A/N: Well, once again I try my hand at a new pairing. This time it's Touya/Kagome pairing, yeah you read it right. I'm still debating if to make this a multi-chaptered story or just drabbles. It all depends on my inspiration.

Anyways enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own neither Inuyasha nor Yu yu hakusho or the characters of either of shows.

Snow Shards

Chapter 1: Anomaly

Theme #36 : Human

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She had been subjected to scrutiny before, but never like this. She could feel his intense gaze running over her whole body. It felt almost like he was trying to find some kind of imperfection or maybe he was just looking for a reason to attack her. Whatever it was, one thing was certain, it was unnerving on his part and thoughtless of her.

You never turned your back on a predator, not even how injured he was. Of course she was confident enough that she would be able to protect herself if the need did arise, but still that did not make the creature sitting behind her any less dangerous.

A predator would always be a predator.

She pushed those thoughts aside though and tried to pretend to be busy with her homework, but it was proven useless as she felt those eyes burning a hole through her head. Her right eye twitched.

"It's rude to stare," she finally snapped, whirling around to glare at her companion.

He seemed unperturbed by her outburst, his face a perfect mask of indifference. The slight narrowing of his icy blue eyes were the only sign of his aggravation, but she truly didn't care.

A small voice pointed out that he should be grateful to her for being so nice as to take care of him after she found him injured on the shrine grounds. Come to think of it, she still didn't know how he was injured in the first place. Most of the wounds on his body looked like claw marks, but she wasn't so certain and she was still hesitant to ask him, especially due to the oh so friendly aura this youkai seemed to emanate.

No wonder he was an ice youkai. Cold, frosty and antisocial.

Just perfect, she added quietly and wryly.

"Why?" His calm voice brought her out of her thoughts. Focusing her gaze on him, she watched as he shifted slightly in her bed. She felt her cheeks heat up at the thought of a male ( a very handsome male her conscious decided to add) in her bed, but she quickly squashed down that feeling. He was there because he was injured and needed to rest nothing else.

She tensed, when his pale colored eyes met her darker blue ones. You could drown in those eyes. They were luminous and intense, leaving her breathless in only a span of seconds.

Reluctantly and forcefully she pulled away from his gaze, choosing to stand up instead and rearranging her books on her desk. It was better than being trapped by his gaze.

"Why did you help me human?" His calm, soothing voice once again washed over her and she unconsciously found herself turning around to face him. He was studying her once again. She felt like a little mouse staring down a large feline. It was not a pleasant feeling and yet it sent a certain tingle of excitement through her system. Adrenaline could certainly be addictive at times.

Ignoring him completely, she tried to concentrate on what he had asked.

His question didn't come as a surprise. Being a human and a miko at that, she knew of the distrust between the species. She did not agree with it though. It was absurd. They might be human, youkai or hanyou, but to her they were all the same, it did not matter.

"Why wouldn't I?" She challenged, indigo eyes flaring with defiance. She wanted to get a reaction out of him, make him understand that there was no need to be so hostile towards one another. However he seemed unaffected by her. He regarded her calmly, his whole posture apathetic, causing her to feel so small and useless compared to him.

"You're human and a miko." He paused, his pale colored eyes meeting her darker colored ones. She had a feeling that he was gauging her reaction, but she wasn't sure. " We're enemies,"he muttered.

Aggravation came quickly and she resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She settled on crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at the ice youkai.

"Who decided that?" Her voice was sharp, leaving no room for argument that she was not amused, but at the same time it seemed that he found her display rather comical himself.

A slight tilt of his lips was the only indication that he heard her, but it was enough proof to her that he was mocking her. She could feel her temper rise but she did not have any time to say or berate him as he turned away from her, choosing to stare out of the window instead.

Feeling like he had obviously dismissed her, she decided to ignore him just as well, only to be taken aback when he once again spoke to her.

"Do you not fear that I will attack your family..." he paused, his eyes meeting hers once again. His eyes resembled ice, cold, distant and yet gorgeous in a way that only a blizzard could be. She felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end by the look in those frozen pools, but she refused to show how much he was affecting her. There was no need though, it looked like he already knew. His lips curled in a dangerous smirk and she waited with baited breath for was he was about to say next.

"Do you need fear that will attack you?"

The question hung between them as the room seemed to turn almost too small all of the sudden. She shuddered, feeling the temperature drop, coldness invading her small frame. One look at her companion showed that he was the one causing this.

His youki poured slowly but steadily into the room, filling each and every little crevice with its potent aura. She found herself almost taking back a step. The foreign energy sizzled along her skin, causing her own powers to flare in response. Nevertheless she did not move, she stood her ground, watching almost in child like fascination as her powers tamed and soothed his in a way. Feeling a little bolder all of the sudden she took a step forward.

"I'm not. If you were planning to hurt me or my family you would have done so already, injured or not. Even in the state you're currently in you would have been able to overpower me if you wished it."

He stared calmly at her, once again seeming to study her, but only this time she refused to fidget under his acute gaze. She watched as his eyes fluttered closed for a few seconds, pale lashes sweeping against equally fair skin. His chest heaved in a silent sigh as he turned his face away from her. His youki slowly retreated back into his body, allowing her to breathe more calmly.

"You're a strange human," he whispered eyes still closed.

His voice was tranquil, serious and bored. It was almost like he had been speaking about the weather. Still that was certainly not what she had been expecting. Unable to help herself, she smiled.

Strange? He was probably right. No normal human would bring a youkai in her house, but well she did not care.

Feeling more at ease, she made her way towards the bed where he was sitting. The earlier tension that she might have felt was completely gone now.

She was not surprised when his eyes snapped open the minute she managed to make it within only a few inches away from the bed.

"You can call me Kagome." She smiled once again.

She felt slightly disappointed though when he did not answer. She was at least hoping for a name, but apparently even that was too much to ask. Quickly hiding her disappointment, she told him that he was free to stay as long as he wanted or at least as long as it took for him to heal. He once again chose not to answer and once again she felt disappointment.

Not wanting to embarrass herself any further, she quickly excused herself, telling him that she was going to get something to eat. She was almost out of the door, when he spoke again.

"Touya."

She whirled around to stare at the enigmatic youkai. He was looking once again out of the window. However that still didn't stop her from smiling brightly. He had told her his name.

They were indeed making some progress.

"I'll be back Touya!" she exclaimed happily, bright smile on her lips and eyes shining brightly. He did not say anything or acknowledge her for that matter, but that didn't bother her one bit. Taking one last glance at him, she disappeared out of the door, grinning like an idiot all the way.

Unknown to her, he waited until she was out of the door and out of hearing's range, before finally turning in the direction in which she had left. Something flashed in his eyes, but just as quick as it came it was gone.

In all his years, the ice youkai had never encountered a more interesting human. She was weird, almost a bit reckless in his opinion. No human should trust a youkai so easily. She was lucky that he did not have any ill intentions towards her or her family.

Yet it was also that same recklessness that managed to catch his interest. It was clear to him that she did not see any difference between her race and his. It was foolish really on her part, but at the same time it was a refreshing change.

Mind made up, he smiled a small smile.

Maybe...just maybe it was not that bad to stay here for while. At least this way, he would be able to find out more about this little miko.

For now he would stay and try to understand this anomaly who was named Kagome.