AN: SOOOOO sorry about the long wait! Basketball is a killer, I get home and go straight to bed! I got a few hundred words in during study hall, but not enough to finish the chapter! I got that done just today. I'm thinking about starting another fic for a different anime, which would cut my working time for this story in half. I think I'll wait until this one is a little bit more under way, though. I've decided pretty much no one is actually going to be IC in this story, so bear with me!
To Lauren: I am glad I can impress somebody, my knowledge is pretty limited! I don't know anyone who is deaf, but I use fingerspelling to talk to my family and friends a lot! Especially during tests and stuff at school, it can be pretty useful!
Thanks to all my readers, reviewers, followers and favoriters!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Kagome turned in her seat, staring at the person behind her. She pushed the notebook her had been writing in behind her back and out of view.
The first thing she noticed about the demon in front of her was the unkempt, uber-long black hair. The second was his beady red eyes that scared her thoroughly. He had a long, fur cloak that went all the way to the ground, pooling around his feet.
"Why is a petty human, of all creatures, sitting in my seat?" He asked, slouching menacingly over her. Her blood froze at his voice. It slipped over her, surrounding her and tightening around her neck. Or, it might have been the ascot he was pulling towards the desk, bringing her head down with it. She tugged at his hands, digging her nails in slightly.
Then, suddenly, the pressure lifted from her accessory, freeing her head. She gasped, rubbing where the fabric had chafed. She raised her eyes, wondering where the teacher was. She heard a growl, and an intimidating "You filthy creature!
In front of her, dangling by the demon's hand, was Inuyasha. The demon's claws sunk into the side of Inuyasha's neck, where his hand gripped tightly. Inuyasha was fumbling to peel the fingers from his throat as he struggled to draw breath. Kagome stared, wide-eyed, as his face turned red, then blue. His feet kicked firmly at the demon's midsection, surely leaving a good bruise or two.
Sesshomaru was off to the side, held back by several lackey demons. He was constantly slashing at them, though they were just replaced by others. He couldn't escape to help Inuyasha.
Kagome watched as all this unfolded. She felt anger bubble up in her chest, and acted.
Inuyasha didn't know what was happening. He saw the girl in Naraku's seat, Naraku dragging the girl's head down to the desk. He felt a protective urge, then leaped. He snatched Naraku's wrist, squeezing it tightly. The demon let go in shock, eyes sliding over to him. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, and saw Naraku's mouth move. In a flash, Inuyasha felt a hand around his throat, and his feet left the ground. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sesshomaru lunge forward, only to be caught by four demons pinning him down. His brother slashed at the demons, knocking them off, but they were replaced by larger, fiercer demons.
He wondered where Mr. Myouga was for a moment, then realized that danger occurred, and nearly laughed at the idea of him sticking around. Inuyasha watched with hazing vision as Kagome lunged at Naraku, taking handfuls of his hair and yanking with her full body weight. Naraku dropped Inuyasha suddenly, and he heaped on the ground, gasping for breath. Sesshomaru finally cut down the last of the lackeys holding him down and jumped over to his fallen brother. He lifted Inuyasha's head and shook his hand in front of Inuyasha's face. He breathed a sigh of relief as his little brother's eyes followed the movement. After a minute, Inuyasha glared at the older for the annoyance.
Inuyasha held a hand to his throat, coughing hoarsely. He pushed himself up on his elbow and watched as Kagome single-handedly pinned the fiercest demon in the school.
She kept pressure on his hair, distracting him, as she bit and kicked him. She used their weights to roll over and sat up on his chest. She let go of his hair, putting her forearm across his neck. She leaned halfway into it, effectively cutting off air.
The rest of his demon lackeys stood uncomprehendingly, questioning their leader and the girl beating him. They eventually decided to turn tail and leave, running in fright.
Kagome watched with red-tinted vision as the demon's face turned blue and his eyes started bugging out. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up, angry at being distracted. Inuyasha stood at her side, shaking his head vigorously.
Kagome looked down at her hands, vision returning to normal. She stood quickly, jumping into Inuyasha's arms, still staring at Naraku. She felt tears well up in her eyes as he wrapped his arms around her and ran out of the room, Sesshomaru close behind.
Inuyasha ran to the gates of the school, still carrying the girl. He leaped over the now-closed, rusted bars and landed lightly on the other side. He looked up as Sesshomaru flew elegantly over their heads. They started running again, towards their house.
Kagome sat in Inuyasha's arms, watching fearfully as the scenery flew by. "Hey, What's-your-face up there! Where are you taking me?!" She shouted through the wind, hoping the other brother could hear her. He tilted his head back to them, and called back.
"We're going to our house. I hope you know that the next time you go into that building, you are as good as dead, right?"
Kagome gulped. She hadn't known that, actually. 'Oi, I hope he'll forget about this soon. I don't really want to go home and tell my grandfather that I already got kicked out of this school…" She thought to herself.
They ran for another minute or so and stopped in front of an old, rundown house. The yellow paint was chipped and faded, and most of the shingles were broken or missing. They stopped just in front of the door. Inuyasha set Kagome down gently on her feet. She nodded her head and put her hand to her chin, fingers brushing her lips, then swung it down and outward in an arc. 'Thank you' Inuyasha copied the motion, confusing her. She tilted her head towards Sesshomaru as he pushed the door to the house open.
"Thank you and you're welcome are the same sign. Instead of saying 'you're welcome', the second signer says thank you for thanking me, basically." He said as they stepped through the door. The inside of the house was in slightly better condition than the outside, but it was much cleaner. The floor was rickety and creaked loudly as they treaded on it.
The first room was small, and had a worn-out brown carpet. They crossed it quickly and went into the next. This room was a bit bigger, and seemed to be the kitchen. An old oven sat in one corner, and the majority of the room was taken up by the table and chairs. Kagome looked for a fridge, but didn't see one. Where did they keep their food?
The thought was pushed to the back of her mind as Inuyasha, impatient as ever, put his hands on the small of her back and started pushing her up the stairs. He stopped at the first door down the hall and quit pushing her for a moment, just long enough to twist the handle and shove it open. Then he resumed pushing and sat her down on the bed, since the floor was covered in junk.
She yelped and fell backwards, a sharp object digging into her ribs. She sat up quickly, rubbing at the sore spot. Kagome turned to see what it was that was sure to leave a bruise. She picked up a thick book from on top of the covers. It had a blue cover with strange art on the front. The swirls and slashes crisscrossed along the edges, and spirals filled the middle. The spine was creased and bent a lot, and the binding was coming slightly undone. Kagome held it carefully in her lap.
Inuyasha dumped his backpack on the floor and reached inside. Out came the same notebook that he had used to talk to Kouga. He pulled a pen from his pocked and handed them to her. Kagome took them, smiling at the boy. He lifted his lips slightly in return.
She clicked the top of the pen and scribbled on the page. 'What's this book about? It looks really good.' She clipped the pen to the spiral of the notebook and handed them both to Inuyasha. He glanced quickly at it and unclipped the pen.
'Yea, it's my favorite! I've read it a hundred times, I swear.'
'Would you mind me borrowing it for a while?'
Inuyasha's eyes widened for a moment, and he nodded. 'But why would you want to borrow it? It's pretty ratty and old; it's practically falling apart at the seams.'
Kagome grinned and chuckled. 'Well, that's why I want to read it, silly! It's got to be a good book if it's this worn out; I figured I might enjoy it.'
Inuyasha thought for a moment, and nodded. 'That makes sense. Yea, go ahead. Just don't ruin it, okay?'
'Okay!' Just then, a slip of paper slid under the door frame. It was a 'do not disturb' sign. Kagome pointed to it and slowly fingerspelled. Three-fingers-in-the-air, first-two-fingers-pointed-out, fist-with-thumb-to-the-side, thumb-between-first-and-second-fingers, pause, pinky-in-the-air, fist-with-thumb-in-front, pause, thumb-between-first-and-second-fingers, first-two-fingers-pointed-out, fist-with-thumb-to-the-side, thumb-between-first-and-second-fingers.
'What is that?' She pointed to the piece of paper. Inuyasha smiled at her successful attempt at fingerspelling and copied her. He went much slower, to accommodate her. 'It's just Sesshomaru. That's how they get my attention when I'm in here, since they can't knock on the door.' He went to open the door, kicking the mess on the floor out of the way as he went.
He pulled open the door and spoke with Sesshomaru for a moment, too fast for Kagome to catch any of the signs they used. Inuyasha smiled at this brother, effectively ending the conversation. He closed the door again and walked back to the bed. He plopped himself face down on the mattress and took a deep breath. He rolled over and grinned up at Kagome. He snatched the paper from her and wrote for a moment.
'I guess you'll be staying here for the night, then!'
AN: Don't hurt me! I didn't really have a plan as to where this is going, so I just winged it. I hope to get a new chapter by Sunday the 19, I won't have much writing time between now and then! Please review!
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