The Student of the Battousai
Chapter 5
Inuyasha back to normal in a matter of minutes, in fact Megumi said that he was fine and sent him on his way. But one problem still reminded, where was his cabin! It was nearly time to ship off, and he couldn't find his cabin. He wandered around the ship's lower decks aimlessly. Yahiko was with him saying if he got into another fight he wanted to be there and see it for himself.
"Are you really a student of Totosai's temple?" he asked for the third time. Inuyasha just groaned and answered,
"Yeah I was you've asked that like three times."
"What do you mean was?" Yahiko asked. Inuyasha paused for a minute. Not knowing how to answer that question.
"It's complicated," he said finally, but Yahiko didn't know where to quit.
"What do you mean by complicated were you kicked out because you got in too many fights? Or were you too much trouble, and Totosai couldn't take it anymore," he said. Inuyasha growled. This kid was too much like Shippou he had no idea when to drop a subject, or when to stop asking questions.
"Or were you too good, and Totosai sent here to find yourself a master, or.." but Yahiko didn't get to finish, since Inuyasha as a reflex bopped Yahiko on his head.
"Ow what was that for!" Yahiko yelled.
"Just drop it!" Inuyasha growled. Dreading another bop Yahiko dropped the subject. Then all of a sudden the ship's horn blew loudly, and the anchor was raised.
"Wow shipping off time already, that was short," Yahiko said.
"Do you have any idea where my cabin is?" Inuyasha asked desperately, and showed him his number.
"Yeah you just go down that hallway and make a right," Yahiko said simply. Inuyasha followed Yahiko's directions and found himself where he fought Taski and his goons.
"I don't believe it, I fought those guys where my cabin was!" Inuyasha sighed. He walked in and placed his stuff down. He put his sword in the corner and just laid down on his bed looking at the ceiling. He started playing with his necklace as the ship started to move. The constant up down movement didn't bother him. But the waves and the movement of the ship did start to make him sleepy. He dozed off after five minutes, dreaming old dreams.
******Flashback******
"Inuyasha come plant the fields," his mother called, as she pulled out some corn into a basket. Inuyasha jumped onto the fence that separated their home and the fields.
"But mom, I don't wanna," Inuyasha said, and pouted, and folded his arms. His mother sighed.
" You have to or else we don't eat," she said simply.
"I wanna learn something I can really use, like becoming a swordsman!"
"Inuyasha being a swordsman is too dangerous," his mother said.
"But it's exciting and fun. Plus I get to protect people, and beat up my enemies," Inuyasha said excitedly, and picked a stick pretending it was a sword and started swinging it around.
"Being a swordsman isn't all fun and games Inuyasha," his father said from behind him with some grain in an basket, with his brother Sesshomaru at his side.
"That's right just grow up, you will be nothing but a farmer," Sesshomaru said and walked in their house. Inuyasha growled.
"Don't pay attention to him," his mother said as she stood up. "I know you will be something great, but for now at least try and do some farm work?"
"Alright mom," Inuyasha said, and went to plant to fields.
**********End*********
Inuyasha shifted to the left side of his bed. His dreams and memories shifted with him.
*******Flashback******
It was a sunny day as Inuyasha was at the center of his town listing to the stories told by old swordsmen. Many children were their, and some young men listing to the old warrior's stories. Inuyasha got so excited when he heard these stories. It was just about to get to the good part when Sesshomaru tapped his shoulder.
"Mother wants us home," he said simply.
"Just a little longer?" Inuyasha asked.
"Fine," Sesshomaru shrugged and sat with him around the old man.
"He's about to get to the good part," Inuyasha said.
"I don't see what you see in these stories Inuyasha," Sesshomaru said.
"What's the matter with them?"
"Most of these men are making these up," Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha gave a soft growl.
"Your wrong."
"Fine, think what you want." Then a voice rang out.
"Bandits, bandits approaching the village!" the lookout yelled.
"Come, let us go," Sesshomaru said pulling on his little brother's sleeve.
"I want to stay, I want to see these bandits."
"This isn't a story, it's real, now lets go!" Sesshomaru nearly yelled. Inuyasha reluctantly went with his brother, as the bandits entered the village. There were five of them. Three armed with swords, and the other two spears. They walked in with cocky grins on their faces. The elder walked up to them.
"What do you want here?" he asked.
"We want the money you owe us," the leader said.
"What we owe you no money, get of here move it!" the elder said, but the leader pushed him.
"We want the money now, or have you forgotten elder, that my group and I helped you defeat your enemies five years ago, you owe us!" the leader said.
"Please your demands were too high, and this village was too poor, please we have nothing but our crops and our small selling's to support us please we'll give you something else," the elder said again as he got up, but the second bandit punched him to the ground.
"We've given you more than enough time you gather your money now pay up!" the second one said. The leader made him back off.
"You need more time, so be it we'll give you by midnight tonight," the leader said with that, they walked off.
*********End********
Inuyasha started sweating a little, as his memories started get hotter. That night was a night he would never forget.
*******Flashback******
That night it started like any normal night, but then it erupted into the most tragic night of Inuyasha's life. As soon as it hit midnight all of a sudden, the air got hot, and he sniffed out smoke a strong smell of smoke. The next thing that he remembered was he mother waking him up.
"Inuyasha wake up, hurry!" his mother said in a panicked voice.
"Mom, what's going on?" he asked.
"No time we must go!" she said and picked him up into her arms holding him tightly. His father grabbed Sesshomaru and ran with him. Inuyasha looked over his mother's shoulder and saw the whole town in flames. Arrows with fire on them rained down on their poor town hitting many.
"Mommy what's going on!" Inuyasha cried. His mother didn't answer she just kept running with her child with tears rolling down her eyes. The family made it to the forest when the five bandits from this afternoon blocked their path.
"Pay us all that you have and we'll let you go," the leader said. His mother didn't answer, while his father let go of Sesshomaru and drew his sword.
"Let us pass!" he growled. The five bandits drew their weapons and surrounded the family. Inuyasha's mother put him down and made him hold on to Sesshomaru.
"You two you must get out of here!" she said. Sesshomaru nodded. His mother walked up to him and hugged him tightly, and kissed him. She did the same with Inuyasha. "I love you both, now please run!" Sesshomaru grabbed his brother and ran off. That was the last time Inuyasha saw his mother.
*******End*******
"Mommy," he muttered in his sleep. Unknown to him two tears rolled down his cheeks, as he shifted to the right side of his bed.
*********Flashback******
Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha ran as fast as their little legs would carry them. When they finally rested Inuyasha asked his older brother,
"Sesshomaru, what happened to mommy and daddy?"
"Their gone, Inuyasha," he said simply, and turned around hiding his tears from his brother. "Those bad men took them away from us, we're alone now."
"What, mommy, daddy," Inuyasha cried. He held his knees and just cried.
"Father wanted me to give this to you," Sesshomaru said, and showed him his sword.
"His sword," Inuyasha said softly gasping from his cries.
"Yes, but I won't give this to you until you grow up little, now go to sleep, we have a long day ahead of us."
Four Months later.
The two continued their wanderings through the mountains. Eating what they could find. Inuyasha picked fruit and gathered water while Sesshomaru hunted for meat. The two brothers were close since they were only family each of them had. After a while, the animals and the fruits were gone as they went deeper into the mountains. Most of the time, they only found enough food for one of them. They switched back and forth for that situation. Soon the food had stopped coming all together. With every day they kept on getting weaker and weaker until one day, Inuyasha collapsed. Sesshomaru carried him on his shoulders for two days hoping for a miracle, until one day it came true. There hidden deep within the trees was a temple with large steps and a shrine. One the left side, Sesshomaru saw kids his age practicing the sword, and Martial Arts. He had hoped for this miracle.
"Come on Inuyasha, pity has been taken upon us. You have to make it," he said to his brother who was still on his shoulders. He climbed the tall steps. His weakness getting stronger as his hunger grew. His vision started blur, and spin. But still he pressed on. The feeling in his legs started to fade as he kept climbing the stairs. He had nearly reached the top when he saw am old man with gray hair in a ponytail, a bread, and green, and black gi on.
"How did you find this place?" the old man asked.
"Please help us," Sesshomaru said weakly, and passed out at the man's feet.
******End*****
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha mumbled. His memories started to get happier as they played back in his head.
******Flashback*****
Inuyasha awoke in a bed in some kind of temple with Sesshomaru next to him. A woman with a white and red kimono on placed a cold cloth on his forehead.
"Rest child, your safe here," she said softly. Inuyasha went back to sleep finally finding some peace in this place. The next day, he woke up and saw Sesshomaru up and about.
"Hey Sesshomaru what is this place?"
"I believe it's some kind of temple, for private training, that is the only reason such a place would be so hidden," Sesshomaru said. The same man from yesterday walked in.
"Greetings young ones," he said happily. The brothers just looked at him. "Welcome to my temple!"
"This is your temple?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes it is," the old man said. "I made this place so that young people want to become warriors can train here without being troubled by the evils of the outside world," the man said.
"I see," Sesshomaru said.
"You two are the first ones to find this place without knowing of its existence."
"Would it be too much trouble if we stayed here?" Inuyasha asked. "Please sir we have no where else to go, our village was burned, and our parents were killed, please can my brother stay here?"
"A child should not be exposed to such violence at that age," the man mumbled. "Of course you can!" Inuyasha's face brightened. "But you must learn the rules first." The brothers nodded, and the teachings began. It took them awhile, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru finally got the hang of life at Totosai's temple. The two trained side by side getting better at everything together, but one day Sesshomaru just disappeared one morning while Inuyasha was sleeping. All that he left was the sword he used during their wanderings and a note.
"Inuyasha, I am sorry, but I must leave here. The last four months with you have been the greatest of my life, but I must leave you now my brother. I leave you with father's sword. Please use it well. I hope you find happiness here."
-Sesshomaru. When Inuyasha read that note, he ran in a corner and just started to cry. He was now truly alone. First his mother, and father, now his brother. His only family he had left was now gone. Inuyasha now had no family, he was alone. He kept crying when a ball rolled to his feet. He looked up and a saw girl with raven hair, brown eyes, and a cheerful face. Inuyasha stood up.
"May I have my ball?" she asked. Inuyasha gave it to her, but the tears wouldn't stop rolling down his face. "Hey why are you crying?"
"I'm crying because my brother is gone, and so is my family," Inuyasha gasped. The girl felt sorry for him.
"You want to play with my friends and me?" she offered. Inuyasha looked up at her.
"O, o, Okay," he said.
"I'm Kagome," the girl said happy that he was better now.
"Inuyasha," he said with smile. The two walked over together to three other kids, and they all played together.
****End of Flashbacks****
Inuyasha woke up. He looked out his window and saw nothing but sea around the boat. He walked out to the deck, and looked at the moon as the breeze hit his hair.
'Sesshomaru where are you?' he thought.
AN: Poor Inuyasha, what a tragic childhood he had. Losing his home, his parents, his brother, but gaining friends that he will never forget. Will Inuyasha ever find Sesshomaru? Will he ever find the bandits that killed his parents and burned his village? Will he be reunited with his friends one day? Sorry that I made this chapter an all flashback chapter. I just wanted to show Inuyasha's childhood, and his relationship with his brother a little. Anyway be sure to check out the next chapter of The Student of the Battousai. SEE YA!!!
Chapter 5
Inuyasha back to normal in a matter of minutes, in fact Megumi said that he was fine and sent him on his way. But one problem still reminded, where was his cabin! It was nearly time to ship off, and he couldn't find his cabin. He wandered around the ship's lower decks aimlessly. Yahiko was with him saying if he got into another fight he wanted to be there and see it for himself.
"Are you really a student of Totosai's temple?" he asked for the third time. Inuyasha just groaned and answered,
"Yeah I was you've asked that like three times."
"What do you mean was?" Yahiko asked. Inuyasha paused for a minute. Not knowing how to answer that question.
"It's complicated," he said finally, but Yahiko didn't know where to quit.
"What do you mean by complicated were you kicked out because you got in too many fights? Or were you too much trouble, and Totosai couldn't take it anymore," he said. Inuyasha growled. This kid was too much like Shippou he had no idea when to drop a subject, or when to stop asking questions.
"Or were you too good, and Totosai sent here to find yourself a master, or.." but Yahiko didn't get to finish, since Inuyasha as a reflex bopped Yahiko on his head.
"Ow what was that for!" Yahiko yelled.
"Just drop it!" Inuyasha growled. Dreading another bop Yahiko dropped the subject. Then all of a sudden the ship's horn blew loudly, and the anchor was raised.
"Wow shipping off time already, that was short," Yahiko said.
"Do you have any idea where my cabin is?" Inuyasha asked desperately, and showed him his number.
"Yeah you just go down that hallway and make a right," Yahiko said simply. Inuyasha followed Yahiko's directions and found himself where he fought Taski and his goons.
"I don't believe it, I fought those guys where my cabin was!" Inuyasha sighed. He walked in and placed his stuff down. He put his sword in the corner and just laid down on his bed looking at the ceiling. He started playing with his necklace as the ship started to move. The constant up down movement didn't bother him. But the waves and the movement of the ship did start to make him sleepy. He dozed off after five minutes, dreaming old dreams.
******Flashback******
"Inuyasha come plant the fields," his mother called, as she pulled out some corn into a basket. Inuyasha jumped onto the fence that separated their home and the fields.
"But mom, I don't wanna," Inuyasha said, and pouted, and folded his arms. His mother sighed.
" You have to or else we don't eat," she said simply.
"I wanna learn something I can really use, like becoming a swordsman!"
"Inuyasha being a swordsman is too dangerous," his mother said.
"But it's exciting and fun. Plus I get to protect people, and beat up my enemies," Inuyasha said excitedly, and picked a stick pretending it was a sword and started swinging it around.
"Being a swordsman isn't all fun and games Inuyasha," his father said from behind him with some grain in an basket, with his brother Sesshomaru at his side.
"That's right just grow up, you will be nothing but a farmer," Sesshomaru said and walked in their house. Inuyasha growled.
"Don't pay attention to him," his mother said as she stood up. "I know you will be something great, but for now at least try and do some farm work?"
"Alright mom," Inuyasha said, and went to plant to fields.
**********End*********
Inuyasha shifted to the left side of his bed. His dreams and memories shifted with him.
*******Flashback******
It was a sunny day as Inuyasha was at the center of his town listing to the stories told by old swordsmen. Many children were their, and some young men listing to the old warrior's stories. Inuyasha got so excited when he heard these stories. It was just about to get to the good part when Sesshomaru tapped his shoulder.
"Mother wants us home," he said simply.
"Just a little longer?" Inuyasha asked.
"Fine," Sesshomaru shrugged and sat with him around the old man.
"He's about to get to the good part," Inuyasha said.
"I don't see what you see in these stories Inuyasha," Sesshomaru said.
"What's the matter with them?"
"Most of these men are making these up," Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha gave a soft growl.
"Your wrong."
"Fine, think what you want." Then a voice rang out.
"Bandits, bandits approaching the village!" the lookout yelled.
"Come, let us go," Sesshomaru said pulling on his little brother's sleeve.
"I want to stay, I want to see these bandits."
"This isn't a story, it's real, now lets go!" Sesshomaru nearly yelled. Inuyasha reluctantly went with his brother, as the bandits entered the village. There were five of them. Three armed with swords, and the other two spears. They walked in with cocky grins on their faces. The elder walked up to them.
"What do you want here?" he asked.
"We want the money you owe us," the leader said.
"What we owe you no money, get of here move it!" the elder said, but the leader pushed him.
"We want the money now, or have you forgotten elder, that my group and I helped you defeat your enemies five years ago, you owe us!" the leader said.
"Please your demands were too high, and this village was too poor, please we have nothing but our crops and our small selling's to support us please we'll give you something else," the elder said again as he got up, but the second bandit punched him to the ground.
"We've given you more than enough time you gather your money now pay up!" the second one said. The leader made him back off.
"You need more time, so be it we'll give you by midnight tonight," the leader said with that, they walked off.
*********End********
Inuyasha started sweating a little, as his memories started get hotter. That night was a night he would never forget.
*******Flashback******
That night it started like any normal night, but then it erupted into the most tragic night of Inuyasha's life. As soon as it hit midnight all of a sudden, the air got hot, and he sniffed out smoke a strong smell of smoke. The next thing that he remembered was he mother waking him up.
"Inuyasha wake up, hurry!" his mother said in a panicked voice.
"Mom, what's going on?" he asked.
"No time we must go!" she said and picked him up into her arms holding him tightly. His father grabbed Sesshomaru and ran with him. Inuyasha looked over his mother's shoulder and saw the whole town in flames. Arrows with fire on them rained down on their poor town hitting many.
"Mommy what's going on!" Inuyasha cried. His mother didn't answer she just kept running with her child with tears rolling down her eyes. The family made it to the forest when the five bandits from this afternoon blocked their path.
"Pay us all that you have and we'll let you go," the leader said. His mother didn't answer, while his father let go of Sesshomaru and drew his sword.
"Let us pass!" he growled. The five bandits drew their weapons and surrounded the family. Inuyasha's mother put him down and made him hold on to Sesshomaru.
"You two you must get out of here!" she said. Sesshomaru nodded. His mother walked up to him and hugged him tightly, and kissed him. She did the same with Inuyasha. "I love you both, now please run!" Sesshomaru grabbed his brother and ran off. That was the last time Inuyasha saw his mother.
*******End*******
"Mommy," he muttered in his sleep. Unknown to him two tears rolled down his cheeks, as he shifted to the right side of his bed.
*********Flashback******
Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha ran as fast as their little legs would carry them. When they finally rested Inuyasha asked his older brother,
"Sesshomaru, what happened to mommy and daddy?"
"Their gone, Inuyasha," he said simply, and turned around hiding his tears from his brother. "Those bad men took them away from us, we're alone now."
"What, mommy, daddy," Inuyasha cried. He held his knees and just cried.
"Father wanted me to give this to you," Sesshomaru said, and showed him his sword.
"His sword," Inuyasha said softly gasping from his cries.
"Yes, but I won't give this to you until you grow up little, now go to sleep, we have a long day ahead of us."
Four Months later.
The two continued their wanderings through the mountains. Eating what they could find. Inuyasha picked fruit and gathered water while Sesshomaru hunted for meat. The two brothers were close since they were only family each of them had. After a while, the animals and the fruits were gone as they went deeper into the mountains. Most of the time, they only found enough food for one of them. They switched back and forth for that situation. Soon the food had stopped coming all together. With every day they kept on getting weaker and weaker until one day, Inuyasha collapsed. Sesshomaru carried him on his shoulders for two days hoping for a miracle, until one day it came true. There hidden deep within the trees was a temple with large steps and a shrine. One the left side, Sesshomaru saw kids his age practicing the sword, and Martial Arts. He had hoped for this miracle.
"Come on Inuyasha, pity has been taken upon us. You have to make it," he said to his brother who was still on his shoulders. He climbed the tall steps. His weakness getting stronger as his hunger grew. His vision started blur, and spin. But still he pressed on. The feeling in his legs started to fade as he kept climbing the stairs. He had nearly reached the top when he saw am old man with gray hair in a ponytail, a bread, and green, and black gi on.
"How did you find this place?" the old man asked.
"Please help us," Sesshomaru said weakly, and passed out at the man's feet.
******End*****
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha mumbled. His memories started to get happier as they played back in his head.
******Flashback*****
Inuyasha awoke in a bed in some kind of temple with Sesshomaru next to him. A woman with a white and red kimono on placed a cold cloth on his forehead.
"Rest child, your safe here," she said softly. Inuyasha went back to sleep finally finding some peace in this place. The next day, he woke up and saw Sesshomaru up and about.
"Hey Sesshomaru what is this place?"
"I believe it's some kind of temple, for private training, that is the only reason such a place would be so hidden," Sesshomaru said. The same man from yesterday walked in.
"Greetings young ones," he said happily. The brothers just looked at him. "Welcome to my temple!"
"This is your temple?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes it is," the old man said. "I made this place so that young people want to become warriors can train here without being troubled by the evils of the outside world," the man said.
"I see," Sesshomaru said.
"You two are the first ones to find this place without knowing of its existence."
"Would it be too much trouble if we stayed here?" Inuyasha asked. "Please sir we have no where else to go, our village was burned, and our parents were killed, please can my brother stay here?"
"A child should not be exposed to such violence at that age," the man mumbled. "Of course you can!" Inuyasha's face brightened. "But you must learn the rules first." The brothers nodded, and the teachings began. It took them awhile, but Inuyasha and Sesshomaru finally got the hang of life at Totosai's temple. The two trained side by side getting better at everything together, but one day Sesshomaru just disappeared one morning while Inuyasha was sleeping. All that he left was the sword he used during their wanderings and a note.
"Inuyasha, I am sorry, but I must leave here. The last four months with you have been the greatest of my life, but I must leave you now my brother. I leave you with father's sword. Please use it well. I hope you find happiness here."
-Sesshomaru. When Inuyasha read that note, he ran in a corner and just started to cry. He was now truly alone. First his mother, and father, now his brother. His only family he had left was now gone. Inuyasha now had no family, he was alone. He kept crying when a ball rolled to his feet. He looked up and a saw girl with raven hair, brown eyes, and a cheerful face. Inuyasha stood up.
"May I have my ball?" she asked. Inuyasha gave it to her, but the tears wouldn't stop rolling down his face. "Hey why are you crying?"
"I'm crying because my brother is gone, and so is my family," Inuyasha gasped. The girl felt sorry for him.
"You want to play with my friends and me?" she offered. Inuyasha looked up at her.
"O, o, Okay," he said.
"I'm Kagome," the girl said happy that he was better now.
"Inuyasha," he said with smile. The two walked over together to three other kids, and they all played together.
****End of Flashbacks****
Inuyasha woke up. He looked out his window and saw nothing but sea around the boat. He walked out to the deck, and looked at the moon as the breeze hit his hair.
'Sesshomaru where are you?' he thought.
AN: Poor Inuyasha, what a tragic childhood he had. Losing his home, his parents, his brother, but gaining friends that he will never forget. Will Inuyasha ever find Sesshomaru? Will he ever find the bandits that killed his parents and burned his village? Will he be reunited with his friends one day? Sorry that I made this chapter an all flashback chapter. I just wanted to show Inuyasha's childhood, and his relationship with his brother a little. Anyway be sure to check out the next chapter of The Student of the Battousai. SEE YA!!!