Chapter 2

"So, father died protecting a human and her child." Sesshomaru repeated what the patrol man had told him.

"Yes, and one more thing." The patrol man added. "That baby is your half brother." Sesshomaru struggled to control his emotions that starting to run around quick. "My- my half brother?" Sesshomaru attempted to sound unconcerned but the patrol man thought he heard a little bit of feeling in his lord's voice. "You may leave." Sesshomaru dismissed the patrol man feeling more shocked and confused then the would be anger and frustration.

"A half brother." He repeated to himself. "Well, even if it is true, he must never come here. A half-breed such as himself would probably be killed here anyways."

A few years after Sesshomaru found out about his half brother, a young demon poked his head out from the pile of leaves he was hiding under. His silver hair flowed down to his back and his golden amber eyes scanned the forest quickly. Inuyasha was about six and was running for his life, yet again. This time though, it was a bunch of demons that were way too strong to take on for his little size. So, he was running and hiding in a forest that smelt nice. Sniffing, Inuyasha caught scent of the wolf demons after him and continued to run.

"I don't understand," whispered Inuyasha through his pain as he ran. "why do these demons keep hunting me down?! Why is a half-demon so different?" His pain came not from his wounds from being hunted, but from his heartbreak. The same demons chasing him, killed his mother in front of his eyes, and he didn't even know why they attacked in the first place. Sniffing again, he smelt the wolves' scent even closer than before.

"I have to keep running, don't stop now! Maybe someone will come help!" Inuyasha didn't dare hope, but it made him run faster. The little bit of information he acquired about the wolf demons told him nothing. He just knew the leader's name which was Koga. Little Inuyasha kept running as fast as he could on his short little legs. The red robe which covered him from head to toe was blowing in the wind, threatening to fly away.

"Please stay on, robe. You are the only thing I have to remember her by…" Inuyasha felt a tiny bit better talking to himself, then running in silence. He didn't even have to smell to know where the demons where; he could hear them now, right behind him and gaining fast.

Inuyasha began to feel frightened; he didn't want to die yet!

"I can't die now! I still have to find him!" Inuyasha bellowed at the top of his lungs. Even as he kept running, he knew he would not be able to last much longer. His laboring breath told him he could probably run at most another ten minutes before losing consciences. However, he smelt on the wind a scent, a dog scent from his right. Not knowing where else to go, he followed the scent at top speed.

Koga's group of wolf demons was getting tired of chasing that mangy half demon mutt in the forest.

"Hey, boss. Let's just pick up the speed and finish him off." Said one.

"Yea, why do we have slow our speed for that mutt?" asked another. Koga looked at his men in distaste. "Weren't you the ones who said you were bored? We are out here chasing him cause we are bored and that human lady didn't do much to fill our appetites." Faces glanced around and a whole bunch of murmuring was heard.

"The boss is right!" "Sorry for ever doubting your brilliance, Lord Koga!" "Yes, your intelligence greatly surpasses that of our own combined!" said different voices in the group. Koga looked at them with a neutral expression.

"What was that last comment? It sounded like gibberish to me." Again faces exchanged looks. "It means your very smart" supplied one member. "Oh," said Koga.

Inuyasha kept running to that dog scent, wherever it was. He did smell the wolves slow down a bit and finally stop. He could dream that they had forgotten all about them, but not hope and- wait; he was picking up their scent again. Inuyasha felt hot tears sting his eyes, but refused to cry as he ran and ran. Finally, Inuyasha could run no more; he was tired down to the bone, hungry, depressed, and he couldn't move another step even if he wanted to. He tried crawling and achieved little distance. His mind refused to give in to the sorrow, misery, and other feelings he felt and he searched for a way to escape his predicament. He saw a huge tree, and used the last once of his strength to climb into the tree hidden by leaves. The branch he had chosen was thick and wide enough to lay down on. So he did, and immediately fell asleep, clutching the robe around him like a blanket.

Koga and his wolf band came crashing into grove where Inuyasha slept. By now, most of his members decided to wait behind and it was only Koga, Ginta, and Hakkaku chasing after the little half-demon.

"Come on out little half-breed!" Called out Hakkaku. "Yea, we won't hurt you!" sniggered Ginta. Inuyasha has woken up with the sound of their voices and immediately felt a rush of adrenaline pumping him up to run again.

"YEHAWWWWWW!!!!!!" Cried Inuyasha as he jumped out of the tree and into the waiting arms of the ground down below.

"You IDIOTS! You let him get away!" shouted Koga at Ginta and Hakkaku. "But, boss, we did nothin 'cept call out." They both uttered. "Whatever," Koga replied. "just get him so we can say we have never lost a prey!"