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Chapter 6 'A Cut Knee & A Broken Heart'

Every morning Kagome would wake up early, after InuYasha, Shia, and Shippou, and watch them practice and bring them lunch. She never interrupted, unless it was to help the young ones get the upper hand on the hanyou. One morning, Shia lunged at InuYasha, of course he dodged, and she tripped and fell. With Shia crying over her cut knee, Shippou running in circles around InuYasha , yelling at him to help, and his inexperience with children, Kagome thought InuYasha would turn to her for help. But he didn't. Instead, to Kagome's surprise, he picked her up and tended to her knee, and even calmed both children down. "Sh," she heard him say. "It's just a scrap, right? We all know Shia is strong, so it can't hurt that bad." Kagome sat in awe. 'He's being so sweet,' she thought. 'I've never seen him this nice to a child, he'd be such a great father if he keeps this up.' An image of him holding a child with raven-black hair crept into her mind and she shook the thought away, blushing. She smiled as Shia kissed InuYasha on the cheek as a thank you and InuYasha lightly blushed and turned away.

Then Kagome turned her head. "InuYasha," she yelled. "I sense two jewel shard, coming this way fast!" InuYasha sniffed the air and then huffed. "It's that mangy wolf," he said, obviously angry. "Kouga," Shippou explained to Shia, walking towards Kagome. "He's a wolf demon." He covered Shia's face as the dust cloud appeared. "Hey Kagome!" Kouga shouted, ignoring InuYasha storming over and not noticing the two young ones near her. "How's it going?" Kagome inwardly sighed. "I'm fine Kouga. And you?" InuYasha was closer now, so Shia ran over to him and jumped in his arms. "I don't like him," she whispered in his ear. "I don't like how he's flirting with Kagome." And she was right, there was Kouga, flirting with Kagome, oblivious to her fake smile. "I hate him too," InuYasha whispered back. "So Kagome," Kouga continued. "Where's the mutt-face?" This angered InuYasha and Shia, who had moved up onto his shoulders. "Right here, wolf," he said angrily. Kouga turned and at once noticed Shia on his shoulders. His first thought was, 'She looks like Kagome!' He pointed at he rudely. "Who's that?" Shia instantly had an amazing plan. "Who's it look like I am?" she asked sarcastically, trying to impersonate InuYasha's rudeness. "Well," Kouga continued. "You almost look like you could be her daughter." Shia shrugged. "Maybe." She hoped Kagome and InuYasha caught on and played along. Kagome did. 'She's not exactly saying that she is my daughter, but who will she say is the father?' InuYasha, sadly was oblivious, luckily he kept his mouth shut. Kouga was speechless. "Well then," he sputtered. "If you're Kagome's daughter then who's the father? Not mutt-face over here, I know that much." Shia lightly shrugged again. "Maybe he is, maybe he's not." Kouga was becoming angry. "Is mutt-face your father or not!" he shouted. Shia yawned at him. "Maybe. Ya know, he could have adopted me, or he could be my real dad, it's for you to figure out." Kagome was so happy with her cousin. 'She's a genius!' she thought. Kouga turned to Kagome. "Well?" he demanded. Kagome looked at him confusedly. "Well what?" she asked. "Is mutt-face your mate!" Kagome yawned as Shia had. "I think Shia explained this to you already." Kouga's face turned red and he turned away. "Whatever," he huffed. "I've got other things to do right now." with that he ran back the way he had come, leaving a dust cloud. When he had gone, Shia jumped off InuYasha's shoulders and ran to Kagome. "That was amazing!" Kagome shouted, picking her up and spinning around. "How did you think to do that?" Shia giggled. "I just didn't like him, and it seemed like a good idea, so I tried it! I don't think InuYasha knows what's going on, but I don't think that Kouga guy will be bothering you for a while!" Kagome smiled and placed Shia down. They both looked at InuYasha, who still had a confused look on his face, and starting laughing.

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OK, so this one was pritty short. How'dya like it?