~Kagome~

I wake up in a crinkly bed that feels like it's covered in paper. Then I realise that I'm in the school infirmary. Did he carry me all the way here? We were in a completely different part of the school.

...

Cool.

Hey, he's even bandaged my head. Sweet.

I see him sitting in a garrish plastic orange chair reading my book, that he had obviously fished out of my bag. He seemed engrossed, which is probably why he didn't notice that I was awake until I sat up, and even then I collapse back onto the bed before he can push me down. Uh, I hate head rushes. Damn blood.

"Are you alright?" Was it just me, or did he sound remotely concerned and vaguely normal-ish just then? Oh, Lord, save us! The Mighty Sesshoumaru has shown emotion! Prepare for the apocolypse!

Instead of running and hiding from the impending doom that I felt, I grimaced and told him, "I'll live."

And he muttered a low, "You'd better."

Needless to say, I was astounded.

"How long have I been out?" I asked after a slightly tense pause.

"An hour." Oh. Thats quite a lon- shit. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT. An hour? An hour? Oh, fuck, dad's gonna freaking mutilateme! I have to get home, NOW!

~Sesshoumaru~

I swear, I will never in my entire life understand this girl. Never.

One minute she's perfectly normal, and the next she jumps out of the bed and starts screaming for me to take her home. I am beginning to wonder if she is somehow possesed.

"Calm down, ningen! I'll give you a ride home." There. That stopped her in her tracks.

"Really?"

"Yes." She's silent for a second.

"Well, LETS GO THEN!" Ouch, my poor ears...

~Kagome~

It's dark in the house when I get back home. It doesn't seem like he's home, but I'm wary and overly silent as I creep up the stairs, just in case.

I was right to do that.

The minute I step into my room, I see a figure sprawled on my bed, a bottle of vodka clutched limply in his hand. This figure is obviously my 'beloved' daddy dearest.

Well, this is just stupendous.

I creep into the room, pick up my laptop bag, the other two Hunger Games books, and all the food I had hidded under my desk.

Thankfully, he doesn't even stir.

I ran out of the house immediately, and went over to the park in a few dozen blocks away so I could enjoy the free wi fi there. Seriously, it was soo easy hooking up to the wi fi. The network connection is fairly strong and its called belkin177189. The password is belkin. Really. It is.

Idiots. Heh.

I log in to my fanfic, dragonfable and youtube accounts, and sit ther for a loooooong time just reading, watching videos, commenting, reviewing, typing my own stories, battling Sepulchere's minions, and giggling over the mindless, cutesy, fluffy, waffley romance.

After a while of watching random bits of some anime called 'Junjou Romantic' I discovered a new love for yaoi. It's true, there's nothing like two guys in love that can melt any girl's heart. They're just sooo cute!
And that hot grey haired guy is such a sadist... I'm almost jealous of the brown haired dude with the green eyes.

Huh. I'm a maschocist too, apparently.

Wicked.

I continue with my buisness until I hear- or rather feel- Sesshoumaru's youki sneak up behiend me. I turn a kittle, so I can see him out of the corner of my eye.

"Sesshoumaru. What brings you here?" I ask. genuinly perplexed.

"I smelt you. You should be in bed. At home. Why are you here, and not there?" He replies evenly.

"Uhh... I feel fine, and I wanted to get some fresh air." Besides, my daddy is home.

"Hn. Do not lie, ningen." I feel a nerve twitching in my brow.

"Look, Sesshoumaru. Thankyou for before, I owe you for that. You don't need to worry about me, I've had wor- I'm fine. Also, last but not the least? I have a name. It's Kagome, incase you forgot." He raises a delicate eyebrow.

"Ningen, you are-" What exactly I was, I never did find out, for at that precise moment, my dad ambled into the park. It's past dusk now, and the sky is a light pink fading into lavender and purple, so the park's empty. Dad thinks I was alone, I'm guessing he didn't see Sesshoumaru. Though how he missed him is beyond me. I hastily shove my laptop and stuff under a bench, and stand up.

"Dad!" I greet, falsely cheerful. Sesshouraru senses it. He shoots me a look, the quizzical one with a raised eyebrow. Sheesh, even the guys eyebrows are friggin perfect, I note.

"You bitch!" He yells. I wince. I motion for Sesshoumaru to please leave, and he shrugs and walks away. His youki slowly disappears, and just as it's totally gone, dad reaches me and smacks me with the back of his hand across my cheek. I fly backwords into a bench.

~Sesshoumaru~

This is my chance to find out the truth. I walk a little way away, slowly concearing my youki bit by bit so it creates the illusion of distance. I pearch myself atop a willow tree a little way away, and just as I turn around to see what happens back at the park, I see Kagome's father slap her and she collides with the side of a nearby bench. It's made of metal. And the meatllic scent I smell isn't coming from it. Kagome's left pant leg is slowly turning a sickly blackish colour, from where the blood is seeping through. I whip out of the tree instantly, but not before her father kicks her a few times in the same leg, and I hear a sickening crack just before I shove him away from her.

"Kagome? Can you hear me?" I whisper crouching beside her limp form, gently lifting her torso up so she rests against half in my arms. She doesn't respond, and I have a feeling her leg is broken, so I make a quick decision, and whip out my cellphone from my pocket, sparing a glance at the unconcious drooling man lying a few feet away.

I press speed dial one and Inuyasha picks up on the first ring.

"Nee san! I was getting soooo bored you-"

"Inuyasha, I need your help." I cut him off.

"Huh? With what?" Inuyasha hears the rare strain in my voice and askes.

"I need you to come pick me up from the park on 15 Gojinboshi street. Bring the car, and get here as fast as you can." I'm struggling a little to keep my voice calm now. Kagome's bleeding badly.

"I'll be there in a second" Inuyasha assured me, and promptly hangs up. Enough time for questions later.

I pick up Kagome and haul her gently onto my back. She's probably hit her head too, I need to get her to Izayoi quickly.

~Kagome~

I wake up in a strange place for the second time time today, and find that Sesshoumaru has rescued me yet again. My leg is stinging a lot, so I stare at it a while, wondering why when I remember my father slamming me into the bench.

"Geez, he could at least be a little original..." I mutter, and Sesshoumaru appears out of nowhere, pushing me back down onto the bed. I stare at him for a bit then ask.

"Okay. I'm officially confused. What's going on?" Sesshoumaru gives me an exhasperated expression and I blanch. Whats his problem?

"Your 'father' broke your left leg and gave you a severe concussion." Oh. Well, that explains a lot.

"Let me guess, you swooped in like a knight with shining hai- i mean armor and rescued me from the bad man?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"That just about sums it up, yes." He replies, smirking. I sigh.

"So, where am I?"

"My apartment."

"Figures. Okay, so when can I go home?"

"You can't."

"And why not?"

"Because. I failed to get your 'father' arrested, and he will probably kill you if he sees you again." I can feel my face pale at his words.

"You saw? I whisper.

"...Yes. And I will not let you go back." Now, normally I would be thinking 'Let me? Let me? Who the fuck do ya think ya are, dude?' But right now I'm grateful.

"I don't wan't to go back." I whisper.

Then, he leans forward and touches the bruise on my cheek.

Oh my god.

I BROKE SESSHOUMARU!