Chapter 11

Shippo was sleeping in the field. Some of the grass was still colored from the bloody encounter that had taken place just yesterday. A sound from the trees woke him with a star. Kirara transformed from the sweet little cat to the ferocious demon. Shippo turned himself into the giant pink orb to make himself seem bigger.

"Whose there?" he asked

More rustling.

"I'm warning you" he choked, his voice not at all insinuating the fear he wanted it to.

"Its me you idiot" said a gruff voice as a red kimono came into view.

"INUYASHA!!!!!" Shippo yelled as he transformed back "come on come on we have to hurry back!"

Shippo's voice was full of fear and worry.

"Why? What's the rush?"

Tears began to glisten in eyes as he looked at Inuyasha. He jumped on Inuyasha and cried.

"Kagome needs to go back home" Shippo said through his sobs.

"So let her go on her own." Inuyasha retorted.

"She can't. She's dying!"

Shippo's last words cut through Inuyasha like a knife. Horror, Guilt, Fear and many more emotions flooded through him. He hopped on Kirara, Shippo still clutching his chest.

Kirara went as fast as she could to the village. Inuyasha had realized that Kikyo was right. It had been a trap. Inuyasha asked Shippo how Naraku had attacked. To this Shippo stated that he hadn't attacked yet and that Kagome's injuries were from Inuyasha's demon transformation. Inuyasha spent the rest of the voyage cursing himself in his head at his stupidity. He hopped that he would make it on time to save Kagome.