Authors Note: Thanks to my reviewers for being gentle with this fic! ^_^
This chapter is a little slow, a little longer I think too... Bear with me!
I swear it's going somewhere! XD
Disclaimer: I am not worthy of Inu-Yasha; alas, it is not mine.
CHAPTER TWO:
Inu-Yasha no Uchi De - In Inu-Yasha's house
"Inu-Yasha...You're such a good boy." Inu-Yasha's mother placed a gentle hand on top of her little boy's silver mop.
Inu-Yasha gave her his best smile, holding out a fish that he'd snagged from the river along the way. The sleeves and pants of his Haori were soaked through with water, but, ignoring the shivers a constant chill brought, he displayed his hunting trophy to his greatest fan. She beamed down at him and scooped him into her arms, squeezing him tight for a moment, then letting him tumble out energeticly.
"Should we eat it tonight, mama?" Inu-Yasha asked lightly, rolling back and forth from his toes to the balls of his feet.
She smiled at him, and taking the fish from him, began to skin it over the fire with a dull knife. Pleased, Inu-Yasha's ears perked up and he smiled, knowing his job was done. He raced towards the window of his room, sticking his head out and sniffing the air. The girl from before was still in his forest. He growled softly, ears rotating like satellites atop his fair head. She wasn't too far off from where he'd left her. Instead of heeding his warning and leaving his territory though, she'd decided to stumble towards the house. Perhaps she picked up his trail? He made a small 'keh' sound to that thought, knowing that all in all, she was only a human. He'd smelled no sign of supernaturals. He sat down on his modest bed, folding his arms over his small chest with a smirk. Fine. If the girl was going to be stupid and stumble into HIS front yard, it was her fault, and she deserved whatever she got. Hai, that's right of course... The girl certainly had guts! Yelling at him like it was her place.... The more he thought about it, the more he wanted his intruder to proceed.
"Dear? Can you help me with this?" His mother's voice wafted into the room, instantly sending him running to her feet.
As he picked out parts of the fish inedible for humans, his gaze wandered up to his mother's kind face. She was human, so what if she didn't want him to get rid of the girl... His face scrunched up into a look of resentment, but not directed at her. This just meant he might not get to strut his stuff like he'd previously planned... He held the fish's eyes over the fire and let them drop, but not before his mother had caught hold of his arm and twisted his arm up to her. He averted his eyes to the side, knowing she was looking at a deep purple bruise spreading from his wrist to his elbow.
"Inu-Yasha! What happened to you?" His mother's startled voice made him cringe. He should have done better to hide it from her.
"Older boys from the village.... I didn't hurt them, mama.." He said absently, voice trailing off in the end.
He felt his stomach drop out when his mother's eyes filled with tears. He hated her glistening eyes more than anything else, and swore oaths upon his mother's happiness. It never seemed to do any good, cause he just wasn't accepted among the village folk. His mom was always upset about it...
"Don't cry hahaue... I'm fine!" He put on his best 'genki' attitude, and his mother smiled to reward his efforts, a tear dropping from her beautiful eyes.
She gathered him up on her lap and rocked him back and forth. Inu- Yasha fisted his little clawed hands in her kimono and focused on some crack in the wall. He hated to cause his mother torment. Just then, he heard the snap of dry wood outside the house. His ears perked, head lifting from his mother's shoulder. A feather light knocking could be heard on the deep oak of their door. Inu-Yasha growled tentatively, but his mother stood up and set him down on the ground.
"Inu-Yasha now... Where are your manners?" She asked him with a slight scolding tone, but her loving smile betrayed her.
Normally his ears would have flattened sheepishly, but he was on edge tonight, and determined to protect his mother! She opened the door.
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Hahaue - Affectionate 'mother'
Genki - Heathy, happy, energetic
Disclaimer: I am not worthy of Inu-Yasha; alas, it is not mine.
CHAPTER TWO:
Inu-Yasha no Uchi De - In Inu-Yasha's house
"Inu-Yasha...You're such a good boy." Inu-Yasha's mother placed a gentle hand on top of her little boy's silver mop.
Inu-Yasha gave her his best smile, holding out a fish that he'd snagged from the river along the way. The sleeves and pants of his Haori were soaked through with water, but, ignoring the shivers a constant chill brought, he displayed his hunting trophy to his greatest fan. She beamed down at him and scooped him into her arms, squeezing him tight for a moment, then letting him tumble out energeticly.
"Should we eat it tonight, mama?" Inu-Yasha asked lightly, rolling back and forth from his toes to the balls of his feet.
She smiled at him, and taking the fish from him, began to skin it over the fire with a dull knife. Pleased, Inu-Yasha's ears perked up and he smiled, knowing his job was done. He raced towards the window of his room, sticking his head out and sniffing the air. The girl from before was still in his forest. He growled softly, ears rotating like satellites atop his fair head. She wasn't too far off from where he'd left her. Instead of heeding his warning and leaving his territory though, she'd decided to stumble towards the house. Perhaps she picked up his trail? He made a small 'keh' sound to that thought, knowing that all in all, she was only a human. He'd smelled no sign of supernaturals. He sat down on his modest bed, folding his arms over his small chest with a smirk. Fine. If the girl was going to be stupid and stumble into HIS front yard, it was her fault, and she deserved whatever she got. Hai, that's right of course... The girl certainly had guts! Yelling at him like it was her place.... The more he thought about it, the more he wanted his intruder to proceed.
"Dear? Can you help me with this?" His mother's voice wafted into the room, instantly sending him running to her feet.
As he picked out parts of the fish inedible for humans, his gaze wandered up to his mother's kind face. She was human, so what if she didn't want him to get rid of the girl... His face scrunched up into a look of resentment, but not directed at her. This just meant he might not get to strut his stuff like he'd previously planned... He held the fish's eyes over the fire and let them drop, but not before his mother had caught hold of his arm and twisted his arm up to her. He averted his eyes to the side, knowing she was looking at a deep purple bruise spreading from his wrist to his elbow.
"Inu-Yasha! What happened to you?" His mother's startled voice made him cringe. He should have done better to hide it from her.
"Older boys from the village.... I didn't hurt them, mama.." He said absently, voice trailing off in the end.
He felt his stomach drop out when his mother's eyes filled with tears. He hated her glistening eyes more than anything else, and swore oaths upon his mother's happiness. It never seemed to do any good, cause he just wasn't accepted among the village folk. His mom was always upset about it...
"Don't cry hahaue... I'm fine!" He put on his best 'genki' attitude, and his mother smiled to reward his efforts, a tear dropping from her beautiful eyes.
She gathered him up on her lap and rocked him back and forth. Inu- Yasha fisted his little clawed hands in her kimono and focused on some crack in the wall. He hated to cause his mother torment. Just then, he heard the snap of dry wood outside the house. His ears perked, head lifting from his mother's shoulder. A feather light knocking could be heard on the deep oak of their door. Inu-Yasha growled tentatively, but his mother stood up and set him down on the ground.
"Inu-Yasha now... Where are your manners?" She asked him with a slight scolding tone, but her loving smile betrayed her.
Normally his ears would have flattened sheepishly, but he was on edge tonight, and determined to protect his mother! She opened the door.
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Hahaue - Affectionate 'mother'
Genki - Heathy, happy, energetic