Chapter Thirty Four

Together

Disclaimer: Even if I do live forever, I probably still won't own InuYasha

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Katsu entered the room where the girl was staying in and stopped in the doorway, his eyes widening a little bit. There she sat, underneath the window in the fading sunlight, her golden hair and tail shimmering brightly. Her eyes were closed and she had her face turned up, basking in the glorious warmth. What Katsu never noticed before was that she had large reddish ears with black tips nestled in her glorious golden hair. Collecting his thoughts, Katsu cleared his throat quietly, watching her ears twitch as she spun around, her wide bright blue eyes sparkling as her hair rested in place again but only for a second.

She turned her nose up at him, turning back to the window with a small 'humph'. Katsu smiled a little bit, closing the door and walking over, crouching down.

"What do you want, pervert?" She demanded. Katsu smiled a little more. She certainly was charming.

"Wanna go for a walk?" After a minute, she opened one eye before turning and staring into Katsu's golden ones. She searched his eyes for a catch but finding none, her lips formed into a light frown.

"Well?" His voice roused the girl from her thoughts and she glared at him a little.

"Well what?"

"Do you want to go for a walk?" Katsu held out his hand and watched her look from his face to his hand and back again before slowly placing her smaller one in his. Rising to his feet, he pulled her up with him and smiled, leading the way out of the room and into the fabulous gardens.

After a while, she had drawn her hand back and was currently clasping them in front of her, watching the ground. Katsu looked over and just sighed inwardly. They were never going to get anywhere at this pace and he'd never get any information from her to his father. Suddenly, he grinned, getting an idea that was sure to lighten the mood.

"Tag, you're it!" He called out, tapping her lightly and running a few feet away before stopping, seeing that she wasn't following. He ran back, tagged her again and followed his previous process before coming back for a third time. This time he noticed her confused look.

"What are you doing?" Her blue eyes held a quizzical look mirrored on her facial features. Katsu frowned a little, slightly confused.

"Playing tag, don't you know what that is? You know, I tag, you run … "He trailed off, seeing her confused expression.

"Haven't you ever played tag?" The girl shook her head softly.

"Well then, what do you play?" She shrugged a little bit.

"I don't." Katsu looked at her, clearly confused and even a little shocked.

"Of course you do, all kids play." She shook her head again.

"I don't." She repeated. "I don't know what play is. I've never had time for playing." Katsu blinked, staring at her.

"Never had time for playing? Who doesn't have time for playing?" He saw her large reddish ears drop back into her golden tresses before seeing her forlorn expression as she looked down at the ground again. Katsu sighed a little, scratching his head with a frown. Clearly, this was going to be more difficult than he originally thought. Maybe he should just start from the ground up …

"Well, let's start over. I'm Katsu." A small smile came to her features this time and Katsu felt a little bit of relief from getting positive results.

"I'm Kin." He grinned.

"Wow, that's a really pretty name! I guess your parents named you because of your hair." Her expression went from happy to somewhere near a broken sadness, it was overwhelming and this girl was like a minefield of emotions or something close to that.

"Kin?" He called softly. She turned away from him before speaking.

"I don't know … I never knew my mom or dad … I've been living with Master for as long as I can remember." Katsu's ears twitched. Master? This sounded like it would be interesting.

"Well … surely you must have some memory of them … " Katsu reached out for her shoulder before recoiling as she spun around, tears swimming in her blue eyes, reminding him of the ocean.

"WELL, I DON'T, OKAY?! JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE LUCKY AND GREW UP WITH A MOM AND DAD DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYONE WAS SO LUCKY!!" She stood slightly taken aback by her own words and outburst before spinning around and taking off.

Katsu blinked, unsure of what to do before he took off after her.

"KIN! Kin, wait, please!" He was so nice and she just … couldn't bring herself to do what she had been sent here for. Master would punish her for it later, that she was sure of but she couldn't bring herself to carry out her mission.

"Kin! C'mon! I'm sorry!" His words, no matter how comforting, hurt her like opening deep still healing wounds.

"Go away! Leave me alone! Please! I don't want to hurt you!" Katsu frowned. Something inside him told him to keep following her, though he thought it was just because he had been sent to find out some information and the two tiny little tidbits that he had would only bring more questions. Speeding up, he lunged and caught her finally, ending up tackling her to the ground and sliding to a stop in one of the many flower beds.

"Go away! Get away from me! I don't want to talk to you anymore! I hate you! Leave me alone! Please!" Kin pounded on whatever she could reach but Katsu refused to give up. Gripping her by the shoulders, he crushed her body against his, wrapping his arms around her tightly.

Kin's eyes widened and more tears spilled out and she struggled more, desperately trying to free herself. She was liable to tell him everything if he kept this up and she knew that she could never let that happen.

"Kin, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset. I won't let you go though, I won't." Slowly, her little hands, shaking with all the emotion coursing through her body, grasped his kimono and she, willingly or not she didn't know, buried her face in his chest and just cried until she couldn't cry anymore.

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Once Kin calmed down, they just sat there in the moonlight. If Katsu thought that the sunlight on her hair was beautiful than he must have thought that the moonlight hitting her hair was breath taking.

Katsu smiled a little bit, wiping her eyes with his kimono sleeve. Kin smiled a little bit, smiling apologetically, brushing at the wet spot she'd made on his kimono.

"Feel better now?" He asked softly, watching as the moonlight danced upon her hair and tail, giving her an almost immortal glow. A faint smile crept onto her face and she nodded.

"I'm sorry." Katsu smiled back at her, shaking his head softly.

"Sometimes you need to cry." Kin nodded and her eyes drifted up to the moon. In a few nights … she shook her head suddenly. No, she wouldn't think of that. Not now, not when she might actually have a friend.

Katsu stood and held a hand out for her. Kin looked at him and then at his hand, slowly putting hers in his, feeling herself being pulled up to her feet. His smile … warmed her all the way from the tips of her toes to the tips of her ears and made her want to smile … so she did.

"We should probably get back." Kin nodded a little bit, a fluttery feeling in her stomach as he lightly pulled her along, her hand still in his. She didn't know what was happening but, at that moment, she didn't care.

Katsu opened the door to the room she was staying in, smiling and waving a little bit.

"See you in the morning. You should come and eat breakfast with us." Kin's ears dropped a little but Katsu took her hands in his with his smile. Slowly, she couldn't help it, she smiled back at him.

Slowly letting her hands go, Katsu waved a little, walking down the hall to his own room. Kin stood in the doorway, watching him until his door closed then, with a great sigh, she closed the door and climbed into her own bed.

The next morning, the morning sun warmed her faced and her bleary eyes looked into golden ones. Yawning and rubbing her eyes, she looked again and shrieked in surprise, almost falling off the bed.

Katsu instantly grabbed her arms to prevent her from falling. "Kin, it's just me, calm down." Her ears twitched and she glared at him with a growl.

"You should knock before coming into someone's room! I could have been changing or something!" She reached over and grabbed his cheek, pulling a little.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Alright! I'm sorry!" Kin let him go and then crossed her arms, turning away from him. After a minute, she turned back slightly, watching him out of the corner of her eye.

Katsu sat on her bed, frowning a little and rubbing his cheek and looking positively adorable. She couldn't even keep it in and soon, she was laughing hard … at him.

"Hey! What's so funny?" He grinned playfully and tackled her, tickling her.

"I'll show you funny! Take this!" Kin screeched happily, tears beginning to trickle down her face.

"AH! Stop! Stop! I-I can't breathe! I give!" Katsu grinned and leaned back, letting her sit up. She pouted slightly even though her eyes sparkled with happiness.

"That was a cheap shot!" Kin growled at the grinning hanyou.

"It was payback for you pinching my cheek!" Katsu retorted, sticking his tongue out at her. Kin growled and tackled him to the floor, attacking his sides with her fingers. The half demon gave a startled yelp which was soon followed by loud laughter.

"Hah! This is payback for that then!" Soon, they were rolling around the room, tickling and chasing each other.

Just as Shippo was walking by, on his way down to the dining hall for breakfast, he heard the peals of laughter and opened the door.

"Just when I thought things couldn't get any stranger around here." He watched with curiosity as Kin's ears twitched and she set her blue eyes onto him. She didn't smell like a half demon but those ears weren't exactly the kind of ears you'd find on a full youkai. The scent of fear filled his nose and he noticed that the girl had moved considerably fast and was now on the other side of the room, huddled in a corner.

Arching a brow, Shippo stepped fully into the room and advanced on the obviously frightened girl. He wasn't meaning to be scary or intimidating but he was seriously curious about her. Finally, getting within a few feet of her, he reached out a clawed hand.

Kin's eyes went wide as terror overtook her and she let out a shrill and very loud scream, something reacting in her body and began flowing out of her. Shippo stopped dead in tracks, feeling the tingle of purification energy and his jaw dropped as a blinding pink light surrounded the girl.

Katsu shouted at his older brother, his own blood working overtime to deflect the purifying energy. Realizing that he could hear him, Katsu did the only thing he could think of doing; tackling his brother before going to Kin.

Her wails were loud and they hurt his ears and the energy crackled around him and he vaguely realized that he needed to calm her down before she purified everything in the castle, including himself. Slowly reaching out his hands, he winced as they burned but he enveloped Kin in his arms, trying hard to ignore the pain that it caused him.

"Kin, stop! Stop it! Calm down!" Katsu's familiar voice made her ears twitch and she looked up at him, tears streaming down her face. He looked like he was in a lot of pain but she couldn't figure out why.

"Katsu, I'm scared! I don't want him to hurt me!" Katsu tried his best to smile at her.

"It's okay. I'm here now." He saw her nod and slowly the pain subsided though he was so very tired. He smiled at her just before he passed out, his demonic features completely gone and he was completely human.

Kin's eyes went wide and she screamed out his name, catching him as he began slipping from her. She looked him over, trying to figure out why he smelled and looked different and why he wasn't waking up, no matter how many times she called his name.

By now, everyone that resided in the castle almost was at her door, Kagome and Sesshomaru being the first people there. She saw Sesshomaru but pushed her fear aside as new tears streamed down her face. Had she killed him? Kagome came in and crouched down, pushing her own fear and worry aside as she gently stroked the girl's hair.

She just looked at Shippo and then picked up the two children, heading to the healing wing. She had felt the huge burst of spiritual energy while they were just heading to the dining hall from training though she had no idea who it was coming from, she could tell it was coming from where the girl was staying in though they still didn't know her name.

She laid her son on the bed and talked to the healer, explaining what had happened. As long as the boy was breathing then he was fine but she thought it best to leave him in the healing wing so he could be monitored.

The healer went over to where the two children were intent that the girl would not be staying on the same bed, with the young master's head in her lap, no less.

"Come child, you should move from there." Kin shook her head violently.

"No." The healer frowned a little bit, reaching out to move her but was met with a feral growl. Looking at Kagome and receiving orders to leave her be, she left to go busy herself elsewhere.

Kagome looked at the two and sighed, leaving the healing wing. She needed to eat something before she could fully deal with this.

Kin looked down at Katsu, gently brushing his now black hair out his face as he slept on. Tears and worry welled up inside her and her chin trembled. What if she really had killed him? She didn't mean to!

"Katsu … I'm … sorry. I'm really sorry … "That was when the dam broke and the only thing she could do was cry. The first thing to come to Katsu's head when he reached consciousness was that someone was crying but, why? Something splashed onto his face and then rolled down and he slowly opened his eyes, seeing the gold hair of the only golden haired girl he knew.

Slowly he reached up and noticed that he didn't have any claws. Frowning he just pushed the thought out of his head and he slowly wrapped his now non-clawed fingers around one of her hands, drawing her attention to him.

"You shouldn't cry so much." He said quietly, still quite tired. Kin's chin trembled again and she threw her arms around him in an awkward hug.

"You're okay!! I didn't kill you! I'm sorry!!! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Katsu blinked a few times but smiled, hugging her back. He didn't exactly understand what she was sorry for but … every time he was with her, he felt so important, like she really did need him.

"It's alright, Kin. I'm fine, just really tired." Kin let him go and lay down next to him, her nose a bright cherry color.

"I really am sorry, Katsu. I didn't mean to hurt you. I … don't even really know what happened … my … my body just reacted … and … "Katsu tugged on her golden hair with a slight frown.

"Didn't I just tell you that it was alright? Now, stop crying." He ordered softly, gently wiping her tears away. Kin smiled as something fluttered in her stomach and she nodded softly, closing her eyes.

Katsu watched her for a few seconds before closing his own eyes and quickly drifting off to sleep, not even realizing that they still had their fingers entertwined.

Kagome entered quietly and smiled at the two, stopping beside the bed they were sharing. Her heart warmed at the sight of their hands together and she pulled the blanket up over them. She didn't know hardly anything about the girl but Katsu seemed to trust her and she seemed to trust Katsu. For now, all questions could wait.

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A/N: Well, what do you think? Hehe … ah I love writing stuff like this! And … I've finally revealed her name! Yay! They're not quite a couple yet and there are still quite a bit of mystery surrounding my beloved little Kin!

By the way, I looked up her name and the source said that it means something like gold or golden. Perfect name for her, huh? I thought so!

Ah! I'm so good at creating all this mystery! I don't think I'll ever be able to finish this story … if I do … do you guys think I should make a squeal?

Please let me know in your reviews, I haven't gotten that many and it's tearing at my heart!!

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miroku's girlfriend – Well, as far as I know, not a whole lot of people have golden hair and not like golden blond, I'm talking about the actual gold color and I doubt that you're going to find someone with that color of hair, naturally anyways.

I don't know how Ayame came into this but she's got red hair.

Yes, Sesshy is going to get into a LOT of trouble and I'm excited to write that. Poor Sesshy though it is his own doing. Don't think InuYasha won't get in trouble either, haha!