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The Ultimate Sacrifice

Izayoi walked up te stares to her sons bedroom. She had just finished talking with Miroku's mother, and needed to talk with her son. She quietly walked to his slightly open door and peeked inside. She seen him sleeping peacefully on his bed. She smiled sadly and left to walk to her room. When she got there, she opened the closet and reached at the shelf that was a the top of the closet. She pulled out a purple and black box.

"The time has come.." she wiped some of the dust that had gathered off the box, and left her room to return to InuYasha's. She opened the door and stepped in, watching as he son shifted a bit, but didn't wake up. She bent beside his bed and tapped his arm, causing him to turn and lay on his back, eyes wide open.

"Mom..what's wrong?" he asked, still laying on his back. She tightend her grip on the box in her hands, and sighed.

"It is time for me to tell you about your father.." she started, and he sat right up and stared at her as she continued. "Your father, InuTaisho, was a great man. You do not remember him. After you were born, your father and I had never been happier, until the war came and all the able men older then sixteen had to leave for soldier camp. The camp lasted for about one month, and the soldiers we're allowed home for three days. You were only four months when he came home. I was so upset when he had to leave again, because I knew he probably wouldn't come back."

"Did he?" InuYasha asked, and she shook her head.

"I don't know where he is now. Some people say he is dead, and some say he is held hostage, but I belive he is still out there, fighting to protect our contry. But, I don't think they would make him fight for them for over sixteen years. Well, maybe it's just a fool's hope, but that's what I forced myself to belive. And you, InuYasha, will be taking after your father in two days." she explained as a loose tear slid down her cheek.

"Mother..." he said in a soft, comforting voice. He looked at the purple and black box in her hands. "What's in the box?"

"I will leave this with you." she stood and handed him the box. "I will be in the kitchen if you need me."

With that, she walked out of his room, quietly shutting the door behind her. InuYasha watched as she left, then turned his head to the box. He carefully took the lid off and placed it beside him, then eyed all the things inside the box. There was numborous pieces of cut up articles from newspapers, five purple metals, pictures, and ribbons. He looked over the articles first. There was one that showed a bunch of soldiers huddled together for a picture, and one with soldiers faces in seperate squares and the headline 'Hostage'. He seen one face circled, and the name under it was his father's. He had two ridged demon marks on either side of his face, and silvery hair like InuYasha's. He looked at the last article and seen just his dads face, and the headline 'A hero'. It talked about how his father had saved many of his comrads lives, and hasn't been found. They pronounced him dead after not finding any sign of him for over two years.

He started looking at the five metals. One was shaped like a heart and was awarded for saving many lives. Another was a circle and was for serving the army. Two we're triangular and we're for defeating many foes. The last one was an oval and was for staying in the army for over ten years. He finished looking at the metals and turned to the ribbons. There was two, and one was awarded for being extreamly active, and the other was for having a good degree in first aid.

"My father was a real hero...how could I ever beat this?" InuYasha wondered to himself, then moved on to the pictures. One showed is father and mother kissing on their wedding day, and another showed them hugging as they watched a baby InuYasha sleep peacefully. One last one showed his father in a soldier helmet and suit, walking away from the camera side ways and waving it good-bye. InuYasha didn't want to look at the pictures anymore, so he gentilly placed everything back into the box and walked down the stars to the kitchen.

As he walked into the kitchen, he seen his mother talking at a table with Miroku and his mother.

"Hey, InuYasha. Your mom said you were busy, so I didn't want to inturrupt." Miroku said as he looked at his half-demon friend. InuYasha nodded and quietly joined them at the dining table. Miroku's mom and him greeted eachother, and the conversation started up again.

"InuYasha, I'm going to tell everyone about one of your fathers stories. Would you like to join us?" she asked and he nodded. "One day, when the soldiers we're allowed to visit they're homes, InuTaisho came home and told me a story from when he was out in battle. His commrad was in a hut, fighting someone, when he was captured and inprisoned in the enemies keep, so he snuck in and freed him. Anoher story was about how he was in a mission and had to face over five men alone, and got out alive and unharmed. Too bad he wasn't there to collect the awards.."

"Your father was quite the hero, wasn't he?" Miroku asked, and InuYasha nodded his head.

'Yeah, nothing I could ever beat...'

A/N: Yay!! 2nd chapter!! WOOHOO!! ..Anyways...3rd chapter coming soon! review and ENJOY!!