(sorrt but Inu is gonna be a little nicer to kags in the first few chapters. he will toughen up in later chaps.)

Help Me Through This

Chapter 1

A Friend Who Cares

Kagome crawled up the well to appear in the feudal era. She was crying and sobbing inconsolably. Her throat and eyes burned from her endless throw of tears. She was hurt, greatly. It would take much time and a miracle to mend and heal the emotional and physical wounds she was suffering from.

Her body was sore. The pain was so unbearable, she could hardly make it to the well house. Not to mention, the climb she had to make to get to the other side. The bruises on her wrists and ankles were the last of her worries. As was the trickle of blood, inching its way down toward the corner of her mouth. Four oval shaped bruises revealed on her shoulders, indicating that someone had forcibly grabbed her. Her hair fell wild and unruly, like it hadn't been brushed in weeks.

The physical wounds that she bare, would heal within a few days, maybe a week, with herbs and bandages. But the deep, emotional hurt that her heart held could not possibly be mended with mere medicine. It would take time and suffer for her soul to heal the wounds of which she endured.

Still sobbing, she screamed out, "Inuyasha!" she had no idea why she was calling him, she just did. Her blood curling scream could be heard for miles and put any demon or human who came within twenty feet of her to their death.

Usually, Inuyasha would meet Kagome at the well, but because she said she would be gone for two days, he wasn't there. She wanted to see Inuyasha; she was so scared and broken. She called out again, "INUYASHA!"

He had recognized her voice. But he had never heard her scream sound so quaky, loud, and scared. He ran through the woods as fast as his hanyou speed could take him. When he reached the clearing, he saw something he'd hope he'd never see again. Kagome was sitting with her back against the well. Her knees were drawn to her chest. Her forehead rested against her arms that were resting on her knees. Her shoulders jerking with every sob and tear that ran down her cheeks. Inuyasha's doggie ears twitched to the sound of her sobs. 'What the hell made her so upset? Was it me?' he questioned himself.

Inuyasha felt heartbroken. He hated to see women cry, but most importantly, hated to see Kagome cry. He felt guilty every time she would cry. Even if it wasn't his fault. He felt it was his fault for not protecting her. Every time he saw Kagome secretly cry because she saw him with Kikyou, his guilt only grew. That clay pot bitch would put him under a spell, it wasn't his fault. But of course, every time she would cry for whatever reason, he would NEVER show how much he would want to make her feel better. His pride was too great for that; until now.

Seeing Kagome like this was too much. He had never seen her so upset before, not like this. He couldn't see the bruises and blood from her face. But that doesn't mean he couldn't smell the blood. That's what worried him the most. 'Why is she bleeding? Kagome, what happened to you?'

He stalked closer, stopping a few feet in front of her. Kagome called out again, "Inuyash…!" she stopped to see Inuyasha already standing there, not even five feet in front of her. Now Inuyasha had gotten a good look at her face. Her bruised eyes, cheeks, and lips, bruised and swollen. The blood trickling from her mouth. Her eyes, puffy and red from tears.

"Kagome…" Inuyasha walked up to her and knelt beside her, his back against the well. He wiped the blood from her mouth away with his sleeve. He rapped his arms around her middle and let her cry into his shoulder. He rested his chin on the top pf her head. "Kagome, what's wrong? What happened to you? Why are you crying?" he asked in a whisper. Concern just spilled all out with his words. After seeing Kagome in this condition, he didn't give a fuckin rat's ass who noticed.

Well, only Sesshomaru and Naraku. He tightened his hold around her to try to comfort her. "Kagome, please? Tell me."

"Oh, I-Inuyasha, why? After all this time, I-I a-always s-s-said no. K-Kami, Inuyasha-a, why?" she sobbed.

Thinking Kagome was upset with him, his hold around her loosened. Kagome looked up into his golden orbs as he looked down in her chocolate eyes. He could see that her eyes were full of pain and hurt. Kagome saw concern and question in his radiant eyes. "Kagome, was it me? Did I do something to upset you? I didn't mean to. I didn't mean for you to get hurt." Inuyasha said panicky, laying his ears flat against his head. He wouldn't be able to forgive himself if he did.

"No, no, I-Inuyasha. I-It wasn't you." She was glad that Inuyasha cared so much for her. Though she still sobbed, a small wound in her heart was already healing.

Inuyasha was happy to find that this, this happening, wasn't his fault. He perked up his ears and twitched them. Earning him a small giggle from the girl in his hold. "Kagome, why were you crying?" he asked. He let go of her and rested his back against the well. The sobs had ceased, but small tears still ran down her face.

"Inuyasha, "she sighed, "It was horrible. So horrible." She looked up at him. "I will never be the same."

Inuyasha softly wiped away the few tears the cursed her cheeks and ran the hand down her face to rest under her chin. He searched her eyes, "Tell me." He demanded softly.

Kagome drew in a shaky breath of the cleanest air in all Japan. She looked ahead, but Inuyasha never left his gaze from her eyes, just let down his hand. "Inuyasha, it wasn't my fault. So, please don't get mad."

A look of confusion plagued Inuyasha's face, "Why would I get mad at you. I could tell this wasn't you fault. Don't be such a baka." He joked. Kagome's lips formed into a small smirk then let it fall.

She sighed heavily, "Someone did something very…wrong to me. They hurt me, they hurt me in ways that I didn't know I could get hurt." She shook her head with a look of confusion, anger, and sadness on her face.

Inuyasha was getting angered 'How dare they! How dare anyone hurt Kagome! Ohhhh, they gonna hafta deal with me now! GGGRRRRRR!' Crimson started to leak through his abnormally colored golden orbs as he growled low in his chest. Kagome turned her head towered him with a scared confused look. Once Inuyasha noticed, he ceased his growling and let his eyes shin gold again. "Who? Who did this to you? What all did he do?" he asked

"I can only tell you that he's from school and...and he… he raped me." tears started rolling down her face again.

"What! Why that bustard!" he stood up and picked Kagome up bridle style. Kagome's eyes widened.

"Inuyasha!" she quickly wrapped her hands around Inuyasha's neck, not wanting to fall. "W-what are you doing?"

"We're going to you time, to catch that son of a bitch!" and before Kagome had any time to protest, Inuyasha jumped in the well to be engulfed by the bright blush pinkish light that would take them to modern time.

there...all done. sorry it was soooooooooooooooooo short. i'll try to make it longer next time.