Fifth chapter! OMG! *sigh* I dunno...I think it should be done pretty soon...maybe in two or three chapters? who knows...I sure don't...*shrugs* thanks to anyone who read it, and thank you to all those who have reviewed my story (16 reviews! yay! ^_~)...And anyway, exactly who do you think Inuko is anyway? So far I've heard daughter...but, I guess you'll find out in this chapter, ne?
Disclaimer: The characters featured in this fanfiction are owned by the magnificent, renowned manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi! HOWEVER! Inuko and this story belongs to me...ME ME ME ME! LOL okay, I'm done now!
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Mysterious Hanyou
Chapter 5: Reunion
By: Akiko
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'Inuyasha!'
'Kagome!'
The scent of the human girl and the hanyou boy drifted past two sharp, youkai noses, and they knew that they finally would reach the people they've been searching for...
Kouga put on an extra burst of speed, weaving a whirlwind around himself and Inuko. Inuko seemed bewildered at his speed; she wasn't aware that he was using the power of the Shikon jewel.
The speed that Kouga possessed pushed them closer and closer to the human village. Soon enough, they would be reunited with those they were searching for...
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"Oi, Kagome!" one incredibly irritated hanyou called out, searching for his companion. "Kagome!"
'Damn that girl...trying to run off again, is she?!' he thought. 'Well, I won't let her!'
He raced through the forest, heading to the Bone Eater's Well, his vivid red kimono and shimmering white hair streaking through the serene woods. The boy leapt from limb to limb, from tree to tree, with unerring accuracy in his landings and take offs. If he didn't get there soon, that stupid girl would go back to her own stupid time.
'Stupid girl,' he thought, growling faintly to himself. 'Stupid girl! Couldn't she just stay here with me?!'
With me...he blushed at the thought. No! He didn't mean it THAT way! He meant in a way like...like...so that she would always be by his side! NO! That wasn't right either! Damn it! Did *EVERYTHING* have to have a romantic implication!?
With a few more leaps from tree to tree, he was at the well. He perched on a limb, spying on the girl below him. She seemed quite nervous, and slightly guilty. However, the girl was very cautious with her movements; she kept looking around herself, making sure nobody was following her. The girl, clad in an odd, green school uniform, didn't seem to have felt anyone watching her, whether she was really a reincarnated miko or just a normal schoolgirl.
Inuyasha frowned to himself; the girl wanted to go home? Without even saying anything?
Now, of COURSE he wouldn't let her do that!
He jumped off of the branch, landing nimbly in front of the shocked, raven-haired schoolgirl.
"Now *where* do *you* think you're going!?" he nearly growled at her, his golden eyes glittering with annoyance, with his arms crossed over his chest. "We have *SHARDS* to be collecting!"
Kagome glared at the hanyou before her; did he ALWAYS have to be SO *SELFISH*!? Couldn't he just understand that she had her OWN life that didn't revolve around searching for shards and killing demons?
"I *KNOW* THAT!!" Kagome yelled at him. "I *KNOW* THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING *EXTREMELY* IMPORTANT, BUT I'VE GOT MY *OWN* LIFE TO LIVE IN *MY* TIME!"
The white-haired demon cringed a bit. For normal people, this was pretty loud. For a half-demon, a half-*DOG* demon, to boot, this was earsplitting.
Poor Inuyasha and his ultra sensitive hearing...
"Look, Kagome," Inuyasha spoke, trying to voice his opinion without furthering upsetting Kagome...wow...he's being considerate! "I know that you have another life that....that doesn't involve me..."
She raised an eyebrow at him, curious as to why he stared at the ground and sounded...so...gloomy? What reason did he have to sound so sad? Was it because...
Kagome nearly smiled. Could he really want her by his side?
'Is it because he wants me to stay with him?' she mused, hoping that her suspicion was true. Wouldn't it be great if he actually cared for her...
She smiled gently, and touched Inuyasha's shoulder delicately, making him look up in surprise. An unreadable emotion swirled in the golden depths of his eyes. Kagome stared deeply into his eyes; she could drown in those eyes for eternity...
Neither realized how close their bodies were; if Inuyasha leaned in, just a few inches, he would be able to kiss the sweet lips of Kagome. A pretty pink blush found it's way onto Kagome's lovely face, and a faint blush managed to creep up onto Inuyasha's cheeks as well.
'Is he...going to kiss me...?' she wondered tentatively, her eyelids fluttering closed.
'Kagome...' Inuyasha thought, his eyelids closing as the space between there faces shrunk.
Just as Kagome thought that she would finally get her first kiss, the most unbelievable thing happened....
"KAGOME!" a male voice called to her.
"INUYASHA!" a feminine yelled.
Kouga and Inuko burst into the clearing, obviously ruining the sweet moment between the schoolgirl and the hanyou. The wolf stood there, shocked at what would have taken place. His jaw nearly dropped open, and he just might've let Inuko drop to the ground, if it weren't for his amazing self-control.
The moment the duo had arrived, Inuyasha pushed himself away from Kagome, and turned his back to her, a blush still raging across his features. Kagome stared at the ground, reveling in the wonders of dirt. She was still beet red as well. Why? Why, oh WHY did this moment have to be broken!? They both seemed to feel that way.
"Inuyasha..." Kouga snarled dangerously, dropping the hanyou he had slung over his shoulder.
"OUCH!" she exclaimed, angry that Kouga had dropped her without warning. "What was that for?!"
The arrogant, young wolf paid no attention to the complaining hanyou, and instead focused his concentration on the dog turd in front of him. How DARE he get close to *HIS* woman.
Inuyasha, on the other hand, didn't seem to care what Kouga was doing there.
'Wait-a-minute. Kouga's here?!' he thought as he quickly spun around to face the "wimpy wolf".
"What the hell do you think you're doing here, Kouga?!" Inuyasha growled. "And don't even *THINK* about even talking to Kagome!"
Inuko and Kagome watched on as the two demons circled each other, their claws itching to rip into each other's flesh. This wasn't good...if this brewing anger exploded, all hell would break loose and it would be a fight to the death...
"Wait!" Kagome exclaimed, running in front of Inuyasha. "Kouga-kun! Why are you here? And..." Her eyes wandered over to where Inuko was lying on the ground. "Who's that?"
The hanyou-girl struggled to get up, and slowly walked her way over to Kagome. She may have been injured, but dammit, she still had to make a good impression!
"My name is Inuko," she stated politely, shaking Kagome's hand, who just stared at her in shock.
'She looks...exactly like Inuyasha...' she thought to herself, wondering just who the hell this "Inuko" was.
"Inuko..." mumbled Inuyasha, getting the oddest feeling that he knew her. He quickly shook it off and proceeded to yell at her. "Who the hell are you anyway!? Why are you traveling with this damned wolf!? What the ***k are you doing here?!"
Inuko flattened her snow white ears against her head; did Inuyasha have to yell so loud?!
"Look..." she replied briskly, panting with exertion, "I cannot deal with this right now, Inuyasha. If you're senses are as good as mine, then you damn well KNOW I'm bleeding!"
"..."
"Inuyasha. Let's continue this elsewhere." Inuko turned to Kagome, "There's a human village around here, right? Is there somewhere where we could get some bandages, herbs, or anything that'll help? Because this wound reallllly hurts..."
Kagome nodded and led the way, with Inuyasha trailing behind and glowering at Kouga's back. The wolf was carrying Inuko to the village, not slung over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes like before, but in his arms, against his chest. His piercing blue eyes watched the human girl in front of him, and Inuko noticed that his eyes were...well...wandering.
'So...he cares for Kagome...' she thought, with just a twinge of sadness. 'No! I shouldn't care about that. Hell, he's a rude b**tard and a jackass! I don't GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HIM!'
She repeated that over and over in her mind, but her golden eyes still stung with tears. She couldn't cry over this. She *wouldn't* cry over this.
Within minutes, they reached the village, the villagers nearly scattering at the sight of two more youkai appearing. They didn't though, knowing that the "reincarnated Kikyou" wouldn't ever let anything happen to them. Just because they had faith that they wouldn't be attacked by Inuko and Kouga, didn't mean that they weren't avoiding them.
Kouga watched the villagers warily; they might try something stupid and he might be forced to kill them. No...killing humans is bad. Especially when your woman is a human living in this tiny village as well.
The group walked into Kaede's hut, with Inuyasha taking a seat, trying his best to look disinterested in the other hanyou. Kouga set Inuko onto the floor, not all that gently, but not all that painfully either. Kagome searched through Kaede's things, looking for bandages and the healing herbs she knew of. The wolf-prince hovered close to her, making the schoolgirl slightly uncomfortable in his presence.
Kagome knelt by Inuko's side, the supplies she needed lied out next to her. She started to undo Inuko's red kimono, then suddenly remembered that there were two guys in the room with her.
She glared at Kouga and Inuyasha.
"Out. Now."
Kouga stepped out obediently, letting his blue eyes graze over Kagome once before leaving. Inuyasha stood, and turned away with an annoyed 'Feh!', nearly stomping out of the little hut.
Inuyasha proceeded to go to his favorite "thinking spot", the Goshinboku. He leapt into the high branches of the sacred tree, resting on a strong branch.
Who was she? Why is she here? How did she know my name?
These were some of the questions that were running through Inuyasha's mind.
'Where did she come from? And...why does she feel so--'
"HEY! DOG-TURD!" Kouga shouted from below, beckoning Inuyasha to come down.
"What the hell do you want?!" he yelled back.
"Get your damned, hanyou-ass down here!"
"***K YOU!" Inuyasha snarled at Kouga. He really didn't feel like dealing with him right now...
Kouga jumped up to the branch where Inuyasha was sitting, shaking it a bit when he landed. He HAD to actually *talk* to Inuyasha right now. He needed some answers...and...a couple of demands too.
"Look, dog turd," Kouga started, pinning Inuyasha down with his piercing gaze, "I want to know who that hanyou-girl is. I KNOW you're related to her somehow, and I want to know how."
The hanyou opened his mouth to yell that he didn't know a damned thing, but Kouga continued with his list of demands.
"I also want to know what the hell you were doing with my woman. AND...I want you to give Kagome to me."
Was Kouga blind? Didn't he see what was going on between those two...? ...Of course not, he's just as stubborn, hard-headed and idiotic as Inuyasha.
"You know what? Screw you!" And with that, Inuyasha kicked Kouga off the branch.
Kouga plummeted to the ground, but he landed perfectly fine. Like a fall like that could really do anything to him.
"She will be mine. I love her, dog-turd, unlike you. And she'll see that and come running to me," the wolf stated as he walked away from the tree into the village, leaving Inuyasha alone with his own, troubling thoughts.
'She wouldn't leave me for him...would she?'
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Kagome busily cleaned and bandaged the wound, putting some herbs on it that would lessen the pain while Inuko winced every now and then. Inuko watched the human girl, her golden gaze never leaving the schoolgirl.
'She reminds me of...' Inuko thought for a moment. Who did this girl remind her of? A girl who had a strong spirit, and miko powers...Who was...
"Kikyou..." the hanyou whispered outloud. "She looks like Kikyou..."
"Eh?" Kagome turned her gaze towards the new hanyou, curiousity in her warm eyes. "Did you just say...that I look like Kikyou?"
Inuko merely nodded, while Kagome finished up bandaging up the wound. She sat up, slightly gasping with pain. Stupid wound...
Kagome stared Inuko in the eye, determination on her features. If she knew about Kikyou...where did she come from?
"Inuko-san, who are you...?" she asked tentatively.
"Get Inuyasha and Kouga in here, and anybody else who should know..." Inuko paused for a moment, a thoughtful look in her eyes. "And...and...get me something to drink, will ya hon?"
The schoolgirl rolled her eyes at Inuko. She wasn't a servant, ya know! The hanyou-girl just winked at her and waved, a mischievious glint in her golden eyes and a cocky grin on her face.
Kagome sighed as she stepped out of the hut. Really, that girl was just like Inuyasha...maybe like a sister, or a daughter...She blushed involuntarily at the thought. Wait, why was she blushing? It's not as if it would be her and Inuyasha's daughter...She shook her head. She shouldn't think such stupid thoughts.
Wondering where Inuyasha was, she paused and thought for a moment.
"If I were Inuyasha..." Kagome mused to herself, "where would I be?"
"AHA!" she exclaimed, startling some villagers. "The Goshinboku!" She ran towards the tree, and was glad to see that she was right. Inuyasha was lounging in the top branches of tree, apparently lost in his thoughts...
"Inuyasha! Go back to Kaede's hut! Inuko wants to talk to us!" she shouted, knowing that he would hear her.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," he mumbled, before leaping out of the tree and landing next to Kagome.
He growled to himself when he saw Kouga also standing next to Kagome, an instinct from deep within urging him to protect Kagome and kill Kouga.
"Feh!" he scoffed and walked to the hut, leaving the wolf and the girl by themselves.
Kouga, seeing this as another opportunity to profess his love to Kagome and encourage her to come with him. He grasped her hands and stared into her eyes, and was about to speak...when suddenly...
"KAGOME!" a happy little voice exclaimed.
A kawaii kitsune bounced up to Kagome and leapt into her arms, snuggling into her warmth. Boy, had Shippou missed her.
"I missed you so much!" Shippou whined. "I had to stay with Miroku and Sango for a whole day! All they did was fight!"
Kagome giggled and sweatdropped, and then she spotted a very laid-back monk and a very angry demon exterminator stroll up to them. They stopped before reaching Kagome, however, because Kouga was giving them VERY, EVIL death glares...
"Um..." Kagome broke in, noticing the tension between her friends and Kouga, "Let's go to Kaede's. Um. Someone's waiting for us."
So the wolf, the schoolgirl, a kitsune cub, a so-called monk and demon exterminator made their way over to Kaede's hut, seeing that Inuyasha, Inuko and Kaede were waiting for them.
"So you have finally arrived," Kaede stated, her voice creaking like old wooden boards.
"TWO INUYASHAs?!" exlaimed Miroku, Sango and Shippou in shock.
Oh yeah. That's right, they hadn't met the new hanyou.
"No. I'm not Inuyasha!" Inuko announced, with a slight laugh. "I'm Inuko! It's nice to meet you all!"
"W-w-who are you?!" stammered Shippou.
"Me? I'm Inuyasha's..."
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Muahahah! hey...do you think that was a mean place to end? I don't. I think it's
just incentive for you to read the next chapter! ^_^ I hope you all liked this
one...I'm not sure what to think of it...o.O
