"Kagome's Puppy Troubles"

By Xio the Dog Demoness

Xio: Hi everyone! I'd like to apologize for not updating in so long, but I have a good reason: I have a research project to finish, and several tests to study for.

Minnie: You really shouldn't be writing this now anyways… How will you ever get done?

Shippo: Oh, everyone needs a break from work every once in a while!

Kuri: Why do you even care Minnie?

Minnie: Because when Xio waits on her homework, she ends up staying up until like one in the morning, making me stay up with her! *more mumbled complaints can be heard faintly*

*Xio ignores Minnie* *she pops a Reese's into her mouth and passes one to Shippo*

Minnie: *looks at Xio and Shippo as they eat several more* I think I'll leave now…

Kuri: Why?

*Xio changes into her large inu form* *Shippo changes into his balloon form* *Xio bops Shippo up with her nose*

Shippo: Wheeeee!

*bop, bop, bopbop, bopbopbop*

Shippo: Again, again!

Xio: Kuri, you should try this, it's sooo much fun!

*Kuri transforms and joins Xio and Shippo*

Minnie: Why do I bother?

Kuri: You're just jealous you can't join in.

*Kuri bops Shippo to Xio with a laughing bark*

Shippo: The world is spinning! Wheeeee!

Minnie: Why would I want to look like an idiot on the internet?

Xio: So, at least we have fun every once in a while, you party pooper. Ja Ne!

*Xio bops Shippo over to Kuri*

Minnie: 'I really do wish I could join in.'

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, but I do own InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale!

'Thoughts'

"Speech"

Dog Speech

**Scene Change**

~Different POV~

********************Last time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles********************

Koga looked her in the eye. "Kagome, be my mate. Forget about dog face. I love you."

"Koga, I can't love you. All I want is your friendship. Please, the right mate for you is out there… She's just not me…"

Just then, InuYasha and Kuri burst through the waterfall. "Guys, I'm so happy to see you. Please, let's go back to camp." She looked first at Kuri, with a happy and thankful grin, before she turned to InuYasha, with love and gratitude shining in her eyes. Koga noticed and realized at last that he had no chance for Kagome's love. Even if the dog didn't know it, InuYasha held Kagome's heart in his palm. Koga could only hope he wouldn't break it. "InuYasha, I relent. I realize Kagome does not love me… Just don't hurt her." He left.

Kuri got a good idea and sneaked out of the cave, streaking at top speed back to the rest of the group. 'Now Kagome has to ride InuYasha's back… They need to get closer anyways,' thought Kuri with a grin. 'Ha! InuYasha's gonna love me!'

"Umm, I think Kuri escaped, Kagome."

"You don't mind carrying me back, do you?"

"Feh. Of course not." He helped her onto his back, and took her back to camp, painfully aware of the warmth of her middle and her arousing scent the whole trip.

********************This time on Kagome's Puppy Troubles********************

Chapter Six: A Cupful Of Sugar

As InuYasha woke to a new day, he looked at Kagome, innocently sleeping at the foot of his tree. Shippo nestled into Kagome's stomach, and Kuri curled into her side. 'She looks so lovely and content. Today, I begin my courtship,' decided InuYasha with determination.

Kagome slowly began to awaken, her eyes blinking at the sudden brightness of the sun. She carefully set Shippo beside her and stretched out, yawning widely in the process. The young miko looked over her friends, smiling when she looked at InuYasha and again when she looked at Shippo. 'Shippo, he's like my son… Maybe he would let me adopt him? But how do you adopt a demon? I'll ask Miroku… He might know.' Kagome got up and began fixing breakfast, not noticing the nervy hanyou in the tree.

'I, I want to ask her, but what if she rejects me? I'm just a hanyou, and I'll never be good enough for her… Still, I love her, and she said she loves me… But Kikyo said she loved me too, and then she rejected me, betrayed me… I don't want Kagome to reject me… Kikyo would never accept me unless I became human. Surely Kagome won't do the same.' (A\N: Gee, insecure aren't we, InuYasha? Oh wait, I'm the author…)

After breakfast, Kagome walked up to Miroku. "Miroku, could I talk to you alone for a minute?" she asked.

"Oh, fair Kagome, it would be a pleasure."

"No funny stuff monk, or I'll use you to sharpen my claws!" growled InuYasha.

Miroku and Kagome walked a short ways away from the group. "So, Kagome, what did you wish to talk about?" he asked.

"Well, I was wondering how you adopt a demon… I want Shippo to be my son."

'Whew, I thought she was gonna ask about mating or something,' thought Miroku with a small relieved sigh. (A\N: Aww, Miroku embarrassed? Cute!) "Well, he will have to accept you first. Then, on the night of a full moon, you must mix blood. You'll need at least two witnesses. Get a bowl of water, and purify it. You both cut your right arms, and bleed into the bowl until the water is red. You and Shippo will have to recite your vows. Then you'll need a miko to chant the incantation to make you of the same blood. Kaede will have to do that. The bloody water will glow, and when it's over, there will be two charms: One represents you, the other Shippo. You put your charm on him, and he will put his on you. The charms will be absorbed into your skins, and you shall be family, sharing the same blood."

"Great! I'd better go talk to Shippo then. Okay, thank you very much, Miroku. Let's get back before InuYasha thinks you're doing something." Kagome grinned, and the two walked back.

At camp, Kuri was sunning on a rock, Sango polishing her Hiraikutso, and Shippo was annoying InuYasha.

"What were you and Kagome doing last night?"

"Wha? Nothing ya brat." InuYasha and Kagome blushed.

"But…"

"No buts kid."

"Shippo, I wanna talk to you please?" Kagome asked.

"Okay, Kagome!" Shippo chirped happily as he rushed to her side. Kagome took Shippo aside as a peeved InuYasha watched. She was leaving again. 'At least she's outta heat. She hopefully won't attract unwanted attentions, and it will make things easier for me. But why is she leaving again?'

InuYasha, I have a feeling this is very important to her. barked Kuri, sensing InuYasha was troubled.

"Yeah, yeah, I know…"

You wanted to talk to her perhaps?

"Feh."

********************With Kagome and Shippo********************

"Hey, Shippo?"

"Yeah, Kagome?"

Kagome, incredibly nervous, stared at her feet. "Umm, Shippo, we've known each other for about a year now, and I really love you. I know I'll never replace your mother, but, well, may I adopt you?" Shippo was speechless.

Since she was nervously staring at her feet, she didn't see Shippo's happy face or his joyful tears. All she knew was that he was silent. "I, I understand if you don't want to…" she trailed off miserably.

Shippo found his voice. "Of course I want to! I've wanted to since I met you! You're so kind, and you helped me, and, I love you Mom!"

"Mom. I like the sound of that. I love you too, son." Kagome beamed at him, and Shippo leaped into her arms. "The adoption will take place the next time we're at Kaede's during the full moon."

"You mean you're gonna adopt me the demon way?"

Kagome grinned. "Well, you are a demon, aren't you?"

"You're the best mom ever!" Shippo hugged her tightly. Kagome hugged him back and carried him to camp.

The resounding *THWACK* of Hiraikutso on Miroku greeted them once they arrived. "Just because we're engaged doesn't mean you can grope me whenever you want letch!" growled Sango as Miroku hit the ground. Kuri was sparring with Kirara, but it looked like a draw.

"Stop playing and pin her Kuri! We both know you can, so get it over with already!" growled InuYasha. Kuri did so with a flip and looked over at InuYasha with a pout. Gee, what's got you so uptight? She let Kirara up and changed back to her small form.

InuYasha ignored Kuri' s question blatantly. "So Kagome, what did you want with Shippo?" he asked. Kagome looked at Shippo for approval, and he nodded happily.

"I'm gonna adopt Shippo the demon way," declared Kagome proudly.

It's about time, joked Kuri. Everyone congratulated the two.

"Well, since you've talked to just about everyone else this morning, now it's my turn, my Kagome." Kagome smiled at him.

'He thinks of me as his, so I guess he's mine too!' Kagome grinned at the thought.

Kagome followed InuYasha. "Who invited you?" InuYasha growled as he turned.

"Ah, umm, well…" trailed off Miroku and Sango. Kuri, Kirara, and Shippo ignored them as they had started a game of tag. "Kirara, you're it!"

"I thought so. Now, don't you dare follow us!"

"InuYasha, are you that…"

"If you finish that sentence it'll be you're last, monk!" snarled InuYasha. He picked Kagome up and ran into the woods.

"What do you think he's up to, Miroku?"

"I do not know, but it is probably important to him."

******************With Kagome and InuYasha******************

"Kagome, I have a serious question to ask you."

"Yes Inu-chan?"

"Will you allow me to court you?" InuYasha looked at his feet, afraid of rejection.

"Umm, what does that mean you want to do exactly?"

InuYasha sweatdropped. "Well, for demons it means I'll protect you, give you gifts, fix you dinners, get to know you better, stuff like that."

"Oh, like dating?"

"Dating?" He gave Kagome a confused look.

"Oh, that's the word we use in my time for the same thing. And, of course you may court me!" added Kagome with enthusiasm.

InuYasha stared at her with a huge smile on his face. "Really?"

"Really! I mean, what else did you expect?"

"I was afraid you'd reject me…"

"My silly puppy, of course I wouldn't do that! I love you!" said Kagome with a grin.

"I love you, too. Kagome, since I'm going to court you, I need to make a mark on your neck," stated InuYasha seriously.

"Ok." Kagome leaned over to him and moved her hair to show her neck.

"This may hurt a bit, but the pain won't last long."

"It's ok, I trust you." InuYasha placed his hand over Kagome's neck. A red light glowed from his palm as the mark was placed. Kagome winced, but it didn't hurt too badly. (A\N: If you wish to know what it looks like, think the episode where Myoga is telling everyone about InuYasha's father, you know, that picture of his dad in giant dog form.)

"There, finished. Are you alright?"

"It didn't hurt much at all." she replied.

"Now all demons will know I am courting you, and by the rules, no other may do so."

"What does it look like, Inu-chan?"

"A dog on the wind."

"InuYasha, can I mark you too?" 'I want everyone to know Inu-chan's mine. I won't lose him to anyone else. It would break my heart'

"I don't mind." InuYasha said coolly, though inside he was beaming. 'If she wants to mark me too, it must mean she wants everyone to know our love.'

"How?" asked Kagome.

"The same way I marked you. Put your hand on my neck, and concentrate on the mark you want placed."

Kagome placed her hand on InuYasha's neck and concentrated. A blue light glowed from her palm, and when she removed it, a fully bloomed rose with a stem and thorns was visible on InuYasha's neck. "It turned out great!" she said with a grin.

"What is it?" InuYasha asked with interest.

"A rose in full bloom. It has thorns and everything."

"Why a rose?"

"It's my favorite flower. Why a dog?"

"It's my family mark."

"Cool! We should get back soon before they send a search party. Oh, and the sooner we get back the sooner we can tell them the good news!"

"Not just yet… After all, how often are we alone, together?" said InuYasha with a smirk. Kagome grinned and sauntered up to him. She stretched up as he leaned down to give her a kiss, and blew on the tip of his right ear. InuYasha shivered at the feeling, and Kagome smirked herself. 'Sensitive ears, my Inu? I'll have to remember that.' She reached up and stroked his left ear softly. InuYasha closed his eyes in ecstasy. She blew on his left ear, and stroked his right, and Kagome could have sworn she heard him purr. She stroked both of his ears, and no mistaking it, he purred again. Kagome grinned at his response.

InuYasha smirked suddenly, and trailed his claws lightly down her back. Kagome shuddered and arched against him. He leaned down and caught her lips in a fiery, passionate kiss. Kagome felt his tongue slide smoothly across her lips, and she opened them without a second thought. One of InuYasha's hands glided across her body, to rest at her hips, and the other slid up to become entangled in her hair. Kagome mewled, and she stroked her tongue against InuYasha's fervently. One of her hands was running through InuYasha's silvery hair, the other across his neck. InuYasha rubbed his hand across her hip, and her scent flared. They broke their kiss for some much needed air. "Inu… InuYasha…" Kagome moaned, as InuYasha began licking at the mark he left on her neck. "Inu, we… we have to stop, before they come looking for us."

Regretfully, InuYasha admitted she was right. He leaned down and Kagome got on. They made it back to camp quickly enough, with the hope they could manage to do it again in the future.

Xio: Just a filler I'm afraid. The gang runs into trouble in the next chapter, but you'll have to wait until schoolwork allows me time to write once more.

Minnie: Shameless…

Xio: Oh, sorry to the one's who possibly liked it, but I'm taking down my first story, The Tale of the Reunited Twins, for revising, hopefully it will be much better when I repost it.

Minnie: This is just a fluffy filler chapter hmm?

Xio: Well, can't have everything happen at once, now can I?

Minnie: …

Xio: Exactly! Now for my beloved reviewers: gittelbug (gittelbug85@aol.com), luvly-goddess12, red-tigergirl2, Rysia (I like Shippo understanding Kuri, though it was a slip up at the time, it will come into play again), deer boy, Shall-Iin, Shero, Sammy -.-zzz, michelle (kittyaintsowitty@hotmail.com), eternalights, Shinigami-Sama1, Sesshomarusqueen, Demon Bishie, Joann (SwtBlu16@aol.com), Battousai of the Night, LoneWolfStar7, cherryblossomstar (do you believe I'd willingly go into a cage for chocolate…? How do you know me so well? *grin* *munch*), bloodbunny, and blahblahHOBO. Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'll do my very best to update soon, but no promises. Ja Ne!