Chapter 2

"Sister Sango, where does this go?" Brother Shippo asked.

Sister Sango looked at him and pointed at the cabinets.

Me? I was stuck serving lunches.

I remembered Sister Sango's words:

"Everyone gets one of everything, and if they ask for more, tell them no."

I did a pretty good job of it. I also found somebody with silver hair and a baseball cap.

I tried to talk to him, but he didn't answer. That triggered my curiousity.

Next time, I'm gonna follow him.

My rain boots splashed in the puddles, but I wasn't in the playing mood.

My mind was wandering, about the cross, the boy...

I bumped into someone.

Ayume looked at me, smiling. She was one of the happiest people I knew.

I told her everything that was on my mind.

"Oh. Yikes. I join you tommorow for the boy.

The rest of the day went by.

The next day...

"Hey! There he is!" I whispered excitedly to Ayume.

"Oh, wow! He really does trigger curiosity!"

"Yeah. I'm gonna try talking to him again."

"Okay."

I came up to him.

"Hi."

The boy didn't reply.

He left.

I called,"Bye Sister Sango! Come on, Ayume."

We ran after him.

Guess what we found out?

He lives inside a box.

"Wait here" I told Ayume after he left.

"Okay."

I walked swiftly to his 'home', and entered. It was kinda dark.

I found a black bag and a pile of clothes.

I sorta dug through them. I found a jacket that had the name:

Inuyasha.

The light streamed in. I was surprised, so I turned.

That was a bad idea.

What I faced was a pointy knife.

Don't think it was a pocket knife.

In fact, it looked more like a sword than a knife.

Beyond the blade, there was fur. And grafted on the end of the neck, was 'Inuyasha'.

I swiped a sleeping bag and held it up against me for some kind of feeble protection.

I was sure that the sword was gonna come through the bag, so I took a gamble.

"Inuyasha! Please! Just... put it down! I'm sorry!"

Nothing happened, so I peeked on the side. Inuyasha still held his spear, but it was slightly quivering.

I put the sleeping bag down.

"Why'd you follow me?" he asked. "Who sent you here?"

"Nobody sent me. Honest!"

He scoffed and replied hoarsly,

"Yeah, right! Why are you here, then?"

"I-I..."

"See?"

I was speechless.

"You probably thought that breaking into a box wasn't like breaking into someone's house, right?"

"No..."

"You probably live in some kind of cushy little home and have dinner every night and- and..."

"No! Inuyasha!"

He jabs the sword forward. "Shut up! I don't wanna hear it!"

The thing was so close, it could have sliced me in half with one swipe.

"No... please..." I begged.

Inuyasha looked at me angrily, slightly growling, but the sword lowered a bit.

"I don't think you should live here, it's just..."

The thing pops back up.

"See? Someone comes along and tries to 'help' me! Why can't people leave me alone!"

He swings the sword at me. I dodge it. It only missed me by the hair.

"Don't come here again, you hear? Otherwise, I'll really kill you." he commanded.

"...Yes... Alright..."

"Move it!" he says, and swipes again.

I yelp and run away.

But I looked back, and saw Inuyasha again.

Only he didn't look as fierce.

He looked like a lonely boy, with sadness inside his life. To my surprise, he pierced the earth with the thing he carries and collasped.

The baseball cap lay still on his head.

I silently returned. I touched his cap, and studied him some more.

The wind blew the cap off. Then, I saw his secret.

I gasped. Inuyasha groaned and opened one eye.

He slowly pulls himself up with his back turned to me.

He kinda sniffs the air and shoots a look at me.

"You! Why did you come back!"

"I- I... um..."

Before I could think of a reason, he raises his sword and prepares to slice me in half. I didn't move an inch. Maybe a centimeter.

But I never felt the blow. I peeked through the eyes I shut tightly, and saw Inuyasha frozen on the very spot.

He seemed to be hesitating. Then finally,...

He did it.