Who Is This Child?
By 246Nakuro
Summary: When a child appears out of nowhere will Inuyasha and the others find out why. But more importantly who is he really?
Talking
Thinking
Inner Demons Talking
Chapter 1: Get Off The Roof.
A full demon with long white hair down to his back knocked on the door of his father's study. Waiting for a reply he stood there. Although he acted more like his father, his brain was defiantly that of his mother.
"Enter." Came a stoic, calm, and cold voice.
The full demon child entered and bowed before his father. His father stood, his white hair reached his butt and his face carried no emotion. His forehead bore a blue crescent moon in the middle of it, and three magenta stripes on each side of his face.
"Son. I need you're help. We have lost many men. It is becoming tiresome. This battle has gone on to long. I need you to use that wonderful power of yours to go retrieve my half brother, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru told the child.
"But father. You killed him years ago." The child responded.
"I know. I need you to stop me from doing so."
"You need me to go back in time, and change the future?"
"Yes. With your power it shouldn't be a problem."
"Dad. That's always been mom's job why…"
"Your mother can't. She has just gone into labor. Thus the job falls on you. I know you can do it. You're the only one who can."
"Understood. I shall return as soon as I can."
"You shall call yourself Raj."
The child walked out of the room and into his room. Grabbing two things he quickly made them turn into a bright green backpack he turned toward the birthing room bowed his head then looked at the sky.
The child was surrounded by a bright blue light and was then gone. When the child landed in the feudal era he felt someone breathing hard making his hair move of it's own accord.
"This is… bad." The child stated after turning around to face the demon.
He had arrived on the roof of an old town hut, and had unknowingly landed next to the den of the giant snake demon. Throwing something so quickly it was just a blur he turned and started running his mind going a thousand miles an hour.
"Get off the roof, get off the roof, get off the roof, get off the roooooooof." The child jumped down and hid behind two close huts making it so the avalanche he started didn't crush him under it. "Ok. Now to place the binding spell so I at least look human. There."
The child's hair which was a dark white, turned black and shrunk so it was an his shoulders. His long claws shrunk to human nails and his body shrunk a good foot and a half. His dark white tail disappeared.
Sighing deeply the child stood and started walking away when he noticed the snake demon come out of the snow. His eyes widened and he started running away. He had used so much of his power that he literally couldn't fight for a while.
He was running and skidded to a stop right in front of Inuyasha. From everything Sesshomaru had told him from his world, this half demon was Inuyasha.
"What's wrong kid?" Inuyasha asked and the child looked at him like he was crazy then looked back at the snake demon about to strike.
"Can he not see the demon? Did I bring demons from my time? Oh no!" Just then the demon started to strike but didn't get far as Inuyasha used wind scar to get rid of the demon.
"Can't you even take care of yourself?" Inuyasha glared at the kid, just as the rest of the group came up to him.
The kid gave a sigh and fell to the ground, he couldn't move a single mussel in his body right now. He looked at the face that was leaning over him and felt safe, he gave a smile.
"Are you ok?" Kagome asked the child.
"Yeah, just need rest. Do not worry yourself over me. I'm not worth your worry." The child responded.
"So formal." Sango gasped out.
"He's safe so let's get going." Inuyasha grumbled.
"We can't just leave him out here alone!" Kagome glared at him. "He might be lost! Where's your home little one?"
"A… uh… A very far way from here." The child replied and sighed as he lay down completely in the grass.
"What's you name?"
"In-uh. Raj. It's Raj."
"Raj huh?"
"Mmhm."
"Raj, It's…" Sango started then smiled at the kid who was asleep dreaming peacefully. "Nice to meet you." Sango whispered.
The group set up camp not far from the place where they found Raj. As he slept he seemed to be content to have the dream he was having. Kagome ran her fingers though his black hair. She felt drawn to him.
He seemed to call to her, and Kagome had told Inuyasha that until they found the place he lived that he would travel with them. Inuyasha grumbled but said nothing about the subject. When they awoke the next morning the group headed out with Raj tagging along.
Just as they started to go on their way there was a gust of wind, but when everyone looked back Raj stood between Kouga and Kagome.
"Hey runt! Get out of the way!" Kouga yelled at the human kid.
"The names Raj, not runt, and no." Raj crossed his arms over his chest giving him a vibe that he needed respect.
"Get out of my way!"
"Not on your life, you mangy wolf. Get out of here. You're not needed."
Kouga made to move Raj out of the way but ended up on his back. Raj stood from the sweeping motion he had done on Kouga's feet making him fall on his back. Crossing his arms again he refused to move from his spot.
"All right you asked for it runt!"
Kouga charged at Raj, threw a punch at him and again landed on his back. When he looked up his wrist was held by Raj's hand and when Raj put his hand behind him Kouga flipped and landed on his back again.
"You're attacks are full of openings." Raj told Kouga then looked at Inuyasha.
The group watched as Kouga growled at Raj, who glared at him and he ran off. They started walking at their normal pace. Inuyasha refused to slow down even when Kagome complained.
Her feet hurt and when she asked for a break Inuyasha only sped up. Kagome was about to collapse when she stopped and looked down at Raj. He was offering his back to her, so she could ride.
"Thanks. But I can walk." Kagome smiled at Raj who shrugged his shoulders and walked up to Inuyasha.
"Stop." Raj demanded.
"No chance. She's just lazy." Inuyasha stated loud enough for everyone to hear.
"I said we're stopping right now. If you must go after Kikyo, then fine that's not my business, but when you start picking on your pack for no reason that's when I put my foot down. Enough. A half-breed like you disserves a rotting corpse. Go to Kikyo fine, but let your pack rest here."
"How did you know I was after Kikyo?!"
"Please. Anyone with a brain can figure that out half-breed. Go. Come back when you have had your way with her."
"Your nothing but a shrimp, why should I even listen to you?"
"If I am such a problem, why are you taking so long to kill me?"
Inuyasha had just been thinking about killing Raj, could this child read his thoughts? Raj went and sat down on a log and started a fire while Inuyasha tried to think of how to attack him.
Inuyasha charged and as he did Raj jumped over him did a cartwheel and stood ready for the challenge. Inuyasha was mad and wasn't even thinking clearly, so as he charged at Raj he intended to kill him.
"Good thing father trained me to be able to defeat him. But I need to keep my true identity a secret. I can't reveal it to the group just yet." Raj dodged the fifth attack thrown at him and grabbing the sword out of his backpack he raised it at Inuyasha. "Still if I don't use some of my power, he's going to kill me. Father. Forgive me. Please forgive me."
Raj raised the sword and it pulsed three times reacting to his needs. As Inuyasha charged at him with Tetsuiga at the ready. The blades sang as they collided. Inuyasha stared in disbelief, as Raj was able to stand his ground despite being a kid.
Inuyasha tried to swing Tetsuiga, but found it impossible. Every time he tried to swing Raj, blocked the sword almost instantly. Inuyasha tried yet again to swing the sword, and was again blocked.
" Damn half breed. If I keep this up much longer my conceiling spell will be broken. A human body can't take much more."
With the last amount of power he had, Raj jumped and pined Inuyasha down. He was breathing hard and after replacing the spell he walked over to the group. The kid was strong no doubt about that, but the group felt like Raj was next in command of the group.
The group felt content to have Kagome be the leader, but with the beating of Inuyasha, his position as the next in command was waning fast. Inuyasha stood up and went after Kikyo, he wanted to talk with her.
What he needed was a way to get his anger out, and Kikyo was always up for that. Kagome watched him leave. She felt sorry for him sure, but she no longer loved him. All he would see her as is Kikyo reincarnated.
As Kagome made the group some ramen, she also talked with them. Sango looked at Raj who seemed to be looking in the fire and thinking. She was surprised by his strength and thought for sure he was hiding something, but what.
"Father…" Raj thought as he looked at the fire.
Flashback
"You will need to protect Inuyasha from me. I know you can do it. I've trained you well." Sesshomaru was telling Raj in full demon form. "You will find me in the castle of the west. Where I need you to go I only control the west. Not west, and north."
"Father? Will mother be all right with me gone?" Raj asked his bright gold eyes searching his father for an answer.
"She will not know. You are to solve this problem as fast as you can."
"Yes Father. What about Rin, and the others in battle?"
"The sooner you fix the past, the sooner the battle ends my son. So hurry."
"Yes Father."
Flashback ends
"Do you want me to find you? Or do you want me to stay and protect the group?" Raj thought after everyone fell asleep. "You didn't make it clear. What do you want from me father? What am I to do?"
Raj felt someone's hand on his shoulder and looked at it. Kagome had noticed that he hadn't fallen sleep and so wanted to make sure he was ok.
"You should get some sleep." Kagome whispered to Raj. "You'll catch you're death of cold out here."
"I'm fine. Do not worry about me priestess, be worried about yourself but not me." Raj replied.
"Tell me something Raj, is Sesshomaru your father?"
"I can't tell you. It might change the future."
"The future? You're from the future."
Raj gave a small nod, if Kagome hadn't been looking at him, she might have missed it. Kagome smiled and pulled him into a hug, which Raj hesitantly returned. After Kagome fell asleep Raj finally fell into dreamland.
The next day Raj awoke and growled low in his throat. He shook Kagome and motioned for her to be quiet, then pointed to the group of demons. Kagome woke the rest of the group and motioned them to be quiet then showed them the demons.
Kagome looked for Raj, but couldn't find him, she felt some one tap her shoulder. Looking behind her, her eyes widened. He was on the roof of the hut and put his finger to his lips and motioned down with his hands.
Kagome knew it was strange, but she seemed to know exactly what he was asking her to do. Pushing everyone to the ground she heard a giant rumble.
"This seems oddly familiar. Get off the roof, get off the roof, get off the roof, get off the roof." Raj jumped into the large triangle opening between the two huts that would make everyone live the avalanche, but the demons.
Inuyasha appeared just as the avalanche had started and everyone was watching the snow, not Inuyasha. Everyone except Raj, he was watching Inuyasha with a cold stern glare.
"Stupid Inuyasha." Upon thinking this he shot his whip out.
Inuyasha felt something gab his ankle and he was almost instantly with the group. Raj was breathing hard as he looked out to see the demons under the snow, only they couldn't get out. Raj stood up and gently grabbed his arm.
Kagome looked at him and stood in front of him. "You ok?"
This brought everyone's attention onto Raj, even Inuyasha. Raj just walked past Kagome, holding his arm and willing the blood to stop.
"Cease flowing you bothersome blood." Raj thought. "Can I help you?"
"Please. Just let me look at it." Kagome asked Raj.
"I can take care of myself."
"You will let me look at it right now."
Kagome forgot that she wasn't talking to Inuyasha but was surprised by the outcome. Raj stopped walking removed his hand from the wound and sat down in the grass gracefully waiting for Kagome to look at it.