InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Freedom of Choice ❯ First Impressions aren't always right ( Chapter 2 )

A/N: Beginning of fluff!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha

Translations:

Miko - priestess

Oneesan - older sister

Imoudo - younger sister

Neko-youkai - cat demon

Kitsune - fox demon

Hanyou - half-human half-demon

Youkai - demon

Baka - idiot

Kuso - shit

Konnichiwa - hello

-chan - a term of endearment, usually added at the end of a friend's name

Hentai - pervert

Houshi - monk

Hiraikotsu - name of Sango's boomerang

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Chapter 2: First impressions aren't always right!

In the morning sun, birds could be heard chirping as they fluttered from tree to tree. The wind was whipping around the leaves on this warm, sunny day. As the village came alive after a restful night with many voices, all talking and laughing about the day ahead, one still slept oblivious to the world around her.

Kagome was still sleeping until a crash as well as shouting was heard throughout the village. She woke up with a start at all the noise that she heard coming from outside the hut. Thinking it was a demon attacking because she had felt a familiar presence of a demon, she grabbed her bow and arrows and ran out of the hut.

When she reached the commotion, she wasn't expecting to see anything like this. There stood a demon in human form covered in a white and blue cloak with villagers around him armed with weapons that probably wouldn't do the demon any harm. The demon's presence seemed familiar to Kagome and she didn't feel threatened by it. Upon further inspection, she realized that the demon underneath the cloak was Sesshoumaru, the Demon Lord of the Western Lands. She tried to stifle a laugh at how ridiculous he looked and stepped in between the villagers.

At the sight of the young miko, many of the villagers calmed down. As she stepped into the circle, a young girl, in the eyes of Kagome though, stepped away from the Demon Lord and ran towards the her.

"Kagome-oneesan!" She shouted as she hugged her.

"Rin!" Kagome returned the greeting looking down at the thirteen-year old girl.

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AN: Let's just say that when Sess found her three years ago, she was ten, k!

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Though Kagome would look at her as a young girl, she knew that in a couple of years, Rin would be married. It was hard for Kagome to grasp the idea that in the past, girls married so young. For example, if she lived in the past, she would have been married and already had a couple of kids by now. She shook her head at that thought.

She turned towards Sesshoumaru and raised her eyebrow at him. The villagers recognized Rin and realized the demon was Sesshoumaru and backed off and left to do their daily work.

"So what brings you here?" Kagome questioned him, trying not to laugh.

Rin rolled her eyes when Kagome laughed at Sesshoumaru and he glared at the laughing miko. She walked over to him and took off the cloak.

"You know Sesshoumaru, you don't have to wear this, because it really doesn't suit you at all. After all, I made this when I was eleven, I don't know what I was thinking." Rin said as she scrunched up her face at the offending cloak. Sesshomaru just smiled at Rin, the sort of smile that he only had for her.

Kagome shook her head at this. `I wonder what's going to happen when Rin's old enough to get married. I mean she could get married now. She should be courting now, but with Sesshoumaru around, how's that gonna happen? Well, it's not like Rin wants any suitors. I know she's in love with him. I see it in her eyes, it's the same look I give Inuyasha. I wonder how Sesshoumaru feels about Rin. It's not like he's gonna say anything. He says he hates humans, but he keeps Rin around and tolerates the villagers and us every time he visits. I wouldn't be surprised if he loves Rin and makes her his mate. After all, if Rin mates with him, she'll have the same life-span as Sesshoumaru. This is getting too complicated.' Kagome thought.

She turned back at the `couple' who were still staring at each other. Kagome cleared her throat to get their attention. `I think my guess might be right.' She thought as they turned towards her, their faces flushed. `No way! The Great Sesshoumaru blushing!? This is more serious than I thought. Why doesn't he tell her of his feelings or is he too stubborn? That's probably it, it must run in the family.' She contemplated.

"So what brings you two here?" Kagome questioned.

"I need Rin to stay here for the day." He answered.

"Why?"

"I need to go meet the Lord of the Eastern Land and he doesn't particularly like humans." He calmly stated.

"Sure, that would be all right."

"My brother will be here in a little while, so I can be sure that she will be kept safe."

"I can keep her safe you know."

"Right."

"Argg………when will you be back?"

"Tonight."

"Well, see you later Sesshoumaru."

"Bye Rin, bye imoudo." He calmly stated as he disappeared into the sky.

"IMOUDO!!!!" Shrieked Kagome, staring in horror at the Demon Lord.

"Well, you are going to be his sister-in-law soon when you and Inuyasha become mates." Explained Rin. After three years, the naïve girl had disappeared and had been replaced by a young woman who held much wisdom for her age.

"Inuyasha doesn't like me that way." Stuttered Kagome, hiding her flushed face behind her hands. Rin laughed at this as she headed towards Kaede's hut, which she had become familiar with from previous visits with Sesshomaru, even though Sesshoumaru barely talked.

Kagome just followed her in trying to get rid of the redness from her cheeks.

Just before she headed into the hut, she turned back to where the Demon Lord flew off.

`When I first met him, I thought he was a Big Jerk, a cold, heartless monster. I guess first impressions are not always right. He changed after taking in Rin. I hope Rin will stay with him; she's the only one that makes him happy. I guess you can say Rin made him somewhat get along with Inuyasha as brothers should, though I had to persuade Inuyasha a little as well. I guess he has become our friends in a way. That's a comfort. At least he won't be trying to kill us anytime soon.' Kagome thought as she walked into the hut.

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Some miles away, a red figure could be seen jumping from tree to tree as well as a fire neko-youkai with a kitsune, a monk, and a demon exterminator riding her.

Inuyasha leaped from tree to tree contemplating about the false shard rumour that they went to check out. It was only a regular low-level demon with no shard trying to cause trouble. He was in a bad mood about the wasted time.

`I could have visited Kagome in her time. I haven't seen her in two weeks. I never knew I could miss her this much. Okay, yes I hate it when she leaves me to go to her time, because we're wasting the time that we should spend on looking for shards. No, that isn't it. I really miss her when she leaves. Why? She's just a friend right? Ya, my best friend, she was the first one to like me for who I am, a hanyou. She never made fun of me and wasn't afraid of me when I turned into a youkai. She's always there when I come back from seeing Kikyou………..Kikyou, she's just an obligation to me now. I don't think I love her anymore, I don't think I ever loved her. We were just two lonely souls looking for a place in the world. We just wanted company; it wasn't love. However, what is Kagome to me? A friend? Or more? This is too confusing! Why would Kagome look at me in that way? Wait a minute! Since when did I look at her in THAT way?'

`Cause you love her.'

`Who's that?'

`You're conscience.'

`Didn't know I had one.'

`Everyone has one you dimwit!'

`Whatever, you don't have to yell and for your information I don't love Kagome!'

`Yes you do.'

`Do not.'

`Do too.'

`Do not.'

`Do too.'

`Do not.'

`Do too.'

`Do not.'

`Do not.'

`Do too!'

`I agree you do love her.'

`Dammit! So what if I love her, it's not like she loves me in return.'

`So you admit it.'

`Yes I admit it.'

`Good. Now if she didn't love you why would she stay with you after all those nasty things you said to her all those years ago. And why would she say that she wanted to be with you and will follow you those years ago when you decided to be with Kikyou?'

`So you think she loves me?'

`Yes I do.'

`Well, it's not like I'm gonna be with Kikyou anymore and I'm not gonna go to hell with her.'

`Then what are you waiting for?'

`What if she doesn't want to be with me and what about the time difference?'

`Well, you could always live in her time. It's not like you have anything here to hold you back.'

`True, but the question still is if she wants me.'

`Well, you have to tell her how you feel.'

`What!? Are you crazy!? No way am I gonna tell her.'

`Why are you scared?'

`No, I'll just tell her whenever I want to. Ya, that's right, I'll just tell her whenever I want to.'

`Okay, but your loss.'

`What's that suppose to mean?'

`What if another male comes to her and asks her to be his mate or what's the human word………wife, that's it.'

`Ya right, who would do that.'

`Well there's Koga and that human boy from her time, Hojo.'

`That wimpy wolf, like he can have her while I'm around and why would Kagome want to be with that puny, stupid human?'

`Maybe she wants to be with him because he gives her attention and tells her how he feels about her.'

`That Hobo better not have told MY Kagome that he loves her.'

`Hojo.'

`Hobo, Hojo whatever!'

"Well, when did Kagome become MY Kagome.'

`She's MINE.'

`We're the same person you baka.'

`Oh ya.'

`Look what I have to work with.'

`You know you've just put down yourself.'

`Kuso!'

`We're getting off track. What if that Hobo guy said he loved her? Is that why she's staying in her time for so long?'

`I don't know, but Kagome said she had those exams to do and she would never lie to you.'

`You're right.'

`But you should still tell her soon.'

`I know, but when the time is right.'

`When will the time ever be right? Don't get scared. Just build up your courage and tell her. Come on, you can fight tons of demons, but you can't tell the woman you love that you love her?'

`I can, but when the time is right.'

`Just go for it. I know you're scared, but you gotta go through with it.'

`I will somehow.'

Inuyasha shook out of his internal struggle when he caught a familiar scent.

`That's Kagome!'

He was filled with a sense of belonging and happiness when he thought about Kagome and her scent lulled him to be calm.

`But why's she here? I hope nothing bad has happened.' He thought as he and the others arrived at the village.

The gang headed straight towards the hut where they met Rin.

"Konnichiwa." Rin greeted as she bowed to them.

They returned the greeting and asked her why she was here. She explained.

"Kagome-oneesan told me to make ramen for lunch because you guys would be arriving soon." Rin concluded.

"Kagome's here and how did she know that we would arrive soon?" Asked Sango.

"Yes she's here, and Sesshoumaru told her." Rin answered.

"Hmm, she's back early." Said Miroku as he settled himself on the floor beside Sango.

"Well, I'm gonna go look for her." Inuyasha stated, heading towards the door.

"Well, she went to go visit Sakura-chan's new baby brother that she delivered last night and she was gonna collect herbs for Kaede as well." Rin offered. Inuyahsa nodded at Rin before he left.

"Where's Kaede?" Shippo asked, yawning in the middle of the sentence.

"She's in the rice field."

"Oh, okay, I'm gonna go to sleep." Shippo mumbled before drifting off to sleep.

"Rin, do you need any help?" Asked Sango.

"No that's okay."

"Good, then I'm going to take a bath." Sango then turned towards the monk who had a big lecherous smile on his face with his hand on Sango's butt.

"HENTAI!" She shouted before slamming her boomerang on top of his head.

"You better not follow me Houshi or else you be reacquainted with my good friend Hiraikotsu!" With that said, she gathered her bath supply and left to bathe in the river. Before exiting, she bashed him again, knocking him unconscious.

After a couple of minutes in which Miroku woke up…………………

"I think I'll go for a walk." Miroku calmly stated before leaving the hut with Rin shaking her head.

"I wonder if he'll live through the experience." Rin questioned to no one in particular.

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AN: decided to stop there for now………phew long chapter, I added not only Inuyasha, but Sesshoumaru too. *runs away from Sess and Inu fans you are throwing vegetables and saying that they want Inu and Sess* *Yells back at the* Sorry girls they've already been paired up *keeps running away from angry fan girls*

R & R for more chapters

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