Chapter 6 - Mothers and Sons
Inuyasha woke up the next morning. He turned his head and saw his mother sleeping beside him. The events from yesterday came flowing back to him. "You brought disgrace to your mother." The sentence came to his mind. Inuyasha jerked up but his wounds held him down, he winced in pain but felt two pairs of warm gentle hands embraced him. Inuyasha stayed there, he scented his mother and knew that the person's who is hugging him now is his mother.
Inuyasha's mind went back to the past. Now he knows what a Hanyou means, the pieces in the past seems to made more sense to him. He understood now why his parents limit him to only play around in his chamber and the front garden. He understood how and why the people in the village attacked him and lastly he understood why maids and the guards around him badmouthed his parents and him.
"Inuyasha, does it hurt?" Izayoi asked. Inuyasha shook his head. But Izayoi can tell something's bothering Inuyasha. Izayoi turned Inuyasha and lifted his head up but Inuyasha turned his head elsewhere, avoiding his mother's eye contact.
"Inuyasha?" Izayoi tried again, Inuyasha still refused which made Izayoi frowned. Izayoi noticed that and an idea came to her mind.
Izayoi sighed loudly and Inuyasha noticed that, he tried to take a glanced at his mother but when he saw his mother looking at him, he turned away quickly.
"Aww, My son's ignoring me...he doesnt need me..." Izayoi said dramatically and sighed, she noticed Inuyasha moved uncomfortably. "Oh, how failed I must have been as a mother, my son hates me now"
"Noooooo" Inuyasha turned around quickly and wailed as he grabbed his mother. "I don't hate you mommy!!!" Inuyasha looked like he was about to cry and that made Izayoi guilty.
"Oh my little one, I was just teasing" Izayoi hug Inuyasha tight and comfort him. "I'm sorry" Izayoi lifted Inuyasha's face to look at her. "Will you tell me what's bothering you?" She smiled gently
Inuyasha sat uncomfortably, he looked into his mother's eyes, his mother's smile. It helped calm him down. He looked around.
"No one's around, it's only me" Izayoi told Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked more relax after hearing that.
"Em...I..." Inuyasha started "I dont know where to start..." he looked away
"Start by telling me what happened?" Izayoi urged him
"I...I went to Sesshomaru..."Inuyasha stammered, his memories went back to when he was with his brother, his brother's face came into his mind and he shivered. Inuyasha started to tremble and his mother noticed that. Izayoi held Inuyasha tighter, assuring him that he's fine.
"Take your time." Izayoi said
"Mother...? Why do you love me so much?" Inuyasha asked. Izayoi was surpised, she was not expecting this. She looked into Inuyasha's eyes, it's serious but full of sadness.
"Why did you ask?" Izayoi enquired.
"I'm a hanyou, I'm not human and I'm not demon!" Inuyasha stood up and pull away from his mother. "I look different from you, father and Sesshomaru and people bully you because of me!"
Izayoi approached Inuyasha, but he backed away from his mother.
"Inuyasha..." Izayoi tried to reached for Inuyasha, Inuyasha was getting hysterical.
"Sesshomaru said that I am a disgrace to you, not just him, even the servants and people out there...."
"Inuyasha!" Izayoi interrupted him before he could finished. She grabed holds of Inuyasha and embraced him. Inuyasha buried his head in his mother's chest.
"My dear son, no matter what you are, your father and I will always love you. Do you really think that your birth dishonor me?" Izayoi patted Inuyasha calming him "You're the happiest momments of my life, you're a blessing. The others are to naive to see that. Do not listen to what the others said, know that I've never regretted having you as a son and that no one can replace you in my heart."
Inuyasha listened to his mother, he felt better but still unsure.
"Mom..." Inuyasha relaxed in his mother's embraced. He started to feel tired and the pain from his wounds. Izayoi saw that, she helped Inuyasha back to his futon and fed him some medicine and pain killers. She patted Inuyasha's waist and hums a soft lullaby. Slowly Inuyasha fell asleep...with his face smiling more peacefully now.
Sesshomaru was walking towards his room when he saw a few servants infront of his room.
"Hey, did you heard? That hanyou nearly died yesterday" One of the servant said
"Yeah but I also heard that lord Sesshomaru saved him, he should have just left that hanyou dead."
"hmm that's different from what I heard, I heard that Lord Sesshomaru's the one who drove the hanyou out into danger...."
Before any of them could continue, they noticed a shadow looming above them. Turning around they faced a raged Sesshomaru, his eyes had turned red. He lifted his hands and his claws glowed green. He lunged at the servants but stopped when Kiyoshimaru jumped infront of the servants, protecting them.
"Stop, Sesshomaru, havent you caused enough trouble?" Kiyoshimaru scolded. Sesshomaru calmed and turned back to his normal state, ignoring his mother, he walked into his room. Kiyoshimaru followed his son.
"What do you want?" Sesshomaru asked
"Is that a way to talk to your mother?" Kiyoshimaru replied, her voice firm and strong.
"Mother...forgive me..." Sesshomaru sighed and turned around to face his mother.
"Sesshomaru..." Kiyoshimaru approached his son.
"Mother, you've changed." Sesshomaru interrupted his mother.
"I think you got that wrong, my son. You're the one who have changed" Kiyoshimaru calmly replied
"I would have killed that hanyou." Sesshomaru said "That's what you'll do too."
"But you saved him." Kiyoshimaru stated. She noticed a change in Sesshomaru's emotionless face. "Sesshomaru...I know...even if you deny it, you love your father and your brother, but you love them too much. You got upset when people disrespect them and you think the only way out was by having your brother killed. Perhaps I had taught you wrongly."
"I would never love that hanyou." Sesshomaru stubbornly stated and turned around.
"I was like you before I met your father..."Kiyoshimaru said, she laughed slightly "So I guess I have changed alot too. But Sesshomaru, let me ask you, would killing Inuyasha stop his suffering? Would Killing Inuyasha stop the people from disrespecting your father not to mention how sad your father would be. You cant deny the fact that your father's blood DO run in your brother. I wont force you in accepting Inuyasha, you're old enough to make your own decision and know this Sesshomaru, no matter what you choose, I'll support you."
With that, Kiyoshimaru left. Sesshomaru just stood there
"I, Sesshomaru, love them too much? pathetic..."
Inu no Taisho sat in his studyroom and sighed a heavy sighed. Myoga came up to him
"Oyakata-sama, you seem distressed" Myoga stated
"Myoga..." Inu no Taisho sighed again
"Y..Yes Oyakata-sama?"
"I think...I'm a failure as a father, Sesshomaru tried to kill Inuyasha and now the little pup's a wreck." Inu no Taisho explained
"hmmmm..." Myoga sat beside Inu no Taisho
"And now both my wives are too busy with their sons, they dont want to sleep with me" Inu no Taisho sighed
"hmmmmmmm...." Myoga just sat there
"Is that all you're gonna say?" Inu no Taisho glanced at Myoga
"Ah well...there's nothing you can do, let the mothers and sons bond and thing might get better." Myoga said
"So...you're saying I'm not needed?" Inu no Taisho asked
"Eh...ah...I mean..no no..I dont mean that!" Myoga was afraid that he had angered the lord but Inu no Taisho just sighed. Myoga recomposed himself and sighed too. The two of them just sat there throughout the night and sighed