Blast from the Past by Kjchristie17

Chapter 4

Inuyasha raised the sword and lunged. With a cry of outrage, Kagome erected a barrier around herself and pushed the child behind her. The sword struck the barrier and it cracked, making Kagome cry out in pain.

Inuyasha jumped back in horror, and Kagome forced the barrier around Seshoumaru who looked pale. Inuyasha rushed to the young miko's side, "What the hell is wrong with you, you idiot! You could have been killed!"

Kagome was panting with the sudden drained energy that attack had caused, but still somehow managed to glare at him, furiously, "No, Inuyasha! What the hell is wrong with you!"

"He's a bastard!"

"He's a child! A defenceless child!"

Inuyasha loomed over the overexertwed girl, his appearance threatening, not that his act of intimidation was going to have any effect on Kagome. However, Seshoumaru was a whole different story. He rushed towards Kagome and stood between her and the hanyou. His hand had already formed a smaller version of his poison whip, "Stay away from the human! I will not allow you to harm her!"

Both of them stilled, and Inuyasha's face grew red with fury. "She's my human, you runt! And I wasn't gonna hit her!" He made a move, as to push Seshoumaru out of the way, when he found himself staring onto a blank patch of grass where Kagome had been sitting. He looked up in shock to see her sitting two feet away, with little Seshoumaru's arms around her."

He saw red, "Oye! Get your hands off her, you pervert!"

Kagome frowned, "He's just a little boy, Inuyasha! Grow up!"

"Why the fuck is he touching you!"

Kagome scowled at her friend, "Inuyasha, look at him! He's just a child! Now stop scaring him or I'll S-I-T you till you can't walk."

That threat had the inu-hanyou turning pale, and he shut up, only throwing dirty looks at Seshoumaru. He was going to get rid of that kid, when Kagome was busy elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Kagome extracted the child from her, "You sure you're not hurt?"

He nodded, and she smiled with relief. Before she could turn to check on breakfast, he gripped her shirt and asked with a serious face, but in a shy manner, "Why did you protect me?"

Kagome stared at her. Nobody had ever asked that. Even when she covered Shippo from attacks, she had never asked herself why she did that. It was just instinctive.

So, she smiled, "I don't know. But I couldn't let him kill you, now could I? I'll make breakfast. I know you're hungry."

Nodding silently, Seshoumaru followed her back to the campfire, keeping an eye on the sullen half demon who was scowling into the fire. He sat opposite Inuyasha, close to Kagome. He didn't know what was going on, and part of him was very scared. However this human was the only one he felt safe with in this unpredictable situation so he planned to stay right next to her.

"Seshoumaru would you like some tea?"

Seshoumaru stared at her, "Tea? What is that?"

Kagome looked unsure as to how to explain it to him, "Um, why don't I make you some, and if you like it, I'll give you more. How does that sound?"

"That is acceptable."

Hearing those refined words from a child made Kagome want to smile. He looked just like Seshoumaru, but oh so different! His face was rounder, more adorable, and he studies everything around him like a curious little child who's eager to fidget with everything, but does not want to get in trouble. Right now, Seshoumaru was having a hard time looking away from Kagome's flashlight, which was lying on the ground, next to his foot.

Kagome noticed and smiled, "Go ahead. You can look at it."

Still looking a slight bit uncertain, the child picked it up and started examining it, with the utmost fascination. It was so unreal. He clicked on the protruding little button like he had seen Kagome do last night, and jumped when light shone from one end. Marvelling at the starnge invention, he asked, "What is this thing?"

"It's a flashlight. You can see in the dark with it."

The look of amazement on his face made her chuckle, and she turned her face away so as not to offend him.

Letting him play with the torch, she finished making breakfast, and handed one bowl of ramen to Inuyasha and put one in front of Seshoumaru, who stared at it.

"What is this?"

"Ramen."

He looked towards Kagome and she nudged him gently, "Try it. It's not bad. Smells nice, huh?"

Using his chopsticks, Seshoumaru took one small mouthful, and chewed it slowly, as if savoring the taste. It was so soft, and delicious. He could just swallow it! His eyes fell on Inuyasha was swallowing it, and he sniffed. No, he wasn't anything like that barbarian. He would eat it with dignity. However, the temptation to at least try remained.

When Kagome placed the tea in front of him, Seshoumaru found the aroma pleasant, and swallowed it in sips. It was very different from the tea his mother took. Instead of being clear liquid, it had milk mixed in it, and some crystal substance. It was sweet and fragrant. He found, he quite enjoyed tea.

Finally when breakfast was finished Kagome turned towards Inuyasha, "We should probably figure out how to send him back home."

Inuyasha scowled, "Just throw the runt down the well again. He'll find his own way home."

Kagome studied Seshoumaru, "It could work. Maybe we can try seeing if the well will transport him back. How did you fall down the well? Did someone push you?"

Seshoumaru shook his head, "I was hunting, and I saw a bright light. I went to investigate and looked down the well. I had climbed onto the ridge and I slipped."

Kagome frowned, "Maybe we should see if it works. Let's go."

The three of them walked towards the direction of the Bone-eater's well. Seshoumaru made it a point to stick close to Kagome, and at one point bumped into her. His knee was hurting, but he didn't wan to say it out loud.

Kagome turned around when he bumped into her, "Are you okay?"

He nodded his head fiercely, but Kagome understood when she saw his knee. Knowing that he probably wouldn't want to be carried in front of Inuyasha, she held his hand and smiled cheerfully at him, "Come on."

The sensation was weird. Nobody had ever held his hand before. Not even Mother. It felt nice. Seshoumaru tightened his hand around hers, and small ghost smile appeared on his lips. He had seen other inuyoukai children hold their parents hands, but he had never done it before.

When they reached the well, Inuyasha offered to 'throw the runt in', which earned him sitting from Kagome. Settling him on the edge of the well, Kagome asked, "Can you jump from here?"

Seshoumaru nodded, but didn't let go of her hand.

"Seshoumaru?"

He looked scared and uncertain, and his innocent little face was indecisive. Understanding that he was frightened. Kagome suddenly held him close to her and whispered softly, "You'll be fine."

Uncertainly, and slowly, Seshoumaru held her for a few seconds while Inuyasha growled, not liking that Seshoumaru was holding Kagome.

Finally Kagome released him, and he looked down into the darkness of the well. Turning to look one last time at this strange human, Seshoumaru closed his eyes and jumped.

A.N: Sorry I was so late, but I just wasn't happy with where this was going. Seshoumaru is difficult child to interpret…READ AND REVIEW