Inuyasha's Other Half

Chapter 1

As the suns rays peeped over the mountains and shone down onto the face of Inuyasha he arose quielty he rubbed his deep yellow coloured eyes. "Miroku, Sango, Kagome wake up, time to get going." Inuyasha called for them.

Kagome sat up drowsily and arched her back, stretching, awaking Shippo who had been up half the night. Shippo yawned, "I'm so tired Kagome.." "I know Shippo, but it only because Inuyasha didn't want to stay in a village." Kagome shot a glare at Inuyasha. Inuyasha huffed and walked over to the little demon and picked him up by the back of his shirt and shook him quickly, "Wake up you little rat." "Inuyasha! Im a fox!" Shippo squealed, wriggling. Kagome quickly took Shippo from Inuyasha's grasp. "Inuyasha, cant you just give him a break?" Kagome muttered while comforting the little fire-headed fox. "The kid needs to learn to sleep out in the wild, he's a demon, humans dont like us they aren't going to let you stay in their village" Inuyasha retorted. Kagome rolled her eyes.

Sango sighed lightly and looked up at Kagome with her brown eyes. "Lets just pack up and get moving, alright?" She said while starting to stand and pack up. Miroku started to help her without a word.

As soon as they were finished packing up Inuyasha quickly got them walking and on their adventure again. Inuyasha walked with his long silver hair swaying against his cherry red fire rat kimono. Kagome walked with her cute smile on her face with her bow and arrows attached to a brown leather sling on her back. Sango and Miroku walked behind the others talking to each other quietly. The two of them have been doing that since Miroku confessed his feelings to Sango. Shippo and Kilala were wrestling and giggling as they walked. "Kilala no!" Shippo squealed, laughing.

Kagome stopped, "Hey! Theres a village! We could stay there for tonight!" The others stopped behind her."Kagome, why do we always have to stop in a village, we just started to walk again" Inuyasha retorted, he hated going to villages, they never liked him, he never like them. "Stop being so anti-social Inuyasha, maybe they have a demon you can kill" Kagome shrugged

"What am I a fricken demon killing thing?!" He yelled, getting fired up and defensive once again. "Well you like to kill them dont you?! Getting stronger with tetsusaiga?" Kagome pointed out smugly

Sango sighed, "Why are those two always fighting.." "Just two totally different people" Miroku shrugged with a sigh.

"I dont wanna waste my time on little demons Kagome! I need strong ones to get stronger!" Inuyasha raised his voice "Its just nice to help others sometimes okay Inuyasha?" Kagome muttered. "Sometimes?! Every village we stop at its, Inuyasha kill this demon, oh and kill this one too, only for us to get a free place to stay! its nice to just sleep in the forest y'know." Inuyasha crossed his arms and kept walking.

Kagome got mad, "Inuyasha! SIT BOY!" she yelled. Inyasha stopped mid-step got thrown to the ground, face first. "Kagome..why do you always have to do that.." He stood rubbing his head a red welt formed on his forhead. "Because you need to learn some manners" She said quietly as they entered the village. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and crossed his arms and he felt the stared of the villagers burn through his kimono and burn at his fair skin. His silver coloured dog ears twitched as he heard the many whispers and conversations of the villagers.

"Thats a demon.."

"What should we do?

"Are we going to die?"

Kagome got Inuyashas attention, "Inuyasha ignore them.." She whispered. Inuyasha crossed his arms. The 6 friends stopped at the gates to the Royal Temple. Kagome walked up to the guard confidently. "We are here to rid your village of any demons." "Why is there a demon travelling with you" The guard asked sternly, motioning to Inuyasha. "Actually he is the one who rids you of the demon, all we ask for is a free stay in one of your temples" She said polietly. The one guard looked at the other and had a small side coversation and finally nodded. They opened the gates and escorted the 6 into the temple. They walked into their Leaders temple quietly, leaving the friends outside for awhile while the guards explained the whole thing to their Leader. The guards came out after a bit and allowed the 6 to walk in.

As the Leader looked up and laid his elderly brown eyes on Inuyasha he spoke up "Ah, so the demon my guards warned me about is true.." He examined Inuyasha. "Ya so whats it to ya.." Inuyasha retorted. "Inuyasha stop it" Kagome said angrily but quietly. "No, I completely understand. You are being treated with hostility by my villagers"

The Leaders stood, "So you can rid my village of demons, you say?" "Yes, we can handle anything!" Kagome said proudly. The Leader nodded, "We have a snake demon terrorizing the villagers, it takes young children and feeds off of them, basically just their soul, he leaves their bodies just lying around.."

Sango shuddered. "Thats just disgusting"

"A demon slayer I see?" The Leader laid his eyes on Sango. Sango slowly grabbed onto the handle of her Hiraikotsu, the only thing that couldve told him that she was a demon slayer "I heard your village was destroyed and your people along with it" He stated.

"Me and my younger brother, Kohaku were the only survivors" Sango said quietly. Miroku laid one of his arms across her shoulders, comforting comforts Sango because he knows she has gone through so much, loosing her younger brother but then having Naraku use him by putting a piece of the sacred jewel in the back of his neck. Kohaku broke free from Narakus grasp but as Naraku searches for him for the sacred jewel shard he says he cannot stay with his sister, he feels it would cause her danger. Sango hurts because she cannot protect Kohaku and she wasnt to be there for Kohaku's final breath, she's afraid she wont get to say goodbye.

"And are you the Monk Miroku with the black hole in your hand?" The Leader questioned. "Well yes I am" Miroku flashed his charming smile. "I have heard many things about you, some good.." He trailed off. Miroku smiled. "And some bad.." The Leader finished with a glare. Miroku's smiled diminished.

Kagome interrupted to get the bad attention off of Miroku, "Well! We can take care of that demon for you! Do you have any idea where it lives?"

"It lives in the nearby forest, you can tell where its been because it smells of rotting human flesh, follow that smell and youll find its nest. I will leave you to it and allow my servants to take you to your rooms." He motioned for his servants to come in and take the friends to their rooms. Kagome smiled "Thank you and once we get settled in we will go out and take care of the demon" "Thank you" The Leader smiled as they walked out.

"Now we have to leave soon get this demon done with if we want to be finished by tonight, its the night of the new moon, your going to turn human" Kagome told him. "I know Kagome, im not stupid" Inuyasha huffed.

As the girls got the their room the boys got to theirs and after awhile they all met up outside in the temples beautiful garden. Miroku and Sango were there first with Kilala at Sango's feet. Kagome ran to meet them with Shippo not far behind her. The last to come was Inuyasha, as he walked up to the others they could tell he was not himself, the strong yet beautiful smell of the flowers was getting to him. Kagome laughed as she saw Shippo was getting loopy as well. Kilala sneezed. Sango giggled. "Maybe we should get going."

Kagome nodded "Alright! Lets go guys!" Kagome said happily. "How can you be so preppy.." Inuyasha mumbled as he walked out of the garden, becoming himself and walked behind Kagome and the others. "I just liked to be happy alright? Is that so bad?" Kagome shrugged. Sango shook her head "No Kagome its good to be happy at times like this.."

The 6 of them walked out into the nearby forest. They were walking in the forest for hours before Inuyasha stopped. "Have you found something yet Inuyasha? Weve been walking around forever" Kagome moaned. "Quiet Kagome, the smell of rotting flesh is everywhere in every direction. I cant tell which way to go.." He stopped abruptly and smelled the air, his nose wrinkled with disgust. "Damn that stinks!" He rubbed his nose "Good news, found him." He smirked, he got to fight before the new moon. "Its close." "How cl-" Kagome was cut off by a giant 3-headed scaley, slimy, snake demon shot out of the ground and threw the 6 friends back into the trees.

Miroku grunted sitting up. "He never mentioned it had 3 heads.." He rubbed the back of his head. Inuyasha stood up. "Seems rough.. Miroku, all you guys alright?" Miroku looked over at Inuyasha "were fine Inuyasha but I think you have something youve been wanting to do." He motioned to the angry demon charging at them. "Youve disssssrupted my dinner!" The demon growled. Inuyasha smirked "Oh, right" he drew tetsusaiga and charged directly at the demon. The Demon went to sink its fangs into Inuyasha, he quickly tried to dodge it but one of the snakes fanged grazed him and cut his arm. With one quick swing of his majestic tetsusaiga he put a deep gash into the demon, tearing through the tough scales and the flesh of it. The demon flailed in pain and hit Inuyasha, taking him off guard, with its tail sending Inuyasha into a trunk of a tree. "Agh!" He rubbed his head and slowly stood. "Damn thing.."

"Petty half-demon! You think you can defeat us?!" All of the three heads spoke at once. Miroku shuddered

"Inuyasha hurry! The new moon!" Kagome yelled.

Inuyasha looked up at the sky, "Dammit!" He quickly raised his fathers fang and he trust it to the ground he yelled, "WIND SCAR!" as soon as tetsusaiga hit the ground the four sunlight coloured rays exploded out of his sword tearing through the ground and the snake demon. The demon was sliced completly in half. As 'wind scar' dissappeared, thw two halves fell opposite of eachother and Inuyasha turned human. "Just in time, never had it that close.." he muttered putting tetsusaiga into its sheath. Kagome ran up to him, "That was say to close Inuyasha." "Whatever, lets just get back to the temple.. " he muttered.

"Wait!" Sango yelled, "Someone was hit with wind scar!" Off in the distance you could see a body laying in the path that windscar had taken. Kagome looked out there, squinting her big brown eyes to see, "Oh no!" She started to run out there with Shippo, Kilala, Miroku, and Sango not far behind. "Really?" Inuyasha sighed, "Theyre probably dead if they were human.." He started to go after his friends.

Kagome was knelt down beside a young girl, wind scar had hit her shins. "Shes so pretty.. and shes still breathing, I think she's going to be okay, its just her legs" She said happily "She looks about 17, like us.. She looks much different then the other girls I've seen in this era.."

Sango sighed a bit of relief and nodded, "She does.." Miroku nodded along with her.

Inuyasha slowed to a stop as he caught up with them. He laid his eyes on this young girl laid there with her light green kimono on and her light brown hair scattered all around her head on the ground and light freckles all over the ridge of her nose. He felt something weird deep inside him. It confused him a lot, he really wanted to figure out what it was.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha, "Well?" "Well what?" Inuyasha retorted. "Pick her up! Were taking her back to the temple! Its your fault shes hurt." Kagome lectured Inuyasha.

Inuyasha sighed picking her up cradle style, but gently if he hurt her again he would get an even bigger lecture from Kagome about how he already hurt her, "Why do I get caught in these things.." He started to walk with his friends. He recognized her scent, but he couldnt just pin point it. He knew the smell was from a long time ago he just couldnt figure it out.

Kagome and the others followed behind Inuyasha. They all stared at his black hair, even after being with him for thing long it was still weird for thm to see Inuyasha as a human. After a bit of walking Inuyasha spoke up. "How far did we go?" "I guess pretty far, but I think were coming close." Sango said quietly. "Yep there it is!" Kagome shouted as the temple came into sight. Inuyasha sighed, "Finally.."

As they entered the village Inuyasha didnt get the stares he got when they first came in and he realized it was because he was human for now. When the trek back to the temple finally ended the servants there took the beautiful girl to care for her. Kagome, Sango and Kilala went to their room while Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo went to theirs.

"I dont understand why we cant share a room with the women.." He huffed, crossing his arms. Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Suck it up Miroku, its not going to ruin you." Shippo got tucked underneath the covers. "They have real comfy beds here guys! I just wish I had Kagome to sleep with.." "You'll be fine Shippo, one night without her wont kill you, your a demon, deal with it, your not going to always have Kagome there to snuggled you." Inuyasha said sternly. Shippo huffed.

There was a knock at the door. "Come in" Miroku allowed them to enter. One of the servants walked in. "Hello, I have come here to tell you your friend is alright and her legs with be perfectly fine although she hasn't woke up and so may see her in the morning." "Thank you" Miroku nodded and the servant left.

"Lets get some sleep and see her in the morning." Miroku told them as he crawled into his bed. Inuyasha huffed and crossed his legs. "I dont understand why we have to go see her, why dont we just leave her, she probably lives in the village anyway." "Because you hit her Inuyasha, at least say your sorry and then we will get going." Miroku told him and laid his head down to sleep.

Inuyasha closed his eyes but not falling asleep, whenever he turned human he never slept, he couldn't leave his guard down. He just wandered off, deep into thought...