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Inu-Yasha doesn't belong to me!
Chapter 2. Reactions and Foxfire
The green potion bubbled a mucus color.
Shippo gulped. The potion didn't look too appetizing. Maybe he should forget about this, after all, it could be poison for all he knew. Suddenly, an image of Inu-Yasha bopping him on the head came into his head, reviving his determination to drink the potion.
Shippo narrowed his eyes. 'I have to drink this to make people respect me more, and to get Inu-Yasha and Kagome together!'
He quickly turned his head away so that he wouldn't be disgusted by the repulsive color of the potion, then dumped the liquid into his mouth and gulped. It tasted awful- like the herbs Kaede often used for medicine. As the last drop disappeared, Shippo felt a surge of emotions flow through him, circulating. He felt dizzy as his body composition changed, making him stronger, more alert, and more confident.
His ears felt more observant; they heard the trees swaying to the winds, the chirps of birds on the highest branches of the tallest tree. His vision had improved, and everything in the forest seemed to gain more detail, more colors. As for his sense of smell, it was much sharper. At that moment, he could smell the soft fragrance of the flowers blooming in the meadow many miles away. Suddenly, that fragrance was interrupted by a new scent. Shippo sniffed harder, trying to figure out what owner of the scent looked like.
His eyes widened when he realized who it was.
"Kagome!" She was back!
Forgetting that he now looked very different, Shippo ran joyfully to the ancient Bone-Eater's Well.
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Kagome slowly climbed out of the well. Still majorly annoyed at Inu-Yasha, she struggled to pull her backpack filled with necessities out of the well while grumbling, "If Inu-Yasha makes one comment about how late I am, I'm going to just hop back home."
She sighed. At least Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were in feudal Japan. If there wasn't Sango to laugh with, Miroku to scold, and especially Shippo to hug, she'd probably feel uncomfortable being alone with Inu-Yasha.
Shippo was so nice to hug, partly because his fur was nice and silky, the other part being he acted so cute and listened to her problems. It wasn't that she hated Inu-Yasha- she actually sort of liked him. But, he was never was willing to admit he liked her, and instead insulted her most of the time, Kagome thought.
When she done heaving her heavy backpack onto the grass, Kagome heard the sound of crunching leaves, and turned around to see who was approaching her.
"Kagome, you're back!" Shippo cried happily, ready to give her hug he usually gave when she came back.
Kagome's heart stopped for a second, and her eyes became and frightened at the same time. A strange teenaged boy-with a long glossy tail was running towards her-his arms outstretched. She had no idea who he was, and how he knew her name.
Now thoroughly terrified, Kagome picked up her backpack and swung it hard in the boy's face while screaming loudly.
Shippo crashed to the ground.
"Owww," he winced, while rubbing his face.
"If you try to hug me again, be ready to receive another hit in the face," threatened Kagome, ready to start whacking him with her pack again.
Shippo looked at Kagome, bewildered. Why did she hit him? Then it dawned on him. Kagome couldn't recognize him-because he was longer the little cute Shippo from before.
He quickly opened his mouth to explain.
"Um…Kagome, it's me…Shippo."
Kagome's mouth dropped open. There was no way this guy could be Shippo. She quickly scanned him from head to toe.
The guy did have the same style of hair, but it was now a golden brown color, tinted with a little red. His eyes were more thinly defined, with a touch of sky-blue. His face was a little thinner, and his jaw was more squarish. Shippo's outfit was the same, only now it was larger, and fitted him loosely. As for his tail, it was as silky as ever, only now it was longer, with a shade of black at the tip.
Kagome felt her cheeks getting red. This tall, teenaged Shippo, looked, well, sorta cute. She shook her head. Although she had accepted the fact that this was indeed Shippo, in her memory, he was still that cute little fur ball.
Kagome cleared her throat, and Shippo nervously waited to see what she was going to say.
"Okay, I believe you're Shippo."
She bent down, and held her hand out to Shippo so that he could get up.
"Sorry about hitting you, but you looked totally different."
Shippo took her hand and slowly got up. "It's okay, as long as you don't hit me with that pack ever again. What do you put in there? Weights?"
Kagome laughed, her smile lighting up her face. A weird feeling ran through Shippo, and he turned tomato red.
Suddenly, they heard Inu-Yasha's voice yell, "Who the hell are you?"
"Inu-Yasha, why are you here," Kagome asked, surprised.
"I heard you screaming, and followed your scent to here," Inu-Yasha said grumpily.
He turned toward Shippo, and shot a glare at him. " You haven't answered me yet, you stupid fox!"
Shipppo felt anger surge through himself.
Inu-Yasha continued his taunts. "Are you deaf or just too wimped out to answer me?"
Kagome sweated nervously.
"Inu-Yasha, you shouldn't say that. It's Sh-"
"Quiet Kagome! Butt out of this!"
Shippo had felt anger pounding though his ears before, but now he felt as if fire was surrounding him, suffocating himself with his own anger. Inu-Yasha could insult him, but not Kagome!
Shippo opened his mouth, but instead of words, a huge blaze of reddish golden flames came out of his mouth, spreading in every direction, and a little trail of fire caught onto the top part of Inu-Yasha's clothing. But instead of just scorching a little of kimono, the entire part touched by the flames instantly dissolved, leaving just the smell of the fumes.
Surprised, Inu-Yasha slowly said, " No ordinary fire can burn my clothing, much less dissolve it…it has to be foxfire. But that means…"
He quickly glanced at Shippo, and it became clear.
"…Shippo?"
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