Chapter 1:

I was sitting there just staring at the jury. Those were the people that were going to decide my fate. The man with the beer belly and the bored look on his face, the lady that kept looking at me disapprovingly dressed in a pants suit, the pregnant woman that couldn't seem to stay awake long enough to even know what was going on. Her life rested in the hands of these people who couldn't give a damn about her or what she did or didn't do. This pissed her off. They were here out of obligation not because they wanted to help rid the streets of murderers and rapists. Murderers like her supposedly. She didn't even know how she wound up in this court room today sitting on the hard wooden chair in slacks and a nice button up shirt that the jail gave her for her trial. Apparently they want you to look your best as your sitting there under everyone's gaze as they judge you without even knowing the full story. I was raised to be a good person but does anyone know that or has anyone even bothered to ask oh hell no. They could give two fucks about how I was raised Im not even sure they know my name. To most of these people I am just a scum bag getting what was coming to me. My parents raised me to be decent and look at where I am now.

I should probably back up a bit. I am Kagome Higurashi I am 21 years old still practically a baby and I am on trial for murder in the 1st degree.

Flashback:

I came home the other night after a long day at school. I was a full time college student studying to become a physical therapist. I picked out what I wanted to be in 3rd grade and have stuck with it so far. I love the idea of helping people through there tough times when they could really use someone the most. I walked in the front door to find it unlocked. I double check that everything looked fine though before I walked in because it was a weird thing to leave the front door unlocked. I remember my little brother Souta telling me earlier that morning when we were all sitting down eating breakfast that he was staying over at a friend's house that night. My mom died about 2 ears ago so it was just My dad, Souta and me. As I opened the door I walked into the entrance hall and hung up my coat and turned the light on. As I was putting my purse on the entrance table I heard a sound coming from the Kitchen.

"Dad is that you." I called into the darkness of the house but there was no answer. My dad worked from home as a technical assistant to some phone company so I was worried when he didn't greet me at the door.

"Hey come on dad this isn't funny." I heard the noise again but this time it was louder. It sounded like a metal chair being scraped across the kitchen floor. I set all my stuff down and decided to go check it out. I turned all the lights on as I went and when I finally mad it to the Kitchen I didn't see anybody around. I just looked around and chuckled quietly to myself. Now come on Kagome afraid of a little noise I teased myself mentally. I figured dad was out getting dinner this wouldn't be the first time he was gone for hours at a time sometimes even days where we would have no idea where he was just to have him show up a week later smelling like shit with a bad hangover. I contributed this to mom's death. They were soul mates and dad was taking it pretty hard. He started drinking more than usual and he started to gamble. I walked to the fridge to get a bottle of water and that's when I saw him laying there on the floor with blood covering his chest and his eyes staring up into the world lifeless and empty. These were not the eyes I was used to seeing the eyes that held so much love for everyone and the world around him. The eyes that would take one look at you and you could tell him anything because you knew he could be trusted. These were not the eyes of my father but of some dead being that have exited the world of the living and joined the world of the dead never to be heard from again. A million thoughts were running through my brain a mile a minute I didn't pick out one thought and dwell on it too long. I couldn't my mind wasn't capable of organized thought at that very moment.

"Poor Kagome just lost the other parent. She must be sad." The voice that was talking from behind me was like ice. It penetrated deep into my soul and froze my body. Even if I wanted to turn around which I didn't I wouldn't have been able to. The voice I had heard before and it's always held malice and hatred but now it was harsh and maybe even playful. I couldn't believe what I heard I knew who the bitch standing behind me was as soon as the first sound left her mouth. I could just imagine her face in my mind right now. She would be behind me as always with her long raven black hair flowing down her back and her flesh the color of silk with no imperfections. We all agree she is beautiful and she knows it too even uses it to her advantage most of the time.

"Come on Kagome you're not even going to say hi to your cousin. Isn't that rude I came all the way here to see you and give you a surprise and you cant even be civil. I thought aunty taught you better than that." She was using her winy tone that just annoys you to hear. My thoughts were still going a mile a minute and I just couldn't shut them down. It still hadn't sunk in then that my father was actually dead. I would never get to see him again. Pretend to laugh at his horrible jokes. Eat some of his world famous pancakes. I turned around slowly and there she was leaning against the island with an evil smirk on her face and her hands hidden behind her back. Her clothes had blood smears all over them and it looked like she had some on her face too. Probably using his blood like war paint. I was so mentally exhausted I couldn't even work up the brain capacity to be mad at her. Oh yeah I was going to regret that later just standing there staring at her with a exasperated expression on my face.

"Why" was the only word that I could get to come out of my mouth. As soon as I said it her smirk grew wider and she started to laugh and im not talking about a chuckle im talking about a full on laugh. She stated walking to me slowly like a panther stalking its prey right before it pounced and got to eat its meal. I backed up slowly until my back hit the fridge.

"Kagome I told you I had a present for you. Didn't I now come on little cousin and close you eyes." I opened my mouth to speak as she brought her hand out from behind her back and slapped me hard. I started to cry right then and there. Not because I was scared of what she would do to me. Not because I was going to be alone after this. No I started to cry because of Souta through this whole experience I forgot about him. How would dad dying affect him? How was I going to get away from this psycho bitch so I could take care off him? I closed my eyes just like she wanted thinking that if I played nice she might let me live to see him grow up. I felt something hit my head then everything went black.

End of Flashback

The pounding of the gavel on the desk brought me out of my thoughts. We all stood up including the fat man from the jury. I took in the scene around me and would find it comical if this wasn't happening to me. People in the back of the room with scowls on there faces then you had some people crying like my little brother Souta and our next door neighbor who had volunteered to look after him for me. I couldn't bear to see him go through the foster care system. They were the only 2 people sitting on my side of the courtroom except for this small girl sitting in the back row. I had never seen her a day before in my life. I could tell she was in her 20's but looked like she was a teenager. She was so small I bet she was only about 90 pounds soaking wet. She just looked at me with an understanding smile and a wink.

"Kagome Higurashi the people of the jury find you….."

A.N. My brand new story what do you think? I was just about to go to sleep for the night when this concept popped into my head and I just had to see if I could write a chapter before I got to sleep. I am going to try this story a little differently for one I will be switching POVS but only between Kagome and Inuyasha. I also have no outline for this story and I am a little excited about that. I am just going to write and see where this story takes me. I will let you decide if I should continue it or not. Any reviews are welcome even criticisms. Anybody have any idea who that lady was on Kagomes side of the courtroom in the very back?

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