Author's Note: Whoa! 2 chapters and 4 reviews! Well, it might sound small, but I'm grateful! Hopefully, more will come, and spread the word about 'Wo Ai Ni'...but for those who are with me now, here's chappie 3! It should make you smile, or laugh (hopefully) since the last two were quite serious. I hope this lightens the mood!

Disclaimer: 'InuYasha' belongs to Rumiko Takahashi & any other owner(s). Any other characters are created by me and you must have permission to use them. If any events in the story seem similar it's purely coincidental.


oOoOo Wo Ai Ni oOoOo

Chapter Three:

Ice Cappuccinos

A Shippo & Kagome Love Story

"What the hell?!" the half-demon yelled. "What the heck happened here, Kagome?"

All eyes looked down at her, and she let out a small chuckle. "It's quite a story..." she mumbled smiling at the small, red-haired fox-boy sleeping on her lap.

"It all started when I brought some French vanilla ice cappuccinos..."

A very grave mistake.

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Morning sun-rays shone vibrantly, as the forest pulsed with life. Birds chirped loudly soaring around in the clear, blue sky, and little squirrels and rodents scurried along the floor. Villagers had already begun their daily chores, while the children had begun to gather and play.

Launching her giant backpack over the well's edge, Kagome pushed herself up into the grass. Inhaling the crisp freshness of the air, she grinned, knowing her time could never compete. Covering her eyes against the sun's glare, she expected InuYasha to be waiting for her. Taking a good look at her surroundings, she noticed the hot-tempered hanyou was no where in sight.

"That's weird. Usually, he's the first one to greet me when I get back. Hmm, something must be wrong. I should hurry to Kaede's," she assumed hurriedly going in the village's direction, hauling her huge backpack.

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"It's not fair! Why did they leave me behind?!" Shippo whined for about the fiftieth time as he thrashed around the hut's flooring.

Kaede sighed. The young fox-child had awoken to see the rest of the group gone, since they had gone to the neighboring village to exterminate the giant ant infestation. "Shippo, they were looking out for ye safety and ye were sleeping at the time of their departure," she told him, calmly.

"Yeah, but Kaede, they coul-"the red-headed boy stopped mid-rant to sniff the air.

"Child, what's wrong? A demon?" the old woman asked getting herself prepared for the worst. Except, the fox-child didn't tremble or begin to whimper, instead his emerald eyes twinkled and he broke out into a grin. "KAGOME IS HERE!"

With that outburst, he scampered into the road locked on her scent, shouting, "Kaagggomee!"

Wham!

He collided head on into Kagome's stomach, knocking the wind right out of her. She landed right on her derriere, as the villagers chuckled- this routine wasn't out of the ordinary! "Ow, Shippo! You know, I don't have a fluffy tail like you to soften the blow!" she told him, although a smile was growing on her face.

The child's eyes widened and he cocked his head to the side, "But Kagome, you have your backpack? Doesn't that do anything?"

She laughed. "Shippo, it's full of supplies! Not a thing is soft in here! But don't worry about me, I'll be fine."

His eyes shined mischievously and he implored, "Kagome, do you have any treats?"

"Yes, I do," she said smiling, her eyes holding the same expression.

"And we both know what that means."

They both smirked, manically.

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"Yaaahhhoooo!" Shippo screamed wearing a lavender kimono with silver flowers as he tumbled into the mint-green grass. Right beside him was Kagome diving down the hill, shouting," Boom! Shake, shaka, BOOM!"

Once both were at the bottom, they began to laugh crazily. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"

They laughed and laughed, until tears pricked their eyes as they stomachs cramped.

Shippo, the first to recover from the cramping laughter, asked Kagome, "Can I have some more?"

The priestess' laughter simmered down. "But Shippo, I brought them for everyone to try..." she mumbled sadly.

Emerald orbs widened. "B-But Kagome, I already had Miroku's, Sango's, yours, and mine. So why can't I have InuYasha's?" he begged, making his eyes doe-like.

She looked over at the fox-child and her heart melted. How could she resist?

"Okay, fine! You can have a little more! Too much icy cap-caps are very bad!" she warned sternly.

His twinkled. "I know. Icy cap-caps are so good."

Sweeping him up in her arms, she began to walk in the village's direction. However, she masked her worry with a smile. She thought, 'Maybe I shouldn't give him another one.'

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"Um, I think we're lost?" Kagome mumbled, looking around the forest.

The red-haired boy shook his head. "Nope. The village is nearby, I can smell it."

She shook her head, slowly. "Yeah, but the trees here...they don't look familiar at all?"

Scurrying over, Shippo began comforting the young girl. As he patted her legs, he said, "We aren't lost, we just took a wrong turn at that last tree. Come on, we gotta go! The last icy cap-cap depends on it!"

"Don't worry. If anything, I'll get you another one," she said.

Shippo was so astonished. "What?! No way! I need this one!"

He stood, quickly and grabbed Kagome. "LET'S GO!"

And with extreme ability he sprinted up the nearby tree, and began jumping from tree to tree! Grinning like a manic, the small boy yelled, "WHOO-HOO! PAR-TAY!"

Shaking with terror and uncertainty, Kagome whimpered, "Uh-oh..."

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Kaede looked outside, wondering where could Kagome and Shippo be, since the sky was growing dark "Ye children must be careful. Kagome may be a priestess, but strong demons come out at night, and InuYasha is not here."

Sighing, she turned to see that in the hut's corner was Kagome's bag. Curiosity got the best of the old woman, and she started digging into it. All the young priestess' future contraptions always boggled her mind. That's when she felt something cold. She shuddered and pulled away, instantly. After she calmed herself, she took it out.

A large container with some sort of language on it, she couldn't decipher. Was this Japanese?

It smelled, very interesting. "One sip won't hurt..."

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Breaking through the dense bushes, Shippo beamed with determination. On the other hand, Kagome was panting and exhausted. Being hauled around by a fox-child who suddenly had super-speed and super-strength did that to a person.

"Shippo, don't worry we made it," she said, as she dusted herself off and removed the twigs from her hair.

"Must find icy cap-cap," he growled. And then sprinted off to Kaede's hut!

"Wait, Shi-"she began, then her eyes widened at the scene that lay before her.

"OH MY GOSH!"

The villagers were going crazy! Men were wearing make-up and kimonos! Children and women ran around in men warrior suits, chasing chickens and lizards! Decorations, like flowers strung together with beads, hung from hut to hut and smelling scents laced the air-everywhere! In the middle, a huge bonfire was blazing with villagers circling it, chanting unknown languages that sounded like spells!

She couldn't believe this!

"Kaede! Kaede where are you!" she shouted, running through the mayhem. There was no way Kaede would let this happen! NO WAY!

She stopped in her tracks. Her mouth opened in awe at what she saw. By the village shrine was Kaede, surrounded by young, warrior men who seemed to be guarding her as she held – the last icy cap-cap- she meant, the last icy cappuccino! In front of her, were young, beautiful kimono-clad girls dancing and singing, as lines of villagers went to sip some of the icy cappuccino!

No wonder! These people haven't ever had something like this here! They can't handle a sugar-high and caffeine loaded concoction!

"Stop! Stop! You guys can't handle that, which is why you're all acting like this!" she began warning as she reached closer to Kaede, only to be blocked.

Looking up at the two young warriors, she shouted, "Do you mind?!"

"Let the young one through, Tai-lee and Chouki. All children must be one with the magical liquid," spoke Kaede sounding like a high, old hippie.

The raven beauty rushed to Kaede, ahead of the line, and tried to pull the drink from her grasp. The old woman was alarmed. "WHAT ARE YE DOING?!"

"I'm trying to tell you, you shouldn't drink anymore!" as she pulled harder, wondering where this old priestess got this strength from.

"NEVER!"

With that outburst, the villagers began to claw at Kagome, in hopes that she would let go.

She winced at their grasping fingers. "Hey! Stop th-" she began, but was interrupted by a louder shout.

"A GIANT ANT!"

At this exclamation, everyone lost their grip on whatever they had been holding. Even Kaede.

"No!"

The ice cappuccino flew into the air, and everything seemed to go into slow motion.

Kagome fell, slowly onto the ground. Villagers began running, terrified and bewildered. The giant ant began destroying harvests and anything else in its way. That's when a small blur of movement, in mid-air grabbed the drink before it hit the ground.

"YES!" Shippo shouted victoriously. Wasting no time, he gulped down the last remains and tossed the container.

Kagome watched in anticipation. What would he do next?!

Shippo glared down the giant ant, growling, "How dare you?! Who gave you the right to destroy this village!"

Running towards him, he passed Kagome as she yelled, "Wait!"

Blinded by fury, he grabbed the closest tree and began pounding it into the giant ant's head! Kagome couldn't believe it!

Wham! Wham! Bam! WHAM!

The priestess flinched. She could've sworn after that last hit, she heard the skull crack like an egg. "Eww..."

With a shattering boom, the ant fell down dead, but returning to the ground Shippo seemed to loose consciousness! The tree would crush him! "SHIPPO!"

Rushing towards the fox-child, she prayed she would get there in time.

In a splint second, she felt no ground below her feet-only air. Looking around, she realized who was holding her!

"InuYasha!"

Golden orbs grinned down at her. "What would you do without me?" he asked smirking.

"I was fine without you!" she told him, pouting.

He laughed. She was adorable when she pouted, he'd tell that to her later. Right, now he needed to save the fox whelp! Grabbing him, mid-air, he moved quickly before being sucked up by Miroku's wind tunnel.

"A WARNING WOULD BE NICE, MONK!" he hollered.

Landing gracefully beside Sango, InuYasha looked around at the scene.

A dead giant ant, a huge bonfire, decorated huts, and the hold village dressed oddly lay sleeping in all sorts of places.

"Kagome are you ok? We hurried to the village because we realized one of the ants got away," Sango said, concerned. "But it seemed you handled, quite well..."

"What the hell?!" InuYasha spoke loudly. "What the heck happened here, Kagome?"

Miroku walked towards the group as Kagome sat down, worn out by the day's events.

"Ah, yes Kagome, by the looks of things, something happened?" he asked curiously.

All eyes looked down at her, and she let out a small chuckle. "It's quite a story..." she mumbled smiling at the small, red-haired fox-boy sleeping on her lap.

"It all started when I brought some French vanilla ice cappuccinos..."

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Well, that was interesting! LOL! I was dying! I had a dream of this and I just had to turn it to a chappie! Tell me whatcha think guys! Review, please!

Buh-bye!

P.S. Free virtual icy cap-caps for everyone! Oh, and for my non-caffeine drinkers- virtual Shippo plushies! Cya around!