A/N: Yay! Reveiwers You finnaly came around! Thanks for waiting hope you enjoy another chapter as I eat pizza and wait for more reveiws to come X3
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Chapter 10: Cold Moon?
It had been two days since the Sake incident and the Inu gang had gone back to Kaede's village. It was early morning at the moment everyone was asleep except for a certain half demons child. Yasha had woken up long ago mumbling words under her breath. Her hand clutched her head as she walked dizzily through the forest to get to the river.
Once again that fever was haunting her but it had came back worse. Her whole body shivered and shook, she coughed and sneezed, and she felt terrible. She stayed in the shallows so that she could stay awake, once she felt that was the best she would feel she dressed again and walked back to the small hut. Shiro-Disuke sometimes slept outside along with Kirara, Shippo, and Tenten.
(Yasha's POV)
It was pretty crowded in the small hut now but I went back inside and curled up on my side. My tail moved on its own accord and fell at my side, energy spent. No I wasn't dying, I was just slightly sick. Unlike normal half demons and demons; I had more human, so I was the equivalent as a human in something's I did.
A book fell from Kagome's hand, though it's rude to take something without asking I took the book to distract myself. Just as the story Kagome had been reading to me and Sango before in the inn, I couldn't understand the language from the writing and strange symbols.
But when I looked at the writing it seemed to explain something to me. It also had writing in between half a circle and it seemed to explain how to pronounce it. "A-A-DDITI-ION?" I whispered out loud.
I stared at the strange symbols Kagome called numbers, "One two three four five six seven eight nine ten" I repeated what Kagome said. The numbers could be put together to be a different number "two seven, addition, four, on top of, eight" I knew what some of the symbols ment so I did the numbers and got "two nine" I wrote the numbers where Kagome had been putting hers.
It wasn't that hard by the time father had woken up I had finished everything Kagome said she needed to do. When father woke I lied back on my side, tail dangling and fever still there but lower. He wouldn't notice it. He was awake but he kept his eyes closed and breathing in pace. I stared at Sango, she was still asleep; I tried to breathe in her calming scent but I couldn't smell a thing because of my slight spring cold.
I stretched my toes till they cracked, then my back, and last my arms and fingers. Some parts popped others cracked. I had most likely through out my life had about twenty broken bones. My feet, arms, legs, hands, ribs, and shoulders were those bones. My ribs were faintly shattered on the right side so I often lied on my left.
Never had I broken my hips, if I couldn't run I couldn't live. My tail shivered as my body began to wake; there was a difference between sleeping and resting your eyes. Inuyasha scratched me behind the ear my leg bounced and when he removed his hand I sat up like a dog and scratched it with my foot, almost as if my feet were going in circles, my feet never touched the ground till I put it down.
My tail swayed and I lied my head down again I scratched my neck with the tips of my claws to get rid of the tingle. When I did my hair parted and fell to my sides, even on my neck hairs stood up and made my neck feel softer than and puppies belly fur. This was the spot the Kaede would continuously stroke and scratch not only because I enjoyed it but because it made her feel like she was petting a puppy.
Kagome yawned now waking up, she stretched her arms. Well now that Kagome was waking Sango and Miroku would be sure to wake in a few more minutes. As if on queue Sango kicked Miroku in her sleep and he sat up straight half awake. "Wah I do? Wah I do?" he said, he looked over at Sango and rubbed his eyes; he gave Sango a soft shoulder shake and she woke up right away.
Everyone exchanged their good mornings everyone minus Inuyasha, Shiro-Disuke walked in with everyone who slept outside. He was carrying at least fifteen fish.
"Thanks Shiro but you didn't have to catch it all. That must have taken awhile" Kagome thanked him starting the dead fire from last night.
"I don't mind, I never sleep like humans. I always wake up at dawn unless I'm really tired. Besides I am living her for awhile I might as well help out" he put the fish in a water bucket as the fire was started by Sango now. Kagome looked in her number book "Hu? That's weird when I fell asleep I could swear I hadn't finished my homework… and that's not my hand writing either… whatever it's done" she threw the book aside.
I turned my head surprised but then sat up in the corner watching the flames cook the fish. Shiro-Disuke sat next to me and he whispered to me, "Do you have a cold?"
"No I'm good" I'm sure he would feel my forehead if it wasn't for him being a subordinate male. Miroku was a subordinate/dominant male; Sango was the same but a female. Inuyasha was the dominant male, Kagome next in line to be dominant female; I being his child made me a dominant female. But Shiro-Disuke was young and had no ties to Inuyasha in anyways so he was a subordinate, Kirara was just a pet to them so she was also a subordinate, Shippo was young and still needed protection making him a packs pup, Tenten was also a pack pup.
It wasn't to complicated in pack law but in human nature they seemed to do the same but with money and parents. If you were born from rich parents you were rich, if you had a lot of money you became even higher in status. A farmer was low status, a black smith was middle class, and a captain was a high status.
Humans are so difficult to comprehend. I dazed out and when Shippo held a fish to my nose I woke from the smell, "Yasha did you fall asleep again?" Shippo asked.
"No, I just dozed off for a second" I took the fish and bit out as much meat as I could chew, I wasn't hungry but I needed something to sink my teeth into. I sucked on the flesh and nicked off the skin with my fangs. When I finished I threw the bones and stick into the fire. It was a very efficient way to get rid of the junk.
"Inuyasha I'm going home today, I need to get my homework and turn in my homework and take a test" Kagome said, Inuyasha snarled at her.
"No you are not! You're staying right here"
There was a knock at the hut's frame and Sango went to see who it was. She came back and spoke as well "A village is also requesting my help… maybe she should go while we all are gone"
Inuyasha snorted "fine… but be back as soon as that damned thing is over" he said to Kagome.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you" Kagome repeated grabbing her yellow bag and running off to the well.
Sango packed a few essentials and left with Miroku and Kirara. Shiro-Disuke twitched in the quiet atmosphere, "hey Inuyasha wanna help the villagers make a few new huts and shacks?" he asked wishing for something to do.
"I rather not help the village. But if you're so excited to do something how about a little demon to demon fight?" Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"Ok!" I stood after Inuyasha and followed Shippo's hand in mine and Tenten on my back. Though I felt faint I ignored the feeling and followed. They walked to a spot in the forest that had a clearing and was circled by trees.
"Shiro this is what a real fight is, no swords, no claws, no magic spells, no special attacks, and no kicking in spots where it hurts" Shiro-Disuke chuckled slightly, "We're only going to use our fist, natural hearing abilities, and legs"
"Yasha you yell the start!" they said to me, I walked a few steps back so that I was pretty far from the center.
"Ready!" they took a stance, "Set!" I saw Shiro-Disuke move his feet once again, "GO!!" Shiro-Disuke ran at Inuyasha and Inuyasha at him. He jumped from a tree and Inuyasha almost got kicked by him, but he caught his foot and threw him back.
Shiro-Disuke easily jump off from a tree to another then tried to punch Inuyasha. Who caught his attack with his hand and spun Shiro-Disuke over his back almost twisting his arm.
"Done wolf, fox?" Inuyasha asked, he hadn't taken a step since he ran but Shiro-Disuke already had a bruise disappearing from his arm. "No again!"
They did this all the way till mid morning. Inuyasha had thrown his body to the ground, slammed him against trees, punched and kicked him, and had caught every one of his attacks. By the end Shiro-Disuke had only a cut on his face; dirt all over his clothes, hair, tail, and face; and a broken ego. Inuyasha walked towards him and he made another stance, "No that's enough" he pat Shiro-Disuke's head "you're all dirty and tiered go wash up kid".
Shiro-Disuke swelled with pride and ran off to the springs, "Yasha, if you're wonder why he's happy it's because he feels he's been accepted". I turned my head to the side and put down Shippo, who was asleep, next to Tenten.
I walked over to my father and watched him stick his claws into the tree in front of him, "a boy his age and thrown out of a pack would end up like you Yasha" he made his claws go right through the tree straight down.
"And he wasn't even thrown out for being too old; it was because his pack had no use for him."He pulled out his claws and put a hand at my back, "There, there isn't any need to cry. He was better off without a pack like that".
I scratched my ears out of habit and twirled my hair out of habit. "Now what do you want to do Yasha?" he asked me kindly, I snarled at him for treating me like a child.
He looked at me with a sad expression though I couldn't understand dog I could unconsciously speak it. "Well… how about we go bother Kagome I'll go find Shiro-Disuke and tell him to take care of Shippo and Tenten. You go hurry along" he said giving my back a tap in the opposite direction.
I walked towards the well that led to Kagome's time. I barely understood it so I walked around it and sniffed. But nothing about it was different than an old fashion well. I looked around it again and again but nothing was different about it, I heard a slither or something move so I turned around. I smelled the air, I heard it again this time from in back of me, and I looked there as well.
After standing still for a few seconds all I could hear were 'Ssss's' from some type of animal or demon. "Ssso the dog'ss pupss finally alone" it hissed, "good because I wass getting hungry".
"Who are you!?"
"Ssnape at dawn" a rope like creature jumped out of the bushes and attempted to attack me, I clawed its skin "sso the half breed knowsss how to fight"
Then a strange creature slithered closer to me from the bushes, its scaled body wounded on the side. "Yes and She knows how to kill a snake as well" I growled and snarled at the snake. I wasn't too pleased to be alone with a snake with a cold; not many young demons can fight a snake all on their own. I wasn't to sure I could do that either, most young pups died from snake bites. Strong poison or not, it would be enough to kill me.
The snake demon jumped to attack me again but my claws attacked it once again. This time I cut off the tip of its tail. It slithered again this time faster; it spun till I couldn't see it moving. I felt sick, slightly nauseous, and I felt my fever go up. I heard it jump and its teeth sunk into my neck just at the collar bone. I howled out in pain and screamed.
The snake slithered around me his tongue licking my cheeks. I fell over onto my back "And down goess the mutt" he hissed. I panted and as he was about to bite me and kill me with the most of his poison I threw my claws at him.
When I heard him in pain I knew he was dead and I though I was going to as well. But poison fell onto my hands skin and face. I howled again, I heard fast paced foot steps close. My sense of smell was fading, so I whimpered hoping that who or what ever it was would help me. "So this is how you end?" a monotone voice said.
"Sesshomaru-sama…" I whispered the loudest I could say. I whimpered louder and let out a painful howl as he lifted me up, "stay up child, I'll get your father". I gave him a slight nod, and tried not to think about the poison or anything other than my mother. I never saw her face… what was she like? I kept my eyes open but I couldn't see anything.
"Can you feel anything child?" Sesshomaru asked me. I yipped; he put me down and began to suck out both my blood and poison. He spit it out each time his mouth became tired. "Wait… that woman…" he lifted me again but this time he ran. My head knocked dully against his armor.
"Bother" he said, most likely Inuyasha was right in front of him.
"Yasha!" I could hear more foot steps and slightly felt pressure at my shoulder, "What did you do to her Sesshomaru!?" he growled.
"Not… Sesshomaru's fault… snake demon… poison" I panted as he lifted me. My head rested on his shoulder and my waist was lifted to his abdomen. He lifted my arms so that they were around his neck and he put his arms bellow me like a cushion.
"Take her to that woman of yours she know more about medicine than anyone run now or that child will never make it" I felt my self bouncing again as he ran. But soon it just became a dreary little jab, "Yasha You Stay awake! You Listening To Me!! I'll Never Forgive You If You Die On Me!!" he growled loudly.
It woke me slightly; did he really think I wanted to die? Dying sucked, it hurt and just wasn't worth it. I felt myself fall then float but either time I felt my father's arms hold me close. His heart beat was fast, he was afraid. I felt him jump and then run once again.
"Mrs. Higarashi!! Help!!" he yelled slamming his free hand against the door. My head twisted to the joint between his neck and shoulder and with no ability to raise my head I laid there. The door opened according to the sound, "Inuyasha-Kun What's the Matter!?"
"Yasha!! She's Been Poisoned By A Snake Demon!!" Inuyasha explained as quickly as he could. He lied me down somewhere soft and blue colored… I think. "Do you have anything strong for poisons?!" he asked. Mrs. Higarashi ran through her stuff according to the sound and she pulled something out, "This mixed with a little bit of water so that it won't be to strong"
"I'm sorry Mrs. Higarashi the demon poison spreads faster through a child's fast pace heart beat so I'm going to have to give it to her the way it is" he held the medicine in a cup up to my mouth, his knee helped me sit up, "Drink it no matter how bad it taste"
I drank it to the best of my skill but some still managed to roll down my chin. It tasted terrible, when I was finished he held me up for a few minutes "would you like anything Yasha?" I heard a woman's voice ask me, most defiantly Mrs. Higarashi's voice.
"Want…sweets in Kagomes bag…" I whispered.
"Mrs. Higarashi could you watch Yasha for a second? I know what sweets she wants, the star shaped ones right Yasha"
I gave him a slight nod; he walked off till I couldn't hear his steps. I felt the cushion go down as if someone was sitting on the futon I was lying on. Mrs. Higarashi stroked my hair and gently scratched the joint of my ear and hair. I smiled but I couldn't see who it was. I pretended it was my mother; the only image I got though was Kagome. She pulled me onto her lap and started to stroke my hair again. I wanted a mother and I couldn't help it, I guess I sort of needed one either way.
A sweet was pressed against my lips, and I stuffed it in. Even after the medicine I took it still tasted sweeter than honey or rich people's cakes. Then it disappeared, and turned over onto my side feeling sleepy, "Mrs. Higarashi can she sleep?" I heard Inuyasha ask.
"No iit would be best if she stayed up another two hours. For a normal human it would take six hours" she answered.
"Ok Yasha you heard that," he shook my shoulder "you stay up and if you feel sleepy just call or do something to catch attention"
They doused my eyes in water and something with a strong smell was placed next to me. Nobody stroked my hair, and the box with people was left on to make noise. It was placed on a channel that Mrs. Higarashi called an English comedy. Though she wasn't to sure I would understand it at all, Kagome was using English channels when she came home to do a report on it.
But I kept my eyes closed, as my body began taking control over the poison Mrs. Higarashi would come every time the towel on my head became hot and she spoke of Kagome as a little girl. Soon I was able to move my own arms, hands, legs, feet, and I was breathing just a little more relaxed. The poison was finally leaving my system. I heard a knock at the door, and it was slip open. "I'm home!" the voice called.
I heard it take of it's shoes and walk into this very same room, "Yasha!" the person ran to my side, "What happened?!"
"A poisonous snake demon bit her, my time has no medicine like yours and it's even stronger on half demons so I came here with her" Inuyasha said, now that I though about it the voice did sound a lot like Kagome's.
I smiled but decided to stay quiet the poison was still in my body it would be better to just stay here and relax. "How long has she been awake?" Kagome asked.
"Just about um… three hours, she could go to sleep if she wanted to be it would be better to stay up longer since human medicine is strong on a half demons body. And snake poison is deadly to children no matter what" Inuyasha said walking over. He opened my jar of sweets and held two to my lips again I ate them without chewing.
"I was wondering what those were. So they were sweets" Kagome pressed her chin onto the cushions. She held my hand but did not stroke it in an attempt to be near me without making me sleepy.
"Ka-ome…" she looked up "change channel…" I whispered. That English thing was impossible to understand, it was almost like the westerners talk. She did and it was changed now to Japanese, there wasn't much of a difference in talking from out time to hers. But the writing was hard to understand.
I turned on my side so that my face was facing the cushions. It smelled like Kagome's family, her mother, brother, and grandfather. The box echoed in my ears in this position; it had something to do with a girl who was fiancés with a boy who was in collage, whatever a collage was.
I turned around again to watch it, it didn't sound that bad. After three hours of keeping my eyes closed opening them was a relief "oh you want to watch this?" Kagome asked looking down at me. She was sitting next to me, I gave her a slight nod and she lifted my head into her lap.
Aoi was the girls name and Kaorou was the boy. "Name… show?" though I ment to say name of show I didn't feel like I had the strength to do so.
"Ai Yori Aoshi" I watched it as the show passed. (BTW that's a really good anime I spelled it right for any of you who want to watch it)
I looked out the window; still the sun was up as if time didn't wish to pass. I was lifted by Inuyasha; "I guess we can go back now" I looked up into his golden eyes and waited for him to continue.
"No, no you should both stay here. Less that poison in her body became worse I don't want you to be making regular trips here and back. I'm sure that would tire you both out" Mrs. Higarashi said with a smile.
"Speaking of poison could I have that medicine jar? It'd be useful incase it did get worse" Inuyasha walked over to Mrs. Higarashi changing my position so that my legs were around his abdomen and my arms holding him around the neck.
She passed him the medicine, "Kagome hunny you going back as well?" she asked Kagome.
Kagome gave her a nod, "but I'll come back tomorrow and get my stuff. Mom if you could fix up my bag so that it'll be ready after school that would be great"
"Yes dear. You have fun now you hear?" Kagome ran up the stairs "ya mom!"
"Um… I'll just put her here for a sec" Inuyasha put me down on the strange marble in Mrs. Higarashi's cooking area. I was sitting up and I waved my feet around since they couldn't reach the ground.
She turned around and quickly came back with a strange pleasant smelling food "Try this Yasha" I opened my mouth and ate it. I chewed it slowly to savor the sweet/salty tasting meat.
"Is it good?"
I smiled and nodded, "That's good your father always thinks Kagome's cooking is bad and that mines only good when it's not to spicy or flavored" she said with a smile I tilted my head, "Wanna come over here and play with Souta when you're not sick?"
I nodded again, "I'm sure Kagome and her friends would love to have you at school for a day. In fact when you're feeling better just come over and stay awhile" I smiled, glad that I was I was wanted in another place other than my own time; I gave her nod.
"Like to… come over" I said in a hoarse whisper, it was hard to speak but at least I could move and hold myself up slightly. She smiled and pat my head, "Ok then whenever you're bored just come over any time you want. If you want you can try to bring your friends over" she said.
I gave her a slight nod "Inuyasha told me about them and Kagome as well. They both sound like wonderful boys" she spoke in kind words but her face reminded me that of a foxes. But I liked fox demons so I was comfortable. My tail popped out and it wagged happily.
Inuyasha came in and my tail quickly hid its self, he lifted me the same way again Kagome followed him with five things. A change of clothes, two towels, medicine, a book, and her strange ink quills. They walked to the well and as Inuyasha did I looked from his shoulder to the sun. Almost sunset, the sky was already turning pink.
I put my head down on his shoulder and stared at Kagome as we walked out of the well and back to our time. There was no rush so we went slowly, for some reason instead of getting stronger I felt weaker. Not dying weaker but frail weaker. My body couldn't hold itself up so Inuyasha held me tighter to support me.
My arms felt like jelly, I looked in front of us; my neck was stiff and my head felt like a heavy burden to carry. But in front of us was the hut Shiro-Disuke up in the front holding Tenten and rocking him to sleep. Shippo next to him with Kagome's crayons coloring on another page in his book.
"Ah Inuyasha, Kagome, Yasha you're back" he whispered so that Tenten would stay asleep, "Yasha are you ok?" he asked worriedly.
Shiro-Disuke growled at Inuyasha but not a threatening growl a begging growl. Inuyasha gave him a nod and he passed Kagome Tenten. He came in front of him with his hands open as if I was a new born child. Inuyasha put me in his arms bridal style; he brought me inside and put me down on the futon.
He lifted the covers and put them over me, "honest Yasha are you ok?" I winced. His voice burned my ears strangely, I though when the last time this sensation would come; and the only thing that came to mind was human night. I shook my head a turned on my side lifting the covers, with all my strength, up to my ears.
I whimpered and put my hands over my ears, they hurt. My feet curled up as my tail began to disappear. I felt the poison again, what was once a soft thud was now a strong heart beat of uncontrollable pain. "Yasha, Yasha are you ok?" Shiro-Disuke asked putting a hand on my shoulder.
(Narrator)
"Inuyasha!!" I yelled out to call Inuyasha's attention. And the hut curtains were quickly shoved out of his way. He pulled off the blanket and Yasha whimpered her hands held like a pups. "What happened?" Inuyasha asked both of them.
"I don't know one minute we were just talking the next she went to this state" Shiro-Disuke answered shaking his head sadly.
Inuyasha noticed her ears becoming rounder and going to the side of her head. Inuyasha grabbed the jar of medicine he had brought back and made her drink a mouth full. She swallowed it down as her hair became bluish black like Kagomes. Inuyasha's hair also began to turn black ears disappearing, "so today was the human night" Inuyasha groaned in anger, 'how could I have been so stupid!' he yelled at himself in his head. But even when Yasha had turned human she became smaller and smaller till she was the size of a mere young child.
Inuyasha stared but Shiro-Disuke lifted her, he also had turned human but he had blond hair, a green eye, and a blue eye. Yasha's hair was still as long, all the way up to her thy. Kagome stared at them all with surprise. She knew Inuyasha turned human on a moonless night, and she guessed Yasha would as well; being his child and all. But she never though Shiro-Disuke would change into a human or especially a blond.
"Kagome…" Shiro-Disuke looked at her desperately "do you know how to take care of a child?"
"Sorta…" Kagome took Yasha; she had a high fever and was breathing roughly "did she have a cold?" Kagome asked. When Yasha had gone to her house for the poisons medicine it only affected her body and she had not had a fever.
"Half demons don't catch colds" Inuyasha snorted, Kagome glared at him "she isn't a half demon Inuyasha. She's not as strong as either of you but she's not as weak as me" Kagome grabbed the towel that was almost like cloth and used it as a diaper for Yasha.
Yasha face was pinkish red, Kagome could barely believe her eyes she was a real baby. Kagome put her in Shippo's futon, which he never used, and pulled the covers all the way up. She looked inside her bag she had some medicine for her and Sango's cramps that stopped colds pretty well.
She broke one in half "bring me a grinder and water or something she can swallow it down with" Shiro-Disuke ran and got the grinder and Inuyasha got water into a small tea cup. She grinded the medicine Shiro-Disuke seemed agitated and his hair stood on his tips. Kagome would have mistaken him for a punk if he was at school.
When the pill was powder she stirred it into the cup. Inuyasha cradled Yasha 'I think this might have been what it felt like if I had lived to see Yasha this little and harmless…' he though with a smile. Though she was sick as soon as she drank the water her fever had gone down.
Inuyasha sat in a corner with Kagome by his side. Yasha was awake and opened her eyes they were shaped now like Inuyasha's, but were brownish gold. Kagome cooed at her like anyone would have done with a baby. Yasha remained still and stared at them both.
Shiro-Disuke sat at the other diagonal corner, a tear ran down his face; he just gazed out the window. Shippo yawned and Tenten's head fell on the floor. He cried Shiro-Disuke lifted him before crying spread through out the room but Yasha cried as well. He bounced Tenten and growled comforting words, he didn't understand, into his ears. When he stopped crying Yasha began to settle down, her face now red and tear stridden.
Shippo held his ears with his hands; Shiro-Disuke with one hand removed his ear block. A howl was heard, "Sesshomaru…" Inuyasha wished to growl but instead he passed Yasha to Kagome.
"Come" he said to Shiro-Disuke, he was old enough to help him so he passed Kagome Tenten. "He won't cause any trouble I promise" he said with a half hearted smile to Kagome.
He followed Inuyasha; it was his way of being accepted into a pack. "Shippo do you know why Shiro-Disuke seems to do whatever I or anyone says?" asked Kagome slightly confused, maybe it was a demon thing but she wanted to know.
"Um… I remember hearing dogs were lonely without a pack and life was safer in numbers. It goes the same for foxes I think" Shippo couldn't know much of the subject he was only with his father and mother till they both died when he was a mere child of only five. (Though he was actually about 7 in the series lets just pretend he was five originally, kay?)
(Shiro-Disuke POV)
Inuyasha stood just a few feet away from the forest and he seemed to be waiting. For what I honestly didn't know so I waited as well. But as soon as I felt the vibrations the crows flew, my neck hair began to bristle. Even in my human form I was more like a weak demon with no powers. My body still reacted as if I was a demon; it was a dog demon for sure.
As the steps came closer they seemed to get smaller, the dog was changing back into its human form. A white haired demon that bore markings of royalty, and wore armor heavier than Yasha herself most likely; walked out from the bush. "Little brother, aw I see today is your human night. I've come to see how my nephew was doing after that poison was injected into her. Dead or alive?"
"Alive… you may approach her Sesshomaru but I warn you the sight of our human night must be kept secret" Inuyasha felt sick but, he had promised Yasha and he had saved Yasha.
He walked past me but stopped "What is that westerner doing with you?" he asked.
"I'm the fox/wolf/human boy that has been with the group for a few weeks now… since mating day ended" I answered with no fear, he and I were on the same scale in fact I would be a higher class if I was a demon once again.
"Mating between dog and wolf or fox is not allowed" with that one sentence he walked off to the hut.
"You sure it's safe to let him go in?" I asked Inuyasha, if he said 'yes' I had no authority to stop him.
"He can go in but if he seems to mean harm on my queue you help me attack him" Inuyasha whispered, I gave him a nodded and we walked back to the hut following Sesshomaru three steps behind.
He entered the hut and I quickened my pace, Yasha was still a bundle in Kagome's arms and Tenten lied on her lap; Shippo sat up always finding Sesshomaru a threat just by his own demon hood. I sat down next to him and picked at his fur in an attempt to calm him down. Sesshomaru sniffed Yasha in her human form, she whimpered as the cool air was breath out of nostrils.
He held his hand out and Kagome passed him Yasha seating her down in the crock pit of his arm, she settled herself in putting her tinny hand on his finger to hold herself steady. Sesshomaru looked at her so emotionlessly I wasn't sure whether he was thinking, staring, or amazed at the sight of a child. I didn't understand the dog language so when he let out a growl or two, Yasha yipped up even in her human form.
"I see that the poison is gone, but she seems to have a slight fever" Sesshomaru said plainly to his bother.
"Ya we know, but we already gave her medicine and her fever has gone down" Inuyasha said.
Yasha's eyes fluttered open starring at Sesshomaru without fear. I could tell Sesshomaru wished to have two arms; he passed Yasha to his brother, "I shall make my leave now" Sesshomaru said.
He looked back at me and I shook slightly surprised, "Boy you be careful with that kingdom. It's looking for you" he said. I gave him a nod, he knew who I was but he said nothing; he made his leave walking out of the hut like a king.
I looked back at Yasha; though I wished to hold her I stayed quiet, taking Tenten from Kagome to give her some breathing room. I curled up on my side, feeling sleepy. Kagome had already begun to sleep, even against the wall with Yasha in her arms. Inuyasha took Yasha and put Kagome down in the large futon, he tucked Yasha's smaller frame into his arm and held her there for the night.
I blinked a few times but would not go to sleep, the temptation to lift Yasha in that small form while I was human was hard to ignore. If I was my old demon form I might have been more afraid that I would accidentally hurt her with one of my claws. I yawned, why was it that being here… near such a strange pack… put me at ease? Around midnight Yasha became jittery and cried, she would not sleep. It woke everyone but Tenten, I had told Shippo to go take him and sleep outside to ignore the crying.
"I think she's hungry" Kagome said taking Yasha still half asleep, "does anyone know where I can find a warm bottle filled with milk?" she asked.
"In my old pack if a mother was dead or away and had a young pup the child would be fed milk from another young mother. That or if we though they were old enough to we would chew up some type of soft meat and feed them that" I answered knowledgably, many children had been stuck in our pack most were wolves and they were hunted for their soft fur off all varieties of white, blues, and yellows.
"Ya but we don't have a female that can produce milk" Inuyasha spoke now, "and I hardly think at this age Yasha looks like she has the ability to swallow anything more than a liquid"
"Maybe… cows milk?" Kagome questioned, shushing Yasha as another one of her up starts began.
"I can get that" Inuyasha said walking out of the hut towards the village. I sat down again and starred at Kagome who held Yasha. She bounced Yasha and rocked her till she finally relaxed and stopped whining. But she began to whimper again "can I carry her…?" I asked shyly. I could tell my face was red, I had never held a child that young in my life; children were scares around males, I had only been around Tenten who as the youngest, and yet when ever I heard of a woman feeding a child through her breast I felt afraid and shy est. The list just went on and on.
She smiled "Of course Disuke" she passed me Yasha, at first I almost dropped her but after Kagome guiding my hands to the right spots I carried her easily. When she began to whimper again I held her tight to my chest, like as if she was in her mother's womb she curled up into a ball and her hands held nothing though they were open.
Kagome giggled and sighed al at the same time, "what's so funny?" I asked her slightly annoyed.
"You're part wolf right?" she asked, I gave her a nod, "Well in my time when he we think of wolves we think of something that kills and attacks anything it sees blindly"
I shook my head "wolves have territory values. We only kill on our own lands, or if our lives are in danger. Your time is messed up" I snarled.
"I didn't mean it as an insult I just found it a little funny, Yasha right now looks like she can be your own child" she said, I blushed at the though of having a child.
"Put a child in one's hands they will always seem softer" I said, being educated had its down falls; it showed I was a higher status and had the knowledge to learn at a higher level.
I passed Yasha to Kagome and lied on the ground, my back to her in a way to ignore her. "Here's a question Shiro-Disuke" she said my full name… she must really wanted to know something, "what kingdom is looking for you and why?"
"Something that concerns neither you nor your pack… it only has to do with me for now…" I spoke but it was demon who said this. He was the one mostly in control, compared to the fourth of me that was human. Unlike Yasha, she was mostly control and held by human spirits and human emotions.
"If you're staying here then it concerns us, you're just as important as anyone else here. You deserve equal amounts of food, kindness, est." she spoke like as if her dominant had never punished her but I gave her a nod to say that I understood. I had scars from my own beatings, humans had softer shades of skin with demon scars in them usually, and I guess there still were humans that believed that everyone was good.
I couldn't tell when I drifted off to sleep but I did at some point fall asleep, in a dark dreamless sleep. Just with me and my locked away demon side. Inside of my mind there lived a dark wolf demon and a dark fox demon. Though they could go right through each others forms they never attacked one another but they did bombard the human often.
I stood as the person I was a demon human thing… I was neither a half demon nor a human nor a demon. "Boy, you seem to be angry" said the wolf without moving its great jaw, "tell us boy, what has been happening above your skin?" asked the fox that was much more cunning and sly.
"Are they still chasing me?" I asked, the wolf gave me a nod, "of course boy they've been to every village but a few in the north and in these smaller lands"
"Who did they send?" I asked. The fox smiled "always to the point boy. They sent a group of foxes, most are white. They also sent a wolf/fox and a wolf" he said mightily pounding his paw in front of me.
"If you wish for their disposal just say the word" the wolf howled happily, all they seemed to want to do was kill all their troubles away. But I couldn't blame them, it was their nature.
The human sat heavy silver chains held his neck, hands, arms, legs, and feet but he still managed to get around. Either because there was no sense of time here or because she was strong enough I didn't know. The human strange enough was actually a girl. But I never turned into a girl in my human form. "Boy, why must we fight? Could we not live in this mans pack? He is kind and accepts us, and we may even have a chance to mate here" she said, more like whispered.
"We cannot stay here girl! The longer we stay the longer it'll take for us to leave!"
"We must depart soon boy, it'd be best for both us and them"
I looked at the human her head held low I couldn't tell her expression. I held her; she was me, I could give self encouragement. But she disappeared and I fell into the darkness. My eyes snapped open to see white fur, in my arms there was a girl who in my wakening I called Yasha. I paused for a second, she snuggled up closer to me and I howled jumping out of my place and falling all over Miroku.
"Get off!" he yelled half asleep. Inuyasha starred at me as if I was an idiot, Kagome had fallen back to her futon pillow, Yasha yawned half asleep, and Sango looked at me bewildered.
"Um… I'm sorry?" I fell down as Miroku pushed me off him. I fell on the hard wood and that was when Miroku seemed to be able to take no more.
"I saw we need to make a bigger hut" he said slightly annoyed but it wasn't with me it was with the hut.
"I agree we shouldn't keep using up Kaede's only home," Sango said, "it's kinda rude"
Kagome, who was now awake, agreed.
"But we don't know what can happen in the time we're gone, how about we just start by leaving and collecting the last four jewels?" Inuyasha said, looking at Yasha.
"Wait didn't we have five left?" Yasha asked confused, I nodded we had found one jewel and now we needed five so why four?
"Oh contrary" Miroku beamed with pride.
"Turns out that weak salamander demon we killed had a jewel shard in its head" Sango answered our question.
"When do you think Koga's gonna come around?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, my ears twitched at the name. Koga… why did that name sound so familiar?
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A/N: we may never know… till I update again XD ... soon, eventually, maybe, I dont know!
Yasha: Wait... how did the sake get in their food any ways?
Sammy: I though you would be able to reconize your own stunt
Yasha: Shoot! I'm dead!
Sammy: Yes you are :D
Inuyasha: No you're dead! You wrote it!! (throws sammy to the end of the world)
Sammy: Looks like team sammys blasting off again!! .;; I'm offically weird :D
