Chapter 2

She was not an artist, she was not a musician, and she sure as hell wasn't a dancer, so why might you ask was she attending the best known arts school that Japan had to offer. It was simple really; she is the daughter of head of a very old family. She was the next in line to lead the clan, a position she did not care for nor did she want, and she was enjoying her life. Her father had once told her, that if she could find something that she loved, something other than the old skill of demon slaying then he would allow her to do as she wished so long as she was happy.

Now she didn't think herself as a musician even though she was one, she thought herself as a true demon slayer. She was trained and already considered a master amongst her clan and family but it was not something she was ready to take on yet. Just as she had reached her car, the tall, long brown haired demon slayer turned around to face her friend as she heard her say, "You said that you weren't going to be long."

"Sorry, my mistake…were you waiting long?" the demon slayer answered as she opened her car doors.

"Not long…my grandfather said that my car should be fixed soon, so I'll be able to go back to our apartment before you again." The wolf demon pointed out.

"Shut up Ayame…and it wasn't all that bad…at least now you have more than half of the reviews for finals done and over with." She pointed out.

"I know, I know but it's just so cold…I can't wait for the snow to finally come…" Ayame answered with a grin on her face before adding, "And don't give me that look Sango, I'm tired of waiting for you to get out of your training class for four hours."

"Shut up….if any of my father spies heard you say that I'm in trouble." Sango hissed as she closed the car door.

After getting into the car and putting on her seat belt, Ayame shock her head and said, "I still don't see why you don't want to be the heir to the Taijiya clan. You'd be able to do anything you wanted."

"Yeah and I'd also be responsible for a lot of people…not something to laugh at…it scares me to death of thinking about all those people, family, friends, people that would work for me…they would look up to be and expect me to know everything." Sango explained as she couldn't help but feel a chill go down her spine.

"I guess when you put it that way…oh and the boys said that they wanted to have another game night tomorrow night at our place." Ayame stated threw her back pack to the back seat.

"I guess…only if they're done with their reviews and only when I get home from work." Sango answered.

"I'll let Koga know…he's with Miroku at Inuyasha's place right now." Ayame stated as she pulled out her cell phone and began to text.

"Poor Rin…I'd tell you to call her and get her over here but with her being newly mated and all it wouldn't be good for them to be apart." Sango pointed out.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean…the bastard is just being over protective." Ayame growled out in anger before adding, "He's at work right now and she's stuck at home with those idiots."

"Um…well you know she won't come…she respects him too much…that and she doesn't really want to worry him." Sango stated as she made a right turn at the red light.

"You do know that you could have been pulled over for that…right?" Ayame pointed out.

"No…thanks to my father everyone in the police department knows what I fucking drive…he made it so that, unless I break any major laws, I won't get pulled over." Sango explained with a grin on her face.

"Um…I take it you wouldn't want to put in a good word for me…would you?" Ayame replied with a devilish grin on her face.

"Sorry, but my father knows why your car is in the shop…there is no way he would do that for you…even if he also see's you as his daughter." Sango pointed out with a grin of her own.

"Oh come on…it was just once…and it wasn't even my fault." Ayame growled out in an annoyed voice as she crossed her arms cross her chest.

"Yeah, but you're the one that finished it…I mean come on Ayame…I would have figured that you were done with your road rage by now." Sango stated as she came to a complete stop at the red light.

"Hey, I am over my road rage…ok." Ayame growled out as she turned to glare at her friend.

"I do not call ramming your, already beat up car, into the bastards car that tried to hit you and drive off, as you being over your road rage." Sango pointed out with a grin on her face.

As soon as she had locked eyes with her friend the two began to laugh. It was true that there were times that Ayame had anger issues…mostly when she was driving. Just as the light had turned green, the two had finished laughing as they finished making their way home. As soon as Sango had finished parking Ayame began to tense up. However as soon as Sango had opened her car door, Ayame had appeared out of nowhere and had taken hold of Sango's arms rather roughly. Before Sango could even try to pull free or ask what the hell was Ayame's problem, Ayame turned to her friend and growled out, "Holy shit…get Rin over here now…and I mean it…trust me…its Kagome."

"What do you mean its Kagome…Ayame!" Sango roared as she moved to follow after her friend only to freeze when she noticed the bloody trail that led into their apartment building.

As she began to dial her friends number the only thing that was running through her head was, 'Oh god, oh god, please, please don't let it be Kagome…oh my god that's a lot of blood.' As soon as she had heard her friend pick up, Sango slammed the car door and caught her friend off as she said, "Rin shut up! You need to get over here now…it's…oh god its Kagome…there's lots of blood…Rin you need to get over here."

Ayame ran up the stairs and reached the fourth floor in two seconds. Just as she had reached her and Sango's front door she froze. There leaning against the door, surrounded by blood, was one of her best friends just barely awake. Her friend was wearing a long black robe. Before she could even say a word, the long raving haired girl looked up with a weak smile on her face before whispering, "Hi Ayame…sorry it took me so long…but I finally found time to visit…hope you don't mind."

"Of course not," Ayame whispered back as her tears ran freely.

"Good…I'm so sorry…" her friend whispered before falling forward and into a pool of blood.

Without a second thought, Ayame threw the door open and picked up her friend and quickly got to work hoping that Rin would be here soon. Rin had married a very powerful demon and she had been given everything she had wanted before their mating. She had been given her education in a silver platter and if anyone would be able to help their friend it would be Rin. Rin was now considered a top demon doctor at a special hospital. She had also learned how to treat humans just for Sango and Kagome's sake. 'Damn it Rin…you better fucking hurry!' Ayame thought as she turned around to let out a low warning growl only to be met by a shocked Sango at the door way.

When Sango wouldn't say a word as to what was going on, Ayame took in a deep breath as she turned back and began to clean her friends wounds as best as she would while saying, "You need to close the door and you need to start cleaning up the blood before the demons in the building call the cops. If the cops get to her, her mother is going to join the party and then we won't get a chance to help her."

"Rin's on her way…cover your fucking noise now…I'm about to cover this whole damn place in bleach." Sango's enraged voice was heard as began to run into the closet to get what she needed.

"That bastard has hell to pay once we find out what the hell happened." Ayame promised in a low growl.

"I think Kagome already took care of that." Sango pointed out from the hall way.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Ayame growled as he moved on to the wounds on her friends legs.

After throwing the bleach all over the floor and the area that her friend had left the most blood, Sango walked in with her hand covered in blood and revealed the dagger they had given their friend a long time ago. With a sad smile on her face, Sango locked eyes with Ayame and said, "She kept it sharp…when she needed it she knew just how to use it."

"That bastard is mine!" Ayame roared as she began to apply pressure to the deeper wounds on her friend's lower legs.

"Tell that to Rin." Sango pointed out as she walked over to the sink with the blood dagger in hand so that she could clean it properly. As she began to raisin off the weapon, Sango couldn't help but look at the clock before adding, "Um…she'll be here in two minutes…better make sure that all of the wounds are cleaned before Rin gets here…you know how she gets."

"Sango…you'll want to take your place of power for this one…" Ayame growled out before adding, "And you might want to come and look at this."

"What now?" Sango asked as she dropped the dagger under the running water before making her way over to her two friends.

"This…" Ayame whispered in disbelief as she opened the robe completely in order to reveal Kagome's open wounds that ran down her chest.

"Oh my god…she…was she raped?" Sango whispered when she had reached the two only to find the wounds that ran down the girl's chest. There were three claw marks that ran down her chest and breast. While in the center of her chest, right between her two breasts, was a deep gash where it was sure to leave a scar.