Chapter Twenty-Seven: What Happen to Shippo!?

Hope shook her head and turned away to walk off when she again caught sight of the village girl, but this time she was walking with Shippo, Hope felt a jealous chill go up her spin, shaking it away Hope sighed and started to head back for the hut, just before she got there she saw Lilly and Ashten walk out arms wrapped like Lilly would have done with Shippo. Hope giggled at the odd sight when she realized Lilly was trying to make Shippo jealous. She was surprised her brother agreed to it, but he did. Turning back to the girl and Shippo Hope noted that the two had suddenly disappeared. Sighing again Hope continued to the hut to lay down, as the sun would start to set soon.

The next morning the group where to get ready to leave Hope awoke almost as sleepy as she had been before she went to sleep. She had waited up most the night for Shippo to return but thinking he would soon Hope went to sleep. Looking around Hope noted that indeed Shippo had not returned. The others still lay asleep on their mats and didn't even know of his absents, Hope suddenly felt uneasy. Turning Hope shock her brother awake beside her, groaning in response he mumbled a 'yea'.

"I am going out to look for Shippo, he didn't come back last night." Hope whispered.
"I'll go with you then." Ashten mumbled.
"No you go a head and sleep, tell the others when they awake we'll be back soon." Hope answered.

Ashten of course made no protest and nodded his eyes still closed with sleep. Hope grabbed her bow and strapped her arrows to her back along with her small backpack and headed out of the hut. Hope sighed and started to run in the direction she saw Shippo and the women go.

Hope started to slow down just inside the forest she was following the tracks still left by Shippo and the women, she growled at the rising sun just under the treetops the bright colors flooding the night sky. Hope quickly followed the tracks she believed to be them.

"I am running out of time, he could be in trouble if not dead, come on Shippo where are you!?" Hope muttered.

Suddenly the Shikon jewel started to glow, Hope gasped at the surprising bright glow and pulled the jewel from her shirt. This glow was different from before, it was more blue then white like it was feeding off her emotions. Hope shook her head and put the jewel back into her shirt, there was no time to worry about it. Hope keep walking the sun higher now it almost was peeking over the trees now. Suddenly Hope could see a rather large hut, smiling at the fact she might have found him Hope started to run to it, she came to a skidding stop and gasped when she saw what was hiding under the tall grass. Hope put her hand over her mouth as she looked over the bones of decayed humans. Knowing she had to get past she started to move around them trying not to step on them and ran into the door.

"SHIPPO!?"

Hope looked over the area the hut looked bigger inside then out, bones also covered this area and a door sat just across from her, Hope moved throw the bones and slid open the other door rushing in she looked over the room, small blue globs was all over the place. Hope picked one up that lay next to her feet the ball was the size of her palm and perfectly round, and a blue glow gleamed around it, it was very light in her hand. Hope looked into the room again she smiled when she caught sight of someone sitting in the corner, careful not to step on any of them Hope moved over to the man sitting there he was still breathing but he looks almost dead, Hope bent down in front of him to see his eyes better. He was staring at the floor not moving the only thing his body did was breath, Hope put the ball down onto the floor.

"Hey, I am looking for my friend. Can you help me?" Hope asked.

She waited but no response came from the man, she sighed and shook his hand trying to wake him from his trance but he didn't move, didn't look at her, his eyes where glazed over like he didn't see anything.

Bloopers:

Inuyasha and Koga are still fighting.

Kagome: WOULD YOU TWO STOP IT!
Sango: This is so like the old times!
Miroku: grabs Sango's butt
Sango: Hits him in the head.
Shippo: Yep just like it.
Hope: OH My, Shippo come here! Hohohoho
Lilly: Yea come here, we want to play. Hehehe
Ashten, Shippo, Ivan: What the hell?
Hope: Shippo, I order you to come to me or you wont get no boom boom!
Shippo: NO WHAT!?
Ivan: Boom boom sounds fun!
Ashten: Sis what the hell did you get into!?
Akako: Oh, my mate, my love, what be boom boom?
Shippo: The women went mad!
…to be continued