Author's Note: Sorry! I know I should have updated, but I had a horse show last weekend and I was supposed to have another one this weekend, but we ended up not going at the last minute because we couldn't find a trainer (my trainer's mommy just died so she's a lil out of it…) and then I had to go help at a different horse show this weekend and oh yes! My mom had her kidney stone that apparently she's had for years removed and it took 2 operations, and now she's stuck in the hospital for a while. Hopefully she can come home this week though…And now I can't upload this chapter because either fanfic.net is being dumb or my Internet's being dumb or something. So that's my list of excuses. On the bright side though, I got my Inuyasha movie, AND I saw Pirates of the Caribbean, which is now one of my favs. Again I'm sorry…And thank you for all of the reviews!! I wasn't sure about the story but apparently people liked it so I'm going to keep going!! So here's chapter two.
Live To Serve…Serve To Live
Chapter Two: Enter Inuyasha
By: Black Heart
Last Time: Kagome knew one thing. The monsters were charging to attack, and she was their target.
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Kagome froze for a few seconds, then came to her senses, and ran. She dashed behind the Sacred Tree, and realized she had no where to go. But she took off anyways, into the forest. Glancing back, Kagome noticed the monsters were avoiding the tree where the white haired boy hung. Running away, she figured how she could make a big circle back to it. Hopefully she would be able to get back to the tree before the demons could catch up to her. Kagome made a sharp ninety-degree turn, and kept running for a minute, then made another ninety-degree turn. She was getting close to the big tree. The demons began slowing down and were becoming more hesitant to continue the chase. Finally reaching it, Kagome jumped up onto one of the tree's humungous roots. Giving up, the monsters ran around her and back into the woods. Turning her attention back to her savior, who by the looks of it, had no idea he had just saved anyone, Kagome noticed the arrow again.
'Wonder what happened to him,' she thought to herself. Without realizing what she was doing, Kagome reached up towards the arrow. Grasping it, she slowly pulled it out. Expecting some sort of big reaction, she braced herself. But nothing happened. After a few moments though, the boy's eyelids began to flutter open. When they caught sight of Kagome, they widened in shock, then narrowed in suspicion.
"Kikyou," he hissed.
"Are you talking to me? I'm not Kikyou," Kagome answered, confused.
"Of course you are. You pinned me here for those demons, and now you're going to pay," the boy threatened.
"What are you talking about? I don't know whom you or this Kikyou are. I-"
"Oh, so you've forgotten your name as well as your betrayal to me. How convenient," he interrupted with a sneer.
"What? No, my name's Kagome, and I don't have any idea where I am, how I got here, or why I'm here. Who are you anyways?" Kagome said, all in one breath. The young man began to study her.
'Her hair's not pulled back, and it seems shorter…Kikyou's face doesn't light up like that, even if she is arguing with someone, and her eyes definitely don't have that sparkle. And what's up with her clothes…Isn't that kimono a little too short?'
"Well, you don't look like Kikyou, but you still seem like her…" Suddenly, jumping next to her, he smelled her.
"What are you doing?" Kagome quickly asked becoming alarmed.
"And you don't smell like her." The mysterious sat on one of the roots from the giant tree.
"Okay, time out," Kagome said, determined to figure this out. "What's your name?"
Glaring at Kagome, he asked "Why?"
"So I can understand what's going on," she exclaimed, becoming exasperated.
"Inuyasha," he said gruffly.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome repeated. 'Dog demon,' she thought to herself. "Could you do me a favor and explain where I am?"
"Feh…I don't do anything for humans."
"Okay, you're a demon, but shouldn't you look more like those demons that were chasing me? Or maybe those weren't demons…" Kagome mused. Inuyasha suddenly got aver rigid look on his face. "What?" She asked. Inuyasha stood up and began walking away.
"What? Wait!" She called, running after him. Jumping in front of Inuyasha, Kagome put her hands out to stop him. He halted, but still had that look on his face. What was stopping him from tearing this girl to pieces, like he had done to so many humans before her. Was it the way she resembled Kikyou, or the way she was different from Kikyou? Inuyasha couldn't decide. He moved to go around Kagome, but she used her outstretched hand to grab his a rm. He flinched at the contact, and looked at her to demand that she let him go immediately, but stopped when he saw the look on her face. Her forehead was creased, due to her furrowed eyebrows, and her eyes…They held so much emotion; anxiousness, fear, and there was even room for adventure. Inuyasha shook his head trying to clear if of these thoughts.
'She's just a weak human! But…What is that power I sense? What could it hurt to help her? Only your reputation and dignity!' Inuyasha argued with himself. 'How about I help her out…Then sell her for a price…' He deviously planned.
"Alright…I don't really know what's going on, but I'll try to help," Inuyasha finally said, sounding like he was giving in.
"Thank you," Kagome said, relieved. The two sat down on the soft grass.
"So, uh, what exactly are you doing here?"
"See, that's just it, I don't know. I was just on my way to school and went-"
"School?" Inuyasha interrupted, confused.
"You know, where you go to learn things?"
"Oh, right," he covered, pretending he knew exactly what she was talking about.
"Okay, so yeah. I went to go help Souta, my little brother, find our cat, Buyo. I was by the well, and this centipede thing dragged me through the well over here. Then those demons came out and started chasing me, then I met you," Kagome explained.
"Well, uh, um, okay. You were right, I'm different then most demons, I'm a- a"
"A what?"
"A hanyou, okay?" Seeing the confused look on her face, he explained, embarrassed. "My mother was a human, my father a demon. I'm shunned as much as the human slaves."
"Human what?" Kagome asked, horrified.
"Human slaves, for the demons. Mostly servants and concubines. All humans are looked down upon, except for very powerful priestess" Once Inuyasha started talking about mikos, he got another odd look on his face. Without another word, he got back up and began walking away.
"Wait! I'm still confused," Kagome called, getting up and following him.
"So am I," he quietly replied.
"Where are you going?"
"Kaede's," Inuyasha answered, as if that one name explained everything. Kagome was suddenly intimidated by him. He never objected to her following him, so she took that as a good sign. But after walking for a while, Kagome began to get tired.
"Um, Inuyasha? How far to this Kaede's?"
"Not very," he said. Kagome breathed a sigh of relief. Her curiosity eventually got the better of her.
"So, uh, who is Kaede?" Inuyasha didn't say anything for a few minutes.
'She doesn't need to know, this doesn't concern a human like her. But if u want her to trust you…'
"Kaede is the sister of the miko who pinned me to that tree."
"Kikyou?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha started at the name.
"Yes, her."
"Is Kaede a slave, too?" She questioned.
"No, she also is a miko, although, many demons disrespect her."
"Why?"
"Because they think she is not powerful, especially now that she is becoming an old woman," Inuyasha explained, becoming quite irritated. Kagome knew she should be quiet, but she just had to ask.
"How is she old if you're not?"
"I am a demon. And I have been stuck to a freaking tree for the past fifty years. End of discussion.
'He really doesn't want to talk about it,' Kagome thought, regretting that she had pressed the subject so much. 'I'll just have to wait until we get to Kaede's. I hope she can answer my questions. And Inuyasha's, too. I wonder what he doesn't understand that a human can help him with.'
AN: Wahoo!! Another chapter finished. And I made it a bit longer, because that's what reviewers wanted. And I think fanfiction.net is going to actually let me login…Oh wow it did. I know that chapter was a bit confusing but if you have any questions just ask in reviews or email me. I think I'll be able to stay on schedule now and get the next chapter out by next week, or even sooner. Thanks for reading!
