InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Without Looking Back ❯ The Smell of Her Fear ( Chapter 5 )

The Smell of Her Fear

 

She was cowering on the ground, clutching her swollen ankle, unable to move. Her eyes widened as she gazed up at him, the russet orbs darkened with terror. He took a step toward her, his hand coming up and his mouth opening to ask if she was alright.

 

She cringed away from him, closing her eyes and choking out a petrified cry. The hanyou boy stopped in his tracks, his hand falling to his side. The overpowering smell of her fear hit him in a rush, nearly dropping him to his knees. The realization that she was afraid of him caused him to stumble a few steps back.

 

He imagined what he must look like to her. A boy with the body of a human but the ears and fangs of an animal, covered in the blood and gore of a victim of his vicious claws. Even though that `victim' had tried to eat her, it was no wonder she was terrified of him. In that moment, the hanyou boy made a difficult decision. The last thing he wanted to do was cause his goddess fear. He could never see her again.

 

The hanyou boy turned to leave, his gaze panning up toward the sun. He could already hear other humans coming closer, probably attracted by the girl's screams. They would take care of her. After a brief pause, Inuyasha walked away without looking back, leaving the weak hanyou boy behind.

 

His dream of finding someone to accept him as a hanyou was folly, after all. Now, he would move on, and seek a way to become stronger. His youki was his strength, and his humanity his weakness, and from now on he would focus on his new goal of becoming a full-blooded youkai. Only then, he knew, would anyone accept him.