Origin Of The Species: New Blood
Episode 3
�Big top!� Shippo shouts. He has been showing off his tricks to the human who is thoroughly amazed and amused. Tattoimaru asks, �How can you do such things Shippo?� The foxling responds, �It�s all fox-magic. But this is nothing. You should�ve seen some of the tricks my dad could do.� Having allowed his enthusiasm to draw out memories, Shippo feels a hint of sorrow creeping into his face. He says, �My dad was killed; just like yours. There were these two demons called the thunder brothers; they killed him for a jewel shard.� The boy says, �I�m sorry.� Shippo says, wiping the sadness from his mind, �Don�t worry about it. For a while I was alone. But then I met Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha killed the thunder brothers and avenged my dad�s death.� Tattoimaru says, �He must be really strong.� �Ya, he is,� the fox replies, �and sometimes he can be a real jerk. But don�t worry, Kagome can take care of him. All it takes is one word from her and boom; that�s even cooler than my magic.� The boy asks, �Is miss Kagome a priestess?� Shippo thinks; then he says, �I guess you could call her that. But she�s not like any priestess you�ve ever met.� Tattoimaru gives a small smile. Shippo asks, �So how about your friend, Kyoubou? What�s he like?� The human stops to think, �I don�t know him that well. We�ve only been together for a few weeks; since he was injured. He let me take care of him, but I�m not sure what he�d do if he wasn�t hurt. He might leave me.� Shippo says, �Don�t worry, if he does, you can stay with us; I�m sure Kagome would allow it. Now, watch this! Multiply!�