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Authors note: This is just a little one shot. I wasn't going to post it, but my sister thought it was worth sharing.

Inuyasha To The Rescue

Inuyasha was in a particularly sour mood when he reached the of Goshinku tree- Kagome had just retreated back to the future in a huff- something about having to deal with an overbearing hanyou.

Well, he was certain that she couldn't be talking about him... or rather felt that she shouldn't be. He was just strict- they were on a tight scedule after all.

He was so busy dwelling on his inner conflics, he almost missed that little meow. Coming from his left? He twitched his ear a little. No, the right.

"Mew..."

"Feh, just some cat." Not even thinking about it, he convinced himself that he was only going to check- to see if his ears were still in good condition... after all those sits... who knew if his hearing wasn't as good as it used to be. Bounding of in the direction of the insistant cry, he couldn't help but look over his shoulder... just in case someone was watching.

"Mew..."

Temporarily pushing his earlier conflict asside, he chose instead to contemplate the cat. His eyes made out the little orange tabby... only a kitten, really. She- he figured only a female would cry out like that- had managed to get stuck onto one of the lower branches of a tree. Seeing Inuyasha there, she immediately began mewing more insistantly, pleading for help- or to be saved from Inuyasha. Well, he is an inu hanyou after all.

"Dumb cat... Feh, how stupid can you be?" Contented for a moment, he allowed himself to tease the little kitten. But after a while...

"You're really stuck there, ain't ya?" Feeling a sudden pang of guilt, he reached out a clawed hand and brought her down. "Hah, you are a girl..." he smirked.

Still smirking, he started talking amiakly with her, "Feh, at least you look like you appreciate my help." Contented now- chatting freely with her- Inuyasha began to let his barriers fall, as he allowed her to toy with his hair.

That was how he appeared as Kagome arrived... he hadn't hidden his tracks very well... she had obviously returned with a few more choice words in mind for him. However...

"Inuyasha?" Kagome was shocked., "Is that...?"

Angered at himself for being caught, he did the only thing any honorable hanyou could do. Justify his situation.

"Feh- just some mangy cat- won't leave me alone." Inuyasha grouched, tossing the kitten into some foliage- he didn't want to hurt her after all...

Feeling she had heard... and witnessed enough, Kagome quickly intervened. Marching over, she picked up the kitten gently, and turned on her heel to walk away.

"Where are you..."

"SIT!!!!!!!!!!"

Inuyasha never did get to finish that thought.

Authors note: Poor Inuyasha... he was being so sweet too. So... what did you think?