AN: hi its me Ash again. I started writing this story because I wasn't feeling to great about a murder that took place in my town. A little 1st grader was murdered in her school, her name was Jerrica Rhodes. Her father supposedly killed her but I'll get back to you on that. So this story is dedicated to her memory.
This chapter is dedicated to gabby(forgot your screen FF name sorry) and Hamona (Sheeva) cause Hamona helped me with ideas and gabby helped me out with names so here it is I hope you like it…better said YOU WILL ENJOY IT! Ahem…well ya.
She was running from him through the streets, but everywhere she turned he was there…everywhere. He caught her he always did…always. she screamed, nooooooooo.
Kagome woke up shivering, she looked at the blank walls of the closet that had served as a room too her for four years, she shivered again, not because she was cold but because she heard him. She heard the man that haunted her dreams every night since…he was drunk, no…not again I have too get out. She stood up still wearing her over sized jeans and tee shirt from the day before, and the day before that, they were her only possessions. She opened the door and ran out as fast as she had ever ran, this time I'll get away she thought. This time he won't hurt me. She heard his clumsy drunken footsteps coming after her as she ran through the hallway and down the stairs, his steps getting increasingly faster as he got increasingly more determined. He grabbed her; she screamed a scream that echoed in the night.
"Inuyasha…no reply…Inuyasha"…he rolled on his side…"ramen," "what where where's the ramen"? "Finally", sighed an exasperated Miroku. Every morning you refuse to get up out of bed." Feh", replied the 14-year-old boy…"five more minutes". "No! Up now!" Miroku pulled of Inuyasha's covers. "Sango's goanna be pissed if we're late again". Inuyasha jumped out of bed with only his red boxers on. "I'm up I'm up". "Good glad we see eye to eye," he smirked and went downstairs to call Sango. A few minutes later inu ran down the stairs in baggy pants and a black t-shirt. His long silky silver hair lay down on his shoulders. Miroku was dressed in a purple hoodie, with baggy pants, his shoulder length black hair was up in its usual small ponytail . They walked out to Miroku's black car and hopped in, driving to Sango's house. When they got there Sango had already been waiting on the curb. She wore tight jeans and a black shirt that said, if u don't like my shirt stop reading it, her long brown hair up in a half tail. she jumped in the car. "My dear Sango you look absolutely beautiful", said Miroku as Sango bent over to get something from her book-bag. Inuyasha eyed him, watching his hands carefully. Just as his hand was about to grab her butt Sango said in a deadly voice, "touch me Miroku…and die". Miroku gulped…"ye yes dear. Inuyasha sighed, he was hopeless. As they entered the parking lot and passed the young girl in the clothes that didn't fit her, who was silently crying, they didn't think twice. They had no idea how that girl would affect their lives.
Kagome looked up at the high school, wiping away her tears. A black car passed her by, she didn't notice, she didn't care. Why should she. No one cared about her…no one. Her big baggy shirt and pants covered the fresh cuts and bruises on her body from the night before. She held her head up high and stated up the sidewalk to her school, at least here I'm away from Naraku…at least here he can't hurt me.
Inuyasha got out of the car and walked up the steps with his two best friends. Miroku and Sango said good-bye to Inuyasha since they had different classes. Inuyasha was only 14 so he headed one way, down to english. Sango was sixteen so she headed to honors calculus, along with Miroku who was seventeen, and also in that class. Damn I hate school thought Inuyasha. Why cant I just sleep all day I'm actually good at that.
First and second period were pretty uneventful. Well for Inuyasha at least, considering he slept through both of them, but third period was math, and math was Inuyasha's favorite academic subject. It was the only one he stayed awake for actually. He always aced everything with ease in here. He walked in and sat in his usual seat in the back. He looked at the board and saw some simple algebra on the board. Their teacher crackpot teacher Mrs. Pawlyk was the only reason he could hate this class. She was either to fast or to slow when she taught. He had learned on the first week of school not to listen to her but to read the notes on the board at his own pace and teach himself. She was one of those people who always seemed to be smiling, but it was creepy and when she got mad she'd still be smiling but in an evil way, she'd just scream her head off. She never new if some one was talking, or at least not the right person, she'd punish the wrong one. She also always seemed to throw and kick one girl's book bag at walls and desks…hmm, he thought while doing a problem, I wonder who that girl was…his thoughts were interrupted by a bang. A girl in clothes ten times to big for her was at the sharpener looking angry and staring at their teacher who had just thrown her book bag at the wall. She watched as it slid down. She looked back at the sharpener and continued sharpening. Oh so that was the girl. He continued his work but was done in a minute, he looked around the room and tuned back in, only to see Mrs. Pawlyk screaming at that girl again. " I give up on you, what do you just tune out in class? You're impossible to teach, I give up. From now on Inuyasha will teach and tutor you after school." "WHAT?", screamed Inuyasha? "I never agreed to that, shouldn't you ask me first." "I'm the teacher and what I say goes, if you don't tutor her I'll make sure you fail this class." "Bu, but I don't, Kagome started. Mrs. Pawlyk cut her off, I don't care! If you don't do this Kagome ill call your parents in. Kagome only looked down and nodded, something about what Mrs. Pawlyk said seemed to have upset her. The bell rang and Inuyasha walked over to Kagome looking pissed. "Looks like I'm stuck tutoring you," he said roughly. She looked down and nodded, "sorry". "Feh," he replied. "I don't care". "Just meet me after school in the library." She nodded and began to walk to her next class, looking at the floor as she walked.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. Inuyasha told Miroku he was staying after school and that he'd walk home. He didn't want to say he was tutoring a girl, he knew what Miroku would think. He'd been friends with the guy since he was ten…that was when he took me in. anyways he new him and his perverted ways by now and didn't want him bothering him about it. He headed for the library when the bell rang. He had on his usual annoyed face, like he just didn't care. When he walked in the library she was nowhere to be seen. God dammit where is that girl, she's fucking late!
He turned around to see if he could catch Miroku and Sango before they left, when all of a sudden he collided with something and he found himself on the ground. What the hell? He opened his eyes to see Kagome on the floor right in front of him. Her eyes wincing in pain as she rubbed her shoulder…hmm that was strange he didn't think she had hit it that hard. He stood up, "feh took you long enough". She continued looking down, and stood up ignoring him as she walked to the nearest table. He sat next to her. "So what is it you need help with," he said wanting to get out of there as soon as possible. "Everything, I just don't understand the way she teaches", she said softly. Why did she always seem so sad? He ignored his thoughts and tried to concentrate. "Ya the key is not paying attention to her and only reading the notes and trying out the examples the way you understand it". He got out his notes to try and explain it better. She did better as time went on but he was losing his patience and she still didn't fully understand it. Thirty minutes later she still didn't get it. He was getting more and more frustrated with her until he finally lost it, "its so simple Kagome!" "God are you stupid or something, he asked?" he shut up when he saw her crying. "Hey, I uh, Kagome, I mean." She let one more tear drop from her eye and looked away from him. "I'm sorry Inuyasha. I shouldn't have bothered you with this. If Mrs. Pawlyk asks ill say that your still tutoring me." She gathered up her stuff, and began walking towards the door. "Hey no Kagome come on I didn't mean it. I umm just." She continued walking towards the door. He couldn't just let her walk home alone so he ran after her. "Look ill still tutor you, I just lose my temper, so don't get all teary eyed on me every time I get mad."
She looked up at him for the first time, it was his kind of apology she understood. She smiled a half smile up him, "thanks Inuyasha."
He for the first time actually saw her. She had beautiful cocoa brown eyes that always seemed sad…but why? Her hair was long and shiny, a raven color. Her face…it was hypnotizing, her cheeks were full, with lots of color. Her lips were a pale pink but so beautiful. Her figure was great, with curves in all the right places though it was hard to tell with her baggy clothes. She had on pants that hung around her small waist. Her shirt looked like an old faded t-shirt from some man. She looked underfed hmm… "hey to make it up to u ill buy u dinner. But don't get any ideas all right cause its just cause I'm hungry and don't want to go alone." She nodded, and smiled. Though it still didn't reach her sad eyes.
They walked out "hmm…so where you want to go anyways," asked Inuyasha. "Oh I don't care anywhere's fine she replied softly. I haven't eaten out in forever really." He sighed, "I can't decide lets just go get some burger king. Its right up the street." They started walking up the street when they walked in he ran up to the line already knowing what he wanted. Kagome followed, she couldn't remember the last time she'd been in a fast food place. How long could it have been, she wondered? Months, years, she had stopped thinking about things like that. Time didn't matter to her anymore. After…after what had happened her friends didn't want to deal with her. The ones she loved…dead. She had been in that hellhole for so long. Constant alert and pain was all she had time to think about. If anyone asked her the date she wouldn't know. She didn't really care. What was the reason, everyone she had ever loved or trusted had abandoned her, or had she pushed them away…no it didn't matter now, she would show him her gratitude by acting happy.
She looked at him. "Inuyasha you really didn't have to do this ya know…thanks." "Feh, I told you I just didn't want to be alone so shut up you act like I did this for you or something." She just smiled and looked at the man at the cash register. She gasped when she saw the man. Could it be she thought? But, but I haven't seen him in so long. "Kouga?" He looked at her for a minute. "Kagome?" He turned around "hey, Joe I'm taking my break now ok." Inuyasha watched all this confused. What the hell how's she know this kunt. Wait he's taking his break, why? Dammit all to hell, all I wanted was a fucking double whopper! Kouga walked around the counter. "Hey kags, I haven't seen you in forever." She stepped back from him. Her usually sad eyes, had flames in them, that were barley visible. "Kouga please just go, leave me alone," she looked away hurt in her eyes. "No. what are you goanna do huh?", he said advancing on her. Inuyasha pushed her back. "Stay the hell away from her Kouga.", he said stepping in front of Kagome. He new Kouga all right. That fuckin 11th grader. Everybody did. He was a preppy jock, who always had his grunts with him. Genta and Hakkaku. He'd probably had sex with every girl, and the ones he hadn't were a challenge to him, not a people. He'd do anything and everything he had to, to get what he wanted…anything. He repeated himself when Kouga made a move towards him. "I said stay the hell away from her." "What are you goanna do about it Inuyasha? He smirked. "Run home and tell your parents, maybe your big brother? Oh wait that right, you don't have any." At this Inuyasha punched him in the lip. It busted open blood oozing everywhere. Kouga punched him in the eye, which started to get swollen. Inuyasha started punching him in the stomach repeatedly, Kouga hitting any part of Inuyasha he could. But it was clear who was winning. Inuyasha was kicking his ass. He let Kouga go. "Don't even try it," said Inuyasha. Or I wont stop next time." The manager had been yelling for them to stop but Inuyasha just ignored him. "Come on Kagome, ill get you something at my house. They walked out. Kouga watched them leave and he thought, don't for one second that your not next Kagome.
When they got out of burger king and walked a fair way away, Inuyasha stopped and turned to Kagome, his right eye swollen and turning black and blue. He had cuts all over his face. Bruises up and down his arm, the fight had been pretty bad. "How the hell do you know that fucker, he asked sounding pissed." She looked down; "I used to hang out with him a few years ago." "Ya well do me a favor and stay away from trash like that, he said." "I'm sorry Inuyasha, she looked so upset. "I'm sorry I got you into this." She looked him over, "we really need to get you cleaned up." "Feh, my house is nearby we'll just go there." As they were walking an awkward silence was growing longer and longer, finally Kagome spook about what had been biting away at her mind.
" Inuyasha?" "Ya." "So you don't have any family?" He didn't look at her." No, they were killed a few years ago." She looked at him. "Ya…mine to." He looked at her. "Really?" "Ya. Now I live with…Naraku." That name, it sounded familiar but he just brushed it off. "Ya well, now I live with Miroku. He's like a older brother, he smirked. "A very, very perverted older brother". "Huh?" "What do ya mean?" "You'll see when we get there…trust me he hits on every pretty girl he meets." Kagome thought to her self, so he thinks I'm pretty, she didn't know why she cared. She glanced up a house they were heading to. It had two stories and looked pretty good, but wore down like it could use a good paint. They walked up the porch steps. Not knowing what to expect. When Inuyasha opened the door a 17 year old ran up to it, looking worried. "Where the fuck?" He stopped when he saw the bruises and cuts all over him. "How'd you get these Yasha?" Kagome stepped out from behind Inuyasha. "It was my falt." Miroku stopped, a mischievous grin spreading across is face. "So inu who's the pretty he asked walking up to the younger girl." "Miroku, behave. Her names Kagome." Slap! Kagome's handprint still on his face. "Nice to meet you Miroku, she said politely as Inuyasha snickered. Yep he was just waiting for him to go for her butt. Sango ran in the room. "is it him?" she saw her younger friend and ran over to him. She flicked him on the head. "How many times do we have to tell you? Call when you leave the school." She looked at him. "What the hell happened," she asked looking worried. She ran out of the room and grabbed an ice pack and ointment. "I'm fine it was that ass-hole Kouga." "Again," screamed Miroku and Sango together. "Sorry that was my fault," said Kagome in a small voice. Sango looked her over. She smiled at Inuyasha, "playing the hero again inu", she asked with laughter in her voice. "Would you two shut up already", said Inuyasha. "Look its like 6:30 and we're starving so if you'll excuse us," he started to walk away Kagome following. They walked into the kitchen. "Hmm how bout peanut butter and jelly, since somebody didn't go grocery shopping this week," Inuyasha said loudly so Miroku would here him, "and we have nothing else to eat." They made their sandwiches in silence and sat down. "look Kagome if Kouga gives you any problems, tell me ok?", Inuyasha said seriously. Kagome nodded and smiled as she ate her sticky sandwich. "thanks".
She looked at the clock on Inuyasha's wall, and all of a sudden she looked terrified. "Inuyasha I have to go!", she said her voice shaking, she looked scared…real scared. She stood up and started to run to the door. "wait Kagome, Kagome your not walking home by yourself its already dark." He ran after her. "No Inuyasha you can't", "you just can't." She looked near tears as she ran out the door. "I'm sorry but I'll see you tomorrow", she said as she ran his door leaving him in his doorway as he watched her go. He wasn't going to let her go alone he'd follow her if he had to, there was no telling what Kouga would do to her if he found her alone at dark. "hey you guys I'll be right back kay". He ran after her before they could protest. Feeling the cool night air hit his face, he had forgotten his jacket in his rush. He was careful not to be seen by Kagome as she ran down the streets, and into the bad part of town. She ran up the steps to one of the worse houses opening the door quietly, as she let herself in.
Ever since I had left Inuyasha's house she had felt like she was being watched, but she ignored it I have bigger problems, especially if Naraku was drunk tonight, she thought. She opened the door quietly hoping not to disturb him, she started up the stairs when she heard him grunt, the hairs on her neck stood up, "no", she whispered. All of a sudden he was there beating her, laughing. She screamed. Then took it quietly, it was always like this, she could never be happy, there was always constant pain. "why did they all leave me alone", she whispered as Naraku slapped her face. She started to sob, "why"? After a while he stopped satisfied, and left her there crying in agony alone on the floor, with bruises and cuts all over her body. She held her body closely as she continued sobbing.
Inuyasha had begun to walk back home when he heard her scream pierce the night air. He was about to go help her, when he felt someone grab his arms and throw him. It was Kouga, Genta, and Hakkaku. Inuyasha hit the cement hard on his shoulder, he felt his skin scrape off. It was Genta who threw him, one of Kouga's grunts. "Dammit not now Kouga we'll play another time"
"I don't think so Inuyasha lets so who's so bad, why don't we?" dammit not now, he thought. Hakkaku and Genta held him down as Kouga beat him. The last thing he remembered was seeing Kouga's fist before he blacked out.
He woke up in his on his bed in his room. His two friends sitting by his bed watching him. Sango, and Miroku let out relieved sighs. "god dammit Yasha cant you stay out of trouble for once, asked Sango. She continued, " after you didn't come back after an hour we left to go look for you. Well we found you beaten to a pulp in the middle of the road. We got you home, and Miroku found Kouga and beat the shit out of him." Miroku cracked his knuckles. "that fuckin cocky bastard had it coming", he said. Inuyasha tried to sit up but Kouga had got him good. "Thanks you guys". Suddenly remembering what he had heard before those assholes had done to him he tried to sit up again. "wait how's Kagome," he asked seeing that it was light out. "I heard her scream before those guys got me." "She's fine she came over earlier to drop off your homework half an hour ago," said Sango. "She must of just tripped or something." "Ya…ya that must have been it," he said looking relieved but slightly suspicious. Some things not right he thought, but what is it?
AN: hi its me Ash id just like to say
