InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon's Diary ❯ The Boys ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter 5: Fifth Entry - The Boys

 

It has been awhile since I've written here but I now find myself with two more children, Bougumaru and Chame. Bougumaru is a human boy approximately thirteen years old, Chame, nine, is a fox demon. I found the two of them together and took them both in. I know the girls have made me soft and if I do not control my wayward impulses I am sure I will soon be trailed by every orphan in Japan.

 

I had gone into a rather large village to get supplies and some items necessary for the girls. Normally I hate entering any human habitations as I am either harassed until I am forced into a confrontation or everyone quakes in fear and I cannot get any service at all. The only reason I did so was I wanted to get the girls a present, a reward if you will, for their hard work in their studies and their help at our camps. And I wanted it to be from me. These two make me foolishly sentimental at times.

 

As I was looking though the stands and shops I passed a tea house . Being thirsty and not having had a decent cup of tea in awhile (Jaken cannot make good tea to save his soul) I went inside.

 

The establishment owner was immediately nervous and did everything but lick my boots to please me. I was thoroughly disgusted and would have left when he pushed these two boys into the booth I was in. I soon realized that this was no normal tea house, these boys, in kimonos indecently short, were there to provide pleasure to me.

 

Bougumaru, the elder, came and poured the tea and then sat in my lap. I leapt up, I could feel the blood pooling in my face. This was just so wrong and anger quickly replaced embarrassment. I was going to go and slice the owner of this disgusting establishment in as many pieces as I could when the human boy jumped in front of me, the younger fox demon looked absolutely terrified and I believe Bougumaru thought I was going to harm him.

 

He showed such boldness and absolutely no fear of me although I am sure I must have looked fearful. He had piqued my interest.

 

“Look, you can do what you want with me, but I won't let you touch my friend,” he told me as he stood in front of the small demon holding his arms out to bar my way towards the fox.

 

“I do not wish to do anything with either of you,” I replied angrily. “I could kill you both now if I so wished.”

 

Both boys blanched visibly but still the human would not back down.

 

“Why did you come in here then if not for…well, you know.”

 

“I wanted some tea,” I told him steadily.

 

Kami help me but I felt for these two. They had probably had to do things that children should not even know about. Bougumaru's brown eyes looked far too old, and Chame, he seemed broken to me. It was then that the owner picked that time to barge in, screaming at the boys and apologizing for their insolence, promising me that they would be punished. I just reached out without saying a word and snapped his neck . I dropped the body to the floor and walked out saying, “Come.”

 

I think Bougumaru realized he should not look a gift horse in the mouth so I left the village with two more in tow. The girls were more than happy to see the new members of our family, Jaken stood dumbfounded and just shook his head. I let that indiscretion pass as I was shaking my head at myself internally. I had to send Jaken back to get the supplies I had not bought, and to pick up decent clothing for the two boys.

 

Bougumaru is quite tanned, he must have spent sometime outside, and wears his long, black hair in a braid. He is quite fastidious about his appearance, almost as bad as myself. He could almost pass for a girl, his features are so feminine and his build so slight. I still cannot believe the gall he had to stand up to me as he did.

 

He is boisterous, bossy and brash ; of all of them he reminds me most of Inuyasha. He hates to be told what to do and he drives me crazy with the way he questions my commands at times. There are instances when my temper flares and I must remind myself that he is still young and a human. If I were to strike him, I would do him permanent damage.

 

I believe he enjoys testing my patience, either that or he has a secret death wish. Still he is very protective of our group and helps out in everyway possible. He has the most wonderful smile. I think he feels that to show that he cares is a weakness so he will be quite gruff with the other children at times to hide his true feelings. Again, much like my brother I believe. The others do not seem to take him seriously so I do not interfere. Surprisingly, the one he seems to really like is Jaken and he will not allow the others to bother the toad . I do believe that my retainer has developed quite a fondness for him because of this.

 

Chame is the fox demon child. Very small with long pointed elf like ears and fox feet. He has short, blonde hair and large, round, green eyes. A blonde fox tail with a white tip trails behind him.

 

He carries with him a tan fur boa, much shorter than mine and whereas I wear my family heirloom over one shoulder, he carries his encircling both of his.

 

His temperament is very quiet, subdued, more than it should be. I have not yet seen him smile or laugh. I shudder to think what he has been forced to do to make him so serious at such a tender age. He is quite thoughtful and the smartest of my group of four. He is quick to figure a problem and I'm sure, could cause much mischief if he was so inclined. He sticks closely to Bougumaru, afraid to leave the older boys side.

 

As I look at my group I begin to realize that in one way or another we are all damaged, myself included. Perhaps that is the appeal and attraction we have for each other, we recognize each other as kindred souls.

 

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“Hey, what have you got there Inuyasha?” Shippo asked, grabbing the book out of the hanyou's hands.

 

So engrossed in reading about the two new members to his brother's group he hadn't noticed the fox watching him curiously as he read. He had not even noticed when Shippo had entered the hut.

 

“Hey! Give that back now, Shippo,” Inuyasha yelled, giving chase to the now squealing demon child. He was just about to grab the kit when Kagome walked into the hut and onto the scene.

 

“Inuyasha, sit boy!” she exclaimed as Shippo jumped into her arms, large crocodile tears pouring from his eyes.

 

“I just wanted to see what he was reading,” Shippo whimpered before turning and sticking his tongue out at Inuyasha. He handed Kagome the book he had stolen from the hanyou.

 

Kagome opened it curiously and began to read the first page before Inuyasha could rise from the spell and stop her.

“Where did you get this?” she asked, her eyes going wide as she glanced over the elegantly written words. “This is Sesshoumaru's.”

 

Finally able to push himself from the floor her stalked over to the human girl and snatched the book from her hands. “I found it. After that last battle with him, it was lying in the grass.”

 

“That was five days ago, you need to give that back to him, Inuyasha,” Kagome said getting a bit defensive. She knew she certainly wouldn't want anyone to read her diary. “That's private, you shouldn't be reading it.”

 

“Well I can't give it back now, he'll know that I've been reading it,” Inuyasha huffed at her as if she was the stupidest person around, a blush rising to his face.

 

Sango and Miroku entered the hut overhearing the last part of the conversation. “Who will know you've been reading? And what have you been reading?” asked Miroku innocently.

 

“Inuyasha found Sesshoumaru's diary,” stated Kagome.

 

“He's going to kill you,” gasped out Sango

 

“What's in it?” Miroku asked. “All his conquests I suppose.” The monk wiggled his eyebrows in a hentai manner.

 

“No. Why are you always such a pervert? He hasn't…” Inuyasha shut his mouth quickly.

 

This only piqued Miroku's curiosity more. “He hasn't what? He's not a virgin is he?” Miroku questioned incredulously. He began to laugh merrily at the rosy blush running over the hanyou's face. “I can't believe the great Sesshoumaru is a virgin, that's just too funny.”

 

“Shut up, Miroku. You don't know anything.” Inuyasha was getting quite irritated and started to leave the hut.

 

“Is this why you've been so quiet lately?” Kagome asked him. She too was curious as to what else was written in that book, she had only skimmed the first page quickly and had seen it was about Rin and she had also seen Inuyasha's name in there. “Did he write something bad about you?”

 

“Not really,” the hanyou answered, looking down.

 

“Read it to us,” quipped up Shippo.

 

“No, just leave me alone.” Inuyasha tucked the book back into his haori and stomped out of the hut, running off into the forest.

 

“I didn't mean to offend him,” Miroku sighed feeling badly that he had made his friend upset.

 

“He'll cool down, we'll talk to him when he comes back,” Kagome stated, trying to think of a way to get Inuyasha to tell her what was written in the book or to get the book herself to read.

 

“If Sesshoumaru finds out we have that book, he's going to be very angry. I think we should find a way to get it back to him,” Sango stated, worried at the thought of what the demon lord would do to them all if he knew his diary was in the hands of the brother she thought he hated.