Chapter 11 - The darker side of life
Inuyasha ran as fast as his little feet could, he could hear the snake demon's laughter as he ran aimlessly, not being able to see in the dark cave made it worse for Inuyasha as he stumbled and tripped. He didnt know how long he had been running, he was getting tired and the cave seemed endless. Inuyasha tripped on a bone and fell face down, he tried to get up but couldnt, his legs was so tired he couldnt lift them up. Inuyasha panted, his breath short and he's finding it hard to breath. He tried to calmed himself but panic sets in as he felt the snake demon brushed pass him, hissing. He felt the snake demon wrapped around him, almost squeezing the life out of him. Inuyasha winced and found himself facing the snake demon. He was paralyzed in fear, he didnt even knew that he had stopped breathing. The snake demon licked his wound where it had bitten him making Inuyasha winced, an expression to the snake demon's delight. The snake demon grinned and dug its fang into the same wound fast and hard, the little pup screamed in pain. He started to trembled violently as the venom entered deeper into his wound.
Inuyasha thought that he was going to die, his eyes started to get blurry, he wanted his mother, he needed his mother, he was scared and the pain was excruciating, was he going to die alone? No, he wont, he wont accept it, there's still alot of things he wanted to do. Inuyasha didnt know where his sudden strenght came from, it was so overpowering he couldnt control it. The Little pup's eyes turn red, purple stripes appeared on his cheeks, his fangs and claws grew longer and his wounds healed. Before the snake demon could react, Inuyasha ripped through it violently, leaving it nothing but shreds, the snake demon's blood poured down like rain around Inuyasha and slowly, his surrounding changed back to the castle.
Inu no Taisho and Izayoi desperately tried to released Inuyasha from the dark ball that held him. Inu no Taisho decided that it would be too risky if he used Tetsusaiga or Sounga so he clawed on the the invisible force field violently.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!" Izayoi cried when she saw more blood dripping from her son.
"Damnit!" Inu no Taisho cursed, he thrust his hand throught the barrier but was knocked back.
"Anata!" Izayoi called out and rushed to his side. Before they could continue, the dark ball that held Inuyasha exploded.
Izayoi gasped when the smoke and dust dissipated, she saw Inuyasha standing there. Relieved, she rushed to him but Inu no Taisho dashed towards her before she could reached Inuyasha.
"Something's wrong." Inu no Taisho exclaimed, standing infront of Izayoi, protecting her.
Inuyasha growled deeply, his red eyes looked up at his father then landed on his mother. Inuyasha readied his claws and lunged at his mother. Izayoi gasped, she squeezed her eyes shut. Inu no Taisho stood firm infront of Izayoi as Inuyasha thrust his claws at him, the little pup's claw stabbed his father's right arm that was protecting his mother. When the blood splattered on Inuyasha's face, he started totrembled violently, His claws and fangs retracted and the purple stripes on his face was starting to dissappeared but his eyes still glowed red, it seemed as though Inuyasha's fighting his demonic side. Inuyasha leaped away from his parents and out the castle so fast that even Inu no Taisho couldnt do a thing.
Kiyoshimaru was getting tired holding her son, Sesshomaru was strong. She thought of knocking her son out but that wish came through before she could do anything when Sesshomaru fell on her arms unconscious. Kiyoshimaru looked at Sesshomaru with concern, she held him in his arm.
"What is going on..." Kiyoshimaru said looking up into the moonless night. 'wait...moonless?'
Sesshomaru found himself in darkness again, he blinked, trying to adjust his eyes to focus. 'What is going on?' Sesshomaru thought. he remembered seeing his parents and trying to attacked Inuyasha. 'Was that real? wait...is this real?' Sesshomaru was getting more and more confused. He walked around then he spotted a light, walking towards it he found himself in his room again. But this time, his room looks abit more different, Sesshomaru studied the environment and concluded that he's in the past again. He frowned in frustration, he was getting annoyed time traveling.
A ball flew pass him and he saw his three year old self running to catch the ball. He studied his past self, the little pup seemed so happy and carefree, not a worry in the world. As little Sesshomaru ran back out, he followed. Little Sesshomaru ran towards Inu no Taisho and gave him the ball, as Inu no Taisho carried the small pup up, Sesshomaru gasped as his three year old self turned into Little Inuyasha. He gaped at the scene, Inu no Taisho swinging Inuyasha around and Inuyasha giggling ever so happily. Then he spotted Kiyoshimaru and Izayoi walking towards them, both laughing at the sight. Sesshomaru clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. he was feeling...jealous. Jealous of Inuyasha? He wanted to stomped there and grab Inuyasha away but before he could do so, he's surrounding change again.
Sesshomaru growled in displeased at the sudden change. This time Sesshomaru found himself in his room looking out, he saw Inu no Taisho playing fetch with a five years old Inuyasha. His jealousy rised again, he wanted to walked out but was suddenly consumed by darkness. There was nothing around him, Sesshomaru walked aimlessly, he was never afraid of the dark but somehow he's feeling rather uncomfortable. No matter how far or how long he walked, he could never find the exit. Slowly, he was starting to feel lonely...'lonely?' Sesshomaru scoffed 'I'm always alone, why am I feeling that now...' Sesshomaru looked up, he thought he caught a glimpsed of light. He then felt warmth, 'That feeling...I have never felt it for a long time.' Sesshomaru's nose twitch. 'That scent...' Sesshomaru closed his eyes 'lonely...? No, I was never lonely, there was a person out there with me, always supported me eventhough she could be a pain sometimes...'
Sesshomaru opened his eyes, he felt someone hugging him, he missed that feeling.
"Mother..." Sesshomaru laid on his mother's fur tail. Kiyoshimaru brushed a strand of hair off Sesshomaru's face.
"How are you feeling?" Kiyoshimaru asked. Sesshomaru just nodded slightly.
"The dream eater attacked you, you let your guard down?" Kiyoshimaru questioned. Sesshomaru closed his eyes.
'The dream eater...' Sesshomaru's mind wandered back to previous events. 'I was careless it seemed...to think that I would get jealous because of a hanyou...pathetic.'
Inuyasha dragged his feet as he walked aimlessly in the dark forest. His mind flashed back to when he had attacked his parents - the looked in his mother's face and the wound he inflicted on his father. The scene kept repeating itself in his mind. Inuyasha started to run, tears streaming down his eyes. 'I'm a monster...I tried to kill my parents' Inuyasha's mind kept repeating that sentence. He tripped on a tree root and fell hard on the floor, as he tried to get up, his hair fell around his face, he gasped. The little pup studied his hair, it was black, looking down at his hands, he couldnt find his claws, he brought his hands up to his teeth, in search for his fangs, but couldnt find any.
Inuyasha started to get scared, he was not his usual self and definitely doesnt look like his usual self anymore. The only thing that came into his mind was that he was a monster. He remembered the inmmense power that courses through his body when the snake demon nearly killed him. He remembered a voice, a voice that sent shivers down his spine. A monster in him that took over his body and nearly killed his parents. Inuyasha curled up in the middle of the forest, feeling alone and scared. He was too afraid to go back fearing he might hurt his family.
"Sesshomaru, are you alright?" Inu no Taisho went to check at Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru was resting on his bed with Kiyoshimaru beside him, he nodded.
"I'm going to look for Inuyasha." Inu no Taisho said leaving the two of them. As he walked out he noticed Izayoi staring up at the sky, her face pale and masked with concern.
When Inu no Taisho approached Izayoi she heard her muttering something.
"N..no...Inuyasha..." Izayoi stuttered. "The moonless night...not today..."
"Izayoi?" Inu no Taisho embraced Izayoi, comforting her. "What's wrong."
"The new moon, you have to find Inuyasha quickly!." Izayoi cried. Inu no Taisho looked at Izayoi in confusion.
"Inuyasha transform into his human form on the day of the new moon. Oh god, and he's out there alone and vulnerable." Izayoi explained.
"What?! Why didnt I know about this?" Inu no Taisho exclaimed.
"I...I didnt think it was that important since I'm with him every night." Izayoi looked down at the ground.
"Does Inuyasha himself know?" Inu no Taisho asked
"No...usually it happened at night when he's asleep and when he woke up, he'll change back to his usual self." Izayoi broke down. Inu no Taisho took Izayoi into his arms.
"Dont worry my love, I'll find him." With that Inu no Taisho dashed out the castle in search for his lost son. "I promise."
"Please be safe my son."
Inuyasha laid on the cold ground, he's lost and confuse. He wanted his mother so badly but each time he thought of his mother, his mind flashed back to when he attacked his mother. Inuyasha gripped his head and whimpered. Little did he know, a demon was watching him from a nearby bushes, The demon curled its lips into a smirk as it watched the hanyou.
Inu no Taisho searched high and low but he was having a hard time. It seemed that when Inuyasha's in his human state, it's harder to catch his scent.
"Damnit" Inu no Taisho cursed. He had ordered almost the whole castle guard to search for the little pup, but still no luck.
Then he heard a piercing screamed, Inu no Taisho panic 'no, please dont let it be' But it was hard to deny, Inu no Taisho regconized the screamed, it was Inuyasha's.
