A/N: Hey all! I didn't get many reviews on the last chapter but I had a couple friends outside the virtual world say the really liked this one…sooo I thought I'd give it a go as a real story ^-^ I may not update on a regular basis but it shouldn't be too long in between chapters!
Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoy! *bows*
Disclaimer: I still don't own Inu-Yasha (nor the name of this chapter)! Though I did give names to Sango and Miroku's twins!
Chapter 2: Two Hearts One Mind
Inu-Yasha:
As he sat outside "watching" the twins, they had to be the easiest pups to watch over, Shippo wandered over and plopped down.
"So…"
Inu-Yasha waited for more and, realizing no more was forthcoming, snapped:
"Soooo?"
"You know I miss her too right?"
Inu-Yasha stayed silent for several minutes. When he'd finally a) realized Shippo had seen him the night before in the rain and b) thought of something to say he heard a squeal.
"Doggy, doggy! Help!" He jumped up quickly running towards Sango and Miroku's pups only to find that the only thing wrong was that Anju (the older of the two) had pinned Anka to the ground.
He lifted little Anju off her sister and sat in for a long play session with them.
Shippo:
He watched as Inu-Yasha played with Sango and Miroku's kits and had to laugh…he may miss her but at least he could still be his old self.
He hated that the conversation had gotten cut short, but soon he hoped he'd be able to convince Inu-Yasha that he could have a good life, a life Shippo was sure Inu-Yasha hadn't had since he was small…even if Kagome didn't find her way back.
Kagome:
She was out grocery shopping with Sota. Graduation was only a week away and her mother was determined to throw a huge dinner for it and needed to start preparing.
As they walked they heard the cute yapping that could only come from puppies, and the squeals and pleas of delighted children. Sure enough as they rounded the corner there was a kindly looking old lady surrounded by a light crowd of children and their parents with an "Eskimo Dog puppies: to a good home!" sign in front of her.
"Awww!" Kagome squealed and bent down to pick a little one up, petting its cute fluffy, white head, smiling at the old woman.
She noticed Sota watching her in a strange way the same way he'd been watching her all day.
"Ok you what's up?" she said after she'd put the puppy down.
"Mm nothing I guess…it's just…"
"Just?" Kagome said starting to get annoyed
As Sota tried to speak they heard a yelp and Kagome whipped around, afraid that one of the many mingling children had unintentionally hurt one of the puppies (the old woman was having a hard time keeping up with them all.) Looking back at the scene she saw the pup she'd been holding had pinned one puppy down and taken its ear in his mouth.
"Hey now that's not nice!" She bent down and retrieved the feisty puppy while the old woman examined and soothed the other. Kagome laughed at the innocent face of the pup she was holding and decided to keep him out of the little cage and watch him while he played with the children. 'It'll get some of that energy out and help Jii-san with crowd control.'
Sota:
He watched Kagome play with the puppy and the surrounding children and realized he hadn't lost his sister entirely. She could still be her kind playful self when she wanted to.
He hadn't been able to think of the words to say, without incurring her wrath, earlier but all he'd really wanted to try and do was point out that; she had to try and be happy here…even if she couldn't find her way back.
A/N: If you're wondering "Anju" means "honor" (or shine), "Anka" means "grace" (or favor), and "Jii-san" is kind of a nice way to say old person ^-^ (I think…heh been a while since I took Japanese…let me know if I'm not right and I'll fix it!)
Thanks again for reading and I hope you enjoyed!
