InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Yozora ❯ Hopes ( Chapter 14 )

Chapter 14~**~**

Hopes~**~**

Yozora looked at the woman next to her apprehensively. Her daddy told her she was nice, but how could she be sure?

 

“You're still afraid of me aren't you?” Sango asked softly, making eye contact with the blue haired little girl.

 

Yozora gave a little grunt and her ears flattened slightly. She didn't like being called a coward. She was just being cautious, after all, there was a reason the woman was called a taijiya.

 

“Don't worry, I only hurt bad demons. Demons that want to hurt others.” Sango tried to reassure her. She didn't know what to tell her, what she could say to help calm the little hanyou. After all, if you'd just been put in the care of someone who killed those of similar breed to you, you'd be anxious too.

 

Shippo meanwhile rolled his eyes. Why was Sango even bothering? She was just a spoiled little brat who was horning in on his little family.

 

A tall figure entered the room, Inuyasha. He looked over at Yozora, then at Shippo. His hair was still damp from his bath and dripping onto the floor. “Shippo, c'mon.” He beckoned, making a hand gesture.

 

Yozora and Shippo both stood simultaneously. “No, Yozora, just Shippo.” He said. Yozora looked stricken. Why was daddy telling Shippo to come and her to stay? Her ears drooped and she sat back down.

 

Shippo meanwhile beamed. He was making some headway! Soon Yozora would just be an insignificant pest of the past and he would have Inuyasha and Kagome to himself!

 

As the two left, Miroku entered, sitting next to his fiancé. Sango turned to him after the two had left, asking, “Why is he taking Shippo?”

 

“He's going to have a talk with him. I think I finally got him to think about why Shippo's been acting the way he has.” Miroku explained.

 

Yozora looked at the door, then at the other two, wondering what they could mean. She petted Kirara anxiously, what if this meant her daddy liked Shippo better? He was here first…

 

Shippo scurried behind the man that helped him avenge his father and had protected him the last three years. The two kept walking until they reached the sacred tree. Inuyasha plopped down in his usual spot. Shippo sat right across from him. The sun was setting fast into the west. The sky's reddish hue was making Shippo's hair look as if it was on fire.

 

Inuyasha sighed, how was he going to do this? “Look, Shippo… Can I ask you something?”

 

Shippo nodded, his face suddenly becoming sober.

 

“Why are you acting like you are?”

 

Shippo cocked his head to one side. “Whatta you mean?”

 

“You know, all the sudden, you wanna be around me all the time. Why now? I thought you hated me.” Inuyasha explained.

 

Shippo looked uncomfortable, his eyes tried to avoid contact. “No reason…” the kitsune mumbled.

 

Inuyasha frowned; he was going to have to do this the hard way. “You're lying to me. And you know it.” He sighed, “Are you jealous of Yozora?”

 

“No!” He blurted defensively. “Why would I be jealous of her?”

 

Inuyasha gave him a scolding look. He wasn't buying it.

 

Shippo's face softened. “Well, maybe… a little.”

 

“Why?”

 

Shippo pouted and took a deep breath. “Well, you act so differently around her! You're not mean or anything. You let her touch your ears and stuff! Why is she so much more important? You never act like that with me…” Shippo sniffled and lowered his head.

 

Inuyasha made a mental score in his head, Monk-1 Inu-0. He'd have to thank him later somehow. “Yozora is my daughter, though. Of course I treat her differently. She may not be my child from birth, but she's mine all the same.”

 

Shippo grunted, rubbing the tears off his cheek. “Yeah… well… I kinda wished you'd be like that with me too… What about when Kagome leaves… Who'll take care of me?”

 

Inuyasha was stunned. The kid was right. After all the shards were found and purified, if Kagome went home, who would be there for the kit? “Kid, you know I wouldn't abandon you like that. But c'mon, you haven't exactly made my job any easier. You act like a little jerk around me most of the time. Besides… I know you miss you real dad a lot…”

 

Shippo nodded silently, trying to bite back tears. “Yeah… but you helped me avenge him… so…”

 

Inuyasha looked at him sideways as the silence over took the little kitsune. “So what?”

 

“Well… maybe… you… can be my new… father?” he asked with trepidation, fearing the hanyou's answer.

 

Said hanyou gulped and sat there for a second, thinking about what would be the best answer. “I know… I can never replace your real father…” Inuyasha paused for what seemed to be an eternity. His face adopted a soft pink blush. “But, maybe… when things get a little less complicated … You know? I mean, you need to get used to Yozora. She ain't going anywhere.”

 

“So maybe?” Shippo asked, slightly dejected.

 

“Yeah, maybe when Naraku's gone. I don't want that bastard targeting you too. Look, it's not that I don't want you, but I just don't wanna dive into something so permanent without letting you think it through.” He gave Shippo a small smile. “After all, you sure you want a baka like me taking care of you for the next few centuries?”

 

Shippo mirrored his smile and nodded. “Can I call you papa at least?”

 

Inuyasha grunted in embarrassment. “Uh… Sure, when no one else is around, okay?”

 

Shippo flashed his little fangs, hope growing within him. He might just yet get a dad! In that instant, his little kitsune cunning began to work its magic. Perhaps, if he did this right, Inuyasha wouldn't be the only parent he gained. If things worked out, he could end up with Kagome as his Mamma!

 

Hmmm, and maybe Yozora wasn't a bad thing. Thanks to her, his hopes of building himself a family were starting to come true! He'd never had a sister, so how could he say that she was all bad?

 

She could probably be even more beneficial, maybe she could help him achieve his goal; after all, she most likely wanted a complete family too! They could work as one to bring Inuyasha and Kagome together! It was perfect! Foolproof! All he had to do was tell her; how could she resist?

 

With a whopping grin on his face, he followed Inuyasha back to the village, the older demon unaware of the motive behind kitsune's glowing face.

 

A/N: Hey, sorry about some of the chapters being bold. I don't notice it becuase that's the form I write it in so I can tell instantly which story I'm writing. Bold for Yozora and normal for BTS/BA. Chapter art is kinda messed up because I wrote the wrong number and I had to soak it to get it off and I bled and Yeah, It's kinda dorky looking. Oh well... I'll do better next time. Also, my Compter is wigging out a bit so my cool 'Inuyasha' kanji is lost for a little bit. But fret not! It will be back.