Chapter 25
'I have to get her to that family soon...she can't be at the shelter for too long. With a case like hers that could defiantly cause emotional damage.....' he thought as he drove himself and Kagome to the station. She was looking out the window, zoned out again. 'And I can't believe that she has a boyfriend, what kind of guy would go out with her and not notice what was up? He must have been abusing her too...if he wasn't he would have helped her out of that situation...I need to call him in too...' Jonathan thought as he pulled into the busy station. There were cars and people everywhere. He picked up his cell phone and punched in a few numbers.
"Hello. Beth? Yes, I'm going to need for you to find and bring in a boy around seventeen....long silver hair. Yes. Inuyasha is his name as I understand it. Thank you." And with that he hung up his phone. Looking over to Kagome he sighed.
He almost jumped when he heard her speak.
"W-what's your name?" she asked, looking at the floor in front of him. He put on a small gentle smile.
"Jonathan." She nodded. They sat in silence for a while until he opened his door and got out of the car. He walked around to her side of the car and opened hers for her. She stepped out. "Now I need to make sure that you understand we are here to help you. I know that it may be hard, but you can trust us." He said taking her hand. "So I need you to stay close to me, don't let go of my hand ok?" once again, he spoke to her as if her were talking to a child. She nodded, not looking him in the eye.
Inside of the building was no less crowded than outside. She held onto his hand tightly, not trusting all of the people around her.
Jonathan walked through the crowd quickly, obviously knowing where he was going. They finally stopped when they reached his private office. She sat in the corner as he talked with various people and police officers.
It was when he was talking to one of the male officers that she heard him.
"I would never hurt her!!! How could you accuse me of such a thing!!" he yelled, she could tell that he was walking by, not staying in the same place.
She quickly stood and dashed for the door. 'Inuyasha!' was all she could think, but the officer stopped her before she reached the door.
"I'm sorry miss, but we don't believe that it is safe for you to go out there at this time...." He said in his deep voice.
She freaked. There was a big strong man holding her back, and she couldn't help but be afraid. She thought that John said she could trust these people!
Jonathan could see her look of fear as she squirmed in the officer's arms. He quickly had him let go and allowed Kagome to hide behind him.
"It's ok Kagome...." He said in his usual calm gentle voice. "He was only looking out for you...." Jonathan looked over at the officer. "You may leave now..." he nodded and exited the room.
He motioned for her to sit down. As she sat, he began to talk.
"Why did you want to go outside so badly?" he questioned lightly. She was fidgeting and looking away.
"I heard Inuyasha..." she said quietly.
"And you wanted to see him?" she nodded. He sighed. "First of all I want you to know that you are not the only one in the situation you are in. I know that it is hard for you to understand what relationships are abusive, healthy and unhealthy, but you need to learn. For now you have to just trust me." She looked confused.
"What about Inuyasha? Why can't I see him?"
"Because that is an unhealthy relationship." He attempted to explain. She didn't understand why, but nodded, looking as confused as ever. Why was Inuyasha bad? He had only been nice to her.
The phone rang. He picked it up on the second ring and listened for a second.
"Yes. He's here? Already?" he seemed to be thinking about something, he nodded. "If that is what they say is best...yes...I guess that would be as soon as possible. Ok. Bye." He set the phone down gently. He found Kagome looking at him.
"There is a man coming here to pick you up." She tensed, and he continued. "His name is Sesshoumaru and he will be taking care of you from now on." She seemed to relax, then go into deep thought. 'Is that a bad relationship too?' she thought, now more confused then before.
He took her to a fairly large room filled with children and teenagers of all ages. She stayed as far away from people as possible, he noticed.
Inuyasha watched Kagome from the other side of the glass. To the people inside the room, it was simply a mirror.
'She looks so afraid...' he thought, half angry and half feeling sorry for her.
Sesshoumaru sat in Jonathan's office, across from the other man.
"I wanted to make sure that you understand how important it is that she has a stable environment. It is critical that she does not move, or feel threatened in any way. She needs to settle in as quickly as possible." Sesshoumaru nodded, already knowing all of the details that he continued to explain. He only stopped when his phone rang.
"Hello?" Jonathan answered quickly.
"Yes, sir there is a small problem here...." She paused.
"And that would be?" he spoke, both impatient and curious.
"We can't get the girl to leave the corner of the waiting room, and she won't allow anyone to touch her...." Jonathan immediately stood.
"I'll be right there." With that he hung up the phone and left the room, motioning for Sesshoumaru to follow.
When they got there the sight was exactly as he had pictured it, Kagome was in a tight ball in the corner while nurses and officers tried to convince her to come with them. He stepped in front of everyone and spoke.
"Kagome..." he made sure he used his soft voice when he talked to her. She looked up. "Its ok, you can come out now, I'll let you come with me back to my office, away from everyone. How does that sound?" she nodded, looking away again. He smiled a small smile at her and took her hand.
He walked her back to the office, Sesshoumaru following close behind, studying her actions. Once inside, they all took their seats and finished signing paper work. Kagome stayed at the edge of the room, working on a puzzle on the small coffee table.
Finally it came time for Sesshoumaru to take her home. He shook hands with John, and walked over to where Kagome was sitting.
"Are you ready to go home?" he asked in a soft voice, mimicking Jonathan. She looked up, confused. She looked walked over to John and stood behind him, almost as if she was hiding. He looked to Sesshoumaru, sighing.
"I almost forgot to tell you," he shook his head, "I shouldn't have let her spend so much time with me...she is probably going to get extremely attached to someone at your home, most likely you. As you can see, I spent less than a day with her and she is already attached." Kagome didn't like it that he spoke of her as if she wasn't there. "You need to be sure that whoever she finds won't leave her behind, and I mean for anything. The only other thing I can think of right now is that she can not be threatened in any way, and certainly not hit or spanked for discipline." Sesshoumaru nodded. 'They are talking as If I am a little child....' She thought, staying silent.
"Don't worry, I understand everything." He smiled, as did Jonathan.
"Then I think it is time." He hugged Kagome goodbye. "Now you need to go with this man, he's gonna take good care of you."
She had tears in her eyes.
"B-but....I thought I was going with you."
"I'm sorry honey, but you need to go with him..." Sesshoumaru took her hand.
"It's ok, you know me, everything is going to be ok now..." her face hidden by her hair, she nodded. Sesshoumaru let out a small smile. Taking her hand once again, he led her out of the room, taking her to his car.
Inuyasha was angry. Why the hell wouldn't they let him see Kagome! He stormed up to his apartment door and barged in.
"Sesshoumaru you are not going to believe this!!!" he yelled, throwing his coat down. When he walked around the corner, he saw the last thing he had expected. Sesshoumaru and Kagome were sitting on the floor around a puzzle, and Rin was asleep on the couch. They both had their heads turned towards him.
Sesshoumaru stood up, and Kagome immediately followed suit, hiding behind him and clutching his shirt.
...
Inuyasha was confused.
Was she afraid of him? She certainly had no reason to be.....he thought about it. Unable to come up with anything that could cause this sudden change, he spoke.
"Kagome...." he said sweetly, walking around Sesshoumaru to get to her. She hid her face in Sess's shirt, tensing. "Hey..." he touched her shoulder and watched her zip around to the other side off Sesshoumaru. He looked up at his brother confused.
"Why is she acting like this?" he sounded hurt. Sesshoumaru sighed.
"She is just a little confused right now..." Sesshoumaru continued to explain about him adopting the girl, and everything about her getting attached to too many different people, and how the past day has been unbelievably unstable for her.
Even though Inuyasha now understood the reasons for her actions, he was still hurt. HE was the one she used to turn to, not his brother. HE was the one she trusted and wouldn't let go of. HE took care of her when she needed him.
This wasn't fair.
He would make sure Kagome trusted him again.
End Chapter 25
I know that that wasn't very long at all...but I felt like I had to give you guys something. I'm not sure when the next chapter is going to be out, probably soon. Hope you liked it! Please review!!
-Shanaka
'I have to get her to that family soon...she can't be at the shelter for too long. With a case like hers that could defiantly cause emotional damage.....' he thought as he drove himself and Kagome to the station. She was looking out the window, zoned out again. 'And I can't believe that she has a boyfriend, what kind of guy would go out with her and not notice what was up? He must have been abusing her too...if he wasn't he would have helped her out of that situation...I need to call him in too...' Jonathan thought as he pulled into the busy station. There were cars and people everywhere. He picked up his cell phone and punched in a few numbers.
"Hello. Beth? Yes, I'm going to need for you to find and bring in a boy around seventeen....long silver hair. Yes. Inuyasha is his name as I understand it. Thank you." And with that he hung up his phone. Looking over to Kagome he sighed.
He almost jumped when he heard her speak.
"W-what's your name?" she asked, looking at the floor in front of him. He put on a small gentle smile.
"Jonathan." She nodded. They sat in silence for a while until he opened his door and got out of the car. He walked around to her side of the car and opened hers for her. She stepped out. "Now I need to make sure that you understand we are here to help you. I know that it may be hard, but you can trust us." He said taking her hand. "So I need you to stay close to me, don't let go of my hand ok?" once again, he spoke to her as if her were talking to a child. She nodded, not looking him in the eye.
Inside of the building was no less crowded than outside. She held onto his hand tightly, not trusting all of the people around her.
Jonathan walked through the crowd quickly, obviously knowing where he was going. They finally stopped when they reached his private office. She sat in the corner as he talked with various people and police officers.
It was when he was talking to one of the male officers that she heard him.
"I would never hurt her!!! How could you accuse me of such a thing!!" he yelled, she could tell that he was walking by, not staying in the same place.
She quickly stood and dashed for the door. 'Inuyasha!' was all she could think, but the officer stopped her before she reached the door.
"I'm sorry miss, but we don't believe that it is safe for you to go out there at this time...." He said in his deep voice.
She freaked. There was a big strong man holding her back, and she couldn't help but be afraid. She thought that John said she could trust these people!
Jonathan could see her look of fear as she squirmed in the officer's arms. He quickly had him let go and allowed Kagome to hide behind him.
"It's ok Kagome...." He said in his usual calm gentle voice. "He was only looking out for you...." Jonathan looked over at the officer. "You may leave now..." he nodded and exited the room.
He motioned for her to sit down. As she sat, he began to talk.
"Why did you want to go outside so badly?" he questioned lightly. She was fidgeting and looking away.
"I heard Inuyasha..." she said quietly.
"And you wanted to see him?" she nodded. He sighed. "First of all I want you to know that you are not the only one in the situation you are in. I know that it is hard for you to understand what relationships are abusive, healthy and unhealthy, but you need to learn. For now you have to just trust me." She looked confused.
"What about Inuyasha? Why can't I see him?"
"Because that is an unhealthy relationship." He attempted to explain. She didn't understand why, but nodded, looking as confused as ever. Why was Inuyasha bad? He had only been nice to her.
The phone rang. He picked it up on the second ring and listened for a second.
"Yes. He's here? Already?" he seemed to be thinking about something, he nodded. "If that is what they say is best...yes...I guess that would be as soon as possible. Ok. Bye." He set the phone down gently. He found Kagome looking at him.
"There is a man coming here to pick you up." She tensed, and he continued. "His name is Sesshoumaru and he will be taking care of you from now on." She seemed to relax, then go into deep thought. 'Is that a bad relationship too?' she thought, now more confused then before.
He took her to a fairly large room filled with children and teenagers of all ages. She stayed as far away from people as possible, he noticed.
Inuyasha watched Kagome from the other side of the glass. To the people inside the room, it was simply a mirror.
'She looks so afraid...' he thought, half angry and half feeling sorry for her.
Sesshoumaru sat in Jonathan's office, across from the other man.
"I wanted to make sure that you understand how important it is that she has a stable environment. It is critical that she does not move, or feel threatened in any way. She needs to settle in as quickly as possible." Sesshoumaru nodded, already knowing all of the details that he continued to explain. He only stopped when his phone rang.
"Hello?" Jonathan answered quickly.
"Yes, sir there is a small problem here...." She paused.
"And that would be?" he spoke, both impatient and curious.
"We can't get the girl to leave the corner of the waiting room, and she won't allow anyone to touch her...." Jonathan immediately stood.
"I'll be right there." With that he hung up the phone and left the room, motioning for Sesshoumaru to follow.
When they got there the sight was exactly as he had pictured it, Kagome was in a tight ball in the corner while nurses and officers tried to convince her to come with them. He stepped in front of everyone and spoke.
"Kagome..." he made sure he used his soft voice when he talked to her. She looked up. "Its ok, you can come out now, I'll let you come with me back to my office, away from everyone. How does that sound?" she nodded, looking away again. He smiled a small smile at her and took her hand.
He walked her back to the office, Sesshoumaru following close behind, studying her actions. Once inside, they all took their seats and finished signing paper work. Kagome stayed at the edge of the room, working on a puzzle on the small coffee table.
Finally it came time for Sesshoumaru to take her home. He shook hands with John, and walked over to where Kagome was sitting.
"Are you ready to go home?" he asked in a soft voice, mimicking Jonathan. She looked up, confused. She looked walked over to John and stood behind him, almost as if she was hiding. He looked to Sesshoumaru, sighing.
"I almost forgot to tell you," he shook his head, "I shouldn't have let her spend so much time with me...she is probably going to get extremely attached to someone at your home, most likely you. As you can see, I spent less than a day with her and she is already attached." Kagome didn't like it that he spoke of her as if she wasn't there. "You need to be sure that whoever she finds won't leave her behind, and I mean for anything. The only other thing I can think of right now is that she can not be threatened in any way, and certainly not hit or spanked for discipline." Sesshoumaru nodded. 'They are talking as If I am a little child....' She thought, staying silent.
"Don't worry, I understand everything." He smiled, as did Jonathan.
"Then I think it is time." He hugged Kagome goodbye. "Now you need to go with this man, he's gonna take good care of you."
She had tears in her eyes.
"B-but....I thought I was going with you."
"I'm sorry honey, but you need to go with him..." Sesshoumaru took her hand.
"It's ok, you know me, everything is going to be ok now..." her face hidden by her hair, she nodded. Sesshoumaru let out a small smile. Taking her hand once again, he led her out of the room, taking her to his car.
Inuyasha was angry. Why the hell wouldn't they let him see Kagome! He stormed up to his apartment door and barged in.
"Sesshoumaru you are not going to believe this!!!" he yelled, throwing his coat down. When he walked around the corner, he saw the last thing he had expected. Sesshoumaru and Kagome were sitting on the floor around a puzzle, and Rin was asleep on the couch. They both had their heads turned towards him.
Sesshoumaru stood up, and Kagome immediately followed suit, hiding behind him and clutching his shirt.
...
Inuyasha was confused.
Was she afraid of him? She certainly had no reason to be.....he thought about it. Unable to come up with anything that could cause this sudden change, he spoke.
"Kagome...." he said sweetly, walking around Sesshoumaru to get to her. She hid her face in Sess's shirt, tensing. "Hey..." he touched her shoulder and watched her zip around to the other side off Sesshoumaru. He looked up at his brother confused.
"Why is she acting like this?" he sounded hurt. Sesshoumaru sighed.
"She is just a little confused right now..." Sesshoumaru continued to explain about him adopting the girl, and everything about her getting attached to too many different people, and how the past day has been unbelievably unstable for her.
Even though Inuyasha now understood the reasons for her actions, he was still hurt. HE was the one she used to turn to, not his brother. HE was the one she trusted and wouldn't let go of. HE took care of her when she needed him.
This wasn't fair.
He would make sure Kagome trusted him again.
End Chapter 25
I know that that wasn't very long at all...but I felt like I had to give you guys something. I'm not sure when the next chapter is going to be out, probably soon. Hope you liked it! Please review!!
-Shanaka
