i still no own. you still no sue.

Inuyasha and gang (C) Rumiko Takahashi


The three days before the new moon passed swiftly. Sesshoumaru trained his little brother more in the use of the Fang, both of them noting that Inuyasha was still able to hold the sword without being burned, even as a full youkai. Sesshoumaru tried, out of curiosity and still got zapped [a/n: ha! curiosity killed the dog!, which came as no real surprise to the taiyoukai. After all, Inutaisho made the Tessaiga for Inuyasha alone.

They made frequent trips to the small town and the leather worker's and tailor's shops within, as well as several other stores and vendors along the way. Sesshoumaru quickly discovered that his brother was a voracious eater and particularly fond of sweets and soups. He had to drag Inuyasha away from street-side stalls more than once, although the taiyoukai was pleased to note that his earlier fears were pointless; Inuyasha never wasted food by spilling it on himself.

Inuyasha's shoes were completed on the first day, just as the leather worker promised, and the Lord of the West spent the day teaching Inuyasha how to run, walk and be silent in his new foot coverings.

Inuyasha, for the most part, spent the day grumbling and hopping from foot to foot in irritation, for he was anything but used to having his feet restricted. However, when Sesshoumaru showed Inuyasha just how fast he could go without worrying about where he was stepping, the younger inu sibling quieted some.

During one of these stealth sessions, Inuyasha lost his control again, and Sesshoumaru and Kagome, having realized they'd never explained the situation, were forced to calm the raging demon and then explain Kagome's hypothesis. After learning a few meditative techniques from Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha spent the rest of the first day thinking.

The dawn of the second day brought with it a murky purple color that changed quickly into rainy clouds. Yet, despite the weather, all three of the party were up in time to catch a quick breakfast before heading over to Yamanaka's store to oversee the last few adjustments on the armor commissioned for Inuyasha. When it was completed, Sesshoumaru had Shindou wrap the breastplate in a cheep, inexpensive cloth and held on to it, not allowing Inuyasha to lay so much as a claw tip to it.

This prompted another outburst on Inuyasha's part, but amazingly, he was able to calm himself down after a few minutes.

As they came back to the shrine for the night, Inuyasha couldn't help feeling a small amount of trepidation. Something was up, he knew it. And as a result, he spent the night turning over and over on his futon, trying to ease his worries enough to slip into slumber.


i know no matter what i say, i will have lost some readers, just because i took so long getting this up. i truly appologize.

the next chapter is a little shorter (only by a page) because that was only the real place to stop it. a chapter after this, CotH will have reached 40 pages. which is a lot. especially for me.

i do need some help from you guys, though. i'm having a delema. see, i'm not sure how to get inu and kag together. so, here's your options:

A) Inu becomes an outcast again (own free will) and marries kag.

B) Kag becomes a hanyou (dont ask, idk how i'd pull that off, but i know it wont be cheesy)

C) Kag becomes a hanyou but something happens and she stays with Kouga

D) Kag stays human but they go to her time, Inu gets a job and they make lots of babys with a dog. well, maybe not a dog... ('NO! bad Fido! Sit/inuyasha goes thud/)

part II- if kag does become a hanyou should she be...

X) dog

Y) cat (just for the comidic value...)

Z) wolf