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Disclaimer: I do not own any Inuyasha works, or characters. They belong to Takahashi-sama. I do, however, own the plot :)

WARNING: This chapter contains swearing, ghostly rape, vivid detail of gruesome acts, and ghost children. Ye have been warned.


SCHISM

CHAPTER III:

A NEW FACE

History passed quickly and soon, school was out. I quickly texted Sesshoumaru and asked if he wanted to hang out with Sango and myself at my house. He accepted and said he'd be there later. Sango and I grabbed our stuff and headed out the front doors. I spotted Naraku's black Cobalt fairly easily and opened the door. "Hey dad! Can Sango hang out with me today? She lives just down the street." He nodded and we hopped into the car. Naraku dropped us off at the house and I thanked him and bid him goodbye. I unlocked the door with my copied key and lead Sango up to my room. We laid our stuff on my messy futon and I began stripping off my uniform. "I hope you don't mind. I really hate skirts!" She laughed and shook her head. "Nope!" Opening my closet, I hung my uniform up and pulled out a white v-neck tee shirt with a picture of a woman's face and black smudges from her eyes to her cheeks and swirly writing to the side that read, 'Run, Run, Run, would you wear that black liner, baby' over and over again behind it. Along the scapula, on the back of the shirt it read, 'She Wants Revenge'. Throwing it on our stuff, I went to my dresser and pulled out a pair of black Tripp pants. As I dressed, I noticed Sango staring at my closet. "What?" She laughed. "O.C.D. much?" I laughed loo, and nodded. "Yeah. Naraku's is like this, too." We laughed together and the doorbell rang. "It's open!" I pulled my shirt on and searched for a pair of black socks. "Sexy tattoo, Kagome!"

I blushed and quickly turned. "Thanks!" She chuckled. "What is it, I didn't see it very clearly." Turning my back to her, I pulled my shirt up and my pants down with my thumb. Her thumb caressed the ink and I heard her voice. "It's very pretty." Across my hips were the old Theatre type masks, the happy one a bright neon orange with a purple star on his face, and the sad one a lime green; his tears tiny light blue stars with the red ribbons wrapped around my waist. "Yes, very unique." I jumped and fixed my clothing. "Finally made it, Sesshoumaru?" He caught my teasing and sighed. "Alas, we can't all have father's who drive Cobalts." I laughed. "That's why you have a Mustang." He smiled. "I suppose." I cleared my throat. "And now that you're here, you have to wait outside!" He raised a brow and I gestured to Sango. "I'm going to dress her up!" Rolling his eyes, he shut the door softly. "Pick anything!" I watched Sango thumb through my clothes with enthusiasm and smiled with she pulled out a black stretchy halter top and a pair of black skinny jeans. "You're boobs are bigger than mine!" I laughed. "Yeah, but that's about it!"

Opening my door, I drew my brows down in confusion when I couldn't find Sesshoumaru. "Hey Sesshoumaru! Where did you go?" Sango followed me and we split up to search for him. He wasn't in the kitchen, the bathroom, Naraku's room, the living room, nor the garage. The las place to check, was the basement. "Sesshoumaru?" God! This was a horror movie waiting to happen! We crept down the decrepid stairs and stilled at every groan. "Sesshoumaru?" The sound of squeaking caught my attention and I turned to Sango. "Can you hear that?" She seemed to strain her ears and shook her head. "All I hear is our breathing and the stairs." I hurried down the step s and looked around the floor. I found him standing, not moving and eyes wide in the middle of the floor. "Sessh?" I slowly wakled to him and touched his arm. Directing my gaze to what he was looking at, I held back a scream of terror. From one of the support beams of the basement ceiling, a man was hanging from a rope, swaying back and forth; which was the squeaking I had been able to hear. His eyes were wide open and glossed, tinted with yellow pigment and his face was twisted in a melicious grin; his skin waxy and pale. "Taro!" Suddenly, his head snapped up and his eyes rolled to look at me. Drool dripped from his pale, chapped lips and his smile stretched wider.

The rope holding him snapped and he landed to the floor with a loud thud. I was frozen to the spot, watching him crawl towards us. My body trembled and I shivered. I was sure Sesshoumaru was no bettter. I could feel his strong hands pull himself up with my clothes. He was a head taller than me and he used my shoulders to steady himself. "So long! So long! I have waited in agony for you to come, my little Spirit Seer." His hand caressed my cheek and ran through my hair. I cried out as he yanked on a fistfull of my locks, causing my head to snap back and bare my throat. His lips played kisses upon my skin and he chuckled when he felt my body trembling. "So long. . ." His cold, clammy fingers ghosted over my flesh, causing goosebumps to rise and my breath to quicken. I could feel my heart pounding eratically against my rib cage. "I like this. . .subdued girl. . .Better to control." He pressed his lips to mine and my eyes widened more. I broke the kiss by pushing him away. "Where are Meako and Sai?!" Taro's face contorted into rage and he back handed me, causing me to fall to the floor. "Kagome!" Taro looked up at a frightened Sango, whom I had forgotten was there, and looked back down at me. Kneeling over me, his drool dripped onto my shirt as he smiled and caressed my skin beneath my shirt before raking his dirty nails down my body.

I gave a whimper as he made me bleed and he kissed my temple before vanishing, leaving a frozen Sesshoumaru, a terrified Sango and me bleeding on the floor. Sango rushed to me and helped me up. Thanking her, I held my shirt up to my breasts and punched my friend across the face. He staggered backwards and shook his head from side to side. "What the hell were you thinking?! Going off alone in this house?!" He blinked. "The boy lead me down here." I dighed and looked around, spotting the mop of black hair behind some boxes. "Sai, go back to mommy now." The child nodded and disappeared. I hissed as the cold air was starting to sting my wounds. "C'mon. Let's go back upstairs." I lead them to the kitchen, where they waited for me to bind my newest wounds. I went back into the kitchen and threw down a shot of Vodka. I had offered my friends some, to which they politely declined, and sighed. "What sounds amazing for dinner, guys?" I tossed a Dew to each of them and I could see them thinking. "What about tacos?" I looked to Sesshoumaru. "Sound amazing to you?" He shrugged. "I guess." I clapped. "Since Sango picked dinner, you pick dessert!" He thought for a few minutes. "Chocolate pudding." I clapped again. "Excellent!" They wathced me as I worked and I began to hum a Dresden Dolls song. "Hey! Isn't that 'Coin Operated-Boy'?"

Smiling, I began to sing along with laughed and I put the tator-tots in the oven. As I began making the dessert, the door opened and closed. "Kagome?" I rolled my eyes. "Nope! It's Bob and his friends the Platypus and the Rabbit!" I laughed as he shook his head. "Ha ha, very funny." I stuck my tongue out at him and cried out when he flipped it. "Ow!" Naraku smirked. "Keep it in your mouth, then." Sango laughed. "Oh yeah! The Platypus and the Rabbit are going to stay for dinner! Is that okay?" He sighed. "I guess. . ." I laughed. "Good! Because I made chocolate pudding for dessert!" I snacked him when he came out of the fridge; a finger in his mouth. "Keep your fingers out of it!" He grinned sheepishly. "I'm going to watch T.V. Call me when dinner's ready." I nodded and pulled the tots out of the oven. Settingthem on the stove top, I sprinkled shredded cheese over them and let them cool. Stiring the meat, I pulled out four plates, and four glasses and set the table. "Grub's up!" We fixed our plates and waited for Naraku to join us. We didn't wait long, and he was soon sitting with us at the table. "Oh! What does everyone want to drink?" I stood and poured milk for everyone, minus myself, and sat back down. "Why don't you have some milk, Kagome?" I made a face of disgust. "Eww! Milk is only to be drank with cereal and used as an ingrediant." Naraku sighed and resumed eating.

The tension was minimal and the atmosphere was bright while we ate in silence. "So Kagome, sincer there is no school tomorrow, what are you doing?" I shrugged. "I don't know. . .Maybe I'll just stay home and clean." Both Sango and Sesshoumaru could see the look Naraku shot me. I'm going to guess that it was between panic and cleared his throat. "Why don't you stay the night at my house and hang out with me tomorrow?" I shot him a look. "Of course, Sango can stay, too." Sango tried to protest, but I kicked her underneath the table and she nodded. "Yeah! It'll be like a party with parental supervision!" I laughed and looked to Naraku, who gave up; his expression that of relief. "Sure. Just stay out of trouble." I hugged him and ran up to my room. Pulling out one of my suitcases, I packed it full of clothes, a towel, and a swimsuit and my makeup bag. After throwing some hair ties and my toothbrush inside it, I zipped it closed and lugged it down the stairs. "Zut!" I ran back upstair and grabbed Sango's uniform and her laptop. "Watch you language, young lady!" I laughed. "That one was French this time!" Turning to my bed, I grabbed our laptops and ran back downstairs. Taking her stuff from me, Sango thanked me Sesshoumaru pulled my suitcase from my hands. "Kagome! Take these with you."

Naraku placed my pills in my hand. "Please take them!" I nodded and he looked to my two friends. "Make sure she does, okay?" They nodded and I shoved the bottles into my pockets. I kissed my father goodbye and climbed in the backseat. Sesshoumaru got down the street and dropped Sango off, at which point I climbed into the front seat, and he handed me his CD case, telling me to pick one. I happily slipped in the English version of Hawthorne Heights, and sang it all the way to his house. . .which turned out to be a mansion. "No fucking way!" He smiled and helped me pull my things from the trunk into the house. "No wonder Inuyasha acts like such a spoiled bitch!" "Hey! I heard that!" I smiled. "Good!" I followed Sesshoumaru to a guest room and hissed in pain as I twisted wrong. "Let me see." I pulled my shirt back up to my breasts and bunched it up in my hand, wincing when Sesshoumaru pulled at the tape. Trying to distract myself, I pulled out the pill bottles and set them on a dresser, but then I was focused on the pain again. "Ow!" Tears pricked my eyelids and I could feel his warm hand over my navel. "Shh. . .I'm sorry." I nodded and motioned for him to continue. The door opened and in walked Touga. "I heard a shout. What's going on?" As I was distracted, Sesshoumaru pulled off the rest of the tape and I fell to all fours. "Ow! Sesshoumaru! You ass!!" I rolled to my back and curled my knees to my chest. "I'm sorry, but it had to be done. He came at a perfect time."

I glared up at him. "You know, if I wasn't in so much pain and bleeding on your floor, I'd punch you!" He chuckled and Touga leaned over me. He slowly took my hand away from my side and kept his cool expression when my hand came away with blood. He stared up at Sesshoumaru. "One would think that you would remember to retract your claws, Sesshoumaru." I couldn't help but burst into a fit of giggles at the assumption he was making. "That's not what happened, Touga!" When I'd calmed down, I wiped at my tired eyes. I held my head up with my hand as my elbow held the weight on the floor. "Then what did happen?" All hilarity aside, I chewed on my bottom lip and averted my eyes. Sesshoumaru tossed all three bottles to Touga, who caught them. Looking at the lables his eyes widened. "Cymbalta? Zomaril? Valiume? Why do you have these?" His eyes scanned the prescription. "250 mg. each?! These are leathal!" I gave a half smile. "Good thing I have Spider DNA, huh?" He tossed them back to Sesshoumaru. "Not funny. Why are you taking them?" I couldn't tell him. I just couldn't bring myself to tell him why. Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "Because, father, she can do, what I can do. We are the same." He looked down at me. "The other day. . .You took them, didn't you?" I nodded. "Yes. I had seen Shippou-chan wandering around, his voice so lost, and broken. . .I couldn't take it! Naraku had threatened to up my dose another 50 mg. the night before, I couldn't chance it, so I took them. I lie to him, tell him I take them, but I know he counts them."

I sniffed. Sesshoumaru, who had left some time during my story, came back with antiseptic and clean, waterproof bandages. He handed them to Touga, flashed me an empathetic smile and left. I hissed in pain as the antiseptic touched my open flesh and bit into my knuckles to keep from crying out. Occasionally, whimpers passed from my muffled lips and I felt his warm breath upon me, trying to dull the hurt. By the time he was finished, I was sobbing hysterically. "Hush, Kagome. Calm down. It's over." I shook my head violently. "No! It will never be over! Not until I die!" His gaze hardened and he grabbed my arms; his fingers circling my scarred wrists. "It's not right to die like this, Kagome! Killing yourself will make you no better than the horrible spirits who hurt you!" I curled into myself and let my hair curtain around me, sheilding me from the world. I heard Touga sigh and pull me to his chest, my back to him and his arms around my middle. "I'm sorry, Kagome. . ." He nuzzled the middle of my back until I had calmed down enough to where I could feel his hot breath through my shirt. We sat there in silence for a few minutes, until Inuyasha decided to open his trap.

"Hey dad! What's for dinner?" I scrambled away from Touga and grabbed a pillow off the bed. Angerly, I threw it and it hit him in the face. "Damn it, Inuyasha! Order a frickin' pizza!" Growling, he threw it back and I caught it. He was about to say something else, but I brandished the pillow at him. "No! Order a pizza or take out." Grumbling, he left and we could hear him tromp down the stairs. I sank to my knees and hugged the pillow to my chest. When I looked up at him, I found Touga smiling. "What?" He shrugged. "Nothing." I sighed. I knew that, what I was about to do would jepordize our student/teacher relationship forever, but that thought evaded my mind when I curled up in his lap; my injured side facing upwards and my head laying on his knee. "Kagome, I-." I interrupted him before he could say what I was dreading. "Don't! Please? I don't want to go back to insanity. . .not yet. . ." I heard him sigh, and I gave a purr as his fingers threaded through my hair; his phalanges massaging my scalp. "Naraku's going to kill me. . ." I laughed, tears soaking his pants as the hysteria kicked in. "Hush. Calm down." We heard the doorbell ring and he rubbed his hand over my shoulder, trying to warm it. "Shall we go eat?" I blushed when my stomach growled and looked at my watch. "Is it really only 11:53 p.m.?"

He chuckled and helped me stand. "Come on! Pizza time!" I laughed and wiped under my eyes as he lead me to the kitchen. I put two slices of pepperoni on a paper plate and went into the living room where the boys were watching a movie. I was startled by the appearance of Miroku sitting on the couch. "Hey Miroku! I didn't know you were here!" Touga sighed beside me. "Oh yes. Miroku loiters around here often." The raven haired boy smirked. "But you like when I'm here, because this one gets fed!" He nudged Inuyasha with his toe, to which the youngest silver haired male swiped at. Touga's booming laugh echoed around the house. "This is true. . ." I shook my head and smiled as I sat next to Touga on the floor. "So, what are we watching?" Sesshoumaru stared at me. "XXX." Suddenly, something dirty popped into my mind and I had to cover my mouth. I must have been turning red, because they were all looking at me. I took my hand away and gasped for breath, a large smile on my face. "I'm sorry! It sounded like he was talking about porn!" This got everyone laughing and soon, the pizza lay forgotten on the floor. Wiping the happy tears from my eyes, I sighed. "Wow. . .Haven't laughed like that in a long time."

Sesshoumaru looked at me. "Did you bring a swimsuit?" I nodded. "Yes. I never know what I'll be doing, so I always pack it." He grinned at me. "What are you waiting for?" I jumped up and ran up the stairs to my temporary room. Quietly closing the door, I stripped and tied on the top. After pulling on my bottoms, I turned to look at myself in the vanity. My swimsuit was a neon orange bikini with neon pink, green, and yellow rubber ducks. When I turned to grab my towel, I found a tiny girl sitting on my bed. I smiled. "You must be Rin-chan." The girl gasped. "How did you know Rin's name was Rin?" I giggled. "Sesshoumaru told me." Rin's face was bright. "Sesshoumaru-sama was talking about me?" I nodded. "Kagome! Did you get stuck?" Rin smiled. "Bye-bye! Shippou-kun wants to play!" I nodded again. "Goodbye, Rin. I'll see you again." Grabbing my towel, I pulled my hair into a messy bun and ran down the stairs. "Sorry! I got distracted!" Nobody was listening, though. They were all staring at me. Suddenly, I felt bery body-conscious. I gave a heavy blush and held my towel to my chest. "A-are we sw-swimming, or not?" I cursed my stuttering, but noticed that it snapped the boys out of their stupor.

They all smiled and I was lead to the pool, which was enormous! Spreading my towel out on a pool chair, I laughed as water splashed me from Inuyasha's cannon ball. Going to the edge, I dived gracefully into the chlorinated water. Breaking the surface, I smiled and started a splash fight. I squealed when a pair of large hands dunked me under the water, then picked me up and swung me over their shoulders. Laughing, I realized it was Touga's shoulders I was on and laughed even harder when I realized it was Inuyasha sitting on Sesshoumaru's. "God! You're such a cow!" Inuyasha growled and smiled at me. "Let's do this!" We linked fingers and began pushing into each other. Inuyasha's face was priceless when he realized that I was stronger, a lot stronger, than I looked. I used that to my advantage and pushed him into the water, causing Sesshoumaru to fall as well. We played three more rounds, to which Touga and I won, even though we were knocked down once, and then lazed about in the hot tub. I relaxed into the hot water as it soothed my muscles and sighed, leaning back against the wall. I listened idly to their chatter and closed my eyes. I was so content just to sit here, and not worry about anything. . .not care about medication or the fact that I see spirits of the deceased.

I felt the water shift and when I opened my eyes, Inuyasha's face was close to mine, our noses almost touching. My brow raised. "Can I help you?" He smirked. "Nope!" I growled and splashed water at him. "Then go away! You're in my bubble!" He laughed and sat back. "I was just checking to see if you had died or not." Again, my brow raised. "What are you talking about?" For the ten thousandth time that day, it felt as though everyone's eyes were on me, which they were. "You stopped breathing for a minute." I laughed. "Yeah, I kinda do that when I sleep or relax too much." I stood and gracefully got out of the hot tub. "Where are you going?" I smiled and carefully climbed the stairs of the high dive. Standing at the end, I jumped and dove into the water. When I resurfaced, I gasped and choked in icy air. "Ack! Freezing!" They laughed at me and I ignored them, swimming to the ledge and pulling myself up. The tape on my bandage pulled at my skin and I heard a sharp intake of breath. Realizing it was me, I quickly resumed pulling myself out and wrapping my warm towel around my cold body. "I-I'm going t-to ta-tak a sho-shower." Touga smiled and nodded and I quickly ran up to the guest room. Pulling my hair from its messy bun, I stripped my bikini off, threw it into the sink and started the water.

Shivering, I looked into the mirror while I waited. My skin seemed paler and my lips were a light blue. When the water was hot enough, I eased my way under the high pressure; sighing when it felt amazing. Cursing, I got out, wrapped a new towel around me and went to my suitcase. Hurriedly, I grabbed my shampoo and body wash and got back in. After using the tea tree shampoo and conditioner and my cherry vanilla body wash, I relaxed a titch longer, but had to get out when the hot temperature was quickly cooling down. Re wrapping the soft, warm towel around my body, I wrapped my hair in another towel and walked back into my room. Shivering, I dried off as best I could and grabbed my cherry vanilla lotion from my bag. Standing naked before the vanity, I started rubbing in the lotion. I froze when my hands hit my stomach and stared, frightfully into a face I never wanted to see again, through the mirror. He was standing right behind me, his face just inches from my own; his hands resting on my bare hips. I couldn't help how his name passed from my lips. "Taro. . ."

He gave me a gruesome smirk and somehow, I was laying face down on the bed; his cold body straddling my lower back. I could hear his dark chuckle and feel his slimy tongue trace my scapula. He ripped the towel from my hair and threw it across the room. When I tried to scream, he pushed my face into the pillows. "Quiet, Spirit Seer! Wouldn't want anyone to ruin our fun." His hands ran through my hair in a comforting gesture and I relaxed; the effect he wanted. He planted kisses upon my naked flesh and one of his hands ghosted down my spine. A muffled moan escaped my lips, even though I had had them pressed tightly together. His dark laughter sounded in my ears again as he flipped me over and held my hands above my head. I squirmed, trying to get away from his amused and lusty gaze, but his hands around my wrists were like cold iron manacles.

Taro's lips caught mine and his tongue slipped into my mouth, making me gag. When he pulled back, I could taste his rotting flesh. I cried out in pain when he penetrated me. I hadn't seen it coming, and even though it really did nothing to me, I could still feel the pain as though it were real. I whimpered as he pounded into my core. His hands, his lips, I could feel everything! It hurt so bad, I wanted to vomit, then curl into a ball and die. I tried to struggle, but that only seemed to increase my pain and his pleasure. I cried out again when his fingers dug into my hips, causing blood to fall to the sheets. If possible, his pace became faster, making me half scream, half moan. His lips found mine and crashed onto them and then ran down my jawline and to my shoulder, where his teeth embedded themselves into my flesh. I truly screamed and he gave one more hard buck into me; his warm breath stirring the blood coming from the junction of my shoulder as he moaned. I hissed in pain when he extracted himself and his teeth from my very abused and sore body. Taro's bloody lips kissed my temple one last time and he was gone.

Numbness spread throughout my being, and it wasn't until Touga burst into my room did I realize that my eyes were wide with terror and I was sitting ramrod straight on the bed, hysterically screaming.


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