InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Learning Life the Hard Way ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: The genius behind Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi who without I would not have such delightful characters to play with.

WARNING: Inuyasha is going to tell his age in this chapter to coincide with the third movie's use of his age.

Location: Sengoku Jidai

The priestess Kaede had just collared the hanyou. “Child! You must use the word of subjugation to subdue his spirit.” She yelled to Kagome.

“What? What word Kaede?!” Kagome yelled back.

“It does not matter it is one of your choosing you hold the power in your word.”

Kagome watched as Inuyasha leapt onto the bridge. He was bending down to pick up the jewel. `Word? What word? Oh my what cute ears…. Stop that you have to stop him' she yelled to herself. Watching his ears twitch she said the first thing that came to her mind. “SIT!” She watched in horror or maybe it was wonder as he crashed into the ground.

“Damnit!” growled the hanyou. “What is this thing?” He tried tugging it off then used his feet to try to push it off.

“Inuyasha, it is no use you can not remove it” remarked Kaede.

“You old bag! If you weren't going to drop dead soon I would finish you myself. Get this thing off of me!”

“Kagome. The word.”

“Inuyasha, SIT, SIT, SIT!”

The hanyou slammed right through the bridge into the stream.

`Sit? That is the word? Why would a dog command work on him isn't he a cat demon? Oh I feel faint' Kagome reached down and touched her side her hand came away with blood. `Oh yeah, I forgot.' She promptly fainted.

When Kagome awoke she was back in Kaede's hut and Kaede was dressing her side.

“Child it good you have awaken.”

“Kaede? Why did `sit' work as the command? Isn't he a cat youkai?

“No child he is a dog youkai, just like his name.”

“But his ears look like a cat's and his claws are so sharp… I just thought, besides doesn't his name actually mean a female `dog demon'?”

“Well yes it does, but do not worry about it. I can feel his aura approaching.”

“Wench, what was the meaning of dropping me in the stream?” Inuyasha dropped down and shook himself. A fine mist flew from him; it was easy to tell he was almost dry from his impromptu swim.

“Yeah well, I wish hadn't had done that now… Uck wet dog!”

“Keh! I rather smell like a wet dog than…” he broke off to take a couple of deep sniffs.

“What do I smell like?”

He did not want to tell her, she smelled sweet. He could not describe it was like mix of vanilla and cocoa beans, with a hint of cherries. In short she smelled wonderful, in fact she smelled better than anyone else had ever smelt to him. That shocked him, his mother was always the best smelling human to him, now this girl was going to replace her?!? The thought angered him so out of his mouth came, “Like a filthy, rancid, rank, reeking, stinking human.” `Shit! I should not have said that' he thought as he looked at her nervously `I really should not have said that...'

Kagome's face became with anger, taking a deep breath she yelled “INUYASHA, SSSIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT!”

“AAAARGGGGGHHHH!” `I really really should not have said that'

“Child you have reopened that wound, let me see to it”

“Ok Kaede” Kagome lifted her shirt to allow Kaede to put more medicine on it.

Slowly Inuyasha peeled himself from the floor by the door, and moved next to cooking fire to lie down.

“Inuyasha why do you want Shikon no Tama? You seem like to are already strong.”

“Keh!”

“Child he wishes to have it so he came become a full youkai. He is only have half after all.” Kaede answered as she got open to tend the stove.

“What do you know about me, old woman?”

“Inuyasha, I am Kaede, Kikyo was my older sister. You were sealed to the tree for fifty years.”

Kagome looked shocked, “Fifty years? How old are you, Inuyasha?”

“Humph if fifty years have passed and you look that old Kikyo must have one foot in the grave. I don't have that to worry about. Never would guess I was about 200 years old.”

Kagome was trying to process that fact that is cute boy was around 200 years old when Kaede interrupted her thoughts.

“Kikyo died shortly after sealing you with the arrow. If she had just purified you, she might have lived. Purifying is pure easy energy to use, but channeling it and twisting to create a seal takes so much more, with her injury she could not withstand power it took from her. I often wondered why did she seal you.”

“I remember the injury…” Inuyasha whispered, it was so low neither Kagome or Kaede heard him. `How was she injured; she shot arrows at me on my way to meet her. Therefore, I decided I would steal the jewel and become a full youkai if I couldn't trust her. Then she is there and I smelt her blood and she shot me. Then there was nothing, nothing for fifty years. Why? She KNEW I didn't like being alone, so she forced me to be alone. Did she hate me that much?' He was so mixed up in his own thoughts he did not here Kaede telling them they needed to get some rest. That was until a small hand smelling of that confusing sweet vanilla chocolate and cherries scent reached out as passing him to lightly rub his ear, on the way to her pallet. In addition, for some strange reason it relaxed him.

“Night, Inuyasha.” Said the girl that his thoughts had focused on the moment she touched his ear.

Inuyasha got up and went to sit by the door. Anyone seeking the Shikon no Tama would have to pass through him first.