1Hey guys! I decided to write another fic. I hope you like this one. It's really different from my first one. It's AU, but it's pretty good (I think) Happy reading!

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Summary: Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku are FBI agents. Kagome is married to Naraku Shikon, and he is beating her on a regular basis. Her partner Inuyasha and their friends are trying to find a safe way to get Kagome and the kids away from him. Will they succeed?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. :(

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Dangerous Secrets chapter 1: Memories and Real Life Nightmares

It was too quiet, too dark.

She slowly made her way down the darkened hallway, her loaded gun drawn.

She reached the first door, quickly checking her surroundings before slowly walking into the room.

She saw the desk in front of her, and quickly walked towards it.

"I'm in," she whispered into her hidden microphone.

"Good," a voice responded from behind her.

She froze, knowing that whatever happened next was not going to be good.

"Oh no," she whispered.

She turned to shoot him just as a shot echoed throughout the building.

"No!" she yelled.

She looked around her, noticing the time on her bedside clock.

3:30 a.m.

Great, another nightmare, she thought to herself as she looked over to where her husband lay sleeping.

Thank God he didn't wake up.

She got out of bed and walked out of the room. She walked down the hallway, checking to make sure the kids were still asleep before she walked down the stairs to the kitchen.

She opened one of the drawers underneath the counter, lifting up the cutting board to pull her journal out of its hiding place.

She closed the drawer and sat down at the table.

August 3rd, 2007.

I had another nightmare. It wasn't as bad this time. I didn't remember everything. The kids were particularly loud today. Maybe I should have a little talk with them. I can't wait until I leave for work. It is getting harder and harder to stay here. I can't keep things hidden for much longer. Sango is bound to notice something. She already suspects that Naraku is back to his old tricks. And if Inuyasha ever found out…Naraku would kill the kids and me. I don't know what to do anymore. Maybe things will work themselves out.

But they never do, she thought as she put her journal back in its hiding place. She walked over to the window, looking out at all the other darkened houses. She her hand moved up to touch the fresh bruise on her upper arm. He's getting worse. She closed her eyes against the tears that were threatening to fall.

He'll change… he's going to change… he has to change…

And with that thought, Kagome Higurashi Shikon turned out the lights and went back to bed.

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Later that morning, Kagome gave a deep sigh as she climbed out of her car. She locked her car door and quickly set off towards the entrance of the building that loomed in front of her, her gaze set upon the brownish gray of the sidewalk beneath her feet.

"Hey Kagome!"

Kagome lifted her eyes to meet those of her friend. "Oh hey Sango! How's the Bryant case going?"

"No where. We're running out of evidence. I think the perp is going to get away with this one."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

The two walked inside FBI headquarters, making their way through the much hated, yet much needed clearance gate.

"How are the kids?"

"They are great," Kagome said as they took the elevator to the 8th floor. "They are actually happy to be in school. Can you believe that? Happy. I remember that we always hated school."

"True. But our school was boring."

"Yeah, that is true."

The women got off the elevator and walked down the hallway to their offices.

"Well, see ya later Kags!"

"See ya Sango."

Kagome walked into her office and sat down at her desk. She closed her eyes and smiled, happy to be at work.

"I've never seen anyone so happy to be at work. What are you, insane?"

She opened her eyes to throw a carefree glare at the smirking man who had just walked into the room.

"No, Inuyasha. I'm just different."

Inuyasha smiled at his partner. I love it when he smiles. Whoa! Kagome frowned slightly as her mind did I double take. She had just put her partner and the word love in the same sentence. She couldn't afford to be thinking things like this. Not now…

"Why are you wearing long sleeves again? It's 90 degrees in here."

She jumped slightly, coming out of her thoughts, and he couldn't help but notice a look of ill-disguised fear cross her features.

"Umm, I just like wearing long sleeves."

He shook his head, reluctantly letting her get away with lying to him again.

I know that she is hiding something.

"So, how are the twins?" he asked, taking in the way her eyes softened at the mention of her kids.

"They are wonderful. They can't wait until you take them to the park again. They're always asking about you. I think that you might have some miniature stalkers on your hands."

Inuyasha laughed as he sat down at his desk in front of hers.

"Tell them that I will take them to the park this weekend."

"Ok."

RING…RING…

"Higurashi … Oh, hi honey."

Inuyasha looked up, frowning at the change in Kagome's voice.

"I have to work late tonight."

No she doesn't. She gets off at 4. Inuyasha thought, focusing more on her odd behavior towards her husband.

He saw her eyes widen, and strained to hear what Naraku was telling her.

"I'm sorry. I'll try to get home earlier … Ok … You too … Bye."

"What was that all about?"

"Oh, it was nothing." She saw the look on his face and said, "Really. It was nothing"

Inuyasha sighed, walking over to her desk. He leaned down to stare her directly in the eyes.

"Kagome, why are you lying to me? You know that I can tell when you're lying. I was trained to do that. And you lied to Naraku. I know that for a fact that you get off work at 4 just like Sango, Miroku, and me. You have been acting strange for a while now, I just haven't said anything. Now why won't you tell me what's wrong."

I wish that I could.

"Nothing is wrong Inuyasha. Naraku just wanted me to go to some dinner party with him tonight and I lied to him in order to get out of it. You know how I hate the whole social scene. I'm going to take the kids to Sango's for dinner tonight."

"Alright. I'll accept that answer for now. But you've got to promise me that you'll come to me if something's wrong. I know that you're not telling me everything."

"Ok. I promise. And I've told you everything that you need to know."

"Ok. Let's get to work then."

I know that you are hiding something else from me. If it has anything to do with that bastard husband of yours, I'm going to kill him.

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Naraku Shikon sat at his desk, thinking about what he should do to his wife.

She lied to me again.

He picked up the phone and called his friend Koga. Agent Tama worked on the same floor as his wife and all her friends. He'd know what time she really got off of work.

"Hey Koga. I have a question for you. What time does my wife get off of work today? … 4 p.m.? That's what I thought. Thanks buddy."

Oh, Kagome. You should know better than to lie to me. You'll regret this.

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"Mommy, Mommy! Hi Mommy!"

Kagome smiled and bent down to hug her twins.

"Hey guys. How was school today?" she asked as she opened the door of her SUV and helped the 5-year-olds into the car.

"School was great! A lady ossifer came to our class today and we told her that our Mommy was an FBI agent and she said that that was great and we got ice cream and pizza!"

"Wow, Shippo! It sounds like you guys had an awesome day." She mussed the little boy's hair as she closed his door, grabbing her daughter's hand and walking her to the other side of the car.

"We did Mommy. And Ms. Kaede said that we was the best artists in our class!"

"That's wonderful, Kanna! I'm so proud of you two." She made sure both of them were buckled up before closing the door again and getting into the driver's seat.

She turned the key in the ignition, and began driving down the road in the opposite direction of their house.

"Hey guys. I have a surprise for you. We are going to Aunt Sango's for dinner tonight."

"YAY!!!"

When the group reached Sango's house, Shippo and Kanna ran out of the car towards the front door. Sango opened it just in time to have the twins grab onto her legs.

"Hi guys," she said, smiling as her friend came walking up the walkway.

"Ok you two. Run along and play while Aunt Sango and I get dinner ready."

"Ok Mommy!" the twins yelled as they ran inside.

The two women walked into Sango's kitchen and began to cook supper.

"So tell me, Kagome. What has he done this time?"

Kagome's movements stilled at her friend's quiet words. Sango was the only person Kagome had ever told about her abuse.

"Things are getting worse. I thought things would get better if I just listened better. But no matter what I do, it's never enough."

"You need to leave him, Kagome. You'll die if you don't get out of there soon."

"He will just follow me and kill me then. You know that, Sango."

"Then you should tell Inuyasha."

"No!"

Sango raised her eyebrows up in surprise.

"Why not? You know that he would do anything to protect you and the kids."

"I know that," she said, lowering her eyes to the ground. "But I just can't tell him. If he knew what Naraku has done to me, he would kill him. I wouldn't be able to live with myself after that."

"Fine," she said with a sigh. "But at least let me tell Miroku."

"Fine. But only as long as he promises not to tell Inuyasha."

"I really don't see why we can't tell him. If he finds out on his own, he'll just get even angrier and kill Naraku anyway. And he wouldn't kill him if you asked him not to. You know that. With Inuyasha's help and his brother's connections we can safely get you and the kids out of there."

"I know that what you're saying is true, but I just can't tell him. I don't know why, but I can't."

"Well, if you end up hurt really bad again like last time, I'll tell him myself. And that's a promise."

"Naraku won't go that far again. He knows better. Excuses for the first time were hard enough to come up with. If something like that happens again it'll look suspicious."

Sango stopped stirring the Ramen in the pot to stare at her best friend. "I don't know how you can speak so calmly about beatings that your husband has given you. You really need to get out of there, honey."

Kagome just stared out the window, thinking over everything her friend told her.

Why am I so calm about all of this? I should be out of my mind, panicking, maybe. But instead I'm standing here, acting all calm, like nothing is unusual about my situation. Maybe I really should focus on getting out of there. But how am I ever going to do that?

Kagome sighed and called the children down for supper. She'd think about those things some other time. Right now she had kids to feed.

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Naraku Shikon arrived at his house that night with vengeance on his mind. He had been raised to believe that a woman's duty was first to her husband.

And his wife had lied to him.

His Kagome had been dutiful enough when they had married eight years before, but people changed. And she had turned into a lying bitch that didn't know her place.

He walked up to his front door, noticing that the lights were out in the hall. After he got in, he looked around at the darkened rooms, noticing how still and quiet the house was.

"Hmm, the bitch must have gone to sleep already."

He dropped his keys on the table next to the door, hung his coat on the rack, and made his way upstairs. There was no light shining beneath his children's closed door. She must have sent them to bed, as well. He walked down the hall, noticing the faint glow coming from beneath his own door before quietly opening it.

The television was on, tuned to Court TV, his wife's favorite channel. He flicked the light switch on, and walked over to the nightstand. He grabbed the remote control and turned the TV off just as Catherine Crier came on to sign off. "Stupid reruns," he muttered as the room went silent.

He watched as his wife slowly came awake. She yawned and stretched, sitting up with a sigh. She glanced at the TV, then looked over to find the remote.

She jumped when she saw him, sending a wave of satisfaction through him.

"Naraku, honey, when did you get home? Did you have a nice day at work?"

He smiled at her, setting the remote back down. "Actually I did. It was a very informative day, to say the least."

She frowned in confusion. "Ok… well, that's good, honey."

"Good for me. Not so much for you."

"What?"

He stalked over to her, pulling her up by her T-shirt. "Do you think that I'm stupid? Did you really think that I wouldn't find out?" He threw her to the floor, speaking again before she could answer. "I called a buddy of mine in your department. He told me that you got off work today at four. You weren't working late at all. Now, why, I ask myself, would my loving, faithful wife lie about something like that? Well, why?"

"Naraku, I got my days mixed up. I'm working late tomorrow. I didn't realize my mistake until it was too late to call you back, so I took the kids over to Sango's for dinner. I didn't intentionally lie to you."

"Oh yes you did, you little bitch!"

He kicked her hard in the stomach before reaching down to bring her to her feet once more.

"You should have known better Kagome. I guess I'm going to have to teach you a lesson."

He threw her down on the bed, and she cried out from pain in her ribs.

As the night wore on, the rest of the world lay in blissful ignorance as Kagome Higurashi Shikon silently wished that she could do the same.

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Well, what do you guys think? Like it? Hate it? I know it's a little short, but I need to set things up. Let me know what you think. REVIEW!!! Ok, I'm signing off.

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