Chapter 4. The Racoon Demon
Sango didn't speak after Shippo did. She instead walked away from his towards the rest of the group. Shippo watched quite shocked as she walked next to Miroku and she allowed him to put his arm around her shoulders. She looked back at him with a strange emotion in his eyes, then she looked away.
Shippo looked down with sadness. He had always known that Sango and Miroku liked each other, but did something happen when he was gone. It wasn't that long ago he left. Wait, why was he worring so much about Sango like this. He felt hatred towards Miroku now for some reason. He shook the feeling and thoughts off as he went to join the rest of the group.
"Kagome-chan, I am very sorry for what I did." Shippo apologized as he bowed his head to her. Kagome smiled at him in forgiveness. She brushed herself off as she looked him over once. Something came over her. His eyes, voice, and everything about him made her feel so strange. Like she was floating or something like that. That had never happened before, so why now? Was it because he looked different? He was more mature, or something else? Whatever it was she found that she had a hard time speaking around him.
"N... no pro.... problem... Shi...Shippo..." she stammered as she looked down at the dirt beneath her feet. Shippo titled her head at her strange reactions. He shrugged it off though.
As the day began the group of 'friends' set off to find more shards of the sacred jewel. As they walked Kagome drifted closer to Shippo. It was like she was being drawn to him. Shippo looked at her curiously as she moved a little closer to him.
"Um, Kagome is something wrong?" Shippo asked her quietly. Kagome looked up into his face that was full of false concern. Kagome shook her head as she stared into Shippo's ,now deep, eyes. She was so distracted that she tripped over a rock that had been in her path.
"Ouch!" she cried as she held her ankle. Inuyasha and the rest of them gathered around her to see if she was okay. "I can't walk, it's sprained!" Kagome said painfully. "Someone will have to carry me."
Obviously everyone looked to Inuyasha who was about to say he would. Then Something strange happened. Before Inuyasha could say anything.
"Shippo, would you mind?" she asked sheepishly.
"No, not at all." He said as he knelt down and picked Kagome up in his arms. After that moment, no one spoke, but Inuyasha kept sending death glares at Shippo, who was too buissy in his own mind. He looked down at the miko in his arms. She was now asleep. He wondered why she was acting like this. It didn't matter anyways. For some reason, he kept his sights set on Sango. Also, he was too buisy plotting his revenge to care for Kagome.
Night fell and they made camp. Shippo had laid Kagome down next to the fire. He took a kind liking to a shadowed place close by. He looked at the silver gem that Celestia had given him. He looked at the camp. Inuyasha was next to Kagome asleep and Sango's head was resting on Miroku's shoulder, as his head was resting against hers. Both were asleep as well. Then a small light came from his gem.
He clutched it in his hands then he saw nothing but darkness. He looked around and saw Celestia stuck in the tree. Her eyes were open half way. He ran up to her and smiled at her. She returned his smile.
"Shippo, you once told me that you desired friends, correct?" she asked him lightly. He nodded in response to her. She smiled wider as a small demon came out from behind the tree. It bounced forwards and sat at Shippo's feet.
"This is Arinea. She is a racoon demon and a loyal friend of yours now." Shippo knelt down next to Arinea. Her tail looked like a normal racoons. Her eyes are a light brown and her hair is black and she has several white marks on her skin, which is more like fur. Her ears are on top of her head and are black and white. Her pants are black and shirt is white. She stood no taller than Shippo used to.
"Arinea-chan?" he asked her. She looked up at him with her large bright eyes.
"Yes, Shippo-sama?" she replied in a soft and sweet voice. He smiled at her as she climbed up his arm and perched herself on his shoulder.
"Meet me soon, for real, understand?" he said as Arinea nodded as she ran back towards Celestia. Arinea waved to Shippo as he waved back before he opened his eyes and found it to be morning. Kagome was back and walking again. Everyone was packed and waiting for him.
Shippo got up and went to join them. He hoped that the small racoon demon wasnt' just a dream. He could really use a friend right now. He sighed as they set out on the road. As they were walking Kagome screamed. Shippo looked towards her as a scared Arinea ran away from Inuyasha as fast as she could. Shippo knelt down and held out his arm.
"Arinea." he called her. She looked up at him as her ears twitched. She ran to him and up his arm and perched herself on his shoulder as she did in his dream.
"Shippo-sama, that man is mean!" she complained. Shippo smiled as he patted her head lightly.
"Do not worry, Inuyasha is just bad tempered." Shippo replied. Kagome glared at Arinea who had jumped on her head earlier and scarred her half to death. Sango, however was fascinated by how Shippo and this, Arinea, knew each other.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Everyone, this is Arinea, a racoon demon." Shippo announced. She had already climbed down from his shoulder and was looking at Kirara. She smiled up at Shippo.
"This one is nice." she said reffering to kirara. Shippo nodded in agreement with the young demon.
Once everyone had gotten over the excitement of Arinea's unexpected surprise visit, they set out once again. Arinea walked next to Shippo with Kirara walking on the other side of Shippo. Sango and Miroku walked not far behind them. She watched them, they looked kind of happy, just walking together. It seemed as though that Arinea was the only one who spoke and Shippo only smiled.
Sango didn't speak after Shippo did. She instead walked away from his towards the rest of the group. Shippo watched quite shocked as she walked next to Miroku and she allowed him to put his arm around her shoulders. She looked back at him with a strange emotion in his eyes, then she looked away.
Shippo looked down with sadness. He had always known that Sango and Miroku liked each other, but did something happen when he was gone. It wasn't that long ago he left. Wait, why was he worring so much about Sango like this. He felt hatred towards Miroku now for some reason. He shook the feeling and thoughts off as he went to join the rest of the group.
"Kagome-chan, I am very sorry for what I did." Shippo apologized as he bowed his head to her. Kagome smiled at him in forgiveness. She brushed herself off as she looked him over once. Something came over her. His eyes, voice, and everything about him made her feel so strange. Like she was floating or something like that. That had never happened before, so why now? Was it because he looked different? He was more mature, or something else? Whatever it was she found that she had a hard time speaking around him.
"N... no pro.... problem... Shi...Shippo..." she stammered as she looked down at the dirt beneath her feet. Shippo titled her head at her strange reactions. He shrugged it off though.
As the day began the group of 'friends' set off to find more shards of the sacred jewel. As they walked Kagome drifted closer to Shippo. It was like she was being drawn to him. Shippo looked at her curiously as she moved a little closer to him.
"Um, Kagome is something wrong?" Shippo asked her quietly. Kagome looked up into his face that was full of false concern. Kagome shook her head as she stared into Shippo's ,now deep, eyes. She was so distracted that she tripped over a rock that had been in her path.
"Ouch!" she cried as she held her ankle. Inuyasha and the rest of them gathered around her to see if she was okay. "I can't walk, it's sprained!" Kagome said painfully. "Someone will have to carry me."
Obviously everyone looked to Inuyasha who was about to say he would. Then Something strange happened. Before Inuyasha could say anything.
"Shippo, would you mind?" she asked sheepishly.
"No, not at all." He said as he knelt down and picked Kagome up in his arms. After that moment, no one spoke, but Inuyasha kept sending death glares at Shippo, who was too buissy in his own mind. He looked down at the miko in his arms. She was now asleep. He wondered why she was acting like this. It didn't matter anyways. For some reason, he kept his sights set on Sango. Also, he was too buisy plotting his revenge to care for Kagome.
Night fell and they made camp. Shippo had laid Kagome down next to the fire. He took a kind liking to a shadowed place close by. He looked at the silver gem that Celestia had given him. He looked at the camp. Inuyasha was next to Kagome asleep and Sango's head was resting on Miroku's shoulder, as his head was resting against hers. Both were asleep as well. Then a small light came from his gem.
He clutched it in his hands then he saw nothing but darkness. He looked around and saw Celestia stuck in the tree. Her eyes were open half way. He ran up to her and smiled at her. She returned his smile.
"Shippo, you once told me that you desired friends, correct?" she asked him lightly. He nodded in response to her. She smiled wider as a small demon came out from behind the tree. It bounced forwards and sat at Shippo's feet.
"This is Arinea. She is a racoon demon and a loyal friend of yours now." Shippo knelt down next to Arinea. Her tail looked like a normal racoons. Her eyes are a light brown and her hair is black and she has several white marks on her skin, which is more like fur. Her ears are on top of her head and are black and white. Her pants are black and shirt is white. She stood no taller than Shippo used to.
"Arinea-chan?" he asked her. She looked up at him with her large bright eyes.
"Yes, Shippo-sama?" she replied in a soft and sweet voice. He smiled at her as she climbed up his arm and perched herself on his shoulder.
"Meet me soon, for real, understand?" he said as Arinea nodded as she ran back towards Celestia. Arinea waved to Shippo as he waved back before he opened his eyes and found it to be morning. Kagome was back and walking again. Everyone was packed and waiting for him.
Shippo got up and went to join them. He hoped that the small racoon demon wasnt' just a dream. He could really use a friend right now. He sighed as they set out on the road. As they were walking Kagome screamed. Shippo looked towards her as a scared Arinea ran away from Inuyasha as fast as she could. Shippo knelt down and held out his arm.
"Arinea." he called her. She looked up at him as her ears twitched. She ran to him and up his arm and perched herself on his shoulder as she did in his dream.
"Shippo-sama, that man is mean!" she complained. Shippo smiled as he patted her head lightly.
"Do not worry, Inuyasha is just bad tempered." Shippo replied. Kagome glared at Arinea who had jumped on her head earlier and scarred her half to death. Sango, however was fascinated by how Shippo and this, Arinea, knew each other.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Everyone, this is Arinea, a racoon demon." Shippo announced. She had already climbed down from his shoulder and was looking at Kirara. She smiled up at Shippo.
"This one is nice." she said reffering to kirara. Shippo nodded in agreement with the young demon.
Once everyone had gotten over the excitement of Arinea's unexpected surprise visit, they set out once again. Arinea walked next to Shippo with Kirara walking on the other side of Shippo. Sango and Miroku walked not far behind them. She watched them, they looked kind of happy, just walking together. It seemed as though that Arinea was the only one who spoke and Shippo only smiled.