InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Strange Faces Meet in Strange Places ❯ His Father? ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha (and I hate this cuz it always reminds me)

Chapter Three: His Father?

Swinging the Tetsusaiga toward the demon fox Inuyasha tried to strike on the beings back, right were Kagome said that the jewel shard was. The sword landed where it was aimed at, but the demon seemed to not feel a thing…in fact, there wasn't even a puncture of the flesh, not so much as a mark. Flipping off the huge fox Inuyasha studied the beast, not sure what to do.

Meanwhile, Kagome had traveled far enough away from the fight that she could speak without being afraid. She gazed at the small fox in her arms. He was the cutest little thing with red-brown fur being held by a bright green hair tie, it matched the color of his shirt with a little leaf print. His tiny outfit was completed with dark sapphire pants, a miniature fur vest, and a cloth belt that matched his pants. His eye's started to flutter open and his pupils drifted toward Kagome's flawless face.

"What happened? Where am I? Who are you?" the animal softly mumbled.

"Hi! I'm Kagome, and Inuyasha's still back there trying to fight off the evil spirit. We saved you from being eaten and now we're hiding so we don't make any noise," Kagome replied with a warm smile.

"I'm Shippo…" the fox's eyes grew to an enormous size, "and my father!" Shippo's face started to fall and he became quiet, his eye's drooped to the ground.

"I'm sorry, so sorry for what is happening. My father…that was my father who's doing all of those horrid things. A while ago my father was killed by some evil demons that were collecting some of the Jewel of Four Souls shards. They skinned him and fed the rest of his body to vultures." Tears started collecting in his eyes. Shippo became still and had a lost look on his face. Kagome slowly crouched and landed on her knees and embraced the child tightly in her slim arms. After a sniffle Shippo drew his beautiful emerald eyes up to Kagome and continued his story.

"After they cleaned his pelt one of them sewed a shard into the fur for looks because they wanted to obtain the entire jewel before they used it. The shard that the demon had sewed was sucked into dried skin of my dad. The vultures that had eaten his flesh became what they had consumed and the pelt summoned the flesh back to be reformed into my father. My dad then killed all three of the demons and crushed the bones with his teeth. I watched to whole thing from a distance."

Kagome was shocked. She thought for a second, something didn't seem quite right.

"But Shippo, how come there are still parts missing?" asked Kagome not knowing what to do.

"Well, some of my dad had already been digested, so the parts that were already destroyed from they're stomach acid couldn't be reformed. His eyes, an ear, and part of his nose, and a lot of fur can't be replaced. In fact, the only thing that works is his ear; he can't see or smell anything at all. I just wish that I could just save the skin of my father, it's so important to me, to be able to smell my dad just as he was. He doesn't even recognize his own son's voice and he attacked me, in fact….he was about to eat me before you guys came along. I just want him back to his old self." Shippo finished with a defeated look on his face. He thought it would be completely impossible that anything would be saved of his father.

Kagome leapt to her feet and placed the child on the ground. She ran with a burst of energy toward Inuyasha and the fox demon.

"KAGOME!!! Where are you going!!!?"

"Stay there Shippo," she yelled back, "I'm going to try to save a part of your father!" Shock over took Shippo's face and realized that she would be in great danger. Kagome ran as hard as she could and stopped at what she though would be a safe distance away.

"INUYASHA!!! Don't hurt him!!! He's Shippo's dad!" The dog boy turned around with huge eyes, disbelief shot through his them. What the hell is she talking about? I couldn't hurt him if I tried; I just have to find his weak spot! The ear that was left on the fox perked up at the sound of Kagome's voice. A dangerous low growl departed from his throat as he leapt toward the sound.