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Note: italics - thoughts or flashbacks.

A Fox's Heritage

Chapter 2

Kagome has been gone for an awfully long time, Shippo thought. But in reality it was only two days. Things like that can happen when someone's parents are out there somewhere. And not knowing if they are alive or dead is even worse. It was two years ago on this day that Shippo was left in that village with his uncle. He tried to seem happy there and eventually was accustomed to calling him "Dad." But, nothing can take the place of a person's real father. A father that cares for them and will do anything to love and protect them. Maybe it was his imagination, but his father was indeed a merciless killer at times, but he had a gentle heart when it came to family, especially when it came to Shippo...

"Shippo, where are you?" a tall, silver fox demon called out into the crowded forest. "Come on out. I know you're there!" Silence. Youko Kurama entered the forest, his golden eyes scanning everywhere to find his lost son, Shippo. Well, technically, Shippo ran off somewhere and no one knew why. He pushed some low hanging branches out of his face and saw Shippo, sitting on a stump.

"Shippo," Kurama said sternly.

"Hey," Shippo replied nervously.

"Everyone's been worried sick."

"Sorry."

"Forget it," he said with a smile, "What did you this time?"

"I kinda broke Mom's vase. She kept saying it was expensive."

Kurama chuckled. "That's all?"

"What do you mean 'that's all?'"

"She won't get mad- nevermind, she probably will," he said and saw Shippo's face sadden, "Don't worry, I'll say I did it. She knows how much I hate that thing." Shippo smiled.

And so, father and son walked back to their home. Shippo was riding on Kurama. They neared the small mansion they lived. They saw a female fox demon who was very worried. She had light light brown hair with the same color fox ears and tail. She had the same eye color as the young kit. She was wearing a silk, sleeveless dress with embroidered cherry blossoms that went up to her knees.

She immediately saw Kurama with Shippo on his shoulder. She ran towards them and hugged Shippo.

"I've been worried sick!" she exclaimed. Shippo wriggled out of her grasp after five minutes of having the life squeezed out of him. He ran to the bat demon waiting outside at the door. It was Kuronue.

"Hey, cherry," Kurama said to the woman.

"I told you to stop calling me that," she said.
"Right, Sakura," he said and put emphasize on her name.

"I've been meaning to tell you something," he said and put his arm around her.
"What?"
"Well, it's your vase-"

"Don't tell me you were the one who broke it?"

"Um, yeah," he lied. She gave him a stern look. "You see-"

"Don't feed me your excuses. You're gonna put it back together, you know that?"

"I had a feeling that was coming," Kurama muttered. She laughed. "What?"
"Kuronue told me he broke it," replied Sakura with a grin. Kurama shook his head. It was impossible to fool this woman.

"Shippo, Kagome is back!" Sango called, snapping Shippo back into reality. He turned around and saw the demon slayer at the doorway of the hut. He stood up and followed Sango to the edge of the village. There, they saw an angry Kagome who was currently ignoring Inuyasha. The dog demon was irritated as usual with the young priestess. He probably ruined her stay in her own time, again, and was blaming whatever happened on Kagome. Miroku was trying to calm the two down. If looks could kill, all of them would be dead by now. Kilala was watching them trade insults and then came the one word that Inuyasha dreaded the most: "Sit."

A light surrounded the half demon and in the blink of an eye, he was slammed into the ground. He received the taste of dirt in his mouth. As soon as the spell wore off, he quickly stood up and spat the dirt out. He opened his mouth to say something, but decided not to. He did not want her to say that word. Besides, Kagome had already walked over to Sango and Shippo, completely ignoring him.

"Kagome!" Shippo shouted gleefully and jumped into her arms.

"Shippo, I missed you," she replied, hugging the small fox demon.

"Kagome, what did you bring back this time?" asked Miroku.

"Oh, that's right," she said and put Shippo on the ground. She opened her large yellow backpack and rummaged through it. She pulled out a lollipop and Shippo's eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed it and tore the wrapper off. He thanked her before putting it in his mouth. Then, she took out a can of soda and gave it to the monk. He also thanked her and began drinking. Kagome took out a bag of chips and Inuyasha immediately noticed.

"This is not for you, Inuyasha. You made me mad and now you are not getting anything," Kagome said sternly and then offered the chips to Sango, "Here, Sango. I'm sure you'll enjoy this more."
"Thank you, but I wouldn't feel right taking this away from Inuyasha."
"Don't worry, I'll give him ramen to make up for it," Kagome whispered. Sango nodded and took the chips. Inuyasha's ears twitched and he smiled.

Shippo walked back to Kaede's hut and sat down on a mat, leaning on the wall. He was licking his lollipop until it was easier to bite off. He sighed. Another day was almost over and still no sign of his parents.

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CrazyDreamerGirl: IMPORTANT! READ THIS! Sorry for cutting this chapter so short, but I need you opinion on something before I move on with the story. I want to knowif Shippo's mother should be alive in the story or she should havedied while Shippo was away. I don't care which way it goes. I just need to know what you think and the chapters will hopefully be longer after this. So, please tell me! Dead Mom or alive Mom?