Chapter 3. Powerful Surprises
Shippo's eyes opened slowly as he looked up at the face of Celestia. He sat up slowly and smiled at her. He stood up slowly and shakily and his eyes went wide. He stood so much taller than before. He looked at his once small hands that now laid as demon claws.
"What happened to?" he cut himself off as he noticed his voice had changed. It was bolder, deeper, and stronger than before. He fell down with shock at what had happened to him. He looked up so confused to Celestia who only smiled at him.
"Look at yourself Shippo. I have given you what you desired. You now have power and a new body that is able to contain the power." she said. Another leaf fell from the tree and formed into a body mirror. Shippo turned around and took a step back at what he saw.
It was true, he now held a new form. He was taller and even looked stronger. His clothing was the same, only it was torn so badly. His old shirt was completely ripped off, revealing his well toned chest. His old pants were now extremely small shorts. His tail had also grown. His eyes were darker now and his hair was longer and still held up the same way.
"This is, actually me?" he asked still rather shocked at his new appearance. Celestia nodded as another leaf fell from the tree. As it fell Shippo caught it. It glowed a soft silver color before changing into a larger and slightly darker version of what he used to wear.
"Those may fit you better." Celestia said as he looked at it. Shippo couldn't beleive it, she had really changed him. He couldn't beleive how much power he felt coursing threw his veins. His entire body felt stronger than ever. A look of understanding soon spread across his face as he looked up to Celestia with an evil glint in his eyes.
"Celestia, thank you. Now my revenge can come swiftly and painfully to those who hurt me in my past." he said. Celestia nodded as she her eyes closed a little more. A few more leaves fell from the tree, each one landed around Shippo, then transformed into various items. Amoung the items liad a traveling bag filled with leaves from this tree, a large kitana, many items used in illusens, and a strange silver jem on a chain.
"Take these items, and do my bidding so that I may be free, and you may have your revenge. If ever you need anything, come to me Shippo. Where that jem, so that I may speak to you when needed." she said lightly. Shippo knelt down and picked up the gem and put it around his neck. He then gathered up all his new things.
"Now, go Shippo. Do as you please, until I call upon you do fulfil your deal with me." Celestia said. Shippo nodded as he took one last look at the woman who had given him what he truely wanted. Then he ran away at new speeds. A tornado like wind was left in his wake as he ran, only this one was 3 times more than that of Kouga.
Shippo stopped. He noticed that all the mud was still on him. He looked around desperately for a hot spring to bath in. He soon found one and tor off his old clothing and jumped into the soothing waters. He sighed with releif as he soon began to feel relaxed. Then he heard someone coming towards him. A demon, no, Kirara. Soon enough the small neko youkai came out of the surrounding forest area and sat at the edge of the water.
"Kirara, my old friend, it is good to see you again." Shippo said happily. Kirara meowed, she obviously recognized him by his his scent. He moved towards Kirara and patted her lightly. She began to purr under his touch. Not long after Kirara had gotten there Sango's voice could be heard calling for her friend.
Shippo smiled at the sound of her voice. He quickly got out of the water and dressed in his new outfit. He collected all his things and began to walk towards Sango's voice with Kirara at his side.
Sango called out Kirara's name frantically. She fell to her knees as tears leaked down her face. She already lost one friend, she couldn't take it if Kirara went missing like Shippo did. Then ,she heard a soft meow coming from just ahead. She looked up as Kirara ran to her.
"Oh, Kirara I thought you ran away." Sango cried as she held the small demon close. Then she looked up at Shippo. Her face was full of confusion to this new demon.
"Hi Sango, it's been too long." he said as he knelt down next to. A large smile creased onto his face. Sango still looked at him bewildered then she spoke.
"Shippo?" she asked in disbelief. He nodded slowly as an answer. Sango smiled as more tears fell down her face. She fell forward and into his arms as she broke into tears and sobs. She clutched his torso in her delicate hands as she spoke.
"I thought you were gone, that you'd never come back, and that I'd lost such a good friend." she sobbed. Shippo smiled as he comforted her as she once did for him. He sighed happily that he was back amoung friends.
A few moments late Sango and Shippo began to walk back towards their camp. Sango spoke to him as if he had been gone years. He only listened to her soft voice. As they reached the camp Sango was instantly pulled away from Shippo by Miroku as Inuyasha pulled out his giant blade and pointed it at Shippo.
"What in the name of hell do you think your doing?!" Sango yelled at Inuyasha. He didn't answer and as he stared at Shippo, a giant wave of anger and hatred went over him. Shippo's eyes began to change to a bloody red, then stopped as Sango ran in front of him to stop Inuyasha.
"Sango, it's alright. You don't have to protect me from Inuyasha any more." he said softly to her. Sango looked over her shoulder at him and shook her head.
"I no that now, but still." she paused while looking at Inuyasha angrily." It's all his fault you left in the first place!" she yelled at him. He looked taken back while Kagome and Miroku went to stand at either side of him.
"Who is that Sango-chan?" Miroku asked lightly while looking him over. Sango smirked before she spoke.
"This is Shippo-sama." Sango said. Shippo felt strange when she used sama at the end of his name, but he like the way it sounded. Everyone seemed so surprised espically Kagome. She instantly ran forward with her arms open as if to hug him. As she got close he simply sidestepped and went behind and pushed her down ruffly.
He smirked at her as she looked up at him with painful eyes. He simply turned away from her with Kirara next to him. Sango looked guilty as she was just about to go see if she alright, Shippo grabbed her arm and pulled her away.
"Shippo, let go. I need to see if she is alright." Sango said as she tried to pull away. His grip only tightened. He stopped when they were out of ear shot and could not be seen. He released her hand and pulled her into an embrace.
"Sango." he whispered. He didn't know why he was acting like this, maybe it just came with his new power, or something. Either way it was strange, Sango didn't know what to do. Maybe Shippo was still angry at Kagome and happy to see her. No matter what it was she soon returned his hug. She could feel his muscles relax as she did.
"Shippo, what happened to you?" Sango asked him softly. Shippo broke his hug and turned away. He didn't want to tell anyone about Celestia, nay, he couldn't. Something inside him wouldn't let him speak her name.
"Something, wonderful." he said.
Shippo's eyes opened slowly as he looked up at the face of Celestia. He sat up slowly and smiled at her. He stood up slowly and shakily and his eyes went wide. He stood so much taller than before. He looked at his once small hands that now laid as demon claws.
"What happened to?" he cut himself off as he noticed his voice had changed. It was bolder, deeper, and stronger than before. He fell down with shock at what had happened to him. He looked up so confused to Celestia who only smiled at him.
"Look at yourself Shippo. I have given you what you desired. You now have power and a new body that is able to contain the power." she said. Another leaf fell from the tree and formed into a body mirror. Shippo turned around and took a step back at what he saw.
It was true, he now held a new form. He was taller and even looked stronger. His clothing was the same, only it was torn so badly. His old shirt was completely ripped off, revealing his well toned chest. His old pants were now extremely small shorts. His tail had also grown. His eyes were darker now and his hair was longer and still held up the same way.
"This is, actually me?" he asked still rather shocked at his new appearance. Celestia nodded as another leaf fell from the tree. As it fell Shippo caught it. It glowed a soft silver color before changing into a larger and slightly darker version of what he used to wear.
"Those may fit you better." Celestia said as he looked at it. Shippo couldn't beleive it, she had really changed him. He couldn't beleive how much power he felt coursing threw his veins. His entire body felt stronger than ever. A look of understanding soon spread across his face as he looked up to Celestia with an evil glint in his eyes.
"Celestia, thank you. Now my revenge can come swiftly and painfully to those who hurt me in my past." he said. Celestia nodded as she her eyes closed a little more. A few more leaves fell from the tree, each one landed around Shippo, then transformed into various items. Amoung the items liad a traveling bag filled with leaves from this tree, a large kitana, many items used in illusens, and a strange silver jem on a chain.
"Take these items, and do my bidding so that I may be free, and you may have your revenge. If ever you need anything, come to me Shippo. Where that jem, so that I may speak to you when needed." she said lightly. Shippo knelt down and picked up the gem and put it around his neck. He then gathered up all his new things.
"Now, go Shippo. Do as you please, until I call upon you do fulfil your deal with me." Celestia said. Shippo nodded as he took one last look at the woman who had given him what he truely wanted. Then he ran away at new speeds. A tornado like wind was left in his wake as he ran, only this one was 3 times more than that of Kouga.
Shippo stopped. He noticed that all the mud was still on him. He looked around desperately for a hot spring to bath in. He soon found one and tor off his old clothing and jumped into the soothing waters. He sighed with releif as he soon began to feel relaxed. Then he heard someone coming towards him. A demon, no, Kirara. Soon enough the small neko youkai came out of the surrounding forest area and sat at the edge of the water.
"Kirara, my old friend, it is good to see you again." Shippo said happily. Kirara meowed, she obviously recognized him by his his scent. He moved towards Kirara and patted her lightly. She began to purr under his touch. Not long after Kirara had gotten there Sango's voice could be heard calling for her friend.
Shippo smiled at the sound of her voice. He quickly got out of the water and dressed in his new outfit. He collected all his things and began to walk towards Sango's voice with Kirara at his side.
Sango called out Kirara's name frantically. She fell to her knees as tears leaked down her face. She already lost one friend, she couldn't take it if Kirara went missing like Shippo did. Then ,she heard a soft meow coming from just ahead. She looked up as Kirara ran to her.
"Oh, Kirara I thought you ran away." Sango cried as she held the small demon close. Then she looked up at Shippo. Her face was full of confusion to this new demon.
"Hi Sango, it's been too long." he said as he knelt down next to. A large smile creased onto his face. Sango still looked at him bewildered then she spoke.
"Shippo?" she asked in disbelief. He nodded slowly as an answer. Sango smiled as more tears fell down her face. She fell forward and into his arms as she broke into tears and sobs. She clutched his torso in her delicate hands as she spoke.
"I thought you were gone, that you'd never come back, and that I'd lost such a good friend." she sobbed. Shippo smiled as he comforted her as she once did for him. He sighed happily that he was back amoung friends.
A few moments late Sango and Shippo began to walk back towards their camp. Sango spoke to him as if he had been gone years. He only listened to her soft voice. As they reached the camp Sango was instantly pulled away from Shippo by Miroku as Inuyasha pulled out his giant blade and pointed it at Shippo.
"What in the name of hell do you think your doing?!" Sango yelled at Inuyasha. He didn't answer and as he stared at Shippo, a giant wave of anger and hatred went over him. Shippo's eyes began to change to a bloody red, then stopped as Sango ran in front of him to stop Inuyasha.
"Sango, it's alright. You don't have to protect me from Inuyasha any more." he said softly to her. Sango looked over her shoulder at him and shook her head.
"I no that now, but still." she paused while looking at Inuyasha angrily." It's all his fault you left in the first place!" she yelled at him. He looked taken back while Kagome and Miroku went to stand at either side of him.
"Who is that Sango-chan?" Miroku asked lightly while looking him over. Sango smirked before she spoke.
"This is Shippo-sama." Sango said. Shippo felt strange when she used sama at the end of his name, but he like the way it sounded. Everyone seemed so surprised espically Kagome. She instantly ran forward with her arms open as if to hug him. As she got close he simply sidestepped and went behind and pushed her down ruffly.
He smirked at her as she looked up at him with painful eyes. He simply turned away from her with Kirara next to him. Sango looked guilty as she was just about to go see if she alright, Shippo grabbed her arm and pulled her away.
"Shippo, let go. I need to see if she is alright." Sango said as she tried to pull away. His grip only tightened. He stopped when they were out of ear shot and could not be seen. He released her hand and pulled her into an embrace.
"Sango." he whispered. He didn't know why he was acting like this, maybe it just came with his new power, or something. Either way it was strange, Sango didn't know what to do. Maybe Shippo was still angry at Kagome and happy to see her. No matter what it was she soon returned his hug. She could feel his muscles relax as she did.
"Shippo, what happened to you?" Sango asked him softly. Shippo broke his hug and turned away. He didn't want to tell anyone about Celestia, nay, he couldn't. Something inside him wouldn't let him speak her name.
"Something, wonderful." he said.