Chapter 25: Everyone's here
Early in the morning, the sun hasn't even risen, Shippo. and Rin were sleeping. Shippo started to wake up, from a sudden noise. He turned away from Rin, and his ears began to twitch. He could hear footsteps in their room, and from the intruders scent, he know right away who it was. He kept his eyes closed. as the intruder got closer and closer to him. He heard the sound of something fast going right toward his head. He reached out his arm, and he caught the intruders fist. He looked up at the intruder and gave him a grin.
"Good job, second day only, and you're more alert." Inuyasha said, "This is probably the most important thing to know to protecting someone, staying alert, even when you're sleeping. Come on, lets go." And they both walked out of the hut, and back by the river, and continued on Shippo's training.
Three hours have past since Inuyasha, and Shippo started their training, and the sun rose up about an hour before they stopped with training. The results of their fight this time, were basically the same as the previous day. Inuyasha had little scratches, and bruises, and Shippo had bruises on his face, and his clothing was all wrinkled, and beaten up. Shippo was mostly panting, with sweat running down his head, with Inuyasha having little sweat, and was breathing fine, looking as if he wasn't really in much of a fight.
"I haven't improved at all..." Shippo sighed.
"It's only been two days, you can't expect to be powerful in two days." Inuyasha said.
"I need to get stronger if I want to have what it takes to protect the one I love, and my soon to be child." Shippo said.
"Take out your sword." Inuyasha said. Shippo looked as if he was about to question him, but knew he wouldn't get an answer, and did what he was told. He took out his crystalized sword, and held it close to him. "Now, do you sense anything unusual about the sword?" Shippo kept looking at his sword, trying to find something different about it.
"No." Shippo answered.
"That means you are not ready for the swords real power, if you are able to sense a demonic ora from the sword, you can draw out the power." Inuyasha said.
"Demonic ora?" Shippo asked, "So this sword isn't just made from pure adamant?"
"Nope, it's made out of several demon bones, and coated with adamant." Inuyasha explained.
"How come you didn't tell me this before?" Shippo yelled.
"You didn't ask..." Inuyasha said.
"I yelled when we were fighting Takatoshi's demons, 'This sword is made from the adamant from your sword!'" Shippo said.
"Which it is, but not the whole thing!" Inuyasha yelled. Shippo just stood there, and held up the sword, and started to gaze into the adamant blade.
"So, this sword gets it's power from the demonic power of the demons that were used to make this sword?" Shippo asked.
"Yeah." Inuyasha answered.
"I hope it wasn't just a bunch of discarded demons like Naraku had..." Shippo said.
"Actually, some of them had ok powers, strong enough to even fight off my windscar. I had to use my backlash wave in order to defeat a few of them." Inuyasha explained.
"This power must be strong then." Shippo said.
"That's why you need to be able to have power of your own first, so you are able to control the power within the sword." Inuyasha told him.
"Then I shall keep training, until I am able to master this sword, and protect the ones I love." Shippo said, and sheathed his sword.
"Hmph. Well go get cleaned up, or healed..." Inuyasha said, smirking. Shippo just raised his eyebrow at his smirk.
"Ookay then..." Shippo said, and turned around to head to the village, "AH!" he jumped, "When did you get here?"
"Just a bit ago." Rin said smiling.
"How come I couldn't sense her, or smell her?"Shippo thought to himself.
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After Shippo was healed of his wounds, they were back in the village. Inuyasha was now with Kumiko, and her training, Rin was out in the forest with Ah-Un so he could find something to eat, and Kagome, and Kyuso were playing inside the hut. Shippo was sitting on the other side of the hut, away from Kumiko's training, and was looking at his sheathed sword.
"My sword...I need to learn of it's powers...I need to be strong enough to protect Rin...but how long will it take to reveal this power...and what was with Inuyasha and my true power? Is it because I am a demon, I have more power...Should I be stronger than Inuyasha is right now? Am I behind on my training? So many questions...and I can't even answer them...I rememeber when I always had to depend on my friends for their strength...but now that I am grown, I need to be able to defend myself...as well as Rin. Just as Inuyasha has, I have someone to protect now, and I will never let her down. Even if I don't unlock the full power, I will always protect her, I died for her once. It was thanks to Sesshomaru that I am even alive, with my family, with my friends, with Rin...Argh, I can't even stay on one subject...and today, is the the day when our home is built. Let's see...I have Inuyasha, Miroku, and Koga for help in building the hut; as well as Kagome, Sango, Ayame, and Rin to watch the four pups. I wonder how long it will be to build the hut. I'm sure it would go faster if a certain dog demon would help us with our home. I mean, does he even care about Rin? Darn it! I don't know what to think of Sesshomaru...On the one hand, he saved my life, and in a way united Rin, and me. On the other hand, he hates me, and he hurt Rin when we visited him...AH!" Shippo got up, and started shaking his head. "Darn it! I can't think straight, I'm becoming Inuyasha! Oh man!" Then Shippo in a split second was laying face first in the ground with a giant bump on his head.
"What was that." Inuyasha growled. Shippo jumped right back up.
"Still hitting me on the head!" Shippo yelled.
"Still saying I'm stupid!" Inuyasha yelled back. Both of there faces got closer, and started to growl at each other.
"Sit boy!" Kagome shouted, and Inuyasha crashed right to the ground.
"Just like old times..." Shippo grinned.
"Damn beads! Why are they still on me Kagome? I've been with you for eight years, why the hell am I still wearing these?" Inuyasha yelled right at Kagome.
"Sit!" Kagome yelled again, and Inuyasha went crashing down again, "I could get rid of the beads, but I think they're good for you."
"Oh yeah...everytime I do something so much as yell I get slammed into the ground, how perfect for me!" Inuyasha yelled sarcastically, still face flat in the ground.
"Also, I remember on a few occasions when this necklace saved you on a few occasions Inuyasha." Kagome reminded him.
"Feh, whatever...It's not like it has helped me with anything lately besides eating dirt..." Inuyasha said, and walked into the hut, with Kagome, and Kumiko following him in. Kagome then peaked her head out of the hut.
"Breakfast, if you want any Shippo." Kagome told him.
"That's ok, I'll just be out here."
"Well, alright." Kagome said, with her head back in the hut. Shippo just walked away from the entrance, and sat down against the wall of the hut; the same wall Ah-Un is usually standing by.
"I wonder when Koga and them are comming." Shippo said to himself, "I want to build the hut as soon as possible, and I want to fix up the flower field, and get things ready for the baby, which Kagome said she'd be getting from her time when the hut is ready." Shippo heard footsteps from the forest, turned his head, and saw Rin bringing Ah-Un back from their food search. "Welcome back Rin." Rin guided Ah-Un back to the hut wall, and sat down by Shippo, and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you." Rin said, "What are you doing out here alone?"
"Thinking...well trying to, but apparently I can't stick to one thought..." Shippo replied.
"What were you thinking about?" Rin asked.
"The hut, the flower field, our baby, us." Shippo told her. Rin wrapped her arms around Shippo, and hugged onto him.
"You have to relax Shippo, we'll take it one step at a time." Rin told him, "We'll have our hut built soon, we'll get everything ready for our baby, we'll replant our flower field, and I know you won't have to worry about us."
"You're right, I shouldn't worry, we have four people going to be working on the hut, and we'll have six months to get ready for everything." Shippo said, pulling Rin closer to him, and kissing her. After a moment, they leaned back from their kiss.
"Want some breakfast?" Shippo asked.
"Sounds good." Rin replied, and they both went into the hut.
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After a few hours, it was the afternoon. Miroku, Sango, and Maru were already there, waiting for Koga to show up to build the hut. Maru, Kumiko, and Kyuso were all inside playing, and with all of the adults inside also, except for Rin, and Shippo; they were both sitting back against the wall by Ah-Un.
"Where is that wolf...it's already the afternoon, we have to start that hut." Shippo complained.
"Yeah, it would probably be a good idea to start soon." Rin added. She turned her head to Shippo, and saw him sniff the air.
"Ah, he's comming." Shippo said, with a more joyed expression. And in about five seconds, Koga was right in front of them, carrying his mate Ayame, and child Akio.
Akio jumped down, and stood tall, looking like he was the king of the countryside, then again, he was only about as tall as Kumiko. He had light brown hair, in a small pony tail, with his forehead covered with strans of hair, with blue eyes, and with a light brown small wolf tail, and wore light brown furs on his bottom legs, shoulders, wrist, and some fur dressing over his lower mid section, with black armor and red lining, wearing a small white fur cape, and white head band.
"You must be Akio." Shippo spoke.
"That's right." Akio said. "You're the fox demon, Shippo."
"Yeah." Shippo replied. Before anyone could say anything else, Inuyasha jumped right out of the entrance. and right by Shippo.
"So, you finally decided to show up." Inuyasha said.
"You must be the mutt." Akio said.
"What?" Inuyasha yelled, and could hear Koga chuckling, "Oh, you're that scrowny wolf's cub..."
"I'm no cub! I'm a wolf!" Akio shouted.
"I'm not about to go into a fight with a scrowny cub." Inuyasha said.
"I am not a cub!" Akio shouted.
"Alright, enough." Ayame said, "Come on Akio, you can meet your new friends." Ayame brought Akio toward the hut. As they were walking in, Akio stuck out his tounge at Inuyasha, and was inside the hut.
"Cub..." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Koga!" a wolf demon yelled as he was running along side with another wolf demon.
"Finally you two are here." Koga said.
"Those two still follow you?" Shippo exclaimed.
"Well yeah, we're all still a tribe." Koga told him.
"Now we have six people helping us with the hut." Shippo said.
"Shall we go get everyone now?" Rin asked Shippo.
"I think so." Shippo said.
"Ready wolf?" Inuyasha asked.
"I guess..." Koga answered.
"I'll just go get Miroku, and we can get going then." Inuyasha said walking into the hut.
"We'll be having our home soon." Shippo said.
"Yeah." Rin replied.
I wanted to get the hut building in this chapter, but yeah, this works too. Next chapter, along with other things, I got some ideas from the reviewers next chapter. Thanks, see yaz.