Childhood Remix

Disclaimer: This is an "Inuyasha" fanfiction. I have not stolen the idea and I have not taken claim to the show. It is not now nor has it ever been mine. Enjoy! 

Chapter 1: Blaze of no hope and a friend…

It had happened to him again. Inuyasha ran home completely and utterly pissed off. His fifth birthday was going awful. All day there had been things going wrong left and right. First he was caught sniping an apple, then some kids pushed him into a pond, and he can't swim! Then some birds cased and pecked him until he was bleeding every which way, and now he was running for his life! "Come…on…you can…make it!" he managed between pants as he climbed the steps up to the observation tower. His house was huge with his mother being a princess and all, but his favorite place in the entire palace, was the smallest room. There was a single tower with large winding stairs and a single window that looked over the entire village. It was beautiful, but he wasn't going to be appreciating the beauty this time. Being seen in the village wasn't his best move… Hearing the barks getting closer, the small hanyou sped up. As soon as one of the guards saw him, he thought the worst. Thinking he was protecting the village, the guard decided to chase off the "vermin" that was Inuyasha. Having some German Sheppards chase after the boy would make him fear dogs…probably for the rest of his life, but for right now, he was trying to stay in one piece. Climbing the stairs two at a time, Inuyasha managed to get through the door and slam it shut. The dogs pounded against the door, ramming it to see if they could knock it down.

An hour later, the slamming stopped and the sun was going down. His mother wanted him home by sundown, and he didn't want to worry her. Technically he was home, but she wouldn't know where his was. So Inuyasha climbed off the windowsill and made his way to the door. Opening it slightly, he listened intently. Hearing nothing, Inuyasha walked slowly out of the observation tower. All of a sudden, with a loud bang of the door, he watched in horror as the dogs came back from their light doze. Inuyasha scrambled for the door as the dogs closed in. Finally getting the door open, Inuyasha bolted inside and went to close the door. He wasn't fast enough he realized as the dogs burst through the door. The hanyou went running over to the window and inspected the drop down. Realizing that the fall was too high to bounce back from, Inuyasha tried to move the furthest he could from the mongrels trying to get at him. Panic spiked through his as he felt a jaw clamp down on his leg. Letting out a scream, he was dragged to the ground. Dogs surrounded him as teeth dug into his arms and wrists. One dog got right over him and clamed its mouth down right on his neck. No longer able to emit a scream, Inuyasha struggled as hard as he could to get away, but there were more dogs than him. He almost lost all hope until his mother came running in. "Get off my son!" she screeched as she came to my aid with a large brick in hand. The old lookout tower and been crumbling for a while, and she probably got it from a piece of the ones that had already fell. Scaring away most of the dogs with the large rock, she managed to get the last dog off Inuyasha, and he could breathe again.

Izayoi was covering Inuyasha head to toe in bandages as she looked at each of the gashing running through him. Cradling the poor boy in her arms she wept. "My baby, my little boy, how could they do this to you!?" she sobbed.

"Mom, I'm fine," Inuyasha attempted.

"No you're not! Those cruel men will pay for what they did to you!"

"Mom, please, I don't want you to get hurt. Please, stay out of it! I can handle myself!"

"You're only four!"

"I'm five," Inuyasha muttered under his breath.

"Yes, I remember, I got you something," Izayoi said smiling.

Inuyasha looked up. "Yeah? What is it?"

"Close your eyes," she commanded as she headed out of the room.

As she came back in, Inuyasha scrunched up his nose. It smelled like soot, just like his Robe of the Fire Rat. "Can I look yet?" he asked.

"Yep, open your eyes," Izayoi commanded as Inuyasha obeyed. Looking up, he saw his mother hand him a belt. It was the same fabric as his kimono, and it helped him keep his pants up.

"Another piece of dad I presume,"

"Yes, he had a bit of a difficulty holding up his pants,"

"I know what ya mean,"

"It's you, Inuyasha,"

"Yeah, yeah,"

"Now then, time for bed," his mother said as he let out a groan.

"Fine,"

"Okay, do you want me to sing you a lullaby?"

"Mom, I'm too big for that!"

"Is that a yes?"

"Yes please," Inuyasha said as he hopped into bed.

"Rock a by baby,

On the treetop,

When the wind blows,

The cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks,

The cradle will fall,

And down will come baby,

Cradle and all," Izayoi finished as Inuyasha curled into a little ball. She kissed him on the forehead and stayed there a little longer until she heard a commotion from outside. Inuyasha sat up and looked toward the front door. Since he couldn't make it up the stairs, his mother set him up a mat downstairs.

"Someone's trying to get in," Inuyasha said. Izayoi got up, but as soon as she made it to her feet, the door was slammed open revealing the angry village folks.

"What do you want!?" she nearly shouted in anger.

"We want that beast you call a son! We are sick of seeing him around, and we want him gone!" the leader of the mob shouted.

"Inuyasha, go and hide somewhere safe," Izayoi whispered to her son.

"But mama,"

"Go!"

Inuyasha turned and ran. But unbeknownst to Izayoi, he stayed behind the wall. Thinking her boy was out of the house, Izayoi turned back to the leader. "Move out of our way!" she shouted.

"No, you want him, you're going to have to go through me!" Izayoi snarled.

"Not a problem," she said nonchalantly as she got an arrow ready. Inuyasha gasped causing Izayoi to spin around at the sound. The leader took that moment to let go of the arrow. It hit Izayoi back with a crack as she fell to the ground.

"Mother!" Inuyasha shouted as he went running over to her.

"Set the house aflame!" the leader shouted. And before he knew it, licking, red flames surrounded Inuyasha. He tried to move his mother to a safe place, but he was having difficulties picking her up. He grabbed the Robe of the Fire Rat and dragged his mother out of the burning house. Sent into a coughing fit, Inuyasha keeled over trying to get away from the smoke. He finally made his way out and got his mother to the side of a lake.

"Mama? Mama? Can you hear me?" Inuyasha asked as he splashed some cold water on her. Getting no response, Inuyasha listened for her heart. Again getting nothing, Inuyasha let his tears fall. "No! I failed you! Please, mama, please forgive me!"

Inuyasha stayed by his mother for a longer while before starting to dig. The least he could do was make her a grave. As he set his mother down in the hole and covered her back up, he started looking for a stone through his moist eyes. Finding something suitable, he brought it over and carved his mother's name in the surface with his claws. He set the stone at the front of her grave and said a quick prayer before settling down next to it.

Half way through the night, Inuyasha woke up to the smell of demons. He jumped to his feet as he heard them close in on him. Suddenly, a horde burst through the brush and sent Inuyasha on a run for his life. Again. Tripping, he cursed himself and got up as quick as possible before slipping down under a ledge. The coast was finally clear and Inuyasha stated to climb onto the lip he was under. He sat leaning against a log and breathed hard for a few moments before cocking his ears to face a noise he had heard. Thinking it was nothing, Inuyasha let out a breath that he was unaware of holding. "Hello there," a small voice piped.

"AH!" Inuyasha screamed as he smacked the offending demon.

"Whoa, whoa, don't worry. My name is Myouga, and I am to be your mentor,"

"Grr…" SMACK! "And why should I believe you!?"

The small flea puffed back to his original shape. "Your father wanted me to help you through life,"

"Prove it!"

"Your name is Inuyasha. You are five. Your mother's name is Izayoi,"

"All you've proved is that you're a stalker," Inuyasha bit out with attitude.

"Really, your father commanded me to watch over you after his death,"

"And where have you been my whole life!?"

"I was trying to find you,"

"I don't need a mentor!"

"Well you have one anyway. Now M'lord, where do you wish to go now that your home is out of the question?"

SMACK!

"And don't call me 'M'lord'!"

"But M'l- Inuyasha, where do you suppose would be safest?"

"I dunno, but if you're really a friend of my father's, and you really wanna help me, then you're welcome," Inuyasha practically snarled. He wasn't used to being nice.

"You're going to be that trusting?" Myouga asked warily.

"Well, I figure if you aren't my friend, I mean, there's not much a flea can do to me,"

"As much as I resent that, I guess you're right. Looks like you have a new friend, M'lord!"

Inuyasha would've gotten mad at what he had been called, but he was too caught up with what the flea had said. "Friend?" Inuyasha smiled. "My first friend…"

**And there's the first chapter! I liked this idea, and even though I'm working on another one, I figured I could give the Inuyasha fans something too. Tell me what you think, and I'll update soon!**