A/N: Hello my faithful servants! *Crickets* FINE! Hello my reviewing
people! *More crickets* Grr, I know I have reviewers, so there*Sticks
tongue out* I haven't reviewed in a while, gomen! Ok, well, I've been at
the lake all weekend, and school started last week. I may not be able to
write much anymore, but I should be able to 'cause I have no life what so
ever*Crickets* *Glare* Anyhoo, this chapter may not be too great 'cause I
have no clue what I'm doing anymore, but that's what editors are for! Yay!
Read now! *Crickets* Grr, that's it! *Pulls out a flame thrower and starts
chasing down the crickets*
Disclaimer: *Hugs an Inuyasha plushie that she stole from Beata* *Shifty eyes* He's mine! Mine I tell you! MINE!!!!!
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Chapter four:
The innocence of a child
"Did you have to hit me so hard?!" Miroku groaned, rubbing a bump on his head. Sango searched for bandages in Kagome's pack.
"Well, you don't want them to know that we're onto them." Sango replied with an apologetic tone in her voice.
"How are we onto them? You still haven't told me what's going on!" The little kitsune jumped on the monk's head, who grimaced and sat him on the ground.
Miroku suddenly looked at Sango, almost cheerily. "Wait, you hit me . . . and I didn't even do anything..."
Sango straightened up, bandages in hand. "Yeah, and I apologized."
"Does this mean I get a free-be?" He grinned lecherously.
Sango just glared at him as she began applying the bandages. "Sure, consider this your free-be." She replied, tightening a bandage which made Miroku cringe.
"Ow, not so~ hey, where'd Shippou go?" The monk and demon exterminator began looking around for the little kitsune and figured that he had left because he didn't know what was going on.
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Kagome strolled through the forest, searching for a hot spring or any form of water in which she could bath. Her bow was in her hand, along with a few arrows, for she normally took baths with Sango. Since she had stayed behind to take care of Miroku, Kagome was a little nervous about being alone in the forest. To her great relief she found a small lake not too far from the camp and began to prepare herself for her bath; unaware of watching eyes.
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Inuyasha sat in a tree, staring off into the distance, obviously deep in thought. 'It's noon, so that gives me . . . six hours? Maybe? Why is this so hard, I know I should choose Kagome.' 'But what about Kikyou?' A little voice kept saying. 'Well, yeah, I mean, I can't just let her die, can I?' 'Well of course not, it's _her_ soul, she should have it, not Kagome. Besides, you love Kikyou, do you love Kagome?' 'Of course he does!' Piped another voice from somewhere else in his head, 'Wait a minute, who are you two? I haven't gone insane have I?' 'You were pinned to a tree for fifty years, what do you think?' 'Grr, get out of my head! I've lived this long without my conscious; I don't need it coming back with reinforcements!' 'We've always been here; you just are too thick headed to listen to us!' The second voice shouted. 'Ow, don't yell! Hey, you ain't one of Myoga's little friends in my ear are you?' He started picking at one of his ears. 'No.' 'Grr, you're not helping!'
Inuyasha was still yelling at the 'voices' when he felt something heavy land on his head. 'What the?' He reached up and pulled a little kitsune down who just smiled at him.
"Hiya Inuyasha."
"What do you want runt?" He glared at the little fox demon, who only continued to smile.
"Inuyasha, what's going on?" Shippou now looked concerned and stared at the honey orbs in front of him.
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, wondering if the child knew anything.
"Well, you've been acting weird." He began, a thoughtful hand on his chin, "You've been avoiding Kagome, _and_ you passed up ramen." Shippou yelped as a clawed hand swiped and hit him in the head, leaving him with a big bump.
Inuyasha held his hand up, after just back-handing the child. "That's none of your damn business, and I don't always have to eat ramen!" He pulled his hand back to hit the cowering kitsune again who struggled to get out of his grip. He hit the tree branch hard and started to cry.
"WAH!~ I was j-just asking! KAGOME~E!" He wailed, little tears falling down his cheeks.(A/N: Poor wittle Shippou! *Puts bandages on his head* Kawaii! *Huggles him* Mine!)
The hanyou gave a death glare and Shippou quickly quieted. He crouched down to look Shippou in the eyes.
"Listen up you little runt, nothing is going on, now leave me alone!" With that, he sent the fox flying through the air and onto the ground. The little tike bounced once and then rolled on the forest floor. Once recovered from the fall, he got up and glared at Inuyasha.
"Jeez Inuyasha! I hate you! I'll just go ask Kagome!" He turned to leave angrily, but found himself dangling in the air by his tail.
"No, don't say anything to Kagome! She doesn't know and I'd like to keep it that way." The hanyou growled, showing his canines.
A grin found its way onto Shippou's tear stricken face.
"Well then tell me what's going on, or the next time I see Kagome, it may slip..." 'Although I still have no idea what everyone is making such a big deal about .' but hey! Anything to get Inuyasha to stop beating him up, right? Blackmail! He grinned at the glaring hanyou that held him in the air.
Inuyasha growled and looked away.
"Grr, I can't tell you. You wouldn't understand anyway." The kitsune opened his mouth to protest but stopped when Inuyasha raised his hand into the air again.
"But I'll put it this way: If you had to choose between bringing you parents back or saving Kagome, which would you choose?" he said, surprising the little kitsune.
Shippou thought for a second then looked at Inuyasha and smiled. "Easy, I'd save Kagome. My parents are dead, sure I miss them, but I wouldn't want to awaken them. Kagome's alive, my parents are resting in peace, and I wouldn't let Kagome die just because I miss my mother and father." He smiled and slipped out of the now loosened grip of Inuyasha. Hitting the ground with a soft "Thud" he looked up.
"Just remember Inuyasha, your decision won't only affect you, we all love Kagome."
He watched as the small kitsune bounced away and smiled to himself as the tail bobbed out of site. "Strange little runt. . ."
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A/N: Sooooooooooooooo.do you like it? I'm starting another story, so with school and the unpradicticallityness(Big word) of writers block, I may be able to write this every two or three days, if I don't have too much homework and if my sis doesn't hog the computer. But, thanks to all of my reviewers*Waves* *Throws candy to them all* yay! Candy!
Disclaimer: *Hugs an Inuyasha plushie that she stole from Beata* *Shifty eyes* He's mine! Mine I tell you! MINE!!!!!
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Chapter four:
The innocence of a child
"Did you have to hit me so hard?!" Miroku groaned, rubbing a bump on his head. Sango searched for bandages in Kagome's pack.
"Well, you don't want them to know that we're onto them." Sango replied with an apologetic tone in her voice.
"How are we onto them? You still haven't told me what's going on!" The little kitsune jumped on the monk's head, who grimaced and sat him on the ground.
Miroku suddenly looked at Sango, almost cheerily. "Wait, you hit me . . . and I didn't even do anything..."
Sango straightened up, bandages in hand. "Yeah, and I apologized."
"Does this mean I get a free-be?" He grinned lecherously.
Sango just glared at him as she began applying the bandages. "Sure, consider this your free-be." She replied, tightening a bandage which made Miroku cringe.
"Ow, not so~ hey, where'd Shippou go?" The monk and demon exterminator began looking around for the little kitsune and figured that he had left because he didn't know what was going on.
~*~
Kagome strolled through the forest, searching for a hot spring or any form of water in which she could bath. Her bow was in her hand, along with a few arrows, for she normally took baths with Sango. Since she had stayed behind to take care of Miroku, Kagome was a little nervous about being alone in the forest. To her great relief she found a small lake not too far from the camp and began to prepare herself for her bath; unaware of watching eyes.
~*~
Inuyasha sat in a tree, staring off into the distance, obviously deep in thought. 'It's noon, so that gives me . . . six hours? Maybe? Why is this so hard, I know I should choose Kagome.' 'But what about Kikyou?' A little voice kept saying. 'Well, yeah, I mean, I can't just let her die, can I?' 'Well of course not, it's _her_ soul, she should have it, not Kagome. Besides, you love Kikyou, do you love Kagome?' 'Of course he does!' Piped another voice from somewhere else in his head, 'Wait a minute, who are you two? I haven't gone insane have I?' 'You were pinned to a tree for fifty years, what do you think?' 'Grr, get out of my head! I've lived this long without my conscious; I don't need it coming back with reinforcements!' 'We've always been here; you just are too thick headed to listen to us!' The second voice shouted. 'Ow, don't yell! Hey, you ain't one of Myoga's little friends in my ear are you?' He started picking at one of his ears. 'No.' 'Grr, you're not helping!'
Inuyasha was still yelling at the 'voices' when he felt something heavy land on his head. 'What the?' He reached up and pulled a little kitsune down who just smiled at him.
"Hiya Inuyasha."
"What do you want runt?" He glared at the little fox demon, who only continued to smile.
"Inuyasha, what's going on?" Shippou now looked concerned and stared at the honey orbs in front of him.
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, wondering if the child knew anything.
"Well, you've been acting weird." He began, a thoughtful hand on his chin, "You've been avoiding Kagome, _and_ you passed up ramen." Shippou yelped as a clawed hand swiped and hit him in the head, leaving him with a big bump.
Inuyasha held his hand up, after just back-handing the child. "That's none of your damn business, and I don't always have to eat ramen!" He pulled his hand back to hit the cowering kitsune again who struggled to get out of his grip. He hit the tree branch hard and started to cry.
"WAH!~ I was j-just asking! KAGOME~E!" He wailed, little tears falling down his cheeks.(A/N: Poor wittle Shippou! *Puts bandages on his head* Kawaii! *Huggles him* Mine!)
The hanyou gave a death glare and Shippou quickly quieted. He crouched down to look Shippou in the eyes.
"Listen up you little runt, nothing is going on, now leave me alone!" With that, he sent the fox flying through the air and onto the ground. The little tike bounced once and then rolled on the forest floor. Once recovered from the fall, he got up and glared at Inuyasha.
"Jeez Inuyasha! I hate you! I'll just go ask Kagome!" He turned to leave angrily, but found himself dangling in the air by his tail.
"No, don't say anything to Kagome! She doesn't know and I'd like to keep it that way." The hanyou growled, showing his canines.
A grin found its way onto Shippou's tear stricken face.
"Well then tell me what's going on, or the next time I see Kagome, it may slip..." 'Although I still have no idea what everyone is making such a big deal about .' but hey! Anything to get Inuyasha to stop beating him up, right? Blackmail! He grinned at the glaring hanyou that held him in the air.
Inuyasha growled and looked away.
"Grr, I can't tell you. You wouldn't understand anyway." The kitsune opened his mouth to protest but stopped when Inuyasha raised his hand into the air again.
"But I'll put it this way: If you had to choose between bringing you parents back or saving Kagome, which would you choose?" he said, surprising the little kitsune.
Shippou thought for a second then looked at Inuyasha and smiled. "Easy, I'd save Kagome. My parents are dead, sure I miss them, but I wouldn't want to awaken them. Kagome's alive, my parents are resting in peace, and I wouldn't let Kagome die just because I miss my mother and father." He smiled and slipped out of the now loosened grip of Inuyasha. Hitting the ground with a soft "Thud" he looked up.
"Just remember Inuyasha, your decision won't only affect you, we all love Kagome."
He watched as the small kitsune bounced away and smiled to himself as the tail bobbed out of site. "Strange little runt. . ."
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A/N: Sooooooooooooooo.do you like it? I'm starting another story, so with school and the unpradicticallityness(Big word) of writers block, I may be able to write this every two or three days, if I don't have too much homework and if my sis doesn't hog the computer. But, thanks to all of my reviewers*Waves* *Throws candy to them all* yay! Candy!