Okay. Please, don't hate me. By request of a friend of mine, I…er…am putting Inuyasha with her original character. So, please, PLEASE, don't hate. puppy dog eyes Her character isn't bad at all. I really like her.

Her name is Dershala and she's an inu-hanyou, like our favorite Inu. She lives in an Indian village… ah, I don't want to give too much away. She's just really cool. So, like I've begged, please, don't hate me. I'll be writing an Inuyasha/Kagome fic soon, so… hopefully that'll make up for it. looks uncertain

End of Days

By Alpha Parvani

The days passed like seconds. I didn't even notice. I just knew that I could spend time with both of my sons, and that I did. We went everywhere. The park, the zoo, the beach, the festival, everything we could manage at any day.

One of these days, we were on our way to the beach. It was a gorgeous day, sun bright, no clouds, a gentle breeze… One of my favorite sorts of days. We had all put on our disguises, Shippo with his usual one, Shiro and I with black hair and violet eyes. We all had on an array of hot-day clothes, mainly shorts, t-shirts (or a muscle tank in my case) and sandals.

Shiro and Shippo ran ahead as soon as they saw the beach. I laughed and let them go. I had no chance of catching them anyway. I was carrying our towels, our cooler, everything. I stopped in a nice spot on the beach, free of other people, with a nice shade from a tree. I spread out the towels and set everything up as I kept an eye on the two boys splashing in the water.

Suddenly, a new, strangely accented voice reached my ears. I looked up in time to see an odd looking man running down the beach, yelling for two young women to stop. He had long black hair and dark skin. I recognized him as a Native American.

I sighed and shook my head. "Just like Miroku…" I went back to digging out the suntan lotion that Sango claimed to have packed in my beach bag.

Another voice caught my attention. "Running Deer! Leave them alone!" The man stopped, looking exasperated. "But, Dershala-a-a…" I looked behind me to see the one he called by that name.

She was of average height, definitely had Japanese blood, but she talked like an American. The odd thing was, despite her Japanese heritage, she had long light brown hair and blank colored eyes. But there was something about her, something I couldn't quite place. It seemed so odd…

"Running Deer, that's enough." The man's name was proof enough that he was Native American. Ranningu Shika, definitely not a normal first name. I continued to watch them curiously.

"Go back and set up the towels. I'm going to apologize for your behavior." Ranningu Shika--- er, Running Deer--- went off, sulking. This 'Dershala' was interesting… I smiled as she told the two girls how sorry she was… which was quite difficult since she spoke English and they spoke Japanese. After a moment, I stood and went over. I smiled at the woman, then looked to the girls. They both giggled, knowing who I was. "Gomenasai. Shitsureishimashita. Ranningu Shika no Baka." They laughed and nodded. "Hai, Otakebi-san! Youkoso! Bai!" They ran off down the beach to meet up with some friends… male friends, actually.

I turned and smiled at Dershala. She blinked, then returned the smile. "Thank you… er, Domo Ari-" I held up my hand and shook my head. "I can speak English, miss. Don't strain yourself." I grinned. She looked insulted for a moment, then laughed. "I suppose you're right."

Shiro and Shippo came running up then, laughing and chasing each other around Dershala and I. I watched them for a moment before grabbing both by the shoulders. "Enough, guys. Go back into the water." They nodded and went back obligingly. Dershala smiled. "They yours?" I nodded. "Shiro, the one who looks like my clone, is mine entirely. The other, Shippo, I adopted him."

Dershala smiled. "That's sweet. Say… what was your name again?" I returned her smile. "Otakebi Inuyasha. Just Inuyasha is fine." She nodded, before asking, "You're a writer aren't you? I've seen your books everywhere." I laughed. "Yeah, I write. Nothing much though." That gained me a weird look. "Nothing much? From what I've seen, you've got a few bestsellers." I blushed faintly. "I suppose I do."

Suddenly, her friend went tearing past us, quickly followed by my sons. I watched in horror as Shiro and Shippo cried out in triumph and tackled the poor man. I looked at Dershala. "I'm… really sorry. They've honestly never done that before." She laughed. "It's okay. Running Deer's great with kids. I'm sure he doesn't mind." I chuckled nervously and looked back at my sons. They were laughing like crazy while splashing Running Deer.

I looked up at the sky. It was already nearing one in the afternoon. We were supposed to be home for lunch by one-thirty. I sighed and waved to Shiro and Shippo. "Come on, guys! We gotta head home!" Both of them groaned, but came trudging out of the water, followed by Dershala's friend. I smiled slightly. "Go dry off, boys. I'll come and pack up in a minute." They sighed and ran off towards our small area.

I smiled at Dershala and Running Deer. "It was nice meeting you. Perhaps… I could show you around Tokyo sometime?" The two glanced at each other and smiled. "Sure. That'd be great." Running Deer nodded in agreement. I grinned. "Great! Here's my number. Just ask for me. I live with two other people, but all of our friends live in the same building, so everyone's apartment belongs to everyone else as well." I laughed. "See you around." I turned and walked to my sons, who were all dry and dressed.

"Let's move out troops. Sango may kill us otherwise." They giggled and ran off ahead, leaving me to, once again, carry everything. I sighed and gathered it all up, following them. As I went, I glanced over my shoulder at Dershala and Running Deer. A small smile lit on my face when I met Dershala's eyes. 'She's interesting… I hope I can get to know her.' I winked at her, then continued after my sons.

Well? Who all hates me now? Sighs I feel horrible for putting him with an OC… maybe I should just have them be really good friends… I dunno. My friend asked, so… I'll see what I can do, ne? R&R

Alpha Parvani