A/N- and yet another update!!! I'm putting all my other fanfics on hold for this one! ^^ Enjoy!

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Kagome's POV...

It was night and they were still fighting!!! Wow, can Kouga really be viscous sometimes! But they were equally matched when they opened their mouths! They were shouting so loud I couldn't even hear my thoughts. Well, maybe I could a little... But they only thing I could think of was what Kouga had said. *"Why wouldn't she like me?* That thought echoed in my ears.

Well, it wasn't like I didn't love him... just not in that way.

And why was Inuyasha fighting? Beside the fact that Kouga had called him a mutt face.

Jezz...

"Alright, alright, you two, cut it out," I said exasperatedly.

All heads snapped back to me.

Kouga frowned , but managed to close his mouth. Same with Inuyasha.

Ok.. This is getting way too weird... I thought.

"Sooooo," I started, breaking the uncomfortably tense silence. "I'm a bit hungry, let's just camp here for the night and eat, 'kay?"

I watched as the two instantly nod their heads, at the same time, both of them looking intently at me, as if I should tell them to start searching for food or something. Well, since no one was moving, that's exactly what I did.

"Kouga, can you get us some fish? And Inuyasha you can help. I'll just get some berries or whatever I can find, 'kay?"

The silently nodded their heads, again, at the same time.

This was really starting to freak me out...

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I grabbed a basket that I had made from dried grass in my spare time.

Looking around for roots and berries, I looked through one bush, just to find Inuyasha and Kouga looking for fish.

I feel ashamed to admit this, but I have to say that I was eavesdropping.

"A bastard like you couldn't catch any fish!" I heard Inuyasha growl.

"With that mutt face you won't be able to catch any girls!!" Kouga retorted.

I gasped. Were they talking about me? No way! Ok, I was officially freaked!

"WAH?!?! Who wants to catch girls anyway?!!? You're dumb, ugly, and perverted!!"

Kouga snorted. "The only girl I wanna catch is Kagome, so you stay away from my woman!"

I blushed. So they were talking about me...

I heard Inuyasha say, "Why would I wanna steal that ugly wench?!?!!?"

Part of me wanted to run out and punch him, but part of me had also wanted to him to say that he really did want to "catch me."

Wait... What was I thinking?!?!? I didn't want that bastard for a -a - ... I shuddered just thinking of it.

I quietly sneaked back toward the camp, but not before I heard Kouga say, "Don't lie, you ugly bastard! I know you love her too! It's written all over your mutt face!!!"

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Could it be possible that Inuyasha really did like me??!? Wow, what a scary thought! Well, now I knew Kouga loved me, and he was trying to be all nice and mushy mushy. If only he knew...

Oh well, that wasn't important, the only thing important now was getting a good nights rest so we could get up early the next morning to search for the Jewel Shards.

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I awoke, somehow, I found my head on Kouga's shoulder.

Hopefully *he* hadn't done that!!! I quickly pulled away. That blush from yesterday was coming back! Oh no... I was gonna die from embarrassment! I got up and dusted the dirt from my skirt. (Kagome's wearing what Kikyou wears, sorta...)

I walked over and saw Inuyasha in one of the treetops, snoozing when he said he was going to be guarding the camp.

Well, at least he hadn't seen that embarrassing moment!

"Inuyasha!" I screamed.

I heard a scream come form the treetops followed by a loud THUD and lots of tree leaves and branches.

I looked down to see Inuyasha had fallen head first onto the floor.

"Don't scare me like that again, you little wench!" I snarled.

"Wh-What did you just call me?!?!" I shrieked.

I heard a snicker form behind me and turned to see Kouga with a smug impression on his face.

I he walked up to me. "See what a bastard that ole dog can be? You're better off with me or something.."

Normal POV...

Kouga was shouting at Inuyasha form calling "his woman" a wench.

Kagome sweat dropped. 'No way! This was not happening!' she thought.

"Ummm, Kouga, it's ok, I'm sure Inuyasha didn't mean it." Kagome stuttered, giving Inuyasha a glare that said, 'Shut up or you'll die!'

Taking one look at the pissed off Kagome (A/N- everyone knows how she is when she gets mad ^^), Inuyasha decided it would be best for him to just close his mouth for once.

"Ok, let's go and continue trying to find the shards, 'kay?"

Everyone agreed.

Along the way, Kagome told Kouga about what had happened. When she got to the part where Inuyasha killed Kikyou, it took a while for him to stop trying to behead Inuyasha.

After she had told him everything, the group just traveled in silence.

Until...

They bumped into a huge ferocious pick balloon!!

No, it was actually a very cute pop able looking bright pink balloon.

"Don't come any closer! I will fry you all to a crisp," the balloon said in a very squeaky high-pitched voice.

Everyone sweat dropped.

"Who do you think you are?!?" muttered Inuyasha.

"I am the kitsune of these mountains and you are trespassing into my territory!"

Obviously no one was scared of a bright pink balloon that talked in a high, squeaky voice.

"Yea right," muttered Inuyasha as he swiped the balloon away.

"Hey!" every looked dawn at where the "balloon" now was. Well, it wasn't a balloon anymore, it was a little fox demon.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Wahhh!!! How rude of you!!!" the little kistune wailed. "My tushie still hurts!!! That was mean, Inuwasha!!"

"It's Inuyasha!" Yelled the angry dog demon.

"Well, I guess I haven't introduced myself yet, have I?" the little fox said, jumping onto Kagome's shoulder and snuggling into it, making Kagome giggle softly.

"My name is Shippou, and these mountains were my fathers property, until a evil guy that called himself Naraku, came and killed all of my family, except for me. I managed to escape."

"NARAKU??!" everyone gasped.

Shippou looked around with curious wide eyes. "What?"

With that, Kagome told little Shippou about all the things that had happened.

After she finished, Shippou looked excited. "WOW!! Can I join your gang?" He said, jumping up and down.

Inuyasha looked from side to side. "What gang?"

Kouga rolled his eyes and explained, "The kistune means this gang, Kagome, Kouga, and the dog turd."

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?!?!"

It took a few minutes for everyone to calm down.

Finally Kagome turned to Shippou and asked the question everyone was wondering, "But what for, Shippou?"

"Because it sounds like most of your lives have been damaged by Naraku, so we could all team up and search for the shards. Don't think I don't want my revenge too!" He answered simply.

"What do you think, Kouga?" Kagome asked, turning to face him.

"I think it's a wonderful idea!"

"And you, Inuyasha?"

"No, that idea sucks!" he said grumpily. But after a while of Kagome coaxing him, (and making Kouga quite jealous in the process), he finally agreed.

"Let's go find the shards!" Shippou cried.

And with that, the group walked into the sunset.

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A/N- sooooooooooooo, how was that chappie?

Kahiko- thanks!! Yep I plan on writing 50 thousand chappies... lol just kidding

Lindy*girl- lol, yes of course you didn't say anything... and Kou was two years older than Kagome at the time, so probably 9? Something around that... hehe even I don't know ^^;;;;;; Thankx!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! *keeps repeating* anyways, I just wanted to ask for a little tiny favor... can anyone read my other Inuyasha fanfic? It's called Betrayal and it's a Sango Miroku pairing. Please read!! ^^ And R&R please!!! I want to know if I should continue my stori or not, I mean, it does take so much work... heehe.... no I'm not that cruel, just send in more reviews! =)