Time of Heaven and Hell

Chapter Five

That day it started to pour rain, the sky and clouds darkened, thunder and lighting crashed across the sky. The small dog demon crouched low in the narrow cave. He growled and hissed at the rain but jumped back when a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.

The young half-demon had sliver hair that was dirty, and had sticks and leaves caught in it. Small dog ears stuck up from the silver hair. The small demon had a dirty red kimono on. He was of small stature but had deadly looking claws and sharp fangs.

He remembered the girl with the cat demon, which he had attacked; he didn't know if he should regret having hurt her or been pleased that he had. The young demon had only killed cattle to warn off the people that would wander into the woods, seeing as he considered the woods his territory.

The young pup had learned very early that no one would care or love him. The world was a cruel and heartless place and it had no room for him so he had to make the room by surviving any way possible.

Naraku's Mansion

Sesshomaru walked the halls roaming his new "home". Naraku had told him that he would be busy working on a way to get the bands off of Sesshomaru's wrist, so he shouldn't bother him, but that he was allowed to explore as long as he didn't decide to get cute and run away.

Sesshomaru complied with these rules seeing as he had no where to go for the moment and his wounds were still healing.

He had bathed and brushed his long hair making it shine again, he also changed into a fresh white and red kimono.

After that had been complete he stepped outside and into the rain, closing his eyes and turning his head the sky, letting the rain fall on him, even though dog demons didn't like the rain he made an exception since he had seen nothing but pain and suffering for the past five years.

The cold wind blew through his wet hair sending chills down his back. Sesshomaru's eyes snapped open when he picked up a certain scent in the air. It was another dog demon, yet this one had the smell of a half breed. Sesshomaru smelled that he was very young, just a pup, but the thing that confused Sesshomaru the most was that this demons smell was almost completely like his.

"So you smell the half-demon." Naraku said from behind Sesshomaru.

"Why is that scent like mine?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Why don't you go look into it?" Naraku said and came over to Sesshomaru grasping his wrist and sending a small cloud of black mist into the bands, they cracked and the pieces fell to the ground.

"I expect you to come back Sesshomaru, you have three hours to do as you please, when that time runs out, and if your not back yet I will come looking for you." Naraku said while still holding Sesshomaru's wrists.

"So I'm still a slave then."

"Think of yourself as a guest Sesshomaru, and as long as you follow my very simple rules we will get along just fine." Naraku handed Sesshomaru a small hand woven bag, before turning around and walking back to the mansion, "Good luck on your hunt Sesshomaru." Naraku called from the doorway.

Sesshomaru turned and ran to the wall and jumping down from stone to stone, until he landed softly on the ground. He ran in the direction of the scent, stretching his legs and running at full speed.

He pulled to a stop when the scent had gotten very close.

The small half demon had smelled the older dog demon and was on full alert listening to every sound in the wounds. He smelled for the scent of the dog demon making sure he didn't get to close to his small "home."

The pup saw the dog demon come out of the brush surrounding the cave like a wall, the demon sniffed the air, looking around, when he caught the scent he looked directly in the narrow cave that the pup was in.

The half demon jumped out of the narrow cave, seeing as the older demon had found his hiding spot, and charged him with claws extended.

Sesshomaru saw this leap of courage that was being aimed at him. And before the pup could sink his claws into him, Sesshomaru grabbed the pup's wrists and threw him to the ground, holding both of the boy's wrists above his head. The pup kicked and yelled at the older demon, but his strength was no match for Sesshomaru, even wounded.

After five minutes the pup got tired so he reluctantly gave up struggling. While the pup had been throwing his fit, Sesshomaru got a chance to look at the boy. He took note to the dirty hair and clothes, and the smell of the pup was not very tolerable.

"Are you done yet?"

The young half demon just glared at him. He was giving death glares at Sesshomaru but to no effect.

Sesshomaru pulled the boy up by his wrist and pulled him along. They came to a pool of water, only 4 or 5 feet deep. The rain was splashing off the top of the water. The young demon got anxious, seeing the water and wondering what the older demon was planning. Sesshomaru noticed the pup's eyes gazing up at him, he sighed and with a swift move Sesshomaru got the pup into the water. He kicked and splashed, chocking on the water. His clothes and hair were soaked, but the water had dislodged a lot of the leaves and sticks.

Sesshomaru reached out his hand and grabbed the boy by the back of his kimono. He ran his hands through the boy's hair washing away the dirt, he splashed some water onto the boy's face cleaning it and making it free of dirt and smudges. After the boy was clean, Sesshomaru pulled him out of the water and took of his the top half of the runt's kimono, and grabbed a blanket from the bag and wrapped the boy in it, pulling him out of the rain and onto some clean and dry leaves.

Sesshomaru dried the boy off.

"Here put this on." Sesshomaru said and gave the boy the top half of his kimono. The boy complied and draped it over his shoulders and bunching it together to cover his small body completely.

When a bolt of lighting sounded the pup jumped and ran for the only cover there was, Sesshomaru's body. So Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around the boy chest, his back was to Sesshomaru's chest making it easier to get comfortable, Sesshomaru's back leaned comfortably against a tree.

Sesshomaru gave a small smile down at the pup. He took the blanket and wrapped it around the pup's body. After a few minutes Sesshomaru reached for a brush in the bag and gently started to pull it through the pup's knotted hair. Slowly Sesshomaru brushed away each knot in the long silver hair. The pup was giving a soft humming sound deep in his throat, indicating that he liked what Sesshomaru was doing to him. Once that was done he patted the pup's head.

"What's your name young one?"

The pup looked up at Sesshomaru confusion in his eyes.

"I'm Sesshomaru, do you have a name?"

The pup continued to look at him.

"Okay, we'll have to think of one for you." Sesshomaru became silent.

A small voice sounded. "Inuyasha."

"Did you say something?"

"My name is Inuyasha." The young boy repeated in a low voice.

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru repeated, "I like it, it fits you."

"Sess. . . Sess... Sess." The boy continued to repeat unable to get the name right.

"Sess."

"Sess." The boy repeated after Sesshomaru.

"Hom."

"Hom." The pup continued.

"Aru."

"Aru."

"Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru once again repeated.

"Sess. . . Hom. . .Aru. . . . Sesshomaru. . .Sesshomaru." The boy repeated, proudly looking up at the older dog demon.

"You got it, well done." Sesshomaru commended.

For 20 minutes Sesshomaru continued to explain to the pup about how that he had left before Inuyasha was born and that that was why he had not known of him or his birth, he apologized profusely not really knowing how to make up the years he had missed of the half-demons life. So Sesshomaru started to talk about random things until the Inuyasha fell asleep in his arms. He rested his chin on top of the boy's head until he also dozed off into a peaceful sleep.