A Lost Angel Found

Chapter Three

A s Amy and Akiko walked downstairs to the kitchen, the little girl started to become nervous and tightened her grip on the woman's hand. Akiko simply squeezed Amy's hand gently in reassurance as they entered the room where the great smells were coming from.

""Good morning Amy dear. I hope you had a good sleep." mama replied cheerfully as she picked Amy up and sat in a chair, across from Souta. A minute later, a plate with eggs, bacon and toast appeared in front of her.

"Morning." Ami answered quietly. She knew that manners were important. Plus she didn't want to get hit for being rude. As she picked up a forkful of egg and toast and took a sniff of it, Kagome and InuYasha walked in. Kagome was about to scold Amy for sniffing her food, but Souta had seen Amy hesitate and pushed a forkful of food in his mouth. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his little cousin watching him.

"This is really good mama." Souta replied, swallowing a bit of food.

"Thank you dear, and don't talk with your mouthful please." mama answered with a small smile. She knew her son was helping Amy get over her fear of bad food.

"See Amy, mama isn't going to make you sick with bad food." Souta replied, raising an eyebrow at Kagome. His onee could be rather dense sometimes.

"Amy, I'm going to have to leave. I need to get back my place and job sweetie. I've left my phone number with her so you can always call me if you need to." Akiko replied gently as she wiped her mouth of any food.

"But why? I need you here." Amy pouted, fearfully. Akiko was the only one she knew who really understood what she had gone through.

"You'll be just fine Amy. Thank you for everything Mrs. Higurashi. Akiko stated as she stood up and pushed in her chair.

"You're welcome Akiko-san." Mrs. Higurashi replied and walked the young woman to the front door.

'Why do bad things always happen to me.' Amy thought to herself as she pouted.

"Amy, why don't InuYasha and I take you to the park for a while. I know you would enjoy that." Kagome suggested, trying to cheer up the little girl. She sighed when Amy only nodded her head. The little girl had definitely changed since they the last time they had been together.

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"What would you like to go on first Amy?" Kagome asked her cousin as the three friends stepped in to the playground in the park.

"Umm, that whirly gig merry go round...thing." Amy answered pointing over to the apparatis she wanted to try first.

As Kagome and Amy went over to the merry go round, InuYasha decided to try and make Amy laugh. As he neared the slide, he jumped up to the top and wait for the girls to get on before he started his slide down the...slide.

"InuYasha, what are you doing? Oh for kami sake, Amy hang on. InuYasha's going start this thing in a second." Kagome replied as she gripped the bars beside her and slouched down.

Sure enough, when the hanyou landed on the platform, he got it spinning quite quickly. How he did, Kagome wasn't sure. All that matter was that Amy was squealing with laughter. Just as they were tiring of playing, Kagome heard three familiar voices calling to her. Ayume, Eri and Yuki.

"Amy why don't you take InuYasha over to that bench and wait while I talk to my friends for a minute. Okay?" Kagome suggested.

"Okay Kagome. Come on InuYasha." Amy replied, taking her friend's hand. They went over to a nearby bench and sat down, the little girl was quickly lifted in to the young man's lap. They listened to what the three new girls were talking about before shutting out there annoying gossip.

"So that no good boyfriend of yours is around. Why'd you bring him Kagome?" Ayame asked, being nosey as usual, when it came to Kagome's personal life.

Are you feeling any better Kagome?" Eri asked.

"Who's the kid?" Yuki asked.

"InuYasha's here because I want him, and don't talk about him that way. Yes, I'm feeling much better, and that little girl is my cousin Amy." Kagome sighed at her friends prying in to her life again.

With InuYasha and Ami:

"What's the matter InuYasha? You seem a little...sad." Amy asked quietly. She could feel his sadness and lonliness.

"Can I trust you not to tell anyone; not even Kagome?" InuYasha asked, realizing that she could sense what he was feeling and decided to trust her.

"I promise. Not a word, no matter what." Amy promised holding two fingers up and placed them over her heart as a special sign.

"Amy, I'm a hanyou; half human and half youkai. All my life, even before my mother died, humans and youkai called me names, threw things at me and even tried to kill me. Just because I'm different than them. I've had to run for my life because of that hatred and anger. I was wondering why you weren't scared of me when you saw me at Kagome's bedroom window." InuYasha added as an after though.

"You didn't do anything to me, so I didn't need to be scared of you. It doesn't matter to me where your ears are or that you have claws. I can see that you are a good guy, and that hanyous a special. If those...jerks have a problem with what you look like, I'll make sure they won't bother you again. InuYasha." Ami replied fiercely, showing her hanyou friend that she cared.

"Thanks Amy, that really means a lot to me." InuYasha replied softly, amazed at the little girl's fierce loyalty and careing.

"WE HAVE TESTS TOMORROW! I GOTTA GET HOME AND STUDY! By guys. Amy, InuYasha, let's get home." Kagome shrieked.

"We have to get the groceries Kaogme." Amy replied as Kagome came over to them.

"Get on Kagome, I'll get us there quicker. Just give me the directions as we go." InuYasha replied as he swung Amy on to his back.

Normally, Kagome would have protested, but there was no time to argue. The second she was on his back behind Amy, he grabbed her legs and took off in the direction she pointed. When they got to the store, InuYasha and Amy waited outside while the school girl quickly got the items on the list. Once they landed back at the shrine, Kagome jumped off, said good-bye to InuYasha and ran in to the house.

"Where are you going InuYasha?" Amy asked.

"I should be getting back to my time and check up on things there. I live 500 years in the past; but I don't want you following okay Amy. I don't want you to get hurt." InuYasha informed.

"Okay InuYasha, I will. You be careful, okay?" Amy stated.

"Okay Amy." InuYasha replied with a gentle smile as he stepped in to the wellhouse. The little girl really didn't care what he was. To her, he was just a new friend.

AN: I know this chapter's a little short, but I thought it was the best place to leave it.