Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own Inuyasha... blah blah blah ...Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Good Vibrations
He woke up early in the morning. Everything was still in shades of grey and blue, and everyone else was still asleep. He had to figure something out, he felt like he might go insane if he could not talk to someone. Shippou had found a way for him to understand what they were saying, but he still had no way to speak back.
He spent a good couple of hours trying to figure out some way to speak to his friends. He thought of a number of bizarre ways of speaking, and after testing them on his own, decided that they would not work. He had heard about a thing from the future Kagome called 'sign language,' and tried it, but he couldn't remember any of the symbols. But, just because he was deaf didn't mean he couldn't speak, right? But how would he know if he was speaking correctly? He thought about this question quite a bit, and wasn't getting much of anywhere. He kept thinking himself in circles. This was all so confusing!
Kirara noticed his aggravation. She walked over, curled up next to him and purred. He looked down and petted the little hellcat. He knew what a purr sounded like.
This sparked something in his mind. How did he know she was purring? He couldn't see her... He could feel her, he decided, he could feel the vibrations that made the purring noise. Maybe if he could use this...
He went back to sleep. Some small solution, or even just a small start to a solution to him was a great relief. Besides, he was getting a headache.
After a quiet breakfast (an eerily quiet breakfast), the group had commenced their morning conversation. Inuyasha leaned against the wall of the shack, just like any normal day, and watched them talk. He concentrated on how their mouths moved when they spoke. With Kirara translating for him, it didn't take all too long for him to understand some of what they were saying on his own. There was talk of down spirits, comforting words, guidance, how to help Inuyasha, and rumors of shikkon shards (according to Kirara).
He would have to practice speaking quickly, he was not sure if he was ready to continue fighting without learning a new way to sense.
Such talk of sixth senses... He wished he had one right now.
The rest of the day passed with no special purpose; laundry, cooking, cleaning, helping villagers with illnesses, Kagome trying to study, Miroku trying to be holy, basic uneventful day. The sun shining, the flowers growing, he was almost positive that there were probably birds singing somewhere, and the stream was sure to be making noise, and Shippou playing games with Kirara and local children. That was just fine with Inuyasha, he didn't feel like abusing the child today.
Darn that 'sit'!
Inuyasha stood and calmly walked to the stream. He didn't actually walk to the stream, though, just nearby. His self-invented excersize worked better when Kagome didn't know he was watching. She was the only one he could stand watching for extended periods of time. That whench seemed to think he liked her... Feh! She was just easy prey, people from the future seem to be quite unobservant.
He sat on the limb of a tree near the river, and (so he thought) out of sight. Closing his eyes to concentrate, he sat and "listened." At first he felt nothing (and for a while thought he had bitten off more than he could chew), it was too quiet. He opened his eyes and stared boredly at the stream. Perhaps watching to help him feel the sound would work. His attention perked when he thought he felt a vibration, he was confirmed by a swift tug on his neck and an express, all-expenses paid trip to earth.
She was pleased to see his figure fall to the ground. She had no idea how long the pervert was watching, but she had spotted him when she was cleaning her own clothes (which happened to be last). She still felt rather naked in her new bathing suit, but her old one had worn out, and designers in society today... That in itself angered her enough, but what with the peeping hanyou around, it was enough to push her off the edge.
"INUYASHA!" she bellowed. Either he "heard" it or knew it was coming. There was pre terror of expectation in his eyes.
"OSUWARI!"
She felt slightly appeased.
She waded across the stream and stood over him, dripping. He looked at her through the corners of his eyes, afraid that if she were to catch him staring that she would sit him.
"WHAT makes you think you can watch me take off my clothes anytime you like?!" she paused. Inuyasha helplessly shook his head, he only had the slightest clue what she was talking about, but she was speaking too fast for him to understand.
"A woman values her privacy! You have NO idea what we deal with in my time! Osuwari, osuwari, OSUWARI!"
She watched the muscles in his face tighten as the necklace pulled down on his body three more times. He uttered a pitiful noise like a gurgle and a cat coughing up a hairball. She turned to return to her laundry.
It wasn't there.
"EYAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
New A/Ns:
Raewolfdemon Thanks! Thanks for the idea, I may use part of it, but the rest (no offense) sounds a little too usual. Keep writing, the only way to get better is to practice.
shamanic destiny Thank you! I will try to update as much as I can. Unfortunately my parents don't let me have the password to the internet, but I will find a way! lol
DraGonMistress704 Thank you! Well, think about this; to me the thought of his cute little ears being deaf makes them seem cuter. shrugs Don't ask why, but my mind seems to picture them more fuzzy and adorable when they don't work. O.o
kuroi raishu Thank you! =) I'll try to update as much as I can... but, you get to read them more than the ppl online... O.o I might send disks to you with updates so you can help me to update more often, okay? Ty
Storm-Maker Thank you! Actually, that's what helped me to develop the story before I even started writing. If I had no clue how to help him, it might not have gone far. '' We did a small unit on Helen Keller sometime in Grade School (I think), but it helped a lot!
NEKO INU FANGIRL Thank you! phew So it is original... I was worried about other people having my same ideas, it tends to happen a lot. You know how depressing when every good idea you have is already done? I've actually never read one where he was blind, which one would you recommend? I'd like to see what they did with it.
((old A/N: The idea for this story came while I was sitting on the porch during a thunderstorm. The thunder pounded and I could feel the ground shake beneath me. I started thinking about sound, and concluded that the sense of hearing was a demented form of touch. Bits of animation from the first chapter flitted through my head. I nodded and said to my cats; "Yeah, I could do that." But now I'm a little bit stuck, and would appreciate any comments and especially any ideas. Full recognition for those ideas that I decide use or build off of, of course! Also any ideas for different titles for the story and it's chapters, I'm really bad at titles. '' Ty everyone!))