A/N :cries: Only six reviews?! Are you guys beginning to hate my story now? :sniffles: How about I make you all a deal, if I can get at least four more reviews, I'll post the next chapter! I'll already have it written up, all I have to do is type it and save the file! Honest! I wasn't joking when I said this story now has a life of it's own here! :sigh: Anywho, guess I should do another disclaimer. :ahem: "I solemnly swear that I do not own any of the Inu Yasha cast whom are copyrighted to their creator, Rumiko Takahashi." There! That should satisfy those lawyers! I DO however own the plot, Melissa, Elizabeth, and Seras! :cackles evilly: ON WITH THE STORY!!!

Points of View

Chapter 4

The Meeting

Hearing the cab driver sound the horn, Melissa Thornshire silently adjusts her sunglasses to make sure they were properly and firmly in place as the car door opens to her left. Sighing softly, she turns so that her feet are out of the car, placing one hand out in mid-air before a familiar hand gently but firmly grasps it.

"Oh Elizabeth! Do you think this was such a good idea? I mean, I can't even properly enjoy any of this now!"

Elizabeth gently squeezes her hand in reassurance as she helps her older sister out of the cab. "Of course I am! Besides, we have a sizable set of stairs to climb. But don't worry, everyone is down at the bottom. It looks like everyone you told me about is here, including a side of steak with all the fixin's!"

Melissa giggles. She couldn't help it. She could only hope that they got along great with the Higurashi's and the side of steak since Elizabeth was the one who was Kagome's age. At nineteen, Melissa was at least two years older than the other girls were. "Don't worry about unpacking the cab, we need to introduce ourselves first."

A soft whining comes from behind her inside the back of the cab.

"Oh Seras! Don't worry! We'll be right back!" Coos Elizabeth to the large dog inside its kennel on the back seat, effectively quieting the large animal for the time being.

"Thank you, Elly."

Elizabeth smiles, saying in a chipper voice, "No prob! Come on, they're waiting for us!"

Melissa smiles, squeezing her sister's hand affectionately. "Thanks, just lead the way."

Elly easily does so, stopping before the group and returning their bows of welcome, Melissa following suit at the sensation of such movement by her sister. "Hello! I'm Elizabeth Thornshire, you can call me Elly! And this is-"

She's cut off by Kagome's sudden shriek, causing the side of steak and what must be her little brother to grimace.

"Melissa! Oh Kami it's really you!" She let's out another shriek before throwing her arms around the poor girl so forcefully that Melissa's sunglasses all but fly off of her face.

"Ack! Kagome? Is that you?"

Kagome looks up at her since she was only 5'7" and Melissa was at least a good 5'9". "Of course it's me! Who else? I know I've sent you photos! Don't you recognize me? I can't have changed that much!"

Melissa tilts her head in the direction of Kagome's voice, seeming to look straight at her. "I'm afraid I couldn't tell you..." She smiles sadly as tears brim in her pale eyes.

Kagome looks at her eyes for a moment before understanding dawns. Placing her hands over her mouth momentarily as tears form in her own eyes. "Oh Melissa! I'm so sorry! Oh Kami, I'm so sorry!"

Inu Yasha, sensing the sudden sadness of what was supposed to be a happy meeting and smelling the salty scent of tears, moves to stand beside Kagome before placing a hand on her shoulder in comfort. "Kagome...?"

Kagome turns to look at him, her eyes overflowing with tears. "She's blind..."

Unable to help herself or hold back her tears any longer, Melissa breaks down at Kagome's words. Even when the doctors had told her the awful news before they removed her bandages, she had refused to cry. That had been nearly two months ago.

"Melissa! Come on Sis! It's okay! It'll be all right! Come on now! You really don't want to do this here and now, do you? Lissa!" Elly stands in front of her, both hands firmly grasping her shoulders, shaking her gently as tears begin to form in her own eyes.

At Elly's urgings, Melissa forces herself to slowly calm down, bowing her head as she carefully wipes away her tears.

"That's it, you're all right. We both are. It's gonna be okay, I promise." Elly hugs the older girl carefully.

Melissa smiles weakly as Elly hands her her sunglasses. "I'm sorry, Kagome. My blindness is part of the reason we made this trip. Your mother and my own both thought and agreed that this trip would be good for me, but I'm not so sure..."

Kagome smiles softly, reaching down and placing Melissa's hand on her cheek so that she could see the smile. "Don't worry. We'll figure something out!"

Inu Yasha lets out a soft growl when he feels something get slapped onto his back. He easily reaches around and pulls off the offending piece of paper, a look of annoyance on his face. He crumples it up in his fist as one eyebrow twitches, a bead of sweat rolling down the side of his face.

Kagome shoots him a glare until he shows her the wad of paper, a look of understanding crossing her face.

"Kagome? You gonna tell us who the steak plus fixin's is or not?" Elly asks, her arms crossed over her chest.

Kagome giggles at Inu Yasha's look of confusion, causing Melissa to relax the tense grip she had on her hand when he had growled. "This is Inu Yasha. Over there is Mom, Grandpa, and my little brother, Sota."

"Inu Yasha?"

"Yeah?" He looks at Melissa as she reaches her hands out tentatively.

"Um, would it be all right if I see you?"

Seeing that he doesn't fully understand, Kagome guides Melissa's hand to his face. "She has too look at you with her fingers. Just hold still and keep your eyes closed."

"Hey Kags?"

Kagome wrinkles her brow at the new nick-name as she looks at Elly. "Yeah?"

"Isn't the translation of Inu Yasha supposed to mean 'dog demon' or something like that?"

What did that have to do with anything? "I believe so, why?"

Elly laces her fingers behind her head after brushing her bangs out of her eyes, looking at Inu Yasha through one slitted lid.

Melissa pulls her hands away, thanking Inu Yasha.

"I prefer wolves."

"Elizabeth!" Melissa shoots a glare as best she can in her sister's direction. "That's rude!"

"What?! It's the truth! You know that!"

Inu Yasha and Kagome exchange a look that only they understand before Mrs. Higurashi reminds them of the luggage in the cab.

"Inu Yasha, why don't you get the kennel out of the back seat since it's bound to be the heaviest piece and we'll get the rest."

"Hey Mutt-Face! You be careful not to put your fingers through the bars! Seras'll bite'em off if you do!" Elly calls out to him.

Inu Yasha grabs hold of the kennel by it's plastic sides, being careful not to jostle it too much even as a pair of bright blue eyes look out of the bars at him. Biting his lip to keep from growling, he sets the crate down next to Melissa. "Why'd you bring this thing with you?"

Melissa places a hand on the top of the kennel, carefully feeling her way around to the front to open the cage door. "This thing is what helps me to get around without Elly around all the time. Her name is Seras."

Seras silently steps out of her kennel, waiting patiently in front of it as Elly pulls her harness out of a duffle bag and places it on the dog. Elly scratches her behind the ear, earning a lick on the cheek and a tail wag. "Good girl, Seras."

"Hey Elly, I thought you said you prefer wolves?" Inu Yasha sneered.

Elly holds up a fist, standing nose to nose with him despite the fact that she was the same height as Kagome and as a result of which at least three or four inches shorter than he was. "For your information, Seras is a Borzoi, more commonly known as a Russian Wolfhound! Even at that, she's a special case since she's my sister's Seeing Eye Dog, ya Mutt-Face!"

"Would you stop calling me that, stupid!"

"Touchy touchy! Seems I hit a nerve! Mutt-Face! Mutt-Face!" She calls in a sing-song voice.

"I'll show you a Mutt-Face you pain in the neck!"

"Inu Yasha..."

He freezes in mid-step from advancing on Elly, slowly turning his head to look at Kagome. Oh crap... He knew that look. This wasn't good. Growling softly he points a claw in Elly's face as she glares at him with her fists planted on her hips. "This isn't over, not by a long shot!" He stalks off to get some more luggage so that the cab car could leave.

"I'll be waiting... Mutt-Face."

Inu Yasha stiffens, forcing himself to keep walking to and up the shrine stairs with the luggage. She just had to call him the same name that stupid flea-bag Koga called him!

Elly waited until he reached the top before calling out to him, "Hey Mutt-Face! Nice potatoes!"

Inu Yasha falls over as effectively as if Kagome had told him to sit.

Melissa giggles at Elly's words as Inu Yasha's reaction sends Kagome into fits of laughter, both knowing that Elly was talking about his butt without letting him know that she was.