Chapter 4

Sango looked over at the pile of clothing Kagome offered her while she stays with her. There were all different colored skirts, blue, black, gray, and even pink. She thought to herself, unless I get a boyfriend anytime soon, I think I'll stick that pink short skirt back into Kagome's closet. And of course the shirts, there were so many to choose from and Sango already felt like she was intruding by staying here, Kagome shouldn't have had to lend her clothes to her. 'That's it' Sango thought to herself "As soon as my next paycheck comes around I'm going to the mall to get new clothes!'

She even told Kagome not to lend her this much clothing but her exact words were "It'll be just like college when you would lend me your sweat shirts and sweaters so I wouldn't freeze my ass off, not to mention the psychology notes. So just think of it as pay back for all those years you lent me your things."

Right now, Kagome is at Inu's. I really even don't want to think of what there doing, she probably gives him ass, thought Sango. She never actually told Sango flat out that she was having sex with him but one time she went to visit Kagome in her dorm room and found an empty condom wrapper on the floor. So it couldn't have been anyone else either because she lived in a single. She really didn't care though because its her body and she can do what she wants with it but even so it did hurt that the fact that Kagome never actually told her, she was after all her best friend. Sango actually confronted her about, her losing it to him, she said she wanted to tell her but she wasn't sure how she would react. Sango thought she most likely would have done the same thing, they had, after all only new each other for a couple of months at the time. Now she excepted it and understood why she didn't tell her in the first place. Today she not as skeptical about having sex with somebody before marriage. Well, they do love each other and that's good enough for me, thought Sango, but if he ever hurt her, Inu would be in big trouble with her balling her hands into fists but then lost her train of thought when there was a knock at the door.

Sango looked out the door to find no one there but then she looked down to see the most adorable little boy ever with red hair and big eyes. He was wearing a green T-shirt and blue pants. "Hi, I'm Shippou, is Kagome home?"

"Sorry, she out with her boyfriend but she did say she would be back around six…" said Sango

"Well, can I wait with you, I can't find my mommy and daddy." Starting to have tears come about

"Ummmmm, sure" not really sure what to say to this heart broken kid. They sat down on the couch and just stared at the tv.

Sango finally said "How about I make us something to eat, what would you like?"

"Well, I haven't had macaroni and cheese in a while…"

"Okay mac and cheese comin up."

After about thirty minutes of finding and preparing the mac and cheese was cooked, Shippou even helped finding the ingredients. They sat down at a round table in silence at first. Shippou was the first to speak "So how do you know Kagome?"

"Well, I'm her best friend, I've known her since freshmen year at college and I'm staying with her because my apartment burnt down so I have no where else to stay." Said Sango, her voice starting to crack at the end of her sentence

"Ohhh… I know Kagome because she watches me ever so often. I came here cause I don't know where else to go…Are you a doctor too?"

"Yes as a matter of fact, but I'm not like Kagome who treats Leukemia, I actually treat kids like you, like when they have a cold or something."

"Wow you remind me a lot of my mommy, she takes care of me too when I'm sick…"

"Just out of curiosity Shippou, how old are you?"

"Me, I'm seven and three quarters. How old are you?"

"Oh too old, I'm twenty-five"

"Wow, that's just as old as Kagome"

"Shippou, let me ask you something… where do you think your parents went?"

"Well, it happened earlier on today when my mommy and daddy were making me lunch, there was a knock at the door and my daddy answered. He started yelling at me and my mom to run," Shippou started to cry, "My mommy took me into there bedroom, and told me to climb down the fire escape and that she would meet me here, she said no matter what keep running… and I haven't seen them since" Shippou whispered and ran over to the couch where he started crying harder

Sango walked over to the couch and said ever so softly "Its okay, its okay" and "shhhhh" as she took him into her lap "But what happens if my mommy and daddy don't come what if, if, if there d-d-dead? Where will I go, I have no other family?" Crying into her chest

"Shippou, I'm going to let you in on something, my parents died when I was sixteen and I took care of my brother and myself, so if your parents have… passed away, then I will take care of you." Smiling at the boy in her lap who looked up at her and said "Promise?"

"Promise, I'll even pinkie swear on it okay."

"Okay, Thank you Sango"

Just then Kagome walked in. Sango explained what happened with Shippou and she agreed to let him stay with them.

Later that night

"Well, Shippou is sleeping peacefully." Said Sango who was happy Kagome let him stay.

"Sango, is something on you mind because you've seemed I don't know distant today and yesterday…"

Well mine as well start telling her exactly what happened that night and how I feel or else she's going to go ballistic on me if I don't spill my guts now. Well here it goes…