So this may seem a little short for a first chapter but I want to see what everyone thinks. This will be dark for a while but I do think you guys will enjoy this. I want to keep to the characters personality. But this is set 60 years in the future. After Inuyashas life with Kagome.
So read and enjoy! Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Chapter 1: The Drunk
Inuyasha stumbled out of the decaying remains of the late Lady Kaedes home. The town outside, lit by the lanterns of the towns people was a bustle as everyone readied themselves for the night. The past sixty years has seen this town flourish through the chaos and destruction that fell upon it.
Downing the remaining sake in his bottle, Inuyasha threw the bottle on the ground, and made his way in search of more. More to continue to drown the sorrows of his life.
'After she died'…no, Inuyasha thought, he didn't want to go back there. Sixty years and he still couldn't move past it. He didn't want to. All those years spent finding the shikon no tama, human kids, human friends….
Inuyasha scowled as his eyes began to fill with tears of regret. After everything he couldn't save them in the end. Time caught up to everyone. Even with the life Kohaku had, thanks to the jewel shard, time still stole him away.
Shippo left shortly after Kohaku passed away. 'It was hard on him too, losing someone he loved. He even tried but all I could do was push him away.' The hanyou was grief striken and yet he couldn't decide to cry or scream.
The only benefit to his current situation was the free drink. He lived in the past, literally, living in the old bags house. Everyday was his own personal hell. The free drinks came for fending off the stray demons here and there. Nothing too difficult really just the nusience that tried to pray on the weak.
Falling deeper into his own mind, Inuyasha swiped a bottle from a near by home window. That's where they all were. No one wanted him in their homes anymore. Everyone wanted him to keep them safe, but no one wanted him around anymore than that.
With bottle in hand the young hanyou made his way out of town. Once the cycle started he couldn't stop himself. The woods were never a threat but always a nightmare. He pushed forward, mulling over the lives people lost because of him as he found the sacred tree.
Over and over he wished he was never removed from this spot. Just left here to die on his own. The pain of being betrayed by Kikyo was nothing compared to this. His love, his friends, his family. Inuyahsa sat down his with back against the would be grave and closed his eyes.
Inuyasha smiled to himself. 'this will work, it has too.' He thought to himself. If anyone would do it, he would. He always bragged to himself it had to be him. Climbing down the tree he was perched in, Inuyasha readied himself to leap at his brother. With no sword he didn't stand a chance. He knew that, that was the plan.
Leaping out from the underbrush Inuysahsa spread his claws and aimed for Sesshoumaru. The smug look on his face, same as always. He could feel the adrenaline pumping in his veins. His brother stepped to the side as his claws passed in front of him. Easily maneuvering out of the way of such a pathetic attempt to harm him.
"This is pointless you welp, you were no match for me with fathers fang, and without it, well your just pathetic." Sesshoumaru turned as his hair whipped to the side and began to walk away. As rage built up with the smaller body, he screamed as he jumped towards the cocky asshole in an attempt to get him to fight him. With the ease and grace of a god he was dodged again. This time however he felt the points of razors on his neck and sighed a sigh of relief.
'Its over' he thought. Finally. I'm coming guys.
"Understand this you mongeroul, your life has always been mine to take and it always will be. You will do well to remember that. You do not get to take the easy way out though. I will not aide you in ending your life. You will die by my hands, on my time, not yours. " Sesshoumaru tightened the grip he had on his younger brothers neck. Instantly regretting his decision he could feel the poison seep into his claws as he pierced the frail flesh of the trash.
Dropping him on the ground he watched the light begin to leave his eyes. "Don't say I never did anything for you." Sesshoumaru muttered as he pushed the pity he felt down as far as he could. At least he would be home by the time the worthless half breed woke up.
Inuyasha wallowed in his own misery as he remembered the final kindness he was shown. Fourty-eight years ago almost. Never again. He hadn't even seen or heard from his brother in that time. Thinking about it, he wasn't sure if he was even still alive. However he figured if his brother died it would be huge news. It would have made its way to him somehow.
He knew Shippo was alive. He saw him in town just last week looking for him. He was walking around with his last living son. Every year he made sure he was out of town on Kagomes birthday. They always came. Although Inuyasha noticed that this year it was only one, Sato. His other two children passed away already. He always spied on Shippo when he came into town. He had friends there and always asked how he was, and asked them to pass the information along to him.
They never did though, so the positive was he spied. He never said anything to them, to afraid his own children would think him a failure. He always followed them to the well though. Always watching over them. They made the choice to live in Kagomes world when they were young. She had pushed for it naturally. It was safer and who was he to deny them their safety.
Drunk as he normally was, didn't change the fact that he wanted out. Anywhere but here. So he stood up, steadied himself on the tree before heading back into town to grab what little he had left. The town was quiet as everyone was asleep for the night, but the bottles were still there. They were always there. Grabbing the five that were still out he made for the dead crones hut.
Silently saying goodbye to this place he grabbed his sword and his pack and left as quietly as he came. Outside of town it was quiet, aside from the natural sounds of the woods. Giving up he began to walk. Walk and drink. It didn't matter where he went, or what happened. He just couldn't stay here anymore.
By midnight the weather had began to turn harsh and snow began to fall. The first snow of the year. As the night grew cold the winter snow fell against the world. Blanketing the world in white, Inuyasha didn't even noticed as he trudged through. Normally he would dash through the trees to make his journey faster than most. However after last time, he learned very quickly that being drunk and running through the trees hurt. A lot. He still had the scar through his shoulder where the tree branch pierced him.
The alcohol in his system kept the cold at bay, mostly. While he didn't feel the actual damage the cold was doing, it was still affecting him. Even a half demon isn't immune to the worst of this season. Hours passed, as did two of the five bottles the hanyou carried as he found himself tripping over an exposed root from a near by tree.
In his induced state he couldn't even muster the strength to stand again. The snow eating through his clothes and soaking his skin in ice. Glancing around the barren plains he saw no life around, so no help would come. Mind numb, and limbs slowing freezing Inuyasha felt his eyes begin to droop as darkness began to set in.
"I'm coming everyone….I'll see you soon." And the world he knew, and the world he failed, disappeared from view.
So I know this is a little dark but this fic will be dark to start. But I've always wanted to do an Inuxkoga fic for a while now. I really like this story and I hope you guys too. Let me know what you all think of the first chapter. I'm going to start the second chapter now lol.
