Chapter 2
Dealing With Death
Sorry about the shortness of the last chapter, I just thought that was a good place to stop :P I'm still new to all of this, so I hope I'm doing a good job ;o Alrighty, this chapter is going to change Inuyasha's life forever. Now you get to see why he's so angry and rude all of the time! Soooo, here we go :D
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, all I own is my pants… actually, they are my cousins oo Dam!
---Last time on I Won't Say I'm in Love---
"So it's settled then?" Asked Kagome's mother, not even bothering to hide her delight.
"Yes," Agreed Inuyasha's father. "When they come of age, Inuyasha and Kagome will become husband and wife!"
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---A Year Later---
Kagome and her mother held each other, tears steaming down both of their faces. Kagome couldn't believe this was happening to her, she had been a good little girl! She always listened to her mother, never forgot to say please and thank you, and always treated the servants with the same respect as a noble. She knew from this point on, her life would never be the same.
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"Inuyasha, I need to tell you something," Toutousai, Inuyasha's personal servant, said, looking very sad.
"What is it old man?" asked a very pissed Inuyasha. "I'm waiting for my dad to come home! Quit bothering me! He's already late!"
Inuyasha was in a very foul mood, his father was already a day late coming home. About eight months ago, the Northern Kingdom had declared war on the Eastern and Western kingdoms. Inuyasha's father and Kagome's fathers had joined their armies together, in hopes of defeating the mysterious ruler of the Northern lands. No one knew who ruled over the northern territory. Some said it was human male, with eyes as red as fire, and hair as black as night. Other's say it was a giant spider demon, manipulating others from the shadows, but it didn't matter, for the army of the northern kingdom was twice as big as the Eastern and Western's combined. Nobody knew how one being could rule all of those demons at once; he was obviously a very powerful individual.
Inuyasha didn't care how strong the stupid army was, all he cared about was his father coming home. Toutousai was talking, but he wasn't listening. The only thing he cared about was how mad he was at his father, for not being home… with him.
'He promised he'd be home yesterday, he PROMISED!' Inuyasha thought bitterly, completely drowning out the servant. 'I'm never going to forgive him, never!'
"INUYASHA!" Toutousai yelled, waving a hand in front of his face. "Are you listening to me!"
"For the last time old man, leave me alone! I'm not in the mood for your shit!" Inuyasha replied angrily, smirking at the word he just used.
He had heard his dad say that word on many occasions; nobody ever said anything about it. But when HE said that word, everyone would stop and look at him, frowning and muttering to each other, and any of the lady's around him would gasp. He didn't quite know what was wrong about that word; after all, it was just a word.
"Inuyasha, I have something very important to tell you." Toutousai replied, his voice very heavy and sad.
Inuyasha looked at him curiously, anytime he said any 'bad words,' as people called them, Toutousai would either hit him on the head with a large hammer he seemed to always carry around with him, or he would send him to his room, and ground him for the entire day. Whatever he was about to say was way more important then using foul language.
Toutousai then did something completely unexpected; he pulled the young Hanyou into a giant hug. Inuyasha didn't know how to react, so he just sat there, his heart starting to beat faster, Toutousai never hugged him, obviously something was very wrong.
"What is it Toutousai?" He asked, fearing what was about to be said.
"Your father…" Toutousai began his voice cracking. "Your father…"
"What, what about my father!" Inuyasha screamed pulling away from the hug, fear in his wide amber eyes.
"Your father died in battle yesterday, I'm so sorry Inuyasha."
Inuyasha was in shock, he couldn't move. Somehow, deep in his heart, he already knew his fater was gone, but it didn't makethe truthany easier. Ever since yesterday, he felt like something was terribly wrong, but he pushed off the feeling and decided his dad could makethe hurt go away when he got back.Toutousai looked at the little boy, and his heart felt like it was about to fall out of his chest. He knew the Hanyou would want to be left alone to grieve, that's how he dealt with his mother's passing, and he didn't want to upset him by trying to comfort him. He started to walk away from the boy, but a voice made him stop dead in his tracks.
"How?" Inuyasha asked weakly, wanting to know what happened to his father, but at the same wanting to believe this was all a dream, a very bad dream.
Toutousai hesitated, not sure if he should rush into it so soon, but the look in the young hanyou's eyes told him it needed to be done.
"He died a hero," he began looking everywhere but into those sad, amber eyes. "He and the king of the Eastern land's armies were outnumbered 2 to 1; they fought bravely and the dead died with honor. Your father and Kagome's father were fighting back to back, protecting each other from harm. A black priestess caught them off guard, and shot at Kagome's father with a cursed arrow. Your father saw the arrow coming, and jumped out in front of Kagome's father. It took seven more arrows to bring him down, and he managed to slay the dark priestess."
Inuyasha felt a surge of pride shine though his sadness. That was his dad. Always putting other people before himself, and never going down with out a fight.
"What happened to Kagome's dad?" He asked, his thoughts not really on what he was asking.
"He died as well" Toutousai began, his eyes full of pain. "Only one arrow got him, but he was merely a human, after all."
"Alright, go away now" Inuyasha replied suddenly, turning away from his servant. He jumped up and ran outside, towards the forest.
Inuyasha ran through the forest, desperate to get away from the castle, from the reality of it all. It still felt like a dream to him, he knew it wasn't real, but at the same time, he knew it was. He finally reached his destination; a giant tree everyone called the Goshinboku. He jumped up to one of the highest branches, and sat down to think.
'He said he'd always be there for me, after mother died, he promised he'd always be there. Now what dad? What am I supposed to do now!' Inuyasha banged his fist down the branch next to him, the branch cracked in half and fell down towards the ground below. Surprisingly, it didn't make him feel any better.
The grieving Hanyou felt a lone tear slide down his cheek. He wiped it away furiously, coming to a decision.
'There, one tear for mama, one tear for papa; everything's fair now. From now on, it's just gonna be me, myself, and me. There's gonna be no more tears, and no more crying; nobody is gonna make you feel like this again, not now, not ever.'
With that decided, Inuyasha balled his fists, and walked back to the castle to face his future, a future without his father.
Ha, sorry this one is short too, I'm surprised I even got one up at all o.o I'm really unhappy with a lot of the wording in this, and I have already had a complaint of it being too dramatic. I'm sorry, I like dramatic :D Just think of how you would feel if you were Inuyasha, if you've noticed, there is going to be more Mr. Nice Hanyou. I'm sorry if this sucks, poo.
mikkey hodge- Heh, thanks, but it's far from perfect :P
Tokyo-Xprss- XD Yes, I am very aware of that, good point!
DragonMisstress325- Heh, I probably would too XD They don't find out until they are a little older though… so nothing to worry about yet ;o
K.M.- I'm glad you like it, I'll try to update everyday, but the chapters might be a little short, I'm trying to make them longer :o
Tsubaki's apprentice- :D Another update for you:D
silver-angel-sakura- Ummm, thanks.. I think O.o I'm glad you like it, and I guess you could call me a n00b oo Actually, it is true, I'm very self-conscious of my writing, and I have no clue what I'm doing! XD
