A/N: Happy Birthday Ruddcatha!
Thank you Lord Yaulendil and Cstorm86 for all your help!

Love At The First Purr

So, maybe he was a lazy cat. So, maybe he was a bit... puffy. Not overweight, just a bit fuzzy, that's all. It wasn't his fault. If anyone asked him, it was the dog man's fault - everything was the dog man's fault.

To prove the point - Kagome's bad mood when she was at home? The dog man's fault. Kagome going into the weird well for days? The dog man's fault. Half the kitchen blown up? The dog man's fault.

So, he was totally certain that his fuzziness was for sure the dog man's doing. Like - he wasn't eating that much and he was going on walks daily..

Like today - he made it all the way to the well house. A great distance away from his favorite pillow in the living room. A true achievement, if he said so himself. He even jumped to the lip of the well, one that smelled of wildness and the dog man, and...

A sudden scent distracted the poor little kitty and Buyo, the lord of grace and agility, fell in the dark depths of the time portal.

Of course he landed on his paws. He was a cat after all, not some measly dog that fell on his stupid face.

The scents of the forest assaulted him, but he barely noticed them, too focused on the scent that had caused his downfall.

It was so strong, so amazingly alluring, so primal and untamed.

To reach the source of this scent he did what he hadn't done in years - he climbed. It was no easy task to lift all that fuzz up and up on the vines that tangled conveniently covering the walls of the well. He would have lost his motivation, but the scent was growing closer with each meter he passed.

And after a long climb, the brave, strong cat of the shrine exited the well and tumbled down to the sun warmed grass of a lush meadow. He quickly stood up and licked his chest just to make sure he was presentable. He'd lick his butt too, but he wanted to go for the ruffian look. It seemed to be the right one in this situation.

He scanned the area and spotted a tree with a comfy low branch. And on that branch... He purred at the sight.

She was divine. She was pale in color, sans black stripes and ears. Her big red eyes were so dreamy when she lazily blinked at him. Her whiskers were out of this world and her twin tails were the most fabulous tails ever. It was her scent that brough him to her. It was fate that made the two of them meet and share a long, longing gaze. They were the pair of star-crossed lovers.

She looked at him and he knew she had to be impressed with his lush coat and chiseled features. He was clean and fit, a male cat in his prime. What female wouldn't want a mate like him?

Buyo sautntered to the foot of the tree Kirara was using as her nap tree.

While walking, he tried to come up with a good starting line. It had to sweep her off of the branch and make her fall for him.

'Hey, kitty, kitty, kitty' didn't feel right. She was clearly a warrior like him, not a couch creature.

'Purrfect to see you,' seemed a bit too cliche

'Nyan my kami,' was definitely not going to fit his ruffian look.

'Hey, pretty. I'm Buyo, remember the name because you'll be purring it in the March,' was what he decided upon. And right in time because he reached the spout right under the tree.

"Hey, fuzzball, are you lost?" the feline female asked boredly.

"Hey, pretty.. I'm Buyo, remember..." he started, but she didn't listen.

Kirara's eyes narrowed. She knew this tone of voice and body language. Too many wanna-be-mates tried to use it on her.

"Wait a moment, I will call for help for you," she said and rose a bit on her branch. "Alpha!" she meowed loudly. "Need help!"

"What? No! I'm not in trouble!" Buyo exclaimed, unhappy that the fair feline didn't let him finish his sentence. "Listen, kitty, I'm B-"

A rustle to his side and a shadow on his head made him stop. He turned and his fur stood on the end.

"Kagome's fat cat?" Inuyasha blinked at the irate cat, then looked at the bored one who was already closing her eyes to resume her nap. "You called me for the cat?"

"You're fat!" Buyo fumed. "I just have thick fur!"

"Save the kitty, Inuyasha," Kirara murmured. "Before a nekomata thins his fur."

Buyo looked at her, hurt.

"But, dear! We're... No!"

Inuyasha grabbed the plump cat and carried him to the well, where he dropped him in the time portal.

Damn this dog! Buyo hissed as he landed on his side of the well. He tried to go between him and his love. He was going to crush that dog! He was going to show him who was the apex predator! He was going to free his divine lady from his muddy paws! Stupid dog, no one would deter him from...

"Buyo! Lunch!" called Mrs. Higurashi, shaking the bag of cat food.

It took a while, but Buyo got to the kitchen before she changed her mind about feeding him.