Hello all! Unfortunately, there will be no part in this chapter for Sengoku Jidai… to be honest, I finally realized yesterday that I have two (main) plots in this story… well, if you wanna get all technical, it's more or less two stories in one… sheesh -_-'. For those people who are reading The Joys of Highschool, the Homecoming chapter will be out sometime by or after October 20th. I can finally get some reliable info on it! Anyways, on with the next chapter…!

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Last time: At around 5 A.M., there was a shuffling noise in the bushes where the rabbit had appeared yesterday. A childish face with bright green eyes peered out of the green foliage, staring at Kagome. 'Yes… that has to be momma! It's a good thing I got Klaykyo (Clay + Kikyo ^-^) to do that same thing to me that she did to Kagome!' Shippo jumped as he heard a voice slither out from behind him… "What exactly are YOU doing here, kitsune child?"

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"I- uh, er, waaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Please dont kill me!" Yoko stared at the kitsune cub in bewilderment. Why did he smell of the woman-Kagome- that was traveling with him right now..? why was he slightly jealous…? (~_^) "Do not worry, young fox… I wont kill you if you explain to me as to why precisely you are here…" Yoko informed the trembling Shippo. "Well, uh, you s-see, I was l-l-looking for my mommy…" Shippo began, stuttering in obvious fear of the elder kitsune. "Is this woman your mother, Shippo?" (Eh… let's just say that Yoko remembered Shippo from Kagome's story of Sengoku Jidai… and Shippo's too nervous to care…) "yes, she is…" "Then who is your father?" "I don't have one…" Shippo trailed of, growing depressed at the memories of his deceased parents. 'Does this mean that this Kagome is a whore…?!? No, that's right… adoptive mother… mental kick in the head for me…'

There was a particularly loud noise of awakening from Kagome, who had smelled Shippo's scent nearby. "Uhhh… Shippo, is that you…?" still half asleep, Kagome fell over from the impact of her adopted son barreling into her. She hugged him close, tears of joy falling from her eyes at the sight of him. "Momma, are you a kitsune now???" he had noticed her fuzzy ears when she was still asleep, and he was talking to Yoko. "Yes, I am Shippo! Isn't this great? I can really be your mother now! And…" Kagome trailed off, a mischievous glint in her eyes. She leaned close to the cub, and whispered for his ears only, "Maybe, we could get Yoko to be your papa…" Little Shippo looked up at his momma, seeing a faint blush steal over her cheeks. He whispered back to her, just as quietly, "Momma, does this mean you aren't… in love with Inubaka anymore?" Kagome flinched slightly, her ears flattening to her head at the sound of his name. A small shake of the head was Shippo's answer. 'Yay! I knew momma would come to her senses eventually!' he decided to change the subject, not wanting his mother to cry over Inubaka any more than she already had. Unfortunately, his choice of conversation wasn't exactly what one would call tactful…"Mom, why do your clothes look so much smaller?" Kagome glanced down at her uniform, stunned by the state it was in. How could she not have noticed this sooner?!? She dashed over to her yellow bag, which Shippo had thankfully brought with him when Klaykyo sent him here. She whispered something to Shippo as she grabbed her extra clothes and soap.

Alright, for this part (…) will be Yoko's action's/reactions, and […] will be a/ns.

Using her newfound sense of smell, Kagome traveled to the nearest hot spring. [I think you all know whats coming up…] as Yoko was getting ready to follow, he felt a small bump as the little kitsune attempted to block his path. Shippo glared up at him, stating, "Sorry, Yoko, but momma needs to take a bath right now." His heart rate speeded up slightly as visions of an undressed Kagome crossed his mind. Yoko decided to rid himself of this child… by telling him where all of Kagome's chocolate was. As the cub went rabid from the chocolate, Yoko was contentedly spying on a bathing Kagome, listening to her musings. "Hm…. I wonder if Yoko would make a good father for Shippo…? He does seem to be a bit full of himself (At this point, Yoko was eagerly listening for Kagome's comments about him. This one caused him to glare at her unaware head.) but he also seems to be pretty nice, under all that arrogance. Kinda like Inuyasha… [Don't kill me for that!] And yet his battle technique is somewhat like the other

dimension's Sesshomaru (His tail bristled at the mention of the one who had almost succeeded in killing him) I mean he is just quick and merciless… it's amazing. (His tail hairs un-bristled at the compliment) and I love his ears! They're just so much softer than either of the brothers' fur…" Kagome looked up and through the brush, spotting Yoko. She acted as if she had seen nothing, got out, dried off, fully aware of Yoko's eyes following every move she made. Deciding to take a different path than she had came, or so Yoko thought, she headed straight towards him. Quickly thinking of a cover story, he prepared to face her proudly. Instead, she simply walked up to his hiding spot, glared at him, and yelled in his ear, "PERVERT!" She then slapped him nice and hard, leaving a beautiful handprint on one side of his face, and a slight trail of claw marks where her nails had struck him.

The special section has now ended…

Kagome walked into the clearing where they had camped out, finding… Hershey's and Hershey's with Almonds wrappers lying all over the ground. Above her, in the tree branches, there was a slight groaning noise. She looked, up, unsurprised to see Shippo come barreling down, obviously falling from the branch. Catching him as he fell, she scolded him lightly for wolfing the chocolate. He looked at her with teary eyes, and began apologizing for letting Yoko spy on her. Kagome quickly quieted her cub, telling him it was alright, and that Yoko had gotten what he deserved. They traveled a few miles closer to their destination, but Shippo had gotten sick, so they had to set up camp once again.

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Sorry for the short chapter, but the part I have in mind for next wouldn't fit in right here. Also, HOMEWORK! And needing some anger management classes doesn't help me much either… there's this one kid in 3 of my classes who absolutely drives me insane! He can't get the hint to just LEAVE ME THE FUCKING HELL ALONE! I even shrieked that in his ear and he didn't get it… grrr! I'll try to update soon as I can!

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Glossary

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All in previous chapters, I think...

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