Chapter Ten: Shippo's Day with Surprises on the Way

It was a friday, a day of surprises, and the arrival of the newly weds. Sango and Miroku were on their way home for Shippo's surprise party. The romance of their honeymoon still lingering in the air. Sango and Miroku pulled up in Inuyasha's drive as Kagome greeted them.

" Sango! Miroku! Welcome back!" Kagome ran up to hug them. She engulfed them so tight Sango turned blue.

" Ka..gome! Can't breath!"

" Sango! Oh sorry. I'm so glad you're back!" Miroku hugged her and walked in to Inuyasha.

" So Shippo's birthday. He turns eight right?" ( I don't know how old Shippo really is, but eight sounds cool right?) Sango asked linking arms with Kagome and walking in.

" Yes he is. I am so excited. Inuyasha and I have a special gift for him." Kagome leaned over and whispered her plan to Sango.

Sango shreiked and hugged Kagome. " Kagome! It's perfect! He will absolutly love it!" Sango laughed and Kagome jerked her head.

" What was that?" Sango shrugged and they ran to the house.

" Hentai! You're descusting! I can't believe you. I don't wanna hear that!"

" Inuyasha i'm sorry! I'm sorry. Oww! Okay, okay I get it!" Miroku was running from Inuyasha as he threw objects at the cowaring monk.

" Inuyasha please!" Miroku hid behind Sango.

" Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha ran towards him.

" Sit!" Inuyasha plowed in the ground.

" Hey! What was that for!" He shot up.

" What are you two doing?" Kagome and Sango asked in union.

" That pervert was telling me about their honeymoon." Sango turned red and glared at Miroku.

" You didn't!"

" He asked!"

" You told him!"

" Well yeah!"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha. " You asked?"

" Well I smelt.. then he looked...I.. yeah." Inuyasha blushed and hid his face.

" Ha! Ha!" Kagome laughed. " Well okay, but we need to get ready for Shippo's party. Inuyasha you help around here. You know were all the stuff is. I am gonna run down town. Be back soon." Kagome kissed Inuyasha sweetly and ran to her car.

" Good idea. Lets get ready. Chop chop!" Sango took over and they decorated the house like that.

Kagome drove down town were she picked up some papers.

" Thanx."

" No problem. Good luck."

" Again thank you." Kagome grab them and ran out to her car. She arrived back in time to see a beautiful house decorated in color.

" Good job honey." Sango kissed Miroku.

" Thanx."

" Hey guys." Kagome jogged in.

" Hey baby." Inuyasha kissed her. " So hows it look?"

" Great!" It looks beautiful. Shippo will love this!" Kagome put the papers on the table and walked back in the living room. " Its two o'clock. I am going to go take a shower and then call mom." Kagome said.

" I guess we should too." Sango suggested. " Miroku and I have to unpack the car anyways." They said bye and walked to their car.

" Inuyasha I will be done shortly and then you can. Okay?"

" feh. Okay." Inuyasha walked to the kitchen to grab a snack.

Kagome took a long hot shower. She got out to hear a huge 'thud' from down stairs. " Huh?" Kagome ran down stairs, not aware she was wearing only a towel, and ran to the kitchen.

" Inuyasha what... huh?" Kagome stood there dripping wet. ( If this was a picture anime sweat drop would fall from her head.)

" Uhg..." Inuyasha layed on the floor with a pot on his head.

" Inuyasha are you okay?" She ran over to him and kneeled down. " Honey?"

Inuyasha looked up to see a wet-towel wrapped Kagome. " Kagome..."

" Inuyasha what were you doing!" Kagome laughed.

" I was trieing to get a pot and drop tons on my head." He kept looking at her. " Kagome? Uh you're only wearing a towel dripping wet." Kagome looked down.

" Oh yeah! Well I jumped out because I head a loud 'thud', which you were the cause of!" Kagome said laughing.

Inuyasha blushed and stood up. " Well uh yeah I guess."

Kagome stood up and kissed him. One of those long, heavy, hungery, wet kisses. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her back. She pulled away and said, " Okay your turn. Go take a shower and I will make the soup. Ramen was it?" She teased him.

" Yes!" Inuyasha nodded and followed her.

" Okay go now." Kagome walked to her room and put on shorts and a tank top. She walked to the kitchen and pulled out a pot. She dumped the ramen in and made two bowls.

Inuyasha jumped in and shampooed his long- silvery mane. He then conditiond and rinsed. He washed up and hopped out. He walked to the room and threw on some blue-jeans and a light blue button down shirt. These clothes brought out his slim-muscular body, then his kimono looking ten times huge. He dried his hair and hopped down stairs.

" Oh good just in time. Ramen done." Kagome set the bowls down and sat at the table. " Inuyasha i've been thinking."

Inuyasha sat down and looked at her. " Yeah?"

" Well after we get married do you think... Well can we... Gosh." Kagome stopped and set her bowl down.

He stopped eating and looked at her. " What?"

" Inuyasha... Can we have a..."

" A what!" Inuyasha became unpatiant.

" A child!" Kagome blurted.

" Phhsstttts!" Inuyasha's soup went everywhere. " A what! We have Shippo! Another child!"

" Inuyasha Shippo's not our real child. Yes he's our child, but a pup kid for Shippo to play with. I want Shippo to be a bid brother. I want him to grow older by sharing and not being spoiled. I want him to feel like he is wanted. He can help care for the child."

" And how do you know he wants one!" Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome stood up and stormed out of the kitchen. " Inuyasha! Sit!" Inuyasha plowed to the ground.

He followed Kagome after getting up. " Kagome come here! Come back! Please?"

Kagome flipped around. " What!"

" How do you know?"

" Know what?"

" That Shippo wants to be a big brother? And how you're ready?"

" Ready? Ready for what?"

" To be a responsible mom? In my case a responsible dad?'' Inuyasha looked at her.

" Inuyasha that's whats wrong? Inuyasha you're afraid of not being ready? Oh Inuyasha! That's why i'm here. I will help you through it."

" How do you know you're ready?"

" Mothers intuition. I just will. After he or she is born, it will just come to me. Inuyasha don't worry." She walked over and hugged him.

" Kagome. I don't know. I want to make you happy, but a child? Well if you want to be a mom to a pup, then Kagome after we're married we can." (Kinda sounds like ' you can have a dog.' Man that stinks. Oh well. Deep down though you know what i mean! lol)

" Oh Inuyasha! You'll make a great dad!" Kagome kissed him and ran to call her mom.

" I will? I hope Kagome." Inuyasha blushed. Deep down he really did want a child, but afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it. Shippo was one thing, but a new born pup? That sounds tuff. He sighed and walked to finish his ramen.

" ...yes, mom thats great. Bring them here in ten! Okay bye." Kagome hung up and walked to the kitchen. " They will be here in ten minutes. Inuyasha I am going to sign the papers and get his gifts." Kagome kissed his forhead. " I am so nervous yet excited too."

Inuyasha looked at her in aw. He finished his ramen and walked to the living room. He picked up the phone.

" Miroku?"

" Yes?"

" It's time for the party. Yall ready?"

" Sango and I are on the way."

" Okay. Bye."

" Bye."

Inuyasha hung up. He walked to the kitchen and pulled out the cake. He set chips, dip, and plastic forks out. Inuyasha heard Kagome softly come down the stairs. He turned around to see her bright shinning face.

" Ready?"

" Ready!"

"Ding-dong!"

" Their here!"

Kagome opened the door to see Sango and Miroku. " Come in!" They all walked to the living room and hid. " Here they come," Kagome whispered as the door knob twisted.

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"Surprise!" Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, and Miroku yelled as a stunned Shippo waltz in.

" What! A party for me? Mommy thanx!" Shippo ran to hug his mom. She hugged him back. Kirara and Kohaku followed as Sota and Mrs. Higurashi came in with gifts.

" Were did those come from grandma?" Shippo asked.

" I was hidding them in the trunk sweety." She replied with a bright smile.

Grandpa strolled in with a big box. " Whats in that dad?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.

" A surprise for my grandson." His reply surprised Kagome. ' Thats a big gift.' She thought.

Shippo ran in the kitchen and saw his huge fox cake. It was white iceing with a fox on it. Green and blue pettles decorated down the sides. Shippo poke his finger in the side to lick the iceing off his finger.

"Shippo dear!" Mrs. Higurashi giggled.

" Wait til I load the camera!" Kagome smiled and turned her digital camera on. Inuyasha had bought it for her on her last birthday. She said it would be good for their family coming up. Not knowing a additon would be added.

Shippo smiled and said, " Hurry mommy it looks so good!" She smiled and walked over to him.

" Okay okay. Inuyasha honey will you help cut his cake?" Inuyasha slightly smiled and walked over.

Kagome smiled and took pictures left and right. They all ate cake, some chips, and drank a lot of coke. Shippo went to the living room and sat down on the floor.

" Present time!" Shippo waited, not so paitently, but best he could, for everyone to get in.

" Okay dear go ahead." Mrs. Higurashi smiled and took pictures too. Kagome giggled as he opened his presents.

Kirara got him a card with a small picture of them at the beach. Their first time swimming in Kagome's era. She kissed his cheek. "Happy birthday Shippo." He blushed a shade of pink. " Thank you Kirara."

Sota got him a baseball glove. " We can play sometime!" Shippo smiled.

" I'd love too!"

Mrs. Higurashi bought Shippo a bicycle. " I want you to teach him. Not riding in the basket." Kagome laughed. A beautiful green and blue bike Shippo's eyes wide. " Wow thanx grandma!" He hugged her smiled widley.

Sango, Miroku, and Kohaku gave Shippo a new matchcar playset. Shippo wanted one so bad after the trip to the toy store three months ago. Shippo's smile and eyes got wider and wider by every gift. " Thank you!" He hugged them each and walked to Grandpa.

" I got you this!" Shippo opened the box. " Whoa! What on earth?" Kagome and Inuyasha looked inside.

" Grandpa you didn't!"

" Yes I did."

" You bought him a play set!"

" Yes!"

" You have to build these things!" Kagome said.

" Yes and Inuyasha will do a great job."

Inuyasha's ears twitched. " I have to do what?"

" Build a play set!"

"I don't know how!" Inuyasha waved his arms.

" Well you'll have too. I am to old." Grandpa turned around.

" Oh i'll help you." Miroku said smiling.

" Thanx." Inuyasha turned around and bent down. " Are you ready for our gift kid?" Shippo nodded.

" Well Shippo Inuyasha and I have decided to..." Kagome nudged Inuyasha.

" Well your mom and I have decided to... Shippo you're gonna become my..."

" Inuyasha is your dad!" Kagome blurted.

" You mean!" Shippo jumped up and down. " You're adopting me! I can call you daddy and mommy now!" Inuyasha nodded and Shippo hugged them both. Tears formed in Inuyasha's eyes, but he hid them well.

" That's great!" Everyone laughed and hugged the new family.

Shippo turned eight and finally became apart of the family. The day ended and Shippo finally remembered what having a family was all about.

A/N: So! Any good? Well more on the way. The next chapter is going to be dedicated to my friend Wise Bunny. Wise Bunny next chapter is for you! Read more!