Inuyasha Fan fiction
Disclaimer: I do not own the grumpy dog hanyou (Inuyasha), nor any of his cool bean! friends …*sob* Rumiko Takahashi has the privilege. But, this story IS YUME's. SHIORI YONEMURA IS YUME'S CHARACTER! Don't use her! Thanx! O_o
Shiori: the hanyou wolf demon
"Um...Inuyasha… Where are we going, exactly?" Kagome called, looking up ahead at the dirt road. Behind, she could hear the patter of feet. Mostly Miroku's, and Sango's. Kirara's and Shippo's gentle paws made no sound at all. When no reply came from the front of her, she sighed.
Beyond their line of sight, Inuyasha walked along quietly, his ears pricking at every single noise. He didn't dare mention that he smelt blood. That chicken of a girl Kagome might mention that they shouldn't investigate, due to the new moon being that night, and the darkness of the night descending upon them. Inuyasha shuddered. He hated humans. And he hated being one on the new moon's night!
"Grrr…" growled the hanyou, shaking his white mane of hair, trying to dismiss the thought.
"Um...Inuyasha? Whats up? Inuyasha!" Kagome cried, seeing that the dog demon was speeding up.
Darn him! He gets like this every month!
Kagome thought angrily, trying to run to catch up. Her loafers didn't help with her speed, nor grace.."Kagome, perhaps we should leave him alone for the night." Miroku suggested, hurrying up to Sango's pace.
"Whatever, he shouldn't be so naive! SIT BOY!" Kagome shouted. Up ahead, in the darkness, a loud thump! was heard. All but Kagome grimaced.
When they caught up to the cursing Inuyasha, Kagome reached down a hand to help him up. Ignoring it, Inuyasha braced himself, and stood.
"You had a good reason for that, wench?" Inuyasha snarled, trying desperately hard to hear what he thought he had been hearing all night. But the noise of screams was gone. As so was the smell of human and demon blood alike.
"Well, what now, lord Inuyasha?" came a small, deep voice from Inuyasha's shoulder.
"What do you mean, what now?" Inuyasha asked sharply, but he figured he knew what Myoga meant, as he stared over Kagome's shoulder at the very faint, disappearing sun.
"We should find shelter. Or, at least a clearing for the night. Why were you running?" Sango said gently, curiosity getting the most of her.
"I heard… something." Inuyasha explained. "Screams, and the smell of blood." He looked down.
"What? And you wanted to investigate?" Kagome asked shrilly, sounding angry.
"Of course! Just because I'm human doesn't mean I have to act helpless!" screamed Inuyasha..
Kagome turned away, looking hurt. "Sorry. I didn't mean to make you so...mad."
"C'mon Inuyasha. Consider yourself lucky. You know becoming human once a month is part of the package of being half-" Miroku took a quick intake of air.
"Half...Half what? Where you going to say half breed?" Inuyasha bristled.
"No." Miroku said, looking down. "I was going to say...half human."
Inuyasha took off, in the opposite direction, running. Even without his demon powers, he was still pretty fast.
"Lets make camp here. It seems like Inuyasha wont be back for a while." Sango said, taking her pack off her shoulders.
"A long while, until he decides to be nice," Kagome said, looking over shoulder at where he had disappeared. She got a sudden pang of longing, wishing that she could see Inuyasha in his human form once more. It made them seem… More equal. And suddenly, she wished Inuyasha was just...there. With her. And not alone, with no means of defense except for a rusted old sword that wouldn't transform, and a good right hook.
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Inuyasha slowed, panting, out of breath. He stopped along a small, flowing stream, and reached behind him, grabbing a fist full of his hair. It was midnight black. Tangled, and rougher than his normal silver. His hand that clutched the hair was not clawed with long talon-like nails, just scarred and blistered. And he could barely see either features, due to his lack of visibility.
Inuyasha looked into the stream, and sat down quickly, his clothes swishing gently. His reflection… it looked back at him, blinking with the same violet eyes when he did, exposing non-fanged teeth when he did, black hair blowing in the wind, parallel to his.
It was him. Inuyasha. But...not Inuyasha. This was a human. Inuyasha was not human. He was half demon. A Hanyou. So why did he have a reflection like this once a month?
It was like living with two personalities, two bodies, two lives. The human that he saw right now… it was thinking of a voice. A voice that belonged to a girl, 15, that shared the same hair color. And her voice resounded in the human's head, 'he shouldn't be so naïve!'
Inuyasha shook his head. The human side of him liked Kagome, and longed to be with her. She would never know of, when every month that he had to change into the filthy human, how he would look at her while she was sleeping, as he sat above in the treetops, and dream of his life together, forever, with her.
The demon side of him feared Kagome. She was a human. And a human had betrayed and distrusted him so easily in the past. How could he not stop thinking of that? Kagome was Kikyou's reincarnation, after all. She could hurt him easily, just like his old love.
"I hate this!" Inuyasha said through gritted teeth, staring down at his reflection. Then, he raised his
hand, and flung it through the water.
Water, dark, and shining, flew everywhere, including all over the hanyou's body. It was a cold night, and the promise of snow peeked over the clouds.
Inuyasha gave an involuntary shudder, and felt his teeth chomp up and down multiple times. The cold affected him much more while he was in his human form. Now, cold and shivering, his body feeling numb, he realized the torture he put Kagome, Miroku, and Sango through while he traveled over high mountains. Shippo had fur, but not enough to keep all the cold out. Poor little guy, Inuyasha thought, before laying down on the cold, compacted earth, placing his hands beneath his head for a pillow, looking at the stars that appeared through the thick clouds.
He thought about building a fire. He knew he should've stayed with the group, and enjoyed the fire they would have definitly created. But, he hated having them see him like this. Most of all, he hated seeing Kagome see him like this. He didn't want Kagome thinking that he was always so… Inuyasha couldn't think of a word to put behind it. And, the half-demon knew the true reason. He didn't trust himself in his human form around Kagome. He had once told her that she smelt good, and he had always liked her scent. And, he meant it, even in his demon form. He loved it, and found comfort in her warm, loving scent. But, that was something he didn't want Kagome to know. She should've never had found out. Inuyasha's love for her scent, her touch, her approving look, was like a weakness to him.
Now Inuyasha couldn't feel his body. His fingers were numb, same for his toes, and feet. He tried to move them, but they didn't budge.
He had to be freezing. Possibly to death. Another weakness. Becoming human was another weakness. His ran his numb fingers through his wet hair. His face was still wet, from his silly splash. And then, he found his chest compacted. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't move.
That was when darkness took him.
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Inuyasha came to very slowly. His long eyelashes parted, and he blinked several times. Inuyasha seemed to be in a hut, with a fire going in the middle, from the looks of the ceiling he was facing. He clenched and unclenched his hand. He could feel every part of his body, down to his aching toes.
"That wasn't a very smart thing to do, you know." Came a voice from beyond Inuyasha's vision.
"Huh?" Inuyasha asked, confused. Where was he??
"When you splashed the water. That's wasn't smart. That's what got you cold. And your clothes just wont dry. Fire rat cloak, huh? My sister has the same thing." the voice belonged to a girl. It was very familiar. Searching his memories, Inuyasha found the picture of a young Kaede. This was definitly a child talking to him.
"Where am I?" Inuyasha asked, his speech slurred.
"Well, he's awake," came the vice of an elder woman. It wasn't young, yet it wasn't old..
Inuyasha sat straight up, grimacing at the effort. His chest ache.
The blanket that was wrapped around him fell down, showing his bare chest, with just his pants on. Blushing, Inuyasha pulled the blanket up again. Then, he turned to the two girls, that were standing next to each other.
The one, younger girl, was clutching onto the older girl's hand. Her hair was a curly brown, and she was dressed in the original clothes that the village children wore.
Attached to the young girls hand was a long, sleek, elegant hand. And that hand's fingers were not normal. They were clawed. The older girl looked to be about Kagome's age. She wore a...fire rat kimono. Just like Inuyasha's, except for the front, which hung down low. Not low enough to show cleavage, but low enough to have two straps in the front that held it up. Long, brown hair, except for two long streaks of brown that were held in place by ears. Long ears. Long, Kouga like ears.
The girl smiled, and two long fangs on both sides of her mouth shown.
"Wolf demon," Inuyasha hissed, pulling himself backwards, towards the wall.
"Don't act so innocent, hanyou. I know that you are a dog demon." She snarled. Then, she turned nicely to the young girl, and told her to go outside for a few minutes. The girl left reluctantly, standing in the doorway a second too long.
"Go!" instructed the wolf youkai. The little girl turned, and ran off into the night.
"How do you know who I am…?" Inuyasha asked, not letting down his guard.
"Feh. What type of fool do you play me for? I watched you running through the forest as a silver haired, dog eared demon. And I saw you transform into a human. You think I'd help out a complete strange human…? A demon, no less?" the girl said, leaning against the wall of the hut, placing her arms across her chest.
"Hate to tell you, but you sorta kinda did. I don't know you. You definitly don't know me. Who are you?" Inuyasha asked her, getting an annoyed look on his face.
"Oh, but I know you, just as one wolf would know another wolf of its clan." The girl said.
"I am a hanyou. My mother was a human. My father was a wolf demon. I'm not sure who, though."
Inuyasha looked at her. He was surprised for a moment that he hadn't recognized it, or smelled the human in her. Then, he remembered. He was human.
"Grrr. You never answered my question. Who are you?" Inuyasha said.
"I am Shiori Yonemura. And you are…?" Shiori informed him, starting to get cross.
"I am Inuyasha."
"Hah. I knew of your father. I heard stories of him. And,
I currently know your brother. Sesshomaru." Shiori said.
((Thats it for part 1, thanks Yume!))