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?

9. Scroll Eight: Don't Leave me Alone

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 Eight:
Don't Leave me Alone


Inu-Yasha slowly walks up to Takahashi High, a sense of foreboding building up inside of him with every footstep closer. "It's just not gonna be the same here until Saeko comes back," he sighs out loud. As he makes his way into the school and up to his old locker, he bumps into the last person he wanted to meet, Koga.

"Hey there inu-kkoro," the youkai casually greets.

"What do you want you wimpy ookami?" the hanyou boy snarls out, baring his fangs.

Koga backs up slightly, his hands held out in front of him in defense. "Hey now, I'm not trying to start anything with you. I'm actually trying to stop this little rivalry between us and call a truce."

"And why should I do anything of that nature with you?"

The ookami youkai sighs. "Man, you are stubborn. Listen, I know you don't like me too much since I tried to start a relationship with that hot neko chick..."

"You tried to rape her," Inu-Yasha interrupts, his voice coming out in a deadly whisper and his eyes narrowing dangerously. "I wouldn't call that starting a relationship."

"Hey, she did want it, she just didn't know it yet!" Koga says with a smile. Quickly noticing that what he just said is only infuriating the inu hanyou more, he decides to change the subject. "Any way, I'm not interested in her anymore, I don't like chicks who are too high strung. Besides," he adds, a sly smile spreading across his face, "I found a new girl that's really caught my eye!"

Inu-Yasha growls again, his anger getting the better of him. "You mean another victim?"

"Not at all!" the ookami practically shouts. "This girl is pretty damn cute and I won't stop until she is my woman!"

The hanyou turns his head to the side, crossing his arms. "So who's the unlucky victim?"

"Her," Koga smugly says while pointing over to his left. Inu-Yasha looks over and his eyes go wide at whom he is seeing. Kagome Higurashi is happily walking down the hallways, looking as if she is in paradise and practically bouncing with every step. The hanyou looks back over at the youkai, who is now licking his lips slightly, a lustful look in his eyes. "Oh yeah," he murmurs, "I can't wait to get some of that! She is ripe and ready for the taking!" He suddenly gasps slightly as a strong, clawed hand tightly grips his throat, lifts him off of his feet and slams him into the lockers behind him. Several students stop what they are doping and look over in surprise and interest.

"Now listen here ookami," Inu-Yasha hisses, the anger flowing off of him like a dark aura, "Kagome is a nice, sweet girl, way too good for the likes of you. I want you to stay away from her both on and off of school. If I ever see you do so much as smell her in a way that I don't like, I will personally make your life a living hell, do you understand me?"

While he was doing this, Inu-Yasha began to change. The whites of his eyes became blood red while his deep golden orbs changed into tiny, blue slits. His claws and fangs elongated while ragged purple stripes appeared on each of his cheeks. Koga, noticing this, nods hurriedly, hoping to get this crazy inu off of him.

"Inu...Inu-Yasha?" a warm, sweet voice says behind the hanyou. Upon hearing the voice, the anger he was feeling instantly ebbs away, reverting his body back to its former appearance. Inu-Yasha drops Koga, who makes a hasty retreat to avoid any further embarrassment. He slowly turns around and comes face-to-face with a starry eyed Kagome. The young woman has her hands clasped together and looks even happier than she was earlier. "Did...did you really mean what you just said...about me?" she hopefully asks.

The hanyou, scratches the back of his head, realizing that he has no way out of this. "Well...uh...yeah, I did mean it." He jumps slightly as a hand rests on his shoulder from behind. He turns around to see a calm looking Miroku and a giggling Sango.

"Well done my friend," the young man begins, "I had my suspicions that you cared for Kagome but now my suspicions have been confirmed."

Sango reaches over and pats the hanyou on the top of his head like you would a pet. "And you were so brave in defending her. That's so sweet of you!" She begins to giggle again and Miroku chuckles slightly as both of their friends begin to blush slightly.

Just at that moment, Kikyo comes walking over and stops in front of the small group. "Well hello everyone," she kindly greets, her radiant blue- gray eyes filled with warmth and livelihood. Without warning, she grabs Kagome and hugs her tightly. "I am so proud of you Kagome! I just new you could pass the exam and get in!" She lets go of her younger sister, who gasps for air. "Well now, classes will begin shortly so all of you should get going. Kagome, Sango, Miroku, all three of you are in my first period math class so I expect to see the three of you in my classroom on time." She pauses for a moment, her eyes resting on the inu hanyou. "Inu-Yasha, you are in my third period advanced geometry class this year."

"Yeah I know," her mutters uncomfortably. Ever since that one time when Kikyo was in an unusually powerful human 'heat', he has felt a little awkward around the professor, something that upsets her quite a bit.

Kikyo bites her lower lip, unsure of what to say. "Inu-Yasha, I heard the news about Miss Orikasa moving overseas for several months. That is most unfortunate since I believed both you and her made a rather cute couple."

The hanyou looks up in surprise. That is the first time the instructor ever made a kind comment about his and Saeko's relationship since she has tried to get in between them on more than one occasion in the past. "Uh...thanks," he replies. "It sucks that she's gone, it won't be the same here without her."

The instructor gives him a genuine smile. "Well I must be getting off to my class. See you later Inu-Yasha." And with that, she leaves, catching the interest of almost every guy she passes.

Sango turns to look at her boyfriend, smiling slightly. Her smile quickly turns to an evil glare as she sees the lustful expression on his face and the hunger in his eyes. Without a second thought, she whacks him on the back of his head, snapping him out of his trance like state.

"Ouch!" he cries out. "Sango dear, why did you do that to me?"

"You know why!" she shouts back, pointing an accusing finger at him. "I saw that look you were giving Kagome's sister you hentai lecher!"

Miroku backs up a few steps, a sweat drop forming on the side of his head. "I am sorry Sango dear, I could not help myself. It has been a while since I have last seen of Kikyo and I forgot how amazingly gorgeous she is." He closes his eyes and rubs his chin thoughtfully. "Maybe I should ask her to bear my child." His eyes snap open after he finishes, a worried smile appearing on his face. "Did I just say that out loud?"

Kagome and Inu-Yasha nod while steam pours out of Sango's head. "If you ask her, you're dead!" she stops to take a deep breath. "I can't believe you still think of that stupid houshi tradition crap!"

"Houshi?" Inu-Yasha asks. "You're a houshi Miroku?"

"Yes I am," he quickly answers, thankful for an interruption from his beloved Sango's fury. "I am descended from a long line of houshis, dating back several hundred years, just like how Sango is descended from a long line of taijiyas. The problem with my family line is that most...well all of my ancestors before me were..."

"Hentai lechers," Sango huffs out, crossing her arms.

Miroku sighs slightly. "I was about to say that they all had one track minds and apparently it is hereditary."

"More like unfortunately," the taijiya adds in. Her boyfriend is about to respond when she begins again. "And you wouldn't believe how they actually get girls! Each and every one of those hentais would go up to some beautiful woman and fake some strange illness or disease saying that they were going to die soon or something and requesting that they continue the 'noble heritage' by bearing their children! That is so damn ridiculous! I can't believe that his family line lasted as long as it has!"

"Well I guess my ancestors were lucky," the houshi boldly replies, wrapping an arm around his girlfriend.

Sango growls lightly, getting Miroku to back off. "No," she spits out, "your ancestors weren't lucky, all they did was just shack up with some dumb bimbos who were stupid enough to fall for such ridiculous stories." She shakes her head in frustration. "Honestly, I don't even know why I bother to be around you. Hentai," she adds with a small smile.

"But Sango dear," Miroku begins, now putting his hands on her waist, "I have always been like this and I'm pretty sure that you would be quite bored if I were just some normal guy. You've always been an active woman and you like to be and I constantly keep you on your toes." He pauses for a moment to lean in close. "But I would prefer to keep you on your back."

The taijiya blushes deeply at his last statement. Inu-Yasha chuckles slightly. "Man, you really are a hentai!"

Miroku begins to blush while Sango blushes even redder, forcing her to cover her face in her hands. "I forgot how good your hearing is Inu-Yasha," the houshi says, his face starting to cool back down.

"Yeah," Kagome adds in, finally getting a part of the conversation, "and his ears are so cute!" She reaches up and rubs the hanyou's sensitive dog- ears, which twitch at her initial touch, but rest in her hands as she massages them gently. Enjoying the feeling, Inu-Yasha closes his eyes and begins to let out a soft purring noise. The young woman lets him go and both she and Sango clap their hands together, squealing out, "Oh, how cute!"

Just at that moment, the bell to signify that the first class is about to begin rings, preventing any further embarrassment for Inu-Yasha. Quickly, he leaves the group and makes his way to his locker, shouting, "Later guys!"

Kagome watches the inu hanyou walk away, sighing a bit in longing. Sango puts a comforting hand on her close friend's shoulder. "Don't worry Kagome, its obvious that he likes you. Just be patient and I'm sure that you'll get him."

"Yeah," she replies, still watching the hanyou walk away, "I hope I'll get him too. I mean, since that other girl, Saeko, is away for a while, I can finally get a chance to be with him." The trio walks off to their lockers, oblivious to the instructor who was listening nearby.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you little sister," Kikyo murmurs out loud, "but if anyone is getting together with Inu-Yasha, it is me!"

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The inu hanyou's first two classes, World Civilizations and Physical Education, go by smoothly, seeing as this is just the first day and the instructors mainly review over what they will be going over for the entire school year.

Now the second class has ended and Inu-Yasha is heading towards Kikyo's classroom. As he enters the class and lays his eyes on the instructor, a strange twittering feeling forms in his stomach. Kikyo looks up from her papers and locks eyes with him for a brief moment, smiling slightly before returning back to her work.

'Funny, usually she'd talk to me and flirt a bit, why didn't she?' his thinks with a shrug. He starts to walk to his seat, but pauses. 'Wait a minute...did I just think that?' The inu hanyou scratches the back of his head, looking confused. He absentmindedly walks over to a seat and sits down, still thinking over what he just thought. 'Do I really like it when she flirts with me and all that?' He looks over at Professor Higurashi, who just stood up and is beginning to start with class.

She is wearing one of her usual woman's business suits, this one a lovely crimson color. Her soft, silky hair is loose and swishes gently around her with every movement. Her glasses bring more attention to her shining blue- gray eyes. She still moves with the agility and grace of a supermodel, catching the attention of every male around her. Inu-Yasha watches her intently, his sharp eyes catching every move of every muscle in her body. He suddenly stops, realizing what he was just doing, and scratches the back of his head again. "I guess that answers my question," he murmurs out loud with a small chuckle. "And why did she have to wear my favorite color?" he adds with a slight groan.

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An hour later, class has ended and every one of the students makes their way out, everyone that is except for our favorite hanyou boy. Working against his better judgment, he stays in his seat, waiting for the rest of the students to leave. When they all do, he stands up and walks over to Kikyo's desk, where the instructor is still sitting in and working on her planner. She looks up, surprised to see that the inu hanyou. "Inu-Yasha, what are you still doing here? If I am not mistaken, you should be heading off to lunch right now."

"Uh...yeah I'm supposed to, but I need to talk to you about something important," he hesitantly answers.

Kikyo leans forward, intrigued. "Really? Something important? Whatever could that b..." she trails off as she looks at her wristwatch and gasps. "Oh my! I must be going! I have an important lunch with some old colleagues in ten minutes!" She looks up at the hanyou, smiling slightly. "I am sorry, but can we discuss whatever you want later today?"

"I...I guess so," he answers, starting to realize that maybe he shouldn't have tried to do this anymore.

Professor Higurashi stands up, picking up her briefcase as she does so. "Do you still have that business card I gave to you last year?" When he nods, she continues, "Good, then stop by later and we can talk for a while. If you get hungry, I have some cupped noodles and ramen." Upon hearing this, Inu-Yasha's dog-ears perk up, causing the instructor to giggle slightly. "Well then, I must get going now. Goodbye Inu-Yasha." She walks out of her class, not bothering to turn back.

Inu-Yasha is now thoroughly confused. He goes over what just happened in his mind again. 'Okay, she didn't flirt with me or try to make any advancements, but she did invite me to come over to her place later.' He shakes his head in frustration. 'Ugh, women are so complicated! I don't even know why I bother!'

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A few hours later, school has ended and Inu-Yasha, Kagome, Miroku and Sango are all walking in a group to their homes. The hanyou listens while the three younger people all talk about their first day at Takahashi High. Kagome talks faster and more excited about the whole experience more than her two friends combined. "Oh, it was so much better than I ever expected! The school was so beautiful and big and clean! And I was reading up on a lot of the classes and programs...I can't believe how much there are! They all look so great, I don't know which ones I want to take! Oh, I am so glad that I am going here! I never want to leave!"

The three other members of the group chuckle slightly. "Well," the houshi starts, "if your grades are good enough and you get into a good college afterwards, you could return here as a teacher just like your sister."

Kagome clasps her hands together, getting a dreamy look on her face as stars appear in her eyes. "Wow, that would be amazing!"

Inu-Yasha shakes his head, his long silver swishing slightly behind him. "I swear, I've never seen anybody as excited and dedicated to school as you Kagome."

"Is that a compliment?" she slyly questions, playfully shoving him to the side.

The inu hanyou crosses his arms and gives her his patented cocky smirk, giving her butterflies in her stomach. "Do you want it to be?"

The young woman is speechless, opening her mouth to try to say something but with nothing coming out. Sango covers her mouth to stifle a giggle while Miroku sighs lightly. He takes a look around their surroundings and nudges his girlfriend. "Well my friends it appears that Sango and I have reached our turn. We will see you later." With that, he wraps an arm around the taijiya's shoulder while they turn left, Inu-Yasha and Kagome waving at them and still going straight.

For a few seconds, there is an awkward silence between the two of them. "So...Inu-Yasha," the young woman meekly begins, "I was thinking...you know, since we both enjoy each other's company and all, and since you're technically not seeing anyone at the moment..."

The hanyou cuts her off. "Kagome, I like you and all," he pauses for a moment as she squeals in happiness. He holds up a hand to stop her, causing her smile to fade. "Like I was saying, I like you and all, but I'm not really ready to get back in a relationship. And besides, Saeko will be back in a few more months or so, and I still care about her a lot. Hey, don't look like that," he says upon seeing her downcast expression. "We can still hang out and be friends right?" She nods slightly. "Good, then how about tomorrow we go up to the movies? There's a new horror flick that I really want to see."

The smile comes back on Kagome's face. "Sure, that sounds great. I've wanted to see it too. Maybe we can get Sango and Miroku to come along."

"Yeah," Inu-Yasha agrees, "that should be fun." He looks over to the side. "Well here's your place Kagome, so I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

"Alright," she brightly replies. Before Inu-Yasha can do anything, she quickly leans up and gives him a slight kiss on his cheek. "Bye Inu-Yasha," she hurriedly says, her cheeks burning red. Clutching her books close to her, she runs up the steps to her house.

The inu boy rubs his cheek where Kagome just kissed him. With a slight shake of his head, he turns to his right and walks off towards his apartment, muttering, "Women." He walks alone in silence for a few minutes. A sudden thought pops into his head. "Oh yeah! I'm supposed to drop by Professor Higurashi's place soon! Crap! What am I gonna talk to her about? I really wanted to talk at school, not all alone at her place." He sighs deeply, rubbing his temples with his fingers. "Ugh, how do I get myself into these situations?"

Half an hour later, Inu-Yasha is in front of Kikyo's condominium complex. He whistles as he takes it all in. "Man, this place is even nicer than mine!" He takes out the business card, checking the number. "Hmm...4B." He takes another look at the complex. "So she likes being on top huh?" he chuckles. His eyes suddenly go wide as he punches himself on the head. "No! Bad Inu-Yasha! Don't think that stuff now!" The now somewhat nervous hanyou makes his way into the condominium.

After a brief trip up the stairs and down the hallway, Inu-Yasha has reached Kikyo's place. Hesitantly, he reaches out and knocks on the door, but gets no response. He waits a few moments and then knocks again, and is met once more with no response. Shaking his head, he reaches down and turns the door handle, only to discover that the door is unlocked as it slowly opens. "Uh...hello?" he asks, peeking his head in slightly.

Felling a little bold, he walks inside, taking a look around. On shelves and cabinets lay many old relics, dating back to Japan's Feudal Times. 'Wow, this stuff is cool!' he thinks while examining an ancient bow and arrow set.

He is so caught up in looking at Kikyo's stuff that he doesn't notice the instructor come walking in from her bathroom. When she notices that someone else is in her condominium, she shrieks out in surprise, causing the inu hanyou to jump up and turn around in shock. When Kikyo sees that it is only Inu-Yasha, she calms down, clutching her rapidly beating heart. "Inu- Yasha," she gasps, "you startled me! I was not expecting you to be here so early."

"Heh, sorry," he quickly apologizes, scratching the back of his head in an embarrassed fashion. "I wasn't planning on coming here early but I..." he trails off as his eyes take in the sight of the instructor. She has apparently just gotten out of the shower, since her hair is wrapped up in a towel and she only has a short, silky white robe on her body. The robe is open slightly, showing off a line of skin down to her waist. She is not completely dry, seeing as how the robe sticks to her body, showing off her lovely figure. Inu-Yasha's body goes stiff as he feels his face begin to heat up.

The instructor looks at the hanyou, confused at his reaction. "Inu-Yasha, what is the matter?" She looks down and notices her state of undress. Quickly, she clasps shut her robe and covers herself with her hands. "Oh dear! I am sorry Inu-Yasha! Please give me a moment to change into something a little more presentable." She hurriedly goes into her room, slamming the door shut.

Inu-Yasha shakes off his blush. "Something must have happened with her over the summer," he ponders out loud. "She's been acting less flirty and a lot more modest. I wonder what's going on." With the thought of the instructor not jumping all over him, the hanyou boy begins to feel a little more relaxed in his current surroundings.

A few minutes later Kikyo comes back out of her room, still with the towel keeping her hair up, but now wearing a somewhat loose fitting tank top and a pair of short cotton shorts. "This is not terribly better," she admits, "but it is an improvement." She sits down on the couch in the middle of her living room, crossing one leg over the other. "Please sit down Inu-Yasha and tell me what it is you wished to speak to me about earlier," she kindly says, not saying it in a seductive voice or using and type of hidden meaning. It is a genuine invitation to just sit down.

This surprises the inu hanyou once again. He does as he is asked and takes a seat next to the instructor, staying a modest distance from her. He steals a quick glance over at her and she gives him a warm smile, encouraging him to go on ahead. With a slight sigh, he starts to speak. "Well Professor Higurashi..."

"Kikyo," she interrupts him. "Only call me Professor Higurashi when we're in school. Outside school, you can just call me Kikyo."

"O...okay...Kikyo," he replies. "Um...oh! How was your meeting earlier?"

"It was nice," she answers, smiling again. "I have not seen most of my old colleagues for a while now and it was good to see them again."

Inu-Yasha shifts uncomfortably next to Kikyo. "That's nice. Now...well, I wanted to ask...I...I was wondering why you were attracted to me. For a while, you seemed to dedicate a lot of your attention towards me. What makes me so special above other guys?"

The question takes the beautiful woman aback. She certainly was not expecting a question like this. "W...well Inu-Yasha, I suppose it is because I can feel something different about you that I cannot find in other men. Most men look at me and are overcome with lust, wanting more to get into my pants than to have an honest relationship. With you, I can sense that you are looking for a meaningful relationship, for a kindred spirit, someone to be with and be happy being around. That is what all women desire, not some muscle bound man or an attractive man or just simply a man with money and a nice car. Deep down, we are looking for love, and someone who will love us as much as we love them." She pauses for a moment and then smiles, reaching over to play with one of his dog-ears. "Though I do admit that those adorable ears do help to make you quite irresistible!" She begins to giggle as a slight blush adorns his face.

"I guess that answers my question," the inu hanyou responds, suddenly finding his feet very interesting.

Kikyo, ever the intelligent woman that she is, knows that there is more that he wants to say. "Spill it Inu-Yasha. That cannot be all that you came all the way over here for so tell me, what else is on your mind?"

'Crap,' Inu-Yasha thinks to himself, 'she's good.' With another deep sigh, he answers, "Well I really noticed that you haven't been all...well...flirty and expressive towards me like you usually are."

The instructor places a hand on his. "Are you saying that you miss my flirtatious ways? That you actually enjoy them?"

The hanyou boy begins to blush again. "No! I mean, I don't...but...well actually I kinda liked the attention, though at times I felt that you were trying just a little too hard."

Kikyo's smile fades slightly. "Well it is quite hard to find a good man. Sometimes a woman will do whatever it takes to make him notice her." She starts to scoot closer to him, though he doesn't say or do anything, either simply not noticing or allowing her to do so. "You may find this hard to believe, but I have been without a relationship of any kind for a very long time now, and it does get very lonely in this big condominium all by myself." She scoots up even closer to him, now leaning her body onto his.

A shiver goes down Inu-Yasha's spine at the felling of the instructor against him, though he does nothing to stop her advances. "Yeah, I know how you feel. Saeko's been gone for only a couple of months and I really got used to her around. I lived by myself for such a long time that when she was around, I felt like I'd never have to go back to that sad, lonesome feeling." Without even realizing what he is doing, the inu hanyou leans into the instructor as well, grabbing her arm and pulling her onto his lap.

"Yes," Kikyo mutters, shifting her body so she is now straddling him and looking at him, eye to eye. "That is such a dreadful feeling to have, and I despise each and every moment I feel it."

For the longest time, the two stare deep into each other's eyes, neither daring to make a move. Eventually, Inu-Yasha notices a stray wet strand of Kikyo's hair stuck across her forehead. He gently reaches over and moves it behind her ear, tracing her ear with a finger after her finishes. He then moves his hand to the back of her head and slowly pulls her face closer to his. Just before their lips meet, he whispers out, "I just don't want to be alone anymore..."

To be continued...

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Translations (in order of appearance):

Houshi: monk

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Author's notes: Well now, things are getting really complicated for out favorite inu hanyou. With Saeko gone, he's become free game to the other women who want him, and it appears at the current moment that Kikyo is winning. But don't fret all you Kagome fans, there will be a little romance between her and Inu-Yasha soon.

Just recently, I made a picture of my character Saeko. It is just a rough draft but if any of you are interested in seeing it, e-mail me at my main e- mail address (listed below) and I will send it to you.

I'm also working on a new story for my other Inu-Yasha series "A Change of Heart." I know I have been very lax on making new stories. I am sorry about this. I hit a major dry spell and haven't had a lot of good ideas coming to mind -- lighthawkdemon

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