It's been some time since I did this.

Sorry for the long wait and thank you for the reviews.

Really appreciate it.

The feeling I had when I started this story came back and once again, I fell in love with Kyo.

Please enjoy.

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The child was the first to wake up. Bleary eyed, he groggily sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. Eyes widened as he took in this new and strange surrounding. His head whipped around, shock and confusion swimming in his eyes.

What he recognized as a door opened and a girl came in. Seeing him awake, she smiled. His cringe of fear and uncertainty caused her to pause. Extending a hand towards him, she slowly made her way towards him.

Shippo bared his fangs, unable to distinguish from her smell whether she was an enemy or not. The last thing he remembered was falling onto the hard ground with blood seeping warmly through his paws and Kagome running towards him, screaming his name. Shuddering with fear, he did not notice that the girl had managed to slip past his 'defense' and before he knew it, he was swept into her warm embrace.

Startled, he looked up and he found himself marveling at how hazel her eyes were and so…His paws raised towards her soft cheek…It was a moment later that he noticed what was wrong.

His paws…HIS PAWS…

He had HANDS!

Frozen, he looked at his hands with confusion. His tongue swept past his canine fronts…no razor sharp fangs…normal, blunt teeth…he was human!

As he swirled into the approaching darkness, his last thoughts swam past with vivid clarity; I am dead.

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Kagome felt a throbbing in her temple as she regained consciousness. The room swam back in place.

Was she back home?

Mama?

Groggily, she sat up and it hit her suddenly. Scrambling to her legs despite the feeling of dizziness, she looked around with panicked eyes.

Her hands flew instinctively to her neck. Her breathing eased a bit. The Shikon no Tama was still there. The last thing she remembered was the sight of a mystical creature, a Kirin, touch the Shikon no Tama with its horn and a bright light that pierced her heart.

The soft click of the door opening caused her to turn around sharply. With lightning speed, she grabbed the first thing that happened to be nearest. The intruder looked at her with a puzzled look, looking at her and back to her 'weapon'. Kagome felt the color rise to her face. So, alright, her weapon was useless but if the guy wanted to start a pillow fight, she was adequately armed!

"Would you like some miso soup?" he uttered with princely grace, ignoring her 'weapon' and looked at her with polite kindness.

"Eh?"

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