Families CAN Be Replaceable

LiL:.CaT:.AnImE- I might be able to use the Naraku idea. Hmmm. And if I use your last idea, it will be in the next chapter so watch for it!
8 MORE DAYS TILL MY BIRTHDAY!
Our next campsite was... small. Inuyasha didn't mind. He slept in a tree like usual, but the rest of us did. "Why'd you pick this site to sleep, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, "It's so small!" He shrugged. "It suits me." he replied. I found a space under two bushes and made my bed there. Kagome and the rest stuffed their sleeping bags in one spot. "Who wants dinner?" Kagome asked. "I do!" we all called.

Dinner was ready in ten minutes. "I'm bored of rice." Shippo commented. "You said that at breakfast, brat." Inuyasha said. "It's all we have so get used to it. You don't even have to eat! You're a demon. Or so you say." "Be nice." Kagome told him sharply. Shippo stuck his tounge out at Inuyasha. He growled in response.

I woke up later that night.There was a mumble of voices. "-need to get back to Kaede's Inuyasha!" I heard Kagome said. So it was her and Inuyasha up. "But we need to find the shards." Inuyasha whined. I had never hear him whine before. "Shippo and Kyo are tired of being on the rode." Kagome continued, "We need to get more food. There's only two more meals worth of rice. Kyo's uniform should be here by now so she'll have to go to school. Who knows how many tests I've missed by now. And mom's planning a big surprise for Kyo."
"It's all about Kyo." Inuyasha said sighing. "She hasn't had much before now." she pointed out, "It will be nice for her to have a home she can always come back to." "Feh, whatever." he replied, "Will she be coming back or are you leaving her in your time?" "She might come back." she told Inuyasha, "I'll give her a choice, but I'll try to keep her awya from the battles."
"Please." he said quickly. "It sounds like you care if she gets hurt." Kagome said surprised. "She's just a kid." he explained quickly, "Kids don't deserve to endanger their lives." "You don't mind when Shippo does." "He's a demon." "She's a half demon." "Feh. Go back to sleep wench."
I smiled and went back to sleep. Once again, Inuyasha proved that he cared for me, unintentionally. Of course I wouldn't let Kagome keep me away from the well. I liked it here.

We arrived at Kaede's at about 5 in the evening the next day. Shippo was happy to be back. He went strait to eating his deer stew as soon as we got there. Kagome was packing her stuff. She was getting ready to go through the well again. Kaede handed something to her. "It's what ye asked for." she said quietly so that no one else could hear. Unfortuneatly for them they forgot about my good hearing. Kagome nodded and stuffed it quickly into her bag.
"Kyo, can I speak to you for a moment alone?" Kagome asked. I looked up from my book. "Sure." I said. "What do you want to talk to me about?" Of course I knew what she was going to say. We walked outside. "Inuyasha's in his tree." I said smelling the half dog demon's scent. "Can you go into the house for a second, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "Whatever." he replied, but Inuyasha did as he was told.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked. "I wanted to know if you were going to want to stay in the future or come back and forth with me." Kagome replied, "I know you're going to say you want to stay here, but I want you to think about it for a while. You'll be safe in my time and you could stay at my house. If you stay here, there's always a chance you could get seriously hurt and die. None of us here would want that. I know it doesn't seem like it but even Inuyasha would be upset if that happened. You're the only other half breed he's ever seen. He's taken it upon himself to keep you safe. So think about it." "I will." I assured her. "And one more thing." Kagome continued, "My mom, she wants to adopt you. She's got all the papers and such. She just needs permission from your parents and your signiture. You can always say no to it though."
She walked back into the house. I sat down on the ground and thought about all Kagome had said. Inuyasha would be upset if I died. So I was right. Kagome was right. We had heard it from Inuyasha himself. There was always the chance I could get hurt. I had known that from the start. It didn't affect me.
Then there was the part where Kagome's mother wanted to adopt me. I didn't know what to say about that. If I accepted it and my parents did too, I'd have a mother that cared for me instead of using me as a maid. I'd have a brother and sister who would share my work load. I could go to school! I would have friends my age and we would all giggle about boys. It all sounded so good. I really didn't know what to do. Stay with Inuyasha and the others or stay in my time and have a real family.
"You're crying, did you know that?" Inuyasha asked. I snapped out of my trance. Inuyasha was knealing in front of me, his nose only a few inches away from mine. "I didn't know that." I said moving away a bit. I wiped my eyes. "I'm just confused." I told him, "I don't know what to do. I could stay in Kagome's time and have a real family, or I could stay with you and have adventure and friends."
Inuyasha stood up. "If it helps you decide, you don't just have friends here, you have a family here too." he replied. "Oh really?" I asked smiling, "Tell me about it." "Well." he started, "Kagome's sort of like your mom. She's been there and stuck up for you. Shippo's sort of like your little brother. You treat him like one and he adores you just as much as he does Kagome. Sango's like an older sister. She watches out for you too. Miroku, well I'm not sure exactly what he is." "An uncle." I said, "He's like an uncle." "Yeah. he's like an uncle." Inuyasha continued, "And I'm sort of like your brother. I know what sort of pains you've gone through because of what you are. And because of that, you understand what I've been through too. I do try to protect you like a I protect Kagome. And aren't big brothers supposed to be jerks?" I laughed. I never would have believed that Inuyasha had put himself down if he wasn't talking to me now.
"Did that help?" he asked. I nodded. "Yeah." I replied, "It helped a lot. Thanks."

Kagome came back out later. I was still sitting in the same place in the grass that I had been when she left. "Have you decided?" she asked. "Yes." I replied. "What will it be?" Kagome questioned. "I'm going to come with you through the well. I still want to help." I explained, "But I will take your mom up on her offer. It would be nice to have a mom who cares." She smiled. "I'm glad you thought about it." she told me, "I didn't want you jumping into something and not be able to get out."
Kagome handed me my backpack. "I packed your bag." she explained, "Let's go through the well. It's going to be a busy week or so."

Kagome: That's so sad and sweet! I love you Inuyasha! {hugs him}

Inuyasha: {completely confused} What the hell did you do that for, wench?!

Kagome: It's just so touching how you handled Kyo's confusion! I didn't know you could go so deep!

Inuyasha: {starting to enjoy hug} Well I guess I can.

Miroku: Hey Sango, why won't you hug me like that?

Sango: Because you're a pervert and you won't stay away from my butt.

Miroku: I'm not a pervert.

Clear Waters: If you were Pinocio or however you spell it, your nose would have grown like a foot.

Miroku: Who's Pinocio?

Clear Waters: A puppet from a fairy tale

Shippo: Could you tell me the story?

Clear Waters: Some other time, Shippo. R&R everyone!