It was a misty morning. The air was cool. The sky was a light bue with a hint of light yellow, the clouds had a pink hue. Almost all the creatures were still sleeping, besides a certain inu hanyou. The figure with long silver hair and dog-ears to match, a red haori and hakama, quietly sitting beneath the Sacred Tree. His sword is resting on his shoulder, his arms around the sheath. He sat there, with his eyes closed, listening to the sounds of the winds blowing, and animals starting to wake up.
He then heard the cracking of a stick. His ears perked up. He opened his piercing amber eyes. He then grabbed the hilt of his sword. Readily, he waited, then spoke: "Who's there?" His voice was cold, and deadly. No answer. He asked again: "Who the hell is there!?" This time his voice sounded demanding. Again, no answer.
He stood up as he put Tetsusaiga back on his hip, he and stalked towards the sound he'd heard earlier. He growled threateningly. Then something hit his nose. It was an intoxicating scent. It made him stop dead in his tracks. It was a mixed smell of tiger lilies and a dog-fox scent. He felt his heart skip a beat. He felt paralyzed by the scent. "Why… Why am I paralyzed by this scent?" He had asked himself. By the time he came to his senses, the new scent had faded, farther, and farther it went. He had to follow it. He had to.
He started following the smell. The faster his feet went, the faster the scent went. He began to leap until he saw her. The one with the tiger lily scent! He stopped, she stopped. The demon turned her heel and faced him. She had long black hair down to her mid-back. She had dog-ears just like his own, but also black. She also had stunning silver eyes that could see right into his heart. She wore a haori and hakama like his own, but purple. She also had a black foxtail, with a white tip. Inuyasha was paralyzed again, but this time it was because of her beauty.
By now it was midmorning. There was a warmer breeze near a clearing, by a lake to the left of Inuyasha. Flies, butterflies, and other insects swarmed around. Animals hunted for their food for the day. And other creatures staring to cause trouble.
"Who… Are you?" He asked cautiously. He stared into her eyes, waiting for her to answer.
"I should be asking you that," She answered. "Who are you to be asking me?" She said. She was being timid.
Inuyasha growled once again. The demon growled back, silencing him.
"Answer me first, then I'll answer you in return," She said. Inuyasha hesitated. He wanted her to answer him first. But something about her made him do what she told him.
"I'm Inuyasha," he said, wondering if she'd say something back. She pondered for a second. She began to circle him, examining his body. Seeing if he was a threat or not. But his name repeated in her head. She didn't know why. Inuyasha stood watching her, hoping she didn't notice his eyes following her.
"Why did you follow me, Inuyasha?" She said once she was facing him again. Inuyasha couldn't tell her that it was her scent that had made him follow, but he couldn't lie to her either. So he pondered for the best possible answer.
"I heard something coming my way… I had to find out who." He'd answered slowly. She narrowed her eyes, thinking he was lying. But she looked in his amber eyes and saw the truth.
"I see," she said. "I trust you enough to tell you my name. My name is Mikomi." The sound of her name rang in his ears. Mikomi…. Her name kept repeating in his head. They stared in each other's eyes for a moment. But to them it seemed an eternity. Both their expressions weren't cold, and filled with caution anymore.
Finally, Mikomi broke eye contact. As Inuyasha slowly examined her, he felt something he hadn't felt in so long. He looked away, but the feeling stayed. Mikomi looked at him in an odd way, then she turned her heel and began walking away.
"Mikomi..- Wait! Don't…-" he stopped himself before finish his plea. Her ears tweaked, and stopped. She turned her head, and looked at him, confused at his words.
"What Inuyasha?" she said. Inuyasha couldn't utter a word. Mikomi waited, her tail swaying slowly and patiently. Inuyasha took a step closer. She froze.
"Meet me at the Sacred Tree tomorrow night?" He managed to say as he pointed to the tall tree. Mikomi's expression softened. She smiled and nodded.
"Tomorrow night… Inuyasha. I promise. But I have to go now…" She said, and with that, she took off. Inuyasha stood there, watching her retreating figure. He could only smile. He never smiled like he did when he was with Kagome. But something… Something about her, made him smile. He was ecstatic about their next encounter, in the following night.
The day went by as Inuyasha visited a familiar village he had grown to love. He went into a hut near the small creak. He smelled lunch being made. He stood by the doorway, his arm folded.
"Oh. It's ye Inuyasha. I thought it was a villager who needed aid" an old woman said. She was short with long grey hair. She was wrinkled on her face and hands. She also wore an eye patch on her right eye. She was wearing a small miko's outfit as well.
She looked up at Inuyasha as she sat by the fire, stirring some kind of stew. Inuyasha sat a cross from the old lady, he put his sword in front of him, resting the hilt on his shoulder, and wrapped his arms around the sheath.
"Feh. I'm not like the villagers, Kaede," Inuyasha said in his usual tone, but he had that smile. That same smile as before when he met Mikomi. Keade took notice of his unusual smile. I haven't seen a smile like that in a long time. What could've happened that made him smile, Kaede thought.
"Inuyasha, what happened to ye today? You seem happy," Kaede said curiously. Inuyasha looked away. He thought about telling her.
"I met someone today," He said simply. Kaede tilted her head slightly. Inuyasha looked out the nearby window. His smile stayed plastered on his face. He couldn't get rid of her image. Her scent. Her everything.
"Who is this 'someone' ye are speaking of Inuyasha?" Kaede asked again. Inuyasha sighed. He shifted his position. Then looked out the window again
"Her name is Mikomi. She is a dog-fox demon," Inuyasha answered. Kaede blinked.
"Mikomi ye say…?" Kaede said. "I've heard that name before…" Inuyasha didn't pay any attention to the miko. His mind was somewhere else.
All day he spent his time alone thinking about her. He stayed beneath the Sacred Tree. It was dusk now. The breeze that was warm had cooled down. The world began to sleep for the night. The nocturnal animals began waking. Inuyasha started to get sleepy. "Tomorrow night… I can't wait..." he fell asleep.