"I'll start by revealing my real identity." Reaching above his head he
pulls away an invisible leaf and when the sparkles fade instead of an old
man standing in front of them they see a handsome, young kitsune with blond-
brown fur and a big, bushy tail. "I am Higurashi Kinu. As you can probably
tell Inuyasha, I am a hanyou like you."
"How come Kagome has a tail and I don't?" Sota started to pout.
"Let me remove the spell that is hiding your youkai traits so you can see your true self Sota." With a sweep of his hand the spell over Sota disappeared and the young boy now had a black, bushy tail.
"Cool." Sota starts playing with his newly discovered tail.
"You can play with your tail later Sota. I have important things to tell you all."
"No fun…" Sota pouts quietly glancing back at his tail every once in a while.
"Now as I was saying. I was born over 300 years ago to a kitsune and a human female. A young miko to be exact. That is how you came by your miko blood Kagome." Kagome raises her hand. "Hai, Kagome"
"What is your father's name? We might meet him during our journey."
"That is a very good question Kagome. My otou-sama's name is Shippo. He is the Great Demon Lord of the Southern Lands."
"NANI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha and Kagome both jump up in shock over the name they just heard. "Are you sure his name was Shippo? Inuyasha, do you think…???"
"Hai, his name is Shippo. What's wrong granddaughter?"
"We know a Shippo. Very well in fact. He travels with us in our quest to put together the Shikon no Tama."
"That's impossible. He would have been three years old during that time. It can't be him."
"Ano… he is three years old."
"It couldn't be…"
"Higurashi-san, did your father ever tell you about how his father's death was avenged?"
"He did and please feel free to call me Kinu. He told me that a nice miko and an Inu-hanyou… Wait. How did you know that his father died in a way that would need to be avenged?"
"We avenged Shippo's father's death a few months ago." Just then Kagome's mother walked in with the tea and saw the troubled look on everyone, but Sota's face.
"What's wrong? Did I miss something important?"
"Mama, do you remember that cute, little boy I told you about? The one that travels with me and Inuyasha."
"Hai. You told me all about him."
"Well I left out a couple of details. Like that his name is Shippo and he's a kitsune." Upon seeing Kagome's mother fainting. Inuyasha and Kinu raced over to Mrs. Higurashi's side and caught her before she fell on the ground.
"Let's get her on the couch Inuyasha." Carefully the two hanyou carry her to the couch and place her down on it making sure to support her legs in case of shock. "Maybe we should wait on this the rest of this story until after I talk to my father about this. He was supposed to tell Kagome and Sota about their heritage when they reached the age of 18, but its too late now." With that said he left the room to make a phone call.
"I'm the great-granddaughter of Shippo…" Kagome stares off into space eyes glazed over. Inuyasha waves his hand in front of her eyes to no avail. ~That little kitsune is going to get it when I get back.~
"This is the household of Shippo-sama. How may I help you?"
"Daisuke, this is Kinu. I need to talk to otou-sama NOW!"
"This must be important. One moment, I'll connect you to his study."
"Kinu, what's wrong?"
"Otou-sama, we have a bit of a problem. I've had to tell Kagome and Sota the truth. Kagome's obscuring spell wore off. It's a long story. I just need to know if I should come there or would you come here."
"No need to come here. I can be there in five minutes."
"Arigato otou-sama. Sayonara." Kinu hangs up the phone and then walks back into the family room. "Otou-sama should be here in about five minutes. Hopefully he can explain this better.
"How come Kagome has a tail and I don't?" Sota started to pout.
"Let me remove the spell that is hiding your youkai traits so you can see your true self Sota." With a sweep of his hand the spell over Sota disappeared and the young boy now had a black, bushy tail.
"Cool." Sota starts playing with his newly discovered tail.
"You can play with your tail later Sota. I have important things to tell you all."
"No fun…" Sota pouts quietly glancing back at his tail every once in a while.
"Now as I was saying. I was born over 300 years ago to a kitsune and a human female. A young miko to be exact. That is how you came by your miko blood Kagome." Kagome raises her hand. "Hai, Kagome"
"What is your father's name? We might meet him during our journey."
"That is a very good question Kagome. My otou-sama's name is Shippo. He is the Great Demon Lord of the Southern Lands."
"NANI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Inuyasha and Kagome both jump up in shock over the name they just heard. "Are you sure his name was Shippo? Inuyasha, do you think…???"
"Hai, his name is Shippo. What's wrong granddaughter?"
"We know a Shippo. Very well in fact. He travels with us in our quest to put together the Shikon no Tama."
"That's impossible. He would have been three years old during that time. It can't be him."
"Ano… he is three years old."
"It couldn't be…"
"Higurashi-san, did your father ever tell you about how his father's death was avenged?"
"He did and please feel free to call me Kinu. He told me that a nice miko and an Inu-hanyou… Wait. How did you know that his father died in a way that would need to be avenged?"
"We avenged Shippo's father's death a few months ago." Just then Kagome's mother walked in with the tea and saw the troubled look on everyone, but Sota's face.
"What's wrong? Did I miss something important?"
"Mama, do you remember that cute, little boy I told you about? The one that travels with me and Inuyasha."
"Hai. You told me all about him."
"Well I left out a couple of details. Like that his name is Shippo and he's a kitsune." Upon seeing Kagome's mother fainting. Inuyasha and Kinu raced over to Mrs. Higurashi's side and caught her before she fell on the ground.
"Let's get her on the couch Inuyasha." Carefully the two hanyou carry her to the couch and place her down on it making sure to support her legs in case of shock. "Maybe we should wait on this the rest of this story until after I talk to my father about this. He was supposed to tell Kagome and Sota about their heritage when they reached the age of 18, but its too late now." With that said he left the room to make a phone call.
"I'm the great-granddaughter of Shippo…" Kagome stares off into space eyes glazed over. Inuyasha waves his hand in front of her eyes to no avail. ~That little kitsune is going to get it when I get back.~
"This is the household of Shippo-sama. How may I help you?"
"Daisuke, this is Kinu. I need to talk to otou-sama NOW!"
"This must be important. One moment, I'll connect you to his study."
"Kinu, what's wrong?"
"Otou-sama, we have a bit of a problem. I've had to tell Kagome and Sota the truth. Kagome's obscuring spell wore off. It's a long story. I just need to know if I should come there or would you come here."
"No need to come here. I can be there in five minutes."
"Arigato otou-sama. Sayonara." Kinu hangs up the phone and then walks back into the family room. "Otou-sama should be here in about five minutes. Hopefully he can explain this better.