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Chapter 3 'She Can Stay'

On the way to the campsite Shippou and Shia walked in front of InuYasha and Kagome. Shippou was excitedly telling Shia about the new world she was in. When they got to the campsite, Miroku and Sango looked at the small girl confusedly. "This," Kagome began. "Is my cousin Shia. She sort of fell into the well with me." The group nodded in acknowledgment. "My name is Miroku," the monk said, stepping up. "I am a monk" Then Sango stepped up. "My name is Sango," she said, smiling. "I am a demon hunter, but I don't slay all demons, only bad ones." Then she pointed to Kirara. "This is my pet and companion, Kirara, she's a two-tailed cat demon, but she's a good demon." Then Kagome stepped up again. "You've met Shippou," she pointed to him. "He's a fox demon." Then she pointed to InuYasha. "And this is InuYasha. He's a half-dog demon." InuYasha 'fehed' in response. "Kagome, make some ramen," he demanded. Kagome sighed but agreed. In a little while they were sitting eating some delicious ramen. It got dark soon after so they all set up their beds for the night. InuYasha went to his usual place, a little ways away from the rest of the group. Once Kagome was sure Shippou and Shia were fast asleep, she made her way to InuYasha. "InuYasha," she whispered. He opened one eye to see her. "What's the matter?" he asked, wondering why she hadn't gone to sleep. She sat down next to him and shivered a bit. "Wait," he said as she was about to talk. He put his arm over her shoulder and pulled her closer to him so she would be warmer. "Alright," he said. "What did you want?" Kagome was thankful the darkness of the night hid her blush. "Well," she began. "I know you'll probably be mad at me, but Shia has to stay here for 2 weeks." She looked up as his ear twitched as he thought. "So," he answered. "That means that you'll be staying for 2 weeks too, right?" Kagome nodded. In his head, InuYasha was screaming, 'Yes! Just say yes! Kagome will be here! SAY YES!' But he hesitated and pretended to think it over. "Fine," he said at last, trying to sound a bit annoyed. Kagome smiled and gave him a thank you kiss on his cheek. Now it was InuYasha's turn to be thankful for the darkness. "Thank you," she said, and returned to her sleeping bag.

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Alright! Another chapter down! I know, it's really short and that kinda sucks...but it's still good, right? Please leave a review! Thankies!