A/N: Well, it's been a little crazy this week. So, here's a somewhat late chapter. Hope you like it, I did a little bit of a rush job.

Also, I have decided that when I get 100 reviews, I will answer any questions that I have or will get. And to vixenia, I used your idea! Well, one of them at least. The other will come later. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yuyu Hakusho. I DO own Himitsu, though. And the delivery dude.

Kagome sat down in front of a young girl. Called Aki, the young woman certainly had the personality to match her name as far as most people knew. Her muddy brown hair was always tangeled and kept down. Aki's equally dirty brown eyes were void of anything- emotion or otherwise. Her hands gripped a pillow without actually holding it, the cold metal wheelchair locked in place so it didn't roll away. Her jaw was clenched so hard that Kagome winced. Her eyes flickered to Kagome before continueing their stare out the light-filled glass window.

"How are you today, Aki?" Kagome asked politely, pulling out a manilla folder. "Good, I hope? No pain?"

Aki ignored her.

Kagome tried to read her face. Nothing permeated Aki's blank mask, and Kagome quickly gave up. She jotted down a few notes from what she could gather about Aki's physical appearence and stood again.

Clasping her hands together, she plastered a smile onto her face. "Well, let's work on a few of your excercizes, shall we?"

She walked over to the teen and gently took one of Aki's hands. Pulling up a chair and sitting again, Kagome began to gently move her fingers.

"Remember to tell me if you feel anything." Kagome heard a snort of disbelief, but other than that, Aki gave no signs of acknowledgement.

Kagome slowly worked through Aki's excersizes on her left hand, then moved to her right. She could feel Aki's lingering stare, the stare that always disappeared when she looked up. Kagome bent to her task, making small talk with her silent patient.

"Yesterday I adopted a fox. His name is Yuuki, and he's all silver." Kagome cautiously looked through her lashes and saw a flicker of emotion flash in Aki's eyes. Was it happiness? Kagome continued to talk about Yuuki.

"He's a real trouble-maker, I can already tell. Yesterday was his first time out with me on a walk. We went to the park near my townhouse, and he had a blast. I let him loose in the fenced off area's and he played hide-and-seek with some of the kids. Actually, I think they were playing while Yuuki tried to run away from the scary giant children." Kagome thought she heard a giggle, but she didn't look up. "Then, on our way home, he stole the leash from my hand and ran off. I had to chase him all the way to the grocers before I could catch him." Kagome definately heard laughter coming from Aki.

She stopped working with her hands and stood. Aki's face was once again a mask of indifference. "Maybe I could bring him in. I think he would like that." Kagome winked at Aki, who blinked dully.

Himitsu wandered over, and they traded folders. "See you next week, Aki." Kagome walked into the next room.

"Well, it looks like your the newest trouble-maker to join our pretty little family," Kagome commented to the room's only occupant.

He was a young boy with rouge hair held up in a small pony-tail and green eyes. Short for his age, he held himself like one who wanted desperately to be treated like an adult but had no idea of how to come about it. His right arm lay limp at his side, scars crossing it several times in various places. The sleeve to his black shirt was rolled up, and he sat cross legged on a mat.

Kagome walked over and squatted in front of him. "My name is Kagome, and I'll be working with you. What's your name?"

The boy narrowed his eyes. "You already know it."

Kagome sighed and sat down, copying his seating style. "I'd prefer to hear it from you, please?" she asked hopefully.

The boy looked at her with suspicion before curtly saying "Shippo."

Kagome smiled and held out her left hand. "It's nice to meet you, Shippo." His hand clasped hers in a short but polite hand shake. He quickly let go. "Can you tell me what happened to your arm?"

Shippo was about to retort the same way he had when Kagome asked for his name, but she held up a hand. "And don't tell me I already know. I want to hear it from your view."

Shippo looked as if he was going to argue with her before he began. "I was trying to get away from some bullies. They chased me into a construction zone and backed me against the frame of the building. A load of bricks fell and I tried to dodge, but I fell and a pile of them landed on my arm. The others got away fine, but I had to have surgery and pins put in." His good hand clenched into a fist and his voice was laced with hatred and shame.

He wiped his face quickly as if he didn't want anyone to see, and continued. "I got in trouble for going into a danger zone along with the others." His voice filled with victory. "They got it worse because they weren't hurt and I was so I got sympathy."

Kagome nodded. "Well, lets see it, shall we?"

Shippo cautiously held out his arm, which was pale and thin, lacking muscle and sunlight. He looked away as Kagome examined each finger and his wrist.

"So," Kagome started as she began to flex each digit individually, "What kind of stuff do you like?"

Shippo looked taken aback. "Well, I like cars. And dogs."

Kagome nodded. "I like dogs, too, although I have a fox instead." Shippo perked up at this. Kagome decided to relay the story for what seemed like the fiftieth time that day.

Youko looked out the window with longing. He had been trapped in this small confined place all day, with the exception of the short amount of time he was let out to relieve himself, and he was bored. He glanced back Souta, who lay sprawled on the couch watching Dr. Phil with disgust, and yipped. Souta looked up and smiled.

"I know that you want to go outside, but I have explicit instructions to not give in." He waggled a finger at the youko, and his tone took on an admonishing motherly type. "You shouldn't have run off like that. It's your own fault you can't go outside right now." He sat up. "Besides, I want pizza for lunch. Delivery," he added with mock malice.

Youko sighed with weariness. When would these humans learn who was in charge?

As soon as you stop acting like a pompous ass. Suuichi's fowl mood was reflected in his sullen voice.

Youko started. Since when did you get to be in such a bad mood?

Since I was stuck in fox form and not even allowed to finish my book.

Youko rolled his eyes. Now you know how I feel.

However, I'm normally the dominant personality. Suuichi poked at Youko's conciousness. Can I have a turn for a while?

Youko glared at the wall. I said no poking, kit! Youko gave Suuichi a giant slap on the mental wrist, which left Suuichi mentally reeling for a bit.

Don't call me kit!

Don't poke me!

They continued to argue, oblivious to the door bell that delivered the pizza. Souta just shrugged at the fox twitching and glaring at the wall while he paid the deliverer. After another moment, Souta nudged the fox and sent him tumbeling off-balance. "Yo, time to eat, Yuuki."

Kagome glanced at the clock on the wall. She had been sitting with Shippo for the past two and a half hours, just talking and working his hand muscles. She smiled as he continued to rattle on about a character from a show titled D.N.Angel. He was currently talking about the theme song. He seemed really passionate about music, and Kagome hated to cut his rantings short.

When he paused to take a breath, Kagome stopped. "Sorry, but our times up." At his crestfallen face, Kagome hurried to reassure him. "Don't worry, we have another appointment next week!"

"Yay!" Shippo shouted gleefully. "Does that mean I get to come back and see you?"

Kagome nodded. She was then surprised when he gave her a giant hug and then sprinted off. "Well," Kagome said aloud, clearing her throat slightly. "That was odd."

Shippo had taken a while to completely warm up to Kagome. She had started by talking about the most random things after Yuuki. Things like her life at her home, what she did at christmas, and even her brother. When she mentioned Souta, Shippo had started to put in his two cents. She had let him have the floor then, learning of his passion for rock music and his hobby of walking up and annoying complete strangers. She also discovered that, like all of the kids nowadays, he had a strange obsession with candy.

"Oh, Kagome!" A hand waved in front of her eyes and Kagome jumped at Himitsu's voice.

"Gah!" Himitsu giggled and held out a phone to Kagome, who had fallen over backwards.

"You said you wanted to call Souta before we picked up lunch, right?" Himitsu smiled and shoved the console into her hands. "Hurry up, I'm hungry!"

Kagome nodded and turned on the phone. After taking a moment to remember her number, she dialed and waited as the other end began to connect.

It rang.

And rang.

And kept on ringing.

Finally, after the fifth or so ring, Souta picked up. "Hello?"

Kagome heard a shredding noise in the background. A crash was heard and Kagome's eyes widened. "What's going on?"

"Oh, hey sis." Souta sounded very winded and occupied. "Sorry about the drapes, the couch and the vase." Another crash was heard. "And that picture frame. I'll pay you back."

Kagome screamed. "Souta! What the hell did you do?" Another bang was heard, like something very large falling. Yuuki yipped in the background.

"Well, ya see, sis," Souta stopped and he could be heard yelling to Yuuki to get down from the top of the fridge. A bark was heard, followed by scuffeling and the phone being picked up again. "Sorry, Yuuki has been a little devil. I ordered pizza because I was hungry, and Yuuki was just sitting there when the doorbell rang. I nudged him a little and he fell over. I started to laugh and went to pay the pizza deliverer. Yuuki jumped him and sent him reeling to the ground, writhering like a freshly caught fish. It was all I could do to get him off the guy! After that, I went inside and set the pizza on the counter to get a soda. He knocked the pizza onto the floor and used it as his own crap-station! Twenty freaking dollars out the window! Then I went to get him so I could punish him, and he began to terrorize the house! Hold still, dammit!"

The phone itself fell onto the ground, and Souta let out a cry of rage. The phone was picked up again and suppressed rage could be heard in Souta's trembeling voice. "The bastard just bit me! I'll call you later, Kag. Get back here, you little fu-" The rest of the sentence was cut off.

Kagome, on her end, dropped the phone in shock. Himitsu waved a hand in front of her.

"Kagome? You still there? What happened?"

Kagome shook her head and howled "Yuuki! Wait till I get my hands on you!"

End Chapter
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