Something Different - pt 1

Deep into the forest, their stood a girl who’s past was something she didn’t want to be in. Kneeling down on the ground, she pick up a few herbs she needed back at her hut. Taking each bit by bit, she filled her basket with enough herbs to last her the week. She stood up grabbing the basket and headed back to her hut. Though she felt something wrong, she heard whimpering from behind. She sense a demonic aura, yet something else in the mix. Turning her head, she saw something silver in the bushes. Small, yet something else came into the mix, red. She walked a bit closer, dropping her basket on the ground. The image began to move, she called out.

“Wait, I wont hurt you.” It stop. It hid in the bushes, she smelled salty tears. She moved a bit closer to the bush, before moving it aside. Her eyes widen seeing a small boy in his red kimono, his silver hair flowing down his back, but what caught her eye was his ears, there were puppy ears. Not only that his eyes, filled with amber color mix with tears. She reached her hand out, but he flinched.

“Leave me alone!” he screamed. She gave him a warm smile, causing him to look straight at her blue orbs. He saw she was no threat to him, like any other human he encounter, she was different. She reminded him of his mother, he slowly walk up to her.

“I wont hurt you. Are you lost?” she asked. He nodded, bringing more tears down his face. She couldn’t help, but pull him into a hug. The boy was shock, but he cling onto her kimono, letting his tears continue falling down her face. “Where are your parents?” she asked again. The little boy looked up at her, before speaking.

“My mother died.” he spoke. The woman hugged him closer, picking him up she walked the other way, before picking up her basket and continue heading back to her hut. “Where are we going?” he asked, she saw he was frighten yet he wipe some of the tears from his face. She held onto him tightly, never letting him go.

“Home.”

~

By the time she got home with the small boy, she found out his name was Inuyasha. She placed Inuyasha down on the ground, she walked over to her table and placed the basket on top. Inuyasha was a curious being, he saw all kinds of things in her hut. He walked over to the table where she placed the basket, he sniffed it making him a little sick to his stomach. The woman looked down at the boy, causing her to giggle a bit.

“Would you like something?” she asked. Inuyasha looked at the woman above him.

“Your name?” She knew she could do that for him.

“Kagome.” she smiled at him. “What are you anyway?” she asked. She didn’t want to mistaken him, if he was a demon, she sense he was something else as well. Inuyasha didn’t say a word for a minute, but he slowly trusted her. She was the first human to even help him without rocks being thrown at him or kicking him or calling him worthless.

“A hanyou.” Kagome saw the look on his eyes, fear and sadness. What on earth could people do to the poor thing. He was only a pup, how cruel of people.

“I guess its say I can tell you who I am. Inuyasha.” Kagome closed her eyes and transform herself. Inuyasha eyes widen, she wasn’t a human like he thought she was. Kagome opened her eyes staring down at the little pup.

“You are a demon.”

“Yes, but also a miko. I am a Inu Miko demon.” she spoke. Inuyasha saw that she had a cherry blossom mark on the middle of her forehead, she had one blue stripe on each side of her cheek. She had a small white tail that barely touch the ground, yet she hang it on her shoulder. Her eyes stayed the same. Inuyasha just stared at her, before she transform herself back to her human disguise.

“Why do you hide?”

“I have to. I don’t want anyone else to find me.” she spoke. She kneeled down on the ground to his level, she pushed some of his bangs up making her look at him. “Inuyasha, please stay here. I don’t want you to be alone.” Kagome didn’t want the poor pup living on his own, he had no parents and even if he had a sibling, he or she never went to get him. Unless he or she didn’t know of his existent. Inuyasha was taking so much in, that he didn’t know what to say. She gave him a warm smile, before letting go of her hand.

“Why don’t we have dinner and maybe a bath as well.” Once he heard the word bath, he shook his head. Kagome raised an eyebrow, but decided not to ask about it. “What would you like to eat, I can get fish. There’s a stream not far from here.” she asked him. Inuyasha reached his hand out and grabbed her hand. She saw he wanted fish and started heading out to the stream. For a while now, she watched the young pup running ahead, she couldn’t help, but smile at him, seeing him so happy.

“I only just met him and yet he feels like he is at home.”

“Do be careful. If he does have siblings than we cant help it.”

“If he or she wanted him they would have taken him in. I will not let that happen to him.” She thought of giving something to the pup. Something that would at least protected him until he grew up. Kagome heard yelling when she saw the pup already in the water, trying to catch a few fish in his reach. She rolled her sleeves up and bend her knees down in the water. Inuyasha watched her, catching a few fish each time in her reach, she showed him how to do it. Inuyasha waited for the right moment, he saw one coming his way. The fish swam the other way, causing Inuyasha to reach out and grab it only to have fallen into the water. Kagome eyes widen, hoping he wasn’t hurt by the rocks. Inuyasha gave a huge opened mouth smile at her, seeing the fish was still in his tiny clawed hands. Kagome was indeed proud of the young pup,

“You did it, I’m so proud of you.” she smiled at him, reaching her hand out to him. Inuyasha took her hand, she smiled at him once more again and walked out of the stream and headed back to the hut. Placing the fish on the small plate on the table, she turned her view at the small pup, she saw he sniffled and sneezed.

“Oh your poor thing. Here.” she kneeled down on him, removing his kimono but leaving his under layer on. She took them away from him and hang them in the other room. Inuyasha watched her leave, a fire was already lit up. He sat down rubbing his hands together, he was cold, since his kimono was the only thing that kept him warm. He started thinking of what she said to him, she was kind and gentle, like his mother was. She didn’t hurt him or do anything that he didn’t like, in fact he was grateful that he found her. Suddenly a warmth came to him, he notice it was a small blanket covering him, he pulled the side of it, making it even warmer for him. He watched her cook the fish in the fireplace, Kagome notice he was watching her.

“Kagome…about what you said earlier…”

“Yes?” she looked down at him, causing him to sneeze once more. She giggle a little, but listen to what he had to say.

“I want to stay here.”

“Of course you can.” she gave him a warm smile, causing him to do his smile back at her. Kagome noticed the fish were done cooking, she handed a few to Inuyasha on a plate. She blew on them, before he took a bite on them. His stomach was happy being that proper food was being given to him. He licked his lips tasting the flavor from his lips, he took more bites into the fish. Kagome began eating hers as she watch the pup continue on eating.

~

Kagome left him after he was done eating, she saw he was getting tired. She made her way into the guest room, placing the futon down. She grabbed a pillow and some blankets on it, she knew he needed to sleep some place.

“Kagome?” she looked back at him. She was done, but still saw he was wrapped around the blanket she had given him. He rubbed his eyes and yawned, seeing those tired eyes, she couldn’t help how his puppy ears were flat on his head.

“Time for bed, pup.” he didn’t care that she called him that. It was actually a nice feeling to him. Slowly walking up to her, he laid down on the bed, she tucked him in. Inuyasha saw her face, and gave her a small smile. Kagome leaned down and kissed his forehead, she could see a little pink on his cheeks. “Goodnight, pup.” He yawned once more, slowly his eyes drifted off to sleep. Kagome stood up and walked out of the room, closing the door. If he needed her, her room was next to his. Kagome began walking out of the hut and headed outside. Sitting on the grass, she looked up at the stars, it was pretty out. The moon was huge and full, it shine against her. Kagome couldn’t help, but think of the pup living with her, she always wanted one, but though she knew why she couldn’t.

“Having trouble?”  her beast came out to talk, causing Kagome to be upset with this.

“At the moment, no.” She was in no mood to talk to her beast. Still she didn’t know why she revealed herself to the pup. Was it because she wanted to have closure with the pup or was it to make sure he wasn’t still afraid of her if she acted like a human. Her thoughts roam inside her head, she needed a break. Standing up and headed back inside the hut, she looked back seeing if anything was out there to harm her or the pup. She sniffed the air, sensing no danger. “Good.” Kagome closed the front door seeing the bamboo rambling to the side, she headed to her room. Closing her door, she walked over to her small table, where a small box was placed. She knew she shouldn’t open it, but their was something inside she needed to give to the pup. Kneeling down, Kagome opened the box from the table and saw that the item she needed was still there.

“Pup would be safe.”,/b> she ignored her beast, closing the box and setting it down on the table. She crawled over to her bed, never changing out of her kimono. Kagome knew she would need a bath, she usually takes one every day, but with Inuyasha being here. She needed one tomorrow and so did he. Closing her eyes, she drifted off into sleep.

~

Far up in the high mountains in the west, the demon lord in his studies working on documents that needed to be taken care of. Ever since his father was killed a few years ago, he had to pick up the pace. The young lord hated it, but he was responsible now and he would not disrespect his father, no matter how much he hated for leaving him to save the filthy human and the half breed. Hearing a knock on the door, he growled a little inside.

“Come.” he spoke. The door opened seeing a small imp creature walking up to him, he bowed to his lord, before speaking.

“Lord Sesshomaru. I have news of your broth-”

“His name shall not be mention. He is not my brother.” he went back to work on his documents, the imp bowed once more. Yet he still continue speaking of the subject.

“Lady Izayoi is dead. Inuyasha is left on his own. Do you wish to see if he is at least okay, mi lord?” Sesshomaru dropped his papers onto his desk, his eyes trailed down on the paper. His mind began to wonder why should he, he was nothing, but a half breed that tainted his father’s blood. Still a piece of him wanted to at least see the pup and a pup shouldn’t be left alone. It wouldn’t be right to him. He cursed himself, before standing up and walked out of the room.

“Jaken, stay here.”

“Yes, mi lord.” Sesshomaru headed outside, he saw it was dark out, but he began to travel to where his little brother was.

“Why am I so concern for him? He is nothing, but a half bread?”

“You know why, Sesshomaru.”

“Be quiet and go back in your cage.”,/i>

“I cannot do that, Sesshomaru. Your little brother needs you right now. Even if you don’t take him in, he will hate you forever.”

“This Sesshomaru hates him, not only for he has my fathers blood running through his veins, but he ruin my chance in fighting my father. He ruined everything!”  he growled at his beast. The only thing he heard was chuckling from the beast.

“That may be so, but he is a pup. Pups are not suppose to be left behind, even your mother told you that.”

“Leave my mother out of this. She wasn’t there for me.”

“And yet your father was?”

“SILENCE!!” Sesshomaru didn’t hear from his beast after that. He hated when he would come out of nowhere when he wasn’t talking to him. He sigh, before masking himself and let his demonic aura out, letting the other lowly demons not to mess with him.

“Least he has a point, father would never approve of the pup being left alone. Perhaps I should take him in.” he didn’t know why, but his beast was right, pups aren’t suppose to be alone with his or her pack. it’s the Inu law no matter if he or she was a youkai or hanyou. Still he hated the fact he has to be nice to his little brother once he found him, If he was still alive, he sniffed the air, he didn’t know what scent he had, but he would try no matter what. Looking back in the sky, seeing the full moon out.

“At least its not the new moon.”