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Chapter Seven: Can Someone Please Exlain This To Me?
It was hot. Too hot. "Can someone tell me why we're walking through these sweltering trees instead of taking, I don't know...a car?" Hikaru asked as he and Kaoru clung to each other, sweat pouring down their faces.
"Because that's what we used to do, it never mattered what weather it was, be it raining, or sweltering, like today." Shippou told them haughtily, from his perch on Kagome's shoulder.
"I still don't see why we have to walk. It isn't like back then." Hikaru grumbled.
"You asked what it was like, so now were showing you." Kagome said as she climbed carefully over a fallen tree.
"Yeah, well now were regretting it." Kaoru said.
"I find it hard to believe that you were telling the truth." Kyoya said blandly. "It was over five hundred years ago."
"And I showed you proof, didn't I?" Kagome said, beginning to get annoyed. "Now stop complaining."
"Mori-senpai, you are a logical man," Tamaki said to his tall friend. "How can you believe this?"
"That's already been explained." Mitsukuni said. "I believe her too."
"Will you all just shut up." Haruhi snapped. "You can believe that my cousin is a very powerful Miko, yet you can't believe she traveled in the past, just because the well isn't working anymore?"
"Yes, well, it was a likely story to begin with." Tamaki said, "I think that Shippou was put up to it to fool us."
"Takashi, why are you holding Haruhi like that?" Kagome asked confused.
Takashi looked down, and saw he was carrying her the way he would had they been lovers. Blushing slightly, he set her down, keeping a firm hold on her shoulder so as to ward off Tamaki.
"Eh, doesn't matter." she mused. Takashi, I will be talking you soon, I want answers and answers is what I will get.
"Ah! Kagome-chan!" Tamaki said as he hugged her tightly. "It's been too long!"
"Let. Go. Now." she said through clenched teeth.
"Aw, don't be that way, my dearest daughter!" he sang as he kept his hold on her.
"I'm not your daughter, and for that matter, neither is Haruhi." Kagome said angrily. "Now let go of me."
The doors to the room opened once more and a tall boy walked in. He was taller than both Tamaki and Kyoya, though, shorter than Takashi. He had reddish brown hair.
The twins noticed him, "Hey! Are you that Shippou that Kagome was talking about? The one with hair similar to ours?" they asked. "It's so nice to finally meet one of Kagome's old friends..."
The boys eyes flashed angrily. "What are you doing?" he directed his gaze at Tamaki. He strode up to him. "Let her go. She doesn't like it."
"She asked me to hug her." Tamaki lied arrogantly.
His eyes turned to Kagome. "Is this true?" he asked, knowing the answer.
"Get him off of me please." she asked nicely.
"Yes, Okaa-san..." he muttered. He reached out and grasped the boys wrist. "I would advise you to let go of your own power." he commanded.
"No. She is my daughter and I shall do as I please." Tamaki said, angry at this boy for interfering. What does it matter anyway, it's not like you have any claim to her.
Shippou glared at him. "Very well." He tightened his grip on Tamaki's wrist. Several seconds later found Tamaki on the ground whimpering in pain, and Kagome in Shippou's arms.
Haruhi was staring at the boy. "Did you just call her Okaa-san?"
"He did. But that's not possible, is it?" the twins asked.
Takashi stepped forward and whispered to the boy. "Are you sure it was alright for you to say that?"
Shippou flinched in realization. He turned to Kagome. "Kaa-san...I'm sorry. I messed up." he whimpered sadly. "Now what do I do?"
Kagome was irritated. "You know what I have to do now, don't you Shippou?" she asked him blandly.
"Yes..." he looked close to tears.
Kagome leaned up and tweaked his nose twice.
It was too much for Shippou to bear. He hated being punished by Kagome. To Haruhi's friends amazement, he burst into tears and covered his face.
Kagome felt bad. "Shippou, it's okay, but now that they know, it's fine."
"Then why did you tweak me?" he sobbed.
"Because you let out the one of very few secrets I asked you to keep." she said. "I'm sorry. Now come here." she held out her arms. "I'll hold you like I used to okay, just stop crying."
He sniffed. "Okay, Okaa-san." he shifted forms so he was the way he used to be. He leapt into her arms.
Kagome wrapped her arms around her kit and smoothed his hair. "shh...it's okay." she soothed.
"Um...Kagome?" Haruhi asked. "How did he do that?"
"He's a fox demon." Kagome said simply. "He can transform. I adopted him when I was traveling."
"Fox demons went extinct around four hundred years ago," Kyoya said. "It's in the history books, Kagome. You're lying."
Kagome stood, and still holding onto Shippou, stalked up to Kyoya. "I do not lie." she said. "I adopted him when I was traveling."
"You would have had to been traveling in the past, in the Sengoku Jidai." Kyoya smirked. "Now, care to tell us the whole truth? I assure you, I can find out."
"No you couldn't." Kagome sneered. "They don't have computerized records of people from that far back."
She sighed. "You want proof?" she asked.
"Preferably." Kyoya said.
"Fine." she turned to her son. "Shippou, sweety, I need you to go to Takashi-kun's house, and bring me back the ancient scrolls."
"You can't do that..." Takashi said.
"I wrote them, therefore they belong to me. Also," she said. "run to my house and get my digital camera. You know the one right?"
"Yes, Kaa-san. You want the printed out pictures too right?"
"Yes. Thank you." she said.
"I'll be back in a minute." he said as he shifted into his adult form. He walked to the window. Lifting it, he jumped out.
"Why did he said only a minute? It takes at least twenty from the school, and even longer from your house." Mitsukuni said.
"He's a demon. It won't take but maybe ten minutes." she answered kindly. "Would you please point me to where I can get some tea?" she asked. "My throats a bit dry."
"Ah!" Haruhi jumped. "I'll get it." she rushed away. "Bring two cups, he's back." she called.
"You know, you really need to stop this lying." Kyoya said.
"Whose lying?" Shippou asked as he landed on the window sill. "Okaa-san, I brought it." he said. "I also brought you the shopping list. Ranka-san said to bring it to you." he handed it to Haruhi as she returned.
"Oh, thanks." she said. She turned to Kagome. "You're adopted son is very thoughtful, Kagome."
Kagome smiled happily. She kissed Shippou on his nose. "He is isn't he."
As they drank their tea, Kagome and Shippou related the story to Haruhi and her friends. Takashi confirming several things, like the scroll being in the family since before his great grandfather was born. All these things, the relating of the past, Shippou's proving he was a demon, had all struck curiosity into the group.
"You're still going on about parlor tricks?" Shippou said. He sighed. "That's why were here after all. To find one of our old friends. I'm sure he still lives around here somewhere." he had changed back so he could carry Kagome.
"Are you sure? This place does look familiar, but I don't see his cave." Kagome said as she searched the landscape.
"Maybe I can climb a tree and see if I can see any caves." Mitsukuni asked Takashi.
"No." he told him. "No tree climbing."
Mitsukuni pouted.
"Climb a tree..." Kagome said. She snapped her fingers. "That's it! Shippou!"
"I'm on it." he said. He crouched down low, and the others expected him to set Kagome on a nearby stump. He leapt high into the trees, like Inuyasha and Koga had been fond of doing. Kagome closed her eyes as she felt the familiar rush of air against her face. She ignored the shocked gasps of the humans down on the forest floor.
Shippou kicked off a tree branch and sent them high above the foliage. Kagome looked and smiled. "There!" She shouted. "See it! About a mile that way!"
"Good. Not too far then. Lets go back down." Shippou said as he felt them begin to descend.
When they landed, Kagome told Shippou. "I can walk now." she turned to the others. "It's this way." she said pointing toward the west.
She and Shippou began to walk, but Kyoya glared. "How can we know you're telling us the truth?" he asked. "I think you're..."
"She doesn't lie." Shippou defended. "I'll show you." he said. He grabbed Kyoya by the wrist and jumped. Not caring enough to protect him from the scratches he was sure to get. When they came back down, he looked scared, shaken, and convinced of the truth.
"So...can we go now?" Haruhi asked. "I want to meet this friend of yours."
After about an hour of walking they finally reached the steep cliff, the cave they were searching for was at the top. The group looked at Kagome. "How do we get there?"
"There are two ways, the first is more practical, so why don't we skip the other one?"
"What is the other one?" Tamaki asked.
"Climb up the side of the cliff." she said.
"...What's the first one?"
Kagome laughed. Three minutes later found them all at the mouth of the cave. They had gone up in pairs. Kagome and Haruhi first, Kyoya and Tamaki second, the twins third, and Mitsukuni and Takashi were last.
They followed Shippou into the cave and soon found the one demon they had been looking for.
"Kagome!" the old demon asked. "How is it that you are still alive after five hundred years?" he squinted at her. "You didn't turn into a demon did you?"
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