DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha. I also do not own any lyrics used. This applies to the entire story.
"You guys need another break! We just took one when we stopped for lunch!" Inuyasha complained. It was true they had stopped for lunch but that was hours ago. Everyone but Inuyasha was tired for they had just finished going up and through a large mountain.
"Not everyone here is a demon Inuyasha! Humans like us need rest! So give us a break already!" Kagome argued from her spot on the grass.
"There's no time for rest! Who knows what Naraku's up to! It's not like we've seen him lately!" Inuyasha retorted.
In fact they hadn't seen Naraku for quite some time now. It must have been months since their last encounter so it was no wonder that Inuyasha was starting to get antsy. Along with no Naraku there had been really no demon encounters what so ever. So all the pent up energy was starting to take its toll on him.
Kagome sighed. "How about a compromise then? Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara, and I will take a break and stay here. While we're relaxing you can go take a run. See if you pick up anything. We'll be right here when you get back."
Now normally Inuyasha would have protested to leaving the group alone but not having a good fight in months was starting toget tohim. All the nervous energy made him extremelyimpatient and jittery. "Well if you're sureā¦"
"Don't worry. We'll be fine now get going." Kagome waved him off.
Inuyasha looked at the forest in the distance with anticipation then back at the group. After a quick run through with his sense he determined that there was no danger nearby. In no time flat he was sprinting through the forest.
Inuyashamade his way through the forest, leaping from branch to branch. Releasing all the pent up energy he had. After what seemed like hours he come to a stop in a field. There he sat downtrying to relax and think.
Before Inuyasha could even comprehend that he wasn't alone he was attacked from behind. He soon found himself on the ground with his arms and legs bounded. This brought back memories of when Miroku and the Old Hag did it to him after he pushed Kagome down the well. "What the he-!"
His declaration was cut off as a quick and forceful kick landed in his gut. Successfully knocking the wind out of him.
"Shut your mouth half-breed!"
Inuyasha was momentarily shocked into silence. Then his voice came back. "Who the hell do you think you are! I don't take orders from any-!"
What felt like a staff was brought down on his side. Right where his ribs were located. "I said silence you impure piece of filth! You don't deserve to have our blood running through you!"
Inuyasha's eyes widened as a floodgate of memories let loose. After his mother's death he was shunned out of his village. He wondered, looking for a place to stay even for just a night. But in every place he was shunned, beaten, yellingwords and insults that no one should have to hear. What was that phrase?'Sticks and stones may break my bones but word's can never hurt me?' That was a lie.The words hurt more than any physical injury.One place went so far as to throw rotting fruit at him. He was only five then.
No he wasn't going back to that! He wouldn't!
Inuyasha struggled against his binds. Even though he knew it was no use for the bindings were laced with magic that wasmeant to bind demons. He screamed and yelled obscenities. Trying to choke back the panic he felt.
The ambushers laughed at him. "The mongrel's not only a freak he's stupid too! If he had any comprehension in that inferior mind of his he would know that he can't get out!"
Another blow was landed, this time on his chest.
"Did you really expect a mutt like him to understand?"
Inuyasha was starting to lose it. He was that little boy again. The one who spent his childhood trying to get by on his own. The one whose mother and father died protecting him. After they left he had no one. The panic and fear he thought he left behind when he grew up was back. It was creeping through his body. Spreading like a wild fire.
One of the attackers bent down to his eye level. "What the matter? You scared?"
The other one bent down so he could also make eye contact. "He was all alone. Hey mutt where's your friends? Your family?"
His companion laughed. "Like anyone would want to be friend with a half blood mongrel like him! You know what? I bet he was a mistake! His parents didn't want him. They probably left him as soon as he was born."
He was that little boy now. Alone and scared. So when the blow to the head came he welcomed the darkness.
"Hey let's take him back with us. Make an example of what happens to unwanted filth." The men then dragged him to their village.
That's right demons had not attacked Inuyasha. No. Humans attacked him. He could deal with poison. He could deal with demons more than twice his size. He could even deal with family that wants him dead. The one thing he could not deal with however was humans. There were so many bad connections there.
"Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
some day we'll all have perfect Wings
Don't laugh at me"
- Don't Laugh at Me: Mark Wills
