InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Not Forever ❯ Chapter 4 Threatening of Shippo ( Chapter 4 )

Not Forever

by Lor

First Fan Fic

This fic is getting a MAJOR make over. I'm slowly changing the format of every chapter. It'll probably seem like a first fic still since I can't change things too much otherwise the entire fic would be changed. All the new chapters will be in the new, normal format due to the reason I haven't been working on this fic as much as I should because the format annoys me just ever so much.

Check out my newest Fan Fics, Hanging by a Moment, (which I just updated with Chapter 13 ^^) and Skull and Crossbones.

Yeah, reformatting is going slow. I'm busier then ever now due to the fact I have multiple fics going, and yes ::gasp:: I have a more normal teenage social life!! I actually go out with my friends on the weekends! ^^

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' .... ' thoughts

" ..... " dialogue

~ ...... ~ flashback

Chapter 4

Threatening of Shippo

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It was a bright and sunny afternoon; the brilliant sun shown down through the trees, a gentle light landing on the lip of the Bone Eaters Well. A soft breeze rustled the leaves and grass as Kagome Higurashi climbed out of the well. Her usual yellow backpack was upon her back bulging to the seams as her long raven hair flowed around her face in the gentle wind. `I wonder if anyone missed me while I was gone.....' Kagome thought to herself as she sat down on the edge of the well taking in the beautiful surroundings that was the Feudal Era. Suddenly to the young woman's surprise, a young kitsune jumped into her arms like a reddish-brown blur.

"Kagome!! I'm sooo so glad your back!" Shippo chirped happily before a slit frown appeared on his young face. "What's wrong Shippo-chan?" Kagome asked concerned. Shippo took a large breath before he rushed out in a single breath, "Inuyasha was mean to me all day just because I asked him where he went last night. It's not like Miroku and Sango weren't wondering either! He just yelled at me and picked my up by my tail and......." The young kitsune's voice trailed off once he noticed that Kagome wasn't completely listening to him any longer. "Kagome?" he asked while poking her on the side of her head.

Shippo was correct when he assumed that Kagome wasn't listening to his banter anymore. `So it wasn't a dream last night,' Kagome thought with a soft smile gracing her lips. `Inuyasha did come and say he loves me! I wonder where he is.....I can't believe after all these years....he finally knows how I really feel.....I finally know how he feels,' her once small and innocent smile, widened into a full blown grin, `I don't think anything could ruin my mood right now.....'

"Kagome?" Shippo said once again, growing impatient he knocked on her head hard with his knuckles. "Are you listening to me?" he practically yelled, "Your mean!" A sad fake pout appeared on his face while he crossed his arms. Kagome broke away from her thoughts and hugged him, "Sorry Shippo-chan! I was just thinking about something...well someone..." Her voice trailed off for a moment before she returned with, "I'm just so happy to be back!" her voice filled with happiness she spun in a circle causing the kitsune in her arms to become dizzy.

After a few moments Kagome stopped spinning, allowing Shippo's dizziness to fade. "Why are you so happy? You were mad when you left. What happened?" he questioned her, a curious look on his face. "I can't tell you!" Kagome said as she set her charge down on the ground beside her. "Why not?" Shippo asked with a pout while he crossed his little arms. "Don't worry! I'll tell you when the time is right!" she said with a smile, then proceeded to pat him on the head. "Now I'm confused.....What do you mean when the time is right? Why can't you tell me now?" "I'll tell you later okay Shippo?" Shippo pouted looking up at her, "Alright...."

Kagome reached down and ruffled his hair before she stood. "Come on Shippo lets get to the village," she said as she picked up her backpack. In doing so she remembered the rocks that she had found inside it the night before. `That little bugger!' she thought as the two of them headed towards the village, `I will get back at him!' A sly smile graced her lips, a plot forming in her head. "Shippo-chan?" she said, a creepy niceness in her voice. Slightly frightened Shippo looked up at her as he replied, "What?" Balling her hand in a fist Kagome hit the kitsune hard on the head. "WAAAH! What'd I do!?" Shippo screamed. "That's for the rocks you shoved in my backpack before I left yesterday!" Shippo's eyes went wide and he sprinted ahead of her to the village, leaving Kagome glaring after him. "You better run!" "AHHHH!" Shippo screamed, running even faster then he had before.

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Back in the village the rest of the group was seated around a small fire, all complaining about how much they missed Kagome's future food; ramen especially. Inuyasha sat leaning up against a large rock beside Miroku just a few feet away from the blazing fire. Sango, who had feared Miroku's wandering hands, sat across from them on the other side of the fire digging around in a nearly empty bag of chips potato.

(AN: lol I said that cause that's how they say potato chips in the game and in the episodes...it's just so much chips potato lol un, I have an odd sense of humor)

"Why did you let that damn kitsune finish the ramen!?" Inuyasha grumbled as he flashed a glare at Miroku, who returned the glare. "What? Did you want to listen to him complain all night? It was the only way to get him to shut up! Like you could have gotten him to be quiet." "I could have gotten him to shut up!" the hanyou retorted crossing his arms across his chest. Sango looked up from the empty chip bag, "You would have strangled him! What do you think Kagome would do if she came back and found out you strangled him!?"

Before Inuyasha had the chance to retort a young kitsune went flying into Sango's lap. "She hit me!!" Shippo cried out between fake tears. "Who hit you?" Sango asked as she rubbed small circles on his back in attempt to sooth him. Shippo raised a small arm and pointed to someone walking into the village, carrying something large on her back, "She did!" Sango and Miroku quickly stood up ready to fight when they noticed who it was as the mystery woman walked over to join the group. Inuyasha just sat there with a smug grin as he knew who it was all along.

"Hi all!" Kagome chirped before casting a glare at the cowering kit in Sango's arms. "I brought some more ramen and potato chips! Oh, and Oka-san says hi!" she finished with a laugh. Everyone, minus Inuyasha looked at her shocked, "You...hit...Shippo?" Miroku questioned in disbelief as Inuyasha smirked behind the monk's back. Kagome crossed her arms in a very Inuyasha-like pose, "He deserved it. Before I had left, Shippo here, shoved rocks into my backpack hoping since it'd be so heavy that I wouldn't leave." Finished speaking for the moment, she glared daggers at Shippo, who ran to hide behind Sango. Kirara meowed standing beside her master, apparently amused by the kitsune's fear.

"So that's why her backpack was so heavy last night....." Inuyasha muttered quietly to himself. He cast his eyes upward to see Kagome looking at him with a smile, which he instantly returned. "What did you say Inuyasha?" Miroku asked looking over at the hanyou. "Was say'n that the kitsune deserved gett'n hit," he quietly spat out, going back to his hidden demeanor. "Did you say something about ramen?" he questioned the female from the future, getting a nod back in return. "Yeah, but why? I left plenty behind to last even you a week." "That damn kit ate it all after you left! He just wouldn't shut up so Miroku gave him all of it!" he practically yelled, glaring at the hiding Shippo. "Well I brought plenty so it will last a long time," she said as she heaved up the backpack and dug around inside to pull out five containers of instant oriental ramen, along with a can of tuna for Kirara. "Anyone hungry?" she asked with a knowing smile.

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Later that afternoon, when the glowing sun had risen high into the clear blue sky, which was indicating to the trained eye that it was nearly two o'clock. While the rest of the group was busy shoveling ramen into their hungry mouths; Inuyasha and Kagome stole some time away from them by sitting off to the side of camp, slowly eating their own ramen. Every few moments they would look over at each other and when they caught the others eye they would instantly look away with a small blush appearing across their cheeks.

Kagome was the first to break the silence by saying quietly, "Did you mean what you said last night Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked over at her. "What about Kikyo?" the young miko asked staring into her bowl of ramen, slowly stirring it with her spoon, worried about what his answer would be. "What about her?!" Inuyasha asked trying not to yell or let anger seep into his voice. Silent tears streamed down Kagome face, dripping off her chin onto her hands, "You love her or you loved her or....I don't know......" The hanyou watched her for a moment before taking the ramen away from her and setting it on the ground beside his. Then he took a clawed hand and grasped the miko's chin lightly making her look at him.

"Kagome I love you not Kikyo. I don't think I ever really loved her. She was just someone how had tried to see past me being a hanyou. But she wanted me to change. You care about me for who I am. Not just as a hanyou, but as me, Inuyasha." He used his fingers to try Kagome's tears carefully as so he wouldn't scratch her with his sharp claws. Tears continued to stream down her face, though a bright smile appeared on her lips, "Really?" "Really..." Inuyasha said returning the smile as he finished drying her tears. He put an arm around Kagome's waist, pulling her closer in his embrace. As they leaned in to kiss one another, Shippo jumped between them with a bright smile. Instantly, Inuyasha and Kagome jumped apart embarrassed.

"What ya talking about?" Shippo asked curiously. Then he noticed the dried tears on Kagome's face, "What'd you do to her!? You big meany!" Inuyasha glared at him angrily, "Shippo...." he spat out as he flexed his claws in the kit's face. Shippo's eyes went wide with extreme fright and he jumped to hide behind Kagome, his still visible tail was quivering. "I didn't do noth'n! Why you mad!? You're the one that did something to make Kagome cry!" Sango and Miroku looked over to see what the reason Shippo's yelling was about. "I'm gonna strangle you! Ya damn nosey kit!!" the hanyou yelled as he lunged at Shippo.

Kagome's eyes began watering from laughing. She had been watching Inuyasha chase Shippo around in circles for nearly five minutes. Suddenly, much to her surprise, Inuyasha caught Shippo and held him up by his tail, leaving the young kitsune to dangle.

"I'm gonna....." Inuyasha began to say. "OSUWARI!" Kagome yelled as she jumped to her feet making the hanyou eat dirt. "Why the fuck did you do that!?" he spat while he stood up after the spell wore off. "You were gonna strangle him and he didn't really deserve it this time," she replied hands on her hips.

Sango and Miroku exchanged confused glances. Neither of them understanding what was going on between their best friends. Then looked between Kagome and Inuyasha, each of the spectators got making huge grins. "So you finally admitted it!" the monk cheered, slapping Inuyasha on the back, "It only took ya three years!" Inuyasha spun around to give Miroku an evil glare. The females of the group stood a few feet away watching Inuyasha yell at the lecherous monk. Shippo, fearing Inuyasha's wrath next, ran to hide.

"For once I agree with the lecher," Sango said to Kagome with a laugh in her voice. Miroku quickly turned away from the enraged hanyou to stand before Sango, a large grin on his face, "So you're going to finally admit it to me?!" "Admit what?" she questioned with a glare. "Admit that you are willing to bear my child of course!" Sango's left eyebrow twitched before she began punching the lecher all over leaving some nasty bumps and bruises behind. YOU DAMN BLOODY LECHER!!" she screeched as continued her blows, "ALL I DO IS AGREE WITH SOMETHINGYOU SAID AND YOU ASK ME TO BEAR YOUR CHILD!! DAMN LECHER!!" In the mist of the punching, Miroku tried to grope her butt. An ear piercing scream emitted from Sango as she threw a punch at him, hitting him hard on the head, making him collapse.

"Miroku?" Kagome said as she looked down at his un-moving, banged up body then up at Sango's shocked face. "I didn't mean to knock him out," Sango said as she knelt beside him. What she didn't notice was that Miroku's hand was slowly moving up towards her butt. Within a split second, he grabbed her butt and gave it a squeeze. "LECHER!!"

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Night soon settled over the group, the last light of the day glowed through the trees as the sun drifted out of sight. Inuyasha and Miroku remained back at camp while the girls ventured a little bit away to get some privacy to talk. "Kagome? What was going on before between you and Inuyasha?" Sango asked, suspecting an extremely happy response, which she indeed receive. Unable to keep it to herself any longer Kagome spurted out, "He told me he loves me!"

A huge smile instantly appeared on the younger girl's face. Sango's eyes widened slightly at the news before breaking into a smile, listening to Kagome talk. "That's where he was last night he came to my time to tell me," Kagome said with a blush, "And I told him I love him too.... It was just so magical." Not long after she finished speaking her bright smile began to fade. "What's wrong?!" "A youkai is near," she said looking directly at Sango, "And it has jewel shards. I think it's....." Out of nowhere a blear came flying past them to swoop up the young miko. "KAGOME!!"

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-Lor