The Rin Who Broke Her Arm

By Fiorae

Author Notes: Sorry for taking so long! I've been entertained by my Kingdom Hearts 2 and planning more stories for other shows. But this is due past for an update.

Chapter Four: The Truth

Inuyasha stared at Sesshomaru with slight fear. He felt his chest tighten. His palms began to sweat. "What ... do you mean?" he asked slowly.

Placid gold eyes met wide alarmed ones. "Tell me what you remember about your mother's death," Sesshomaru spoke softly.

"She died of an illness ..."

"That's a lie." Sesshomaru mumbled. Inuyasha shook his head.

"How could it be a lie, I was there! She died in her room-!"

"It's a lie, Inuyasha! It's a lie you were brainwashed into believing!" Sesshomaru barked. His hand supported his now throbbing head. Inuyasha clinched his brother's sleeve tightly.

"What the hell do you mean!" he yelled. Sesshomaru took a deep breath and began his story.

-Flashback-

"She's here. That filthy bitch who had a son with a demon."

"Really, she's here! Well, why are they allowing her to stay! And with that child!"

It was the whispering and gossip of the village Inuyasha grew up in. Never ending talk of how his mother had a child with a full blooded demon. How he, the forbidden half breed, was the son of one of the world's most powerful demons. So naturally, when a great catastrophe befell the village, a slaughtering if you will, he was the first one blamed.

"Your devil child did this! He killed my daughter!" one villager screamed. He stood in front of a few others. The sole survivors of the slaughtering only the night before, a few mangled adults and a couple of children, all looking like they'd come straight out of a war.

Izayoi wrapped her arms around her son. "Inuyasha has done no such thing! He's been with me all this time!" she cried. The villagers advanced on her.

"How can you be so sure! How do you know he didn't sneak out while you were asleep and eat our children!" a woman cried.

"He is a child himself! He wouldn't do such a thing!" Izayoi cried back.

"That is no child! That is a demon! A demon is not a child!" shrieked another, this time a small girl. Inuyasha saw in her eyes the deepest amount of hatred he'd ever seen a human posses. If it wasn't for her small form, he would have been threatened by the look. But the force of her words were enough to splinter his heart.

"I didn't ... I didn't do it.." Inuyasha said softly. All the villagers' eyes shot to him.

"How dare you deny what you have done, you monster!"

"Do not call my son that!" Izayoi now stood in front of Inuyasha, arms raised to defend him. The villagers looked as if they'd pounce at any moment. "Inuyasha is only a child! He wouldn't hurt anyone!"

"Shut up, you ignorant woman!" the villagers screamed. They moved towards Izayoi. Inuyasha looked around at them in horror. They were surrounding them...

"Inuyasha..run.." Izayoi whispered under her breathe. She nudged Inuyasha back slightly. "Run and don't look back.."

"But Mom ..." Inuyasha chocked out. Tears ran down his cheeks uncontrollably. He clenched his mother's sleeve. "I don't want to leave you with them..!"

"Do as I said, Inuyasha...I'll be fine." Izayoi said softly. A smile hinted the sides of her mouth. Inuyasha hesitated for a moment, then turned and ran away as fast as he could. He heard the villagers scream out in protist, but this only made him run faster. He didn't know where he was going, but he knew he couldn't stop.

Some way or another, he ended up at the secret meeting place. The lake. Sesshomaru was nowhere in sight...

"Onee-chan!" Inuyasha cried, his voice horse from crying so much. "Onee-chan, I need you!" His legs gave way and he feel into his knees. He let his body fall to the side and he clutched his knees close to him. "Help me, Onee-chan ..." he shuddered softly.

The ground began to rumble suddenly. Inuyasha jerked up and looked around. A huge dog shaped shadow fell over him. The owner of the shadow emerged, hitting the ground hard. It was a huge, silver dog, fluffy and furry all around. It's mouth was dripping with blood, blood that seemed rather fresh..

"Onee-chan..?" Inuyasha asked breathlessly. The huge dog looked at him for a moment, then sat down. It slowly shrunk until it took the form of Inuyasha's older, Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru wiped the blood from his lips with his sleeve, then stepped toward his younger brother.

"What is wrong, Inuyasha? You've been crying .." Sesshomaru asked softly as he approached. Inuyasha took a step back.

"You..." he whispered. "You did it ...You killed them all..." Sesshomaru's eyes widened.

"What are you talking about..?" he asked.

"The blood on your lips! It all makes sense now! You killed innocent people! Even kids!" Inuyasha yelled at his brother. "My mother is back there fighting off the horde of angry villagers because they think I killed people!"

Inuyasha turned to flee but the echo of a shriek stopped him dead in his tracks. He recognized the voice..as his mother's..

-end flashback-

Inuyasha stepped away from his brother, his eyes wide and his teeth clenched. "..How could you..?" he asked in disbelief. Sesshomaru jumped up.

"It wasn't my intention for your mother to die, Inuyasha! You have to understand that!" he said as he walked closer. Inuyasha glided back, shaking his head slowly.

"Go to hell you bastard!" he yelled just before he took off running, leaving a stunned and hurt Sesshomaru in his wake...

To Be Continued...