Almost Human
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Inuyasha, nor do I wish to. The current owner is doing an excellent job with them.
Authors Note: Warning for slight OOC-ness. This is my first Inuyasha fic. I've only read a few of the books, and seen a few episodes and the movies, so..work with me onthis. Heh.Reviews/Flames appreciated.
Summary: Inuyasha travels to modern Japan in order to bring Kagome back to his time. In an odd turn of events, the temple is ravaged by a fire. Everything from the main house to the Well was destroyed. Now, Inuyasha is forced to remain in modern Japan, until Kagome can find a way to get him back. How will the half-demon fare in this new lifestyle?
Dedicated to: One of my best friends. Juju-chan, this story is for you...Yes, you are the Inu-master!
"That idiot! She said she would only be getting a few things. What's taking her so long?" Inuyasha grumbled as he sat in a tree close to the well that Kagome would soon be coming out of-if she ever climbed back out at all. He had been waiting for nearly an hour for the raven haired girl, and he was beginning to grow impatient. Beginning to? No, he had passed that point long ago. Now, he was annoyed.
Dropping from the tree, he landed on the ground in a crouching position, but quickly rose to his feet. Exhaling sharply, he began to walk towards the well. It was then that Shippo hopped from his resting spot at the base of the tree, and hurried after Inuyasha. "Are you going to get Kagome?" he questioned, looking up at the dog-demon.
"Go wait for Sango and Miroku" Inuyasha ordered as he reached the well and climbed onto the wooden ledge that bordered the opening.It was funny how a simple looking well connected two different eras, but he no longer wasted time questioning how it was possible. It didn't really matter to him. Not bothering to wait for a reply from the fox-demon, Inuyasha dropped into the opening.
And in only a matter of minutes, Inuyasha was able to travel through years of time, until he climbed out of the well. He muttered to himself. He hated the smells of this era. There were too many things blended together. He was glad he didn't have to deal with it for much longer.
"Kagome!" He yelled as set foot out of the well and onto the hard-wood floor. Sliding out the door, he first glanced at the large cherry blossom tree, then over towards the house on the side. After all the time he had spent with her, Inuyasha knew Kagome's scent well. And her scent was not present on those grounds. He sniffed once more as he headed towards the house.
He entered the house and found himself being stared at by Kagome's younger brother Souta. He stared up at Inu with a slightly suprised look. It wasn't that he was seeing Inuyasha for the first time, he was just suprised to see him show up out of the blue like that.
"Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha blurted out in an annoyed tone as he glanced through an opened door. Still, he couldn't smell Kagome. He didn't like this one bit. If she wasn't at the house, where else would she be?
"Some of her friends came by to get her." The boy answered after a few minutes as he emptied his plate into the trash then set it down in the sink. He glanced over to Inuyasha for a moment then said, "Why don't you go find her". It never occured to him that Inuyasha would probably cause alot of trouble out there on his own.
Well...it kind of did occur to him, but he thought it would be funny to see how Kagome reacted to Inuyasha running around the city. "I heard one of her friends say something about going to the school"
Kagome would kill him, he knew it.
Inuyasha turned on his heels. "The school? That little--she makes me wait for her and she's out with..." Inyasha's voice faded as he walked out the door and walked farther and farther away from the house. Souta blinked then laughed a bit. Souta set the rice paper down on the table and set his pencil ontop of it. He grabbed some matches and sat down at the table, lighting one.
"Guys, I really need to get going. I promised Grandpa I'd help him clean out the temple" Kagome lied slightly. She needed to get home and back down that well to Inuyasha. Even though she had only been gone an hour or so, she was already beginning to miss the mannerless dog-demon. She wondered if maybe, he was missing her too.
Who are you kidding Kagome? You know the only person in his heart is Kikyou, she told herself. Her expression softened as she closed her eyes slightly at the thought of Inuyasha with Kikyou.
"Kagome are you okay?" she felt her friend's hand grab onto her shoulder. Kagome snapped out of her daze and smiled back at her friend. "Sorry! I'm just kind of tired" Kagome lied again with a small smile. All this lying wasn't good, and she knew it would only be a matter of time before it caught up to her. "I'm gonna go home now. I'll see you all tomorrow" Kagome began to wave, when Inuyasha dropped down from the sky, landing in a crouching position in the center of the circle of friends.
"Darn right your going home!" He snapped, standing up.
Kagome turned a deep shade of red as her eyes grew wide and moved around the circle, looking at the confused expressions on the faces of her friends. She knew this would be hard to explain to them later.What ways were there to explain to a person why a persondressed in odd old fashionedclothing, with a sword and dog ears was looking for you?
"What are you doing here?" She asked, slightly suprised herself.
"I came to get you. We're leaving now" Inuyasha snapped, grabbing her wrist. He hadn't even bothered paying any attention to her friends. He was too concerned with being angry at Kagome for lying to him. He shoved out of the circle, pulling Kagome with him, and not even bothering to hide his skills, he jumped from the ground to the roof top, taking Kagome with him.
Kagome's friends watched from the ground as the oddly dressed boy with dog ears jumped from building to building, kidnapping their friend.
"Who was that?" Rika, one of Kagome's friends questioned, looking around at the remaining people.
"I don't know. Must be her boyfriend" Another replied, glancing at Rika.
Rika nodded slowly, "He's cute"
"Sit boy!" Kagome commanded as soon as they landed on the next roof top. Inuyasha let out a small yell as his body was pulled towards the concrete and his face smashed against it. Kagome stood over him, her hands resting on her hips as she gave him an angry look. "Inuyasha! Why did you do that?" she asked. "You embarrassed me infront of my friends!"
"Well if you would have come back when you were supposed to, I wouldn't of had to!" Inuyasha replied. Kagome tilted her head to the side and looked at him as he glared at her. He had a point. She had promised to be back at a certain time, and she hadn't. She must have made him worry, and the others too. "I'm sorry" she finally said, looking out over the edge of the roof top and around the city. Sighing gently she added, "I'm sorry I made you worry"
"Hmph. Don't do it again" Inuyasha replied in a brusque manner, crossing his arms over his chest as he stood. Blinking slightly, he looked at Kagome, noticing his mistake. The raven haired beauty stared at him with a small smile, "I did make you worry then"
Inuyasha turned away and quickly replied, "No you didn't". His nose twitched slightly, and he turned back around. He was smelling smoke, and lot's of it. "Kagome.." He began speaking, wondering if she smelled it too. She didn't have his keen senses, but the smell was strong.
Kagome'sfinger shot out, pointing over the roof top."Inuyasha!" she exclaimed. The dog-demon was already on his feet, looking in that direction.
As the two looked at each other, it was obvious that both knew where the smoke was coming from. Not wanting to waste any more time, Kagome hopped onto Inuyasha's back and once she was secure, the red-clad demon began to jump.
The two landed near some bushes close to the temple. Worry consumed Kagome, and it was evident in her eyes. She grabbed onto Inuyasha's sleeves as she watched the flames rise from the temple ground. Her eyes scanned through the fire-fighters and police officers, as well as through the crowd of people watching the blaze. Where was her family, why couldn't she see her mother, or brother or grandfather? "Inuyasha" she said gently, squeezing his arm. She felt her eyes water. Her home...
She watched as the firefighters fought to put the blaze out. Kagome knew that by the time they finished, everything would already be destroyed. Everything... "Inuyasha! The well!" Kagome exclaimed, "And my piece of the jewel!". Inuyasha growled lightly then turned to her. He grabbed her wrist, forcing her to let go of his arm, and once he did, he ran out, avoiding the police officers and fire fighters, and heading straight into the fire.
Kagome ran out after him, but wasn't able to bypass the police. "INUYASHA!"
A/N: Well what do you all think? Is it worth continuing? I've been looking at sites, and borrowing books and dvd's, so hopefully the next chapter will be a bit better.