InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Silence ❯ The Sound of Hiding ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer- I don't own InuYasha, if I did it wouldn't be so popular cause I'd mess it up.

I have been signing (using Sign Language) for several years, and decided to make a story about it. I don't own any of the movies or things here either.

“Talking”

`Thinking'

“Signing”

“Talking and signing”

 

Reika and Garrett sat next to each other in the back of the classroom.

 

“Shippo, you take my sister, I'll handle Garrett.”

 

Shippo nodded and they both grabbed a chair from a table located in the back of the classroom and sat beside their person.

 

“Now class, I want to start off by saying that your homework for tonight will be to memorize any two consecutive paragraphs from the Constitution.”

 

Garrett raised his hand and the teacher sighed, “The Constitution for the United States of America, the place we are living in as of today.”

 

Garrett's hand went down.

 

The teacher turned around to write on the white board and Garrett instantly turned to Reika.

 

“Do you think I can come over tonight?”

 

“I don't know… I still haven't told them about you, my dad was working and Haru and I got into a huge fight.”

 

“Blood?”

 

“A ton.”

 

“How about I go with you and I introduce who I am. Unless you're embarrassed by me.”

All of a sudden, the teacher walked over to the two and patted them on the head. Reika shook her head frantically about before looking at the teacher, while Garrett stared angrily at the woman.

 

“Shippo and Haru, please keep these two focused and have them stop disrupting this class.” She said, not moving her eyes from Garett.

 

“Garrett and Reika, I have told you both on several occasions to focus on the task at hand no matter how boring you seem to find it. I hope you two don't mind if I call your parents tonight and plan a conference.”

 

“Mrs. Tsubaki, no matter how many times you call for a meeting, my parents still won't come. Haven't you learned that by now?”

 

Shippo and Haru looked so confused and shocked that Haru could talk. Reika tugged on his sleeve and told him to calm down. He grabbed his shoulder pack and placed a note on Reika's desk before darting out of the classroom at a youkai speed.

 

The teacher reached for the note, but before she could take it, Reika grabbed it and her backpack and using her hanyou speed sprinted into the hall and tried to track down Garrett.

 

“Haru, Shippo, would you two mind finding them and bringing them into the principal's office? He should know what to do with those two.”

 

The two nodded their heads and darted out of the classroom in search of the two troublemakers.

 

Garrett turned the corner and ran strait to his house; he knew Reika was following him, ever since kindergarten when they first became friends Reika stood up for him, but he hoped she grabbed the note.

 

He sped up the stairs to his brother's two-room apartment and quickly unlocked the door. As soon as it was open he could see Reika bounding up the steps, but he could also see Reika's brother and his friend coming up the street.

 

The moment Reika entered the apartment Garrett shut the door and locked it.

 

“Origumo, I'm back with Reika. My brother is still here; he won't leave for an hour or so. Want anything to eat?”

 

“I'm not really hungry…”

 

Origumo walked into the hallway from his room and glared at his brother and his companion.

 

“Aren't you two supposed to be in school right now?” Origumo asked as he walked towards the living room.

 

“Whatever.” Garrett rolled his eyes and turned off his hearing aid.

 

Garrett showed Reika into his room and sat his bag onto the floor by his closet.

 

Reika sat on his bed and took out the note he handed her as Garrett took out his hearing aid and placed it on the bookshelf by his bed.

 

Reika,

I'm going to visit my parents this weekend, can you come with me? There's no school the on Monday `cause of the parent-teacher conferences. Origumo can pick you up, or I can if he gives me the keys to his car. I hope you can come; they've been wanting to meet you.

-Garrett

 

`Dang he has good handwriting!' Reika thought as she read the note.

 

“I might be able to come, but I'll have to ask.”

 

“No problem.”

 

“I think you should come over today.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Cause when my dad gets Mrs. Tsubaki's call and Haru's report I'm gonna be toast.”

 

“I thought Sesshoumaru dealt with those types of things.”

 

“He does, but my dad is the one who goes ballistic over these types of things.”

 

Just then, Origumo slammed open the bedroom door and walked over to the bed. He grabbed his younger brother's hearing aid and thrusted it into his hands. Garrett put his hearing aid in and turned it on.

 

“You ditched again! What am I supposed to say to the `rents if you keep making it so difficult to stay here! I saved you from the hellhole I was raised in so quit being stupid. Skip one more time and you can live with Naraku for all I care!”

 

Garrett watched as Origumo glared at Reika.

 

“Her brother was just here. I want you both gone, now!!” Garrett grabbed Reika's arm and her bag along with the one he used ever time he ran away. He ran out of the house and all the way to hers on the other side of town.

 

Reika opened the door and tried to be quiet, but she knew Sesshoumaru could smell her if he was home.

 

She brought Garrett to her room and sat on her brother's bed.

 

“I'm glad Origumo was in a good mood this time. What was he saying earlier, he was talking to fast.”

 

“Don't bother trying to lip read Origumo, nothing he says is really important.” Once again, Garrett turned off his hearing aid, but he didn't bother trying to take it out. Instead, he sat right next to her.

 

All of a sudden, the lights blinked on and off three times. Garrett instantly flipped on his hearing aid and looked at Reika. She looked towards the door and saw her uncle arch his eyebrow.

 

Sesshoumaru walked in and sat down across from those two on Reika's bed.

 

“Can you speak?” Sesshoumaru asked slow enough for Reika to understand a little bit of what he was saying.

 

“Yeah.” Garrett said simply.

 

Sesshoumaru began signing to Reika.

 

“Who is this?” Reika wasn't able to tell if Sesshoumaru was angered or amused, she guessed a combination of the two.

 

“Garrett. He's my…” Garrett gently put his hands over hers and laced his fingers into them.

 

“I'm her boyfriend.”

 

“Boyfriend?” Reika recognized the look Sesshoumaru had. It was definitely amusement.

 

“Would it be alright if he stayed here for a while?”

 

Sesshoumaru nodded his head and left the room. He knew that InuYasha was getting of early today to spend time with the twins and wanted to see his expression.

 

Garrett watched as Reika yawned and, after a while, fell asleep on his shoulder.

 

Garrett gently picked her up and carried her over to her bed. He tucked her in and climbed into bed behind her. Slowly, he fell asleep behind her with his arm pulling her closer to him.