Scribble: Ok, Titangirl 161 doesn't know I'm here, so I'll type to
keep people from suspense. I deserve some credit, after all. I'm the
muse. I won't waste time so here we go!
Disclaimer: There are two angry authors staring at me, so here's the sad truth: I don't own Inuyasha or JtHM. Titangirl 161 doesn't either. How tragic.
Chapter 3: Why do I care?
Later that afternoon Inuyasha was in the village with Kagome and Shippo. Sango and Miroku were elsewhere (Inuyasha felt sorry for Sango, he didn't want to know what Miroku planned to do to her) so they had a little time to themselves- although Inuyasha wished that themselves meant just Kagome and him, not with Shippo tagging along too. Annoying little runt. While they walked along with Inuyasha getting strange stares because of his ears- which was nothing Inuyasha wasn't used to by now- they heard shouts. They all ran to the scene of the catastrophe, a little too late. A little boy, about six or seven, was there, shaking, eyes wide, obviously petrified.
"What happened?" Kagome asked.
"A strange demon came and kidnapped a man here," a villager told them.
Inuyasha wasn't concerned, then his nose picked up something. He sniffed. It was a familiar scent. It was....
It was the scent of the man he had met earlier.
"This guy- the kidnapped one- I met him earlier- I can smell him," he mumbled.
The terrified little boy ran up to him. "You can smell him?" he asked frantically.
"Yeah, sure. Why?"
"You have to help me find him!"
"What?!"
"We have to find him!" the boy cried again and then burst into tears.
Inuyasha didn't like seeing people cry and felt uneasy. Kagome immediately knelt down next to him. "Don't cry, it's ok. We'll help you."
"No, we won't," Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha!"
"It's not our business."
"He's in trouble and needs help!"
"So?" Inuyasha turned away, but suddenly the man's face appeared in his mind again. He stopped. The stranger he had met seemed to understand him so well. Seemed to like him. Inuyasha got the feeling again that he knew this man, but he didn't know from where. He was so lost in thought he completely ignored Kagome's ranting at him until he heard, "Are you even listening? Did you hear one word I said?"
"Huh?"
Kagome glared. "Sit boy!"
The necklace around his neck glowed slightly and Inuyasha was pulled into the ground. Damn prayer beads. "What was that for?" he yelled.
"We can't just leave the poor kid all alone! We have to help him! We have to go find that guy!"
"But why?" Suddenly, as Inuyasha said that, he got a strange feeling, and wish he hadn't said anything. Something was nagging at him. He felt like he wanted to help that man. But why? He usually only felt a need to protect Kagome or the others if they were in trouble. So why did he want to help this man? Why did he even care?
"Because! We can't just do nothing!"
Inuyasha did and did not want to help at the same time. He sighed. "Fine. We'll go help him."
(A/N: AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! I hear a certain author coming downstairs! I'M SOOOOO SCREWED!!!!! I'll see you guys later!!!!!)
Kagome smiled and turned to the boy again. "Don't worry, we'll help you. What's your name?"
"Todd, but I'm called Squee. And my friend is Johnny."
"Don't worry Squee, we'll find Johnny. Is he your father?"
"Nope. He's a lot nicer than my dad."
"Oh." Kagome looked uncomfortable.
Kagome, Shippo, and Squee hopped on Inuyasha's back and they ran off into the night. Inuyasha was able to track Johnny by following his scent. But he was confused. 'Why,' he wondered. 'Why do I want to help him? Why do I care?'
Titangirl 161: Well, this'll be two uploads in one day. A record! Although Scribble DID help me type (I HATE typing) he snuck onto the computer anyway, so he's going to have an "unfortunate accident" with a microwave! Heeheehee! I'm so evil! The fourth and final chapter won't be out for a while, it'll take me a while to type- but it WILL come! Eventually. See you all soon- thank you for all your reviews! You guys rock! I heart you all! Long Live the Half Demon!
- Titangirl 161
Disclaimer: There are two angry authors staring at me, so here's the sad truth: I don't own Inuyasha or JtHM. Titangirl 161 doesn't either. How tragic.
Chapter 3: Why do I care?
Later that afternoon Inuyasha was in the village with Kagome and Shippo. Sango and Miroku were elsewhere (Inuyasha felt sorry for Sango, he didn't want to know what Miroku planned to do to her) so they had a little time to themselves- although Inuyasha wished that themselves meant just Kagome and him, not with Shippo tagging along too. Annoying little runt. While they walked along with Inuyasha getting strange stares because of his ears- which was nothing Inuyasha wasn't used to by now- they heard shouts. They all ran to the scene of the catastrophe, a little too late. A little boy, about six or seven, was there, shaking, eyes wide, obviously petrified.
"What happened?" Kagome asked.
"A strange demon came and kidnapped a man here," a villager told them.
Inuyasha wasn't concerned, then his nose picked up something. He sniffed. It was a familiar scent. It was....
It was the scent of the man he had met earlier.
"This guy- the kidnapped one- I met him earlier- I can smell him," he mumbled.
The terrified little boy ran up to him. "You can smell him?" he asked frantically.
"Yeah, sure. Why?"
"You have to help me find him!"
"What?!"
"We have to find him!" the boy cried again and then burst into tears.
Inuyasha didn't like seeing people cry and felt uneasy. Kagome immediately knelt down next to him. "Don't cry, it's ok. We'll help you."
"No, we won't," Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha!"
"It's not our business."
"He's in trouble and needs help!"
"So?" Inuyasha turned away, but suddenly the man's face appeared in his mind again. He stopped. The stranger he had met seemed to understand him so well. Seemed to like him. Inuyasha got the feeling again that he knew this man, but he didn't know from where. He was so lost in thought he completely ignored Kagome's ranting at him until he heard, "Are you even listening? Did you hear one word I said?"
"Huh?"
Kagome glared. "Sit boy!"
The necklace around his neck glowed slightly and Inuyasha was pulled into the ground. Damn prayer beads. "What was that for?" he yelled.
"We can't just leave the poor kid all alone! We have to help him! We have to go find that guy!"
"But why?" Suddenly, as Inuyasha said that, he got a strange feeling, and wish he hadn't said anything. Something was nagging at him. He felt like he wanted to help that man. But why? He usually only felt a need to protect Kagome or the others if they were in trouble. So why did he want to help this man? Why did he even care?
"Because! We can't just do nothing!"
Inuyasha did and did not want to help at the same time. He sighed. "Fine. We'll go help him."
(A/N: AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! I hear a certain author coming downstairs! I'M SOOOOO SCREWED!!!!! I'll see you guys later!!!!!)
Kagome smiled and turned to the boy again. "Don't worry, we'll help you. What's your name?"
"Todd, but I'm called Squee. And my friend is Johnny."
"Don't worry Squee, we'll find Johnny. Is he your father?"
"Nope. He's a lot nicer than my dad."
"Oh." Kagome looked uncomfortable.
Kagome, Shippo, and Squee hopped on Inuyasha's back and they ran off into the night. Inuyasha was able to track Johnny by following his scent. But he was confused. 'Why,' he wondered. 'Why do I want to help him? Why do I care?'
Titangirl 161: Well, this'll be two uploads in one day. A record! Although Scribble DID help me type (I HATE typing) he snuck onto the computer anyway, so he's going to have an "unfortunate accident" with a microwave! Heeheehee! I'm so evil! The fourth and final chapter won't be out for a while, it'll take me a while to type- but it WILL come! Eventually. See you all soon- thank you for all your reviews! You guys rock! I heart you all! Long Live the Half Demon!
- Titangirl 161