Tears and Smiles
Prologue
By: Elbereth
Rated: PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and fluff later on
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
He ran as fast as his short legs would carry him, the bramble catching at him as he moved through the trees. He hadn't meant to ruin the trip, it just happened. A man's shouts followed by a woman's chased after him. He scrambled up a tree that seemed high enough, praying that they wouldn't catch him. The man's yells came closer and soon his stepfather appeared under his tree, searching for him. The boy prayed silently that he would just go away. He kept his eyes closed and dreamed of the times before his mother had met this man.
A scratchy sound below him made him peek down and see his stepfather starting up the tree. A woman came stumbling into the clearing and she screamed at him. "YUGASAGI!! GET AWAY FROM HIM!! HE'S MY SON BEFORE YOURS AND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!" It didn't deter the twelve year-old boy's stepfather from continually climbing up the tree and getting ever closer to him. He reached up and grabbed the boy's foot, yanking him down to the ground below the tree. His right hand hit a sharp rock as he landed and he screamed. Lifting his right hand up he saw a perfect crescent moon shaped gash, deep enough that he'd be scarred from it for the rest of his life.
More scratchy sounds and his stepfather was upon him, kicking, punching, and beating. The boy just cried and let it happen. As far as he knew, he was being punished again. He could remember after his mother's marriage to this man when he was nine, how the man had started to beat him for different things. He remembered his mother being powerless to stop him because he'd just knock her out too. He could remember when his mother had tried to file for divorce one year ago, and how his stepfather had walked through it so easily.
The beatings slowed and finally stopped and the boy could dimly hear his mother's sobs. He truly hadn't meant to knock over his stepfather's cooler that had all the beer in it. His mother hadn't wanted it there anyway. Finally opening his eyes the boy found his mother leaning over him and his stepfather walking back to the campsite. He smiled at his mother through a swollen and bruised face and she just cried even harder. "I'll be ok okaasan. I'm just being punished, right?" The boy's mother shook her head still crying. "Ite. You shouldn't have to go through this. It's all just my stupid mistake." The boy wrapped his arms around his mother even though it hurt to move. They stayed there until she had calmed.
~*~*~A/N~*~*~ Hi everybody.... ok this is the Prologue. Chapter 1 is definitely coming soon and you'll find out who this boy is!! I bet you can already guess. Just to warn you this isn't the normal couple you'd think it is ^.~ JA NE!!!
Elbereth
Prologue
By: Elbereth
Rated: PG-13 for violence, occasional language, and fluff later on
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
He ran as fast as his short legs would carry him, the bramble catching at him as he moved through the trees. He hadn't meant to ruin the trip, it just happened. A man's shouts followed by a woman's chased after him. He scrambled up a tree that seemed high enough, praying that they wouldn't catch him. The man's yells came closer and soon his stepfather appeared under his tree, searching for him. The boy prayed silently that he would just go away. He kept his eyes closed and dreamed of the times before his mother had met this man.
A scratchy sound below him made him peek down and see his stepfather starting up the tree. A woman came stumbling into the clearing and she screamed at him. "YUGASAGI!! GET AWAY FROM HIM!! HE'S MY SON BEFORE YOURS AND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!" It didn't deter the twelve year-old boy's stepfather from continually climbing up the tree and getting ever closer to him. He reached up and grabbed the boy's foot, yanking him down to the ground below the tree. His right hand hit a sharp rock as he landed and he screamed. Lifting his right hand up he saw a perfect crescent moon shaped gash, deep enough that he'd be scarred from it for the rest of his life.
More scratchy sounds and his stepfather was upon him, kicking, punching, and beating. The boy just cried and let it happen. As far as he knew, he was being punished again. He could remember after his mother's marriage to this man when he was nine, how the man had started to beat him for different things. He remembered his mother being powerless to stop him because he'd just knock her out too. He could remember when his mother had tried to file for divorce one year ago, and how his stepfather had walked through it so easily.
The beatings slowed and finally stopped and the boy could dimly hear his mother's sobs. He truly hadn't meant to knock over his stepfather's cooler that had all the beer in it. His mother hadn't wanted it there anyway. Finally opening his eyes the boy found his mother leaning over him and his stepfather walking back to the campsite. He smiled at his mother through a swollen and bruised face and she just cried even harder. "I'll be ok okaasan. I'm just being punished, right?" The boy's mother shook her head still crying. "Ite. You shouldn't have to go through this. It's all just my stupid mistake." The boy wrapped his arms around his mother even though it hurt to move. They stayed there until she had calmed.
~*~*~A/N~*~*~ Hi everybody.... ok this is the Prologue. Chapter 1 is definitely coming soon and you'll find out who this boy is!! I bet you can already guess. Just to warn you this isn't the normal couple you'd think it is ^.~ JA NE!!!
Elbereth