He moved quickly and silently,with the stealth of a shadow. Slinking out of the house on the Higurashi Shine-climbing out of his bedroom window,slowing his pace considerably when sneaking past the kitchen window-so as not to alarm his parents who were arguing about something or another over a pot of hot coffee. They were always arguing and always drinking coffee. They're squabbles always seemed abit funny to the boy but coffee, he hated coffeee. It was evil and deceptive-despite its alluring aroma it tasted like chalk, this little Shinryu knew from experience.
Once bright red Chuck Taylor Hi-Tops finally touched the ground the little boy, who was no more than seven years old, ran as fast as his legs would carry him to the tiny hut that had been built around the dry well - the same dry well his parents had forbidden him to ever go near and with good reason. But of course,children rarely obey their parents and this mischevious child was certainly no exception.
Chocolate eyes,filled with the wide-eyed innocence of dewey youth, shimmered as a wide grin lit up his face. He had spotted father's beloved treasure-the Tetsusaiga- which Shinryu had only seen once before when he caught his parents standing over it and talking about it at a low whisper,as if they were being wired by the government.
But no it wasn't that serious Kagome and InuYasha just happened to be debating what to do with the blade to keep it out of their son's grasp. As he slowly walked down the steps,he nearly tripped over his baggy,faded blue jeans but quickly caught his balance before he could get a mouth full of dirt. His mouth gaped with awe as he reached out a small right hand, but stopped suddenly,hearing a creak at the sliding door. He stopped suddenly and looked behind him,blinking twice before shaking his head-as if to free himself from the thoughts of being caught before returning to his adventure but he had been abit to hasty.
A small form could be seen through the thin tatimi screen and it slowly,ever so slowy creaked back. An old woman,bent and withered from age poked her head inside before gradually stepping inside and eventually making her way to the bottom stair and reverently appraoching the Bone -Eater's Well or so it had been known in Feudal Times. Despite his baggy clothing-which consisted of baggy jeans,Hi-tops, and a bright red T-shirt whose sleeves stopped just below narrow elbows- Shinryu moved with surprising speed and agility and was already crouched on the opposite side of the well by the time the elderly woman had entered. He panted softly, his heart knocking so loudly against his ribs he was afraid that the old fossil might have heard.
But lucky him,after muttering a short prayer,she turned and left. Albeit no faster than she had actually gotten inside the hut. He peeked the top of his head over the edge of the well and blinked before standing and giggling in his triumph. The mighty Tetsusaiga. It had been laid carefully across the heavy doors which 'sealed' off the well. Maybe they never dreamed that their son would disobey them,maybe with some sort of optomisim that the rest of the world cannot share they hoped that he would never dare go near the well. Apparently the two thought wrong.
He hesitated for a moment,before taking in a deep breath and grasping the sword tightly with both hands. He held the blade close to him and closed his eyes, it just felt so...so..right. But his bubble would be abruptly burst when both he and Tetsusaiga pulsated.
Those twin,deep brown orbs srung open and he gazed down at the at the sword as he blinked in amazement.
" Wha...what's...happening?". He spoke softly as if from fear of awakening a beast which resided inside the blade of legend.
Another vibration from deep within the Tetsusaiga-and himself. Without warning the doors of the well flew open,eminatting a blinding blueish glow which could be seen from not only within the Shirne but for atleast a half-mile in every direction. Just outside his home,people stopped what they were doing and cars pulled over as their drivers hopped out and gazed at the beam of blue light. Shinryu screamed and by some unknown force was tossed into blinding flash coming from the sacred well.
Naturally,upon hearing the cry of their child, Kagome and InuYasha ran to the well. Kagome screamed and InuYasha thrust his hand into the oblivion that seemed to go on forever but it was too late. A howl of pure agony erupted from the throat of the former inu hanyou as the last image of his son was inprinted into his mind. Through that flash of cerulean, InuYasha clearly saw Shinryu,long ebony tresses waving in every which direction,tears flowing from his eyes, Tetsusaiga tightly hugged next to him with his left arm while he reached out to his parenst with his right hand screaming the word. " DAD! ". After the flash faded Kagome buried her face in InuYasha's chest,sobbing as she knew they could now never return to the past since it had been ten years sicne the jewel was destroyed. InuYasha lowered his hues and wrapped his arms around his wife. Their son was gone from them forever.