Half-Breed

Chapter one

I ran. My heart pounded in my ears like a bass drum as the villagers' shouts still rang clear in my mind. I could feel a horrid pain as another rock struck me in my back. I slipped into the forest and ran faster, the trees passing me in a blur of dark colors. The pounding rain drove around me and flattened my hair to my back. I ran harder and shrieked as my feet flew from under me. I landed in a large puddle and started sobbing as I heard the villagers draw closer to me. The hot tears rolled down my cheeks, blending in with the rain and mud. I cried harder as memories flashed through my mind.

~*Flashback*~

"You make my life a living hell. Why don't you leave like your father? At least I could live in peace!" a woman shouted at a small half-demon who lied on the ground crying.

The girl lied in a small pool of her own blood as the woman stood over her with a chunk of wood. The wood was slightly stained with blood, you could see that it had been used to beat the girl.

"But Mommy!" the girl cried out as the woman prepared to strike her again.

"GET THE HELL OUT!!!" the woman shrieked as she pounded on the small child. You could see two human children watching in glee at their half-sister's suffering.

~*End Flashback*~

"Mommy.." I moaned as more tears pooled up in my eyes. "why do you hate me?"

~*Flashback*~

"Good job, Youkou! I love you and your brother so much! Come give Mommy a hug, Kinniku and Youkou!" the woman said. Her eyes were filled with love as she hugged the two human children.

"What about me, Mommy?" the half-demon girl said as she swept at the floor.

No, Seiya, finish sweeping!" the woman's voice filled with sudden hatred and her eyes filled with venom as she watched the girl sweep.

~*End Flashback*~

I struggled to my feet, my ragged clothes were now soaked with mud. I buried my face in my hands as I burst into a fresh round of tears. I could hear the villagers' cries growing closer. *I should just let them kill me, I am unwanted.* I stood still and awaited the villagers and the pain that would release me from the torrent of heartache that echoed throughout my body.

I awaited them silently as the blood and tears mixed with the rain. They came running towards me, screaming their insults as they circled around me. I could feel a sharp sting as a rock struck me across the leg. Rocks struck me repeatedly as I watched them. I felt a blow as a villager drew close enough to hit me with his club. I fell to my knees as blow upon blow knocked me to the ground. I could feel my mind going into unconsciousness and my vision blurred as I fell into the mud. I fell into a deep pit of sleep as the pain eased my inner turmoil.

~*Inuyasha's Point of View*~

I stood still and sniffed at the air. Blood. Lots of it. I sniffed the air again and stood in shock. A half-demon's blood.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome called out from behind me.

"Huh?..Nothing..," I said. I could feel my mind wandering back to my childhood. The scent was that of a half-demon child. I shook my head confusedly as I drove away the images that loomed over my mind's eye. "Come on," I commanded as I leapt into the trees and started running towards the scent as quickly as possible.

I sniffed the air as the scent grew stronger. I leapt into the air and looked down through the tree branches as I tried to spot the half-demon. My mind barely registered the others as I moved faster through the trees. I could smell the blood stronger. I stopped as I spotted a small heap lying in a mud puddle.

I leapt down from the trees and looked at the small form lying less than ten feet from me. I stepped over to the heap and looked at the frail form lying there. I looked over my should as Kirara landed with the others on her back. I looked back down at the small child and knelt beside it. I heard Kagome gasp from behind me. I watched as she dropped her things and rushed beside me.

"She's not dead yet," I said as I looked down at the small girl. I moved the child's blood soaked hair with a claw

Kagome knelt beside the girl and looked her over. I watched as she reached a hand towards the child's obviously demon ears and pulled back. "She's..a half-demon..," she looked up at me and I could see the tears beginning to form in her eyes.

"It happens to all half-demons..," I said as I tried to stop her from crying. I could still remember the days I had hid in my corner sobbing as the blood ran from my wounds when I was a child.

Kagome reached her arms around the girl and lifted her so her face wasn't in the mud. I lifted the girl from her arms and carried her back to Kirara. I leapt into the trees as I headed back to camp.

~*Seiya's Point of View*~

I opened my eyes slowly. Was I still alive? I looked around and noticed a human girl kneeling beside me. I shrieked in fear as the girl touched my hair. I leapt away from her and cowered against a tree trunk. I growled at her as I tried to protect myself. I looked around widely as I tried to find a way to escape. I flattened my ears back as the human girl called out and another person made their way into the clearing. I looked at the man with a deer slung over his shoulder, blocking my view of his face. He turned and I stared in shock.*Why would human's be around a half-demon? They hate our kind.* The half-demon dropped the deer and scowled at her.

"What do you want now!?" he growled as he began ripping the deer apart.

"Quit being so vulgar, Inuyasha. She only called your name," I heard a voice call from near me. I turned towards the voice in fear and saw a human monk sitting by a tree near me.

"I was not being vulgar, monk," he snarled at the man. He sniffed the air and looked over at me. He turned to the human girl and said, "Is that why you called me?" She looked at him and nodded her head as something poked me in my side.

I spun around and snarled. A red-headed kitsune looked at me with a big grin as he said, "Wanna play?"

I backed away till I ended up in the middle of the strange group. I couldn't get free..I was surrounded.

"Where are your parents?" the strange looking girl asked. I glared at her before I sat down.

"I don't know my daddy, and my mommy wants me gone. My daddy was a full demon, my mommy is a human who lives in that village," I said pointing to the village. "My mommy hates me. She yells at me and she set up the attack on me. The villagers told me before I ran."

"That's terrible! What's your name?" the girl asked. I could see that she wasn't going to hurt me, but I still did not trust her.

"Seiya. I have a human brother named Kinniku and a human sister named Youkou who hate me just as much."

"My name is Kagome."

"I'm Shippou," the fox cub piped up from beside me.

"I'm Miroku," the monk said.

"I am Sango and this is Kilala," the girl with the boomerang said.

"And this is Inuyasha. Don't mind him, he's just grumpy!" Kagome said with a bright smile on her face.

"I am not grumpy!" Inuyasha snarled from his seat under a tree.

"Whatever. So, Seiya, how old are you?"

"I'm four," I said holding up my hand.

"Four!? And your mother did this to you!?" Sango asked.

I nodded my head as I felt tears welling in my eyes. I buried my face in my hands and sobbed as I remembered all the pain I had endured. I fell to my knees and sobbed. I felt someone lift me up and I buried my face into the person's warm body. The one who held me began walking, then leaping through the woods. I felt the person land and seat themselves down.

I looked up into the golden eyes of the one who held me and buried my face into his chest again. I felt another wave of sobs racking through my body as I cried out all the pain. He held me closer and I could hear him let out a sigh.

"Stop crying. I know how it feels," he said softly.

"You do?" I asked softly through the tears. He nodded his head slowly and I could see the emotions running in his eyes as he looked down at me.

I wrapped my arms around him and whispered, "I wish you were my daddy."