InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Innocence ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Innocence

by Sarah G. (a.k.a. firesstar)

*Author's note:

Hey ya'll! ^__^ This is my first story that I'm putting on here! I hope ya like!

Oh, and before I forget, Etsuko is my one of my charas so, she is mine! No stealing! *clings to Etsuko* ~Etsuko: um... k? o.O;;;~ And so is Chumoru! *drags Chumoru in* ~Chumoru: O.O;;; NO! I DON'T WANNA GO! LEAVE ME ALONE! AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! *tries to run away*~ ~Etsuko: *glomps Chu*~ ~Chumoru: @.@;~

Anyways.....

Whenever I feel like goofing off, I will put ~ sign in front of something. When you see ~ it probably means Etsuko or Chumoru and I are saying something. And also, whenever a character in the story is thinking, it will be in italics. (Hopefully, because last time I tried that, it didn't work very well. -.-;;) Otherwise, that's all ya need to know.

And now for the disclaimer!

Disclaimer: Sadly, no, I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in this story other than Etsuko, and Chumoru. *sighs* But, oh well, back to the story!

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Chapter 1

"INUYASHA!"

Kagome ran towards Inuyasha, who was sitting innocently in his favorite tree branch, dozing.

"What is it now?"

"DID YOU HANG SHIPPO IN A TREE?!"

He opened one eye and looked at her nonchalantly, "No. Why would I wanna do that? The brat gets in enough trouble by himself."

She grabbed one of his ankles and pulled him from the tree.

"You had better not be lying to me, Inuyasha!"

He landed on his back with a thump and laid there for a moment, winded.

"HEY! WHAT THE HELL!?"

Kagome giggled slightly as he got up and staggered towards her, ready to grab her.

"Come here, Kagome, I have something for you..."

"Oh... really?"

"Really. Want to see?"

"Not really, but Inuyasha?"

"What?"

She turned away from him, smiling deviously.

"SIT!"

In a moment, he found himself spluttering, dirt clogging his mouth and nose.

"YOU BITCH," he managed to scream at her through dirt encrusted fangs.

"Sorry," she said smiling, and walked away, leaving him to continue spitting dirt.

"COME BACK HERE DAMMIT," he screamed, but she was too far away to hear.

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Kagome returned to find Sango and Miroku sitting outside the hut, Shippo playing with Kirara. She smiled as she saw Miroku glance at Sango from the corner of his eye. She simply glanced back but said nothing.

Aw, that's so cute! The love birds!

She sat by Shippo and Kirara, laughing when Shippo jumped from Kirara's back and ran to her, lunging into her arms and smiling happily.

"Kagome! Your back!"

She scratched his ears.

"Yup, I'm back Shippo-chan. How are you?"

"Fine. Did you get Inuyasha for hanging me in the tree," he asked, looking up at her deviously.

"Yes I did. He won't bother you for awhile," she replied grinning.

"Good."

"Yes it is. So, what have you been doing while I was gone?"

He opened his hand and showed her a golden ring. On the top was a small sapphire, and on the sides of the ring were two S shaped inscriptions.

"Wow, where did you find that, Shippo?"

"Me and Kirara found it while we were by the forest. What is it Kagome?"

She took it in her hand, holding it up to look at it.

"Looks like some kind of gold ring."

"Is it worth something?"

She looked down at the kitsune cub, her eyebrows raised.

"Why? Do you want to buy something?"

He looked down at his foot-paws and blushed.

"I-I wanted to buy something for you..."

She smiled.

"Aw, that's sweet of you, Shippo."

He continued to blush, even as she hugged him tightly.

"You don't have to do that. I love you even without something like that."

"Well, I just thought because you always take care of me and everything..."

"Thank you Shippo. But I think this might belong to someone."

"Oh, ok."

Her heart went out to him as he looked down at his footpaws once more.

"Why don't you show it to Sango and Miroku? Maybe they'll know who it belongs to."

He nodded and smiled, getting to his feet and taking the ring in his hand. She watched him for a moment, but then she turned around as a very pissed off inu-hanyou, trudged up.

"WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?! I TOLD YOU, I DIDN'T HANG THE BRAT IN THAT TREE!"

"Whatever you say, Inuyasha," she said, closing her eyes, and turning her nose up at him.

He leaned over to her level and stared into her face, his nose inches from hers.

"What's your problem?"

Her face reddened with anger as she looked up at him.

"Guess."

"How in the hell am I supposed to know? You won't tell me!"

She got up and stomped back to the hut, slamming the door behind her.

"FINE! DON'T BANG THE DOOR ON YOUR ASS ON THE WAY IN," he screamed after her, turning around and disappearing into the forest.

Miroku and Sango stared after him, knowing full well that this was just another lover's quarrel.

"Love is such a sad thing," Miroku said softly, shaking his head.

"So true," Sango replied in agreement.

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A girl sat beside a running stream. Her feet dangling in it. She was not a normal girl though. A silver tail curled about her, and her head was topped with two silver wolf ears. Her silver hair was held back into a bun, and she wore a lavender haote. She smiled as she felt the cool water wash her tired feet, and sighed contentedly.

Ah, alone, finally...

Then she remembered the reason she was here. She must find the jewel shards. She must destroy the girl who held it...

She got up and turned away from the stream, and in the next moment, she became nothing but a silver flash, as she leapt away through the trees.

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Inuyasha stomped over to his tree branch. He figured he would sleep until this whole thing blew over.

Stupid girl...

He jumped up onto the branch and rested his head on the trunk of the tree. He didn't notice the silver flash that was coming towards him until it stopped right underneath the branch he lay on and growled softly. At the sound of the menacing growl, he opened his eyes and looked down at what looked like a female version of himself. Her silver ears flattened against her head, and she showed her gleaming ivory fangs, claws extended, ready to attack.

"Who the hell are you," he asked her, his eyes wide with shock.

"I am called, Etsuko, the shape-shifter. Now, will ye fight or will ye run?"

"Keh," he replied, leaping down from the tree branch and landing with a thud, "if a fight is what you want..." He unsheathed the tetsusaiga and it gleamed as he held it before him. The wolf-hanyou cocked her head slightly, a bit surprised at the sight of such a weapon, but she shook this off and prepared to attack. But then she thought for a moment.

"I wonder, would you know anything about a girl named, Kagome, or of the Shinkon no tama?"

Inuyasha paused, looking at her hard.

"How do you know about Kagome?"

Etsuko smiled slightly, her sapphire orbs narrowing, "Ah, so you do know of the them? Then, tell me this, do you know where she is? I have a score to settle..."

He growled, slashing at her with the fang, "LEAVE KAGOME ALONE!"

"So, you seek the jewel as well? Then why do you not kill her and take the jewel for yourself," she asked, smiling devilishly and dodging the swipe, lashing out, ripping through one of Inuyasha's sleeves.

"FUCK OFF, BITCH," Inuyasha hissed at her through clenched fangs and countering with another swipe of the tetsusaiga. This time she didn't dodge fast enough, and the fang slashed a neat cut in her cheek. She gasped involuntarily as the fang cut through her soft, pale flesh. Then, she did something unexpected, she charged him, and headbutted him. The inu-hanyou fell backwards onto his rear, landing with a painful thump. Etsuko stopped after she passed him, and a smirk formed on her lips. Cursing bitterly under his breath, Inuyasha got up once more and, narrowing his eyes when he caught sight of the wolf-hanyou exiting quetly. He knew he would have trouble catching her, for although he was very fast, she was faster.

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Ah, yes. The end of the chapter. Are you liking it yet? I hope so! I worked really hard on this. It took me soooo long! -.-;;; Oy. But, anyways... I hope it doesn't take me as long to finish the next one.

~Etsuko: Me too. -.-;;; ~

~Chumoru: Hey! I wasn't even in this chapter! >( ~

Oh really..... hehe... I hadn't noticed.... @.@;;;

Well, anyways.... I g2g.... hope you'll R&R! THANKS! ^__^

Coming soon.... Chapter 2