Chapter 1: Tears and Rejection
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters in this chapter.
Thoughts are in Italics
Inuyasha's POV
Naraku had been defeated, and the completed Shikon No Tama lay glittering on the surface of my palm. I wondered what I should wish for...I didn't want to become ningen; I wished to be a full-blooded youkai.
But I knew my friends wouldn't approve. Suddenly, the Shikon No Tama glowed a bright pink, and a somewhat familiar figure appeared.
"It's the legendary priestess Midoriko!" I heard the taijiya exclaim.
She turned towards the group and said,
"You have a wish each."
I was stunned, yet pleasantly surprised. Kagome wished for the well to always be open for her. Sango wished for her little brother Kohaku to be brought back to life.
Miroku merely shook his head and said that he was grateful enough that the cursed Wind Tunnel was gone. Sesshoumaru was nowhere to be found, as was the mangy wolf, Kouga.
I looked at Midoriko and asked her silently if she could make me a full-blooded youkai. She nodded, and closed her eyes for a second.
A warm yellowish orange glow surrounded me, and I felt my senses heighten even more, if it were possible. I felt my appearance change; I could feel the poison under my lengthened claws, and the surge of youki.
However, I was surprised that my puppy dog ears still remained.
I looked at Midoriko quizzically, and she said: "Those ears are traits from your father, Inuyasha."
I gave a half-smile, secretly glad that the remained. I also noticed that instead of the blue crescent moon that Sesshoumaru bore, the mark on my forehead was shaped like a hurricane, or the harsh winter winds.
Midoriko disappeared in a flash of white, and so did the jewel.
I looked at the others, waiting for their reactions.
Tears welled up in Kagome's eyes and she ran off into the woods. Sango went after her, and talked to her.
I was about to go over and ask her what was wrong, when I heard one sentence, that would haunt me for years after that.
"Why? Sango...why didn't he wish to become ningen? I thought he loved me..."
Miroku's POV
What made Kagome so upset?
Secretly, I was glad that Inuyasha had become a full-blooded youkai. That would mean that he would finally be accepted in demon society.
Then, I noticed Inuyasha. He was trembling, and his usually fiery eyes were filled with agony.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" I asked.
Then, as if he were hit by some unseen force, he fell to his knees, trembling violently.
After that, everything happened in a blur. Sesshoumaru popped up out of nowhere and carried Inuyasha off, and Sango's expression changed. She started yelling at Kagome.
Sesshoumaru's POV
After Naraku's defeat, I had actually planned on going back to the castle, but something held me back.
I stood perched in a tree, watching my brother and his pack. When Inuyasha silently wished to become a full-blooded youkai, somehow, I felt greatly relieved. I didn't know why, but I just did...
The wench ran off, and the taijiya went after her. I watched my little brother. Then, I heard what the wench said...
It enraged me, for reasons I did not know of. I knew the wench loved him. Or rather, I had thought so...
How could she have selfishly wanted him to become ningen!
I looked back to see Inuyasha's expression. He was trembling, and agony was rolling off him in waves. Then, all of a sudden, he collapsed. My youki was getting agitated, telling me to get him out of there. I agreed.
Faster than the human eye could see, I leapt off the tree and gathered Inuyasha up in my arms. Then, I took off again, heading back to the Western Castle.
Inuyasha gripped onto the front of my haori and buried his face in it...
Inuyasha's POV
I feel so safe and secure in Sesshoumaru's arms...
That was all I remembered before the darkness consumed me.
I surrendered, and closed my eyes, wanting to escape it all...
Sesshoumaru's POV
Inuyasha had fallen asleep, due to either emotional or physical exhaustion. I was glad, somehow. He had been through a lot, only to have that stupid miko's reincarnation reject him again.
Someone was going to pay...
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