Hey. Gomen for not updating.. I don't type very fast. Truth be told I'm not that good of a writer but here goes anyway.

Becoming a Mother

Kagome awoke at dawn. She stared at the blue and pink sky above and around her. Then she jumped down and landed on her feet. She looked again at her new body seeing again how much she had really changed. It scared her. She arranged her clothes and put the black cloak back on. The sun glistened off her markings. She stood in the sun a moment longer before running off towards Keade's to check on Shippo. He was awake. He felt her come close. He left the out and ran out toward the forest.

Shippo ran toward Kagome. He could smell her, fell her. He ran until he saw her in her black cloak. He leapt into her arms and hugged her close. She did the same. Her pink ips formed a smile as she took Shippo back to the place where she slept.

"You came back! You came back! Does that mean I can stay with you know?"

"Iie Shippo"

"But... but..."

"You can not stay with me because I am dangerous, as dangerous as Inuyasha in his youkai form."

"But you are not a youkai."

"How can you be so sure?"

"You don't smell like one."

"Is that so?"

"Yup," Shippo replied with a confident smile, proud of his sharp nose. Kagome tickled the living daylights out of the pup as he laughed uncontrollably. "Why'd ya do that?"

"Because I felt like it," Kagome replied hugging Shippo closer. "You're not the only one to tell me I'm neither youkai nor ningen. This is getting kinda confusing huh?" She said with am almost sad look on her face but then smiled and looked at the kit in her arms, "::sigh:: either way I am still dangerous and cannot control all of my actions. I will always be watching over you though. Try to sneak out and find me sometimes k?"

"Of course!, umm...Kagome..."

"Hai, Shippo?"

"Umm... can I ... umm... canicallyouokkasan... please" Shippo blurted out while twitching nervously.

"Shippo can you say that a little slower please. I have good hearing but not that good."

"Can I call you Okka-san?" He repeated shyly digging his head into her chest as if afraid to be seen. She lifted his eyes to hers and stared at him.

"I was wondering if you'd ever ask." Kagome started slowly, "OF COURSE!!"

Shippo's eyes went wide. Had he expected her to say no? Of course not but hearing her say it still nice. They ran around a little bit it was still early. They played a game and generally had a good time, both forgetting that they would have to leave each other when the other awoke.

"Hey Shippo, let's eat something."

"Ok, like what?"

"I don't know. I guess I'm going to have to hunt now huh?"

"Yup!"

"Shippo I don't want you to watch me do this. I feel bad enough as it is. Can you stay here in the tree please?"

"If that's what you want." Shippo said as he climbed into the tree. He stared at the passing clouds and their slight pink color common with sunrise. He was Happy with his new mother. The clouds made him sad. The clouds and the sun told the time and they were short of time. He would have to leave in about an hour and he didn't want to.

Kagome used her new speed to go farther into the forest. She saw a pig. 'Ok, I can do this I can do this,' she repeated in her mind. She bared her claws and snapped its neck the animal died instantly and Kagome ran back to Shippo. He saw her and jumped down from the tree.

"Can you go and get some wood for a fire please?"

"Sure mama." Shippo said and gathered some fire wood. Kagome retrieved a large stick and trusted it through the middle swine. They started a fire and roasted the pig. Shippo ate in Kagome's lap and they were safe and together. They both looked toward the sky. Almost all the pink was gone and the sun was bright. It was almost eight o'clock now. Shippo would have to leave and go back to the group.

"Shippo you have to go back now, I'll walk you as far as I can ok?"

"O...k..." Shippo replied regretfully. Kagome knew he didn't want to leave and she didn't want him to leave either. If only she had control. The walked back and Kagome let him in the clearing near the well.

Keade's Hut

"Has anyone seen Shippo?" asked Sango.

"Iie, he was here last night but I haven't seen him since," replied Miroku.

"Keade have you seen Shippo?"

"Iie child, I have not seen him." Just then the little fur ball walked into the hut.

"Shippo!" the three voices said at once.

"Hai?"

"Where were you? I was worried." Sango said.

"You don't need to be worried for me I have a protector."

"Really, and who is that protector?" asked Miroku.

"Protector? Opps, did I say that I didn't mean that. I don't have a protector. Me? Iie, who would protect me? heh. heh." Shippo replied nervously scratching the back of his head. The other three could easily see he was lying.

"Are you sure Shippo?" asked Sango.

"Of course I am, leave me alone already!!" he replied hotly. He was still mad that he couldn't stay with his okaasan. Sango, Miroku and Keade were ok but he didn't want to be with then. The only thing he looked forward to was seeing his okkasan again.

"Do you want some breakfast?" asked Keade.

"Iie arigato I already ate." Shippo said and left the hut. e didn'Hhhfjnerkjvbaeflkbgrwq' He didn't want to accidentally say something about where he had been. They might of after her. He had promised to keep her secret and that was what he was going to do. The people in the hut looked at each other questioningly. They were worried about Shippo and it showed on their faces. Obviously Shippo was greatly affected by Kagome's disappearance, though that may be true, it was in a different way then the three of them thought. Why else wouldn't he eat? They did not believe that he had already eaten. He was too young to hunt by himself, and there was no one else to get him food.

"Should we go after him" Sango said. Sango thoughts were jumbled. Se lost a friend and a sister but the young kitsune lost a mother and she knew how hard that was. She was confused as to weather to comfort the little thing or let him deal with his youkai alone.

"I don't think so; he may want to be alone now." Miroku was also deeply concerned for the young one. He kept strong though. He was not as close to Kagome as the other two were but she was still a very close friend. He lo0ved Sango and hated seeing her like this: sad and crying. That hurt him more then anything and he wanted to comfort her... sadly any move of comfort maybe looked at perverted and this was not the time for such antics.

"I agree with Miroku child," Keade did not know what to make of the situation. If what the other told her was true, and she believed them fully, the that would mean that the reincarnation of her sister was not alive, making her sister alive again. Should she be overjoyed or depressed? The sweet and gentle Kagome was dear to her but Kikyo was her older sister. The old miko was fighting a troubling fight over who to favor within her soul.

The God Tree Shippo was nestled in between the roots and think about Kagome. "I don't want to leave mother. It's not fair," he said to himself. He sniffed away a tear and went back to the group to play with Kirara. That always cheered him up. The little fire cat would run and play with him as much as he wanted, and never get tired. "I could snuggle up in her fur, or I could ride on her back, or I could..." Shippo thought of all the many things he and Kirara could do together as he walked back to camp, momentarily forgetting how man at Kagome he was.

Someone saw the young kitsune, a silver haired, golden eyed, curious someone.

Sesshoumaru's POV

How odd the kitsune is angry and sad and he is the only one who knows the true identity of the girl... Kagome was it? He had finished his rounds in his lands and coming to check on the girl when he smelled the young youkai pup. He watched him. Who is his Mother? Could it be the girl? Iie, he was calling her Kagome, what have I missed? He left the God Tree and found the girl in the same clearing as the night before. Her unique sent hit him again and he remembered why he went home the night before... to find information on this being. He did find something out at his house as well. He read of a new species, well not so new per say. It was an ancient race not seen for hundreds of years, before even his time. He had new questions for her and she would answer him. He would make her.

"Hello"

End of Chap

Where's Inuyasha? What does Sesshoumaru want? What will he ask her? You'll have to wait and see. hehe ! Pease Review. Sorry for the shortness!

Vocabulary:

Okka-san- mother

Dog- Inu

Nani- what

iie- no

Hai- yes

Arigato- Thank you

Ningen- Human

Youkai- demon

Gomen - I'm sorry/ sorry