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"I'm so sorry for ignoring you three !" Kagome cried.
"Don't worry about it, really." Sora said reassuringly.
"I don't see what the big deal is. So, who are you guys anyway?" Inu-yasha asked while pulling at Donald's feathers.
"Oh! My name is Sora, this is Goofy,"
"Pleased to meetcha." Goofy said.
"and this is Donald."
"Stop touching me!" Donald said scorchingly as he pulled away from Inu-yasha. The white haired boy smirked and said,
"That reminds me, where's Shippo?" Kagome looked around and replied,
"Well, he was with me until you ran off... do you think he got lost? He's been gone an awfully long time..." She trailed off, suddenly anxious. Looking slightly annoyed, Inu-yasha stood up and brushed the dirt off of his clothes.
"Well, we better go look for the little squirt."
"Would you like us to help you?" Sora offered.
"Well, you could tag along, but I don't think we'll really need your help since Inu-yasha can track Shippo down by smell."
"Smell?" Sora, Donald and Goofy asked simultaneously as the group began to head through the forest at a leisurely pace. Kagome opened her mouth to explain herself when Inu-yasha stopped in his tracks.
"What is that?..." He muttered to himself as his ears twitched forward and he lifted his face to sniff the air more deeply. As Sora felt a familiar clenching in his stomach, his casual mood faded to be replaced by adrenaline. Urgently, Sora said,
"Inu-yasha, we have to find Shippo quickly!" Inu-yasha looked confused but the genuine alarm in Sora's voice worried him. The group began to run with Inu-yasha leading the way. A frantic shout punctured the now silent forest.
"That was Shippo's voice!" Kagome cried. Up ahead of them there was a ring of shadow and defender Heartless surrounding a tree. And in the middle of that circle stood a small boy trembling in fear. Inu-yasha pulled out a giant fang-like sword, positioned himself and yelled,
"Wind Scar!" A blast of energy hit the Heartless, but the defenders simply shielded themselves from the hit with their giant shields. "What?!" Inu-yasha exclaimed, dumbfounded. Sora looked at his two companions and they both nodded. Donald, looking superior, said,
"Stand back and let the professionals take care of this." Inu-yasha scowled and said,
"What did you say?!" while Kagome held him back. Sora shouted,
"Goofy, you get Shippo!" He pulled out the Keyblade and charged toward the Heartless. Whirling the Keyblade he deftly jumped behind a defender Heartless to attack its back - its only weak point. It exploded and Sora moved on. Suddenly, a crowd of the nimble shadow Heartless completely surrounded him. Realizing that he had nowhere to run he cast the Aerora spell just in time to shield himself and injure the shadows on contact. Retaliating quickly, he used a sonic blade attack and shot forward, destroying all of the shadows. Glancing around at the battlefield he realized that there were still too many Heartless. Deciding to end things quickly he called, "Donald, use Gravira!" Donald answered with a Gravira blast, flattening all of the Heartless into the ground. One by one they exploded leaving behind their stolen hearts which floated into the sky and disappeared. Checking to make sure there weren't any more Heartless, Sora asked, " Is everyone okay?" Goofy stepped forward holding Shippo and said,
"We're okay, but the little fella fainted."
"Give 'im here." Inu-yasha said stepping forward unexpectedly. Picking up the small boy, he pounded him on the head. The effect was instantaneous - Shippo snapped awake and yelled.
"Hey! What did you do that for?!"
"Is Inu-yasha like this with everyone?" Sora asked. Kagome sighed and said,
"Sit boy!" Inu-yasha slammed to the ground, releasing Shippo. The small boy ran away and hopped into Kagome's arms. Now that Sora got a good look at him, he realized that what he had originally mistaken for an oddly shaped bundle was actually a tail. Shippo had slightly pointed ears, red-orange hair pulled back into a ribbon, and mischievous wide green eyes.
"Grrr, what was that for?!" Inu-yasha growled picking himself up from the ground.
"You big jerk!" Shippo yelled pointing his finger accusingly. Inu-yasha didn't let that comment go unpunished and he smacked the boy again.
"Inu-yasha!" Kagome said in a warning tone. Inu-yasha ignored both Kagome and Shippo and instead looked at his sword, confusion in his eyes.
"Why didn't my Wind Scar affect them? It should have cut through their demonic auras." He murmured. Sora thought this over and said,
"Maybe it's because they don't have demonic auras - they're the Heartless, not demons."
"Heartless?" Inu-yasha asked curiously. Donald walked over to Sora and pulled him down to whisper furiously in his ear.
"Sora, don't forget. Outsiders aren't supposed to know about the Heartless!"
"Yeah, I know that but they're already suspicious about them. They're different from the other creatures in this world." They debated for a few minutes before Inu-yasha suddenly interrupted their whispered conversation.
"You know, I can hear you perfectly." Donald stopped in mid-sentence and turned to look at Inu-yasha with a scowl on his face. "Now you're gonna tell us 'outsiders' all about these Heartless." Inu-yasha said in a commanding tone.
"Looks like we don't have much of a choice, Donald." Sora said weakly.