Family and New Beginnings

A/N: This story is a birthday gift for someone special to me who is going to be turning 50. The characters maybe a little ooc. Enjoy!

Disclaimer for all chapters: I do not own Inuyasha.

Chapter 1: Betrayal

Inuyasha ran.Thedemon lord was hot on his hills. It was the middle of the day and he was human. He wore his fire rat attire. Around his neck were a rosary and the fabled jewel of four souls.

"You can't out run me human. You posses the power that I want. Give it up. You can't hope to defeat me nor out run me." The demon smirked.

"I can sure in hell try!" Inuyasha huffed. 'Why do I keep running? I should stop and end it all. Damn everyone!' He ran. It has been a few days since the bright light sent him to the world. The betrayal of his friends had left his heart scared. He had no reason to go on except for Shippo, but fate that final day was cruel. It stubbornly refused to allow him to die. It threw him for another loop.

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"We did it! The jewel is finally complete!" Shippo squealed.

"Yes, it is." Miroku rubbed the top of Shippo's head.

"Now all's we have to do is purify it." Kagome smiled. The jewel was in Kagome's hands. They had gathered around it.

"How do we purify it?" Sango asked. Inuyasha smiled and gently took the jewel from Kagome's fingers.

"That's simple. I'll use the jewel to become human. No more pain can be caused by the jewel's presence." Inuyasha lifted the jewel up to his eye level. The sun reflected off of the jewel leaving a rainbow pattern across his face. He smiled. The others faces frowned. Kagome perked up a bit.

"That's a great idea!" She smiled. Inuyasha didn't see the malicious intent in her eyes norher wicked grin. "Let's get started shall we!" she clapped her hands together.

"Yes." The jewel began to glow as a soft light surrounded Inuyasha's frame. His claws began to retract and his hair was darkening. His eyes were slowly changing colors. He closed his eyes as the sensation of his ears morphing and repositioning themselves. He smiled. Miroku and Sango looked at each other and nodded their heads.

"Inuyasha." Miroku raised his staff. Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes. Miroku swung down his staff onto the side of his head knocking him unconscious. The jewel flew from his fingers landing on the ground. It rolled to a stop. Kagome picked up the jewel.

"That was easy." She commented.

"He is just a half-breed after all. What did you expect?" Sango began tying Inuyasha's wrists and ankles together. "We won't be able to get what we want if the jewel is fully purified. At least now Inuyasha doesn't stand a chance against us now."

"We should not kill him." Kagome brushed the bangs out of Inuyasha's face. "He saved our lives too many times for us to do that."

"Then what are you suggesting we do?" Sango asked.

"Make him kill himself." She smiled. Shippo jumped down from Miroku's shoulder confused.

'Why are they doing this? What's going on?' Shippo slowly backed away as realization hit him. They wanted Inuyasha dead. Tears started to form in his eyes. Inuyasha was like an older brother or an adopted father to him. He risked his life many time for them and he was even willing to rid himself of his demon blood so that they would no longer suffer. "Why? WHY? You guy's why are you doing this?"

"What ever do you mean, Shippo?" Kagome said in a sickening sweet voice. Shippo backed away from her more.

"Why are you doing this?" fear shook his small body.

"He's a half-breed. Half-breeds don't deserve to live." She kneeled down in front of him.

"NO! Inuyasha…" He backed away from her and ran into the forest.

"Well that was odd." Kagome stood up and walked over to them. "I thought he would be happy now that Inuyasha can't pick on him."

"Just think about it this way Shippo is too weak to really defend himself from other demons and humans so he'll get killed. That means that there will be one less demon roaming around." Sango helped Miroku drag Inuyasha to a tree to tie him up to the branches.

"What I'm concerned is about is the fact that Inuyasha still has demon blood inside of him." Miroku tied the final knot tightly.

"What happened?" Inuyasha groaned. His skull was pounding. He tried to move his arms but they were suspended above his head. He tried to move his feet but they didn't budge. "What's going on?" Inuyasha was suddenly alarmed.

"Inuyasha, you stupid fool. Did you actually think we wanted the jewel completely purified?" Miroku slapped him.

"Well I…" Shock was overcoming Inuyasha's system.

"Shut up! What makes you think we even wanted you around? You are a vile half-breed. You should have been killed at birth!" Sango shouted.

"What are you talking about? I thought…" It felt like his heart dropped to his stomach.

"You thought what? We were your friends. We were just using you. Did you actually think you would actually be accepted? You are worthless, no one wants you and no one could love a half-breed like yourself. You only exist to serve your superiors, the full blooded beings, then you are to die." Kagome smirked.

"You were using me?" Inuyasha's eyes widened. He couldn't believe after all they went through together they were using him.

"Yes and we're going to make you suffer like you should." Kagome smiled wider as Sango began punching Inuyasha's stomach. Miroku brought his staff down on Inuyasha's back. The breath was knocked out him. His lungs felt as if they were burning. They began to laugh. Kagome walked up to him.

"How dose it feel? Never mind catch your breath because I want to hear you scream." Kagome kissed him on the lips. "You should have gone to hell with Kikyo. It was so sweet that you decided to stay with me."

"Kagome, why?" Inuyasha breathing was rapid.

"I hate you. A creature like you should never exist. I just needed you to protect me while the jewel was completed and for you to defeat Naraku. Did you think I cared about you? I loathe your existence. You are stupid and pathetic. Sango, Miroku, make him scream." She walked away. Inuyasha's face paled. They smiled as they began to ruthlessly beating his body. A few moments later Sango pulled out a dagger.

"This is going to be fun." She stabbed Inuyasha in the abdomen. Inuyasha gurgled out a scream. She continued to stab him a few more times. Blood began to trickle out of his mouth. She stepped back after a few moments. She brought the dagger close to his left eye. "Miroku, you said that he had a little bit of demon blood left in him, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you think you can use a purifying sutra on him? I don't think he has screamed enough."

"Sure thing, Sango. I'll do that after you're finished." He pulled out a couple of sutras from his robes. Sango slowly dragged the dagger from Inuyasha's temple to his chin.

"Red really is your color. No wonder you always wear red." She stabbed Inuyasha's eye as he let out a scream. She quickly pulled it out before the dagger went half way into his eyeball. He quickly closed it as blood ran down his cheeks. They looked like bloody tears. "Your turn!" She smiled. Miroku threw his sutras onto his chest. Inuyasha let out a blood-curdling scream.

'I'm going to die! They were using me. I thought they were my friends. I'm really pathetic.' Inuyasha thought. He could no longer scream. His throat was raw.

"Well I think that is enough." Kagome walked over to Inuyasha and pulled off the sutras. Inuyasha slumped in his binds. His wrists were bleeding. The sutras were on him for no more than a couple of minutes, but it felt like eternity to him. "Sango, cut the ropes. I think it would be fun if we give him a chance to escape before we killed him." She smiled.

"Sounds good." In two quick slashes Inuyasha was free and fell to the floor. Sango kicked him as he rolled into a ball. Miroku stopped Sango from kicking him.

"Inuyasha, if you don't want to die you should run." Miroku pulled Inuyasha by the hair to his knees. He took a few steps back. Shippo jumped out from the foliage with tears in his eyes. He ran to Inuyasha's side and helped support him.

"You guys are monsters!" Shippo tried to act brave. 'I lost my parents I don't want to lose Inuyasha too.'

'Why is Shippo doing this?' Inuyasha thought as he coughed out blood.

"Shippo." Kagome said in a motherly tone. An evil laughter stopped her movement toward Shippo. "Who's there?"

A/n: Hope you all liked the first chapter! Sorry it was short. Please Review!

TTFN!