InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Deep Wounds ❯ A Surprise Visit ( Chapter 4 )

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�What do you want?� she asked in a quick, rude manner. InuYasha and Shippo took a step back before answering the woman.

�I, uh, we came by to see Kagome.� InuYasha told the woman, instantly disliking her. She seemed very cold and quite mean. �Is she home?�

�There is nobody by that name here.� the woman spat as she began closing the door. �Go away.�

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.09.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 959 | Status: Completed

Kagome was woken by the sound of what she thought was a stampede. When she finally figured out where she was, she knew that it had to be Souta running up and down the stairs. Her body ached all over and it hurt to move. All around her was darkness, so she was unable to see a thing.

How long have I been out of it? She pondered to herself as she propped herself up as best she could. Her mother hadn't even bothered to untie her. Kagome leaned against the door and pushed her back up against it as she strained to get to her feet. Once up, she felt along the edge until her hands met the knob. She jiggled the knob in attempts to get it open, but found that her mother had managed to lock it from the outside.

She let out a discontented sigh and fell back down to the floor. She knew that her mother had to be home, because Souta had been stomping around. What she didn't know was when she would finally be set free. She let her entire body weight fall against the door as she closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

She was woken again when the door swung open and she fell backwards, hitting her head hard on the wooden floor of the living room. She cracked her eyes open, blinking profusely as her eyes were barraged by blinding light. When they finally adjusted to the light, she could see her mother hovering over her like a hawk.

Her mother grabbed her up and took the duct tape off of her wrists. Kagome felt her muscles relax as she brought her arms forward and rubbed her wrists. She turned around and faced the woman, who seemed to have been waiting impatiently for some time.

“I hope you have learned something from all this young lady.” she said sternly. “No go make lunch. After that I want you to do all of the chores you have neglected.”

“Yes mother.” Kagome said in an obedient tone as she scurried off into the kitchen. She took her time and carefully made a nice lunch for her family. She set out three plates, cups and silverware. She put the food on the plates and poured milk in the glasses before returning to the living room.

“Mother, lunch is ready.” she said. The older woman simply stood up and brushed past her daughter. Souta came chasing after, but he shoved her aside in his effort to get to his meal. Kagome slowly made her way into the kitchen and took a spot at the table.

“Excuse me Kagome, but what are you doing?” her mother asked before the girl even had a chance to pick up her fork. “I didn't say that you could eat with us. Get going on those chores, now.”

“Yea, nobody wants to look at you while they're eating.” Souta commented snidely. Kagome didn't even bother to argue with either of them and got up from her chair. As she left, she could hear Souta taking her plate and dumping the contents onto his own.

She left the room and went about doing laundry and vacuuming. When her family finished eating, she cleaned up the plates and washed the dishes, all the while her stomach growling for something to eat. At one point, she thought she had heard someone at the door, but her mother had shooed her away. However, she pressed on and finished cleaning late in the night. By then she was too exhausted to cook anything and retreated up to her bedroom for the rest of the evening.

Once there, she shut the door behind her and flipped on the light. She walked over to her vanity and saw what a mess she was in. Both of her eyes were blackened and she had a gash on her head that ran close to her hairline. Her entire face was covered with dried blood and her own appearance made her want to hurl.

Silently she slipped into her bathroom and ran herself a warm bath. She took out her braid, stripped down and climbed in the tub. She laid there a moment and felt her pains begin to ease slightly as the warmth sank into her muscles. After that she lathered some soap into a wash cloth and gently wiped away the blood from her face and wiped down the rest of her body. By the time she had finished, the water had turned a dingy brownish color that vaguely resembled throw up.

Kagome dried herself and picked up her clothes, dropping them in the laundry basket by her sink. From there she changed into a dark blue spaghetti strap night gown. Returning to her vanity in order to brush her hair, she saw what had made her body so sore. A large, discolored bruise ran from her left shoulder and went down. She pulled up the night gown and saw that it went along her side and reached out just beneath her ribs. She gently touched it with her fingertips, but winced in pain nonetheless.

Kagome let her gown drop back down and finished brushing her hair out. When she was done, she could barely stand. So, she turned off her light and crawled into her bed, falling asleep in almost the same instant that she laid down.

---Earlier That Day---

InuYasha woke up early that Saturday morning full of plans for the day. He went into the bathroom and showered before returning to his room and changing into a pair of baggy black pants and a red work-shirt style button up top. He tied back his long hair in an elastic and went from his room to the room next to his where a young child lay sleeping. By then it was nearly eight in the morning.

InuYasha crept to the small bed and sat down on the edge. He placed a hand on the boy's shoulder and gave him a gentle shake. The child whined slightly and rolled over, putting his back to the older boy. InuYasha shook him once again and he finally gave in and sat up.

“Morning Shippo.” InuYasha said as he ruffled the kids sandy red hair and smiled. Shippo took his hand and pushed it away.

“G'morning Uncle Yasha.” Shippo said, letting out a huge yawn and showing a gaping hole in the very top front of his mouth where there should have been a couple of teeth. He stretched and then jumped onto InuYasha's back.

The older boy stood up and carried him out into the kitchen, where he plopped him in a chair. From there he got them both a bowl of cereal. They sat and ate, with Shippo being the first done. The little boy ran from the table and plopped down in front of the medium sized television set that sat on the floor in the middle of the living room. InuYasha finished shortly after and cleaned up the table. After that he went into the living room and nudged the boy with his foot. Shippo looked up at him a moment and then turned back to the television.

“Hey squirt, go wash up and get dressed.” InuYasha said as he moved over to the couch, grabbed the remote off the table, and shut the television off.

“Awe!” cried Shippo unhappily as he got to his feet and turned to his uncle. He stomped his foot and crossed his arms. “Do I hafta?”

“Yes, you do. We're going to go visit one of my friends today.” InuYasha told him as the little boy sulked off down the hall to the bathroom. “I think you'll like her!”

Once he heard the bathwater running and was sure that the child was occupied, he went into his room and retrieved his bag of powder cocaine as well as the other things he would need to use. He returned to the living room and set a small plastic tray with slanted edges onto the table and sifted out a small amount of the powder. After that he took his tube and snorted it up.

He picked up his things when he was done, not wanting to expose his young nephew to drugs, and took them back in his room where he hid them high up on the top shelf of his closet. Once he had done that, he had just enough time to return to the living room and turn on the television before Shippo came streaking out of the bathroom and into his own room in nothing but a towel. The little boy came out about ten minutes later dressed in a pair of jeans and a green Power Rangers shirt.

“I'm ready t'go Uncle Yasha.” he said as he walked out of the door, pulling it shut behind him.

“All right.” InuYasha said. “Get your shoes on and we'll go.”

Shippo nodded and ran over to where his shoes were and began putting them on. While he was doing that, InuYasha got his pants from the day before and dug out the little slip of paper that had Kagome had written her address on. He found it and returned to the living room where Shippo stood by the door, bouncing on his heels with anticipation.

“Let's go!” Shippo called as he turned and jiggled the door knob. InuYasha slipped on his shoes quickly and opened the door as Shippo rushed out and started racing for the stair.

“Shippo! Wait up!” the older boy called. Shippo stopped and waited until InuYasha got to the edge of the stairs and raced down to the mid-platform between stairs cases. Every time InuYasha would get down one, Shippo was already down the one that was below it. And so it continued like this until they were both on the ground floor.

Then they began walking down the street, making turns and crossing when necessary. When they got to the street that Kagome was supposed to live on, InuYasha got out the slip of paper and checked the address on it. They walked along the sidewalk slowly, checking the numbers on the houses until they came to the correct one.

It was a small, two story house that was painted an off white color and had nothing to accent it. In the driveway was a light blue minivan with the trunk left open. The two boys made their way up to the front door after looking at the house and InuYasha casually rang the doorbell. They waited a few moments when an older woman in a deep purple pant suit opened the door and peered out at them.

“What do you want?” she asked in a quick, rude manner. InuYasha and Shippo took a step back before answering the woman.

“I, uh, we came by to see Kagome.” InuYasha told the woman, instantly disliking her. She seemed very cold and quite mean. “Is she home?”

“There is nobody by that name here.” the woman spat as she began closing the door. “Go away.”

With that the door slammed in their faces. Shippo looked up at his uncle with a puzzled and saddened look. InuYasha took his hand and they began walking away. When they were a significant distance from the house, Shippo stopped walking and pouted a little.

“Uncle Yasha. How come that lady said your friend didn't live there?” the little boy asked. There was sadness in his bright green eyes. InuYasha knelt down next to the boy and placed a hand on his shoulder.

“I don't know, but I think she was lying.” he told the boy. He was saddened as well that they couldn't go visit Kagome, but there was nothing that they could do, at least until the older woman left. “How about some ice cream instead? We'll come visit another time.”

“Okay!” Shippo said happily as InuYasha got to his feet and wiped the dirt off his knees. The child took his uncle by the hand and the two began walking away.