Nihao, mes amis!

Okaaaay, I've overhauled the FF again! I reread it recently because I'm thinking of adding 1 or 2 chapters (CAN'T there really be anything a one-shot ???), and there are a few so cute, small, unbelievable to me annoying misspellings caught my eye. And as it is with spelling mistakes, once you've caught them, they won't leave you alone ... Jojo, I know, I have another FF open that is just waiting to be continued. It will too, promise! My head is already busy collecting ideas, and I just have to wait for my fingers to feel like doing a little dance with the keyboard again ^^.

Disclaimer: Me nothing, Takahashi-san everything. Uh!

So, with that said, you can now swish over to the actual FF! Voilà, mesdames et messieurs!

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Fate’s little helper

“He's such an idiot! Idiot, idiot, idiot!I can't BELIEVE he said that! "

Buyo lolled comfortably in the evening sun, which fell through the window in Kagome's room onto the soft, cozy bed, which currently served as his place for a little nap. Through half-opened eyelids he watched his mistress lazily as she paced up and down the little room, lost in an angry self-talk. The cat didn't even have to think to know which particular individual - again - was causing her anger. *Dogs! * he yawned contemptuously.

"To say that I ... accuse myself of having ... Such a bloody IDIOT! "

The cat winced briefly and raised his head as the angry spit out insult shook through the room. With an angry mistress in the room who was incessantly roaming around, scolding and stamping, it was nowhere near as comfortable as it should have been on a bed with wonderfully warm afternoon sun that shone on his fur.Maybe he should find a new place for his nap? With a heavy sigh, he put his head back on his crossed paws. Somebody had to help her when her sore heart shed its tears.

With a long yawn, he lazily summed up the facts. So they met the wolf again, huh? And the hanyou had become jealous and apparently said something that had hurt his mistress ... * Nothing new, then, * Buyo concluded. Sometimes he wondered if the two of them were deliberately making it difficult for each other ...

"Argh! As if I was ever with Kouga ... What is this guy thinking? Doesn't he know ... he can't ... "

The girl rubbed her hair in exasperation, but Buyo could hear the faint undertone of sadness in her voice, just as he saw the traces of her recently dried tears. She flopped heavily on the bed, her elbows on her knees, her head buried in her hands.Buyo gave a dissatisfied muzzle when her sitting down caused uncomfortable swaying in the soft mattress, but was quickly appeased again when he felt his mistress' warm fingers as they lovingly ran through his fur. He purred with relish and was happy when a faint smile spread across her face.

“Why does he have to be such an idiot? "She asked the cat softly," Why does he accuse me that I would rather be with Kouga than with him? Why does he say he doesn't care if I go or stay? As if I could ever leave him ... ”She laughed, a low, wistful laugh. Buyo snuggled into her hand a little more to give her a little comfort. If she could understand him, he would tell her now that she was far more important to the hanyou than she could know, but so the words had to be left unsaid.

"Does he miss me ...? “She said to herself, which elicited Buyo a little roll of his eyes.* Of course he does, and so do you. Don't be so self-pitying, * he meowed, which of course she couldn't understand. Did he have to take everything into his own paws? Nudging her gently with his nose to get her attention, he pointed meaningfully to the big yellow backpack that was lying carelessly tossed in the corner. His mistress looked thoughtfully at the backpack and scratched it a little more.

“So you mean I should go back and talk to him? “Her questioning look met him under raised eyebrows, and he gently licked her fingertip in response. A real smile appeared on her face as she cocked her head examiningly. "If you say that ... But it's your responsibility! “She gave him one last strong stroke and then got up. "Then I'll have to pack my things again, eh? But before that ... ", she grinned and stretched with relish, very similar to what he had done a few minutes ago," Before that I'll go for a nice swim!He can wait a little longer! “With a happy laugh that made the cat amazed at how quickly her moods could change, she quickly gathered up fresh clothes and headed for the bathroom. Buyo grinned his toothy cat grin and thought with satisfaction that it was all right for the dog to have to worry a little longer.

He waited until he heard the bathroom door close behind his mistress and the water had started to fill the tub, then he got up quickly and hopped off the bed with a soft leap. There was a certain smell in the air. He slipped through the crack Kagome had left when she left and then down the stairs. On quiet paws he trudged down the corridor to the front door and then disappeared through the cat flap outside.

The sun was just about to disappear behind the artificial horizon of Tokyo's skyscrapers, but the mild late summer air still billowed sweet and heavy over the paths, up here in the temple complex only faintly mixed with the smell of exhaust fumes.Buyo's long shadow skipped across the shrine as quietly as its owner. In front of the Goshinboku he finally slowed down, where the leaves rustled as if to greet him. With one jump he dug his long claws into the old bark and climbed the trunk with agility and a speed that one would not have expected his stocky body to be. He climbed the tree to a broad mid-level branch and paused there. Because of course someone was already sitting there.

"Greetings, friend Buyo," a deep voice swung through the air over to him. The cat gave the speaker a green cat's eye look and a polite nod, then sat down next to the man's jeans-clad leg. So they sat side by side for a while, until the other broke the silence again. "What's new? "

Buyo turned his head and grinned at him, the glint of malicious glee in his eyes.Or maybe it was because cats generally exuded a sense of malice when they grinned. * At the moment she is pretty angry with you *, he mewled, knowing from experience that the companion could understand him. He laughed softly and comfortably put his elbows on his knees.

"Again, huh? I don't want to say that I didn't deserve it ... “Buyo nodded his approval with satisfaction. In his opinion, the other deserved it every time his mistress made use of the prayer beads that he was fingering, reminiscing. He had only seen her say the word a few times, but each time it had given him immense pleasure to suddenly see the Hanyou on a par with himself. Said Hanyou now sent him a dry grin on his satisfied expression.

“It was the one thing with Kouga, that mangy little wolf, wasn't it? "He mused, according to his choice of words without a particularly improved opinion of the wolf pack leader over the years."I can still remember the day when she came back ... We didn't talk that much, though," he grinned and tapped his long claws against the pearls around his neck, "I had lower back pain for days afterwards."

* You deserve it *, Buyo interjected with a sharp look, * Do you know what you do to her every time you fight? *

A sad expression flickered briefly over the half-demon's face before it became motionless again. "I know ...", he admitted quietly and ruefully ran his long hair, which was tied in a thick white braid at the back of the neck, "The way I am ... was ... She doesn't deserve it."

* Then you should have kept your hands off her from the start, * said the cat coldly. The Hanyou's expression didn't change this time except to a hollow, humorless laugh, but Buyo noticed the flicker of pain in his yellow eyes.

“That's enough,” said the dog demon energetically, as if to shake off the feelings that arose in him, “We have discussed this topic many times, I'm tired of it, Buyo.I know you want to protect her. But ... ", his dark brows drew together slightly," ... me too. "

* Before yourself? *

The hanyou looked at him with an impenetrable expression with slightly narrowed eyes. "What is wrong with you? Today you are more adamant than usual. "

Buyo hissed and half jumped up in indignation, his fur standing on end. * What's wrong with me? Are you really asking me what's wrong with me? I will tell you! She comes home after three whole weeks of not letting her go where she belongs, in tears and cursing a certain stupid dog for trampling on her heart again! This is the matter with me! *

The half-demon's face remained completely expressionless in the angry torrent of speech. Indeed, it could have belonged to a doll, so frozen were the features.

* You have tied her to you far more tightly than you can imagine, * the cat concluded, calmer and less angry, as he sank back onto the branch.Now he was sure that it was guilt that was reflected on the features of the person opposite. The hanyou was silent and stared blindly into the distance.

"Why I'm here? "He asked quietly after a while and bowed his head," Shouldn't I know how tight this bond is? "

Buyo didn't answer immediately, but when he did it was closer to the friendly tone they used to use. * Then let it be for the better. *

Movement in the path below, coupled with a familiar smell, interrupted their conversation. They sat next to each other as quiet as a mouse as they watched through a hole in the canopy of the Goshinboku as Kagome comfortably made her way to the small shrine in which the bone-eating well was. Buyo sent a scrutinizing look up into the face of the Hanyou, who had leaned forward a bit to be able to see better. Was he worth it? Could he confidently give his mistress into his hands?He nodded in satisfaction when he saw emotions flicker on the half-demon's powerful features. First a frozen expression slipped over his face, then this