By Katie Helderson
Chapter One
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'If found with an unconscious or injured person, please care for them. Give them medical attention, protection, and general care. A reward will be given once the person is returned to their people.'
He read the cloth once more, making sure what he read was what it actually said. He turned it over, and nothing was there. He snorted and stuffed the cloth not into his top. He kneeled in front of her, gathering her up into his arms. Once he was up, with her in his arms, he took off running for his hut.
'Damn it Inuyasha, what have you gotten yourself into?'
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Inuyasha kicked open the door to his hut. The door creaked, as it swung open. He looked around the hut, and spotted his makeshift bed. He walked to it, and flung the girl –gently – down onto it. He did not use this hut often, only for his human nights, and when there was just to much unbearable weather to sleep in the god tree. He walked to the other side of the room, looking for something.
"Now where'd I put that damn cloth?" He muttered, tipping over a wooden bucket in the process. "I remember placing it near the corner…" 'Is this what happens to people when they're supposed to go out of their comfort zone to help others? Muttering? Damn, I think it's a disease…' Inuyasha thought.
"Ouch…" came a voice in the direction the village girl, Inuyasha turned at breakneck speed to look at the girl. Hunched, he moved forward, slowly inch by inch. To outsiders looking into the hut, it would have looked like a Cat creeping up on it's prey, right before it was to pounce.
When Inuyasha was finally in touching range to the girl, he saw that she must have awoken for a second or two, before falling back into unconsciousness. Inuyasha sighed in relief.
"Damn that girl…making me think I'd have to be social." Indeed, Inuyasha had been left to fend for himself many years ago. Having only been a young pup at the time, he'd learned to steal, fight, and protect himself. During these times, a half-breed child such as him would have gotten the cold shoulder, if they were lucky. Inuyasha, having gotten quite a few beatings as a child learned quickly to stay away from the villagers. Thus, Inuyasha became anti-social to humans, and most demons.
"Now, where's that damn cloth!"
Kagome awoke, with a splitting headache. Her eyes slowly opened, as they tried to process the light, filtering though the slits she had made by opening her lids. The second thing Kagome noticed (the first was her pounding head) was that she was not out in the open as she had been when something from above hit her. Her eyes shot open, as she realized this fact. And immediately closed them tight, after her pounding head became more of a burden with the intensity of the light. She moaned, at the increase of pain, before feeling around her to try to see with her fingers, much like a blind person would do. The first thing that her hands came into touch with was a cloth. Kagome thought about it, and came to the conclusion that someone had saved her, and was currently taking care of her. The second object that her hand made contact with was skin. Kagome's eyes almost popped open once again, but remembering the pain the first time, opened them slowly.
When everything came into focus, Kagome registered a man, in a red kimono-ish type of clothing. Then came the silver. 'is that silk?' Kagome questioned, and reached out to touch it. At the moment her hand touched the hair, the man made a subtle move. 'nope, that's not silk…but it sure did feel like it…wait…is that hair that I touched!' Kagome's eyes then reached the top of the man's head.
"D-Dog ears!"
Inuyasha woke with foggy eyes. It seamed as if his ears were getting a massage. That was a silly thought. He was alone in his hut. No one dared enter his hut without his permission, otherwise, they'd suffer greatly. Inuyasha sighed and leaned back a bit, and when he did so, he heard what sounded like a squeal. One that would come from a giddy teenage village girl.
Inuyasha's eyes popped open, and he flung himself to the other end of the room. "God damn it!" He roared. The girl in his care looked at him with confusion. "Who gave you permission to touch me!" He yelled. The girl looked at him funny before replying.
"You did, of course!" Inuyasha glared at the girl.
"Feh! Like I'd give some little immature girl permission to touch my ears." Inuyasha declared, crossing his arms over his chest.
"But you did. I quote myself… 'Hey, mister…nice ears…can I touch?' and then you ever so elegantly replied with a grunt. I took that as a yes, as many others would." The girl held her head up high, looking as if she'd forgotten all about the pain in her head.
"A grunt don't mean a thing! Don't you know anything! What're those women in the village teaching you anyway!" With his reply, she winced. "Remembered your pounding head, eh? 'Bout time!"
"If you hadn't have yelled at me, then I wouldn't be in pain at the moment!"
"Yeah? Well if you'd had enough sense to move out of the way before the branch landed on your head, you wouldn't have me to yell at you!" Inuyasha snarled.
"I'm Kagome." The girl said, rubbing her temples.
"Yeah well-----what?"
"I said my name is Kagome. What's yours?"
"Why should I tell you anything wench? I'm just here to make sure you can walk before booting you out my door."
"Well, seeing as how this aching head of mine may turn into something more serious, I think I'll need to take it easy for a while. If you tell me your name, I promise to not touch your ears again." Kagome smiled.
Inuyasha looked at the girl, a scowl upon his face. 'What could it hurt…?' "Inuyasha" He replied.
"Huh?" Kagome asked dumbly.
"The names Inuyasha, now get to sleep so I can get rid of you!"
A/N: Well that's all for chapter one…It's been a while…I hope I have more interest in this story.