Disclaimer: Hey, I don't own him, but that's ok. I can still put him into different situations and make him really uncomfortable!! * evil smile *

Hey, look; I am really sorry for the lack of update, but school and instant messaging are two things in my life that seem to never end. Damn school. . . . I really hate it. I wish I never had to go to school ever again. That would solve a lot of problems for me.

Makinglifeabetterplace: Hello, 'Update-ing One.' I don't really have an opinion on Kikyo. I think she needs to die, but only because she doesn't belong in the same time as Inu Yasha and Kagome. It wasn't her fault though, it was Urasue's (old hag witch who brought Kikyo back). So, I really don't have a thing against her. Yeah, well, the reason he didn't know or couldn't tell Sara was a hanyou was because he was too preoccupied with her scent *her being in heat and everything * Sadly, no, Sara doesn't have a tail. Yet another 'downside' to being a hanyou. I actually believe that Sesshy DOES have a tail. What else would it be? I mean, Sesshomaru wouldn't wear a boa around him! Yes, you kinda did talk a lot about Sesshomaru, but that's ok, I, personally, like Inu Yasha more, but Sesshy is still cool ~_^ Ok, animals go into heat, right? Well, demons are basically animals, so they do. And humans do *think of it as 'that time of the month' *, only it isn't called heat. That's what I was getting at.

HieiKitty -or- PhibbiKitty: Yes, you have the most reviews! 18 in all!! ^_^ BREAK OUT THE SAKE!!! *drinks entire bottle * hehe. . . *hic * Alright, I told you I was gonna die in the last chapter only to make you read it!! ^_^ I am evil! Sadly, no, I don't have my own Inu Yasha Plushy . . . .See? I don't even own THAT!!! *cries *

Ok, on with the next chapter!! Aright, don't hate me, but this story is an Inu/OC fanfic, because I am IN LOVE with him! *avoids bones being thrown at me from wolves in audience * AHH!!! *runs to computer and starts typing *

~*~Chapter Ten: Introductions and Betrayal~*~

Sara pulled the blanket off of her. The sun was beating down, making it too hot for it. She examined her bandages as she sat cross-legged in the soft grass. The wraps on her chest went from her armpits down, hugging every curve of her body. The white bandages continued down her legs, to around mid-thy, only slightly longer on her right. (A/N: imagine a skin-tight gymnastics outfit or something.) Sara sighed, thinking of how much of a waste this had been. She wasn't in any more pain, and, from the lack of bloodstains, she could tell most if not all of her wounds were healed. Sara could only think that the reason she was covered in bandages was because he didn't have any cloths to wear.

She smelled Inu Yasha before he stepped foot into the clearing. Sara laid back, arms spread high above her head and eyes closed. She heard his footsteps as he came twenty feet away from her.

"Nani?" she asked, not looking at him. A breeze blew around them, and stray pieces of hair fell across her face as Inu Yasha looked down at her, closing the gap to ten feet.

"Feh," he said as he walked past her a little. "What makes you think I wanted to talk to you? Or do you always ask strange people, 'what?'" He tried to mimic her when he said 'what', but it only made her laugh as she lifted her head. She sat up again, having her hands rest on her ankles and looking as innocent as a small child.

"Do you always do a bad job making fun of people, or were you actually ATTEMPTING to do a bad job?" He turned his head, trying to hide the blush the fell over his face.

He sniffed the air, only to find her scent had changed. She, much to his appease, was not longer in heat. But, he could help feel a little disappointed. Inu Yasha watched as hair blew across her face again with the gentile gust of wind. 'She's so beautiful,' he thought. 'WOW!! I did NOT just think that!'

"Are you always so bitchy?" he said at the last minute, not coming up with anything cleaver.

"Is that the best you could come up with? 'Are you always so bitchy???'" Sara started laughing. "And, yes, I am bitchy. So what?"

Without realizing it, the inu-hanyou had seated himself next to her. Since she too was a hanyou, he felt like he could possibly get along with her. At the sound of her question, he was knocked out of his thinking.

"So, who's Kikyo? She seems kinda closed of from the world, like she's bottled up." Sara looked at her hands as she played with some patches of healthy green grass close to her. Inu Yasha looked at her, thinking that maybe she was just a child.

"She is the priestess of this village, and, I guess, she is my friend," a kind of thoughtful look graced his face as he thought of his and Kikyo's relationship.

"Oh, she's a priestess. I guess that explains her. And you? What is a hanyou like you doing with a miko?" She glanced at him. Inu Yasha's pondering had ebbed and he looked at her, his gold orbs locking with her silver ones for the first time. Sara noted that they held much pain and sorrow. 'What coulda happened to him?' She thought as they kept the stare, even when he started to speak.

"Well, my parents died," he started softly, seeing her eyes suddenly hold stronger, urging him to continue. "And I came here, because I heard of the legend of the Shikon no Tama. I met Kikyo, and we have this kinda bond thing. We accepted each other, I guess. She saw me as a hanyou; she wants me to become human with the power of the jewel. I saw her as acceptance." He spoke as if he were talking to a friend, one he had had for a long time. He saw Sara as this: a friend. Maybe she would be.

Sara smiled when she saw he was finished. "Good. You found someone to be happy with. Hanyou's always need that." She took his hand. "You should feel lucky. OH WAIT!" she said suddenly. "We haven't introduced ourselves!!" Sara stood where she was previously sitting, encouraging him to follow. He stood, cautiously watching her as she stuck out her right-clawed hand. "I am Sara! I am a wolf hanyou, currently residing here, until I decide to go back home to the wolf clan I belong to!" she smiled happily, having the same innocent look return to her.

Inu Yasha took her hand, and she eagerly replied by shaking it. "I-I am Inu Yasha," he stated almost hesitantly. "I am a dog hanyou living here?" his curiosity showing as he finished. (A/N: yes, that question mark is supposed to be there)

Both sets of ears turned toward the forest. Sara could sense anger flowing through the clearing, and she tensed up. Inu Yasha turned away from Sara and Goshinboku. His gaze met that of Kikyo, her arm torn threw and blood leaking everywhere. He was frightened. "Kikyo," he asked, voice full of concern. Her eyes were filled with a cold hatred and pain that could be felt through every body present.

"Die, Inu Yasha!" Kikyo screamed and in lightning speed, she had drawn the arrow. Time seemed to stop as Sara watched the arrow pierce the heart of her newfound friend. She locked eyes with Inu Yasha as he was thrown against the tree. A single, solitary tear fell down each face. All Inu Yasha could think of in his last moments of consciousness were how he had gained an understanding friend, and had been betrayed all within a few minutes. 'Damn,' he thought.

Eyes still locked, Sara looked at him and saw all the pain, love, and caring, flashes in his eyes, from his life. She realized in a split second what she felt for him. Sara ran to him, whispering three words to him. She did believe, yet couldn't at the same time. Tears began to flow from her silver pools, and shock came to his gold eyes as he heard what she said. He felt it to, and, with his last breath, uttered the same words back to her.

"I love you too."

~*~End Chapter Ten~*~

Inu Face:. . . . Should I even bother? You are all probably really pissed at me now, anyway. *cowers in a corner * DON'T HATE!! Hate is bad! I had to leave it here!! Don't worry though, I will try and get the next chapter out a.s.a.p.!

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