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Don't Say A Word

Chapter 10: Midnight Disturbance

Kagome jumped slightly, the quietness of her room being violated by the slamming of a door. Squinting slightly from the moon light that shown brightly across her face, Kagome rubbed her eyes and slowly crawled out of bed. It was a chilly night, judging from the cool breeze that ran through her open window, causing the curtain shades to dance lightly in its wake.

Now sitting on the floor, Kagome had a full view of the moon which seemed to hang just outside her window. Kagome could have reached forward with her hand and sworn she could of touched it. Yawning loudly, Kagome wondered what time it was and glanced at the clock next to her bed that read 3:43. Yet her peacefulness would soon be interrupted.

Suddenly a loud thump could be heard, and then an on going crash as if someone was falling. Kagome jumped up quickly and opened her door; worried that Souta might have been sleepwalking or something…. Something. Not even bothering to put on her slippers, Kagome left her bright room and entered the dark hall, padding as softly as she could towards the stairs.

The Stairwell was dark, so dark that Kagome could barely see her hand in front of her face. Yet the disturbing noise she had heard earlier and the small fear in the mind could not hold her back. Resting her hand on the wall for support, Kagome slowly stepped forward making her way cautiously down the stairs.

"Souta?" Kagome whispered softly, hoping beyond hopes that it was her brother who had made the disturbance. No answer. But the silence gave her no time to think as she stepped off the stair landing, and ran into something soft and large lying on the floor in front of her.

Covering her mouth to scream, Kagome fell back onto the stairs, hitting her side sharply on the banister as she tumbled to the floor at an odd angle. Wincing slightly, Kagome moved quickly from the base of the stairwell to hide behind the banister just as the thing, no person, lurched forward to fall heavily against the bottom of the steps.

Kagome breathed softly, not wanting to wake the person who had fell so soundly wake from its sleep. But as the moonlight shifted to shine down eerily upon the man's sleeping figure, Kagome gasped loudly as her deepest fears came true.

Kagewa was strewn across the floor, leaning his sleeping form almost languidly across the bottom steps. His presence reeked of alcohol, making Kagome realized that he was stark drunk. Slightly shaken, Kagome stood slowly not making a sound, afraid that the slightest noise would wake the sleeping drunk. Creeping out from behind the banister, Kagome stood awkwardly before him, wondering how in Kami-sama's name she would get back upstairs.

'If only I could get past him…. he would never know I was here..' Kagome thought panicky, as she scanned the fallen man for a spot where she could get by. But his position wasn't as favorable as Kagome had hoped. IF Kagome attempted to pass him, there was no spot where she could not step over him. She would have to step over him no matter what.

Taking a deep breath, Kagome slowly made her way towards the stair landing and rested her foot on a step the was not occupied by the man legs or arms. Grabbing hold of the banister Kagome fully lifted herself onto the first step, and lifted her leg as quietly as she could over the sleeping man's body. Shifting her weight to her mid air foot, Kagome quietly stepped over Kagewa's body and planted both feet firmly on the carpeted step. Sighing in relief and without a second glance, Kagome was about to dash back up the rest of the steps when she felt a hand tightly grasp around her ankle, then pull.

Kagome let out a slight scream as she tumbled backwards down the stairs, banging her head against the wall before landing with both legs underneath her. Grabbing her head, Kagome looked wildly where Kagewa once lay, seeing that he was no longer there.

Suddenly, Kagome felt a large hand laxly cover her mouth, and a tone drawl stupidly in her ear.

"If'n you talk….I'll kill you ka'ome.." Kagewa whispered loudly, obviously finding it hard to keep his voice lowered.

Kagome pulled away slowly, to find his hand raised above him, and something glittering dangerously in the dark. Kagome gasped loudly as she threw herself away from him, as the drunk man swung a short knife in front of her face.

"See itt…?" He drawled, his stupid face grinning slightly at the horrified look on Kagome's face.

"I kill you wid it…" He spoke again, this time a small fury rising in his eyes as he took a few steps forward towards Kagome.

Kagome backed up again, resisting the temptation to scream or call her Mama. Knowing what might happen if Mama or Souta got involved was something Kagome couldn't risk.

"Stop! Please…. Don't do that!" Kagome called at him, standing to run even farther back from him. Kagome realized at the drunk state he was in, he was beyond even reason or common sense. If Kagome could just talk him out of it or even trick him, maybe Kagome would escape unscathed.

"Don' talk!" He screamed hoarsely, as he staggered forward to try and grab Kagome as she moved once more. However his slow reflexes disabled him greatly, causing Kagome to out run him.

But Kagome didn't know how much longer she could hold him off. Her head was killing her and her leg that she fell on was sore, causing more doubts and fears to pop up in her mind. Kagome knew that it would only be shortly that Kagewa would turn sober, making him even more dangerous than he would be drunk. Kagome could already tell this by his movement. His lunges were growing quicker and the redness in his check was beginning to fade. At the amount of exercise he was getting by lunging and following her, the blood would pump more throughout his body getting him sober quicker, Something that Kagome needed to avoid at all costs.

Yet Kagome's thoughts would cost her dearly as she was taken off guard, when Kagewa was suddenly standing directly in front of her. Before Kagome had time to escape, Kagewa had already grabbed her by the throat and hoisted her up against the wall. Kagome clawed at his hand's as the air was forced out of her lungs, and her eyes were watering terrible as Kagewa grinned at her while he waved the knife in front of her face.

"Want me to mess your face up?" He drawled as Kagome struggled against his tight fist on her throat.

"You won't be so pretty anymore…." He continued, bringing the knife to rest against her cheek. Kagome gasped loudly, the tears falling freely from her eyes realizing that she would have a better chance of suffocating to death instead of what he was proposing.

"Sorry little girl."

Kagome stared at Kagewa's triumphant face wondering if his face would be the last face she would ever see, when his eyes suddenly went very wide as he was thrown back away from Kagome and into the opposing wall. Kagome tumbled to the ground, gasping for breath as the life that had been slowly sucked out of her came back at her in a rush. It was then when she was lifted up to a standing position and pressed tightly against a person's body.

"Kagome…." Inuyasha whispered, a slight anger yet relief sounding in his voice. Yet as his arm's left her and he steadied her to stand on her own, Kagome fell to the ground in a sitting position as she continued to gasp for air. Her head was pounding, not only from the fall that she had earlier but also from the lack of oxygen that had almost taken her life. Cradling her head in her arms, Kagome leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.

"My head…" Kagome whispered, unable to say more than a few words due to the fact that she felt like her head was going to burst.

"Hold on Kagome…Just Hold on!" Inuyasha reassured her, standing to face Kagewa who was groaning while trying to stand.

Yet unlike the usual Inuyasha, he remained silent. But the fire that burned through his eyes did not need to be spoken. With a low growl, Inuyasha made his way swiftly to the man and grabbed him by the throat to pin him against the wall in the same fashion Kagome had been pinned only moments before.

"You like it bastard?" Inuyasha growled, his sharp claws breaking the flesh around the human man's neck. The man gasped for air, which infuriated Inuyasha even more as he imagined Kagome gasping for air as the life was being forced out of her.

"P-please..!" Kagewa cried hoarsely, his hands clawing at Inuyasha's claws that dug into his neck.

"Did Kagome beg…?" Inuyasha asked once again, the fury building to an extent that he could not handle. Bringing the man's head forward, Inuyasha bashed it violently into the wall, leaving the man to fall in a heap on the floor. The drunk began to weep wildly, lowering himself to all fours to beg like a dog.

"Please, D-don't kill me!" Kagewa groveled, as he buried his face into the carpet leaving bloodstains across its white unmarred surface, when his head and split open from the wall.

"Did Kagome…cry?" Inuyasha asked for the last time, his voice lowering to a dangerous tone.

Putting his foot roughly on the Kagewa's shoulder, Inuyasha shoved the man back against the wall, his teeth glittering in the moonlight. Raising his clawed hand above the Kagewa's head, Inuyasha lowered his claws next to his face. Just as Inuyasha was about to bring his hand down, a small hand grasped the bottom of his hakama and tugged weakly.

"Inuyasha…please…don't kill him. He's drunk Inuyasha…don't kill.." Kagome whispered, fear sounding very clearly in her voice. Inuyasha turned slightly to see Kagome knelt by his leg, her head leaning against his knee.

'Why? Why shoudn't I kill him? He hurt you Kagome…He hurt you..' Inuyasha reasoned to himself, the thoughts that kept running through his head nearly driving him mad.

'Don't you understand Inuyasha? My world is not your world! You can't just go in and kill someone!'

Suddenly it all fell into place, the reality of what could happen to Kagome and her family if he did kill Kagewa. Furrowing his eyebrows heavily, Inuyasha let Kagewa drop to the floor causing the man to fall unconscious as he slumped against the wall. Yet just as Kagewa drifted in darkness, Inuyasha felt Kagome's hand drop from his Hakama and turned to see her fall to the floor in a heap.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha lowered himself quickly to the floor and picked up the unconscious girl to cradle her against his chest. Her face was unnaturally white, and the marks around her neck were still present, allowing the anger to rise up in Inuyasha once again. But when he saw how peaceful Kagome looked, the anger in him faded drastically, leaving him to stare intently at the girl's face. Her face held a new look of resolution which shown brightly even through her unconscious state. Just as much as Kagome looked confident that things had been resolved, Inuyasha felt the new hope of resolution as well. The resolution that things would be different…

Facing the window, Inuyasha allowed the sun light to shine down upon him as he cradled Kagome in his arms.

"Don't worry Kagome….everything will be fine."

"Everything will be fine."

End Scene! Well isn't that a relief? A few more chapters to come so stay tuned! Comments, questions, mean notes that bring RinRin back to reality? I'll take em' all. Mintyfresh13@hotmail.com