Chapter 2

To say that Hinata had jelly in her legs was an understatement but she approached the large beast and she held out her vial with her healing oil towards the enormous dog so he could sniff it. The beast was a sentient being and in her head she was sure he could sniff out poison in her potions too.

"I … I am a h-healer," she whispered softly as she saw him sniff her medicinal vial. "I p-promise you, I w-will not h-hurt you."

Her answer was a grunt and the large beast moved to show her his belly and ribcage. There was four large gashes across it and Hinata went into medic-mode. She used her oil as well as healing chakra. The beast snarled and lifted his head.

Hinata as said, was in her medic-mode so she just held out one hand and commanded with a firm voice that the beast should be still as she put the healing on him.

Sesshomaru had fought a very vicious beast of a demon, he had been damaged, he had been hurt and all he wanted was some peace to heal his wounds. But his rest had been disturbed by a lonely human. A girl in his mind. He had tried his best to scare her off, but she seemed determined to make contact with him.

'Foolish human', he thought but then she made some kind of hand gesture and it made him both curious and irritated. He had asked who dared to disturb him and she only reacted with telling him her name.

He watched her closely and she had not reacted like any other humans he ever had encounter before. It was almost as if she knew of his kind. She had been in defense-stance, he was almost sure of this. Her bravery almost brinked to insanity as she had not back off.

Sesshomaru was a bit perplexed as she offered him healing. She hold out a vial with ointment and he sniffed it, it was nothing poisonous.

He was tired and hurt, and this little human woman offered him some healing, perhaps he could accept it. He knew he could kill her with a swipe of his claws so… he let her near him. It was then he began to feel something strange and he tilted his head and saw her hands had a mild, green glow as she held her hands over his wounds.

It made his whiskers tingle and he growled again but he could feel how his wounds began to heal and he let her do her thing. But he kept an eye on her the entire time.

In the end she moved away and smiled softly to herself as she looked at her work. She looked almost happy. She turned her face towards him and smiled. And Sesshomaru was sure he saw the sunshine for the first time in his life.

"I… I think you are h-healed now… Dog-sama," she whispered and then her eyes rolled backed in her head and she began to fall.

Sesshomaru managed to catch her with his one large paw before she hit the ground. He laid her down as gently as he could on the ground and listened to her heartbeat. It was steady as it could be. She had only fainted he was sure. Perhaps this healing took a lot out of the healer? And yet again, his wounds had been quite sincere if he would be honest, perhaps not lethal, but it would have taken him days to heal with his normal healing powers. She had done it under just ten minutes.

And it was at this time he decided to change back into his other form, his more human form. And just moments later a tall man with silver white hair, yellow eyes and dressed in traditional garments stood in the giant dogs place. He had a large white pelt over his right shoulder that looked a tad too big to wear, but wore it he did.

He looked like any other man, well, unless you didn't count the elfin ears, the strange markings on his face and the fact that his right hands nails were long and sharp as claws. He kneeled next to the black haired female who had healed him. He took in her features.

She was not the most beautiful woman he had seen, but there was a shy beauty to her features. Her face was round, her hair black that it almost looked as if it had blue highlights in them. She was dressed in something that Sesshomaru didn't really think was suitable for a woman. A grey jacket, black trousers and blue sandal-looking shoes. Odd dressing indeed.

He moved to sit with his back against a tree, he decided to watch over her until she awoke and then he would move on again. How much he despised the thought, this young woman had helped him and he felt somewhat grateful for it. So he would watch over her so no harm came to her as she was in her fainted state.

Hinata felt her head pounding. She recognized the pounding and she knew she had fainted again. Although it had been a long time since she had done it, she was sure that this was what happened. She cursed under her breath and blinked a few times before she before she slowly tried to rise. She saw that she was in the forest still. And then the memories returned to her.

"Dog-sama!" she shouted and began to look around frantically. But the huge beast whom she had healed was nowhere to be seen. She failed at first to notice the strange being that was seated against a large tree as she looked around. But then when she did see him she gave up a small gasp and got quickly up on her feet.

"W-who are you?" she whispered as she noticed the figure. She saw the swords and her defense system kicked into gear.

"You are awake, good. Then this Sesshomaru can leave," the figure spoke and rose to his feet as well.

'Byakugan' whispered Hinata and with her bloodlines special eyes she could see that the aura and chakra was identical to the gigantic dog she had healed earlier.

"H-how… you was.. a-are you a dog?" she asked as she tried to grasp what she was seeing.

Sesshomaru hmpfed and began to walk away. He had repaid his debt to the young female. She was safe and could get on with her journey and he could continue with his.

"D-dog-sama!" she called out and began to move towards him. She wanted answers.

"Stop calling me Dog-sama, my name is Sesshomaru and I am leaving", he stated gravely. He had no need to be conversing with a frail human woman.

Hinata stopped dead in her tracks as he told her off. She was confused but she was also to polite to impose herself on someone that didn't want her company.

'Well, he seems to be healed and that is all that's matter,' she thought as she let out a deep sigh. But she was glad she had been able to help him out, no matter whom he was. Or what he was. Dog or man, it did not matter to her.

She turned and began to head home to the Leaf village. She was sure that this delay had her friends and family worried. She would probably never meet this strange being again. But it didn't matter, she had helped and she was glad to have been able to do so.

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Ok, I have no idea where this is going, but I hope you all like it so far.