A/N: Inuyasha has a child's mind.


Kagome let out a yawn as she headed back to camp. After a though washing, healing salve and new clean bandages her hand felt a little better. Hopefully it would heal quickly, doing everything with her left hand was harder than she had anticipated. Finally within eye and earshot of the campsite she nearly dropped her cleaning supplies in shock and amusement.

An embarrassed and slightly angry looking Sango was putting the finishing touches on breakfast while Miroku, who had acquired some new injuries while she was away, looked as if he was trying to swoon her with some just learned Casanova charm. Though the exterminator wasn't falling at his feet she was sporting a pretty shade of pink on her cheeks. Maybe giving him that book was a mistake...

While Miroku was attempting to follow in the well-known woman adoring man's footsteps and Sango was restraining for blushing to death, Inuyasha and Shippo appeared to have gotten into a squabble of some sort. You see after being introduced to the glowing game of wonder Inuyasha had refused to give it up.

After Shippo demand his turn, Inuyasha had done what any person with his mind capacity would do. Stuck out his tongue and threw out a childish insult. Now you have to understand that Shippo has been the runt of the litter for a very long time and isn't used to being denied. So in his mind it was completely reasonable to launch himself at the hanyou in order to get the game guy.

Unfortunately for him he had forgotten that while his mind was not what it used to be his body was. So he quickly found himself thrown to the ground where he promptly landed on his butt.

Now here's a little fact that many of you probably didn't think of. Shippo is a fox demon and naturally has a tail. Landing on your butt hurts, as most know from personal experience. Landing on your tail that is attached to your butt is like hitting your tailbone or kneecap. With this in mind the rest will make a bit more sense.

With a yelp of pain said fox demon launched himself off the ground and onto the unsuspecting hanyou's head, where he firmly latched his pearly whites to the closest doggy ear. This of coarse drew out a small howl from Inuyasha, who in a moment of pain and shock dropped the game guy. Seeing an opening Shippo quickly detached himself from the ear and made a jump for the electronic game. Only to be stopped by the taller half demon grabbing his tail.

This little wrestling match quickly progressed until they were both rolling through the grass and trying to tackle the other one. Both had forgotten why they were fighting in the first place.

Enter Kagome. Stage left.

Walking past Sango and Miroku she quickly deposited her supplies next to the demon slayer. Marching over to where the two were obliviously trying to pin each other to the ground she grabbed each by the back of their shirts and yanked. Needless to say both were stunned into a stupor. One minute they were trying to kill each other the next they were looking at a peeved Kagome.

"What on earth are you two arguing about?" As the two stared at her in shock and slight shame Kagome couldn't help but be reminded of her mother when she would scold her and Sota. "Well?"

Shippo regained the ability to speak first. From his spot in the air, Kagome was holding him up by the back of his vest, he started babbling. "Wewereplayingrockpaperscissors. ThenInuyashastartedgettingconfused. SoIgotoutyourgameguyan-"

As Shippo stopped to breathe Kagome blinked in an owl like fashion. "He was confused over rock paper scissors?"

"Well he didn't understand why rock kept beating paper." Shippo said thoughtfully. "But the point is that he wouldn't let me have my turn on the gameguy even after I told him it was!"

Kagome then turned her attention to the hanyou who was sitting on the ground; she still had a firm grip on his hakama. She raised an eyebrow. "What do you have to say about this?"

"It was still my turn!" Inuyasha shouted in a childish tone as he rubbed his poor ear. "And he bit my ear."

Putting down Shippo she let go of them both and walked over the forgotten gameguy. Bending down she picked it up and waved it in their direction. "Is this what you two were fighting over?"

They nodded.

"Well then I guess I'm going to have to take it until you two can play with it without killing each other." She put it back into her backpack. She then gestured towards the morning fire. "Now come on. Breakfast is getting cold."

As the boy s ran ahead Kagome stayed behind and flexed out her right hand. 'I really shouldn't have used my injured hand to yank and hold Shippo. Now it hurts. Stupid me…'

"Hey Kagome!" Sango shouted at her preoccupied friend. "Breakfast is ready and if you don't hurry Inuyasha and Shippo are going to eat it all."

Kagome smiled and jogged over. Taking the bowl offered to her she watched as Shippo and Inuyasha shoved as much food as possible into their mouths. It seemed they had silently challenged each other to an eating contest.

Before taking her seat Kagome gave them each a light whack with her chopsticks. "Slow down and chew with the manners you were raised with!"

They both ate in much more civilized fashion.

Mine, boys, mine every mountain
And dig, boys, dig til ya drop
Grab a pick, boys
Quick, boys
Shove in a shovel
Uncover those lovely
Pebbles that sparkle and shine
It's gold and it's mine, mine, mine

-Mine Mine Mine: Pocahontas