InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Drips, Drops, and Drabbles ❯ Uninvited ( Chapter 6 )

Uninvited

 

He watched the firelight flicker as shadows of people passed in front of it. Alone, at the edge of the forest, he could only watch. Wondering what it would be like, to dance with them, eat with them, to just be a part of their world.

 

But he was a hanyou, a half breed. He was dirty, down to his very essence, a filth that he could not wash away. He was old enough to understand that much.

 

The smell of food caressed his nose and made his empty stomach protest. If he could just get close enough, he might be able to grab something.

 

The ghosts of past scars seared their way across his memory, phantom blood dripped down his back and arms, and angry faces glared at him from out of the recesses of his mind.

 

No, he could not chance it, not again. Too many eyes to see, too many ears to hear; even if they were human, they would catch him. And when they did…

 

No, festivals were for human, or demons, but never for him. He was always uninvited.