Sora: well, I felt miserable today. I have a very high temperature and earlier I couldn't even move I was so stiff.

melani: in other words you can thank ibuprofen for this chapter.

Sora: hey don't be giving away my secrets.

id: why not?

Sora: YAAAAAAH!!!! don't scare me like that.

ego: you mean like this?

Sora: YAAAAeeeess.

melani: she doesn't own these characters, so don't sue her.

ego: yeah we're all she's got.

Sora: DIIIIIIIE!!!!!!

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Shippou is about to leave with Botan, when Shippou stops in the door and turns to Kagome, "What's wrong, Shippou?"

"Can you hold me again? For old times sake."

Kagome thinks about it for a bit, "Alright, but only cause I miss it too."

Shippou changes back into his child form and jumps into Kagome's open arms to be cuddled.

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Meanwhile Yusuke and Kuwabara are on their way back from their first day of training with Tetsuiga. Its been a couple days since they had battled Kikyo and were tring to satiate Yusuke's mom by training with Tetsuiga.

On the way back they run into Kurama.

"Hey, Kurama. Whatcha doin' out here?"

"Waiting for you actually. I don't suppose your mother would talk to me some more about my father?"

"Sure, why not?" gives Kurama a puzzled look.

In answer to Yusuke's unasked question Kurama explains how he doesn't really remember his father all that well and would like to learn about him.

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The group reaches Yusuke's apartment and splits up, Kuwabara leaves to go to his house. Out side the apartment door is a little kitten. It is cream colored with black stripes and... "Does that cat have two tails?"

"I beleive it does. strange that its sitting outside of your apartment."

Yusuke opens the door and the kitten rushes in. Inside the door he sees Botan and his mom who is holding a little kid with a fluffy tail and cuddling him like her life depends on it. she is interupted however when the kitten also jumps into her arms.

His mom looks surprised and then a huge smile graces her face and her cuddling of the two adorable creatures she is holding continues with gusto.

"Uh, Mom? What's going on? Why are you cuddling a stuffed animal and a two-tailed cat?"

Kagome looks up at Yusuke, surprised.

"HEY! Who are you calling a stuffed animal?" Shippou jumps from Kagome's arms and turns into a big pink bubble/ballon thing and chews on Yusuke's head.

"Hey, get offa my head you little brat." Yusuke tries to pry Shippou off of his head.

Kagome gives them both a 'you had both better stop acting like little kids or neither of you is getting desert' look. Needless to say they both quit and Shippou returns to Kagome's arms.

"I think it would be best if you returned to your real form so there is less confusion."

"Ok, Kagome." He returns to his adult form and looks sheepish.

Botan speaks up when she finally notices Kurama. "Oh, Kurama," Shippou perks up at this, "we were just about to look for you."

Confused, "Why?"

"Botan, maybe we should start with introductions."

"I like that idea. Why don't we start with the funny looking cat?"

Kagome looks like she's noticing the cat for the first time, "Oh, her? Her name's Kirara. She's the companion of an old friend of mine from the Warring States Period."

"I was wondering what happened to her. She traveled with Inu-yasha and I for a while then left. I always assumed she went back to Sango."

"Woa, you knew Inu-yasha? Who are you anyway?"

"Yusuke, of course he knew Inu-yasha, he's Shippou."

"You're Shippou?!"

"Yep." Turns to Kurama, "Its been awhile hasn't it, son?"

"Yes, it has been, nearly 20 yrs."

"Well, I would have visited sooner, but 16 yrs ago you just disappeared. What happened?"

"I was being hunted and got shot, after that I hide misself in the human world as a human."

"Ah, that explains the new look. Though I always liked your white hair and ears, they always reminded me of Inu-yasha." turns to Kagome, "Which reminds me, I still have that picture you took of all of us together."

"You're kidding? That was... I mean how did it survive 500 yrs, it was only a polaroid?"

"I took very good care of it, Inu-yasha wore his out after 10 years, he kept looking at it every night just so he could see your face." Pulls out a worn but still in good condition polariod photo. The phot is a group picture of (from left to right) Miroku, looking stoic and innocent even with the red handprint fresh on his face; Sango, looking a little pissed but having a playful light in her eyes; Inu-yasha, he's actually smiling, holding a transformed Tetsuiga over his shoulder with his arm wrapped possesively around Kagome who is smiling cheerfully and leaning slightly into Inu-yasha; Kirara in her larger form is sitting nicely looking as cute as a giant fire cat can; Shippou is sitting on Kirara's head looking ready to bounce all over the place(basically as cut as shippou can look); and last is Kaede, looking as she ussually does.

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Sora: okay there's that chapter. *turns to melani, id, and ego who are tied together, gagged and cowering in a corner* as for you three I'm gonna have some fun with you...right after I give the credit where its due. Thank you, Shadowy Tenshi-chan for this wonderful idea, I did change the fact that you didn't introduce Kirara but I wanted to introtuce that cute little kitty. *turns back to the bound and gagged trio* hehehehehe... should I stretch your ears like rubber bands or see how big I can make your mouths or should I deep fry you and eat your crispy remains...

melani: *finally got the gag off* Please reveiw it might distract her. I don't want to be deep fried, its bad for my skin.

Sora: Mwahahahhaha...