Disclaimer: Nope, unfortunately I still do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter 2
Shippo climbed out of the well after traveling through the time slip. Kagome had told him that the trip into the future would be safe and pretty cool. Shippo had not anticipated how cool it actually would be. Expecting to hit the cold, hard floor of the well, it was a shock when he slipped past it. It was a sensation much like falling into water, the colors washed around him and through him.
For a minute, it felt as if he had two bodies, with his consciousness stretched in between them. Not physically in one place, but in two at the same time. Eventually the sensation vanished and he felt cold, hard earth under his feet again. Looking up, Shippo could see the roof of the well house, not the open sky, and suddenly his stomach lurched. This was it; he was in Kagome's time, in a whole other dimension.
Shippo opened the door to the well- house and squinted at the bright sun. The array of scents that barraged his nose was overwhelming. The kit was almost knocked back by the magnitude, Kagome and Inuyasha could be scented easily, as well as many similar smells as Kagome's.
A boy of about Shippo's own age, perhaps a year or so older, came strolling out of the house. When the boy saw Shippo standing rather dazed and confused, he yelled back into the house than ran over, "Mama, he's here!"
"Well, Souta, don't be rude, say hello to him!" came a female voice from inside the house.
'Souta…this is Souta? That little kid Kagome showed me in that picture…he's…he's bigger' Shippo wasn't lying to himself.
Souta had grown quite a bit since Shippo had seen his picture, now Souta stood a good half a foot taller than the kitsune. Kagome's brother had always had an avid interest in sports, and though he wasn't very active at the moment, he still held the build of an athlete.
Shippo's eyes wandered from the broad shoulders to the flat stomach, than to Souta's long runner's legs. Souta was not very muscular, but had an air of strength around him. Shippo remembered thinking at that moment, 'he is the exact opposite of me…'
"Souta approached Shippo and held out his hand, "Hi, I'm Souta. You must be Shippo, Kagome's told us a lot about you."
Shippo nervously took the hand, "Um, hi, you're Souta?"
"Yeah, why?" Souta laughed.
"But your picture…you looked so young…now you're so…big." Shippo managed to get out.
Souta laughed again, "If you're talking about the picture I'm thinking about…the one with our whole family, the one she always keeps with her?" Shippo nodded, "That was taken almost seven years ago."
"Oh, than why doesn't she just take a new one?" Shippo wondered.
"Well, you see, that's the last picture she has with our grandfather in it. He died, almost seven years ago now. Kagome likes that picture because it reminds her of grandfather."
"Oh…I'm really sorry." Shippo looked at the ground, "I know how it feels to lose someone…my parents died too…"
"Yeah, Kagome told us…" Souta adopted an uncomfortable look on his face when sadness overtook Shippo's expression, "So, this all you have?" Souta motioned to the clothes Shippo was wearing.
"Uh, yeah, why?"
"Oh, no reason. We'll have to get you some decent clothes, though."
"What's wrong with these?"
"Oh, nothing I guess, they're just a little odd. And plus, you can't go walking around sporting a tail."
"Oh, I guess you're right." Shippo said, looking back at his tail.
Souta wrapped his arm around Shippo and walked him towards the house, smiling. Souta hadn't expected the new visitor to be so…so…so handsome.