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I've decided to hold off "encounter" for a future post. I needed to develop
the plot more and figure out how they are going to encounter Inu-Yasha..
But anyway, this chapter deals with the past but is necessary to understand the future posts..so as always read and REVIEW!!!!!
Disclaimer:..fanfiction..you figure it out
Now the awaited... Chapter 5: Shadows in the Past
After the encounter with Myouga, Inu-Yasha set out for the home he had shared with his mother in the past. The home was really a cave carved out of the mountain itself. The only entrance was high on the cliff face and hidden behind a tangle of vines. Inu-Yasha's father had made the cave so that they could live in safety while still be close to the village. The entrance was excessable by climbing the rock face or by a lift from Father.(The entrance was level with the dog demons shoulder).
Inu-Yasha reached the cliff quickly. When you stood in the entranceway you could see the village and surrounding area, so Inu-Yasha could still keep an eye on the village.
As Inu-Yasha stood before his old home dark memories came unbidden back to him.
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A young Inu-Yasha was chasing his ball through the forest. But, the ball got away from him and ran into the village. Although his mother had told him not to enter the village, Inu-Yasha did not wish to leave his ball behind and ran into the center of town.
All noise ceased as the young half-demon ran into the square. The Village people stared in horror and disgust at the young child.
The ball rolled to the feet of a tall man. The man picked it up as he watched the hanyou walk toward him. Inu-Yasha looked up at the man and held out his hands.
"Can I have my ball please, sir?" Inu-Yasha said in a soft voice. The man did not move. Puzzled Inu-Yasha looked up at him.
"Sir?"
A twisted grin stole across the face of the man.
"So..the little half-breed can talk can he?" the mans words were coated with wickedness "What else have you been trained to do you pathetic, worthless HANYOU!?"
The man's words echoed across the square and cut into Inu-Yasha's heart. His chin trembled as tears ran down his face.
"Aww.we made the little hanyou cry...how unfortunate." The man's voice dripped with sarcasm as the townspeople started to laugh and point.
"Go back to where you belong!"
"You're worthless!"
"Disgrace!"
With the shouts of the villagers echoing in his ears, Inu-Yasha fled back through the forest blinded by tears.
'How can they be so cruel? I haven't done anything to them! I just wanted my ball!' Inu-Yasha thought angrily 'Why?'
With this experience implanted in his mind, Inu-Yasha learned first hand what being a hanyou would mean.
*********
'I had almost started to forget about that.I believed I wasn't what they said. But, you proved they were right Kagome. Even in your eyes, I'll never be more than that disgrace, the hanyou!'
Inu-Yasha pushed away his tortured thoughts lest he fall once more into despair. 'Kagome, I hope you're happy...'
With that thought Inu-Yasha began to climb the cliff. When he reached the top he once again entered into his mother's home. It was just as he remembered it. The entrance hall was tall and airy with paintings of faraway places lining the walls. The hall opened into the main room. Here was the kitchen, which has a fire pit with a hole open to the sky above it. There was a table and three chairs in the center of the room as well as a cupboard that held all the plates, cups and other various eating utensils.
Off to the side was a small bed for Inu-Yasha. It had a mattress filled with scraps of cloth and a blanket made of animal skins to keep him warm.
Off the side of the large room was Inu-Yasha's mother's room. Her room had many paintings lining the walls and a large dresser stood in the corner housing her clothes as well as Inu-Yasha's. Her bed was also made with animal skin blankets and mattresses full of cloth, but her bed had curtains that she could close to keep out the chill.
The last room was underneath the other two. It was a large hot spring with rocks situated into benches. There were trees growing here and a part of the spring was curtained for Inu-Yasha's mother to use.
As Inu-Yasha wandered around the house, he remembered his mother and all the kindness she had shown him.
'Mother, you were the only one who truly loved me. But you died when I was so little..I thought Kagome could love me as much as you had.but I was mistaken! She hated me! She only tolerated my presence because she needed protection!'
Tears filled his eyes once again as he collapsed onto his bed. Sobs shook his shoulders as he thought of their last parting.
'Kagome, I wanted so much to love you. I hoped you had loved me too.no, I thought you did! But, you betrayed me in the end..but, was it really betrayal if she never loved me?'
Inu-Yasha cried until he fell asleep, comforted by the familiarity of his home, but plagued by the incident with Kagome.
As always more reviews=more faster posts...I must have AT LEAST 10 to be inclined to update.so appeal my creativity and REVIEW!!!
But anyway, this chapter deals with the past but is necessary to understand the future posts..so as always read and REVIEW!!!!!
Disclaimer:..fanfiction..you figure it out
Now the awaited... Chapter 5: Shadows in the Past
After the encounter with Myouga, Inu-Yasha set out for the home he had shared with his mother in the past. The home was really a cave carved out of the mountain itself. The only entrance was high on the cliff face and hidden behind a tangle of vines. Inu-Yasha's father had made the cave so that they could live in safety while still be close to the village. The entrance was excessable by climbing the rock face or by a lift from Father.(The entrance was level with the dog demons shoulder).
Inu-Yasha reached the cliff quickly. When you stood in the entranceway you could see the village and surrounding area, so Inu-Yasha could still keep an eye on the village.
As Inu-Yasha stood before his old home dark memories came unbidden back to him.
********
A young Inu-Yasha was chasing his ball through the forest. But, the ball got away from him and ran into the village. Although his mother had told him not to enter the village, Inu-Yasha did not wish to leave his ball behind and ran into the center of town.
All noise ceased as the young half-demon ran into the square. The Village people stared in horror and disgust at the young child.
The ball rolled to the feet of a tall man. The man picked it up as he watched the hanyou walk toward him. Inu-Yasha looked up at the man and held out his hands.
"Can I have my ball please, sir?" Inu-Yasha said in a soft voice. The man did not move. Puzzled Inu-Yasha looked up at him.
"Sir?"
A twisted grin stole across the face of the man.
"So..the little half-breed can talk can he?" the mans words were coated with wickedness "What else have you been trained to do you pathetic, worthless HANYOU!?"
The man's words echoed across the square and cut into Inu-Yasha's heart. His chin trembled as tears ran down his face.
"Aww.we made the little hanyou cry...how unfortunate." The man's voice dripped with sarcasm as the townspeople started to laugh and point.
"Go back to where you belong!"
"You're worthless!"
"Disgrace!"
With the shouts of the villagers echoing in his ears, Inu-Yasha fled back through the forest blinded by tears.
'How can they be so cruel? I haven't done anything to them! I just wanted my ball!' Inu-Yasha thought angrily 'Why?'
With this experience implanted in his mind, Inu-Yasha learned first hand what being a hanyou would mean.
*********
'I had almost started to forget about that.I believed I wasn't what they said. But, you proved they were right Kagome. Even in your eyes, I'll never be more than that disgrace, the hanyou!'
Inu-Yasha pushed away his tortured thoughts lest he fall once more into despair. 'Kagome, I hope you're happy...'
With that thought Inu-Yasha began to climb the cliff. When he reached the top he once again entered into his mother's home. It was just as he remembered it. The entrance hall was tall and airy with paintings of faraway places lining the walls. The hall opened into the main room. Here was the kitchen, which has a fire pit with a hole open to the sky above it. There was a table and three chairs in the center of the room as well as a cupboard that held all the plates, cups and other various eating utensils.
Off to the side was a small bed for Inu-Yasha. It had a mattress filled with scraps of cloth and a blanket made of animal skins to keep him warm.
Off the side of the large room was Inu-Yasha's mother's room. Her room had many paintings lining the walls and a large dresser stood in the corner housing her clothes as well as Inu-Yasha's. Her bed was also made with animal skin blankets and mattresses full of cloth, but her bed had curtains that she could close to keep out the chill.
The last room was underneath the other two. It was a large hot spring with rocks situated into benches. There were trees growing here and a part of the spring was curtained for Inu-Yasha's mother to use.
As Inu-Yasha wandered around the house, he remembered his mother and all the kindness she had shown him.
'Mother, you were the only one who truly loved me. But you died when I was so little..I thought Kagome could love me as much as you had.but I was mistaken! She hated me! She only tolerated my presence because she needed protection!'
Tears filled his eyes once again as he collapsed onto his bed. Sobs shook his shoulders as he thought of their last parting.
'Kagome, I wanted so much to love you. I hoped you had loved me too.no, I thought you did! But, you betrayed me in the end..but, was it really betrayal if she never loved me?'
Inu-Yasha cried until he fell asleep, comforted by the familiarity of his home, but plagued by the incident with Kagome.
As always more reviews=more faster posts...I must have AT LEAST 10 to be inclined to update.so appeal my creativity and REVIEW!!!