A/N: Not much of a cliffie but still . . . I'm sure you all want to know what happens. And yes, I know Shippo is OOC, but he's more mature now. And I'm thinking of making the pairings so far be InuKag, MirSan, ShipOC.

BlueMouse: 0o . . . HAHAHAHA!! Oh her reaction to demons and near death experiences. Soooo funny! I hug Tay-Tay! Who is the only one who gives relatively constructive reviews. Does the bolding help Tay-Tay?

Kara: Um . . . sorry about her . . . she's had sugar. Fortunately it was about four hours ago that she had it, so it's wearing off now . . .

Me: I am sorry for the delay in putting up this chapter. But don't worry my lovely readers (of which I am only assured that there are two. . . -cries-), I have the plot worked out . . . it's just writing the scenes that stump me. Plus I have writer's block. And I don't wanna rush things so you guys don't feel like you've been gyped out of a good read. . . Ya know what? If you like my story, please recommend it to your friends and ask them to leave reviews. Because I really like reviews and they help get my creative juices flowing-

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Chapter 6: An Awkward Reunion

The remains of the Snake demon were strewn across the clearing. A bunch of trees had been decimated from some of the Wind Scar that didn't hit the demon. "Keh. That's what he get's for trying to harm Kaira." InuYasha said as he hefted the Tetsuiga onto his shoulder.

"Speaking of Kaira, let's go have a reunion with your long lost daughter, InuYasha." Miroku said with a lecherous tone to his voice.

"If you even try anything with her, I swear I will rip your hands off." InuYasha growled angrily. Miroku chuckled nervously and gulped.

Sango rolled her eyes at Miroku's dirty mind. "Typical Miroku. . ." she muttered.

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Shippo knew he had made a mistake when he saw Kaira looking at him like that. "Um . . . well . . . you see . . . I know your birth parents and . . . um . . . I was kinda there when you were born . . . but I wasn't in the actual building or anything!" he stuttered nervously. Who knew this girl would make him so nervous?

Kaira calmed down a bit after hearing that he knew her real parents. She sighed. 'It seems that everyone except me knows my parents.' Well, that gives you an incentive to meet them as soon as you can, right? 'I don't know.' She sighed again. 'I wouldn't even know what to say to them . . . right now . . . Shippo seems to be the only one I can trust.' She looked at Shippo who was getting rather flustered. "Thank you." she said simply.

Shippo stopped his babbling and looked down at the girl next to him. "What?" he asked genuinely confused.

Kaira let out a small chuckle and closed her eyes suddenly feeling tired. "Thanks for being someone I can trust, in a world that frightens me." she said as she leaned against Shippo, and rested her head on his shoulder. She found him more comfortable than the tree.

Shippo tensed up as Kaira laid her head on his shoulder. He didn't know what to do in a situation like this. He ended up not saying anything at all and just pushed his index fingers together as he waited for InuYasha to come.

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Miroku suddenly snapped his fingers. "That's right! You left Shippo in charge of protecting Kaira while you fought the demon right?!" he said excitedly.

"Yeah, what of it?" InuYasha asked cautiously.

"Well we better go interrupt the two love birds before they go too far." he said, a lecherous grin breaking out on his face.

Sango wacked Miroku on the head with her Hirikotsu as InuYasha clenched his fist. "You are a sicko." he said through clenched teeth.

Sango swung her Hirikotsu over her shoulders to have it hang down at her back. "No matter what this pervert thinks, I think we should go and see if Kaira's alright. I mean, she just got here and the first thing she meets is a Snake demon who wants to kill her. If we're not careful, she'll develop a phobia of demons. So Shippo might have his hands full trying to calm down the poor girl and . . . once she knows she has demon blood, she might reject you completely, InuYasha. She might go into a state of denial." Sango said.

Immediately InuYasha regretted not staying with Kaira when she wanted him to. "So let's go then!" he said and rushed towards the sacred tree.

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Shippo could smell InuYasha's scent getting closer at a rapid pace. 'Oh no! If he finds us like this . . .' he looked down at the sleeping girl. 'I can't wake her up when she's looking so peaceful.' he thought. 'I just hope InuYasha won't jump to conclusions like he usually does. . .'

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InuYasha rushed through the forest and came to the sacred tree. "Are you guys alright?" But he trailed off in the middle of "alright" when he saw Kaira sleeping on Shippo's shoulder. "What were you two doing?" he growled suspiciously at Shippo.

"I wasn't doing anything! She saw my tail and got scared because I told her I was a demon, and she tried running off but ended up twisting her ankle, and then I helped her back to the tree and then she just fell asleep as she leaned against me!" Shippo defended.

Kaira woke up to a semi-shouting match between Shippo and the guy who had saved her from the snake. As she came to her senses, two more people showed up, but one was riding a rather large cat that looked more like a saber tooth tiger. They were a guy and a girl. The guy grinned madly as he saw Shippo and Kaira. "I told you they were getting intimate!" he said. Kaira blushed and sat up straight placing some distance between her and Shippo. "What happened?" she asked wearily, sleep still heavy on her eyes. What she didn't notice was that everyone, except Shippo who was glaring at InuYasha, was now staring at her.

InuYasha noticed as Kaira sat up. He suddenly felt awkward around her. He had been following her for quite some time, and he suddenly realized that he didn't know what to say to her. He found himself hiding behind a wall of apathy as he tried to hide his awkwardness. "Keh. After I saved your life, I sent Shippo to protect you, killed the demon, and came back to see if you were alright."

Shippo was still glaring at InuYasha. 'How typical of him to jump to the wrong conclusion.' he thought. But he broke off his glare and looked down at Kaira. She made something in him feel right even if he didn't know what it was. "Kaira, meet your dad." he said gesturing at InuYasha.

Kaira was staring at InuYasha's ears. 'He's got dog ears.' Yes he does. He's InuYasha. In your dream and in the book, it says that he's got dog ears. 'They're so . . . Kawaii!' She leaned forward towards InuYasha. "May I please pet your dog ears?!" she asked without thinking.

Shippo sweat dropped. 'Did she even hear a word I said?'

InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku all did an anime fall. 'She wasn't paying any attention.' InuYasha thought.

End Chapter 6