"Inu-Yasha."
He whips around at the sound of my voice. I've startled him, he's not used to that. Everyone thinks that he can smell anyone that's near him. That's a lie. Just like any other animal, if you stand downwind of him then he can't pick up your scent. Not many people know this. I do because I know him better then anyone else, better then he knows himself.
I've been watching him for months now. I hide in the bushes and watch him from a distance. Sometimes I get close enough that I could touch him if I want, but I never do. I just watch him, him and that girl.
"Kikyo?"
He looks at me with those sad amber eyes. I watch the emotions play across them. Surprise, regret, confusion, suspicion; they're all there. I take a step forward and he instinctively stiffens. He raises his foot, preparing to back away from me. I smile.
"Are you afraid of me, Inu-Yasha?"
Aware of his movements now, he stops his backwards descent and straightens.
"No. I would never be afraid of you, Kikyo."
We stare at each other for a minute and then he asks the question that has been gnawing at him since the moment I appeared by his side.
"Why are you here?"
I turn my head and stare off into the woods.
"I sensed a jewel shard near here."
I watch out the corner of my eye for his reaction.
"Oh."
There is a tinge of disappointment in his voice and I turn my head even more, so that he doesn't see me smile. I keep my voice cool as I speak.
"You sound disappointed Inu-Yasha. What? Did you think I came here because I missed you?"
He snorts but I can tell by his stance that he's hurt. His body's stiff again and his ears twitch.
"No, I would never make that mistake."
I look over at him.
"There are worst mistakes to make."
He turns at my words and my eyes catch his. Confusion and suspicion are reflected there, but also hope. I smile. It's that hope that I'm counting on.
He whips around at the sound of my voice. I've startled him, he's not used to that. Everyone thinks that he can smell anyone that's near him. That's a lie. Just like any other animal, if you stand downwind of him then he can't pick up your scent. Not many people know this. I do because I know him better then anyone else, better then he knows himself.
I've been watching him for months now. I hide in the bushes and watch him from a distance. Sometimes I get close enough that I could touch him if I want, but I never do. I just watch him, him and that girl.
"Kikyo?"
He looks at me with those sad amber eyes. I watch the emotions play across them. Surprise, regret, confusion, suspicion; they're all there. I take a step forward and he instinctively stiffens. He raises his foot, preparing to back away from me. I smile.
"Are you afraid of me, Inu-Yasha?"
Aware of his movements now, he stops his backwards descent and straightens.
"No. I would never be afraid of you, Kikyo."
We stare at each other for a minute and then he asks the question that has been gnawing at him since the moment I appeared by his side.
"Why are you here?"
I turn my head and stare off into the woods.
"I sensed a jewel shard near here."
I watch out the corner of my eye for his reaction.
"Oh."
There is a tinge of disappointment in his voice and I turn my head even more, so that he doesn't see me smile. I keep my voice cool as I speak.
"You sound disappointed Inu-Yasha. What? Did you think I came here because I missed you?"
He snorts but I can tell by his stance that he's hurt. His body's stiff again and his ears twitch.
"No, I would never make that mistake."
I look over at him.
"There are worst mistakes to make."
He turns at my words and my eyes catch his. Confusion and suspicion are reflected there, but also hope. I smile. It's that hope that I'm counting on.