'…"Protect those you love"...'
Sesshomaru turned to wall back to the Western Palace.
'Blasphemy.'
GOLDEN GUARDIAN
Little Inuyasha was running through the forest with tears streaming down his face. He was just thrown out of his home after his mother, Izayoi, passed away. The little hanyou has been running for hours and the weight of what he is was starting to set in.
"Get out of here, you damn hanyou!"
"You don't belong here, filth! Leave this village!"
These were some of the things that were said as he was forced to flee his home.
"Mama... Why'd you leave me?" The golden-eyed child questioned in a miserable voice while panting. Inuyasha had just stopped by a tree to catch his breath. He curled up under the tree's overgrown roots and hid his eyes with his arms.
The night was cold and the full moon shone through the rustling leaves. A soft green gem was glowing right next to the inu-youkai. It slowly started to glow brighter and brighter, which prompted the boy to lift his head to see what it was.
When the glow went back down, Inuyasha looked to see it was a gem about half an inch in height and a bit thicker than his thumb. As soon as he picked up the gem, winds wrapped around him and he yelped in fear. He shut his eyes, waiting for pain or... something! to happen.
But instead of pain, he felt warmth. The warmth was familiar, yet unidentifiable because he was only used to his mother's encompassing comfort.
When the winds died down, he felt a presence in front of himself and peeked an eye open to see what was in front of him. His amber eyes flew open when he saw a man standing there.
The male had long, spiked, golden hair passed his shoulders; aquatic blue eyes and three whisker-like marks on both of his cheeks. He wore odd clothing which was a white, long-sleeved shirt, baggy black pants with white tape wrapped around his lower calves and ankles, combat boots, and a short sleeved black haori with red flames at the bottom and written in dark orange is 'Neo Sage of Six Paths' and in gold is 'Guardian' right next to each other.
The blonde looked down at him with blank eyes before they became lively. He blinked a few times before grinning at him softly. He knelt down to be at the cowering hanyou's height.
"It is alright, pup. I will not hurt you. I know who you are. You have nothing to fear," his voice rang through the forest. The soothing and warm tone had Inuyasha relaxing. He cautiously stepped out from the tangle of roots and slowly tread to the blonde. The man held out his arms and smiled warmly. The hanyou hesitantly wrapped his arms around the man's waist, and before he could do anything more, strong arms wrapped around him. Inuyasha stiffened before tears ran down his red cheeks. He clutched the blonde's haori and sobbed.
The man brought him closer and cradled the child against himself. He could sense the boy's sadness… His loneliness. He rocked back and forth until the cries died down. When he glimpsed the inu-youkai's face, he found that he was asleep. The blue-eyed male picked Inuyasha up and proceeded to walk off. He looked at the green gem around his neck and thought to himself.
'You will never be alone again, my pup. You will find people who will love and accept you for who you are.'
And with that, they disappeared with the swirl of leaves.
