Wolf Watcher
A single word condemns you,
Binds your soul to mine.
The single word is special,
One no one else can define.
It translates to love,
That's all there is to it.
But between you and me,
All that word is is "sit".
Blood splattered across the ancient alleyway bricks. A figures silver hair glimmered in the moonlight. It smiled evilly before lashing out at the next enemy. Blood was flung onto the wall, trickling down.
Smirking, Inu Yasha surveyed the damage he had done, his gaze occasionally stopping on the scarlet pools.
The katana cleaned itself as he slid it across his thumb and into the sheath. A maniacal gleam rose in his emerald eyes from amidst a pool of bright red. He turned to survey the blood on his fingers in the moonlight. Smiling, he licked the blood off, savoring the metallic taste.
Inu Yasha heard a small cry, and looked up to see a dark haired geisha staring at him with wide chocolate eyes.
"You saw me kill, didn't you?" He snarled, baring his fangs. His keen eyes picked up the small detail of a bead of sweat as it trickled down the woman's face. His ears caught her nervous swallow. He smirked again. "You did, didn't you?"
The woman gave a barely perceptible nod.
In one motion, Inu Yasha had the geisha pinned to the wall, arms pressed against it on either side of her. "I smell your fear human girl. And I'd kill you if I so desired. But, maybe I'll have a go at you, at least before I kill you."
He kissed her full on. She struggled. The demon ran kisses down her neck, and she stopped struggling. She managed to gasp out, "You are a foul beast demon."
Inu Yasha pulled back, grinning. His eyes were golden now. "A demon, am I? You don't know the half of it."
He reached for the obi knot. For all his keen senses, he didn't catch the quick movement as the geisha slipped a connected rope of beads out of her sleeve. The sash fluttered to the ground and the kimono dropped open. He pulled her from the wall and buried his face in her neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck smiling.
"Your mine now inu lord. Sit," she whispered.
An unknown force pulled Inu Yasha into the ground face first. "What in the seven hells?" he shouted.
The geisha pulled her kimono closed as she bent to retrieve her obi. "Don't screw with geisha, hanyou." And she walked calmly down the alley and disappeared in the moon light streets.
"Wait, I'm not through with you wench!" The silver haired creature tried to follow, but he still couldn't move. After several minutes, he attempted to follow the scent -and a lovely white plum scent it was- but couldn't pick it up.
"Damn," he muttered. "That geisha was a miko."
- - - - - - -
Inu Yasha strode down the streets of Kyoto. The demon wore the clothes common to the Bakufu era; the haori (short kimono) and the hakama (his were unpleated), all in red. His golden eyes glared from under a straw hat that hid his inhuman dog-ears from sight. The samurai daishou (for any uncultured, the double blade set); his father's second heirloom blade Tetseiga, and a plain wakasashi.
The demon had finally found the scent of the geisha from last night and had been following it all morning. The scent had merged with one Inu Yasha found familiar, but couldn't place. He leapt over the wall to the estate where the pair of smells had entered. He would have expected to be stabbed on impact. However, when Inu Yasha landed in the small Zen garden, he saw no one. He jumped on a couple rocks to reach the shoji (the cool paper doors) and sat on the wide porch to listen.
"Sesshomaru-sama, the deed has been done," he could hear the geisha say. He could barely see her through the thin rice paper, but the silhouette bowed to the floor.
Sesshomaru, Inu Yasha thought the name sounded familiar.
"Were you followed?" a cold, masuline voice from across the girl.
"Not last night. If Inu Yasha is half the dog you say he is, he should have been able to pick up the scent though. In fact, he might be close right now."
Inu Yasha froze. Crap! I've been discovered. She'll say something and that Sesshomaru bastard'll be at my throat in a second!
"And you came here? Do you want our hide out discovered by some Imperialist?"
"I see no problem. This is just temporary any way. He might side with us."
"I doubt it, Kagome-san. I will bring it up with the squad leader tonight. I will be on my way now, unless you have any objections."
"No, Sesshomaru-sama. As you wish."
The shoji slid open and the man walked out. Inu Yasha had just barely managed to jump to the roof and was breathing in silent gasps. He watched the woman bow the lord out of the room. Inu Yasha's eyes widened.
He knew Sesshomaru. The demon was one of the Shinsengumi assassins. What was more, there were closer ties than position...
Sesshomaru was at the gate when Inu Yasha reacted. He lept silently off the building and ran towards the demon, Tetseiga slowly unsheathing.
"Sit!" the girl shouted. The beads around his neck flashed white, and Inu Yasha took a face plant.
Sesshomaru turned to see what had happened. "You were right, Kagome-san. It appears that the Imperialist hanyou decided to show up. Keep him on a leash while I'm gone. See if you can persuade him."
"Yes, Sesshomaru-sama." Again, the woman bowed to the lord.
Satisfied, Sesshomaru walked out of the estate.
"What the hell did that bastard mean by persuade? What are you damned wolves planning?" Inu Yasha shouted.
"I know all about you Inu Yasha. I know that you wanted to join the Isshin Shishi only because your brother joined up with us. You want to fight."
"Yeah, and your point is?" Inu Yasha asked. Released from that unknown force, he sat up right.
"You can become a spy for us. Not to help your brother, but to assure that you can fight again. I'll make it well worth it for you." Kagome started walking back towards the house.
"Wait a second. What does that mean?" Inu Yasha started to follow the miko, only to be subdued by the "sit" again.
"Damn it wench, stop doing that!"
Kagome came back out in a few moments and, before the effects of the spell wore off, tied it around the hanyou's "collar".
Inu Yasha sat up once more. "You enjoy decking me out in all this crap, don't you? First a necklace, then a rope?"
"Yeah, sure, if that's how you see it," Kagome replied.
"Kagome!" someone shouted. Inu Yasha could hear footsteps approaching until the person came into view. He was tall and slim, one of the men that women would dub "tall, dark and handsome". The man's dark hair was pulled into a high ponytail, the favorite of the samurai class. He wore the attire of the Miburo; the dark blue hakama, the light blue kimono with the white zigzags on the sleeves, and the headband.
The new comer caught sight of Inu Yasha. He asked loudly, "Kagome, what is this Imperialist doing here?"
Kagome looked up innocently. "Spying."
"And he's still alive? Kagome, just what are you doing?"
"Sesshomaru-sama said he's going to spy for us. We have to get him onto our side. At least he doesn't have any real loyalties to the Ishin Shishi, or we'd have to kill him."
"I say kill him any way." His hand went to his katana hilt.
Inu Yasha popped up. "So, there really are okami in Mibu. And here I thought all it was was an idea. Just try and kill me, okami."
Kagome stood as well. She placed an arm on the dark haired demon. "Kouga-kun, don't start any fights. Sesshomaru-sama will be very unhappy if you spill blood on his lands."
"As you wish, my love," this earned an angry glare from Inu Yasha. "It wouldn't be worth much any way, to kill a hanyou."
"Say that again and it will take all the forces in the world to hold me back, ya wimpy okami," Inu Yasha snarled.
"You're nothing but a little dog shit. A pathetic excuse for a canine."
"Shut the hell up!"
"Sit!"
Inu Yasha slammed to the ground. Kouga laughed hysterically. "That's a good trick. Does he roll over too?"
"Kouga-kun. Be nice. When he joins with us, you know the rules. You can't ridicule him like that, or else you'll have to commit seppuku."
"Yes, Kagome-chan. It's all Hijikata's fault too. That demon's way to cocky, thinking he can pass as a human."
"Kouga!"
"He's not man enough to be a spy. I bet he's to scared to turn traitor and get caught."
"Knock it off Kouga."
"Yeah, yeah, I'll shut up. I can't stand this stench. I'm going back in." An with that final comment, Kouga left.
"I'm gonna murder that okami. Kami help him!" Inu Yasha mumbled.
"Are you jealous all ready? Doesn't take you long."
Inu Yasha buried his face in his haori sleeve. He was hiding his blush. That made the straw-hat slip off his head, revealing his dog ears.
Kagome laughed. "Kawaii (cute)! Inu-chan is kawaii!" She bent down stroking his ears.
"Says you..."
"Yes. I say so. Are you going to join with us? I think you'd look good in the Shinsengumi wear."
"What'll you give me that the Ishin Shishi can't?"
"You get freedom. Those of us that have inhuman powers, myself included, have banded together to form a secretive eleventh unit all n our own. Hijikata-sama doesn't really know about it, so most of us aren't even considered in the same units. You can be one with us, where you can fit in. You wouldn't have to hide your kawaii ears that way!"
If I get to be around her, and free, hell yeah, I'm in! Inu Yasha was thinking. Instead, he muttered, "Yeah, only if you stop sitting me."