Shippo's Nightmare

Kagome was over at Inuyasha's helping him with his homework. That left Mrs. Higurashi, Gramps, and Shippo at the Higurashi residence since Sota was staying over at Kohaku's house. Everyone managed to sleep fine, except one person, and that was Shippo. He was tossing and turning with sweat dripping off of his face.

Shippo's Dream:

A three-year-old Shippo was outside playing. His mom was inside baking cookies, and his dad had just gotten home from work. He was wearing a blue two piece suit with black shoes. He had long brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail, and he had emerald green eyes.

"Hi, Daddy!" Shippo said running to his father.

Shippo was wearing a pair of brown shorts and a green tee-shirt.

"Hello, Shippo," he said, smiling down at his son. "How was your day?" he asked.

"Just fine, Daddy." Shippo replied, smiling up at his father. "How was yours?" he asked.

"Busy and tiring. Mr. Taisho had a lot of work for us to do," he explained. "Let's go see your mom." He replied.

"Okay," Shippo said happily as he followed his dad into the house.

They entered the house and went into the kitchen. The kitchen was very well decorated. The walls were white, and the floor was covered in green tiles. There was also a table and with chairs made out of cedar wood around it. All the appliances were black, and the counters were a marble white.

Shippo and his father saw his mom at the sink washing the dishes she used to make the cookies. She was wearing a plain blue dress, white shoes, and she had her hair in a long braid that stretched down the center of her back.

"Mommy! Daddy's home!" Shippo said, running to his mother, and grabbing her leg.

"Hello, dear," she said, turning to face her husband. She then looked down at her son who was still clinging to her leg "Shippo, are you having fun outside?" she asked.

"Yes I am." He replied.

"Those cookies smell great, honey." Dad said.

"Thank you. I made your favorite, and Shippo's favorite as well," Shippo's mom stated, smiling.

She had made chocolate cookies for Shippo's dad and peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips for Shippo.

Suddenly Shippo's father picked up a scent that he didn't recognize, so he sent Shippo into the pantry to hide until it was safe to come out. The pantry door had slits in it, so Shippo could see what was going on.

A man wearing an ape suit walked into the kitchen. Shippos parents couldn't see anything but his eyes, which were deep red filled and with anger and hatred.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" the man said, glaring at the couple who stood in front of him. "Two worthless fox demons."

"Who are you, and what do you want?" Shippo's dad asked, putting his wife behind him.

"Nothing really, except to cause pain and suffering," the man said, smiling evilly

Shippo was watching the whole thing inside the pantry. His dad had put a cover spell over him, so he wouldn't be seen or found.

"Who are you?" Shippo's dad asked again, glaring at the strange monkey man. "We haven't done anything to you."

"My name does not matter," he said.

He then took out a gun, pointed it at Shippo's dad and fired it. He then pointed the gun at Shippo's mom who was crying over her dying husband, and shot her too. She died instantly, but Shippo's dad was still alive.

"I'll leave you here to bleed to death. You don't have much longer to live, anyway," the man said, and walked out of the house.

Shippo watched in horror as the monkey man shoot his parents in cold blood. He wanted to cry, to scream, but he knew if he did anything like that, the monkey man would find him too. He watched the monkey man leave. When he was sure it was safe to come out, he went straight to his mother and father.

"Mommy, Daddy, are you okay?" Shippo asked with tears running down his face.

"Shippo, Mom's…already gone." Dad said

"Are…you going…to be okay…Daddy?" Shippo asked.

"I'm sorry son… I won't," Shippo's dad replied.

He dug the bullet out of his body, and then he pulled the bullet out of his dead wife's body, and handed them to Shippo.

"Shippo…I…wa…want you…to…ta…take these, and…put…them somewhere…safe." Shippo's dad said, trying to control his breathing.

Shippo took both bullets, and put them in his pocket. He was sad and angry. He had just lost his mom, and now his dad was dying in front of his eyes.

"Shippo…there's…some…money in…your mother's…bag…take it…and get…the…things you need," Shippo's dad said. He stopped and grabbed his son's hand. "Al…always…remember…that…your…mom…and I…love…you."

"I love you too, Daddy." Shippo said holding his father's hand tightly.

He smiled at his son, and then his hand went limp.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Shippo said shaking his father.

When he got no reply from his father, he knew his dad had died. He hugged his father, and kissed him on the cheek. He did the same to his mother, and then took a necklace that had a locket hanging from it off his mother, and put it in his pocket. Shippo then went to his mother's purse, got the money that was in there, and proceeded to go upstairs. Once he got there he grabbed some clothes and some pictures, and went back downstairs. He looked into the kitchen where his parents were, with blood all around them and said:

"Bye Mommy, bye Daddy," Shippo said. "I will find the person who did this, I promise." Shippo then walked out of his home.

End Dream Sequence.

Mrs. Higurashi heard soft crying and decided to go and see what was wrong. She looked at her clock. It read 10:00 PM. Thinking that Kagome was still helping Inuyasha, she walked down the hall to Kagome's room. She opened the door to see Shippo tangled in the blankets, tossing and turning with sweat pouring off his face. Mrs. Higurashi rushed to the bed and tried to wake Shippo up.

"Shippo, honey, wake up," she said.

Shippo continued to toss and turn, saying things that couldn't be heard.

"Shippo, wake up, please," Mrs. Higurashi pleaded.

Despite Mrs. Higurashi's efforts, Shippo still didn't wake up. Getting worried, Mrs. Higurashi picked up the phone and dialed Inuyasha's number. It rang twice before someone picked it up.

(M.H. Mrs. Higurashi, I Inuyasha, K Kagome)

I – Hello?

M.H. – Inuyasha, Kagome needs to come home now.

I – Okay. Would you like to speak with her?

M.H. – Yes please.

I – No problem.

He handed the phone to Kagome.

K – Hello?

M.H. – Kagome, you need to come home now.

K – Why? What's wrong?

M.H. – It's Shippo. He's having a nightmare, and I can't wake him up.

Click.

Not two seconds later, Mrs. Higurashi heard someone knocking on the front door. She ran downstairs and opened the door. She quickly got out of the way so that she wouldn't get run over by Kagome and Inuyasha.

Kagome ran upstairs with Inuyasha and her mom behind her. She ran to her room, and when she got there, she saw Shippo in his bed, struggling to get out from under the covers. She also noticed that he was sweating pretty hard. Kagome looked at her mom and Inuyasha, and then went back to Shippo.

"Shippo, wake up," Kagome said, shaking him slightly.

Still no response from Shippo.

"Shippo, it's me, Kagome. Please wake up," she pleaded.

All of a sudden, Shippo sat straight up in bed and looked around. He saw Mrs. Higurashi and Inuyasha standing by the door. He looked beside him and saw Kagome. Shippo got out of his bed and threw his arms around her, crying his eyes out.

"Shhh… It's all right, Shippo," Kagome said softly.

Inuyasha and Mrs. Higurashi watched the scene before them. Inuyasha was surprised by what was happening. Mrs. Higurashi was also surprised, but she was happy to see Shippo connecting with Kagome.

Shippo stopped crying, but he still had a death grip on Kagome. Kagome hugged him and asked,

"Shippo, do you want to tell me what happened?"

Shippo nodded his head and told his tale. Once he was done, he pulled something out from under his shirt. It was a silver necklace with a locket on it. Kagome looked at him questioningly, but said nothing. He opened the locket, and two silver bullets fell out. Kagome's eyes widened in shock as she picked them up.

"Where did you get these?" Kagome asked.

"Get what?" asked Inuyasha as he and Mrs. Higurashi walked to the bed.

They looked at what Kagome was holding and were surprised at what they saw. Kagome was holding two silver bullets, but they were not just any bullets. These bullets had the power to kill any demon and human alike.

"My dad gave them to me before he died," he answered.

Everyone was silent for a little while, not knowing what to say. After a few moments, Inuyasha finally spoke up.

"Tomorrow, we'll have everyone meet here, and we'll talk about this then. In the meantime, I suggest we all get some rest," he said.

Everyone agreed, and said good night. Inuyasha kissed Kagome good night and went home. Kagome changed into her night clothes, and went to sleep with Shippo in her arms.