Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha or any of its characters.

Author's Note: I don't know if I confused people last chapter this is a chapter (as well as the last chapter was a real chapter) I just am starting off with your long list of Japanese words. If you feel like trying to sue I don't own 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' by Dr. Suess (you'll see I couldn't help my self)

Here is the requested Japanese-English dictionary for the all chapters! I use this online dictionary for Japanese: great site!

Chap 1

Chaputa-: Chapter

Ichi: one (counting)

Musashi: area of Kaede's village

Kazaana: Wind Tunnel

Goshinboku: the sacred god tree, one of the trees of ages

Bouzo: slang for a monk (not so nice)

Shinidamachuu: Kikyou's Soul Stealers

Sayonara: Goodbye

Shikon no Tama: Bluish pink Jewel; Jewel of four souls (Shikon: Blueish pink, Shi: 4, kon: soul, no: used to make possessive, Tama: Jewel)

Mori no Inu-Yasha: Inu-Yasha's Forest (mori: forest, no: used to make possessive)

Osuwari: the Japanese word Kagome uses as a subduing spell direct translation I'm not sure of since in English we say Sit but in German they use Platz which is used for lay down for dogs although it does literally mean place.

Kotodama: the name of Inu-Yasha's rosary

Hanyou: Half-demon short for Hanyoukai (han: half, youkai: demon)

Kitsune: fox

Youkai: demon

Inu: dog

Tetsuseiga: Inu-Yasha's sword, the sword that can kill 100 demons in one swipe, a sword made to protect mankind

Akai no Tama: Red Jewel (Akai: Red, no: used to make possessive, Tama: Jewel)

Tama: Jewel

Chap 2

Ni: Two

San: three

Shi: four

Go: five

Roku: six

Shichi: seven

Miko: Shinto Shrine Maiden

Sengoku Jidai: 1482-1558 Warlord's Era or the Era of the Warring States. Kagome first fell through the well on her 15th birthday in 1997 to travel 500 years in the past to the year 1497.

Kurokami: black hair

Yani: Sleep in eyes (eye mucus)

Haori: Men's formal Japanese jacket (The top of Inu-Yasha's outfit)

Chap. 3

Oni: Ogre, Demon, in this case 'It' as in a game of tag

Mesuinu: Bitch, female dog

Shi-saido: seaside in this fic it is the seaside village to the east where Inu-Yasha hopes the Akai no Tama kakera are.

Kakera: shard, fragment, splinter

Neko: cat (::purrs:: ..)

Inu-n-neko: dog-n-cat like a game of cat-n-mouse but Inu-Yasha is a dog (the whole 'inu-n-neko' combination is my creation.)

Kitsune-bi: Shippou's Fox Fire (Kitsunebi: Spunky, St. Elmo's fire, will-o'-the-wisp)

Here are some character names with translations I could find (Not name translations but dictionary ones)!

Inu-Yasha: female dog demon (Inu: dog, Yasha: female demon)

Sango: coral or postpartum, after childbirth

Shippou: the 7 treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate,...)

Sesshou-Maru: (Sesshou:regent, regency or killing, destruction of life or negotiation, Maru: circle, zero or circle, money or circle, full (month), perfection, purity) you decide.

Rin: phosphorous or cold or companion or counter for wheels and flowers or old monetary unit or phosphorous (P)

Jaken: hard hearted, cruel, unkind (an)

Hojo: assistance, support, aid, auxiliary

Eri: neck, collar, lapel, neckband

Ayumi: walking

Yuka: floor

Naraku: hell, hades, eternity, theatre basement

Kagura: ancient Shinto music and dancing

Kanna: plane (for working with wood)

Kikyou: Chinese bellflower or eccentric or pneumothorax, artificial pneumothorax or returning to Tokyo

Kouga: Yellow River in China

Yep that is done, now we all know some Japanese!

-Na

Seppan Watashi no Kihaku Akai no Tama desu

Chaputa-San

"Oni!" yelled Shippou as he tagged Kagome and went running off towards the mori no Inu-Yasha. Kagome just laughed and went barreling after him.

"Oi mesuinu! What are you doing?" yelled Inu-Yasha as he flew into the clearing that Kagome and Shippou were currently running around. Kagome caught Shippou and bolted back the way she had come, Shippou chasing her.

Kagome flung herself behind Inu-Yasha her hands gripping his shoulders for life, "It's a game Inu-Yasha, one person is oni and they chase the other person and when they get caught they are oni." Kagome and Shippou were now playing 'ring-around-the-hanyou', both Kagome and Shippou were breathing hard and laughing as the chase continued.

Inu-Yasha growled his displeasure, "Stop this now Wench! We have to go to Shi-saido!"

Shippou groaned in disappointment, Inu-Yasha would stop his game, although Kagome looked like she wasn't finished playing either. Shippou was also frustrated he simply couldn't catch Kagome. Than Shippou got an idea (a wonderful, awful idea), "Tag! Inu-Yasha your oni!" Shippou said while bonking Inu-Yasha in the head and running off.

Inu-Yasha growled and stepped towards Kagome to collect her and bring her to Shi-saido. Not to play some game! Inu-Yasha was not in the mood to play and he never would be to play such a childish game as tag!

Kagome let out a small scream of surprise at the stocking hanyou, believing that he was playing the game. Kagome turned tail and ran laughing the whole way as she ran out of the clearing and back towards the village.

"Stop running, mesuinu!" yelled Inu-Yasha as he took to the sky (ok the tree branches with occasional high leaps putting him high above the ground.) Within seconds the chase was over as a blur of red and white obstructed Kagome's path, taking shape as a rather angry hanyou. Kagome gave out her startled cry and skid to stop mere centimeters before Inu-Yasha. She tried to turn back and run, but Inu-Yasha grabbed her arm.

"Awe, you got me Inu-Yasha," replied Kagome glancing around for Shippou and wondering why Inu-Yasha continued his firm grasp on her wrist.

In truth Inu-Yasha didn't let go because he didn't want her to run again, he didn't want to play a game of inu-n-neko. Inu-Yasha growled, bringing Kagome back to his presence, "I wasn't playing mesuinu, we need to go to Shi-saido!"

The anger grew, it swelled, and begged to be pushed out, but Kagome didn't act she didn't want to have to make Inu-Yasha and angrier, she didn't want him to push her through the well like he had done on few occasions. Kagome just nodded and walked over the ridge that held Musashi. Kagome looked depressed as she fought the inner turmoil, resisting the urge to sit Inu-Yasha to America (A/N: well I couldn't have said China now could I?)

Kagome entered Kaede's hut on fleeting feet as she went to the far side of the room and picked up her yellow backpack that contained the essentials, change of clothes, toiletries, a year supply of ramen (aka a month Inu-style!).

Kaede came in behind Kagome with Shippou poised on her right shoulder, opposite her one good eye. Kaede shuffled about searching for a specific herb when she asked, "Where are ye going Kagome?"

"Inu-Yasha and I are going to Shi-saido, to look for the Akai no Tama," replied Kagome in an off-handed tone.

Kaede simply nodded, "Good luck to ye, in ye search for ye soul."

Shippou looked excited, "Can I come?"!

"I don't know Shippou..." replied Kagome. She didn't mind Shippou coming along on normal circumstances, but something about this trip seemed off, and it should be a quick trip, right? It was just one little village... right?

"Shippou but I need ye help in my garden, could ye spare the time and help and old miko in her work?" asked Kaede as she began to reheat some of the morning stew.

"Alright Kaede! I can use my Kitsune-bi to urn the weeds!" The excited kit said as he hopped off of Kaede's shoulder.

Taking notice to the lunch that Kaede was cooking, Kagome looked at her watch it was a bit past 11:00 and Inu-Yasha would be furious since they were leaving so late.

"Bye!" Kagome said as she bolted out of the hut stopping centimeters in front of the door to search the horizon for Inu-Yasha.

From the roof of the small hut Inu-Yasha jumped to the ground in front of Kagome, he landed in a crouch, Kagome's weaponry in hand. He waited a moment, and still felt no added 'weight' to his back, Feh! Kagome what are you waiting for? We're not going at a human pace! And I mean what do you weigh? A kilo? Thought Inu-Yasha. "Come on Wench, climb on! We haven't got all day!"

There was no response. After a moment Inu-Yasha felt small hands on his shoulder and a slightly lifted right led pressed to his own right. Once Inu-Yasha caught that leg, the left lifted from the ground and he caught that as well. Inu-Yasha stood up with a little bounce, Kagome felt her stomach jerk a bit as Inu-Yasha resituated her on his back and his foot falls became fast and no longer on the ground.

Author's Note: What did you guys think? All reviews welcome if you hate it or love it tell me! Rather short I know well this I guess could be a filler chapter, but it is reeking in foreshadowing, just reeking of it! Thank You!

-Na