The Next Morning

Shippo was the first to wake up to his surprise. 'I wonder what time it is?' he thought getting up from where he slept. 'Where's Kagome and what's this lump in her blanket?' Removing the covers Shippo let's out a scream of terror, waking everyone up and Inuyasha too, who was still sleeping outside. At the same time another little person let's out the same scream of terror, but with more high pitched.

"Who are you?" asks the little girl in the blankets. She was 3 feet 12 inches and had long black hair, with big round brown eyes! She was wearing what looked like a white blanket with green decorations.

"I'm Shippo the fox demon. Who are you?"

"I'm Ka-" she starts.

"Yes little girl who are you and where's Kagome?" asks a sleepy Miroku from behind.

"How do you know my name?" asks the little girl.

"What? What do you mean? Who are you?" Sango asks

"Kagome Higurashi. Who are all of you?"

"Kagome! How is that possible?" Miroku asked

Shippo walked up to the little girl and started to examine her closer, she smelt the same, she sounded the same, and she looked the same; just smaller.

"I don't know how to tell you guys this, but I think this is Kagome..."

"What?" Both Sango and Miroku exclaimed. Kilala was the first to approach her and sniffed her, Kagome stepped back against the wall of the hut in fear. Kilala sat on the ground and mewed, "Don't you remember us?" asks Sango

"No I don't. Do you know where my mommy is?" she replies

"Um she's not here right now, but we're here to watch over you until she gets back. I'm Sango, this is Miroku, Shippo Kilala." Kilala mewed once more before she walked towards Kagome again, she yielded then offered her paw. Kagome reached out her hand, once the two of them shook hands Kagome picked up Kilala and gave her a hug.

"I'm hungry..." Kagome stated putting Kilala down.

"Okay, okay. Let's go see grandma Kaede and well-" Sango stretched her hand out to Little Kagome and started to walk her out the hut...

"Oh good you all are wake. Let's eat and get goi- hey who's the kid?"

Kagome found herself staring at the man in front of her, he was tall and very cute. Inuyasha knelt down to her and looked her over, he grabbed her by her big shirt she was wearing and smelled her.

"She doesn't look like one of the other kids from the village. She smells like-" The feel of his ears being played with stopped what he was about to say. "Hey kid knock it off! Where's Kagome we gotta go..."

"Um Inuyasha," Miroku said walking towards Inuyasha, "May I talk to you for a second?" Inuyasha put down the little girl and followed Miroku outside.

"Um So Kagome how-"

"WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT KID IN THERE IS KAGOME!"

"How old are you?" asked Shippo

"I'm six. How old are you?"

"Well I'm-"

Outside The Hut

"Well I'm not sure myself but I believe that that flower had something to do with it."

"I thought you said that it wasn't real!"

"I didn't say that, you said that it was a silly myth. Now we know that it's not true." By this time Inuyasha had Miroku by his collar and was screaming in his face. In a huff he let him go and stormed away, then turned with a start, "Well what are we gonna do with a little kid?"

"Take her with us, like we always do." Inuyasha ran into Miroku's face again, grabbing his kimono again

"So are you telling me that we have to drag along a child with us on a dangerous mission while faces demons? You've lost your mind!"

"Inuyasha, regardless of her size or age, that little person in there is still Kagome. The woman that had been traveling with us and helping us collect jewel shards, we can't just abandon her now when she needs us the most. Do the right thing Inuyasha..."

Inside The Hut

"I lived with my mommy, daddy and my grandpa, I told them that I wanted a little sister though..."

"We have come to a resolution!"

"What's that Miroku?" asked Sango

"You and I will go see Kaede to see if she can find some sort of antidote for Kagome, while Inuyasha and Shippo will stay here and watch her."

"Sounds great!" Sango happily cheered, she also watched as Kagome ran over to the tall dog man and looked him up and down, he stared back to her, "What?". She didn't say anything, only raised her arms signaling him that she wanted "uppies". Inuyasha gave her a puzzling look and replied, "I don't think so..." before walking out of the hut.

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Kaede was surprised to see that the myth about a wishing flower was true, with Kagome 's amidst power she was even more surprise that it fit into that little body of hers. She began to be nostalgic when she had to go through her old clothes from when she was younger to Kagome to wear, she found an old blue kimono that Kagome could run around in, after it was taken in a bit. Kaede told Miroku and Sango that he had to travel to the western islands to pick up an antidote for the flowers power spell. After the conversation was ridiculous and highly impossible that Kagome was a child now, although weirder things have happened. Sango had just finished packing up Kilala, and Miroku was saying good bye to Kaede, Shippo and tiny Kagome.

"Whatever, just hurry back." Inuyasha spat.

With that Sango and Miroku flew off on Kilala, and Inuyasha went back inside. He took a seat next to Shippo and baby Kagome, 'I can believe I let this happen to her, what kind of…hey' Inuyasha thoughts were interrupted by the feel of someone's eyes on him. Turning sharply he catches Kagome turn her head just in time. "What were you staring at?" Kagome got up from her place and started to reach for Inuyasha's ears, "Don't even think about it!" As she retracted back, her eyes started to water, Inuyasha smelt the salt and groaned. He leaned over to his right and flicked his ear, Kagome cheered and started to tug. Next she goes for the right and walks behind him to get better access. 'This feels so good. Maybe once she's back to normal I can ask her to do this again.' He thought, enjoying the nice assault on his ears.

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The day was interesting and consisted of playing games, hunting for bugs and helping Kaede in the garden. Kagome's energy and carefree attitude was a breath of fresh air, Shippo was so happy to have a friend to enjoy the games with. Even though she was small and didn't really remember him, he was still so comfortable around her. It was now sundown on a cool clear night, and Sango and Miroku still hadn't returned.

(growl) Inuyasha had been baby sitting Kagome and Shippo all day and he was a little on the edge, well literally right now, because he was sitting on the roof of the hut. Kaede had finished making dinner for Kagome and Shippo, "Where the hell are Sango and Miroku?" As he jumped down near the fire,

"Unnuyasha don't swear!" shouted Kagome

"Feh. And it's INU-yasha, not Unnuyasha."

"In-U-yasha?"

"Inuyasha..."

"Inuwyasha?"

"INUYASHA!"

"Yasha Face?" Kagome said jokingly.

"Never mind. Where is-huh?" Inuyasha started but was interrupted by a load meowing in the distance, Inuyasha grabbed his Tetsusaiga. Shippo hopped on his shoulders, "Wait, Inuyasha!" Upon closer observation it was reveled that a little fox demon popped out of the forest across the bridge.

"Kilala?" She mewed and ran towards camp, Kagome came up from behind Inuyasha and scooped her up in her arms, "Kitty!" she shouted as she tightly snugged Kilala in her body. Inuyasha bent down to the girl and cat, "What's wrong? Where's Sango?" Kilala hopped out of Kagome's am and puffed out her furry chest to him, "She's got a note attached to her." Shippo stated grabbing the note.

"What's it say?"

"It says: Inuyasha, Miroku and I have found the flower and we are currently seeking a priest here in the village to help us make the antidote. We are going to be here until then so please bear with us. (Scribble, scribble) Sorry must go Miroku can't keep his hands off! Please reply and send Kilala back. Sango..."

"Bye Kitty!" Kagome waved her arms about.

"Come my child, time for sleep."

"Okay grandma!" Shippo and Inuyasha stood there alone while Kaede took Kagome back to the hut for bed, the boys were asked to sit outside while she changed.

"So what now Inuyasha?" Shippo asked waiting for Kagome and Kaede to get done.

"What do you mean 'what now'? We keep watching over Kagome like we have been!"

Kaede came out with Kagome's clothes, "She's already tucked in. Goodnight you two..." Inuyasha and Shippo bowed and continued in the hut.

"Have you ever looked after a child before?"

"I look after you every day don't I?" Inuyasha stopped when he noticed a small bundle in the corner on the room,

"I'm a demon, don't forget. And I-"

"Shut up! You'll wake Kagome up!" pounding Shippo in the head, he took a seat close to where Kagome was sleeping. 'She was cute before, but now since she's smaller she even cuter.' He thought dowsing the fire and settling down.