Day's of Youth

By: Krimson Tears

Krimson Tears: I've resently took a liking to Sesshomaru...thanks to my sister. And read a child Sesshomaru story with lots of father and son fluff. And... I couldn't resist I had to write one. Okay time to start! Review please.

A young silver haired youkai that looked no other than seven years of age climbed to the top of a tree so he could get a better view of the valley and forest that he and his father would soon be traveling on. He smiled as he saw a village,

'Maybe this one is the village father is talking about,' the little inu-youkai thought.

The inu-youkai had fusha strips on his cheeks and a blue cresent moon shape on his forehead covered by his bangs, he wore a white kimono and hakama but no shoes. He was trilled that his father had let him come traveling with him for the first time but he had no idea where his father was going. He had said it was to visit an old friend, but that was all.The young youkai looked down to the ground and blinked, he hadn't realized that he had climbed so high. A little to high for his liking. He took a hold of the tree trunk and clung onto it with all his might in fear of falling. He kept telling himself that he wasn't afraid, that it showed weakness for a demon to be afraid of hights, but it didn't help he closed his eyes hoping closing them would make his fear go away; but it didn't.

All the little youkai wanted was to see what was coming ahead of him and his father that way he wouldn't ask so many question about where they were and how long it was going to take to get to the village his father's friend was staying at. But instead he got stuck in one of the tallest tree's in the field while his father had gone hunting for food. The little youkai opened his eyes, as he did the wind started blowing roughly making the tree swing back and forth. The little youkai closed his eyes and surpressed a whine as he clung on tighter to what was left of the tree trunk.

"Sesshomaru what are you doing all the way up there?" the young inu-youkai heard his father call up to him.

The young youkai opened his eyes and looked down seeing his father below the tree. He wore a white and blue Kimono and Hakama. Sesshomaru looked alot like his father, they had the same hair color,eye color and skin tone but their markings were different. His father had blue blue stripe on both cheeks while he had two fusha ones on both cheeks.

"I climbed," he said trying to hide the fact that he was afraid of where he was from his father.

Inutaisho nodded and asked, "Yes I can see that but what are you doing?"

"Looking at the forest and field," his pup told him and he nodded again.

"Why don't you come down now,"

"I'm stuck," Sesshomaru lamly stated and Inutaisho raised an eyebrow.

He was just sitting there on a tree branch with his arms wrapped around the tree trunk, why would his pup say he was stuck when he was not.

"Sesshomaru there's a storm coming soon now come on down," Inutaisho heard a small whine come from Sesshomaru and blinked as Sesshomaru shook his head,

"I can't," he said and Inutaisho hid a smile, so that was what was wrong with his son.

Amused Inutaisho asked,

"And why not?"

Sesshomaru didn't answer which caused Inutaisho to smile slightly, so Sesshomaru was afraid of hights, but before he would get his son out from the tree he decided that Sesshomaru should admit it instead of pretending to be fine.

"Because," Sesshomaru finally said and stared at his father who seemed not to be affected by his stare.

"Is it because you climbed to high?" asked Inutaisho hiding his amusement the best he could from his son.

"NO!"

"Then come down,"

Inutaisho watched as his son looked down to the ground and then clung tighter to the tree he was in closing his eyes. The storm was coming soon and he needed to gather wood for the fire before rain fell. Sesshomaru could smell it too it was going to rain soon in about an hour or so.

"Sesshomaru if you don't come down I'll leave you here," lied Inutaisho, he would never leave his son up in a tree in the middle of a thunder storm but Sesshomaru couldn't tell wheither or not his father was being serious or not which caused him to grow even more frightened.

"No, I'm coming down," Sesshoamru said but didn't move from his spot in the tree.

"When?" Inutaisho asked amused that his son was trying so hard to prove himself to his father.

"Um..." Sesshomaru started but his father spoke again,

"Sesshomaru?"

"Yes father?" his pup replied.

"Are you afraid to come down?" Inutaisho asked once more and Sesshomaru shook his head,

"NO!," he insisted and Inutaisho shook his head with a sigh,

"Sesshomaru..."

"I'm not!" Sesshomaru protested loudly and Inutaisho sighed again then turned around and said,

"Fine, when you're ready to come down then I'll be at the camp,"

He started walking away from the tree Sesshomaru was in and thought,

'one...two...three...four...five...,'

Inutaisho walked in the direction of where he and Sesshomaru were staying to night, it was inside an old cave.

'six...seven...' Sesshomaru's eyes grew wide as he watched his father heading toward's there campsite and heard a small snap.

'eight...nine...te-' Inutaisho heard a snap then turned to see Sesshomaru falling from the tree.

With a blur of movement Inutaisho caught his son in mid air and landed on the otherside of the tree. Sesshomaru clung to his father afraid to let go and started shaking.

"There...its okay Sesshomaru," Inutaisho stated patting his son on the back trying to calm him down.

"I'm not crying..." Sesshomaru whispered barly loud enough for Inutaisho to hear.

Inutaisho smiled and said,

"Yes I know,"

Sesshomaru quietly ate his fish on a stick as he heard a small rumble of thunder in the distance. Even though it was very soft it still hurt his ears. It wasn't that Sesshomaru was afraid of thunder it was because he had very sensitive ears and loud sounds a soft as they could be hurt them.

"Sesshomaru,"

Sesshomaru looked over to his father and blinked,

"Yes?"

"Is somthing wrong?"

Sesshomaru shook his head and went back to eating his fish. Thunder rumbled again this time louder and Sesshomaru flenched and then continued to eat.

"Sesshomaru..." his father said in a voice that meant,'tell me,'

"Its nothing father," Sesshomaru lied and his father stared at him for a moment but then looked to the enterance of the cave and growled quietly, why was his son so secretive?

"Sesshomaru if the thunder is bothering you, don't hide it," Inutaisho said and Sesshomaru shook his head.

"I"m fine,"

Inutaisho sighed and stared out of the cave once more. Thunder boomed again and it was so loud that Sesshomaru dropped his fish and covered his ears with a whine. Inutaisho stood up and walked over to Sesshomaru and picked him up. His father had discarded his armor when they came back to the cave so that he could relax a bit. Thunder came again as Sesshomaru got picked up by his father and muttered,

"It hurts..."

He had forgotten that Sesshomaru's ears were really sensitive to loud sounds, it was common for inu-youkai his age to dislike lightning and thunder because of the sound but Sesshomaru's hearing was much more sensitive than other youkai his age.

"Here Sesshomaru listen," Inutaisho said sitting down by the fire keeping his son close to his chest to listen to his heart beat.

Sesshomaru listened it was calming his father's heart beat. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and started to fall asleep due to the sound. Inutaisho heard his son's breathing get soft and deep and breathed out a sigh of relief. It had been a long day for Sesshomaru falling from a tree now a thunderstorm. Inutaisho reached for his mokomoko and layed it out on the ground of the cave. He doubted that Sesshomaru would let go of his kimono and sleep by himself so he might as well rest for a while as well. He would wake up if he heard anyone come near the cave.

"Father why do we have to take the forest path?" asked Sesshomaru as his father looked around, someone was following them.

It was to small to tell what but he could smell it. It was hiding from him and his pup. Waiting for a chance to come out and most possibly attack him and his son.

"Father?"

"Because this is the fastest route to the mountians,"

"So the village that is coming up soon isn't the one your looking for?" asked Sesshomaru and his father shook his head.

Sesshomaru could tell his father was on edge but what for he didn't smell anyone around them. But the smell of the wet ground, trees and flowers where in the air as well. A bush russled and a white rabbit poped out from the bushes. Sesshomaru's eyes widdened and he ran after it. Inutaisho could smell a familiar scent on the rabbit, it was...

"Sesshomaru stop!"

His order came to late and someone in a blur came out and grabbed Sesshomaru disappearing into the woods.

"Father!" Sesshomaru shouted as the blur and he disappeared.

Inutaisho growled and broke out into a run to catch up with the demon who had dared to kidnap his son right in front of his face. But where had the demon come from he didn't smell him last night, did it use something to hide his scent? But what ever the case he had to get Sesshomaru back from the demon. When he did he would kill the demon for daring to try such a thing.

Alright what do you think? Feel free to leave your comment...It was going to be longer but...I've already changed it from the original write.