AN: Hiya people! This is my first time posting on FanFiction, so I hope all goes well. This is just a little something I put together that was inspired by the Disney version of Hercules (it won't follow all of it, but I'm giving credit to them for some parts of it). I'll try to post as often as I can, but with college, it's hard to find the time to.

Just one more small thing, this is sort of an alternate universe type of fic, so there will be some MAJOR OCCness.

Hope you all enjoy, and tell me what you think!!

Disclaimer: Inuyasha ain't mine, same with Hercules -_- man... Rating: maybe PG dunno, might have some bad words and fights.



To Be a Demon



Chapter 1

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The Lord and Lady of the Western Lands peered over the side of the crib. Sound asleep was a little baby curled in the quilts. But this was no ordinary baby, no. Atop its head stood two tiny dog ears, and it had white fuzz for hair. When the baby was awake you'd be able to see its eyes aren't a normal color you'd expect a baby to have, they were a beautiful golden yellow. On both cheeks he had a pair of red stripes, and protruding from under the blankets was a small fluffy white tail swishing back and forth contentedly. The Lady reached into the crib to stroke the baby's hair. "My little boy, my little Inuyasha."

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Kaede walked into the dark room to open the windows. "Inuyasha! It is time ye rise." A low grumble came from under the quilts. She shook the bundle on the bed. "Come on Kaede, just a few more minutes." The old woman shook her head again, and tore the quilts off the bed. What she unveiled was a young man who looked to be about 18, with long silver-white hair, and two dog ears on the top of his head. "Come Inuyasha, your breakfast is ready, and there are chores to be done." He stretched, yawned, and then sat up. "Alright, I'm up I'm up." The woman nodded, and left the room closing the door behind her. Inuyasha stretched again and stood up grabbing his change of clothes. He put on a pair of baggy red pants and a long sleeved white shirt, and then headed into the kitchen. He sat down at the table and then began to eat his breakfast. So what are we going to do today?" he asked around a mouthful. (AN: I know you're thinking.Inu and Kaede getting along? No way! Well it has to do with my story, and I warned you about OCC ness so. ^_^) "Well, ye chores need to be done, and I wanted to go to the market to stock up on some supplies we are running out of." Inuyasha gave a small smile. 'Looks like I'll be on my own for a while then' he grinned. As soon as he was done with his breakfast, he set out to finish his daily chores. Since Kaede was like the town's doctor, it was up to Inuyasha to help her clean up a bit and care for her herbal garden. He didn't mind helping her out though, he saw it as a way of paying her back for taking him in when he was little. Kaede had raised him practically since he was born, and though he knew he was different, he still gave her a good deal of respect. The truth was, he was very different, and it was his ears, fangs, claws, and slightly better senses that made him stand out. He didn't know much about his parents or where he came from, just that Kaede had found him when he was a baby in the woods with a small medallion with his name on it. "Inuyasha?" he heard a voice call out. "I'm outside." He replied. "Is there anything ye need whilst I'm in town?" Kaede asked. "Naw, I'm good. I'll probably go out for a walk while you're gone." The old woman nodded. "Don't wander too long, lest someone come looking for me whilst I'm out." "Yeah yeah."

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Some time later Inuyasha found himself surrounded by tall green trees. He wandered around thinking about nothing in particular, and just enjoying the feeling of being in the open. 'What ever happened to my parents, I wonder. Did someone hurt them? Or maybe.maybe they didn't want me?' That last thought made him stop for a moment. He looked down at his hands, his claws razor sharp. His tongue ran across his teeth, finding the sharpened points of his fangs, and though he didn't move to touch them, he knew his white dog ears stood on the top of his head. "Was it because of this that they abandoned me?" "Is that what you believe Inuyasha? That your parents didn't want you?" Inuyasha spun around in search of the new voice. "Who's there?" 'Shit, I should have brought my sword with me! Damnit, why'd I leave it at the hut?!' When he was younger Inuyasha had stumbled across an old-looking sword in the forest that had the ability to transform when he needed it. He always carried it with him, feeling strangely drawn to it, but had left it at Kaede's hut when he set out on his walk. He continued to search for the new voice and came face to face with a man, a few years older than him, with the same long silver-white hair. Then man had two red striped under each eye, and a blue crescent moon on his forehead. Inuyasha also noticed the large fluffy object draped across the man's right shoulder. An image flashed before him of a man and woman standing over a crib, but it was gone as soon as it had appeared. "Who are you?" he asked the strange visitor. "Do I look familiar? Hmm, maybe you do remember them after all.and many people do say I look very much like him." "What the hell are you talking about?" Inuyasha's patience was running thin with this man. "Why brother, I'm talking about our parents of course." The man smiled.

AN: **Stretches** Ahh, that seems like a good place to stop ne? I could be this cruel..aww what the heck, a little more I guess.

That got Inuyasha's attention. 'Brother? Parents??' "How can I be your brother, and how do you know about my parents??" The man closed his eyes and gave a small sigh. "It seems I have forgotten to introduce myself haven't I? My name is Sesshomaru. I know your parents because they happen to be mine as well, which makes you my younger brother." Inuyasha gave a small chuckle. "So then you're telling me that I'm actually a.." "A demon." Sesshomaru finished for him, a little frustrated with his slower brother 'Maybe being human affected his thinking.' "Look," Sesshomaru began, "Our parents are demons, I am a demon, you, being related to us, are a demon as well." However, Inuyasha still looked a bit confused, and Sesshomaru's eye started to twitch. "But,. if I'm a demon.why do I look so much like a human? Why don't I look more like you?" 'Now he's thinking.' Sesshomaru calmed down a bit. "That is true. You see, when you were little someone was able to disguise themselves and sneak into our castle. They took you, ran into the woods, and tried to turn you human. It didn't work all right, so some of you stayed demon. We've been trying to find you, but being part human changed your scent which made it harder for us." Anger flared in Inuyasha. Someone had dared to take away his family from him. He wouldn't stand for it. "Who did this." He asked, anger clear. "Sesshomaru gave a small smile. 'Out for revenge little brother?' "We're not completely sure, but we think Naraku's involved. He's the only demon around with the power to pull it off." Inuyasha's ears flattened back in anger, and a low growl came from his throat. "Where can I find him." "You think you're strong enough to face Naraku like that? You only have about half your demon blood. You wouldn't stand a chance. Inuyasha deflated a little, he had a point. "There has to be a way to get back at him for what he did. I have to!" "There is one way that might work." Sesshomaru paused for a moment. "Well spit is out already!" Inuyasha exclaimed. Sesshomaru cleared his throat. "If you are able to put together the Shikon no Tama, you can use it to make yourself a full demon again." "Why would I need to put it together?" "It was shattered a long time ago, and its pieces were scattered. You need to find the pieces and put it together again before it will work." Inuyasha thought about it for a moment. "Alright then.I'll find those shards, and when I have the Shikon I'll find that bastard Naraku and make him pay for what he did to me." With that he turned and ran back to the village, one thing on his mind. Sesshomaru took one last look at his brother before he too left back to his castle.

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Okay guys that's it for real this time ^_^ . So what did you think?? Good? Bad? Should I just stop while I'm ahead? Any comments are welcome. I have the next chapter written up, it's just a matter of typing it into the computer and posting it, but I would like to see some feedback! Until next time, See ya!

Moonie Mage