Once again Kagome Higurashi awoke from unconsciousness. Every night she got a beating from her drunken father. It all started when he thought his wife, Kagome's mother, was cheating on him because she came home from work late everynight. He started beating, punching and raping her until he got the truth. He didn't know she was telling the truth when she said she wasn't cheating on him. One night Kagomes mother fought back. Big mistake. It cost her, her life. And Kagome whitnessed it all. Her father got away with murder and started drinking. Then he would come home from the pub and turn to Kagome. Ever since she whitnessed the death she became a mute. This really pissed her dad off. Even more reason to beat her. He would kick and punch her anywhere on her body, then leave her laying unconciouse on her bedroom floor. Whilst unconscious she would get flashbacks in her mind of her mother lying on the cold floor, face bloody and eyes closed, heartbeat getting slower until it reached an absolute stop.
Kagome opened her eyes and took in her surroundings, not that they were new to her. She pusher herself off of her floor and got to her feet. She walked over to her smashed mirror, she could still see herself in it and she didnt dare ask her dad for a new one. She lifted her pajama top to look at the damage. A couple of bruises and cuts here and there. She looked at her arms, the same, as well as her legs. And lastly her face. A bruised cheek, a black eye and a cut up lip. All over her was dried blood. She felt disgusting. As she went over to get an outfit from her closet she took a quick peek at the clock, it read 6:15. "Perfect time to take a shower." She thought to herself. She grabbed, out of her closet, a black turtleneck to cover her neck, arms and stomach. A pair of long, baggy, black, loose trousers and a pair of black converses. She never wore anything colourful. It reminded her of the old days, when her mother was around. Now she only wore dark clothes and spoke to no one.
Once she was pleased with what she had chosen she made her way to the bathroom to take a shower. As soon as she turned the hot water on she started taking her clothes off and stepped into the shower, letting the water flow freely down her body. That is what she wanted to be, free, from her father. She pushed them dreams aside and continued to shower. She started applying shampoo the her wavy, raven black hair that went midway down her back. After she had rinsed it out she applied some conditioner on the ends. Then she washed that out and cleaned her curvaceous figure with shower gel, rubbing softly at her bruises, getting the dry blood off of her. Once she was finished with her shower she stepped out and dried herself. Then she put her clothes on. She brushed her hair and left it wet. She didn't want to risk awaking her dad with the hairdryer. He was asleep in the next room. At least that's what she thought.
Kagome quietly crept down the hall and down the stairs. She felt safe knowing her dad was asleep. For once she could have a decent, quiet, non-painful breakfast. Oh how wrong she was.
"What the fuck do you think your doing you little bitch?" came a cold voice from the corner of the kitchen Kagome was in. "Answer me!" It shouted.
Kagome jumped as the noise hit her ears. She couldn't answer and he knew it. She wouldn't talk to anyone let alone him. She simply turned to face him, shook her head, closing her eyes and facing down. She could hear him pacing towards her. She could tell his fist was raised. She corrected herself when she felt a foot in her stomach. She could do nothing, only lay there on the kitchen floor and take the abuse. She planned to go to her place and cry instead of break down infront of him after the beating, after she had found the strength to get up.