Some Things Are Just Meant To Be by Rocks

Pup?

*I don't own anything about Inu Yasha*

So this is my first attempt to write a story. Heh so I might have a lot of spelling errors. Just let me know what ya think. K, Thanks.

Chapter 1

Pup?

She phased through to the bottom of the well, letting go of her pup she griped her stomach and moved on to her right side, her left side was covered in blood she inspected the wound. Damn! There’s no way she’d be able to climb that wall like this. Being pregnant was hard enough, but she was bleeding badly. She was scared needed help and no one new she was there. She looked up at her little daughter who had phased through with her. “Aiko go get your father.”

The quiet child looked at her with sad eyes that wanted to cry. She was only two years old, a very quiet and reserved for child her age. She was the exact copy of her father except for the long white curly hair that hung from that little head of hers.  She clasp at her blanket she was holding and whimpered softly.

“I know you’re scared, but mommy needs your help. You can do this, you’ve down it many times playing hide and seek. Go find your father, he can help mommy get better.”

The little girl looked at her again and nodded. She jumped up into and orb and flew out of the well. When she reached the top she almost jumped back in. The world wasn’t how she left it. She sniffed the air. It was so clean; she could smell things for miles further without all the population that would clog up her sinuses. She took another sniff, but she still couldn’t find him. She’d have to transform to get a better scent.

The transformation was hard on her, it took a lot of energy and concentration and for a two year old, it was pressing her skills, but she did it. Now a large white Inu Youki stood panting  as she sniffed again and caught her fathers sent. She looked down the well at her mother. She didn’t look so good. Sitting up against the wall, her hand pressed to her admen a sheen of sweat hung to her pale face and in the air. She new she had to hurry. She barked and took off.

The direction she smelt him had been off to the west. She had never done this from so far a distance before and all alone. She was almost terrified to death in this strange land she was in. This form wasn’t as fast as her orb form, but she could smell so much better and find her father more quickly. She started of as a trot and then ran as fast as her short little legs could carry her.

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Rin looked up at her lord and smiled. She felt like nothing bad would ever hurt her again with her Lord there to protect her. The day had been long and she had spent the last few hours picking flowers for her Lord. She looked down at the hand full of flowers she held in her hand. He would like these ones for sure she just new it. She walked up to him, “Sesshomaru-sama I picked these for you do you like them?”

He looked down at his little ward, adoration filled her eyes and he sniffed. “They are acceptable.”

She smiled and her heart filled with joy as she walked over to Ah and Un to sit down. As she lifted the flowers to his noise and he processed to munch them. Rin frowned, then smiled and patted him on his heads. She loved the dragon that watched over her too.

Jaken was tending to the fire for the evening and getting dinner ready as the sun was soon to set. Jaken grumbled it was the same routine every day. They’d walk a few miles, Rin would pick flowers through out the day and ask their lord how they’d smell and he was stuck as head cook for the little brat and tending to her every need. This was no life for someone in such a high position as Lord Sesshoumaru’s advisor. He grumbled to himself again as he stuck more wood on the fire and got the fish ready to be cooked.

“Jaken if you do not wish to remain in this Sesshoumarus’ presence you will refrain from your grumblings.”

“Yes my lord, you are right my lord.”

There was a crash heard off into the distance and a loud growl. Sesshoumaru stood up his senses tingling as he sniffed the air. A very powerful youkai was heading right toward them and fast. He made a barely noticeable sigh as he lit off the ground to intercept the approaching youkai.  Before he could take a step, a shrill scream was heard, “DADDY!” as he was suddenly seized upon and almost knocked to the ground with a direct hit that had plowed right into him. Not only was he surprised by this little youkai that had seemingly found the backside of him to hang onto, but to have laid a finger on his person had sent Sesshoumaru anger through the roof.  He was not used to being manhandled or touched by anyone and to have some Youkai hanging on him like he was a carrier youkai was infuriating.  The large crash that had been heard earlier now made it’s appearance and cried out as he found his prey. He was a large neko youkai, who had been out looking for dinner when the young inu youkai had wondered right past his lair. If the neko youkai had, had any smarts he would have recognized the Dai Youkai before him, but he was so focused on his prey and his empty stomach that all he saw before him was more food.  Sesshoumaru unsheathed Bakusaiga cleaning slicing the youkai before him. The body fell to the ground limp, but the little youkai was still hung around Sesshoumaru’s neck and backside. Sesshoumaru grabbed one of the arms that snaked around his neck and yanked it out in front of him.

Aiko winced and let out a pained whimper as her arm was grabbed and yanked so hard her whole body was pulled from behind and she landed on the ground in front of her father.  She was terrified! Having had the neko youkai chase her and now her father was treating her so rough and the look on his face sent shivers down her spine. She didn’t know what to do. She sat there in shock, tears leaking from her eyes as her heart pounded loud in her chest she thought it would leap right out if it were possible.

Not only was Sesshoumaru surprised that this little youaki had snuck up upon him so quickly, but it was an inu-pup. Pups were a rarity anymore, with there race declining as it was. Many of the females were incapable of raising pups not because they were infertile, but because that lacked the were-with to take care of any young. This pup must have come from such a female and had left it to fend for it’s self. Still the sent and aura that the pup gave off confused the Dia Youkai it was familiar to his own which was impossible! His anger pacified as he looked down on the pup and he silently sighed to himself. He already felt a headache coming on.

“Where is you mother, pup?” The pup just stared at him. Shock and fear written all over her face. “This Sesshoumaru doesn’t repeat himself, you will answer the question.”

Aiko couldn’t understand why her daddy was treating her this way. She barely let out a breath when he asked about her mommy. Then suddenly she remembered she had to get him to the well where mommy was.  She looked up at her dad and said, “Daddy help Mommy.” She didn’t know a lot of words, but she did her best.

Sesshoumaru puzzled at what the pup was saying. The pup must be under a lot of stress, it was confusing him with her father. Though is sounded as though the mother may need his assistance. If he didn’t help he’d be stuck with another pup in his little camp and this one was to young to fend for it’s self. He decided it would be in his best interest to pursue the pup’s mother and rid himself of the nuisance.

Aiko was so tired she had been tracking her fathers sent in her dog form for almost a full day. She was worried about her mother and on top of that she had walked right into the neko’s lair and was almost made into dinner. Now her father was acting like he didn’t even know her. She was so confused, but she sniffed back the tears that threatened to fall back down her face, she knew her daddy hated to see tears. She grabbed at the blanket she had tied to her waist and hugged it to her face. Her world was turned upside down.

Rin had watched the whole thing from across the way. She got up and walked over to the pup and wrapped her arms around her.  With that sm a ll little action Aiko couldn’t hold the tears back. The salty sent of tears feel down her face in streams as she whimpered in the little girl’s arms. Rin could hardly stand the sight and joined her in her cry.  Aiko was so tired she fell a sleep in Rin’s arms sobbing her heart out.