Last chapters question:

Was Inuyasha abused or beaten in his childhood in the manga series.

Answer:

No!

This chapter is dedicated to emotigone crazy, for having the most correct answer, and detailed. She (or he) replied with:

Q.Was Inuyasha ever abused or beaten in his childhood?

A. the manga doesnt go into inuyasha's childhood enough to know. the only time the manga mentions his childhood is in the second book, and then he was only pushed away when he was playing ball. so if he WAS abused or beaten (which is highly possible after his mom died), The manga doesn't cover.

That is my answer!

Actually it does talk about it though. In book 12, page 130- 131. Inuyasha's exact words were "Not a demon. But not a human either. No place to belong. So. . .I thought the only way was to carve out your own place by force. That's how I survived. And by the time I knew what was happening, I was all alone. That was the only way. . .I ever knew."

This means that he wasn't abused, but went into fighting on his own accrod. I am also thinking that he ran away from the village and lived by himself, seeing that he said he was alone. Anyway, on with the story!

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Kagome looked back in front of her, not trying to take it seriously. He let, she told him too, it was no big deal. But somehow it hurt her heart anyway.

Kagome's eyes widened in amazement when she stared up at the large golden gates that stood before her. They were huge! At first she thought about swimming over them, but decided against it figuring that would be rude. The gates had to be there for a reason.

"You there! What are you doing? Who are you?"

Kagome whipped around to see three mermaids. At once she knew they were guards, their size and uniforms gave it all away. They all had dark blue, almost black, shirts that only covered the torso area- no sleeves. The blue shirts weren't cloth or anything soft, they looked like rock or metal. All three had spears, held in the right hand. The thing that fascinated Kagome the most was their tattoos.

Ok so they weren't tattoos, they were marking, but it could have fooled her. In black paint they bore marks of their clan. The marks were located on their cheeks, arms, and end of their flippers. Each had the same exact markings, which seemed impossible to her. The ink was so precise and detailed. It seemed like there could be no other in the world that had the same markings, but, alas, there was.

The markings were in some foreign language, no doubt. Not only were there some syllables in the clan's language, there were designs. The patterns were of marine flowers, plants that could take your breath away. Even though they were all black, Kagome was still astounded. They were gorgious. Some of them Kagome had never even seen before, she never even knew they existed. In fact, maybe they didn't. Or maybe they only bloomed within the clan's gates.

The guards eyed her suspiciously when she stared at them, observing them as if they were some strange alien creature. "Who are you?" one asked again. She noted that he had a very deep voice. His nose twitched slightly. "You don't belong to a clan," he stated simply. "You have no markings," another one said. "What business do you have here?"

What should I tell them? That I want to become more powerful? If I said that they would never let me in, more likely chase me out. I'll have to lie my way out of this, it's the only way. But what to say.

"Answer me wench," he demanded. Kagome growled. She knew only one person who was permitted to call her wench. "I w-want to live here," she found herself saying. "I am looking for a home." This time another guard stepped up. "We don't shelter to homeless, especially those who don't share our blood," he sneered. Kagome snorted. "I am not homeless," she said. "Oh? Then what are you?"

Kagome swallowed the lump that was forming in her throat. "I, um, I'm not homeless," she repeated. Stupid, stupid, stupid! "And," she continued. "We do share blood." Oh crap what am I getting myself into? They didn't look like they believed her. "Let me tell you," she said cooly. "My father is from this clan, but my mother from another. This is why I bear no markings. My father and mother both passed away when I was younger. Now I have made my decision to live here."

"Mermaids are immortal. How could your parents die?" He was smirking. He thought he had her, but she knew better than to let anything go unexplained. "They both had an illness." It was her turn to smirk. A long moment passed silently. Kagome knew they were thinking about all this.

"That makes you a half breed," one said after a while, he said the last two words like he had a bitter taste in his mouth. Kagome re coiled some what, not expecting for him to dis her. "Y-yes I guess it does," she said, shocked that he would insult her. The other two guards were not as convinced.

"Very well, we will let you in, but under one condition. As you know there are some disagreements between the clans lately and spies are being sent out in generous numbers. It would not surprise me if you were one yourself, hiding your scent and markings. We will let you in, but not leave your side until you get the marking of our clan."

Kagome's breath hitched in her throat. Markings? Hell no. She was pretty sure that they were permeant and that was not what she wanted all over her skin. The guards must have seen her nervousness and laughed sourly. "I knew it. You are a spy! No mermaid would get the marks of another clan!" Kagome's eyes narrowed. "I am no spy!" she snapped at him.

"My story is true! I wish to live here. This is my home." She bowed her head. "And I except your offer. I will allow the markings of your, er, our clan to stain my skin." This better work! When Kagome looked back up at them she almost laughed. They looked, almost, confused. "You do know that if you get our markings then your clan will not accept you. No matter what."

"Of course I do! Why do you think I have know of my past clan?" She really wanted to laugh now. She was doing so good! They believed her now, whole heartily. Kagome smirked. She had them wrapped around her finger. The three guards exchanged looks, but nodded.

"Very well. You will be allowed passage."

Kagome could have jumped for joy. She was practically there now!

"But first," he started. "Explain to me why your eyes are discolored!" he snarled at her, his grip tightening on his spear. "My what?" she asked, confused. "You are not a mermaid! You are a demon!" he snapped. This guy is crazy! What is he talking about!

But, much to Kagome's surprise, she saw that they all had blue or violet colored eyes. Brown must not be the color of mermaid's eyes. "Isn't it obvious?" she asked. His hard gaze didn't flicker. "Since my father was from a different clan than my mother, I was born with different colored eyes." She avoided saying the word 'half breed'.

The guard relaxed. "I see," he said cooly. "So this is a half breed thing?" he asked, knowing the she detested the word. Kagome's eyes narrowed in anger. This was how people treated hanyous? Something told her that this was just the beginning as well. Poor Inuyasha. The thought made her miss him even more.

He turned to the other two.

"Open the gates."

Yes it's finally over with! That took forever! Now for the next question:

What is Inuyasha's father's name by Rumiko Takahashi?