Oh I forgot to say I don't own Inuyasha or anything related to Inuyasha…and with that out of the way…on with the story…
Guns and Roses
-Chapter Two
"Mother, what is that boy doing?" asked a small girl as she tugged on her mother's dress. The woman was currently watching a strange young man on the sidewalk. He was hunched over on all fours like some kind of dog, sniffing the ground and growling under his breath. She hugged her daughter close and pulled the child away from the silver haired boy.
"Don't stare honey, he's probably one of those special children."
"Why's he dressed like that?" wondered the little girl.
"I don't know, let's get home alright?"
"Alright, Mommy." Replied the girl. She took one last look over her shoulder, wondering who that silver haired boy was. His eyes were beautiful, like golden jewels.
Inuyasha was aware of the crowd gathering around him. They were asking him what he was doing. What did it look like he was doing?! Kagome's sent hovered over the sidewalk, but it was faint. She had definitely gone this way though. Suddenly two men dressed in crisp blue cop uniforms blocked his path. Inuyasha sniffed their shoes and smirked; they were no threat to him.
"Sir, I will have to ask you to get off the ground." One of the men ordered gruffly. Inuyasha stood up to his full height and glared at the man, a soft growl emanating from his throat.
"I don't take orders from humans." He said with a snarl. The cops face faulted for a moment, then gave each other the "look". Inuyasha placed a clawed hand over his sword.
"I suggest you two clear outta my way or I may just have' ta get nasty."
"Oh shit, he's got a sword!" cried out a man in the growing crowd.
"He's right." said the cop angrily. "Alright Kid, hand it over now!"
"Nothing do' in!" barked Inuyasha. He hadn't expected the humans to actually go for him, but that was exactly what they did. He was thrown to the ground by the cops, causing him to smack his chin painfully on the pavement. They were taking his sword!
"How dare you!!" Inuyasha cried furiously. It did not take much effort to throw the men off him. They landed almost 4 feet away, unhurt but certainly surprised. Inuyasha returned the sheathed sword to his belt and watched the crowd of humans scatter away from him like ants.
"Maggie stop!!" a woman screamed frantically.
Inuyasha swiveled around to see a small girl run out into the street. A truck was driving right for her!
"Shit."
The crowd gasped in amazement as Inuyasha jumped into the air and scooped up the child a millisecond before the truck hit, and then he was across the street in the blink of an eye. A collective silence suddenly passed through the crowd, and then the murmurs began.
"How...how'd he do that?"
"Did you see how fast he moved?"
"He...he saved that girl!"
Inuyasha glared down at the bundle squirming in his arms. The little girl was crying into his shoulder and shivering from fear of having just escaped death. Inuyasha hesitated for a moment, and then he patted her head gently with a clawed hand.
"Hey kid, hey hey...stop crying already. You're going to be ok." He gruffly consoled the sobbing child. Two large watering brown eyes looked up at him and she gasped.
"You...you have puppy ears!" she said in a tiny awed voice. Inuyasha's eyes grew large as he frantically patted his head with his free hand. Shit. No hat. He couldn't help but worry that the situation was going to get him into a lot of trouble with Kagome.
"Krissy! My darling!" cried the little girl's mother as she ran over to Inuyasha. He gladly disposed the child into the women's outstretched arms. She cuddled her tightly, crying and sobbing with relief. "Don't you ever EVER do that again! Do you hear me?"
The little girl named Krissy nodded shyly; her tear streaked cheeks pink.
"Umm...sir? You...you dropped your hat." said a boy who had walked up to Inuyasha rather cautiously. Tearing his attention away from the happy reunion, Inuyasha accepted his hat back. The kid glanced nervously at the twitching white dog-ears before Inuyasha plopped the baseball cap back on. It was getting apparent that Inuyasha was gathering quite a crowed of admirers after his amazing rescue stunt, for the far side of the street was now jam packed with onlookers. Not only were there more people, but three cop cars suddenly arrived screaming into the fray, probably called in before Inuyasha had saved the girl. They jumped out of their squad cars, guns drawn, aiming them directly at Inuyasha. For all they knew, Inuyasha was a dangerous crazed youth wielding a sword. The way he dressed hardly helped matters either. Had they seen the rescue, they probably would not act so rashly towards the dog demon...
"Alright punk, drop the weapon! Hands where we can see them!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes. They have got to be kidding me. He cracked his knuckles as a warning to the humans.
"I thought I told you morons, I don't take orders from anyone, got that!" he growled dangerously. "I suggest you get back into your...your...uh...things before I have to knock some sense into ya!!" Just to prove his point, he clicked his sword from the sheath, but did not release it quite yet. Perhaps a fight could be avoided...
The crowd began to back away fearfully, some from the white haired boy with the sword, and others from the cops. The little girl was suddenly fearful for the doggy-eared boy that had saved her; the police had their guns drawn and were loading them in preparation to take Inuyasha down.
"This is your last warning! Drop the sword!" cried a policeman angrily.
"Keh. Not on your life!"
"Do what they say man!" yelled the boy who gave him his hat back. Inuyasha glared at the kid. He looked to be about Souta's age, maybe a few years older; worry shined in his dark eyes.
"Yeah kid, just give em' the damn sword!" cried an old man. Inuyasha rubbed his temples in aggravation. Just who's side were they on anyway? Inuyasha had had enough, it was high time to get tough and move on with his day. Keh...These fools have no idea what they are up against---
BANG!
A sharp piercing pain exploded in his right shoulder.
BANG!
The same pain shot into his left thigh, causing him to stumble back and fall onto his back.
They were attacking him! Without even moving!! Lying on his back, Inuyasha gasped in pain as clutched at his thigh, and then cried out as the movement jarred his bleeding shoulder. He took a few deep breaths to calm his racing heart. Bastards...I...I really wasn't expecting that.
"Leave him alone!!!"
Inuyasha saw the little girl called Crissy, break away from her mother's embrace once more and run over to him.
"Crissy no! Get back here!" cried the women desperately.
The pain was receding enough to allow Inuyasha to weakly push himself onto his feet. He swayed a little, but was able to stay standing. Where the bullets had entered dark blotches were spreading out rapidly into his kimono. The rapid blood loss was causing his eyesight to blur slightly. Inuyasha's senses were so distorted at the moment, he wasn't even aware of the little human coming toward him until she had wrapped herself around his good leg, screaming for him to run away.
"Get away puppy! They'll kill you!" she cried into his puffy red hakama pants. Never one to run away from a fight, Inuyasha growled angrily. Resentment for having been wounded by humans burned more painfully than the projectiles embedded in his flesh. But the child clamped to his leg might get hurt if he retaliated..perhaps he should leave to fight another day, at the moment, innocent people would only get in his way if he tried to fight back with his Tetsuaiga. Inuyasha pushed the girl away gently, growled once at the policemen and then launched his reluctant body into the air. The awestruck crowed gasped in alarm and amazement as the boy seemingly flew onto the roof a nearby house, and then disappeared over the edge.