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Chapter 10

Kagome didn't want to see Hojo. He already hurt her and right now seeing him would only make it hurt even more. "Inuyasha, please, don't do this."

"No, Kagome. He has to be taught a lesson." That's when Hojo came into view. Inuyasha walked up to Hojo with his arm around her waist and Sesshomaru was on her other side. Inuyasha tapped Hojo on the shoulder. Hojo turned around and had a look for surprise on his face.

"Why do you have your arm around my girlfriend?" asked Hojo.

"Oh, so now she's your girlfriend." said Sesshomaru.

"What are you talking about? She's been my girlfriend for over a month now."

"What happened to Yura?" interrupted Inuyasha. Just hearing those words made Kagome hurt. She started to cry again. "Sango. Rin." called Inuyasha. Sango and Rin ran up to Inuyasha. "Take Kagome. I don't want her be stressed out." Rin and Sango put there arm around Kagome's shoulders and got out of soon the soon to be battle field.

"I see that the demon whore couldn't keep her mouth shut." called Hojo.

Inuyasha's blood was boiling, as was Sesshomaru's. "Silence. She's not what you think she is." replied Sesshomaru. "Why did hurt her?"

"Wow, I'm surprised. What happened to the cold-hearted Sesshomaru? Wait, let me guess. Have you developed feelings for her?"

"That's none of your concern!" Sesshomaru snapped.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru both attacked Hojo at the same moment.

To cheer her up, the gang was going to take her to the club. She didn't mind going and she was thankful that she had friends that truly cared about her. She didn't really want to go, but she decided to go because she didn't want to seem ungrateful.

She was picked up by Inuyasha. The ride to the club was done in complete silence.

When in the club, the music wrapped around her. The music didn't make her cheerful like it usually did, but she pretended to be enjoying herself. She knew that she needed to thank everyone for everything they've done for her, expecually Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. She walked up to Sesshomaru and hugged him. "Thank you, Sesshomaru, for everything."

"Don't thank me, he deserved what he got."

After thanking Sesshomaru again, she went to find her other friends. When she found Sango, Rin, and Miroku, she thanked each of them. Just after thanking them, Inuyasha walked up and asked her to dance.

While they were dancing, Kagome said, "Thank you, Inuyasha. For everything. It means a lot to me." Before he could say anything, she leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.

"What was that for?" he asked with a tone surprise in his voice.

"It was for helping me, when I was in pain. And just for always being there for me."

Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her and held her close. He hald her close for a little while longer before with his face in her hair he said, "Kagome, I will always be here for you. Don't you ever forget that. I want you to know that you can come to me no matter the situation and that I'll never judge you for any thing that you do."

"Thank you, Inuyasha." she said as she cried some more. She never believed that she would have a friend who would be there for her like that. She always believed that she would be judged, no matter what happened.

"Come on, lets go get something to drink."

"Ok." was Kagome's only replie. Inuyasha led Kagome over to the bar and ordered a couple of beers. He handed on to Kagome and took one for him self. He led to a table and sat down to enjoy each other's company.

When it was time to go, Inuyasha noticed that the rest of the gang was headed their way. "Hey, guy's I'm going to head home." he said as he lifted a drung Kagome into his arms.

"What happened to her?" asked Rin.

"She's drung." Inuyasha stated calmly.

"Well, that's not supricing." stated Miroku.

"Expecually after what happened to her." Sango chimmed in.

"Well, I'm going to take her home." he looked over to Sesshomaru and said, "I'll be home soon." With that he walk outside and head to the car.

When he reached Kagome's house, he looked over to see that she was asleep. He got out of the car and walked around to her side of the car. He lifted her out of the car and carried her into the house. He sat her on the bed. When he was about to turn around to leave, he stopped when he heard, "Inuyasha!?!"

He turned around to look at her and see that she was wide awake. He walked back over to her bed and sat down beside her. "Shussh. It's ok, Kagome. I'm her." He wrapped his hands around hers.

"Inuyasha, do you have to leave?" she asked with a tone of fear in her voice. 'What is she afraid of? Is there something going on, that she hasn't told me about?'

"Calm down, Kagome. What's wrong?"

"I'm afraid to be alone. I'm afraid that……" she stopped to sit up. She wrapped her arms around his mid-section and buried her face in his chest.

"What are you afraid will happen?" he asked with real concern in his voice.

"That Hojo might show up after you leave." Kagome said with face buried in his chest. He stroked her hair to calm her down. He never thought of what would happen when he left. 'Would Hojo be stupid enough to hurt her, after what happended today? Yeah, he would be.'

"It's ok, Kagome. If you want me to stay then I will." he said.

"I'm sorry that I'm such a burden." Kagome said.

With a tone of anger he said, "Don't you ever say that again! You are not a burden! Don't you let anyone tell you otherwise!"

Tears started to well in her eyes. "Thank you, Inuyasha. But it's ok, I know that I am."

"What gave you that idea!?!"

"A lot of people have told me so."

"When? And why?"

"It was along time ago. They said that I was so much of a burden and that's why my parents died in the car accident."

"It's not your fault that they died. You were not a burden to them. You made their life happier." he said as he laied her down.

So clutched his shirt in her hands. "Thank you, Inuyasha. Please, stay with me." He inclined his head and laied down beside her.

A/N: YA!!! It's the longest chapter yet!!!! I"m glad that I could place a chapter that wasn't only half a page long. Plz R&R.