I don't own Inuyasha or anything having to do with this show. I make this only for entertainment purposes, (and an excuse to avoid my homework:). So don't sue and enjoy the fic!

Something new to mention: I don't really like cussing that much so if anything stronger than Hell or Damn comes up it will be labeled ****.

If I put this on a different site it might not be that way. Depends on the site.

The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again... By: Msmelanie

Chapter Six: The Bonds of Barking.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kawayou jumped off his mom and looked at her shoulders. Thick sweater or not, he knew his claws penetrated her skin. "Mom, shouldn't you call the hospital?" He looked around for his mom's purse knowing her cellphone would be in there.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Kagome smiled at him.

Then Shippou 'poofed!' in front of him. "What did you want to call someone?"

Kawayou looked at the odd little kitsune. "..."

He backed up closer to his mom. "What's that thing?" he said pointing to Shippou.

"I'm a Youkai!" Shippou proudly responded.

"You stink." Kawayou replied.

"No, not a you stink, a youkai." Shippou corrected.

Kawayou pulled on his mom's sweater. "That's the funky smell from the well."

Kawayou was about to expand on his statement when he realized Inuyasha's 'sit' wore off and he had stood back up.

Kawayou quickly hid behind Kagome.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "The pup's terrified of me?"

Kagome pulled Kawayou back in front.

"Can we go home now?" Kawayou asked tugging anxiously on Kagome's sweater, but still staring at Inuyasha.

Kagome laughed. She had never seen him act like this in his entire life. 'Well, that's because he didn't know bigger fangs and claws were out there.' she smiled to herself.

She nudged Kawayou. "Come on Kawayou, give him a chance. There's no need to be afraid."

Kawayou continually resisted the nudge forward. Since he was much stronger than her he seemed to be pushing her back more than she could push him forward. She eventually gave up since she had been scooted completely to the far end of the wall.

She sat herself down with Kawayou in front. She looked back at her friends. "Well, I tried to explain a little about myself. What about you?" She turned her attention to Inuyasha.

"Nothing new." he replied. "We're still searching for traces of the damn shards."

Kagome looked at him in surprise. "Shards? You mean you haven't collected them all yet?"

"Actually that's not what Inuyasha meant." Miroku replied. "They disappeared shortly after you last left through the well. We are searching for clues as to where they have gone."

Shippou wagged his tail. "Maybe since the well works now, they came back! Which means Kagome can help us find the shards again!"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "But then, what of Naraku? Could he find any?"

"Naraku. Kagura. Kanna. They all dissapeared that day too. Along with Kikyou and..." Sango looked down sadly. "Kohaku."

'The shards disappeared?' It was too bizarre to comprehend. Everything was happening so fast. One minute she was typing her summary over work to her boss, then the next she had been whisked right back into the past.

"Kagome, are you alright?" Miroku asked concerned. A strange expression had woven itself onto her face.

She started to remember what Shippou had said. ////"Maybe since the well works now, they came back! Which means Kagome can help us find the shards again!"////

"No! I believe it not! Could it really be ye?"

Everyone turned around to see Kaede enter into her hut.

"It's really me." Kagome replied.

"But how did ye come back! Yonder well has been useless for these past years." Kaede replied.

Kagome didn't know how to respond. At first she had felt so at home. Felt so happy, and for the first time in a long time, she had felt relaxed. But now...reality had drifted back to her. She was about to speak when she felt Kawayou shiver.

Kagome looked down at her son. It hadn't been very cold at the shrine despite the season. He didn't need to bring his jacket with him. She looked down at herself. Her jacket may have been expensive, but it wouldn't keep her son warm enough. She looked up at her friends and tried to speak. She didn't want to say it but she knew she had to.

"Kawayou's getting cold..." She began. "...and I..."

She looked at all the faces in the room. They had all read her expression clearly. Miroku and Sango looked sadly at their friend, Shippou's eyes started to water and Inuyasha's face was filled with mixed emotions. The strongest being shown was anger.

"I can't stay." Kagome finally finished.

"Like hell you can't!" Inuyasha shouted at her, making Kawayou back into his mother's embrace.

"Those 'test' things are over. You told us that yourself wench!" Inuyasha barked.

Kagome didn't back down. Yes, in her heart she really wanted to stay and continue but...what about Kawayou? His life, his friends, his modern needs? "When I was younger I could come over here for a week, then go back to my time to study and finish tests. But I can't pull that trick anymore!" She cried out. "I have a career now which I MUST stay on top of everyday or I will lose it!"

Kawayou continued to shiver as he looked at his mom.

Inuyasha could be seen boiling with anger, but Kaede put her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, please control your barking. It will do ye little good. Kagome has made up her mind."

Kagome started to get up with Kawayou. "I need to leave now. Kawayou's body doesn't deal well with the cold."

"You think I don't know that?" Inuyasha growled.

Kagome ignored him and looked at her friends. "I'm sorry but I need to leave in case the well stops working again."

Miroku and Sango nodded their understanding.

"No Kagome! Don't leave us again!" Shippou cried out bursting into tears.

Kawayou looked up at his mom and managed to say through chattering teeth "M- mom? W-we can't l-l-leave yet. W-what if the e-e-evil p-presence is st-stil the-e-ere?"

"Ha!" Inuyasha yelled in triumph. "That's right! Whatever made the pup go over the well in the first place could still be there, so you CAN'T go!"

Kagome sighed. He was right. Whatever presence that was there that made her son jump into the well could still be there. "Alright, I will have to stay then but only until morning." She was determined to go back as soon as she could, but she couldn't very well put her son into jeopardy. "Kaede? Do you have any warm blankets?"

Kaede shuffled to the side to a wooden box. From there she pulled out a blanket and handed it to Kagome.

Miroku smiled at Inuyasha again.

"Stop smiling at me all the time!" Inuyasha growled at him. "Perverted priest, it isn't what you think."

Miroku looked at him in surprise. "What do you mean?"

"Feh. Leave me alone." Inuyasha replied.

Later on that night...

Kagome looked down at her son with worry. The temperature had dropped so low during the night the blanket wasn't helping Kawayou at all. She rubbed her hands against his shoulders while she held him.

She looked around and saw Miroku, Kaede, Kirara, and Sango were asleep. She also looked over at Shippou who still had wet cheeks from all his crying earlier. Her heart ached even more to stay , but her life wouldn't be the only one affected. 'This time is just too dangerous for my Kawayou.' she reminded herself.

Then much to her surprise, her half-demon friend came over. He sat down next to her. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. 'Dammit, when's she going to go to sleep? I can't run off and smash that damn well until I can sneak out of here!'

Kagome glanced at Inuyasha, then back down at her son.

"That blanket isn't helping is it?" he asked casually.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Why is he so much more sensitive to cold weather than normal people?"

"Because he ain't 'people'." Inuyasha stated still not looking straight at her.

"But well, he's a DOG demon. Aren't dogs...?" Kagome began. She stopped and thought better. "I would think that he'd be even better dealing with cold temperatures."

Inuyasha ignored the statement. Instead, he took off his red kimono and handed it to her. "Here. Now I'll freeze, but at least the pup will be warm."

Kagome looked at his kimono. "He was what you meant by 'risk' wasn't he?"

He didn't reply.

Kagome smiled and handed him back the robe. "Keep it."

"Then he'll freeze." he said looking at the shivering Kawayou in her lap.

"No, he won't." She placed Kawayou into his lap.

Inuyasha froze.

Kawayou was too cold to realize he was now in the half-demon's lap. All he knew was he suddenly felt warmth behind him so he snuggled up closer to it.

Inuyasha looked quickly over to Kagome.

Kagome continued to smile as she helped him put his kimono back on. "There. Snuggly?"

Inuyasha looked at his pup, not knowing quite what to do. It had fallen asleep against the warmth of his Kimono.

"I still don't understand..." Kagome began. "How he was..."

Inuyasha looked back at her, not knowing if he should tell her the truth.

"I mean, I don't know how youkai's are even conceived." Kagome pressed. "Inuyasha, is it like humans? If it is then there's no way that..." She drifted off. "Inuyasha, please tell me how he came to be?"

Inuyasha took a deep breath. "Do you really want the truth?"

Kagome shook her head yes and took a deep breath. "I can handle it."

Inuyasha stared at Kawayou. "The truth is...I have no clue."

"What?!" Kagome shouted. "You have no what?!"

Inuyasha suddenly thought a far off wall away from Kagome's expression was more interesting to look at. "Calm down, geez. I'll figure it out sooner or later."

Kagome looked nonplussed at Inuyasha's explanation. She sighed in defeat. Here she thought she'd finally get her long awaited answer and all she got was an 'I have no clue'.

Her mood slowly changed though as she started to watch Inuyasha's reaction to his son. Kawayou must have been comfortable in Inuyasha's lap because he started to nuzzle Inuyasha's neck.

"Inuyasha, as long as the well works..." She paused to think how to phrase it "...you could always come visit."

He wasn't really paying attention though. He held Kawayou's right hand and examined his claws. "For being less than half-youkai this pup's got some damn good claws."

Kagome rubbed her shoulders that Kaede had treated earlier. "You have no idea."

Inuyasha fell silent for a few seconds. "Did you want me to teach him how to control his claws?"

"There's a way to do that?" she asked a little surprised.

He wasn't paying attention again though. He was starting to rub Kawayou's ears.

Kagome looked at him and chuckled. "I thought that was the last thing you'd want to do."

"What do you mean? People always gotta rub my ears, this is my chance to bug someone else." he smiled wickedly.

Kagome covered her mouth to cover up her laughter as she watched them. Inuyasha would rub his son's left ear and Kawayou would try to shoosh the annoyance away with his left hand. Then Inuyasha would rub Kawayou's right ear causing Kawayou to the the same thing with his right hand. Then, he'd repeat the process again.

Finally after about five rounds Inuyasha stopped and looked at Kagome. "Hey?"

"What?" she replied.

"Why'd you name him Kawayou? Is that a normal name where you're from?" he asked starting to play with Kawayou's right hand again.

She started to blush. 'Oh wow. I don't believe this. Am I blushing? I haven't blushed for so long.' "Well, I sort of invented it."

He looked at her again. "What?"

She smiled. "When he was first born the first thing that came out of my mom's mouth was 'Kawaii! Oh, Kagome! He's such a cute demon!'" She laughed. "So his full first name is Kawaii Youkai, but he's called Kawayou for short."

Inuyasha looked at her, his emotion somewhere between shock, anger and embarrassment. "You named a pup that shares my blood 'cute demon'?!"

"...You're upset?" She tried to stifle a giggle.

"You're damn right I am!" Inuyasha barked. "Having a name like Kawaii Youkai could get him killed around here!"

"Yes, but he won't be here long." She reminded him.

'That's what you think.' "Why didn't you name him tough demon or something like that? Why'd you have to go for cute demon?!" he barked again.

Kawayou's ears twitched as he heard a sound wake him up. His vision was a little blurry but he became aware he was inside of a red kimono. 'When did mom get a kimono?'

"Inuyasha, he's fine with it." Kagome reasoned. Then she saw Kawayou's eyes start to open.

She smiled down at him. "Trouble sleeping?" She looked at Inuyasha. "Is someone barking too loud for you?"

'Mom's right there? Then who am I on?' Kawayou started to stir and felt himself bump against a necklace. He looked up at Inuyasha. Then he quickly looked over to his right hand which Inuyasha was holding. "..."

"Kawayou, it's still nighttime." Kagome reasoned. "You should go back to sleep."

Kawayou didn't reply. He was still staring at Inuyasha. He looked nervously over to his mom. He wanted to jump over to her, but realized his claws were extended out of fear again. His heartbeat started to increase faster.

Inuyasha could literally hear Kawayou's pounding heartbeat. He looked over at Kagome. "He's still scared of me?"

Kagome laughed. "What? You thought you were making progress with him while he was asleep?!"

Inuyasha looked down at his frightened pup. "I haven't done anything to you, I'm just keeping you warm."

Kawayou continued to stare at him, fear still apparent.

"Okay, I played with your ears a little but that's it." Inuyasha added.

Kagome laughed.

Kawayou looked at his mother in surprise. He had never seen her looking so happy and carefree as she did right now.

"Kawayou?" Kagome asked. "What's making you so scared of Inuyasha?"

Kawayou's ears perked up. 'That's a dumb question. Where do I start?' He automatically focused on Inuyasha's necklace.

"The necklace?" Kagome replied. "That's sort of his-"

"Don't use that word." Inuyasha growled knowing she wanted to use the word 'leash'.

*cough* *cough* "It's a little magic necklace that makes him slam into the ground when I say...a submissive word." she continued carefully. She didn't want Kawayou to get sitted along with Inuyasha after all. "His attitude might also seem scary, but he acts just like you. Remember that."

"I don't bark all the time!" Kawayou barked.

"Yeah, and everyone wants the Shikon no tama just because it's pretty." she replied. She looked back at Inuyasha. "I think all that's left is your claws and fangs."

Inuyasha let go of Kawayou's right hand. He extended his claws. "Yeah, these tend to scare people and demons alike." he said giving Kawayou a fang- toothed grin.

Kawayou's eyes grew wide and he tensed up.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded.

Inuyasha groaned and set his claws out non threateningly. "See? Nothing special." Kawayou held Inuyasha's hand and looked at them carefully.

"My fangs aren't special either, see?" Inuyasha showed him his fangs and touched them. "Want to touch them?"

"No..." Kawayou replied. "I believe you."

Kagome smiled at her son. "So, is there anything you wanted to ask Inuyasha?"

"Huh? What'd ya wanna ask me?" Inuyasha replied.

"Go on Kawayou." Kagome responded.

Kawayou looked at Inuyasha. "Promise you won't bite me?"

"I won't bite." Inuyasha commented. "If I do, you can bite me back."

'Good idea.' Kawayou thought. "Is there a way to avoid wailing ambulances and police cars?"

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "What the **** is he talking about?"

Kagome frowned. "Inuyasha, watch your language! Kawayou picks up crude words and adapts to them quickly. So fast, it seems like it's instinct."

Inuyasha apparently wasn't taking anything in. Once again he asked "What the **** is the pup talking about?"

Kagome groaned in frustration. 'Useless! He wasn't even listening!' "Loud sounds." she muttered in defeat. "Very, very loud sounds."

"Move your ears back so far depending on the sound." Inuyasha replied.

"What?! What the **** kind of answer is that?!" Kawayou barked.

"Damn pup, what'd ya expect?! I can't tell you how far if I haven't heard it before!" Inuyasha barked back. "And where did you learn that word?!"

"Oh, how sweet! Father and son barking at each other!" Miroku laughed.

Kagome, Inuyasha, and Kawayou looked forward and saw their companions wide awake and staring at them.

"What are you doing up?" Inuyasha asked.

"With the constant shouting and barking how could we sleep?" Sango replied matter of factly.

"I DIDN"T DO ANYTHING!!" Inuyasha and Kawayou barked at the same time. They pointed to each other. "HE STARTED IT!!"

Kagome smiled much to everyone's surprise. 'Kawayou's finally acting like himself again.'

The next morning...

Everyone watched as Inuyasha gasped and huffed. No matter what he had tried, from destroying the bone eater's well with his claws to jamming a tree in it, he couldn't destroy or block the well. Much to his dissatisfaction he couldn't cause a scratch to it.

"Have you given up yet?" Kagome asked as she held Kawayou's hand.

"What?" Inuyasha growled. "You sound like you're not even surprised!"

"Great Grandpa and Uncle Soda tried that before." Kawayou explained.

"They couldn't scratch it either." Kagome finished. She smiled back at her friends.

"Please don't leave!" Shippou cried out again. "What if it stops working right after you leave?!"

Kagome didn't know how to respond to that.

"Blah, blah, blah. Can we finish the goodbyes already?" Inuyasha said as he hopped up onto the well.

Kagome looked at him in surprise. "You're coming too?"

"What? You think you and my pup are just gonna go over toward an evil presence alone?!" He barked. "What are you an idiot?" he said a little more gently.

Kagome ignored him and waved back at everyone. "Goodbye! I hope to see you again some day!"

Shippou continued to cry while Kaede, Miroku and Sango waved back at her.

She set Kawayou by the well next to her and held his hand.

Inuyasha looked down into the well. 'This stupid thing better not work.' he thought as he grabbed Kagome's free hand. "Let's go." he said as they jumped into the well.

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Next time on The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...

Kawayou jumped on top of him. "Where is he?! Where's my funny smelling pops?!"

Nakago looked at Kawayou. "Such words coming out of a child so young." he chuckled. "Just as irritating as your dad. Ku ku ku..."

"D-d-d-DEMON!!" the man shouted terrified. Everyone turned around as the man pointed straight to Kawayou.

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