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Chapter 4
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'I'd never known I could sleep so long.' Kagome thought to herself, in the short moments that she would awaken.
Since the wolf attack, she hadn't done anything except sleep. It was almost as if her body was forcing her to rest.
She hadn't left the trailer either. She only sometimes remembered hearing the sounds of the door open and close, before she had fallen asleep again.
Yet, miraculously, one morning, at her normal awakening hour, Kagome awoke and felt able to get out of bed.
Kagome slowly rose, and placed her bare feet on the floor. She felt as if she had just awoken from a coma. She didn't take notice that she had been undressed and redressed in her night clothes.
Kagome's throat was dry. She wasn't hungry, only thirsty.
Mimicking her old morning routine pattern, Kagome rose from her cot, walked over to the sink and began to wash. The water felt cold against her skin, yet, everything seemed cold to her.
As she finished and began to dress, Kagome turned her eyes to glare at her father, who still lay sleeping on his own cot. His snoring was rhythmic and natural, just like always.
Kagome sighed heavily as she pulled her slightly wet hair back into the usual high pony tail with the same piece of rope. Her mind slowly began to recall her father's last words to her.
'Pull yourself together...you're a big girl...stop being a baby...'
'Go home...you cause trouble...'
'Stop embarrassing me...'
Kagome ducked her head in shame. She was an embarrassment; she had always been an embarrassment. Her father was only trying to help her, she knew that. She loved him...isn't that why she called him father?
Kagome nodded to herself, as if to convince herself that she was right. She finished dressing and left her father to his sleep.
After she finished lacing up her boots, Kagome stood up and gazed at the sky, which was on the brink of sunrise.
'I must remain strong.' She told herself, 'Souta would want me to be strong. And I keep on going...for you, Souta.'
Kagome felt a bit of her strength return to her; her confidence increased, as she turned and marched off.
She didn't want food, she wanted to work. She wanted to prove that she wasn't an embarrassment; that she could be brave, just as brave as Souta.
Kagome's legs carried her towards the animal tent: her morning sanctuary. She pulled the flap back and entered. She smiled upon her beloved animals; who never judged her.
Kagome clasped her hands together in a muffled clap, and strode over and began to care for the creatures.
As she moved about, the animals began to awaken and greet her; welcoming her back to them. Kagome talked sweetly to all of them, letting them believe that she was safe and happy.
Her voice was still the same sing-song note, even when she approached Inuyasha's cage.
"Good morning, Inuyasha!" she called into the cage. "Are you up yet?"
No voice or movement came from within the cage.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called again.
Then, it struck her...the noiselessness...the lack of electric hum...
Inuyasha's bowl dropped from her hands and crashed to the ground, its contents spilling everywhere.
Kagome's hand shook as she reached up towards the bars of the cage. Her nervous finger tips touched the icy metal...the life-less metal...
No shock hit her, no ten thousand volts of power...everything was off.
Kagome grasped the bars with her hands and peered within the cage. Which was completely empty...
"Oh...Kagome...you're up..." a voice called from behind.
Kagome quickly turned around and her eyes fell on the head animal trainer. Kagome knew him well...to well...the man was ruthless. He trained the animals using an iron tipped whip; many of the horses and elephants still had deep scars from the whip.
"We were all worried about you." He spoke again. "Glad to see you pulled through."
Kagome stared at him with a blank look on her face. She was too shocked to speak, although she tried...but the only thing that escaped her mouth was a small whine.
The trainer took her whine for a sigh of confusion. "Huh? Oh yea, I bet you're wondering why I'm back so early from vacation." The young man continued.
'Not really.' Kagome thought. She tried to find her words, but her tongue wouldn't obey.
"Well, the thing is. Naraku called us all back early. He wants to open early this year. And he needed the hanyou to be trained up a bit for the show."
"...the...the hanyou..." Kagome squeaked out finally.
"Yah, mutt-face, as I like to call him. Got a nasty mouth, that one. Didn't think he could talk for awhile, turns out he knows all the wrong things. We can't have him cussing at the customers though."
Kagome was half listening to the man. 'Inuyasha's talked to others?' she wondered.
"Where is the hanyou?" Kagome practically whispered.
"He's been relocated to the freak house tent. Been there for about a day or so. The electricity was running up the power bill...so Naraku just decided to invest in some heavy duty chains and some sleepy pills." The man continued.
Kagome shook her head, "Chains?" she whined. "They've chained him?"
"Had to." The man continued, "After your little 'episode' the crazy beast has been ranting all over the place...throwing fits and demanding things like a human. The mutt needs to know his place."
'Inuyasha...' Kagome thought to herself, 'He was worried about me? But...he said he didn't care. Yet, he...he saved my life...I think...'
Kagome was taken from her own thoughts to the feeling of hands on her shoulders. She snapped back into reality and saw the animal trainer facing her with intense eyes.
"I heard Kagome." He told her deeply, "About the attack. I couldn't believe it when I heard. But, wolves are vicious creatures. You're lucky you weren't hurt or worse."
He slowly dropped his hands from Kagome's shoulders and began to tenderly rub her arms.
"I actually wanted to come back early, Kagome." He told her.
Kagome's brown eyes flashed at him, her breath stopped, and she blinked wildly.
The man felt her tense under his hands, "I wanted to come back and see you, Kagome..."
She hated the way he said her name in his deep, lustful voice.
"Ever since I started working here, Kagome. I've noticed you." He said.
"Me?" Kagome breathed.
The man nodded and leaned closer to her face. "Yes, Kagome..." he breathed on her. "The way you walk, the way you laugh, the way you care for these poor beasts...Kagome."
He leaned further towards her, his eyes slowly closing, and his lips about to come down on hers. Kagome couldn't move his grip on her shoulders was to strong.
"Koga..." she whispered, "Mister Koga?"
Koga stopped and opened his eyes; he glared at her with an upset gaze. Probably because she was stopping his attempt to swoon her.
"Koga, I have work to do." Kagome breathed. She began to pull away from him.
"Can it wait?" Koga hissed to her.
Kagome pulled her shoulders out of his hold and took two steps back. "No Koga it can't." she said.
Kagome turned around and walked away from him. She walked towards the back of the animal tent, moved the flap, and exited quickly.
Kagome clasped her hands over her mouth as she half ran, half walked towards the freak house.
Why was Koga suddenly taking an interest in her now? Now, of all times! Whenever she had to work with him, he never acted like that. At least, not that she realized. Had he liked her all this time and she just didn't notice him?
What did it matter? She certainly didn't like him, she hated him. She hated how he whipped the animals and slowly took the wildness out of them.
Kagome paused suddenly. If Koga was now Inuyasha's trainer... that means that he'll slowly take Inuyasha's fighting spirit away too!
Kagome broke into a run for the freak house. Upon reaching it, she noticed the sign hanging across the doorway:
'Closed For Renovations'
The World's Most Curious Citizens attraction was not one of the most popular. Last season it had been completely closed down by Kagome's father because no one visited it.
The show consisted of a few weirdoes, including: the bearded lady (whose facial hair was taped on), a midget who could juggle, a man with a hook for a hand (also fake), another guy who could swallow swords, the human- pretzel, a girl dressed in a mermaid outfit sitting in a tank of water, and now...Inuyasha.
Ignoring the sign, Kagome threw back the heavy wooden door and darted inside. Unlike the other attractions, the freak house was an actual building made of wood, not a tent. The ceiling had large, extending rafters that led to a loft where supplies were kept. A small wooden ladder led up to the loft.
Each individual person had their own private booth, which would be decorated to promote the 'wacky' talent they possessed. Now, all the booths were dark and empty. Kagome felt along the wall, found the lights, and flipped them on.
The room came alive with light. Everywhere there were slabs of wood and cans of colorful paints. The air was heavy with sawdust.
Wood shavings and straw lined the floor under Kagome's feet. She slowly made her way across the room, glancing from side to side.
Finally, her eyes found Inuyasha; his silver hair giving him away. He lay in a cage in the last booth.
Kagome hurried over to him. When she reached the booth she noticed a freshly painted sign hanging above the cage.
'See the Amazing Dog Eared Boy!"
The words were painted in bold, red paint that seemed to taunt the reader. This was the way her father was choosing to display Inuyasha to the world. People would come from miles around to see the 'Amazing Dog Eared Boy.' And find Inuyasha, chained and sedated in an iron cage.
Kagome stared past the sign, her stomach turning in circles. But what she saw made it flip in the total opposite direction and jump into her throat.
It could have been just a pile of chains with limbs sticking out. For that's what it looked like.
Shackles upon shackles, chains upon chains surrounded him. Massive, heavy iron cuffs were clasped to his wrists and ankles all chained together. Around his neck, a metal collar fixed with several extending chains that were staked into the ground.
His red jacket had been removed, now he only wore a white shirt with no sleeves. Kagome took notice of the many scars that tattooed his body, unseen by her before now.
His hair hung around his shoulders in all directions. Twisted and knotted up in the many chains that held him prisoner.
Kagome searched among the metallic mass for his face. Once her eyes found it, under his hair and bindings, she was about to cry out in horror.
He had been muzzled. Muzzled, like a dog...His nose and mouth forced behind a metal and leather brace.
But...the worst had not yet been explained.
Behind the chains, shackles, braces, and cuffs, his eyes still remained open. Dully half open.
His mouth hung open behind the muzzle, drooling slightly, and panting like a half sedated animal. Which was what he was.
He was like a patient after a massive surgery, coming out of the anesthesia. Totally out of it, but awake to the world.
Kagome clasped her hands over her mouth, trying to force back the tears that began to weald up in her eyes.
Unknown to her, the scent of her forming tears had already triggered within Inuyasha's half asleep mind. He forced his lazy body to turn towards the source of the sad scent. But he could only manage to move his eyes and bring them to rest on the familiar face. He wanted to talk, but couldn't; his tongue wouldn't obey.
Kagome dropped to her knees in front of Inuyasha. She hunched over and sobbed into her lap.
"This...this just...isn't right..." she cried softly. "...it's unnatural... shameful..."
Inuyasha's eyes widened as she spoke through her tears. Here was a human girl who knew nothing about him...yet cried for him. Why?
He managed to shift slightly under the weight of the chains, causing them to rattle, and Kagome's head to rise up.
Her eyes were blood-shot and puffy, and her face white and tear stricken. "Inuyasha?" she mumbled.
Kagome sat up slightly and leaned forward. Extending her hands, she grabbed a hold of the base of the cage and pulled herself up.
She saw his golden eyes upon her, even though the rest of his body seemed dead. Kagome's gaze met with his only shortly, before she scanned the massive amounts of chains that held him down.
One of his hands, bearing a metal cuff, lay on the cage bottom close to her. His clawed fingers twitching slightly. Kagome eyed it for a long time. Then, she lifted her gaze back to Inuyasha's eyes, who still watched her.
Kagome remembered the first time she met Inuyasha. How she had reached right into the cage and pulled on his ear. How Sango had told her she was lucky she hadn't lost an arm.
Kagome's eyes moved back to Inuyasha's hand and then to his eyes again. She blinked slowly and softened her glare.
Then, she released one hand from the cage, brought it through the bars, and towards Inuyasha's own hand.
Inuyasha's eyes flashed as he saw her hand edge towards his. He stirred slightly, making the chains rattle, but this only stopped Kagome's assault for a brief moment. Her eyes turned back onto his and she cocked her head in question, then opened her mouth and softly spoke:
"I know you won't hurt me, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's eyes fell and narrowed as her hand crept towards his again. Kagome waited a few seconds before gently touching his knuckle with the tips of her fingers.
They both stared from each other's hands to each other's faces and back again. Inuyasha tried to take control and pull his hand away, but he couldn't...and yet, he didn't think he wanted to.
Kagome, after softly touching the knuckles on his hand, began to reach her hand fully over his. She succeeded and placed her own hand over his. She could feel his nerves twitching under her palm. Her own palm was sweaty and nervous, but she didn't pull back. She let the full weight of her hand rest on his, before turning her eyes back up to his.
"Inuyasha..." she whispered to him, "Don't let them brake you. Don't let them take away your wild spirit. Never give in..."
Inuyasha stared at her with his golden gaze. Kagome dared wonder if he could make heads or tails of what she was saying.
Kagome shut her eyes and tightened her grip on Inuyasha's hand. When she opened her eyes, Inuyasha's mouth was shut and his head had turned and faced her.
"One day, Inuyasha, you will escape from here. I'll help you escape...some how. But, I promise you, you will not stay here forever. I promise you that."
Then, she released his hand, and pulled her own back through the bars. She rose up fully and dusted off her jeans.
"We both will be strong." She finished. Taking a few steps backwards from him before turning around and heading for the exit. She opened the door, shut off the lights, and took a last glace over her shoulder at Inuyasha before walking out into the morning sunlight, closing the door behind her.
Inuyasha watched her go, turning his gaze away when she stared back at him from the doorway. Why was this human helping him? Humans had never regarded him with any kind of kindness let alone help him. Yet this girl, Kagome, who cries allot, she pities him.
Something was oddly...welcoming about her...yet, he could tell she was deeply emotionally troubled. He couldn't help himself but feel pity towards her, that weak human girl...who promised to free him from his prison. But how strong was a human's word? Did he dare believe her? Did he dare trust her? Trust had never gotten him anywhere in his life. Why start now?
Kagome. Whose father beats her. Kagome. Who had no friends. Kagome. Who promised to help him.
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Short Chapter I know...sorry. I have been going through a slight writer's crunch. I've been writing ahead of myself allot...which is a bad habit. Also, I have to start looking for colleges and scholarships so I've been doing that instead of writing... (Mommies orders...sigh) But anywho, I hope you all are enjoying this story, as well as my others. Review if you love me ;)
Chapter 4
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'I'd never known I could sleep so long.' Kagome thought to herself, in the short moments that she would awaken.
Since the wolf attack, she hadn't done anything except sleep. It was almost as if her body was forcing her to rest.
She hadn't left the trailer either. She only sometimes remembered hearing the sounds of the door open and close, before she had fallen asleep again.
Yet, miraculously, one morning, at her normal awakening hour, Kagome awoke and felt able to get out of bed.
Kagome slowly rose, and placed her bare feet on the floor. She felt as if she had just awoken from a coma. She didn't take notice that she had been undressed and redressed in her night clothes.
Kagome's throat was dry. She wasn't hungry, only thirsty.
Mimicking her old morning routine pattern, Kagome rose from her cot, walked over to the sink and began to wash. The water felt cold against her skin, yet, everything seemed cold to her.
As she finished and began to dress, Kagome turned her eyes to glare at her father, who still lay sleeping on his own cot. His snoring was rhythmic and natural, just like always.
Kagome sighed heavily as she pulled her slightly wet hair back into the usual high pony tail with the same piece of rope. Her mind slowly began to recall her father's last words to her.
'Pull yourself together...you're a big girl...stop being a baby...'
'Go home...you cause trouble...'
'Stop embarrassing me...'
Kagome ducked her head in shame. She was an embarrassment; she had always been an embarrassment. Her father was only trying to help her, she knew that. She loved him...isn't that why she called him father?
Kagome nodded to herself, as if to convince herself that she was right. She finished dressing and left her father to his sleep.
After she finished lacing up her boots, Kagome stood up and gazed at the sky, which was on the brink of sunrise.
'I must remain strong.' She told herself, 'Souta would want me to be strong. And I keep on going...for you, Souta.'
Kagome felt a bit of her strength return to her; her confidence increased, as she turned and marched off.
She didn't want food, she wanted to work. She wanted to prove that she wasn't an embarrassment; that she could be brave, just as brave as Souta.
Kagome's legs carried her towards the animal tent: her morning sanctuary. She pulled the flap back and entered. She smiled upon her beloved animals; who never judged her.
Kagome clasped her hands together in a muffled clap, and strode over and began to care for the creatures.
As she moved about, the animals began to awaken and greet her; welcoming her back to them. Kagome talked sweetly to all of them, letting them believe that she was safe and happy.
Her voice was still the same sing-song note, even when she approached Inuyasha's cage.
"Good morning, Inuyasha!" she called into the cage. "Are you up yet?"
No voice or movement came from within the cage.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called again.
Then, it struck her...the noiselessness...the lack of electric hum...
Inuyasha's bowl dropped from her hands and crashed to the ground, its contents spilling everywhere.
Kagome's hand shook as she reached up towards the bars of the cage. Her nervous finger tips touched the icy metal...the life-less metal...
No shock hit her, no ten thousand volts of power...everything was off.
Kagome grasped the bars with her hands and peered within the cage. Which was completely empty...
"Oh...Kagome...you're up..." a voice called from behind.
Kagome quickly turned around and her eyes fell on the head animal trainer. Kagome knew him well...to well...the man was ruthless. He trained the animals using an iron tipped whip; many of the horses and elephants still had deep scars from the whip.
"We were all worried about you." He spoke again. "Glad to see you pulled through."
Kagome stared at him with a blank look on her face. She was too shocked to speak, although she tried...but the only thing that escaped her mouth was a small whine.
The trainer took her whine for a sigh of confusion. "Huh? Oh yea, I bet you're wondering why I'm back so early from vacation." The young man continued.
'Not really.' Kagome thought. She tried to find her words, but her tongue wouldn't obey.
"Well, the thing is. Naraku called us all back early. He wants to open early this year. And he needed the hanyou to be trained up a bit for the show."
"...the...the hanyou..." Kagome squeaked out finally.
"Yah, mutt-face, as I like to call him. Got a nasty mouth, that one. Didn't think he could talk for awhile, turns out he knows all the wrong things. We can't have him cussing at the customers though."
Kagome was half listening to the man. 'Inuyasha's talked to others?' she wondered.
"Where is the hanyou?" Kagome practically whispered.
"He's been relocated to the freak house tent. Been there for about a day or so. The electricity was running up the power bill...so Naraku just decided to invest in some heavy duty chains and some sleepy pills." The man continued.
Kagome shook her head, "Chains?" she whined. "They've chained him?"
"Had to." The man continued, "After your little 'episode' the crazy beast has been ranting all over the place...throwing fits and demanding things like a human. The mutt needs to know his place."
'Inuyasha...' Kagome thought to herself, 'He was worried about me? But...he said he didn't care. Yet, he...he saved my life...I think...'
Kagome was taken from her own thoughts to the feeling of hands on her shoulders. She snapped back into reality and saw the animal trainer facing her with intense eyes.
"I heard Kagome." He told her deeply, "About the attack. I couldn't believe it when I heard. But, wolves are vicious creatures. You're lucky you weren't hurt or worse."
He slowly dropped his hands from Kagome's shoulders and began to tenderly rub her arms.
"I actually wanted to come back early, Kagome." He told her.
Kagome's brown eyes flashed at him, her breath stopped, and she blinked wildly.
The man felt her tense under his hands, "I wanted to come back and see you, Kagome..."
She hated the way he said her name in his deep, lustful voice.
"Ever since I started working here, Kagome. I've noticed you." He said.
"Me?" Kagome breathed.
The man nodded and leaned closer to her face. "Yes, Kagome..." he breathed on her. "The way you walk, the way you laugh, the way you care for these poor beasts...Kagome."
He leaned further towards her, his eyes slowly closing, and his lips about to come down on hers. Kagome couldn't move his grip on her shoulders was to strong.
"Koga..." she whispered, "Mister Koga?"
Koga stopped and opened his eyes; he glared at her with an upset gaze. Probably because she was stopping his attempt to swoon her.
"Koga, I have work to do." Kagome breathed. She began to pull away from him.
"Can it wait?" Koga hissed to her.
Kagome pulled her shoulders out of his hold and took two steps back. "No Koga it can't." she said.
Kagome turned around and walked away from him. She walked towards the back of the animal tent, moved the flap, and exited quickly.
Kagome clasped her hands over her mouth as she half ran, half walked towards the freak house.
Why was Koga suddenly taking an interest in her now? Now, of all times! Whenever she had to work with him, he never acted like that. At least, not that she realized. Had he liked her all this time and she just didn't notice him?
What did it matter? She certainly didn't like him, she hated him. She hated how he whipped the animals and slowly took the wildness out of them.
Kagome paused suddenly. If Koga was now Inuyasha's trainer... that means that he'll slowly take Inuyasha's fighting spirit away too!
Kagome broke into a run for the freak house. Upon reaching it, she noticed the sign hanging across the doorway:
'Closed For Renovations'
The World's Most Curious Citizens attraction was not one of the most popular. Last season it had been completely closed down by Kagome's father because no one visited it.
The show consisted of a few weirdoes, including: the bearded lady (whose facial hair was taped on), a midget who could juggle, a man with a hook for a hand (also fake), another guy who could swallow swords, the human- pretzel, a girl dressed in a mermaid outfit sitting in a tank of water, and now...Inuyasha.
Ignoring the sign, Kagome threw back the heavy wooden door and darted inside. Unlike the other attractions, the freak house was an actual building made of wood, not a tent. The ceiling had large, extending rafters that led to a loft where supplies were kept. A small wooden ladder led up to the loft.
Each individual person had their own private booth, which would be decorated to promote the 'wacky' talent they possessed. Now, all the booths were dark and empty. Kagome felt along the wall, found the lights, and flipped them on.
The room came alive with light. Everywhere there were slabs of wood and cans of colorful paints. The air was heavy with sawdust.
Wood shavings and straw lined the floor under Kagome's feet. She slowly made her way across the room, glancing from side to side.
Finally, her eyes found Inuyasha; his silver hair giving him away. He lay in a cage in the last booth.
Kagome hurried over to him. When she reached the booth she noticed a freshly painted sign hanging above the cage.
'See the Amazing Dog Eared Boy!"
The words were painted in bold, red paint that seemed to taunt the reader. This was the way her father was choosing to display Inuyasha to the world. People would come from miles around to see the 'Amazing Dog Eared Boy.' And find Inuyasha, chained and sedated in an iron cage.
Kagome stared past the sign, her stomach turning in circles. But what she saw made it flip in the total opposite direction and jump into her throat.
It could have been just a pile of chains with limbs sticking out. For that's what it looked like.
Shackles upon shackles, chains upon chains surrounded him. Massive, heavy iron cuffs were clasped to his wrists and ankles all chained together. Around his neck, a metal collar fixed with several extending chains that were staked into the ground.
His red jacket had been removed, now he only wore a white shirt with no sleeves. Kagome took notice of the many scars that tattooed his body, unseen by her before now.
His hair hung around his shoulders in all directions. Twisted and knotted up in the many chains that held him prisoner.
Kagome searched among the metallic mass for his face. Once her eyes found it, under his hair and bindings, she was about to cry out in horror.
He had been muzzled. Muzzled, like a dog...His nose and mouth forced behind a metal and leather brace.
But...the worst had not yet been explained.
Behind the chains, shackles, braces, and cuffs, his eyes still remained open. Dully half open.
His mouth hung open behind the muzzle, drooling slightly, and panting like a half sedated animal. Which was what he was.
He was like a patient after a massive surgery, coming out of the anesthesia. Totally out of it, but awake to the world.
Kagome clasped her hands over her mouth, trying to force back the tears that began to weald up in her eyes.
Unknown to her, the scent of her forming tears had already triggered within Inuyasha's half asleep mind. He forced his lazy body to turn towards the source of the sad scent. But he could only manage to move his eyes and bring them to rest on the familiar face. He wanted to talk, but couldn't; his tongue wouldn't obey.
Kagome dropped to her knees in front of Inuyasha. She hunched over and sobbed into her lap.
"This...this just...isn't right..." she cried softly. "...it's unnatural... shameful..."
Inuyasha's eyes widened as she spoke through her tears. Here was a human girl who knew nothing about him...yet cried for him. Why?
He managed to shift slightly under the weight of the chains, causing them to rattle, and Kagome's head to rise up.
Her eyes were blood-shot and puffy, and her face white and tear stricken. "Inuyasha?" she mumbled.
Kagome sat up slightly and leaned forward. Extending her hands, she grabbed a hold of the base of the cage and pulled herself up.
She saw his golden eyes upon her, even though the rest of his body seemed dead. Kagome's gaze met with his only shortly, before she scanned the massive amounts of chains that held him down.
One of his hands, bearing a metal cuff, lay on the cage bottom close to her. His clawed fingers twitching slightly. Kagome eyed it for a long time. Then, she lifted her gaze back to Inuyasha's eyes, who still watched her.
Kagome remembered the first time she met Inuyasha. How she had reached right into the cage and pulled on his ear. How Sango had told her she was lucky she hadn't lost an arm.
Kagome's eyes moved back to Inuyasha's hand and then to his eyes again. She blinked slowly and softened her glare.
Then, she released one hand from the cage, brought it through the bars, and towards Inuyasha's own hand.
Inuyasha's eyes flashed as he saw her hand edge towards his. He stirred slightly, making the chains rattle, but this only stopped Kagome's assault for a brief moment. Her eyes turned back onto his and she cocked her head in question, then opened her mouth and softly spoke:
"I know you won't hurt me, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's eyes fell and narrowed as her hand crept towards his again. Kagome waited a few seconds before gently touching his knuckle with the tips of her fingers.
They both stared from each other's hands to each other's faces and back again. Inuyasha tried to take control and pull his hand away, but he couldn't...and yet, he didn't think he wanted to.
Kagome, after softly touching the knuckles on his hand, began to reach her hand fully over his. She succeeded and placed her own hand over his. She could feel his nerves twitching under her palm. Her own palm was sweaty and nervous, but she didn't pull back. She let the full weight of her hand rest on his, before turning her eyes back up to his.
"Inuyasha..." she whispered to him, "Don't let them brake you. Don't let them take away your wild spirit. Never give in..."
Inuyasha stared at her with his golden gaze. Kagome dared wonder if he could make heads or tails of what she was saying.
Kagome shut her eyes and tightened her grip on Inuyasha's hand. When she opened her eyes, Inuyasha's mouth was shut and his head had turned and faced her.
"One day, Inuyasha, you will escape from here. I'll help you escape...some how. But, I promise you, you will not stay here forever. I promise you that."
Then, she released his hand, and pulled her own back through the bars. She rose up fully and dusted off her jeans.
"We both will be strong." She finished. Taking a few steps backwards from him before turning around and heading for the exit. She opened the door, shut off the lights, and took a last glace over her shoulder at Inuyasha before walking out into the morning sunlight, closing the door behind her.
Inuyasha watched her go, turning his gaze away when she stared back at him from the doorway. Why was this human helping him? Humans had never regarded him with any kind of kindness let alone help him. Yet this girl, Kagome, who cries allot, she pities him.
Something was oddly...welcoming about her...yet, he could tell she was deeply emotionally troubled. He couldn't help himself but feel pity towards her, that weak human girl...who promised to free him from his prison. But how strong was a human's word? Did he dare believe her? Did he dare trust her? Trust had never gotten him anywhere in his life. Why start now?
Kagome. Whose father beats her. Kagome. Who had no friends. Kagome. Who promised to help him.
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Short Chapter I know...sorry. I have been going through a slight writer's crunch. I've been writing ahead of myself allot...which is a bad habit. Also, I have to start looking for colleges and scholarships so I've been doing that instead of writing... (Mommies orders...sigh) But anywho, I hope you all are enjoying this story, as well as my others. Review if you love me ;)
