Summary: Shippo has always taken a lot of abuse from Inuyasha and he's put
up with it for quite some time. But one day the dog demon goes too far,
says some really cruel things to him, and he runs away feeling hated and
unloved. As Kagome and crew search for the little fox kit, they don't know
he has been taken in by a ruthless coyote demon who possesses six shikon
shards. A demon who enjoys turning people against one another. And with
Shippo's growing hatred of Inuyasha, he could be the ultimate tool to the
undoing of Inuyasha and his comrades. I don't own Inuyasha or any quotes
you might find along the way in any way whatsoever.
Oh, and it should be known my story "The Gale is now a Breeze" is shamefully discontinued. I'm sorry but I had no idea how I could continue it and I had written myself into a corner. And even more, I wasn't having much fun writing it. I am really sorry for any inconvenience and I promise you that this will not happen with this story. I really am sorry. -Randall Flagg2
Goodbye cruel world, it's over. Walk on by.
-Pink Floyd
BONK!! The thundering fist of Inuyasha crashed down on Shippo's head yet again. "You stupid runt! Do you ever get tired of bothering me?!" Inuyasha roared. Shippo already felt tears coming to his eyes. It wasn't anything new. Just another beating for doing the slightest thing to annoy Inuyasha. It wasn't even a harmful prank! All he had done was give the hanyou a piece of joke candy! Okay, maybe he shouldn't have done it in the first place, but still it felt good. Everybody did things like that at one pont in their lives, right? Shippo had hoped that he would take it in good humor, but of course he had failed once again to take the hanyou's temper into account and was paying a high price for it.
"Idiot fox! Do you ever learn your place?!" WHAM!! Another hard blow to the head. Shippo began to wail. Again, that was nothing new.
"Ow! Ow! Kagome help!!" he called. Inuyasha continued pounding the little kit on the head over and over, unaware of a glaring teenager standing behind him. Shippo smiled inwardly, knowing what was about to happen.
"Sit boy!" was the command issued forth from the girl's mouth. The beating was stopped as Inuyasha was suddenly hurled into the ground with the force of a meteor. For a moment, he lay on the ground completely still, kissing the dirt. Then in a flash he was up on his feet.
"Stupid wench! Don't you ever mind your own business?!" he bellowed. Kagome ignored him and picked Shippo up and rubbed his head. He was still wailing.
"Shippo it's alright." the miko cooed. "He won't hurt you anymore." Shippo came back down to sniffles and allowed her to rock him back and forth a little. Inuyasha glared daggers at them. Kagome glared back.
"Answer my question wench!"
"Maybe I don't mind my own business Inuyasha, but you have to stop hitting him so much!"
"Why should I? That kid apparently wasn't taught any respect by his parents and your just spoiling her! Don't they have something called punishment in your time?!" he hissed.
"They do have it Inuyasha, but it's not brutalizing kids when they so much as blink the wrong way. We have much more civilized ways of dealing with bad behavior."
"Yeah? Maybe that's why you spoil him so much! The kid has to learn some respect Kagome!"
"He will in due time but Shippo will only learn fear if you just hit him for everything he does Inuyasha! Have you no manners yourself?" Inuyasha snorted and stormed off to sit in a tree to cool off. Shippo looked up at Kagome.
"Thanks again Kagome."
"No problem Shippo. You won't have to worry about him as long as I'm here."
"He's wrong about my parents Kagome. They did punish me when I was bad, but I knew that they hurt too when they did it. I always saw pain in dad's eyes when he beat me and I knew he was only doing it for my own good. Inuyasha is different! Sometimes I think he enjoys hitting me!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Oh I don't think he enjoys it. I think he's just short tempered, that's all." Kagome looked at the sky and saw the moon was out and it was getting dark. "C'mon Shippo. Let's get some sleep." Kagome took him back to the campsite and set up a sleeping bag. She got undressed, got into her pajamas, and fell asleep with Shippo sleeping next to her as always. Sango and Miroku had already gone to bed earlier.
Later in the night, Shippo awoke to the loud snap of a twig. Something was here. The fox bristled nervously, looking around to see what was here. Then there was another snap from behind him. Shippo turned around just in time to see Inuyasha's hand fly out and grab him by the head. Before he could so much as scream, he was dragged off into the woods. Inuyasha stopped at a lone tree stump and sat down on it, putting Shippo down in front of him.
"Inuyasha! I was sleeping! Why did you bring me here?!" he demanded.
"To tell you some things you ought to know brat!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Like what?!"
"Like how much you weigh us down!" At that, Shippo froze.
"W-what do you m-mean?"
"What I mean is that I'm sick and tired of you being a burden on us. All you ever do is slow us down you stupid kid!" Shippo gasped. Inuyasha had never said this to him before! "Everyday, I have to put up with your whining and bratty behavior all day long! Every single god damn day of my life! And every time I try to teach you respect, Kagome butts in and throws me into the ground! Well I've had it! You're nothing but a burden on us!" Shippo's lips quivered. Why was he being so cruel? "You want to know how you slow us down? I'll tell you! First of all, you're a stupid, worthless, whiny brat of a kid who can't even hurt the weakest of demons! Even when you use your magic, it's all illusion! Nothing of it is real! How can we benefit from illusions?! And secondly, you slow us down! If it wasn't for you, we could move through Japan at a much faster pace and collect more jewel shards then we already have! We could have even beaten Naraku by now! But no! We can't because we always have to save your hide! You just slow us down kid! If it wasn't for you, we could have ended all the problems that have been plaguing us from the beginning by now! We should have left you to Hiten and Manten, you know that? If they had turned you into a fox pelt, we could have killed them and gotten something to use as a decoration at least! Then at least you might bring us some benefit! But as long as your with us, you'll do nothing but be a burden for us! I bet even Kagome hates you deep inside and she just doesn't realize it yet! So just stay out of my way from now on, okay?!" Inuyasha smashed Shippo on the head and walked off back towards the campsite.
Shippo did not move for quite some time. He could not believe the words that Inuyasha had said to him. How could he be so cruel? Shippo began to cry softly into the ground, tears coursing down his face as silent sobs racked his body. Was it true? Was he really a burden on them? He hoped he wasn't, but what Inuyasha said was true. He did hold them back in some ways. Taking a kid with you was always a sure fire way to slow things down, especially when they're small. And he had almost gotten Kagome killed in their battle with the thunder brothers. He knew it. He really was a burden on them. Shippo got up, no longer crying, and walked off. He did not go towards the campsite. In fact he did not go anywhere near it. He went south, away from the site. His jogged slightly, then he broke into a full scale run, wanting nothing more then to get away from Inuyasha, his tormentor and the one he so much hated.
Short chapter, I know. Poor Shippo. Anyway, this will be continued ASAP or when I find the time to write, so stay tuned. Now review please. -Randall Flagg2
Oh, and it should be known my story "The Gale is now a Breeze" is shamefully discontinued. I'm sorry but I had no idea how I could continue it and I had written myself into a corner. And even more, I wasn't having much fun writing it. I am really sorry for any inconvenience and I promise you that this will not happen with this story. I really am sorry. -Randall Flagg2
Goodbye cruel world, it's over. Walk on by.
-Pink Floyd
BONK!! The thundering fist of Inuyasha crashed down on Shippo's head yet again. "You stupid runt! Do you ever get tired of bothering me?!" Inuyasha roared. Shippo already felt tears coming to his eyes. It wasn't anything new. Just another beating for doing the slightest thing to annoy Inuyasha. It wasn't even a harmful prank! All he had done was give the hanyou a piece of joke candy! Okay, maybe he shouldn't have done it in the first place, but still it felt good. Everybody did things like that at one pont in their lives, right? Shippo had hoped that he would take it in good humor, but of course he had failed once again to take the hanyou's temper into account and was paying a high price for it.
"Idiot fox! Do you ever learn your place?!" WHAM!! Another hard blow to the head. Shippo began to wail. Again, that was nothing new.
"Ow! Ow! Kagome help!!" he called. Inuyasha continued pounding the little kit on the head over and over, unaware of a glaring teenager standing behind him. Shippo smiled inwardly, knowing what was about to happen.
"Sit boy!" was the command issued forth from the girl's mouth. The beating was stopped as Inuyasha was suddenly hurled into the ground with the force of a meteor. For a moment, he lay on the ground completely still, kissing the dirt. Then in a flash he was up on his feet.
"Stupid wench! Don't you ever mind your own business?!" he bellowed. Kagome ignored him and picked Shippo up and rubbed his head. He was still wailing.
"Shippo it's alright." the miko cooed. "He won't hurt you anymore." Shippo came back down to sniffles and allowed her to rock him back and forth a little. Inuyasha glared daggers at them. Kagome glared back.
"Answer my question wench!"
"Maybe I don't mind my own business Inuyasha, but you have to stop hitting him so much!"
"Why should I? That kid apparently wasn't taught any respect by his parents and your just spoiling her! Don't they have something called punishment in your time?!" he hissed.
"They do have it Inuyasha, but it's not brutalizing kids when they so much as blink the wrong way. We have much more civilized ways of dealing with bad behavior."
"Yeah? Maybe that's why you spoil him so much! The kid has to learn some respect Kagome!"
"He will in due time but Shippo will only learn fear if you just hit him for everything he does Inuyasha! Have you no manners yourself?" Inuyasha snorted and stormed off to sit in a tree to cool off. Shippo looked up at Kagome.
"Thanks again Kagome."
"No problem Shippo. You won't have to worry about him as long as I'm here."
"He's wrong about my parents Kagome. They did punish me when I was bad, but I knew that they hurt too when they did it. I always saw pain in dad's eyes when he beat me and I knew he was only doing it for my own good. Inuyasha is different! Sometimes I think he enjoys hitting me!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Oh I don't think he enjoys it. I think he's just short tempered, that's all." Kagome looked at the sky and saw the moon was out and it was getting dark. "C'mon Shippo. Let's get some sleep." Kagome took him back to the campsite and set up a sleeping bag. She got undressed, got into her pajamas, and fell asleep with Shippo sleeping next to her as always. Sango and Miroku had already gone to bed earlier.
Later in the night, Shippo awoke to the loud snap of a twig. Something was here. The fox bristled nervously, looking around to see what was here. Then there was another snap from behind him. Shippo turned around just in time to see Inuyasha's hand fly out and grab him by the head. Before he could so much as scream, he was dragged off into the woods. Inuyasha stopped at a lone tree stump and sat down on it, putting Shippo down in front of him.
"Inuyasha! I was sleeping! Why did you bring me here?!" he demanded.
"To tell you some things you ought to know brat!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Like what?!"
"Like how much you weigh us down!" At that, Shippo froze.
"W-what do you m-mean?"
"What I mean is that I'm sick and tired of you being a burden on us. All you ever do is slow us down you stupid kid!" Shippo gasped. Inuyasha had never said this to him before! "Everyday, I have to put up with your whining and bratty behavior all day long! Every single god damn day of my life! And every time I try to teach you respect, Kagome butts in and throws me into the ground! Well I've had it! You're nothing but a burden on us!" Shippo's lips quivered. Why was he being so cruel? "You want to know how you slow us down? I'll tell you! First of all, you're a stupid, worthless, whiny brat of a kid who can't even hurt the weakest of demons! Even when you use your magic, it's all illusion! Nothing of it is real! How can we benefit from illusions?! And secondly, you slow us down! If it wasn't for you, we could move through Japan at a much faster pace and collect more jewel shards then we already have! We could have even beaten Naraku by now! But no! We can't because we always have to save your hide! You just slow us down kid! If it wasn't for you, we could have ended all the problems that have been plaguing us from the beginning by now! We should have left you to Hiten and Manten, you know that? If they had turned you into a fox pelt, we could have killed them and gotten something to use as a decoration at least! Then at least you might bring us some benefit! But as long as your with us, you'll do nothing but be a burden for us! I bet even Kagome hates you deep inside and she just doesn't realize it yet! So just stay out of my way from now on, okay?!" Inuyasha smashed Shippo on the head and walked off back towards the campsite.
Shippo did not move for quite some time. He could not believe the words that Inuyasha had said to him. How could he be so cruel? Shippo began to cry softly into the ground, tears coursing down his face as silent sobs racked his body. Was it true? Was he really a burden on them? He hoped he wasn't, but what Inuyasha said was true. He did hold them back in some ways. Taking a kid with you was always a sure fire way to slow things down, especially when they're small. And he had almost gotten Kagome killed in their battle with the thunder brothers. He knew it. He really was a burden on them. Shippo got up, no longer crying, and walked off. He did not go towards the campsite. In fact he did not go anywhere near it. He went south, away from the site. His jogged slightly, then he broke into a full scale run, wanting nothing more then to get away from Inuyasha, his tormentor and the one he so much hated.
Short chapter, I know. Poor Shippo. Anyway, this will be continued ASAP or when I find the time to write, so stay tuned. Now review please. -Randall Flagg2