What's a Hanyou to Do?

by lighthawkdemon1

Inu-Yasha goes through a horrific tragedy early in his life, but manages to move on. Years later, the poor hanyou has three attractive women on his…uh…tail, and he wants them too, but can only have one. What's a hanyou to do?

8. Scroll Seven: But Summer Vacations are s...

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 Seven:
But Summer Vacations are supposed to be Fun!


Inu-Yasha slowly opens his eyes as daylight pours in through a crack on the drapes of a window in his room. Grumbling, he turns to his side, only to get a face full of soft dark hair. 'What the hell!?' he thinks in surprise. He frowns slightly and mutters, "Not again." The hanyou places a hand on the girl's shoulder and gently turns her over. As he thought, Seako is the one who is sleeping next to him. Sighing, he moves a few stray hairs out of her face and watches her sleeping form. "I wish I knew how you keep on sneaking up in here without me even noticing."

"It's pretty simple," she groggily replies, not bothering to open her eyes, "my neko youkai abilities enable me to be really sneaky. That and you always forget to lock your balcony door," she pauses for a moment to lean into him and giggle, "and you should since you've got a lot of nice stuff here."

The inu boy shakes his head, but wraps his arm around the neko girl next to him all the same. "You are such a pain in my ass, you know that?"

"Yeah," she admits, "but you'd be so miserable without me." The hanyou girl begins to stretch and yawn lazily, but suddenly her body tenses up as a clawed hand starts to tickle her sensitive sides. Quickly, she leaps out of the bed, dragging most of the sheets along with her. She waves a finger at him like a mother would when scolding her child. "Now young man, you shouldn't mess with a woman so early in the morning, it's not good for your health!"

Inu-Yasha crosses his arms and mumbles out a quick, "Feh. Can you at least give me my sheets back? I'm still tired and I don't feel like sitting here in just my boxers."

Saeko's eyes travel down the hanyou boy's body, admiring his finely toned chest and muscular arms. She clasps her hands together and makes a cute face. "Aww, little red hearts! How cute!" Giggling, the neko tosses him his sheets, revealing the only article of clothing she is wearing, a large gray shirt.

The hanyou boy frowns again while narrowing his eyes. "And why are you wearing my shirt?" he demands.

The neko girl crosses her arms in a very Inu-Yashaish style and huffs slightly. "Boy, you sure are a grumpy little inu this morning aren't you? For your information, I put it on since I didn't want to wrinkle up my clothes in your bed. Well if you wanna go back to sleep, then be my guest, but I'd think you'd be a little more energetic since this is out first official day of summer vacation." When she only gets a tired grumble in response, she sighs again. "Alright, okay! I'm taking a shower and I'm warning you! If you so much as stick a single strand of your hair in the bathroom and I'll make sure that this summer vacation will be your last!" With that she turns around and walks out of Inu-Yasha's room.

The inu peeks from under the covers and takes in her long slender legs walking away. With a slight shrug, he buries himself back in his sheets. "And she calls me grumpy!" he mumbles before closing his eyes and falling back asleep.

A little while later, Saeko comes out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body. "Ah...much better!" she smiles. With a new bounce to her step, she makes her way back into Inu-Yasha's room where her clothes are. The hanyou girl looks over at the inu boy and erupts into a fit of giggles. "He is sooooooo adorable!" she quietly squeals.

The sheets and covers, which he had so stubbornly demanded, now lie in a heap at the foot of the bed with Inu-Yasha himself curled up in a ball in the middle. His long silver hair is sprawled out all around him while his soft dog-ears drooping onto his head. A soft purring noise escapes him with every breath.

Ignoring her clothes for the moment, she sits down at the side of the bed and begins to run her fingers through the inu's hair. Her smile slowly leaves her pretty face and is replaced with a worried frown. "You mean so much to me," she whispers, the faintest traces of tears in her eyes. She leans in close to his dog-ears, which twitch slightly as her breath touches them. "I...I think...no, I know...I am in love with you Inu-Yasha. I love you so much. I never want to leave you. If I ever lost you...I don't know what I'd do." She leans in and kisses his soft furry ear, eliciting a louder purr in response.

Seako giggles again and leans in and wraps her arms around the hanyou boy, who subconsciously relaxes and moves close to the neko girl for warmth. She pulls him in closer and quickly joins him in peaceful slumber.

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Kagome Higurashi walks down the sidewalk, carrying with her a few books for studing. She is on her way to Inu-Yasha's house and is nearly there. With a bit of pleading on the young woman's part, the hanyou boy agreed to help tutor her over the summer with subjects that she doesn't do too well in. It is mandatory for Takahashi students to either get exceptionally good grades or have a prestigious family or really deep wallets to attend. Unfortunately for Kagome, her family has neither great prestige or wealth and her grades are only average. She was not blessed with brains like practically everyone around her, even her two closest friends, Sango and Miroku. Her older sister Kikyo has helped in getting her closer to entering by foregoing all the lengthy paperwork and somewhat strict selection process, but the last step has to be done by Kagome and Kagome alone, passing the entrance exam, similar to what most colleges do.

The young woman stops in front of a nice looking, and pricey, apartment building complex. She reaches inside of her purse and pulls out a piece of paper that has an address on it. "Well," she mutters, "this is the place. Okay Kagome, all you've wanted to do for the longest time is get into Takahashi High like Kikyo. All you need to do now is go through two months of tutoring from Inu-Yasha and Kikyo and then I'll get into Takahashi High with Sango and Miroku...and Inu-Yasha." She finishes with stars in her eyes.

Kagome enters and walks up to the receptionist, a kindly looking middle- aged woman, who smiles warmly at her. "Hello dear, how can I help you?"

"Uh...hi," she begins nervously, "I'm looking for Inu-Yasha's place, he told me he lives here."

"Inu-Yasha lives on the fourth floor dear, but may I ask as to why you are visiting him?"

Kagome clears her throat. "Well I asked him if he could, you know, tutor me a bit so I can pass my entrance exams and go to Takahashi High."

The receptionist's face suddenly lightens up. "Oh, he's tutoring you? My, that is so sweet of him! Here," she says while handing over a key, "this is to his room, number 305, third door on your left from the elevator. I hope you enjoy your visit and please remember to bring the key back to me when you leave dear."

"Thanks," the young woman mutters while taking the key and walking hurriedly over to the elevator. After a few minutes she has gone into the elevator up to the third floor and is now standing in front of Inu-Yasha's door. With slightly shaking hands, she unlocks the door and slowly goes inside. "Hello?" she meekly calls out, "Are you home Inu-Yasha?"

When she gets no response, she raises her right arm to check her watch. 'Hmm...' she thinks to herself, 'it is still kinda early. I guess he's still sleeping. I'll just have to...wow! This place is nice!' He eyes widen as she takes in the entire apartment. 'He must be rich or something,' she thinks in wonder.

A rustling sound from ahead of Kagome catches her attention. She walks over to the room where the sound came from. She walks in and promptly drops her books as she gasps in surprise at what she sees. Inu-Yasha and Saeko are both lying down together on his bed wearing practically nothing with their arms wrapped around each other. The inu boy is only wearing a pair of boxers and the neko girl has a towel partially wrapped around her. Sometime during their nap, the towel loosened up, exposing her entire upper body.

The mixed sounds of Kagome dropping her books onto the floor and her gasping in surprise help to awaken both of the young hanyous. Saeko is the first to awaken, stretching and groaning slightly as she opens her eyes. She pulls Inu-Yasha in close, but freezes as she feels skin-to-skin contact as her chest presses against his. 'I thought I had a towel on,' she worriedly thinks.

Against her, the inu boy starts to wake up too. He open his gold eyes and instantly notices a few things: Saeko is pressed up against him and is looking nervous, he can feels her bare breasts pressed on his chest which probably is why she is nervous and Kagome is right behind her, looking both shocked and hurt. 'Wait a minute!' his mind screams at him, 'Kagome's here!? Why is she...oh crap! The tutoring!'

He is instantly on his feet, inadvertently tossing Saeko aside, exposing her entire nude upper body. The neko girl is quick to grab a pillow and cover herself while Inu-Yasha turns his back to her, allowing the young woman her modesty while also not showing the two girls the heavy blush that has just adorned his face.

Saeko re-covers herself with the towel and dashes around the room, picking up the clothes she took off when she changed into Inu-Yasha's large shirt after she snuck into his apartment. With a quick, "Hey Kagome! It's nice to see you again!" she runs back off to the bathroom.

Inu-Yasha turns back around, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Uh...sorry about that Kagome. I forgot that we started your tutoring today."

The young woman suddenly finds the carpeted floor very interesting. "I...I guess its okay." She opens her mouth to say something, but shuts it just before she speaks, not wanting to ask the obvious.

The inu hanyou picks up and decided to answer. "Uh...I'm not too sure when Saeko got here, she has a bad habit of sneaking in my place when I'm sleeping and falling asleep with me. I wish she'd tell me when she wants to do that, she surprises me each and every time she does it." He shakes his head and mumbles, "She can be such a pain in my ass at times." Kagome hears and giggles, causing the hanyou's chest to tighten. 'Oh man,' he dreamily thinks to himself, 'I love her voice, especially when she laughs! It is so full of joy and life...just like my mother's was.' His face becomes downcast at the thought of his dear mother.

Ignoring the fact that a pretty young woman is standing in his doorway watching his every move, Inu-Yasha moves over to his dresser and selects and puts on some clothes. Just as he pulls on a red tank top, a now fully dressed Saeko emerges from the bathroom. She pats Kagome on the shoulder, asking, "So, what are you doing here?" in a friendly manner, though her eyes betray her and look suspicious.

"Oh, Inu-Yasha said that he's tutor me a bit so I can get into Takahashi High," she honestly replies.

The neko hanyou looks over to the inu boy, who nods quickly to show that she is telling the truth. She shrugs lightly and sits down on the bed. "Alright then, I could help you a bit. What subject are you starting on?"

Inu-Yasha lets out a cocky smirk, making both girls weak in the knees. "For your information Saeko, we were planning on starting out with math and if I'm not too mistaken, considering I took a sneak peek at your tests and final grade, you don't do too well in math yourself," he finishes, chuckling slightly.

The hanyou girl's cheeks redden slightly. She stands up and walks over to the window, not looking over at Inu-Yasha. "Well...I can tell when I'm not needed. I'll call you up later, okay Inu-Yasha?"

The last part surprises the inu hanyou. 'She always usually calls me her 'cute little koinu savior'...what's bugging her?' He starts to walk towards her when he catches a glimpse of her eyes. Tears have formed in them and they are filled with such sorrow. Without a look back, she leaps out of the window, landing safely on the roof of a nearby building and leaping away.

Kagome walks up to Inu-Yasha, asking, "Did I just miss something? What's going on?"

Inu-Yasha sighs deeply and mutters, "No, nothing's wrong. Come on Kagome, let's start this."

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A couple of hours later, the first tutoring session is over and Kagome leaves, satisfied at having learned a few new things and getting to spend some time all alone with Inu-Yasha, though he kept it very professional and nothing happened.

The hanyou silently watches the young woman leave his apartment. Without a second thought, he leaps out of his window, going along the same route that Saeko went on earlier. His thoughts linger on the hanyou girl. 'What is going on with her? She was really upset earlier, but I could tell that she wasn't jealous or anything.'

Within no time at all, he arrives at the front steps of Saeko's house. He begins to knock and the door slides open, not being fully closed. Inu-Yasha enters and instantly notices that there are several large suitcases and taped up boxes in the front room. Mr. Orikasa walks in from the kitchen, carrying a small traveling bag. "Oh, hello Inu-Yasha," he kindly greets, "how are you today?"

"Fine, thanks," he absentmindedly answers, still looking around the room. "Uh...Mr. Orikasa...what's going on here?" he asks while pointing to the boxes and luggage.

The smile on the older man's face falters. "You...you mean you don't know?"

"Know what?" Inu-Yasha begins to scratch the top of his head, looking utterly confused.

Mr. Orikasa leads the inu hanyou up to the foot of the stairs. "I think it'd be better if you talked with Saeko." With that, he turns around and leaves the room.

Inu-Yasha shrugs and walks upstairs to the neko girl's room. He knocke on the door lightly, getting a soft, "Leave me alone Dad, I don't want to talk right now," in response. The inu boy opens the door slowly, seeing Saeko lying facedown on her bed, her head digging into her pillows. Her sensitive cat-ears twitch as he opens the door and enters. She lifts her head up and shouts, "Dad! I want to be left..." trailing off as she sees that it is Inu- Yasha in her room, not her father. Her face instantly reddens up and she turns around so he can't see her face.

'Is it my imagination,' he thinks to himself, 'or was she crying?' He makes his way over to her bed and places a hand on her shoulder, noticing that she tenses up under his touch. "Hey there," he begins in a soft, soothing voice, "what's wrong? Why are you crying? Come on, you can tell me."

The nearness of him, combined with her vulnerable state, breaks down her inner walls as she swiftly turns around and falls into his warm embrace, crying heavily. "Oh Inu-Yasha," she sobs, "I...I wanted to tell you but I was so scared! We were having so much fun together and I didn't want to spoil it with some bad news!"

"What are you talking about? What bad news?" He strokes his fingers through her long black hair, comforting her with his touch and care.

She sniffs once before answering, "Y...you saw all the boxes and bags downstairs right?" When he nods in response, she continues, "Well...Dad and I are going overseas to America for a while on two days...some sorta business thing for him or something."

"Is that all?" he asks, sounding a little relieved. "So you'll be gone for a couple weeks, right? I can wait for you." He smiles warmly at her, causing her heart to break for the impending news.

She shakes her head, getting his smile to fade. "No...that's not it. We won't be gone for just a few weeks...we'll be over there for six months."

Inu-Yasha's entire mind freezes. "S...six months?" he stammers out, looking dumbfounded.

Saeko cuddles up into him, relishing in his warmth. "Yeah, that's why I didn't want to tell you. I knew you'd be really upset, just like I am. I wanted to stay, but Dad said that I have to come with him. He doesn't like the idea of being so far from me for such a long time." She looks up into his deep golden eyes. "Inu-Yasha," she starts, the faintest traces of tears appearing in the corners of her eyes, "do you...do you hate me now? I...I know I should've told you sooner, but like I said earlier, I was too scared to. You are the best thing to ever happen to me. I love you so much. I...I don't want to loose you." She crumbles in his arms, breaking down into tears.

The inu hanyou gently rocks her back and forth, muttering, "It's okay, I'm not mad. I don't hate you so you don't have to be worried."

After a few minutes her tears subside. "Did you mean it?" she asks, her forest green eyes shining with hope. "You're not angry or anything?"

"Of course not," he replies with his patented cocky grin. "It will be kinda lonely and boring without you around to keep me company, but I'll manage. I'll wait for you and after six months, I will be here when you come back." He leans in and catches her lips with his own.

To be continued...

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Translations (in order of appearance):

No new words ~ Sorry, I don't know a whole lot of Japanese words!

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Author's notes: I know I haven't updated in a while, sorry but I just got lost in my life with buying a car and constantly hanging out with friends. I put my social life ahead of my writing life...shame on me. I will try harder to bring in more stuff. - lighthawkdemon

Questions or comments? E-mail me at: lighthawkdemon@yahoo.com