Disclaimer: I'm getting sick of these...I can see how fic writers get
annoyed. I don't own him, now don't sue me. The end
A/N: Two updates in one night.. maybe people will be nice and review them? *hint hint* and no, Kikyo didn't blab Kagome's whereabouts...that'll be answered in later chapters.
Kagome walked determinedly ahead, not focused on anything but the task at hand. Once she had finally come to her decision, she decided to act on it right then and there, refusing to wait. She knew that if she waited, even for a moment, she couldn't bring herself to parting with the small animal who she'd come to know as one of her best friends. A tear trickled down her cheek. She wished there was someone who she could leave him with, a family friend or something. But she knew nobody besides that mystery man, but she wasn't close enough to him to just dump a dog on him and besides, she didn't even know where he lived!
She had decided to take Buyo to a nearby animal shelter, hoping somebody else would adopt him. If someone didn't come to get him in thirty days, she'd return and adopt him back herself. She wasn't going to go through all this drama just to let him be put to sleep!
With a sigh, she continued down the road, not paying attention to anybody or anything. She was paying so little attention, in fact, that she didn't even notice the tall figure blocking her way. Without even realizing it, she walked right into the figure, causing him to jerk around and face her, and her to reluctantly leave her train of thought. She gazed up at the man in front of her, an expression of shock resting on her face, replaced by one of pure happiness. It was really him!
"It's you!" she grinned, her voice soft and lilting.
"Oh, I remember you. You're Megomi right?"
She sighed and shook her head. "It's Kagome".
"Whatever, I'll catch you later". He turned to cross the street, but was stopped when a hand pulled him by the collar back to the crosswalk.
"Wait, I need a favor," she began slowly.
He snorted. "Haven't I done you enough favors? I save your puny little ass a few times, and you think you can depend on me for the rest of your life. I'm not some kind of a saint, so don't expect favors from me". He turned to leave again.
"Wait!" Kagome cried desperately. "It's urgent!"
He turned back. "Go on," he replied with a bored and impatient expression, his foot tapping the ground and his arms crossed over his chest. He was quite surprised when the little gray ball of fluff that could barely be identified as a dog found its way into his arms.
"Get this thing away from me, it reeks!"
"Shut up and listen!" she glared, tired of his attitude. He looked at her with a surprised expression, nobody ever told him to shut up. Kagome took advantage of the silence to explain to the man.
"Look, I can't take care of him anymore. I'm probably going to die soon, and I don't want him to share my fate. I love him with all my heart, and I can't stand to see him go, but it's for the best. I need someone to be there for him like I was, but that someone needs some stability that I can't give," she finished this whole statement in only one breath. After pausing to take another one, she sealed the deal. "Thank you so much, it means more then anything to me!" she turned and ran in the other direction before the boy could stop and refuse her request. It had been hard not to say a heartfelt goodbye to Buyo, but she knew she couldn't have handled it anyway. With a tearful glace over her shoulder, she uttered the words that she had been dreading to say ever since she saw the poor puppy in the burning apartments.
"Goodbye Buyo," she whispered softly, her words carrying in the wind. After finally securing a safe distance between her and the dog, she sank to her needs right in the public eye and began to cry, her heart wrenching sobs filling the air. 'Why?' she thought, feeling incredibly helpless. 'Why must I always be the victim of heartbreak?'
~*~
Meanwhile, a few streets away, the mystery man gazed after the girl, dumbfounded. What had she just done? The realization took a moment to sink in, and the boy gave a long sigh. The girl was a complete idiot. Did she realize that he had neither the time, nor patience to care for a small puppy? He hadn't found a single human that he didn't treat like crap, and a puppy would fare even worse. He would be better off at the pound, which was exactly where it was going if he had anything to say about it.
Yet there was something about that girl that kept him from immediately running to the open doors of the shelter. There had been something odd about her that he just couldn't say no to. She had seemed so desperate and helpless, and you could tell she loved this dog with all her heart. Call it weak pity, but he couldn't bring himself to rid himself of the puppy like this. After all, in a roundabout way, he HAD saved the dog's life. Why kill it now?
With a shrug, he turned back toward his home, the puppy cradled under his arm, a strange expression on its face. He had always thought that animals were totally emotionless, but he knew that if puppies could cry, this dog would be drowning in his own tears by now. What a wimp.
He felt sorrier for the girl. He knew that the puppy (Buyo had she called it?) had been her only companion, and now she was on her own. And what the heck had she met by, "I'm going to die anyway,"? How the hell would she know that she was gonna die? Did it have anything to do with that man who had tried to hurt her the other day?
Putting the matter out of his mind, he continued to walk home, still cradling Buyo under one arm. He had more important things to worry about right now like, for instance, what the hell do dogs eat?
It was going to be a loooong day...
A.N: Well that's chapter six! Really short I know, but don't worry.. the next chappie might be pretty long.. I'm not sure. And I realize that so far, there hasn't been almost any fluff/romance going on between Inu and Kag, because truthfully, they don't know each other yet! Don't worry, they're going to have some longer and more permanent meetings coming up soon... if that gives you any hint! I'm going to try my best not to make this seem rushed. In a lot of the fics I've read, Inuyasha and Kagome fall in love from anywhere between two days to two weeks. I'm not flaming anyone.. but I find it highly unbelievable. The only fanfic I've ever read that was able to pull that off was Dead Famous. Other then that, I can't think of too many others.
A/N: Two updates in one night.. maybe people will be nice and review them? *hint hint* and no, Kikyo didn't blab Kagome's whereabouts...that'll be answered in later chapters.
Kagome walked determinedly ahead, not focused on anything but the task at hand. Once she had finally come to her decision, she decided to act on it right then and there, refusing to wait. She knew that if she waited, even for a moment, she couldn't bring herself to parting with the small animal who she'd come to know as one of her best friends. A tear trickled down her cheek. She wished there was someone who she could leave him with, a family friend or something. But she knew nobody besides that mystery man, but she wasn't close enough to him to just dump a dog on him and besides, she didn't even know where he lived!
She had decided to take Buyo to a nearby animal shelter, hoping somebody else would adopt him. If someone didn't come to get him in thirty days, she'd return and adopt him back herself. She wasn't going to go through all this drama just to let him be put to sleep!
With a sigh, she continued down the road, not paying attention to anybody or anything. She was paying so little attention, in fact, that she didn't even notice the tall figure blocking her way. Without even realizing it, she walked right into the figure, causing him to jerk around and face her, and her to reluctantly leave her train of thought. She gazed up at the man in front of her, an expression of shock resting on her face, replaced by one of pure happiness. It was really him!
"It's you!" she grinned, her voice soft and lilting.
"Oh, I remember you. You're Megomi right?"
She sighed and shook her head. "It's Kagome".
"Whatever, I'll catch you later". He turned to cross the street, but was stopped when a hand pulled him by the collar back to the crosswalk.
"Wait, I need a favor," she began slowly.
He snorted. "Haven't I done you enough favors? I save your puny little ass a few times, and you think you can depend on me for the rest of your life. I'm not some kind of a saint, so don't expect favors from me". He turned to leave again.
"Wait!" Kagome cried desperately. "It's urgent!"
He turned back. "Go on," he replied with a bored and impatient expression, his foot tapping the ground and his arms crossed over his chest. He was quite surprised when the little gray ball of fluff that could barely be identified as a dog found its way into his arms.
"Get this thing away from me, it reeks!"
"Shut up and listen!" she glared, tired of his attitude. He looked at her with a surprised expression, nobody ever told him to shut up. Kagome took advantage of the silence to explain to the man.
"Look, I can't take care of him anymore. I'm probably going to die soon, and I don't want him to share my fate. I love him with all my heart, and I can't stand to see him go, but it's for the best. I need someone to be there for him like I was, but that someone needs some stability that I can't give," she finished this whole statement in only one breath. After pausing to take another one, she sealed the deal. "Thank you so much, it means more then anything to me!" she turned and ran in the other direction before the boy could stop and refuse her request. It had been hard not to say a heartfelt goodbye to Buyo, but she knew she couldn't have handled it anyway. With a tearful glace over her shoulder, she uttered the words that she had been dreading to say ever since she saw the poor puppy in the burning apartments.
"Goodbye Buyo," she whispered softly, her words carrying in the wind. After finally securing a safe distance between her and the dog, she sank to her needs right in the public eye and began to cry, her heart wrenching sobs filling the air. 'Why?' she thought, feeling incredibly helpless. 'Why must I always be the victim of heartbreak?'
~*~
Meanwhile, a few streets away, the mystery man gazed after the girl, dumbfounded. What had she just done? The realization took a moment to sink in, and the boy gave a long sigh. The girl was a complete idiot. Did she realize that he had neither the time, nor patience to care for a small puppy? He hadn't found a single human that he didn't treat like crap, and a puppy would fare even worse. He would be better off at the pound, which was exactly where it was going if he had anything to say about it.
Yet there was something about that girl that kept him from immediately running to the open doors of the shelter. There had been something odd about her that he just couldn't say no to. She had seemed so desperate and helpless, and you could tell she loved this dog with all her heart. Call it weak pity, but he couldn't bring himself to rid himself of the puppy like this. After all, in a roundabout way, he HAD saved the dog's life. Why kill it now?
With a shrug, he turned back toward his home, the puppy cradled under his arm, a strange expression on its face. He had always thought that animals were totally emotionless, but he knew that if puppies could cry, this dog would be drowning in his own tears by now. What a wimp.
He felt sorrier for the girl. He knew that the puppy (Buyo had she called it?) had been her only companion, and now she was on her own. And what the heck had she met by, "I'm going to die anyway,"? How the hell would she know that she was gonna die? Did it have anything to do with that man who had tried to hurt her the other day?
Putting the matter out of his mind, he continued to walk home, still cradling Buyo under one arm. He had more important things to worry about right now like, for instance, what the hell do dogs eat?
It was going to be a loooong day...
A.N: Well that's chapter six! Really short I know, but don't worry.. the next chappie might be pretty long.. I'm not sure. And I realize that so far, there hasn't been almost any fluff/romance going on between Inu and Kag, because truthfully, they don't know each other yet! Don't worry, they're going to have some longer and more permanent meetings coming up soon... if that gives you any hint! I'm going to try my best not to make this seem rushed. In a lot of the fics I've read, Inuyasha and Kagome fall in love from anywhere between two days to two weeks. I'm not flaming anyone.. but I find it highly unbelievable. The only fanfic I've ever read that was able to pull that off was Dead Famous. Other then that, I can't think of too many others.