Ok so I'd like to take this chance to thank everyone for their reviews (I read them all *cough* multiple times lol). I'm gonna try from now on to keep up and respond to them. Anyway so I got inspired to write this this morning and considering where I left all you off last chapter decided to get you this one as soon as possible. So tada! I know a lot of you are getting upset and annoyed at the little game Kagome and Inuyasha have been playing but trust me its needed for what I'm planning.

So with no further ado... ENJOY! :)

Chapter 9

Souta looked up from the movie when he heard a noise. "What was that?" He asked as he looked over at the window.

"I didn't hear anything." Kagome said not looking at Souta.

Souta frowned. Kagome was thoroughly engrossed in the movie while he was slightly bored and could barely hold back laughter at certain ridiculously stupid (in his opinion) parts. He got up and walked over to the window to see if he could find the source of the sound. When Souta got to the window he froze. "Kagome..." He whispered.

"What?" She asked not really paying attention.

"You need to come here." When she didn't respond or move he walked over and hit the pause button. "We need to call the cops." He said as he glanced back out the window. That line caught Kagome's full attention and she walked over to the window to take a look herself.

"Shit..." She whispered as she was frozen by what she saw. Apparently Kouga had gone all out. He had somehow assembled four cars worth of people and they were currently surrounding Inuyasha's car. When she saw someone roughly pull Inuyasha out of his car and slam him against the side of his car she bolted for the door.

"Be careful Kagome!" Souta called after her as he quickly found her phone and started dialing the cops.

"Kouga!" She screamed when she reached the group. "Stop this!" She winced when a fist came into contact with Inuyasha's torso and she could swear she heard a bone crack. "STOP!" She screamed louder as she pushed her way through the group and towards Inuyasha. Everyone there recognized her and let her pass without so much as a word. She finally reached the middle of the group and did her best to push the muscle head, currently beating up Inuyasha, off of him. "Kouga!" She cried when she spotted him a few feet away. She was unable to make the man move at all and she winced again as she heard him hit Inuyasha again. "This isn't what I wanted! Make him stop! PLEASE!" Kagome cried as she ran over to him and grabbed his arm.

"You wanted my help Kagome and we've tried to be nice to him. We've given him more chances then we'd give other people." He said looking down at her tear filled eyes. He paused then let out a sigh. "Stop." He said looking at the man holding Inuyasha. When he heard Kouga he stopped immediately. "Are you sure? If you stop me now I wont be helping again." Kouga said looking into Kagome's eyes. She nodded quickly having never felt so sure in her life. She hadn't wanted this. All she had wanted was for Kouga to scare him off not send him to the intensive care unit in the hospital. "Alright." He said letting a hand rest on Kagome's head and gently ruffle her hair. "Everyone lets go." He said and watched as everyone filed back into the cars and all but one left. "Just don't regret your choice Kagome." He said as he headed towards his car and left. Once he was gone Kagome ran over to Inuyasha who unable to hold his own weight had collapsed to the ground.

"Inuyasha?" She asked cautiously as she tried to reposition him in a way that wouldn't hurt him. "Oh my god what have I done?" She asked no one in particular as she let her tears fall.

A few minutes later the cops that Souta had called arrived along with an ambulance. The ambulance took Inuyasha away while the cops questioned Kagome. While they were questioning her Souta came down and Kagome wrapped her arm around Souta and held him for her own moral support. He let her and couldn't help feeling a little bad for her. Even though she had inadvertently caused this she was shaking uncontrollably. From the time he had spent with her he had been starting to believe that nothing could cause this type of reaction out of her. It made Souta wonder what was so special about this guy. After about ten minutes the cop who they were talking to offered to give them a lift to the hospital to see, who he assumed was Kagome's boyfriend, since it was on his way back to the station. Kagome thanked him and Souta followed her as she got into the cruiser.

Once they reached the hospital Kagome thanked the cop for the ride and hurried in to look for Inuyasha. Souta looked at the concern on Kagome's face and not being able to hold his curiosity any longer finally broke down and asked. "Kagome who is this guy?"

Not even paying attention as she looked for someone that could help she answered him "Inuyasha he's my boyfriend." After about twenty seconds she realized what she had said. "I mean former boyfriend. Way former." Kagome said quickly as she finally spotted someone that could help. After a few minutes of chatting with the man Kagome had found they were told Inuyasha was currently being treated and they would have to wait. About an hour later the man returned and led them to a private room on the other end of the hospital.

"He just started to wake up. Due to the surgery he's a little groggy and you won't be able to stay long. He's lucky he's got some demon blood in him." The man said as he motioned towards Inuyasha's door. "If he didn't he would have died before reaching the hospital." Kagome looked at him with obvious shock on her face. He had looked bad but it hadn't looked that bad. "There was some internal damage. I can't tell you how extensive the damage was considering his demon blood had already gone into effect to repair the damage. All I can tell you is he's lucky." The man said with a gently sincere smile. He saw so many people come through those doors and end up dead that it was reassuring every time he saw one person get to walk away.

Kagome thanked him and entered the room with Souta. Kagome unconsciously gasped when she saw the state he was in. He looked like hell. "Oh Inuyasha." She whispered. "I am so sorry." Kagome's legs collapsed under neither her but thankfully Souta managed to grab her in time to help her over to a nearby chair.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered as he groggily turned his head towards her. His ears swiveled madly trying to pick up every sound she made. He sniffed tentatively and almost groaned when her scent hit his nose. It had been so long since he had been enveloped in that sweet scent and how he had missed it.

"Yeah it's me Inuyasha." She said as she came over and sat on the edge of the bed. Kagome let another tear slide down her face as she looked him over some more. "I'm so sorry Inuyasha I didn't mean for this to happen. All I wanted was for them to scare you away not … this." She said as she started to get choked up with tears.

"It's alright Kagome I believe you." He said as he raised his hand and took hers gently. "Remember I always did know when you were lying to me." He said letting out a painful sounding chuckle. He let his eyes slide to Souta who was standing off to the side awkwardly. "As you probably know by now my name is Inuyasha." He said raising his other hand, that wasn't holding Kagome's, to shake his.

"I'm Souta, Kagome's brother." Souta said shaking Inuyasha's hand. Inuyasha looked over Souta and approved of what he saw. Souta looked like a kindhearted gentle boy who reminded him a lot of Hojo from high school.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome paused and reconsidered asking her question. Inuyasha squeezed her hand reassuringly. "Why have you been looking for me? I didn't want to see you." Kagome asked not meeting Inuyasha's eyes. "I told you that. Why couldn't you let it go?"

"How could I let you go again when you were so close?" Inuyasha asked squeezing her hand. He paused for a moment when her wording crossed his mind as odd. "What do you mean by 'I told you that.'?"

Kagome mentally swore. She hadn't meant to say that to him. "I mean I told Sango and Iris to tell you that I didn't want to see you." Kagome said after thinking for a quick second.

"Lie." Inuyasha said pleased that he hadn't lost his knack for reading her. "Try again." He said with a smirk.

Kagome mentally groaned yep he was still able to read her like a book. After a few moments in silence Kagome let out a defeated sigh. "I was in disguise. I am Iris. For a short time I went by that name." Kagome said not going into specifics about why she had gone by a different name.

"Wow." Inuyasha whispered with a chuckle. "To think I've been trying to track down Iris for more information on you and lone and behold you are Iris."

"I was surprised you hadn't realized immediately that it was me." Kagome said truthfully a little hurt that the guy who had used to love her more then anything hadn't been able to recognize her.

"It's been a long time and you've changed Kagome." He said with a sigh. "Doesn't help that place wreaks so I can't get a clear scent on anyone." Inuyasha growled to himself which caused Kagome to giggle. She knew just how much he hated it when his sense of smell was messed with.

"Excuse me." An attendant said politely as she popped her head into the room. "It's time for you both to leave. Inuyasha here needs his rest." She said as she let her eyes rake over Inuyasha obviously pleased with what she saw. Kagome immediately hated the woman.

"I'll be back tomorrow alright Inuyasha?" She said as she rubbed his hand. In response Inuyasha smiled up at her and the woman at the door gave Kagome a nasty look.

"I'd like that." Inuyasha said as he stared at Kagome not even noticing the woman at the door.

'Take that bitch. I'm the only woman in his eyes.' Kagome thought smugly to herself. Instinctively she leaned down and placed a gently kiss on Inuyasha's lips. A pleasurable moan almost escaped her lips. She had forgotten how much she had loved kissing those lips. As she pulled back she let out a happy little sigh and squeezed his hand again. "I'll be back tomorrow after I bring Souta home." Inuyasha nodded slightly shocked from the kiss.

As Kagome and Souta exited the room Kagome smirked smugly at the woman. The woman growled in irritation as she watched Kagome and Souta leave. Once they were out of sight of Inuyasha's room Kagome's mind reeled at what she had done. She spent the ride home, once Sango had arrived to pick them up, lost in thought.

The rest of the night after they arrived home passed by Kagome answering Souta's every question about her and Inuyasha. After a few hours they both turned in for the night. The next morning Sango drove her car over for Kagome to use and after dropping Sango off at home Kagome brought Souta home. Not to Kagome's surprise the entire ride followed the same line of questions that the night before had. By the time she reached the stairs to the shrine she was pretty sure she had told Souta everything about her life from the time she was born till Inuyasha moved away. No matter how much Souta asked or begged Kagome wouldn't tell him about the time after that.

"Thanks for the past few days Kagome." Souta said as he hugged her. "I've really enjoyed spending time with you. It was really fun well you know minus the whole hospital thing." Souta said with a chuckle.

"I had fun too." Kagome said warmly as she released him. "I would like it if we could do this again sometime." Kagome paused and with an unreadable look turned to look at the stairs that led to the shrine. She didn't know how it was possible but they seemed even more unwelcoming then they had last time she had been here. "We probably shouldn't meet again though." Kagome said not looking at Souta. "If your parents knew they'd probably disown you as well."

Souta looked at Kagome sadly. He knew she was just worried about him but he really didn't think his parents would do that. Then again he still couldn't believe that they'd ever disown and be so mean to their own child. He didn't argue with Kagome even though he really wanted to. "I would still like to see you again sometime." He said looking at her. When she didn't say anything he let out a sigh. "Can I at least call you?" He asked hopefully.

Kagome turned to him and let a small smile grace her lips. "Of course you can. Give me a call whenever you want to talk and I'll answer." She said as she looked into his eyes. Souta smiled at her happy that he wouldn't loose complete contact with her. "Anyway you should get up there before they notice that your in the car with me." Kagome said gently shooing him out of the car.

Souta looked up the stairs and sighed. He turned and gave Kagome another hug which she returned happily. After a moment he released Kagome and grabbed his bag then got out of the car. "I'll talk to you later. Thanks again."

"Thank you for calling." Kagome said as she looked at him. "Take care of yourself." Souta nodded and closed the door. Kagome watched as he made his way up the steps and turned to wave at her. She waved back and left.

~Don't hurt me! *hides behind Inuyasha* I didn't want to hurt him but decided that it was the only thing that would snap Kagome out of her well ... yeah...

Anyway all of you will forgive me in the upcoming chapters that I've got planned. *crosses fingers* I hope you'll forgive me!

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Until next time enjoy :)