Disclaimer-Inuyasha does not belong to me.
Today, however, was different. She was not here to be shocked or repulsed by my hunting prowess, and I was in the mood for fresh meat. I sat up on my haunches and sniffed the air around me to see what my options were. My ears perked up at the sound of a small human child's shrill cry in the distance. Skulking closer to get a better view, I saw that the cry had come from a child no older than six years old that had somehow gotten seperated from it's family. I knew that Kagome would think it barberic if she were here, but if I decided to claim the small one as my prize, it would not be my first time to do so. Before the sorceress Kikyo had trapped me so long before, I had been a ruthless hunter and killer, uncaring of what kind of creature was to be the victim of my sword.
Being around Kagome had eased my bloodlust some, but I found it hard to contain my natural instincts. The small human child was so young and her blood still so very pure, I almost trembled with my desire to do as I would normally.
"No!" I told myself, "I do not have to shed the blood of an innocent to satisfy my own needs."
Sighing and trembling from bottling up my animal urges, I settled instead on going to the nearby river and spearing a few fish with my sword. It was still meat and their blood was enough to satisfy my need.
Once I had my fill, I decided to take an afternoon swim. I undressed down to just the loose tan pants I wore under my normal red attire, and dove into the water. It was turning out to be a warmer than average afternoon, and the cold water felt refreshing on my heated skin. I let my water drenched mane cascade down my back, making me shiver from the sudden coldness of it. I smiled to myself when I recalled a time I had accidently seen Kagome bathing.
It was not very long after we had met, a few days after she had come back to my world from her own time. When she had returned, she had brought a small bag of strange objects with her. My natural curiousity made me want to raid this small bag that she called a purse, but as usual, she commanded me to sit and that hindered me from doing so.
"I would like to take a bath without you watching me. Am I going to have to command you to sit or can I trust you not to watch me?" she asked.
"Well, I will stay close to keep an eye on you, but I won't watch you, Kagome. Why are you so concerned about me watching you, anyway?" I asked.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable with people seeing you undressed?" she asked.
I thought about that for a moment. "No. should I feel this way?" I asked.
"You've never felt sef conscious about exposing your body to others?" she asked.
"I guess I've never thought about it. The only time I ever take off my clothes is when I bathe or when it gets too hot to weat them. I only really wear these clothes to protect myself from the elements." I told her.
"Well, I am self conscious about my body, but I trust you, Inuyasha, if you can promise me that you will give me some privacy." she told me.
In an effort to show her how honest I was being with her, I lept onto a nearby rock and got into a comfortable position where I could stand guard over her. She smiled and pulled some objects out of the purse she brought, and my nose quickly picked up a foreign scent, pleasant but very unusual.
"Excuse me, Kagome, but I couldn't help but smell what you just pulled out of your purse there. What is that?" I asked.
"Oh this? I brought some soap and shampoo with me from home to use." she told me.
My eyes widened as I took in the sweet flowery scent of the items she held.
"What is this of which you speak?" I ask.
"You've never heard of soap or shampoo, Inuyasha? They're things modern people use to clean themselves with. Soap is used ont he body and comes in liquid or bar form. Shampoo is a soap-like substance you use to wash your hair. What do people in this time use?" she asked.
"Well, I can't speak for others, but I usually dig into the bottom of riverbanks and use salt to clean dirt from myself." I told her.
"Salt, huh? I guess that's an inventive way to get clean." she said.
I smiled. "I think I like your way better." I said.
My eyes widened again as I watched her from the back, shrugging off her school uniform, exposing her shoulders and back, placing the rest of her clothes on the riverbank.
It was at this point that I think I understood why she would feel selfconscious. Her body was completely different from mine, not made for the rugged lifestyle I was accustomed to. Her body was soft, supple and curvy, where mine was rough and rugged. Seeing her so vulnerable this way to me brought out my most primitive instincts towards her. She was trusting me to remain in guardian mode, yet the allure of her feminity seemed to call to all my senses. My breath caught in my throat as I forced myself to turn just enough away so not to be tempted by her.
"Inuyasha, are you okay up there?" she asked.
I looked down at her again, her body concealed by the water, her head covered with the shampoo she had spoken of.
"Yes. I'm still here, Kagome. Do not linger too long in your bathing, it is not wise in this enviroment." I told her.
"Thank you, Inuyasha." she said.
It had been a couple days since she had returned from her own time to visit me and I had to admit I actually missed her. She brought a sense of serenity into my hostile world and I was grateful for that. Sensing I had spent way too long in my leisure in the water, I quickly rinsed the dirt from my face and changed back into my normal attire. I lept into a nearby tree at the sound of a intruder close by, sword in hand.
"Who's there? Show yourself." I shouted.
"Inuyasha, is that you?" a voice called.
I sighed with relief. It was Kagome.
"Yes, it's me. Good afternoon, Kagome." I said.
"Good afternoon, Inuyasha. I've come with a surprise to show you." she said.
"A surprise?" I asked.
I lept down from the tree to land in fron t of her in a graceful display. She was dressed simply in a dark blue tank top and short matching pleated skirt. Her cute outfit offset her dark hair wonderfully, and she smelled as delightfully flowery as always.
"Yes. I thought since you've only been to my time a few times and only really seen the inside of my grandparents' home, I thought I would bring you pictures from home to show you how truly different our times are." she said.
"Pictures? Is that like some sort of painting from your time?" I asked.
She smiled. "Well, we do have paintings, yes, but these are pictures that humans take of people or places that they enjoy or want to remember." she said.
"I've only seen a few paintings in my time, in homes that I used to raid a long time ago. They were very nice, but paled in comparison to the real thing." I told her.
"Then you would be disappointed with what modern people have done to your beautiful land in the future. Here, look for yourself." she told me.
I looked at the shiny pieces of paper she placed in my hands and gasped. It looked like the same area we were in now, only it had been covered by buildings larger than any I had ever seen, and covered with something she called concrete roads.
"Why did your people change everythign so much?" I asked her.
"It's always been that way ever since I was born. Most would have prefered to leave the land unspoiled like you know it so well, but others develop the land to make money or provide homes for others." she said.
"I've heard of money before, that's what humans trade with each other for goods and services. Anything I've ever needed I've found in the wild. I guess my needs are simpler than the people of your time." I said.
"Well myself, personally, my time and yours are both wonderful in their own ways. Here in yours, I get to experience life in it's most natural state, through your eyes and by being with you. In my time, I have my family and the thought that I might eventually be able to show you more of it. I know it probably looks intimidating from the pictures, but with you, it would be like paradise for me." she said.
I smiled then, almost overcome by the sweet sentiment she expressed to me. I wondered if she knew what her words meant to me. I didn't have time to ponder that question for long when she walked over ot me and embraced me warmly. It was like a friendly hello embrace, and I returned her affection, burying my face in her dark hair. I felt her smile and stroke my long hair lovingly before she parted from me.
"What was that for?" I asked.
She blushed. "I guess it was because it has been a couple days since I've seen you." she said.
Today, however, was different. She was not here to be shocked or repulsed by my hunting prowess, and I was in the mood for fresh meat. I sat up on my haunches and sniffed the air around me to see what my options were. My ears perked up at the sound of a small human child's shrill cry in the distance. Skulking closer to get a better view, I saw that the cry had come from a child no older than six years old that had somehow gotten seperated from it's family. I knew that Kagome would think it barberic if she were here, but if I decided to claim the small one as my prize, it would not be my first time to do so. Before the sorceress Kikyo had trapped me so long before, I had been a ruthless hunter and killer, uncaring of what kind of creature was to be the victim of my sword.
Being around Kagome had eased my bloodlust some, but I found it hard to contain my natural instincts. The small human child was so young and her blood still so very pure, I almost trembled with my desire to do as I would normally.
"No!" I told myself, "I do not have to shed the blood of an innocent to satisfy my own needs."
Sighing and trembling from bottling up my animal urges, I settled instead on going to the nearby river and spearing a few fish with my sword. It was still meat and their blood was enough to satisfy my need.
Once I had my fill, I decided to take an afternoon swim. I undressed down to just the loose tan pants I wore under my normal red attire, and dove into the water. It was turning out to be a warmer than average afternoon, and the cold water felt refreshing on my heated skin. I let my water drenched mane cascade down my back, making me shiver from the sudden coldness of it. I smiled to myself when I recalled a time I had accidently seen Kagome bathing.
It was not very long after we had met, a few days after she had come back to my world from her own time. When she had returned, she had brought a small bag of strange objects with her. My natural curiousity made me want to raid this small bag that she called a purse, but as usual, she commanded me to sit and that hindered me from doing so.
"I would like to take a bath without you watching me. Am I going to have to command you to sit or can I trust you not to watch me?" she asked.
"Well, I will stay close to keep an eye on you, but I won't watch you, Kagome. Why are you so concerned about me watching you, anyway?" I asked.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable with people seeing you undressed?" she asked.
I thought about that for a moment. "No. should I feel this way?" I asked.
"You've never felt sef conscious about exposing your body to others?" she asked.
"I guess I've never thought about it. The only time I ever take off my clothes is when I bathe or when it gets too hot to weat them. I only really wear these clothes to protect myself from the elements." I told her.
"Well, I am self conscious about my body, but I trust you, Inuyasha, if you can promise me that you will give me some privacy." she told me.
In an effort to show her how honest I was being with her, I lept onto a nearby rock and got into a comfortable position where I could stand guard over her. She smiled and pulled some objects out of the purse she brought, and my nose quickly picked up a foreign scent, pleasant but very unusual.
"Excuse me, Kagome, but I couldn't help but smell what you just pulled out of your purse there. What is that?" I asked.
"Oh this? I brought some soap and shampoo with me from home to use." she told me.
My eyes widened as I took in the sweet flowery scent of the items she held.
"What is this of which you speak?" I ask.
"You've never heard of soap or shampoo, Inuyasha? They're things modern people use to clean themselves with. Soap is used ont he body and comes in liquid or bar form. Shampoo is a soap-like substance you use to wash your hair. What do people in this time use?" she asked.
"Well, I can't speak for others, but I usually dig into the bottom of riverbanks and use salt to clean dirt from myself." I told her.
"Salt, huh? I guess that's an inventive way to get clean." she said.
I smiled. "I think I like your way better." I said.
My eyes widened again as I watched her from the back, shrugging off her school uniform, exposing her shoulders and back, placing the rest of her clothes on the riverbank.
It was at this point that I think I understood why she would feel selfconscious. Her body was completely different from mine, not made for the rugged lifestyle I was accustomed to. Her body was soft, supple and curvy, where mine was rough and rugged. Seeing her so vulnerable this way to me brought out my most primitive instincts towards her. She was trusting me to remain in guardian mode, yet the allure of her feminity seemed to call to all my senses. My breath caught in my throat as I forced myself to turn just enough away so not to be tempted by her.
"Inuyasha, are you okay up there?" she asked.
I looked down at her again, her body concealed by the water, her head covered with the shampoo she had spoken of.
"Yes. I'm still here, Kagome. Do not linger too long in your bathing, it is not wise in this enviroment." I told her.
"Thank you, Inuyasha." she said.
It had been a couple days since she had returned from her own time to visit me and I had to admit I actually missed her. She brought a sense of serenity into my hostile world and I was grateful for that. Sensing I had spent way too long in my leisure in the water, I quickly rinsed the dirt from my face and changed back into my normal attire. I lept into a nearby tree at the sound of a intruder close by, sword in hand.
"Who's there? Show yourself." I shouted.
"Inuyasha, is that you?" a voice called.
I sighed with relief. It was Kagome.
"Yes, it's me. Good afternoon, Kagome." I said.
"Good afternoon, Inuyasha. I've come with a surprise to show you." she said.
"A surprise?" I asked.
I lept down from the tree to land in fron t of her in a graceful display. She was dressed simply in a dark blue tank top and short matching pleated skirt. Her cute outfit offset her dark hair wonderfully, and she smelled as delightfully flowery as always.
"Yes. I thought since you've only been to my time a few times and only really seen the inside of my grandparents' home, I thought I would bring you pictures from home to show you how truly different our times are." she said.
"Pictures? Is that like some sort of painting from your time?" I asked.
She smiled. "Well, we do have paintings, yes, but these are pictures that humans take of people or places that they enjoy or want to remember." she said.
"I've only seen a few paintings in my time, in homes that I used to raid a long time ago. They were very nice, but paled in comparison to the real thing." I told her.
"Then you would be disappointed with what modern people have done to your beautiful land in the future. Here, look for yourself." she told me.
I looked at the shiny pieces of paper she placed in my hands and gasped. It looked like the same area we were in now, only it had been covered by buildings larger than any I had ever seen, and covered with something she called concrete roads.
"Why did your people change everythign so much?" I asked her.
"It's always been that way ever since I was born. Most would have prefered to leave the land unspoiled like you know it so well, but others develop the land to make money or provide homes for others." she said.
"I've heard of money before, that's what humans trade with each other for goods and services. Anything I've ever needed I've found in the wild. I guess my needs are simpler than the people of your time." I said.
"Well myself, personally, my time and yours are both wonderful in their own ways. Here in yours, I get to experience life in it's most natural state, through your eyes and by being with you. In my time, I have my family and the thought that I might eventually be able to show you more of it. I know it probably looks intimidating from the pictures, but with you, it would be like paradise for me." she said.
I smiled then, almost overcome by the sweet sentiment she expressed to me. I wondered if she knew what her words meant to me. I didn't have time to ponder that question for long when she walked over ot me and embraced me warmly. It was like a friendly hello embrace, and I returned her affection, burying my face in her dark hair. I felt her smile and stroke my long hair lovingly before she parted from me.
"What was that for?" I asked.
She blushed. "I guess it was because it has been a couple days since I've seen you." she said.