The Mute

Chapter 2

Sessho's Lady

AN: sorry it took so long for me to update. I had to think of the best way to get where I want to be at the beginning of Chapter 3. First, I'm gonna answer some reviews.

Jaded Lady: thanks so much. That's the way I wanted this story to be since most of mine are so easy.

Bringme2lyfe: I hope this chapter is a little more descriptive for you. I did my best to describe Kagome. You'll learn more about Sesshomaru in late chapters.

Bakuralover4ever: If you feel bad for Kagome now, you'll really hate me later, but Sesshomaru will be sweeter than ever when that happens.

This next one goes out to several people who all asked the same thing, so if your name's not above, you probably fit here: I finally updated, so I hope you are all happy.

I would really appreciate any opinions or ideas about where to go from here. Thanks for reading! Please review!

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The next day, Sesshomaru decided to pick up Kagome for school. He knew she walked and the address she had given him was a long way from school. He was trying to get on her good side, so she might be more willing to explain what happened.

He pulled into her driveway and walked up to her front door. After ringing the doorbell, he took a moment to examine the outside of the house.

It was a small house, only one story. He could tell by the paint that it was fairly old. The house was white, though some spots were peeling.

The door opened, causing Sesshomaru to snap back to attention. Kagome was standing in the doorway, her eyes showing her surprise to see him at her house. Sesshomaru could see the questions running through her mind.

"I thought you might like a ride to school."

Kagome slowly nodded her head. She glanced back into her house and looked at him with a worried look.

"Go get your stuff and tell your parents that you're leaving. I'll wait here."

Kagome relaxed and ran back inside. She had left the door open, allowing Sesshomaru to look inside.

It was smaller than he thought. The kitchen and the dining room were one and the same. The living room had one sofa that was pulled out into a bed. Kagome came back into view, but Sesshomaru didn't notice at first. Movement from the pullout sofa had caught his attention.

Kagome saw what he was looking at and panicked. She ran forward and dragged him to his car, but not before he saw the little boy who was cured up in the sheets.

Judging by the was she had reacted, Sesshomaru figured that Kagome wouldn't appreciate him bringing it up right now. When they were both in the car, Sesshomaru glanced at the clock,

"You hungry? We still have forty-five minutes."

Kagome shook her head, so Sesshomaru drove straight to school. The walked to their lockers together, enjoying the silence of the empty hallways.

Unfortunately, that silence was ruined by a group of skater boys coming down the hall. Sesshomaru noticed Kagome cringe as the boys neared.

"Hey, Kagome," one of the boys yelled out.

Kagome shivered and tried to finish at her locker quickly, but she wasn't quick enough. By the time she had finished at her locker, the boys had surrounded her.

"Hey, sweetie. It's been a long time," the leader of the group said as he put his arm around her shoulder. "Have you missed me, my love?"

Kagome removed the boy's arm from her shoulder and tried to get away, but she couldn't push through the boys.

"Why are you trying to get away? Most girls your age would kill to have my attention."

Kagome glared at the boy and shoved him away from her. The boy's face turned red from anger, and he swung his fist towards Kagome's face.

She closed her eyes and waited for the pain that was sure to follow, but it never came. She opened one eye and saw that Sesshomaru had the boy by the throat.

"If you ever so much as look at look Kagome again, I'll rip your balls off and shove them down your throat. Got it?"

The boy nodded vigorously. Sesshomaru dropped him, and the group scampered away. Once they were out of sight, Sesshomaru turned to Kagome.

"You okay?"

She nodded.

"Who was that?"

Kagome took out her note pad and pencil and wrote down the name.

"Naraku? I'll make sure he never bothers you again."

Kagome gave him a small smile and wrote something else down.

"Wanna hang out after school?"

After school, Sesshomaru and Kagome went to the mall.

"So who was the little boy on the couch?"

Kagome looked down in shame.

"Never mind. Kags. You don't have to answer."

Kagome nodded and walked a little ahead of him. Sesshomaru took this chance to study her.

She had long ebony hair that reach down to her lower back. Her school uniform clung to her curvaceous body and did nothing to hide her long, perfect legs. Her skin was pale and creamy.

Sesshomaru followed Kagome to the food court. They ate in silence, Sesshomaru still studying her features.

Her eyes were chocolate brown, beautiful but holding some inner pain he couldn't dream to understand. Her lips were full and red but froze in a constant frown. Even her smiles were sad and heartbreaking.

'Beautiful,' he thought. 'Simply beautiful.'

He found himself wanting to make her smile, to take away the sadness that constantly clouded her face. He tried to figure out where those feelings were coming from, but he finally gave up, deciding it didn't really matter. It just felt right.

When they finished eating, Sesshomaru drove Kagome home.

"I don't suppose I could come in."

Kagome shook her head.

"Figured. I'm having a party tomorrow night. I expect you to be there."

Kagome's eyes widened, but she nodded.

"I'll pick you up at seven. Wear something nice."

Sesshomaru noticed her face dropped a little, but she nodded, so he said nothing about it.

When he got to his house, he went straight to his mother's room. No one had been in there since she had died, but he had to find something. He went through the closet and found a short cocktail dress that suited his purpose.

It was red with silver and black stripes. The bottom cut off in overlapping triangles. The sleeves were long and made of a light see-through material.

"This will be perfect for the beautiful little mute."

Kagome wondered around living room aimlessly after Sesshomaru left.

"Kagome, who were you with all afternoon?"

Kagome looked at her mom, but didn't say a word.

"You still refuse to speak?"

Kagome nodded. Emara gave an exasperated sigh and turned away.

"I have to go to work. Sota is spending the night at a friend's house."

Before she closed the door behind her, Emara mumbled something that Kagome could barely hear, but felt like it had been yelled once it reached her ears.

"You have o forgive him sometime, Kagome. There's so much worse he could have done."

Before Kagome could react, her mother was gone.