Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Past ❯ Hi, you must be Inuyasha ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: ACHOO! I don't own . . .ACHOO! anything *sniffle* DAMN YOU ALLERGIES! I hate spring-time.

*~Chapter Two~*



The group made their way through the dense forest, Yusuke and Kuwabara grumbling about stupid trees and stupid bushes and just the all around stupid forest. They had just appeared there, and now they were sort of fumbling around .

"So do we know where this guy is?"

"Um, no."

"You sent us back in time and we don't even know where we're supposed to be going?!" Yusuke yelled, and Botan grinned sheepishly.

"Well, Koenma is supposed to contact us."

"Well that's HELPFUL!" Just then, something in her pocket beeped noisily, and she pulled it out, examining it silently.

"Demon compass? You still got that thing?"

"You never know when something can be helpful, Yusuke!" Botan huffed, "And this happens to say that a faint signal is coming from the west."

"Well it's a start." Hiei grumbled, "This is what I get for taking orders from a bubble headed ferry girl and a two year old."

"Hey!" But all the same, the group began walking towards the west slowly, having to push through the thick forest, which is much harder than it looks.

"Uh, we've been walking for hours! Are we any closer to Ketsueki?"

"Kuwabara, it's only been ten minutes."

"That can't be right!" he yelled, running over to Botan to glare at her watch. Defeated, he sighed.

"I hate the wilderness."

"And we hate you."

"Shut-up shrimp!" They emerged into a small grassy field, and Hiei's head whipped about, surveying the area.

"I'm going to scout ahead." with that, he was gone, flitting across the tree tops. The rest walked on, but were stopped by a voice behind them.

"Die, demon!" A huge boomerang tore from the trees, headed straight for the group. They quickly jumped out of the way as it swung around, the weapon returned to the owner, who was standing in front of the bushel of trees. The woman expertly caught it, preparing to throw it again. They all raised an eyebrow at her strange black and pink outfit and mask as another figure materialized from the woods, but this was male with long white hair, dog-like ears, and golden eyes.

He grew an incredibly large sword from a tiny sheath, pointing it straight at Kurama. "So you're the bastard that destroyed that village." Kurama looked genuinely confused, but that didn't seem to deter the demon.

"Now why don't you come out of that stolen body and fight like a real demon?"

"Stolen? Village?" Kurama looked at him, puzzled, but didn't have time to ask as the red-clad demon ran at him, swinging his sword. Jumping into the air and somersaulted back, Kurama easily avoided the blade.

*This demon is powerful, I wont stand a chance in my human form, that leaves but one other option . * When he landed, they were looking at a different person. That person was the fox demon Youko Kurama.

"What's this guy talking about?" Kuwabara whispered to Yusuke, who shrugged.

"I don't know, but it's starting to piss me off." A small ball of energy had formed at the tip of Yusuke's finger, but he was stopped from shooting by that huge boomerang.

"Don't even think about it!" the girl yelled, racing after them, along with some monk guy.

"Well, looks like we got a fight on our hands."

"Wow," Shippo whispered, staring at the seven foot silver haired demon. "He looks like Inuyasha!"

"No, I was thinking more a Sesshomaru. Now keep quite!" Kagome said from her and Shippo's hiding place in a bush not far from the fighting grounds, "Inuyasha told us not to make much noise, this guy is dangerous."

"I should have know." Inuyasha spat while looking up at the demon that was now a foot and a half taller than he, "That place reeked of fox demon."

"Fox demon . ." Little Shippo's eyes got all big and starry as he stared at Youko.

"I am afraid you have made a mistake. I did not attack any village . ."

"Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say." Springing up into the air and swinging down, Inuyasha hit the ground where Kurama had been a moment before.

"Rose whip!" Inuyasha jumped to the side as a green whip covered in thorns tore through the ground next to him, barely grazing his arm. Damn, this guy is fast! He thought as he brought Tetsusaiga around again, but the swift fox demon easily avoided. Dammit, how am I supposed to hit him?! Inuyasha yelled in his mind as he avoided another confrontation with the huge plant.

"Ahhhh!" Kurama turned at the sound of Kuwabara's cry, and Inuyasha saw his opening. He jumped and brought the blade down, burying deep into Kurama's shoulder. Kurama let out a cry of pain, but suddenly the blade glowed and turned back into it's smaller, rustic self.

Eyes wide, Inuyasha sprung back. "Tetsusaiga has turned back . .?" He sheathed the blade as Kurama got to his feet, smirking, one hand clutching his shoulder as blood gushed from the wound.

"Before I was going to let you live, but now you've made me angry." The fox demon reached back into his silvery hair and pulled out a seed, a plant almost immediately sprouting from it and rushing towards Inuyasha.

Kagome's eyes slid away from the scene to spot a young girl with strange blue hair hiding behind a tree. I wonder . . Slipping over, she gently tapping the girl on the shoulder, apparently startling her.

Botan jumped and yelped, spinning around, surprised by the unfamiliar face. "Hello. Who might you be? I'm Botan."

"Kagome. Did you guys really attack that village?"

"Oh by no means! Kurama would never . . . "

"Good, that's what I thought."

Inuyasha smirked. "Oh well, I guess I just have to kill you the good old fashioned way." Tearing his arm, he hurled the blood at Kurama. "Blades of Blood!"

Kurama back-flipped away from the attack, holding the plant out. "Shokuyou butsu!" Large red acid spitting heads appeared, wrapping around Kurama's arm and diving for Inuyasha.

"Blades of Blood!" A few heads disappeared, but regrew, and Inuyasha dodged them, heading for Kurama.

"Kurama, stop!"

"Sit boy!" The two halted. Kurama called off his acid-spitting plant, and Inuyasha, well, had a face full of dirt. He got to his feet, clearly angry.

"Kagome, what the hell was that for?! I almost had him!" Kurama snorted, shaking his head lightly.

Kagome and Botan ran up. "Inuyasha, they didn't attack that village! They're from the future . ."

"Oh, like you?" Rolling his eyes, he pulled out Tetsusaiga and examined its rusty blade. "If you ask me, this is a load of bullsh . ."

"Inuyasha! They are telling the truth!" Kagome yelled, drowning him out. "Tell me, do you smell any blood on him?" Inuyasha stepped closer to Kurama, looking up at him, sniffing meticulously. Tension filled the air, and he turned back, sighing dejectedly as he sheathed his sword.

"None but his own."

"Oh, my." Botan said, realizing that he was still severing the blood flow with his hand. "Kurama, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"I have a first aid kit in my bag, if you need it."

"I'm fine."

"Thank you, Kagome, that would be wonderful."

"I said I'm fine!" Kurama yelled, and Botan patted his back.

"This is for your own good, Kurama."

*Damn women*

Looking around, Kagome realized how alone they were. "Hey, where did everyone go?" Kurama and Botan, remembering Kuwabara's cry, took off towards the other line of trees, the other two closely behind. They burst through the bushes to an adjacent field.

Sango was riding Kelala, throwing her boomerang at a quickly dodging Yusuke, who was trying to hit her with his spirit gun. Kuwabara, on the other hand, was clinging to a tree while Miroku tried to suck the screaming boy into his wind-tunnel.

"STOP!" Everyone turned and looked at them. "It's okay, we aren't enemies!" Miroku covered his wind tunnel after a moment of speculation and Sango landed, Kelala turning into a small kitten. Yusuke brushed himself off and Kuwabara finally let go of the tree, all of them coming closer, very confused.

"Okay, let's start over!" Botan said cheerily. "This is Kuwabara, Kurama, Yusuke, and Hiei is up ahead somewhere. Oh, and I'm Botan."

Miroku rushed forward, taking her hand and getting on one knee.

"Oh, lovely Botan. I am the monk Miroku, and so pleased to make your acquaintance. You see, my story is truly a sad one, and I am in need of an heir . . ." Inuyasha pulled out Tetsusaiga at hit him over the head with it.

"Don't start that again!"

"Um, okay, well that's Miroku and Inuyasha, and this is Sango, Kelala, and I'm Kagome." she looked around her feet, "Where's Shippo?"

Kurama felt a light tugging on his pant leg and looked down to see a pair of large brown, starry eyes gazing up at him excitedly. "Are you really a fox demon?"

Kurama spotted the tiny brown ears and single bushy tail and lowered himself on his haunches, smiling lightly and nodded. The little fox's eyes grew to twice the normal size. Kurama smiled slightly at the chiled, and the little fox grinned back.

"Am I gonna be as tall as you? Inuyasha always makes fun of because I'm short, but if I got really tall like you . ." Kurama laughed lightly, and Yusuke almost fell over. Youko Kurama, murderer and thief, just laughed at a little kids antics? And it wasn't bitter, or cynical, or mean . .Yusuke expected this maybe from Shuichi, but never from Youko. What was next, was Hiei going to jump around in a leotard and sing 'I'm so pretty'?

He imagined for about a second, but then stopped. It was just too disturbing. Kurama reached forward and ruffled the kids hair, still smiling. "I don't know about that, but you'll get up there."

"Well, looks like Shippo's got a new role model." Sango said smiling, and Kagome nodded in agreement.

"Hn. I knew Kurama was going soft."

"Hiei!" The black-clad demon strode up, eyeing the new faces suspiciously. "Who are all these humans?"

"Hey, who are you calling a human?"

"You aren't a demon."

"Shows how much you know. I'm a full fledged half-demon." Hiei smirked and started muttering something about 'half-breeds.'

"What did you say?" Hiei just strode off towards Yusuke. "What are we doing with these humans? Isn't that one annoying enough?" He said glancing at an enraged Kuwabara.

"Hey, at least I didn't run away when the fighting started!"

"I didn't run away, you probably lost your fight anyway."

"I did not! I just so happens . ."

"Knock it off you two!" Yusuke yelled, holding the two away from each other, then turned to Hiei. "We really need to work on your people skills."

"Hey." Miroku cut in, pointing his staff at Kurama, "You never explained how you got that human body yet."

"Well, it's kind of a long story . ."

"Alrighty then!" Botan said, reaching into her bag, "lets set up camp!"

***

Twenty minutes later, camp was set up, and they all where sitting around a crackling fire as the sun began to set. Kurama had explained his story, and reverted back to human form to prove it.

"Oh, he's pretty." Sango blurted, then clapped her hand over her mouth, blushing beet red.

"I think he looks like a girl."

"Does not!" *Bang* Miroku clutched his head where a huge lump appeared as manga tears streamed down his cheeks. "What was that for?"

"You're trying to keep a low profile right?" Inuyasha asked as he examined Tetsusaiga in the fire light, continuing when they nodded. "I suggest you stay in your demon form. Word about a red-haired green-eyed boy is going to spread around a lot faster than about a fox demon."

Changing back, Kurama nodded, "I figured as much." Noticing that Shippo was curled up asleep next to him. He picked up the boy, careful not to wake him, and took him to where his sleeping bag was, tucking the little fox into his tiny bed.

"You really like that kid, huh?" Yusuke said, watching the fox. Kurama looked up and smiled slightly. "Children are sacred to me."

"How come?" Kurama sighed, eyes downcast.

"I didn't have much of a childhood. My mother . ." he shook off the faraway look in his eyes, "wasn't exactly what I would call a perfect parent." Yusuke saw the expression on his face and decided not to question further.

"Well, I guess everyone's got their weaknesses." Stretching, Yusuke rested back against a tree nearby, sliding to the ground, "Kuwabara has his cats, Hiei's got his sister . . ."

"You've got Keiko." Yusuke blushed, smiling as the girls face came to mind. "I don't know, do you really think something you care about can be considered a weakness?"

"If it's a stupid as a cat." A voice from the branches of the tree echoed, and they looked up to see red eyes.

"Where is Kuwabara anyway?"

"He and that Botan girl went to sleep, 'exhausted from they day of fighting.'" Hiei snorted, muttering something about 'baka human.' Yusuke and Kurama laughed gently, looking back at the group huddled around the fire.



"Do you think we can trust then?" Miroku wondered aloud as he poked at the fire with a piece of charred wood, coaxing the dying flames back to life.

"I don't know." Inuyasha muttered, glancing back at the group around the tree. "I don't like the smell of that fox."

"Oh, Inuyasha, you worry to much." sighing, Kagome looked at the conversing group too as soft murmurs rose from them, "I mean, how can you not like someone who cares that much about a little kid like Shippo?"

"What about the other ones?"

"Yusuke is nice, I guess, kind of a tough guy thug sort of attitude, and Kuwabara's kind of an idiot." Tapping her jaw while she stroked Kelala, Sango shrugged, "That Hiei person is kind of weird, but Kurama isn't a bad guy."

"That's just because you like him."

"Do not!"

"Do too." *Pow!* Now Miroku had a twin lump on his head.

Stretching, Inuyasha got up, "I'm going to bed."

And Inuyasha is introduced! Yay! That chapter was kinda Kurama-centric, but I'm planning on doing a chapter like that for most of the characters. Plus, everyone loves Kurama! *drool* C&C please, boost my self-esteem if you want more!