A/N: So I have decided that after this chapter I will do certain parts during the journey where InuYasha is feeling lonely. Then I will do the three years they were apart. I might have a small adventure in the three years gap. But we will see.
Chapter 9
InuYasha was close to a nearby village. He'd been here before but not much. He usually passed by here when he visited his mother's grave. It was the night of the new moon and he needed to get to the forest. Just before he got there a bright purplish light appeared. There was little commotion in the forest, he smelled blood so he decided to check it out.
'Whats this? A woman in red and white. She must be a priestess.' InuYasha thought, staying well hidden. Around the priestess laid the remains of a demon from the woman's arrow. She looked tired, and her clothes were dirty from the fight. To InuYasha's surprise the priestess could sense his presence. However just before she truly noticed him he had transformed.
Their words were short but in that short time, she left InuYasha know of the Shikon Jewel. But then passed out. Jumping from the tree InuYasha looked at the priestess laying on the ground. It amazed him how strong she was. 'Shes some priestess.' He thought to himself. It was then he heard the villages calling a name and he quickly ran off to hide once again.
While sitting high in a tree a Mistress centipede flew by. "Where is it I must have the jewel. With it I can become more powerful." InuYasha smiled to himself with that jewel he could become a full demon and finally be happy.
He tried the next day to get the jewel, but in the end all he got was stuck to a tree. "I'll warn you not to follow me. Next time I won't miss." The priestess told him. But InuYasha's pride kept him coming back.
One sunny day the priestess set on a hillside, just enjoying the view. She knew InuYasha was in a nearby tree. "Why don't you come and join me." She asked.
Not sure if he should risk it. He slowly took his place, but he stayed on guard. The conversation was nothing he really cared about. But the last words she spoke really got to him. And for the first time in his life. He felt guilty. He asked her to meet him there at that very spot tomorrow. He had something he wanted to give her.
It was after their second meeting that they began to understand each other. And to InuYasha the strange thing was, he was enjoying this woman's company. He decided to stay by her side. As she stayed by his, strange how that worked. They traveled together and never parted, except when she returned to the village.
But the young love that these two felt was soon to be tested. The true evil finally showed it's self and the war began. Both betrayed each other so they thought, love tested but failed. Why did it fail, why is it that he is now sealed to this tree? Did both their pasts play a part. Some say he was a demon never to be trusted. But like so many they never know his life as a child.
So now the great priestess is burned the jewel along with her body. And InuYasha asleep forever. The gods have now placed the pieces in order. Though unclear as to why things had to play out as they did. Either way our little hanyou in the woods is now pinned to a tree. Where he will stay forever more. His face sad and lonely, his body asleep and never to age as time passes.
A lone figure stands at this spot sad and in tears. She never wanted her son to go through all this. He deserved better, he was her little prince. "Come my wife, it is not good to stay in this world for long."
"I know my husband, but it pains me to think I failed our son."
He placed his arm around her and the two started to vanish. "His journey has just began my wife."
