InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Book Of One Shots ❯ Their Names ( Chapter 5 )

Their Names

~ChristieLea54

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We had stopped in a village last night, after Miroku had performed his so-called exorcism, of course. I honestly don't know how he sleeps at night.

I had been marveling on the wonders a hot bath could do for me right about then, when all of a sudden, the serving girl had come up to me.

"You travel with a demon?" she'd asked wide-eyed. She couldn't have been older than ten. "Aren't you afraid of him?"

"Of course not. He's Inuyasha," I had said with certain emphasis on his name, as if that explained everything. Obviously it hadn't. I frowned as I tried to explain, even to myself, what exactly his name meant. Then I found myself venting on her.

"Inuyasha… he has these eyes," I told her, "that are the exact color of liquid gold. Whenever he gets real happy, or real upset, they glow almost as if they're on fire. But even though he's got such great eyes, and such cute doggy ears, sometimes he's an awfully big demanding jerk!"

The little serving girl just looked confused. "So you are afraid of him?"

"No! Inuyasha would never hurt me, or you, not seriously. He's really strong, and I mean strong. He's unafraid, almost reckless. But he's my protector. And he's half human too, you know. Deep down he's a good guy; he'd never hurt someone as innocent and defenseless as you are if he can't help it."

"Oh…"

"And he's got this awful habit of finding trouble everywhere he goes! But when you're with him, you can't help but feel safe."

"That's weird."

"Yeah. He loves Ramen, and sleeping in trees, and his sword, and he's always bonking Shippo on the head. I mean, he probably does deserve it most of the time, but he doesn't have to be so violent! I feel bad though, did you know that he was orphaned when he was even younger than you are now?"

The little girl had been slowly backing away from me. Looking back, I realize I must have seemed crazy babbling on like that, but it felt good to say it out loud.

"He's so determined, no, make that so stubborn! I know I always complain about not having a normal life, but I think that if I did, I would find it really boring. Inuyasha's my very best friend in the whole world. I love him…"

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I stood there in the wind, letting it blow my hair around my face. We had run into Sesshomaru again today. It's always nice to know that I have a brother who'd throw my life away for a mere piece of metal.

I wouldn't have minded him so much though, if Kagome had taken Shippo and run like I always tell her to. Why can't she ever listen to me? It's for her own good, dammit!

So what if I don't know what, exactly, she means to me? She means a lot, and that's all that matters. As long as she's safe. But I'm sure I'll never figure her out.

Kagome is…

In short, she's a black haired, blue eyed, short skirt wearing girl from the future. But she's more than that. She's the well traveler. She's the reincarnation of a powerful priestess. She's a Ramen-cooker, a Kouga-attracter, even a Shippo-mother. She's always so cheerful and happy and warm. But she's also an annoyance who never stops arguing with me! She's an arrow user, my un-sealer, my jewel detector. She's always been so trusting, and caring. Proof of how innocent and naïve she is. Feh! I shouldn't have time for her, but I do. She's brave (she did stand up to me, after all), even when I say that she's not, and she's completely unprejudiced. Something I'd never seen before.

In my mind, Kagome is a synonym for friendship. For love.

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