The Beauty Of Senses~ Inuyasha X Reader

Putting The Skills To Good Use

Since then, 2 days has gone by, the snow is still coming down by the gentle touches of the frozen liquid on my skin. Since that day of helping Inuyasha open up to me, he seems a tiny bit more relaxed. Although relaxed, but I can still feel that he's holding on to some things. One step at a time right? I want to give him some space to think things through for himself, after that day, I feel that our bond has improved quite a lot. We still banter, but I suppose it's needed if you want to lighten up the mood once in a while. Since that day, Inuyasha has been going out by himself quite a bit, for the past 2 days he hasn't told me where he's going but I have a knack on where he is. Since I don't go to the tree often, I don't know my way there. Inuyasha comes back around late afternoon to evening, leaving the morning all by myself, well with the help of Shippo to guide me around. I feel bad for Shippo for having to take half of Inuyasha's job as my "unofficial eyes", but I also feel bad because of my blindness that I'm preventing Shippo from going out in the morning and afternoon to play with his own kind. Luckily, Shippo and I are on pretty good terms with each other so Shippo is alright with it. Shippo guided me through the village in the morning, because Inuyasha went off again. Shippo and I decided go to a tea shop in the village, it's nice to have some tea in the cold weather.

"How are you with your friends?" I ask him.

"Great! I'm getting along very well with the other young fox demons." Shippo replies with an energetic voice.

"That's wonderful to hear, it's funny to think that you're almost 80 but are still considered young. I believe foxes don't live in packs, but they can stay together in a group. I'm glad to know that you are happy with the others." I say to Shippo with a smile.

"It is, how are you and Inuyasha?" Shippo asks me.

"Well, That day, Inuyasha has opened to me, it took a while but I managed. Inuyasha is stubborn, so you have to be just as stubborn. The thing is, you can't force someone to tell you something, you have to give them time and space. I took the time and waited patiently for Inuyasha to open himself up and tell me his past." I say to Shippo quietly.

"I see, I guess it is right to have someone out of the family to help someone else. I suppose we were a bit pushy trying to get Inuyasha to move on, when you weren't here, trying to get Inuyasha move on and let go was hard, so some of us tried to do was tell him straight out to move on quickly because it's not good for him. Over time we realized that we shouldn't push him, so we backed off a bit to give him space. Guess we also realized it was a bad decision because Inuyasha has shut himself up even more. I'm grateful that you are trying your best to help that stubborn dog." Shippo says with a sigh.

"Yes, I could tell when I eavesdropped on the conversation between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, good intentions from Sesshomaru, but his words came out a bit harsh. I suppose it's a bit of an appreciation payback for him guiding me for the past 2 to 3 weeks of being here. Besides... hearing Inuyasha being him is nice, I agree, it feels off not hearing Inuyasha being loud." I say with a light chuckle.

"Indeed, we all miss that. Inuyasha's loudness now isn't the same kind of loudness when Kagome was still here. You can hear the jokes and teasing in his words, but since, it's lifeless and only used to hide his true feelings so that we won't worry for him." Shippo replies.

"I understand completely, you guys are family, friends beyond being friends. You guys all tried to help him, and that is amazing. I'm here, and I've made progress with Inuyasha, I'll do my best to help him for the rest of the time I'm here. So leave it to me." I say to Shippo with a smile.

I suddenly feel arms around my neck and I almost topple over.

"Oof." I say in response.

"Thanks so much___________, if you can get Inuyasha back, it's more than enough. We owe you a lot." Shippo says right next to my ear.