After about a year and a half, I am back! Sorry to those of you that enjoyed the first chapter of this and waited desperately for the rest and never got it (and yes, I do tend to over dramatize everything) but I decided that I shall continue for the time being. I'm out of school for the week, and have a lot of free time on my hands, and so, I decided to work on all those lovely fan fictions I began but never finished. Starting with this one (and maybe a couple others) And so, without further ado, I present you with the second installment of Silent Love.

Silent Love
Chapter 2
Brought to you by: Artemis

"You could've been hurt! Don't you ever think logically?" Souta paced the floor in front of the dining room table, a frown marring his features. He turned and looked at the cause of his irritation.

"Like you hurt that guy?" Kagome shot back in a low voice, her eyes narrowing over her cereal. He stopped pacing and glared at her. "I'm sorry I don't believe in running away from someone that's hurt. I'm sorry I'm not some cold-hearted bitch." The frown lines on his forehead deepened.

"I'm not cold-hearted. And we've been having problems with them for as long as I can remember. You would do well to remember that I'm trying to protect you." He sat in the seat across from her. "The next time Kouga is sent to you to take you home, go with him. I won't be so lenient next time." With a growl, he stomped up the stairs and slammed the door to his room.

Kagome sighed. "Men…" She finished her breakfast before heading up to her own room to get ready for the day. Annoyance arose in her mind as she could hear her brother ranting on the phone to someone of unknown origins. With a roll of the eyes, she took a turn to the bathroom and began her shower.

"So, what happened yesterday? You just kinda took off from the diner." Kagome turned her attention to her best friend's question. Sango looked at her with expectant chocolate brown eyes.

"Nothing. Souta was just getting into trouble again…" They sat next to the fountain that was in the center of the mall. "I don't see why he has to get caught up in stuff like this. It drives me crazy!"

"Well, he wasn't hurt, right? It would probably be worse if he got hurt." Sango shifted her shopping bag and took a drink of her smoothie. Kagome scoffed at the statement.

"Maybe he should get hurt, give him a taste of his own medicine." She glared in the direction of a music store and swore. "First, he tries to tell me what to do this morning, now this?"

Sango turned questioning eyes to her and then looked in the same direction and sighed. "I guess he just wants to make sure you're protected at all times…though…this is a little much." Kagome glared at her brother's friend, who tried to watch them inconspicuously.

"I don't think he knows the meaning of 'too much'." She sighed for the billionth time that day and got up. "Let's ditch him, make Souta worry for a little while." She took off in the direction of the parking lot with the agility of a mythic demon with Sango following close behind, running as if the hounds of hell were biting at her heels.

They made it to the car and took off quickly. "I don't understand him!" Kagome growled out, her face contorted into an expression of irritation. "He never lets me go anywhere without someone he knows watching over me. I'm not a child…I turn 16 in a week!"

"Oh well, we're out of there. Let's just go back to my house or something. They can't come in without daddy hacking off some heads first." Kagome nodded her agreement and turned off the main road towards a big neighborhood. Sango turned to her and raised an eyebrow. "You still haven't told me what you were doing yesterday when you ran out of the diner. Aya thought it had something to do with a boy besides your brother. What kind of trouble was your brother getting into? Why didn't you call me after you left? Why did you and Souta get into a fight this morning? Why-"

"Alright! Already! Enough questions! I think my head is going to explode." She laughed, carefully pulling into the driveway of her friend's house. "Souta was getting into another fight. No, it wasn't because of a boy…but…I did meet one…" She trailed off as images of a bloody shoulder flashed across her eyes, followed closely by a beautiful male face. A blush stained her cheeks in embarrassment at the direction of her thoughts. She heard Sango draw breath in excitement.

"Who is he?" Simple enough question, not so simple answer.

"Umm… Sesshomaru Sagisu." She pursed her lips, a nervous gesture. She could feel Sango's eyes boring into the side of her head.

"You're joking…" The girl shook her head in disbelief. Then a smile spread across her lips. "Wow…you're just surrounded by the tough boys, aren't you?" Kagome let out a nervous laugh.

"No kidding, huh? Just as long as Souta never finds out, I'm good." They took Sango's purchases up to her room, and then began to talk in their girly way, passing the afternoon before having to meet their friend Aya at the movie theatre.

Sesshomaru Sagisu was feared….he was admired….he was….in deep thought. He'd had his shoulder sewn up by his personal nurse when he'd gone home that night, and afterwards, the only thing on his mind was revenge. But as time had worn on, the image of a pretty girl with long wavy hair was all that was left in his thoughts.

The sister of one of his biggest rivals had helped him. Him! The guy that was trying to kill her brother…well…maybe just mame him a bit. But that's beside the point. She wasn't supposed to be helping him. She was supposed to be worrying about her pathetic brother and his friends…but…

He shook his head. He had woken up with a headache, and thinking about that girl just made it worse.

Kagome.

That had been her name. And what an…awful name it was. He kept telling himself. His thoughts going round and round.

"Enough." He told himself loudly. If anybody heard him, they would definitely think him psychotic for talking to himself. He stood up from his desk and went to find his stupid half-brother.

"Inuyasha." He said in his indifferent voice. The younger boy looked up at him with identical amber eyes and quirked an eyebrow. "Where are you going?"

"Oh, just to the movies with Miroku and Kikyo. Wanna come along?" The boy tilted his head, sending a curtain of silver hair falling down. Sesshomaru shrugged lightly.

"I guess, nothing else I can do with this shoulder anyways." And it would probably get that girl off his mind better than sitting at home in silence would. He nodded and went back to his room to get dressed.

The lobby of the theatre was completely packed with people standing around waiting for the movie to begin. Kagome dodged in and out of the crowd in an attempt to get close to the wall with Sango right behind her. A number of "Sorry" and "Excuse me" were said as she bumped into several people before finally making it to her destination. She gripped her purse and breathed deeply, claustrophobia taking its toll on her lungs. Turning, she glared at Sango.

"Great idea, don't you think?" The other girl just smiled and laughed. "Now, where is she? Do you think it's even possible to see her-!" She jumped and screeched as she felt someone pounce on her back. She whirled around the come face-to-face with Aya, her little blonde friend with too much energy.

"Oh! That was priceless! You should've seen your face." Aya doubled over in laughter, then straightened up quickly as if nothing happened. "So, you guys ready?" Kagome nodded with a glare and followed them towards the designated theatre.

"Sorry." She said as she bumped into yet another person. She walked around the black-clad chest and followed after her friends, turning only slightly to see whom it was. The glimpse was enough to make her stop in her tracks and turn around completely. "You…"

"Me." Sesshomaru responded with a nod of acknowledgment. A red hue spread across her cheeks.

"Is your shoulder alright?" She asked. He moved it around a bit with naught but a light wince.

"It's better. Not much else that can be done for it." He responded. They're eyes continued to be locked in place, a message seemingly passed between them silently.

"Kagome! Come on! The previews are beginning." Aya's voice brought her back to reality and she shook her head to clear whatever thoughts were lurking there. Looking up, she saw him doing the same.

"I gotta go. Glad to know you're better." With a small smile, she turned and ran into the theatre, leaving a bewildered man in her wake.

Journal!

Wow…just wow. After ditching my brother's friend, Sango and I went to movies to meet with Aya. I never thought I would be seeing Sesshomaru again, but…I guess life works in mysterious ways. I could've sworn we had a connection. Our eyes met as I was walking to the theatre and it was like electricity was passing through my body. It would be so cool if he felt it too. Great…now I sound like some giddy school girl. Oh well…I'll figure this out some other time when I'm not tired.

Loves!

Kagome

End!

Yes, sorry it took so long…I actually just re-wrote this entire chapter…and it didn't take me more than an hour. I wanted to at least make it a little long. Again, I'm so sorry to those who have been waiting for this…and I think I'll just put some responses here.

Thank you to Kylio, Redd, yukari1, fire witch, Angie, WinterBlossomYukiSakura, Kagome 360, and green for your words of encouragement.

Just-a-reviewer: Yes, Inuyasha is going to be in this, if only as a minor character, I'm still not sure what part I want him to have in the grand scheme of things.

KB and Tsuki Yume: When I wrote this fic, there was only a couple of stories that were gang-related, and I really liked the idea…that and I was watching West Side Story at the time I came up with this little fic…thank you for the words of encouragement.

Helen: The story started out weird, because I suck at fight scenes. I usually just skip them completely, but I had to put a little bit of a conflict to begin the story. It'll get better…I think…

Angie: Short haired Sesshomaru is something I just thought of a while back…I thought it would be cute, and since this is definitely AU, I didn't think there would be much of a problem concerning it…plus…if he had long hair, I think he would be a sue…

Syaoranfan4evaa: Sorry I called you a troll, I've been suspicious of a couple of stories for a while and it just helps to ask. Like I've told a lot of people, I'm brutally honest…and I expect the same from others…as long as it's not rude.

Thanks for all the reviews, can't wait for more! LOVES!

Artemis