Welcome once again to a crappy fanfic by Starsaa! I've really sunk to an all-time low now, my friends. I know basically nothing about Inuyasha:-) I just got done watching the fourth movie last night and had the biggest urge to draw something in Takahashi-san's style, and whenever I draw Inu I lways make him into a girl. I'm not sure why, I just can't draw a male Inuyasha. Anywhore, I fell in love with the sketch I made last night so I named her Akoiyasha and immediately started writing. I'm a no0b like that sometimes. So yeah... plus I'm still at a permanent block for Silent Departure (my Danny Phantom fanfic) and nobody's giving me ideas except one anonymous person so I have to do something with my urge to write in the meantime.

Inuyasha is not mine, the show or the character. I do own Akoiyasha and the plotline of this story.

For those interested, since I didn't describe Akoi in the story, there are links to pictures of her on my profile.

Of the Heart

Akoiyasha sighed as she twirled her claw in the puddle of blood before her. Slaying these pathetic excuses for demons was too easy, and while it meant for easy feeding, it got boring fast.

"When will I ever get to face a real challenge?" she asked her tail. Having no friends her whole life left her with no choice but to entertain herself with imaginary company. Then again, her tail did seem to have a mind of its own sometimes. When it chose not to answer her, she sighed once more, then leaned over to lap up some of the blood. Definately wasn't the best she'd ever had, but it was better than nothing. When she sat up, she realized the blood had gotten in her hair. Liking the colour, she proceeded to dip her tail into the puddle. Then she got bored and left her prey. She wasn't that hungry anyway.

Akoiyasha looked to the trees as she walked. She's always imagine a new foe... or friend suddenly appearing in the trees, jumping from branch of one to branch of the next to branch of the next and so on and so forth. Sometimes, she's go up in a tree to get a look around, but for the most part she didn't like heights.

Akoiyasha reached the edge of the forest and sighed a third time. "If only I could walk beyond the trees, Shi-chan," she told her tail. "If only we could see what... or who is out there.

Her tail, dubbed Shi-chan, curled around her leg. As Akoiyasha turned back, she sensed a stronger demonic aura than ever before. Having always been curious, even as a pup, she neither ran no hid from the nearing scent. She would have approached it, if anything, but it came from outside her safehaven. Coincidentally, the demon she was sensing had sensed her first, and that's why he was nearing her so quickly. He eyed her critically. She was so carelessly dressed, and in nothing which seemed to really fit in the Feudal Era. Unsure if she should read him as friend or foe, she tried the former.

"Hi! My name's Akoiyasha. I'm a dog demon!"

"Keh," he scoffed. "Are you always this friendly to strangers?"

"No, usually I kill them," she smiled sweetly. Her tail uncurled from her leg, leaving a streak of blood on the latter from when she'd coloured Shi-chan earlier. "How about you?"

He seemed hesitant to answer. "Inuyasha. Hanyou."

"Is hanyou your last name? My last name is Mitsumari."

"Mitsu..." he began. "No, I meant I am a hanyou."

"Does my name sound familiar?" she was more interested than anything.

"I don't have time for this," he turned to leave.

"Wait!" she called. Normally he wouldn't, but he did, irritably. "I can't go out into the sun. I'm half shadow demon."

"And this concerns me how?" he asks rudely. "Just a minute ago you were a dog demon."

Her ears twitched. "I am! I'm half dog, half shadow... a hanyou! Like you! Except you're half dog, half..." she stopped to sniff him. "...Human?"

He suddenly seemed edgy. "What do you want from me?"

"A cloak of some sort. Something I can wear to protect my body from the sun."

"Have you tried clothes?" he sneers.

"I need to cover every inch," she explains. "Arms, legs, stomach, face, ears... everything."

"What happens if you go into the sunlight?" he asks.

"First, second, third degree burns," she shrugs. "Depends on the intensity of the light and how long I'm in it. I won't, like, burst into flames or anything, but my skin would fade and my blood would boil and ultimately I'd evaporate."

"Your hair and fur?"

"It might singe, but mostly it'd just fade like my skin." she gave an upset sigh. "My DNA is a mixture of both my races. Not even my dog parts are safe."

He glanced at her limp tail and fallen ears. "Humans love to tweak my ears."

She glanced up. "Anyone who's touched my ears isn't alive anymore."

"Anyone?" he asks curiosuly. "What about your tail?"

"Don't get any ideas..." she grinned.

He smirked. "Why..."

"Inuyasha!"

(cue sarcasm)

Yay, Kagome's here.

(end sarcasm)

Inuyasha cringed, mumbling, "Does she have to ruin everything?"

Akoiyasha lowered her eyelids and took a step towards Inuyasha. He turned to face her as he felt her hands take his, but at that point she was so close that the second he did so, she caught his lips with her own. He stared at her in shock for a moment, as she stared back alluringly. Just as he started to close his eyes and pull her closer...

"INUYASHA!" Kagome damn near growled, "OSUWARI!"

Inuyasha pulled from Akoiyasha to save her, but for some reason they both slammed into the ground. Kagome blinked stupidly, while Akoiyasha moaned softly in pain. Inuyasha reached over to turn her onto her side. It was only then that he realized that the necklace to which her locket was attached was made of the same magic prayer beads he wore, only hers held a tint of lavendar in their colour. Kagome stiffed, not planning to apologize to either of them.

"GET UP!" she demanded, grabbing Inuyasha's necklace from behind and yanking him to his feet. Akoiyasha scoffed.

"You're just a regular ol' ray o'sunshine, ain't ya?" the female demon grinned. Kagome stuck her nose in the air and stormed off, dragging Inuyasha after her. Akoiyasha glared. She couldn't follow... she looked to the sky... or could she? Thick clouds pulled in the way of the sun, shading the clearing just outside her forest. She stanced to lunge out and retrieve Inuyasha. It would be risky, but it would be worth it. She glanced at the clouds. They seemed thick enough for a battle if need be... she wouldn't kill the human, it reaked of Inuyasha's scent and obviously was useful to him or he wouldn't allow it to treat him like that. Heh... she called the human an it.

Focus. Akoiyasha posed on all fours and transformed into her true form (think Sesshoumaru's dog form only about half that size and with lavendar fur and sea green eyes and two tails, both with crimson tips). She ran out quickly in front of Kagome and stanced threateningly, glaring at the girl and bearing her teeth in a low growl. Kagome froze at first, then dropped Inuyasha and prepared her bow with an arrow. Before Kagome could pull the string back, Akoiyasha barked, startling her. While she recovered, Inuyasha jumped in front of the dog.

"Don't you hurt her," he demanded. Kagome glared and lowered her hands. Akoiyasha turned back into her hanyou form, and Inuyasha walked her back into the forest. Kagome followed irritably and Inuyasha explained as the clouds parted, "She can't be in the sun, it kills her."

"Poor baby," the human said with distaste. Inuyasha started to disrobe and Kagome blushed lightly, "What are you doing!"

"Calm down, pervert, I'm only takin' off my cloth of the firerat," Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He gently wrapped the robe around Akoiyasha, and she cuddled into it. "Will that protect you?"

"Ish snuggly," she giggled. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her and she blushed lightly. "I... I mean yes... thank you."

"Let's go then," Inuyasha said.

"Do... you want me to come with you?" Akoiyasha followed timidly.

"Whadaya think, Akoiyasha?" he asked rhetorically. "I ain't lettin' ya keep my robe forever."

"Right..." she giggled again. Kagome rolled her eyes in disgust.