Little Inuyasha

The next morning after they ate breakfast, Sesshomaru, Kagome and Inuyasha left. Inuyasha was excited to be going on a trip. To him it was like going on a grand adventure. Kagome and Sesshomaru both smiled as he ran around chasing butterflys, lady bugs and grasshoppers.

"He really is a happy child." Kagome said.

"Yes he is. I just wish he'd stay happy as an adult." Sesshomaru said sadly.

"Sesshomaru, it's not your fault for what happened to him when he was a kid. You tried to be a good brother and that's all that matters. You are an honorable man and would never hurt him on purpose. Deep down I think he knows this but he's afraid to admit it. You know how stubborn he can be." Kagome said trying to reassure him.

"This Sesshomaru thanks you for your kind words."

"No problem. I'm always there for my friends. If you would let me, I'd like to be a friend to you." She said smiling at him.

"A friend huh? This Sesshomaru would like...a friend." He would gladly accept her friendship. He'd never had a friend before and always longed for one as a pup. He'd become acustomed to being by himself but he was lonely.

"Good." She said smiling. They'd been walking for an hour when Kagome stopped walking.

"What is wrong?" Sesshomaru asked.

She sighed. "You'll find out in about ten seconds." Sure enough a whirlwind came up to them revealing Kouga.

"Hey Kagome! How's my woman doing?" He said grabbing her hands.

"Kouga, for the last time I'm NOT your woman!" She yelled in annoyance.

"You'll change your mind soon enough." He said smirking.

"No I won't!" She yelled. Just then Kouga yelped. Inuyasha had snuck up behind him and bit his tail.

"Who the hell are you brat?" He asked holding him up by the back of his kimono.

"Not that it is any concern of yours wolf, but this pup is Inuyasha. Naraku placed a curse on him." Sesshomaru said.

Kouga laughed. "Oh this is hilarious! Muttface always acted like a pup and now he IS one!"

Sesshomaru glared at him. "You would do well not to disrespect this Sesshomaru's little brother."

"Mr. wolfie, why you say Yasha a mutt? Yasha not mean to give you tail a boo boo. Yasha only pway wiff it." He said his ears drooping sadly. Kouga actually felt bad for what he'd said. Even though he and Inuyasha were rivals, he was only a pup now and he had hurt his feelings.

"I'm sorry pup. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Tell you what, my tribe isn't too far from here. Why don't you come with me and I'll give you a surprise?"

"You pwomise not to be mean to Yasha?"

"I swear as the prince of the wolves that you will be safe and I'll be nice." Kouga said smiling at him. Inuyasha smiled back.

"Can we go wiff him? Pwease Shomu?" He pleaded with puppy eyes.

"If that is what you wish pup." Sesshomaru said.

"Yay! Tank you Shomu!" He said giving him a hug. Then he surprised Kouga by running over to him and grabbing his hand.

"Come on Mr. wolfie!" He squeeled pulling Kouga.

Kagome giggled making Kouga blush. "Impatient little thing ain't ya pup?"

"Mr. wolfie, are there lots of wolves where you live?"

"Yep. And uh...my name's Kouga, not Mr. wolfie."

Inuyasha pouted. "But I like Mr. wolfie better!"

Kouga sighed. "Fine kid." Soon they came to a waterfall. Surrounding it, were many dens and caves.

"Wow! You live here?" Inuyasha asked in awe seeing all the wolves and wolf demons.

"Yeah. And from the smell of things it's time to eat."

"We not gonna eat ucky carrots are we?" Inuyasha asked scrunching up his nose.

"No. Why do you ask?"

"Oh goodie! Me hates ucky carrots. We had stew with Kayday last night and it had carrots. Yasha not want to eat them but Shomu make me. Him said daddy say me have to." Inuyasha said crossing his arms and pouting.

Kouga looked at Sesshomaru confussed. "I thought that your dad was dea-" He was interrupted by Sesshomaru's growl and shaking of his head.

"He does not know. His mind is that of a pup. He only knows his memories of when he was a pup." Sesshomaru said. Kouga felt bad for him. He wasn't aware of the death of his parents. To him it was as if they were at home waiting for him.

"Come on. Let's go eat." Kouga said. They walked into the den where everyone was eating and everyone looked at them.

"Guys, this is Kagome. I'm pretty sure you remember her. Lord Sesshomaru needs no introduction, and this little guy here is Inuyasha." He said ruffling Inuyasha's hair.

"Hey Kouga, isn't Inuyasha the name of that mutt who travels with Kagome?" Someone asked. Hearing this stranger call him a mutt, Inuyasha's ears drooped and he sadly looked down at the ground.

"Whoever the hell said that better keep their trap shut! He's only a pup right now and he get's his feelings hurt easily. These are our guests and I expect you to treat them as such!" Kouga yelled.

"Sorry about that guys. Come on, let's eat. Oh and Inuyasha, you get to pick whatever meat you want before anyone else."

"Why?" He asked.

"Well, you're our guest and you're the only pup here. If you picked last all of us grown ups would gobble it all up." He teased.

Inuyasha's eyes widened. "No way! Yasha will starve if they do that!"

"Well get going and dig in." Kouga said. And that's just what he did.

"So how do you like the food pup?" Kouga asked.

"Mmmm. It's yummy in my tummy!" He said with his mouth full of food.

"Inuyasha, we do not speak with food in our mouths. It is impolite." Sesshomaru said.

"Sowwy." He said before finishing his food. When they were done eating, Kouga had them follow him.

"Do you remember when I told you I had a surprise for you Inuyasha?"

"Yep. What is it?" He asked excitedly.

"Look." Kouga said pointing to a cave that had wolf pups in it.

"Oohh. Can Yasha pway wiff them?"

Kouga smiled. "Sure kid. But my surprise is that you get to keep one."

"Really? You mean it will be all mine?" He asked hopefully.

"Yep. Now make sure you pick carefuly. These wolves will form a special bond with you and will forever remain loyal to you." Kouga said. Inuyasha ran into the small cave and was tackled to the ground by the excited pups. He squeeled in laughter as they licked him. Finally he stood up and looked at them.

"There's lots of them! How will Yasha know wich one to pick?"

"Oh you'll know." Kouga said. Inuyasha noticed a pup all by itself in the corner. To him the pup looked sad so he calmly walked over to it.

"What's wong? You look sad. Yasha can make you feel all better. Wanna come wiff me and be fwends?" He held out his hand for the wolf pup to smell. He smiled when the pup licked him in acceptance. He picked the pup up and carried him to Kouga.

"Can Yasha have him Mr. wolfie?"

"Yep. He's all yours. Now you just gotta name him."

"You chose well pup. He's very beautiful." Sesshomaru said looking at the wolf pup. It was silver with green eyes.

"Oh you ain't seen nothin yet. I have a special pair of wolves that I keep seperate from the others. Follow me." They all followed him to his personal den. It was larger and had more rooms than all the others. He led them to a back room where a pair of wolves and their pups were.

Kagome gasped. "They're so beautiful." She said. They were all pure snow white with electric blue eyes.

"These are the rarest breed of wolves there are Kagome. They are called lunar wolves. They can transform into a larger form, much like your slayer friends neko. Only a select few are blessed with a rare gift as these." Sesshomaru said.

"Wow." She said in awe. Kouga walked over and picked up one of the pups. He walked over to Kagome and smiled.

"Here Kagome. She's yours."

"Kouga! I don't know what to say. Thank you so much!" She said holding the pup in her arms.

"Oohh! Gome gots a pwitty wolf too! Maybe she be fwends wiff Toshi." Inuyasha said.

"Toshi? Who's that?" Kagome asked.

"Toshi is Yasha's wolf." He said smiling.

"That's a fine name for him pup." Sesshomaru said.

"What Gome name her wolf?" Inuyasha asked.

"Hm...let's see...it has to be something special. How about...Luna?"

"Yasha like that!"

"Toshi and Luna huh? They're both great names." Kouga said. He looked thoughtful for a second. "Who knows, maybe one day they'll mate."

"Mate? Gome, what does mate mean?" Asked curious.

"Uh...you tell him Kouga." She said blushing.

"Well...mate means that one day they'll make pups of their own. Just like your mommy and daddy made you." Kouga said.

"How did they make Yasha?" He asked. Kouga just looked at Sesshomaru for help. Sesshomaru just smirked wickedly at him.

"This Sesshomaru would like to know as well."

"Uh...you see...mommy's and daddy's love each other and give each other...affection." Kouga said blushing.

Inuyasha sighed. "You not know do you Mr. wolfie?" He shrugged. "Oh well. Maybe you learn and then tell Yasha. Me go pway wiff Toshi now." He said before going to play with Toshi.

Kagome giggled. "So, moms and dads give each other affection to make a child huh?" She said teasing Kouga.

Kouga blushed. "That's not funny Kagome!"

Kagome smirked. "Just think Kouga, one day you'll have to explain that to your OWN children. I'd love to be there for that!" She said giggling.

Sesshomaru chuckled. "As would I."

Kouga paled. "That is so not funny you two." He said before stomping off. They both laughed as they followed him.

Kagome looked at Sesshomaru. "That's the first time I've ever heard you laugh."

He shrugged. "I don't do it often. I just feel...happy around you. It's a nice feeling."

Kagome blushed. "Thanks."

"Come. We should go see what Inuyasha is up to."

"Yeah." She said as they walked outside. When they got outside they both smiled. Inuyasha was giggling as Toshi chased him around.

"It's good to see him having fun." Kagome said.

"Indeed it is."

"Hey, are you guys gonna stay the night?" Kouga asked walking over to them.

"Oh can we Shomu? Huh? Can we?" Inuyasha asked.

"I guess we could stay one night."

"Yay! Did you hear that Mr. wolfie? Yasha gets to stay! Isn't that cool?"

Kouga smiled. "Yep." He said before looking over at Kagome and Sesshomaru.

"What is it wolf?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Well...you see...I've only got one spare bed left. So...uh...you're gonna have to share."

"Uh...th-that's ok. I'll just...uh...sleep on the floor." Kagome said blushing.

Sesshomaru smirked. "Nonsence Kagome. This Sesshomaru would gladly welcome you to my bed." She blushed even more when she caught the double meaning behind his words.

"I-I'll be right back. I need to um...go to the bathroom." She said before walking away from them.

Kouga smirked. "You've got a thing for her don't you?"

He sighed. "Yes I do."

"So what are ya waitin for? Go for it!"

"I cannot." He said looking away.

"Huh? Why not? Is it because she's human?" Kouga asked confussed.

Sesshomaru sighed. "Have a seat wolf. There's something you don't know about Kagome." So Kouga sat down and listened to Sesshomaru's tale.

"So she's actually a youkai? She's royalty and she has an intended?" Kouga asked in shock.

"Yes. However, she does not know she has an intended yet. I have not told her. That is her father's place."

"So that's why you won't make her yours?"

"Yes." Sesshomaru said sadly.

"Well who is he? You should find out and challenge the right to claim her!"

"I'm not sure but I've got a feeling it's Inuyasha."

"WHAT! HIM! How do you know?" Kouga asked.

"Because on the day my father died, I overheard him talking to Kagome's father. Kagome was still a pup at the time. I heard her father say that he would gladly accept father's young prince as his daughter's intended. Inuyasha is the youngest so I'm positive they were talking about Inuyasha."

"So challenge him for mating rights when he gets back to normal."

Sesshomaru growled. "No! I will not stand in his way for a happy life. Besides, I know they care for one another and I will NOT come between them. I can't do that to him. To her. I will not hurt either of them." He looked away sadly.

"So you're just going to ignore your own feelings?" Kouga asked shocked.

"If I must."

"Wow. You must really love her to back off and let your brother have her."

"Yes. I do."

"But what happens if Inuyasha can't be turned back to normal? She's free game then." Kouga said.

"Should that happen, I will ask her father for her hand in place of Inuyasha's. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go check on Kagome and Inuyasha." He said not wanting to continue the conversation any longer.

Kouga shook his head. "Sesshomaru, you are a fool if you let her go." He mumbled watching him walk away.

When it was time for bed, Kouga led them all to the spare room he had left. It only had one bed but it was big enough to fit Kagome, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

"I'm sorry I only have the one room and bed."

"Don't be. You're kind enough to let us stay and that's all that matters." Kagome said.

"Yeah Mr. wolfie! Me gets to sweep wiff Gome AND Shomu!" Inuyasha said smiling.

"Yes you do pup." Sesshomaru said.

"Shomu, since you is sweeping wiff Gome, does that mean you mates like mommy and daddy?" Inuyasha asked curiously.

Kagome blushed. "Uh...n-no Inuyasha."

Inuyasha's ears drooped. "Oh." He said sadly.

"What is it pup?" Sesshomaru asked.

"I wanted Gome to be pack sister but since you not mates, you're not."

"Don't be sad Inuyasha. I'll still be your friend."

"Otay. We go night night now? I is sweepy." He said rubbing his eyes.

"Ok." Kagome said as she climbed in bed with him.

"Night night Mr. wolfie."

Kouga smiled. "Goodnight pup." He said before leaving the room.

"Um...are you...are you gonna come to bed Sesshomaru?" She asked blushing.

"Yes. You need not be nervous Kagome. I promise I don't bite...much." He said with a wicked smirk as he climbed into the bed.

"Sesshomaru!" She gasped blushing.

He chuckled. "I'm only kidding Kagome. Now get some sleep."

"Ok."

He watched her drift off and sighed. 'She looks so beautiful. It's not fair! I finally find a woman who I care for and I can't have her! I can't blame Inuyasha for our parents arrangement though. He deserves her. I hope he knows how lucky he is to have her. I wonder how they'll react when they find out that they are intended to be mates.' Sesshomaru thought to himself before falling asleep.