Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha

Inuyasha: age 20 (not including when he was pinned to the tree)

Sango: age 19

Miroku: age 22

Kagome: 18

Souta: age 12

Shippo: age 11

"Means talking"

'Means thinking'

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Kagome woke up and looked around, she was laying inside Kaede's hut. She looked by the door and saw Inuyasha sitting in the open doorway watching the others outside, while Kaede was by the fire making some soup. She sat up and Inuyasha turned to look at her.

Inuyasha heard fabric rustle and looked over to see Kagome sitting up watching him. He saw, in the corner of his eyes, Kaede stand up and head over to check on Kagome. "So what is wrong with her old hag?" Inuyasha asked gruffly. He had been waiting for hours for Kaede to tell him, since she wouldn't explain until Kagome was awake to hear as well.

"Patience Inuyasha, call in the others, they will want to hear as well." Kaede said sweetly, unfazed by Inuyasha's tone. She heard Inuyasha grumble but still called in the others. Once everyone was seated around the hut, she began her explanation. "Kagome's body is trying to get use to the sudden change. It is not use to her new powers and senses, which is making her sick." She turned to look at Kagome, " Ye are probably wondering why ye have gone through this sudden change. While ye was resting the others told me of what happened last night, I think that someone in ye family must have had some power, and sealed ye demon side away when ye was young. The demon side of ye has been released as Inuyasha's has while under great pressure and danger." Kaede explained slowly. "The run in with Kenta has caused ye to think ye was in danger for some reason, the reason only of which ye know and when he had hurt Shippo ye mother instincts came in and ye wished to protect ye kitten, breaking whatever seal was placed on ye."

Kagome nodded her head, understanding now, 'my demon came out to protect Shippo and me. But who could have sealed it up before, I can't think of anyone with spiritual powers in my family.'

The others also nodded their understanding. But they began wondering what had caused Kagome's locked up demon to think she was in so much danger.

Kaede finished the soup, as everyone thought about this new information; she then served bowls around to everyone in the hut.

Everyone had finished and were in bed. Inuyasha stayed close to the hut in case Kagome had the same nightmare again. A couple hours later Kagome started to toss and turn. Inuyasha jumped out of his tree and went into the hut. Just like the night before he sat with her all night. Around early morning Kagome sat up suddenly, tears running down her cheeks. That was the end of it; he decided he was going to find out what she was dreaming about. Picking her up bridal style he carried her outside. Kagome was hugging him as tight as she could, crying into his chest. By the time he reached the sacred tree Kagome had settled down a little bit. He sat down and put her in his lap. He picked her head up so that she was looking at him, "Kagome what do you keep dreaming about that scares and upsets you so much?"

Kagome looked up at him, ashamed of her earlier actions, "its nothing-

Inuyasha could tell the by look on her face, that it wasn't nothing. "Wench you whine and whimper in your sleep, so it ain't nothing," he interrupted

Kagome lip twitched up into a hint of a smile, touched that he was worried. She took a deep breath and started on the story.

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Flashback

Kari was in the kitchen crying when Kagome got home from school. "Mom I'm ho-. Mom? What's wrong?" she went over to Kari, "why are you crying?"

Kari sniffled and looked at Kagome drying her tears, "oh it's nothing dear. How was school today?" She asked looking at her, but Kagome didn't believe her.

Kagome sat down and looked at her mom, "it was good. I didn't get much homework today." Kagome looked closely trying to figure out what was going on.

Kari avoided her daughter's thoughtful gaze and stood up going to get a snack for Kagome. She made a quick sandwich and sat it in front of her. Taking a deep breath she smiled, "how would you like to go on a road trip?"

Kagome kept studying her mom as she ate her sandwich, something caught her eye as she examined her mom's poorly faked smile, there on her mother's lip was a cut. "Cool that sounds fun," Kagome smiled a fake smile of her own.

Kari's face lit up, "I wanted to leave today just me, you, and Souta. I hoped you would like the idea so the stuffs already packed and in the car." She picked up Kagome's plate when she was finished and took it to the sink. "Go and get your brother would you?"

"Sure mom, but what about dad?" Kagome asked about to head up the stairs.

"I already called him and he thinks it's a wonderful ideal."

Nodding, Kagome ran up to her brother's room to get him, he was on the floor playing with his toys. She heard a door slam down stairs and went to peek out Souta's door. She heard yelling down stairs. A loud slap rang up the stairs. She heard her mother yell out in pain. Something hit the wall and then all the noise stopped. Tears were falling as Kagome began to panic, she ran out the door and down the stair. Her mother lay on the floor, blood fell from her nose and a bruise was already forming on her cheek. Looking up Kagome saw her father standing over her whispering angrily at her. She sucked in a ragged breath and both heads turned to her. Kagome saw her mother stiffen.

Kenta walked over towards Kagome but as his hand got closer she flinched away. She shoved past him before he had time to recover, and ran to her mother.

"Momma are you ok?" Kagome asked quickly as Kari sat up. Kari looked Kagome in the eye, "go and get you brother, and as quietly as you can I want you to go to the neighbors," she whispered quickly in Kagome's ear so Kenta wouldn't hear. Still looking in Kagome's eye she told her out loud, "don't worry honey just go back upstairs and play with Souta."

Kagome looked in her mother's eyes and nodded, she turned and headed for the stairs quickly. Once she reached the stairs she turned and looked at her mother one more time them started up the stairs. When she reached the top she could hear Kenta ask Kari what she whispered to her. After a short silence she heard another slap.

She ran to Souta's room and picked him up off the floor, she put her finger to her lips to keep Souta quiet, whispering Kagome told him they were playing hide and seek, that was his favorite game so Souta stayed quiet and smiled at her. She quietly crept down the stairs and to the door.

"Kagome, we're not supposed to go outside without permission, we'll get in trouble," Souta said.

Kagome froze she turned her head towards the kitchen and saw Kenta taking a step towards them; she turned and ran for the door. When she got outside she started screaming, "HELP! PLEASE HELP!"

Kagome saw a couple people that were walking past the gate turn and look at her. She ran towards them but someone grabbed her arm and tried to pull her towards the house, she screamed again fear evident all over her face and kicked him in the leg.

One person was on the phone at once and the other was rushing towards her. Kenta looked up and finally saw the two people, he heard sirens in the background, panicked, he ran towards the back of the shrine.

End Flashback

***

"When the police arrived, they searched all over for Kenta, they couldn't find him anywhere, he just disappeared without a trace. He must have been able to travel trough the well and hid in the Feudal era." She thought out loud. "He was gone for a few weeks but appeared one day as I was walking home from school. He grabbed at me and tried to get me to go with him, I fought with him arguing that I didn't want to go. He didn't care; he tried to drag me to his car. I fought him, he got mad and he hit me, I fell and he bent to pick me up, but then I heard yelling he stood up straight and looked around then jumped in his car and left. Someone appeared next to me and helped me. It was one of my friends' dad, and they took me back to the shrine." She leaned her head against Inuyasha's chest, a few tears falling. "My friend and her dad explained what happened to the cops and they searched again, they found his car abandoned outside of town, but they could never find Kenta."

Inuyasha's fists shook, 'How could he do that? He hurt Kagome and her mother.' He huggedKagome close to him, 'don't worry Kagome, he'll never hurt you again.' He silently vowed.

AN: well now you know what happened to Kagome and why she doesn't like her dad hope you liked it!! here's the last of the names everyone :)

Kagura: dance of the gods

Kouga: steel

Kikyo: balloon flower, which means unending love

Miroku: "Maitreya" in Sanskrit. Maitreya is an equivalent of a god in the Buddhist religion (this is the closest I could get to the meaning to his name.)