A Drink for the one you Love

Disclaimer: Not my characters, only my story

Chapter 1: Abuse and decisions…

I have to save Izayoi. She may already have been slain by Takemaru, but if I can get there in time…there! My son, my love, they will be fine; I can see the takers of the other world. All I need to do is allow Tensaiga to work, it will work. There, she's breathing.

"Go!"

"But dearest!"

She must leave; I will not forgive myself if she dies. She is meant to live!

"Inuyasha,"

"Hm?"

"Inuyasha will be the infant's name,"

"Inuyasha…"

"Now go!"

Good, she is leaving, now for Takemaru. I let my sword split the wicked man strait in half. I know I am meant to pay the ultimate price for being the reason Izayoi got hurt, but maybe if I make a hasty exit…I hear a crack from above. No good, I look up to my horror as a beam cracks and falls. I gave the robe to Izayoi, now I must pay for my mistakes. The beam brings others down with it, and I'm only allowed a slight gasp before being brought down with the fiery beams. That is when I realized, far too late it seems, that I would be needed.

**FOUR YEARS LATER**

"Inuyasha, time for dinner!" Izayoi called to her son.

"Ma, do I have to come!?" she heard the little hanyou call from his perch in a tree.

"Afraid so dear, now come down from there!"

"Alright, coming!" Izayoi giggled as her son's pouting face became absolutely ecstatic when he saw his dinner, "Someone else made it!"

Okay, so maybe Izayoi wasn't the best cook, "Yes, someone else made it,"

"Great, maybe it'll be good this time!" her son exclaimed as she just glared at him.

"As much as I agree with you, you still can't say something like that!"

"Sorry ma,"

"Can't you use proper grammar?"

Inuyasha sighed and rolled his eyes, "Sorry mother,"

"Ignoring the sarcasm and thank you,"

"So ma-" Izayoi sighed, "-Do you think some of the other pups would like to play after dinner?"

Izayoi's expression turned sad, "Maybe that's not such a good idea,"

"Why not?"

"Be-because I need you here with me,"

"You do? For what?"

"Do I need a reason for wanting to be with my son?"

"I s'pose not,"

**AFTER DINNER**

"Alright Inuyasha, I can handle the dishes. Why don't you go play in your room?"

"'K ma," Inuyasha went running up the stairs and shut the door quietly behind him. He perked up his ear listening for his mother. She was still downstairs kneeling beside the bucket of water doing the dishes. He smiled as he went over to the window and opened it as he inspected the fall. He could definitely handle it as he jumped to the ground and went running to the village.

Mama never lets me come down here…I wonder why? Inuyasha thought as he smelt the amazing aromas of the dinner being set up. He walked past bunches and bunches of huts before finding a group of little boys and one girl, the oldest, playing with a leather ball.

The girl looked up as she heard Inuyasha approach, "Hello there, what's your na-" she noticed his ears and her tone changed drastically, "-Oh, what are you doing here?"

"I was wondering if I could play with you guys,"

"You play with us? Ha! You're just a stupid half-breed!"

"Stupid? But I have higher brain functions than anyone in my age group!"

"That's only because of your filthy mixed blood. And as surprising as that would be, your ears give you away!"

"What's wrong with my ears?"

"They're that of a mutt!"

"Mutt? I'm not a mutt,"

"I'd like to beg to differ," the girl laughed as she whipped Inuyasha on the left side of his ribcage with the switch stick she was using during the game. He would not yelp in pain in front of her as he growled out his anger and watched with pleased eyes as the female backed up. At least he thought he was happy, that was until the woman and the little boys went running away in fear. He didn't want to scare anyone, but they deserved it! …Didn't they?

Inuyasha kept walking until he felt something hit the back of his head. He turned as he saw one of the adults glowering at him, "What is this thing doing on our street!?" Inuyasha looked at the man with his head slightly tilted, thing? Why is he calling me that? 'Member to ask mama 'bout that. "Get that mutt off the street!"

"Why does everyone call me a mutt?"

"Great, so that demon's whore taught you to speak…shouldn't have, just a throat that should be strangled,"

Inuyasha let out a gasp as he ran back the way he came. He didn't like this village, no wonder his mother never let him down there.

He got back to his home and was welcomed with the worried look of his mother, "Where have you been!?"

"D-down at the village," Inuyasha gulped.

"Why!?"

"I just wanted to see if any of the pups wanted to play with me, but there was this man and he called me 'thing'. Why'd he call me that?"

Izayoi sighed and went over to Inuyasha. As she pulled him into a hug, she felt her son wince. "What happened!?"

"Nothing,"

"Nothing my butt!"

"But ma-" before Inuyasha could finish, his mother had his shirt off. She gasped at the dark purple mark that was staining his left upper body.

"Inuyasha, what happened!?"

"Some kid is all,"

"What kid!? I'll get them arrested!"

"NO! I'd be a tattler!"

"This is serious!"

"NO! Then no one will like me!"

"Inuyasha…"

"No!" Inuyasha took his shirt back and ran up to his room.

No one understands. Dad, why'd you leave me? The hanyou slipped under his covers and fell asleep.

***

What should I do? My poor boy is being abused! Maybe I should think about moving somewhere else…well that would take money. I will not take money out of the palace fund, but I have no husband and a child to feed…I think I'll have to get a job. Izayoi nodded her head determined as she sat next to her sleeping son's bed. She would give him the world if she could, but keeping him safe was the next best thing, the world you'll get, after you're safe again.

**ANYONE WHO DIDN'T KNOW, THE MAN IN THE BEGINNING IS INUNOTAISHO. OKAY, I KNOW MY OTHER STORY ISN'T FINISHED, BUT THIS CAME TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ALGEBRA CLASS, I KNOW, I KNOW, WEIRD PLACE. I ACTUALLY GOT THE INSPIRATION FROM A SONG, IT'S TOO SOON TO TELL, BUT IF IT COMES TO YOU, TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. I KNOW THIS IS WEIRD, BUT I ALREADY HAVE THE LAST PART OF THE LAST CHAPTER FIGURED OUT, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. WELL TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK AND GIVE ME SOME IDEAS, 'CAUSE MINE ARE VERY SCATTERED THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE FUTURE CHAPTERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SAD FANFICTION, SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT KINDA CRAP, THEN DON'T READ IT. TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK SO FAR AND 'TIL NEXT TIME!**