C h a p t e r 1

Inuyasha huffed, being scolded for bopping Kohaku on the head for telling on him. His mother, Izayoi had sentenced him to taking care of the new patient for awhile, since she was a bit busy this morning. Frowning, he thought to himself, 'why does mother have to take care of all these sick and injured people? She shouldn't even bother with them. That stupid Kohaku, I was only looking for some food... even though I did mess up the kitchen...'

He looked at the doors, scanning them for the number seven. That's where the new patient was going to be. He had no idea how to take care of injured or sick people, but decided to try, before he was grounded.

The silver haired hanyou came across room seven, and opened the door quietly, making sure not to disturb whoever was in the room. He cracked the door open slightly and peered inside. A young woman lay on the bed. He was surprised, he had thought it would either be an old man or an old hag. Stepping in the room quietly, he closed the door behind him.

The woman had long, dark ebony hair and pale white skin. It looked so soft. He wondered if she was flawless, but then saw a bandage on her cheek. Well of course her skin wouldn't be flawless if she was staying here, suffering from injuries.

He looked to the bedside table, and noticed a silk blue gown, looking a bit battered up, and a cloth bundle beside it. His doggy ears twitched, as he was soon overcome by curiosity. Tip toeing over to the bedside table, and being careful not to wake her, he carefully inched his hand towards the bundle, but froze when he heard the young woman stir in her sleep.

Turning towards her, he stepped back to the door in a hurry, being careful not to look suspicious. He saw her eyes slowly open, and was slightly mesmerized. She had beautiful hazel eyes, he noticed. Not like to the many eye colors out there that he's seen, over here, hazel was a rare eye color to be seen.

"Er... hi there, my name is Inuyasha, I'm Izayoi's son," he introduced when he saw her look at him with a questioning expression. He saw her look atop his head, and knew she was looking at his ears. "I'm a half demon."

She nodded slowly, then sat up, and he saw her wince slightly. He didn't move from where he stood, thinking if he tried to help her sit up, he would look strange. He rarely ever helped people. When she sat up, he sighed, remembering his mother telling him to check her injuries.

"Uhm.. can I check your injuries?" he questioned, and saw her look at him again. She frowned slightly, "why would a demon want to help the likes of a human?" she questioned.

"I don't really have a choice here, Mother told me to," he said, a bit irritated from what she said. She should be thankful that he was helping her out!

"Well, my injuries are fine, thank you," she said, and swung her legs over the edge of the bed, pulling the blankets off of her form. She stepped onto the wooden floor, and he saw her stagger a little bit, wondering if she was really in that much pain. Frowning, he already noticed she was stubborn, and was obviously forcing herself to walk.

- - -

Kikyo winced slightly as she began to put weight onto her legs, trying to get off the bed. This son of Izayoi, she noticed a slight attitude in him, a disguised attitude. She was slightly surprised he wasn't like those other guys who would gawk at her in awe and try hard to gain her attention.

She slipped of the bed, not letting go of the wooden bed post, for a bit, hoping her weak legs would hold her weight. She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, then opened them again and let go of the bed post.

She was wrong.

"Ah!"

Her legs were still too weak to hold her, and it hurt too much to try and force herself to stay standing, so she lurched forward, unable to support herself.

- - -

Inuyasha saw her stumble forward, after watching her try to stand. He lunged forward towards the ground beneath her, and caught her falling body swiftly before it hit the hard ground.

The first thing he noticed was her scent. Soft and lingering. She smelled like vanilla and cherry blossoms at the same time. Very subtle. He held her soft body close, trying hard not to hurt her since she was in so much pain already.

She looked up at him with those bright hazel eyes, not saying anything. He frowned, and stood up with her in his arms and helped her back into the bed, "stay in bed, okay? As what just happened, I'm sure you can't walk right now," he said. He went back to the door, "I'll send Mother here to help you," he said, and stopped when she called out to him.

He turned and faced her, and he was surprised he saw a soft smile on her features. His shock increased when she said, "thank you."

Inuyasha turned back to the door and opened it, "no problem."

(A/N:) I know its short but oh well.