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Chapter 13

Family

Rin watched on from behind the corner of the hall as her father figure gave orders to the imp. She didn't understand what was happening with Lady Kagome, but she was scared. She was scared for Lady Kagome and for her fox friend, she didn't want to Shippo to lose his mother and she didn't want to lose Lady Kagome either. As she peeked around the corner again, she saw that Lord Sesshomaru was leaving, heading in the direction of his chambers. Rin took a quick look around, and tip toed to Kagome's door. She quietly slid it open and snuck inside.

"What are you doing here Rin?" A sleepy Shippo asked.

"Rin is worried about Lady Kagome, she is going to be okay right?" Rin asked as she crawled up on the bed with her fox friend.

"It is complicated, but yes she is going to be okay." Shippo said with a yawn,

Rin let out a big sigh and then lay down next to Kagome. "Is it okay if Rin stays here with you and Lady Kagome?" she asked.

"Sure Rin! Why would it not be?" Shippo relied fully awake now.

Rin sat up and looked to Shippo then to Kagome. "Well," she started, "Rin knows that Kagome's not your real mother, but she acts like she is, Rin loves Lady Kagome very much, Rin loves Shippo too. Rin thinks of them as Rin's family." Rin said as she looked down at her lap.

"Well, I think of you as family; and I'm sure that Kagome does too!" Shippo said as he looked at Rin's sad face.

"What is wrong Rin?"

"Do you think that Lady Kagome could be Rin's mother?" Rin asked with a blush as she tugged on the end of her kimono.

Shippo was stunned for about five seconds when a huge smile came upon his face. "SURE! Kagome would love too! She loves you just like she does me." Shippo reassured her.

"Really, she would!?" Rin said with a hopeful smile.

"I'm Positive Rin, all you have to do is ask her, though you will have to wait until she wakes up." Shippo said

"How long will that be?"

"Ummmmm, for a while? I can't really remember what Lord Sesshomaru said." Shippo replied with a puzzled face.

"That's okay, Rin will wait for however long it takes!" She squealed.

Shippo giggled then turned to his mother. "All I know is that she is going to be different when she wakes up, she will be stronger and more powerful is what Sesshomaru said." Shippo said as he once again lay back down beside Kagome, Rin doing the same as well.

"Rin will be happy when mama wakes up, Rin will have a family." She said as her eyes closed.

"*yawn* Yeah a family." Shippo said as the two children drifted off to sleep.

Even in her unconscious dream like state, Kagome's arms wrapped around the two sleeping children. Maybe some instinct knew that they were there, or maybe it was just Kagome's love showing.

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