Only You Can Take Care Of Her!
Inuyasha continued to look in awe at the sobbing five year old. Shippo and Sango lost color in their faces while Kilala rubbed against the child.
"K-kitty!" Kagome hiccupped as petted Kilala lightly.
"K-kagome?" Sango asked.
"How do you know me?" Kagome sniffled.
"W-well, we're friends of your mommy!" Sango lied.
"R-really?" Kagome asked as she hiccupped and wiped her eyes.
"Really. I'm Sango, The man over there with the staff is Miroku, the boy is Shippo, and this man with the doggy ears is Inuyasha." She smiled as she pointed to everyone.
"M-Miroku? S-Shippo-chan! Sango!" Kagome pointed to everyone except for Inuyasha.
"What? Are you afraid of Inuyasha?" Sango asked.
"N-no…I-I no how to say his name." Kagome hiccupped.
"Inu-ya-sha." Inuyasha said slowly.
"I-Inu…" Kagome got quiet.
Inuyasha sighed and mumbled.
"You can call me Inu if you wanna." He blushed.
"I-Inu?" Kagome asked.
"Hm?"
"Inu-kun!" Kagome giggled as she hugged him.
Inuyasha blushed deeply as he looked at the small child wrapped around his legs.
"'Call me that, and I'll kill you.' Huh?" Sango smirked as she looked at him.
"S-shut up!" He blushed.
"So, now what?" Shippo asked.
"I wanna go home! To mommy!" Kagome shouted.
Everyone looked at each other. Inuyasha sighed.
"Sure. We'll take you to your mommy." Inuyasha smiled.
"Really?!" Kagome smiled big.
"Really." Inuyasha smiled.
Kagome giggled and looked around the room. Her mind was bouncing with excitement. Inuyasha and the others stepped outside and have a quiet chat.
"W-we're not even going in the same direction as the well..." Shippo whispered.
"I know. But we have no choice…Kagome won't believe us at this stage. We gotta just go along with her." Inuyasha whispered.
"Are you sure it's a safe idea to take her outside? She is just a child." Miroku asked.
"Like I said, we have no choice." Inuyasha sighed.
"Ready to go!" Kagome giggled as she wobbled outside in her baggy clothes.
"We gotta get her some new clothes…Those things will fall right off of her." Sango whispered.
"Kagome, we gotta go shopping for new clothes." Inuyasha smiled.
"Can I get a pretty kimono with butterflies on dem?" Kagome asked sweetly.
"We'll see." Sango smiled.
"Sango, can you go and buy her some clothes? I don't want her going out right now." Inuyasha asked.
"Of course. I'll be right back." Sango said as she left the inn and walked toward a store.
"Inu-kun? Why am I here?" Kagome asked.
"B-because, your mommy wanted you to come on a camping trip with us." Inuyasha lied.
"O-oh..."
"Don't worry. We're taking you to your mommy right now. As soon as Sango comes back with your clothes, we'll leave." Inuyasha smiled.
"Kay." Kagome then went silent.
Sango returned to the inn with many kimonos for Kagome to try on. There was a bright purple and white, a white on covered in pretty little flowers, and a light blue one covered in white butterflies. They all fitted Kagome, so the first one she wore was the butterfly one. Kagome smiled big as they walked along the path out of the village. As they walked, an old man walked up to them and thanked them. Kagome's face lost all color as he smiled at her. Kagome hid behind Inuyasha and trembled against his legs.
"Kagome? Are you ok?" Inuyasha asked.
"I WANNA LEAVE." Kagome trembled.
"O-ok. Let's go." Inuyasha said as they continued to walk.
It was dusk and Kagome had barely said a word to the gang. Inuyasha looked at the small child, who was walking in the very back of the group. Sango sighed and Shippo soon got close to Kagome.
"So, Kagome-chan, how old are you?" Shippo asked.
"I'm five." Kagome whispered.
"Cool! I'm six!" Shippo smiled.
Kagome nodded.
"So, what do you like to do?" Sango asked.
"Like to sing and draw." Kagome mumbled.
"That's nice."
"Kagome, how do you like school?" Miroku asked.
Kagome simply nodded.
"Hey, Kagome-chan…how is your daddy?" Shippo asked.
Kagome stopped in her tracks and started to bawl loudly. The gang gasped and held Kagome close. Inuyasha glared at Shippo.
"What did you do?!" Inuyasha growled.
"I-I just asked a question and she started to cry!"
"Was he being you to you, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.
"I-I no wanna talk 'bout daddy!" Kagome sobbed loudly.
"Ok, you don't have to if you don't wanna…" Inuyasha assured her as he rocked her in his arms until she calmed down.
The group had decided to camp out here, while Inuyasha tended to Kagome. By the time Kagome had calmed down, dinner was ready. Fried river fish and some wild berries to go along with it. They sat around the fire. No one said anything, fearing Kagome would start crying again.
"I-is there anything else to eat?" Kagome asked.
"Huh? It's fish. You like fish." Inuyasha said.
"B-but it's all burnt…" Kagome pointed out.
"It's still edible."
"No." Kagome threw her fish at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha caught the fish and growled quietly.
"You have to eat. Don't be picky. I don't want you going to bed hungry." Inuyasha said as he handed it back to Kagome.
"No. It's yucky!" Kagome pouted.
"It's good." Inuyasha replied.
"No."
"Kagome, eat."
"No!" Kagome huffed.
"Kagome, do you wanna go to bed hungry?" Inuyasha asked.
"No…" Kagome replied.
"Then, eat your fish."
"B-but, its yucky!"
Inuyasha groaned as he rubbed his head.
"Inu-kun?" Kagome asked.
"Hm?"
"Are there any monsters outside?" Kagome asked.
"Don't worry; we'll protect you from the monsters, if any come after us." He smiled.
"I no wanna get eattedd." Kagome sniffled.
"You're not gotta get eaten." Inuyasha chuckled.
"Promise?!" Kagome asked shakily.
"Promise." Inuyasha answered.