The Enchanted Forest
By: Sakurascorpion19
Synopsis: He met her on a dark and stormy night, but then, she disappeared. The search is on. InuyashaxKagome.
A/N: I do not own "Inuyasha". This is my first Inuyasha story so I hope you enjoy the first chapter...
Chapter 1: The Storm
Inuyasha walked slowly through the forest, something he didn't normally do. He kept a closeful eye on his surroundings. There were beautiful, lush trees all around him, like any other forest, but this forest was special. Its enchanting spell would take a hold of all those who dared to walk through it. Inuyasha was up for a challenge and this was the only one that presented itself to the half demon.
"Keh, magical forest…what's so magical about it?" Inuyasha asked himself out loud.
Suddenly, a cold breeze came across the young half demon's face. The leaves on all the trees surrounding him began to blow around violently as if they were about to fall off.
Inuyasha just kept his cool as he always did. Besides, you won't scare anyone but a mere human with that trick.
"Keh…" Inuyasha let out. "This is ridiculous."
The wind wouldn't let up and the sky began to get black. Thunder was heard from above and lightening streaked through the darkening sky.
"A storm, huh." Inuyasha laughed.
He quickly found shelter underneath a large Oak tree as soon as the rain began to come down. It poured harder and harder with each passing second.
Inuyasha was not the lease bit shocked. This sort of thing always happened to him. He was just an unlucky half demon. Alone.
He shut his eyes to rest until the storm let up. However, as soon as he did, he heard a strange noise coming from behind him. He quickly turned around to see the culprit, but no one was in sight.
"Probably some stupid squirrel…" Inuyasha told himself before he turned back around to face the way he was previously.
Then, he heard the noise again. It was getting closer.
"Keh…"
Inuyasha whipped around once more to see if he could catch whatever was making that sound.
Nothing.
"It's probably just the wind from the storm blowing the branches of the trees." He told himself.
At least that's what it sounded like.
He turned back and closed his eyes once more. Nothing there, nothing there.
He slowly fell asleep standing at the base of the Oak tree as the storm continued its fury.
Inuyasha suddenly awoke from a loud crashing sound.
He jumped up and crouched down ready to pounce. He looked around, but saw nothing.
"What the hell?"
He straightened himself and looked up to see that the storm was still strong as night had fallen.
"What is with all these strange ass noises?" Inuyasha asked himself.
He looked around again to see if he had missed anything. He listened to see if he could hear any distinct breathing or walking.
His head jerked up as soon as his ears picked up the sound of harsh, troubled breathing.
He took off running toward the sound. He was getting closer and closer. He slowed down as soon as he noticed what was causing the noise.
A girl lay on the ground. She was wearing strange clothes too.
What is that? A human? Inuyasha asked himself. Keh…it has to be a human…only a human would collapse because of a little bad weather.
He stopped at his destination. He stared at the being at the base of his feet. There is something about her. Something…
The young girl had long black hair and was wearing a green and white outfit that Inuyasha had never seen.
Inuyasha could sense that she was ill. She must have caught ill from the cold rain.
"Keh…why am I always the one saving people around here?" He complained.
He scooped the girl into his arms and placed her under a tree for shelter. He then took off his robes to give to her as a blanket as he made a fire.
Once the fire was lit, Inuyasha kept watch over the human. What is it about her? Why do I feel the need to take care of her like this?
"Keh…" Inuyasha blew off his thoughts.
He leaned up against the tree and closed his eyes. He was tired and he really wanted sleep.
Inuyasha awoke to find it early morning. The storm had long been gone and the birds were chirping.
He yawned and stretched to better wake himself.
I wonder if that human is awake yet? Inuyasha thought. He looked over to where he placed her to see that she was gone.
"What the…" He jumped. He ran over to where his robes lay deserted. "Where did she go?"
He smelled his clothes to pick up her scent. Wait, what do I care that she's gone?
"Keh…she didn't even say 'thank you'." Inuyasha groaned.
He put his robes back on and looked around. Why am I still looking for her? Why?
Inuyasha closed his eyes. Why does she seem so familiar? Who was she?
He opened his eyes and looked around for her once more.
Even though he had no idea why, he was going to find her.
Please Review...I want some feedback since this is my first "Inuyasha" story...thanks for reading...