'He's just a little boy! He didn't mean it!' InuYasha's mother often used that as an excuse. It managed to get him out of trouble for the most part. Avoid beatings. But now his mother is gone. And as a half-demon, InuYasha ages differently. He's still just a boy. Running from groups and groups of man-eating demons. He hides under a cliff, his eyes wide, his body shaking. He's hyperventilating. But then he sees you. You look friendly. Safe. He runs to you. The demons pass right over.