Defining a word called 'friend.'

Chapter 1: Imperfect.

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Age 7

It all started out in front of the school in the afternoon. Inuyasha was about to tell Kikyo about his true feelings for her after 2 years. Kikyo and Inuyasha lived next door to each other since they were about 5, but Kikyo was basically is only friend. Kikyo moved next door to him and in that moment, Inuyasha feel in love with her. They went to the same school ever since and walked home together, but today, that won't happen.

'I hope Kikyo feels the same way I do for her' Inuyasha thought while looking at his little claws with interest. Inuyasha's ears tweaked to the direction of the school doors and saw everyone leaving, including Kikyo. 'There she is!' Inuyasha thought happily.

"Hey, Kikyo!" Inuyasha called out and waved his hand high for her to see him. As soon as she saw him, she ran up to him in a few moments.

"Hello, Inuyasha." Kikyo greeted and they started walking home. Inuyasha had a shy and embarrassed face and Kikyo noticed it.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kikyo asked concerned.

"Um..Kikyo, I have to...tell you something important." Inuyasha said and stopped.

"What is it?" Kikyo asked trying to look at his face, but he kept it away from her.

"Kikyo...W-We've known e-each other for a w-while, right?" Inuyasha asked while blushing.

"About two years, why?" Kikyo asked.

"W-Well, how do you feel about me?" Inuyasha asked shyly.

"Well, you're a good friend, why?"

'I can't believe I'm about to do this!' Inuyasha thought and held Kikyo's hands in his and now, Kikyo was very confused.

"Kikyo, the first time I saw you...I couldn't take my eyes off of you. I love your hair, eyes...actually, I love everything about you." Inuyasha confessed while trying to look at her.

"What are you trying to say, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked confused.

"Can't you see what I'm trying to tell you?" Inuyasha shrieked. Kikyo just shook her head slowly and Inuyasha pulled her closer to him "I'm trying to tell you that...I love you, Kikyo!" Inuyasha confessed and waited for her reaction.

"You...love me?" Kikyo shrieked out in a disgusted way.

"Yes! Do you love me, too?" Inuyasha asked happily.

"No." Kikyo answered simply to a now heart-broken hanyou.

"W-What do you mean 'no'?" Inuyasha gasped and Kikyo released herself out of his hold.

"I mean 'no', as in I don't love you and besides, you're a half demon." Kikyo shouted out.

"What's wrong with being a half-demon?" Inuyasha said with his eyes covered by his bangs.

"You're a half-demon. Half is the key word, Inuyasha. You're not perfect and you'll never be! You not a human or a demon and those ears...they're disqusting." Kikyo said and pointed to his ears that's now laid sadden on his skull and started walking across the street without watching out for cars.

'I'm imperfect and I'll never become perfect.' Inuyasha thought sadden. His ears tweaked to the direction to the street and saw a truck speeding up to Kikyo's direction. "Oh no! Kikyo, watch out!" Inuyasha shouted and Kikyo stopped in the middle of the street.

"Inuyasha, stop talking to me. I told you that I don't lo-" Kikyo couldn't complete what she was saying because her body got smashed to the still running truck. Inuyasha's eyes widen to the sight that was once Kikyo.

"This can't be happening to me!" Inuyasha shouted out to the world and knelled to the sidewalk and started shedding his tears.

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Age 9

It was a rainy afternoon and there was nothing to do, but Inuyasha didn't care. After Kikyo's death, all he did was sit on the living room floor and just stare at the wall all day. His parents saw that he was acting different for the past 2 years and wanted to help him, but Inuyasha wouldn't talk to them. Since Inuyasha needed a friend, Izayoi did a new approach.

"Inuyasha, I have something for you." Izayoi told him happily.

No response.

"Look, Inuyasha." Izayoi said and pulled out a teddy bear with the word 'friend' on it. "Do you like it?" Inuyasha still didn't response and touched the word 'friend'.

"...Inuyasha?" Izayoi called and Inuyasha threw the bear across the room. "Inuyasha, what's the matter?" Izayoi gasped.

"I can't have a friend." Inuyasha said simply.

"Why not?" Izayoi asked curiously.

"I'm imperfect..."

"What do you mean 'imperfect'?"

"...leave me alone." And Inuyasha left to go upstairs to his room.

'Imperfect...' Izayoi thought and left to the kitchen.

So, how was the chapter? Don't worry, it's not an Inu/Kik fanfic. Kagome's coming in the upcoming chapter. So, read and review.