InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale of Twos ❯ Part I: Shippou Makes a Wager ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimers: I do not own InuYasha or any of the manga/anime characters. They belong to the wonderful genius Rumiko Takahashi.

 

 

AN: This piece is actually a group of drabbles that was the result of the drawble/drabble meme that's going around at LiveJournal. When I started looking at the prompts given by those who claimed them, I had an idea that formed that ending up weaving the five of them together. You will find the name of the requester and the prompt at the beginning of each drabble. I hope you enjoy the combined results.

 

And thank you very much to inufan625 for the beta job on each of them. As always, it is much appreciated!

 

 

A Tale of Twos

Rating: T

Warnings: Post manga; Sexual Suggestiveness

Summary: Bragging on Shippou's part leads to a night alone for Miroku and Sango and a series of misadventures that they'll be talking about for years. (Mir/San; Inu/Kag)

 

 

 

Part I: Shippou Makes a Wager

For Paynesgrey (quirkyslayer)

Prompt: InuYasha/Shippou genfic banter

Word Count: 1709

 

 

Part I: Shippou Makes a Wager

 

“Fu— fooey! Get off of my ears!” an irate hanyou fussed at Miroku and Sango's over-energetic twin girls. Once again, they'd latched on to his sensitive appendages and wouldn't let go.

 

“Doggy! Doggy!” the girls screamed together as they tugged in opposite directions.

 

“Miroku…” InuYasha could put up with a lot, but they were reaching his limits.

 

They were all distracted by a `pop' and the sudden appearance of Shippou in his balloon form. “See me! Look up here! The Great Shippou is here to entertain you!”

 

“Shippou!” the twins cried together, the high pitch and volume of their voices making the hanyou cringe.

 

“The big strong youkai is here to save you from the big meanie!” the kitsune announced.

 

“Mean? I'll show you mean. Let's let them pull on your ears for awhile or maybe yank that tail you're so proud of. I'll let them borrow Tessaiga and chop all of the fur off of it. We'll change it from that hairball to something that would embarrass a rat,” InuYasha threatened. “That's if they don't accidentally cut it off in the process.”

 

Shippou popped back into his regular form and grabbed at his back, making sure his tail was still intact. Breathing a sigh of relief that everything was as it should be, he countered, “You're just jealous.” He threw a handful of acorns that started bouncing and screaming, causing the girls to chase after them. “You're just mad that you can't keep them entertained for hours like I can.” The kitsune punctuated his statement by sticking his tongue out at the hanyou.

 

“Again! Again!” the twins cried in delight as they caught all of the animated acorns and ran back to him with them.

 

“How about this?” Shippou asked as he pulled out his toy horse and then sent it galloping away, the toddlers close behind it.

 

“See what I mean?” The kitsune looked at InuYasha and snickered.

 

InuYasha disagreed, “Feh. You just got here. They'll be bored with you soon enough. I bet you don't last until sundown.”

 

Miroku had remained silent during the exchange, wondering where it was going to go, even if he had to admit he'd been impressed by InuYasha's patience with the active two-year olds.

 

“Hah! I'll bet I can keep them entertained all night! What do you think, Miroku?” Shippou asked in a tone of voice that made it clear the monk was supposed to agree with him.

 

“I believe that's a wager I'll take you up on.” Miroku stood and brushed off his clothing. “Thank you, Shippou. I'll let Sango know that you are keeping the twins for the night. InuYasha, I trust you'll keep an eye on Shippou to determine who wins the wager?”

 

“I… what… I didn't agree to this!” the hanyou protested. “Bouzo, get back here!”

 

All they got was a wave of his hand over his shoulder as they watched the monk's retreating back.

 

About that time the two children came running back with the toy horse in hand. “Another trick, another trick!” they demanded together.

 

Shippou frantically started pulling things out of his pockets, trying to decide what to do next. Flustered, he threw his leaves and was surrounded by clones of himself almost instantaneously. As the girls chased the copies, he ran in front of InuYasha, who had turned his back to him and was stretched out on his side with his head resting on his hand. “InuYasha, you gotta help me!”

 

The hanyou grinned and shook his head. “You're the one that said you could keep them busy all night. Let's see what you learned at that kitsune inn. What kind of tricks do you have that will keep those two occupied?”

 

“Shippou!” they both heard as the girls caught the last illusion.

 

“I'm only here to verify that you do what you said you would.” InuYasha smirked. “Hey girls! He's over here! Why don't you play `slay the kitsune'?”

 

“That's not fair!” Shippou yelped as the twins pounced on him. “It's two against one!”

 

InuYasha rolled on his back and laced his hands behind his head. “Better you than me.” A broad grin crossed his face as he listened to Shippou whine and the girls squeal. This might be fun, after all.