Escape- a Kouga/Kagome Story
Chapter 16: First Meeting
Inuyasha squinted as he began to see through the mist and the silhouette of the girl as she began solid. Then when he fully saw her he nearly fell over. She was tall- at least 21 in human years and appearance- with long midnight blue hair that freely flowed in the clear water, a few locks floating around her skinny yet plentiful form. Then he saw the ears- the same as her hair but with red tips- flicker about as she turned to face him. Inuyasha forgot to move when he saw her bright blue-green eyes and full, pink lips. That is, until she shot spears of hot water at him. "Hey! Get back from there you! Hentai!" she yelled. Inuyasha fell over with a yelp and the girl gasped. A man! A man had been peeping at her, watching her bathe in the spring!
"Hotaru? What's wrong, Miroku!" Kagome called, wading over with her bathing wrap on. Her blue hair was pinned to her neck, spilling over to tickle her shoulders slightly. Her wary orange eyes scanned the forestry, seeing through the mist. When she got no reply that sounded like Miroku, she tilted her head. "Maybe the mist confused your sight for a few seconds, Hotaru?" she asked, starting to turn away. "No! His scent is right there! I saw golden eyes staring at me and red. I shot a water spear at him." Hotaru objected, pointing. Kagome's eyes widened a bit as she took a testing whiff. *Ok, I got Hotaru's scent, mine, and…!* Kagome knew that scent of wet dog, ocean, and mint anywhere! "Inuyasha Takahashi! You get in my line of sight now!" she called, a warning tone in her voice.
Inuyasha gulped, he really didn't want Kagome to sit him- or the girl he saw to shoot more water at him- but he knew if he tried to hide they'd just catch his scent and follow him. He stood then, parting only part of the bush so as to not fully view the girls' nakedness. Kagome caught the golden eyes and then tossed Hotaru a bathing wrap as she shouted. "Osuwari!" There was squishy thump as Inuyasha met the warm mud. Luckily this sit didn't hurt as much, being as he was close to the ground and he landed in mud-which was significantly softer than hard, dry soil. Kagome walked up to the stuck hanyou, squatting best as she could and looking expectantly at him. Hotaru blinked, what was that? Who was that?
"Is he dead?" she asked bluntly. Kagome chuckled, "No, but he could be if he doesn't tell me a good reason as to why he's here right now." She replied, giving his ear a soft pull. Inuyasha groaned as the spell wore off. "I can explain…" he groaned as he spit out salty mud. "Please do, you have Hotaru-chan quite the scare here." Kagome said. "I was hunting for dinner, I didn't know I was still within the area, and I caught her scent…and I followed it…I didn't see anything but her hair and back, honest!" he explained, waving his hands and mentally praying to live. Kagome tilted her head and took a sniff, nodding when she detected nothing more than honesty and despair in his emotional scent. "Alright, you're believable. Well, I guess I should introduce you two." Kagome said, gesturing between Hotaru and Inuyasha.
Inuyasha nodded like a happy child and Hotaru found herself smiling slightly and agreeing, for some reason she felt faltered by this boy. Kagome noticed this but kept quiet, instead changing the subject. "Well then. Hotaru-chan, this is my friend, Inuyasha. Inuyasha this is Kimura Hotaru." Kagome giggled, as Inuyasha's eyes seemed to fog over. Hotaru…such a pretty name for one like her. Then Inuyasha noticed the ivory dragon's fang dangling from her neck. *Dragonet? But those are dog ears…* he thought, tilting his head. "Ironic really, how Hotaru is part inu and dragon- two extremely compatible friends and lovers in the zodiac, and Inuyasha's inu-hanyou." Kagome stated to herself, walking back into the water. Inuyasha nodded to himself then…yep, she was a specimen. Then he stood, taking a dunk into the spring water to wash the mud.
After that- and being chased out by Hotaru and Kagome- he squatted and did the best doggy-shake ever known, standing up completely dry afterwards. "Well, I'll be in the area Kagome. See ya Hotaru!" he called hopping into the forestry, a bright smile on his face. For the first time since his revival, Inuyasha felt happier- felt happy in general- again and his heart did a little flip as the first signs of a crush developed.
REVIEW! lol so yea Inu meets his possible new love interest! Hope u all liked!
~Kagome-chan