Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters. It's sad but the truth hurts.
Chapter one, Buyo is not a Demon!
Kagome over stuffed her yellow backpack, readying herself to spend the night with her school friends Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka. School had just let out for summer, and they were going to party all night to forget the hardships of studying stress. She dashed about her small room a few more times to recheck that anything small enough to fit was in her bag. 'I think it's all here,' she thought to herself. She began to fasten the over stretched bag, but after a minute of struggle Kagome gave up and left the bag slightly ajar. Slinging the straps over her shoulders she wobbled for a moment before falling back onto her bed spread. 'My friends better appreciate my effort to bring so many snacks this time,' she thought with a sigh. Giving the bag another go around, she stumbled out her door and shakily down her stairs. 'I really have to work on my leg muscles,' she murmured to herself. Kagome reached the front door with a bit of difficulty. She opened the door, and held onto the door frame to lean back inside and shout out to her mom.
"I'm leaving now mom, so I'll see you later! O, by the way we might be out of ramen, because I took a little extra for tonight, sorry!" Buyo's ears perked up from his cat nap at all this yelling, and yawned lazily as he ventured over to rub against Kagome's leg. Mrs. Higurashi joined the room beaming happily from ear to ear, while scrubbing a glass with a tattered rag.
"Ok Honey, be careful and have fun." She said softly in her usual manner. Buyo's rolling purrs diverted her attention from her daughter. "Please Kagome, don't let Buyo outside. He has to go to the vet today, and I don't want to lose him like last time." At the mention of the word 'vet' Buyo's ear stood straight up, and he high tailed it out of the house. In unison the girls gave a loud sigh.
"Don't worry mom. I have some time to spare, so I'll go get him," Kagome volunteered.
She started a sluggish run after Buyo, forgetting about the obese bag settled on her back. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the cat dart into the old well house, so she directed her path shortly behind him. Upon reaching the well house, Kagome chocked on a great deal of dust, for no one had been in there for years. It was dark and musty, but Buyo's eyes were still glowing in a corner. Kagome left the door open to filter in some light. In defense Buyo jumped onto the old boarded well, and stuck his paw out with his claws extended as a warning. "Ger, I don't have time for this. Please just come quietly or I'll tell mom to get you de-clawed." Kagome threatened the cat. "Please, please, please Buyo. Hojo may stop by the party, and I don't want to miss him." Buyo just stood his ground like a statue. There was silence in a moment of complete concentration as Kagome pondered the different ways to grab the cat. A thick crack sounded off causing both to flinch in surprise. Buyo let out a small mew, and the world turned slow-mo to Kagome for the next few moments. The boards beneath the kitty went down like the titanic, and Buyo could only follow. "No! He will fall to his death!" Kagome screamed as she plunged after him. She grabbed the rough of his neck and brought him up to her just in time before he fell out of reach. Normally this effort would have been enough, but the yellow bag slid over the lip of the well and threw off Kagome's balance. She and Buyo fell toward the bottom. Kagome sheltered her cat as she awaited the impacted of rusty nails protruding from the broken boards. If she was lucky they wouldn't hit anything to permanently injure her. With her eyes squeezed tight she waited for the impacted that never came. Blue light entered the rims of her eyelids, but by the time she released her eyes from the cover of darkness, she was at the bottom of the well. 'I never felt an impacted. I must be dead,' she thought panicked. Her thoughts whirled out of proportion, until she felt another quickened heart beat against her own. It was Buyo. He retracted his claws from Kagome's skin, causing blood to drip over the white of her school girl outfit. 'Ouch,' she thought, 'At least I know I'm not dead since I can feel pain.' Calming herself, she decided she had to get out of the well first before she could figure out what happened. She grabbed hold off some vines growing up the side of the well. Since she had never been down the well, and her eyes were closed while she fell, she thought nothing of not remembering the rope like vines. Feeling helpless, Buyo attached himself to the back of Kagome's yellow bag. This only slowed down Kagome's approach to the top. Light shining down blinded the two as they tumbled over the edge of the well after the long journey up. The first thing Kagome noticed is that the air felt cleaner. Squinting against the mid-day sun she was in aw of the abundance of beautiful plant life that surrounded her. "Where am I?" she mouthed in amazement. "Even if I am dead I wouldn't mind staying here for an eternity!" She shouted to Buyo as she threw he hands up and spun around in the warmth of sunlight. Buyo was a little less enthusiastic to be in this new place. There was a strange smell drafting over from a large tree, and he left Kagome's side to pounce at what ever it was. Feeling the loss of her companion, Kagome followed the trail of matted grass that the kitty left behind until it abruptly stopped in front of what resembled the sacred tree at the shrine. Her thoughts were side tracked from the resemblance, for Buyo had attached himself to the leg of a strange looking boy in a red kimono (Sorry, I can't remember if that is the same thing guys wear. Just pretend I'm smart, ok?) A single arrow bound him to the tree. His faced rested peacefully as if it were only his habit to take naps entangled in vines against a tree. Kagome's eyes flared at the sight of his ears. They were white, triangular dog ears. She was surprised, but not frightened. She actually felt compelled to touch them. Climbing up the vines and roots away she reached her hand out to touch them, but before she could a heartbeat pulsed off, causing her to slip an inch.
"I smell your fear Kikyo, you WENCH!" The boy growled impatiently against some constricting force holding him back. "You tried to kill me and I will have my..." sniffing the air like a dog, the boy stopped himself in mid-speech. He opened his amber eyes to Kagome for the first time. "You're not Kikyo." He stared in astonishment at the beautiful girl hanging so close to him. Shaking off the shock, he regained his angry face. "Who are you?" he barked. With a quiver of fear, Kagome slipped again and grasped the arrow for leverage, but it came loose, causing Kagome to stumble backwards. Buyo hid behind her leg as she picked herself up. She lifted her head up to look at the boy, but he was already in her face.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked trying to regain some ground of confidence.
"Inuyasha, now answer me before my name is the last thing you remember." He directed forcefully.
"It's Kagome!" She tried to react with equal force, but she couldn't seem to hide her dread.
"Well Kagome, you reek of fear, and who is the pitiful demon that you keep with you? He smells like a common house cat." Inuyasha laughed to himself.
"Demon...?" she stuttered, "Buyo is a common house cat you twit!"
"You seem harmless enough, and quite defenseless." His smile twisted showing his two fangs, which were too close to her face for comfort. Holding out a claw he ran it down Kagome's cheek while all she could do was stand petrified. He laughed one more time and walked away pleased with his teasing.
"Wait!" she shouted
"What now?" he asked annoyed.
"Since it seems that I saved you from that tree, you should take me to someone I can ask for help from. And you're the only one I know here," She added timidly.
"Well, I could never forgive myself if I left you here unprotected, so hop on."
"Hop on?" she questioned.
"Yeah, onto my back. It will go quicker. What, you didn't think I wanted to walk with you all the way back to the village with your constant independent streak of questions did you?" Kagome smiled and did as she was told with Buyo resting on her huge, yellow bag.
"See, I knew you weren't a bad person," She finally reached up to scratch his ears and he stop for a moment of pleasure before he realized what he was doing.
"Stop that or I'll dump you where I stand!" He growled unhappily. Surprised, Kagome retracted her hands. She thought he would have liked it, but o-well. There was nothing said between the two on the way to the village. It was the startled Lady Kaede who broke the silence when they reached the hut.
A/N: Hey, I know it's really weird to advertise for Harry Potter in an Inuyasha fanfic, but my friend, Ilovecaptainjacks, has an awesome story about Katie and Oliver. So if you happen to have multi- interests, check it out. She is talented.
PS: Please review.