Disclaimer: Ah, the pathetic wants and needs of a demented fangirl… How sad is that?
Okay, things have slowed down a bit since Thanksgiving weekend, but I'm doing my best here! Now that the weekend had come I can relapse into my dormant state with my ass attached to the chair. La.
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"Shippou…Where are you?" A voice called out to him. A light footfall accompanies it, as it moves closer… closer…to his hiding place in the small bush. The green leaves swiping the skin of his small face, the dirt under his feet, the sound of her footsteps and the sight of her form approaching his spot. His bright sea green eyes danced with excitement as he caught a glimpse of her green, and oddly tacky, school uniform. She crept in, and a sly smirk placed itself upon her lips, as she pulled back the leafy covering.
A high-pitched shriek rang out, and an ecstatic kitsune sprang out of the bush and into his seeker's arms. "You're good at this Kagome!"
She giggled at the youth's complement and ruffled his burnt orange hair. "Thanks, Shippou. Do you want to play again?" He yawned and reached out towards the sky to stretch his tiny muscles.
"Na, I'm tired. Will you- K-Kagome? Kagome!" His dream was cut short; and his beloved friend had disappeared and was replaced by nothing but darkness. Now he was all alone in this dark void, nothing was there to consol him. The void was just what he thought the world was now… nothing but black and loneliness. How would he be able to overcome this nightmare? "Kagome come back Kagome!" (Yura: Great… now how is anyone supposed to protect him from Inuyasha…?)
Shippou jumped up four feet in the air, startled. Kirara looked worriedly at the kitsune, who was now shaking like a frail leaf, and purred to comfort him. Shippou looked up from his stupor at the larger demon and pouted. "Kirara, where is everybody?" The cat looked up for a sign of anyone and discovered that when they were in a deep slumber, the others had left. The fox stood up and stated to cautiously tiptoe over to the now abandoned hut. Before he could see something that would scar him for life, Kirara jumped in front of him and blocked the door. A look of fear, sadness, and deep, deep loneliness flooded his orbs, and crystal tears started to tumble from beneath them. "Is Kagome-" Kirara nodded and wrapped her fluffy tail around him. Shippou's body trembled, and he balled his teeny hands into fists. His body started to jerk and throb from his heavy sobbing; she was really gone. She left him, just like his father.
She left him, Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha… she left them all. Not like she could have helped it or anything, but she was gone, and she was never coming back. She'll only exist in everyone's dreams now.
Small tears rained down on the ground, the Earth greedily soaking them up so they would never be seen again either. Shippou heard footsteps behind him, and upon observing he found the identity of his company. Inuyasha kneeled down beside him and Shippou turned away embarrassed. Even though he was rude, impulsive and violent, he looked up to Inuyasha. The love him and Kagome shared, they were like his parents. Well, Kagome was more like a mother; Inuyasha was more like the annoying older brother. He still looked up to him either way.
"Shippou… stop crying." His voice was stern, but you could tell he was suffering too; and he sat down on the ground.
"I can't Inuyasha! Kagome's gone… she's REALLY gone!" Shippou sobbed again.
"I said stop! You're not the only one hurt ya' know!" Inuyasha looked at the ever-so-interesting dirt and growled. Shippou looked up confusedly at the hanyou and placed himself on his knee.
"Inuyasha?"
"What?" He spat rudely.
"She wouldn't want us to cry over her, would she?"
A heavy sigh eased out of Inuyasha's now tense body, and he glanced down at the fox kit. "No, she wouldn't." He raised a hand and Shippou flinched on instinct; but he placed said hand on Shippou's head.
"We'll get through this, Inuyasha. Besides, it's not like you to mope around for long."
An amused smirk crept out from behind his lips and he sneaked out a laugh. Shippou was smarter than you might think, and he was more understanding than he lets on. Shippou could brighten up anyone's mood.
Inuyasha looked over to the overstuffed backpack that he had so conveniently brought with him, and reached inside. Shippou's face brightened up at the thought of Kagome's gifts.
"Did Kagome get us anything?" He was becoming more and more hyper by the second.
"I think so…" After rummaging through the bottomless backpack for a few moments, Inuyasha found Shippou's gift: A jumbo candy stick and some chocolate. He jumped at the sight of it, and immediately grabbed the desired candy. After a few mouthfuls he spoke with full jaws.
"Do you want any, Inuyasha?" He shook his head and, Shippou continued to stuff himself with the 'future-treat'.
Inuyasha leaned his back against a tree and looked at the now clear sky, past the stars, and into the heavens that contained everyone lost. Kagome's spirit was watching over them, she'd never let a little thing like death keep her away from her friends. Inuyasha knew that that was the way he would be too, inseparable. He closed his eyes to see her smile, he opened them to see memories, he looked inside himself to find her heart. She gave it to him.
Kagome's already given me my gift.
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Aww! How adorable! Who knew those two could actually get along? I want to know, honestly:
Who saw that coming?
The Shippou/Inuyasha bit there. Who saw it coming? I think I might bring in the idiotic wolf next time… I'm not entirely sure as of yet. That chapter will probably be the longest one since it will take a few days to get "Kagome's Dead." through his thick skull.
L8tr!