Starting as Children

By: SnowFox13

Summary: Inuyasha is still a child, roaming around the world trying to find a friend. When he finally finds happiness with his new friend, will an evil force try to tare them apart? Or will he grow up once again, alone?

Hi everyone! It's SnowFox13, and I'm a little new to this. So you could probably guess that this is my first fanfic. Well, all I want you to do is read and enjoy it. It would be nice if you could review, but that's your choice. Thank you!

I don't own Inuyasha, only products like the Ani-Manga books, plushies, Wall Scrolls, figurines, etc.

Age and Dictionary Table: (This is to help people who might not understand or would like to know the meanings.)

Inuyasha is six and his name means, "dog demon".

Sango is five and her name means "coral".

Chapter 1: A Friend

It was a beautiful day for anyone to be out. The orange red sun was high up in the sky, passing clouds going by it. There was a wonderful breeze that freshened up the day, with colored birds chirping, varieties of flowers blooming, and unique and rare butterflies graciously dancing across the sky. Everything. It was like a paradise that anyone or anything would love.

Near the borders of a village, was a small child, about the age of six. He was a silvery-white haired and a beautiful golden-eyed hanyou. Inuyasha. Inuyasha skipped around with his medium-sized, golden ball. It had a small slit going all around it with even smaller flat, bar-like shapes inside the slit. He kicked his ball up into the air, his loose, red haori moving up and down as he did.

Inuyasha changed his direction from walking around the borders of the village, to actually walking somewhat into the village. Cautiously, he looked around as he walked, making sure that it was safe to enter. After seeing that the villagers didn't notice him, he started walking to a small bridge he saw. Below it, was a stream of beautifully glistening water.

When he looked around to get a better view of the village people, he noticed a mother and a small boy. Inuyasha's ears drooped down along with saddened eyes and a frown displayed on his face as he thought of his mother. Her name was Izayoi. She was considered a beautiful maiden among the village people back at his home and she was the one who gave him his golden ball that he had now. She had mated with a dog demon, also known as his father, Inutaisho.

Inuyasha's mother had recently died and he was trying his very best not to shed any more tears for her. He had suffered his part already and was sure that his mother, watching him in the heavens above, didn't want nor need to see him mourning for her. Inuyasha sighed, shaking the sad memory from his mind, becoming bored.

He really wanted to have a friend. Someone who would take the time to actually talk to and get to know him. He really was lonely at this age and needed someone. Inuyasha kept walking, his ball still bouncing in the air. During all of his thinking, he didn't realize that he was exactly at the bridge when he bumped into somebody. "Oof!" Inuyasha grunted as he fell back on his rear, the ball rolling off to the side.

The young hanyou darted his head up to see that the figure he bumped into was already up and hovering over him. For the sun being up so high, you couldn't make out the face or any other part of it. He shut his eyes, arms pulled out in front of his face, bracing himself for the beating he was going to get, just like back in the village with his mom and the village people.

After a few minutes, he peeked out through his arms and slitted eyes to find that the blows never came to him. The shadowed figure extended its hand asking, "Are you okay?" Inuyasha relaxed his arms and put them down, opening his eyes fully while looking at the hand, then the figure. After some hesitation, he took it, slowly rising off the ground getting up with the figure's support.

Realizing that he had not answered its question he said, "I'm fine…" And then putting his head down to look at his feet, he continued, "sorry I bumped into you." Inuyasha raised his head again to see that the figure was shaking its head. "You shouldn't be sorry. I was the one not paying attention to where I was going." It said, and then Inuyasha thought, 'Was that a girl's voice?'

As the sun started casting away to the west side of the village, the young hanyou could see that he was indeed right. It was a girl! He then thought ' A pretty girl…' blushing at what he just said. He shook it away, still looking at her. And surprisingly, she looked around his age, maybe five or six. Though he was still at least an inch or two taller. As the sun continued to slowly set, though there was still a good amount of light left, he got to see her clearer.

Inuyasha's eye widened as he continued to gaze at the young girl in front of him. She had long, dark brown hair in what looked like a lose ponytail, dark chocolate eyes that made her look like she was a fragile, innocent little girl, who never made one sin. But don't they all look like that?

Her face looked very soft as she smiled at him, her two-toned pink kimono rustling in the wind along with her hair. Inuyasha knew he was being rude but he couldn't help but stare at her. She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Plus been this close to. He snapped out of his daze as he realized she was trying to muffle her laughter.

The young hanyou put on a questioning look, "Umm…excuse me miss, but…what are you laughing at?" After about 30 seconds of catching her breathe and ceasing her laughter, she looked at him straight in the eye with twinkles of joy in them. "Please excuse me, I was laughing because chuckle you were snort giggle…" and from there she burst out into tears along with more laughter.

'What is so funny?' Inuyasha thought to himself, but seeing that she was having a difficult time in saying it, he would leave it there. He started to think that he had done something…odd? He turned his gaze away from her and off to the side, blushing in embarrassment as he thought that she might have been laughing at him.

When the young girl saw his pink cheeks, she smiled and started walking towards him. Inuyasha's ears twitched at the sound that she was moving. He sighed, thinking that she was leaving. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he hadn't realized that the girl wasn't moving away, but towards him.

The young girl grabbed his hand and heard the surprised gasp as his response to her actions. His gaze quickly darted to their joined hands. He looked up at the girl, wide-eyed and in total shock. His blush seemed to deepen as the girl also got a blush on her face. She started walking off with him, their hands still joined when he yelled, "Wait!"

The young hanyou unhooked their joined hands and ran back to go and fetch his golden ball. He bent down slightly, scooping up the ball with ease in his hands, turning around and running back to the young girl. Taking her extended hand, together they both walked through some parts of the village, stealing a glance at each other every now and then.

And then Inuyasha remembered something. "Oh! I forgot to ask you…what's your name?" Inuyasha asked. The young girl beside him looked up at him before her faces once again broke into a smile. "My name is Sango." She simply stated. Turning to face her, Inuyasha smiled back at her.

Sango, her grin still plastered on her face, asked, "What's your name?" Inuyasha's grin never faded from his face and he answered, "I'm Inuyasha." Sango thought it over before concluding, "Inuyasha, my new friend." The word friend made Inuyasha's eyes open wide, his smile also getting bigger, and his ears perking up.

He looked deep into Sango's eyes to see that she indeed truly meant it. And with a nod, he said, "Sango, my new friend." With that, Inuyasha kept walking with Sango, feeling happiness, joy, excitement, light-hearted, and all those other good feelings running through him. All because he got his wish… To have a friend.

Aww, how sweet! Inuyasha has a friend! Plus they would make the cutest couple when they grow up. sigh Hopefully I get that far. If you guys have any constructive critism, that would be nice to leave in a review to help me make it better. Thank you! Please RR!