InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Love ❯ Inuyasha's Pain ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: Inuyasha's Pain

The angered shouts from the many demons scared the five-year-old Inuyasha. He clung to his mother's kimono, crying. She held him in her arms while clinging to InuTashio, who was in his true demon form, with her legs. They had escaped to the woods before the mob could get into their house. InuTashio suddenly stopped and leaned down. Inuyasha's mother slid off her husband. He turned into his human-like form.

He kissed her lightly and shoved them both into a tree with a large hole in the trunk. He whispered a magic incantation that transformed the tree so nobody could find them. Inuyasha and his mother could still see out though. They watched as the mob attacked InuTashio and he fell. Inuyasha's mother screamed and ran out of the hiding spot, only to be caught in the arms of an angry demon.

"You monster!" she died with those words on her lips. Her body landed next to InuTashio's. Inuyasha sat in the tree in shock, unable to move. He stayed there until the mob left and the dawn broke over the trees. He leaned next to his mother and father and shook their shoulders.

"Mama, Papa?"

"They're gone, Inuyasha." Inuyasha looked up and saw a shadowy figure standing to the side. The figure started to step into the light. Inuyasha stared up at…

Kagome awoke to the sound of the hanyou whimpering. She looked over at him and saw he was trembling.

"Inuyasha? Please Inuyasha, wake up." Kagome pleaded with him but he remained asleep. Kagome buried her head in Inuyasha's shoulder as tears started to fall from her eyes. "Oh, Inuyasha, please wake up." Kagome cried to herself as she curled up on Inuyasha's bare shoulder. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was still caught in his injury- induced coma.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were sitting in a clearing near the village. Each was lost in their thoughts, each worrying about Inuyasha's condition and Kagome's resulting depression over it. They couldn't stand watching Kagome plead with the unconscious Inuyasha to return to her. Suddenly, Miroku noticed that the sun was setting and the air was cooling rapidly.

"Sango, Shippo, I think we should return to the hut. It is almost dark." Sango's unfocused eyes slowly cleared and she looked around.

"Yes, I believe you are right. Come on Shippo. Let's go." They all stood and walked slowly back to the hut. They were almost into the hut when Shippo suddenly jumped from Sango's shoulder and she tripped over his small body. She started to fall when she suddenly felt an unwelcome hand come into contact with her chest.

"Hentai!" She screamed at Miroku.

"No Sango! Honestly, I didn't mean to… to…" Miroku raised his hands as he desperately tried to deny any wrongdoing.

"Shut up!"

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo looked at Kagome who had come out of the hut.

"Just shut up! I don't care what's going on; I won't have you disturbing Inuyasha! He needs to rest and you're… you're…" Kagome's face crumpled and she ran back into the hut.

Miroku stood next to Sango, who gave him a dry look. "Honestly Sango I didn't mean to do anything."

"I know Miroku. I think I'm just… I just want things back to normal. I'm sorry for overreacting."

"It's okay, Sango, I feel the same way."

"Come on we should leave her alone for a while."

The three walked away looking for somewhere else to eat for the night. Two hours later they returned to the hut.

Miroku and Sango looked at the sleeping Kagome. Miroku walked over silently and picked up the exhausted girl. Sango opened Kagome's sleeping bag and Miroku placed her in it. Their eyes met when they heard Kagome's pained whisper of "Inuyasha". Silent tears fell from Shippo's eyes as he climbed into the sleeping bag to snuggle with the girl.

"Miroku, this isn't good. She's killing herself and he's dying." Sango whispered with tears of her own. "Our little family is dying and I can't do anything."

Miroku put an arm around Sango and for once didn't try to go any further. Sango turned her head into his shoulder and started to cry.

~~~*~~~Inuyasha's Dreams~~~*~~~

Inuyasha looked around. The nightmare of his parent's death faded and the house he had lived in for the first five years of his life disappeared.

Suddenly he was in Kaede's village. The hut's were on fire and he saw a shadow fly over his head. He looked up and saw himself holding the complete Shikon no Tama. He was laughing manically and killing anyone who came into his path.

`This… this is what happened fifty years ago! What?'

The scene changed and suddenly he saw himself attached to the God Tree. Kikyou was standing there holding her bow looking at him also. She turned and saw another Inuyasha staring at her. She smiled at him.

"Inuyasha."

"Kikyou. What's going on? Where am I?"

"Your body is with your friends. This place is where those who care about you want you to see your life."

"See my life? What do you mean?"

"There are others like me who are upset about how your life has been. I have spoken to your parents."

"My parents?"

Kikyou nodded. "Yes, we all thought it was time to have you see the truth."

"The truth? The truth about what?"

Kikyou looked back to the God Tree. "You know they really love you."

Inuyasha looked at Kikyou confused. "Who?"

"Your parents. They felt badly about leaving you like they did. They watched over you your whole life. They approve of your choice."

"My choice? Kikyou you're not making any sense."

Kikyou just smiled again and walked over to the sleeping Inuyasha. She reached up a hand to scratch the ears but halted. "You know Inuyasha, she really loves you. Not like me."

Inuyasha followed her. "She? Who? Kikyou tell me what's going on?"

"Inuyasha, did you love me?"

"What? Of course I did!"

"Did you love me or did you just want a friend?"

"I… umm…"

"It's okay Inuyasha. I think we reached out to each other out of loneliness. We were friends, not lovers." Kikyou laughed slightly. "If I had really loved you I wouldn't have wanted to change you."

Inuyasha lowered his head. "So you didn't care for me."

Suddenly, Kikyou looked up. "Yes, okay, I understand."

Inuyasha looked up, too, hoping to see whom she was talking to. Kikyou looked back down. "I don't have much longer. Inuyasha, she really does love you." At Inuyasha's look of confusion she shook her head. "I'm not allowed to tell you who, I'm sorry. You have to go home Inuyasha. There are things that will happen. Mostly because of your mouth," she muttered. "But there are things there you need. And your memories may help you figure out who you are supposed to be with." Kikyou's face went sour. "They're angry now, I've said too much. I have to go now, but don't worry. Now wake up! They're all worried about you."

Kikyou disappeared and Inuyasha stood in the middle of the clearing. "What the hell was that about?"