Inuyasha ran down the side of the steep grassy hill following a high pitched scream or voice. He had no clue what it was, but whatever it was it reeked with the sent of blood. Not just demon blood, but human as well.

He came to a skidding stop when he saw what stood before him. What, a rock? He thought. He stared at it mindlessly for quite sometime before he realized that it couldn't be the thing he heard or smelled. The ringing screeched louder and louder in Inuyasha's ears. Dammit! What is that? It couldn't be coming from the rock! It had to be something else!

Inuyasha fell to his knee's holding his dog like ears to prevent the screeching noise from entering. Blood began to spill from Inuyasha's ears as he struggled to keep the scream out. Suddenly, the scream stopped and there was utter silence, but the reeking stench of blood still remained. Inuyasha knew something like that couldn't just stop with the scent still lingering as if sticking to everything.

Inuyasha got up from his knees slowly and looked around. He went around the rock and the scent became distant. So he knew it had to be the rock, or whatever it was. He ran some distance away from it and called up to it, "A rock! What sort of disguise is that you coward!" a roaring screeching laughter came from the rock unexpectedly and the creature which had disguised itself as a rock ripped out of the grey surface. "Ha! Inuyasha, die!" the thing of which appeared to be a woman held two scimitars swinging them in circles around her cockily. "How does an old hag like yourself come to know my name!" Inuyasha demanded. The screeching laughter continued to ring through out the forest. "A half breed like unto you cannot be unnoticed!" She smirked. "I decided to investigate the young half breed many spoke of. My name is Chiyako. I will not tolerate hybrids walking on the same earth I do!" She let out another terrible screech and hurled her right scimitar at Inuyasha. Inuyasha read her move and dodged her useless attack. Screeching once more in fury that her attack had failed, she chucked her last solid form of a weapon towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha's claws extended and clashed against her scimitar throwing it to the side like it was nothing but a mere twig. Chiyako cursed at Inuyasha screeching in total outrage. "Learn some manors, wench!" Inuyasha cried, and slashed the demon Chiyako to pieces.

Inuyasha began to prowl the night in search for a decent tree to curl up in. He was a fairly nice guy for a demon, well hybrid. He had the greatest desire to save the world from the torment of demons. He realized that he was a demon himself in a way, but he'd never think of tormenting an innocent soul. Many made fun of him as a child for what he was. He didn't look normal like the rest of the children, with his big white hair, bright yellow eyes, sharp fangs, and long claws that threatened death. His mother tried to protect him from the world but she couldn't protect herself from it which led to her demise. Now all Inuyasha was, was a mere Rurouni, a wanderer, an outcast. He would never gain his place in this world unless there was some way to change what he was.

Inuyasha climbed into a tree that was quite comfortable from his point of view. He claimed his position, his feet resting on a near by branch with his head resting against the trunk of the tree. Slowly he drifted off into a world where no one could treat him like a dog, where no one could make fun of his looks and what he was inside. He dreamt of a maiden whose face was blurry, and a dog demon whose face was quite clear. He saw the full dog demon take hold of the maiden's hair and threw her to the ground with his strong hand. He watched as the blood from her mouth spilled freely onto the hard wood floor. "You are nothing to me! I never loved you nor will I love your child!" The dog demon spat. "Our child, how can you be so heartless!" She shrieked in protest to his words. "I've made the mistake of trusting a woman of your breed, a worthless human in my eyes. Die now if you wish to rob me from my reputation as a full demon. Unless you wish to never speak of me to this, this thing of yours!" She crawled to her knees and promised that she would never speak of him to the infant or anyone else. The maiden looked over into the distance with sad eyes at the infant with white hair and dog ears, wrapped in a red quilt that bared several patches and torn seems.

Inuyasha woke with a startling jump. It was the same dream again. He had been having these dreams for a long time and wanted to find the full dog demon in the dream. Inuyasha knew it was a possibility that it couldn't be just a dream, but a memory...

Everything could have been something that he as an infant remembered. He slid out of the tree walking on into the night. He couldn't sleep anymore through the torment of watching his father disown his mother, if that was what it really was. Maybe a dream interpreter could lend him a hand, if he could find one.

Inuyasha enjoyed the air of the night. Especially this night, the scent of blood was faint, and he was almost at peace besides being troubled by his dreams and the forever haunting smell of death. With every battle he endured and with every attack he shouted came a stronger smell of death, it was horrid to him and would never leave him. Unless he could be at peace forever, this would never come. Inuyasha pondered about his dream when suddenly he was brought out of his thoughts when he saw a blue streak of neon light zooming through out the forest. It looked like it was looking for something or someone... Inuyasha followed it with curiosity spinning through out his mind.

The light never stopped searching and Inuyasha never stopped following it. As the sun began to creep up from behind the mountain, the light changed directions and started heading for Inuyasha. Inuyasha stood his ground wondering what the strange light was. The light stopped and colors of blue and white began to swirl through the near by tree's, moments later all of the lights and swirls fell into one and suddenly began to evolve into something. The shape of the light changed along with the size until it fully took the form of cat. The cat meowed and Inuyasha's ears wiggled with curiosity. Inuyasha knelt down and went to pet the small creature but hesitated as the cat began to grow and its shape began to change again. What was once a cat was now a huge white dog with pointy ears and a fluffy coat.

Inuyasha smiled and stroked the dog starting at his head and then down his spine. The dog seemed to smile as Inuyasha did this, enjoying every second of this sudden act of pampering. Inuyasha decided he was going to keep the dog as long as it didn't change to something else, like a snake or something. One of Inuyasha's biggest fears was for snakes. He didn't like the way they slithered about. Normally females had this fear, but Inuyasha didn't care, snakes were everything he loathed.

Now all Inuyasha had to think of for his new companion was a name. A name that was suitable for his furry friend. Inuyasha got up off his knee's and began to walk hoping that the dog would follow. Sure enough the fluffy white dog stayed close to Inuyasha's side. As Inuyasha continued to walk he thought about what to call the dog. He thought of names that started with an "I" but none seemed to suit the dog. Kai…Kei…Ken…Kenichi! He thought. "I will name you Kenichi, stay Kenichi." Kenichi did what was asked. "Come Kenichi." Kenichi came. "So it is settled. Your name is Kenichi, since you mind by it so well."

Inuyasha and Kenichi continued to walk. Inuyasha tried to avoid hopping about so that he could keep an eye on Kenichi. This was the most company he had had in a long time. He wasn't about to lose something that didn't judge him the way every other human or demon had. He now had a specific destination. He wanted to find a dream interpreter, he was finding it very difficult seeing as everyone he met seemed like a crack job. He needed to find a decent woman, or man. A woman was in his best interest since women were known to be good dream interpreters.

He looked over to pat Kenichi on his soft white head when there was no Kenichi to be seen. Inuyasha blinked in shock and began to call out his new given name. "KENICHI, WHERE ARE YOU?" He heard no bark, no yelp, not even a howl to reply to his helpless cry. Maybe he turned back into that light thing! Inuyasha thought. He sighed and continued to walk, hoping that Kenichi would somehow find his way back to him.

Inuyasha then heard an old women say "You…" Inuyasha turned around his eyes wide and poked himself in the chest. "M-me…" The old lady studied Inuyasha with her eyes and said. "You seek something… I can see it in your soul…" Inuyasha's eye twitched. "M-my soul…eh…?" The old lady nodded. "Yes, my name is Keiko, I am a psychic and dream interpreter, and you seek something in this life." Inuyasha wiped all expression off of his face and said, "Dream interpreter?" "Yes… do you seek this?" Inuyasha smiled. "Why yes, I seek this, and you are in fact a female?" The old lady sighed. "Yes I'm afraid I don't look much, but if your so desperate… -- "Ah, I think not. I just am looking for a female interpreter." "Yes, a wise choice you have chosen young half breed…" "Do you wish to mock me of what I am or do you wish to interpret my dream?" "Tell me your dream." Inuyasha told her the dream of what he thought was his father disowning his mother and seeing what looked like him in the back round. Who else could it be besides him? The old woman grunted and spoke. "Inuyasha, yes that is your name, you seek revenge." Inuyasha's eyes widened and he poked his own chest as he usually did out of shock. "Me? Seek Revenge? I have nothing to avenge." He replied in utter protest. "You wish to murder your father for what he did to you. Left your mother in agony and pain and left you with out a clue what you were. You seek revenge. So go on find your father and murder his ungrateful worthless soul, or whatever you wish to call him, which is what you want." The old women murmured with a careless voice. "I just want to find him, converse with him, not kill him. Maybe ask him why he did what he did." "Has your dream not told you why? Are you so oblivious of what lies before you? He doesn't seem to love humans that much Inuyasha, from what you have seen. He is a demon Inuyasha. You do know that?" "Yes, but I am his own flesh and blood. If he hates humans so much than why did he have this relationship with my mother? It couldn't just have meant nothing to him… Tell me what will happen when I find him." "I don't do both in the same day. I interpret a dream one day and do a reading for someone the next day. It saves my strength." She said coolly as Inuyasha nodded and went off with out any questions, which he would normally put up quite a fight.

Inuyasha then thought of one more question. He turned around to go back, but the elderly woman was no where to be seen. Instead Kenichi came from where the old woman was stretching and yawning as if he'd taken a nap. His question left his mind and Inuyasha wore a puzzled stare towards Kenichi. Slowly, and hesitantly he began to walk, the white coated dog quickly following. Why did Kenichi disappear and the woman short after? Inuyasha thought. Kenichi also came from where the woman was, I wonder if it was just a coincidence or if Kenichi turned into the woman? Inuyasha patted Kenichi on his head and the dog looked up at him cocking his head to the side. Inuyasha stopped and gave the dog a look of curiosity and uneasiness. Kenichi whined as if to ask him what was wrong. Inuyasha cocked his head to the side resembling Kenichi's expression and action and said, "Is something troubling you, because there is nothing to be troubled about." Kenichi wagged his tail and then walked on ahead of Inuyasha. "Hey wait Kenichi!" Inuyasha cried and followed quickly after him.

He has a peculiar smell about him. Inuyasha thought as they both hopped over hillsides and trees Inuyasha realizing that Kenichi had the same ability. Now he really had no destination. He had found what he was looking for and she said that he wanted revenge against his father. Inuyasha wasn't like that and he wouldn't do that, unless he did something to physically hurt him. He had already emotionally hurt him in a number of ways, but maybe he had to for a reason. "Kenichi, maybe we could find some village to stay in for a couple of days." Kenichi barked in agreement.

Kenichi and Inuyasha hopped over the hilltops and scurried across the planes until night fall consumed them. It was beginning to get difficult to see anything. Suddenly Inuyasha spotted a golden flame in the distance. "Hey look Kenichi! That has got to be a village!" They ran on into the direction of the light, Inuyasha tried hard not to blink so he wouldn't lose sight of the village. He hadn't conversed with humans in a while and maybe these people would accept him. He highly doubted it but it was always worth a shot. To have not talked to someone besides enemies in about nine months, Inuyasha was getting quite socially deprived and needed to speak with some civilized being that could converse back. They neared what was thought to be village slowly the light that was now visible to be a torch growing bigger and bigger as they grew closer. Finally reaching what was now sure to be a village moments later, Inuyasha yawned huge bags beginning to take shape under his eyes. He hadn't gotten a good night sleep for quite a while. What looked like a woman was nearing them slowly. Inuyasha identified her to be quite short, stubby, and plump. Quite ugly for Inuyasha's taste, but no matter the look of someone, Inuyasha was always kind unless it was an enemy. Her face began to grow clearer as she neared them her hair being a dark black color, her eyes a brownish, green hazel like color and her face drooping with age and wrinkles.

She bowed and smiled her wrinkles stretching over her cheeks and forehead. "Welcome to our humble village traveler. What name do you carry?" Inuyasha smiled gratefully and bowed in return. "Thank you for your kind welcoming. My name is Inuyasha." She smiled bigger at his kindness. "Welcome Inuyasha. Would you like a place to stay?" Inuyasha nodded his ear twitching as a mosquito zoomed around it. Inuyasha tried to ignore the insane buzzing wearing a glare on his face talking in a frustrated tone. "Yes- ah- we will be hap-happy to accept your-offer." He managed to say before he couldn't take it anymore and began to swipe at his ear grumbling in hatred towards the menace of a bug. "Is something bothering you Inuyasha-san?" Inuyasha grinned innocently. "Ah-yes I'm fine thank you, just these damned mosquitoes can't seem to leave me alone. The aged lady who had not spoken her name squinted up at Inuyasha noticing his dog like ears. "You have a quite different appearance Inuyasha-san. Why is this?" She said in wonder. Inuyasha tried to smile. "I shall not hide myself from you eh- what is your name?" She grinned apologetically. "Oh how very rude of me Inuyasha-san, my name is Tae." "Ah well then Tae-dono I shan't hide myself from you. I am a cross-breed between dog demon and human." Inuyasha again tried to smile terrified of how she would react.

She looked quite terrified but seemed to swallow her fear as she took a big gulp and smiled slightly with the right corner of her mouth. "Well then Inuyasha-san, you don't seem dangerous. You are welcome to stay. Let me show you to a room." Her voice shook as she uttered these words and began to walk towards a small hut that didn't look like much, it didn't matter though, because Inuyasha wasn't used to getting much. "Here is where you will be staying. You can stay as long as you'd like Inuyasha-san." She smiled, fear trembling in the golden shines of her eyes that reflected off of a torch she just lit. "Thank you Tae-dono, but I assure you we will only be staying here for a couple of days." Tae smiled relief washing over her face. "That's too bad Inuyasha-san we would have loved for you to stay longer." She said in a sudden cheerful voice. Realizing her mistake of acting so happy she said good night running to a near by hut sliding the door of it open, offering them one last glance then hurriedly scurried through the door way. "She seemed a bit odd, don't you think Kenichi?" Kenichi made a quiet bark in agreement. Inuyasha smiled down at him and opened the door slipping inside. Six beds were laid out before them. Kenichi plopped down on 2 of them stretching out while Inuyasha leaned against the wall. "Ah… much better than a tree…" Inuyasha sighed closing his eyes. His left ear began to twitch at the sound of someone sobbing. Inuyasha's eyes flickered open. He peered outside out of a small hole in the hut they were in. The village was surrounded with a forest so for a moment all he saw was trees. His ears wiggled again and there he laid eyes upon a woman, whose figure was perfect from behind. Her black silky hair held a radiance of beauty. Why was she crying though? From what Inuyasha could see she was wearing black hakama's and a navy blue gi.

Inuyasha got up and told Kenichi to stay sliding open the door to the small hut forgetting to close it. He inched closer to her as quietly as he could when the silence was broken when his bare foot stepped onto a twig, a thorn imbedding in his foot. "Damn…" He grumbled picking up his foot hopping around trying to get the thorn out of his heel. He finally managed to yank it out when he heard a girl with a soft soothing tone speak to him. "What are you doing, and who are you?" she demanded. Inuyasha lost his words her bright blue eyes pierced into his gold ones. He studied her eyes for a moment noticing a bit of purple and brown outlined her pupil. "I-I-…" Inuyasha stuttered not able to speak. Her eyes seemed to dig into your body and look into your soul. He noticed her beauty and pale complexion. She doesn't smell like she's wearing make up. Inuyasha thought. Tears still dripped down her cheeks falling off her chin into her lap. Her expression angered and she lifted up what seemed to be her bow and arrow and pointed it at Inuyasha. "Who are you and what is your business!" She said with a shaky frustrated voice. Inuyasha realized that she was getting impatient. He held up his hands and took a breath in to speak. "My name is Inuyasha… I'm just staying here for the night." The string of the bow let off a sound of tension as she pulled it back tighter. "What makes you think you can just sneak up on me? What are you!" Inuyasha gulped and drew in another breath to speak with to tell her what he was when bloodied tears began to spill from her blue eyes instead of clear. She let go of her grip on her bow the arrow that let off a sparkling sort of sacred light hitting the tree behind Inuyasha. She fell to the side her eyes still wide open. Her body had begun to shake and she began to hyperventilate. Inuyasha ran towards her. "Are you ok!" He cried, she gave no answer and he picked her up in his arms and yelled to the village, "We need a doctor!"