Met Once, Remembered Always©
"Damn it Kagome! Next time get it right!" Kagome had mistaken a piece of trash, specifically a broken beer bottle, for a shard. One by one, tears began to appear on Kagome's face. "Look, I'm sorry for getting mad at you, just... don't do it again!" Inuyasha yelled. By now you would have thought Kagome was used to Inuyasha's rude behavior, but she had a sensitive side to her. Shippo slowly carressed Kagome's side and Kagome smiled at him. Shippo had always made Kagome feel better in her moments of sadness.
The group was in the forest at around midnight. They had forgotten it was a new moon. "Inuyasha... umm... you're changing," Miroku told him. Inuyasha looked down and his claws were gone. He felt the slow sensation of his fangs sinking to the conventional human size. "Oh shit!" Inuyasha yelled. He jerked from side to side looking for a place to hide. He spotted a cave and dashed for it.
"Poor Inuyasha," said a voice from behind the trees. It was a calm but devious voice. Kagome recognized it but could not place to whom it belonged too. Suddenly, two wolves leaped from behind the trees. Kagome new exactly who it was and she couldn't think of anything better but to run. Before she even had time to move an inch, wolves were surrounding her. Then, Kouga vaulted from the nearest pine tree. "My Kagome... why must you run?" Kagome's bright blue eyes turned from sweet and calm to fierce and intense. "Get away from me you pervert!" Kagome screamed, although she new it would not help. Kagome heard the faint half whine, half scream coming from Shippo. "Shippo!" Where is Inuyasha! Kagome yelled frantically in her head.
Kagome searched frantically for someplace to hide or dash too but she was completely surrounded by wolves. As she searched frantically, she spotted two bright red eyes looking at her from behind the bushes. Could it be Kirara? Kagome asked herself. Abruptly, Kouga grabbed Kagome and thrusted her into him. He tore off her shirt and began to tear off her bra when the bright red eyed thing jumped out of the bushes.
It was no cat at all, but a human! He had bright orange hair and seemed to have the agility and grace of a cat, not to mention those eyes. He jumped over the wolves, forced Kouga out of the way (Kouga was taken by surprise), and hugged Kagome. This startled Kouga and the wolves in his pack, which gave the boy more time for whatever he was planning to do. Kagome was relieved in a way but also shocked and confused. She had no idea what was happening and before she could even get the slightest clue, the boy transformed into a cat! The cat took advantage of the pack's confusion and ran for it yelling, "come on!". Kagome followed it, sprinting to keep up with the bright orange cat.
The mysterious cat led her to a house just at the edge of the woods, away from the city. Then, it transformed back into a human. He's naked! Kagome jerked her head away, brushing away the urge to keep staring. The boy ran inside and came back out 5 minutes later, dressed. His face was flushed with embarrassment. "I didn't really know what was going on back there in the woods but you looked like you were in a sticky situation," he said. It was Kagome's turn to blush. "Thanks for saving me. So... who exactly are you?" Kagome asked. "Kyo. Kyo Sohma. That's my name. But don't get any ideas!" Kyo replied. Kagome laughed at his sudden warning. He was like a child, proud to be the hero but still sticking to his morals.
"What exactly was going on out there anyway?" Asked Kyo. Kagome sighed, "Kouga, he's, well, he's the leader of a wolf demon clan. He loves me for some reason and won't leave me alone. He's desperate." Kyo was startled to hear that there would be such a thing as a wolf demon leader. Kagome smiled.
"Oh my gosh!" Kagome screamed as she had just realized that she was still topless. She covered her upper half and Kyo realized too that she was topless. He darted inside and came back a moment later with a light pink tank-top decorated with strawberries. Kagome grimaced at the tank-top. This was not her usual choice of wear and hopefully it never would be. Kyo handed the tank-top to her and she slipped it on. It's a tight fit but it will due for now... but when I get the chance, I am changing out of this hideous thing! And why would Kyo have this in his house! Kagome had so many questions. As if Kyo new what she was thinking, he said, "It belongs to Tohru. She lives in Shigure's house along with me and Yuki. Shigure is the owner of this house." "Oh..." Kagome replied. She thought it was an odd family but she said nothing.
Grumble... grumble... grumble. "Oh, um, you're hungry, right. Well, you can get something out of the kitchen," Kyo said. Kagome blushed. "Oh! But I have to find Inuyasha, and Sango, and... Shippo!" At that, Kagome dashed back into the forest remembering the cry she had heard from Shippo.
That was weird... but what the hell? Why was I saving a damn girl anyway? What was I thinking? Kyo couldn't comprehend what had just gone on. He went back inside and sat under the kotatsu.
"SHIT!" Kyo yelled remembering the girl had run off with Tohru's shirt.
The woods were dark but with his cat eyesight, he could see relatively well. "Hey girl!" He called, hoping to get a response. He waited for a couple minutes and then began to search. "Hey damn girl! I'm talking to you! You ran off with Tohru's shirt!"
Kyo searched the woods for almost an hour until he spotted a cave. "Hello in there? Is that damn girl in there?" There was a faint growl in response. That's a pretty pathetic growl. Some disturbed wolf if you ask me... Kyo thought. "Get OUT!" An angry voice called from inside of the cave. "I'm not even in, dumbass!" Kyo yelled back.
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Fruits Basket do not belong to me!
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