Chapter 5 - Trauma
Inuyasha woke up and found himself in a cave. He looked around but couldnt see anything, the cave was too dark. He sniffed around and scrunched his nose. The stench around was horrible. Inuyasha got up and walked around but with only few steps, he tripped on something. He touched around and felt something solid but he felt something else too, something slimy and sticky. Inuyasha retreated his hand quickly as he doesnt like that feeling. He wandered around aimlessly, sometimes tripping over something and falling into slimes. Little Inuyasha was starting to feel scared, he couldnt find the exit and everything in the cave he hated, the smell, the feelings and the darkness. He fought off tears that threatened to fall.
As he kept walking deeper into the cave, he spot a faint green light. He's face lighten up and he quickly walked towards the light. When Inuyasha stood infront of the light, he was faced to faced with a snake-like demon. The snake demon was eating it's victim and had not notice Inuyasha. Slowly, Inuyasha backed away but he tripped on a slimy bone which startled the snake demon. The snake demon hissed at Inuyasha in delight, a smirk etched on it's face.
"Little Hanyou...so you have came..." The snake demon hissed, enjoying Inuyasha's fear. it slowly slithered towards Inuyasha. "Delicious...you smell so delicious..."
Inuyasha was paralyzed by fear on that spot, he couldnt move, he couldnt scream. The snake demon slithered around Inuyasha, it traces Inuyasha's face with it's tail. Inuyasha took that chance and bit the demon's tail as hard as he can, the snake demon yelped in pain and flunged it's tail causing Inuyasha to hit the stone wall. Inuyasha painfully got up and starts running.
"Why you little!" The snake demon yelled and chased.
Inuyasha ran, but the cave was dark and he had no idea where he's running at. Inuyasha met the end of the cave, no where to escape. He frantically tried to dig his way out. Behind him he can hear the hiss and laughter of the snake demon.
Sesshomaru walked around in the forest. His mind wandered back to when he was with Inuyasha. He was feeling guilty for what he had done. 'Guilty...why am I feeling that...he's just a hanyou...' Sesshomaru thought.
"He doesnt concern me..."Sesshomaru tried convinced himself.
A screamed was heard, Sesshomaru's ears twitched. 'This voice...' Sesshomaru dashed towards the direction of the voice. Standing infront of a hole, he looked down.
"That fool..." Sesshomaru leaped down the hole.
Inuyasha dug the walls and ground, his fears had overcome him, he doesnt even feel the pain that was inflicted to his hand as he dig. The louder he hears the snake demon's laughter, the faster he tried to dig.
The snake demon was enjoying watching the little pup panic. When it had enough of its enjoyment, it lunged at Inuyasha. The snake demon dug its venomous fangs into Inuyasha's body. Inuyasha screamed in pain, the poison working its way into his body.
"You're gonna make a fine meal" The snake demon smirked, It was about to devour Inuyasha when it sense a strong demonic aura coming its way.
Before it could do anything, the snake demon found its head seperated from its body.
"Y...you...." The snake demon stammered when it saw its attacker before hitting the ground and turning into nothing but dust.
"S...Sessho..."Inuyasha lifted his head to look at his savior before falling unconcious.
Sesshomaru stared down at the little pup. Inuyasha's body is covered with blood, his body trembled even when he's unconcious. Sesshomaru bent down and studied the Little pup's wound. The skin around the wounds are turning purple. Sesshomaru carried Inuyasha, wrapping his fur tail around the Little pup and quickly, he dashed back to the castle. Standing infront of the castle entrance was Kiyoshimaru. Sesshomaru stopped infront of his mother.
"I thought you prefer him dead?" Kiyoshimaru asked
Sesshomaru remained silent
"He's poison" Sesshomaru finally said but not giving his mother time to respond, he dashed into the castle. Kiyoshimaru stood there as she watched her son, her emotionless face lighten up abit and she smiled before following Sesshomaru into the castle.
"Sesshomaru!" Inu no Taisho rushed towards Sesshomaru when he caught both his son's scent.
"Inuyasha!" Izayoi who was following Inu no Taisho gasped when she saw her son.
"He's poison" Sesshomaru said.
"Medic, get the medic" Inu no Taisho ordered.
Inuyasha was tended in his mother's room. Izayoi and Inu no Taisho watched helpessly as the medic took care of Inuyasha. Inu no Taisho grabbed Izayoi's hand, comforting her.
"How is he?" Inu no Taisho asked when the medic was finally done.
"He's stable now, I manage to extract all the poison out and stop the bleeding. But Lord Inuyasha would still require alot of rest, he had suffered both physically and emotionally." The medic explained to both the parents "I will prepare some herbs and pain killers for when he wakes up."
Izayoi thanked the medic when he left. She walked back towards Inuyasha and sat beside Inu no Taisho.
"Inuyasha...what happened..." Izayoi asked, tears flow down her eyes.
Sesshomaru stood at the garden outside Inuyasha's room. He looked at the closed door.
"Not going in?" Kiyoshimaru came up behind him
"There's no reason for me to enter that chamber." Sesshomaru replied, he turned to leave but was stopped by another voice.
"Sesshomaru." Inu no Taisho called out. "I'm very dissapointed and displeased with you." Sesshomaru remained silent
"But he save the young pup." Kiyoshimaru quickly responded, trying to support her son.
"He drove Inuyasha out in the first place." Inu no Taisho walked up to Sesshomaru and looked at him into the eye. "Why did you even do that? What would you have gained? Your little brother whose only seven years old...It's already harsh that he's borned a Hanyou...does he deserve all this?"
Sesshomaru remained silent still, he's face expression emotionless. He turned to looked at the room Inuyasha's in. The door's open and Sesshomaru can clearly see Inuyasha lying there. The little pup looks smaller than usual with all the bandages. He looked back at his father.
"You mated a human and gave life to this hanyou, I'm not the cause of his suffering...you brought him to this world." Sesshomaru said
"Sesshomaru!" Kiyoshimaru exclaimed "take that back!"
Sesshomaru ignored everyone and left. Inu no Taisho watched as his son turned his back against him and left.
"My dear, I'm sure Sesshomaru dont mean that, he must be in a foul mood" Kiyoshimaru tried to convinced Inu no Taisho
"Perhaps..." Inu no Taisho replied walking back to Inuyasha's room while Kiyoshimaru left to find Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru...you've changed...perhaps it is partly my fault..." Inu no Taisho said to himself.
"Anata?" Izayoi called out seeing Inu no Taisho deep in thought.
Inu no Taisho looked up and managed a small smile "I'm fine." He glanced at Inuyasha, his heart ached seeing the small pup lying there. He looked at Izayoi's worried face.
"It is not your fault..." Izayoi said suddenly. Inu no Taisho looked at her in confusion. "My love, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that perhaps if you have not mated me, Inuyasha would have no need to suffer." Izayoi looked up at Inu no Taisho. "Anata, if you have not met me, Inuyasha might not have exist at all, our love brought him to this world and he's definitely a blessing, not a mistake." Izayoi gently took Inu No Taisho's hand and looked up at him lovingly.
"Izayoi..." Inu no Taisho then embraced Izayoi. But their loving moment was quickly interrupted when they heard Inuyasha moaned and whimpered.
"Inuyasha!" Izayoi was quick to Inuyasha's side followed by Inu no Taisho.
Inuyasha slowly roused, he tried to opened his eyes, but find it hard. He started to whimpered when the pain richocheted throughout his body.
He heard his parents voice, he tried to called out for them, but his throat was too dry.
"Drink this" Inuyasha heard his mother as he felt the liquid poured into his mouth.
"M...mom..." Inuyasha called out. Izayoi's heart broke when she watched her little pup tries to get up and towards her. She embraced Inuyasha who buried his head in his mother's chest. Inuyasha watched both mother and son, but he was surprised when he caught sight of Inuyasha's face. Surprisingly, the little pup did not shed a tear.
"oww" Inuyasha winced when he moved too much.
"Rest my little one, I'll be here with you." Izayoi helped Inuyasha lay down as she starts humming a soothing melody while patting Inuyasha. Inu no Taisho decided to leave the mother and son alone, so he left after kissing Izayoi.
"Rest well my son..."