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"Speech"

'Thoughts'

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The next day...

Regular POV

Kagome had been restless all night long. She just couldn't get to sleep. She had woken up without the help of an alarm clock or Naraku. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and threw her legs over the side of the bed. Kagome pushed herself to get onto her legs, but as soon as she stood up, she collapsed. She lay on the ground wondering what had just happened. That was when she remembered what had happened the day before.

"Oh yea...that bastard kicked and cut my leg yesterday...Ugh. I guess this means I'll be walking with a limp for awhile..." she said to herself.

Kagome slowly picked herself up and limped over to her dresser to take out her dark blue skinny jeans. Then she tried walking over to her closet but tripped over her broken stereo. "Great. Juuuust great." She got herself up again and slowly made her way to her closet, watching out for anything that could make her fall over again. Once she got over there, she grabbed her purple T-shirt that said in black letters 'Tell The Monsters Under Your Bed I Said Hi'. She walked over to her bathroom, changed into her clothes, and grabbed the brush and tugged at her hair, trying to make it look halfway decent. Kagome then left her bathroom and put on her black and silver jacket to cover up the cuts and bruises on her arms. Grabbing her blue and black checkered backpack, she left her bedroom. She walked through the hallway, down the stairs, and almost out the front door. She thought she was home free, until she heard Naraku's sinister voice call out, "Hey...don't come home too soon today. I have important people coming today, and I don't want your fat ass ruining my reputation."

She looked back and saw her father by the stairs, "O-okay. What time do you want me back?"

"Maybe around 9:00 tonight."

"That long?"

"Are you questioning me, young lady?"

"No, no! I was just...wondering."

"Well, bitch. You better get out of here before your wondering gets you in trouble..."

Kagome's eyes widened and she ran out the front door. She walked down the sidewalk for a while, until she heard a voice yell, "Hey! Kagome! Over here!" Kagome looked up to see who called her name, and saw that it was Sango yelling from Miroku's truck.

She started yelling again, "Dude, you want a ride?"

"Um...no thanks..."

"Come on, why not?"

"Um...because I um...I..."

"Yea...?"

"I, uh...," Kagome sighed in defeat, "Okay, I guess I do need a ride."

Sango looked happy at the response, "Alright! Hop in then!"

Kagome walked over to the truck and jumped into the back next to Sango.

"Hello there, Lady Kagome." Miroku greeted her from the driver's seat.

"Hi..."

Sango turned towards the person in the passenger seat, "Ahem. Inuyasha, don't you have something to say to Kagome?"

Inuyasha turned towards her as Miroku started the car again. "I don't think I do."

"Aren't you going to say hi?" Sango said in a threatening tone.

Inuyasha grunted, "Hi emo wench."

Sango glared at him, "What was that?"

Inuyasha gulped, "I mean...Hi, Kagome..."

"Uh...hi..."

Sango's glare turned into a cheery smile, "That's more like it!" She then turned her attention towards Kagome. "Hey Kagome, yesterday me and the girls ended up not going to the mall. So we rescheduled for today. Wanna come?"

Kagome was about to decline the offer, but then she thought about it, 'I'm not supposed to go home till about 9...so, this could be what I do until then, I guess...'

"Do you guys have a Hot Topic at your mall?" she asked.

Inuyasha snorted at the statement, but they didn't notice.

"Yea, we do! They have all sorts of awesome stores there, and they have killer pizza in the food court. So whataya say?"

Kagome thought for a moment, and then replied with a small smile, "Sure. I'd love to go."

"Yes! This'll be awesome!"

Kagome nodded her head, but inside her head she was kind of worried. 'I hope Naraku doesn't find out, or else he would kill me...literally. Well, tonight I'll just say that I was hanging out in the park, and not the mall.' She was still unsure of the plan, but she couldn't decline the offer now. It was too late.

Kagome was deep in thought when she heard Sango speak to her, "Uh...Kagome? We're here."

Kagome sat up and looked around and saw that they were indeed, at school. She sighed and climbed out of the truck. She slammed the door shut and walked-no...limped, ahead of the others towards the school. Inuyasha saw this and thought to himself, 'Was she limping when we picked her up? Oh well, nothing for me to be worked up about..."

Kagome got to her locker and stuffed her backpack in. She grabbed her English book and walked to class with a limp, trying to make it as unnoticeable as possible. She had gotten to class late and everyone looked up at her when she walked in. Her face flushed at all of their stares, and she limped over to her desk. As she sat down, Inuyasha leaned over and whispered, "Hey, why are you limping?"

Her eyes widened and she whispered back, "Uh...I, uh..."

"You say 'uh' and 'um' a lot...you know that, right?" Inuyasha pointed out.

Kagome blushed at his observation, "I guess I do..."

"Why?"

"...I, uh, guess I'm not really a social person..."

"Why not?"

"I'm just...not."

"Yea, but why? Do you not like people or something?"

"No it's not really that..."

"Then what?"

Kagome thought for a moment, 'What do I say? I can't tell him about Naraku, obviously...I'll just improvise..'

"I honestly don't know why..."

Inuyasha sat back up in his chair, "Okay..."

"Inuyasha! Are you talking?" Myoga yelled at Inuyasha.

"No, no, I wasn't, Myoga-sensei..."

"Sure you weren't...well if you don't mind, would you please turn to page 374 in your English book like I told the class to do 5 minutes ago?"

Inuyasha looked down at his book and immediately opened it up, "Yea, sir, of course..."

Kagome giggled a little at his embarrassment, and Inuyasha noticed this. He looked at her and noticed that she was smiling softly. 'Ya know, she actually is pretty even when she's shy...'

"INUYASHA!"

Inuyasha turned his attention towards the teacher,"Yes, sorry, Myoga-sensei!" He looked down at his English book and pretended to read. 'What was that? Why was I paying attention to her? Have I lost it?' He started actually reading his book and that's how he stayed for the rest of English. Except when he looked to the side to see what Kagome was doing, which she was always reading her English book. But every once in a while he'd catch her looking back at him, which always resulted with her blushing and looking down at her book. Her shyness made him smile a little bit, but he usually caught himself, 'Pull yourself together, man...'

Eventually English was over and all the students filed out of the room. Kagome was a little behind, with the limp in her leg and all. Inuyasha stopped for a second and looked back at her. After a few moments of just standing there, he walked back and stayed along side her, "Hey, you still haven't told me why you're limping."

Kagome's eyes widened and Inuyasha noticed this, "I, uh...I...fell down the...stairs."

"Really? Cause you look like you're lying..."

Kagome looked up at him, "No! I really fell down the stairs, now would you let it go?"

Inuyasha stared at her for a moment, but then replied, "Feh. Fine, ya stupid emo wench. I wasn't really that curious to know anyways!" And he walked away from her. Kagome watched his retreating figure and sighed. Eventually she got herself to her locker, exchanged her English books for her Math supplies, and walked off to class.

After Math was over, Kagome got to her locker and remembered that instead of Art she had some other class. While she was trying to remember which class it was, Sango ran up to her.

"Hey, Kagome-chan!"

Kagome nearly fell over, but she kept herself up, "Oh, h-hey, Sango...didn't see ya there..."

"Oh, sorry! Hey, are you ready?"

"Ready? Ready for what?"

"For PE class. Duhh."

Kagome's eyes widened, "Uh, um, do we have to wear anything special for gym class?" She hoped that the answer was no, but, "Oh yea. It's basically a white and red tank top with the team name on it, and red shorts. Except for basketball season, then we wear basketball shorts. So, ya coming or not? We're gonna be late."

Kagome was worried and scared too death, 'Oh no! What if they see my scars?'

Sango snapped her fingers in front of Kagome's face, "Helloooo? Earth to Kagome. Earth to Kagome."

Kagome eventually snapped out of her shock and slowly limped along side Sango. Sango looked at her curiously, but eventually just payed attention to where they were going. Once they got to the gym, Kagome could see a bunch of her girl classmates in white and red tank tops and red shorts. Sango saw where she was looking, "See? What did I tell ya?" Kagome stood in place, not really paying attention to Sango, until she yelled, "Hey! Kagome! Wake up!" Kagome shook her head and slowly walked to the bleachers. Sango was right beside her, "Okay, I wasn't going to ask, but...why are you walking with a limp?"

"Uh..fell down the stairs."

"Uh-huh...well, are you sure you can play volleyball with a limp like that?"

Kagome suddenly smiled in realization, "I guess I can't!" She walked over to her gym teacher, and asked if she could sit out.

"And why should I let you sit out, Miss...," he checked his clipboard, "Kagome?"

"You see, I fell down the stairs yesterday, and I can't walk without a limp. So if I can hardly walk, I doubt I could play volleyball."

The coach looked at her suspiciously, "Alright...but just this once."

Kagome sighed in relief and limped over to the bleachers. Gym class went on without her, and she got up and almost collapsed when the bell rang. Fortunately she caught herself and no one noticed. She limped her way through the hallway and made her way to the cafeteria where Sango dragged her to their table right after she bought her lunch. They sat down and immediately started talking. Everyone except Kagome, that is. She sat quietly and poked her mashed potatoes until Kagura said, "Hey Kagome, you're coming to the mall with us, right?"

Kagome looked up from her mashed potatoes, "I guess I am..."

Kagura said, "Cool. How long are you allowed to stay out?"

"Um...well, I'm not allowed to go home till about 9..."

" 'Not allowed'? You're not allowed to go home till 9?"

Inuyasha just watched this until he finally spoke, "It's weird. You were in such a rush to get home yesterday."

Everyone looked at him then back at Kagome, who realized that she said too much, "Uh, did I say not allowed? What I meant to say was that I...am allowed to not go home till 9..."

Kagura narrowed her eyes and shook her head, "No. You meant that you're not allowed home till 9. Why not?"

Shippo looked up from his cinnamon bun, "Yea, Kagome-chan. Why aren't you allowed home?"

Kagome gulped and said, "Uh...well, you see...my dad is, uh, having important people over, so..."

Miroku spoke up, "That doesn't necessarily mean you can't be at home, Lady Kagome."

"Yea!" Sango spoke.

Kagome looked around the table, and finally decided to just go with the truth. Not the whole truth, but some of it. "Well...my dad doesn't want me ruining his reputation..."

Kirara looked at her funny, "Reputation? Your father thinks you'll ruin his reputation? What kind of father says that?"

"I...I don't know..."

Sango looked at her in pity, "Well, don't worry Kagome-chan. You can hang with us till then!"

Kagura said, "Oh yea. Feel free to stay with us however long you want."

Kirara bounced up and down happily, "Yea! It's gonna be sooo much fun!"

Kanna calmly stated, "It should be a fun time."

Kagome smiled a little at her new friends' kindness, "Uh...thanks you guys..."

Sango looked at her, "No problem!"

After that everyone went back to their conversations, and Kagome went back to poking at her food.

After lunch was over everyone got up, threw their lunches away, and headed to class.

Kagome was in science class, but she wasn't really paying attention. She kept on looking out the window and tapping her pencil. It didn't really matter that she wasn't paying attention, because nobody was. It was too easy because the teacher, Totosai-sensei, was old and hard of hearing and vision. And according to some students, he was kind of crazy.

So everyone was either listening to their iPods or talking to their friends. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango were doing just that. They were talking about how stupid the teachers were until Inuyasha brought up a random subject.

"So Sango, yesterday we were on your road and I heard someone scream. Do you know what I'm talking about, or was it just my imagination?" Inuyasha asked.

Sango thought for a moment, and then answered, "Actually, yes. I did hear what I thought was a girl's scream a few nights ago. And a faint one yesterday."

Inuyasha looked at her and said, "Really?"

"Yep. It sounded pretty blood-curdling, if you ask me. I would have gotten out of bed to check what it was, but then I thought that it must have been a dream. So I just stayed there. I heard another one, but thought it just the dream again."

"But it wasn't..." Inuyasha said.

"I guess not..." Sango thought deep in thought.

Miroku spoke up, "I feel left out. I didn't hear a scream." He pouted a little.

Sango rolled her eyes, "Don't be such a baby, Miroku. It's not like-HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PERVERT!" She slapped Miroku across the face. She looked up at the teacher and saw that he didn't hear or see a thing. "Wow. Why is he a teacher again?"

Both of the boys shook their heads while Miroku rubbed his cheek smiling.

Inuyasha looked at them, "So? Who do you think was the one screaming, anyways?"

Miroku looked at him, "Why do you care so much?"

Inuyasha glared at him, "I don't know. But you didn't even hear it so butt out."

Miroku pouted again and Sango rolled her eyes, "Anyways... I don't know who did it." Just then she had a look of realization, "Hey, I think I might know!"

Inuyasha looked at her curiously, "Who?"

"Well...I don't know their names, but we have some new neighbors down the street. The screams didn't start happening till after they moved in. It could have been them."

Inuyasha thought for a moment, "Well, isn't that interesting..."

Miroku looked at both of them, "Again I ask, why do you care so much?"

Sango looked at him softly, "You didn't hear the screams. They would give you nightmares. Somebody is in trouble, and I can't just stand by and not do anything when I know someone out there is hurting, Miroku."

Miroku's eyes softened and he put his hand on Sango's, "I think I understand." Sango nodded her head and looked down. Then she spoke up, "So, you guys wanna come with me to meet the new neighbors after school tomorrow?"

"Yea!" Both boys said in unison.

"Okay, cool. We'll drive to my house together tomorrow and walk over to my neighbor's house."

The boys nodded in agreement. The bell rang and everyone left the science lab.

Kagome walked out and limped to her locker, completely oblivious to the conversation her new friends just had.

The rest of the school day was fairly uneventful, so let's go ahead to after school, shall we?

"Hey Kagome!" Kirara called out to her as she walked out of school.

Sango yelled, "Hurry up! We're going to the mall now!"

Kagome had almost completely forgotten about agreeing to go to the mall. But she walked over to them and climbed into their car, anyways.

"Who's car is this?" Kagome asked shyly.

Kagura turned to her from the driver's seat, "Mine."

Kagome looked at her then down to her lap. "Oh..."

Kagura started the car and drove for about ten minutes before announcing, "Hey bitches, we're here!"

Everyone got out of the car and walked over to the mall. Kagome's limp was almost gone, the cut was still there, obviously, but she had gotten used to walking almost normally. They first went into Wet Seal, where Sango and the other girls, except for Kanna, went crazy. Kagome didn't really get excited about it, but she did buy two new pairs of skinny jeans. One was black with silver thread, and the other was a regular dark gray color.

After Wet Seal, they all went to Forever 21, where Kagome felt totally out of place. (A/N I know how this feels. Being in store where all the pretty girls shop wearing something that just doesn't exactly fit in with the other clothes) She basically just sat in the dressing room and told the girls what looked good and what didn't. She did get one thing, though. A lime green barrette that had black lace on it. She was somewhat surprised that they had it there, but she didn't question it.

Once they were out of Forever 21, Kirara dragged them into Jinenji's Toy Factory. Everyone basically waited by the front door while Kirara played with various toys until she decided to buy a rag doll. Kagome thought, 'Wow. She's like a little kid.'

After they finally got Kirara out of the toy store, Kagura begged them to come with her to the sports shop. There she bought herself a helmet, football, and new basketball. They went to a couple of stores after that, such as JCPenney's, Dillard's, Victoria's Secret(where Kagome felt very awkward), and Sephora's. At all of those stores Kagome felt somewhat out of place, but at the same time she had a lot of fun with them. They were walking down the large mall, when Kagome noticed a place that she could feel shop without feeling awkward. Without a word, she dragged everybody into Hot Topic with her. She looked around the different sections of the store, excited. All of the others girls kind of walked around awkwardly, looking for something that didn't creep them out. (A/N I'm not saying Hot Topic is like a demonic store, just that people that aren't used to it might be a little creeped out. Especially girls that shop at mainly Wet Seal and Forever 21) Kagome kept on grabbing shirts and different accessories, plus a pair of jeans or two. Sango smiled at her new friend, happy that she was finally loosening up a bit. After Kagome grabbed one last belt, she walked over to the cash register and payed for the stuff she had. After that, she carried her many Hot Topic bags out of the store behind her friends.

Sango looked at Kagome, "So Kagome. What'd you get?"

Kagome lifted her head, "Oh. Uh, just some shirts, belts, pants...uh, a barrette or two, a ribbon, a few buttons, some arm sleeves...let's see, uh..some necklaces..a journal...and a doll."

Sango had a somewhat shocked expression, "A doll? They have dolls in there?"

"Yea, they do. Here let me show you...," Kagome fished through her bags, and then picked something out, "Here it is."

She brought out a foot tall doll covered in fake blood. One of it's eyes were gouged out and it's black hair was a mess. She had cuts on her arms and her dress and legging also had cuts in them. One of her shoes was missing, and she had a sad smile on her face.

Kirara's eyes widened, "Ahhh! Kagome, why did you buy that?"

Kagome looked sad for a moment and she mumbled, "Because she somewhat reminds me of myself..."

Ayame asked, "What did you say?"

Kagome looked up from her new doll, "Oh, uh...I said it was because I thought it was cool..."

Ayame looked at her suspiciously, "Uh-huh...well, you guys wanna get something to eat?"

Kagura yelled, "F*ck yea! I've been hungry for the past hour!"

Kanna looked up at her, "Then why didn't you say anything?"

"I dunno. But the point is we're getting some food now!"

Kanna sighed and started walking towards the food court. Everyone followed her to the pizza place.

They were eating peacefully, until Ayame asked with her mouth full, "Hey, what time is it?"

Kagura swallowed the food in her mouth and looked at her watch, "It's 8:55. Why?"

Kagome gasped and everyone looked at her. "What's wrong, Kagome-chan?" Kirara asked.

"Uh...I have to go." She stood up and walked towards the exit.

Kagura yelled at her as everyone got up and threw their food away, "Hey! You want a ride?"

Kagome looked back and said, "Actually, if it isn't any trouble, I would like a ride."

Kagura nodded her head and everyone left the mall and hopped into the car. 'I hope Naraku doesn't get mad if I get there after 9, because he didn't say I had to be there at 9. Just stay out till 9...well, I'm not taking any chances.'

They were going all the ways that Kagome told them to turn at, and eventually ended up in a small neighborhood. Kagome noticed her street, "Hey, hey, there's my street. Turn there."

Kagura did as she said and turned onto Bone Eater's Drive.

Kanna looked at Sango, "Sango? Isn't this your street as well?"

Sango looked back at her, "Yea, it is. Hey, Kagome we live on the same street!"

Kagome turned her head towards Sango and her eyes widened, "R-really? Isn't that interesting..." She looked back at the street. "My house is over there somewhere, just drop me off here please." Kagura looked confused but stopped anyways. As soon as she did Kagome jumped out and raced down the sidewalk, sort of wobbly since her leg still wasn't completely healed yet. The girls looked at each other, all with confused looks on their faces.

Sango finally said, "Okay then...back up a little, Kagura, my house is a little back."

"Um...okay..."

She did as she said and Sango got out and walked to her house. 'That was certainly odd...' (A/N Btw, Sango still hasn't figured out that Kagome is the new neighbor...I know, I know. She isn't stupid, I just need her to not know for the sake of this story's future. Got it? Good)

Kagome ran into her front door and looked up at the clock, 'Nine o'clock...I made it!' She sighed in relief, until she heard, "Ahem."

Kagome looked towards the dining room, where her father and a couple of other people were. All of the men and women at the table were wearing suits, so Kagome assumed they were his colleagues or something. "Oh, uh...sorry, am I interrupting something?"

The men and women at the table snickered while her father said with venom in his voice, "Actually, yes, you are. Now go upstairs. I'll be giving your punishment later."

"B-but I got home in time-"

"I told you to stay out till after 9! And what time is it?"

"N-n-nine..."

"Exactly. Now go up- what are those things in your hands?"

Kagome looked down and saw that she was still holding her shopping bags. Her eyes widened. "I-I..."

"Kagome...where did you go?" Her father glared at her. She knew that if his colleagues weren't there, he would have already pounded her face in.

"Um...th-the..."

He mocked her, "The-the-the-the...what?"

"The...mall."

"Who did you go with?"

She looked up, "N-no one..."

"Sure...now get upstairs..."

"But-"

"NOW!"

Kagome walked backwards a little bit before running/limping up the stairs. She got into her room, closed, and locked the door. She breathed in, and out, in, and out. She couldn't believe what just happened. 'Why was I so stupid? Why did I bring my bags in with me?'

She walked over to the bathroom and sat in the corner, thinking about what might happen to her later. She eventually started crying and put her head in her hands. She stayed like that for a couple of minutes, but then she looked up and noticed her swiss army knife on the counter. She slowly crawled towards the counter and grabbed the weapon. She crawled back over to her corner and started cutting her wrists. She did it very slowly, so that she could really feel the pain. Kagome had about 10 small cuts on her wrist until she finally came to her senses, 'What am I doing? Why am I doing this to myself?' Kagome then looked up at the ceiling and remembered. "I think I know why..."

FLASHBACK

It was 7 years before and 10 year-old Kagome was with her mom and brother in their home in Tokyo. That was where she was from, not Michigan. She was helping her mother with the dishes, while her brother was sitting at the table still eating his dinner. Their father, Naraku, still wasn't home from work. Kagome and her mother were having a wonderful time, laughing and splashing each other with the sink water. Her brother Sota, who was only 6 years old, eventually joined in. They were throwing sink bubbles at each other for over half an hour.

"Alright, kids, I think it's time for bed." Their mother said.

"Noooo!" Both kids begged. "Please let us stay up late!"

Their mother giggled, "I'm sorry, guys, but it's already way past your bed time."

Kagome and Sota pouted but followed their mother upstairs anyways. Kagome waited outside of her brother's room for her mother. She was in there for a few minutes before she finally came out. Her mother smiled warmly to her, "Come on, Kagome, time to tuck you in." She held her hand out for Kagome to take. Kagome grabbed her mother's hand and followed her to her room. Her mom tucked her in and sang 'Silent Night' to get her to fall asleep. Once Kagome was about to enter dreamland, her mother stood up and turned off Kagome's pink lamp. Kagome shifted, "Please, mommy, keep it on. Please?" Her mother smiled at her and turned on the light, "Of course. But only for tonight, don't get used to it." She kissed her daughter on the forehead and left the room. Then Kagome fell into a deep sleep.

She woke up when she felt herself being carried. She slowly opened her eyes to see a complete stranger in a strange looking helmet carrying her away.

"Ahhhh! Who are you?"

The man looked at her and said, "Shhh, every thing's going to be alright..."

"Where's mommy? And Sota?"

"We're working on it, sweetheart..."

Kagome looked behind the man and saw her house in flames. Tears came to eyes as she screamed, "NOOOOOOO! MOMMY! SOTA!"

"Don't look!" The man held Kagome closer as he ran towards the ambulance. He set her onto the stretcher, but she kept flailing, screaming, "MOMMY! SOTA! MOMMYYYY!"

They eventually had to strap her down, and put the stretcher into the ambulance. She cried all the way to the hospital. But then she started coughing non-stop, and eventually passed out.

Kagome woke up in a very bright room. It was so white, she could hardly see. "Where...am I...?"

The nurse looked down at her in pity, "Shhh. You're in the hospital, dear. Just go back asleep."

Kagome then remembered what happened the night before. "Where's mommy? And Sota? Are they alright? What happened?"

The nurse's eyes softened, "Oh dear...I'm so sorry. But I'm afraid your mother and brother died in the fire last night."

Kagome's eyes widened and filled with tears, "Fire? How did the fire start?"

"I believe what I heard was that one of the lamps in the house that was on fell over onto the carpet, and burst into flames...I'm really, very sorry..."

Kagome's eyes filled with even more tears, "Which room was the lamp in?"

"I think they said it was in...your room..."

Kagome couldn't hold it in anymore, and started crying uncontrollably. "I KILLED THEM! I KILLED THEM! SOTA! MOMMY!"

The nurse held the crying girl in her arms and soothed her, telling her that it wasn't her fault. "YES IT WAS! I TOLD MY MOM TO LEAVE IT ON! IF I HADN'T DONE THAT...THEY'D STILL BE ALIVE!" She began to cry harder. And all the nurse could think to do was hold her and try to convince her it wasn't her fault.

A few days later, Kagome was sent to her new home. One of the nurses that took care of her drove her because her father wasn't able to. In fact, Kagome hadn't even seen her father for the days she was in the hospital. She was still mourning her mother and brother's deaths, but she decided to put on a happy face for daddy. She loved her father very much, he was so kind and he spoiled her with gifts. She couldn't ask for a better father. So she decided to pretend to be happy for his sake.

Kagome left the car after hugging Nurse Kaede, who she had made friends with at the hospital. She waved to Kaede as she drove off, and walked into her new home. She looked around, and eventually saw her father in what she assumed was the living room.

She tried to smile, and she walked over to him. He looked straight down at her with a frown on his face. "Hi daddy!" She spoke. And in return, he slapped her. Kagome fell to the ground and held her cheek as tears formed in her eyes. "Daddy...why did you do that?"

"It's all your fault..."

"W-what, Daddy?"

"It's. All. Your. FAULT!" He screamed as he kicked her in the stomach.

"D-daddy...it-it hurts..."

"GOOD!" He yelled as he picked her up and slapped her again. "Now go to your room..."

"But, Daddy, I don't know where my room is-"

"DON'T CALL ME DAD! JUST FIGURE OUT WHICH ROOM IS YOURS!"

Kagome was very scared, so she held her stomach and ran up the stairs. She locked herself in the first room she found. She broke down crying right then and there.

FLASHBACK ENDS

Kagome continued crying at the memory. She choked out, "W-why? Why did it happen? It's all my fault!" She continued cutting her wrist. After a while of careless cutting, she eventually dropped the knife and held herself. "I'm sorry Mom. I'm sorry Sota. I'm so sorry!" She weeped into her arms that were covered in blood. "Oh, Dad...you used to be so nice... But I remember now why you punish me so harshly..." She continued crying for what seemed like hours, until she fell asleep on the bathroom floor.

A/N Is it okay? I'll be updating soon, cause I have some free time on my hands for the next few days. :D Please review, I want to know your opinions!

Bye!