A/N: I'm sorry, rl and stuff keeps me from writing most of the time and when I can write I don't do good. You will see when you'll read this.

All Thanks To The Fox

It was all just an accident, an incident no one could predict or prevent. Some would say that it was fate or karma, that finally got to the hanyou, who so liked to hit others on the head.

"Shit, shit, shit...!" Shippou cried in near panic as he ran towards the hanyou, who had been napping under the Sacred Tree until just a minute ago. During this minute his status changed from 'napping' to 'being awakened by a sudden noise' and finally to 'unconscious'. "Inuyasha, are you alright?"

Of course Inuyasha couldn't answer, but it was safe to think he wouldn't say 'yes'. And, judging by the lump on his temple and a streak of blood running down the side of his face, he wasn't going to give the kitsune any reply any time soon.

Shippou cautiously approached the fallen hero, ready to flee at any sign of him waking up. But Inuyasha remained motionless where he had fell after being hit on the head by a stone statue created by Shippou's magic.

Of course, Shippou didn't do it on purpose. He hadn't noticed Inuyasha laying under the Tree when he had cast his spell. Usually the hanyou preferred to take his naps on tree limbs, not on the ground. And when Shippou had noticed the red and white of his (kinda older brother) friend it was already too late. For a split second Shippou had hoped Inuyasha could dodge the projectile, but the hope had died fast when he had heard the sound of the impact, the pained grunt and the thump of a body hitting the ground. The statue had rolled to the side, exposing the victim of the accident.

After a short inspection of the lump Shippou focused his will and summoned a bottle of water and a piece of cloth. He wasn't on the level to create little objects like these with his magic, but he could summon them if he knew where they were. And he had a good knowledge of what was inside Kagome's bag. The little kitsune wasn't a healer, but had helped Kagome enough times to know a bit what to do. He damped the cloth and cleaned off the blood first before putting the rag on the lump.

It helped, because a few minutes later, when Shippou was trying to decide if it was safe to leave the hanyou and run to the village for help, Inuyasha groaned and opened his yellow eyes.

"Inuyasha!" Shippou squealed in relief. "You're okay!"

What followed was the most bizarre conversation in Shippou's life.

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Kagome came back early. She had nothing to do at home and figured out it would be nice to surprise Inuyasha by not getting late for once. That was why there was no one waiting for her by the well. She walked to Kaede's hut to find her friends sitting outside.

Miroku and Sango were staring at what was in front of them. And when Kagome looked that way, she was unable to stop staring as well.

Under a nearby tree - Inuyasha's sulking tree, to be precise - Inuyasha and Shippou were playing with Shippou's spinning tops. And the hanyou was smiling - a real happy smile, not his trademark smirk.

"Uh... What happened here?" Kagome asked after a second. Shippou's tail was twitching in excitement as he showed off his various amazing techniques to equally engrossed in the subject older boy.

"We don't know," Miroku replied. "When they came back from the forest... He just was like this, a bit dazed and..."

"They went to Lady Kaede and then came out here to play. He's nice to people, Kagome!" Sango exclaimed and pointed a finger to the two youkai boys innocently playing a game as if they were doing something naughty. "See? That's not normal! I told monk Miroku that it's not normal and..."

"But it's fun!" Miroku waved a hand. "Such a nice change, can't we just enjoy the peaceful, happy atmosphere?"

"It's abnormal, monk," Sango glared and turned to Kagome. "Kagome, just look at him, he isn't himself! Maybe he's possessed? Or bewitched?"

"He is... Nice?" Kagome asked and looked again at the usually grumpy hanyou laughing at Shippou balancing his spinning top on his palm. Miroku smiled and nodded, while Sango pouted and glanced worriedly at the pair. "Huh..."

"Kagome!" Shippou noticed the young miko and ran towards her, jumping in her arms. Inuyasha wasted a minute to put the spinning tops carefully on the ground where no one could trip over them before he stood up and approached more slowly, patiently waiting for the kitsune to finish greeting the girl.

"Hello, Shippou," Kagome said. "I see you're having fun with Inuyasha."

"Oh... I'm sorry, Kagome, I didn't mean to hit him on the head and knock him unconscious!" Shippou exclaimed. Kagome glanced to the hanyou, worried this confession would prompt a tantrum. Inuyasha offered her a wide, reassuring smile.

"It's alright, Lady Kaede makes me a tea that will help with the headache," he said. "Still, I appreciate that my girlfriend is concerned about my health."

Kagome almost dropped Shippou.

"You didn't tell us that!" Miroku chuckled. "So, this altered behavior of our dog-eared friend is the result of a well-aimed hit to the head?"

Once again, Inuyasha didn't go ballistic. Once again Shippou almost got dropped to the ground.

"So... He's not possessed or bewitched?" Sango inquired.

"Nah, he just kinda forgot some stuff," Shippou grinned from his highly endangered place in Kagome's arms. "So I filled him in before we went to Kaede so she could fix him."

"I feel really alright, guys, don't worry about me," Inuyasha cut in. "Can we just spend some fun time together today? We can leave for the jewel shard quest when we're all ready and rested."

"Inuyasha!" came Kaede's old voice from somewhere inside the hut. "Your herbal tea is ready!"

"Coming, Lady Kaede!" Inuyasha called back and grinned at his friends. "See you all in a minute. Do you think we could go for a picnic on the riverbank? I have a place there I'd really want to show you, Kagome."

After that he casually walked to the doorway of the hut, leaving three stunned teenagers and one smug kitsune. They all remained motionless for at least a few seconds before...

"Inuyasha, wait!"

"You can't drink that!"

Shippou, who barely had time to turn in the air before reaching the ground where Kagome had dropped him to run after Sango, Miroku and - most importantly - Inuyasha, looked after the trio and shook his head when he heard shouting and commotion inside.

Silly humans, Inuyasha was bound to get his memories back sooner or later.

Then he froze to actually think about that. And about what he had told Inuyasha.

When Inuyasha's enraged shouts reached his ears the little kitsune was already fleeing the village.