1Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, any of the characters, or merchandise.
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Chapter 2 'Welcome Back!'
As Kagome was gazing at the sky, the small fox demon Shippou peered over the side of the well. "Kagome!" he shouted excitedly "Welcome back!" His face disappeared momentarily and she heard him shouting, "Inuyasha! Kagome's back! Would you hurry up?" His smiling face reappeared and he continued to make conversation, not noticing the small girl clutched to Kagome's waist. "Inuyasha was very worried," he continued. "He slept by the well every night and-" He was cut off by a bonk to the head from none other than InuYasha. "Shut your mouth!" he shouted and then peered down the well. He smiled at Kagome. "What took so long? You said 2 days and you were gone for..." He stopped as he noticed the quivering figure hiding behind Kagome. "Kagome," he pointed. "Who's that?" Kagome huffed. "Can someone help me out of this well and then maybe I'll explain who she is!"
In a few moments, Kagome, Shia, and the bag were out of the well. Kagome explained the situation while she put a band-aid on her's and Shia's knees. "This is Shia, she's my cousin. She's been spending time at the shrine with my family and she kind of followed me into the well house." InuYasha interrupted. "That's no excuse! You should have just jumped right in the well and got your ass back here!" Kagome shot him a death glare and he stayed quiet. "Shia was sitting on the well's edge and she fell in. I grabbed her so she wouldn't get hurt but we both slipped and fell in. Now we're here." When Kagome finished her story, she stayed quiet to let the two boys process the information she'd just told them. The quiet was interrupted as they heard a cell phone ring. Kagome and Shia pulled out identical cell phones. "It's mine," Shia announced as she answered it. "Hello?" There was a pause and then, "Yeah, hold on a second." She handed the phone to Kagome. "It's your mom," she told her. "Hi, Mom?" 'Hi Hunny. Listen, would you mind keeping Shia in the Feudal Era for about two weeks? I think we could use a break from her. Even Gramps is running out of things to tell her to keep her quiet!' Kagome looked at InuYasha and thought quickly about the consequences of not asking him first. "Sure mom," she answered. "It's no problem at all." After Kagome was done on the phone the group returned to the campsite to introduce Shia to the rest of the team.
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So, what did you think? It's a little longer than the first chapter..but still short. I'll take any suggestions or comments you've got!
