Chapter three: An old grudge

As Kagome stepped out of the well she noticed that Shippo was unusually quite. She had expected him to be jumping around or asking her questions a hundred miles a minute. She found him knocked out cold in her arms.

'What the heck happened…oh I forgot the pollution it must be torture, poor Shippo'

She nuzzled her kits neck and inhaled his pine tree and fire smell. He had once told her that her sent would always calm him down so she thought it might revive her little kit. Walking towards the well door she ignored the voices on the other side as she watched hippo get up a bit groggily.

"What happened momma?"

"You passed out from all the pollution. I'm sorry I didn't warn you before are you alright now kit?"

She had been calling him her pup since about a month ago when they were yet again attacked by a demon demanding that she hand over the shards.

Flash back……………(sort of)

As his answer the slimy 20ft frog demon was embedded with three arrows in the center of his forehead. The inu gang had left Shippo with the children of another village but as they returned it was utterly destroyed. Kagome had almost went into hysterics trying to find shippo until him and all the children were found in an abandoned cave that was being attacked by a slightly less smaller frog demon. Kagome's mother instincts kicked in and ran in front of the demons attack. The demons tongue pierced through her left shoulder where she still held the scar for even now. Inuyasha tried as he might couldn't land a scratch on it just like the other which had bounced back all of his attacks. Out of all of them Kagome was the only one to pierce it using her arrows and miko powers. But she was injured and everyone just watched as she was attacked again through the same shoulder. Shippo was crying uncontrollably and did the unthinkable. He jumped in the way of the next attack trying to shield Kagome with his own body.

"No one touches my momma!"

She couldn't believe what he said but pushed back her surprise. Kagome saw him move and on reflex she drew an arrow and with all her fury let it fly.

"Don't you dare touch my son!"

The arrow disintegrated the demon even before it touched him and everything was covered in a blinding light. When everything was normal again they looked for Kagome and the kids.

"What the hell was that?"

"Calm down Inuyasha……"

"Guys look its Kagome!" exclaimed Sango.

She was pointing to the crater in the ground. There was a black bundle in the middle of it.

Kagome was covering her body over Shippo and both were hugging each other tightly.

"Don't ever do that. Don't ever scare me like that again do you hear me? I don't know if I ever lost you."

"Momma please stop crying I'm sorry I just didn't want to lose you either momma."

Both were crying for the sake of the other.

"You won't ever lose me kit never. I promise to stay with you forever."

"I love you momma."

"I love you too kit."

End flashback……

"I'm fine now momma because your sent is so much better than anything I've ever smelled before."

"I'm glad you think so." They both shared a small giggle.

She had reached her front door and before she could knock someone flung the door open and stared at her as if she was an alien.

"Oh crap…"

The person who opened the door was none other than Yusuke Urameshi. He wore a white t-shirt and baggy blue jeans. His hair was tousled about like he just got out of bed. He eyed her suspiciously and then he let a sly grin take over his whole face.

"Yeah it was about time you got here. I've been waiting for you to get from your friends house forever. Souta has been keeping me busy though I'd rather have my dear friend Kagome to play with just like we used to right Kags."

"Your memory must be faulty because as I remember it your type of play was me running for my life while you tried to stick various bug down my shirt and stick mud in my hair."

She had finished with a deep glare and pushed him out of her way into the livingroom where sure enough she saw a PS2, various snack items, and Souta snoring on the floor with a remote controller stuck to his head?

"Momma whats wrong with the kid on the floor? Is he sick? He smells funny. Can I have some of that chocolate? Why is the ugly guy staring at us? Do you really live here?" Taking a deep breath of air Shippo was about to ask another bunch of questions until Kagome thought that she might just explode if Yusuke didn't stop staring at them soon.

"That kid is your uncle. Nothing is wrong, he's not sick just a pig. He does smell. No you can't. 'Cause he's an idiot. And unfortunately yes I do live here." She ended with a heavy sigh and glared at tha STILL staring EX-friend of hers.

Not taking the hint Yusuke stared at her and then to the demon that he was just noticing in her arms and it had a 'demon aura? Wait not just a demon aura this little kid looks like a demon too! What the hell? Does Kags know about demons?' His questions would be answered even if he had to torture his long time friend. But that didn't mean he couldn't have fun with it either.

"Yusuke if you don't stop staring at me and my son right now I will kick your ass SO HARD THAT NO KAMI IN THE WORLD WILL RECOGNIZE YOU!"

"Kagome Higurashi you know better than to curse in this house. Your early and I see that you've brought company. Who is this little cutie?"

"Sorry mama and I have to talk to you later about me leaving again under... different conditions than last time and I just came to get some different supplies. This is my son. Shippo this is my mom. Mom this is Shippo the little fox I was telling you about."

Sure enough Kagomes mother had the exact reaction she thought she would. She squeeled and hugged her son to death cooing about how preciuos and cute he was. Before her mother could actually suffocate her only son she gently placed him back on her shoulder to continue glaring at Yusuke who had apparently hadn't stopped staring but had aquired a shocked look.

Kagome had senced his aura and noticed it was much like Inuyasha's. 'He's a half demon. That means he knows Shippo is a demon. Well even if he didn't notice before all he had to do was look at him. I just hope he won't ask who the father is. Screw that I just hope he doesn't try to kill my son. Why does this kind of stuff always happen to me?' She inwardly sighed and thought of the many ways she could torture him.

Noticing the uncomfortable silence Ms. Higurashi decided to do what she did best.

"Well while you two catch up I'll make some lunch. Shippo would you like to help your grandma?"

"Sure grandma!"

Jumping off of Kagome's shoulder and on to his grandmother's he silently thanked her from rescuing him from the verbal war on his ears he knew was only seconds away. He recognized that heated glare anywhere. It was the one she often gave Inuyasha and nothing good ever came after.

Kagome had also silently thanked her mother for taking him because she knew that his ears would have started bleeding by the end of this little reunion. Yusuke did have a brain but never did use it correctly. So he broke the silence first.

"What the hell is with you screaming at me? Who are you trying to fool with that demon kid? He's not your son! If he is then who's the father? If you screwed a demon I'm gonna kill him and then..."

"What jealous that someone took me as their mate before you Yusuke?"

She knew this was not true but she loved to play with peoples head sometimes. It passed the time she had left. She was rewarded witha crimson blush and stuttering fom said victim.

"No...w-why w-w-would any-one want to t-t-take you! Just answer my questions dammit!"

"Still impatient as always but sure why not but for a price."

"What kind of price? Last time you bribbed me into drinking some juice you said tasted like fruit punch when it was some crap that was supposed TO CLEAN ARTIFACTS!"

" Alright alright how about this time we just trade equal information. OK?"

He looked at her critically then sighed in defeat knowing from experience that she always got what she wanted no matter what it was. She couldn't possibly want anything he couldn't give willingly. He slowly nodded still a bit hesitant.

"First you are an idiot. I wasn't trying to fool anyone because I wasn't aware that you would be here. He is my son and his father is dead. So that leaves out you trying to kill him. Now how come you never told me you were half demon?"

"WHAT?"

He new she had something up her sleeves. Damn that girl. What should he do now? How the hell did he always end up in these stupid situations with her? She reminded him of Hiei and that was never a good thing. He shuddered at the thought of another Hiei. One was a nightmare. Two was the end of ningenkai altogether. Maybe even Makai if she knew about it and if she was a demon. He shuddered again.

"Well...the thing of it is."

BOOM

"What the hell!?"

"Uh oh.... that came from the well house."

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Cliff hanger yes! um.. anyway I still only got two reviews and this sucks major. Come on minna! Review please! Onegai! I still don't know who to pair Kagome with. Yusuke-Hiei-Inuyasha- or Sesshoumaru

Thats all the ones you get to pick from. Im a Kurama hater when it comes to pairings with Kagome. Hes still agreat side character and the others just dont seem like the right pairs for her. cringes at the thought of kags with kazuma

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