A/N: Welcome! AouraMaiden is happy that you have decided to read her work. Yes, AouraMaiden is speaking in 3rd person at this moment because it is 1:30am and she is very tired. Please excuse her and don't forget about the notes she left. Thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha...but hey, one can dream!
Just a few points about the story:
1. Kikyo will not be part of this story, so anything that would have effected Inuyasha/Kagome's relationship because of her, doesn't exist.
2. Of course, what would an Inuyasha FanFic be without some of the other key characters?! No worries, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kaede will all show up soon! (And don't think I'm going to leave out their little...quirks)
3. Because Kikyo will not be in this story (refer to #1) any strange and/or familiar feelings Inuyasha has about Kagome are to relate to his mother. (If you are thinking anything nasty, get your mind out of the gutter! Ewww!)
Well, that's about it. And now, onto the Fic!
What Is A Half Breed?
"Get out of here!"
"We don't want your kind in our village!"
"Find somewhere else to live, half-breed!"
A young boy, no older then 5 or 6 years old, heard these shouts as he passed though the village he called home. Half-breed? He had heard the people of the village say it before and didn't like how it made him feel when they said it about him. But he didn't know what it meant. Arriving home, he decided to ask his mother about it.
"Mother, what's a half-breed?" The tiny boy asked as he approached his mother and pulled lightly at her flowing kimono. Looking up at her beautiful, human face, his young eyes saw her gorgeous ones filling up with slated tears.
"Mother?" He asked, becoming frightened. Why was his mother crying?
"Inuyasha, promise me," she said, kneeling down before her son and holding him in her loving arms, "promise me that you will never forget me. You will never forget who and what you are."
"Mother? Why are you crying?" He asked, holding his mother just as tightly in his small arms as she was holding him in hers. His little white ears twitched slightly, as they always did when he was upset.
"Promise me, Inuyasha." She repeated. Her voice, though still loving, was firm and full of sadness.
"I...I promise." He said quietly. His mother then pulled him in closer to her and held her son tightly, for what she knew was going to be the last time.
The next day, as the sun rose in the east and brought new light to the world, Inuyasha's mother carried her sleeping son out of the village and into the forest. Though the sun was rising, the thick trees kept the pair in relative darkness.
They soon came to a large clearing and in the center of the clearing was a well. Gazing down into it, it appeared to be empty except for a few scattered bones, but she knew its secret. It was for the best. Looking at the small child in her arms one last time she ran her hand across his smooth, soft cheek, then through his flowing white hair and finally, up to his adorable ears.
"Your father was a great and honorable demon," she whispered, "and I know you will be just as great." Giving him a kiss on the top of his head caused Inyasha to stir in his sleep and slowly open his eyes.
"Mother?" He asked with a heavy yawn.
"It's alight, my darling. You just close your eyes and dream the sweetest dreams." Nodding with understanding and fatigue, Inuyasha obediently closed his eyes and fell back to sleep. Large tears began to fall from her eyes and land on his favorite red haori.
"Please, don't forget." She begged almost silently as she slipped a prayer necklace over her son's head, and kissed him one final time before turning back to the well. "Good-bye." She sighed and let her only son fall into the depths of the well.
A/N: So, what do you think? This is just the beginning, don't worry. There's plenty more where this came from! I promise!
:-: Aoura Maiden :-: