InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Scars That Won't Fade ❯ The Escape ( Chapter 5 )

I...am...so...tired...--.-- *snozzzzz*

Huh? What? Man I need sleep...anyways, here's the next chapter...Zzzz...

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Scars That Won't Fade

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Chapter 5: The Escape

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She sat deathly still in the closet. The door was just wide enough for her to make out his actions. She prayed that InuYasha had hidden in time. Although she knew that he wouldn't ever let her father hurt her, she couldn't help the sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.

He watched as he walked around the kitchen table, then stopped and took a double take. She followed his gaze, and her mouth opened in horror. The pancakes, syrup, and other condements were still on the table, proof that they had, and still were, in the house. She swallowed and forced herself to breathe. He turned and looked around, his gaze going from the living room, to the sink, the fridge, and then the closet where she was.

She ducked her head to the side, closing her eyes tightly. Tears began to build up but she pushed them back down. She told herself to relax. He hadn't found her yet, and she'd be damned if she blew her cover.

She dared a glance back out, and let out a silent breathe of relief to find that he had removed his watch from the closet. He began to take his coat off, and a shiny metal flashed in Kagome's eyes.

Her heart stopped beating. Her stomach dropped out. The metallic barrel was peeking out of the inside pocket, the brown handle shining dully in the kitchen's light. He had a gun.

`Oh God...Oh God, no...'

Her mouth became dry and sticky, as she watched him hang the coat up. Her eyes fell to the familiar shape under the table. She froze. Her bag was still under the table. If he found it...

She needed to get it. Before they left, she needed to get it, otherwise she may never have the chance to again. She shifted slightly in the closet, causing a few jackets to rustle against eachother. Her father turned quickly to where she resided, and she avoided his gaze for a second time. This was getting too close for comfort...

She cautiously looked back out to see him grab his coat and remove the revolver from the pocket, before slowly heading in her direction. Her eyes widened and she wrapped her arms around herself, as she leaned as far away as possible from the opening in the door.

She could hear his footsteps slowly draw closer. Step after step, the floor groaning under his weight. The sounds stopped, and she looked up slowly to see the shiny barrel glistening in the light, angled so the rays bounced off it. A hand slowly wrapped itself around the open door, and she closed her eyes. All the things she never had a chance to do. She never got to go to the amusement park, to say good-bye, to tell him that...she...

A sound upstairs caught both of their attention. A loud crash came from one of the bedrooms, and her father's hand left immediately, as he charged up the staircase. Tears of relief flooded her vision, but were soon replaced by the overwhelming feeling of panic. What if he found InuYasha, and...and...shot him? A lump formed in her throat, as her heart raced.

The door was thrown open, revealing InuYasha standing infront of her. He silently pushed the coats off her, and pulled her to her feet.

"Let's go," he whispered, as he pulled her past the kitchen. She caught her bag out of the corner of her eye.

"InuYasha!" she whispered urgently, "I need to get my bag! It's the only chance I have to keep it."

He nodded as he let go of her for only a second, dashing towards the bag and throwing it over his shoulder. Kagome could hear the angry footsteps of her father as he stormed around the upper level. His footsteps neared the stairs, and InuYasha grabbed her, pulling her around the other side of the wall into the living room. They pressed against the wall, out of vision of the kitchen, as her father came slowly down the stairs.

"Who the hell's in here?!" he shouted, and Kagome winced. InuYasha tossed the bag to his hand opposite the wall, as he whispered to her,

"If he finds us, I'll delay him, you run to the well and I'll meet you on the other side."

She shook her head violently as her father descended the first step. "You can't! He has a gun. We can't be found," she replied, as she grabbed the front of his shirt in her hands, pressing her head against his chest. He wrapped his free arm around her waist and held her fast, as they listened to her father reach the bottom of the stairwell.

"Come out and I won't hurt you..." he mocked in a sing-song voice. Kagome winced. How she hated his voice, the one full of hatred and torture, painful and merciless.

He entered the kitchen, and InuYasha moved them silently around the couch in the living room to the other end of the wall. Her father stalked around the kitchen silently, except for the occasional groan of the floor under his feet.

InuYasha tensed, and she held onto him with all her strength. Her father neared the end of the wall they had previously occupied, and he held her tight, preparing to dodge. Her father jumped around the corner into the living, as InuYasha did the same into the kitchen, barely in time, as they reversed spots.

As soon as they were in the kitchen, she could see the stairs. She pointed to them, and he understood. He took off, not caring if he made any sound as he headed towards the stairs, and her room. She was thrown onto his back like so many times, as he told her to keep her head down.

She heard yelling from the living room, and glanced back to see her father run into the kitchen, gun in hand, aiming it at them. Her eyes widened in fear, as his finger squeezed the trigger, sending the deadly bullet straight for them. InuYasha leapt up the last stair, making the bullet's course fly off to the right. But it hit its target. It burrowed itself deep in Kagome's right calf, and she held back a scream of pain.

Searing shots of fire raced up her leg, as she clenched her teeth together. Her vision became slightly cloudy. She was half-aware of InuYasha running into her room, slamming the door in their wake, and throwing open the window, jumping out and landing gracefully, before making an all-out sprint for the well.

More gunshots echoed through the house, and she feared for the life of her mother and brother when they came home. They reached the wellhouse, and he threw open the drew violently, shutting it with the same force, before jumping into the well, the blue light surrounding them.

She could feel their hearts race, almost as one, as she leaned against his chest. She could feel the deadly liquid gliding slowly down her leg, the warmth sickening her as more waves of pain shot through her. They landed on the ground, and he leapt out in a single bound, setting her down. Only when she touched the ground with her foot, could she not keep it in any longer.

She fell to the ground in a heap, her hands squeezing tightly just below her knee, trying to cut off the circulation or maybe pain, she didn't really care at the moment. She brought her knee up to her stomach, trying to alleviate the pain in any way, as hot tears began to slide down her face.

She opened her eyes, seeing InuYasha hover over her, looking for what could be wrong. He asked her over and over again, to show him what was wrong so he could help, but she couldn't move. The fear in his eyes broke her heart, but she couldn't change it. She looked him straight in the eyes, and spoke out, barely audible, her voice cracked.

"My...leg..."

She watched as he moved to her leg, and looked below her hands, where the small bullet hole resided. His mouth opened in horror, as he ripped off a piece of his shirt and wound it around her wound.

He gently lifted her up, trying to avoid causing her as much pain as possible, as tears continued to roll down her face. She clenched her teeth in pain as he held her against him. He wrapped one arm in the joints of her knees, the other around her upper back, resting in her lap. He offered his hand to her, and she accepted, squeezing it tightly as she cried into his chest.

"It'll be alright, Kaede will fix it, just try to relax," he said as he set off, full-pace towards the hut, as she continued to lay frozen in pain in his arms.

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They reached the hut almost a half hour later, the pain still shooting through her body in excruciating waves. She had stopped looking at it for awhile now, for every time she did, she almost threw up. Blood soaked the fabric, and continued to trickle lazily down her leg. She knew that they would have to get the bullet out, and she certainly wasn't looking forward to it.

He ran into the hut, surprising Miroku, Sango, Shippo and the old priestess inside. She heard them ask what was going on, she felt their eyes on her. He lay her down on the futon, and she held onto his hand. She didn't want to let go, she wanted him to stay with her.

Shippo crawled up beside her, curling up in her chest, crying for her. She felt her head being lifted, only to have it placed in InuYasha's lap as he held her while they prepared to extract the bullet. Sango and Miroku sat on either side of her, as she huddled up in pain. Gods, she never knew it hurt this much.

She opened her eyes just enough to see Kaede lingering over her leg. She met her eyes, and nodded at her, a silent permission to do whatever they had to. The old priestess nodded sadly, as she grabbed the fire tongs, dipping them in a solute that she didn't recognize, not that she really cared at the moment.

Kaeded pushed them in the bullet wound, doubling as pliers, and she bit her lip, squeezing InuYasha's hand as her head lolled to the side in pain. He stroked her hair, damp with sweat, as her leg surged with unimaginable agony.

It subsided a bit, as Kaede removed the tongs with the bullet pinched between them, but a forceful pain still surged through her leg. She lay as they bound her leg in cloth from her supplies, and Kaede rubbed a mixture around the wound before sealing it. Her leg ceased burning, as a cool sensation filled it. She began to feel sleepy all of a sudden, her eyes drifting shut as she lay in InuYasha's lap.

He began to lift her down, and she held in a whine of complaint. She drifted further into sleep, still dully aware of her surroundings. She heard everyone leave the room, and felt InuYasha tuck her in. He got up to leave, but she grabbed his hand tighter.

"Please...don't leave me...alone..." she whispered, her voice shaky. He sat down beside her, leaning against the wall, as he squeezed her hand lightly. She smiled as best she could, before she fell asleep entirely.

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Oooh...it's a...sorta...cliffie...o.O

Alright, then...sorry if it might take awhile for the next chappie, and I apologize if this one's a bit short...but it can't be helped! *sobs* T_T

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