A/N: Ok, I know I'm pushing these chapters out fast (which is a good thing). Sadly, I am going to be slowing down a bit (which is a bad thing). The mini-disk that had all my work and updates on it got corrupted and I lost everything! (NOT A GOOD THING!) So I have to go through and try to re-write everything. This story and another one were not on the disk so they got saved. I will post them, just so people have something to read, but that means that my other stories will take a while to be updated. Please enjoy and thank you for your patience.

Calyne: Thank you. Yes, I don't think people write enough FanFic's about Inuyasha's past. Even though this is an AU, I'm trying to keep it as accurate as possible, (well, as accurate as an AU can be ). Thanks for reading and keep checking for updates!.

Carol J: Yep, it would probablly just be easier to keep an eye on this one to see where it's going

A KnightofNi: Wow, I got 2 'verys' on the very first chapter! I hope I can keep up with your expectations! Keep reading and you'll find out what happens to our little hanyou friend.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed! And now, on to the Fic! Yay!

A Hanyou's Fate

Pain. That was the first thing that came to his mind when he began to regain consciousness. Slowly, Inuyasha began to open his eyes. It was still very blurry but he could immediately tell that he was no longer outside. He was lying on something cold and hard. He head pounded and he strained to remember what had happened to him.

Ok, he had woken up that morning and gotten his breakfast from a near by tree. Right. He wandered around the forest a little bit but nothing caught him as interesting. Right. So he went back to his tree to relax a bit. Right. Then, he started thinking about his mother and how much he missed her. Right. So, he decided to take a nice soak in the hot spring to ease his mind. Right. He got to the spring, hid his clothing and got in. Right. He was just starting to relax when…

That's when it all came back to him. Those men! They had snuck up on him while he was in the spring. Then, when he ran, they shot him in the leg with something and cornered him. Then, the leader had put that cloth with the foul smelling stuff over his mouth. That was it. He must have blacked out after that.

"Damn them." He muttered with some difficulty. He mouth felt dry and like it was stuffed with cotton. He swallowed hard and found that was even more difficult the speaking. As his eyes began to focus, he was slowly able to study his surroundings. A low ceiling was above him and hard walls were on either side. The ground under him was hard and cold. He could feel bits and pieces of straw under and around him. His sensitive nose scrunched up as his inhaled deeply and found how foul the air around him was. He would have to breathe through his mouth for a while, but even that didn't put his mind at ease.

"Where am I?" He asked himself, attempting to pull his still weak body into a sitting position. This turned out to be more difficult then anticipated because, as he tried to prop himself up on his elbows, cringing from the strain on his already sore muscles, they suddenly gave out and he fell backwards, hitting the back of his head on the hard floor under him.

"OW!" He growled as he reached up and rubbed the back of his head to try to dull the pain. His eyes were squeezed shut as he bit down on his bottom lip, almost to the point of drawing blood, so as not to cry out loud. That's when he heard it; footsteps. Heavy footsteps and they were coming closer. Before he knew it, the sound stopped and was replaced with hard breathing. The air around him suddenly became even more foul then it was before.

"So, finally decided to wake up, huh?" A sinister voice sneered. Inuyasha lifted his head slightly and could see a wired door in front of him. An extra large man, who took up almost the entire door way, stood on the opposite side of the 'gate' glaring down at the boy with evil narrowed eyes.

"What are you doing to do with me?" Inuyasha demanded, hauling himself backwards until he found the wall opposite the door. Then, with some of the strength he had regained, he leaned himself against the wall and pulling himself up, so that he was finally sitting up. This way he could see the man, face to face.

"Don't worry about that now." The man answered. "Just be more concerned with staying alive until you're needed." Inuyasha looked at him with eyes of awe and fear.

"Staying alive?" He repeated. "What do you mean? Why am I here?!"

"What's going on here?" A second voice asked. It was then that Inuyasha realized that there was another man there, standing just out of his sight he mentally kicked himself for not sensing him earlier; his senses were still clearing up after being dulled by whatever was used to make him pass out.

"The most recent arrival just woke up." The large man explained, turning slightly to his left. Sniffing the air, Inuyasha realized that the other man was the leader from before; Kanaye! The guy who had drugged him the day before! Or was it the same day? He didn't have the slightest idea, since he had no way of knowing how long he had been knocked out.

"Well, good morning, little hanyou." Kanaye said in a sickening tone as he stepped into Inuyasha's line of vision. His clothing had changed. Now, instead of wearing the somewhat tattered, red hunting haori, he was dressed in a very fine, black haori with purple stripes. His hair was slicked back, exposing two scars on the right side of his face; one following his jaw bone and the other parallel to it across his cheek. They were well healed over, so they were obviously quite old, but what had caused them? Some sort of animal? What would have attacked him like that?

"You gave us quite a lot of trouble yesterday, and it wasn't appreciated." Kanaye explained, his stance proud and strong.

"Why--?" Inuyasha started to ask about his reasoning for being there, but was cut off.

"Why are you here? Is that what you were going to ask?" Kanaye finished for him. Inuyasha growled, becoming more and more irritated with this guys arrogance. "You'll find out, but all in due time." He added to Inuyasha before turning to the other man. "What have you learned about our little friend here?"

"Nothing yet, Kanaye-sama. As I said, he just woke up." The other man answered respectfully.

"Alright then. Report to back to me once you have his information." Kanaye ordered. "Wakarimasuka?"

"Hai." The man replied with a small bow. With that, Kanaye glanced once more at his captive and waked off. Inuyasha listened until his footsteps were even out of his ear shot. That's when the other man turned back to face the boy. Pulling out a small ring filled with keys, he selected one and placed in the lock of the door. He also reached up and pulled something from the doorframe and put it in his pocket. Inuyasha didn't get a good look at what it was, but it didn't really concern him. He was busy making plans to escape. As soon as he opened the door, Inuyasha would charge the man, force his way out and run like his life depended on it (which it did) to freedom.

What he hadn't counted on was that the man took up the entire doorway and had to enter the small cell by turning sideways. This was going to put a small damper on his plan, but that didn't discourage him. He would get out, one way or another. Once inside, the man reached back into his pocket and placed a piece of paper on the inside door frame. Then, turning back to Inuyasha, he gave a nasty smile.

"Let's get this over with." He muttered under his breath. Inuyasha was thinking the same thing. "So what are you?" He asked as he pulled out a small piece of paper.

"Nani?" Inuyasha asked, not understand the question. What was that supposed to mean; what are you?

"Baka hanyou. What are you? Part neko or something?" The man spat, obviously annoyed at the 'lack of cooperation'.

"I'm an inu-youkai!" Inuyasha shouted, slowly pulling himself up the wall so that he was standing, using the wall as a support. He leaned heavily on the wall, but also, on his left leg. I he put any more pressure on his injured leg, it would most likely give out from under him and he would loose his chance to escape! The man, watching him struggle to stand up, laughed, long and coldly.

"An inu-youkai?! That's a good one. You look more like a scrawny neko-hanyou." Inuyasha growled deeply, flexing his claws, but this only made the man more amused. "So, you're going to purr at me then try to use me as a scratching post? Is that it, little neko?"

"I'm an inu-youkai!" Inuyasha repeated. The man, sighing with frustration, walked up to the boy and glared down at him with disgust.

"You're hardly worth to be called a hanyou. Probably the runt of the litter." He sneered. Looking down at the paper, he decided to move on. "Alright, how old are you?" Was the next question on his list. Inuyasha still had no idea what the purpose of all these questions was or what they had planned for him, but he decided that he wasn't going to give them any more information.

"Did you hear me, hanyou?!" The man shouted. Inuyasha looked up at him and growled. Quickly loosing patience with this kid, the man brought the back of his hand across Inuyasha's cheek, sending him tumbling to the ground.

"Ow." Inuyasha hissed in pain to himself, as he tried to get back on his feet. His leg hurt even more now and Inuyasha was starting to doubt that he would be able to escape in this condition. But what ever happened, he couldn't let them see his pain, no matter what.

"You gonna answer me now?" The man snarled. Inuyasha raised his head up and snarled right back at him, bearing his fangs menacingly.

"Enough of that." The man snapped, pulling his foot back and let it fly forward, connecting with the young boy's stomach. The force of the kick pushed the boy back at least 3 feet from where he had originally landed on the hard ground. Gasping for air, Inuyasha curled himself into a protective ball, pulling his knees into a chest and putting one arm over his head.

He had tried to be strong and fight back but he was slowly loosing the battle. His stomach was cramped from both the blow he received and the lack of food. He hadn't eaten in, what would be now, 2 days, and he was starting to feel its effect. Also, even through he was half youkai, the poison they used was obviously designed especially for them because by now, his leg should have been healed. Who ever these guys were, they knew what they were doing when it came to youkai.

"I've had enough of you." The man sneered. Backing away from Inuyasha, he kicked a bit of dirt at him for good measure. "Let's jus see if you feel like talking later." He said before turning to exit the cell. Before he did, he pulled the piece of paper off the door frame and replaced it in his pocked. He then left the room, locked it behind him and placed the scrape of paper on the outside of the door.

"Baka hanyous," Inuyasha heard the guy mutter as he walked off, "they never learn. Too bad I'm the one who has to teach them respect." After that, there was only the sound of footsteps. About 15 minutes later, Inuyasha had pulled himself back into a sitting position against the wall. He was breathing heavily and holding his bruised side. Why was it that everyone felt they had to knock him down, then kick him?!

"Kami," he prayed, closing his eyes and leaning his head back so that he was facing the ceiling, "Ha-ha. I need you. I tried. And I'm going to keep trying. I will not let them control me. I won't." With this promise, Inuyasha slowly fell back into the unconsciousness of sleep as the exhaustion of everything that had happened finally caught up with him.

A/N: There you go. Anyone figured out what they are going to do with him yet? 10 Bonus points to the first person to get it!! Don't forget to review! Happy Writings!

:: AouraMaiden ::

Japanese Translations:
Baka: Stupid
Ha-ha: Mother (referring to your own mother)
Hai: Yes
Hanyou: Half-demon
Haori: Japanese outfit
Inu: Dog
Kami: God
Nani: What?
Neko: Cat
-Sama: Lord (title of respect)
Youkai: Demon
Wakarimasuka: Understand?