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Chapter 6

That Night

Rei woke up in her room, which was pitch black, and sat up. It seemed that night had already set in. She looked down to see Shippo's small form asleep next to her and smiled, rubbing his hair gently. Silently, she slipped out of bed and into the halls. The only sound her was the silent padding of her feet and the swish of her tail.

As she passed by Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango's rooms, she poked her head in to make sure they were asleep. As she poked her head into Inuyasha's room, she looked at his bed to see that he wasn't in it. Walking deeper into the room, she looked around.

"Got ya'!" a voice growled.

It belonged to Inuyasha. Before Rei could react, Inuyasha has pinned her down to the floor, his claws pulled back, ready to strike.

"Oh, it's you…" Inuyasha mumbled, retracting his claws. "What're you doing in here?"

"Well, I came to check up on you, but it seems that you're ok."

"Oh, I heard someone coming down the hall, and you can't be too careful."

"I see, um…by the you get off me? You're pretty heavy."

Inuyasha looked down at Rei and the embarrassing position that they were in. He quickly scrambled off of her and sat on the bed, a light blush on his face.

"Sorry…"

Rei got up off the floor and sighed.

"So, why are you still awake?" she asked.

"Not that much of a sleeper." He answered.

"Oh, in that case, do you want to come on a walk with me?"

"Sure."

Leaving the room, they walked down the hall, but, before they could far, a small orange mass crashed into Rei's chest.

"Shippo? What're you doing here?" she gasped.

"You weren't in the room! I thought you left." He sniffed.

"Stupid kitsune…" Inuyasha murmured.

Shippo glanced over at Inuyasha and stuck his tongue at him. They continued down the hall and walked outside. Walking beyond the palace gates and the village limits, they stopped at Karia's hut. Rei knocked on the door lightly and waited for the old kitsune to open the door.

"Hello, Rei-san. What are you doing here?" she asked, motioning for the three to come inside.

"We needed a place to talk, and this is the safest place not overhead, plus I have something to ask you." Rei explained, sitting on the tatami floor, Shippo on her lap and Inuyasha on her right.

"Rei-chan?" came a voice. "Is that you?"

A young kitsune woman walked form the darkness of the hut in front of Rei, Shippo, and Inuyasha.

"Shizuka-chan? What are you doing here?" Rei asked, embracing her best friend.

"What kind of friendly greeting is that?" Shizuka questioned, throwing her arms around Rei's neck. "I came home for your wedding and Karia-baachan said I could stay with her."

Rei's face fell for a minute at the mention of her wedding, before it turned into a look of confusion.

"Wait a minute, where'd you come from?"

"My husband's place."

"NANI?! You're married?"

"No, not yet. You don't remember my fiancée, Koga, the leader of the wolf demon tribe."

"Oh, yes, I remember him now. He was always so nice!"

"You're engaged to Koga?" interrupted Inuyasha.

"Do you know him?" Shizuka and Rei asked in unison.

"Know him? He always came to bother us and talk to Kagome. I guess he stopped when you two were engaged."

"Ka…gome? Who's that?" Shizuka queried.

"She's at the castle; I'll introduce her to you later." Rei replied.

"Ok, so please, introduce me to your friends that are here now." Shizuka said, motioning towards Inuyasha and Shippo.

"Oh, this is Inuyasha, and this is Shippo." Rei explained, pointing to the two each in turn. "That reminds me, Karia-sama, my question…"

"Yes, what is it?" the old kitsune asked.

"Can you perform an adoption ceremony? I want to adopt Shippo."

Karia looked from Shippo to Rei and nodded. "Yes, I just need a few materials. Shizuka, can you get me a bowl of purified water?"

Rei and Shippo sat facing each other with the bowl of water in between them and Karia behind the bowl. Inuyasha and Shizuka were watching in awe from the sidelines.

"Alright, let's get to it. Please give me your hands."

The two kitsunes did so, flinching slightly as quickly cut a small slit in their palms with a claw, blood instantly spilling out.

"Now place them together, before the blood spills. Now, we wait."

"Wait for what?" Rei asked, but quickly realized what she meant.

A drop of her blood and Shippo's blood, mixed together, fell into the water, making it glow pink. After a few minutes, they glowing subsided, leaving the water blood red.

"Now, Rei and Shippo, you must each take a sip of the water, and the ceremony will be complete."

"Drink that? That's disgusting! No way!" Shippo whined.

"In order for the ceremony to be complete, we have to do it." Rei stated, picking up the bowl.

She took a sip of it and sat the bowl back on the ground. Karia then pushed it over to Shippo, who carefully picked it up.

"Your turn, Shippo."

Gulping slightly, Shippo placed the bowl to his lips and took a sip. Karia took it from him when he finished and handed it to Shizuka, who poured it out outside.

"Now you are my okasan!" Shippo exclaimed.

"And you are my musuko." Rei said, cradling her son in her arms and kissing him lightly on the forehead.

"Ok, enough of this." Inuyasha said, standing up.

Rei smiled apologetically and said her goodbyes to Karia and Shizuka.

"I'll see you all tomorrow." She said, waving.

She and Inuyasha left the hut and walked farther away from Karia's hut and the palace, then stopped, letting Shippo play in the snow.

"Thanks for coming with me, Inuyasha." Rei said.

"Ne?"

"Thanks for coming with me out here. I'm really grateful."

"Oh, um…you're welcome." He replied, a light blush on his face.

"A youkai and a hanyou. How quaint. I am surprised that you, Inuyasha, have gotten a kitsune wench to be your mate." Came a voice.

And that's it! I hope you liked it, and please send reviews…Sayonara!