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Done In With a Bite

Chapter 2

I Need to Save Her

I leapt from tree bough to tree bough, as fast as I could. I needed to get to the palace as fast as possible.

The girl in my arms was growing colder, her pulse, which I checked every five seconds, was so weak, I could barely feel it.

I wished that I was full youkai, for then these leaps could be farther and faster.

I didn't know why I was so attached to this girl; I just knew I had to save her.

I had closed her eyes; I didn't want those chocolate orbs to look at me, unseeing.

Why was I hurrying to the palace when it was already obvious that the girl was dying? Well, along with my sword, Tetsusaiga, that was made for protection, my father had another sword forged, the Tenseiga. This one was a sword of healing, which could return the dead to life, as long as you had their body intact. But the Tenseiga could not cut.

I had no clue why, but this sword my father gave to Sesshomaru, my cold elder half-brother. He always envied me, for he didn't see the use of a sword that couldn't cut. He envied that Father had given me the Tetsusaiga. But at the moment, I would trade anything for the Tenseiga's healing capabilities.

I also somewhat envied my half-brother, for he was a youkai, where I was a hanyou.

I would probably have to beg on my knees to get what I was going to ask for.

I had found a solution to the problem, but it wasn't an easy one. I had to convince Sesshomaru to use the Tenseiga on this human girl, to save her life. The complication was, Sesshomaru despised humans.

This was probably because our father left his mother for mine. And as I had said before I am a hanyou, so that means I'm half demon and half human. Our father is a demon, so that means my mother is a human. Or at least, that's what I've come to believe about Sesshomaru's hatred of humans.

My father's trusted vassal, Myoga, a flea youkai, told me my father had Tetsusaiga forged to protect my mother. And when I was born, my father nearly died protecting my mother and a newborn me. After he told me these stories I was happy that he lived and that all of us were living peacefully in the palace, where we all respected each other.

…Scratch that; where my mother and father were respected and adored and respected and adored each other. Sesshomaru and I were also respected, but we definitely didn't respect and definitely didn't adore each other.

So caught up in my thoughts, I was surprised when I came upon the gates of the Inu Palace.

"So you have returned, Prince InuYasha!" both guards greeted in unison.

"And you bring a maiden with you." The one on the right said.

"Yeah, yeah, just please, open the gate quickly." I commanded.

They did as they were told, quickly, and I was off again, sprinting at an inhuman speed through the well-kept courtyard and through the great oak doors that led to the main hall. I ascended the huge, marble staircase and made my way to Sesshomaru's room's door.

I knocked loudly. "Sesshomaru, I have a favor to ask of you."

"Why would I help you, InuYasha?" A voice replied from behind the door.

"Would you just open the door, please?" I asked, getting aggravated.

"That sounds more like the cocky InuYasha I know." Sesshomaru grumbled.

I heard the sound of footsteps and the clicking of a lock unlocking, and then Sesshomaru's figure loomed over me, looking very unamused.

"So what's this favor you ask of me?" he asked.

"I need you to use Tenseiga on her." I said, shifting the girl in my arms.

Sesshomaru arched a brow. "Why? Who is she?"

I tapped my foot in aggravation. "I don't know why and why do you care who she is anyway."

And amused smirk came over on his face. "In other words, you don't know who she is, either."

"Would you just use the damn sword on her already?!" I shouted.

Sesshomaru seemed to think about it for a while.

Did I mention he could be a completely stupid jerk sometimes?

"Yeah, whatever; if you're so attached to her." He finally said.

I growled. "Took ya long enough to decide."

He smirked again before saying, "Well, come on in."

I wasn't pleased with the idea, but I had to save her. I didn't even know who she was, but I had to save her.

I sighed. "I know she has to be dead before Tenseiga can save her." I stated sadly. "And I know she's almost there."

Sesshomaru looked at me.

"This will only be the second time I ever use Tenseiga on a human, so I might make a mistake."

I looked up at him and nodded gravely. No matter how I looked at it, he looked pained, as though the thought of killing this girl I was so attached to and bringing me pain would bring him pain, as well.

I hoped he would succeed, just as he had when he had saved the human girl, Rin. She had been killed by a pack of wolves. Now she was treated as though she were Sesshomaru's daughter.

Sesshomaru traveled often, finding that it was more satisfying to travel and keep the youkai in line than sitting in a stuffy palace all day. He took Rin and Jaken, his small imp youkai vassal, with him often, always confident that he could protect them and in the worst-case scenario, he could send them off on Ah-Un, his two headed herbivore dragon youkai.

I waited for her heart to stop beating, feeling very cruel as I kept my fingers pressed to her neck. She was quite resistant; her heart kept beating, weaker and weaker, for another hour before it stopped. I suppressed tears for the stranger as I told Sesshomaru that she had died.

Sesshomaru brought Tenseiga out of its case in his room and unsheathed it.

I placed her gently on his bed as he prepared to swing.

I watched in wonder as he swung the sword right above her and I wondered if he was just preparing himself.

I watched him expectantly, but I was distracted when I heard the sound of sudden gasping breaths.

Sesshomaru sheathed his sword and I looked at him, amazed. It had happened just like that.

'And is that a smile I see on his face?!'

I remembered about the breathing. And if I strained my ears I could hear her heart beating pretty quickly.

I couldn't hold back the tears this time. She was alive.

"Thank you." I said, my voice cracking, as I embraced my elder half-brother for the first time.

Then I turned around to look at the girl lying on the milky white sheets. Her skin was a creamy peachy color and her lips were pink, this time. Her chest heaved as her breathing struggled to even out.

I watched her and then her eyelids started to flutter.

I would never forget the first time I saw her eyes open.

Author's note: I'm on a roll! ^^ I hope you liked this chapter! I told Inuyasha's story, except both his parents are alive. I think the story will only get better from here, so I hope you keep reading!

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