A/N - just to be clear this IS my story and if you don't like then say so. But I wanted to say ahead of time that I had started this on another site, fiction , and it didn't get any reviews so I decided to put it here. Again it is still a work in progress and I like it hope you do too, please review it is much appreciated.

The Shattered Lives We Have to Live

Chapter one: A prologue of sorts

She runs down the street in her pink flower sundress as it sways against her knees. Her arms are pumping at her sides as her sandals slap against the wet pavement. Shutting her against the tears and rain as she tries to fight back the pain shooting through her chest, she struggles for air. She opens her eyes and sees him up ahead. She tries to stop but the pavement is too slippery and she falls backward on her backside. She tries scrambling backward as the boy walks towards her.

"Why do you run at the sight of me. Kagome?" The boy asks as he squats down to her eye level. She quickly turns and tries to get up to run, but she slips on the wet pavement again. Her cheek throbs with the pain from hitting the pavement. She tries to move but then stops when she feels a sharp pain run through her leg and she cries out into the night. "It's rude to walk away when someone is trying to talk to you."

"Koji…please," she whispers pleadingly, her body lying still, her face in her arms.

"Please what?" He whispers into her ear. "What is it that you want?" That same voice that once gave her butterflies, now sent a shiver down her spine. It was no longer the soft and warming voice it once had been. Koji and his family had once been family friends and they moved away. They came for a visit every once in awhile. Koji had always been one to play rough when it came to Kagome. In their childhood she had chosen to ignore it because she had loved him. But it seemed as though ever since He moved away the rough housing got worse until eventually it was just beatings. She tried to keep her distance as often as possible when he came to visit.

In Koji's absence, she had met Inuyasha and they became friends. That weekend he had gone to his Grandmother's and she didn't know when he was suppose to get back. She didn't move. That morning, Koji and his family had come for a surprise visit while Kagome was in the Park. She has been sitting on a bench under a tree when she saw him enter the park. The sun was already setting and she could barely make out who it was. When she realized it was him she got up from her seat and ran the opposite way. She knew if she would have waited he would have hurt her.

"Please, Leave me alone Koji," she said now choking back her tears.

"Why would you say something like that Kagome? I thought you loved me?" Kagome held her breathe. What he had said had been true…at one point. As the beatings got worse she would always tell herself that it must be her fault that he was hitting her. She deluded herself into thinking that maybe if she let him do what he wanted then he would love her back someday. That was all before she met Inuyasha 2 years ago when Koji first left. Inuyasha was there that first time to clean her cuts with care. He promised to always save her and he did. Every time he was there when Koji came around. Eventually her love for Koji had faded and had turned into fear. She had no idea that Koji was going to be there that night. She cried harder as she thought of Inuyasha now. He wasn't there to save her this time. He wouldn't be there when Koji was gone.

She felt his hand on her head and stiffened. "It's your own fault Kagome," he said into her ear once again. "I loved you too, but you forgot about me and you found someone else."

Her heartbeat quickened. 'Was he talking about Inuyasha?'

"So, where is he now?" He asked as he stood up. Walking away he left her there to lay on the wet pavement, in the pouring rain.

After awhile she stopped crying. She relayed Koji's words in her mind, "You forgot about me." She closed her eyes as it echoed in her mind. She heard someone running towards her and she didn't bother to move. She felt someone's arms under her shoulders and knees picking her up. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder. He was speaking softly to her as he carried her down the street. She couldn't quite make out what it was he was trying to say as she was slowly drifting off into a unconscious state. Before the darkness finally over took her mind she heard the words "I'm sorry."

"Me too," she whispered softly as she drifted off.

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Hope you all liked it. I liked writing it. So please review no matter what.

Chapter 2 : Don't forget - it is already written and I will type it as soon as I get a few reviews, I don't think 5 is too much to ask for.

This is NanaOsaki-san and I'm outie!!