Ok, since it's still the same day, I'm just gonna skip the authors note at the beginning. Lucky you.

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Chapter 6

Segundo Encontro (go to www.babbelfish.com and figure out what it means for yourself, lazybones.)

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"Anyways, that, little Shippo, is how to woo a woman," Miroku beamed, proud of himself for his very successful demonstration.

"Now you try," commanded Miroku.

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"Fine. But you guys can't watch," said Shippo.

"WHY NOT?!?!" both of the wooing teachers exclaimed in unison.

"Because I said so, and unlike Miroku, I won't subject a woman to becoming a participant in a spectator sport," Shippo stated.

"Why not?" said Miroku in a whiny voice.

"Shippo's got a point," said Inuyasha begrudgingly. He grabbed Miroku's collar and dragged him back to the original clearing where the three had sat before any of this wooing stuff had started.

Miroku, as he was being dragged away, was shouting, "Good luck, my pupil! Remember all I have taught you!"

"If I remember all you taught me, I'll end up beheaded . . ." muttered Shippo.

Inuyasha came back shortly after to retrieve "Miroku's woman" and return her to the village while she was still unconscious, but left as suddenly as he had appeared, bringing the lady with him. He bounded off towards the direction of the village.

'Maybe he is smarter than I thought he was,' thought Shippo.

Shippo then sat down on the same rock Miroku had and started whistling.

He waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited some more.

Thirty minutes had passed, and Shippo was B-O-R-E-D bored. 'How did Miroku get a woman here so fast! It's not fair!' he thought jealously.

Just then, he heard a rustling in the bushes. He immediately sat up straight and unconsciously ran his fingers back through his hair.

He watched as a feminine figure emerged from the bushes. Her raven hair was slightly shorter than shoulder length, and despite its shortness and the lack of wind, it seemed to flow down her neck like a waterfall. It was slightly unkempt, but in a lovely sort of way.

She was wearing what looked like an orange kimono with light yellow trim, except it was cut off three inches (7.5 cm) above her belly button and it was short-sleeved. It was rather tight on her, as if she had outgrown it but had nothing else to wear.

On the bottom half of her body she wore leggings that reminded Shippo of the ones that Sango wore when she was demon exterminating, except without the armor. These too were orange in color, and seemed too tight on her. She had a light yellow belt that held some sort of weapon in place, although from the position he was in, he could not make out exactly what it was. The leggings ended mid-calf, and had yellow trim on the bottom.

He looked up at her face. He could not help but think there was something familiar about this girl. Her eyes were dark-colored, but that was all he could make out of her face, since the rest was covered in shadows. She did not notice him, and sat down across the pond from him. She had a towel slung over her shoulder.

'Hmm. . ." thought Shippo, "her towel matches her outfit." Shippo then realized what a girl, a towel, and a hot spring meant. She was going to.bathe! IN FRONT OF HIM!

She took of her sandals, and Shippo could bear it no longer.

He cleared his throat. "Erm, miss?"

At the sound of his voice, she jumped up and whipped the weapon out of her belt. Her eyes darted from side to side, until they settled on him. There was a fire in her eyes, and she seemed ready to kill whoever had snuck up upon her when she was going to bathe.

(authors note[a/n] she's still fully clothed you perverts out there.)

After a few second the look in her eyes was replaced by a new, different emotion: shock. She stared at him for what seemed like an eternity.

Shippo was beginning to feel nervous under her dumbfounded glare. However, the next word she uttered totally threw him off guard.

"Shippo?"

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BWAHAHAHAHA!! CLIFFY!!!! Heehee. Sorry it's so short. Anyways, have fun kiddos! And don't get in trouble! Oh yes, in your review, make sure you tell me who you think my one-and-only-love-of-my-life-for-ever-and-ever-at- least-for-a-week should be! I won't post until I have a new one! What can I say, I am a bitter ex-. . .um . . . not quite a girlfriend. . . but you get the picture! If I'm not happy, I no posty. :) So read and review! Oh yes, and comments about the story are appreciated too.