InuYasha isn't mine, though I wish he was! *sniffs*
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It was a girl.
Mind you, InuYasha didn't care much for girls. He saw them in the village all the time. But what was so different about her? The dog demon, from his perch in an old tree, couldn't place it..
"What is she WEARING!?" he suddenly wondered out loud. "That's..creepy.." he mumbled staring at the odd skirt and colors and sleeves. The girl was observing the trees, and the play of light on the leaves. She shook her head slightly, and fell to a sit under InuYasha's current tree. With a curious expression, he sat down to watch.
"Where IS this place?" muttered Kagome, only 7 years old. "I fell in our old well. I could swear we didn't have a forest in our shrine!" InuYasha's ears twitched slightly, picking up the speech. She fell in a well? he thought. Hn...that's kind of odd. I shouldn't let it bother me though..he finished with a mental scold. The girl kept talking to herself, absentmindedly twirling a stick between two shaking fingers. InuYasha stirred slightly, bored with her conversation. A stick was accidently dislodged and fell straight besides Kagome's head. She jumped at least a foot in the air, and looked up to see who did it.
For a second, she stared, not quite believing her eyes. Then the girl shrieked and sped down the path faster than she had ever ran before. Kagome leapt behind a nearby tree, heart pounding furiously. It couldn't have been there. A bright red creature, with glowing yellow eyes...yet, it looked strangely human. A youkai? No, those were fantasy...but that was certainly nothing she had ever seen before.
InuYasha watched blankly as the girl ran off. What was in the branches besides...oh. Well he wasn't very scary. Sure, he did tend to surprise people, but he was just as human as everyone else! But for some reason, half of them ran away. He ran his fingers slightly through his hair, thinking it over. His older brother never told him why. Hm....which was worse? Being called Fluffy, or having everyone run away? InuYasha shrugged slightly. It didn't matter. He had to find out why that girl ran. He leapt lightly off the tree, landing on his knees. Sniffing, he looked down the path. "So that's where she went!" InuYasha whispered to himself.
Kagome panted, heart still racing. Was that creature still following her? "Ohhh...I wish I was home!" wailed the girl. A slight cracking of leaves came from nearby, and she spun around to see. Something was in her pack!!! Two white ears poked out from the top, flicking in sync to the snuffling noises it was making. Kagome backed away, eyes wide. She reached for a nearby stick.
InuYasha was only curious. He looked up slightly at the sound of the girl moving away, and saw a large branch speeding towards his head. Yelping, he dodged away and the stick hit where his neck was a moment ago. "What did you do THAT for?" InuYasha whined, going backwards a few feet. The girl stared at him, not quite believing her eyes. Then her courage broke.
Kagome screamed and sprinted down the path, not able to understand. That was a KID, with glowing yellow eyes, a red outfit, silvery white hair, and dog ears! Amazingly, they looked more like a cat's, but cats don't go searching around in people's packs!
InuYasha jumped when the scream escaped, and watched her speed down the path. He stood up, slinging the pack over one shoulder. "What is her problem?" he thought out loud, and trotted after her, knowing she wouldn't get very far. He blinked those bright golden eyes Kagome was so scared of, confused by her actions. The birds around him chirped merrily, as though nothing had happened.
Kagome didn't stop this time. That must've been a youkai! But no, they didn't exist! Then what was that? She was not as fast as InuYasha, but was outspeeding him quite a bit because he decided to walk. "AIEEEEE!" Kagome screamed as she went sprawling over a tree root, and landed at someone's feet. She slowly looked up into the face of a boy about 11, but much like the creature that had been destroying her pack.
Sesshomaru looked startled as the human landed at his feet. What kind of joke was this? It was a mortal, a very short one at that. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow as the girl stared at him. "Typical of you mortals." he snorted, giving her a slight kick and walking off, shaking his head.
"Errr...mortal?" she asked nobody in particular. Kagome sat up, wincing from the kick. That HURT! He must've been pretty powerful..she thought, looking at the bright red and blue bruise that she had gotten almost immediatly. What was that boy?
InuYasha sniffed again, this time a hint of Sesshomaru was in the air. "Oh great, just my luck.." he mumbled. His demon brother always snickered when he saw InuYasha, for unknown reasons. What was wrong with him? And what was wrong with that girl? It was all very confusing. He flicked his ears forward to hear the odd girl's wonder of "Mortal?" Sesshomaru must have been here. That demon always made fun of humans...of course, he made fun of his younger brother the most. Weird. Actually, InuYasha didn't even KNOW he had dog ears. The only source of reflection was water, and that source wasn't very reliable. When he first got his fangs, it was the pings of pain when he bit down in the night that puzzled him. They still did. InuYasha knew he had claws..but some of the ladies at the village almost did. Except the ones that worked.
Kagome sat up, eyes lingering on the place Sesshomaru so quickly left. "There was something really scary about that kid..he didn't seem very normal to me." she spoke, quietly. "I'd rather meet the dog creature than him anyday!" She glanced around, as if expecting the creature to pop up at the mention of it.
InuYasha listened, hurt. "Dog creature?" he whispered. "And she's comparing me to Sesshomaru! How rude can you get?" He climbed out of the bush he had been eavesdropping in, and trotting over to the girl curiously. Inu didn't expect the loud yawp that followed.
"Eeeeeeek!" squeaked Kagome, looking at the boy who was standing in front of her. His expression wasn't like he wanted to kill her, in fact, it was kind of friendly. But she couldn't trust a kid with dog ears, yellow eyes, and white hair! No way! Kagome stood up and held the stick she had been carrying out in front, like a sword.
InuYasha just smiled at her. What a funny girl! He plucked the stick out of her arms with ease, and tossed it away. The girl looked fearful as she whispered, "What are you going to do?" He shrugged. "Say hello?" InuYasha questioned, holding out his hand.
Kagome glanced at the talons on each of his fingers, and slowly took it, uneasily. The boy's friendly smile eased her into a slightly relaxation, seeing he meant her no harm. Then she noticed the fangs. "Who ARE you?" she asked, shivering slightly. "And what?"
InuYasha looked surprised, and dropped his hand to his side. "My name's InuYasha.." he calmly replied, though still having that puzzled expression. He didn't answer the second question. Instead her handed the pack to her, looking slightly guilty. It was covered in bitemarks, dirt, and the contents were destroyed. He smiled again, innocently. "I couldn't help myself! There's all this neat stuff!" InuYasha pulled out a flashlight from the bag, and tried to turn it on. "See? It's so weird!"
"This kid must be mental.." she mumbled, though he could hear every word. Kagome could tell by the way those white ears quivered slightly, and so did his expression. She took the flashlight away and turned it on, then handed it back to him, amused by the dog boy's expression.
"How'd you get a sun in there?" InuYasha asked, staring curiously at the flashlight. He flicked it towards his eyes, and tossed it away with a howl. "THAT HURTS! What kind of torture device is that?" He whined, holding his hands to his face. Blinking his eyes, he took the hands away.
Kagome frowned slightly, not meaning for him to do something like that. What kind of idiot WOULD stare in the sun anyhow? She reached over and took up the flashlight in her hand. "There isn't a sun, doggy!" she told him, laughing slightly. "Its a battery, and there's a lightbulb that the light goes through.." the girl stopped, seeing his confused expression.
He held up his claws, as though defending himself from the flashlight. Kagome was sure he could tear it to pieces, so she shoved it back inside the pack. "So..." she said, trying to be friendly. "What are you doing here, anyhow? I fell through a well and came up here. Quite interesting, huh?" InuYasha stared defiantly in her face. "Are you a witch?" he asked, not expecting what came next. WHACK! Kagome's pack came slamming into his head. He fell over backwards, taken by surprise. "What did you do that for??" he whined, massaging his forehead where the pack hit.
Kagome growled. "Stay away! Your a youkai, aren't you? Talk about witches and stuff...how would you know?" InuYasha blinked, surprised by her change of emotion.
"No...of course I'm not! I'm just as human as you!" he snorted, looking away. InuYasha shrugged slightly. "Unless you lied.."
Kagome started getting angry with this new dog-like person. He was so...rude! And she was more of a cat person...Buyo would have a fit if he saw this boy. Or maybe he wouldn't, considering how fat and lazy he was. But what did that matter?
"What is wrong with you?" InuYasha mumbled, sitting up and still rubbing his hand over his forehead. "Weird kid." He shook his head and stood up. "Well, I guess I'll be going, seeing as how you're too freaky to want me here anyhow!" said Inu, wondering what her reaction would be.
"Fine! Just go!" Kagome snapped, annoyed. Freaky indeed!
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I'll write more if I get some good reviews..I just want to see if anyone is liking this story O_O I'm not picky either! Sorry if its a bit short..my mind is failing me today.