HELLO! ^_^ Wow...It's been so long since I've written for you guys! I'm so
sorry! I really am. I hate it when my favorite stories don't get out to me
because the author has problems with their computer or family or just
doesn't have the time.(or so they say...) I honesty am having loads of
problems with my computer right now. I had to send it to the shop to be
fixed, and it's taking a hell of a long time to get back! Right now, I'm on
my brother's computer. * looks around frightenedly, ready to sprint away
from the computer at a moments notice * ^_^;;; Me and my brother have
never been on the best of terms, and if he saw me on his computer he would
kill me!
I do not own Inuyasha.
JoJo10-^_^ fluff rulz! Lol! Glad ya likey! I updated! ( a lil late...o well)
Lazylady-I see I see! Well, my little pie hole, you'll just have to live with the fact that you'll neva have inu.
Randomunit02-I didn't exactly update now, but I did update! Thanx for the complement!
Rischel 14- Don't forget about me! Lol! You actually guessed the Shippo thing exactly! ^_^ Well, you are most certainly welcome! I just love writing fluff!
Silver_punk-glad you like my story! ^_^_^_^_^
Inuyasha-love-^_^you'll just have to see what I write...lol! I'm happy that you like my story!
Sakura- I updated!!!!!!(duh, lol!)
Hanyou Vixen- yep, I'll email ya. Thanx for the complement! You're too nice!!!!
Eloraya-^_^ I'm am so glad that you like!
Dragon Man 180- yep, there is a lot of prejudiced people in this story, but I hope that this chapter explains some of it.
I think thatz all folks! Now on with the story! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"NO! We need to talk to her," Sango exclaimed, crossing her arms and staring at the stubborn monk standing in front of her. After pondering what Kagome had told her, she had begun to think that there might be some truth to it. Kagome was a smart person; she wouldn't risk her life to be with the demon for no reason. That just wasn't like her.
Miroku gave the demon slayer a tired look. While Miroku almost always enjoyed female's company, he was in no mood to argue. He rubbed his eyes a little, and sighed. "Look, Kagome's not going to cool off for a while. We just need to give her some time and space and she'll eventually get over it."
Sango gave Miroku a disbelieving glance, her dark brown eyes staring into his deep blue ones. "No Miroku, I don't think she will. She sounded furious with me...I've never heard her talk so harshly to anybody. She...she truly feels that the demon is...well...a good demon. What if she's right?
Miroku laughed. It wasn't a happy laugh, it was dry and humorless one, on which he hardly ever used. "No demons are good. They are all beasts who lust for human blood, wreck villages, and destroy crops. They are no good to any of us. I will never *ever * let Kagome, one of my only true friends, become mixed up with a demon!
Sango instinctively backed away from Miroku, whose voice had risen to a nearly deafening tone. She had never seen him act this way. He had always been a happy person, never truly expressing his emotions that were hidden by his cheery mask. "How can you be so sure? There may be some good demons out there...and he's only a half demon..."
"There are no good demons!" yelled Miroku, his fists clenching and unclenching as memories flew through his mind.
~ He was a toddler watching in a corner as his grandfather fought, and lost a battle with the humanoid demon, earning himself a cursed hole in his hand...a year later he watched as the giant tornado-like wind tunnel devoured the old monk alive, taking him from this earth and leaving his child (Miroku's dad) with the cursed hole...he was in his early teens, watching as his dad was also swallowed up by his own hand, taking his mother with him and leaving the cursed hole to his traumatized son, to him...that demon ruined his family's life. ~
Sango watched in half fear, half concern. Miroku seemed to be thinking...thinking about something that obviously caused him deep pain. "Are, are you all right?"
Seeing the slightly fearful look on Sango's face, Miroku forced himself to calm down. He looked up at her, and put a false, cheery face on. "I guess that we could go check on Kagome," he said quickly, giving in to Sango's wishes, not wanting to confront his feelings. He turned and exited out of his room.
Sango followed him. 'I'm glad that everyone's gone to visit their grandpa again. The only one that's still here, other than Kagome, Miroku, and me, is Kikyo, and I haven't seen her all night. If everyone was still here they would start to wander what we're doing.' She and Miroku reached Kagome's door, and Miroku knocked on it lightly.
"Kagome," said Miroku, listening intently for any movement.
There was no reply, only the chirping of some kind of bird outside.
Miroku closed his eyes and tried to pick up Kagome's spirit. (Which is very easy to find, Miroku knew: she had a very large soul) He found no trace of her being there. He cursed himself for not putting a barrier around her room to force her to stay in there.
~*~*~*~*~
Kagome sat comfortably, her head in the crook of Inuyasha's neck and Inuyasha's head on her own. They had been like that for over an hour. Inuyasha had his eyes closed, and his breathing was slow and rhythmic. He was asleep.
She shifted her legs a little, trying to rid them of the cramps they were developing from staying in one position for so long. She finally found a good position when she heard a small noise coming from the tree that she was under. She stiffened, and listened intently.
Their was a loud CRACK from the tree, and what looked like a small ball of fluff fell right next to with a 'umph'.
Kagome looked at the small, moaning creature. Her eyes had adjusted to the dark, and she could easily see it. It appeared to be hurt from the fall, and she was never one to let anything be in pain. She timidly raised her arms from her lap and picked up the creature, making sure not to move her head much. She didn't want to wake up the hanyou, who was still sleeping like a log despite the loud crack of the now broken branch. Her eyes widened as she took a good look at the apparently unconscious kit in her arms. 'It's a fox demon! Wow! I've heard so much about them. They are supposed to be very tricky, always transforming into humans and tricking villagers. This one only looks like a baby though. It's so cute!'
The fox child shifted in her arms, and slowly opened its large, bright blue eyes. When its vision came into focus, it let out a little squeak and jumped out of her arms.
"Who are you?" asked Shippo accusingly, staring from Kagome to the sleeping Inuyasha.
She stared quizzically at the little fox for a while, then answered his question. "I'm Kagome, and you?" 'Boy, now I'm talking to demons as though I talk to them every day!"
"I'm Shippo, one of the strongest demons in this forest!" he said proudly, puffing his tiny chest out and looking extremely proud of himself.
Kagome covered her mouth to smother the small giggle that was bubbling up inside her. "Nice to meet you Shippo," she said softly, offering her hand to the small fox.
Shippo looked at her as though she were crazy. In all of his short life he had never encountered a demon and human shaking hands. She seemed nice enough though...it wouldn't hurt anything to shake hands with her, would it? He slowly extended his small arm and clasped hands with hers.
Kagome smiled. "So, Shippo, what are you doing here?"
Shippo pointed a small finger in the direction or the sleeping Inuyasha direction. "My dad told me to wait in the tree for him."
"He what?"
"My dad, he told me to wait for him in the tree!" said Shippo brightly, still pointing.
"Your dad!?" exclaimed Kagome, hitting her head against Inuyasha's.
"Owww," muttered the hanyou, rubbing his abused head and looking around blearily.
"INUYASHA!" yelled Kagome, glaring at the hanyou turned human accusingly. "You have a child!?"
Inuyasha was tempted to cover his ears at the high shrill of Kagome's voice. "No! I do not have a pup!"
Shippo looked at Inuyasha with an extremely hurt look on his face. "But-but dad..."
"I am not your dad!" yelled Inuyasha, who was deeply confused by the turn of events. First he was peacefully asleep, using Kagome's soft hair as a substitute pillow. Now he had a bump on his head and was being accused of having a pup!
Seeing how Inuyasha's words had hurt the kit, Kagome gave Inuyasha a withering glance and grabbed Shippo. She held him into her chest in what she hoped was a comforting gesture.
It apparently worked, because Shippo snuggled closer to her and smiled. "Will you be my mom?"
Taken aback by his question, and not knowing where his real parents were, she just sat there in slight shock. She didn't want to disappoint him by saying no, so she just stroked his hair gently, hoping that was good enough.
Inuyasha stared at the two in slight jealousy and confusion. When had he become the bad guy? She was mad at him when Shippo said he was his dad, and she was mad at him when he denied it! Women!
Kagome looked down at the kit that lay against her and noticed that he was amazingly already asleep. Then she looked up at Inuyasha, who was now standing. "What is this all about?" she asked, gesturing toward Shippo.
"I saved him from a worm demon yesterday. He apparently has no parents so he's been clinging onto me ever since."
Kagome nodded her head in understanding. She felt a pang of sympathy for the poor kit. She then realized how hard it would be to live a demon's life. It was either kill or be killed in their world.
She looked around and spotted something white lying on the ground. It was the bread that she had brought for Inuyasha and the fish! She slowly got up and walked over to it, careful not to wake up the slumbering fox in her arms. She picked the bread up and wiped the dirt off of it. It still looked good enough to eat.
She brought it to Inuyasha, who had his arms crossed and an eyebrow cocked at her. She held it out to him.
Inuyasha gave her a questioning look before taking the item from her hand. He sniffed it, and then looked at Kagome in confusion.
Kagome smiled at him and laughed lightly. Did he really not know that it was food? "You eat it, silly!"
Inuyasha glared at the bread. He had never eaten anything except meat and wild nuts and berries. Seeing Kagome's hopeful look, he slowly lifted the bread to his mouth and bit off a small piece. His eyes widened. It tasted...it tasted great! He took a much larger bite, and then another, and within the span of 20 seconds he had eaten the whole loaf.
Kagome goggled at him, her mouth slightly open. He had eaten that fast, and he was in his human form!
Inuyasha gave her a large grin. "You definitely need to get some more of that for me!"
Kagome returned the smile and motioned for him to sit down next to her once again.
Inuyasha was about to when, even without his sensitive hearing, he heard something coming in their direction.
~*~*~*~*~*~
* Hides under a rock* Yeah, I know, that was the worst ending to a chapter, but I wasn't sure how to phrase things. It was also short, the night isn't even over! Sorry! I should be getting my computer back soon, so I'll dish out some larger chapters then. For all of you who are waiting for me to update survivor, you're coming next! I'm gunna get started tomorrow! I really want to thank all of my faithful readers and reviewers! ^_^ You guys rock!
I do not own Inuyasha.
JoJo10-^_^ fluff rulz! Lol! Glad ya likey! I updated! ( a lil late...o well)
Lazylady-I see I see! Well, my little pie hole, you'll just have to live with the fact that you'll neva have inu.
Randomunit02-I didn't exactly update now, but I did update! Thanx for the complement!
Rischel 14- Don't forget about me! Lol! You actually guessed the Shippo thing exactly! ^_^ Well, you are most certainly welcome! I just love writing fluff!
Silver_punk-glad you like my story! ^_^_^_^_^
Inuyasha-love-^_^you'll just have to see what I write...lol! I'm happy that you like my story!
Sakura- I updated!!!!!!(duh, lol!)
Hanyou Vixen- yep, I'll email ya. Thanx for the complement! You're too nice!!!!
Eloraya-^_^ I'm am so glad that you like!
Dragon Man 180- yep, there is a lot of prejudiced people in this story, but I hope that this chapter explains some of it.
I think thatz all folks! Now on with the story! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"NO! We need to talk to her," Sango exclaimed, crossing her arms and staring at the stubborn monk standing in front of her. After pondering what Kagome had told her, she had begun to think that there might be some truth to it. Kagome was a smart person; she wouldn't risk her life to be with the demon for no reason. That just wasn't like her.
Miroku gave the demon slayer a tired look. While Miroku almost always enjoyed female's company, he was in no mood to argue. He rubbed his eyes a little, and sighed. "Look, Kagome's not going to cool off for a while. We just need to give her some time and space and she'll eventually get over it."
Sango gave Miroku a disbelieving glance, her dark brown eyes staring into his deep blue ones. "No Miroku, I don't think she will. She sounded furious with me...I've never heard her talk so harshly to anybody. She...she truly feels that the demon is...well...a good demon. What if she's right?
Miroku laughed. It wasn't a happy laugh, it was dry and humorless one, on which he hardly ever used. "No demons are good. They are all beasts who lust for human blood, wreck villages, and destroy crops. They are no good to any of us. I will never *ever * let Kagome, one of my only true friends, become mixed up with a demon!
Sango instinctively backed away from Miroku, whose voice had risen to a nearly deafening tone. She had never seen him act this way. He had always been a happy person, never truly expressing his emotions that were hidden by his cheery mask. "How can you be so sure? There may be some good demons out there...and he's only a half demon..."
"There are no good demons!" yelled Miroku, his fists clenching and unclenching as memories flew through his mind.
~ He was a toddler watching in a corner as his grandfather fought, and lost a battle with the humanoid demon, earning himself a cursed hole in his hand...a year later he watched as the giant tornado-like wind tunnel devoured the old monk alive, taking him from this earth and leaving his child (Miroku's dad) with the cursed hole...he was in his early teens, watching as his dad was also swallowed up by his own hand, taking his mother with him and leaving the cursed hole to his traumatized son, to him...that demon ruined his family's life. ~
Sango watched in half fear, half concern. Miroku seemed to be thinking...thinking about something that obviously caused him deep pain. "Are, are you all right?"
Seeing the slightly fearful look on Sango's face, Miroku forced himself to calm down. He looked up at her, and put a false, cheery face on. "I guess that we could go check on Kagome," he said quickly, giving in to Sango's wishes, not wanting to confront his feelings. He turned and exited out of his room.
Sango followed him. 'I'm glad that everyone's gone to visit their grandpa again. The only one that's still here, other than Kagome, Miroku, and me, is Kikyo, and I haven't seen her all night. If everyone was still here they would start to wander what we're doing.' She and Miroku reached Kagome's door, and Miroku knocked on it lightly.
"Kagome," said Miroku, listening intently for any movement.
There was no reply, only the chirping of some kind of bird outside.
Miroku closed his eyes and tried to pick up Kagome's spirit. (Which is very easy to find, Miroku knew: she had a very large soul) He found no trace of her being there. He cursed himself for not putting a barrier around her room to force her to stay in there.
~*~*~*~*~
Kagome sat comfortably, her head in the crook of Inuyasha's neck and Inuyasha's head on her own. They had been like that for over an hour. Inuyasha had his eyes closed, and his breathing was slow and rhythmic. He was asleep.
She shifted her legs a little, trying to rid them of the cramps they were developing from staying in one position for so long. She finally found a good position when she heard a small noise coming from the tree that she was under. She stiffened, and listened intently.
Their was a loud CRACK from the tree, and what looked like a small ball of fluff fell right next to with a 'umph'.
Kagome looked at the small, moaning creature. Her eyes had adjusted to the dark, and she could easily see it. It appeared to be hurt from the fall, and she was never one to let anything be in pain. She timidly raised her arms from her lap and picked up the creature, making sure not to move her head much. She didn't want to wake up the hanyou, who was still sleeping like a log despite the loud crack of the now broken branch. Her eyes widened as she took a good look at the apparently unconscious kit in her arms. 'It's a fox demon! Wow! I've heard so much about them. They are supposed to be very tricky, always transforming into humans and tricking villagers. This one only looks like a baby though. It's so cute!'
The fox child shifted in her arms, and slowly opened its large, bright blue eyes. When its vision came into focus, it let out a little squeak and jumped out of her arms.
"Who are you?" asked Shippo accusingly, staring from Kagome to the sleeping Inuyasha.
She stared quizzically at the little fox for a while, then answered his question. "I'm Kagome, and you?" 'Boy, now I'm talking to demons as though I talk to them every day!"
"I'm Shippo, one of the strongest demons in this forest!" he said proudly, puffing his tiny chest out and looking extremely proud of himself.
Kagome covered her mouth to smother the small giggle that was bubbling up inside her. "Nice to meet you Shippo," she said softly, offering her hand to the small fox.
Shippo looked at her as though she were crazy. In all of his short life he had never encountered a demon and human shaking hands. She seemed nice enough though...it wouldn't hurt anything to shake hands with her, would it? He slowly extended his small arm and clasped hands with hers.
Kagome smiled. "So, Shippo, what are you doing here?"
Shippo pointed a small finger in the direction or the sleeping Inuyasha direction. "My dad told me to wait in the tree for him."
"He what?"
"My dad, he told me to wait for him in the tree!" said Shippo brightly, still pointing.
"Your dad!?" exclaimed Kagome, hitting her head against Inuyasha's.
"Owww," muttered the hanyou, rubbing his abused head and looking around blearily.
"INUYASHA!" yelled Kagome, glaring at the hanyou turned human accusingly. "You have a child!?"
Inuyasha was tempted to cover his ears at the high shrill of Kagome's voice. "No! I do not have a pup!"
Shippo looked at Inuyasha with an extremely hurt look on his face. "But-but dad..."
"I am not your dad!" yelled Inuyasha, who was deeply confused by the turn of events. First he was peacefully asleep, using Kagome's soft hair as a substitute pillow. Now he had a bump on his head and was being accused of having a pup!
Seeing how Inuyasha's words had hurt the kit, Kagome gave Inuyasha a withering glance and grabbed Shippo. She held him into her chest in what she hoped was a comforting gesture.
It apparently worked, because Shippo snuggled closer to her and smiled. "Will you be my mom?"
Taken aback by his question, and not knowing where his real parents were, she just sat there in slight shock. She didn't want to disappoint him by saying no, so she just stroked his hair gently, hoping that was good enough.
Inuyasha stared at the two in slight jealousy and confusion. When had he become the bad guy? She was mad at him when Shippo said he was his dad, and she was mad at him when he denied it! Women!
Kagome looked down at the kit that lay against her and noticed that he was amazingly already asleep. Then she looked up at Inuyasha, who was now standing. "What is this all about?" she asked, gesturing toward Shippo.
"I saved him from a worm demon yesterday. He apparently has no parents so he's been clinging onto me ever since."
Kagome nodded her head in understanding. She felt a pang of sympathy for the poor kit. She then realized how hard it would be to live a demon's life. It was either kill or be killed in their world.
She looked around and spotted something white lying on the ground. It was the bread that she had brought for Inuyasha and the fish! She slowly got up and walked over to it, careful not to wake up the slumbering fox in her arms. She picked the bread up and wiped the dirt off of it. It still looked good enough to eat.
She brought it to Inuyasha, who had his arms crossed and an eyebrow cocked at her. She held it out to him.
Inuyasha gave her a questioning look before taking the item from her hand. He sniffed it, and then looked at Kagome in confusion.
Kagome smiled at him and laughed lightly. Did he really not know that it was food? "You eat it, silly!"
Inuyasha glared at the bread. He had never eaten anything except meat and wild nuts and berries. Seeing Kagome's hopeful look, he slowly lifted the bread to his mouth and bit off a small piece. His eyes widened. It tasted...it tasted great! He took a much larger bite, and then another, and within the span of 20 seconds he had eaten the whole loaf.
Kagome goggled at him, her mouth slightly open. He had eaten that fast, and he was in his human form!
Inuyasha gave her a large grin. "You definitely need to get some more of that for me!"
Kagome returned the smile and motioned for him to sit down next to her once again.
Inuyasha was about to when, even without his sensitive hearing, he heard something coming in their direction.
~*~*~*~*~*~
* Hides under a rock* Yeah, I know, that was the worst ending to a chapter, but I wasn't sure how to phrase things. It was also short, the night isn't even over! Sorry! I should be getting my computer back soon, so I'll dish out some larger chapters then. For all of you who are waiting for me to update survivor, you're coming next! I'm gunna get started tomorrow! I really want to thank all of my faithful readers and reviewers! ^_^ You guys rock!