Kagome walked over and crouched down in front of Inuyasha. She didn't say anything, just stayed there and looked at him thoughtfully as he sat under the tree and sulked.

Finally Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her, acknowledging her presence.

"I think you've been lying to us." Kagome said, resting her chin on a hand.

Inuyasha snorted. "What?"

She nodded. "Yep."

Both eyebrows came down as he scowled at her. "About what?" He demanded.

"I don't think you're half dog deamon at all."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped at bit as he stared at her. "WHAT?"

"He keeps saying that." Shippou remarked, hopping up onto Kagome's shoulder. Kagome nodded in agreement.

Inuyasha schooled his features back into a scowl and switched questions. "Why?"

"I think you're part cat deamon." She mused.

Mindful of the kitsune on Kagome's shoulder ready to pounce on the 'what?' question, Inuyasha went for the more intelligent "Huh?"

"I think you're part cat deamon." Kagome repeated.

"What makes you say that?" He growled irritably.

"He said it again!" Shippou cheered. 

Inuyasha glared at the kit and wondered if he could bop Shippou without getting Kagome too. He gave the train of thought as fruitless because Kagome would probably interfere in the form of a 'Sit' if he did so.

Kagome reached up and flicked a finger in the direction of his ears. Not quite touching but enough to make it twitch off to the side. "So?" He demanded. "Dogs have ears like mine too."

"But dogs don't have slitted amber eyes." She smirked. Shippou chuckled.

"Bah." He dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand.

"See!" Kagome pointed to his hand.

Inuyasha went back to his second question. "What?"

"And again!" Shippou cheered. He ignored the kitsune.

"Cats use their claws for scratching, not dogs!" She explained brightly.

Inuyasha almost sweatdropped. He also almost pointed out that dogs do indeed have and use claws for scratching and are extremely helpful for digging. Almost.

Instead, he went for the more logical answer. "I'm part dog YOUKAI, baka!" He snarled.

Okay, so maybe it wasn't the most logical, but it made for a much more impressive statement to growl.

Kagome didn't even blink. She didn't flinch, she didn't even move. Inuyasha glared at her. There was just something wrong with this girl. There had to be. No one was this insane without a reason.

Finally she smiled at him. "Gotcha."

Inuyasha blinked. "Huh?"

"He's saying that one a lot too." Shippou commented.

Inuyasha glared at him before turning his attention back to Kagome. "You know you really don't have to try to cheer me up."

Her smile grew bigger. "I know."

He raised an eyebrow, then rested his chin in the palm of one hand, mimicking her earlier pose. "You know, I think you're the one who's been lying to us." He commented.

Kagome blinked, her amused expression turning into a surprised one. "What?"

He smirked inwardly. "I don't think you're human at all." He said in a bored tone.

"Wha-AT?!" The last part of the word came out as a squeal.

"Now SHE'S saying it!" Shippou threw his hands in the air, exasperated.

"I think you're part kitsune." Inuyasha continued, ignoring the kit.

Kagome blinked. "Huh?"

Shippou tugged on her hair, getting her attention. "Are you my Mommy?" He asked her with wide, innocent eyes.

"Wha-?" She looked between the two deamons, clearly confused. Inuyasha struggled not to start snickering. "No! Shippou!" She finally snapped at the kit.

"Awww..." Shippou deflated comically. Now Inuyasha snickered.

Kagome finally caught on to the fact that they were teasing her. "Argh!" She glared at him. He lazily smirked back. This was fun.

Finally she wrinkled her nose at him. "Baka." She growled, rising as Shippou fell off her shoulder, laughing. She stalked off while Shippou rolled on the ground, giggling.

Inuyasha hid a grin. Highly amusing entertainment. He'd have to do this more often.

Fin.