InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Speechless ❯ Violent Intentions ( Chapter 3 )

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(A/N: Yay, a new chapter. Thank you everyone so much for all of your input and praise. I didn't know so many people out there were interested in sign language. I'm glad this story appeals to you. It seems like I just need to make clear that Kagome is MUTE, not deaf. She can still hear, but she cannot talk. Inuyasha is the one who cannot hear or talk. I just wanted to make that known. Enjoy this next chapter!)

 

A few people were confused about the whole name sign for Kagome being connected to a miko. I haven't really studied name signs all that much in my classes, but from the miniscule amount of knowledge I have, I tried to make a sign that symbolized Kagome. Her hands were in the shape of the letter “K” to symbolize her first name, and I had her mimicking the drawing of an arrow because she is a miko, and their weapon choice is a bow and arrow. It might not be the best name sign for her, and I might end up being embarrassed about it later on, along with the name signs of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, but that's the consequences with being an author. You have plenty of chances to look like a fool. I hope that cleared some things up, and if I confused you more…my sincerest apologies.

 

 

 

Chapter Three

Violent Intentions

 

 

 

Sesshoumaru roused from consciousness less than two hours later, fully awake. Being a demon, he only needed a few hours of sleep at night, unless he was truly exhausted or injured. He could hear Inuyasha moving around in the kitchen already, but loathed the thought of rising from his bed. His bedroom was his sanctuary, the place where he could be alone with his thoughts and problems. This morning, his mind reflected on his meeting with Kagome Higurashi. He admired her for being able to be in a difficult situation without completely falling apart, and was grateful to her for that because it made his job easier. He had a feeling he would see more of her, just for the plain fact that he was assigned to the case and he was one of the only ones in his department who could communicate easily with her.

 

He sensed Inuyasha moments before his younger brother banged loudly on the door, most likely because he knew it annoyed Sesshoumaru rather than it being from his hearing loss. The hanyou barged in without waiting for Sesshoumaru to answer the door, holding a bagel in one hand while the other signed, “You're on TV.”

 

The older demon furrowed his brows as he gracefully stood up and walked into his living room, Inuyasha trailing behind. True enough, his face was plastered all over the screen, imposing and serious…along with the frightened face of Kagome Higurashi.

 

“Shit!” he exclaimed out loud, and Inuyasha, who was looking at his reaction, cocked an eyebrow in question. Sesshoumaru signed furiously, the hanyou barely able to keep up with his quick movements. “They showed her face on T.V. Now Naraku knows he has a witness. Do you know what that means for her?”

 

Inuyasha looked at the woman on the screen, and how scared she looked. “She witnessed the murder?” he signed, eyebrows drawn down. Sesshoumaru nodded. “Naraku's going to come after her, isn't he?”

 

Again Sesshoumaru nodded, and began cursing aloud. Inuyasha could read lips well enough to know that Sesshoumaru was royally pissed off. And Inuyasha was going to be the only one who knew of this side of his temper…everyone else just saw the frigid ice prince the rest of the time. Sesshoumaru picked up a glass that was sitting on the table and hurled it at the wall across the room, creating a huge dent because of the strength that went behind the throw. Inuyasha was glad he couldn't hear anymore because that was sure to have caused a ruckus. Yep…definitely pissed. He waved his arms to get attention.

 

“How long do you think it will take before Naraku knows who she is?”

 

Sesshoumaru took a deep cleansing breath before he began to sign. “It's still early in the morning, but this has probably been running since last night. He'll know who she is, where she lives, who her family is, and where her closest friends live by mid-afternoon. He has connections everywhere.”

 

“What are you going to do about it?”

 

Sesshoumaru started pacing the room, needing desperately to think. Naraku had been a thorn in his side for a few years now, and Inuyasha was well informed of all of the cases against him. Sesshoumaru occasionally bounced ideas off of him, knowing that Inuyasha was indeed very smart about these kinds of things. He would have made an excellent officer himself if he hadn't lost his hearing. He noticed Inuyasha waving at him again.

 

“Why don't you just send an officer to get her?”

 

Sesshoumaru paused, and then immediately rejected the idea. “She's mute, Inuyasha. She can only sign to communicate.”

 

Inuyasha's eyebrows raised in surprise. A mute, huh? Pretty interesting. “She can write what she wants to say,” he argued.

 

Sesshoumaru shook his head. “That will just be frustrating for both her and the officer. It will be faster if I just deal with it. Plus, she knows me.” And trusts me… he added mentally, hoping that was true. She would need to trust him if he was going to get her out of this mess.

 

He quickly walked to the phone and dialed the station, explaining the situation. His superior agreed with his plans and told him to contact them when he was safe with Kagome. Naraku was well known throughout Japan, and if he knew that Kagome witnessed him murdering police officers, there would be no doubt that he would come after her.

 

He hung up the phone and walked into his room to dress. He had to hurry if he was going to reach her on time, before Naraku's men found her first. Walking back into the living room, he gathered up his coat as Inuyasha waved to gain his attention once more. “Where are you going to take her?” he signed.

 

Sesshoumaru froze. Where the hell was he going to take her? He shrugged elegantly. “I'll think about that when she's with me.”

 

Inuyasha gave him a strange look that screamed, good idea, Sherlock, but Sesshoumaru didn't care. He would worry about the details after he knew she was safe. He finished gathering his things and grabbed his car keys. He didn't have a weapon to take with him. He didn't need one. His reputation as one of the strongest demons was not made up of rumors. He was faster than any bullet, had a whip that was more precise than any knife, and poison that he would control at will. Besides, the sound of guns firing hurt his sensitive hearing, and he preferred to go without them.

 

He left his apartment and began the drive to the Higurashi shrine, only to find out that she wasn't there.

 

“What?!” he asked her mother, trying to control the volume of his voice.

 

“She went to work,” Mrs. Higurashi said. “She left about twenty minutes ago.”

 

Sesshoumaru clenched his fists. Who goes to work this early in the morning? That damned woman was going to get herself killed!

 

“Where does she work?”

 

Before she could answer, his eyes narrowed sharply and he held up a hand to quiet her. “Mrs. Higurashi, how many people live in this household?” he asked quietly.

 

She gave him a questioning look and answered, “Myself, my father, my son, and Kagome occasionally.”

 

“Stay here,” he said, and before she could blink, he was off the porch.

 

Someone else was here, he could smell it. He had no doubt that Naraku's network had already revealed the location of the Higurashi shrine. He just had to be thankful that Kagome wasn't here to greet whatever lackey Naraku had sent after her. He scoured the area around the house, but the scent was fading, as if the intruder had already left. He loped back to the porch, where Mrs. Higurashi was still standing, looking slightly frightened.

 

“Did Kagome tell you what happened last night?” he asked shortly. The older woman nodded. “Good, then you know why she is in danger now. The press has her face over every major television network as a witness to a murder committed by one of the most dangerous criminals in Japan. I need to find her and get her to safety. I'm also going to arrange to have your family taken somewhere safe as well. If he can't get to her, there is no doubt that he would go after her family to make a point. Do you understand?”

 

Again, the woman nodded, and Sesshoumaru was thankful that she had a good head on her shoulders. She wouldn't panic, even though he could smell the fear radiating off of her; she would do what was asked. “Where does Kagome work?”

 

“At the school of the deaf downtown. She teaches History there.”

 

He nodded and gestured her to go back inside. “Go and pack some things, and tell the rest of your family. Close and lock the doors until someone comes for you. They must show a badge to you through the peephole and say that they were sent by Detective Inutai.”

 

She nodded again, and he turned away, already reaching for his cell phone. “Detective?”

 

He turned and looked at Kagome's mother. “Take care of her. She was so thankful that you were there for her last night, and I know she will really need you right now.”

 

He nodded once briefly, and hurried back to his car. By what Mrs. Higurashi had said, he had only missed Kagome by twenty or thirty minutes. He should find her in no time.

 

Four hours later, the calm and composed Sesshoumaru was about ready to kill something. Preferably Kagome Higurashi herself that way he wouldn't have to worry about Naraku. When he had reached the deaf school, he had searched the whole campus for the elusive woman, only to find out from the administrators that she had asked for the day off to rest in her apartment. They had seen the news and granted her wish. After getting her home address from the administration, with much persuading and using his influence as an officer, he rushed all the way across Tokyo to her small apartment, finding it empty. A neighbor who was close to Kagome had told them that Kagome had left earlier, looking like she was going to go for a walk. Sesshoumaru had cursed aloud then, causing the elderly woman to gape at him in shock.

 

Kagome's scent still lingered in the hallway, but it was fading fast, and he had to use all of his demonic capabilities to follow her scent around the neighborhood. He would catch it only to lose it as crowds filtered in and out of the streets. He had never been so frustrated in his life. Time was running out, and if he didn't find her soon, Naraku would. He couldn't, wouldn't, let that happen. Her scared eyes just kept coming up before his eyes, and he knew what Naraku would do to her if he didn't help her. Failure was not an option.

 

His head snapped up once more as he caught the scent of jasmine. There! About a block in front of him…he quickened his steps.

 

She was standing in front of a store, debating whether or not to go in, when she felt a forceful jerk at her elbow. Before she knew what was happening, she was pulled into a dark alleyway and was momentarily blinded. Her eyes didn't have time to adjust before something slammed her into the wall, making her see stars. She couldn't even cry out. When her vision cleared, she saw a man in front of her…no, not a man. This…this, thing in front of her was surely not a man. Its face was long and hideous, its features doing a mock image of a human, but Kagome knew that this thing was anything but. His bulk was pressing her against the stone, taking away her breath, and its rancid breath panted in her face. She tried to struggle, to make as much noise as she could using her surroundings, but it wasn't working. The beast in front of her was too strong. It raised its hand and she could see long talons covering the fingertips, ready and poised to cut into her flesh. She closed her eyes, tears flowing as she knew she was about to die.

 

She felt a rush of wind pass by, and no longer felt the imposing presence in front of her. Her eyes flew open only to see a very deadly looking demon being held by the throat against the wall by a lethal looking silver-haired youkai. Sesshoumaru looked…primal. It was the only word to describe it. Lips were drawn back to show sharp fangs, and he was growling menacingly as he held the other demon in a death grip.

 

Sesshoumaru would have killed him right then if Kagome hadn't been standing behind him. He had been about twenty feet away from her when he saw the low-level demon grab her, and he had raced after them, his youki flaring in challenge. But now, the other demon had already lost consciousness, giving Sesshoumaru no pleasure. He let the baggage drop to the ground and wiped his hands in disgust on his trousers. Quickly, he turned and grabbed Kagome's hand, dragging her out of the alley and in the direction of her apartment. Only when they were inside her small home did he stop and let her catch her breath.

 

“What is going on?” she signed furiously.

 

He wasted no time in telling her that her life was in danger, and that she would be coming with him. “As you saw,” he said. “Naraku is already stalking you.”

 

Her eyes widened and he heard her intake of breath, but didn't pause. “You must come with me. You'll be safer that way.”

 

“Where?”

 

“I don't know yet. We just need to get away from here. Start packing.”

 

She nodded and headed to her bedroom, but suddenly stopped and turned around. “What about my family?”

 

“They are safe. I took care of them this morning.” She smiled in relief and he waved his hands, telling her to get a move on. She quickly did his bidding, grabbing a bag and stuffing clothes inside. She could barely believe this was happening. Just yesterday, she had been a normal woman, and now she was running from a murderer and being under the protection of a practical stranger. But, she couldn't help but trust Sesshoumaru. He was the only one who could help her right now.

 

Just as she zipped up her bag, he rushed into her room, closing the door soundlessly behind him.

 

“What's going on?” she signed, her eyebrows lowered in confusion. He signed back at her, refraining from using his voice.

 

“Two of them are on their way up here.” Her eyes widened in panic, and the spike in her scent made him want to growl. He glanced quickly around her bedroom. There was no way to go out the window because it was too small. He would just have to take care of the demon's himself. He needed to get her out of the apartment first. The noise of her front door crashing open crushed his plan of using stealth.

 

He looked at her, crushing her bag to her chest as she tried to keep from trembling, and signed, “You have to trust me.”

 

She nodded and walked to his side. “When I give the signal, I'm going to open the door and you are going to run. Don't look back. Do you understand?”

 

Her eyes grew even larger. He just looked calmly at her, waiting for her reply, and she knew she really had to put her faith in him to get her out of this mess. Shakily, she nodded her head.

 

He stood still, listening carefully, and determined that the two demons were in the kitchen, which was off to the side of the living room, away from the front door. Perfect…

 

He held up his hand, telling her to get ready. Before she knew what was happening, he threw open the door and she just let her instinct carry her, running as fast as she could to safety.

 

Sesshoumaru smiled as she ran, and allowed his youki to flow out a little bit, giving the two startled demons in the kitchen a small taste of his power. He walked out of the room calmly, an unnatural wind making his hair swirl around him as his power flowed out and filled the room. The two in the kitchen who had started to run after Kagome stopped in their tracks and turned slowly to face the ethereal being that was prowling towards them.

 

Kagome knew Sesshoumaru said not to look back, but when she felt a burst of power stronger than any she had ever sense before, she had to look back at who caused it. Seeing Sesshoumaru slowly stalk his prey, looking so dangerous and feral, almost caused her heart to stop beating. She had to stand in awe of him. He gracefully lifted one hand to his side, and two claws started glowing a bright, fluorescent yellow. With two flicks of his hand, the demons were cut in half and dissipated in a cloud of ash.

 

Slowly, the contrived wind around him died down and he turned to face her with an annoyed look. “I thought I told you to run,” he said in an arrogant voice, and she had to shake herself out of her stupor.

 

“I'm sorry,” she signed, noticing that her hands were shaking. “Now what?”

 

He frowned slightly. “Since they already know where you live, they must have seen my car parked out front. We can't take the risk of using that and driving somewhere, because we would just be followed.”

 

“So what do we do?”

 

“We have to sneak out of the building. Does this apartment have access to the roof?”

 

She nodded and began walking to the stairwell quickly. He followed her up the stairs and out the doorway to the roof. He sniffed the air cautiously, and knew that there were more demons waiting for them in the direction of his car. He couldn't take her to the station, because they would already be staked out there. He would need a temporary safe house, where he could stay with her, and sighed with what that meant. She was staring at him expectantly when he hunched over slightly. “Get on my back,” he said, and she stared at him in shock.

 

He saw her look and sighed mentally. “We can travel faster if I run, and we won't be detected. I will carry you.”

 

She shook her head, and he sighed aloud. “This is the only way, Kagome.” He turned again. “Now, get on.”

 

She sighed herself, knowing that he was right, and approached his tall frame warily. She was glad her bag was like a backpack, and slung it over her shoulders as she shyly placed her arms around his neck. Blushing, she hopped up and he grabbed her thighs securely before walking to the edge of the roof. It frightened her slightly, seeing the city from so high up, but before she could get really scared, he just muttered a, “Hold on,” before leaping off the edge.

 

She closed her eyes and tightened her limbs around him, feeling the ground rushing up to meet them. He was going to get them killed. But the expected collision never came, and she realized they were still moving. She cautiously opened one eye and gasped again, opening both eyes to look around her completely. They were almost flying! The buildings were passing by faster than she could see, and he was jumping from rooftop to rooftop effortlessly, not even breathing hard. She relaxed her grip on him slightly as she realized she wasn't about to die, and instead trying to decipher where he was taking her. But, he was moving to fast for her to tell, and she just decided to enjoy the ride.

 

Minutes later, he landed on another rooftop gracefully and gently lowered her to the ground. She had to wait a second for her legs to support her, and when the jellylike feeling went away, she followed him through a door.

 

“Where are we?” she signed.

 

“My apartment building,” he replied and she almost stopped in shock. He brought her to his home? She knew he had to think of something on short notice, but putting his own home in danger was just unthinkable. And didn't he say he had a brother? What could he be thinking?

 

Apparently, he had the whole floor to himself because there were no other doors in the hallway save one, and that was the one he opened. He must have been incredibly rich to own such a big home.

 

She watched as he went to the light switch on the wall, and began flicking them on and off. She knew he was trying to get someone's attention, and when she saw another man enter from one of the rooms, she realized that he was probably Sesshoumaru's deaf brother. She couldn't help but notice the striking similarities between the two. The eyes, the hair, but this man didn't have any marking on his face, and he had…the cutest pair of puppy-ears on the top of his head. Kagome did a double-take when she saw those, and wanted to just run up and rub them to see if they were as soft as they looked.

 

She snapped out of her daze as she realized the puppy-eared man was signing wildly to Sesshoumaru, a belligerent look upon his face. Her face reddened when she realized he had a very unique vocabulary.

 

“Why the fuck did you bring her here, asshole? Are you stupid? There are other places you could have taken her!”

 

Sesshoumaru ignored his brother by looking away and turned to Kagome. He began talking, knowing it irritated Inuyasha when he spoke instead of signed in his presence. “Kagome, this is my younger half-brother, Inuyasha. Ignore him.”

 

Inuyasha slammed his hands upon the wall to get Sesshoumaru's attention. “Don't ignore me, you prick.”

 

Sesshoumaru began to sign. “Inuyasha, this is Kagome. Please do try and show some manners in front of her. She's been through enough as it is, she doesn't need your temper to add through it.”

 

Inuyasha had the grace to flush guiltily, recalling that Sesshoumaru had informed him that this woman had witnessed two murders. He took a good look at the meek looking woman standing next to Sesshoumaru's intimidating presence, and grudgingly waved a hello.

 

“It's nice to meet you,” she signed back. “Are you a demon too?” she couldn't help adding. Inuyasha scowled while Sesshoumaru bit back a laugh. Inuyasha reluctantly nodded no.

 

“Inuyasha is half-demon,” Sesshoumaru informed her before grabbing her elbow and leading her to one of the rooms. It smelled of him, and she knew that this was his room. “You can set your things here and stay here for now.”

 

“What about you?” she signed, not wanting to impose.

 

“Inuyasha is grown enough to share his room,” he replied steadily, although wincing on the inside at the thought of sharing a room with the brute. She nodded. “I'll leave you to get settled then,” he said, and closed the door behind him.

 

He saw Inuyasha about to speak as soon as he walked out of the room and held up a hand to stave him off. “Not now, brother. I'm not in the mood.”

 

He sat the on the couch and Inuyasha sat across from him, glaring. Kagome came out of his room a few moments later and sat next to Sesshoumaru, and then Inuyasha's glare alternated back and forth between them. Sesshoumaru ignored him and closed his eyes, unconcerned, but Kagome bit her lower lip in worry.

 

What have I gotten myself into?

 

 

 

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Okay, there's another chapter for you all. Some people who are knowledgeable in sign language have wondered why I don't have Kagome and Inuyasha actually use the sign words, but then you realized why not. It just flows in the story a little bit better to write, “My name is Kagome,” than, “I-Kagome-I,” as you would if you were signing it. I also just want to let everyone know that this will not be a long story. It started as just an experiment, and I honestly don't have a lot of ideas for it. So, unless I get more inspiration, there will actually only be a few more chapters. Which I might actually like. I hate incredibly long stories, and it would be nice to have this one short and sweet. But, who knows, things could change. Now, for reviewer responses:

 

Inuyasha's mate: Wow, I received all of your reviews for all of my stories, and I just wanted to thank you so much. You should so be the president of my fanclub!!! LOL! I kid, I kid, I'm not a good enough writer to have a fanclub, but all of your encouragements totally brightened my day. So does this mean I should start calling myself Sesshoumaru's Mate? I mean, you did say that Sesshoumaru belonged to me. And what a great thought that is. Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter and I hope to hear from you again!!!!

 

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Crystal Koneko: Ha, I loved what I had Inuyasha sign to Sesshoumaru too! I just had a sudden urge to write that, and it sounded great with the story, so I left it in. I'm glad you liked it. I try to have a little bit of fun in the midst of all my seriousness!

 

Kill-All-Flamers: Hah, I love your penname. I hope the explanation at the top helped clarify Kagome's name sign. I haven't really learned a lot about name signs yet, so I know I probably embarrassed myself, but, oh well. I think it's cool that you can sign to your friend. I'm only in my second semester of sign language, and I'm only okay at it. I hope you liked this last chapter!!!

 

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Okay, kiddies, there you go. I just want to say (ahem) ATTENTION ALL READERS!!!!!!!!! I AM GOING TO CREATE AN UPDATING SCHEDULE FOR MYSELF, STARTING NOW, AND JUST PRAY THAT I FOLLOW IT. IT WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

 

“Speechless” will be updated every other Friday. I usually do all of my work after midnight, so it will probably show up on Saturday morning, but that's how it is.

 

“For Richer or Poorer” or as it is now being fondly called “FROP” will be updated every other Saturday. Again, it will probably show up along the lines of Sunday morning. This way I have a week to work on each story. If this works out, I will keep it like this. If school gets to hectic or if my life falls apart like it's been feeling recently, I will let you all know.

 

Much thanks again to all of my reviewers, you are the only reason why I continue to write, because Lord knows I don't have any confidence in myself. Hugs and kisses to you all!

 

Ja,

Mujitsu.