I'mmm baaaaaaack! :D Okay, so it's been awhile but I get distracted easily. I blame work, and tafe, and nieces and nephews ! :D Yep. True story.

Disclaimer: So don't own teh puppyyy. I do however own an Inuyasha doll. *smothers it* :D

Here's the second chapter. :)

Chapter Two.

Sneaking around corners is no way for a super amazing person like me to behave! But uh, avoiding cranky pants wolf face is top priority at the moment. After the fight with Inuyasha, and he stormed off, it's been 2 days since then and there's been nothing. No arguing, no snippy remarks. Just him walking past with his damn creepy arse smirk. It's freeeeaking me out man! freaaaaking me out!

"I've haaaaad itttt!" Stomp stomp. "Geez Kagome, what's got your panties in a twist, because you know, I could untwist them for you if you like." Twitch, Miroku Houshi, world's biggest pervert, on any other day, I could deal with you, today however-

"You lecher!" BAM, kick to the shins via Sango. I looked back and had to fight back a laugh at the image of Miroku rocking back and forth on the ground holding his shin.

Even this wonderful lovely sight did not make my mood any better, so sulking is the next best thing! I slam myself down on the ground in a huff. Sango joins me soon after and after a while of Miroku noticing that no one is giving him any sympathy, he sits down as well. Looking at Miroku it's hard to believe that he is also Inuyasha's best friend, really, they don't fit together at all. First of, Miroku is a Man-Whore, whereas I've never even seen Inuyasha talk to a female except for that time he saved me, awh my puppy hero! Anyway, heh. There's also the fact that he is madly in love with my best friend, who doesn't even notice, she so loves him back though, it's such a ... loving kick in the shins kind of relationship. Sigh. If only mine was like that also, but alas, it is not.

"What's going on Kagz? You've been really jumpy the last couple of days." Sango, my best friend in the whole wide world, I wish you wouldn't read me so well.

"Kouga's been an A-Class freakazoooiiid" I retaliate in the most mature way possible, which means, pouting and sulking included.

"Caaaan I hit him! Oh can I can i!" She adds in quickly whilst jumping up and down like a kick at Christmas, I really don't know these people I swear.

"You know, I'd be more worried about the fact that Miroku's hand is inching towards no go zones as we speak".

She snaps around to him and whacks him in the shins again, resulting in me laughing at another hopeless case for Miroku, he'll never learn will he?

"Come on perv, bells ringing, later Kagz!" Sango runs off yelling whilst dragging a stunned Miroku by his ear, all I can hear until they make it into the building is "Ow ow ow Saaango, my lovee, don't pull so harddd".

I laugh, man I love those kids. While smiling into the fresh breeze which messes up my hair. Well time to face the musssiiiiccc.

I was too distracted by the peace and quiet that I didn't notice someone sneaking up and grabbing my arm, way to go Kagz, you spend two whole days sneaking around corners whilst avoiding him and now you get caught coz the breeze is nice, idiot. I love being grabbed and shoved into a nearby tree, oh my loving boyfriend, why must you test me so, twitch. I should have expected this though. Sigh.

"Well, finally going to act on your threat eh Kouga boy! Ol' chum o' mine!" He slams his fist into the area next to my head and leans closer.

"Don't get fucking smart with me you whore," he growls into my face while pushing his body against mine. This is greaaat, I love life really.

"I want to know EXACTLY what the hell is going on with you and Inuyasha, right now!"

I blink confusedly, wait whaat? With Inuyasha? I haven't seen him even at school since I ran off two days ago...

"What has this got anything to do with Inuyasha? I haven't even seen him you dolt". He slams me again, wonderful. I love bruises on my back. Kouga leans close and sniffs at my neck and whispers harshly. "Don't think I won't be able to smell him on you if you do go near him, understand me? Or should I, say, let the school know about your poor living conditions, and the fact that you have to bath your own mother because she's too drunk to do it herself, or maybe the fact that your brother has a drug addiction and is never even home half the time because he's in lock up eh?" I freeze, he can't do that. He promised me. Dammit. I close my eyes and just slump against the tree.

"Why is it, every time I smell you near, I also smell fear coming from the girl you're meant to be in love with?" Inuyasha drops down from the tree and springs into action, tearing Kouga's arm from me and flinging him a few feet away. I stare at him wide eyed, why is he doing this? Why does he continue to just jump in and save me,? Is it because, he can sense that I'm too weak to do it myself? I slide to the ground in front of the tree, not in the mood to deal with staring at the two snarling demons.

"Why can't you mind your own fucking business filthy half breed?"

"Why can't you treat your girlfriend with the fucking respect she deserves and stop abusing her?"

"Oh I haven't even fucking begun to abuse her, you just-" CRACK.

I look up and see Kouga kneeling 10 feet away with Inuyasha charging him again. I can't handle this, it has to stop. Before I even realise what I've done I've run in between them, "STOP IT! I've had enough of this", I slump to the ground in front of a frozen Inuyasha and Kouga. "I've had enough, stop fighting."

Kouga snarls and grabs my hair twisting me around, "This is far from over, you got that?" After another yank of my hair, I manage to nod and just slump on the floor as he gets up and storms off leaving me with a wide eyed Inuyasha.

Inuyasha slowly shakes himself out of it and reaches towards me, I snap back and push him away and stand up myself, I'm a big girl. I've got this.

"Why do you?" I sigh. I can't even begin to understand how this keeps happening. "Why do you keep saving me? I'm not one of your friends, I'm no one, just stop it, I'll handle it myself-".

I didn't even have time to react as Inuyasha grabbed me by the arms and pulled me to him. "You idiot, you think I can stand around while someone gets hurt, and by Kouga no less. I'm not him. I can't do that, you understand me? I CAN NOT." I just look at him, I can't say anything else. In his eyes I can see so much pain and sadness; I don't know how to look away.

He leans his forehead against mine and closes his eyes, I can hear my heart rate speed up at his proximity, I don't understand this or him. I just relax against him and close my eyes. "Why are you with him? Why when you do so much better, I've seen the way you stand up in class and demand authority and the way you can Miroku go from pervy lecher to protective brother figure in a matter of seconds, why haven't you told them? Why?"

I sigh, "Why huh? How can I tell my best friends that my mothers a drunk and doesn't even recognise who I am anymore and the fact that my brother is in lock up more than he is out, How can I tell them that Kouga is threatening to tell the school and tarnish my family's honour unless I be with him, huh? How am I meant to tell them that when everyone looks up to me for guidance, how can I give them guidance when I need it more than they do..." Inuyasha stunned lets me go and steps back and I just slump to the floor. "How can I tell them that the guy I fell in love with, who was sweet and charming turned into a fuck witt when we got high school Huh, tell me how?"

I start when I hear Inuyasha growling, I look up and see him with his head bowed and his fists clenched, I go to reach out to him but he snaps and grabs my arms and pulls me up and leans in close my face, I close my eyes on reflex and flinch.

"How? You grow a fucking back-bone and show him that he's got nothing that you can't handle, you tell him to back the fuck off, the way you do with everyone else when they start on you or something you believe in. Does loving him mean you turn into a meek little kitten who does whatever the hell he tells her to? No it doesn't," I don't know

when it happened but I somehow managed to grab hold of him and refused to let go, I couldn't hold it in anymore, all the pain, the loss of the person I needed in my life and my brother, Souta, throwing his life away because he couldn't deal. I cried my eyes out in his jacket and he held me, shushed me and told me that things were going to be okay. But how did he know that, maybe, maybe they wouldn't be okay, maybe I'm really broken and there's nothing I can do.

Inuyasha leans down and breathes in my hair and says, "When you're ready to decide what path you want to take, when you're ready to get out of the hole, I'll be there, I'll pull you out and help you stand, but you have to tell me when." With a quick kiss on the forehead that happened so fast I didn't even notice until after he walked off, he practically flew around the corner. I sighed and looked up at the clouds. I put my hands in my pockets and started walking towards the main building.

I don't know what I'm going to do or how to fix any of this, But as I stood there, staring into nothing, his voice popped into my head;

"When you're ready to decide what path you want to take, when you're ready to get out of the hole, I'll be there, I'll pull you out and help you stand, but you have to tell me when."

I smiled to myself and thought, maybe things aren't as bad as I thought they were. Maybe I'll man up and decide my own path.

xxx.

Ta daaaaa. All done.