Chapter two: The Big Shrink

Author Commentary: Hey guys, sorry it took so long. Thanx to all THREE of you who reviewed. sweatdrop Sorry it took so long, I'll try and be faster.

Kagome yawned and stretched. It had been awhile since she had gotten such a wonderful sleep. Even for sleeping in the Feudal Era. She smiled and enjoyed the sun's ray shine down on her face. She ran her hands along the soft grass. It wasn't bristly, just small and soft to the touch.

Oh, what a beautiful day outside. She thought.

Wait....Outside??!?!? Her eyes shot open and she looked around her.

Kagome was indeed outside. It was day time, preferably early morning. Not too early, nor late. She sat in the middle of a clearing. The clearing of grass was surrounded by trees. Huge trees. The sun's light sprinkled through the trees, making it possible to see into the forest. Kagome was sited in the middle of the clearing. All alone. No shack. No friends.

"Where am I?" Her voice came out, but it was soft and small.

She covered her mouth. When she did so she looked and saw that her hands where a great deal smaller than before. Kagome stood up and gasped as she looked over herself.

She was no longer a woman, but a child. It was as if she was a chibi version of her original self. Only, she was wearing a small kimono. It was white with red sunflowers on it. The dress was nothing new; in fact it looked very old. Her feet were bare and slightly dirty.

"What's happened to me?" She pondered.

Kagome decided to take a further look around. She looked around the clearing and picked an exit. The little girl made her way through the forest, trying to think of how she got into this situation.

"What did I do? How'd I get here? WHO put me here?"

At that very moment, Kagome bumped right into a very large figure. She fell back onto her bottom.

"Hey!" She looked up and gulped.

Before her was a giant cobra snake, much like the one she and her friends had defeated earlier.

But...Inuyasha killed him....

The snake looked down at the small child, probably no more than the age of seven. His dark red eyes scanned her and he slivered around her, blocking her escape. He brought his head down and hissed, sticking his tongue in and out. The snake inhaled her scent and chuckled.

"Little human, where is he?"

Kagome stared wide-eyed at the snake, crapping bricks.

"Ww-who?"

He grew impatient. "The hanyou pup, where is he?"

Kagome thought. Pup?

The snake picked her up with his tail and held her upside down. In doing this, Kagome's little kimono fell down. She turned red and quickly pulled it up, not wanting the snake to see any par tof her body, even though in this form it wasn't quite developed.

"Hey you!! What do you think you're doing!?!?!?"

The snake laughed. "I'll give you another chance, but then yo-"

There was a disturbance in the bushes and they rustled to a halt. The snake turned and looked. His black tongue popped in and out of his mouth a couple of times, but then he positioned himself to strike. Kagome climbed out of his grip and crawled away while he was distracted. The snake lunged forward at the bush and before his mouth made contact, a red blur charged away from it.

The snake cursed as it spit out the bushes remains. Te giant demon turned its head towards its prey and snarled, hissing.

"So, hanyou filth, come out of hiding?"

Kagome turned her head and gasped.

Not twelve feet away from her stood a very young, small, and not to mention, cute, Inuyasha. He looked to be about the same age as her, maybe a little older. The hanyou boy looked exactly the same. The only thing he was missing was his sword and rosary beads.

Inuyasha huffed. "I don't have to hide from the likes of you!"

Kagome had to cover a giggle. His mouth certainly hadn't changed, just the voice.

The snake hissed and moved forwards to strike the pup, but was conked with a small rock in the head. Then another. And another. And they followed with several other small-enough-to-throw items. The snake hissed and turned around to find the little girl as the culprit.

She waved a stick at him. "Leave him alone you big bully!!" shakes stick

Inuyasha looked miffed at the little girl no older than him. What is she doing?

The cobra made his way towards Kagome and she dropped the stick.

Uh-oh, what now?

The snake chuckled and pulled back to strike. Kagome yelped and covered her eyes.

Just before the cobra's venomous teeth sank into Kagome, she was lifted away from the danger and back on the ground. She turned to look up at Inuyasha who was looking at her just as confused as she was.

But there was no time for introductory. Kagome grabbed his clawed hand and began to run.

"Come on!" Inuyasha didn't have much of a choice.

Kagome looked around the forest. It all seemed too familiar to her. Then she found what she was looking for. She tugged Inu some more and they hopped into a hollow dead tree.

Inuyasha stared. "What ar-" She covered his mouth.

"SSHhhh!!"

They heard the snake's body slithering closer and closer. The sound of the rumpled grass grew loud.

"Where are you foolish children?" It hissed. But after five minutes it gave up.

Once the danger had passed the two children got out of the log. They sat in silence and stared.

So, I'm in the feudal era and I'm at the time Inuyasha was this young...but why?

Inuyasha blinked. "Aren't you gonna run away?"

Kagome stared at him. "Why would I do that?"

His eyes widened in surprisement. "I'm a hanyou. Don't I scare you? Don't you hate half-breeds?"

She smiled. "Why should I?"

He blinked and sat doggie style. The hanyou pup stared at the strange girl. His ears twitched and moved making a cute squeaky sound. He sniffed her curiously. The girl sat there and watched him, not moving only to blink.

Why isn't she scared? Why did she help me?

"My name is Kagome." The girl smiled wider introducing herself.

He leaned back surprised. Inuyasha's eyes blinked. This had certainly not happened before.....

That's a pretty name. He thought, but came out of his trance.

The human child was sitting there, looking expectantly.

"What's your name?" Kagome figured she better play her role as to not erupt anything.

He thought for a minute, debating. But he finally came to an agreement.

"Inuyasha."

BA BA BUMMM!!! Cliffhanger. Muwahahah!! Sorry guys, but I had to do it. Lol. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.