Chapter Two:
Why do I do it?
Blood splurged against the hard boulder of a canyon, dripping down to the rocky ground and into a small stream. Gurgling and growling escaped from a mouth. The now full youkai, Inuyasha tore open a boar stomach with his teeth, eating it's insides and skin. Blood was covered his face and hands and fit in with red kimono. His claws tainted red from the blood. He enjoyed to see this, to taste the dead body and the fresh blood. It soothed him but made him want more.
"How boring," Inuyasha said in a low growl at his prey, "This damn animal was practically starving." he kicked the boar to the side and sniffed the air. "I am in the mood for killing... something." he grinned as he heard the sound of wheels against the top of the canyon.
"Mommy, I'm tired." said a small three year old girl, her hair in braids as she rode the wagon her mother was steering.
Her mother, a beautiful auburn haired woman with a blue kimono smiled at her child. "Don't worry Sakura-san, we are almost home."
"Weh!" she said as she slid down the hay into her mothers lap, the horse neighed at the sudden movement. Her innocent eyes glistened as she glanced up at her mother. "Daddy will be home, won't he?"
"He said that the fields didn't need much hoeing today so I would guess so." she smiled, "He said he has a present for you."
Sakura, the little girl clapped and rolled on her mother's lap. "So he didn't forget my birthday!! Yeah!!"
"He never would." he mother tickled her daughter. "We should hurry home for that present then, right?" she smiled down at her.
Sakura smiled back at her mother and said in a singing tone, "Right."
Wind blowed throughout the trees and the hay escaped along with it from the wagon. Scurrying was heard and a low growl from the distance. The horse started to become uneasy and grunted with uncertainty of whether to keep going or just turn around and run away. At the sound of another growl the horse hiked up with a neigh as it saw something dash along he grass in the distance with great speed.
"What's wrong Riku?" the woman said, pulling on the reigns, "Get a hold of yourself, girl."
Sakura looked around, "What's wrong?"
"Riku must of heard a raccoon or something." she told her daughter, also worrying herself. She slapped the reigns, "Let's go."
Inuyasha watched from a tree in the distance, licking his lip at the sight of 'a snack'. A horse, woman and a small child. He couldn't wait to grind his claws into the bodies, his claws were itching from the anxious waiting and desire to do so. He eyes slowly watched their moves and he let out a small grunt, a growl in his throat as he got himself ready to pounce.
"Home, home, home!" the little girl caroled throughout the ride, anxious to see what her father had for her.
"I must..." Inuyasha sneered. He could already see the blood escaping their bodies and sinking into the soil of the ground, the blood covering his claws. He could see their faces, dull and lifeless. He wanted to see that, it excited him. "Kill." was his last words as he pounced from the tree limb and onto the horse's back. The horse had gone into a complete craze at the sudden shock with neighing and bucking.
"Oh my god!!" the woman shouted and grabbed her child who was into a too much of shock and had started to scream and yell for her mother. "Mister, what are you doing?!?!" she shouted, unaware of the person was a human or demon since she had not seen his face at the moment.
Sakura started cry as she tugged onto her mothers kimono, "Mommy! I want to go home!! Run!!" she didn't even dare to look at the stranger.
"Kill..." Inuyasha said in a low whisper as he stood on the back of the horse. He slashed down at the back, cutting it wide open. The horse's neighing and cries for help were heard as it started to buck more. The blood oozed from it's back as Inuyasha clawed more, gaining more accuracy with each swipe. Inuyasha clutched onto the side of the horse's back with his claws sinking into it's skin. He pulled upward, causing chunks of the skin to come right off that he held. The horse neighed once more and fell to the ground with a large thump as the mother and daughter had already ran. Inuyasha leaped down to stand aside the horse, he knelt down, scratching at it.
Blood. The vision of blood was wonderful. He raised his head up with a snarl and latched down on the neck of the horse with his sharp teeth, locking down so it couldn't breath at all. The horse stopping twitching.
Inuyasha smiled at his success, "That was fun." he said with greed as he got to his feet, "Now.." he turned around to see the mother and daughter were gone from the wagon. He couldn't help but chuckle with pleasure, "Idiots. Chasing is even more the fun!" he dashed along the trail with such speed not imaginable to easily catch up with the running mother carrying her daughter.
"Mommy!!!" the girl cried, afraid of the monster that was after them.
Her mother huffed, almost of breath but kept running. "Don't worry Sakura-san, we are almost there!! Home is just right over this hill!" she said, her destination a small grassy hill. They were going to make it...
But didn't. Inuyasha had jumped at them and scratched the mother along the back, causing her whole back to rip open and blood splash everywhere. She landed on the ground with her child with her.
"Mommy! Mommy!!" her child shook her mother, tears running down her face. "Wake up, Mommy!!"
Inuyasha walked up, looking down at the little girl with blood dripping off his claws, "She's dead, idiot. I killed her." he said with pride, gloating in the fact.
The child was speechless and just started to bawl, "I hate you!!" she cried, directing the comment to Inuyasha, "Why did you have to do this?! Mommy!!"
"Heh. I have to kill." Inuyasha smirked, "You're next." he lifted his arms, claws shining by the sunlight.
The girls bawled, "Why?! Why did you have to kill my mommy!? Why do you have to kill!?"
"Why?.." Inuyasha paused, looking at the little girl. "Why do I have to kill?.." he lowered his arm down to look at his blood tainted hand, "I don't know why.. I don't know..." he glanced back the little growl, his evil smile had left. He looked confused by her words, he didn't know why. Why did he have to do this? Was there a meaning? Why.. "Kagome..." he said faintly, his eyes lowered and he fell backwards and fainted.
The little girl stopped crying and looked over, "Monster man..." she said and walked over cautiously, "Are you dead?" she went to look at him in the face but quickly ran back over to her dead mother, afraid of him jumping back up. "Monster man?" his face looked almost hurt and sad. Wasn't he supposed to be a killing machine?...
"Ugghh..." Inuyasha opened his eyes and sat up, looking around. The little girl was sitting by her mother while she looking at Inuyasha with fear and something else that couldn't be described. "That girl.. I thought I killed her." he snarled in thought. He looked down to see rice on a small leaf laying beside him, "What the hell?"
"I got some food for you." Sakura twitched uneasily, "I thought you may be hungry..."
Inuyasha grabbed it and threw it aside, "I don't eat shit like that. I like meat." he glanced over at the girl, putting on a fake evil sneer. He was truly more tired then anything.
"Don't eat me!!" the little girl screamed and covered her head with her hands as she cowered down beside her dead mother.
Inuyasha groaned and closed his red eyes, "Hey, brat. Why don't you run from me? I could chase you which would be much more fun."
"I don't want to die!"
Inuyasha growled, "Then why do you stay there?! I could jump up and kill you! Aren't you afraid? I killed your mother, god damn it!"
"Because.. you were just laying there. You looked sad." she sniffed, "My daddy also told me that no matter how bad the person, you should always help them in need because God wants you to." she tried to smile, "You aren't a bad monster are you?"
Inuyasha laughed and turned around, laying on his side, "Yeah. I am, and once I stop having this headache I am going to kill you."
"Who's Kagome?" Sakura asked, ignoring his little threat.
Inuyasha never heard that name before, "Who?"
"You said Kagome before you fell over." she said, wondering. "Is that a person you know? Who is she? Is she nice? Is she another monster?"
"I don't even know a 'Kagome' bitch, I already said that!" he growled, closing his eyes.
Sakura sighed, "Sorry." she laid down, "Mister Monster.. you're not going to... kill me are you?"
"Yes. Shut the fuck up brat." he growled, getting annoyed. Sakura paused and started to cry, holding onto her mother's sleeve. Inuyasha opened his eyes, "Stop the crying."
"I can't." she wiped her eyes, "You are going to kill me."
"I won't." Inuyasha said, "Just shut up."
"You won't!?" she smiled, "Serious? Promise?"
Inuyasha gave a snort, "Shut the fuck up."
"You aren't bad Mister Monster." she said and sighed, and then said in a low whisper, "Hey, Mister Monster..."
"What now?!" he snarled. He felt like killing the kid now.
She smiled sweetly and closed her eyes, getting ready to fall asleep, "I take back what I said. I don't hate you."
"......." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and started to doze off.
"Mister Monster?"
"WHAT?!?!"
"Will you be my big brother?"
"Whatever brat."
He didn't attack her that night. The one reason he didn't was because his body hurt, like he couldn't move at all. The heat surrounded him making him freeze. He was confused and his head hurt intensely. Why didn't the little girl run? Because what her father told her? Who knows. He didn't know either. Kids usually are like that, stupid and naive and would get along with anybody. The name she mentioned made him even more confused. Kagome. Who was that? Why was he even thinking of all this stuff? He brought his claws to his mouth and tasted to blood on them. Where did the desire to kill go to? Now he just seemed powerless without the desire. He needed it back.
Needless to say, he broke his "promise" with the little girl. By morning, more blood covered his claws and kimono. Once morning came, his mind was once more absorbed in the need to kill and malice. So he killed her and enjoyed it. He needed to do that more often. Big brother killing and eating little sister. He laughed at the thought and was happy by it. "I must kill..." he laughed as he ran toward a small village.
Kaeda's village.
"Do you have any idea of where you might find him?" Kaeda asked Miroku.
Miroku sighed, it had been a whole day since he made them run off with the Tetsusaiga to fight Naraku by himself, "No. Inuyasha may be dead for all I know, which I hope isn't true."
"Don't even give us the thought of him dead." Sango told him, "I couldn't bare and you know how Kagome-chan would take it."
Miroku blinked and started to look around, "Speaking of her, where is Kagome-sama?"
"She went outside to walk around." Shippou jumped up on Miroku's shoulder.
Kagome kicked a rock along the dirt as she walked around the village, "Inuyasha... I want to see you.." she sighed and looked at the small stream along the village. "Where are you Inuyasha? Wherever you are.. I hope you are okay. Inuyasha..."
"Kaeda-sama!!" a villager ran in horror, blood coming from one of his arms, "A demon is attacking!"
Kagome jumped at the word, "A demon?"
"Oh, Kagome-sama!" the villager walked to her, "A demon has attacked the village! It is killing the animals and families!"
"Oh no.." Kagome stuttered. She then gathered her courage, "Hurry and tell Kaeda-baachan, I will take care of the demon. Get Sango-chan and Miroku-sama also!" she said and grabbed her bow and arrows and dashed toward the destruction.
"A demon?" Kaeda looked shocked. A demon hadn't attacked the village for a long while because of how the town was worthless as it was.
The villager had now a bandage over his arm, "Yes. Kagome-sama advises that you two help her in slaying it." he glanced over at Miroku and Sango.
"Don't need to tell us." Sango said, already dressed in exterminator outfit with Kirara on her shoulder. "Let's go Houshi-sama." the two got up and dashed out.
Houses were in flames and screams of villagers bellowed among the skies and bodies lay everywhere, some alive and some not. The still living ones were screaming in pain and were quickly being aided by Shippou.
"No! Don't come any closer!" a buff man said, holding out a spear. He was protecting his family, his wife and two children. "If you come any closer I will cut your damn chest open!"
Inuyasha grunted at the man, his whole face was covered in blood, his hands had blood dripping off them and his fangs were also tainted and his clothes was more red then usual. He didn't hesitate he took a step forward to kill them, he just wanted to kill, no matter the circumstances. "Geh!" his eye sharpened as he felt the spear go through his torso. The man seemed frightened, shaking in all but kept holding the spear and tried to look threatening at him as much as possible. The spear started to cover in blood and it only took a few second before Inuyasha got used to the feeling of the spear head inside of his body. He grinned at the man, a fang overlapping his lower lip,
"Idiot." he started to walk forward, grunting along the way as the spear head went farther into him and soon the spear head had cut through him and out from his back. He felt the warm blood going down his stomach and same as his back. He walked right up to the man, the spear dangling. The man screamed in horror as he fell down and his family, also crying. "I'll you all of you!!" he growled in anticipation and swung his claws at them.
"Inuyasha!!" a voice called from the village behind him, a yell that sounded both surprised, happy and sad.
His claws came down, slashing. He missed the people and hit the ground, causing long, giant claws marks along the ground. Inuyasha was almost scared by the voice as if he knew it. He face looked surprised with his mouth hanging open and his eyes wide. He looked over, "Kagome?!"
There she was. Kagome was standing there, looking at him with tears built in her eyes at the sight she had seen, Youkai Inuyasha. She had seen him before... but not like this. He was covered in blood then he every ways before. All that blood on his face, claws, and clothes was almost horrifying. She hated to see him like this. A being with only the desire to kill anybody or anything and forgetting everything. "Inuyasha.."
"Do I...." Inuyasha thought, his attention completely away form the villagers now, "know this woman?" he had just said a name he didn't know of, but he said it once he saw her. He grabbed onto the spear inside of his body and quickly removed it, throwing it to the side. He reached out towards her, even though she was a pretty good distance from him, "Woman..." he called out silently. She didn't move. She stayed put as if she wanted him to touch her, like she longed for his touch without any fear or regret. "Woma-"
"Demon!!" the man who previously attacked him shouted. He had once more grabbed the spear and this time, threw it straight at him.
Kagome gasped as she saw the sight, "Inuyasha!!"
"Grah!!" Inuyasha roared and turned around. He was too late. He was about to try and slash the spear but a large boomerang knocked it aside.
Kagome was so relieved, "Sango-chan!" she looked over in the distance as she watched the boomerang go back into the hands of her friends. Sango and Miroku ran over.
"He has transformed again.." Miroku studied the situation, "Kagome-sama, make him transform back."
Kagome searched around for an item, "I don't have the Tetsusaiga with me! That's the only way to constrict his demon blood."
"There is only another way." Sango said, reminding her of the first two times she changed him back before.
Inuyasha looked at the woman and started to growl, "Who are those people with her?" he started to crack his knuckles. He wanted that woman and he was interrupted. Why did he want her? Main reason is to kill her; so he could get her out of his mind. Now those two people started to surround her which made him angry for a weird reason, "I'll kill you!!" he started to dash towards them, his claws extended in front of him.
"Kagome-chan." Sango said plainly, instructing her to do her stuff.
"Osuwari." she said forcefully yet softly. Inuyasha went pounding into the ground at those words.
"Bitch..." Inuyasha snarled, his face in the dirt. He grabbed onto a near, small rock and lifted his face up to glare at her. He was still Youkai. Even after making him osuwari, which worked twice before to turn him back failed, "I'll get you!!" he leaped to his feet and dashed for Kagome.
"Kagome-sama!" Miroku shouted, advising her to stay back. Him and Sango couldn't attack Inuyasha, they couldn't bare to but they had to at least protect Kagome from getting hurt by him. He brought his staff to his chest as Sango held onto her boomerang.
"Out of my way!" Inuyasha jumped up and slashed down at Miroku and Sango, who jumped out of the way immediately before they got cut. Inuyasha grinned at Kagome, his prey and leaped at her. His claws sunk into her shirt, not piercing her skin and lifted her up over his should, her stomach against his should. He laughed maniacally as he started to leap on the roofs of the houses to get out of the village. Miroku and Sango yelled out to Kagome but she, herself didn't say much. She just had her eyes closed hoping that nothing will happen to, hoping that Inuyasha will not hurt her. As he jumped from roof to roof he had to dodge the spears, arrows and weapons getting thrown at him. He smiled at the destruction he caused. Many of the houses were in flames and screaming was heard, along with chickens and other farms animals yelling and running wildly.
Kagome didn't say anything but she couldn't help but keep looking at his face as he ran, carrying her over his shoulder. "What has happened to you Inuyasha? Why won't you turn back? Are you forever a demon that cares for nothing but killing? Inuyasha.." she kept thinking those thoughts throughout the whole time until he came to a stop. It was already dark outside and she looked to where they had stopped.
A cave. He walked inside of the cave and was surprisingly enough, empty. It was dark that you could almost call it a dark void and the dampness also gave it an eerie feeling. She didn't see anything and didn't know where he was going, she presumed he could see in the dark. She felt a small drift and the surface she was laying on disappeared and felt herself starting to fall. She hit a hard ground, the floor of the cave. "Inuyasha..." she called out, wondering if he was still there. The only answer she got back was a low growl. The stars did give some light into the cave and once her eyes got used to the darkness she could almost see Inuyasha. "Are you okay?"
Inuyasha spit at the ground, blood coming from his mouth and he just looked at her. Why did he even take her? Why doesn't he just kill her now. He knelt down before her and grabbed onto her arm, squeezing hard enough to sink his claws in her skin. She whimpered as she felt blood start to travel down her arm, "Inuyasha.." she cried.
He grinned as he smelled the scent of her blood. The only problem is that she didn't hesitate or shake in front of him. Despite the fact that the pain he caused her gave him some joy and the smell of the blood excited him just something about hurting her didn't satisfy him. It almost made him feel... awful. He took his hand away from her and walked outside the cave with a snort.
"Inuyasha?.." Kagome questioned. She always thought of Inuyasha as a ruthless killer that would not even pause to kill anyone and her as an exception was not her true idea of his actions. What was wrong with him? Inuyasha didn't even bother to look back and darted off into a tree to fall asleep. "Inuyasha..."
He grunted as he lay down on a tree limb. Why couldn't he kill her? Is she really that strange to him to not even make him want to? Maybe he was just tired. He sighed and thought he could just try and kill her by morning.
Just like his "little sister".
AN:
Read and Review. I am hoping to at least get up to 20 or more reviews with this chapter. So review if you read this. :)
God. I thought I would never finish this chapter. Also, I had never even thought of the little girl, Sakura to come in. I just added her when I was almost done with this chapter to add a neat little touch for the flowing of the story and maybe a different look at Youkai Inuyasha. He isn't just going to be the ruthless, killing bastard throughout this whole story because I really believe he is more then that. Just like the hanyou we all know and love.
Rindi- I know. I think it really is sad how little recognition Youkai Inuyasha gets and he really needs more. He is my favorite character in the series, even though the little amount of appearances he made. I just like to go deep within that. And to the other comment of yours; Probably not, maybe suggestive along the line but I doubt a rape thing going on. I doubt I will even go that far. Youkai Inuyasha usually has no other intentions but to kill.... or does he. ;)
Jaded-Shrew- Thank you for finding the humor in that. But, come on, what would Youkai Inuyasha be without growling and roaring? He does it all the time in the episodes and the second movie he appears in. Funny, yet cute. And.. get some sleep. *pets* :B
FallenAngel- Thank you. I am glad to see people are getting hooked on it this early on. And sorry, I won't drop lines to anyone for personal reasons. I am very sorry. You just have to remember to check up on this every once and awhile and look on the page for updates. *hugs* Sorry again.
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