Came back to show you, I could Fly
He was an Ex-con with a harsh past , wanting to start his life anew and show everyone who had tormented, teased, abused and walked out of his life that he was worth more than they could ever know… even if it was a tough road ahead. InuKag
Disclaimer: I do NOT! Own Inuyasha or its characters.
Chapter 1: His Last Birthday, His Past
A young, carefree amber eyed hanyou pup, with shining silver hair, was playing happily with his mother at the playground celebrating today's special day. He was on the swings laughing and waving towards her, with the biggest smile on his face. It was rare for him to be able to play at the park for he was forbidden to have fun, but since today was his 7th birthday, his mother decided to go behind her husbands back and take him.
He jumped off the swings and made his way to his mother who was sitting on the park bench, watching him.
"Mama, Come to the swings with me" he said excitedly, however his mood changed as he saw the noticeable bruises on her pale face and arms. He clenched his fist at the thought that his step father had beaten her up again.
"Inuyasha sweetie, take a seat" she said with a weak smile on her face, patting the space beside her.
"Sure mama, what's wrong?" he asked in confusion and staring into her dark chocolate brown eyes. Her long raven hair was flowing in the direction the wind blew and a small breeze dancing around them with entrapped Sakura petals, which had fallen from the highest branches of the Sakura trees.
She looked at his and his big wide eyes full of pain, sorrow and was glad that she took him out for today. It was worth seeing him smile after everything that he has been through.
"You're growing up to fast right before my eyes" she said ruffling his hair, making Inuyasha slightly frown, however he liked it when she did it. "Next thing you know you'll be graduating high school, go to college and be leaving me behind".
"I would never leave you behind, not with that horrible man". He growled. "You can live with me and we can go to all the parks we want, eat all the ice cream our hearts content and we can finally visit the beach like you have always wanted".
Izayoi gave him another small smile "Really?" she asked.
Inuyasha nodded. "Really, really".
"I'm sorry I couldn't buy you the things you wanted" she said feeling sorry for her son.
"Don't worry about it mama, not everything you want is everything that you really need".
Izayoi looked at him proudly at how wise he was at such a young age. It hurt her that she had to raise him is such a harsh world.
"I have something for you" she said taking out a folded blue handkerchief out of her pockets.
Inuyasha looked at it in curiosity. "What is it?" he asked, tilting his head to one side.
She untied the knot and slowly opened it to reveal a glimmering silver name tag bracelet, with the word 'Takahashi' engraved on the top. Gently she took it and placed it on his left wrist.
"It's very beautiful" Inuyasha said in awe as he went to give his mother an embrace.
"It was your father's before he passed away, he wanted me to give it to you" she spoke softly. "He would have been proud of you".
"I will take extra good care of it, and never leave it out of my sight" He said with determination in his voice, knowing how important it was to his father and it was the only thing that he had left of him.
Izayoi nodded. "Engraved at the back is the key to your past, don't go searching for it till you're older". She ordered.
Inuyasha nodded.
"I see so much potential in you my son. You have a very high intellect for someone your age. I know you're going to make something great of yourself one day." She paused and took a deep breath.
"Promise me you won't let anyone hold you back and Promise me that you will never change and continue stay the same person I love and adore".
Inuyasha lifted his tiny arms and held onto his mothers as firmly as he could. "Okay" he said brushing away his sad face and turned it into a happier one. "I won't let anything hold me back".
Izayoi smiled. "Also promise me that when you find a girl you know you can love, hold her close and don't ever let go."
Inuyasha scrunched his face. "Girls? Yuck! Why would I do that for?"
Izayoi giggled at her son's childish behaviour. "Because once you know the feeling of love, miracles start to happen and the next thing you know your walking on air" Izayoi gave a dreamy look out towards the sunset and then back to her son. "Promise me" she pleaded.
Inuyasha saw the slight sparkle in her eyes when she turned away from him. He could tell that she was thinking of his real father, the father he wished he got to meet.
"I promise mama" he replied.
Izayoi smiled hearing all that she needed to hear. She stood up still holding her son's hand. "It's getting late, we should probably get going. Your father and brother might be looking for us" she replied.
Inuyasha frowned. He is not my father he said to himself.
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"Where the hell have you been?" A tall, built man with black hair and blood red eyes angrily asked his wife and slapped hard her in the face, leaving a hand pint of her cheeks.
"I went and took Inuyasha out" Izayoi boldly told him and met his stare.
"You bitch, I told you that good for nothing, disgrace of a half breed, doesn't get privileges" he roared and lifted her up towards him.
"It's his birthday Naraku, he deserves at least something" she glared at him. She couldn't hide her anger anymore. She had been hiding it for the past 7 years and it was about time she stood up to him, for herself and her son.
"You stupid woman" he spoke dangerously and punched her in the stomach, at her defiance, sending her to the ground hard.
Inuyasha, who could do nothing, was behind closed doors in tears and anger in his amber eyes, at the trouble and pain that he had caused his mother. He punched the wall in fury at what he had done, not caring at the blood that was escaping from his fists.
He was locked into his room by his abusive step dad Naraku. He so much wanted to kill the man the very first moment he had hit him, however he couldn't, for he was just too weak.
He stood there in anger when he had noticed he made a hole in the wall where he could see the kitchen, where his mother's trembling body stood, looking at Naraku with hate and malice.
Suddenly he heard the locks being open and his older step brother Rien, who had messy light brown hair and his fierce amethyst eyes, walked in with a deadly expression on his face. He knew by that look that he wasn't in a good mood and when he wasn't in a good mood he was just as dangerous as Naraku.
"You stupid half cast because of you I missed out on my football game" he yelled and kicked Inuyasha in the shins and punched his face.
Inuyasha put his hands to where he was just hit in incredible pain, falling to the floor, breathing in and out heavily.
Rien towered over him and started kicking him on his sides and punching him in the stomach. He was probably three times the size of Inuyasha if not bigger.
Inuyasha knew that he couldn't really fight back because anything that he would do to Rien, he would return the force ten times as hard. He was just a young pup, he didn't stand a chance against him, and so he didn't fight back. He thought that he deserved the punishment for getting his mother beaten up for his sake.
"I hope you die and go to hell, we don't need freaks like you around" Rien spat out and punched him as hard as he could on the same place he hit before, wanting Inuyasha to feel the pain.
Inuyasha's eyes were darkened and soon became dull, lost in his own world when a piercing scream brought him back to reality. "Mama" he whispered and immediately panicked.
With new found strength he lifted himself up and swept his leg across the floor, tripping over Rien onto the ground. He saw this as an opportunity to escape and try rescuing his mother.
When he got outside, he found her face all bloodied and bruised and was about to run to her when Rien held him back. "Let go of me!!!!" he screamed and watched as Naraku forcefully lifted Izayoi up and made her stand on her two feet.
"This will teach you to never go behind my back" Naraku curled his fist and hit her at the side of the head. The impact on her was so strong that she toppled backwards hitting her head, her right side temple, onto the marble kitchen table, killing her instantly.
Inuyasha cried as he saw his mother's body fall lifelessly to the cold tiled floor, blood surrounding her body.
"MAMA!!!" he screamed for her and tried to break away from Rien's grasps, however all his attempts failed. His heart was broken, his tanned skin was drained of its color and his world was shattering around him. He didn't know how he could live with himself anymore. "You Bastard!!" He screamed with tears free falling from his eyes. Naraku turned his gaze towards him and walked over his direction, kicking him on his stomach to shut him up.
"This was your fault, this was your own doing" he said as he forcefully took a hold of his wrists and walked outside, locking him in the car.
Inuyasha wanted to hold his mother one more time or at least tell her he was sorry for everything. He tried to unlock the door, however it was child locked.
He turned his tearing eyes out the window and saw Naraku turn on the gas in the kitchen, and Rien grab a can of gasoline pouring the liquid in and around the house.
His eyes widened as he saw what they were doing. Quickly he tried punching the windows to stop them, but all his efforts had failed. Naraku and Rien immediately ran outside the house and got into the car.
Rien took out a match, lit it up and flicked it at the house.
Inuyasha was pounding harshly at the rear window as he watched the home where his mother lay, turn into a burning inferno.
"Nooooo!!" he screamed and cried even harder as the house exploded right before his eyes.
It was all too much for him to bear. His mother, his life long friend, his hope was gone. All of a sudden he felt sick to his stomach and dizziness washed over him. He looked at the ruins of the burnt down house and let darkness envelope him.
That tragic day was the last time he had ever seen his mother and since that tragic day, he never celebrated his birthday ever again.
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Days, weeks, months and years had gone by and Inuyasha had stopped speaking to anyone. He stopped smiling, stopped laughing and he gave up hope. He was so angry with himself for being the reason why his mother wasn't with him now, to help him get through the day.
His brother never stopped abusing him and at one stage beaten him up so bad that he almost died as well.
Naraku was just as worse. He was more abusive than ever before. He used belts, whips, phonebooks and even glass to try and punish Inuyasha. He made him sleep outside in the cold and most days he went on hungry for Naraku refused to feed him. The only good thing Naraku did was send him to a cheap school, and even then he got teased and abused.
They put him in special education class even if he was smart, kids threw their lunches at him, they left him alone and since Naraku was his step dad, everyone looked down on him and turned the other way, in fears for their lives.
He never graduated and he never made it to high school.
When he had time for himself, he would stop by the beach and stare out into the ocean, wishing that one day he could escape this cruel world he was in and live the life his mother wanted him to live.
One day a girl about his age with dark raven hair and dark brown eyes came to him and accepted that he was a hanyou. That meant everything to him and very slowly they became friends. They met each other everyday at the same spot and the same time, for many months.
Inuyasha had taken a liking to her and thought about talking to her; however he brushed that thought of when one day she had hurt him. What was left of his fragile caring, loving heart was shattered that day. She had found out that Naraku was his step dad and she told him that she couldn't see him anymore. She didn't want to risk her life.
He thought that she was different; however she was just like everyone else. They had judged him even before they had gotten to know him. They were always looking out for number one, which was themselves.
Since then he stopped trusting humans. He looked down on them like they did to him and grew a slight hatred his heart towards them.
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One cold rainy night he was walking through a street with groceries in his hands when all of a sudden he heard a woman scream.
"Help!" she shouted.
At first he was going to pretended he never heard her, for he was still angry at humans. However he knew that it wouldn't be him. He was a kind, caring, gentle soul somewhere deep down and his mother didn't raise him to act that way.
With great speed he ran towards the direction of the woman.
He had found himself in front of a bar parking lot, where four men stood over a poor defenceless woman lying on the ground. He could feel his blood boil and he ran up to the biggest one and punched him as hard as he could in the eyes.
The person swore and looked over at who had just hit him.
Inuyasha was surprised and froze as he saw Rien. He knew that he had just confirmed his death sentence. Seeing as he had nothing left to live for, he decided to go for it. He punched Rien again and started kicking him for as long as he could when all of a sudden one of Rien's associates hit him over the head with a wine bottle.
Inuyasha fell to the ground and saw his brother's big heavy boots kick him on the head.
"Stupid half cast" Rien said with malice as he spat on Inuyasha. "You will never learn will you? You can never belong here; no one will ever accept you. You might as well die now" He continued to kick him until he had succumbed to darkness once more.
When Inuyasha had awoken things had gone very quickly for him. At first he was at the hospital getting treated for his injuries, the next thing he knew, he was standing in a court room, facing a judge, listening to his jail sentence for the crimes he didn't commit and for apparently doing something to that poor woman he tried to save.
Since he was only 15 and had a messed up family, they went slightly lenient on him.
2 years in Juevenelle Hall and 6 years Maximum State Penitentiary.
He would have fought for his innocence, however he knew no one was going to listen to a hanyou, for they didn't have a say in this world.
He accepted it and vowed to make himself stronger for his mother, in hopes one day he could rid himself of Naraku and Rien and show everyone who had tormented, teased, abused and walked out of his life that he was worth more than they could ever know.
Author's Note: Hoped you liked it. This is my first Inuyasha fic so please be kind and tell me what you think.
Always Chikka