InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Love You, Love Him. ❯ Inuyasha's P.O.V. ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimers: Don't own Inuyasha or Sailor Moon.

Warnings: Shounen ai and a SesshoumaruxUsagixInuyasha love triangle. A.U. for Sailor Moon. '…' for thoughts or inner musing of a character.

Part 1. Inuyasha's P.O.V.

The moon was full, her white gaze upon the earth almost overbearing as she peered at Inuyasha through the thick maple leaves where he had made his usual perch on a high branch. The hanyou's nostrils flared as he breathed in the night's crispness, detecting only green wildlife and the occasional wood beast that wasn't too afraid to dwell near his presence. Weeks ago, when taking in the air around him, Inuyasha had automatically expected to detect and find the mingled scents of his friends while making sure no demons were about as they camped for the night. Shippo's musky scent that of a youkai fox cub with a trace of rain water and pollen of sweet scented wild flowers, Sango's leather and sweet herbed bathing oils, Miroku's male muskiness and of the temple incense he carried within his robes, Killa who smelled of a kind of demonic sulfur from her flames and something piney and musky, and Kagome's scent was lost to the hanyou under the heavy guise of something from her world and man made, pleasant in a way, but Inuyasha detected something chemical in the floral mix. He wondered how his once friends were doing? The shards had been collected, Naraku finally defeated, and Kagome had presented him with a chance to become fully human. For her. He knew she loved him, perhaps was even in love with him, and her desire for Inuyasha to become fully human was do to one simple fact.

He was becoming more demon then hanyou.

According to Myouga, some hanyous giving the moon cycle that they were born under and bloodline could slowly become more to a full demon over time. Inuyasha, several months ago had gained matching maroon strips on each cheek after a new moon cycle. His hanyou's senses and strength had heightened as well and he would come to discover that he would no longer change during a new moon, as his youkai side got more dominate. A large smirk had spread over Inuyasha's face, as in his mind he danced and leaped for joy like a pup over a new bone after hearing the demon flea's explanation. The others of the group grew worried, all say Killa who knew instinctively that Inyuasha's natural shifting of his blood would not change the lost pup she sometimes watched over. There was also an unspoken air of relief that Inuyasha wouldn't need the shikon jewel to become a full demon thus Kagome could purify it completely and end the war within the jewel. But she was willing to sacrifice that duty to secure her desire for Inuyasha to stay by her side. Pulling him aside from the others she begged him to become fully human while there was still some human left in him. Thankfully, he had lost that leash of prayer beads from around his neck by the lady Kaede.

Presently, Inuyasha's handsome face twisted into a furious frown as his thoughts went over the huge fight that resulted in his flat out refusal.

' She knew I wanted to become a full youkai! She knew! ' He snarled inwardly to himself.

" Did she only love me during the quest? Some spur in the heat of the moment? When she saw me human for the first time? When I was still more human then I am now? Did she ever truly love me? " Inuyasha pulled his bright red garments closer to himself, feeling suddenly cold on the summer's night.

" But I loved her. More then I ever had with Kikyo. Sure, she was a real pain in the ass at times, but there was something about her… A look in her eyes that was more alive, more feeling, more loving then Kikyo could have ever hoped to be… Why couldn't she have me as I am? "

" Trouble sleeping, sire? " Came a sleep gruffed voice. Myouga. He rubbed an eye and jumped onto the moon haired hanyou's shoulder. " Or is it something else? "

Inuyasha shrugged, not looking at the flea perched on his shoulder before standing up and leaping off the branch. Discussing his inner turmoil of his emotions wasn't something the proud hanyou wouldn't, and perhaps almost couldn't, do. " Think I'll go for a walk. " Whether he was talking to Myouga or it being a thought out loud, he didn't confirm.

" You're acting too much like your older brother, Sesshoumaru. Where's the bash and quick temper young lord I know? " Myouga teased in good humor and quickly found himself being pinched between the clawed digits of Inuyasha's thumb and index finger.

" Who's quick temper? And I'm nothing like Sesshoumaru so don't you forget it! " He said and gave the flea one last pinch for good measure. The past tone of hatred usually found in Inuyasha's voice wasn't present when he talked about his brother. Myouga pondered about that, wondered if his lord's changing had something to do about it, and pushed it aside for now, least he speak of it and get pinched again. Still, it was good to see his master acting like his old self.

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Sniffing at the air, Inuyasha detected that a small body of water was near by. Not a river from the sounds of it, he mused. His puppy dog like ears twitched again. More like a small lake. Familiar scents reached his nose as Inuyasha drew closer to the lake. Why he was heading towards a lake was beyond him. He had seem plenty of lakes, rivers, hot springs, and the sea a few times in his pervious quest to last him a life time. But something inside of him was tugging at the hanyou. The strong feeling over him nagged and intrigued him at the same time.

" Lord Inuyasha, isn't this your brother's land? " Myouga spoke up, a slight trace of fear creeping into his voice and he was ready to jump away to safety at a moment's notice. Inuyasha smirked, sensing the flea's instinct to leap away if his master was planning to confront the more powerful full demon.

" Huh, I guess so. Wonder why I'm here? " He said. Years ago when Inuyasha was still just a pup, he remembered exploring these olds woods. If he recalled correctly, Inuyasha remembered an old oak tree with a hallow trunk he used to hid in when the members of his father's court drove him away to hid his tears when he was older enough to understand the cruel words directed towards him out of his father's ears, least he give them that satisfaction of seeing him cry. Or the happier moments where he would choose to hide from his mother in a game of hid and seek. He wondered if his old tree was still there?

Myouga sputtered. " Y-you're the one who brought us here! " He cried.

Inuyasha growled at the flea, " Don't you think I know that?! But something drew me here or I would never set foot on these grounds again! " Old resentment could be detected in the hanyou's voice that the flea knew well.

" Hn… " Myouga crossed his many arms and nodded, " I don't like this, Lord Inuyasha. It could be just a trap on your brother's behave to get the Tetsusaiga. "

Inuyasha shook his head as he drew closer to the lake, " No, it isn't Sesshoumaru. "

Said lake was just on the out skirts of Sesshoumaru's garden lands. A well-worn path traced its way to the shore's edge through the almost dense ancient woods. Inuyasha was happy to note that unlike the palace gardens, nothing of the lake was touched so its natural beauty could be enjoyed. Scents carried on the summer's eve's wind and tickled the hanyou's nose. That of the rich earth with tall wild grass petted down by the passing breeze, wild flowers closed for the night, but their sweetness, some not as sweet, lingered about in the air, long tree branches trailing into the night cooled waters below, and something else. Inuyasha sniffed the wind deeper, trying to identify that other smell. It was demon, yet human and defiantly female.

A new member of his father's former court, now his brother's perhaps? Sensing no aura of malice, Inuyasha made no effect or feel the need to hide himself as he came to the lake's shore. What he saw left him breathless.

The full moon was clearly visible in the open area of the lake and her light was strong and clear so that anyone without demon sight could see perfectly. In the middle of lake and standing on the water's surface was a young girl no older then fifteen or sixteen years of age in appearance. She was peering down at the lake using it for an over sized mirror as she was in the middle of pulling impossible long, fair blonde hair into two buns on either side of her head. Finished, she smiled at her reflection and turned to face Inuyasha, her movements causing ripples to roll across the lake and end up as small waves lapping at his bare toes. The color of her eyes was hard to tell in the moonlight, but they looked like a sapphire blue. The girl was wearing a simple white silk yukata and her obi was a light violet and any of the over richly embroidered garments that members of the hanyou's sire's could seemed to drown themselves within would have looked grossly obscene to her air of grace. Sesshoumaru seemed to understand the significance of this as well. He was elegantly handsome and dressed in simple, but refine kimonos and always stood out in the middle of the crowded courts at the palace. When he was young and innocent of the malice between the two half brothers Inuyasha had always been proud of his cool, powerful, handsome brother who didn't have the need to dress in attention getting garments that the less secure clung to, to keep their positions in court secure and Sesshoumaru knew it. Turning his thoughts back to the strange beauty before him Inuyasha noted that she didn't seem to care that the tips of her hair touched the lake. Her gaze on Inuyasha was curious as she stared back at him and a smile suddenly spread across her face. Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak, but his voice left him.

Myouga was equally entranced by the pale beauty as well. " Hello, Goddess! " He chirped.

The flea speaking broke whatever tongue-tying spell that had had its hold over the hanyou and he finally spoke.

" W-who are you? " He asked.

" I'm Usagi, " the blonde beauty replied in a light, still youthful voice that had specks of woman maturity. Much more pleasing then either Kagome's shrill or Kikyo's deepness.

" And you are? " Usagi asked, her hand rose towards Inuyasha in a clear gesture that showed she meant to join his own as she walked along the lake's surface to join this handsome hanyou's side.

" Inuyasha, " he replied, his eyes never leaving hers, even when her smaller, soft hand slid into his own larger clawed one. Her scent, now surrounding him, was a light, sweet husky scent, flaring up ancient instincts of the moon haired hanyou. Nothing man made and all her own. Inuyasha breathed it in and would always remember it. It was demon, but human and confused the hanyou, his white furred ears flattened to show his frustration.

" Inuyasha, " Usagi repeated in a manor like that she was tasting a sweet candy and touched a place inside him that made him feel warm and excepted inside. Mostly when demons utter his name it was with malice because he was half demon and they thought him beneath themselves. Even Kagome hardly said his name in a pleasing tone like Usagi had.

" And I am Myouga the flea. Lord Inuyasha's trusted servant, " Myouga spoke up, but was utterly ignored. He scowled briefly before another presence drew his attention and a shiver ran up his spin.

Inuyasha noted it too and unconsciously drew a protective and slightly possessive arm around Usagi's waist and felt her free hand clutching at his red robe in fear?

" Sesshoumaru. " Inuyasha growled at the taller figure, standing at the end of the path from the palace gardens.

TBC.