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Now I not being nice to me… it wouldn't let me update chappy 2!
Chapter 3
They Just don't Know Yet
Inuyasha opened his eyes when heard the sound of stirring. He blinked and looked down at the unfamiliar weight in his arms. Ah yes! Satoshi… Seeing as how he was this close to him, and unconscious, Inuyasha raised the boy up an sniffed him
"What are you doing?" A smooth voice cut in.
Inuyasha looked up to see kagome looking at him as if he were weird.
"Nothing!" He said quickly placing Satoshi back down. Damn, that kid smelt weird.
"Uh-huh…" Kagome said stretching, with a big yawn.
Satoshi stirred then and slowly opened his blue eyes. He peered up at Inuyasha and smiled, "hello."
"feh."
A loud slap resounded through the hut. The three persons turned to see Sango standing angrily over Miroku, who was holding a red cheek.
"What? It was my hand that did it…." Miroku said.
Sango glared at him and the monk cowered visibly. Sango huffed and walked to the other side of the hut where shippo and Kirra were just waking.
"Morning! What's for breakfast?" Shippo asked.
"How about I cook everyone a nice traditional breakfast?" Kagome volunteered happily.
"NO!" everyone shouted. After all these years Kagome's cooking skills hadn't improved one bit.
"It's ok lady Kagome, you really shouldn't waste your energy on that…" Miroku assured.
"Oh not at all! I 'd love to make you guys meals!" Kagome chirped oblivious to the groans of her companions, she went about preparing the meal.
Satoshi looked confusedly at Inuyasha and the rest of the group. He couldn't understand why they all seemed so down about it. He had thought her cooking very well when she made him that soup last night. Just thinking about it made his tummy rumbled and he licked his small lips.
"Why don't you like Kagome's cooking?" Satoshi asked Inuyasha.
"The wench can't cook," Inuyasha informed him.
"Hey! I heard that!" Kagome said turning angry eyes unto the Hanyou.
The Hanyou that had slain a million demons cowered in fear. As Kagome held the spoon she had been stirring the pot with threateningly at him, "How dare you! You just can't have any then!" She said in a huff. She turned back around and began stirring the pot.
Satoshi crawled from Inuyasha's lap to look longingly at the pot. Inuyasha on the other hand crossed his arms and began to sulk.
"Haha! You don't get any!" Shippo laughed pointing at the sulking hanyou.
Inuyasha was beside him in a flash and promptly bumped him on the head.
"OW! Kagome! Inuyasha-."
"Sit boy!" Kagome called and the Hanyou hit the ground with a loud thump.
"Stupid wench.." He mumbled once he was able to move. He retreated back to his corner and began to sulk.
Satoshi scratched his head at the odd display of…. Affection?
Kagome soon began sharing. She handed everyone his or her portions… everyone that is save for Inuyasha. She settled down to eat but one look at the sulking Hanyou and she divided her portion in two and handed him half. He blushed at the offering.
"this taste weird…" Satoshi said innocently, who was greedily finishing his anyways.
Kagome, 'hmphed!', and mumbled about lack of appreciation.
When everyone had finished Kagome went about gathering the used utensils. She groaned slightly at the prospect of having to wash up.
Someone knocked at the door... er, matt-y thing that they use for a door. Two villagers stuck their heads in,
"Sorry to bother you, we are in need of your help, houshi-sama..."
"Happily... I'll be there in a moment,"
"We'll wait outside..."The two villagers bowed and stepped out.
Miroku stood and was about to leave when Kagome's voice stopped him,
"Miroku, why don't you take Sango with you? You might need help..."
"Of course, would you like to accompany me lady sango?"
Sango blushed furiously, "Are you sure Kagome, don't you need me to help you clean up? And shouldn't you go since you have spiritual powers?"
"Oh don't be silly I love cleaning!" kagome chirped, "Besides Inuyasha will help..."
"I will?" said hanyou asked. Kagome glared at him and he gulped, "I mean I will!"
"and besides It'll be a good opportunity for you to improve your spiritual powers..." kagome said in a matter of fact way.
"But I don't have spiritual powers..." Sango started.
"Oh never mind that! That's just a small complication... Now you two have fun..." Kagome said pushing them out the hut, "Stay as long as you want! And if you find us gone when you come back, don't worry about it!" Kagome closed the door, so she didn't hear their response even if they had, had one.
Satoshi looked puzzled at the interaction.
"Oh don't worry... Kagome's just trying to get those two together..." Shippo said smartly, "So do you want to play a game?"
Satoshi nodded and the two scampered off to a corner where Shippo proceeded to explain cards to Satoshi. But soon the two were distracted with watching Inuyasha and Kagome 'wash' up.
The process was one of blushing at small touches, small smiles and more blushing. It was a rather educational one.
"What's wrong with them?" Satoshi asked his blue eyes locked on the fascinating shades of red both persons were turning.
"Oh nothing... they just like each other..."
"So they shall be mates?" Satoshi asked.
"Uh... Maybe... you see they don't know they like each other yet... or rather Inuyasha doesn't know yet. Its very complicated," Shippo said sounding very wise for an eight year old.
"Why? Don't you just have to like someone and tell them? That doesn't seem very hard to me…" Satoshi said scrunching up his cute button nose in wonderment.
Shippo shrugged, "It's not… but they're adults. They make everything complicated…"
"Why?"
Shippo shrugged this world of adults and their odd ways not being one he was too graced in. It seemed they always complicated stuff. In fact they complicated stuff so much that sometimes they became blind to the truth. Yet somehow they managed to be the best problem solvers… like when your tummy hurts. Grown ups were a very odd bunch in his opinion, "That's what grown ups do…"
Satoshi nodded his mouth forming a slight 'o' at the new information. He watched the couple for a few minutes more before staring intently at Shippo.
"What?" Shippo asked much in the same tone Inuyasha would have.
"Um… w…where's your mom and Dad? You… you don't look or smell like another Hanyou…" Satoshi asked. He held his head down slightly, afraid that the question might anger the kitsune.
"My parents died…"
Satoshi nodded sadly, "That's sad…did they love you?"
"Yea. My mom and dad were the best. My dad was the strongest demon ever… but it's ok though cause Kagome is my mom now. And Inuyasha… is kinda like my dad… except he won't mate Kagome yet…. And I have a new baby brother," Shippo said smiling broadly as if he had won a magnificent prize of sorts.
Satoshi looked puzzled for a moment, "Kagome has a pup?"
"No! You silly! Kagome took you home. That means she's going to take care of you now… so you'll be my new baby brother," Shippo explained happily.
Satoshi blinked. He scratched his head. He stared off at the other side of the wall, pondering this information. Then he grinned widely, "A big brother sounds nice!" He wasn't too sure about the mom part. He didn't exactly think kagome would want him, but she had been kind so far. Though he still didn't think she'd want him. A big brother that sounded nice though.
"Yup! And I'll help take care of you and show you all kinds of stuff."
Satoshi nodded beamed at him. He was so happy that he had a big brother.
"But… where are your parents? Did they die too?"
Satoshi's face fell. His features darkened and a sad frown marred his cute face. He shook his head, "Only my dad is dead… I don't know my dad."
Shippo nodded but didn't press the matter. It seemed to make Satoshi sad and that wasn't good, "That's ok Toshi, Inuyasha's dad is dead too…"
Satoshi smiled at the nickname. No one had ever cared to give him a nice nick name before.
"Hey, you two," Kagome called from the other side of the hut as she put the last of the utensils away, "You guys want to follow into the village to see if we can help with anything?"
"Yea!" Shippo said enthusiastically, jumping up from the long forgotten deck of cards, "Come on Toshi! The village is so fun!" Shippo took Satoshi by the hand and basically dragged him over to Kagome, "Where's Inuyasha?" He hadn't even noticed before that the hanyou had left.
"Oh he went ahead," Kagome said happily, she took each boy by the hand and began walking towards the village humming.
"Kagome?" Shippo asked.
"Hmm?"
"Are we going to show Kaede-sama my new brother?" He asked, "Or are we going to just go help villagers."
Satoshi held his breath at the reference; he didn't want her to think he had just assumed she would take him. He could almost see her telling him to leave. He didn't want to leave. He didn't want to leave at all.
Kagome smiled, "Well that all depends on what your new brother wants to do… Do you want to meet my friend Kaeade, Satoshi?"
Satoshi blinked and smiled. She wanted him then. That meant, he had a new family. A new family meant a mom that wanted him. He nodded at Kagome and his blue eyes became puffy with tears.
Kagome let go of Shippo and picked him up, concern written on her face, "Are you ok?" She asked, wiping a stray tear away.
Satoshi nodded and threw his arms around her in a hug. Kagome returned the hug. When he had released her, she placed him back on the ground and patted his head. They continued walking with shippo telling Satoshi all about Kaeade.
As they neared the first set of houses Kagome saw Satoshi tense. His tiny fingers increased their grip on her eye. His looked around almost frantically as if trying to find an escape. Kagome picked him up and hugged him, "It's ok…" She whispered so only he would hear.
"Kagome! Hey!"
Satoshi gripped her tighter as a young lady approached them. She had a broom in her hand. A broom he knew could be used as a weapon at any given time. They girl had instantly turned into something horrible and in his eyes her smile was a sneer. A sneer aimed directly at him. His tiny body began to shake at the realization that there was no escape.
Kagome rubbed soothing circles on his back in an effort to calm him. Her brows knitted in confusion at his reaction to the greeting, "Hello, Miso," Kagome greeted when the girl was close enough.
"Hey, hey Shippo," Miso paused to rub shippo's head, "Oh! Who is this little thing here? He is so cute… Is he Inuyasha's cousin? Or relative? You know I never thought they had silvery blue hair too..."
"Oh this is Satoshi. No relation to Inuyasha. Isn't he adorable?" Kagome asked.
"Oh yes very." Miso said. The villagers now freely accepted hanyous or rather the ones with Kagome's troupe. Anyone travelling with them was considered a friend. Years of association had also broken down the original thoughts that they were bad and or inferior, "He is so cute!"
"Satoshi this is Miso," Kagome introduced.
Satoshi nodded dumbly and blushed. He hadn't at all expected that reaction.
Miso chuckled at the blush, "Anyways… I have to go finish cleaning, see you later Kagome. Bye Shippo, Satoshi!"
Shippo waved happily at the girl as she walked off and the trio continued on their way. After a few more greeting's Satoshi was relieved of his discomfort and felt it ok to walk again, although he held on to Kagome's skirt when someone approached, or clutched tightly to shippo's hand.
Soon the Trio arrived to Keade's to see the old woman about to go into the fields.
"Keade!" Kagome called to her waving her hand as she ran over.
Kaede turned and smiled, her wrinkles momentarily disappearing, "Hello child," She called. Then her smile faltered and fell away. Sharp eyes looked around the area. She had sensed a power. Was still sensing said power. It was subtle almost non-existent. Like something far off, far off but quickly approaching. It gave her a foreboding feeling, like she'd never be able to tell when this great power had arrived, if it even did. It was unsure. This power she sensed though was strong, even as strong as the shikon. But this one was different, to someone untrained or not properly trained it would be non-existent. Almost impossible to pick up and yet it was so unbelievable strong. She shrived involuntarily as the power seemed to come closer and crackle the air around her. Her eyes locked onto the small boy that was beside Kagome and she stared at him.
"Kaede are you ok?" Kagome asked seeing the older lady shiver.
"Aye, child. Fine. Who is this ye bring with you?" Kaede asked looking at Satoshi.
"This is Satoshi…. Satoshi this is my good friend Kaede," Kagome introduced giving the shy boy an encouraging push forward.
Satoshi smiled timidly and waved slightly at Kaede, obviously not enjoying the lime light. Then he darted behind Kagome again.
"He's shy." Kagome explained, "We came to see If there was anything to help you with,"
"Aye there is. Ye can help me pick some herbs."
"Can Satoshi and I carry the baskets?" Shippo asked excitedly.
Kagome nodded and the excited Kit took her basket, leaving Satoshi to get Keade's Basket.
Satoshi stepped forward timidly and reached for Keade's basket, his ears pressed flat on his head as if expecting something mean to be done to his person. As he took the basket his tiny claws brushed Keade's hands. A light jolt of electricity shot up the old Lady's arm, causing the hair on her hand to stand at attention. Satoshi smiled at Keade when the basket had been successively retrieved with no harm to him.
"Come on! I know where the field is!" Shippo called to Satoshi darting off. Satoshi followed, running after the fox, his short legs keeping him somewhat behind.
Keade watched the boy run off. Did he even know that he had exerted power upon her? Did he know yet what power he had inside? She shook her head as she watched them run off. Where had he come from? And how had he ended up in kagome's care.
"Where did ye find that young on'?" Keade asked kagome as they started for the field at a slower pace.
Ok! that's it! Yay! Chapter 3! You cant believe how long this took to do, with school and all…. Please review. Loved the reviews I got though…. Thanks a billion.
