Wow….does anyone still read this? If you do I love you so much!And please forgive my laziness…I went into a big Saiyuki craze and InuYasha just kinda went poof ; anyway…go read!

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I had been maybe a week total since the incident at the mountain path and though Shirokiba had gone back there everyday to see if the boy, or also know as Sesshomaru, was there but every day there was no sign of him. Even the shattered rock still lay in a broken heap in the same spot.The girls weren't there either.Mabey the three children had figured he would do what he was doing and were ignoring him.

Like everyone else here.

No matter how hard he tried, everyone kept avoiding him like he had some contagious plague.All except the young Lord who seemed to be busier than ever, if that was possible.Apparently the humans we're furious about something and were planning a war against the Inuyoukai.Shirokiba scoffed, Like they'd ever win, he thought.

He sat under the tree he had the first day and hugged his knees to his chest and sighed.I guess I was wrong about Sesshomaru. Shirokiba thought as he then remembered how he felt when he saw the inu youth's eyes I know I saw anger in the fact that I saved him but was there also…a longing look? Yes he was almost sure of it.When their eyes had locked Shirokiba saw a young boy who wanted…needed…him.Needed him for his friendship.

Then it was just as people said.If you think of someone they'll show up,for walking down the path,pushing yet another gray boulder,was Sesshomaru.But this time something was different.As he got closer and closer to Shirokiba,he was sure his nose wasn't lying to him.It was an awful smell and it was defiantly coming from Sesshomaru.

Blood

Sesshomaru's blood.

And it was flowing out of him at a steady pace because of the physical stress he was putting on his body by pushing the gray stone.

Panic slowly rose in Shirokiba as he watched him just go on,ignoring the trail of blood he was leaving.He if kept on he could lose to much blood.Shirokiba rose to his feet and went up to the inu stopping the boulder with a bit of pushing back in the other direction. When Sesshomaru realized what was happening he stopped and looked around the rock to stare at him with blank eyes.Make that blank eye.His left eye was swollen shut.And it wasn't until now that Shirokiba realized he was covered head to toe in bruises and cuts.Shirokiba gaped at him and barely heard Sesshomaru's question.

"What are you doing here?" Shirokiba shivered at the cold, emptiness in his voice, though not quite as cold as it would become later on when he was much older and lacking an arm.

Shirokiba shook his head and answered "I should ask the same thing! You're obviously hurt and shouldn't be doing stupid things like pushing rocks around!"he was mad at the young boy.Who in their right mind pushes rocks when injured this bad? Who pushes rocks in the first place! "You should forget about this stupid thing and go back to the castle and get some rest!" If he had to Shirokiba would drag him back find out where in the world his room was and strap him to the bed if he had to.

Sesshomaru didn't bat an eye, his eye, at this remark and merely answered "I don't belong at the castle.It is not my home.I'm forbidden to go there."

Shirokiba gaped at him. That didn't make sense.Isn't the Lord's son supposed to reside in the castle? Though it would explain why he had never seen him before."What do you mean 'you don't belong'? Aren't you Lord Inutashio's son?" It was a question that needed answering.

Sesshomaru didn't feel like talking to him any longer and turned to leave, leaving the stone and everything. Perhaps he could come back later after this boy had left him alone.

But the boy would not be persuaded. "Hey, asshole! I'm worried here! You could have some courtesy to tell me why you look like that!" he had moved to the side of the stone Sesshomaru was on and was staring at his back waiting for his answer.

Anger flared up in Sesshomaru and turned sharply to face the wolf-inu "Why does it matter to you what I look like? We don't even know each other." He looked disdainfully at him "You're annoying." He turned again and started to walk.

Shirokiba took a minute to realize that he had been called annoying and then took of after him, but not to question him or even lay a finger on him. He merely followed.

Sesshomaru payed no attention to his stalker for he had been brought up better than to let things like that bug him.

But it did bug him.

He started walking a bit faster, an attempt to escape the wolf-inu. But he kept pace. Sesshomaru ended up walking so fast, they eventually broke into a run, like they were playing a game. And it could have been a game had they been two different little boys. But because they were the Lord's son and the 'hated' wolf-inu the other members of the village stopped them and Sesshomaru had to face Shirokiba.

"Why are you so interested in me?"

"Why does it bother you?"

A groan of frustration escaped Sesshomaru and he plopped onto the ground that was near a river that they had stopped by. Stubborn as always, Shirokiba sat next to him.

"No one…no one has ever been even the slightest bit interested in me." His eyes were downcast in the direction of the river. His voice sounded hurt, like he wasn't used to talking to people.

And he wasn't.

But he'd try.

Cause this boy, this half bred boy, was trying so hard to break down his ice cold barriers.

And, regrettably Sesshomaru thought, it was working.

"My parents," He started off "they never loved each other, I was a mistake. Something that occurred in a moment of weakness."

"What did your parents…lust after one another?"

"No. The weakness was with my father .He made a bet with mother that if they had a battle and she won, she would get to bear his firstborn. But if he won, she would give up her power hungry ways, for she had been tormenting other clan members by always persuading them to do devious things for her so she could become richer and powerful. Seeing as I'm here, Father lost."

Shirokiba thought for a minute and then made a conclusion "Those stones you push…are filled with jems. You deliver them to certain people and they give you money or other things that your mother wants…right?" Sesshomaru looked surprised. "Y-yes. How did you get that right?"

Shirokiba payed no attention to what he was being asked and went on to ask another question. "Why is she having you do it? What happened to all her people?" he looked at Sesshomaru and added "And what's with all of your injuries?"

Sesshomaru suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable. "Look the sun is setting. Mabey we can talk tomarrow."

"Will you actually show up?"

"Will you call me friend?"

Shirokiba was thrown off guard by that one. His eyes widened and he stutered a bit until he realized that this, this, is what he had saw in his eyes that first day. The need for someone else. The need for someone to listen to him. A friend.

Finally he gathered his thoughts and smiled. "Of course I can, friend" He stood and extended his hand out to his new friend. Sesshomaru smiled a bit and accepted the offer. "Same time tomarrow? Same place?"

"Of course"

Then they both went off they're separte ways, both knowing that they now had someone else to care for. Someone careing for them. And now they both had a reason for getting up in the morning.

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Again forgive my lazyness…