Update December 2014: This is a revised chapter. I believe my english is better now than back in 2011-2012... or at least now I can read this fic in english and say: "That doesn't sound right..." hehehe...
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Warning: Suicide theme in this chapter. If you're uncomfortable with it, I'm sorry for the trouble. Once in a while there will be cursing. I'm not familiarized with the english dub of this series, but I don't think it's so much, because I honestly don't like bad words but sometimes they happen. You understand me, right? :3
Ah! And before anything else happens. I'm not an anti-kikyo, got it? Give it some chapters more to understand some things ^^U
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Slavery.
Author: MikoAucarod
Chapter 2. Suffering.
Winter Holidays!
She couldn't be happier. And she showed it going out every day with her best friend, Sango, and Shippo, the little one that step by step was losing his shyness around other people.
Sometimes some people glared at them with disapproval, over the fact that the child would speak with someone who wasn't his master. A lot of them considered it a shame that he 'couldn't act as a Slave should' and yet, their own slaves seemed to be longing to do the same.
That day they were going to the market, to meet with Mr. Kei, who used to send them letters. When they found out that he had come back to the city for a couple of days, they decided to pay him a visit.
He asked to see them in one of the most popular markets of the city, and that's were they were heading. Shippo looked really excited to be able to see his former master again, who had treated him as a friend, just like Kagome was doing now.
Ms. Higurashi had insisted on take them in her car; she was afraid that something could happen to them. That's why, at that moment, Sango was sitting in front with her and Kagome was playing with Shippo in the back.
"I wonder what he wants to show us, he sounded kind of worried." Shippo asked with curiosity.
"I don't know, when he spoke with me he just asked me to come today, it seems that something important is going to happen, but I don't know what could it be."
When they arrived at the market, the four of them got out of the car and went to the place they had decided to meet at. They didn't have trouble finding Kei, who smiled kindly at them.
"I'm sorry for troubling you during your holidays, Miss Kagome. Shippo, you look great! And you must be Mrs. Higurashi," he spoke taking the hand of Kagome's mother and kissing it gallantly, then he looked Sango with a bit of mistrust "and she is...?"
"She is Sango, my best friend... she agrees with us on our thoughts of the Slaves."
The man relaxed visibly and guided them through the stands; despite being this a urban area, it was common to find this style of markets.
"The matter that brought me here was the presence of other Slaves. I found out that someone would try to sell them in some kind of auction."
"That's horrible." Spoke Kagome, with Shippo on her arms, mad for the treatment that they were probably receiving.
"No kidding... however, I thought it would be prudent to come and see what would happen to them." Kei studied the three women and, keeping his voice low enough to avoid eavesdroppers, he added: "I'm almost sure that they're from the time, if not the same, similar to the one Shippo comes from."
"You mean that they're from the Sengoku?" Asked Sango without being able to help herself; generally there weren't human Slaves around of over 200 years. Because, normally, the owner used to get tired of them or ordered to kill or bury them with him when he passed away. That's why it was weird to find people from very ancient times.
"I know, it's weird. Even more because it seems that they all have the same owner, it's strange. That's why I thought that you would be interested to find out more about this."
Ms. Higurashi wasn't very happy of attending one of those events, that's why she decided to go around to the other stands and use the time to buy things that they needed. Meanwhile Sango, Shippo and Kagome followed Kei into the area where the auction was being held.
When they arrived they could see that he hadn't lied. In that place there was a lot of people, most being young women, and a lot of them from high society, who observed the Slaves as if they were some kind of valuable trophy.
"Sango, Kagome!" Called a girl from the middle of the crowd, getting the attention of her friends.
"Kagura! You too? It's not possible, I thought you better than this."
"No, don't get me wrong, its just that my little sister here doesn't want to go..."
They moved their gazes towards Kanna, a ten years old girl that wasn't able to stop playing with one of the Slaves. She was touching his...
"Are those his real ears?" asked Kagome, noticing the small triangles that showed up over the skull of the Slave that was kneeling closest to her.
"You said it, he's a really weird guy." Noted Kagura, watching intently the four Slaves that were present.
"Whoa, a hanyou" Kei couldn't help his astonishment "unbelievable, who would have turned him into a Slave?"
"I ignore it. Lady Kaede didn't want to tell us anything about them. She just put them up for auction." answered Kagura, with a shrug.
"Is Lady Kaede their owner?" Kagome asked again, not being able to believe it.
Lady Kaede was one of their oldest teachers, and since everyone loved her as if she was their grandma she had obtained that nickname.
"Oh God, I so envy her!"
"Sango!"
"Oh, but look at them! They're just so handsome!"
Sango wasn't lying at all. The four men in front of them were standing beside an old woman, with a kind face.
The first man had long black hair, combed up in a ponytail and was wearing clothes of wolf skin. His gaze was charming every time a woman got close to him, to study him.
Beside him, the second man, had a stoic, cold face and wasn't paying attention to anything more than the horizon. His hair, long and silver, was falling behind him until below his knees. He wore an immaculate suit with an armor of the same kind a prince would use. His golden eyes were absolutely cold, he had four stripes on his face two on each cheek and a crescent moon on his forehead that showed he wasn't human. He was a youkai, just like Shippo. His ears were bigger than the ones of a human and were of the same kind as the first man on auction.
The third guy was definitely a human, a really handsome man with black hair and playful eyes. He had the smirk of a seducer and made a lot of the girls blush once they looked at him. It didn't help either that he asked randomly "Would you bear my children?" and that, in Kei's own words, could only mean that Lady Kaede had allowed them to do whatever they wanted.
The last person, the one playing with Kanna, was a teenage boy of apparently sixteen years. His hair was silver-gray and long to his waist. He had dog ears on his head. His eyes looked calm at that moment, while playing with the little girl, however when someone called him, or a woman walked near him, the look he gave them was distant, dry and full of hatred, without any hint of happiness and no desire to talk to anyone.
"He sure seems more unsympathetic than the other ones... even when that other guy seems cold, his aura is different from the guy with dog ears." stated Shippo, watching with curiosity towards the others.
"You seem interested in him." Spoke the old lady, walking up to the group. "I must say that this boy is really special...Israel, please come here."
The teenage boy walked over to the old lady and left the kid on the floor, beside Kagura, who was looking, from time to time, at the man with cold eyes.
"He's Israel; he's been with me since I was a little girl." Spoke the lady, with fondness. The man who apparently was named Israel stared at them harshly, as if he were challenging them to say something. However, when he saw Shippo, his eyes relaxed inconspicuously, as if he felt connected with the kitzune. "That's why I'm not planning to give him to anybody."
"Hi, I'm Shippo." said the young kitzune, trusting in his aura. It wasn't evil, it was just sad.
"My name is In-Israel." said the young man, forcefully, as if every word was hard to say. It seemed that he didn't talk much.
Kagome observed him with curiosity. She was sure that the name the old lady told them, Israel, was not the one he was about to say.
"Then, why are you putting them on auction?" asked Sango, watching the human Slave, the one dressed as a monk.
"Sesshomaru, Kouga and Miroku," she said signaling the silver youkai, the young wolf youkai and the human Slaves. "Like Israel, have been with me since almost my entire life and look at me, young Sango, I'm really old, I would like to know that at least, when I'm dead, they won't be alone."
"How much do you want for these Slaves?" asked one of the girls that was nearest the other three Slaves, with a sickening look. Only God would know what her plans were for them.
Kagome recognized the girl immediately, it was Kikyo, one of the most popular girls at the college, and the rumors said that she changed Slaves faster than she changed boyfriends... and people said that she had had over five boyfriends over the last week of exams.
"Well, it's an auction, so you're the one to offer."
"I'll give you 200,000 for the four of them."
The old lady's eyes widened in amazement. The price of 200,000 was more than she had expected for them.
"Well, I guess it would be all right."
When Kaede said so, Shippo noticed that Israel's eyes, when he saw Kikyo, got a mixture between hating and, even if he could hide it well, fear towards her. He wasn't surprised, that aura of that woman made him feel sick, too. Neither of the other three Slaves looked very fond of that idea either.
"Kagome, how much money do I have saved?" asked quickly the little one, getting Kaede's attention, who forgot for that moment about that possible client.
"A Slave with earned money?" asked Kikyo, with contempt, getting closer to the group. "Oh well, but if it's nothing more than the 'I'm-very-smart-and-nerdy girl' from school… Higurashi, right?"
"Shippo is part of my family" said Kagome, not even looking at Kikyo. Years ago she had learned to ignore her completely. "Every three days, depending on how much he has helped at the house I give him some money so he can buy whatever he wants when we go out."
Kagome thought about it. Israel looked at her with curiosity and disbelief; never in his whole life had he seen somebody treating a Slave that way.
"Oh, I get it, the little girl thinks she's more than important than everyone else. Honey, think what you want, it'll be better for me to not distract myself with garbage like you. Well, Lady Kaede, do we have a deal?"
Some girls had started to retreat, some because they had got bored of looking and others because they hadn't plan to pay more than Kikyo had offered. Besides, getting in her way was the same as visiting hell.
However, Kaede was waiting for Kagome's response. She wasn't blind so she could tell what could happen to her adored 'sons' if that girl keep them.
"Around 30,000 Shippo, why?"
"That much?" Asked Sango, astonished "Kagome… but you and you mother have a really humble life, how's that possible…?"
Shippo interrupted Sango, feeling completely sad.
"Then we can't buy him!"
"What?"
Kei couldn't help but smile, and he got close to Kagome and took something out from his pocket.
"Miss Kagome, I just remembered…" Kei gave her a roll of bills and Kagome looked overwhelmed.
"What's that?"
"It's my 'early-Christmas-present' for you, Shippo and your mother, do with this money as you please."
"But I don't need any…"
"I insist."
Kagome couldn't turn him down. Then, she looked at the old lady, who looked somewhat uneasy. Then, her eyes meet Kikyo's gaze, who was smirking, thinking that she had won and then she looked to Israel, who was looking, almost as uneasy as Kaede and Sango, to the raven-haired girl.
He didn't like any of those girls, but if he could have a choice, he'd prefer that Kagome girl. At least she didn't appear to want to devour him alive once they got home.
"Okay, Lady Kaede… is it all right with you if I give you 230,000 for Israel?"
The hanyou stared, shocked, at the girl in front of him. Was she really willing to pay that ridiculous quantity just for him?
Miroku couldn't help but sigh with disappointment.
"Young lady" he said "don't be offended… but you just made me lose a new home."
Sango felt touched for that and she made a decision. Besides, that man showed to be very nice.
"Lady Kaede, I'll give you 60,000 for Miroku."
"You'll- what?"
Not so long after, Kagura and Ayame, another classmate of them, with red hair, offered the same quantity for Sesshomaru and Kouga, respectively.
"Unbelievable… girls, really… would you take good care of them?"
"Of course I will" said Ayame "I practically live alone, since my parents are at work for almost the entire day, and I need someone to protect me and help me with the housework. It seems that Kouga is a warrior type and I'm sure no one would want to mess with him."
The young wolf youkai puffed out his chest, in pride.
"Good, at least they don't felt pity for me, not like with this flea-bag."
"Kouga, don't be like that. Don't treat our friend that way" scolded the monk, standing besides Sango, who immediately told him to not treat her as a master but as a friend. "Oh wow, the angels are definitely among us, Lady Kaede."
No one took notice at which moment Kikyo had left, extremely offended and with the crazy desires to get revenge.
Sesshomaru didn't say much, he just walked towards Kagura, made a small bow and showed the same coldness as before.
"What you need, madam, just ask for it from this Sesshomaru." Kagura blushed when she heard him speak.
"You heard what Sango said, I do not consider you as an object or something less than that. If we bought you it was to save you from that hag, Kikyo." At that moment, Sesshomaru relaxed his gaze and allowed himself to offer a tiny smile to his new owner, who blushed even more.
"But even so…" Kagome felt dirty, she had just realized what se had done. She had just bought a life… the life of a young man who had no blame for anything… "God, I feel awful."
"Don't feel that way, my dear" said Kaede, getting closer. "Israel, as a last favor, could you help me to dismantle the stand?"
The young hanyou got on his feet and, without looking at Kagome, started to work. Miroku immediately went to help him while Kouga and Sesshomaru left with their new owners.
"My girl, listen, I know it's something hard to understand and probably yes, the ethic is all broken right now, but at least I see it this way: 'If he's already a Slave, the least you can do is to offer him a life with dignity, on this his second chance.' It doesn't matter what the circumstances are, or how you got to be his owner… the important thing is how you will treat him, and what he will mean to you. With time, you'll find your answer, Kagome, and you'll see that it's not as bad as it appears to be."
Kagome nodded, a little confused of her choice of words, then she took Shippo up in her arms.
"You don't have an 'Israel face'." she said after a few seconds, when the man went near them again.
"It's true." Said Lady Kaede, smiling with embarrassment "As I said, he's been with me since I was a child and I never got to say his real name, that's why I renamed him as Israel."
"Then, what's your real name?"
"I don't have a name." He said, coldly and dry. Then he looked the other way and added with hatred. "I'm a Slave and I'll be called and treated as you wish, my master."
Kagome felt a stab go through her chest hearing him talk that way. Then she shook her head, gathering courage, she faced him.
"You're still a human being…"
"I'm a hybrid, a hanyou. I don't even belong to your own race."
"… Even so, you are alive and you have feelings… before you died… how did they call you?"
The young man looked at the floor, feeling awkward because of her words. Besides Kaede, no one had ever talked to him that way before.
"... My real name is... Inuyasha"
"Well, nice to meet you Inuyasha, my name is Kagome Higurashi."
"Keh!" He spat, when he realized that this young girl would never act or do something against him. "I'm not interested in knowing your name."
"Inuyia- Inuylla- Israel, please use your manners with the miss. Even if it doesn't fell like it, she's now your master."
The man sent an annoyed look towards the girl, and she felt a shiver go down her spine, because of that. Those eyes were looking at her with anger, hatred, as if he blamed her for everything that was wrong in his life.
"Inuyasha…" She said nervously. "Please, take Shippo to the market's entrance, my mother should be waiting for us at that place…"
"Hold on, Kagome," said Kei for the first time in a while. "Do you remember the stones I gave you? You have them with you right now, right? If Shippo is your Slave and has a stone with a particular color you should put the same kind of stone on Inuyasha's shackle, that way no one will be able to confuse them or take them away from you without your consent. It would be better if you put the stone on Inuyasha right now."
"But if we took the stones from them…"
"Somehow, the shackle knows the intent with which you remove the stone. When it's a change of ownership they don't die, my child, so don't concern your self about that. Maybe they'll feel pain for a moment, but it won't be anything serious."
"All right…"
It was a well known fact that if the stone was removed from the shackle, it would suck the life out of the Slave. They didn't know if the same thing happened when they took off the entire shackle but at least the stone was essential in a Slave's life.
Kagome walked towards Inuyasha and when she put a hand on his shoulder he hissed and pulled away from her immediately.
"Don't you ever dare touch me again!" He yelled, scaring them all.
"Oh, I'm sorry my dear, I forgot to tell you… he's that way at the beginning."
"I do not tolerate anybody touching me." Remarked Inuyasha, glancing hard towards Kaede, but without that hate that Kagome saw before in his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Give me the stone Kagome, I'll place it, but in any case, he belongs to you."
Kagome gave one of her orange stones to Lady Kaede and she went up to the hanyou, then she removed his hair from his shoulders, exposing his neck, were he had a shackle similar to the one that Shippo had, but with a red stone. The old lady took hold of the stone very carefully and removed it. At the very instant, Inuyasha closed his eyes with pain, feeling like every single part of his body was being torn apart. At that next second, Kaede placed the orange stone in place of the red and every pain felt immediately vanished. Kagome couldn't help but feel guilty while watching… she had caused pain on that man.
"Good, now you can leave, my son. Please take care." said the old lady. Inuyasha just 'Keh-ed' and then moved towards Shippo who jumped and placed himself on his shoulder. Then both of them left. Sango went behind them, with Miroku and Kei, who had offered to take Sango and Miroku to their home.
"He's always that way, my dear, but soon you will see that he's not that bad. Just give him time and you'll see that little by little he'll open his heart."
Kagome watched Inuyasha as he walked away.
"I feel dirty, I hate people that have Slaves, that decide over their lives and now… I just bought one… I have two Slaves under my power and I…"
"Kagome, I know that you're not doing this with bad intentions and I'm sure that they know it… just give it time."
Once they arrived at home, Inuyasha couldn't help but look astonished at the place. And it wasn't because of the majesty of it. They had arrived to a set of departments on the outskirts of the city and, as he could see, every apartment was really small. How on earth was possible for someone who lived in this kind of place, to pay over 200,000 for him?
"Inuyasha. Don't stay behind" called Kagome, getting the hanyou out of his shock.
The girl looked happier. She had noticed, with joy, that he only appeared to be evil to drive away people. Once they had boarded the car, Shippo had felt bored and Inuyasha had quickly began to get his attention and had entertained the 'runt', as he called him, the whole way home, without malice. It was just when he had to talk to her that he acted cold and distant. God, even with her mother he had exchanged kind words. She wondered if the one that had turned him into a Slave had been a young woman and if that was the reason why he felt a grudge towards her. She could remember how he had looked at the other girls back during the auction.
They entered the apartment and Inuyasha studied the place closely. It wasn't that small and it had two floors (which was weird at an apartment). If he recalled right his earlier conversation with Kagome's mother on the top floor where the rooms and on the lower floor there was the kitchen, dinning room, a hall and small bathroom.
"Well, I got to go back to the city. There is something we forgot to buy."announced said woman.
Inuyasha left the packages in the kitchen, on the table, and looked with disbelief towards her. He could swear that on the table was food to last almost a whole week, what else could be missing?
"Unfortunately, Inuyasha," Kagome's mother explained, noticing the puzzled look on the young hanyou's face, "we didn't lie when we said that we live humbly. This apartment is not large and you must share a room with Kagome and Shippo. I will buy a new bed or bunk beds so you can sleep without problems." And with that, she left the house, leaving a young blushing girl and an angry looking Inuyasha.
"I don't want to share a room with a foolish girl like you!"
"Inuyasha, I don't pretend to rule over your life, but you're being very rude! I would like you to show me some respect!"
"Damn it! Just order it! You're the owner of my life! Even if I wanted to I cannot disobey you!"
"You're a spoiled kid!"
"And you're dumb and crazy!"
"That's how you thank me for saving you from the insane Kikyo? At this moment you could be eating from the palm of her hand, literally!"
"There isn't so much difference! You bought me, remember?"
"Don't you dare compare me with that girl! If I bought you it was to save your life from a miserable fate!"
"My imitation of life is miserable already, thank you very much!"
"You are such a fool!"
"Stubborn!"
"You act like a misbehaving dog! Sit boy!"
Inuyasha closed his eyes, enraged, and then he sat with his knees bent up and putting his arms forward between his legs. His knuckles were completely pale because of the pressure he was putting on his fists.
Kagome watched him, terrified, and realized her mistake. Seeing him that way, so vulnerable…
"I-I'm sorry. Please forgive me, I didn't want to…"
Inuyasha opened his eyes. They seemed to flash with indescribable fury, and yet, they also showed an agonizing sorrow in his whole being.
The hanyou stood up, turned around and stormed upstairs, shouting something that she failed to understand. Within seconds, Shippo, terrified, came down, crying that Inuyasha had jumped from the balcony of her room.
"Inuyasha what?!"
"He yelled something about not ever enduring to be anyone's dog again."
Kagome went to the rear of the building and got out from the kitchen's door. Because it was a sparsely populated area, a few meters away was a forest that leaded to one of the mountains nearest to that place. She observed Inuyasha, with his back towards her, running towards the forest and stopping just as soon as he passed the first tree. Then, from Kagome's point of view, he dug his claws into his neck.
Kagome ran hastily from her place. To her dismay, the man had instantly fallen towards the floor and now he lay sprawled near the trees. When she came near she noticed with dread that he wasn't breathing.
"No! Shippo!" She yelled towards her balcony, noticing Inuyasha's stone was between his claws, shattered. "Bring me one of the stones that Kei gave me!"
Shippo didn't hesitate a second to take one of the stones from the desktop and jump from the balcony, running with high speed towards them. That was one of the advantages of being a youkai.
Kagome immediately took it and placed it in the shackle of the teenager, prying that it wasn't too late.
Inuyasha remained frozen, his eyes half closed, with an empty stare, completely lifeless. The young girl began to think the worst and she hugged Inuyasha tightly against her lap, leaving him half reclining on her legs. Then she took one of his hands, his claws were dangerously close to her hand's skin, almost scratching it.
But she didn't care, she was only aware of the heavy body that was lying upon her and it seemed that he would not react anymore.
"Inuyasha…" the tears began to form in her eyes. She felt time passing painfully slow and eternal on that moment. She didn't understand why, but she felt that she would die too if the hanyou didn't awake.
Just then, Inuyasha began coughing and gagging violently, causing both Shippo and Kagome to jump with fear and relief.
The young hanyou blinked a few times, faintly. His eyes looked completely shattered; there was no way to explain the feeling in those eyes. He seemed to carry a giant pain.
"Why? … Why? ... Why couldn't I-?" that was the only thing he said, more as a whimper than a phrase. However, Kagome heard him perfectly and couldn't help but feel his pain in her heart.
Did he want to die that badly?
"That's not the solution…" she whispered in response, without releasing him. Then Inuyasha moved his head to the right, and realized that he was in the arms of the girl and that she had firmly grasped his left hand, without fear or disgust.
Inuyasha stared deeply towards their clasped hands, but made no move to break the contact or move away himself… it was weird but… it felt so good to be in that position.
Definitely, his old resurrection had no comparison with this one at all. In that moment he had detected the aura of that despicable woman. The greed, the lust for power, the pride of being owner of his whole being, among with other unpleasant feelings. But at this moment all he could detect was relief and joy for see him... well, not dead. He also could detect sadness and guilt, and a lot of feelings that at the moment he couldn't identify. And yet, they conveyed him peace and tranquility.
"Are you mad about this?" Kagome asked softly, noticing how the teenage boy hadn't look away from their hands.
For a second, she had thought to let go, but then she noticed, with surprise, that he had slowly maneuvered his own hand in order to intertwine their fingers together.
He moved so gently, as if he were studying each of his own movements.
"No…" he whispered finally, once he had trapped her hand in his. "Honestly no, I-"
Kagome saw him and a small blush crossed her face. She stared, a bit confused, at Inuyasha's face. He was concentrated, as if he were remembering something.
"I-This is the first time that... that someone has held my hand."
"What?" Kagome was surprised to hear that. Shippo smiled softly and left back to the apartment, he knew that they wanted some privacy to talk.
"My claws. They're deadly weapons. I never- no one ever before has dared to be this close to me. Not even Kaede. No one ever has touched me this way."
She felt like her heart was going to come out of her chest. Inuyasha was calm, thoughtful. He didn't look aggressive or overbearing, as before. He moved his thumb over hers slowly, as if he was experiencing that feeling for the first time. That feeling that so many people thought was something so common…
"I'm guessing that I'm still your Slave." he said bitterly after a moment, letting go of her hand, gently, not wanting to harm her.
"I do not like to think of it that way." Inuyasha looked at her with a frown and she sighed, "Ok, fine, yeah, I'm your owner, but I don't like to feel that way, it feels very bad to think that I can control your lives. That's why I'll do the same thing I did with Shippo."
Inuyasha looked at her blankly. For some reason, when she said that she was his owner, at that moment, it hadn't sounded so bad to him.
"You can do whatever you want, whenever you want, as long as you want and wherever you want. Only if you promise to never abandon us, never do anything crazy or anything wrong and, over all, never do something that can hurt you or can cost you any kind of damage."
Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise. No one, ever, had given him so much freedom being a Slave… though it sounded ironic.
"And I can tell that you would not stand it to be locked up the whole day, so you can explore this wood as much as you want. Even if you want to travel for a while in it and do something by yourself, I won't deny it. But please, just keep us informed, either my mom or me. We only care for you. We just want you to be happy."
Inuyasha straightened up carefully, because he felt kind of dizzy, until he was sitting on his own and studied her intently, looking for any sign of a lie in her words. But all he could see was a worried face that conveyed a lot of affection towards him… and above all else, a look of honesty.
"Are you aware that I might tell you that I will do that, then leave forever to finally give myself death and find some peace? Yeah, that would make me happy." He spoke roughly, making her look down, with hurt.
"I know... but... if that's what you really wish, then this time I'll not interfere..." Kagome looked at him and couldn't stop the little tear that fell from her eyes. "This time I acted because of my own instinct, I didn't really think about what you wanted. Forgive me if I made you feel bad for giving you this new chance to live."
The teenager girl stood up and went to her house, not once looking back. She knew that, no matter what happened, he would make the best choice for him.
A few moments later she stopped and whispered some last words and then began to run towards her house, leaving Inuyasha in shock.
The hanyou kept sitting in that spot, feeling for the first time since his death, 500 years ago, that maybe it would be worth it to give this new life a try.
"I just want you to know that not even for one second did I felt pity for you. I didn't buy you because I felt pity. Not at all."
