InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Tales of the Night ❯ Night MDCCCLXX: The Unexpected Visitor ( Chapter 33 )
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By: Kurai Mori 
It was not words that they needed, but actions of reassurance.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai / Angst | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 06.03.2010 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 701 | Status: Work In Progress
It was not words that they needed, but actions of reassurance.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Psychological / Hentai / Angst | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 06.03.2010 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 701 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: Night MDCCCLXX: The Unexpected Visitor
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of Sengoku Otogizoushi - InuYasha or Yuu Yuu Hakusho. InuYasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, Shogakukan, Viz Media, ShoPro Entertainment, and Shounen; while Yuu Yuu Hakusho belongs to Togashi Yoshihiro, Shueisha, Viz Media, and Shounen. No profit or money of any kind is made from this fan-created crossover.
Warning(s): Light swearing; Light fluff
She had been distant and heart-broken, and even unable to love Inuyasha. They had all figured she had fallen in love again as three years was a long time by anyone's standards. It was why they had understood when she left one day; they even wanted her to go back to what she had left behind. So when he had been found a few months ago by Kurama and had the situation explained, he had jumped at the chance. Kagome had helped him out when he had not even reached his hundredth year. And he was a kitsune--the opportunity to cause the kind of mischeif he was going to could not be passed up.
So it was with a cheeky grin and whistling a merry tune that Shippou sauntered into Kagome's shop early one night. Her hama no reiryoku was so easy to sense; it made him wonder how he could have missed it when he made his last trip into the Ningenkai years ago. Probably because he had not been looking for her: five-hundred years was a long time even for youkai, and he had never been told what era she had been born into. Inuyasha had died with that knowledge a few centuries ago.
The youkai he could only assume to be the one known as Hiei had possibly noticed him before he had even step foot into the store if the glare he received was anything to go by.
Though he had natural red hair and green-hazel eyes in his youkai form, there was another reason he went with that look for his human illusion. And it was not so Kagome would recognize him easily. It was purely because it resembled Kurama. Shippou really had nothing to say for himself save for the fact that he enjoyed pissing off youkai with the same temperament as Hiei. Inuyasha was definitely to blame there. It was not his fault it was so damn fun.
His grin turned downright foxy as Hiei's glare deepened. "Kagome-chan! Guess who!"
The aforementioned young woman jumped in fright. Both he and Hiei leveled knowing glares on her; really, she needed to pay better attention to her surroundings. It was one thing he could respect in the small youkai.
She clutched her chest and stared at him. For a moment, he worried that she did not recognize him. "Shippou?"
He flipped his long red hair over his shoulder. "Of course! Who else could I be?"
He had forgotten how quickly she could move when she wanted to. It was almost like old times with how tightly she was hugging him. He wrapped his arms around the petite woman; he had not realized how much he had missed her until now. Apparently, though, Hiei had no clue as to who he was, and that made it all the better.
As Kagome could not see, he flashed Hiei a very foxy grin and took extra care to show how much he was enjoying having her in his embrace. It was enough to get him away from the window and walking toward them. His grin only widened when he noticed the tell-tale twitch of his right hand.
For a moment, he almost felt horrible for Kurama because when Hiei found out--and he knew Hiei would figure out their plan--it was going to be Kurama who would suffer the consequences. Kagome was oblivious to it all; he had Kagome's protection; Souta had not only Kagome's protection, but Yukina's as well; Yuusuke was Yuusuke, and enough was said there; which left Kurama out in the cold. Which would be the reason why one day Hiei would enjoy beating him for his inane match-making plot. But Shippou did not care: he was not going to be the one who suffered!
Kagome pulled away after he squeezed her for a moment too long, and he figured she must have been able to feel the tension in the air. "Shippou-chan... As much as I love that you're here, how--"
"Kurama and Yuusuke found me! Apparently, you've made quite the impression on them, like you always seem to do with youkai, and they wanted to do something nice for you!" When he saw Hiei turn his head away from the scene, he had a feeling as though he hit a deep nerve. Either that or he was super jealous. Both worked for him, so long as it made him make a move. He may not care about Hiei, but he cared about Kagome, and if being with him made her happy, then so be it.
Yet he banked on the latter when Kagome stepped back and looked away as well. Oops. He had not meant to hit a nerve, but such is what happened when they were all in the dark about the details of their relationship.
She recovered quickly, and rested a hand on Hiei's arm. They both noticed how he stiffened, yet she did not drop her hand. It looked to Shippou like she wanted to do so, but she had found some conviction. So long as it was a step toward repairing their relationship, he did not care on whose side it happened. "Shippou-chan, I'd like for you to meet Hiei." She smiled at said youkai. "Hiei, this is Shippou. I told you about him years ago. He's the kitsune I took care of."
Or perhaps her conviction had been an acknowledgment that Hiei was jealous, and she was attempting to diffuse the situation. Either one was a typical thing for Kagome to do.
It did not lessen Hiei's glare, though.
Shippou smiled the smile he knew he had inherited from Kagome as both Inuyasha and Kouga had informed him of that fact countless times. It was one of the reasons why the wolf had some unhealthy borderline obsession with him. His smile grew as he thought about how he did not swing that way, despite what Kouga may be hoping for. "Pleased to meet'cha finally!"
Hiei looked appropriately disturbed by his version of Kagome's smile which earned him a point in his favor. "A pleasure I doubt."
Kagome frowned at the two of them, but she did not remove her hand nor did he move away from it. A job well-done in Shippou's opinion.
Word count: 1136
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of Sengoku Otogizoushi - InuYasha or Yuu Yuu Hakusho. InuYasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, Shogakukan, Viz Media, ShoPro Entertainment, and Shounen; while Yuu Yuu Hakusho belongs to Togashi Yoshihiro, Shueisha, Viz Media, and Shounen. No profit or money of any kind is made from this fan-created crossover.
Warning(s): Light swearing; Light fluff
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Given Shippou's current power level and all the reshuffling still happening in Reikai, it had taken him a good month longer to be granted access into the Ningenkai. All the fuss was going to be well-worth it though, if the information from Yuusuke, Kurama and Souta was to be believed. From what he could remember of Kagome's three-year long trip back to the past, which had also been her last, it did seem as though what he had been told about her having some sort of relationship with another youkai was true.She had been distant and heart-broken, and even unable to love Inuyasha. They had all figured she had fallen in love again as three years was a long time by anyone's standards. It was why they had understood when she left one day; they even wanted her to go back to what she had left behind. So when he had been found a few months ago by Kurama and had the situation explained, he had jumped at the chance. Kagome had helped him out when he had not even reached his hundredth year. And he was a kitsune--the opportunity to cause the kind of mischeif he was going to could not be passed up.
So it was with a cheeky grin and whistling a merry tune that Shippou sauntered into Kagome's shop early one night. Her hama no reiryoku was so easy to sense; it made him wonder how he could have missed it when he made his last trip into the Ningenkai years ago. Probably because he had not been looking for her: five-hundred years was a long time even for youkai, and he had never been told what era she had been born into. Inuyasha had died with that knowledge a few centuries ago.
The youkai he could only assume to be the one known as Hiei had possibly noticed him before he had even step foot into the store if the glare he received was anything to go by.
Though he had natural red hair and green-hazel eyes in his youkai form, there was another reason he went with that look for his human illusion. And it was not so Kagome would recognize him easily. It was purely because it resembled Kurama. Shippou really had nothing to say for himself save for the fact that he enjoyed pissing off youkai with the same temperament as Hiei. Inuyasha was definitely to blame there. It was not his fault it was so damn fun.
His grin turned downright foxy as Hiei's glare deepened. "Kagome-chan! Guess who!"
The aforementioned young woman jumped in fright. Both he and Hiei leveled knowing glares on her; really, she needed to pay better attention to her surroundings. It was one thing he could respect in the small youkai.
She clutched her chest and stared at him. For a moment, he worried that she did not recognize him. "Shippou?"
He flipped his long red hair over his shoulder. "Of course! Who else could I be?"
He had forgotten how quickly she could move when she wanted to. It was almost like old times with how tightly she was hugging him. He wrapped his arms around the petite woman; he had not realized how much he had missed her until now. Apparently, though, Hiei had no clue as to who he was, and that made it all the better.
As Kagome could not see, he flashed Hiei a very foxy grin and took extra care to show how much he was enjoying having her in his embrace. It was enough to get him away from the window and walking toward them. His grin only widened when he noticed the tell-tale twitch of his right hand.
For a moment, he almost felt horrible for Kurama because when Hiei found out--and he knew Hiei would figure out their plan--it was going to be Kurama who would suffer the consequences. Kagome was oblivious to it all; he had Kagome's protection; Souta had not only Kagome's protection, but Yukina's as well; Yuusuke was Yuusuke, and enough was said there; which left Kurama out in the cold. Which would be the reason why one day Hiei would enjoy beating him for his inane match-making plot. But Shippou did not care: he was not going to be the one who suffered!
Kagome pulled away after he squeezed her for a moment too long, and he figured she must have been able to feel the tension in the air. "Shippou-chan... As much as I love that you're here, how--"
"Kurama and Yuusuke found me! Apparently, you've made quite the impression on them, like you always seem to do with youkai, and they wanted to do something nice for you!" When he saw Hiei turn his head away from the scene, he had a feeling as though he hit a deep nerve. Either that or he was super jealous. Both worked for him, so long as it made him make a move. He may not care about Hiei, but he cared about Kagome, and if being with him made her happy, then so be it.
Yet he banked on the latter when Kagome stepped back and looked away as well. Oops. He had not meant to hit a nerve, but such is what happened when they were all in the dark about the details of their relationship.
She recovered quickly, and rested a hand on Hiei's arm. They both noticed how he stiffened, yet she did not drop her hand. It looked to Shippou like she wanted to do so, but she had found some conviction. So long as it was a step toward repairing their relationship, he did not care on whose side it happened. "Shippou-chan, I'd like for you to meet Hiei." She smiled at said youkai. "Hiei, this is Shippou. I told you about him years ago. He's the kitsune I took care of."
Or perhaps her conviction had been an acknowledgment that Hiei was jealous, and she was attempting to diffuse the situation. Either one was a typical thing for Kagome to do.
It did not lessen Hiei's glare, though.
Shippou smiled the smile he knew he had inherited from Kagome as both Inuyasha and Kouga had informed him of that fact countless times. It was one of the reasons why the wolf had some unhealthy borderline obsession with him. His smile grew as he thought about how he did not swing that way, despite what Kouga may be hoping for. "Pleased to meet'cha finally!"
Hiei looked appropriately disturbed by his version of Kagome's smile which earned him a point in his favor. "A pleasure I doubt."
Kagome frowned at the two of them, but she did not remove her hand nor did he move away from it. A job well-done in Shippou's opinion.
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A version of this chapter was posted to the livejournal community 30_Nights for their bonus theme #036. Don't worry, I'll always be by your side.Word count: 1136