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Okay my disclaimer will be at the end of my story. I ain't up for writing I don't own Inuyasha all the time. I'm gonna get pissed off.

CHAPTER 1: It's hard to run away when your problems hold you back

Run.

He had to run. He didn't know why. All he knew was that he if turned around he'd wake up and he wasn't ready to see his friends, faces crossed with worry, questions. All the questions, they'd ask. All the questions he wouldn't answer.

Faster.

All the questions he'd walk away from. His friends he'd walk away from. The fox cub, the demon exterminator, and the monk. But SHE wouldn't be there. She'd be home.

Hurry.

He had to run faster. He didn't want to though; he knew he'd see something he didn't want to. Like SHE would be in pain. SHE would leave him.

No! I got to stop I don't want to see.

Something was wrong. It was black. His mom far away. He couldn't reach her. Sesshomaru; his brother, his half-brother. His older brother. His brother that was known for no emotions.

A mask.

He could hide his emotions good. The ice-prince they called him. He wore that mask all the time. It used to be off around him but know he had his rep to hold up.

He had a mask to. His mask of obnoxiousness. Of course he never was like that. He had to cover up his emotions, since his mom had died. He wouldn't be seen weak again. No matter how much it affected him. The mask wouldn't come off. Unless SHE was hurt. He couldn' t help it. Something just clicked inside of him. He never knew why he cared for that human wench anyway.

Human.

That's what he was. Kind-of. Half actually. A half-breed. People called him. People who shunned him, who scorned him, afraid of him, disgusted with him. All his kind. half-breeds. The most disgusting creatures that ever walked this Earth. The creatures to make other people look good. The creatures who were treated like dirt. No matter how strong they were. No matter what good things in the mind of others they did.

Different.

That's what he was. Different. He hated that word. Not the word itself, but the way people said it, like it was rotten garbage. That's what they were. The half-breeds.

Closer.

He was going. Getting closer. To the disturbing image that was set before him. SHE was there. Oh god. She was there. Killed. Being beaten. Burned. Alive. Why? Because she was with a half-breed. They would teach her a lesson.

They.

Who were they. They were the villagersWho were ungrateful dirt bags.They. who destroyed his once happy life and family. They. Who were damaging her. Inside and out. Bruising her outside. Damaging her spirit inside.

His eyes opened so quickly his friends jumped back.

Questions.

The questions they asked. The same ones they should've known he wouldn't answer. The questions he ignored like they weren't even asked. The questions he walked away from.

Voices.

The voices he could hear in the background. The fox screaming his name. His friends screaming his name.

Inuyasha.

That was his name.

Friends.

The only ones he ever had. The only people he cared for. The only people who didn't care for who he was on the outside. A half-breed. Scum of the earth. A freak.

A forest.

His forest. A forest name after him. The forest that he would run away to. A forest that he ran away to, so he could get away from his problems. His own hideaway.

Names.

The things that ran through his mind. All the different names he was called. In 1 lifetime.

He needed to get to the well. He ran.

Faster.

Going down the well was a safe haven for him. A place where no demons could attack. A place where he wouldn't be called names. Except for HER grandfather. He was retarded. He knew that long time ago.

His mask.

His mask of obnoxiousness. It had to go on. No one, absolutely no one was going to see him as a soft pup. No one. Not even HER.

HER.

He jumped down the well. One last thought ran through his head.

Kagome.

Well that's it. My first chapter. Okay well hope it was good. Next chapter coming up soon! I hope. If people like my story so far.

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