For The Best by starfier

Eyes

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha nor any of its characters or plot, only the characters i've created and the plot i'm trying to brain storm.

For The Best

Chapter 1: Eyes

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(Kagome POV)

They were all standing near the park down the street where they would all hang out after school. It was a routine they all had gotten accustomed to since they were in pre-k. The park was pretty cute, she’d admit that but it brought back to many memories…she really didn’t like to dwell on…

“Hey everyone lets play a game!” Ai suddenly announced, jumping off the swing she had been swinging on for the past ten minutes.

“What game?” Kagura wondered out laud setting aside the rocks and leafs she was playing with, practicing her wind powers underneath the monkey bars.

“What about Kagome, Kagome?” Kikyo, her cousin suggested to her dismay, while playing with a Barbie a few feet away from her.

“Yeah!” Sango her best friend agreed, standing up and running up next to her trying to get her to join in the fun. Looking up at her she tried to smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes, and somehow she knew Sango noticed, tugging at her hand she signaled to Sango she was ok and was given a weary smile in return. Turning to the rest of her friends she observed Kanna, Ai, and Kagura gather around in the sand box Kikyo, Sango and she was located by. 

“I’m not it!” Kagura shouted waving her hands in the air, red eyes shining with joy.

Sighing, “Not me” Kikyo plainly stated, which was just like her. She suppressed the urge to roll her eyes.

“Don’t look at me!” She heard Sango cheer besides her. Making her realize if she didn’t hurry soon she would…

“Make her do it!” Ai suddenly said…knocking the wind out of her.

Staring at Sango, then at Ai, she took a breath, and pointed to her self, “Me?”

“Duh, your name is Kagome isn’t cry baby?” Ai crossed her arms across her chest.

Cry baby

It always was like this, she had gotten use to it.

Down casting her head down she tried to pretend like it didn’t bother her, but she was caught.

“Don’t be so mean to her Ai” Sango said trying to help her out, but she needed to do this her self.

“I’m not. I’m just trying to get her to talk and play ya know” Ai countered, giving her best friend a cold look, she just couldn’t stand.

Lifting her head up she looked at Ai and then at Sango, “Don’t worry Sango, I’ll play.” She sighed, and got in the middle of the now formed circle of five friends inside the red sand box.

Here it goes

She really had never been the social type, well at least not since her daddy died. No not since than. She use to love playing but now a days she didn’t see the point.

“Kagome, Kagome, the bird in the cage,

 When, oh when will it come out”

Not even the taunting of the rest of the kids bothered her anymore. She knew better, she knew what real pain was, what it meant to hurt, and the taunting did not compare. However she longed for those days when she could be cheerful, when she did mind the taunting, when her dad was there to help her, to be her rock.

“In the night of dawn

the crane and turtle slipped”

Here it comes

She had to admit this was the part she hated of the game, because...

“Who is it in front of behind you?”

“Ai-san” whispering she uncovered her eyes but didn’t bother to turn to see…because she was always right.

“YOU CHEATED!” she heard Ai screeched, “You little BRAT!” she felt her anger rise, and her demonic aura, and tried not to whimper. Who was she kidding, she wasn’t strong, and she couldn’t face it all alone. Looking at Sango she begged for help.

“HEY don’t call her that!” Sango shouted grabbing Kagome, and putting herself in front of her.

Ai looked at Kagome, then at Sango with pure hate, “Shut up Sango, she deserves it for being a freaking cheater. Always slumming around, pretending to be the victim just because her precious daddy died! Who cares people always freaking die you brat!”

Don’t say that

It’s not true

Right?

She had to hold back her tears, fist by her side she had to be strong for her, for daddy.

Kagura seeing this as an opportunity to have some fun decided to join in on the action “Are you gonna cry? Cry baby!” she said.

“Ka-go-me is a cry baby,” Kikyo, her cousin, mocked, with wicked brown eyes.

“Cry baby” Kanna chanted.

“Cry baby” Ai sneered.

“Stop it Ai, all of you!” Sango, who was in front of her like a shield, shouted, her body language clearly angey, and somewhat frightening seeing as she was a demon slayer in training.

She heard Ai, and the rest of them chuckle, “What are you her hero? An oni?” Ai taunted.

Sango growing more ridged, couldn’t seem to believe her eyers, “Shut up, just because we are human doesn’t mean you have to step all over us Ai!" Glancing at Kikyo Sango huffed "And shouldn't you be helping your cousin Kikyo?” Kikyo simply rolled her eyes.

“Whatever I’m a demon, and you are worthless dirt, especially Ka-moppy” Ai chuckled.

“Why?” she summoned just enough courage for that word, to question why she was so mean, why she always taunted them, her…

“Why are you so mean, why do you always pick on me?” Tears trailing down her cheeks Kagome stared at Ai, the water demon she had so called befriended since she was four, now she was six.

What happened to her?

“Humph, you are a human, learn your place” Ai raised her arm to slap her, Kagome got ready for the blow, cringing ahead of time to make the impact easier…but it never came.

Looking up she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.

“Who are you? I was about to show this human some manners,” Ai shouted underneath the demon that was on top of her holding her hands behind her back.

He, who is he?

She never imagined anyone could to that to Ai!

“Worthless vermin know your place. This Sesshomaru detests ignorance.” The demon boy with silver hair, a foot taller than her said in a cool even voice. He was unlike anything she had ever seen…he was…

Sesshomaru?

“Please Lord Sesshomaru, I—I didn’t’ know it was you! But that human was getting on me nerves!” Ai whispered with obvious fear, but the reason unaware to her.

“Sesshomaru…” Kagome was unaware she had said his name out-laud until a pair of gold eyes shout towards her…they seemed to warm, glistening in the sun around them…they were beautiful…

“How dare you say his name you Human filth!” Ai screeched her angry sky blue eyes turning to her own crystal topaz blue…

“I-I…I …” She couldn’t say anything, she didn’t know what to say, she had only said his name…what was so bad about that?

“You bitch!” Ai finally said, eyes growing red, while her black hair with blue highlights swirled around.

Ai was trying to break free, claws glowing blue trying to reach her.

“Silence” The boy, Sesshomaru sneered holding Ai tighter.

“You demon shall leave this place and never annoy this Sesshomaru again,” eyes sliding away from Ai for a second towards herself, “Nor her, now leave vermin,”

“But, my lord,” Ai whispered.

The boy, Sesshomaru simply realized her, “This Sesshomaru said leave, or do you have a death wish?” Turing to Ai for a second then continued to stare at her, Kagome.

Utter surprise glistened on Ai’s face, turning from Sesshomaru to her, she sneered and left.

What had just happened?

“Kagome-chan are you ok?” Sango asked finally making her way to Kagome after being paralyzed from shock for the last few minutes.

“Hai, go home Sango I’ll be ok,” she smiled at her best friend.

“Um, ok. Thank you Lord Sesshomaru” Sango bowed before leaving the sandbox, with her and Sesshomaru.

Silence

What was she suppose to do? He had been staring at her for the last five minutes…and had saved her…she should at least say thank you right?

Building up the courage kagome looked at him in the eyes, trying to not waver.

“Um…well thank you Sesshomaru for…for saving me….” She mumbled.

Silence

Now what?

Playing with her hair uncomfortably Kagome searched for any intelligent thought to keep the demon beside her…for a while longer but his eyes, they were so…

“Hey…Sesshomaru you have the cutest eyes…” she faintly said.

Clamping her hands on her mouth Kagome’s eyes grew big, not believing she had actually said that. She observed how his eyes had shifted from the warmth she had seen earlier, to dazed with confusion, then grew some-what distant and cold…

Great might as well get ready to die…

“Hn. Do you have a death wish?” he questioned with such a serious voice, but unlike the one he used with Ai, and his lips were set in a faint smirk…

He’s teasing me…a demon….

She couldn’t help but laugh, and here she had been worried for her life!

“Your funny Sesshomaru, you want to be friends?” She pleaded with puppy eyes extending her quivering hand towards him…

He just stared at her, and her hand…

“You are a miko, I am a demon.” Sesshomaru stated.

No duh

“So? I like you” Rolling her eyes Kagome grabbed his hand with confidence she had not felt since her daddy died.

“Hn.” was all he said starting to walk out of the sandbox towards a cleared area away from the rest of her friends who had oddly stayed quite inside the sandbox, watching as they left.

Hmmmm it was a pretty big sandbox

Walking next to the boy towards the clearing surrounded by a few trees, which over looked the rest of the playground in the park, she couldn’t help but steal glances at Sesshomaru. This boy…she felt ok by him…like…like she wasn’t suffocating…like she had her rock…Stopping to stare at him she looked at his eyes and in them she saw hope.

Authors Note: I was reading some fanficiton last night while watching Inuyasha movie 3, and listening to Evanescence "my immortal" and i got inspired to write...Well this was suppose to be the beginning of a one shot, but as i kept writing it well i got creative and so now it will be a short story maybe 6-10 chaps...so bare with me, i'll go back to my other stories in a while...