A/N- THIS IS MY FIRST STORY SO HERE GOES NOTHING......

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters but I definitely own this plot!

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I was freshly out of high school and thought I had the world in the palm of my hand. Well, little did I know life was a little harder than I thought. I hit the roads every day trying to get a job. I was really trying to get out of the house and get a place of my own because every day was hell being in the house with my father. My mother , of course was a small little woman that was so afraid of him. I could never understand why she didn't leave him. Enough of that, I finally got my dream job. The pay was good and the work was easy. I guess I had worked there about eight years when my mother died. It happened so gradually that I didn't even realize it. By the way , my name is Kagome and I live in Tokyo. I met this man, his name was Onigumo. We fell madly in love, or so I thought. Life was good for a long time and then things started to change. Before I knew it, I was in the same position my precious mother had gotten herself into. First it was just shouting and before long I was making excuses for black eyes and bruises on my arms. I had to miss quite a bit of work and pretty soon my job was in trouble. The only thing I was proud about was that I had not had any children, not that I didn't want any but the fact that a child does not need to be brought up like I was. Onigumo always apologised for what he had done and for some reason I always forgave him. I don't know if I forgave him because I loved him or that I was scared of , he had been out drinking one night but I was so anxious for him to get home that night. I heard him pull into the driveway and I had fixed myself up especially pretty for him. I had what I thought was some really good news for him. When he walked in I started for him. All of a sudden, he had a very evil look in his red eyes. Before I knew it, he had kicked me in my stomach so hard that I couldn't breathe. When I woke up , there he was sitting beside me in the hospital looking very scared and pale. I called for the nurse and had her make him leave the room. I looked up at her with tear stained eyes........Onigumo's surprise was gone.

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A/N- I'm new at this so please go easy on me. I enjoy writing and have just rediscovered my love for it. My friend suggested this site to " Test the waters" and I finally worked enough courage to post a bit of my work. Please review, it would mean the world to me.