kagome’s become accustomed to coming to the feudal era with a welcome party waiting for her. this time around it was an excited little fox pup with an affinity for modern era food. ❝ shippo-kun! ❞ she was barely out of the well before he was hopping up on her shoulders to take his typical perch there. ❝ as a matter of fact, i did. ~ ❞ less and less did she find herself going back home these days, so when she did go to restock on certain supplies she could manage to spoil him a little with candy. ❝ i could give it to you now or you could wait a little bit. up to you! ❞

               a brief gentle nudge hits his arm & his other hand lifts the lollipop away from his mouth. inquisitive eyes gives attention to his little partner, his tail mirroring the same wagging motion as hers ; he regards her with curiosity brimming in his eyes & he proceeds to cant his head in order to decipher what it is that she wants to tell him. ❛  what’s wrong ? did ya wanna go somewhere today ?  ❜ resuming his indulgence with his treat, he becomes determined to abide by whatever she wants for today. he has the day off from training, so hence his lackadaisical posture & state of mind. surely, nobody would mind if they were to wander off for a bit, right ?

           such  a  small  creature,  yet  so  observant  is  he.  sesshomaru’s  brand  of  stoicism  is  one  that  cannot  be  pierced  by  even  the  most  dangerous  foe.  his  pride  reflects  his  family,  his  clan,  and  the  might  of  his  father  before  him.   one  hand  remains  on  the  hilt  of  the  tenseiga  before  falling  at  his  side.  his  stare  however,  as  cold  and  intimidating  as  the  mountains  around  them,  would  not  cease.    ❛   i’m  not  going  to  kill  you,   if  that’s  what  you’re  worried  about.   ❜

 the  dog  daiyokai  turned  his  eyes  toward  the  trees,  noting  those  that  had  snapped  in  half  and  bent  from  this  fox  child’s  tempestuous  game.  if  this  kitsune  stood  so  nearby  playing  in  the  trees,  that  ignorant  half-demon  INUYASHA  couldn’t  be  far  behind.     ❛  … that  girl,  the  demon  slayer.  is  she  here ?  ❜

               ah, he seems to have spared him ( with the assumption that he’d slice off his neck given the kitsune’s lack of response or clumsy actions ) ———— no matter, it doesn’t deter Shippo from flickering a reluctant glance at him, briefly going through some contemplation of his own. he’s not going to remark the sudden sparing of his life, albeit he does eye along the trail that leads to the village just a few ways ahead ; perhaps, that’s where Rin had gone off to. ❛  i dunno why ya’ want her, but she’s there.  ❜ his petite index finger weakly points to the direction he’d been gazing at, a vain attempt of his to appear calm. 

                       there is only but so much anger the hanyou could hold for the young kit.  he is just a  CHILD  after all.  thought he would  never  say it out loud, inuyasha held a sort of —  fondness  for the fox tot   (  sought to it that he help the young one grow into a  STRONG  demon one day  )   but this, this is  blasphemy.  sharp  CANINES  were barred as he  snarled  at the young one.  eye twitching in irritation as shippo,  yet again,  denied his  horrible  actions.   “ i know it was you, you brat !  who  else  could have known where kagome was hiddin’ her treats ?! ”   

                       (  the  last  bag of chips, shippo — how could you ?  and you didn’t even think to  share. ) 

               cue a slight wavering of his defiance etched right on his scowl, but there’s still persistence in his eyes. he doesn’t possess the same amount of razor-sharp claws or fangs ( really, he could literally SCAR someone for life ) but foxes were blessed with the reputation as tricksters, sneaky little fellas. he spies the twitching of his captor’s eye & he could feel the smugness surging ; just a little more for a push for him to go crazy. ❛  um, Kirara 'cause y’know, she’s a demon feline !  ❜ comes his indignant cries despite full knowledge of the crime & culprit. ❛  but what’s the big deal, anyways ? ya’ could always ask for a new bag !  ❜

     HER SMILE IS TIGHT AS she gazes at the boy. kagome knew it wouldn’t be an easy feat. inuyasha and shippō were notorious for getting on each other’s nerves and arguing. her attempt to try and break a four year cycle was going to be slow going     if it even went at all. but the priestess was determined to mend the relationship between her husband and favorite fox demon. still, she had to try! her lips relaxed, giving way to a genuinely gentle smile as she reached to fluff his hair.  

     “ i’ll talk to him, shippō-chan, i promise. ”  which was about the only thing she could promise him, if she were honest with herself. there was no telling whether her conversation with inuyasha would have a lasting effect next time tempers were high. but-  “ we just have to have some faith in him. he has matured a little, you know. ”  which also reminded her…  “ how was he when i was away? really. ”

               aligning his lips is the pout he’d always try to utilize against her, albeit he already knows it’s futile to argue anymore beyond this point. she’d always win ; he’d always let her. then again, she is wise for her age & knows more things better than him ———— it’d be expected of him to hold her in such high regards. his defeated posture consists his his legs crossing as he is seated on the floor, an elbow propped by the knee & his palm cradles his chin. knowing her, she could talk the ‘little doggy’ into a compromise. GOOD ! because it’s suffocating whenever his presence is in the same radius as him ; his head had enough bumps everyday.

               ❛   ‘ey, cut it out————  ❜ there are no pauses in his speech ; no, quite the opposite. he flickers a mundane glance towards the taller one. typically, he doesn’t mind it when cute girls coo at him ( because he KNOWS he’s just that cute ; never had he been ashamed of it before ) but this girl in particular seemed to be fawning over him & probably poking at his tail or hair ribbon whilst he merely stands at his position on the floor. although, the attention does induce a bit of embarrassment midst his cheeks, innocently dusting his skin as he crosses his arms over his chest. ❛  ————i’m not some toy.  ❜

                                                                        A GAME RESERVED FOR CHILDREN did not come off as such as he found himself hiding behind the large trunk of a tree. The path back home had YET been found & although that, in itself, grew WORRISOME—to dwell on it when he had not the power to fix it was detrimental to his ( or anyone’s ) health. Positive. He had to think positive & if such a thing happened to come with a child’s game, then so be it. Being from HIS TIMELINE, Kagome had thought it necessary to find some sort of help for Shiryu; she also deemed it better that he stay somewhat close to their group & he undoubtedly agreed. The others had yet to make themselves known ( he still had a feeling they were somewhere around ) but, it was better to keep around those who meant him NO HARM than WANDER alone. Strands of ebony blew in the wind when Shippo announce that he had SUCCESSFULLY pinpointed the bronze saint. Down upon his knees did Shiryu perch himself thus making him CLOSER to Shippo’s eye level. ❛ I’m glad you had fun. ❜ There was a shake of the head. ❛ I don’t think you’ll have fun doing things I deem FUN. I have been told I can be quite BORING. ❜