Living, Learning and Loving
Chapter One
A Hunting We Will Go
Disclaimer: I hardly doubt that if I owned InuYasha, I would be writing fanfics about him. But … what would I do if I did? That, my faithful readers, would be something to talk about!
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"Shut up, stupid!" A boy yelled at another boy. The boy who was doing the yelling had long silver hair and golden eyes and a simple child kimono.
"Don't call me stupid, stupid!" Another boy yelled back. This boy was younger than the other and he had silver dog-ears with his silver hair and he wore a red fire rat hiori.
The boys growled at each other before they both leapt into the air, tackling one another to the ground in a growling, fist swinging fit. Little did they know that a much older demon was watching them and he sighed a little when they rolled closer to one of the ponds and got more and more dirty.
The boys didn't notice that they were getting so close to the pond either and soon, they rolled into it with a loud splash. A fish jumped into the air and smacked the youngest boy in the face. He growled furiously and chased it around the pond, yelling at it.
The demon watching this sighed a little and walked out into the gardens. "Sesshomaru." He called softly and watched as the oldest boy looked up and scrambled out of the water and ran over to him. A soft smile graced his lips before he spoke again.
"InuYasha." He called, louder this time and the boy in red, stopped, causing the fish to smack him again. He growled again, getting ready to chase after it again before he heard a growl. Giving the fish one last glare, he ran over to his father.
The demon sighed a little, looking down at his sons. "We are going for a hunt, boys." At this, their eyes lit up and they began asking different questions at the same time, which lead to one of them telling the other to shut up but a voice from behind them quieted them instantly.
An average height woman with long, black hair with a tiny hint of dark, navy blue and dark but incredibly loving and cheerful eyes and a mouth that was almost always in a smile was standing behind them with a pink blue red and green kimono on.
"Mother!" The boys said in unison, running to her and hugging her at the same time.
The woman smiled a little as she giggled a little, kneeling down to her boys. "My, my, what have you two been doing? You're soaked."
"Sesshomaru pushed me into the water, mother." InuYasha told her, earning a growl from his older brother.
"I did not! You pushed me!" InuYasha growled back.
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!" They stopped arguing when they heard a giggle coming from the woman. They turned to look at her beautiful face.
"Hush your loud words at each other, my darlings. What is this I hear about you going on a hunt?" The boys nodded and she lifted her eyes to her beloved husband and he smiled and gave a smile nod as well.
She looked down at the boys and smiled again. "Well, I suppose you both better go and get a pack ready. You're probably going to need it."
The boys nodded and ran inside, InuYasha yelling at Sesshomaru who supposedly pushed him. The woman smiled and shook her head a little, going over to InuTashio.
"They're sweet boys." This made him snort a little.
"When they're sleeping, sure." She smiled a little more, gently putting a hand to his cheek, turning his head to look at her.
"You were probably the exact same way with your brothers." InuTashio smiled at her. She was so lovely, so beautiful, so kind and loving and understanding. He reached up and took her hand, holding it against his cheek before moving it and kissing her hand, gently pulling her towards him.
"You always see right through me, Izaiyoi." She smiled at him.
"It's my job."
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InuTashio stood, watching his boy's say good-bye to their mother and smiled a little. She was such a good mother, he noted.
Izaiyoi knelt in front of her boys and smiled. "Now you two take good care of your father for me, alright?" Both InuYasha and Sesshomaru nodded.
"We will, mother." They promised and hugged her one last time before running over to their father, who had a very large pack on his shoulder and he smiled down at them.
"Well, are you boys ready?" They nodded and InuTashio scooped them up into his arms and smiled at Izaiyoi before jumping down the rocky ledge at great speed.
It wasn't long before Sesshomaru and InuYasha were walking instead of riding and they were completely fascinated by pretty much everything in these warmer lands and, well, as the old saying goes, "Time flies when you're having fun".
Soon, the fascinating things weren't as fascinating and the pup's stomachs were starting to growl as well as InuTashio's and he sighed a little when they tugged on his pants.
"Yes?" He looked down at his sons.
"Father, we're hungry." InuYasha said quietly, his ears falling a little. InuTashio sighed a little and nodded.
"Alright, we will make camp here." He set the bags down and started the fire since it was beginning to get dark. Straightening, he rolled his shoulders and stretched a little and his eyes fell on his sons who were sitting by the fire.
"Stay here and I will be back." They boys nodded a little.
"Yes father."
Once their father had left, Sesshomaru smirked a little. "Hey, InuYasha, I dare you to put your hand into the fire."
"No way."
"Chicken."
"I'm not a chicken, you chicken."
"I'm not a chicken either, stupid."
"Well if you're so brave then you do it!"
"No, that's stupid."
"Then why did you want me to do it?"
"Cause you're stupid, of course." Sesshomaru answered easily. InuYasha growled at his brother and got ready to pounce before Sesshomaru covered his mouth.
"Shhh, I think there's something out there … " Just then, the two boys heard distinct voices and they weren't pleasant ones. Slowly, they crept to the edge of the clearing and peered through the bushes and noticed men that carried weapons and torches.
"All right, men, you've all seen the demon. He must have his offspring somewhere around here! Spread out and search! Remember, if you find them … KILL them." InuYasha and Sesshomaru's eyes went wide and they scampered away, causing some birds to fly from their nests.
The leader of the men turned towards where they were and growled. "They must be in that clearing, men! Hunt them down!" Suddenly, about a dozen burly men burst from the trees and they charged at InuYasha and Sesshomaru.
The boy's eyes went wide and they had to scramble out of the way to dodge swords and arrows. InuYasha just barely dodged a sword and ran towards his brother but skidded to a stop and dodged another man's hands quickly. Soon, he was having to dart between legs and dodge hands as he was desperately trying to get to his brother.
"Sesshomaru!" InuYasha cried out at the other boy. He was so close. He was almost there.
"AHH!" InuYasha cried out in extreme pain as an arrow pierced his shoulder, causing him to stumble and fall right at another man's feet.
Sesshomaru saw this and growled a little. Where was their father!
Sure enough, InuTashio had heard this from far off and started running. When he heard InuYasha's pained cry, his blood chilled and he swore his heart stopped beating for a minute. He pushed himself on. He had to go faster, he needed to go faster. His boys were in trouble, they needed him and soon, he was going so fast that his feet were only touching the ground for a fraction of a second.
He arrived just in time to see a man strike Sesshomaru down to the ground. At this, his blood boiled and he growled and began moving again. He scooped up his sons and held them in one arm as he took the packs in the other and took to the sky.
"There's the demon, men! Shoot him down!" InuTashio growled and turned about, shifting the packs to his other hand and drawing Tetsaiga with the other. He only waited for a second before launching the attack.
"I shall teach you to harm my children! WIND SCAR!" With that attack, he turned and didn't even look back as he jumped over a cliff and gently laid his boys down. Sesshomaru was the first one to stir and he went over to their father who put an arm around him.
"Sesshomaru, I'm sorry. I should have stayed closer." Slowly, he pulled back and examined his son's face and sighed a little. It was going to swell and be sore but it wasn't anywhere near as serious as InuYasha had obtained.
Going to his youngest son, he held the boy down before carefully taking the arrow out of his shoulder.
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InuYasha woke up slowly and InuTashio looked over and smiled a little. "You're finally awake."
The young half demon looked around and nodded. "Are you hungry?" He nodded again.
This time, it was InuTashio who nodded and handed him some deer meat. InuYasha took the meat and slowly sat up, wincing a little but going over and sitting next to his father. InuTashio smiled a little and put his arms around his sons who were now sitting on either side of him.
"Do you feel better now?" InuYasha nodded again.
"My shoulder hurts."
"Yes, it'll hurt for a little while but not long." InuYasha nodded and silence took over again before broken by a small voice.
"Father?"
"Yes?" He looked over at InuYasha who was concentrating on the fire.
"Why didn't you come?"
InuTashio frowned a little. "I did come."
"I know but I mean … before. Why didn't you come earlier?"
The great demon lord sighed a little and then drew his boys into his large lap.
"Well boys, I was unaware of the danger you were in. I had no idea that there would be humans out there. I apologize." InuYasha smiled at him.
"It's okay, father. We were brave, weren't we, Sesshomaru?" The older pup didn't say anything, just stared at the fire.
"Is something bothering you, Sesshomaru?" InuTashio questioned.
"Why were those men hurting us? Why did they want to hurt us?" This caused the old demon to sigh again.
"Sesshomaru, most humans do not like demons. They think that we are destructive monsters that only seek to kill. Now, while that is true about some demons, it does not go the same for the rest of us."
"But you killed those humans." Sesshomaru pointed out. InuTashio nodded.
"Only because they had already hurt you and were trying to hurt me." Sesshomaru nodded a little.
"I understand, father." InuTashio smiled and gently hugged his boys.
"I'm just glad that you both are safe now. How is your cheek, Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru smiled a little and rubbed it lightly. "It doesn't hurt so much anymore, father."
He returned his sons smiled with one of his own. "That's good to hear." His keen hearing caught his youngest pup's stifled yawn and he smiled softly when he saw InuYasha's eyes slowly close and his head pitch forward before snapping back, rousing him.
With a chuckle, he stood up and placed each pup on their beds that were directly beside each other and InuTashio dug out a blanket and laid it over his sons.
"Sleep now, my sons. We have a long journey ahead of us tomorrow." He watched as InuYasha curled up against his older brother and Sesshomaru curled up to his younger brother in turn and a soft smile came to his lips and he sat beside them, which was directly under a tree. Crossing his arms and legs; he closed his eyes, thinking of their journey ahead.
Indeed, they were in for a long journey.
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A/N: Wow! Yeah! A new fanfic xD I just hope that I'll be more dedicated than what I have been lately. I really should stop getting ahead of myself so much –sigh- I hope you all like it!
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