Peach Fuzz

Pre-Chapter:
Beauty is Arrogance


Shippo walked through the forest, careful not to trip and bruise himself worse than he was already. In his life, he had finally reached the point where one becomes aware of his/her own loneliness. He sniffed the air gently, forgetting of his broken nose. He immediately clenched the bleeding nostrils as the muscle movement in his face agitated his nerves. “Owwwwwww” He whined painfully.

He looked around, eyes watering. I have never wanted Kagome around more than now . . . he thought, wishing for his friends. He began to miss the arrogant Inu Yasha. Even he would comfort me, wouldn’t he? He thought better of it, after all, Inu only cared for himself.

I love him though . . .

Shippo rose to his paws and continued to trace down the dirt path to the campsite. Why are demons such jerks anyway? The always care for themselves, and no one else. I wish more people were like Kagome or me.

He stepped hard, due to the ground suddenly shifting downward in the area. Unfortunately for the young youkai, his foot fell sharply onto an upward facing rock. It was rigged, and rough. The feel of it breaking through the tough bottom of his feet was excruciatingly painful and forced him to yelp the first name his mind could remember. Though he first envisioned Kagome, he bellowed, “INU YASHA!!!!!!!”

Shippo awoke, to find his fur held dried-blood all about him. It was night according to the sky, and the young fox sat upright to take a look around. He breathed in heavily, his nose twitched slightly in pain with the cool passing air. It smelled faintly of fire. He suddenly realized a large red haori lay on him. He also noticed the tight grip of the cloth on his foot.

He lied back, his frame carving into the soft, semi-moist soil. He could smell the faint trace of demon scent all around him. He could most easily smell the fragrance of the fair, Inu Yasha. Thank you . . . mutt . . . was his final thought before giving a muffled laugh and falling back into his drifting sleep.

Golden orbs watched him lazily from above. Glancing back and forth and then hiding within their lids, they watched from above, keeping the young one safe while he is injured. The orbs disappeared, ready to return at the slightest noise. However, the night went on, and the darkness grew even more quiet. The wind blew through the trees, whistling a melody as the leaves pointed to the place they wanna go.


A/n: Pre-Chapter is kinda short, but the rest will be like at least 3 pages of stuff....
I like the opening. I wanted to make the ending of this chap different. Oh well, I think it is good. Tell me what you think. (It will be better next time, I SWEAR!)