Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I wish I had his hair, though. It's just so long and silky looking… He must spend hours a day on it!

Shippou: You're pathetic. -_-

Starr: Yeah, well, uh, I'm taller than you!

Shippou: Doesn't make you smarter, human! Now get me my fuzzy pillow of doom before I decide to feed you to the rabbits of Fizokiria!

Starr: Yes… Master. *grumbles and walks away*

Shippou: MUAHAHAHAHAH!!! Enjoy your story motals!

The First Ever Adventure of Foxman and Muttboy

Chapter Eight: Our Heroes Awaken

The forest awoke with the cackle of a small, unneeded fire somewhere within its contents. The kitsune stared at the dancing flames, but his mind was on other, more important things. Things that smell of coconut shampoo and flowers. Things that wear funny outfits all the time.

"Muttboy!" he called in a royal tone. From overheard, Inuyasha growled in his sleep.

"MUTTBOY!!" he called again, louder. This time, Inuyasha responded by falling from the tree, and glaring at the little fox demon.

"What the hell do you want?" he slurred, sleep still apparent in his voice. Ah, sleep, a distant memory…

"I'm hungry." the smaller one pouted, "And I smelled Kagome earlier near that way." he pointed behind him.

Startled and now awake, Inuyasha began to question him:

"When?"

"Where?"

"Why didn't you wake me?"

"Was that bastard Kouga still with her?!"

"Why didn't you go find her on your own?"

"You lied about your cold, didn't you?!"

"WHERE IS KAGOME?!!!"

Shippou only shrugged. "I tried waking you up earlier but you wouldn't budge, you idiot. Go get me food."

"You would have eaten berries if you were hungry. You aren't that lazy. We need to leave. We need to get to Kagome. NOW!"

He grabbed Shippou by the youngster's hair, a small yelp escaping him. Inuyasha's mind, filled with Kagome's face, didn't pay attention to the shadow close by, or the rustling of the leaves, or the scent that was closer than Kagome's, closer than Kouga's, even closer than his own brother's. The scent that had haunted his dreams and invaded his nightmares. The scent of sap and nature that could only belong to one person.

Kikyou.