Shippou Alone

Chapter One-Shippou's Goodbye

By: Voice

Author's Note: Hello and welcome to my newest story! In case you haven't read my other stories, this is my first one on FanFiction.net. My other stories are on FictionPress.com. They are The Voice Of the Rose and Fire Eyes. Thanks for reading, and please review! I like reviews! XD

He was lost, frightened and alone, whirling through the universe. He whimpered and wondered where he was. Where was Kagome? Why didn't she save him? And that jerk, Inuyasha, where was he? Then he heard evil laughter coming from behind him. He whirled around when he heard his name.

"Shippou... Shippou! Wake up, Shippou!"

What? Did Naraku start an earthquake? The whole Earth was shaking! What the-

"SHIPPOU!"

"ACK!" cried Shippou as he jumped ten feet in the air and hit his head on a tree branch. "OW! WHAT?!"

Drawing back in surprise, Kagome sighed. "You were having that nightmare again, weren't you?"

"Aw, c'mon Kagome, it's nothing, really...err.... uh... yeah, sort of... " he finished lamely.

"Keh. Poor little Shippou!" cried a high, squeaky voice that sounded strangely like Kagome's. "He needs taking care of! Oh, poor baby!"

"Shut up, Inuyasha!" yelled Kagome angrily. "He's only little, and-"

"I AM NOT A BABY!" screeched Shippou as he attacked Inuyasha. "I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF!"

By then, Inuyasha was laughing hysterically and squealing, "Kagome! Kagome! Help me, mommy!" as he easily dodged Shippou's fists.

"BAKA! SHUT THE HELL INUYASHA! SHUT UP, SHUT UP!!!!!" screamed Shippou. "I AM TIRED OF BEING LAUGHED AT AND PITYED! I AM LEAVING!"

Kagome gasped. "No! Shippou, don't-"

Kagome was interrupted by more hysterical laughter. "Keh! He won't last more than 5 minutes without his precious mommy!"

"SHUT UP INUYASHA! STOP INTERRUPTING ME!"

With Kagome and Inuyasha arguing, Shippou could slip out easily. "Goodbye," he whispered.

After he had sneaked out of the tent in which Inuyasha and Kagome were staying, Shippou ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. He didn't really know where he was going, or what he was doing, for that matter, so he just ran aimlessly through the forest. After a few hours of running, Shippou grew tired.

'I need to find a place to stay,' he thought, 'because I must be miles away from Inuyasha and Kagome by now!' After searching around for awhile, Shippou came across a small, damp cave that was partly hidden by vines. He decided that it was good enough and, after scraping some leaves together, Shippou fell into a restless, dream-filled sleep.

"SHIIIIIIIIIIIIPOOOOOOOUUUUU! SHIPPOU! WHERE ARE YOU?!"

"Keh... Why are we even looking for the nasty little brat? All he did was make trouble!"

Ignoring Inuyasha's awful comments, Kagome continued calling for Shippou. Having no luck, she sat down, defeated, and began to cry.

"Ack! No, Kagome, uh.... no! Don't cry! Please! Don't!" Inuyasha stuttered, looking extremely uncomfortable.

"But... we... can't... find... SHIPPOUUUUUUU!" Kagome wailed.

"Um... I'm sure we'll... find him! Just... please stop crying!" he whined. "PLEASE!"

It was dark, damp, and cold. Shippou was lost in a deep black puddle. He was gasping for air. There was nobody around, except for a few muddled voices coming from above. He yelled for help, but he couldn't be heard. The voices kept their same, monotonous tone while Shippou yelled. From behind, Shippou heard evil laughter. 'Naraku!' he thought as he whirled around. But instead of Naraku, it was- "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Shippou screamed, frightening the tiny field mice that were his co-inhabitants in the cave. "Stupid nightmare..." he panted. Taking a deep breath, Shippou went outside to look for breakfast.

Author: Well, that's the end of Chapter One! I know it's short, but I tend to do that... I'll update if i get good reviews! Thanks!