Today was that day. Today was the best day of his life Inuyasha would be turning five today. Inuyasha quickly opened his golden eyes and scanned the area of his hut. Quietly he got up out of his bed and put on his daily attire which was a red shirt and red pants made of fire rat fur. Slowly he crept to his mother's room making sure not to make a single sound. He opened the door slightly so he could see her. She was breathing very softly; that almost made Inuyasha fall asleep. He didn't fall asleep but crept up behind the bed and jumped on his mother.

"Mother, Mother wake up it's my birthday." said Inuyasha proudly smiling with his fangs shining in the early sunlight..

"It is isn't it." said his mother sitting up in her bed looking at Inuyasha with his white dog ears perked up.

"Un huh. So what did you get me." said Inuyasha s he began to bounce on the bed with his silver hair swaying everywhere.

"Well how about I cook you some breakfast and then we can discuss what I got for your birthday."

"Really?"

"Really really."

With out a sec to lose Inuyasha raced out to the kitchen and sat in his chair as his mother got out of the bed stretching first and then putting her robe on.

"Inuyasha,"

"Yes mother."

"Why don't you go outside and wash your hands while I make your eggs."

"Okay." said Inuyasha skipping to the river.

It was a very long walk to the river because Inuyasha and his mother lived on the outskirts of the village. Not many of the villagers liked Inuyasha or his mother because Inuyasha was a hanyou, a half demon. His mother had married a dog demon and had Inuyasha who was human and dog demon but accepted by neither. When he and his mother went to town many of the villagers said cruel rude remarks about his mother and him. Of course Inuyasha didn't know what any of the negative terms the villagers said meant. He was just a very carefree little boy. Finally Inuyasha reached the river and began to wash his hands that were pointed with sharp claws.

"Hey look it's the dog boy freak." said a boy on the other side of the river.

The boy had messy greasy hair pulled into a slick tail at the back of his head. The other boy to his right had brown hair that was a mess and had cold blank green eyes. The boy to his left had short black hair and cold blue eyes. They all looked to be ten and were twice the size of Inuyasha.

Inuyasha froze when he heard his voice. "Wh-what do you w-want Hi-Hiten?"

"Nothing much you stuttering freak." said Hiten as his group of boys began to laugh.

Oh my God what should I do. Maybe if I invite him to my party he'll leave me alone and we can be friends. "Hey Hi-Hiten do you want to come to my birthday party today?" asked Inuyasha shyly.

Hhmm maybe I can hurt him more at his party. "Sure freak. I'll try to come to your birthday party. Is there going to be cake?" Inuyasha froze did he hear just right Hiten wanted to come to his party. Inuyasha wasn't so sure he would come since his friends were harassing him not to go. "How about you guys, you wanna come too? It could be fun."

"What are you talking about boss." said the boy with blue eyes.

"There's no way I will go to a party with that little bastard." said the boy with green eyes.

"Fine then I'll just go by myself. That okay with you Inuyasha."

"Yeah Hiten I just have to tell my mom." said Inuyasha happily. Inuyasha then got up from the river and dusted his hands off. "Well I have to go and tell my mom hope to see you at my party."

"When is it?" asked Hiten.

"Um just come around noon time." said Inuyasha scratching his head.

"Sure thing Inuyasha."

"Mind if I bring a few of my new friends."

"Yeah." said Inuyasha happily as he skipped home. Finally I'm going to have friends.

"Okay then see ya."

"Boss what the hell you do that for." said the boy with green eyes

"He has to be a half breed lover." said the boy with blue eyes.

"You nitwit I'm not going to his party."

"But you said..."

"I said I would try to go."

"So your not going."

"Why the hell would I want to go to some half breed bastard party."

"Mother,"

"Oh my god Inuyasha are you okay. No one tried to hurt you. I got so worried when you didn't come back.

"I'm fine mother but guess what?" said Inuyasha as he pulled out his chair ready to eat breakfast.

"What Inuyasha."

"Hiten's going to come to my party." Why would Inuyasha invite Hiten? He has done nothing but embarrassed him since he has been in this village with his goons.

"Hi-Hiten but I thought he was mean to you." said his mother nervously as she handed Inuyasha a plate of pancakes.

"Not anymore he said he wants to be my friend now." said Inuyasha as he gobbled down his pancakes.

"So mother can we get ready for the party?"

"Of course Inuyasha." Maybe Inuyasha has finally made some friends but Hiten. I just have to hope that his decision is right. Please let it be true.

The next few hours Inuyasha and his mother worked on the decorations. Inuyasha brought out all his favorite drawings and placed them on the wall while his mother bake the cake. Finally it was time for his friends to show up.

"Mother can I have my present now."

"Not until the party."

"Okay." said Inuyasha as he added the finale decorations to the house.

Inuyasha then went outside to look for his friends. He wanted to be prepared for when they came. He sat outside the hut for an hour before he climbed into a tree to get a better view. Nothing was seen moving at all near the river. It didn't even look like anyone had used since he went to the river this morning.

"Mother I don't think my friends are coming." said Inuyasha sadly climbing down the tree.

"Don't worry they probable will be here any minute. Give them time. Not all humans can run as fast as you."

"Okay." That's probable why, mother is almost always right about these things. I just hope they don't forget about me. They wouldn't do that, right?

Hours went by until it was around sunset and a cool breeze swept over Inuyasha. The breeze chilled him to the bone but he wouldn't go in until his friends arrived. It was getting a little too cold for Inuyasha as his nose began to turn a little red. Still he waited outside in the cold wind. He finally jumped down from the perch of the tree and walked up to his hut as a few tears fell down his face.

"Inuyasha why don't you come inside you might catch a cold."

"Okay." said Inuyasha looking like a kicked puppy.

That night Inuyasha didn't eat anything, not even his cake. He was too upset about the party. He didn't understand everything was perfect. There was a cake, decorations and some games. What wasn't perfect?

Him.

He wasn't perfect enough for them. He was different from them. They probable thought they would catch the disease of being different from him. Why was he different? Did he do something wrong that made him this way? No he was born this way. He was born different.

"Inuyasha you haven't even ate any of your cake yet." said his mother trying to make a light conversation.

"Mother why am I so different?" In his voice he held rejection and sadness but most of all fear.

"What do you mean?"

"Why do I have silver hair nobody else does."

"Because your Father had silver hair."

"Where is my Father?"

"Your Father has gone to heaven."

"Can we go visit him?"

"No we can't because he is dead."

The room was in complete silence until Inuyasha spoke.

"Did my father have dog ears, fangs and claws." he asked curiously.

"Your father had fangs and claws but no dog ears."

"I guess having dog ears does make me a freak then." said Inuyasha as his bangs covered his eyes.

"Inuyasha don't say that."

"Say what mother nobody likes me at all they hate me." said Inuyasha getting out of his chair.

"They don't hate you."

"Yes they do. I hate myself because I look more like a dog than a boy. Why'd I have to be different why can't I be normal." he said as he ran out the door tears streaming down his face. Inuyasha kept on running until he was at the river. The river was lit by the silver light of the moon. Slowly he looked at his reflection in the water.

For the first time he noticed his eyes were a golden hue color that looked into your soul. A light breeze picked up and played with his silver hair. He caught a tiny strand of it and looked at it. It was the most beautiful silver he had ever seen. Inuyasha then caught sight of his sharp fangs. They looked more canine than any other human teeth. As he looked at his teeth he saw his dog ears twitch slightly. The ears that made him a freak. He pulled on his ears even though they were causing pain until they bleed. He looked down at his hands and saw why his ears were bleeding. They were bleeding because of his sharp claws. Looking at his reflection again he noticed his ears were bleeding. He slashed at the water trying to get rid of the blood and his reflection.

"I'm a stupid freak no wonder nobody wants to play with me. I'm ugly and worthless I don't even know why my mother loves me? Maybe it's out of sympathy, nobody could ever love a monster like me."

"Well look what we have here." spoke a familiar voice.

"Hiten, you were suppose to come to my party today. You promised." said Inuyasha using his shirt to wipe away any left over tears and putting on the best scowl he had.

"I promised nothing mutt."

"Come on guys lets show this mutt a lesson."

Quickly the formed a circle around Inuyasha who began to growl defensively baring his fangs.

"Aww is the little puppy going to bite me." said Hiten as he kicked Inuyasha knocking the air out of him.

Inuyasha stumbled backwards and landed on his back. Inuyasha could barely move from his spot. Hiten and his gang then came up behind Inuyasha and began to beat him up with all they had.

"Please stop it hurts."

"Aww the little baby going to cry." said Hiten as he punched him in the nose spurring red blood.

"Such a damn baby. Come on guys let's leave the little hanyou to wallow in self pity." said Hiten as they left a beaten and bruised Inuyasha. Hanyou? Is that what I am? Inuyasha then passed out from exhaustion.

A few hours later his mother came out looking for him. What she found was not a pretty sight. Her Inuyasha was walking with a limp and had numerous cuts and bruises all over his body. Getting closer she notice his shirt was soaked with blood as were his pants.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha, what happened?"

"I fell down and rolled on some rocks." he lied. He didn't know why but his mother began to cry over him.

"Mother you don't have to cry over me I'm not worth anything. I'm just a stupid hanyou."

"Please don't say that Inuyasha I love you." said his mother trying to give him a hug.

"No you don't it's just sympathy." said Inuyasha as he walked away from her embrace.

"Inuyasha if it was just sympathy I would have gave you up but I didn't. Inuyasha if it was just sympathy I would have never had you but I did because you are the light in my world."

"Really?" said Inuyasha having a lighter mood.

"Really. Really, come on now it's time to open your present." said his mother as she picked him up to the hut.

When they got home she made Inuyasha wash off all his cuts with warm water and then bandaged up his wounds with special healing herbs. She then went over to the closet and retrieved a red box with a gold ribbon. Quickly, even with his injuries, Inuyasha opened the box to find a red ball.

"Yah it's a red ball can I play with it tomorrow."

"Sure you can it is yours you know." said his mother as she began to tuck in Inuyasha.

"Mother do you think somebody will be my friend one day."

"Of course Inuyasha. I think I already know somebody."

"Well can you tell my friend to come really soon. I promise to share my red ball with them."

"I will tell them that straight away." said is mother as she kissed him good night.

"Good night mother."

"Good night Inuyasha." said his mother as she left a crack of his door open.

It was around midnight when Inuyasha woke up. He got out of his bed without making too much noise for human ears and knelt down on the floor. What he didn't know was that his mother was coming to check up on him and spotted him kneeling.

"Please God if you can help me can you please give me a friend. I know I might not be much to you but can you please send me a friend I get kinda lonely when nobody wants to play with me. Thanks."

Inuyasha then went back into his bed, while his mother went to her bed crying for Inuyasha. Why do people have to be so cruel to him? Please God send him somebody like him to play with.

With out knowing it a shooting star went over head the hut when Inuyasha and his mother made the wish. Their prayers would be answered the next day when a strange visitor came in the morning.