Disclaimer: Don't own anything but the plot, Mei Lhi, and all other new
characters.
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Chapter One: An Unhappy Encounter
Hanyou. It was a word Mei Lhi heard all the time. Stupid hanyou, filthy hanyou, disgusting half-breed...the names echoed through her mind...'Who am I?' she often wondered to herself. She stood in a room, leaning against the window, sun shining in her gold eyes. The cool spring breeze ruffled her waist-length silver hair. She sighed, then slowly turned away and walked outside to the pond and looked at her reflection on the water's surface. She looked like a normal three-year-old girl, except for the fact that her eyes were gold, she had fangs as well as claws, her hair was silver, and not to mention the two white dog ears poking out from underneath her long tresses. She looked around her, watching the human mothers who were watching their young play and laugh about. Her eyes made contact with a few of the women, and they gasped in horror and led their children away.
"They're so strange...I'm not any different from them..." Mei Lhi whispered.
Her ears twitched as she heard footsteps coming quickly toward her. She looked up and saw a little boy of about six years old standing next to her with a friend about the same age.
"Look at it! Look at its ears!" The boy jeered.
The boy reached out his hand and sharply tugged on Mei Lhi's left ear.
"Ow!" Mei Lhi exclaimed, clapping a hand to her head, rubbing her ear.
The children jumped back in surprise, then the boy smirked.
"So it does feel pain! And it can talk! Isn't that amazing, Kenji?" The boy said.
The second child called Kenji nodded.
"Who knew...this one is smart..." The boy continued.
"Leave me alone..." Mei Lhi said quietly.
"Leave you alone?! Ha!" The boy snickered.
"Please, just-just go away..." Mei Lhi pleaded.
"Don't make me laugh! You should be the one to leave! You're on private ground. My space. So get off!"
"But-" Mei Lhi began.
"You heard me. Go! Shoo!" The boy shouted.
"This is my home..." Mei Lhi whispered.
The boy seized a large handful pebbles by the pond and started throwing them at Mei Lhi.
"Your home?! How do you like it now?! Huh?! Now get out of here!" The boy yelled, making all the townspeople look up in surprise.
Mei Lhi shielded herself with the stones, but fled from the side of the pond, running away, and climbing high into the branches of a tree, far away from prying eyes, far away from the mean village children, far away from anyone...there she cried until she fell asleep.
Hours later....
Night had fallen, and Mei Lhi woke up at last.
"Mei Lhi? Mei Lhi? Where are you, dear?" A voice called to her.
'Mother!' Mei Lhi thought excitedly in her head.
She jumped out of the tree and landed on her feet, startling her mother.
"Mei Lhi! There you are! I've been worried sick about you!" Mei Lhi's mother exclaimed.
"I'm sorry..." Mei Lhi said, hanging her head in shame.
"You're all dirty and bruised up! What happened?"
"I don't know..." Mei Lhi lied.
"Well, I'll help you get washed up...dinner's just about ready..."
Mei Lhi nodded and followed her mother back to their home. They removed their sandals and went inside the open door.
"Your brothers are waiting for you...Let's not keep them waiting..."
They washed up and went down to the table and sat down by the two boys at the table. The oldest was glaring at the younger one, as if daring him to try to start eating without their mother and sister being there. The younger one looked up from his plate, stood up, and hugged his mother.
Mei Lhi looked around at the table, and studied her two brothers. They looked just like her mother, but nothing like her...'They aren't my real family...I've never known my family...my real family...'
"Mei Lhi? What're you waiting for? Sit down! Join us! The food is getting cold!" The two brothers said anxiously.
"Yes, Hakaru..." Mei Lhi said, addressing the older boy.
Mei Lhi sat down next to her mother and stared at her food.
"What's wrong? Aren't you hungry, Mei Lhi?" The younger boy asked.
"I'm fine, Kyo..." Mei Lhi replied dully.
She ate her food in silence then abruptly left the table and went up to bed. She had only been asleep for an hour, when she woke with a start...there was something odd in the air...she sniffed...her gold eyes widened with fear...
"S-smoke?" Mei Lhi whispered.
Author's Note: This is my first Inuyasha fan fiction, so I hope I've done a good job. Please review!
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Chapter One: An Unhappy Encounter
Hanyou. It was a word Mei Lhi heard all the time. Stupid hanyou, filthy hanyou, disgusting half-breed...the names echoed through her mind...'Who am I?' she often wondered to herself. She stood in a room, leaning against the window, sun shining in her gold eyes. The cool spring breeze ruffled her waist-length silver hair. She sighed, then slowly turned away and walked outside to the pond and looked at her reflection on the water's surface. She looked like a normal three-year-old girl, except for the fact that her eyes were gold, she had fangs as well as claws, her hair was silver, and not to mention the two white dog ears poking out from underneath her long tresses. She looked around her, watching the human mothers who were watching their young play and laugh about. Her eyes made contact with a few of the women, and they gasped in horror and led their children away.
"They're so strange...I'm not any different from them..." Mei Lhi whispered.
Her ears twitched as she heard footsteps coming quickly toward her. She looked up and saw a little boy of about six years old standing next to her with a friend about the same age.
"Look at it! Look at its ears!" The boy jeered.
The boy reached out his hand and sharply tugged on Mei Lhi's left ear.
"Ow!" Mei Lhi exclaimed, clapping a hand to her head, rubbing her ear.
The children jumped back in surprise, then the boy smirked.
"So it does feel pain! And it can talk! Isn't that amazing, Kenji?" The boy said.
The second child called Kenji nodded.
"Who knew...this one is smart..." The boy continued.
"Leave me alone..." Mei Lhi said quietly.
"Leave you alone?! Ha!" The boy snickered.
"Please, just-just go away..." Mei Lhi pleaded.
"Don't make me laugh! You should be the one to leave! You're on private ground. My space. So get off!"
"But-" Mei Lhi began.
"You heard me. Go! Shoo!" The boy shouted.
"This is my home..." Mei Lhi whispered.
The boy seized a large handful pebbles by the pond and started throwing them at Mei Lhi.
"Your home?! How do you like it now?! Huh?! Now get out of here!" The boy yelled, making all the townspeople look up in surprise.
Mei Lhi shielded herself with the stones, but fled from the side of the pond, running away, and climbing high into the branches of a tree, far away from prying eyes, far away from the mean village children, far away from anyone...there she cried until she fell asleep.
Hours later....
Night had fallen, and Mei Lhi woke up at last.
"Mei Lhi? Mei Lhi? Where are you, dear?" A voice called to her.
'Mother!' Mei Lhi thought excitedly in her head.
She jumped out of the tree and landed on her feet, startling her mother.
"Mei Lhi! There you are! I've been worried sick about you!" Mei Lhi's mother exclaimed.
"I'm sorry..." Mei Lhi said, hanging her head in shame.
"You're all dirty and bruised up! What happened?"
"I don't know..." Mei Lhi lied.
"Well, I'll help you get washed up...dinner's just about ready..."
Mei Lhi nodded and followed her mother back to their home. They removed their sandals and went inside the open door.
"Your brothers are waiting for you...Let's not keep them waiting..."
They washed up and went down to the table and sat down by the two boys at the table. The oldest was glaring at the younger one, as if daring him to try to start eating without their mother and sister being there. The younger one looked up from his plate, stood up, and hugged his mother.
Mei Lhi looked around at the table, and studied her two brothers. They looked just like her mother, but nothing like her...'They aren't my real family...I've never known my family...my real family...'
"Mei Lhi? What're you waiting for? Sit down! Join us! The food is getting cold!" The two brothers said anxiously.
"Yes, Hakaru..." Mei Lhi said, addressing the older boy.
Mei Lhi sat down next to her mother and stared at her food.
"What's wrong? Aren't you hungry, Mei Lhi?" The younger boy asked.
"I'm fine, Kyo..." Mei Lhi replied dully.
She ate her food in silence then abruptly left the table and went up to bed. She had only been asleep for an hour, when she woke with a start...there was something odd in the air...she sniffed...her gold eyes widened with fear...
"S-smoke?" Mei Lhi whispered.
Author's Note: This is my first Inuyasha fan fiction, so I hope I've done a good job. Please review!