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Chapter Two

What Child Is This?

"Inuyasha?" asked Kagome, timidly.

But with the small boy started to whimper. "Owwie! What happened?" Asked the small boy. When he looked at Kagome he screamed and started shaking. "Please don't hurt me!" stuttered the small boy.

"Why would I hurt you?" Kagome was completely confused.

"Because I'm a half demon." He stated looking at the ground.

"Are you Inuyasha?"

"Mmhmm, did mom send you to get me?" asked Inuyasha with his head cocked, "You're pretty, and look nice, too!" he added brightly.

'This is what Inuyasha was like when he was little!' her face obviously showed her surprise.

"Did I say something wrong?" she could tell he was worried.

"What's wrong, Kagome?" asked Miroku, as he came running over to them.

"Whoa!" Shippo hopped over to Inuyasha's side "Inuyasha?"

"Do I know you?" asked the confused little hanyou

"I-Inuyasha?" stuttered Sango and Miroku in unison.

"WHAT! How do you people know me!" now he was more mad then confused.

"Sorry, this is Miroku, Sango, and Shippo." Pointing to each of as she said their name.

"Okay, but where's my mommy?" he put on puppy-dog eyes as he asked this.

'What am I supposed to say? Sorry, your mom died like 100 years ago, Sorry! No, Umm' "She told us to watch you for a week or two while she is visiting friends." 'Smooth' she thought with a smile.

'Good thinking Kagome!' all her friends cheering her on.

"What friends would that be?"

"Ummm, she didn't say."

"Okay, can we go home?"

"Okay, but we are going to our house instead of yours, okay."

"Alright, but can we go now?"

On the flight home on Hachi (who Miroku found in the woods), Inuyasha fell asleep in Kagome's lap. When they landed at Kaede's house, Inuyasha stirred a little, but remained asleep. As Miroku, Sango, and Shippo went to tell Kaede what had happened, Inuyasha woke as Kagome set him down.

"Where are we?" asked Inuyasha as he rubbed the tiredness out of his eyes.

"We're at Kaede's house." She answered as she smiled brightly.

"Who's Kaede?"

"You can say she's…… a friend of ours." She replied smoothly.

"Can we go for a walk?"

Kagome was completely thrown off by this question, "Uhh, okay."

As they walked outside, Inuyasha bolted after a firefly.

"No, Inuyasha come back!" But her attempts were in vein, the little hanyou continued running; dodging, ducking, and swerving around bushes and trees, with Kagome just barely keeping up with him.

"Inuyasha, slow down!" she yelled through her pants.

After running for about ten minutes, the sky seemed to get dark and the wind changed.