Title: Inu Tarzan
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and all credit for the anime should be directed to the Inuyasha corp. I also do not own Tarzan or anything related to the name, characters or storyline.
Music: The songs I have selected for this chapter are: "Mark Mancina - Baby Baboon" and "Mark Mancina - Tarzan surprises Kala." You are welcome to listen along if you want. It is not required to follow along with the story. When you see these marks (***) that means to begin to play the selected song. When you see these marks (xxx) this means to stop playing the music. It is important to pay attention to these markings, as there is often more than one song per chapter. I do not have credit for these recordings or channels.
Rated: M – Mature language, violence, and adult content in various chapters.
Inu Tarzan: Meeting in the Grove
(*** Mark Mancina - Baby Baboon ***)
When they arrived at the mass of trees they found Kagome holding a golden-bellied mangabey monkey in her arms. As she tried to get it to eat a piece of fruit it clung to her shirt and cried for its mother.
"It's alright little guy. We'll find your family." Kagome cooed as she gently rocked the baby mangabey back and forth in her arms.
"Mama!" The baby monkey sobbed as he held onto Kagome tightly. "I want my Mama!"
"Shh…." Kagome soothed as she ran her fingers smoothly through his golden red hair along its neck. "It's ok little one."
"Kagome?" Inu-Tarzan asked as he watched her comfort the little tike.
"Oh Inu-Tarzan! You've got to help me!" Kagome cried as she clutched the baby monkey to her chest and raced to his side. "One of the men shot his mother last night! You've got to help me find its family!"
"Mother dead?" Inu-Tarzan asked as he looked down at the whimpering baby. He remembered a time he was in this very position and it caused his heart to pinch with grief at the memory.
"Yes!" Kagome said desperately as she patted the baby's back with her hand. "Will you help me find them? He hasn't eaten anything since last night and I'm afraid he'll get sick and die."
"What is wrong?" Sessho woofed beside Inu-Tarzan's side causing the couple to look down at him. "Why does she hold the mangabey?"
"Oh wow!" Kagome sniffled as she looked down at the beautiful silver dog. "Is he from your pack?"
"Hm, he is brother." Inu-Tarzan nodded as he motioned for Kagome to sit next to him on a fallen log.
"This is Sessho?" Kagome gasped in amazement as she stared at the silver dog in front of her. "I've never seen a dog like him before. His fur and markings are so beautiful."
He was roughly the size of a German shepherd with the features of a white wolf. His eyes were the same golden color as her mate's but he had striking pink markings running along his body instead of Inu-Tarzan's navy blue. Having witnessed Inu-Tarzan's transformation yesterday and feeling the energy coming off of Sessho she knew there was more to them that met the eye. They almost looked like dinosaurs but she didn't feel like that answered her questions. It was possible that the breed could be from a prehistoric breed of dog but that didn't explain the power radiating from them. It almost felt... demonic? She'd have to question her mate about it later.
"Keh! He looks like all the others back home." Inu-Tarzan scoffed, making Sessho scowl at not understanding what was going on.
"What did she say to this one?" Sessho demanded as he watched Kagome return her attention towards the crying baby monkey.
"She likes your fur." Inu-Tarzan snorted in inu causing Sessho's chest to swell with pride.
Having never heard Inu-Tarzan speak in proper inu before Kagome quirked her eyebrow at her mate and watched him speak with his brother with interest. Having studied languages at university she knew it sounded more complicated than just woofs and barks. It was a structured ancient tongue and it intrigued her. She was going to be a part of his family now. It would be nice to be able to speak with someone besides him. Perhaps Inu-Tarzan could teach her this language?
"Hm." Sessho smirked at the compliment. "Why does she hold the infant? Did she steal it?"
"What?! No she didn't steal it! Those damn males at her camp shot its mother and she saved it from them." Inu-Tarzan explained. "She needs me to go help her find its family."
"Interesting… it is uncommon for a female to take in an infant that is not hers; especially from a different species." Sessho observed with interest.
"Well it's obviously not that uncommon seeing how Aunt Aoi saved mother." Inu-Tarzan argued.
"Yes, but she was nursing three pups at that time. Your mate does not have pups yet and does not smell to be in heat." Sessho argued as he sniffed in Kagome's direction. "Ask your mate if her pack killed any other mangabeys."
Pointing towards the baby Inu-Tarzan asked, "More at camp?"
"More? Oh! You mean of his kind?" Kagome asked, earning a nod from Inu-Tarzan. "Unfortunately there was a male and two other females that were killed. I asked the men if they'd seen any more of his troop in the area but they said they didn't."
"She said they shot a male and two other females. There weren't any more monkeys to shoot." Inu-Tarzan explained in Inu to his brother.
"Then the infant is an orphan." Sessho said, causing his brother's eyebrows to furrow. "If the babe had any other relatives in the area they would have come looking for him."
"Damn…" Inu-Tarzan cursed as he ran his fingers through his bangs. "She's going to be heartbroken knowing the little squirt's going to die. It's too young to be without its mother's milk."
"Have her crush kola nuts. Its milk will keep the babe alive until it can eat solids in a few weeks." Sessho explained making Inu-Tarzan quirk an eyebrow at him in surprise.
"And you know this why?" Inu-Tarzan asked with mocked interest.
"This one has been alpha for many years Inu-Tarzan. Protecting the pack goes far outside our family unit. That includes learning about the creatures we eat in order to survive." Sessho explained as he watched Kagome struggle to feed the baby monkey a slice of fruit. "The infant will die if she doesn't properly know how to care for it."
"Keh!" Inu-Tarzan grumped as he crossed his arms over his chest. "And where exactly does she get these nuts?"
"See that tree over there?" Sessho said as he turned to face a tree on the far side of the grove. "Those are the nuts she will need to collect."
"Sweet!" Inu-Tarzan grinned triumphantly. "There's a tree just like that one about five minutes from her tent.
"Then the babe should live." Sessho said as he studied Kagome caring for the baby.
He had to admit the female was strikingly similar to Inu-Tarzan's belated mother. It was no wonder the girl had caught his brother's attention so quickly. Seeing how kind and nurturing she was to the baby mangabey gave him hope for the future. She didn't smell like she was trying to trick him by putting on a good front.
She smelled genuinely concerned for the baby's wellbeing and was comfortable in their presence. Watching her turn to look at his brother, he watched in amazement as the light in her eyes shimmered with adoration and trust. There was no way she could have looked at his brother like that if she wasn't fully devoted to him. Deciding it was time for the ultimate test he walked up to Kagome and stared her down. He hadn't planned on doing this for a couple more weeks but she was already in the perfect position and Inu-Tarzan wouldn't have time to prepare her for his challenge. If she failed, he would kill her.
"Wh-what is he doing?" Kagome asked as she averted her eyes from his stare.
She'd learned to never look a dog straight in the eye when a friend of hers got bit at school. Feeling Sessho take a step closer she leaned back to try and put some distance between them. When she felt his cold, wet, nose sniff along her neck and heard him growl at her in warning she closed her eyes and remained perfectly still.
"He's testing you." Inu-Tarzan explained as he dug his nails into the tree trunk. If he were to intervene it would be seen as an insult to his alpha and Sessho would kill his bitch and get himself kicked out of the pack. Thankfully Kagome submitted by rolling her head back and staring away from Sessho's face. She remained perfectly still as his jaws engulfed her neck. If she moved an inch his fangs would slice open her throat. It was terrifying knowing he could easily kill her by crushing her neck in his jaws. All she could hope was that she'd pass.
"She is acceptable." Sessho decided as he nicked his fang behind her ear leaving a tiny cut. After licking his tongue across the wound it sealed leaving a little pink mark behind. When he stepped away Kagome placed her hand over the mark and stared at Inuyasha in confusion.
"Wh-what did he just do." Kagome asked as she looked between her stunned mate and the silver dog.
"You… you're pack now." Inu-Tarzan stuttered as he looked at his brother in disbelief.
"Really?" Kagome asked with a bright smile. "He made me family?"
"Yeah…" Inu-Tarzan breathed out as the reality of what his brother had just did sank in. Needing to know why he did it he said in inu, "Why? I thought you wanted to wait?"
"She has earned this one's approval." Sessho shrugged as he looked at his half-brother's bewildered expression. "That being said, this one feels she should keep away until her pack is gone. The humans who wish you harm us might follow her or wish to take her back. When the time is right, you can bring her home."
Touched that his brother would offer his mate such honor he knelt before him and said in inu, "Thank you Sessho, you won't regret this."
"Let's hope not." Sessho said just as they heard someone running towards them.
"Papa!" shouted a tiny silver pup.
"Papa come help!" cried another tiny pup.
"Roku? Dai? What are you doing so far from home?" Sessho barked as his pups ran to him.
"You got to stop them papa!" Roku cried as he and his twin brother whimpered at his feet.
"Stop who? What has happened?" Sessho demanded as Inu-Tarzan came to stand at his brother's side.
"Bad inu come!" Dai sobbed, causing the brother's to stiffen in surprise.
"You got to stop them!" Roku whimpered. "They're hurting everyone!"
"Roku, Dai, stay with this female! She will protect you!" Sessho commanded as he looked at his brother. "Tell your bitch to keep them safe! We don't have time to lose!"
"Right!" Inu-Tarzan said as he watched his brother run off into the woods. "Kagome, come here. Danger attacks home, keep pups safe."
"What?!" Kagome squawked in confusion as he picked her up and jumped up into the tree. Once he deposited her and the pups safely on a high branch he jumped back down. "Wait! Where are you going?! You can't just leave me up here!"
"Danger at home! Stay there so I know you're safe!" Inu-Tarzan commanded as he pointed up into the treetops to prove his point. "Must protect the pack. Come find you later."
"Oh! Alright... but uh... hurry back!" Kagome shouted as she watched him race off into the jungle. Hearing whimpering she looked down in her lap and sighed. Now she not only had a crying monkey but two whimpering silver pups to deal with. "Great… what am I? An animal rescue?"
(*** Mark Mancina - Tarzan surprises Kala ***)
Not sure what else to do Kagome reclined against the tree's strong trunk and began to sing them a lullaby. To her relief the tune settled the restless babes and they soon drifted off to sleep. Seeing a knoll in the tree above them, she reached up and carefully nestled them together inside. Once she was sure they wouldn't roll out of the tree she got up from her spot on the branch and stretched. Having held the little monkey in her arms for the past twelve hours, her lower back was killing her. Hearing her stomach growl she looked around for something to eat. Seeing some fresh fruit littering the ground she jumped down and began to gather the fallen fruit.
She was about to pick up a large ripe mango when she felt like someone was watching her. All of the hair on her neck stood on edge when she noticed the grove had grown eerily quiet. Quickly reaching at her waist for her machete she scanned the area for danger. To her horror she saw a black dog creeping towards her through the tall grass. Its eyes were a dark brown color, almost black with purple markings and fangs flared in an open snarl. Terrified she dropped the fruit and ran for the tree. As she scrambled up the trunk as quickly as she could she could hear the dog's paws chasing behind her. She was nearly out of reach when the dog bit into her boot and ripped it off of her foot.
"Ow! Go away!" Kagome shouted as she waved the machete in the dog's face. Her ankle hurt like a bitch from her shoe being ripped off. The joint ached making it difficult to stand on. Seeing the dog preparing to jump she slashed the blade in the air causing the black dog's fur to stand on end. "Go away I said!"
"Kikyo?!" yipped one of the pups from above. "What are you doing here?"
"Stay out of this Dai! This fight is between the human and I." Kikyo growled back as she looked up at the two pups huddled in the tree's knoll.
"I won't let you hurt them!" Kagome shouted again. When Kikyo lunged at her she screamed and slashed the machete across Kikyo's cheek. Kikyo yipped in pain from the cut and pulled back to growl menacingly. As a stream of blood rolled down her cheek Kagome threatened, "I warned you to stay away! Now go! Go and don't come back!"
"Don't hurt the nice human Kikyo!" Roku barked as the little monkey held him back from falling out of the tree. "Papa said she's supposed to protect us from the bad inu's!"
"She is, is she?" Kikyo drawled, as she looked Kagome up and down. Seeing the mating mark peeking out of Kagome's shirt she snarled with jealousy. Preparing to jump she said, "I don't care what your father said! This bitch has ruined everything! Her blood will be mine!"
"No! Kikyo don't do it!" Dai cried as Kikyo lunged for Kagome.
[End of Chapter 28]
Author's Note:
Dai and Roku are characters from the Inuyasha movie series. They are half-demon twins who live on the floating Horai Island.