DarkShadow At Midnight

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P.S. Sorry I haven't updated! I had company over last weekend (6-8th of Feb.) and I'm staying at a sleepover this weekend now (13-16th of Feb.). This week (in between) has been sort of…hectic I guess. With all the test and whatever. No excuses! I'm REALLY sorry! Forgive me! Enjoy the chapter!

Title: What Holidays Bring

Chapter Eleven: Attempt To Undo

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Kagome and Kita walked into the hospital room together. Both of them wincing when they saw Miroku. His left cheek had a stitched up cut and the other had a bruise that was turning black and blue. Miroku's left arm was in a cast, while his right one had a wrist brace. Kagome asked,

"What did she do to you?"

"I don't know actually." he answered, scratching the back of his head.

Kita shook her head, "You've really done it this time Miroku."

"It was a mistake." pouted Miroku.

She shook her head, "How did you mistakenly put a condom into her sandwich."

"Do you seriously want to know that?" asked Kagome before he could open his mouth.

Kita frowned, "No, actually…for once I don't want to hear what a human has to say."

"Well it was a mistake." replied Miroku. "Where's Sango?"

Kagome answered, "Their holding her at Kita's office until she calms down. We have a professional psychologist talking to her, since Sesshomaru won't let Kita near Sango."

"Strangely, I didn't protest." said Kita. "I mean yeah…she's a friend that I love, but I don't want to get killed because I told her what you did was a mistake. Somehow."

Miroku sighed, "Is there anyway I can talk to her?"

"You can use my cell," said Kagome, handing it to him, "because she won't answer to your number. Trust me. I know you've been calling since yesterday night when you woke up."

Miroku gladly took the phone and dialed Sango's number. A minute passed and she finally answered,

"Hello?"

Her voice was tight and snippy. Miroku still didn't hesitate,

"Sango-

"I'm going to kill Kagome." she growled. "I don't want to talk to you."

Miroku retorted, so she wouldn't hang up, "Sango, it was a mistake. Honest."

"Whatever." she snarled. "You better hope and pray that I don't come over there to finish the job."

Kita raised an eyebrow at Kagome, then whispered, "I don't think the therapy is working."

"I don't either." replied Kagome.

Their conversation went on and Sango ended up screaming in the phone. Miroku held it away from his ear then heard the dial tone. Kagome asked,

"Does she forgive you?"

Both Kita and Miroku looked at her. She sighed,

"Miroku, I'll talk to her."

"You'll be risking your life." he said.

She shook her head, "No, not really. Sango knows me. She wouldn't hurt me."

"Don't say I didn't warn you." he replied.

Kagome's cell phone buzzed and she took it from Miroku. She flipped it open to read a text message from Kouga:

Are we going out tonight? I know we couldn't yesterday because of the incident. So what do you say?

She rested her finger on the buttons. Unsure of what to put. Kagome thought to herself,

"Yes…no….What's the matter with me?"

She pushed her thoughts aside and accepted. Kagome shoved her cell into her pocket. Kita was just about to ask what was wrong until the door opened. InuYasha stepped inside. Kita frowned, as did Kagome. Miroku smiled,

"The word spreads fast, doesn't it?"

"Yeah." he answered but his eyes on Kagome.

She looked away, over at Miroku, "We'll see you later Miroku."

"Yeah, get better." said Kita.

InuYasha hesitated, "Ka…."

She glared at the door, not looking at him though. When she pushed past him, he grabbed her wrist,

"Kagome, I need to tell you something."

"Let go of me." she hissed, yanking her arm away but not getting her hand back.

Kita stepped in front of Kagome, and easily released his hand from her wrist,

"If you don't want to be the next one in the hospital…again…I suggest you stay away from her."

"Kita, stay out of this." he glared.

She snorted, "Stay out of it? I did that before, hoping something good would come out of it. Sadly no. The only thing that came out of it was a broken heart and a stupid retard going out with a whore. So cliché isn't it?"

InuYasha glared daggers but didn't say another word. Kagome had already left. Kita turned, smacking him in the face with her hair then leaving. The sound of the door clicking shut was the last sound. It was quiet until Miroku broke it,

"What's gotten into you?"

"What do you mean?" he asked, shaking off what just happened. "I should ask you the same thing. You put that in her food? I'm surprised you're still alive."

Miroku grinned then shrugged, "That's not the point right now. Why are you acting that way towards Kagome now? What happened to all the hating and whatnot?"

"Thing's change once you get the chance to think stuff over." he replied.

Miroku raised an eyebrow, "So what are you saying?"

"What do you mean what am I saying?" he asked, pretending to be clueless.

He frowned slightly, "Are you saying you like Kagome now? Better yet…love?"

InuYasha didn't answer. He looked elsewhere. Miroku's frown deepened a bit,

"InuYasha, you really shouldn't play with women emotion's like that. Look where it got me."

He rolled his eyes, "You did something past bad, Miroku."

"It was a mistake, hard for you to believe huh?" asked Miroku.

InuYasha's humored face fell, knowing Miroku was serious. He sighed,

"Look I made a….."

"Mistake?" finished Miroku. "Just like Kagome tried to tell you, instead you blew up on her. Do you know how upset she was when she came to us that night? I've never seen her that broken…not since her brother died. The things you said…and what you did. Was utterly unforgivable."

InuYasha didn't know what to say. He felt the guilt again…come with a pang as he thought about the stuff he said. The last thing he said was the most shattering to her probably. To make it worse, Miroku said it out loud,

"I just can't believe you told her that she being born was a mistake. Can you imagine all the stuff she was probably thinking at that moment. All this time, three years, we've been trying to get through her head to make her believe what happened to Souta wasn't her fault-

InuYasha cut him off, "Make her believe? As in you're trying to trick her into believing what's true?"

"It's not true. She was younger then. Careless and didn't think. It was a mistake. We all make mistakes. We're only human." he replied.

InuYasha retorted, "She's made one to many mistakes…don't you think?"

"What happened between you and Kagome wasn't her fault." also retorted Miroku.

He glared, "She kissed me first!"

"InuYasha," glared Miroku, "you knew you were married. You knew it was wrong and you kissed her back when she pulled away. She told us she pulled away after realizing what she did was wrong. Then you pulled her back. So obviously you wanted it to happen.

"When Kikyo caught you both, all of it was completely your responsibility."

He yelled, "You're making it sound it's all MY fault."

"In my point-of-view, it is." replied Miroku. "She's a young girl…you knew what you were doing and you know what I mean."

InuYasha looked away with a clenched jaw, "It's…-

"Admit it already." said Miroku in a calmer voice.

He finished, "It's my fault."

"That's a start." he replied. "Now, I think Kagome and you would make a perfect couple. So…I'm willing to help you out. I don't want to end up hearing she got raped or willingly had sex with Kouga. I don't want her with him. I don't trust him. She doesn't like him, I can tell."

This made InuYasha the more determined, "If he puts a hand on her….

Miroku grinned, making him trail off, "InuYasha…do you love Kagome?"

"Yeah," he openly admitted, "I do love her. There's so many thing's to love her for…."

He nodded, "Then it's settled. I'll help but I'm going to tell you this now. She's NOT going to forgive you. Not now anyway, which is why you need to keep trying to make her see how you feel and that you thought everything over."

"I know." replied InuYasha. "I talked to my mother. The thing is, how do I start off everything?"

Miroku smirked, which scared him, "Start off with letting her know you notice her, then…Kikyo."

"I already know." he said. "It'll be handled the effective way."

He wiped away an invisible tear, "You're growing up so fast."

"Shut up." he said playfully, before starting another discussion.

Kagome

She walked into the room to see Sango impatiently pacing the room. Kagome closed the door behind her,

"Sango."

"Kagome?" she said, her voice calm.

Kagome raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong? Are you still itching to kill Miro-

"Argh!" she exploded. "Do NOT bring up that name."

Kagome gave her a burger, "Here, thought you'd be hungry."

"Of all trillions of foods in the world, you got me a burger." she huffed, sitting down with a plop.

Sango unwrapped the burger, checking the inside of it. She laughed,

"You're paranoid now."

"You never know what's in your food nowadays." said Sango.

She laughed again, "Right, I know you have bad experience with that."

"Har har." she replied. "So, what's up with you? You don't look really good."

Kagome sighed, "Kouga wants to go on a date tonight. Out to eat then watch a movie at his place."

"Sounds like someone wants something a little more out of his girlfriend." said Sango.

She sighed, "I'm not ready for that yet Sango."

"What if it was InuYasha?" she asked.

Kagome turned slightly red, from anger, "I don't want to talk about that bastard."

"I know, sorry." she replied. "You don't have to go Kagome. Just tell him, you prefer to go to a movie at the theaters."

She sighed, "I don't know."

"If something goes wrong, just call me or anyone else on your speed dial. Like 911."

Kagome laughed, "Alright."

"I think he won't, he's stopped before." said Sango, starting to eat her burger.

Kagome bit her lip then spoke after a while of silence,

"Miroku misses you. He wants you to come see him. It really was a mistake Sango."

"To bad for him, I don't want to see him and he should've been more careful. That was embarrassing and I'm surprised I can even face you." she retorted.

Kagome's eyes widened, "You're to embarrassed to face Miroku himself aren't you!?"

"If I see him, I'll kill him." snarled Sango, her face turning slightly red.

She gasped, "When did you become a shy person? Especially towards your own husband."

"I'm not shy!" yelled Sango, turning redder.

Kagome laughed, "Admit it, you're afraid he'll tease you about whatever happened that night. Know what just realized? You use violence when you're overwhelmed. Like if you were embarrassed and-

"Alright! I get the point!" she interrupted.

Kagome asked, "So is that why you won't see Miroku?"

"No, because I'm still mad at him." she replied. "If I see him, like I said before, he's going to end up dead."

Kagome sighed, "Fine, fine. I better go. It's going on 6. The sun is going down."

"Alright, remember. Either me, someone else you know or the police." reminded Sango.

She nodded, "Right, see you later."

Sango waved her off and she left.

Eight

There was a knock at the door and Kagome sighed. She stood then walked towards the door. Taking her time. When she opened it, there stood Kouga. He smirked, looking her up and down,

"Ready?"

"Yeah." she said, smiling when he gave her a kiss on the lips.

Kagome closed and locked her door before following Kouga down the stairs. Once they were in his car, they headed off to a restaurant.

Dinner

"So how's Miroku?" asked Kouga, after the waitress left.

She laughed slightly, "Fine I hope."

"I wouldn't be surprised if he got killed in his sleep." said Kouga.

Kagome nodded, "Sango and him are temporarily separated. Sango is just being shy and stubborn."

"Shy?" he repeated. "That's possible for a violent person like her?"

She shrugged, "Some people use anger to hide their real emotions."

Kagome's cell phone buzzed and she took out her cell. She looked down, flipping it open. It was from Sango:

You alive?

Kagome rolled her eyes and replied:

Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for texting me.

No problem, call me if stuff gets out of hand. I'll come get you.

Thanks, I will.

"Here's your food." came the waitress's voice, sitting a plate in front of both her and Kouga.

Kagome smiled, "Thanks."

They ate, talked about random stuff. Kagome actually had a great time, but uncertainty crossed her when it was time to leave.

Kouga's House

"You have a huge house." said Kagome.

He shrugged, "Only two stories."

"Very roomy." replied Kagome.

Kouga led her into the living room, "Pick which movie you want to watch."

"Where are they?" asked Kagome.

He pointed towards the drawer underneath the TV. Kagome took her jacket off and sat it on the edge of the couch. She walked over to the drawer and opened it. There were tons of DVDs in it. Kagome scanned the cases then found one she liked. She looked back at Kouga,

"How about Eagle Eye?"

"Sure, why not." he shrugged.

Kagome put it in. He asked,

"Want something to drink? Popcorn?"

"Um, I'll have a coke." she said, standing up to sit on the couch while he went to get the drink.

Kouga returned soon, "Want the lights out or do you want them on?"

"You can turn them out." she shrugged, taking the can.

He flipped the lights out then sat beside her as the movie started. Kagome began to relax a bit. Kouga actually didn't sound like he was going to try anything. They were only going to watch a movie.

Kagome took a deep breath and laid her head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her waist. Eventually, Kouga spoke,

"Kagome?"

"Huh?" she looked up at him, taking her attention from the movie.

Kouga asked, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, why?" she asked, looking at him confused.

He shrugged, "You were jumpy through dinner and you're just now relaxing. What's up?"

"I'm fine." replied Kagome, smiling.

He asked, "Yah sure?"

"Yeah." smiled Kagome.

Kouga leaned down and kissed her on the lips. Kagome hesitantly kissed him back then pulled back. He leaned forward once again, persistent, captured her lips into a deeper kiss. Kagome put her hands on his chest, wanting to push him away. Until she thought, that it was harmless and it's not like he was trying to take her clothes off…yet.

She slowly kissed him back, relaxing against his chest. Kouga nibbled on her lower lip and she gave access. He leaned closer to her, pushing her roughly into the edge of the couch. She whimpered, trying to pull away but his lips were still against hers. Kagome pushed her his chest when his hand went up her skirt.

She was finally able to push him away enough to whisper,

"Kouga, stop-

"Come on Kay," he said seductively, kissing and nipping at her neck.

Before she could say anything, or catch her breath. Kouga had her into a forced kiss. Kagome felt tears sting her eyes and then felt pissed. She bit down onto his lip, hard. Kouga pulled back, palm to his mouth. She shot up, pulling her skirt down then grabbing her jacket.

Kouga yelled,

"What the hell Kagome!"

She yelled back, "Don't ever call me that again!"

"You bit me because I called you a stupid name!" he yelled, standing.

Kagome yelled, "I can't ever be with you alone more then thirty minutes before you decide you want to try to have sex with me!"

"What's your fucking problem!?" he yelled, his eyes full of irritation. "Are you some type of nun or something? Vowing to never give up your virginity!?"

She turned slightly red, "So that's it huh!? That's all you wanted me for!? It was sex!"

"Actually, I liked you but now you're just plain boring me to death!" yelled Kouga.

Tears burned her eyes, "I knew it, you're all the same!"

Kouga wiped more blood from his mouth, cursing as well. She shook her head, running to the door. Kouga sighed then stood, walking after her, talking her hand,

"Kagome, wait."

"Let go of me!" she yelled, slapping him across the face then pushing him back. "We're over."

Kagome's eyes were full of tears, so she didn't see the shock on his face when she slapped him. She opened the door, stalked out then slammed it behind her. Kagome put on her jacket then jumped down the steps. She ran down the road, not stopping until she got close to her home.

Once she entered, her mood got the more down. Everything was trashed. There was red writing on the walls. Kagome read it, sliding down her door as she did so. Tears rose in her eyes and she hugged herself. On the wall, in blood red, it read:

Watch your back Higurashi, because if you don't…it just might get stabbed….

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