DemonWitch: That makes me soooooooo happy! I'll try to update sooner this time! I just can't seem to find my beta! I wonder if he left somewhere and forgot to tell me. Awwwww! That'd stink! Anyways! Back to the review! I'm soooo happy you liked it! I was afraid it might be too fluffy...not fluffy enough...or some other thing that could go wrong! I'm happy you liked it!
pandabear1415: I'm glad you like it and i'll try to update faster!
molly: I'm glad you liked it and I know at the top it'll say 20 but it's actually 21. Okay? I don't know why it does that. I think it's because when I first started this story, there was an author note at the beginning and after I deleted it, I got a bit mixed up. Oh well! Anyways! I'll try to update sooner!
Taijiya Hatake Uchiha: I'm sooooo glad you liked it and think it's spicy! I'll try to updatde sooner! I hope you won't die at all! LOL!
Amvonz: LOL! That's funny! I'm glad you're "Lovin' it!" LOL! Thanks for the review!
ha: Thank you! I'm glad you think that! Don't worry! I don't plan on giving up on it soon! I have a lot more ideas in this brain of mine!
x.FAR.cry.x: Please don't be sorry! You can't control what happens so I don't blame you for anything! Please don't apologize! There's no need to! It's fine! Okay? You don't have to promise anything! I don't mind! I already told you, i'm not trying to make you feel bad, so don't bother to apologize! Please? It's okay! It's alright! Okay? Now! Anyways! Back to the review! Thank you! I'm glad you thought it was okay! I was really worried about that! Oh and I couldn't write a lemon anyways! I know i've read tons of them but there's not way i'd be able to write a lemon! I mean i'm only 12 (turning 13 on the 11th of July) but still! I just can't write a lemon. It's just not in me! Please don't blame yourself! It's okay! I don't think my reviewer's mind as long as I update! LOL! Actually it's more than a hundred but. . . . . Anyways! I hope you got my message and I hope it helped at least a little!
fire-tiger-c: I'm sooooo glad you liked the fluff! I was so worried about that! Like, if it was too much, too little, You know! The basics! Thanks! I'll try to update faster this time!
inukagfanatic: ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT! LOL! I'm glad you liked it!
oMarauder Moonyo: . . . . . Wow... Thanks! That review really made me feel good! Thanks so much! I'm sooo happy you're enjoying it and I was kind of unsure if it was a good chap or not! Thanks for the review! OH! And thanks for the PM too! I'm so glad you liked that scene! I was worried people wouldn't like it!
A Voodoo Baby: happy sigh. Yes. Yay for Inuyasha, Kagome, and Love. All of those things are soooo wonderful! I'm so happy that you're happy and i'm joyous that you're joyous! And what a great word Yay can be! Sometimes it's all you need to say!
Ichiru-GoLuckyHanyou: I'm glad you like it and i'll be sure to!
cherry fantasy: Yep! I know! Yeah! I thought it was kinda funny too! What's endearing mean? Anyways! Yeah! I guess it is like Father like Daughter and this is only the first time they've met! LOL! That just seems kind of funny to me! I'm so glad you liked it! I was so scared that nobody would like it! I thought it might be too fluffy, not fluffy enought, or some other thing like that! I'm glad you like it! I know! That was funny! Nemaru was just like, "Well that was akward." I liked that part! It makes me smile! I'm glad you liked the chapter and I don't plan on ending this story TOO soon! Actually. . . . I'm not sure WHERE i'm going to end it! But I think there might be at LEAST 25 chapters! Maybe more! Anyways! I'll try to write more soon!
Sesshoumarus-Woman: It's okay! At least you did review, right? That's what's important! No need to feel guilty! blushes. Please don't bow. There's no need to! I hold no hard feelings at ALL against you so. . . . please don't bow! Not that it doesn't make me feel nice but i'm not that great! So please don't. I'm just happy you reviewed! Arigato!
Holly: It's okay! As long as you do review eventually, I don't mind! I'm glad you liked the chapter and I can't wait to see what I write next either! I sort of just start typing and whatever pops in my head, I put it! I've concluded, due to all my reviews. . . . It works! That's great! That makes me feel good! Thank you!
whassit2ya: I'm sorry! I'm trying to hurry!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: Guys! You'll never guess what! oMarauder Moonyo told me that Kiotsu and Nemaru's names actually have a meaning! audience gasps. Duh! Duh! Duh! It's true!
Nemaru means "Pure Note"
oMarauder Moonyo hasn't told me what Kiotsu means yet but i'll tell you when I know!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer: sigh. This is actually getting kind of tiring. I'm running out of ideas! (voice in head: Actually, she's just to lazy to think of an idea right now so. . . ) Hey you! Shut up! (Why?) Because I said so! (No.) Grrrrrrrrrr. (Grrrrr to you too.) ARgh! (What are you now? A pirate?) Just SHUT UP! or i'll. . . . (What? You can't hurt me. I'm you.) Watch me. Starts beating up self.
A few hours later. . .
Kiotsu: I don't think she's going to be able to tell you because she's sorta not with us right now.
Nemaru: In other words, she knocked herself unconcious.
Katanna: But have no fear! She's already written the chap so we can post it for you!
Kiotsu: Oh!Any by the way, katanna tagurasha has no rights to the Inuyasha characters or anyone related to it.
Katanna:Of course I don't!
Nemaru: Not you! See! The author! Her name has lower case letters!
Katanna: Oh. (chuckles nervously)I knew that!
Nemaru: Whatever.
Thank you x.FAR.cry.x for being my beta! You've been a big help!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 21
"Okay", said Katanna," First off, where are we? What was that blue light? And where's the shrine?"
"First question", said Kagome," we're in Feudal Japan. Second question, that was us passing through the time void. Third, the shrine wasn't here 500 years ago."
Katanna blinked and said, slowly," How can an old well lead 500 years in the past?"
"I have no idea", said Kagome," I just accepted that it was a magic well."
"Hm", said Katanna," Next question. Did you say that's Kiotsu's father?"
"Yes", said Kagome.
"Why. . . . Why does he and Nemaru have dog ears?"
"Because they're part dog demon."
"Dog demon? Demons really exist?"
"Well. . . at least in Feudal times they did."
"Ah. So does that mean Kiotsu's a half demon?"
"No. Kiotsu's only quarter demon. Don't ask how. He just is. Okay?"
"Alright. Is that why Kiotsu has white hair and gold eyes?"
"Yes."
"How come Nemaru didn't have dog ears before?"
"Hm", said Kagome," Truthfully, you shouldn't be able to see them. Nemaru? Are you still wearing that red necklace with orange kanji I gave you?"
"No", said Nemaru," Some giant spider thing 'welcomed' us and accidentally sliced them off when it tried to eat us."
Kagome's eyes widened and said," What! Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Mom", said Kiotsu," We're fine. After the necklaces got sliced off, we sorta. . . blacked out and really don't remember what happened after that. It's kind of hazy. There was something slicing the demon and something about 'Iron Reaver something.' I can't remember. But I also remember red. But. . . that's it."
"Did you save them Inuyasha?" said Kagome, turning to him," You're the only person I know with the 'Iron Reaver Soul Stealer' attack."
"Yeah", said Inuyasha," I heard a commotion going on in the forest so I went to check it out."
Kagome hugged him, pecked him on the cheek, and said," Thank you, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked away, cheeks kinda pink and said," It was no problem. Don't worry about it."
Kagome smirked and said," After all these years, you still blush?"
"Keh", said Inuyasha, crossing his arms, and looking away.
"Okay", said Katanna," So far, i've got that we're 500 years in the past, Kiotsu and Nemaru are part dog demon, he's their dad, and I shouldn't be able to see Nemaru's dog ears. By the way, why shouldn't I be able to see them?"
"Well", said Kagome," I gave Kiotsu and Nemaru the necklaces so that their demon features would be concealed though I let Kiotsu get away with his because people won't be so bothered as they would with Nemaru's ears and it made their demon senses be dormant."
"Okay", said Katanna," but what are the beads for then?"
"You know", said Nemaru," i've kinda wondered too. Like, why can't I take them off."
"I still can't quite remember", said Kiotsu," but i've got a bad feeling about them."
Kagome smiled and said," Well, you should. After all, you did get slammed into the ground everytime I said, "sit". . . "
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"Wait!", said Kagome a bit too late.
She looked at the three flattened figures on the floor and said," Oops. I didn't mean that! Honest! Gomen! Gomen!"
Kiotsu peeled himself off the floor and said," Ah. Now I remember, except it wasn't ever quite so hard."
"That's because it really didn't do as much damage when you were littler. I guess the bigger you get, the more it hurts. And again, Sorry!" said Kagome.
Nemaru got up and said," What just happened?"
"Well. Those are the beads of subjegation and well I said S-I-T and that's the word so. . . .it kind of slams you into the ground", said Kagome, chuckling nervously.
"Oh", said Nemaru, dryly," Is that all?"
"Sorry, again!" said Kagome.
"Kagome", said Inuyasha," Just calm down already. We get it. You're sorry. Now will you just stop apologizing already? It's annoying."
Kagome turned and said," I'm not annoying."
"Don't act like it", said Inuyasha," and I won't have to say it."
"Urgh!" said Kagome," Do you always have to be so brutally honest?"
"So you're admitting you're ahnnoying", said Inuyasha.
Kagome glared and opened her mouth when a voice said," Still same as always, I see."
Kagome turned to the doorway and saw a man, looking about 17 there. He had orange hair pulled up into a ponytail and emerald green eyes. He also had pointed ears, and fangs and claws. He had a long orange fox tail and his feet were bare. He wore a simple night blue kimono with black hakama pants, with a black obi at his waist.
"Oi! What're you doing here runt?" asked Inuyasha.
'Runt', thought Kagome,' He's nearly as tall as Kiotsu.'
"I smelled your scent and I knew you usually stayed in the forest, so I dropped by", said the man," but when I smelled Kagome and Kiotsu, I almost thought I had gone crazy."
"Do I know you?" asked Kagome.
The man looked at her, smiling and said," Come on Kagome. Don't you recognize me?"
Kagome shook her head.
The man smiled again. "Well of course you don't. Last time you saw me, I wasn't even up to your knee, my hair was pulled up into a bun with a blue bow, I fox feet, and I always loved the candy you brought me."
Kagome's eyes widened as she said," Shippo?"
"The one and only", he replied.
"But", said Kagome," You're so tall. I thought demons aged slower than humans."
"They do", said Shippo," but all demons differ. Some demons stay in child hood for a while, like me. Some age as humans do until they reach their late teens. So, it differs but for me. I stayed a kid for a while, then I had, I guess you'd call a "growth spurt" and I started to age like a human. When I reached 17, I started aging really slowly."
"Oh", said Kagome.
"Hey", said Kiotsu," You're that little kid from the photos and the one i'd call Shippo nii-san."
"Glad to know you remember but i'm not little anymore", said Shippo.
"Neither am I", said Kiotsu.
"So what are you?" asked Katanna," I mean, I know that Nemaru and their dad are half dog demon but. . ."
"I'm a fox demon", said Shippo.
"Okay", said Katanna.
"Wait a minute Kiotsu", said Kagome," You said something about pictures. What pictures?"
"Uh. . .", said Kiotsu," well. . ." He sighed. "Alright. Lately i've been having these dreams, more like memories really, and one night I had this dream, okay, 2 dreams. First, this kid who was like 10 or something, called me a. . . That's not important but the thing was that you and dad were in this hut and I came and I asked about the name and he kinda looked like me on a demon night, with the stripes, long claws, and fangs, but his eyes. . . .they were red, with gold orbs slowly turning blue. So, I woke up. I decided, I just had to know about him so I went to your room, except you were asleep. So I was gonna leave, I mean it, I really was, but. . . .I saw this photo album that I hadn't seen before so I looked at it. I saw pictures of a monk, you in a school uniform, a woman, Shippo, a cat demon, an old woman with an eye patch and dad. One couple pictures were actually, quite amusing. By the way. ." He turned Kagome.". . .who took the one of you and dad in a tree with dad trying to tackle the photographer and you telling him to. . ."sit" as you say."
Kagome blushed and said," Did you see the pictures before that?"
"Actually yes", said Kiotsu.
"Oh", said Kagome," Miroku took them."
"He's the monk", said Kiotsu," Right?"
"Mm-hm", said Kaogme, nodding.
"So", said Kiotsu," Sango must have been that other woman. The one the monk kept. . . " Kiotsu stopped and blushed.
"Kept what?" asked Katanna.
"Let's just say", said Shippo," That Miroku was one of the most perverted monks, you'll ever have met and he was one of the "hands on" type."
"Oh", said Katanna, blushing.
"Aw", said Nemaru, smirking," Is my big brother and his little girl friend blushing?"
"Wh-What!" said Kiotsu, blushing harder," She's not my girlfriend!"
"Oh really", said Nemaru," Then, why'd you go on a date with her?"
Kiotsu stammered unable to say anything.
"Nemaru", scolded Kagome," stop teasing your brother."
"But it's just so easy to make him blush", said Nemaru," It's quite entertaining, really."
Kiotsu glared at her. Nemaru just smiled.
"So", said Shippo," I've got to leave soon. Tsunami's waiting for me. Shimaru's probably still playing with Kitara."
"What?" said Kagome.
"Oh", said Shippo," I forgot to tell you. I'm mated to Tsunami now. As we got older, we realized we really liked eachother so we kinda hung out for awhile and I ended up making her my mate."
"Aw", said Kagome," I remember Kiotsu coming to the hut that one day and saying you finally went to talk to her. So, who's Shimaru, and who's Kitara?"
"Kitara is Sango and Miroku's 6 year old daughter. They also have Kohaku. Their 10 year old son. As for Shimaru", said Shippo," he's my 4 year old son."
"Aw!" said Kagome," I bet he's so Kawaii!"
Shippo smiled and said," Yeah. He's pretty cute. We also have Taro who's around 6 months."
"Aw", said Kagome," How much did I miss while I was gone?"
"I think you've already been told most everything you've missed", said Shippo.
Kagome sighed and said," So where're Sango and Miroku?"
Shippo sniffed the air and said," They're leaving the village now. They should be here soon. Kohaku's with them and Kitara's coming here with Shimaru."
"Alright then", said Kagome, getting up" I can't wait to see them agian!"A/N: