Third Grade
Inuyasha huffed as he ran into the alleyway. "Why me?" he heaved. A cat demon, maybe sixteen years old, pulled him out and into the streets. People gasped as the third-grader was barely missed by a semi-truck.
"Damn! Almost killed him!" the cat cursed. "I'm gonna have to get my hands dirty with this brat." He leapt onto Inuyasha before he could run. Inuyasha released yelps and whimpers as the demon punched him, repeatedly. Suddenly, a voice broke through the crowd that made Inuyasha forget about the pain.
"Stop it! Leave him alone! Stop hurting him!" Kagome yelled and pushed the cat off of Inuyasha. She sheilded Inuyasha. The demon froze
"Hey chic, why are you hanging with this mutt? You could do better, kid." The cat asked.
"Because he's my friend and you never abandon a friend when they need help!" she said, the crowd was silent. Inuyasha looked at her. She stood firm. The cat huffed.
"Whatever. You're lucky, dog. You're li'l girlfriend saved you…this time." He hissed and left. Kagome turned to Inuyasha. His face was bruised, cut , and bloody.
"C'mon Inuyasha. Momma will fix you up and Grandpa will tell Sessh and Rin what happened so they don't worry." She said, taking his hand and leading him home. He looked down.
"Kagome, why do you hang out with me? A half-demon?" he asked. She stopped and looked at him, smiling.
"Because you're my friend and you stay by your friends no matter what. You help your friends. You would do the same thing for me, right?" she asked, giving him puppy eyes. He jolted at her comment.
"Of course! I wouldn't let anyone hurt you. I promise!" he exclaimed. She smiled and wiped blood off of his cheek with her sleeve. Some of the passer-by's watched the childish antic.
"Alright, then, it's a promise!" she said and they started walking home. When they entered Kagome's home Sessh, Rin, her mother, and her grandfather were waiting in the living room since it was almost dark. They all jumped.
"Pup, what happened to you?" Sessh asked as Kagome's mother and Rin ran to Inuyasha.
"I got attacked by a cat demon but Kagome saved me. He was trying to kill me!" he explained. Kagome's mother turned to Kagome.
"Are you okay, dear?" she asked. Kagome nodded.
"Not a scratch, Momma, but please help Inuyasha." The child pleaded. Her mother nodded with a smile and her and Rin tended to his wounds.
The next day, the class buzzed as Inuyasha, beaten faced, and Kagome sat down. They explained to Sango and Miroku. Sango looked sympathetic, but Miroku teased Inuyasha about being a dog getting beaten by a cat. Inuyasha punched Miroku and the girls giggled. Inuyasha smiled to himself when he heard he laugh. 'Why the heck am I so happy? I've heard her laugh so many times.' He yelled in his head. He just smiling. 'It's all bad, though.'