Prejudice
Written By: FranceGamble
Corrected By: Elyndewen Startree, Gigi-chan, Trinity-33, FooFooCrazy326
Chapter Two
They walked along in silence until they reached the railroad tracks. "Shippo, are you sure you want to go to school?" InuYasha asked the ten-year-old kistune. He looked down at the little green eyes looking back up at him. The boy only nodded and looked down at the ground.
"I have to," the kit said.
"Why? You don't have to go. My dad said you could stay with me today while I work. I'm sure Mrs. Higurashi wouldn't mind," InuYasha stopped and held the boy back. "It hurts to lose someone. Don't make yourself live with the pain inside."
"What would you know about it!" Shippo yelled. He yanked his arm out of the older boy's hand. "You wouldn't know!" With rage burning he ran away from the white haired youkai.
"I do know," InuYasha said sadly. 'I do,' he thought as he watched the little boy run all the way down the street, dodging people and turning the corner to his school. InuYasha sighed as he turned and went down another street towards the Higurashi Shrine.
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She was late. More than late, she was going to miss her first class entirely. "Man! I wish I could drive!" she screamed as she slammed the door and started her way down the path to the long steps. She stopped at the top to bring in some fresh air before descending the long way. "I have to get mom to make an elevator!" she screamed angrily.
She caught a stitch in her side as she turned the corner and in an attempt to massage it out, she ran into someone. "OW!" she yelled as she fell to the ground. Overly pissed now she saw amber eyes and white hair right above her.
"Are you all right, Ms. Higurashi?" InuYasha asked politely. He reached out his hand to help her up.
"You touched me!?" she screamed out. 'Now I have to disinfect my whole body!' she thought. She slapped his hand away. "You disgusting, filthy animal! Watch where you're going! GOD! Dogs have more brains!"
The insults hit him, but he didn't let them sink in. "I'm sorry," he apologized. His face showed no emotion though as she stood up on her own, and pushed him into the wall of the nearby diner.
"Don't say anything to me ever again! Filthy youkai!" she screamed behind her as she ran on to her school. InuYasha just stood there and watched her disappear down the street.
*** ^_^ ***
He was sweeping the dojo floor. "I can't believe she's so mean! Her mother is nothing like that, and even though I've only barely seen the grandfather, he seems nothing like her either. Where did she ever get her smart-ass tongue?" he said bitterly. "She's the worst human I've ever met! If things weren't like they were, I would show her a lesson. Why do they think we youkai will always put up with this kind of shit?" He stopped sweeping in an attempt to calm his rage as he looked around the small family dojo.
He looked at the swords on the walls and thought about the last time he ever touched one. "The day mom..." he didn't finish his thought, because Mrs. Higurashi opened the sliding door right then. He continued to sweep.
"InuYasha, dear, you can have a break," Mrs. Higurashi said as she brought in a rolling cart. It had sushi, oden, and tea placed on nice plates on the top. He slowly leaned the broom against the wall and came over to help her bring the cart into the dojo. "We're not suppose to eat in here, but I don't think you can eat in the house." She smiled at him sadly.
He nodded. It had been hours since he had come to work and he knew that the teenage Higurashi was now home. 'I've been fuming about her for over six hours?' he asked himself unbelieveably. 'I need to not let some lowly human get to me.' He looked at the woman. 'I sound like a human,' he thought. This made him mad at himself. He walked to some blue mats that were placed in the middle of the room, and sat down. His golden eyes showed his surprise when Mrs. Higurashi sat down across from him as they laid down the food.
"I'll keep you company," she said. He nodded and started into the food she made. He offered her one of the sushi wraps, "Oh, no dear. I ate already. This is all for you."
"Thank you," he said quietly. He started to eat, keeping in mind his manners.
"InuYasha, why don't you have school?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"I can't work and be in school at the same time. I need to keep my house," he told her. He didn't want to lie to her, so half the truth was what he gave.
"I could pay you more if you're in that much need," she said.
"I couldn't ask for more! You already pay me more then my father received when he first started work," he said, holding up his hand. "I don't need more. You pay me too generously."
The woman smiled again. She sighed and said, "InuYasha. You need school. I can't let you work here if you're neglecting your education. You want to be smart, don't you?"
"Of course, but...Don't fire me please!" he didn't feel hungry anymore. In fact he felt like he was going to be ill.
"I don't want to..." she started.
"I can't go back to school," InuYasha told her. He looked right at her. "I was kicked out."
Mrs. Higurashi expected him to say he would go back to school, not that he couldn't. She was astonished, "Why were you kicked out?"
InuYasha thought about it, and decided he couldn't have her not trust him anymore, "I can't tell you. You'll think horrible of me."
She looked at him, "InuYasha, tell me why you can't go back to school. I won't think any differently than I do now."
InuYasha picked up a sushi roll, but didn't bite into it. "I got into a fight and they said I couldn't come back until my dad brought me in. But... my dad's too busy, so I'm out of school." He looked at her.
"Did you start the fight?" she asked.
"No, he called my mom some disgusting names, and I was only protecting her. Then while I was washing up in the bathroom, two boys beat me up for fighting and beating up one of their friends," he pulled up his sleeve to show the still healing cut from a claw. "It'll be gone soon."
She inspected his arm. "InuYasha, it's okay to stand up for yourself and your family. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
He smiled slightly, "That's what I told Shippo last night."
"Who's Shippo?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. She watched the youkai boy bite into his oden. She waited for him to finish chewing.
"It's a boy we're taking care of now. His parents were killed last night," he said.
"Oh my! Who would want to kill someone?" she asked. Her face was almost on the brink of tears now.
InuYasha looked at her and asked, "You didn't grow up here, did you?"
She smiled and shook her head, "No, I grew up in a small Japanese town in America."
"Well, here there's a group of humans who call themselves the Youkai Extermination Society, or Y.E.S. They've been terrorizing youkai for so many years. They're the ones that kill youkai who go against The Separation Code. Shippo's parents were very active against the separation. That's why they were killed," he looked at the woman to see her reaction.
"They killed someone just because of how they think?" she asked. He nodded.
"They do worse, but this time they only killed them," he said in an almost relieved way.
She looked at him like he was crazy, "You sound almost happy they were killed."
"I'm not happy. They had been going through some of the worst torment. And the Y.E.S. has done worse then killing someone. They torture, torment, and do some things I don't even want to know about," InuYasha said. "At least Shippo didn't have to hear either of them dying. They would have done that just to make a point to the little youkai. Then, if no one claimed him, they would kill him. Orphaned youkai aren't allowed to live."
Mrs. Higurashi sighed in a depressed manner. "Not all humans are mean," she assured him.
"You're nice," InuYasha said. He didn't know if he should say anything, but his conscience wasn't on his side, "Not like your daughter."
"Kagome is a sweet girl. She's just placed this barrier up around her. I think it's more to fit in with everyone then anything else. She doesn't feel anger towards you, or any youkai," Mrs. Higurashi smiled as she remembered something InuYasha couldn't guess at. "Just stay away from her until she starts to realize her mistake, okay?"
He nodded and started to eat the rest of the food she had kindly made for him. He chewed on the chopstick as he thought about Kagome, a girl he just now found her name to.
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A/N: Well, for those who celebrate the American Holliday, Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!! It's late, but it doesn't matter. I hope everyone reviews.
You can skip this, I'm only answering people's reviews:
For those who ask why InuYasha is so weak, submissive, and such, here's the answer: He's not. You'll see soon enough.
sangochan: I don't know if it's based on anyone's one perticular dream. It was just something I thought of while writing it. What would I think if I was being supressed by people. It could have though.
France 2003
Written By: FranceGamble
Corrected By: Elyndewen Startree, Gigi-chan, Trinity-33, FooFooCrazy326
Chapter Two
They walked along in silence until they reached the railroad tracks. "Shippo, are you sure you want to go to school?" InuYasha asked the ten-year-old kistune. He looked down at the little green eyes looking back up at him. The boy only nodded and looked down at the ground.
"I have to," the kit said.
"Why? You don't have to go. My dad said you could stay with me today while I work. I'm sure Mrs. Higurashi wouldn't mind," InuYasha stopped and held the boy back. "It hurts to lose someone. Don't make yourself live with the pain inside."
"What would you know about it!" Shippo yelled. He yanked his arm out of the older boy's hand. "You wouldn't know!" With rage burning he ran away from the white haired youkai.
"I do know," InuYasha said sadly. 'I do,' he thought as he watched the little boy run all the way down the street, dodging people and turning the corner to his school. InuYasha sighed as he turned and went down another street towards the Higurashi Shrine.
*** ^_^ ***
She was late. More than late, she was going to miss her first class entirely. "Man! I wish I could drive!" she screamed as she slammed the door and started her way down the path to the long steps. She stopped at the top to bring in some fresh air before descending the long way. "I have to get mom to make an elevator!" she screamed angrily.
She caught a stitch in her side as she turned the corner and in an attempt to massage it out, she ran into someone. "OW!" she yelled as she fell to the ground. Overly pissed now she saw amber eyes and white hair right above her.
"Are you all right, Ms. Higurashi?" InuYasha asked politely. He reached out his hand to help her up.
"You touched me!?" she screamed out. 'Now I have to disinfect my whole body!' she thought. She slapped his hand away. "You disgusting, filthy animal! Watch where you're going! GOD! Dogs have more brains!"
The insults hit him, but he didn't let them sink in. "I'm sorry," he apologized. His face showed no emotion though as she stood up on her own, and pushed him into the wall of the nearby diner.
"Don't say anything to me ever again! Filthy youkai!" she screamed behind her as she ran on to her school. InuYasha just stood there and watched her disappear down the street.
*** ^_^ ***
He was sweeping the dojo floor. "I can't believe she's so mean! Her mother is nothing like that, and even though I've only barely seen the grandfather, he seems nothing like her either. Where did she ever get her smart-ass tongue?" he said bitterly. "She's the worst human I've ever met! If things weren't like they were, I would show her a lesson. Why do they think we youkai will always put up with this kind of shit?" He stopped sweeping in an attempt to calm his rage as he looked around the small family dojo.
He looked at the swords on the walls and thought about the last time he ever touched one. "The day mom..." he didn't finish his thought, because Mrs. Higurashi opened the sliding door right then. He continued to sweep.
"InuYasha, dear, you can have a break," Mrs. Higurashi said as she brought in a rolling cart. It had sushi, oden, and tea placed on nice plates on the top. He slowly leaned the broom against the wall and came over to help her bring the cart into the dojo. "We're not suppose to eat in here, but I don't think you can eat in the house." She smiled at him sadly.
He nodded. It had been hours since he had come to work and he knew that the teenage Higurashi was now home. 'I've been fuming about her for over six hours?' he asked himself unbelieveably. 'I need to not let some lowly human get to me.' He looked at the woman. 'I sound like a human,' he thought. This made him mad at himself. He walked to some blue mats that were placed in the middle of the room, and sat down. His golden eyes showed his surprise when Mrs. Higurashi sat down across from him as they laid down the food.
"I'll keep you company," she said. He nodded and started into the food she made. He offered her one of the sushi wraps, "Oh, no dear. I ate already. This is all for you."
"Thank you," he said quietly. He started to eat, keeping in mind his manners.
"InuYasha, why don't you have school?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"I can't work and be in school at the same time. I need to keep my house," he told her. He didn't want to lie to her, so half the truth was what he gave.
"I could pay you more if you're in that much need," she said.
"I couldn't ask for more! You already pay me more then my father received when he first started work," he said, holding up his hand. "I don't need more. You pay me too generously."
The woman smiled again. She sighed and said, "InuYasha. You need school. I can't let you work here if you're neglecting your education. You want to be smart, don't you?"
"Of course, but...Don't fire me please!" he didn't feel hungry anymore. In fact he felt like he was going to be ill.
"I don't want to..." she started.
"I can't go back to school," InuYasha told her. He looked right at her. "I was kicked out."
Mrs. Higurashi expected him to say he would go back to school, not that he couldn't. She was astonished, "Why were you kicked out?"
InuYasha thought about it, and decided he couldn't have her not trust him anymore, "I can't tell you. You'll think horrible of me."
She looked at him, "InuYasha, tell me why you can't go back to school. I won't think any differently than I do now."
InuYasha picked up a sushi roll, but didn't bite into it. "I got into a fight and they said I couldn't come back until my dad brought me in. But... my dad's too busy, so I'm out of school." He looked at her.
"Did you start the fight?" she asked.
"No, he called my mom some disgusting names, and I was only protecting her. Then while I was washing up in the bathroom, two boys beat me up for fighting and beating up one of their friends," he pulled up his sleeve to show the still healing cut from a claw. "It'll be gone soon."
She inspected his arm. "InuYasha, it's okay to stand up for yourself and your family. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."
He smiled slightly, "That's what I told Shippo last night."
"Who's Shippo?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. She watched the youkai boy bite into his oden. She waited for him to finish chewing.
"It's a boy we're taking care of now. His parents were killed last night," he said.
"Oh my! Who would want to kill someone?" she asked. Her face was almost on the brink of tears now.
InuYasha looked at her and asked, "You didn't grow up here, did you?"
She smiled and shook her head, "No, I grew up in a small Japanese town in America."
"Well, here there's a group of humans who call themselves the Youkai Extermination Society, or Y.E.S. They've been terrorizing youkai for so many years. They're the ones that kill youkai who go against The Separation Code. Shippo's parents were very active against the separation. That's why they were killed," he looked at the woman to see her reaction.
"They killed someone just because of how they think?" she asked. He nodded.
"They do worse, but this time they only killed them," he said in an almost relieved way.
She looked at him like he was crazy, "You sound almost happy they were killed."
"I'm not happy. They had been going through some of the worst torment. And the Y.E.S. has done worse then killing someone. They torture, torment, and do some things I don't even want to know about," InuYasha said. "At least Shippo didn't have to hear either of them dying. They would have done that just to make a point to the little youkai. Then, if no one claimed him, they would kill him. Orphaned youkai aren't allowed to live."
Mrs. Higurashi sighed in a depressed manner. "Not all humans are mean," she assured him.
"You're nice," InuYasha said. He didn't know if he should say anything, but his conscience wasn't on his side, "Not like your daughter."
"Kagome is a sweet girl. She's just placed this barrier up around her. I think it's more to fit in with everyone then anything else. She doesn't feel anger towards you, or any youkai," Mrs. Higurashi smiled as she remembered something InuYasha couldn't guess at. "Just stay away from her until she starts to realize her mistake, okay?"
He nodded and started to eat the rest of the food she had kindly made for him. He chewed on the chopstick as he thought about Kagome, a girl he just now found her name to.
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A/N: Well, for those who celebrate the American Holliday, Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!! It's late, but it doesn't matter. I hope everyone reviews.
You can skip this, I'm only answering people's reviews:
For those who ask why InuYasha is so weak, submissive, and such, here's the answer: He's not. You'll see soon enough.
sangochan: I don't know if it's based on anyone's one perticular dream. It was just something I thought of while writing it. What would I think if I was being supressed by people. It could have though.
France 2003