InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Odds n Ends: General Audience ❯ Child's Play (Izayoi) ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: The characters of InuYasha are not mine, they are property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise, and Viz. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

 

Genre: General

Rated: G

Characters: Izayoi, Inuyasha

Type: Drabble

 

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She watches the children play ball in the courtyard.

 

She watches her little boy join them.

 

Such innocent faces; such innovative cruelty.

 

She hears the taunts of “Fetch, dog, fetch!” and “Beg for it, mutt!” She watches the way her son's face lights up with shameless joy as he plays along.

 

She hates it; so much so that she trembles and tears of rage trickle down her cheeks.

 

But…

 

She does not interfere.

 

She feels like a general; viewing her troops at war. She sees the earnest determination shining in her son's eyes; knows the depths of his young heart. And so, she lets him be, wagering that her son will be able to overcome the cruelty the other children have learned from their parents.

 

At last, they tire of mocking him and run off, leaving him crying and alone.

 

Now she allows herself to step in. She goes to him, embraces him, and presses his tear stained face against her breast.

 

“Why Mama? Why are they mean to me?”

 

“Because you are different, my love.”

 

“That's not fair!”

 

“No,” she agrees, then after a pause she asks, “Will you give up?”

 

“No!” he replies stubbornly.

 

She nods in acceptance and holds him as his tears run out. Tomorrow she will stand aside as he tries again. Tomorrow, she will be there for him when he cries. Not because she believes that their cruelty is justified, but because she believes in her son's strength.

 

Because she is his mother.

 

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