Fanfic: Chichi-ue: Honoured Father - Chapter 1
Title: Chichi-ue: Honoured Father
Pairing/Character: Sesshoumaru, Kagome/OC, Kagome/Inuyasha
Word Count: 2319 words
Chapters: 1 of 5
Rating: M
Genre: Mystery, action, family bonds
Disclaimer: The characters and world of InuYasha are not mine, they are property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Warnings: Violence
Story Description: On their quest to destroy Naraku, Inuyasha's group comes across another half dog demon. Why is he so anxious to join their quest for the Shikon Jewel? What startling secrets will he reveal? Did Sesshoumaru know of this other brother?
Chapter Description: In the midst of battle, a daring inuhanyou comes to Kagome's rescue... but it is not the inuhanyou she is so familiar with...
Terms:
inu - dog
hanyou - half demon
kami - gods
youkai - demon
Chichi-ue: Honoured Father
By Sarga
Chapter 1: A New Inu
A lush green forest stood tall in the distance, yellow grass and gravel lining the distance down to a meandering river's rocky edge. The late afternoon sun blazed heavily downward, an uncaring witness to the life or death struggle in its purview.
As if in defiance of the sun's mighty influence, a tall, lanky demon woman floated in the air. Water, stolen from the river below, wrapped around her in a protective bubble. Her pale blue skin blended seamlessly with the water making her appear almost translucent from within. Her navy blue hair floated about her gently, suspended and loose in her watery cocoon. With a slight flick of her wrist several jets of water flew from the stream below, attacking the four nearby targets.
Sango, sitting atop Kilala, avoided the streaming torrent by flying higher, her loyal demon mount protecting her with confident speed and agility. Sango threw her Hiraikotsu toward the woman, only to have it deflected harmlessly back towards her.
Miroku, wary of Naraku's poison insects, was unable to pull the water into his cursed hand. Instead he dodged out of the way in an effective, albeit clumsy dive. The violent water blasted away at the loose gravel that was where Miroku had been. The power of the water would have been enough to crush his human frame to the ground.
Inuyasha, in his usual manner, dove nimbly out of the way, slicing at the stream and turning it into a harmless spray.
The blue water demon, however, was not concerned for these three misses. Her primary target was still well within her grasp.
Kagome, slower than her comrades, could not avoid the deadly blast. She squeezed her eyes shut as she attempted to dive away, knowing her movement was too sluggish for the demon speed. Before her friends could react, the water crashed into the rocky ground, brutally shattering all that was in its path.
Its path, however, did not include Kagome.
Kagome felt herself lift high in the air, warm arms pulling her tightly to a strong body. Kagome opened her eyes and was met with a shocking view of her rescuer. His golden eyes, silver hair, delicate triangular ears and surly expression were so close to Inuyasha's that were she not so close, she might have mistaken the stranger for her friend.
Placing her safely behind a tree, the new inu hanyou flew into the fray, his claws bared lethally towards the startled water demon.
Not to be outdone by the stranger, Inuyasha lunged towards the demon as well, his Tetsusaiga drawn and its power fully unleashed. Inuyasha sliced at one side of the demon while the stranger tore at the other. With no means of escape, the demon screamed her death's cry, and a tiny jewel shard was propelled from her body with the force of the double blow. Rushing from her safe haven, Kagome retrieved the tiny shard, whose glow only she could perceive.
Each inu hanyou landed safely on the ground on either side of Kagome. The pair eyed each other suspiciously, the only perceptible difference being the colour of their clothing. The stranger, clad in an earthy brown, bared a fang in a sarcastic smirk.
“I see the old man sired another mutt,” the stranger huffed, sizing up his double.
There was no denying it, the two were practically twins.
The initial shock worn off, Kagome timidly approached the stranger in a bow of greeting.
“My name's Kagome. Thank you for saving me.” Kagome stood up straight again and looked to the her rescuer.
“Who the hell are you?” demanded Inuyasha, his body bristling.
The stranger sneered. “I wouldn't be so rude to the one who just saved your woman, Mutt.” The stranger grabbed Kagome's arm and she let out a startled yelp. He pulled her flush to his body so that her back was pressed to his chest.
“You never know,” he growled then buried his nose into Kagome's hair, taking a deep breath. Lifting his head slightly his smirk revealed the baser nature of his intentions. “Maybe she'll be more inclined to stick around someone who keeps her safe.” The stranger leered down at Kagome, sending a shiver down her spine freezing her in place.
Inuyasha sputtered in anger. “Kagome's not my... just get your hands offa her!” Inuyasha lunged towards the pair only to have Kagome thrown towards him. The stranger scoffed at Inuyasha's slow reflexes as Kagome's arm was scratched by his extended claws. Before he could do any serious damage to Kagome, Inuyasha threw his arms wider and caught her roughly in a bear hug.
“The name's Adachi, brother.” Adachi stressed the last word sarcastically, his eyes rolling upwards. “I wouldn't harm your woman,” he leered at her again. “She might not fare so well with an enemy of yours though.”
Kagome wheeled around, a fire in her eyes as Inuyasha growled.
“Why you little...” Inuyasha ground out.
“Believe it or not,” Adachi interrupted, his tone suddenly weary. “I came here to offer my aid, not to fight.”
Inuyasha snorted at Adachi's claim. “Like I need the help of a lowlife like you.”
“You say that without even knowing what I'm going to say...” Adachi's tone turned sarcastic again, an air of superiority emanating from the hanyou in waves. “And after I risked my personal safety to save the beautiful 'not your woman'.” Adachi winked at Kagome.
Kagome's cheeks became tinged with pink as she gently clasped Inuyasha's arm with her hand. “Let him speak, Inuyasha,” she whispered. Inuyasha glared at her with obvious confusion.
“But he almost...”
“But he didn't,” Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha, her eyes wide and her voice low. “He has two jewel shards, Inuyasha! He saved me and he's willing to help.”
“Fine,” Inuyasha yanked his arm, from her grasp. “Speak,” he barked towards Adachi.
“I know you are seeking the shards of the Shikon No Tama.” Adachi reached inside his cloak and pulled out two sizable jewel shards. “I offer them to you in exchange for allowing me to join you in your search.”
Inuyasha's mouth stood agape for a moment before Kagome responded.
“You did save me, Adachi. You could have let me die and taken my shards for yourself.” Kagome turned her trusting gaze to Sango, Miroku and Kilala. “As long as my friends have no problem with it, I'd say you can stay.”
Sango and Miroku nodded solemnly in response.
Turning her gaze to Inuyasha, Kagome whispered softly. “Inuyasha?”
Inuyasha's jaw snapped shut quickly and he glared at Adachi. “Only if you give me your word that you will follow my lead.” Inuyasha crossed his arms, continuing his penetrating gaze towards the hanyou before him. This 'Adachi' was too proud to follow him. He would never agree.
Adachi grimaced as if swallowing an unpleasant medicine.
“Fine,” Adachi sneered as he spat in disgust.
“Fine,” Inuyasha barked back, his hasty plan backfiring on him.
“Fine,” Kagome reiterated, more calmly than the hanyou brothers. “Let's go set up camp.”
- - - - - - - - - -
Inuyasha stood proudly, his legs set rigidly on the ground in a wide stance. His arms were crossed firmly against his chest as his gloating smirk met head on with an equally arrogant glare. Adachi stood opposite to Inuyasha, his own image reflecting the same intensity and pride. Between the pair two large piles of branches and twigs lay, both equal in height and berth.
“Mine's bigger,” Inuyasha's smarmy tone caused Adachi to sneer. The pile closest to Inuyasha contained branches with leaves still attached, the foliage looking out of place in the tangled mass on the ground.
“Like hell, Mutt,” Adachi's gravelly voice retorted. “Mine has the sturdiest branches.” The pile closest to Adachi contained large chunks of wood, seemingly from the same tree but torn into pieces. A small squirrel popped its head out of one of the larger pieces of wood. Seeing that the two inu hanyou were immobile and not threating him, the creature dove from the wreckage of it's former home and fled into the forest.
“We're building a fire, idiot, not a house!” Inuyasha bellowed. “Mine'll actually burn. Yours'll take forever to catch fire!”
Adachi huffed. “Mine will burn longer, yours,” Adachi glanced condescendingly towards Inuyasha's pile. “Yours will burn out long before the coldest part of the night.”
The pair were interrupted by the resounding crack of skin meeting skin followed by a familiar yell.
“PERVERT!” Sango's nearby yell caused both hanyou to plaster their ears to their heads.
Kagome broke through the clearing chattering happily with the small fox demon child on her shoulder. A small armload of twigs were clutched carefully in her arms. Stopping as soon as she noticed the pair, Kagome let her jaw fall towards the ground in amazement at the sight.
“Perfect,” Inuyasha's face lit up as he saw Kagome. “You can judge which one is the biggest,” Inuyasha looked back to Adachi and raised his nose slightly. There was no way that Kagome would betray him, he would show Adachi a thing or two about loyalty.
“They're both the same, Inuyasha,” Kagome replied wearily as she pulled herself out of her stupor. Shippo snickered from her shoulder, his hand covering his mouth in a half-hearted attempt to silence himself.
“What?” Inuyasha lost his composure and turned towards her, his claws flexing as if to strike.
“Didn't you hear her, Mutt? Or did you lose your hearing?” Adachi laughed as Inuyasha turned on his heal to face him once more.
“Would you two stop!”Kagome let out an exasperated yell. “You two have been at it since you met! If you can't act like brothers, the least you can do is let the rest of us have some peace and quiet. Go... stand on opposite sides of the campsite or something!”
Inuyasha growled. “Not before you tell him whose pile is bigger!” Inuyasha's eyes narrowed menacingly as he challenged his brother.
Adachi raised his chin in defiance, silently meeting Inuyasha's gaze with one of his own.
Kagome, sighed audibly in obvious frustration.
“Fine! Inuyasha, you win. I'll tell you whose pile is bigger.” Stomping up to the piles of wood, Kagome swiftly dropped her armload onto Adachi's pile. Pointing a free hand behind her towards Adachi, Kagome let out an angry yell. “His is bigger!”
Pivoting on her heal, Kagome stomped back to the center of the site to set up the fire pit. Shippo jumped from her shoulder and watched Kagome arrange the stones in a border about the fire pit. Adachi flashed a fang in victory as the air was punctuated with the words “stupid”, “arrogant” and “measuring stick”.
In a hushed voice that barely carried to Inuyasha's ears, Adachi murmured, “Looks like she's got you there, Mutt.”
With a mighty growl, Inuyasha lunged at Adachi, knocking sticks across the otherwise clear ground.
“SIT!” Inuyasha crashed face first into the ground. “Would you stop attacking him, Inuyasha?” Kagome grumbled as she marched back to Inuyasha's prone form and dragged him across the camp site. “Now stay put or, by Kami, I'll say the 's' word until you can't even think of moving.”
Adachi stared at the pair in amazement. He had never seen “the 's' word” before, and it was an amazing thing to see when one was not expecting it.
“Kagome!” Adachi called, her anger forgotten in his curiosity. As she turned her back on Inuyasha to face him, Adachi cringed. Seeing that Kagome was still very annoyed, he changed the direction of his question. “Do you need help with the fire?” He waved a hand towards the abandoned pile of stones. Questions about the 's' word could wait.
Adachi watched as Kagome's anger melted at his offer. Her frown turned slightly upward as she replied. “Sure! Go get some of the smaller twigs to start with then we'll add the bigger ones.”
Kagome knelt to the ground and continued arranging the stones in a circle. She stiffened as a sea of red joined her side.
“I said to stay back, Inuyasha, and I meant it!” Kagome's smile disintegrated as she scowled towards Inuyasha.
“Oi, wench! What if he tries something again, huh?” Inuyasha's voice became hushed as his own angry eyes stared into hers. “Or did you forget about that?”
Kagome looked away, her frown becoming deeper. Adachi dropped the small pile of wood next to the fire pit, causing both pairs of eyes to turn towards him.
“Wood's here, Kagome. Now where's your flint?” Adachi, oblivious to their suspicion, dropped the wood next to the fire pit.
“We don't need one,” Shippo's voice piped up. “I've got my foxfire. Just set it up and leave the rest to me!” Adachi raised an eyebrow and smiled warmly as he arranged the wood in the fire pit.
“It's all your's kiddo,” Adachi, still smiling, leaned back as the demon child called forth a stream of blue flame. Adachi narrowed his eyes as he noticed Kagome's discomfort and the glaring hanyou at her side.
Dropping into a seated position next to Kagome, Adachi gazed towards her with a furrowed brow.
“I'm sorry about earlier, Kagome.”
Kagome blinked towards him, startled by the sincerity of his words.
“I only meant to let the mutt know the dangers of leaving a beautiful woman unprotected in the wild.” Adachi gazed unseeing into the fire. “Males do not normally restrain themselves when it comes to an unprotected female. You would both do best to remember that when you are weakened by battle.” Adachi shook his head and gazed back towards Kagome with a small smile. “If I had been any other demon, you would be dead by now...or worse.” Before Kagome could respond, Adachi arose.
“I'll keep an eye out on the perimeter. I'll wake the mutt up when it's his turn to guard.”
With a quick jump into the forest, Adachi was out of sight.
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Pairing/Character: Sesshoumaru, Kagome/OC, Kagome/Inuyasha
Word Count: 2319 words
Chapters: 1 of 5
Rating: M
Genre: Mystery, action, family bonds
Disclaimer: The characters and world of InuYasha are not mine, they are property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Warnings: Violence
Story Description: On their quest to destroy Naraku, Inuyasha's group comes across another half dog demon. Why is he so anxious to join their quest for the Shikon Jewel? What startling secrets will he reveal? Did Sesshoumaru know of this other brother?
Chapter Description: In the midst of battle, a daring inuhanyou comes to Kagome's rescue... but it is not the inuhanyou she is so familiar with...
Terms:
inu - dog
hanyou - half demon
kami - gods
youkai - demon
Chichi-ue: Honoured Father
By Sarga
Chapter 1: A New Inu
A lush green forest stood tall in the distance, yellow grass and gravel lining the distance down to a meandering river's rocky edge. The late afternoon sun blazed heavily downward, an uncaring witness to the life or death struggle in its purview.
As if in defiance of the sun's mighty influence, a tall, lanky demon woman floated in the air. Water, stolen from the river below, wrapped around her in a protective bubble. Her pale blue skin blended seamlessly with the water making her appear almost translucent from within. Her navy blue hair floated about her gently, suspended and loose in her watery cocoon. With a slight flick of her wrist several jets of water flew from the stream below, attacking the four nearby targets.
Sango, sitting atop Kilala, avoided the streaming torrent by flying higher, her loyal demon mount protecting her with confident speed and agility. Sango threw her Hiraikotsu toward the woman, only to have it deflected harmlessly back towards her.
Miroku, wary of Naraku's poison insects, was unable to pull the water into his cursed hand. Instead he dodged out of the way in an effective, albeit clumsy dive. The violent water blasted away at the loose gravel that was where Miroku had been. The power of the water would have been enough to crush his human frame to the ground.
Inuyasha, in his usual manner, dove nimbly out of the way, slicing at the stream and turning it into a harmless spray.
The blue water demon, however, was not concerned for these three misses. Her primary target was still well within her grasp.
Kagome, slower than her comrades, could not avoid the deadly blast. She squeezed her eyes shut as she attempted to dive away, knowing her movement was too sluggish for the demon speed. Before her friends could react, the water crashed into the rocky ground, brutally shattering all that was in its path.
Its path, however, did not include Kagome.
Kagome felt herself lift high in the air, warm arms pulling her tightly to a strong body. Kagome opened her eyes and was met with a shocking view of her rescuer. His golden eyes, silver hair, delicate triangular ears and surly expression were so close to Inuyasha's that were she not so close, she might have mistaken the stranger for her friend.
Placing her safely behind a tree, the new inu hanyou flew into the fray, his claws bared lethally towards the startled water demon.
Not to be outdone by the stranger, Inuyasha lunged towards the demon as well, his Tetsusaiga drawn and its power fully unleashed. Inuyasha sliced at one side of the demon while the stranger tore at the other. With no means of escape, the demon screamed her death's cry, and a tiny jewel shard was propelled from her body with the force of the double blow. Rushing from her safe haven, Kagome retrieved the tiny shard, whose glow only she could perceive.
Each inu hanyou landed safely on the ground on either side of Kagome. The pair eyed each other suspiciously, the only perceptible difference being the colour of their clothing. The stranger, clad in an earthy brown, bared a fang in a sarcastic smirk.
“I see the old man sired another mutt,” the stranger huffed, sizing up his double.
There was no denying it, the two were practically twins.
The initial shock worn off, Kagome timidly approached the stranger in a bow of greeting.
“My name's Kagome. Thank you for saving me.” Kagome stood up straight again and looked to the her rescuer.
“Who the hell are you?” demanded Inuyasha, his body bristling.
The stranger sneered. “I wouldn't be so rude to the one who just saved your woman, Mutt.” The stranger grabbed Kagome's arm and she let out a startled yelp. He pulled her flush to his body so that her back was pressed to his chest.
“You never know,” he growled then buried his nose into Kagome's hair, taking a deep breath. Lifting his head slightly his smirk revealed the baser nature of his intentions. “Maybe she'll be more inclined to stick around someone who keeps her safe.” The stranger leered down at Kagome, sending a shiver down her spine freezing her in place.
Inuyasha sputtered in anger. “Kagome's not my... just get your hands offa her!” Inuyasha lunged towards the pair only to have Kagome thrown towards him. The stranger scoffed at Inuyasha's slow reflexes as Kagome's arm was scratched by his extended claws. Before he could do any serious damage to Kagome, Inuyasha threw his arms wider and caught her roughly in a bear hug.
“The name's Adachi, brother.” Adachi stressed the last word sarcastically, his eyes rolling upwards. “I wouldn't harm your woman,” he leered at her again. “She might not fare so well with an enemy of yours though.”
Kagome wheeled around, a fire in her eyes as Inuyasha growled.
“Why you little...” Inuyasha ground out.
“Believe it or not,” Adachi interrupted, his tone suddenly weary. “I came here to offer my aid, not to fight.”
Inuyasha snorted at Adachi's claim. “Like I need the help of a lowlife like you.”
“You say that without even knowing what I'm going to say...” Adachi's tone turned sarcastic again, an air of superiority emanating from the hanyou in waves. “And after I risked my personal safety to save the beautiful 'not your woman'.” Adachi winked at Kagome.
Kagome's cheeks became tinged with pink as she gently clasped Inuyasha's arm with her hand. “Let him speak, Inuyasha,” she whispered. Inuyasha glared at her with obvious confusion.
“But he almost...”
“But he didn't,” Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha, her eyes wide and her voice low. “He has two jewel shards, Inuyasha! He saved me and he's willing to help.”
“Fine,” Inuyasha yanked his arm, from her grasp. “Speak,” he barked towards Adachi.
“I know you are seeking the shards of the Shikon No Tama.” Adachi reached inside his cloak and pulled out two sizable jewel shards. “I offer them to you in exchange for allowing me to join you in your search.”
Inuyasha's mouth stood agape for a moment before Kagome responded.
“You did save me, Adachi. You could have let me die and taken my shards for yourself.” Kagome turned her trusting gaze to Sango, Miroku and Kilala. “As long as my friends have no problem with it, I'd say you can stay.”
Sango and Miroku nodded solemnly in response.
Turning her gaze to Inuyasha, Kagome whispered softly. “Inuyasha?”
Inuyasha's jaw snapped shut quickly and he glared at Adachi. “Only if you give me your word that you will follow my lead.” Inuyasha crossed his arms, continuing his penetrating gaze towards the hanyou before him. This 'Adachi' was too proud to follow him. He would never agree.
Adachi grimaced as if swallowing an unpleasant medicine.
“Fine,” Adachi sneered as he spat in disgust.
“Fine,” Inuyasha barked back, his hasty plan backfiring on him.
“Fine,” Kagome reiterated, more calmly than the hanyou brothers. “Let's go set up camp.”
- - - - - - - - - -
Inuyasha stood proudly, his legs set rigidly on the ground in a wide stance. His arms were crossed firmly against his chest as his gloating smirk met head on with an equally arrogant glare. Adachi stood opposite to Inuyasha, his own image reflecting the same intensity and pride. Between the pair two large piles of branches and twigs lay, both equal in height and berth.
“Mine's bigger,” Inuyasha's smarmy tone caused Adachi to sneer. The pile closest to Inuyasha contained branches with leaves still attached, the foliage looking out of place in the tangled mass on the ground.
“Like hell, Mutt,” Adachi's gravelly voice retorted. “Mine has the sturdiest branches.” The pile closest to Adachi contained large chunks of wood, seemingly from the same tree but torn into pieces. A small squirrel popped its head out of one of the larger pieces of wood. Seeing that the two inu hanyou were immobile and not threating him, the creature dove from the wreckage of it's former home and fled into the forest.
“We're building a fire, idiot, not a house!” Inuyasha bellowed. “Mine'll actually burn. Yours'll take forever to catch fire!”
Adachi huffed. “Mine will burn longer, yours,” Adachi glanced condescendingly towards Inuyasha's pile. “Yours will burn out long before the coldest part of the night.”
The pair were interrupted by the resounding crack of skin meeting skin followed by a familiar yell.
“PERVERT!” Sango's nearby yell caused both hanyou to plaster their ears to their heads.
Kagome broke through the clearing chattering happily with the small fox demon child on her shoulder. A small armload of twigs were clutched carefully in her arms. Stopping as soon as she noticed the pair, Kagome let her jaw fall towards the ground in amazement at the sight.
“Perfect,” Inuyasha's face lit up as he saw Kagome. “You can judge which one is the biggest,” Inuyasha looked back to Adachi and raised his nose slightly. There was no way that Kagome would betray him, he would show Adachi a thing or two about loyalty.
“They're both the same, Inuyasha,” Kagome replied wearily as she pulled herself out of her stupor. Shippo snickered from her shoulder, his hand covering his mouth in a half-hearted attempt to silence himself.
“What?” Inuyasha lost his composure and turned towards her, his claws flexing as if to strike.
“Didn't you hear her, Mutt? Or did you lose your hearing?” Adachi laughed as Inuyasha turned on his heal to face him once more.
“Would you two stop!”Kagome let out an exasperated yell. “You two have been at it since you met! If you can't act like brothers, the least you can do is let the rest of us have some peace and quiet. Go... stand on opposite sides of the campsite or something!”
Inuyasha growled. “Not before you tell him whose pile is bigger!” Inuyasha's eyes narrowed menacingly as he challenged his brother.
Adachi raised his chin in defiance, silently meeting Inuyasha's gaze with one of his own.
Kagome, sighed audibly in obvious frustration.
“Fine! Inuyasha, you win. I'll tell you whose pile is bigger.” Stomping up to the piles of wood, Kagome swiftly dropped her armload onto Adachi's pile. Pointing a free hand behind her towards Adachi, Kagome let out an angry yell. “His is bigger!”
Pivoting on her heal, Kagome stomped back to the center of the site to set up the fire pit. Shippo jumped from her shoulder and watched Kagome arrange the stones in a border about the fire pit. Adachi flashed a fang in victory as the air was punctuated with the words “stupid”, “arrogant” and “measuring stick”.
In a hushed voice that barely carried to Inuyasha's ears, Adachi murmured, “Looks like she's got you there, Mutt.”
With a mighty growl, Inuyasha lunged at Adachi, knocking sticks across the otherwise clear ground.
“SIT!” Inuyasha crashed face first into the ground. “Would you stop attacking him, Inuyasha?” Kagome grumbled as she marched back to Inuyasha's prone form and dragged him across the camp site. “Now stay put or, by Kami, I'll say the 's' word until you can't even think of moving.”
Adachi stared at the pair in amazement. He had never seen “the 's' word” before, and it was an amazing thing to see when one was not expecting it.
“Kagome!” Adachi called, her anger forgotten in his curiosity. As she turned her back on Inuyasha to face him, Adachi cringed. Seeing that Kagome was still very annoyed, he changed the direction of his question. “Do you need help with the fire?” He waved a hand towards the abandoned pile of stones. Questions about the 's' word could wait.
Adachi watched as Kagome's anger melted at his offer. Her frown turned slightly upward as she replied. “Sure! Go get some of the smaller twigs to start with then we'll add the bigger ones.”
Kagome knelt to the ground and continued arranging the stones in a circle. She stiffened as a sea of red joined her side.
“I said to stay back, Inuyasha, and I meant it!” Kagome's smile disintegrated as she scowled towards Inuyasha.
“Oi, wench! What if he tries something again, huh?” Inuyasha's voice became hushed as his own angry eyes stared into hers. “Or did you forget about that?”
Kagome looked away, her frown becoming deeper. Adachi dropped the small pile of wood next to the fire pit, causing both pairs of eyes to turn towards him.
“Wood's here, Kagome. Now where's your flint?” Adachi, oblivious to their suspicion, dropped the wood next to the fire pit.
“We don't need one,” Shippo's voice piped up. “I've got my foxfire. Just set it up and leave the rest to me!” Adachi raised an eyebrow and smiled warmly as he arranged the wood in the fire pit.
“It's all your's kiddo,” Adachi, still smiling, leaned back as the demon child called forth a stream of blue flame. Adachi narrowed his eyes as he noticed Kagome's discomfort and the glaring hanyou at her side.
Dropping into a seated position next to Kagome, Adachi gazed towards her with a furrowed brow.
“I'm sorry about earlier, Kagome.”
Kagome blinked towards him, startled by the sincerity of his words.
“I only meant to let the mutt know the dangers of leaving a beautiful woman unprotected in the wild.” Adachi gazed unseeing into the fire. “Males do not normally restrain themselves when it comes to an unprotected female. You would both do best to remember that when you are weakened by battle.” Adachi shook his head and gazed back towards Kagome with a small smile. “If I had been any other demon, you would be dead by now...or worse.” Before Kagome could respond, Adachi arose.
“I'll keep an eye out on the perimeter. I'll wake the mutt up when it's his turn to guard.”
With a quick jump into the forest, Adachi was out of sight.
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