I don't own Inuyasha. Copyright 2013 for this story. I made this chapter longer, so it took more time. I still have a busy life too people! Okay, so back to the story...


Facing the heat and embarrassment was not the worst part. It was the lack of water that began to drive me nuts. As soon as I came back to the orphanage, I grabbed a bottle of water a glugged it down, slamming it onto the table once I had finished drinking the 1-liter.

The sweet sensation of water flowing down a parched throat.

I retired to my small cramped room in the orphanage reading Inuyasha, a manga I got ahold of. Such small things like these were hard to keep in the orphanage and they usually never last long, depending on how well you can keep a secret.

"That woman in the carriage look like you, onee-chan." Ayumi's voice startled me. I was currently re-reading a chapter when Inuyasha and Kagome were meeting the fake version of Inuyasha's mom, which was part of scheme set up by Inuyasha's brother, Sesshomaru. She was talking about the fake mother. "But she is more drawing looking and has longer hair." "You're probably right, Ayumi." Now that I thought about it, it was kind of weird. Not like the crazy way, but like the strange oh-wow-really? way.

Then came the days of what Ayumi calls "The Three Days Absolute Cuteness." I call it "The Three Days and Nights of Pure and Absolute Misery and Torture."

I think mine is better.

Day 1

A Saturday morning.

The start of a new day.

I yawned and lingered on my bed for a moment longer because of the warmth and also because of the fact I was feeling to lazy. Ayumi came into the room, looked at me and screamed "CUUUTTEEE!" really loudly.

I shot out of my bed and landed with a loud thump.

"Onee-chan, your ears are so cute!" What? "Ayumi, you must be mistaken, my ears are as good as norm…" I felt soft fur between my fingers when I tried to feel my ears. I ran to the small cracked mirror on a shelf in my bedroom and gasped. I looked like a Hanyou, like Inuyasha with the same amber eyes, long white hair, and doggie ears. Instead of fingernails, I had sharp claws and I had a set of pearly white fangs in my mouth. Once I saw my form, I felt all my senses improve. I could hear the dripping water within the walls and smell the sour odor of old oatmeal leaking from the kitchens. I groaned and fell onto my bed stuffing my face into my pillow. "What happened?" Ayumi innocently asked me. I sighed.

"Maybe it might be related to what happened yesterday." I explained the event that took place yesterday.

"Well, maybe they might, but it's doubtfull, So, onee-chan, do you want breakfast?"

"No."

I'd die if I ate the oatmeal.

"Tell everyone that I'm sick and not to bother me today." Not that anyone would care. I'm lucky that this body doesn't need that much food or rest. And that, people, is how I spent my first day, sulking in my bed listening to the echoes of noises and the vivid smells throughout the day till night came and I fell into a fit full sleep.

The sky was empty that night. Even the dark night who haunted abandoned me today.

Day 2

A Sunday morning, with the sun shining brightly and peaking through the closed curtains that covered the small window. What woke me up was sound of small quiet footsteps and the reeking smell of soggy cereal. Ayumi entered the bedroom holding a tray with a bowl of cereal.

"Breakfast, onee-chan."

"Keh." Great. I'm beginning to act like Inuyasha, too.

Ayumi sighed and set down the try on a nearby desk and sat on the bed. "You have to eat something otherwise you'll starve, and who knows how long you'll look like this." I got up and sat up on the bed and sighed. "I know, but I can't tell everyone why I look like this…heck, even I don't know why I'm in this situation." Ayumi seemed to be lost in thought, her legs dangling over the bed. "Eat," she said, "Then you should get some fresh air." I tightly shut my eyes and slurped down the cereal.

I wondered how I was still living when I finished.

"And I'd like to know how to get out of here without everyone seeing…" I pointed to myself. Ayumi opened the window and the rusty hinges creaked against the sudden force.

**A Small Conversation**

Me: You're crazy.

Ayumi: But you need fresh air and exercise (Puppy dog look).

Me: **Sighs**

I leapt onto the ledge of the window. I lived on one of the highest rooms in the orphanage. The orphanage has four floors: the basement, first floor, second floor, and third floor.

Figure out the rest yourself.

I gazed down to the area between the window and the ground. Sakura… Ayumi seemed to realize what she had done and her eyes soften. "You don't have to go if you don't want too…" "Don't worry! I'll be fine!" I put a fake smile on my face and jumped. The wind whipped through my hair and I fell as if I was falling into nothingness. My heart pounded in loudly and I free-falled. I landed on my feet and I was all right. I could feel the cool grass and mud between my toes. I ran through the forest and tried to soak in the smell and sounds of the forest to take my mind of my sister. The spicy scent of pine and the shiny sound of fluttering birds were doused on me.

I love the scent of pine. Did I forget to mention that?

!

It was late in the afternoon when I came back to the orphanage. The puke green mold growing on the side of the building and the reek rotting wood made me want to barf.

But I didn't. I looked up the building and saw Ayumi standing at the window waiting for me. Luckily, there was a tree growing next to my window and I climbed up the rugged brown trunk and leapt from the branch closest to my window. I crashed landed into the room. "Oww!" I cried and felt a bump growing on my head. Ayumi pointed to a broken bowl of soup on the desk. I sighed as I glugged it down, resisting the urge to run back to the window, despite the height. I whipped the soup of my mouth with the corer of my sleeve. "I should be fine for the rest for the rest of the day. Just let me sleep." It was nearly three o'clock in the afternoon. By evening, the sky was a midnight blanket with sparkling silver glitter. The was a silver banana dangling in the sky.

That's how I fell asleep, by myself, on a small,creaky, rusty, bed.

Day Three

I was beginning to wonder if I would ever revert back to normal. To my friends, I had the flu and thus, could not attend school today. At least that's what Ayumi wrote on a small yellow sticky note next to my bed. I sighed and flopped back on my bed. There was a roll of stale bread next to me.

I chomped it down, thankful for my fangs, otherwise I might have lost all of my teeth in the first few bites.

I decided to escape my cage again and leapt out of the room. I raced through the pine-scented forest. I came back just when the sun was going to set. Ayumi was waiting at the window, like a princess gazing out into the open.

And a short princess at that.

At a closer look though, I could smell blood from her and a long red scar that looked like a thin red thread was noticeable at the side of her face.

Her nose had traces of blood of it. "Ayumi, what happened?" I cried as I checked her to see if she had any more injuries. She had quite a few bruises and extra scratches. Luckily, nothing seemed serious enough.

"Victor and his friends were asked to clean the dining room. I tried to fight, but…" Tears began to well up in her eyes. Victor was a boy at sixteen who acted like a spoiled four year old, as well as his friends.

And don't get me start on them, too.

"Oh, Ayumi…" I hugged her and she sobbed onto my shoulder, tears soaking through the faded fabric of my pajamas. "Can you sing to me please?" Ayumi looked up.

I nodded and began:

(A/N: It's "Just a Dream" by Nelly. I love this song! lyrics found at)

I was thinkin' 'bout her, thinkin' 'bout me Thinkin' 'bout us, what we gonna be Opened my eyes, yeah It was only just a dream.

So I traveled back down that road Wish she'd come back, no one knows I realized, yeah It was only just a dream...

By then, Ayumi had fallen asleep. I looked up to find the same banana, only this time, it was a bit thicker. I soon nodded off to sleep myself, holding Ayumi protectively in my arms.

I hope you enjoyed it so far! I have 4 tests this week and an english essay, so I may not be able to post anything for quite a while.