Inuyasha's POV

I jumped out of the well and ran through the forest . I didn't want any of the villagers to see Amaya . Amaya has had only bad experiences with humans . She first needs to settle down . Then I will introduce her to Shippo , Miroku , Sango and Kaede .

I reached the house I built for Kagome . Amaya will be safe in the feudal era with me . I looked at her and found her asleep . I walked over to one of the bedrooms and placed her on the bed . I put a quilt over her to keep her warm . I sat on the bed holding her and closed my eyes recalling the day's events .

General POV

The next day...

Amaya woke up with a start . She felt hungry but realized that strong hands were holding her . She tried to move without disturbing Inuyasha but her efforts were futile . Inuyasha opened his eyes , " Are you hungry ? " . Amaya nodded enthusiastically . " Stay here . Don't go anywhere . I will get some stew for you . "

Inuyasha ran to Kaede's hut as fast as he could . He didn't want to leave Amaya alone for a long time. He wanted to spend time with her and get to know her . He found everyone in Kaede's hut . "Where have you been since yesterday , Inuyasha ." Miroku asked. "I thought you went to the future to bring Kagome back . Is she here? " Shippo eagerly asked. "I couldn't meet her . She was not there when I reached there " Inuyasha lied .

"Can I have some stew , Kaede? Can you pack it for me ? I will eat it later . " Inuyasha continued. Kaede raised her eyebrow . Inuyasha got scared thinking that they found out his lie but Kaede let it slide. She gave him some stew .

Suddenly they heard a scream . Inuyasha realized that it was Amaya's . "Seems like someone is in trouble. We should go and help them. " Miroku said. Sango , Miroku and Shippo began to prepare themselves for the battle when theyrealized that Inuyasha had already left .

Inuyasha ran to the house and found a snake demon attacking Amaya .

Amaya ran as fast as her legs could carry her . She fell down and saw that the demon was going to attack her . She closed her eyes awaiting for the demon to kill her . But nothing happened . After few seconds, she opened her eyes and found the demon lying beside her dead. She looked at her savior . It was the same man who brought her here.

He bent down and opened his arms for her . She ran to him and hugged him tight crying. " I was so scwared. I was scwared. " " I know , pup. Even I was scared that I was going to lose you. Did you get hurt?" "No. I didn't get hurt" she replied . Inuyasha examined her to make sure she didn't get hurt. " Can you do me a favor, pup ? Go to the house and wait for me. I will come there in few minutes . Take this stew and eat it. You are hungry , right ?" . "Very hungwry" Amaya said and took the bowl to return to the house.

A few minutes later Miroku, Sango and Shippo arrived on Kirara . " Inuyasha, why did you run so fast ? Who screamed? Was there a demon attack ? " Miroku asked.

" Stop asking so many questions. A demon attacked a passerby . I ran fast because I thought that the demon was Naraku. But it wasn't so. I killed the demon. End of Story . I am going to go take rest . Meet you all later. ". " Is it just me or is he acting very strangely ? " Sango asked. " He is definitely hiding something . " Shippo said.

Inuyasha's POV

I went back to the house to talk to Amaya. I found that she had eaten only a little of the stew. "Why did you eat so less? " " I eat only that much . Aunty Takima used to give me that much only. She would scold me if I asked for more. "

I wanted to strangle that lady. She not only hit my daughter but also let her starve. No wonder Amaya was bony. She ate so less. " Aunty Takima is not here . Come here and eat some more ." I handed her the bowl. " I am full. I don't want more" Amaya whined. I pulled her onto my lap . " I will feed you from now on. You are going to eat more. Now open your mouth " . I took a spoonful of the stew and fed her. "It is yummy.. uh .. uh .. What should I call you?"

That brought me to a stop."Amaya , I am your.. your.. dad " . Amaya jumped out of my lap. " No , you can't be. My daddy didn't want me. Aunty Takima told me so. He hates me because I look weird. " She started crying. It broke my heart to hear those words.

" No, Amaya . I am your dad. Aunty Takima lied. I really want you, pup . I couldn't come to you because I didn't about you till now. I came to know about you only yesterday . Believe me , Amaya. I want you more than anything . But if you want , you can go back to Takima's house. I'll .."

She hugged me tight. " No. I don't want to go back. I feel happy and safe here ... with you,... daddy. " I felt my heart rise to my throat.

I was so happy. My daughter accepted me as her father... as her savior... tats all I want.. I hugged her back . " I wont leave you ever , Amaya. I promise. I will protect you till my last breath. You are 'the' best thing that has happened in my life. "

"Where is mommy? Is she here ? I want to see her. " I was heartbroken. How can I tell her that her mother doesn't want her. "

The stew is getting cold. Come on. eat.." I tried changing the subject. "She doesn't want me right? Don't worry . i don't feel bad because now I have my daddy with me. I love you, Daddy. ". I thought I possibly couldn't love her more but she proved me wrong.

I kissed her forehead. "I love you too. Tell me more about yourself. What do you like? What do you like to play? Did you have any friends? "

Tears started to flow from her eyes. "I have no friends. No one liked me. Uncle was away most of time. Aunty always hit me. She made me do all household chores. When I go out to play, All kids made fun of me. They hit me and pulled my ears. I cwry for hours but no one came to console me. "

Her childhood was so similar to mine. You will have a normal childhood, Amaya. I promise. No one will bully you ever . I will not let anyone hurt you. I will always be there to console you when you get hurt.

" Daddy , you know why I look weird? You look like me too. Does Mommy not want me because I look weird" Amaya asked.

I didn't know how to answer that. What was I suppose to say to her. There is nothing wrong with her. Only those people who bullied her are wrong.

My heart broke when I thought of Kagome. I really don't know why Kagome didn't want her. Does Kagome hate her because she is half demon ? Why did she say that night that she loves me when I am a half demon. Why did she hide the truth from me.

" I don't know why your Mom didn't want to see you, pup. I really don't. But I know one thing . There is nothing wrong with you. You don't look weird , pup. You look different because you are special. You are a half demon just like me. You can hear better, see better and smell better because you are part demon. You are stronger than those humans who bullied you. "

"Really? I am stronger than those people." Amaya asked pretty surprised. "Yes, But you but should not use your powers to harm anyone unless you have to and that to only against bad people. Understood." "yes, Daddy. Don't worry if any demon attacks you . I'll protect you with my powers, papa. " I chuckled at her words. She is so innocent. My little angel.

"Say, do you want to play hide and seek? " . She nodded enthusiastically. " I'll close my eyes and count. You go hide. " . "I closed my eyes to count and let her hide.

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