Inu-Yasha
A Feudal Fairy Tale

Disclaimer: This episode of Inu-Yasha and the character Saeko are of my own creation. I do not own any portion of Inu-Yasha. "Inu-Yasha" and all related characters, names, etc. are ©1998-2003 Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan, Inc. Inu-Yasha is a trademark of Viz Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.


What's a Hanyou to Do?
Scroll Two:
A Savior and a First Meeting


Inu-Yasha and Saeko make it to room 107, this one labeled, 'Prof. Kikyo Higurashi – Advanced Mathematics'. The neko girl lightly knocks on the door. "Come in," their instructor's kind voice replies on the other side. They both enter and take in their first class. It is set up like an auditorium or like most normal colleges are like, with the seats rising up each row. In the very front of the class stands Miss Higurashi, who is just starting to write down a few simple calculations on the marker board.

She smiles at the two of them. "Alright you two," she begins, "hurry up and take a seat so I can continue with my lesson for today. I'll let you keep your book bags with you just this once, but I expect you to only bring the designated supplies next time"

The two hanyous quickly make their way up to some empty seats, which are conveniently right next to each other. Inu-Yasha makes no remarks, but Saeko smirks slightly. Class then goes along smoothly, despite the fact that the entire male population of the class is paying no attention whatsoever to the lesson and are focusing more on Miss Higurashi's nice figure. Even Inu-Yasha is finding himself lost in her incredible beauty. His eyes keep lingering from her luscious red lips down to her long slender legs. His sharp golden eyes take in every move of every muscle as she moves back and forth.

Saeko, of course, takes notice of the hanyou boy's wandering gaze. Her cheeks puff out again in annoyance and she is about to slap him in the back of the head when she notices every other guy in class, who also aren't in a very clear state of mind. She also sees that a lot of other girls share her sentiments and are looking quite annoyed. The hanyou girl decides to try to put a stop to this and raises her hand.

"Um, Yes Miss Orikasa?" Kikyo asks.

"Professor Higurashi," Saeko starts, "did you notice that…um…a good part of the class isn't paying attention to the lesson?"

"Really?" the instructor questions, looking confused, "If they aren't paying attention to the lesson then what…" she trails off as she looks over her class and the entire male population who are in a trance like state while looking at her. While roaming the class, her eyes lock onto Inu-Yasha's and there is a brief moment of tension between the two. The hanyou boy feels his face heat up as sweat forms on his brow while the instructor feels her chest suddenly tighten up as her breathing quickens. They both break the gaze while thinking, 'What was that?'

Kikyo shakes her head to clear her thoughts and looks back to her class. A playful smile spreads across her lips. "Gentlemen," she begins, "I am afraid that if you keep on paying more attention to me than what I am teaching, then you will most likely fail this class and be forced to take it again."

"I wouldn't mind," Inu-Yasha mutters, but a lot louder than he intended. The male side of the class chuckles at the comment. Saeko, on the other hand, growls lightly and this time actually slaps the inu boy on the back of the head. She hits him a bit harder than she intended to and forces the front of his head to crack onto his desk with a resounding *thud*.

The entire class erupts with laughter, even Professor Higurashi joins in. Inu-Yasha whips his head back up quickly and glares daggers at the girl next to him, who simply sticks her tongue out at him and turns back to the instructor. The rest of class goes along nicely, amid the boys all going back into their 'trances' as they stare lustfully at Kikyo.

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Over half an hour later, class is over and the students all leave to go to their lockers and get their books for their next class. Inu-Yasha makes his way to his locker, but has some difficulty in getting it open. Frustrated, he punches it and it automatically opens. "Figures," the hanyou chuckles.

Saeko is making her way down the hall to the ladies restroom. She just passes the Janitor's Closet when it quickly opens and a large figure grabs her, placing a hand over her mouth, and pulls the startled girl inside. Unfortunately for her, it all happened very fast and nobody notices. Just before the door closes she lets out a high pitched whimper, too high a frequency to be heard by humans, but just the right tone to get a certain inu hanyou boy's attention.

Inu-Yasha's sensitive dog-ears twitch towards the right, where he heard the sound of someone whimpering, but no human could make such a high-pitched sound. Both confused and concerned, he tosses all of his stuff into his locker and walks off where he heard the sound come from. He is just passing by the Janitor's Closet when he hears a muffles shout. In an instant, he kicks open the door, much to the surprise to everyone around him. The sight that greets his eyes shocks both him and everybody else.

That baka ookami he met earlier, Koga, is pushing Saeko against one of the walls of the supply room. He is holding both of her arms over her head with his right hand and his left is fondling her underneath her skirt. He is covering her mouth with his and his legs are firmly pressing hers against the wall while she shakes with fear and tears stream down her face.

"What are you doing?" Inu-Yasha demands, his voice seething with anger.

The youkai stops kissing Saeko and looks up to meet the furious gaze of the inu hanyou. "Hey there," he casually greets. "Would you mind closing the door? The pretty little lady and myself were busy getting to know each other better!" He smiles showing off his fangs.

Inu-Yasha takes one look at the neko girl, who is too stunned and scared to speak, but clearly has a 'help me' look on her face, before reacting. In the blink of an eye, he lunges in the Janitor's Closet, quickly shoves Koga off of Saeko and pulls her to safety. He makes sure that she is behind him where she will be safe before turning back to the ookami.

"What the hell was that for?" the youkai snarls. He takes a few steps forward, only to receive a very strong punch in the face, courtesy of Inu-Yasha. He flies back into the Janitor's Closet and slams into a shelf of supplies. He is about to stand up, when a very large and heavy wrench suddenly falls off of the top shelf and crashes onto Koga's head, knocking him unconscious.

The hanyou steps up and closes the door on the ookami, who is now all swirly eyed. An eruption of applause comes from every student who was watching. One guy pats him on the shoulder. "That guy pulls that crap all the time with the girls around here. Everybody's too scared to do anything since he's a youkai. It's nice to see him get his ass kicked! He's had it coming for a long time!"

Inu-Yasha scratches the back of his head awkwardly. He turns around, only to have Saeko rush into his arms. "Thank you!" she sobs onto his red tank top, "thank you so much Inu-Yasha! He…he just grabbed me so fast and he was so strong, I…I was too scared to do anything!"

The inu boy sighs sadly while wrapping his arms around the girl. "It's okay," he soothingly tells her. "It's alright." He closes his eyes and lowers his head so it is now resting on top of hers.

By now, most of the students have begun to dissipate. A few here and there speak up to either congratulate Inu-Yasha or say condoling words to Saeko as they pass by. Amazingly enough, not a single instructor witnessed any of the events unfold. As everyone clears up, nobody goes to check on the ookami, all not caring if he is all right or not.

Inu-Yasha pushes back from the neko girl. He wipes the tears from her face while asking, "Are you alright? Did he hurt you…anywhere?" He nods his head downwards, not being able to say the right words.

Saeko sniffs lightly while shaking her head no. "He…He was just starting to go down…there when you interfered." She pauses for a moment to hug him tightly again. "I…I can never thank you enough."

The inu hanyou hugs her back again. "As long as you're okay, that's all that matters. Come on, the next class is starting soon and I don't want to be late to this one too." They both turn around and head towards their lockers.

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A few hours later, all classes have ended and the first day of school is officially over. Inu-Yasha and Saeko were almost in all the same classes, which was very convenient since both stayed near each other throughout the day, each fearing a surprise attack from Koga. Now Inu-Yasha and Saeko are heading towards their lockers to get their book bags and the necessary books and supplies needed for their homework.

On their way to their lockers, they pass Professor Higurashi's class. The hanyou boy takes a quick glance in, but immediately stops in his tracks. The instructor is currently bending over to pick up some scattered papers on the floor, giving him a very, very nice view.

The hanyou girl growls again in anger and reaches up and tugs very hard on one of his sensitive dog-ears, eliciting a mild scream from him as she drags him away from the door.

In the classroom, Kikyo stands up and turns around to look at the doorway. "Funny," she mutters while stacking all of the papers she just picked up, "I thought I just heard someone scream."

Saeko tosses a now grumpy Inu-Yasha in front of his locker. "Maybe you'll remember that next time you decide to go peep on someone you hentai!"

"Hey," he defends, "I wasn't peeping! She was giving a good view to anyone who decided to look in her class!" A smug smile plays itself across his lips.

The neko hanyou huffs angrily and storms off to her locker. "Men," she mumbles under her breath.

Inu-Yasha watches her with raised eyebrows. 'What's her problem?' he thinks to himself. 'And why is she so angry?'

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Soon, all of the students are leaving school and are on their way home, some walking, some getting rides from friends or parents and some taking the one of the school buses. As Inu-Yasha exits the school, he catches Saeko's scent and turns to the right to catch up with her. He sees her walking by herself up ahead and leaps over to her and lands right next to her. "Hey," he says.

"Hey," the girl sighs back to him.

"Oh come on!" Inu-Yasha shouts, now getting frustrated. "I'm sorry I stared at her, okay!? Why are you getting so upset!?"

"I'm not upset," Saeko meekly replies while avoiding eye contact.

"You are, I can smell it all over you."

The neko girl sighs again and turns to face him, her forest green eyes shining oddly at him. "It's just…I mean I just met you and…well…" she shakes her head to clear her thoughts. "I just don't want anybody to take my koinu savior away from me." She looks away, blushing furiously.

Inu-Yasha doesn't notice, but frowns at what she just said. "Koinu savior?"

Saeko manages to cool her face down quickly and turns back to face him. "Yep," she happily replies. "That's what you are now!" She then leans up and gives him a quick kiss on his cheek. "See you tomorrow Inu-Yasha!" And with that, she jumps away.

The inu hanyou rubs his cheek slightly. "I'll never understand women," he mutters as he walks off towards his apartment, deciding not to take the faster route and jump like Saeko.

Several minutes later, he is calmly walking down the sidewalk, staring down at the ground. He is now about halfway home. His ears suddenly twitch as he hears some people ahead of him. He looks up and sees a small group of two girls and one boy walking towards him. He instantly notices that they are younger than him since they are wearing the traditional school uniforms of middle schoolers. Two of the people, the boy, whose slightly long black hair is pulled back into a tiny rattail and one of the girls, who has a long black ponytail, are standing very close to each other and are holding hands.

The other girl, whose long raven hair is flowing freely behind her, is happily talking to them with a rather large yellow book bag hoisted over her shoulders. 'She looks kinda familiar,' the inu boy thinks to himself. She suddenly laughs and Inu-Yasha feels his entire body tense up. Her voice is so happy and full of life, just like his mother's was. The small group is now a few feet from Inu-Yasha when the one girl that he was watching looks up at him, and the hanyou boy is lost in a sea of blue-gray.

Time seems to slow down for Inu-Yasha and the girl as their eyes lock. Nothing else in the world seems to matter as each continues to gaze in the other's eyes. As they pass one another, they still keep their gazes locked on each other. The hanyou takes a quick sniff of her scent, an intoxicating blend of springtime and wildflowers. When they pass by too far to keep turning their heads, each reluctantly looks away and time suddenly goes back to normal.

Inu-Yasha quickly turns completely around for one last quick glance. Amazingly enough, the girl does the same thing at exactly the same time. The girl manages to put out a small smile and waves at him. The inu boy waves back and they both turn around to go on their opposite courses. Inu-Yasha pulls his black cap off and lets his long silver hair fall gracefully down. He runs a clawed hand through it while thinking, 'Who was that girl?'

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Meanwhile, a short distance behind the aforementioned inu hanyou, the girl places a hand on her rapidly beating heart while thinking, 'Who was that boy?'

Her two friends lock their gazes off each other to notice her strange behavior. The girl with the long black ponytail leans over towards her. "Hey Kagome," she starts, "what's the matter?"

Kagome looks up, mildly surprised. "Wha…oh Sango! I…I just saw a really cute guy!"

The boy looks at her with a lecherous grin. "Have you been staring at me for too long my dear Kagome?"

She gives the boy an annoyed look, but smiles all the same. "No Miroku. Sorry to disappoint you, but I only see you as a friend. Besides, I don't think Sango would like it if I were interested in you."

"That's for sure," Sango replies while giving Miroku a small hug. Her body stiffens as she feels a hand move down to caress her rear. Acting quickly, she knocks him on the head lightly. "Hey you hentai," she addresses to Miroku, "I thought I told you not to touch me there or anywhere else that I deem private!"

Miroku gives Sango a solemn expression. "I am sorry Sango, but I cannot help but be attracted to that area of you since it is so lovely."

The girl blushes slightly, but mutters, "Baka." She shakes her blush off and turns back to Kagome. "So Kagome, what did this cute guy look like?"

"You mean you didn't see him?" Kagome asks. At seeing her friend's confused glance, she sighs deeply. "I see. You and Miroku were too involved in each other to notice. Well…"she starts, amid her two friend's annoyed looks, "he was really cute. He had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen! I mean I've never seen anybody with gold eyes before! Oh yeah, he had these adorable dog-ears poking out of his hat!"

"Gold eyes and dog ears?" Miroku questions. "That sounds like a youkai."

"I don't care," the raven-haired girl huffs. "I still think he was cute."

Sango meanwhile goes deep into thought. 'Gold eyes and dog ears…why does that sound so familiar?'

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Meanwhile back at the school. Koga suddenly wakes up. The ookami rubs the top of his sore head furiously. "That inu-kkoro's gonna pay for that!" he growls. He walks up to the door and turns the handle, only to discover that it doesn't open. "What the?" The youkai tries to turn the doorknob again, still with no luck. He slams his shoulder against the door to get it to open, but doesn't succeed. He begins to pound rapidly on the door while shouting. "Hey, somebody, anybody out there! GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

To be continued…

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Translations (in order of appearance):

Hentai: pervert
Inu-kkoro: dog-turd

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Author's notes: Well now, it looks like things are going to get pretty interesting for our favorite inu hanyou. I know I'm making him appear to be a three timer or something here, but trust me, he won't do such a thing…I think. Any way, keep patient and you will find out more soon. – lighthawkdemon

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