A/N: Alright so I was reading over all my stuff and totally didn't realize I never posted more chapters with this story! But good news is I already have two other chapters in addition to this typed up and ready to post! So it will be up soon! Please read and review, let me know your thoughts, they are always appreciated!

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Chapter 2:

Kikyo had just gotten back from the grocery store with Kimi. "Baby I'm gonna bring the rest of the groceries in. How about you go see if mommy is awake?" Kimi squealed, "Okay!" She said and then ran upstairs. Kikyo turned to walk out the door and gasped. "Jesus Inuyasha can you announce yourself when you walk in and someone isn't facing you. You scared me half to death!" She said taking a deep breath, he laughed.

"Sorry Kikyo. So how's Kagome doing?" Kikyo sighed, "She hasn't woken up yet. It's worrying me. Inuyasha Kagome doesn't get scared easily she is very strong and independent. The last time Kagome asked me to sleep with her was when I visited her in the city. She just doesn't get scared. It really scares me, I feel helpless."

Inuyasha hugged Kikyo, "Kikyo you are Kagome's sister and you shouldn't feel helpless, Kagome knows you are here and you will do anything to help. Everything will be okay, we will figure out who did this and Kagome will be safe."

"Thank you Inuyasha. You can go up and see Kagome, I have to go get the groceries out of the car."

Inuyasha walked up stairs and heard Kimi's voice. He leaned up against the doorway and watched Kimi sing to her Kagome. He smiled

"Mommy I can count to 10 now. Wone…two…thrwee…fwour….fwive…..swix…sweven…weight…..nwine…twen." Inuyasha walked in and picked up Kimi and put her in his lap. "Your mommy would be very proud Kimi. When she wakes up she will be so happy to hear your ABC's and hear you count to 10. She will be waking up soon so why don't you go clean your room and help Aunty Kikyo with the groceries. Okay?!" "OKAY!" Kimi nodded and jumped off Inuyasha and ran downstairs. He smiled as he brushed a strand of hair out of Kagome's face, then stroked her hand.

"Kagome." He whispered and he kissed her neck, she moaned. "Wake up sleepy head." He kissed her shoulder, "Inu- yasha stop." She moaned, "Not uh, get up. Come on Kimi has been waiting all day to sing and count for you."

"All day? What time is it?" He laughed, "Its 2:00" Kagome's eyes shot open and she sat up, "You guys let me sleep till 2! I have to go to work, Kimi has to go to day care I need to go shopping and.."

Inuyasha put his hand on her leg, "Kagome relax. Kikyo went shopping, we called your office and Kimi has been home with Kikyo all day. She took the week off." Kagome lay back down, "where's Kyo?" "He is with Miroku. I'm spending the day here with you." Kagome smiled, "Well I should probably go take a shower."
Kagome started to get up, she swung her legs over the edge of the bed and went to stand up and about fell. She gasped, and grabbed Inuyasha. "What is it?"

"My leg! Damn it burns!" He jumped up and picked her up, "Better?" Kagome sighed. "Inuyasha I can't have you carry me around everywhere."

"Well I could." Kagome laughed, "Put me down Inuyasha." He gently put her on the floor, she winced.

Inuyasha was her crutch to the bathroom, he put her in the shower and then went out so she could get undressed and shower.

"Well she can barely walk, but other than that I think she is okay." Inuyasha said to Sesshomaru over the phone. "Inuyasha there is someone here to see you." Kikyo yelled, from the kitchen. "Hey sorry Sesshomaru I have to go. I will keep you informed. Yeah okay, bye." He hung the phone up and walked over to the front door.

"Kouga what are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked, Kouga walked in past Inuyasha. "Well I called your house and Sesshomaru said you were with Kagome because she got beat or something. Is she alright?"

"Yes she is fine, well her leg is pretty messed up but other than that fine." Kouga sat down on the couch, "Well that is good to hear. Did she say who did it?" "She said she didn't get to see his face. But when we find who did it. I'll kill him!"

Kikyo walked past Kouga and Inuyasha up to Kagome's bed room. "Kagome are you alright?" She said knocking on the bathroom door. The door opened and Kagome came out wearing shorts with her thigh wrapped in gauze and a short sleeved shirt that showed her mid drift. She limped out of the bathroom and over to the door. "Kikyo can you help me down the stairs?" Kikyo smiled, "Of course."

When Kagome and Kikyo got downstairs, Kagome looked into the living room with shock.

"Kimi baby come here." Kimi was sitting on Kouga's lap, she smiled and jumped off his lap and ran to Kagome. Kagome knelt down, wincing on the way, and picked up Kimi. She kissed her forehead and hugged her tight.

"Kagome that is quite a bruise you have on your cheek. I'm glad you're okay though. I hope we find the guy." Kagome let out a sigh and smiled, "Yeah I hope we find him and he spends the rest of his life rotting in jail. I hope he dies in jail."

Everyone looked at Kagome. "Kouga maybe you should leave. I'll call you later." Inuyasha said getting up, motioning Kouga to follow. "Well I hope you get better Kagome." He said winking at her. Kagome put Kimi down and let out a frustrated sigh.

"How long will Kagome be home, I mean she looks really bad?" Kouga asked, Inuyasha leaned on the car. "Probably this week and maybe next. Tomorrow she will be home alone most of the day because I have to take Kyo to the doctor. Kikyo has to take Kimi to daycare so she can go see Kagome's friend Sango downtown."

"Maybe I should come check on her and make sure she is okay then. Tomorrow I mean." Inuyasha was hesitant for a second but then agreed. "Yeah I guess what would be alright."

"Okay well I have to go Inuyasha I will call you tomorrow and let you know how Kagome is doing. Bye" "Bye Kouga." Kouga put the car in reverse and then was gone.

"Mommy, can I sing my ABC's for you now?! PLEASE!" Kagome laughed and sat down on the couch and picked Kimi up and set her down next to her. "Okay baby go."

Kimi took a deep breath, " emenenop and Z, now I know my ABC's next time wont you sing with me." Kagome smiled and ran her fingers through Kimi's hair. "Baby those were the best ABC's I have ever heard." "Really!" Kagome tapped Kimi's nose, "Really. Now go play upstairs mommy need to talk to auntie Kikyo." "Okydoky." Kimi ran upstairs and left Kikyo, Kagome and Inuyasha to talk.

Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome and pulled her legs onto his lap and started to rub her legs.

"Kagome tomorrow I'm going to go see Sango downtown I need to ask her some things. So I will take Kimi to day care early tomorrow is that alright?" Kikyo asked sitting in the chair next to the couch, Kagome nodded.

"But isn't it supposed to storm really bad tomorrow?" "Yeah but that won't be until later in the afternoon, when we are all home." Inuyasha chimed in, "Where will you be?" Kagome asked turning her attention to Inuyasha now. "Kyo has to go to the doctor, he wants to check on his asthma. I will only be gone for a few hours."

"Is he doing okay with it?" Inuyasha looked down at the floor, "He is scared to do anything. He sits in his room all day. I'm hoping that the doctor will tell him that he doesn't have to worry about it so much. Then maybe he will go back to running around like a normal 4 year old."

Kagome grabbed his hand, "He just needs to get used to bringing it down a notch, and he'll be fine."

"Yeah if he's anything like you Inuyasha, then he has that stubbornness that will help in the long run." Kikyo said with a laugh, Kagome laughed along with her.

As they continued to talk, it got quiet when Kimi walked in. "What is it baby?" Kagome asked, "Can we watch a movie?"

Kikyo and Inuyasha laughed, "Of course, what do you want to watch munchkin?" Inuyasha asked, "Sleeping beauty!" Kimi ran in front of the book case and found the DVD and handed it to Kikyo, who put it in the DVD player.

Kimi then grabbed her pink blanket from the chair and jumped into Inuyasha's lap, Kagome was sitting closer to Inuyasha with her feet on the ground now so Kikyo could sit on the other side of her.

By the time the movie was over Kimi was asleep on Inuyasha's lap and Kagome on his shoulder. Kikyo got up to turn off the TV and she turned around and just smiled.

"Kimi is going to have you wrapped around her little finger, Kagome too." She said with a laugh and then walked upstairs to her room. Inuyasha smiled and looked down and Kimi, then to Kagome who grabbed on to his arm and started to stir. With the arm he had around her he pulled her closer, then his phone went off. He sighed and slowly reached for it, without waking either girl.

When he opened it, it said one new text message from that same number. "Make sure you keep close to your girls." Inuyasha wrote back, "Who the hell is this?" No one ever replied back, so he relaxed and put his arm back around Kagome.

There was a loud booming noise outside, which made Kimi jumped in Inuyasha's lap, Kagome woke up when Inuyasha jumped.

"Kimi it is just the thunder sweetie." Kagome said with a yawn, "Hey cutie are you scared of the thunder storm?" Inuyasha asked as Kimi curled up closer to him and nodded her head.

"The thunder scares me too." Kimi looked at him, "Really, you get scared. But you're a grown up." Inuyasha laughed, "Just because I'm a grown up doesn't mean I don't get scared silly."

"Then what do you do to not make u scared?" she asked. "I cuddle up to what is ever close to me and get a nice warm blanket." Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and smiled, "You know what Inuyasha I'm going to go make sure Aunt Kikyo isn't scared." Kagome laughed, "Okay baby" Kimi giggled and ran out of the room, Kagome laughed as she watched her daughter run up the stairs.

Kagome traced random patterns on Inuyasha's thigh, "So you're scared of thunder storms?" She asked looking up at him, He smiled down at her, "More when I was a kid." He pulled her closer, "But you know sometimes it comes back and I get a little jumpy." Kagome giggled and cuddled up closer to his chest.

"Oh what a cheesy line." She said with a laugh, "Yeah that was cheesy huh?" He rubbed her arm when he felt something tickle his leg. "Sorry that's my phone."

Kagome said moving away from Inuyasha, but he pulled her back and brushed hair out of her face. Kagome looked back into his eyes and he slowly pulled her face towards his, right when their lips brushed each other there was a loud pop and the whole house went black. Kimi screamed upstairs and Kagome just laughed.

"If that wasn't a spark I don't know what is." She said closing the gap between them.

"Kagome I think lightning hit the house!" Kikyo yelled from the top of the stairs, Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha got up and limped over to the stairs. Inuyasha was close behind her to help her up the stairs.

"Inuyasha that isn't my hip." Kagome said, Inuyasha blushed and quickly pulled his hand off Kagome. She laughed and grabbed his hand, she put his hand on her back and then he led her up the stairs. Kagome and Inuyasha walked into Kimi's room and Kikyo had a flashlight in her hand, "Kikyo where is Kimi?" Kagome asked looking all over the room then she noticed a big lump in the middle of the bed shaking. She laughed and limped over to the bed and sat down, she pulled the covers off the lump and Kimi jumped into her arms.

"Mommy the lights went out and there was a loud noise." "I know baby, some lightning hit the house, the power is going to be out for a while, why don't you come with me and we can find some candles and light them." Kimi nodded and climbed off her bed and walked out of the room.

"Hey Kagome I think I'm going to head home, I need to figure out dinner for us tonight and it's getting kinda late." Inuyasha said, Kagome nodded and gave him a hug on the way to the door, "Bye, call me later." He nodded then said goodbye to Kikyo and left.

Kagome walked out in the hallway to see Kimi half way up the closet shelves. "Kimi you're gonna get hurt baby, get down from there." She said grabbing her toddler and putting her down on the floor.

"But there are candles up there mommy." Kagome laughed, "Well then you should have called me, when you can't reach something you should get either me or aunt Kikyo, okay?" Kimi nodded with a big grin. Kagome just shook her head and laughed, she went up on her toes to grab a basket that had 5 candles in it.

"Daddy!" Kyo said running to Inuyasha, he picked up his son and walked into the living room where Sesshomaru was sitting on the couch.

"How's Kagome?" He asked when Inuyasha sat down. "Good, but lightning just hit their house and they have no power, I'm surprised we still do. Did it go out at all?" Sesshomaru shook his head, "No, is everyone okay at their place?" Inuyasha nodded and got up, turned around and set Kyo on the couch then walked to the kitchen where dinner was already made.

"Did you guys eat without me?" "Well, I didn't know how long you were going to be over at Kagome's so we ate." Inuyasha sighed when he saw what time it was. "How come you didn't call me, I would have come home." "Inuyasha I don't know why I didn't call you! It's not my job to let you know when to be home!" Sesshomaru said raising his voice, "Kyo can you go get in the bath please, I will be there in a few minutes." Kyo nodded and ran to the bathroom down the hall.

Inuyasha turned to Sesshomaru, "What the hell was that about Sesshomaru?!" He yelled, Sesshomaru stood up, "Inuyasha I understand that your worried about Kagome, but you have a responsibility. His name is Kyo, Miroku and I cannot watch him while you are over at Kagome's moving in on her. Kagome is a big girl and she can take care of herself believe me."

"Sesshomaru she is scared and-" "Inuyasha! Kagome has Kikyo and her mother is about an hour away. You do not have to take care of her, she is not Kira."

Inuyasha stood there stunned at what his brother just said, "Ever since Kira passed, you have been over protective of everybody. You just met this woman and you are already protecting her like she is your wife. Inuyasha you cannot stop everything bad that happens. It is not your fault she got hurt. It is NOT your fault Kira is dead, none of this is your fault so don't try to make up for things you didn't do!" Sesshomaru said then left the room, leaving Inuyasha alone and still stunned.

The rest of the night was silent in their house. Inuyasha bathed Kyo and got him ready for bed, while Sesshomaru cleaned up the kitchen and went back to his room without speaking to Inuyasha. After Kyo was soundly asleep Inuyasha went back to his room and looked over his drawings, he sat in bed staring at his drawing of Kira for a few good hours before he fell asleep.

"Kagome we are leaving!" Kikyo yelled from the living room, Kagome walked in the room, still limping a bit. She picked up Kimi and kissed the top of her head. "Bye Baby I will see you later. Be good for your teachers at daycare okay?" Kimi nodded and threw her arms around her mother's neck. Then Kagome put her down and Kimi ran out the door and into the car to get into her car seat.

Kikyo walked over to Kagome and hugged her, "Are you going to be alright for a day alone?" Kagome sighed, "I will be fine Kikyo, don't worry about me okay." Kagome felt Kikyo nod against her shoulder, then she released her, she waved with a smile and then Kagome heard the car leave the driveway.

She walked into the kitchen and pulled down a bowl, she went into the cupboard and got out some cereal and then went to the fridge to get milk. When her cereal was prepared she went to go eat it at the table when she heard her phone chime in her room. She sighed and got up and head to her room.

One new Text message from that same stupid number, her hands began to shake. 'Kagome get a hold of yourself it is just is just a simple text message from some stupid guy. Nothing to get freaked out about.' She thought then took a deep breath and slid open her phone.

Kikyo had just dropped Kimi off and she was headed to Sango's. The drive took about 30 minutes. She walked up to the cute, country style home and knocked on the red door.

Sango opened the door showing a welcoming smile. "Hi Kikyo, come in." She said stepping aside to let her through. "Hello Sango, How have you been?" Kikyo followed Sango into her living room and sat down on the couch next to her. "I'm doing well, it is really nice to see you. Last time we saw each other was at graduation." Kikyo nodded with a small laugh.

"Such a long time ago. But it is good to hear you are doing well." It was silent for a few minutes. Sango was the one who broke the silence. "Kikyo what is going on with Kagome, what happened, Sesshomaru told me she got hurt?" Kikyo looked at her hands. "She was beaten by someone she doesn't know, or at least that's what she says. But I believe otherwise she is acting to weird about it. She has a serious problem with this Kouga guy who Inuyasha hangs out with. The way he looks at her gives me the willies."

Sango was listening attentively. 'That name, where have I heard it before.' She thought. "She told me about him at the club the other night, I think he just wants her and is mad because Inuyasha seems to have her." Kikyo smile, "He is good for her." Sango nodded, "He sure makes sure she is happy and okay. Something she definitely needs since the divorce." Kikyo nodded.

"Sango I want to ask you to come live near us. You don't have to but I know Kagome misses you and I miss you too. She needs you right now and I can't be there all the time. You can stay with us until you find a place." Sango wasn't expecting that, but she agreed.

"My lease is up anyways, I can be down there this weekend." She said with a smile, Kikyo smiled back and then gave her a hug.

They started talking about old times and got caught up while losing track of time.

Inuyasha woke up to Miroku texting him and was not in a very good mood. He realized he had slept later than he should and jumped out of bed and ran to the shower. In the 5 minutes it took him to get downstairs Sesshomaru had already had Kyo up, dressed and fed. "Thank you Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru nodded, handing Kyo off to his dad. They left and Inuyasha put Kyo in the back seat in his car seat then headed to the doctors.

"Daddy, how come you don't spend time at home anymore?" Kyo asked from the back seat, while he drew pictures on the window. Inuyasha turned around and ruffled his hair with a smile. "Daddy has been helping Kimi's mommy. I'm sorry buddy, I will be around more. I promise." The rest of the ride was silent.

"You should have never said those mean things about me Kagome. Now I have to do mean things to you." Kagome dropped her phone and jumped at the sound of a banging from her bathroom, she spun around and slowly walked into the bathroom. She let out a relieved sigh when she saw it was just that the body wash had fallen in the shower. She quickly went to her front door and dead bolted it and locked the chain and the regular lock. She went into the kitchen to put her bowl in the sink and dropped in on the floor.

There stood Kouga smirking. "You shouldn't leave your door unlocked, I always told you that. Some crazy people can come into your home." Kagome slowly back up toward the phone, then she realized they still had no power. Kouga laughed and walk towards her, "You see Kagome, I'm close to Inuyasha he tells me things. I know he likes you and it is just easier to hurt you when I know when he leaves."

"Kouga what do you want. Are you mad because I left your sorry ass?" He laughed mocking her, "Aw Kagome don't you remember, you left me because I almost killed you. You just wanted to protect Kimi. Stupid move if I do say so myself. I mean how many lives are you going to endanger for that little girl."

Kagome ran to the stairs, too late. Kouga had grabbed her foot and pulled her down, she fell hard on her ribs, she yelped in pain. He flipped her over and smacked her face giving her a bloody lip. She spit blood on him, he growled at her and threw her off the stairs and onto the hard wood floors. She crawled over to the fireplace and grabbed the shovel hanging on the stand and stood up. He walked over to her smiling and she hit him across the face, he looked up at her and punched her across the face, making her nose bleed.

He grabbed the shovel from her and threw it, and he pushed her on the ground. She was lying on the floor on her stomach. He grabbed her hair and slammed her face into the floor. She screamed when her head came into contact with the wood, she had given up and she just laid there.

"What now you won't fight back, fine we will leave it like this. But it's not over this is just starting to get fun." He said then slapped her again, but this time knocked her out.

Inuyasha and Kyo were just leaving the doctor's office, when his cell phone rang. It was Kouga. "Hey Kouga, what's up?" Kouga was frantic on the other line. "Inuyasha I don't know what happened, I came to check on Kagome. The door is locked but when I looked in the window she is lying on the floor unconscious. She is all bloody Inuyasha I don't know what to do." "Shit! I'll be there in a second. Bye!" he said then drove 90 to Kagome's house."

Kikyo and Sango were sitting at a restaurant eating lunch when Kikyo got a text message.

"Hey Sango do you know this number?" she asked turning to phone so Sango could see it. Sango shook her head, Kikyo shrugged it off and open the message and gasped, "Oh my god! We have to get home. NOW!"

"Kikyo wants wrong? What did the message say?" Kikyo's shaking hand turned the phone toward Sango and she covered her mouth to hold back a scream. It was a picture of Kagome laying limp, bruised and blooding on the hardwood floor. The message left with the picture said, "You should really keep an eye on your sister."

Sango threw money at the waiter to pay for the food and grabbed Kikyo's hand and practically drug her to the car. Sango drove so fast she might as well have had red and blue lights on the top of her car.

"We have to pick up Kimi, turn right." "Hold on!" Sango turned the car quickly and Kikyo grabbed anything she could, when they got to the daycare, the door was open before the car was stopped. Kikyo ran out of the car ran in and was out with Kimi on her waist within 5 seconds. She didn't even bother putting her in the back, she held Kimi in her lap the whole way home. They got there within, 15 minutes.

Inuyasha drove up and ran to Kouga. "Take Kyo to my house, I'll get into the house, thanks for calling me. Just make sure you tell Sesshomaru what happened and call Miroku." "Okay, I'm sorry I wasn't here earlier." Inuyasha shook his head. "This isn't your fault."

Kouga nodded and ran to the car, just as he left Kikyo and Sango pulled up. Inuyasha turned and sighed with relief. "Inuyasha what are you doing here?" Kikyo said getting out of the car handing Kimi to Sango. "Kouga called me, I told him to come over and check on her and he said the door was locked and he can't get in." Kikyo nodded and ran up to the door to unlock it. Sango was right behind her holding Kimi. 'There's that name again. It is really bugging me! I know that name from somewhere.' Kikyo ran into the house with everyone close behind her. She knelt down next to her sister. Kagome's head was in Kikyo's lap, she ordered Inuyasha to go get a wet wash cloth. Sango was trying to keep her hands on a screaming Kimi. "Shhhh Kimi sweetie it is okay. Mommy is fine."

Inuyasha came back into the room and knelt on the other side of Kagome and gently rubbed the wash cloth across her face. Her face was already starting to turn purple from bruising and was stained pink from blood. She started to moan and stir, Inuyasha pulled the washcloth away. Kagome opened her eyes and saw Kikyo and immediately broke down. She held on to Kikyo for dear life, "Kikyo!" Kikyo's eyes filled with tears, it pained her to see her sister so hurt and scared. She petted the back of Kagome's head and just rocked while she held her.

After about ten minutes of crying she pulled away from her sister, she looked up and Inuyasha. "When did you guys get here?" He grabbed her hand, "Just a few minutes ago, Kouga called and said he couldn't get in. I sent him to check on you." He said looking at her with sad eyes, Kimi finally managed to get out of Sango's arms and ran to Kagome.

When she got to Kagome she stopped and just looked at her, she put her little hand on her cheek. Kagome started to cry again, but silently. She sat up and winced, but ignored it. She brought Kimi into her arms and sobbed. Kimi eventually fell asleep while everyone talked.

"Kagome I'm coming to live with you. So you won't be alone." "Sango you don't have to do that, I don't want you to drop your life for me. It isn't fair." Kagome said, Sango shook her head.

"Kags I am not dropping my life, you are like my sister. I want to be here, I miss you anyways. There is no argument I'm coming to live here and that's that." Kagome sighed, Inuyasha laughed.

Kikyo got up and took Kimi from Kagome and took her upstairs. Kagome went to go get up and about screamed, she started gasping for air. Inuyasha freaked out he didn't know what to do, Sango moved closer to Kagome and laid her back down slowly.

"Your ribs?" Kagome nodded trying to breath. "They might be broken. We should probably take you to get x-rays." Kagome nodded, Sango asked Inuyasha to take her to her car, while she went to go tell Kikyo where she was going. He nodded.

He went to go grabbed her as gentle as he could, she slowly put her arms around his neck and waited for the pain, it hit when he grabbed her. She yelped a bit, but tried to hold it back. Inuyasha winced, "I'm sorry." She put her head on his shoulder. "No it's okay."

When they got out to the car Kagome asked, "Can you put me down, I'll get in the car on my own." He didn't argue, he stood behind her just in case he should catch her. Kagome winced when she sat down. He ducked into the car and kissed her forehead.

He went to say goodbye to Kikyo and Sango and then left to go home.

Inuyasha got home and Kouga was still there talking to Sesshomaru and Miroku, Kyo was playing with some toys on the floor. "Hi daddy!" "Hey buddy." Inuyasha responded, he went to go sit next to Miroku. "Well?" Sesshomaru said, Inuyasha took a deep breath.

"Sango is taking her to the hospital for x-rays, we think her ribs are broken. She looked horrible."

"This is terrible. Kagome is such a sweet young woman. She should not have to deal with this, not since her abusive husband." Miroku said shaking his head.

"Excuse me?!" Sesshomaru said loudly. "What did you say?!" Inuyasha yelled. Kouga sat there just staring at Miroku, not speaking.

"Kagome told me the reason she left her husband was because he beat her senseless once. Almost killed her. She left to protect Kimi. Did no one else know that but me?" Miroku mentally smacked himself, 'me and my big mouth.' He thought.

"Maybe it's the same guy, what's his name?" Kouga said, "She never told me." Miroku said.

Inuyasha couldn't believe, this has happened to her before. 'She didn't tell Kikyo or Sango, how could she not tell her own sister.' He thought, "We should tell the cops." Sesshomaru said.

Sango was sitting in a room waiting with Kagome who was sitting in a hospital bed. The doctor came walking in holding black sheets, he clipped them up on the screen, turned off the lights, and turned the light behind the sheets on.

"Ms. Higurashi, your right rib is severely fractured. What happened again?" He asked looking at her all over. Sango went to go answer but Kagome had already answered, "I fell down two flights of stairs." She said quickly, Sango gave her a stern look, and Kagome knew she would pay for that later.

"Ah, well you should not do much for a few weeks, just take it easy." Kagome nodded.

When Kagome and Sango left the hospital the questioning started. "You fell down stairs. Where in the hell did that come from?" She said turning onto the freeway.

"I don't think telling my doctor that I just got the shit beaten out of me was a good answer. So what?" Sango shook her head, "Kagome if you told him the truth he probably could have notified someone. Maybe this psycho is beating other girls. Maybe they could find him easier." Kagome shook her head, "Too late to tell him now, it doesn't matter anyways. I'm fine."

Sango slammed on the breaks. Kagome screamed, "Sango your on the damn freeway what are you doing trying to kill us!"

"Why does it matter you don't care about your life obviously!" Sango yelled back, while she honked at the cars who honked at her. "Kagome Higurashi you are not fine. You are scaring everyone, we don't know how to help you. You don't know who did this and neither do we. We can't protect you and when a doctor asks you how this happened you lie!"

"Can you please drive before we get a ticket?" Sango shifted into gear and pressed on the gas, when she was finally in fifth, she started talking again. "Kagome did you see who did it?" She shook her head, "No." Sango sighed and the rest of the ride home was silent.

When they got home Kikyo was sitting on the front porch in the bench swing, crying.

"Kikyo, what's wrong?" Kagome asked slowly sitting down next to her.

"Dad died." She whispered. Kagome's eyes started to water, "How?" It was silent for a minute, "Cardiac arrest." Sango sat down in between both girls and put her arms around them. "I'm so sorry you guys. He was a good man."

Kagome started to cry harder now, "He was only 42." Sango was rubbing Kagome's back soothingly, "Who told you?" Sango asked Kikyo, "Mom called me." She said quietly, Kagome stood up too quickly and she winced. "Mom! How did she find out?" Sango looked at her confused, "Kagome what do you mean, they are married."

Kikyo slowly shook her head, "They haven't been married since graduation night, that night they decided to get a divorce." Kagome said wiping away her tears. "Kagome you cannot stay mad at mom forever. She loves you." Kikyo said, "Oh yeah she loves her little whore of a daughter huh?!"

"What are you talking about Kagome?!" Sango asked shocked at what she just said.

"My mom thought she would label me as a whore. No her exact words were 'You are a worthless to me and this family, you knocked up whore'. Yes such a loving mother. She thought because I cheated on Sesshomaru and got pregnant that I was worthless and a whore. She never once was proud of me. Kikyo was always the Mommy's girl. I stuck
with dad, he never judged me. That why I went to live in the city after graduation, because he moved there after the divorce."

Kikyo didn't say anything to the "Mommy's Girl", comment, she just listened and silently cried.

"Why did they get a divorce?" Sango asked, Kagome leaned up against the pillar of the porch. "They always had arguments about me and Kikyo. So my mom thought it was a good idea to get a divorce." Sango nodded, "Then how did she know?" She asked, Kikyo answered this one, "Mom and dad have been hanging out a lot since you moved back here Kagome, they were going to get remarried."

Kagome sat back down beside Sango. She let it process in her mind for a while. "Really?" she asked looking over at Kikyo, she nodded. Kagome started to cry again. Sango hugged her, "When is the funeral?" "Next month." Kikyo answered through shorts breaths.

A few weeks had gone by and Kagome was getting better, her bruises were finally going away and she could handle the pain from her ribs. The cut on her leg was now just a scar.

Inuyasha was spending much more time with Kyo and now they have their own place, with Miroku.

Sango has been living with Kikyo and Kagome for a while and she has decided to stay there permanently because they had the room.

Kimi was now in school, and Kagome was back in work. Sesshomaru has been less tense around Inuyasha and will now hang out with everyone again.

Kimi climbed into the car and got into her car seat. "How was school baby?" Kimi looked at her mom through the mirror and smiled. "Good, I made some new friends, and I was the student of the day." She said with excitement, Kagome looked back at her a smiled as she drove away. "That's great baby, I'm so proud of you."

They drove up to the house and Sango was just getting home from work.

"Hey San! How was work?" Kagome said getting Kimi out of the backseat. Sango waved, "Stressful, I think I might just explode on my secretary. She is making me late for all my appointments and she loses everything. Ugh" Kagome shook her head as she unlocked the front door, "San I don't know why you even work there anymore. You drive so far! Why don't you come work at the office with me?"

Sango laughed as she plopped down on the couch and pulled Kimi in her lap. "Kagome I would kill someone in your office, too many prissy fashion people." Kagome laughed, "San all I do is make sure we have all the fabric in stock and most of the billing and stuff, you could do that with me." She said with a big fake smile, Sango rolled her eyes, "Right I'll look into that."

"Mhmmm I'm sure you will." She said rolling her eyes.

Kimi changed the subject, because she wasn't understanding the conversation, "What's for lunch?" Kagome and Sango looked down and Kimi and laughed, "What I'm hungry!" She squealed. "Oh your hungry are you." Kagome said picking her up and hanging her over her shoulder, Kimi screamed and giggled. "Mommy put me down!" Kagome laughed and put her on the ground. She ran up to her room, Kagome shook her head.

A/N: Well I guess I will leave it there, I hope you enjoyed it!

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