InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Long Lost.... ❯ Cloud-Watching ( Prologue )

"Long Lost...."
by: TrinityK

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, for if I did I would not be writing or reading fanfics about him. He'd be with me and we'd have... FUN. LoL. ^_^

A.N. : Hey everybody!!! Long time reader, short time writer. This is my very first fic ever. Go easy on me!! And I'd also like to dedicate this fic to my new good friend Maria for encouraging me and talking to me. LoL. And to Kiki, whom without her I would never have even thought to try this out for myself. Thank you. And to everyone else who encouraged me and was curious about my story idea. Yes I know, I changed it. It wasn't planned. Okay, on to the story. The beginning of this story may be slow, but I really wanted to get all the groundwork set. I promise it'll get more interesting once we at least hit chapter 2. LoL.

Prologue: Cloud-Watching

"What do you wanna be when you grow up Yash?" asked the little girl lying next to her companion. She had raven-black hair that shined in the light with a pair of deep chocolate-brown eyes.

"To be loved." softly replied the little golden-eyed boy whilst staring at the sky. So softly, even the wind barely caught it.

"What was that Yash, I couldn't hear you." said the little girl.

"Feh, and whose fault is that? It's not my fault your soo deaf Ka-Go-Me." Pronouncing each syllable with emphasis knowing she hated it when he did that.

"What did you just say to me Inuyasha Takeishi?" replied the hot-headed girl, her anger and irritation igniting.

"You heard me Kagome, oh wait I forgot, your deaf. Never mind." said the little smirking hanyou also knowing he'd sparked something in his best female friend. His only friend. He was only teasing her of course. He knew she was so easily riled and loved to see her cheeks flame and her chocolate broun eyes sparkle.

"Why you..." Kagome trailed off as she sat up from her lying position next to him, and tackled him.

"Hey get off me wench. No? Alright, if that's how you wanna play, I'll play. But don't say I didn't warn ya." said Inuyasha, his eyes glittering with mischief.

Kagome realized a moment too late what Inuyasha planned to do so before she could even begin to get away, Inuyasha flipped them over stealing her very breath. Once Kagome caught her breath, she opened her mouth to protest but she was cut off with her own laugh as Inuyasha began to tickle her senseless. Fifteen minutes later when the tickle tirade was finally over Kagome was left gasping on the soft grass, under the warm sun, re-learning how to breathe evenly. Inuyasha on the other-hand had a smug smile on his face as e lied back down in the grass with his friend. A comfortable silence settled between the two young companions for a while, both just relaxed and content to be with each other.

There was a breeze blowing the grass to and fro. The sun was up and out, but surprisingly it wasn't hot. It was warm and comforting. Kagome didn't even realize that she had slightly dozed off as she opened eyes when she felt something touch her ear. Inuyasha was sitting up and staring down at her. He had placed a yellow daffodil behind her left ear. She replied to the gesture by giving him a smile so bright that it could rival the sun itself.

Inuyasha's eyes softened and filled with a look of such awe, adoration, and happiness as he gazed down at his beautiful companion. Though he was only a young man at the age of 14, he gazed down at his 11 year old companion the way a groom gazes upon his bride to be when he sees her down the aisle. Despite the fact that he was a hanyou and had silver eyes with amber eyes, this sweet and caring girl had befriended him from the first nearly 6 years ago. He remembered it like it was yesterday. He had just turned 8 so his mom had brought him to the playground while she picked up his small cake from the bakery across the street. Inuyasha didn't have any friends, and even then knew it was because he was different. So it was just him and his mom. His father had left them at the tender age of 4, without word or reason. He just left. Inuyasha had idolized that man, but later learned to hate him after he left. While he was left to watch his mother's heart break every day that passed and he was still gone. His mother refused all the checks his father had sent each month, telling him that if they weren't good enough for his love, his money was no good. Inuyasha understood his mother's reasoning, but sometimes he wished she'd just swallow her pride and accept the money. That way they wouldn't have to live such a hard life. Nonetheless, he agreed with her. If he didn't love them, why should they forgive him for leaving. Because after all, that's exactly what accepting the money meant to them. It may have been wrong, but it was how they felt.

Inuyasha knew she hurt, by the look she always got when they received a check in the mail from Each time she'd return them to sender, but her heart broke a little more each time. He wondered and worried about how long she'd last, or if she'd just go on living the rest of her days living a half-life. And even then, just for the sake and love of her only sone. And because of that Inuyasha vowed to do something with his life and make his mama proud. He'd take care of her and buy her her own house with everything she could ever want. He wouldn't be like his father. When the time came, he'd love and cherish his wife and family if he ever found a girl who loved him enough to start a family with him, protecting them always.

Thoughts of love and a family of his own quickly fled him as he was forced to subjected to the harsh treatment of reality, known as his life. He wasn't surprised that he was shunned and made fun of. But it still hurt. It had started shortly after his full-demon father had left them. He'd been shunned and looked upon with such distaste and contempt. Another reason to hate his father. But he'd learned to accept this treatment as the norm, keeping his head down always. That it, until he met Kagome.

She was a breath of fresh air is his dark and suffocating life. Yes, he was young and only 8 years old, but the cards fate dealt to him and his mother forced him to grown up sooner than most. He didn't play carelessly, the troubles of the world unknown to him like other little children. No, not him. The father that abandoned his mother and him, his mother with her breaking heart, and the unaccepting leers of society. All triggers as to the reason why this little boy had the eyes of a soldier. He knew life, and he'd learned at a young age that it wasn't pretty. It wasn't pretty at all.

So there he was just sitting there in the sandbox waiting like a good little boy, just as his mother had told him to. He ignored all the oh-so-obvious glares and murmurs, pretending ignorance. His mother had told him not to let anything get to him on his special day, so he wouldn't. He couldn't. He continued to ignore it all, content to just sit and stare at the grains of sand, as he played in the welcoming arms of his own mind. When suddenly something ice-cold hit the right side of his face. He looked down at the dripping, cold ice-cream bar and his lap and realized what had just happened. He looked up to find some of the local kids huddled together a few yards away laughing like there was no tomorrow. Inuyasha would not cry. He would not cry, crying was for girls, and even then he hated to see girls cry. Especially his mother whom he loved more than life itself. His mother... She had told him stay put and ignore everyone else. Once again he resolved himself to do just that. But before he could even turn his head at the local boys guffawing not too far away, to wipe his face of the wet trail the ice-cream bar had made on his face, a clear, strong, young female voice cut through the air and into his thoughts.

"Kouga Yokada, you apologize to him right now before I tell your mommy on you." said a young girl not too far off.

"Ka-Kagome." stuttered the obvious leader and culprit of the group of boys. "What are you doing here? I thought you'd be at your house waiting for my mom to drop me off for your birthday party today."

"Well I was until my mommy took me with her to pick up my strawberry chocolate ice-cream cake." replied the steaming 5-year old little girl. She had pig-tails in her hair with a green sundress on. one hand holding a worn rag doll, the other with a napkin in it. She approached Inuyasha where he sat and leaned down to wipe the mess of his face. To say that he was shocked as the strange little began to touch him was an understatement. He was stunned. No one except his mother had ever taken such care to help clean and defend him. Inuyasha sat there looking into her deep brown eyes, so deep he felt like she could see into his very heart.

"Hi my name's Kagome, and that mean booger-head who is no longer my friend is Kouga. What's your name?" the little girl asked.

"Kag-Kagome." sputtered Kouga from his forgotten place yards away. "What are you doing talking to a half-breed like him."

Inuyasha turned to glare at Kouga and even opened his mouth to retort back but Kagome beat him to it.

"Now you listen here Kouga. What you did was mean. And I don't like mean boys. So I don't want you to come to my party anymore."

"What?! I was only joking! Right boys?" Kouga looked around for his friends to back him up, but they had all wandered off to their waiting parents realizing that if they stuck with Kouga a minute longer, they'd be un-invited to Kagome's party as well, missing the chance for yummy strawberry chocolate ice-cream cake. Kouga huffed and turned to Inuyasha. "This isn't over Mutt." Then he turned and walked away.

Inuyasha growled at Kouga's retreating form, but stopped when he felt Kagome's hands and napkin on his face again, wiping the remains of the ice-cream trail off his face.

"Sowwy about him. I thought he was nice cus he always liked to play with me, but I guess not. Hey, you still haven't told me your name yet." said Kagome.

"I-Inuyasha." He rarely talked to anyone but his mom.And he'd been told not to talk to strangers. But something about this girl called out to him to trust her.

"Inuyasha." repeated Kagome. "Nice to meet ya. I haven't seen you around here before. What are you doing here?"

"My mom's picking up my cake and told me to wait for her here." Inuyasha replied.

"A cake? Is it your birthday?" Kagome asked excitedly. When Inuyasha nodded Kagome squealed really loud causing him to flatten his little doggy ears. He would later find out that Kagome and really loved them. When Inuyasha looked up at Kagome's face he was shocked at the brightness of her smile. He turned his head not used to receiving smiled like that from near-strangers.

"It's my birthday today too. So do you have a big party today too then?" Kagome asked. When Inuyasha shook his head no Kagome squealed again, but softer this time, aware of his cute ears twitching. She was dying to touch them, but knew she'd have to get to know him first.

"Then... Then do you wanna come to my party? We could celebrate together and become friends." she asked.

"Together?" Inuyasha hesitantly asked.

"Yup, together. From now on I'll be your friend. And we'll play everyday." said Kagome happily.

"Why?" Inuyasha suspiciously asked. He wasn't used to kids befriending him. A small part of him, though he'd never admit it, liked it. A lot. He just had to be sure she wasn't joking.

"Hmm... Because you look like you could use a friend. And I'd like to be it."

"Why?" Inuyasha asked again.

"Because I'm a girl and I said so. Now come on and let's find my mommy so we can go and have some yummy cake. Do you love cake? I love cake. I especially love strawberry-" Kagome rambled on but was interrupted when Inuyasha said something.

"But I'm waiting for my mom." he said.

"Is that your mommy across the street with my mommy?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha turned his head to look at the bakery his mom had went to and sure enough, there she was exiting the doorway with a woman that resembled a much older version of Kagome.
He wasn't sure where this would go, but Kagome sounded nice enough. She was cute too. And his mom was still smiling and talking with Kagome's mom who was doing the exact same thing with his mom.

"So... Do you wanna come to my party Yash?" Kagome's asked breaking into his thoughts. Inuyasha turned to look at Kagome and gave here a cute little smile that surprised her in it's suddenness.

Inuyasha's last thought as he stood up and boldly took Kagome's hand into his own, was that he had a party to go to with his new friend. His only friend. And he was looking forward to it. With his golden eyes shining with utter eagerness and hope, he walked hand-in-hand with Kagome out of the sandbox and towards both their mothers. And so, as they say, the rest is history.




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A.N.: Whoo, there goes the first chapter or installation for this story, after all this is just the prologue. Now the beginning of this story may be slow like I said before, but it'll get better I promise. I hope you liked it though. Review and put a smile on my face!!! Until next time!!!! ;-)