Hey! I'm Erica, from d.g.'s crew, and I'm here with my first fic! It will be soooo funny! I hope. I'm the smart one out of the three of us. D.g. is the psychotic one of the group, though she writes really good stories, and Brat is, well, the sarcastic and bratty one. She writes well too. Check out their stories! D.g. has her first story up and it is called 'Welcome to My World', Brat hasn't written anything yet, but she'll get one up later today. Oh, I almost forgot the disclaimer!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. *in a sing-song voice* You can't sue, you can't sue me, na na na na na nah!

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An Inuyasha Fic

          Chapter 1:  Box and Whiskers Graph

            The day was cloudless and sunny, with a light, cool breeze running through the countryside, its soft touch causing the tips of trees to sway in rhythm with the almost silent whisper of its ethereal voice.  The sunflowers in a nearby field could be seen swaying to music only they could hear.  It was the perfect day. Correction: It could have been the perfect day.  Sadly, Fate had something else in store for that day.  Fate can be very cruel sometimes.  In this case, it was just plain evil.

            Or so Kagome thought as she stared blankly into her math book, trying to comprehend the confusing little symbols in it. Angrily, she glared daggers at the problem she was working on, willing it become more understandable, or, at the very least, less confusing. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work.  Sighing in defeat, she stuffed the horrible little book back into her oversized backpack, which was filled with all sorts of things that only a teenage girl would believe to be useful.  She stood up, stretching her muscles, which were sore after sitting for so long on the hard ground.  Wiping the dirt off her skirt, she looked around, and, spying Shippo, walked over to the sleeping kitsune. 

            "Shippo!" she whispered, trying to wake up the snoring fox-child, as he slept on, completely oblivious to the outside world.

            "Shippo, come on you sleepyhead! I need you to do a favor for me!" she said teasingly, as she tousled the boy's reddish-brown hair.  Rolling over, his back to her, he mumbled something incomprehensible.

            "Humph!" Kagome pouted; clearly annoyed with the child that was ignoring her. "Well then, I guess I'll have to find someone else to give this candy to."

            THAT caught his attention.

            "Candy? Where?" he asked, sniffing the air for the sweet smell that accompanied his favorite food.

            "I don't have it here with me, that's why I need you to do a favor for me!"

            "What kind of favor?" he asked, looking up at her with his cute green eyes.

            "I need you to distract Inuyasha for me while I make an escape for the well. When I come back from doing my homework over there I'll bring you a hershey's bar."

            "The kind with almonds in it?" he asked adoringly, his eyes pleading.

            "Yes, Shippo, the kind with almonds in it."

            "YAY!!!!" he shouted as he jumped into her arms. "What do I have to do?"

            She whispered her plan into his ear.

            "Do you think you can do it?" she asked.

            "I'll try it at least. I may be able to fool him for a short time. Ha! Dog-boy won't have any idea what happened!" he laughed as he scurried toward where the hanyou was sleeping high up in a tree. He stopped and looked back at her. "I just have one question: Why can't you just 'sit' him?"

            "I really don't want to have to. I don't want to have another one of those long fights today. I just want to go home and rest awhile." she explained. She was getting a really bad headache.

            "Okay Kagome! See you later!" he said, before he went off on his mission.

            "Bye Shippo!" she called to the little fox-child's retreating back. A whole day of rest and relaxation, she thought happily, I can do my homework at my house, and maybe even watch a movie today! Kagome sighed in relief. She hadn't been feeling very well these past few days. It's probably just all the running around we have been doing. Today was the first chance that I even got to rest! Inuyasha is a slave driver. She wondered where Miroku and Sango had disappeared to on Kirara. Miroku had said something about a demon in the west and how it might have some jewel shards. Luckily Inuyasha was unconscious, or he would've gone after them, no matter how bad his injuries were! They had recently fought a strong demon, and Inuyasha had been wounded badly. He's such an insensitive jerk! She thought angrily, her face turning into a worried frown. I hope he'll be okay while I'm gone. He's still pretty beat up, she thought guiltily. Maybe I should bring him some extra ramen when I come back. She thought as she headed toward the well, I hope he isn't too angry at me for doing this.....

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            Back at the camp, Shippo prepared to fool the stubborn hanyou. Swiftly, he turned into a Kagome look-alike, and sat down in the place where she had been studying. Uh-oh! he thought. She forgot her backpack!  He frantically wondered what to do. Finally, he came to a conclusion, and settled for guarding her pack until she returned.

            Meanwhile, a certain hanyou was waking up. Silently he jumped down from his perch and walked over to 'Kagome'.

            "Oi, wench! Let's go," he said, but noticed that she had not moved. "Did you hear me?" he asked, puzzled.

            Suddenly, Shippo realized that Inuyasha had been talking to him; he had forgotten that he looked like Kagome as he had thought over the backpack situation. "Oh, um, okay!" he said, jumping up, hoping that he had fooled the dog demon. But Inuyasha wasn't the kind to be fooled by kitsune tricks.

            Walking over to the 'girl' he suddenly caught a whiff of Shippo's scent. "Shippo! You little brat! What the hell do you think you're doing?"

            "....."

            Realization suddenly dawned on Inuyasha. (A/N: It took him long enough!) "Damn! She went back to the well, didn't she?!"

            "Yes. But only because she wasn't feeling good." Shippo said defensively, "I think that she is sick. She didn't have the energy to argue with you, and she even forgot her bag!"

            "Stupid wench! She could've just told me she didn't feel well!" he grumbled. "I guess that I'll have to take this back to her," he said as he lifted up the backpack and walked off, in the direction of the well, muttering angrily.

            Shippo just stared at the hanyou as he stalked off, and then shook his head in resignation. "Now who will I have to play with?" he said as he headed off toward Kaede's village to wait for Sango and Miroku to return.

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            Back at home, Kagome had finally managed to drag herself into her house and up the stairs, before collapsing in exhaustion. Shivering, she pulled the blanket tight around her, not caring that she hadn't changed into her pajamas. She felt much worse than she did a few minutes ago. As she drifted off into sleep, she planned on how to make it up to Inuyasha by bringing him extra ramen. She didn't notice the wintery breeze that blew in through her open window. Or the snow that had started to fall.

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            Who wants to know what happens next? *silence* Well, for those of  you who do want to know, you had better review! All flames will be used to make a nice warm fire for the obviously chilled Kagome. If you don't review I'll either a) get rid of the story, or b) have Kagome die in the next chapter and say that it's the end of the story and turn this into an angst fic. *smiles evilly*

All suggestions are welcome! Ja ne!