The Truth
Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own Inuyasha, or anyone else for that matter. Oh! But I DO own this fic! So please no stealing!
Authors note: I know, I know, you guys have been waiting for this forever. I am truly sorry! I have been trying my best, and will continue to do so until this fic. is complete! And in case anyone wants to know, I will be starting a new fic. soon! Yes after this one is complete, and yes I will update that one more often.
Chapter 24
He was tired. No, he was exhausted. He had just spent the past two days sifting through paper work, pulling strings with people he had to pretend he knew, driving back and forth from courthouse to courthouse, and trying to get a hold of his brother Inuyasha. But he had to do it, and he knew that it would all be worth it soon.
And to think, that he, Sesshoumaru, hadn't thought of this before. What could have made him so blind?
Kagome was afraid. Of what, she was not quite positive. Was it that she was home alone? Waiting for Inuyasha or Koga? It was really just whoever came first that mattered to her. And suddenly, she heard the unmistakable sound of her front door creaking open.
She didn't know what do or, or what to think for that matter. She didn't even know who it was yet! Of course, in the end she would end up ok. That she knew. Who cared if it was Koga? She would just hide away in that little place she made in her head, and everything would be fine. After all, the last time she did that he ended up leaving her alone, not that that one time really mattered to her.
So she waited. Sitting cross legged on her living room couch, listening, all of her senses on red alert. That is when she heard the voices...she only recognized one. Who was this other man? Was he someone to be afraid of? Someone to save her? She doubted that he would be of any help to her. He was probably just another one of Naraku's friends.
"Here, I will lead you to her room..."
"No, no, that is not necessary. I would prefer it if you would just wait here." He said in a professional tone.
"But-"the other man cut him off
"I said no. hopefully I will not have to use force......" the man he spoke to-her stepfather- let out a loud sigh.
"Ok, I will stay here. Her room is up the stairs, second door on the right." '...that's not my room...' Kagome thought, confused as to why Naraku would lie to this man. Naraku spoke roughly; the sound of him sitting on his swivel chair could be heard across the living room. Kagome froze. She did not hear the other man walking towards her yet...did she have enough time to make a run for it? There was no time to think.
The frightened girl dashed up the stairs to her room, not bothering to look back. She shut her door silently and touched her doorknob, feeling for the lock. She paused. Looking down franticly, she searched for her lock, only to find that it had been removed and replaced with a plain doorknob.
Crap.
'What do I do now!? What does that man want with me!?'
Footsteps! Heavy footsteps.... Louder.....louder...louder still...... they were coming closer! 'It must be that man!" she thought panicking. She curled up into a ball on her bed, bringing her knees to her chest, she buried her face. Rocking herself back and forth slowly, she began to cry. Only lightly. She quickly brushed her tears away and listened, her heart beating faster than it had ever she was sure.
The man opened the second door to the right and looked around. He saw boxes and other unpacked items.
"This isn't her room...." Wondering why Naraku had lied to him about what room was hers, he quietly shut the door and decided to try another room.
'I don't want him to find me....' Kagome thought as she jumped off the bed, gripping her sheet and pulling it with her to the corner of her room. She slumped down to the ground, bringing her knees to her chest once again. In a miserable attempt to hide herself she put the sheet over herself. She could see through the thin material just enough to watch the door to her room open slowly as someone knocked on it.
'This looks more like her room....' This time he saw a bed, a dresser and a nightstand.
"Kagome?" he could hear some light crying coming from the far right corner of the room. She was trying SO hard to keep quiet, but she simply could not hold back her cries and occasional whimpers.
"Kagome, can you come out now?" he was looking at the shaking lump of girl and sheet in the corner.
She could see him through her sheet. And he was very much...a man. He had to be at least six feet tall and was extremely built. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt. However, his face and expression was very gentle and sincere.
He continued to walk towards her slowly. She squirmed, trying to get further away from him; however that was not possible since she was in a corner.
"Don't be afraid." He continued to advance. She cried, unable to anything else. This man would be just like all of Naraku's other friends that he let play with her.....
He touched her arm in an attempt to get her to take the sheet off. She let out a small yelp. He put his hands up.
"It's ok..." he kneeled down beside her. "You need to listen to me ok?" he was speaking in a gentle voice. "I need you to get up and pack your belongings." She peeked out of her sheet, only letting her puffy red eyes show.
"Why?" she said in a small afraid voice.
"I can't explain right now, because we need to hurry." he spoke as if he were talking to a small child, and it calmed Kagome down if only a little bit.
"A-are we going somewhere?" she was trembling, still hiding behind her sheet. Her eyes reflected those of an afraid child. He nodded, keeping his calm features.
"Yes, but we need to hurry ok?" he reached for her arm once again, causing her to panic. She shrunk away, a look of pure fear plastered on her face.
"No..." she had her eyes shut tightly. 'We don't have time for this....' He thought. 'But I don't want her to be afraid...'
"Yes." He said gently, grabbing her arm firmly but not hurting her. "We have to go." He said, keeping his same calm tone. She struggled for a while before realizing that he -like everyone else- was not going to let go. He slowly pulled her to her feet by her upper arm. She looked away, pulling away as best se could.
He suddenly tilted her head towards him. Looking her straight in the eye he spoke.
"This needs to stop right now." His tone was serious and calm. "I need you to cooperate." She was shrinking away as he spoke. Her heart was still pumping faster then ever. He sighed. "I promise I won't hurt you, ok? I'm here to help you." he looked back into her eyes. "Ok?" she nodded looking down. "Now can you sit down on the bed for a second?" she tensed. He realized his mistake. "Or that chair..." he pointed to the chair in the left back corner of the room. She sat down where he pointed; thinking of what the consequences could be if she disobeyed.
'Now all I have left to do is find out who she had gotten attached to, if anyone. Most of the cases I have come across show that most of these abused children find someone or something.....' he thought as he sifted through her few things, taking jackets and things he thought she may need.
All this time Kagome watched. 'Who IS he?!' she thought, barely keeping her cool.
As he was stuffing things into his duffle bag, he saw a picture on the carpeted floor. He picked it up, studying it as he walked to the shaking girl.
"Who is this?" he asked, showing her the picture. She remained silent. "Who is this?" he asked again, more sternly, but holding onto his gentle voice.
"I-Inuyasha." Fear was evident in her voice. He nodded.
"Is this your boyfriend?" she nodded quickly, looking away.
He sighed. 'I'd better just get her out of here quick...' he heard tires screech, in the driveway. He ran to her window, looking out at the road.
"Damn it!!!" he yelled, causing Kagome to jump. He looked over to her, sighing. "I'm sorry that I frightened you...." He picked up her duffle bag. 'So THAT is why the bastard told me the wrong room. He wanted to buy more time so he could get away!!'
He opened the door to her room.
"Are you ready?" she slowly nodded and followed him downstairs, keeping her distance from him. He opened the front door and motioned for her to go out first. The tense girl stepped outside. He locked the door behind him and led her to his car.
END CHAPTER 24
Ok, next chapter we find out who this random guy in her house is....and some more things happen.....I think I'm wrapping up this story up in the next few chapters! It's kinda sad. It will be weird for this to be over.....
PLEASE REVIEW! It will really help me update faster. And as I'm sure most of you can relate to, the end of the year is coming. And my grades are horrible. So somebody needs to light a fire under me and get me to study for finals. Anywho, the next chapter will be out with in the next...3 weeks...maybe even sooner! I'm back on a roll with this fic! Wooh! Love you all!
Shanaka
Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) do not own Inuyasha, or anyone else for that matter. Oh! But I DO own this fic! So please no stealing!
Authors note: I know, I know, you guys have been waiting for this forever. I am truly sorry! I have been trying my best, and will continue to do so until this fic. is complete! And in case anyone wants to know, I will be starting a new fic. soon! Yes after this one is complete, and yes I will update that one more often.
Chapter 24
He was tired. No, he was exhausted. He had just spent the past two days sifting through paper work, pulling strings with people he had to pretend he knew, driving back and forth from courthouse to courthouse, and trying to get a hold of his brother Inuyasha. But he had to do it, and he knew that it would all be worth it soon.
And to think, that he, Sesshoumaru, hadn't thought of this before. What could have made him so blind?
Kagome was afraid. Of what, she was not quite positive. Was it that she was home alone? Waiting for Inuyasha or Koga? It was really just whoever came first that mattered to her. And suddenly, she heard the unmistakable sound of her front door creaking open.
She didn't know what do or, or what to think for that matter. She didn't even know who it was yet! Of course, in the end she would end up ok. That she knew. Who cared if it was Koga? She would just hide away in that little place she made in her head, and everything would be fine. After all, the last time she did that he ended up leaving her alone, not that that one time really mattered to her.
So she waited. Sitting cross legged on her living room couch, listening, all of her senses on red alert. That is when she heard the voices...she only recognized one. Who was this other man? Was he someone to be afraid of? Someone to save her? She doubted that he would be of any help to her. He was probably just another one of Naraku's friends.
"Here, I will lead you to her room..."
"No, no, that is not necessary. I would prefer it if you would just wait here." He said in a professional tone.
"But-"the other man cut him off
"I said no. hopefully I will not have to use force......" the man he spoke to-her stepfather- let out a loud sigh.
"Ok, I will stay here. Her room is up the stairs, second door on the right." '...that's not my room...' Kagome thought, confused as to why Naraku would lie to this man. Naraku spoke roughly; the sound of him sitting on his swivel chair could be heard across the living room. Kagome froze. She did not hear the other man walking towards her yet...did she have enough time to make a run for it? There was no time to think.
The frightened girl dashed up the stairs to her room, not bothering to look back. She shut her door silently and touched her doorknob, feeling for the lock. She paused. Looking down franticly, she searched for her lock, only to find that it had been removed and replaced with a plain doorknob.
Crap.
'What do I do now!? What does that man want with me!?'
Footsteps! Heavy footsteps.... Louder.....louder...louder still...... they were coming closer! 'It must be that man!" she thought panicking. She curled up into a ball on her bed, bringing her knees to her chest, she buried her face. Rocking herself back and forth slowly, she began to cry. Only lightly. She quickly brushed her tears away and listened, her heart beating faster than it had ever she was sure.
The man opened the second door to the right and looked around. He saw boxes and other unpacked items.
"This isn't her room...." Wondering why Naraku had lied to him about what room was hers, he quietly shut the door and decided to try another room.
'I don't want him to find me....' Kagome thought as she jumped off the bed, gripping her sheet and pulling it with her to the corner of her room. She slumped down to the ground, bringing her knees to her chest once again. In a miserable attempt to hide herself she put the sheet over herself. She could see through the thin material just enough to watch the door to her room open slowly as someone knocked on it.
'This looks more like her room....' This time he saw a bed, a dresser and a nightstand.
"Kagome?" he could hear some light crying coming from the far right corner of the room. She was trying SO hard to keep quiet, but she simply could not hold back her cries and occasional whimpers.
"Kagome, can you come out now?" he was looking at the shaking lump of girl and sheet in the corner.
She could see him through her sheet. And he was very much...a man. He had to be at least six feet tall and was extremely built. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt. However, his face and expression was very gentle and sincere.
He continued to walk towards her slowly. She squirmed, trying to get further away from him; however that was not possible since she was in a corner.
"Don't be afraid." He continued to advance. She cried, unable to anything else. This man would be just like all of Naraku's other friends that he let play with her.....
He touched her arm in an attempt to get her to take the sheet off. She let out a small yelp. He put his hands up.
"It's ok..." he kneeled down beside her. "You need to listen to me ok?" he was speaking in a gentle voice. "I need you to get up and pack your belongings." She peeked out of her sheet, only letting her puffy red eyes show.
"Why?" she said in a small afraid voice.
"I can't explain right now, because we need to hurry." he spoke as if he were talking to a small child, and it calmed Kagome down if only a little bit.
"A-are we going somewhere?" she was trembling, still hiding behind her sheet. Her eyes reflected those of an afraid child. He nodded, keeping his calm features.
"Yes, but we need to hurry ok?" he reached for her arm once again, causing her to panic. She shrunk away, a look of pure fear plastered on her face.
"No..." she had her eyes shut tightly. 'We don't have time for this....' He thought. 'But I don't want her to be afraid...'
"Yes." He said gently, grabbing her arm firmly but not hurting her. "We have to go." He said, keeping his same calm tone. She struggled for a while before realizing that he -like everyone else- was not going to let go. He slowly pulled her to her feet by her upper arm. She looked away, pulling away as best se could.
He suddenly tilted her head towards him. Looking her straight in the eye he spoke.
"This needs to stop right now." His tone was serious and calm. "I need you to cooperate." She was shrinking away as he spoke. Her heart was still pumping faster then ever. He sighed. "I promise I won't hurt you, ok? I'm here to help you." he looked back into her eyes. "Ok?" she nodded looking down. "Now can you sit down on the bed for a second?" she tensed. He realized his mistake. "Or that chair..." he pointed to the chair in the left back corner of the room. She sat down where he pointed; thinking of what the consequences could be if she disobeyed.
'Now all I have left to do is find out who she had gotten attached to, if anyone. Most of the cases I have come across show that most of these abused children find someone or something.....' he thought as he sifted through her few things, taking jackets and things he thought she may need.
All this time Kagome watched. 'Who IS he?!' she thought, barely keeping her cool.
As he was stuffing things into his duffle bag, he saw a picture on the carpeted floor. He picked it up, studying it as he walked to the shaking girl.
"Who is this?" he asked, showing her the picture. She remained silent. "Who is this?" he asked again, more sternly, but holding onto his gentle voice.
"I-Inuyasha." Fear was evident in her voice. He nodded.
"Is this your boyfriend?" she nodded quickly, looking away.
He sighed. 'I'd better just get her out of here quick...' he heard tires screech, in the driveway. He ran to her window, looking out at the road.
"Damn it!!!" he yelled, causing Kagome to jump. He looked over to her, sighing. "I'm sorry that I frightened you...." He picked up her duffle bag. 'So THAT is why the bastard told me the wrong room. He wanted to buy more time so he could get away!!'
He opened the door to her room.
"Are you ready?" she slowly nodded and followed him downstairs, keeping her distance from him. He opened the front door and motioned for her to go out first. The tense girl stepped outside. He locked the door behind him and led her to his car.
END CHAPTER 24
Ok, next chapter we find out who this random guy in her house is....and some more things happen.....I think I'm wrapping up this story up in the next few chapters! It's kinda sad. It will be weird for this to be over.....
PLEASE REVIEW! It will really help me update faster. And as I'm sure most of you can relate to, the end of the year is coming. And my grades are horrible. So somebody needs to light a fire under me and get me to study for finals. Anywho, the next chapter will be out with in the next...3 weeks...maybe even sooner! I'm back on a roll with this fic! Wooh! Love you all!
Shanaka
