Hi! I felt really bored today, and then this idea popped into my head. I also wanted to write something different. If someone already used this idea, gomen! I don't read Inu-Yasha fanfiction very often, heheh.
Anyways, I do not own Inu-Yasha- although I would love to know the ending. I dedicate this piece of fanfiction to my friends Claire, Karen, Alice, Andrea, Melissa, and Stephanie!
Chapter. 1 Decision
Sometimes he would just like to yell in Inu-Yasha's ear. How could he treat Kagome like that? She deserved a nice caring guy, Shippo thought angrily, while scribbling on a face drawn in the dirt that looked very similar to Inu-Yasha.
'But it's not like I can tell him what to do. If I did, all I'd get is two punches on the head,' he thought.
Inu-Yasha and Kagome had just gotten into another argument about her going home to take an important exam. Usually it was pretty funny to watch Inu-Yasha get slammed into the ground 88 times, but the humor of it had dimmed. The main reason was that these fights were getting more and more frequent, and more and more nasty.
'I should go comfort Kagome,' Shippo thought with a sigh, and got up, brushed the dirt off his hands, and went off to search for her.
After searching through several trees, bushes, and huts, he remembered that Kagome had gone home through the well the night before.
'I'm so stupid sometimes,' Shippo thought, irritated.
He sat down on an old gnarled tree stump, and thought hard.
"THAT'S IT! I'll tell Inu-Yasha to be nicer to Kagome or else!"
"Or else what? " interrupted a voice.
Shippo jumped.
'Miroku! You scared me! ", he said, while glad it wasn't Inu-Yasha.
Miroku knew perfectly what Shippo thought about Kagome and Inu-Yasha's fighting relationship, and shared his sentiments exactly. But, there was one little problem.
"Um…Shippo? I don't think Inu-Yasha will listen to you." Miroku said nervously.
"Why?" Shippo said, his eyes narrowing.
"Well, you see…if Inu-Yasha rarely show respect to demons around his fighting level, do you think he'll listen to a little fox cub?"
'I'm not as young as I look!" Shippo yelled in frustration, and stomped off angrily.
Everyone always treated him like a little kid. It wasn't his fault he was weak-he just hadn't developed all his demonic powers yet, so his demon form was a little kid. If only he was older, taller, stronger…then people would respect him.
Shippo stared at the reflection in the water by him. It showed a cute little fox-demon. Shippo glowered, and kicked the water, causing his reflection to blur.
Suddenly, footsteps behind him sounded.
"What's wrong, child?" croaked an old woman.
Shippo stiffened, and turned around quickly while shouting, " I'm not a little baby!"
"Well, well. I see…you're tired of being thought as a little kid…" the woman murmured, then smiled-showing her yellow teeth.
"Well, I have a little potion that should cure that problem," she said, and slowly reached into her robe, and brought out a small crystal bottle filled with a greenish liquid.
" Drink this, and you'll instantly grow up; developing all your demon powers."
Shippo couldn't believe his luck. Eagerly, he reached to take the bottle. Suddenly, a thought came to his head, and hesitating, he asked," What price?"
The old woman shook her head slowly.
"This potion is too precious to ask a regular cost, but I will not ask for any coins from you."
Shippo smiled widely, thanked her, and ran skipping off with the bottle, while singing, " I'm gonna be a grown up, la dee la dee da!"
When he was but a dot in the distance, the old woman cackled.
"Fool…the real payment will come before he knows it…"
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Well that's the first chapter! Wow, I typed that much?!?! Plz review, and try to keep the mean flames in a minimum of 2 words. Any comments are appreciated! J