Chapter 9 Shippo's Back

Inuyasha took off down the street, not knowing exactly where he was going, but all he knew he was going to find Kagome, die or alive.

"No wait." Sauna yelled. Kilala stood on ground and looked at Sauna running off down the street. Kilala changed into her demon form and stood in front of her and growled.

"Move Kilala, I have to catch up with him." She looked into her eyes and saw what she was trying do; she nodded and they went home to their family.

Inuyasha jumped from tree to tree and wandered his way back to Kaede's village and it was just as the little girl said. It was destroyed. Some house still stood, but they were at least damaged. He growled and walked along the bits of wooden chunks and stones. Black soot stained everything from fire marks to lighting crashes.

He turned his head quickly as he smelt a scent that smelled so very familiar. He sniffed and followed the scent until he reached a place where thousands of graves lay. He sniffed through each one until he found Sango, Miroku, and Kaede's grave spot. He sat with one knee on the ground and the other had his arm resting on it.

He jolted his head right and then to left; when he heard someone moving around. He jumped and saw a little tan furry tail scamper away. Inuyasha grabbed the tail and looked at it.

"Fox Fire!" it yelled as Inuyasha dropped it and jumped up and down as he padded his hand on his nose to cool it off. "Hot, hot, hot!" he screamed.

"Okay where is the runt who did this to me?" he sniffed the air and found his scent he ran in the direction it came from and once more grabbed the fox's tail. He fought and kicked and fussed; as Inuyasha just stood there looking at the little thing, not seeing the full image of its face.

Inuyasha sniffed him for a moment and then it hit him, "Shippo?"

The little fox quit struggling and turned around to see the captors face. It was him; the noise, teeth and dog ears. "Inuyasha!" he squealed as he jumped into Inuyasha's arms; stretching his arms around his chest. Inuyasha was happy to see someone he knew. He hugged the little Kitsune back and smiled, this was the first time he has ever shown respect or love toward him.

"Shippo, where is Kagome?"

"Kagome, I haven't seen her in the longest time. I miss her." Shippo started crying.

"Did you dig all these?" Inuyasha questioned.

"Yes, I saw all the motionless bodies and I decided to give them all a place to rest."

"But I heard you were dead, how did you survive?"

"Well, I guess it was because I was scared and Sango made me go hid. So I turned into a rock and watched them fight." Shippo said as he smiled a warm smile through distant sobbing tears.

"Well any why, do you want to come with me and find Kagome?"

"Yes!" he yelled happily.

So Inuyasha and Shippo set off into the forest looking for any clues to where Kagome is, but what lies beyond in their path is unknown.

TBC. . .

So what did you think? I'm sorry for short chapters, I have so many other stories now so I just want to get the next chapter up, short or long. Please Review it encourages me to continue. -Sango