Inuvember:

Inuyasha

Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

He was Inuyasha...the half-demon that only his mother could love. He was the wretched abomination formed between the forbidden love of a human princess and a powerful dog demon. His very existence was a sin alone, a reminder that human and demon should not join together.

He was Inuyasha...the half-breed that was hunted and hated by both humans and demons alike. As a child, he was forced to steal his food until he was strong enough to hunt for his own meals...but whenever he was caught, he was met with severe beatings from the humans. Bigger and stronger demons often chased him for sport. Even his own brother despised him so much that he always tried to kill him the very moment their eyes met...and somehow, he still managed to escape with his life.

He was Inuyasha...the Terror of the Forest. His very name would send grown men screaming and running away for their lives. People would often drop food and tools in their haste to escape from the shadowy that hovered in the branches, glowering down at them with his glowing golden eyes.

He was Inuyasha...the lonely and insecure boy who just wanted a place to belong. He would often lie awake at night, not because he was afraid...but because he was cold. He had no mother to hold and comfort him whenever he was alone...no other family to turn to because he was despised so badly.

He was Inuyasha...the half-demon who desired power. Therefore, he sought the Sacred Jewel of Fours, but in doing so, he met her: the priestess who guarded and purified the jewel. In his loneliness, he found herself drawn to her...hopelessly in love. He was willing to sacrifice everything for her if it meant living a life with her. Sadly, fate had other plans, it seemed.

He was Inuyasha, the half-demon who was wrongfully blamed for a crime that he did not commit. Believing he had been betrayed in turn, he stole the jewel with the intention of doing what he desired. However, his attempt at the theft only ended up on the receiving end of a sacred arrow that pinned him to a tree, thus putting him in a slumber that lasted for 50 years.

He was Inuyasha, the half-demon who was awakened by this strange girl who was...rather annoying, if you asked him. In his eyes, all he saw was the same woman who sealed him into an eternal slumber for 50 years. Everything about her pissed him off, especially when she used...that word. And that scent of hers drove him crazy...at least, at first.

He was Inuyasha, the boy who found himself slowly opening up to this girl that entered his life. The coldness he was once felt when he was living alone, trying to survive in a world that wanted him dead..it would leave him whenever he was close to her. Be it traveling on the road or sitting together under a starry night, she was always by his side...even if there was a time he didn't want her to be, but only because he feared for her safety.

He was Inuyasha, the boy who fell in love with his wonderfully kind girl who wanted nothing from him but his affection. She did not want him to change for anything. She was one of the few who accepted him for who he was...and he would forever be grateful to her for loving him as he was. She was born to be with him...and he was born for her.

He was Inuyasha...the one who thought that he had lost everything. He would be found standing by the well, waiting and watching for any sign of life...but there was nothing. There would often be times that he would be told he was waiting in vain and that he should just move on...but no. He would not leave this place. He refused to because somewhere deep inside, he knew that she would come back to him. Thus, he resolved that no matter what, he would never forget her. He would wait for her forever if he had to.

And after three years...his prayers were finally answered.

Now, many years later, as he stands on the porch, watching the setting sun, he smiles as he holds his beloved wife by his side...her stomach bulging slightly as she leans into him, rubbing her hand against his chest. Their five children, plus their pet nekomata, join their side as they all watch the sunset, together.

He is Inuyasha...a husband, a father...a protector.

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