Violent shivers took over, making the kitsune worry. "Kagome, are you sure you're okay?" Shippo asked for the umpteenth time, regretting his decision to walkthrough the rain. She shook her head, " I'm fine,Shippo-kun , I - achoo!" With her pink cheeks, she looked fine, but Shippo knew better. She's only getting worse, he thought despairingly, I need to do something . . .

"Hey," she looked up at him, squinting through the rain. "Get on my back," he kneeled once more. Kagome stared at him like he grew another head.

"Why would I do that?"