Chapter nine- returning

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Author's notes: I'm updating before people can flame me for hurting the little inu-yasha, don't worry he didn't really get hurt!! You'll see soon enough!

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((ok for some stupid reason, chapter 8 isn't working so here's a brief overview of what happened: Inu-yasha met the family, family freaked and hit him with brooms and demon wards. Kagome got mad and ran up to her room with inu-chan))
Kagome huffed and puffed around her room, "How dare they hurt a little kid, it's horrible, it's wrong, they can't even recognize him!"

"Kagome-San I-"

"Really, I recognized him, but why is it so hard to understand?"

"Kagome-San I-"

"And really, to hurt an innocent little kid who can't stay in a room because he's so anxious, it's so mean, and rude, Ug! How can I be so stupid to leave the kid unsupervised?"

"KAGOME-SAN!"

"What?"

"I'm not hurt, I'm fine!" he pointed to his forehead to show that there was no burn mark anymore, "See?"

"But, you were screaming and crying?"

Inu-yasha grinned evilly and crossed his arms with the look of someone who'd just gotten away with something, "Feh! I'm a hanyou, hanyou's are invincible just like a youkai!"

Kagome snorted with laughter and rubbed Inu-yasha's head, "You little stinker, getting me all worked up over nothing, just like when your older," Kagome felt her voice catch in her throat.

She missed the arrogant hanyou she used to know, the one who could protect her. The little Inu-yasha was cute, but he was hard work to take care of.

"Kagome-San? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Kagome whipped the tears away and smiled wearily at Inu-yasha.

"It's nothing, ok?"

The little boy nodded but very unsatisfied.
"Well, I never thought I'd say this, but I think this time is too dangerous for you, we have to go back, maybe Kaede's found a cure."

Inu-yasha blinked then nodded, "ok."

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Kagome staggered as she dodged roots and bushes walking to the hut, Inu- yasha jumped from tree to tree happily.

"Kagome?"

"What Inu-yasha?"

"Who was that lady that was with monkey boy who looked like you?" he asked from out of the blue. Kagome felt her heart drop down into her stomach; she didn't want to hear that question.

"Her name was Kikyo."

"Oh."

"She's pretty?" Kagome asked him dreading the answer.

"Yeah." Kagome's face sagged sadly and the hanyou looked thoughtful, "but she smelled funny and she had a cold face. Not like you you're warm, and friendly."

Kagome walked on in silence, even if he was three, she was touched by the hanyou's words.