When Inu awoke, the first thing he noticed was that Seth was gone. Not that he was surprised, since Seth was continually slipping in and out of the hut, but he was a little lonely and, loathe as he was to admit it, scared. He had come to rely on this man that was the closest thing he had to family right now. And he was horribly frightened that he would just leave him alone without a single word.
Inu was just about to jump out of bed and look for him, when Seth stumbled through the door. Inu was so relieved that he didn't notice that Seth was carrying a large tub or the buckets of water on the floor. Inu Sighed and closed his eyes as Seth poured the water in the basin.
A moment later, Inu found himself being lifted in the air and carried to the basin.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Inu asked.
"Bath," Seth replied.
"What?"
"You need a bath."
Inu wiggled until he slipped to the floor. In a dead run, he yelled over his shoulder, "I just had a bath last month!"
Then he disappeared into the forest.
Seth sighed. Oh what a day it was going to be.
Meanwhile, Inu was outside, hiding in a tree watching the front door nervously, almost fearfully, from his perch on a branch. He never noticed Seth slip out the back window and walk a wide circle around the house to come up behind hi . He was watching the door so intently that he never even noticed when Seth climbed up the tree and peered down at him from the branch above his. He did, however, notice when Seth cleared his throat and asked, "Anything interesting?"
Inu response was, "Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" as he nearly fell out of the tree in fright. Luckily for him. Seth managed to jump out of the tree, casually catch him and toss him over his shoulder before hitting the ground on his feet and walking back to the house.
Once inside, Inu was given no time to try and escape again. He was literally tossed into the tub, his shirt pulled off of him mid-air before he even hit the water. Inu pouted and moped, but didn't try to escape the water.
Seth set upon him immediately, washing is hair with some sweet smelling soup until it shown, then scrubbing every part of Inu until his skin began to gleam an angry red in some places. Through all this, Inu sat placidly, glaring at everything in his range of vision. When Seth finally removed Inu and helped him to dry off, Inu thought he was finished. He was proven wrong when Seth pulled out a brush and sat Inu down on the bed while kneeling behind him and brush through the knots. At this Inu heaved a sigh. It took nearly two hours to work out the worts of the knots, with Inu yelping with pain several times. Seth continued working for almost half an hour even hen most of the knots were out and with the brush running through his now-silky strands of hair, Inu was near purring with contentment.
When the brushing was finally finished, Seth gave Inu his clean clothes and took him outside.
"What are we doing?" Inu asked innocently.
"We're stretching," Seth replied.
"Stretching?"
"Yes. You're muscles are going to cramp with disuse soon and you need to exercise them in order for them to work properly again. However, you're still recovering so anything strenuous is out of the question," Seth said and began to show Inu the movements to stretch his body. Almost an hour later with the sun setting behind the horizon, Inu lay on the grass, exhausted, while Seth finished up his stretches. Inu hadn't realized how tired he would get after such simple moves, but there he was, too tired to move.
A moment later, Seth came and laid down next to Inu, his head pillowed on his arm. Looking over at his companion, Inu was forced to ask the question that had been bugging him all day.
"How long?"
"Hmm?"
"How long until you leave me?" Inu asked again. It seemed like forever before Seth answered.
"You already know that I cannot stay forever. You're smart enough to have guessed that from what I have told you of my past. Two full moons. Roughly two months. Then I will have to leave you."
Inu sighed in relief. In his childish mind, two months stretched out like forever, even though it was a relatively short period of time. He wouldn't have to worry about convincing Seth to stay for two months.
"Inu Yasha," Seth called gently, startling the boy from his thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"While I am here I am going to teach what I can about how to survive. It will be hard, but it will be worth it. Do you wish to try?"
"Yeah."
"We start tomorrow morning."
And with that, both headed off to bed.
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Inu was just about to jump out of bed and look for him, when Seth stumbled through the door. Inu was so relieved that he didn't notice that Seth was carrying a large tub or the buckets of water on the floor. Inu Sighed and closed his eyes as Seth poured the water in the basin.
A moment later, Inu found himself being lifted in the air and carried to the basin.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Inu asked.
"Bath," Seth replied.
"What?"
"You need a bath."
Inu wiggled until he slipped to the floor. In a dead run, he yelled over his shoulder, "I just had a bath last month!"
Then he disappeared into the forest.
Seth sighed. Oh what a day it was going to be.
Meanwhile, Inu was outside, hiding in a tree watching the front door nervously, almost fearfully, from his perch on a branch. He never noticed Seth slip out the back window and walk a wide circle around the house to come up behind hi . He was watching the door so intently that he never even noticed when Seth climbed up the tree and peered down at him from the branch above his. He did, however, notice when Seth cleared his throat and asked, "Anything interesting?"
Inu response was, "Ahhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" as he nearly fell out of the tree in fright. Luckily for him. Seth managed to jump out of the tree, casually catch him and toss him over his shoulder before hitting the ground on his feet and walking back to the house.
Once inside, Inu was given no time to try and escape again. He was literally tossed into the tub, his shirt pulled off of him mid-air before he even hit the water. Inu pouted and moped, but didn't try to escape the water.
Seth set upon him immediately, washing is hair with some sweet smelling soup until it shown, then scrubbing every part of Inu until his skin began to gleam an angry red in some places. Through all this, Inu sat placidly, glaring at everything in his range of vision. When Seth finally removed Inu and helped him to dry off, Inu thought he was finished. He was proven wrong when Seth pulled out a brush and sat Inu down on the bed while kneeling behind him and brush through the knots. At this Inu heaved a sigh. It took nearly two hours to work out the worts of the knots, with Inu yelping with pain several times. Seth continued working for almost half an hour even hen most of the knots were out and with the brush running through his now-silky strands of hair, Inu was near purring with contentment.
When the brushing was finally finished, Seth gave Inu his clean clothes and took him outside.
"What are we doing?" Inu asked innocently.
"We're stretching," Seth replied.
"Stretching?"
"Yes. You're muscles are going to cramp with disuse soon and you need to exercise them in order for them to work properly again. However, you're still recovering so anything strenuous is out of the question," Seth said and began to show Inu the movements to stretch his body. Almost an hour later with the sun setting behind the horizon, Inu lay on the grass, exhausted, while Seth finished up his stretches. Inu hadn't realized how tired he would get after such simple moves, but there he was, too tired to move.
A moment later, Seth came and laid down next to Inu, his head pillowed on his arm. Looking over at his companion, Inu was forced to ask the question that had been bugging him all day.
"How long?"
"Hmm?"
"How long until you leave me?" Inu asked again. It seemed like forever before Seth answered.
"You already know that I cannot stay forever. You're smart enough to have guessed that from what I have told you of my past. Two full moons. Roughly two months. Then I will have to leave you."
Inu sighed in relief. In his childish mind, two months stretched out like forever, even though it was a relatively short period of time. He wouldn't have to worry about convincing Seth to stay for two months.
"Inu Yasha," Seth called gently, startling the boy from his thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"While I am here I am going to teach what I can about how to survive. It will be hard, but it will be worth it. Do you wish to try?"
"Yeah."
"We start tomorrow morning."
And with that, both headed off to bed.
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