The Dog Eared Child
Chapter 5: AkiraInuyasha
Angelneko22: Hello everybody! Just to let anyone who didn't read the extra part I added on to chapter 4. If you didn't I don't think your going to understand some of this. But if you feel like skipping the rest of the chapter that's your own dumb fault. Im so sorry its been like 2 weeks! My cat had kittens, I've had majorette pratice and too much homework and tests! Finally its out! Again sorry for the extreme delay! Hopefully this won't happen again! Thanks for all the reviews!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters I just wrote this fic.
Inuyasha cringed. He was scared to gaze into the depths of the shimmering river that lay before him. Sango had just finished giving him a make over and who knew what evil think she could have done to him. He just couldn't turn his eyes to look at his reflection. It was all ready annoying him enough just by his size and then it didn't help to see his black hair draped around his shoulders and the disappearance of his ever so faithful dog-ears.
He finally gave in. He gazed at his reflection for a moment the changes registering to his brain. Then he realized with in stricken horror. He screamed.
"Sango what the hell did you do to me!" he raged, throwing his fists together angrily.
Sango hid behind Miroku. "Okay Miroku its your chance to be the brave, courageous hero I've be awaiting for. Show him what your made of."Sango whispered.
Miroku stared at Inuyasha for a moment, then yanked Sango out from behind himself and using her body as a shield. "Heck no! Even in this form Inuyasha could beat the living crap outta me! You've got to be crazy or just plain stupid to go against him," Miroku whimpered.
"Miroku! You coward! I thought you wanted to protect me!" Sango yelled, smacking Miroku upside the head.
"Screw you! I'm not in the mood to be beaten half to death by a four year old!"
"Hey! I'm five!" Inuyasha growled, picking up a conveniently close by stick and waving it threateningly.
"Whatever!" Sango sighed.
"I can't believe what you did to me!" Inuyasha charged at her and Miroku.
She ducked under Miroku and fled back to the village. Leaving a happy, yet near death Miroku.
Man I would be so happy right now if I wasn't about to be crushed by Inuyasha. Sango just hid behind me and left me stranded...oh wait! That's not very nice.
"Hey Sango! Wait for me!" Miroku stumbled clumsily behind her,Inuyasha in hot pursue.
"Oh crap! He's gaining!"Miroku cursed. Sango ushered him inside the shrine and shut and locked then door behind him.
"You do know that's not gonna hold him right?"
Sango panicked. "Then wha...oh!" she spotted his spell sheets (sorry I don't remember what there called..) As he hurriedly placed them on the old, wooden door. Protecting them from the ravaging child outside.
Shippo appeared besides them along with Kohaku at his side.
"What's up with Inuyasha? What exactly did you do to him?" Shippo asked curiously.
Sango pulled aside a curtain for a brief moment so they could get a good enough glance at Inuyasha banging uselessly against the door.
Shippo gasped. "Is that really Inuyasha?"
Sango and Miroku gravely nodded.
Inuyasha's hair was cut above his ears.(hehehe awww...) Neat and shortshiny and silky black. He had on a nice clean village boy's outfit as well. He looked so normal so human it frightened him.
"Let me in you guys! NOW!" Inuyasha smashed continually into the shrine, but to no avail. His weak human body wouldn't allow it.
"Dangit!" he growled.
He slouched exhaustedly against the shrine, forgetting for a split second the spell barrier encasing the shrine. It shocked him violently flinging him a couple yards into the field.
He cursed loudly Echeng throughout the trees.
"Oooohh! Inuyasha said a baaddd word!" Shippo whispered childishly.
"Just don't repeat that Shippo. Or you Kohaku." Sango said all too sisterly.
"Okay," they both sighed in unison.
"Good," Sango said, satisfied with their answer.
Miroku peeked out the window.
"Inuyasha! Are you done yet?"
Inuyasha thought for a moment then violently threw his fists into the ground thrashing around violently. Then he paused, continued, screamed then stopped.
He looked over at Miroku. "Yep I'm done now."
"Okay." Miroku lifted the barrier and Sango, Kohaku, Miroku, and Shippo stepped outside encircling Inuyasha.
"I really like your hair cut," Shippo giggled.
Inuyasha growled. "Oh shut up Shippo! You look stupid enough even without the hair cut!"
Shippo sneered and pouted, then stomped away.
"Well now that you have a disguise we're going to have to give you a name to go by. Hmmm...let's see...how about Hiro?" Sango asked.
Miroku shook his head. "Nah! That's isn't a good name...Akito?"
Sango stuck out her lounge in a disgusted manner. "No way! I don't like that name at all!"
Miroku eyed Sango for a long moment. She gazed at him then spoke.
"What about Kira?"
"I like it." Miroku agreed, smiling.
"Yeah well I don't!" Inuyasha snapped pushing then apart. They had some how gotten unusually close to one another.
"How about Akira?"
Inuyasha considered. Shrugged. "'Kay. That works."
"Good. Akira it is."
"Yeah but now we have to think of a last name." Sango said.
"Aw...do we have to? I hate thinking of last names. There too confusing." Miroku pouted.
"Yeah but how convincing is Inuyasha gonna be if he doesn't have a last name? I mean everyone's got a last name. It's only natural to have a last name."
"But maybe they won't know he doesn't have a last name," Miroku said.
Sango gave him a cold stare then started mumbling last names she knew of.
Kagome said good-bye to her mom hugged her brother, waved to her grandfather and flung her heavy book bag over her shoulder, dashing toward the old well.
"Bye Mom! Bye Grandpa! Bye Sota! See you guys soon!" She closed the door behind her after entering the shrine where the well was.
She slung her bow and arrow and then readied herself for the jump. Then she plunged into the darkness arriving into the Feudal Era.
After landing a little harder than usual she stood up and climbed to the top.
"Hmm, I wonder where Inuyasha is. He usually waits for me." she shrugged it off assuming he was off fighting somewhere or with Kaede.
She located her pink bike, lifted her leg over the seat then kicked off with her book bag a heavy weight upon her shoulders.
A furry tail of a reddish-brown color caught her eye.
"Shippo?"
Shippo wandered around aimlessly. He knew he was lost.He just couldn't admit it to himself. It made him feel braver if he mistaken the tree for the one he had just past a few minutes ago.
Am I going around in circles?
He followed the trail that lead out into a field. It looked strangely familiar.
"I've seen this place before, but I don't think I've been here lately," he said, puzzled to himself.
"You mean you've forgotten me all ready? Oh Shippo that makes me sad to know you don't remember me."
Shippo whirled around, colliding with Kagome.
"Kagome!" he exclaimed, bewildered.
"Well duh! I didn't think you'd forget me that easily." Kagome stared him down. "Are you lost?" she asked finally.
"N-no w-what makes you say that?" his foot twitched uncontrollably.
"Well, then can you tell me where Inuyasha is? I have a gift for him."
Shippo shuddered. What was he going to do? Inuyasha didn't want Kagome to find out about his 'problem'. He would surely kill Shippo if he told Kagome. There's no way she'd keep it quiet. He'd have to lie, he decided.
Shippo casually shrugged. "Haven't seen him. I just got back from visiting my father's grave."
Kagome looked disappointed. "Oh...well if you see him let him know I'm looking for him and that I have something special for him."
Kagome wished Shippo good luck on finding Inuyasha and rode off.
Shippo sighed. That was close. He hated lying to Kagome but what else could he do? Inuyasha didn't want to get Kagome involved and he couldn't help but agree.
He eventually made it back to the village still intact but extremely tired. He found Miroku and Sango muttering off random names that came into their heads.
"Yazuak? Edogawu? Ergan? Ah! Its hopeless!" Miroku groaned.
"Where's Inuyasha?" Shippo asked hurriedly.
"Inside with Kohaku. Why?" Sango didn't get an answer out of him as he scurried off to go find Inuyasha.
Inuyasha was showing Kohaku an interesting game with a leaf, broken twig, and a thin pile of purple berries.
"In-inuyasha!" Shippo gasped for breath. "I-I bumped into Kagome! She's looking for you! She says she has something special for you!"
Inuyasha looked up alarmed. "What! What'd ya tell her?"
"That I didn't know where you were, that's all."
Inuyasha looked relieved. "As long as she doesn't know where I am she can't find me, nor can she find out my little, uh, 'accident'."
Shippo glared at Inuyasha. "But she seemed so sad when I told her I didn't know your whereabouts. You can't keep hiding from her."
Inuyasha crossed his arms stubbornly. Then turned back to playing with Kohaku.
Irritated at being ignored,Shippo went back outside to help Miroku and Sango with names.
Kagome rode throughout the forest in search of any trail that would lead her to Inuyasha. Her bow hung tightly around her shoulders, she was glad it was there, for it eased some of the uneasiness she was so nervously feeling.
She had been growing more stronger and had been having much better aim than when she first started.Now ninety-five percent of the time she hit her target. Not even Inuyasha could criticize her for her reckless aiming.
A rustle of wind and the shaking of branches diverted her attention.
She petaled faster to catch up to the sound she was hearing.
Inuyasha?
After pelting through the endless trail of dirt she came to a lake. Across from the lake was a carved in cave. It's smooth surface and light burning within looked welcoming.
She propped her bike against one of the trees and walked around the lake. Once she reached the entrance to the cave she heard voices.
Inuyasha? Is that you?
"Hello?"
Someone answered and her heart swelled for a split second until she recognized the person's voice.
It was Koga from the wolf demon tribe.
He appeared a minute later with a smug look on his face that suddenly turned to pure joy when he recognized her.
"Kagome?" he grabbed her hands gently brushing them with his lips. "Did that mutt ditch you? Oh you poor thing come in we will share our food with you."
Before Kagome could answer to that he dragged her inside the cave, far in the back where it seemed completely dark if they hadn't had a fire burning.
Koga wrapped his arm around her comfortably and had her sit down next to him infront of the twisting flames.
The sparks spiraled up then faded away slowly.
Kagome tried struggling to break free of Koga's grip but he was so happy. And Inuyasha wasn't around or anything, its not like he could see this, she thought.
She relaxed a little, but refused the meat Koga was trying to get her to eat.
"Sorry I'm not hungry."
He took it back and dug his teeth into it and tore off a large piece which he munched loudly.
She gazed into the flames. She missed Inuyasha so much. Why was he gone? Where was he?
Why has he left her?
The reds and oranges twisted and spiraled with one another. The sparks twirled around faintly while the flames lapped at the wood hungrily.
Would he ever return?