Love for the Master

Summary: Ashiru and Kagome, both found at young ages and taken in by Hao, trained by him, to die for him. Ashiru, who loves their master like no other, lets jealousy be the weapon that kills him, but Kagome...she chooses to bid her time wisely, so that she may save him when he needs her most. Her love was not some form of obsession, it was a form of protection, and she could only hope, one day, he would see that to.

Anime/Manga: Shaman King/InuYasha

Pairing: Kagome/Hao

Genre: Romance

Rated: M for Mature Content

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~Crystallize my existence...

...In a drop of dew

Sparkling, ephemeral...

...With strivings of every hue~

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"Kagome! Kagome, get off!"

A little boy no older than five, glared up at the girl of four years old. She was hugging him, again. It wasn't really a problem, he just hated when she pulled his hair, it hurt! She climbed off of his back, her eyes starting to water with his harsh yell.

"Ah~! No, don't cry!"

"Mm, Ashi-Kun...I'm tired, and food!"

He smiled, "Your food, Kagome?"

"NO! I want food!"

Ashi, as the little girl referred to him, cringed at the high pitch of her voice. "I'll go find something for us to eat, you stay and sleep."

He looked at the warehouse where the two had been living since their parents were killed. Well, his parents were killed, he wasn't sure what had happened to hers, but he knew that she remembered it, just as clearly as he remembered his own parents, their cries for help caved into his mind.

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~x~x~x~Flashback~x~x~x~

A woman with brown hair and grey eyes smiled down at the four year old in her arms, "Ashiru, you are such a good boy."

Ashiru smiled, "I did numbers, mama!"

"I know, you did math numbers; was it subtraction?"

"No,"

"Division?"

"No,"

"Multiplication?"

"No~!" he laughed, "Adding!"

"Ah, so it was Addition!"

"Yeah!"

The door opened and a man, tall in his stature, with black hair and brown eyes, walked in with a grin. "How's my little man?"

"Daddy!" The boy jumped out of his mothers arms and ran up to his father, who picked him up after dropping his suitcase on the floor. "Daddy, I did Addition!"

"Oh? What's twenty plus four?"

"...easy! Twenty-four!"

His father laughed, "Your right, now, why not help daddy with his chores?"

"Okay!"

The day was like any other, one where the family was laughing happily, and conversing of the day's events and what one another had done. It was as perfect as any other day. That is, until night had fallen on the family, and something akin to eternal darkness, had veiled over the cheerful family's home.

With a deafening cry, ear splitting in it's suddenness, Ashiru had run from his room and into his parents room, where he saw his father, hands clutching desperately at the lifeless woman's on the floor. His mother, his father made to turn around, anger evident on his features when a laud shot rang through the room and the house. His father fell to the floor, and Ashiru...Ashiru ran...

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'To police, it was a break in, and they had just been in the wring place at the wrong time. I was assumed dead, but in fact, I had been following the very people who had taken my parents from me...and found Kagome. I assumed her parents met the same end, since I'd followed them to the house where I'd found her...but unlike myself, she had been sitting next to her parents, covered in their blood, nothing to on her face to show that she'd just witnessed her parents killed in front of her. At least she hadn't run away though...I was a coward.' Ashiru sighed, looking around the corner of a restraint, he looked at the back entrance to the kitchen and smiled, 'Looks like lunch is on the house,'

He snuck inside and ducked beneath a counter just as someone walked by, looking up, he could just barely see the to-go boxes set neatly on a rack. Waiting, he watched the person leave, then quickly; he grabbed two boxes and ran deeper into the kitchen where the chefs were rushing. Five plates were set to the side, ready to be taken, so he would have to work quickly. Grabbing one, he placed it's contents inside a to go box, then grabbed another and filled the other to-go box. The door swung open and he took off quickly, running round the corner. He closed the lids and darted out the kitchen door, but not before he heard the outraged yell of the head chef. "We'll be taking our food to go, thanks for the great service!" Ashiru laughed.

It was a good three miles from the warehouse where he and Kagome stayed, so he didn't want to get caught with the to-go boxes. Walking into a convenience store, he walked up to a woman at the counter and smiled, "Ma'am...?"

She glanced down curiously and smiled, "Yes?"

"Do you have a bag? I don't want to spill the food on the way home, and I forgot to ask for one at the restaurant."

"Sure!" She grabbed a bag and held it open for him as he placed the two to-go boxes into the bag. "Have a good day sweetie!" She smiled, watching as he left the store with a wave, bag held tightly in hand.

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Kagome yawned, 'Ashi-Kun...I want food...' She was hungry, too hungry to fall asleep.

"Kagome, I'm back!"

"AH! Ashi-Kun~" Kagome ran forward and almost caused him to fall as she jumped up and hugged him. "Food!"

"Yes, food, now go sit down and eat, then go to bed!"

He was older, by one year, so he was more than happy to take on the role of 'adult' with the girl.

"Hey, Ashi-Kun...?"

"Hm?" He took a bite from the still warm food and looked at the girl. He'd found her about seven months ago.

"I want a family again..."

"..." Ashiru looked across the food and at the girl. She had tears in her eyes, and as sad as it was, he didn't know what to say. "I'll be your brother, okay, Kagome?"

She nodded, "Okay,"

He couldn't help but wonder, if that would ever be enough for the little girl.

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Me: A new fic, hope you guys enjoy and will review to let me know what you think! Love you guys~!