Hey people. Thanx for the reviews I guess. Since there's only four I'll respond to em. The ppl that didn't review can go ta hell.

Rain: Hell yeah! Thanx dude…or dudette...or whutever. Nice ta know SOMEONE likes the fic so far.

GothicElf: Yeah I agree with ya. Makin characters OOC is a hell of a lot funner anyway.

Kaye: Naw, Kagome hasn't pulled the arrow out yet. Inu just got pissed cause the village dudes were shootin at her. Sorry if I didn't make it clear enuf.

Dark Whispers: Thanx. I appreciate it. Yeah I thought the idea of a blind Inu was pretty cool. The whole idea of him bein aware of everything just kinda popped up when I started ta write it.

Yeah thas it. Any of u other ppl, feel free to review.

Blinded

Chapter Two

I like to think I took being blind rather well. Some people may have broke down and started to cry. I didn't. I couldn't really. As the rage left me, so did my ability to move. My eyes slowly shut once again. Not that it really mattered. My eyes were completely useless now. Oh well. Life's a bitch. I've been blind for the last 50 years so why not be blind for the rest of my incredibly long life.

It was only after I was done with these depressing thoughts that I became aware of the trembling girl that was still pressed against me. I could feel some of my anger returning. Those men from the village would surely return with more. This time they'd probably make sure I was really dead. And they might even kill the girl for just being near me. Oddly enough, it was this second thought distressed me the most. I made a silent promise to myself to protect her in anyway I could. I'd waited so long to meet this girl and I wasn't going to let her die before I had the chance to at least speak to her. Of course, when your pinned to a tree your options are kinda limited. But my thoughts were steered away from this when I felt the girls gaze rest on my face. She musta been pretty confused as to why the villagers had run off. If only I could tell her to pull this fucking arrow out of me!

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Kagome looked around, confusion evident on her face. One minute, there were arrows flying all around her, and the next she was watching those oddly dressed men run off into the forest. I could have sworn I heard a growl just a second ago. Maybe there's some really dangerous animal near by. She waited for several minutes, still with her head resting against the strange boy's chest. I can't believe I'm doing this! I'm leaning on a dead guy! But…if he's dead, then why is he still warm? Kagome looked up into the boys face. She slowly reached a slightly trembling hand and lightly brushed the boys cheek. She froze…he was still warm! Moving even slower she pressed her ear as close to his heart as she could. She couldn't help but blush as she felt the solid wall of muscle that made up the boys chest, but she still found what she was looking for: a strong heartbeat.

Gazing up into his face, she couldn't help but ask, more to herself than to the boy," Are you alive?"

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You have no idea how hard I tried to answer her. I strained every muscle in my body, trying to find some way to communicate to her that I was, indeed, alive. I fought with all my strength against the strange paralysis.

My ear twitched. That was all.

I felt my heart sink. There was no way I could tell her I was still alive. She probably didn't catch the small twitch.

I heard a small gasp…

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Kagome couldn't believe it. He was alive! But her short elation was quickly over taken by confusion. Why couldn't he just answer her? Was he paralyzed? But if he was paralyzed then he should at least be able to open his eyes, right? And how did he get there anyway? How LONG was he there? Kagome could feel a headache coming on. Too many questions.

Looking up at the boy again, she decided to find a way to communicate with him. Even if all he could was twitch. "So you ARE alive." No answer. She sighed," Ok, when u want to say yes, twitch your ear. If you want to say no, don't do anything. Understand?"…Pause. Twitch. Kagome couldn't help but smile. Those ears are SOOOOO cute!!!!

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I don't know how the hell I was gonna manage this. It was next to impossible to do it even once, let alone do it almost every time she asked him a question.

I hear her ask if I understood her short speech. Now that I was only trying to move one puny ear, it was a little easier…But not much easier. I once again strained against those goddamn magical restraints that held me to the tree. My ear twitched again.

I once again felt my heart fall. I couldn't do this. I was already pushin it. Hell, I wasn't supposed ta be able to move at all! The small act of twitching an ear was almost too much for me.

But then she smiled at me. I couldn't see it, but I could feel it. I could feel myself grow warm. Damn girl with her pretty smile. I guess I'll go as long as I can But she better pull this fuckin arrow out soon cause I ain't gonna wait that long.

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Kagome really didn't know where to start. "Um…can you move anything else?" It was stupid question. If he could move something else they probably wouldn't be using his adorable little doggy ears. And she was right. He didn't move. " I really can't think of anything else to ask you. At least nothing that could be answered with a yes or no. " She could see his ears droop a little.

It gave her an idea, " Hey can I…uh…pet you ears again." No answer. Kagome sighed, a little downcast," I guess its probably pretty annoying huh. I bet it doesn't feel very good. I'm sorry for touching them earlier. I didn't-" The ear twitched. Kagome raised an eyebrow. " I don't understand. Do you mean that I can touch your ears?" Another pause. Then a twitch. Kagome couldn't help but notice that his twitches kept getting weaker each time he did it.

Kagome began to gently scratch his silver doggy ears. They were very soft and oddly silky. It was kind of relaxing though. Especially with that rumbling sound coming from him. Wait a sec! Oh my god, he's purring! " You're purring! That's so cute!!!!" The purring immediately stopped," Oh, please don't stop! I didn't mean to offend you at all!" She rubbed his ears a bit harder for emphasis. The purring gradually began to become louder once again. Kagome smiled again. She listened for a moment, pinpointing the exact spot the sound was coming from. She withdrew her hands and gently laid her head against his chest, giggling a bit as she felt the small vibrations. She really didn't really didn't realize what she was doing. She sighed, feeling very comfortable at the moment. She really didn't have a reason to be but she was. Who in there right minds would be comfortable laying against some guy with an arrow sticking out of his chest, while being lost in the middle of a dense forest. But she really didn't care.

As she lay there, her thoughts lazily turned to the arrow that was in the boy. Reluctantly pushing herself off the boy, she gazed up at him again. " I bet that arrow is uncomfortable." Pause. Twitch. "Would it be ok if I pulled it out?" There was no pause this time. Kagome nodded," I bet it is." She reahed out for the arrow.

"STOP RIGHT THERE!" Kagome froze. She quickly whipped around and identified the source of the sound. Behind her there was elder lady, dressed in robes that reminded her of a priestess. Behind her, there had to be several dozen men, all dressed similarly to the men she had seen earlier and bearing bows with arrows already drawn. She took a step backward and felt herself once again press up against the boy behind her. Even in her fearful state she noticed that noise was once again coming from him. But this time it was coming from deep in his throat. It was astonishingly animalistic. She regarded him for a moment before the old woman began to speak again. Do ye not no of who you stand with?!" Kagome shook her head, never taking her eyes off the men with the bows. " Child! Ye stand next to the evil hanyou Inuyasha! Ye must get away!" When Kagome didn't move she said," Make haste child! If what the villagers said is true, he could be alive!"

Kagome still didn't move to step away. She looked behind her at the boy pinned to the tree. She saw that his ears had defiantly drooped and his mouth was almost curved down in a frown. "Inuyasha…that's your name?" His ears perked slightly at the sound of her voice and twitched. It was a small movement and she was sure no body else could see it. She gave him a small smile, even though she knew it wasn't possible for him to see it with his eyes closed.

Kagome turned back to face the group standing before her, fire burning in her chocolate brown eyes. The way they were talking about the boy…Inuyasha… like he was some type of beast was pissing her off," I know damn well he's alive! The way I see it, he's been treating me a hell of a lot better than you people!" Well, he hadn't really 'talked' to her but they'd developed there own method of speaking. He'd even allowed her to pet his ears and lay against him. " All you people have done is shoot at me! So I think I'll take my chances with an evil hanyou instead of going with you!" She turned and once again reached for the arrow.

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I couldn't believe it. No body has ever stood up for me! Ever! And here she was saying that she'd rather be with me than with people of her own kind! It was almost impossible to believe. You've probably guessed by now that my life has pretty much sucked ass. But I don't really think about it much anymore. I used to wonder why people looked at me the way they did. Why they made fun of me and laughed at me. But I eventually stopped caring. When I was on my own, anybody that made fun of me died. And I didn't even care. So you see why I'm so shocked that anyone, much less a human is standing up for me. But hey!

What else could I expect from the woman of my dreams. I would have smiled at how corny that sounded if I didn't suddenly notice the girls hand stretching towards the arrow in my heart. That was the first thing I noticed. The second was the sound of arrows being pulled back and being prepared to be released. The third thing was the giant centipede youkai that suddenly burst into my clearing.

I wouldn't have really cared if it headed for the old woman and her little band of men. But my heart froze in fear as it headed straight for the girl. I could breathe. I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything. I could only 'watch' with my odd sense of 'sight'.

The girl proved to be far more nimble than I would have guessed and threw herself to the side in time to avoid being hit. Unfortunately, this left me in the path.

The impact wasn't as bad as it could have been. I still had the wind knocked out of me, but I wasn't really harmed…I was still more concerned about the girl. The centipede youkai had picked itself up off the ground and had circled the around so that it was once again rushing the girl. Time seemed to freeze for me. This can't be happening to me! It can't! It won't! I WON'T WATCH THIS ANYMORE!!!!!

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The entire world seemed to tremble as the air was shattered by an incredible roar. Everything within several miles froze in fear.

Inuyasha had awaken.

Hmmmmmm. It was ok. Not bad. A bit sappy but I could have made it worse. Hopefully u guys enjoyed it. And please…REVIEW THE DAMN FIC!!!!