Inuyasha's Childhod
Chapter two; Loss
A/N: I would like to thank Demon Girl and Hanyou-Girl25 for sending my first reviews. Thank you soooo much!
I fell to my knees on the floor and blinked up at my mother. She knelt beside me and gently hugged me. All I could do was sit in shock. What had I done? I could smell the familiar scent of salty tears. I looked into my mother's eyes and saw a deep sadness and small fear. *She's scared of me! My own mother is scared! * my brain screamed at me in heartache. I could see a darkness float over me as my body fell limp.
I woke up wrapped in my warm blankets. I cowered farther into the covers as I remembered what had happened to me earlier that day. I climbed from the bedding I slept on and walked outside. It was night now, the moon was not in the sky. I reached up to the top of my head and felt around for the familiar ears. Gone. I knew they would be. I looked up to the stars and wished that I could be trapped in this human body, that I would never again have to face the glares of society.
I suddenly heard a scream echo from my home. There was only one person that scream could belong to.
"Mother!" I called out as I raced back into the house I had grown up in. I was too late.
I was in human form and there was nothing I could have done to protect her. Her beautiful face was shattered in pain. I stood in the door watching as she was thrown against the wall by a cat demon.
"It is good to see that you will be joining the Lord of the Western Lands soon enough," he hissed as he leaned over my mother.
"Noooo!!!" I screamed as I leapt on his back to stop his assault on my mother, but he only slung me against the wall. I slid to the floor and watched him grasp my mother around her throat. He slammed her against the wall and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
"R..run.Inu.yasha," she gasped out as tears welled in her eyes and slowly fell. She screamed again as the demon dug his claws into her throat. I watched as blood welled and slipped past the demons claws. I could felt the heavy tears fall from my eyes as I watched her being killed before my eyes.
Suddenly, the demon screamed as a flash of white whipped passed me. Sesshomaru stood before the demon, digging his poisonous claws into his back. The demon slowly slumped to the floor, relaxing his grasp on my mother's throat. His eyes glazed over as death came over him and his flesh vanished. Sesshoumaru grabbed my mother before she could fall and gently laid her on the floor.
Seshomaru knelt by my mother and listened to her last request. Her breathing was harsh and labored as she said four words. `Take care of Inuyasha'. Her last gasp of breath escaped her mouth and her entire body seemed to be at peace.
"MOTHER!!!" I screamed as I ran to her still body. I knelt by her and tried to shake her awake, even though I knew that it wouldn't work. My eyes could not believe what they were seeing. She couldn't be dead! She just couldn't! I cried harder as the harsh sobs racked through my body.
Sesshomaru gently grabbed my hand in his clawed fingers and slowly shook his head. He lifted me up with him and called to the door. "Jaken, bury Inuyasha's mother."
Sesshomaru carried me outside and headed to the lands where his castle stood. I felt myself drift to sleep as I curled up deeper into his arms.
I woke up in an elegant room. I felt disoriented and dazed. I suddenly remembered what had happened and I began to cry to myself. Now I had no one except Sesshomaru, and what if something happened to him? I could feel my heart dipping into deep despair as I curled into a small ball. I felt my chest clench up and the deep sobs rocked throughout my body.
I heard the door of my room open and Sesshomaru walked in. He was followed, like always, by that little green toad. I jumped up and ran to him. I buried my face into his leg as the sobs began to rake through my body. I cried out the pain of all that had happened to me. He gently placed one of his hands on my head and I looked up. He showed me a rarely seen reassuring smile as he knelt down.
"Inuyasha, you must learn to fight and fend for yourself," he said sternly as he looked into my eyes. I slowly nodded and wiped my eyes. He turned towards Jaken and said, "Make sure to get one of the servants to bathe and properly clean him."
Jaken left the room and returned with a teenage human. She had circles under her eyes and her hair was a mess. Her clothes were tatters that barely covered her body. I felt so sorry for her. At my home all the servants had been well taken care of. She walked into the room and came over to me.
She lifted me in her arms and cooed out, "Look at those adorable ears! Can I touch them?" Her voice was kind and soothing as she held me.
I nodded slowly and she reached up a tentative hand to where my ears were. She began to rub my ears, which was a very ticklish spot for me. I began to giggle as she tweaked my ears. I rubbed at my face, erasing any signs of me crying.
"So your ticklish there, huh?" she said kindly as she carried me to a small bath filled with warm water. I nodded my head as I quickly undressed and hopped in. I began splashing, when I remembered how my mother would play with me. I stopped suddenly and felt the tears welling up again. I could feel a sob wanting to come from my body.
"Don't cry," she said softly as she brushed the tears away. She began to brush through my hair to get out all the dirt, she was even careful of my sensitive ears. I sat there quietly the whole time, wishing that it was my mother who was cleaning me. I looked up at the girl and could feel the tears in my eyes.
Chapter two; Loss
A/N: I would like to thank Demon Girl and Hanyou-Girl25 for sending my first reviews. Thank you soooo much!
I fell to my knees on the floor and blinked up at my mother. She knelt beside me and gently hugged me. All I could do was sit in shock. What had I done? I could smell the familiar scent of salty tears. I looked into my mother's eyes and saw a deep sadness and small fear. *She's scared of me! My own mother is scared! * my brain screamed at me in heartache. I could see a darkness float over me as my body fell limp.
I woke up wrapped in my warm blankets. I cowered farther into the covers as I remembered what had happened to me earlier that day. I climbed from the bedding I slept on and walked outside. It was night now, the moon was not in the sky. I reached up to the top of my head and felt around for the familiar ears. Gone. I knew they would be. I looked up to the stars and wished that I could be trapped in this human body, that I would never again have to face the glares of society.
I suddenly heard a scream echo from my home. There was only one person that scream could belong to.
"Mother!" I called out as I raced back into the house I had grown up in. I was too late.
I was in human form and there was nothing I could have done to protect her. Her beautiful face was shattered in pain. I stood in the door watching as she was thrown against the wall by a cat demon.
"It is good to see that you will be joining the Lord of the Western Lands soon enough," he hissed as he leaned over my mother.
"Noooo!!!" I screamed as I leapt on his back to stop his assault on my mother, but he only slung me against the wall. I slid to the floor and watched him grasp my mother around her throat. He slammed her against the wall and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
"R..run.Inu.yasha," she gasped out as tears welled in her eyes and slowly fell. She screamed again as the demon dug his claws into her throat. I watched as blood welled and slipped past the demons claws. I could felt the heavy tears fall from my eyes as I watched her being killed before my eyes.
Suddenly, the demon screamed as a flash of white whipped passed me. Sesshomaru stood before the demon, digging his poisonous claws into his back. The demon slowly slumped to the floor, relaxing his grasp on my mother's throat. His eyes glazed over as death came over him and his flesh vanished. Sesshoumaru grabbed my mother before she could fall and gently laid her on the floor.
Seshomaru knelt by my mother and listened to her last request. Her breathing was harsh and labored as she said four words. `Take care of Inuyasha'. Her last gasp of breath escaped her mouth and her entire body seemed to be at peace.
"MOTHER!!!" I screamed as I ran to her still body. I knelt by her and tried to shake her awake, even though I knew that it wouldn't work. My eyes could not believe what they were seeing. She couldn't be dead! She just couldn't! I cried harder as the harsh sobs racked through my body.
Sesshomaru gently grabbed my hand in his clawed fingers and slowly shook his head. He lifted me up with him and called to the door. "Jaken, bury Inuyasha's mother."
Sesshomaru carried me outside and headed to the lands where his castle stood. I felt myself drift to sleep as I curled up deeper into his arms.
I woke up in an elegant room. I felt disoriented and dazed. I suddenly remembered what had happened and I began to cry to myself. Now I had no one except Sesshomaru, and what if something happened to him? I could feel my heart dipping into deep despair as I curled into a small ball. I felt my chest clench up and the deep sobs rocked throughout my body.
I heard the door of my room open and Sesshomaru walked in. He was followed, like always, by that little green toad. I jumped up and ran to him. I buried my face into his leg as the sobs began to rake through my body. I cried out the pain of all that had happened to me. He gently placed one of his hands on my head and I looked up. He showed me a rarely seen reassuring smile as he knelt down.
"Inuyasha, you must learn to fight and fend for yourself," he said sternly as he looked into my eyes. I slowly nodded and wiped my eyes. He turned towards Jaken and said, "Make sure to get one of the servants to bathe and properly clean him."
Jaken left the room and returned with a teenage human. She had circles under her eyes and her hair was a mess. Her clothes were tatters that barely covered her body. I felt so sorry for her. At my home all the servants had been well taken care of. She walked into the room and came over to me.
She lifted me in her arms and cooed out, "Look at those adorable ears! Can I touch them?" Her voice was kind and soothing as she held me.
I nodded slowly and she reached up a tentative hand to where my ears were. She began to rub my ears, which was a very ticklish spot for me. I began to giggle as she tweaked my ears. I rubbed at my face, erasing any signs of me crying.
"So your ticklish there, huh?" she said kindly as she carried me to a small bath filled with warm water. I nodded my head as I quickly undressed and hopped in. I began splashing, when I remembered how my mother would play with me. I stopped suddenly and felt the tears welling up again. I could feel a sob wanting to come from my body.
"Don't cry," she said softly as she brushed the tears away. She began to brush through my hair to get out all the dirt, she was even careful of my sensitive ears. I sat there quietly the whole time, wishing that it was my mother who was cleaning me. I looked up at the girl and could feel the tears in my eyes.
