o/o: sooooo sorry for the long wait! School has been such a bother and slowing my writing process, but here it is and I thank you all for your kind reviews and taking the time to read my story! It is appreciated! Here it is!

Chapter 2: Well That Went Well?

I internally sighed as I glanced up at the clock at the front of the room. There were only a few minutes before the lunch bell sounded and I was not ready. It was the first time in years that I had had lunch with actual people from my school and I didn't know how to feel. Excited? Scared? Disgusted? I didn't know and I hated feeling this way. Before I would have turned them down without a second thought, but…these people were different somehow. And that boy, Inuyasha was his name, he intrigued me and I wanted to know more. Sango, we were polar opposites, but I kind of enjoyed her prescence. Now Miroku…that was a different story that I didn't have an answer to yet, but maybe…maybe I could have them as friends.

"Kagome Higurashi!" my teacher bellowed as he slammed his hand down on my desk causing me to scream. "Now that I have your attention…what is your answer?"

"I…uh…" I heard a few chuckles and whispers throughout the room making me mad as hell. I was off my game and I certainly did not enjoy it. I opened my mouth again as I glanced up at the board but was saved when the bell chimed throughout the school.

"Hmm…saved by the bell. Well, have a good rest of the day class," he sighed as he shoved his hands in his pockets. Everyone practically bolted from the room and as usual I was last to leave. "Oh, and Miss Higurashi?" I paused in my tracks. "Please pay attention next time,"

"Yes, Mr. Totosai…" I ducked my head as I left the room. I trudged towards the door when I heard a familiar feminine voice call out from behind me.

"Kagome! Kagome! Hey, wait up!" Sango practically sprinted to my side and linked her arm through mine noticing the tightening of my muscles and the grimace on my face.

"Do you really hate me that much?" for the first time ever I saw sadness in those cheerful brown eyes of hers which left me completely stunned.

"N-no…it's not that," I sighed and forced my muscles to relax.

"Then what is it?" she asked. Her eyes shone determination and a bit of anger and I didn't know exactly what to say at that moment.

"It's…uh..well I…" my voice hitched in my throat and I looked around for any possible route of escape as we walked into the cafeteria.

"Well, hello my dear Sango," the lecher walked up behind us and I knew by the look on Sango's face that he had violated her.

"Lech!" she shrieked out and slapped him, hard, in the face. I shook my head and smothered a chuckle as I watched the two. It had seemed that luck was on my side for Sango was back to her cheery self and forgot all about our previous conversation. "Oh! Kagome, this way," Sango took my hand in hers and dragged me towards her table where a grumpy hanyou was already seated.

"Late as always," he sighed irritably as he rested his chin on the palm of his hand, claws tapping his cheek.

"Well someone's pissy and some of us have social lives," the brunette stuck her tongue out at the sulking boy. I took my seat left of her and Miroku took the seat in front of me. There was a moment of awkward silence before Sango started up a conversation of which I totally tuned out, for the only thing I could think of was the piercing stare of the golden eyed boy across from me.

"Uh, it's rude to stare," I blurted gathering the group's attention. The boy looked taken back as he blinked and shook his head.

"Keh, who said I was starin' wench?" I saw the faint blush paint his cheeks as he quickly averted his gaze from me onto the floor. What a child.

"Um, well you were…" I mumbled picking up my sandwich in the process.

For a second there I thought a saw a flash of pain in his eyes and a scowl overtake his features, but I wasn't the only one who caught it. Sango saw the same thing that I had seen. "Inuyasha, it's not her. I see the resemblance but it's not her,"

He abruptly pushed his tray away and stood to his feet and retreated from the lunch room, letting the doors swing roughly behind him in the process. Sango looked down into her lap where her hands were clasped together and sighed, while Miroku placed a hand to his face. Everything went silent and I looked around for answers but received none.

"Uh, did I do something wrong?" I finally gained the courage to speak.

"No, it's just…the girl Inuyasha once loved…looks a lot like you and I guess it's rattling his cage a little," Miroku rubbed his temples and dragged his hand through his hair.

"What happened?" I felt my heart tighten as the question escaped my lips, I hated the feeling of causing another person pain.

"She wanted to turn him human. She didn't except him for who he was and it almost killed him…literally," Sango's eyes were tearing and I could tell that the topic was too painful to continue, so I left it alone for now.

Pushing my food aside I too rushed out of the cafeteria in pursuit of the silver-haired boy. As I appeared out into the hallway I saw no sign of the hanyou. Due to him being half demon he was probably long gone by now, the only thing left I could do was call out to him and hope he heard me.

"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! Inuyasha, come back!" my voice shrunk with each call knowing my attempts were futile. It was when I finally stopped shouting I heard the cafeteria doors swing open and footsteps approach me. I thought it would be Sango but the voice was much colder.

"What the hell are you doing?" I turned to face the owner of the frigid voice and was met with a girl who looked frighteningly similar to me. She stood there glaring brown daggers at me and her nails tapped the side of her coffee mug impatiently. I opened my mouth to speak but the words evaded me. "I asked you a question. Now answer me!" her eyes narrowed as she walked closer towards me.

Who the hell does this witch think she is? "What makes you think that's any of your business?" I crossed my arms across my chest indignantly and cocked my hip to one side.

She was only inches away from my face and I could practically feel her hot breath on my face. "Because, Inuyasha is my business and you will stay away from him or I swear to god I'll make your life a living hell!"

"If you dare try to tell anyone else of what goes on here again I swear to god, Kagome I'll make your life a living hell!" I pushed the memories away and stared this girl dead on in the eyes. "I don't know who you think you are or even what your problem is but I will not be ordered around by the likes of you and if you think for one second-!" then the unexpected happened. She raised her hand and brought it down hard against my cheek. My head flew back and hit the lockers making a loud bang echo through the hallway. As I slid against the lockers I heard someone yell out my name.

"Kagome! You bitch! How dare you!" It was Sango. Was she…was she sticking up for me?

"Now, Sango…don't…be rash!" I could also hear Miroku. It sounded as if he were trying to hold her back.

"Like I'm afraid of you, Taijiya," the witch hissed as she crossed her arms, provoking Sango even further if that were possible.

"Trust me, Kikyou, you will be once I'm done with your skinny ass!" the brunette growled as she struggled against the arms of the terrified boy behind her.

"Sango, calm yourself!" he hooked his arms around her lower torso and shifted his weight into his feet as he was practically dragged along as if he were nothing but a feather. "Kagome! Kagome, are you alright?"

My mind was now elsewhere as the painful memories of abuse flooded in. My eyes filled with tears as the voices surfaced in my mind. "Souta! Souta, ah!" Slap. "Souta, go in your room and lock the door!" I clutched my sore cheek as I lay flat on my stomach looking onward at my trembling younger brother.

"You bitch! What did I tell you about talking back!" my father brought his leg back and brought it down hard into my side making me roll over onto my back. I cried out in agony clutching my side and just braced myself for a good beating. I didn't even remember what I was in trouble for this time. After ten years of observation I gathered it was the fact that he was drunk then the fact I had actually done something.

I heard him start to walk away and I let my eyes close, but when I opened them again he was standing over me…with a knife in hand. "Dad…dad no! No!" with my pleas beginning he brought the knife down into my bruised flesh.

"Kagome, are you ok?" Miroku edged closer to my huddled form as he was dragged closer towards Kikyou, who was smirking like an idiot.

"Aw, poor thing seems dazed. Let me wake her out of it," with a sneer she emptied the scalding hot contents onto my trembling body. As the hot liquid hit my skin and soaked into my clothes my body felt like it was on fire, yanking me back into reality. A cry of pain escaped my lips and I made a mad dash for the bathroom.

"Kagome!" I could hear both Sango and Miroku holler after me as I made my retreat, tears streaming down my face as I fled. To my luck I managed to get the bathroom without being noticed or spotted by anyone, and I immediately ran to the sink.

I splashed the cold water on my burned skin and held my hair under the stream of liquid all the while sobbing in the process. Why me? As I continued to wash my hair and clothes I heard a voice speak to me.

"Well, that went well," I squeaked and whipped around coming face to face with Inuyasha. He leaned against the open door with his arms crossed against his chest and his ears pressed down against his skull.

/OOC/: wooooow ok, I'm so sorry for the long wait but here it is. I hate school, it keeps me away from writing. Please tell me what you guys think and I'll write more. Please review! Love you all!