Silent Understanding
I do not own Inuyasha or any of its characters.
Chapter 1: A Painful Journey
Kagome was sitting in a small hut visiting Sango, Miroku, and their newborn baby girl. They were all happily playing with her and enjoying eachothers' company.
"She's beautiful guys. I'm so happy for you." Kagome said. Miroku gave her a very mischevious grin.
"Now we just need to find a good man for you to marry, Kagome." He told her. Her and Sango laughed.
"I don't think so, Miroku. I don't trust your judgement." She said with a smile. "Besides, I'm in no hurry. Right now, I just want to spend some quality time with my son. Which reminds me...We should get going. Do you guys need anything from the other village while we're there?"
"No thank you, Kagome. We have everything we need for now. Just try to enjoy your journey with Shippo." Sango said sleepily. Kagome rolled her eyes in irritation.
"That would be alot easier if Inuyasha hadn't insisted on going with us." She said angrily. Kagome no longer had any feelings for the half-demon. She had decided, only a few months after the final battle with Naraku, that Inuyasha was far too angry and unpredictable to be with.
Inuyasha was still bitter towards her and recently, she would get a bad feeling every time Inuyasha would come near her. She didn't want Inuyasha to accompany her and Shippo to the large village that they wanted to to some shopping in. She didn't trust him at all. It would take a few days for them to get there, and she was not looking forward to being stuck with Inuyasha for such a long period of time.
"Just ignore him, Kagome. Don't let him ruin your trip." Miroku reassured her. Inuyasha suddenly walked in looking very annoyed.
"What's taking you so long, wench? We need to leave." He snapped. Kagome sighed, giving Sango and Miroku a hug, before saying goodbye and leaving the hut with Inuyasha.
When they got outside, Shippo bounded towards them and happily jumped into Kagome's arms.
"Are you ready to go, Mommy?" He asked. Having Shippo with her made her feel a little bit better about the journey. Surely Inuyasha wouldn't be too mean with Shippo around.
"Yes I am. Just need to stop by the storehouse to grab a few blankets for the trip." She replied. Inuyasha growled, causing both Kagome and Shippo to jump.
"Hurry the hell up! We should have already left by now!" He snarled at her. She really regretted removing his enchanted beads over three years ago. Since then, he had become much more verbally abusive towards her.
When they were done gathering supplies for the trip, they bagan walking north towards the woods.
They walked in silence for a few hours until it started to get dark. Kagome found a small clearing with a river close by, and decided to set up camp. After she got a fire going, she caught a few fish for their dinner, skewering each one with a stick and setting them by the fire to cook.
After they ate, Kagome tucked Shippo into bed and arranged her own bed next to his. Once Shippo was fast asleep, she got up and started towards the river. But Inuyasha blocked her path.
"And just where the hell do you think you're going?" He asked.
"I am going to the river to clean up a bit." She said, trying to hide her irritation. Suddenly he grabbed her upper arm, his claws biting into her skin, and started pulling her towards the river. When she tried to pull her arm away, he squeezed even tighter, refusing to let go.
"Let me go, Inuyasha! That hurts!" She shouted. He just ignored her and continued to drag her along.
When they reached the river, Inuyasha slammed her back into a tree and moved his hand from her arm, up to her throat.
"What are you doing, Inuyasha?! Please, let me go!" She begged. Tears started to form in her eyes as she grew increasingly afraid of the man she used to consider her best friend.
"Shut up! I'm going to get what I want out of you whether you like it or not, bitch." He stated coldly. She began thrashing and struggling even more when he untied her kimono and yanked it off of her, making his intentions very obvious.
"Stop it! Please!" She cried, trying to pry his hand away from her throat. He punched her hard in the stomach, leaving her coughing and gasping for air.
"I said shut up!" He snarled. He threw her onto the hard ground and trapped her beneath him, releasing her neck to cover her mouth.
Kagome panicked and did the only thing she could think of to stop him. She swiftly brought her knee up and slammed it into his groin as hard as she could. He howled in pain and jumped away from her. She rolled over and attempted to crawl away, but he grabbed a fistfull of her hair and yanked her up off of the ground.
"You little bitch!" He shouted, before throwing her into the shallow river. She landed hard, a sharp stone slicing into her left side and causing her to cry out in pain. Inuyasha walked into the river and knealt down next to her with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Keep your mouth shut about this, or I'll kill that little pest that you call your son." He threatened. Without another word, he walked away, back towards the camp site.
Kagome was terrified, hurt, and cold. The freezing water against her naked body felt like tiny razors slicing into her skin. She didn't want to move, but she had to go back to protect Shippo. So she dragged herself out of the water and up the bank, towards her kimono. Grabbing the small bag of bandages she always kept with her, she started patching up the bloody gash in her side as best as she could. When the wound was covered, she hastily put her kimono back on and started the painful walk back to camp.
Kagome ended up staying awake all night, afraid to fall asleep around Inuyasha. She wrapped a red scarf that Kaede had given her around her bruised neck so Shippo wouldn't ask questions. She knew he would smell the blood from her wound, but she simply told him that she had slipped in the river while bathing and got hurt.
Shippo stopped asking questions but grew more and more concerned about her. She barely ate anything and looked like she hadn't been sleeping at all.
Three nights later, he decided to pretend to sleep so he could keep an eye on her. When Kagome thought he was asleep, she left in the direction of a small hot spring they had seen earlier. He immediately got suspicious when Inuyasha followed her.
When they were out of sight, he quietly started following their scents through the trees. After a few minutes of walking, he spotted Inuyasha up ahead with Kagome. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Inuyasha punch his mother in the gut. He had never seen Inuyasha act like this before, and it terrified him. He quickly realized that Inuyasha had re-opened Kagome's wound when the smell of fresh blood hit his nose.
He strained his ears, trying to hear what Inuyasha was saying to her. His eyes grew wide with shock when he heard Inuyasha threaten her.
"If you say a single word to Shippo, I'll kill both of you." He snarled in her face. Shippo didn't want to see his mother get hurt anymore, so when it looked like they were going to return to camp, he ran back and resumed pretending to sleep.
He heard them walk into camp a few minutes later and settle down to sleep. Shippo remained awake, trying to come up with a plan to get them both away from Inuyasha before things could get any worse.
The next morning, Shippo woke Kagome and Inuyasha up early, eager to put his plan into action.
"Inuyasha, can you catch a boar for us? I saw a small group of them not too far away." He asked. Being a dog demon, Inuyasha loved to show off.
"Of course I can. What are you two going to do?" Inuyasha asked, clearly suspicious. Shippo gave him a huge grin.
"There are some berry bushes nearby. I thought maybe me and Mommy could make something sweet for after we eat." He said with complete innocence. Inuyasha gave him a cocky smile.
"All right! Maybe I'll catch two boars! We can have a little feast." He said proudly before running in the direction Shippo had told him.
When Inuyasha was out of hearing range, Shippo turned to his mother.
"Come on, Mommy. We're leaving." He said firmly. Kagome's eyes widened. There's no way Shippo could know what's been happening to her. He grabbed her hand and began leading her in the opposite direction from Inuyasha. Shippo sighed.
"I followed you guys last night. I saw what he did to you, and I heard him threaten you. I'm getting us away from him before it gets worse." He said, sounding way more mature than he was. Kagome's eyes started tearing up again as she watched her son trying to save her.
Suddenly, Shippo caught a familiar scent and changed direction, taking them towards someone that he hoped would protect them for at least a short period of time.
When they reached the edge of a small clearing, Shippo stopped. Turning to Kagome, he gently removed her scarf to reveal the angry-looking purple bruises circling her neck.
"Stay right here, Mommy. I'll be right back." He said, handing the scarf back to her. She was a bit confused, but she did as he said, sitting by a nearby tree while he ran into the clearing.
Shippo ran forward, hoping that he would be able to convince someone they once viewed as an enemy to help. When he reached his destination, he bowed respectfully.
"Lord Sesshomaru, I desperately need your help." Shippo pleaded.
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