InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou no kokoro no naka de; Within the Heart of the Half-Demon ❯ "Truth" Behind the Banishment ( Chapter 12 )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me. Too tired to think of anything else to say about it.

 

A/N: Sorry for the major delay in an update. Life is busy. Though, I am beginning to get fewer hits on this story…and, though I liked the idea, if not that many people are reading, then I will not waste my time writing it. Please, if you like this story, please review. I want to know whether to continue or not. If not many people want me to keep going, then I won't keep writing, I've got many other story ideas that I would like to write. I don't really like begging for reviews, but it would be nice to get some to let me know if this fic is worth it. Thank you!

 

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Chapter 12

 

“Truth” Behind the Banishment

 

 

 

The door to the bedroom was cracked open. The light from the hallway shone into the dark room. The tall inu youkai strode down the hall, pushing the door open with no effort. He stood in the doorway, casting his shadow across the floor and over the bed. The figure of a small child could be seen lying in a ball a single pillow, all that remained on the mattress.

 

“Inuyasha?”

 

There was no reply.

 

“Inuyasha, do you have all your things?” The speaker waited for a response. “It's time to go, now.” There was another pause. “Inuyasha, if you do not come with me then the palace guards will escort you out later. Come now. Your new home is ready.” He took a step into the dark room. “Get off the bed, Inuyasha. Quit acting like a child.”

 

“Shut up,” the small voice finally replied.

 

“Inuya—“

 

“Shut up! Get out of my room, Sesshomaru!” he screamed, standing atop his bed. His amber eyes glistened in the small amount of light, and a tear rolled down his small cheek.

 

“Do not raise your voice. Get out of here now.”

 

“No! Leave me alone! Get away from me!”

 

“You don't have a choice, Inuyasha. Come with me or you will be forced out.”

 

“Shut up! Shut up! I hate you! I HATE you!” his last word squeaked as his held back his sobs.

 

Sesshomaru stood in silence and waited from the stubborn pup to give in. “Hate me or not, you are to follow me to your new residence.”

 

“I hate you! This is MY house! Get out! GET OUT!”

 

“You are ten years old, you cannot own a house. Your mother is de—“

 

“DIE!” he screamed, lunging at his brother. His claws flashed in the light, but he found himself planted to the floor as Sesshomaru knocked him away. He lay there for a minute before raising his head and wiping a bit of blood from his lip.

 

Then some guards entered the room. Sesshomaru pointed to the child that lay on the floor. The picked him up by his arms and helped him to his feet. He gave no more resistance, but allowed the guards to lead him out the door.

 

The young hanyou looked back at his bedroom as the men shoved him out. One more tear rolled slowly down his face. He hated him. He hated them. He hated everything. He hated the ones who had done this to him. To him and his mother. He wanted them to pay. He wanted every single one of them to pay for what he had to go through. It wasn't fair. It just wasn't fair.

 

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“Inuyasha?”

 

He snapped out of his daydream. “Huh?”

 

“What are you thinking about?” Kagome asked innocently.

 

The dropped his head a bit. “Nothing. Just reminiscing.”

 

“How far do you think it is to the village?” she asked anxiously. She knew they needed to get this whole ordeal over and done with as soon as possible before their disappearance had been discovered. She also knew the Shikon Jewel was most likely in danger. In everyone's best interest, she knew they had to hurry.

 

“Not too much further. Why? You in some kind of hurry?”

 

“Well, besides the fact that the Shikon no Tama is missing, not really.”

 

Miroku looked up from the conversation he and Sango were having. “Say, Kagome-hime, do you know if…”

 

“What did you say?” Inuyasha interrupted.

 

“I wasn't talking to you, Inuyasha, I was speaking to the young lady.”

 

“What did you call her?!?!” He had suddenly appeared in front of the monk and had him up by the neck of his robes.

 

Miroku tried shoving his hands away. “I called her Kagome-hime…I try to respect the young princess unlike you…” {(cough cough)}

 

Inuyasha froze for a minute.

 

X-X-X-X

 

“Sesshomaru?” the young Inuyasha asked.

 

“What do you want?”

 

“Why did we…why did we have to leave.”

 

“Because we're youkai. I've told you a million times. The youkai have been exiled.”

 

Inuyasha felt so angry. “I know…but…why did we have to be exiled?”

 

`Because you and that…human,' he thought. “Because of her.”

 

“Her?”

 

“The princess, you idiot,” he said coldly. `It is initially her fault, anyway…' he thought to himself again, `She is the one who took the Tetsusaiga when you and all your hanyou idiocrisy transformed. If it wouldn't have been for that human…you would have never transformed, thus never killing those lowlifes. That is why we are being exiled.' “Because of her.”

 

“How did she…”

 

“It has been since you were banished, has it not, that you have begin to transform uncontrollably?”

 

“Stop it! Stop talking!”

 

“That eve with the Tetsusaiga, you are filled with the curse and desire to kill. Once a month…on the full moon.”

 

“No! Stop talking about that!”

 

“That must be her fault to, then, don't you think? That ever since the demons were banished you have bore this curse?”

 

“It's not a curse!”

 

“Ay, but it is, Inuyasha. And you have no one but that human girl to blame for it,” Sesshomaru said coldly.

 

(A/N: By the way, Sesshomaru knows this because he has begun to deal with Naraku. He told Sesshomaru about what transpired the night the princess burst in on him in his weakened state.)

 

Inuyasha suddenly felt an overwhelming hate for the princess. How she had the power to do such a thing, Inuyasha didn't know. But he trusted his brother's words and lived this whole time believing them.

 

X-X-X-X-X

 

Inuyasha clenched his fists. This girl?? This girl had been the reason of his banishment!?!? All his pent up hatred bubbled to the surface as she had been the only one he knew to put his hatred toward. He looked up at Kagome.

 

“You…”

 

Kagome backed off, seeing the sudden look in Inuyasha's eyes. “Wha—what are you doing?? Inuyasha??”

 

He lifted his head up and yelled, “IT'S YOUR FAULT!!!”

 

Kagome gasped, covering her mouth. His sudden outburst had scared her, but the words he uttered cut deeper than any knife could.

 

“IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!” he yelled again, lunging at her and grabbing her arms, sinking his claws into them, throwing Shippo to the ground.

 

Kagome winced and squeaked at the pain and tears welled up in her eyes. Miroku and Sango ran to Inuyasha's side and tried to pull him back. He threw Miroku to the ground, and slung Sango away, grabbing Kagome tighter and pulling her in closer, just to insure she could hear him.

 

“How could you, you little wench!”

 

Kagome began sobbing. Why is he doing this??? Inuyasha please…please stop!

 

“Kagome!” Sango cried, full of fear for her best friend.

 

“Let her go, Inuyasha!” Shippo yelled.

 

“It's you!!” Inuyasha continued yelling into her face, “You did this to us!!! I hate you! It's your fault!!”

 

Kagome cried harder at those words. Sango stood up and grabbed Hiraikotsu. Even though she had only recently learned of Kagome's mental and emotional curse, she knew of it, and she knew Inuyasha's words where slowly killing Kagome. She ran at him, her boomerang raised. Before she could reach him, however, he threw the girl to the ground. She landed on her rear, and didn't even think about retaliating, but grabbed her knees and cried into them.

 

Inuyasha's anger was a fire inside of him. He could think of nothing to say but “This is YOUR FAULT!!!”

 

“Inuyasha! Stop it!” Sango yelled, swinging her Hiraikotsu at him.

 

He caught the weapon and flung it into the trees. Kagome did not move. Everything hurt. She had forgotten about the cuts in her arms. Her heart hurt more. She sobbed again.

 

Miroku blocked Inuyasha from Kagome, his staff across him in each hand. “Inuyasha, leave her alone! You don't know—“

 

“Move it, monk!”

 

“Stop it, Inuyasha!” Sango cried again, running to Kagome and putting her arms around her.

 

“What had Kagome-hime done to you that is so horrible?!” Miroku shouted.

 

Inuyasha smirked. “Was it not that princess's fault the demons were banned?”

 

Miroku looked at Inuyasha questioningly. Kagome raised her head slightly. Sango listened intently.

 

“What are you talking about! It was the advisor…the King's wicked advisor that had you exiled!”

 

“NO!” Inuyasha cried painfully. “It was HER! It was HER fault we were exiled!”

 

“She was just a child, Inuyasha!” Sango said, “She couldn't have done such a thing!”

 

Inuyasha pushed Miroku aside and kneeled down in front of Kagome. “Well, wench? You want to tell them? Who's fault was it?”

 

Sango pushed him back. “Don't ask her that!”

 

“Why? Because she knows it's true?”

 

“It's not fair!” Sango cried, “How dare you ask her such a thing! She can't hel…”

 

Kagome lifted her head. “I'm so sorry…Inuyasha…”

 

“No!” Sango said, looking down at her, “Don't listen to him, Kagome-chan! It's not your fault!”

 

“No. It is. I've heard about it before, you know. That…that I did it. That their being banished was my fault…”

 

“HA!” Inuyasha laughed triumphantly. “I knew it was you…” He flexed his claws. And I swore once I found you…I wouldn't let you live…

 

“I know that you don't understand this right now, Inuyasha…” Kagome said softly behind her cries, “and neither do I, but I know that if you keep searching and find the answer behind this whole thing…then all of us will understand. I want to know why things like this happen just as much as you do so…”

 

Inuyasha relaxed his claws.

 

“…let's keep going. Together. Please. I'm so sorry.”

 

“Keh-what are you blabbering about?”

 

She looked up at him.

 

“You ain't makin' any sense. Things like what happen?”

 

Kagome didn't know why, but she knew that Inuyasha knew more about this curse than he let on. She wasn't sure why, but she could sense that he was somehow involved. If that was true, then he could also be helped by the lifting of the curse and Kagome wanted to help everyone she could.

 

“I swore to myself on my mother's grave that I would kill the person responsible for ruining my life!”

 

“Ruining your life!?!” Miroku shouted, “What has Kagome-sama done to you!?!”

 

Inuyasha wiped his mouth, but didn't say a word.

 

He must be…Kagome thought. I don't know how or why I know…but he must be.

 

She begin to gain some composure and sat up. “Inuyasha…You are…you are part of it. Aren't you?”

 

He lowered his claws a bit. “Huh?”

 

Miroku and Sango gave Kagome questioning looks.

 

“Part of—part of the curse.”

 

*gasp*

 

“What?” Inuyasha said, startled.

 

“I don't know how…but I think I know. The Shikon no Tama's curse, it inflicts you, doesn't it?”

 

“How do you…know that??”

 

Kagome stood up and looked around at her friends. Miroku and Sango stepped over to her so that they were on either of her sides.

 

She took a deep breath before stating boldly, “We are part of the curse, too.”

 

Inuyasha's shocked facial expression was priceless.

 

“I don't understand why you are also cursed…but I'm sorry, and I want to do everything I can to lift the curse. We're going to need your help, Inuyasha. We need you to help us if you want to break it before it takes your life, along with Sango and Miroku's lives.”

 

“What about yours?” Inuyasha asked.

 

Before she could answer, Shippo hopped up onto her shoulder and whispered into her ear. She looked at him and shook her head.

 

“What? I didn't hear…”

 

“I'm part of the curse, too, Kagome,” Shippo whispered in the saddest, but cutest voice Kagome thought she had ever heard.

 

She reached up and took the kitsune into her hands, holding him out in front of her. She looked at the poor child with sorrow and regret before taking him into her embrace. “I'm so sorry, Shippo-chan.”

 

Shippo closed his eyes tight, trying not to let any tears escape, hugging his tiny arms around Kagome and squeezing her as tight as he could. She held him like a baby and looked up at Inuyasha. Did Kaede know? Did she know that Inuyasha was inflicted by the curse as well? Is that why she sent us to find him? Does she know about Shippo? Why didn't she tell me sooner?

 

Inuyasha hadn't much moved, but stared at Kagome intently. Why did all five of them share the curse? He suddenly found himself stepping towards Kagome…

 

Kagome! He put his hand to his head. Whoa… Déjà vu… he thought, dropping his head and shaking it. He looked back up at the girl. “I don't understand any of this…but I want—I want to break this damn curse. I hate it…I hate as much as the next person. So I'll put up with you and I'll help you break it.”

 

Kagome smiled and jumped in to hug him. He was quite surprised, but patted the girl on the shoulder.

 

“Thank you, Inuyasha,” she said.

 

He pulled gently away, making her realized what exactly she was doing. She jumped back, a tint of pink on her cheeks. She turned and started walking away. Inuyasha sighed and followed her, the others giggling behind them.

 

“Look!” Kagome shouted.

 

Everyone ran to her side and looked down to where she was pointing. The forest had ended, and down the side of a small hill rested a small farming village. Rice fields encircled the huts, and people walked busily around between them.

 

“We've made it to the village!” Sango exclaimed.

 

“Let's go then, shall we?” Miroku said, holding his staff out toward the village.

 

Inuyasha let his companions begin walking before following them. He looked at Kagome who was chatting with Sango. We may share a curse…but I swore to myself I would not let her live. A promise I intend to keep. After all, if she is truly responsible for this curse—then…

 

She's responsible for Kikyo's death.

 

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A/N: Dum Dum Dum!!! Why is that? Don't worry, next chapter will be coming soon, that is, if you guys want it. Please review. Thanks!

 

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