheming. When he saw that Inuyasha was awake, he hurried to his side. Looking up at the half-demon with wide, adoring eyes, he asked "Inuyasha, could I see Tetsusaiga?"
"Why?" he asked suspiciously.
"It's so awesome! I wanna see if I can pick it up." Shippo tilted his head and smiled with his hands behind his back, the epitome of cuteness.
"Awww, okay," Inuyasha agreed, his heart melting at the sight of the little fox demon. "But it won't transform for you since you're not part human."
"I just wanna look at it, okay?"
"Alright, don't cut yourself or anything though." Inuyasha laid the sword on the dewy grass.
"Oooh," Shippo cooed, slowly and carefully running one of his tiny hands along the sword's rusty length.
"Okay, that's enough," Inuyasha said hastily, not wanting Shippo to wreck his precious sword or hurt himself.
"Thanks, Inuyasha," Shippo chirped as the half demon sheathed his sword. He couldn't wait for Inuyasha's next fight.
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Later that day as the gang trudged on towards a nearby village, Inuyasha stopped to sniff the air. "It's Sesshomaru," he announced. The group stopped, waiting for the full-blooded demon to appear. Not surprisingly, it only took a moment.
"Draw your sword, Inuyasha," Sesshomaru commanded. He drew his own, preparing to strike his half brother.
Shippo kept his eyes glued on Inuyasha, knowing the time was soon.
Inuyasha pulled out his sword. As he did so, everyone except Shippo covered their ears as thousands of voices shrieked "Augh! Augh!" Shippo's screaming mushrooms blossomed along the length of the sword, crying loudly.
Inuyasha nearly dropped Tetsusaiga in surprise. Miroku, Sango, Kagome and Shippo were laughing so hard that tears streamed down their cheeks.
"I think you need to take better care of your sword, little brother," Sesshomaru commented, a never-before-seen smile turning up the corners of his lips. He vanished almost as quickly as he had come and Inuyasha could have sworn that he heard barking laughter in the distance.
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