Chapter Three

Takaru

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters mentioned in previous chapters, but Takaru is mine.

Soon a small boy, maybe eight or nine years old, came. He had long black hair, and emerald eyes, he was wearing a red shirt and a tan gee.

Sesshomaru waited for just the right moment. He grabbed the kid.

"Hey what, uh a demon! Please don't hurt me, please I'll leave, just don't hurt me!" he began to cry. "Calm yourself child," Sesshomaru said. "I am not going to kill you," he said. "Wh, wh, what are you going to do?" he cried. Sesshomaru pulled out his new sword, it sparkled in the sun. "Oh, no please I beg of you don't hurt me, please." He was balling.

"I am not going to kill you," Sesshomaru repeated. "What th, then?" he asked. "Transform you," "Into wh, what?" he was calming down, slightly. "A demon, one cut of this sword will transform any human," he said.

"Oh, no please not that, anything, kill me please just, Ouch!" A deep red cut appeared on the child's arm.

Sesshomaru jumped away into the tree.

"Uh, no," the child gasped. The child heard voices, his family, coming. He couldn't let them see him transform, he came from a long line of demon slayers. He started to run.

He was a substantial distance away when he began to hurt. Pain racked his whole body. Every beat of his heart sounded like an explosion, felt like a rock hitting him. He panted, and screamed.

His black hair turned to bright silver; his emerald eyes become yellow and dull. His ears became disfigured and pointed; also three red lines, on each cheek, appeared. They looked like cat scratches. His teeth turned to fangs, and his fingernails turned to claws.

The pain subsided enough where he could sit up. He was panting hard. The kid crawled over to a stream for a drink of water. The water was cool and refreshing; when he pulled his head up he caught a glimpse of what he looked like.

"No, it can't be!" he touched his face. "I can't be a demon, it's not true, this isn't happening!" he splashed the water. He sat on the bank crying even harder than when Sesshomaru had him.

Meanwhile off in the distance Inuyasha had heard him. He appeared out of the trees.

"Uh?" was all he said.

The child turned to see who it was. "Oh not more demons, please just leave, don't hurt me!" he said through his tears.

"Uh, what do you mean more, and why are you afraid of demons?" Inuyasha asked, not understanding why a demon would be afraid of demons.

He just sobbed. "I mean aren't you a demon, why are you afraid?" Inuyasha was quite baffled. "No, I'm not!" the child yelled.

Now Inuyasha was really confused. A demon child afraid of demons saying he wasn't a demon. "Wait here," he ordered.

A few minutes later he reappeared with Kagome. "I think he has some sort of head injury or something," Inuyasha said. "What!?" Kagome asked alarmed. She rushed over to him to see. The kid just pulled away.

"Oh he's just sad, Inuyasha what did you do!" Kagome asked blazing. "Me, nothing, he was the one yelling!" he scowled.

"What happened to you?" Kagome asked the child. "Cant you tell?" he asked angrily. "Uh no," she said. He turned around. "Uh you're a demon!" she said surprised. He turned back around.

"I wasn't always," he said crying. "You mean you were human once?" Kagome asked. He nodded. "Looks like an improvement to me," Inuyasha interjected. He put his head down and cried.

"Inuyasha, Sit!" She said angrily. He fell with a thud. "Leave me alone," the kid said. "What's your name?" Kagome asked. "Takaru," he said.

"Who did this to you?" she asked. He described Sesshomaru flawlessly. "Inuyasha it sounds like, Sesshomaru!" Kagome said alarmed. "Yeah, it sounds like my dear brother found a new toy," Inuyasha said angrily.

"That monster was your brother!" Takaru said alarmed. "Oh, don't worry, Inuyasha is a lot nicer than Sesshomaru, he just doesn't like to show it." "Hey, shut up!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Well Takaru shouldn't you go home and explain you to your parents?" she said smiling. "I come from a village of demon slayers, who don't listen," he sobbed. "Maybe I could..." "NO, it won't work just leave me alone go away!!!" he screamed. He pushed her away.

"Well you heard the kid," Inuyasha said jumping up. Kagome grabbed him. "Inuyasha, talk to him, he needs you," she said. "What do I look like his dad, besides why me?" he argued. "Because you're a demon, we can't leave him," Kagome argued back.

"I won't do it!" he said. Kagome looked angry. "Oh Inuyasha," He looked up. "Sit," "Hey what..." "Sit!" "Kagome cut it..." "SIT!!!" "Alright already, sheesh, you don't have to get physical," he moaned.

Inuyasha hopped away to wear Takaru had sat himself. "Go away," he growled. "Oh, so the demon has a temper," Inuyasha said wryly. "Leave me alone!" Takaru yelled as he flung his claws at Inuyasha's face. Inuyasha grabbed his arm.

"What's your problem with demons kid?" he asked annoyed. "They're horrible monsters who kill for pleasure!" Takaru yelled. "Do you want to kill someone, did I kill you, and Sesshomaru didn't even kill you!" Inuyasha yelled.

"What's so great about being a demon?" he asked in the same tone as Inuyasha.

"What's so great about being a human?" Inuyasha asked, once again same tone.

"Fine stay here, let Sesshomaru have you, or your precious humans, I'm sure they will listen," he said. "Besides I'm sure you would make a lousy demon," he said preying upon competitive nature. Inuyasha jumped away, Takaru followed, testing his new demonic strength.

"A little slow aren't you," Inuyasha yelled back. Takaru speeded up and even caught Inuyasha.

Soon they caught up to the others. "Why are you all out here anyway?" Takaru asked. Miroku blushed and explained.

"Well I'm glad you decided to come with us," Kagome blathered. While Kagome was talking Takaru asked Inuyasha. "Is she always this cheery?" "Gets annoying don't it?" he said.

As darkness fell, they all enjoyed one of Kagome's... sodas... and a nice warm fire. The later it got the more quiet Takaru got.

Soon everyone was asleep, except Inuyasha. He was starring at the child, truth be told he liked the kid, and did even feel sorry for him.

Late in the night Inuyasha woke up to Takaru crying in his sleep. Takaru was turning side to side. Inuyasha put his hand on him to stop his moving. The little demon was still asleep as he pulled himself next to Inuyasha.

Takaru laid his head on Inuyasha's chest and became still, Inuyasha not knowing what to do just put his arm over Takaru, to keep him still again, and sat there. Takaru had stopped crying since he pulled up to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha just smiled at him. He noticed Kagome's eye was open slightly. Inuyasha shrugged slightly.