Oh, my goodness I am a bad writer, starting another fanfic like this. Oh well.

This is my first Inuyasha fanfic, go easy on me guys I know this is a big fandom but try not to chew me out okay? Correct me on any grammar mistakes and if I get a few characters and terms wrong, please?

So this fanfic came to mind when I found out that the InuYasha fandom was lacking male characters so I thought, why not? I'll make one and see how it goes from there.

Title: Hokusai

Summary: He is a wandering monk with weird morales and thinking. Not many people know of him because he doesn't stay in one village too long but when asked, he gives the name Hokusai. Inuyasha thinks the man is weird for releasing him from the tree and letting him wander along with him.

Takes place five years before actual story.

Pairing/Category To be decided.

The smell of the rotting demon on the ground is foul and he is surprised that no other demon has come to pick off it or eat it. Then again another demon did pass by but the demon probably was not fresh.

The monk snorts, black eyes moving away from the rotting corpse to the direction of the trail he had been following. He is pretty sure that there is a village nearby since there is a trail. He hums before turning to follow the dirt path.

He has been traveling for four days. The last village he was in was full of women and children that needed his help. Apparently, a demon went rampid around the area and killed youkai and humans. The village men went after it and then their miko to never return.

He managed to slay it easily.

Then again from what he heard, their miko was an extremely young girl who had started her apprenticeship. She was their last hope. Poor thing. The miko before that past away and left the village to the girl.

He pulls a loose thread out of the hakui he is wearing. The women of the village gave it to him since he was in desperate need of clothing when he arrived back. He didn't mind that he was in a miko attire that much. In truth, it was the only thing that could fit him. Apparently, the late miko had been a tall woman with a nice build to her. He took the clothes and told the villagers that he managed to suppress the youkai and eliminated it. They should not have to worry but he informed them of strengthening their workforce in case of future attacks.

He left before they could ask him to stay.

Now here he was, wondering the forest. The dirt path began to fade a few steps back. The monk does not mind, he can survive without getting to a village on time. He decides to keep moving forward, not at all caring if he got lost in the forest or not.

He manages to see a small clearing of trees moments after walking. 'Must be a small forest,' he thinks to himself and walks toward it.

In the middle of the small clearing is a tree. It's an old thick one, holding strong and standing proudly amongst the others. He narrows his eyes because there is something different about the tree.

It is emitting yokai energy.

It is a small amount. Almost as if the energy is dormant or resting. Then again it could be a small yokai that was present. If that were the case he could easily kill it. He walks up to the tree and begins to circle around it-

Oh-

It... wasn't a small demon after all.

Said demon was pinned up to the tree, an arrow where his shoulder is. From the looks of it, it was some type of canine demon. By the look of the silver ears on his head, he was an inu.

The monk narrows his eyes for a moment. This inu has been here for some time, judging by the way the roots of the tree and some vines had wrapped around his lower half. He looks at the arrow buried in the inu's shoulder. There was some sort of aura coming from it and he reaches forward to try to touch it.

"Stop! Don't ye know what ye are doing!?"

He turns toward the voice, hand still in front of the arrow. The voice is that of a woman, she's old, not too old but old enough for her hair to be grey. She wears an eyepatch and Miko attire. No doubt she is from a village that's close to this forest.

He raises a dark eyebrow, waiting for her to continue.

"That hanyou was put there for a reason!" She yells out. "Do not try to release him!"

Oh, so it was a hanyou? He's heard stories of how some hanyou are rapid because their yokai often took control of their human sides. He wonders if this was the reason this one was trapped her.

He drops his hand and the woman only relaxes a little.

"Lady," He starts, "Why is he trapped here?"

The lady stands more straight, but it is obvious that she needs a bit more support and is still tired from hurrying here. He wonders if her village is far away or not.

"My sister put him there," She breathes out and starts walking towards him. He takes a step back from the tree. "He tried to steal the Shikon no Tama."

His eyebrows raise as that. It has been some time- a long time- since he has heard that name. The Shikon jewel was something sacred, last time he heard it disappeared.

"My sister pinned him to this tree to make sure he would never escape and be free again." She turns to look at the monk. "What is a monk like yerself doing out here?"

He tilts his head, "I am nothing but a wanderer at the moment, Lady. My village and its people has long died out."

"Oh? Would ye like to come to our village?"

He contemplates for a moment before shrugging, "Hai, maybe you can tell me a little more of that story with your sister if you wish?"

Her name is Kaede.

Her sister's name was Kikyo.

The hanyou's name is Inuyasha.

Lady Kaede managed to give him a brief story of what had occurred. Apparently Kikyo and the half-demon loved each other but in the end, Inuyasha wanted to take the jewel for himself.

He does not comment much on the story until Kaede tells him that the Shikon Jewel was burned along with her sister's body.

He is content that the cursed thing is gone, but he does not say it out loud.

"How long has the Hanyou been on that tree?"

"Nearly forty-five years now." She answers as he tends to the fire in her hut. He was a bit worried that the hut would build up smoke but apparently, she has done this before. Now she was currently making what looked like rice.

"Does it attract any other youkai?"

Her eye narrows as she gives the pot one more stir, "Believe it or not, yes. Even though the hanyou is sealed and his yokai is suppressed it still attracts demons. The greater youkai seem to not pass but others tend to think of it as an easy meal. I manage to cleanse them before they can reach the village grounds."

"It is tiring is it not?"

"It is, but it be my job."

"Lady you are not getting younger." He states bluntly and Kaede narrows an eye, "I can tell because you were nearly exhausted when you met me. I do not mean to be rude."

"Ye act as though ye can do something about it?"

"I can kill him," He admits and her eye widens. He catches the wooden spoon that falls out her palm. "I'd have to release him first but I'm pretty sure I can kill him."

"I understand ye are a monk but-"

"It is true that your sister put a lot of spiritual energy in that arrow. However, if something of a stronger force were to go at it it can be yanked out. I only ask that you keep your villagers from coming into the forest."

There is a moment of silence as he waits. He grabs the wooden bowl by her and feels it with rice and sits it back next to her. He does not need to eat right now.

"Ye speak with confidence."

"If you do not want me to I will not. I won't cause much trouble and will be on my way."

Kaede keeps silent before nodding. "Give me a few moments to notify the villagers and grab a few things. I will meet ye at the tree..." Her gaze lingers for a few seconds and he makes a barely noticeable smile.

"Call me Hokusai."

He folds his hands in the sleeves of his robe as he waits patiently for Kaede. The woman said something about getting materials for subjugation. He was not sure why it is needed but the lady seemed to know what she was talking about so he let her be.

Now here he was, sitting cross-legged on the grass across from the tree. He already examined the arrow and calculated how much spiritual energy he needed. He has sutras and then there was raw spiritual energy that can be used to kill the hanyou.

He stands, already sensing Kaede's presence coming to the clearing. He looks up to the sky as he waits. It is beginning to become evening.

"Ye are ready?"

"Hai." He answers. "Are your villagers notified?"

"Ye need not worry." She begins to untie a pouch and pours something into her hand. He sees that they are beads.

"Hm." He turns toward the tree and raises his hand. The arrow pulses. It seems this Kikyo not only put her spiritual energy in it, but emotional energy as well. He grabs onto it and feels the reiki pulse through his hand and it almost burns him.

Actually, it does burn his hand but he manages to snatch it out. His hand is still burning when he drops the arrow and the skin is becoming wrinkled and red. He pays no attention to the pain and keeps his focus on the hanyou that is currently slumped over. Kaede has her hands in a certain position and beads that were in the bag starts to hum softly.

Silence.

The tree pulses.

No, the pulsing is coming from the hanyou.

The monk grabs the sutra out his sleeve and stares, black eyes unwavering. The hanyou's ears twitch every few moments and all is quiet.

The monk stands up straight and lowers his hand.

"Quit acting like you are still sleeping Hanyou." He voices out. Kaede opens her mouth to say something but he holds up a hand to keep her quiet. The hanyou's eyes snap open before blinking rapidly. Then they focus on the two.

"It seems this one has a conscious mind." The monk observed. Knowing that the hanyou had common sense changed things a bit. He was under the impression that it was rapid by the way Kaede spoke of it.

The hanyou crouches and the monk sees the clawed hand twitch.

"You will not harm the lady hanyou, or I will kill you."

"You said you would kill him!"

"I was under the impression that he had lost his mind but he seems pretty stable to me. If he does attack you or moves in a provoking manner I will not hesitate."

"Keh, like you can do anything to hurt me."

"Naa~ He talks." The monk says bemusedly. "Lady if you feel like using those beads will help you might want to do it now before he runs away."

"What beads-" The hanyou starts but Kaede's chanting drowns his words out.

The beads all hovered around her, emitting a white light before shooting towards the hanyou. The hanyou moves but the beads are quicker and the form right around his neck.

"What the hell?!"

The monk hums, "Beads of subjugation? What a wise choice Lady." Kaede nods but it is easy to tell that she is tired. The hanyou is currently tugging at the beads around his neck, but they won't go any higher than his chin.

"You are wasting your energy Hanyou." He informs as he helps Kaede to stand. The hanyou growls at him.

"Take these damn things off of me!"

"You should be happy the lady chose to put those on you or we would have killed you. I am giving you a second chance. You can run away now and leave this village alone."

The hanyou stands with a snarl and the monk raises an eyebrow. "Get. These. Off."

"When I feel like it," The monk answers before turning to the lady. "Lady, go and rest. I can take care of the Hanyou." Said hanyou growled at being ignored. Kaede stands straight with a sigh. "Are ye sure ye can handle him?"

"Hai Hai."

"I am right here!"

The monk ignores him. Kaede stares at the hanyou for a long while before shaking her head and turning to leave. The monk wonders if she wanted to say something before shaking his own head. He turns toward the hanyou who was currently in a crouched position, glaring at him.

"I told you-you could leave."

"I want these off." The hanyou growled out. The monk blinks. It would be easy for him to take it off the hanyou. All he needed to do was override the amount of spiritual energy in it.

"Hn, I'll think about it."

"What?!"

Author's notes:

Wanna know what's funny. Hokusai didn't have a name, I was just gonna keep calling him "the monk" because I couldn't think of one.

On a side note, I might have to practice Inuyasha's personality. I am not sure if I have it down point.

Please R&R