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In the Shadows where the heads hang low
You hear the voices as the wind blows
Asking, "can't you see?"
Reminding you to breath
It's only time before it catches up
To you and all your broken luck
I've found a better way
To get even with my memory
In the darkness where the angels cry
Give us water, give us back our lives
Our beds, this concrete floor, is
All we have left to live for
A day we'll never face, we're only
second-handed, sick, and lonely
Fighting back the tears
and every urge to Van Gogh both our ears
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"Hey beautiful," he laughed, "what's the hurry?"
Kagome wore her best Inuyasha scowl, which masked her fear. "Who are you, and what do you want?"
"Oooh! Feisty! I like that in a woman." He reached out to touch her neck, only to have his hand slapped away.
"Don't touch me!" she hissed. "Look, I've got to go, so…" she tried to push her way past him.
It didn't work.
He grabbed her painfully by her throat and turned her around, slamming her into a nearby tree that had been behind him. "You will leave when I say you can." He retorted venomously.
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Inuyasha sighed in boredom. Ever since he'd escaped Sango and Miroku's little display, he'd been waiting at the well for Kagome. He let out another sigh as he stared into the seemingly bottomless well. No Kagome. He quickly brought his arm up to the rim and drew back the sleeve to his haori to bare his watch. 9:58. He had hoped that she would have come early after their kiss. He wanted to see her; maybe she wanted to see him as bad.
9:59. His ears perked up in anticipation and he stared intently at the watch. Waiting. Waiting. A growl escaped his lips as 10:00 came. Not only was he angry that she was late, but he was also disappointed. He'd finally made a move on her and maybe she was regretting it now. 10:01. No good, he'd have to go after her. He allowed his temper to rise. He could handle anger; other emotions, such as hurt, however... He slipped into the well after her.
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He grabbed her painfully by her throat and turned her around, slamming her into a nearby tree that had been behind him. "You will leave when I say you can." He retorted venomously. (A/N: Yes, I know I've repeated this…just letting you know where she is in time.)
"Let—go—of me!" she managed to choke out while desperately clawing at the hand wrapped tightly around her throat. He smiled viciously and squeezed tighter before releasing her a moment later. She fell to her knees in a crumpled heap, coughing and gagging at the base of the tree.
"That's the problem with women." He drawled on as if he was bored. "They don't listen. The stupid beasts only respond to punishment." He threw a kick into her side, knocking her breath out of her and sending her violently into the tree. She felt a pain shoot through her chest but tried to push herself to her knees anyway. She gritted her teeth and squeezed her eyes shut and pushed herself up gasping for air, only to be pushed back down onto her side.
He watched her try to catch her breath and release the pain for a moment before kneeling next to her and pulling her up by her hair.
Once more she was slammed against the tree. The pain in her chest began to dull as the adrenaline and rage caught up with her.
"What do you want with me?" she growled, glaring daggers at the man. A thin line of blood slowly trickled from the corner of her mouth.
He stared at her hungrily. Licking his lips, he grinned at her and harshly wiped the blood away with his thumb.
She felt the world stumble out of control right then. He was going to rape her unless she did something. "Please. Let me go." She whimpered. The thought of using her powers weighed heavily on her mind, but could she do it? Could she take a human life? She wasn't even sure if it would hurt humans, but was she ready to take the risk?
He leaned into her face, smelling her hair before running his rough tongue over the remaining blood from the corner of her mouth. She shuddered at the contact. "No" he said simply while grinning against her skin.
Tears welled in her eyes. She would do it. She would use her powers on this man before she let him touch her like that again. She just wanted to try one more thing…that would be her last resort.
"Help! Somebody help me, please!" she screamed as sobs racked her body. A hand clamped roughly around her mouth.
"Shut up b----" he spat and looked around until he was certain that they were alone. He let his anger quell a little before grinning at her again. "I'll remove my hand if you promise to be quiet and give me a big kiss. What do you say babe?" he teased.
Inuyasha's face flashed through her mind. A picture of him when she found him at the well with the defeated look in his eye. Why did she feel like she was letting him down? Something in her snapped.
"Mmmmmmph." She glared daggers at him.
"What was that?" he removed his hand.
"I said, 'Go to hell!'" She spit in his face. His grip on her loosened in surprise, and she pulled her arms free. In a split instant she had a golf-ball sized orb of energy in the palm of her hand. Tears flowing freely, she thrust the ball into the guy's neck.
He let out a strangled cry, and his body began to convulse violently, falling to the ground with a sickening thud.
She fell to her knees in horror beside the body. He wasn't moving. She bent over his face and gasped when she saw his eyes, which were still open. They were clouded and looked like they were covered with some congealed substance, and he was smiling. She fell back and desperately crawled away from him before stumbling to her feet and running up the shrine stairs.
Never once did she stop running or crying, even when she got to her house and Inuyasha was waiting for her at the door.
He began to yell at her angrily, "Where have you—" The thick smell of fear, tears, and blood hit him hard. Distress was coming off Kagome in waves. Even her aura seemed to be bruised.
Without saying a word, Kagome pushed her way past him and ran into the house, up the stairs, and into her bathroom.
Inuyasha followed as soon as he had recovered from the shock. He could hear noises coming from the bathroom. As soon as he reached it he opened the door and found Kagome on her knees over the toilet, sobbing and retching. He kneeled next to her and held her hair away from her face as she continued to heave until it wasn't possible for her to do so any longer. Even then she couldn't stop gagging.
He watched helplessly and silently, and her anguish was distressing him as well.
After she was finished, she wiped her mouth with a tissue and flushed the toilet. Raising a trembling hand, she pointed to the tub. "bath…" she gasped.
Inuyasha nodded and picked her up, placing her on the edge of the tub where she could play with the knobs since he had no idea how to. After closing the curtain and turning on a hot shower, she began to remove her shirt. Inuyasha had already turned around. He would allow that much, but he wasn't going to leave the room no matter how many 'sits' he received.
Without saying a word, Kagome climbing into the tub, letting the scalding water fall freely on her face. It was painfully hot, but she refused to make it cooler and took refuge in the pain. She grabbed a rag and soap and began to scrub herself furiously, watching her skin turn a bright red color under the burning water and coarse rag. She noticed a huge bruise that had already formed on her chest and knew that she'd broken some ribs.
Her knees gave out as she allowed the full weight of what had happened to sink in. She collapsed onto the shower floor and watched the water swirl down the drain numbly.
'I killed him. I'm a killer…a murderer.' In her daze, she let her mind wander. She had been wondering why her ribs didn't hurt, but then she realized that she couldn't feel anything.
She did feel, however, arms wrap around her, lifting her out of the shower, and realized that the scalding water was no longer falling. She heard a yelp followed by a voice in the distance: "D---, Kagome! What are you trying to do to yourself?!"
Inuyasha kept his eyes on her blank face, but let them drop when he saw a huge purple and green bruise on her ribs out of the corner of his eyes. Releasing a primitive growl, he wrapped a towel around her.
"Who did this to you?" he asked angrily. When he failed to receive an answer, he gently grabbed her chin and turned her face in his direction and watched as her pupils retracted into focus.
"Who did this to you?" he repeated.
"You don't need to worry about it." She said quietly.
Ignoring the painful blow of those words, he shouted, "The hell I don't!" before lowering his voice at her tormented face. "I'll make him pay."
"You can't." Her voice broke.
"Why the hell not?"
Tears began to well in her eyes. "I already killed him."
Inuyasha wasn't expecting that…at all. He stood in stunned silence, staring at the girl, who obviously was regretting what she did. How was he supposed to comfort her? In her own eyes, she had done the absolute worst thing imaginable. But he knew that she wouldn't have done it unless she had no other choice.
At his silence, she felt the tears prickle and burn, but refused to let them fall. She stood up on wobbly legs and walked into her room, refusing the assistance of Inuyasha when he tried to help her. Choosing a pair of gym shorts, underwear, and a nightshirt, she when to her closet to change. When she came out, Inuyasha was sitting on her bed with a glass of water for her.
"Drink and tell me what happened." He demanded softly.
She gratefully accepted the drink and guzzled it down greedily but remained silent afterwards.
"Please tell me what happened. I can't help you if I don't know." He said.
She sat on the bed beside him, "I murdered him." She said quietly.
He chuckled, startling her. "We both know that you would never murder anybody. If you killed him, I'm sure it was in self-defense. Now start from the beginning."
She nodded. "I left the movies early so that I would be back before ten, but when I reached the stairs I heard someone following me. I tried to run but he beat me to the stairs. I told him I had to go, but he grabbed me by the neck…I couldn't breathe." She brought her hand up to her neck.
Inuyasha could feel his anger rising and slowly lifted his hand and brushed her damp hair to the side to reveal the purple marks of the man's fingers.
"Kagome…"
"…but then he dropped me, and kicked me." She said slowly as if it was still registering.
"Lift your shirt." He demanded.
"What?"
"Lift your shirt; you broke some ribs. I saw them when I picked you up out of the shower."
She blushed but lifted her shirt anyway, just enough to reveal her ribs. She watched his eyes flash dangerously when he looked at her marred flesh.
"You can heal it, right?" he asked.
She answered after a brief pause. "I don't want to."
He blinked at her, "Excuse me?"
"I don't want to heal myself. I'll be fine, and I'll heal on my own eventually…but that man…he's dead. It's the least I could do."
"You don't owe him anything! Kagome, he hurt you. God knows what he tried to do to you; He deserved to die!"
"No! No one ever deserves to die! Especially the way I killed him. You don't kill people because they deserve it! If you have to take a person's life, it's because they're dangerous and pose a threat to the lives of others. But I felt I had to…there was no other way for me to get away."
"You did the right thing. You protected yourself. You didn't choose to be attacked."
She scooted closer and laid her head on his shoulder. This time she noticed that the pain had returned to her ribs.
She began to speak, as much to herself as to him, "What am I going to do? I killed a man and left the crime scene. The police will find me. I mean, my blood is probably on the ground, not to mention there might be some left in or on his mouth."
Another growl ripped through Inuyasha's throat, and he asked in his most deadly voice, "He has your blood in his mouth?" The thought of someone else touching her infuriated him.
Annoyed, Kagome lifted her head a little. "I think he's paid for it!" she retorted.
They sat in silence for a moment, and she laid her head back on his shoulder, taking comfort in his aura, which was licking and comforting her own.
"You could…always stay on the other side of the well…with me." He said quietly. He felt her lift her head and could feel her eyes studying him. He began to panic when she didn't answer, "That's…if you want to…" He was blushing terribly. He shyly turned his head and saw her smiling at him.
Taking him by surprise, she brought her hand up to caress his face before bringing it to her. He felt his skin tingle under her touch; she always had this effect on him. Slowly, almost hesitantly, she brought her lips to his and barely brushed against them. Then she laid a tender, loving kiss on his lips, which he returned of course. This was completely different from the kiss they'd shared by the well. While that one was fierce and passionate, this one was soft, gentle, but no less passionate. This one was Kagome. This one would make your knees weak.
She pulled away after a moment, gently tugging on his bottom lip before letting go and resting her forehead against his.
A moment later he traced her jaw line with a clawed hand. "Don't punish yourself." He whispered, "Heal your ribs. I know you're in pain; I can see it in your aura."
"I've been thinking about that. I have to go to the police. If I confess now, I probably won't be in as much trouble as I would if I hid and forced them to find me. If I tell them what he was doing to me… I don't know!" she sighed in exasperation. "How do I tell them about my miko powers…I can't! But I'll need proof that I was defending myself, and my ribs…" she trailed off
"You're going to come to my time before I let them take you away from me." He said stubbornly
She stared at him. "I know this is a bit far from the subject of that man…but what's going on between us? I need to know."
Her bluntness took him by surprise. "I—well…I-I..."He growled at himself. He enough was enough! He was stuttering like crazy. "I was wondering…" he said hastily, spitting the words out before he had a chance to decide otherwise.
Kagome felt her heart well with joy.
"if you would be…my…mate." He finally finished and winced, positive of refusal.
She took a deep breath, "What?" 'Please tell me he didn't just ask me that.' "Did you just say that you wanted me to…sleep with you?"
"No! …Well, yes…eventually…" This wasn't going as smoothly as he would have hoped for. "I want you to be my mate." He repeated slowly.
"I get that. What is a mate? Well, I know what one is…but why do I have the feeling that it goes beyond sleeping with each other."
"You think I would just ask you to sleep with me? I'm not the monk!" he said angrily. "Every Inu-youkai chooses a mate that they will spend the rest of their life with." He heard Kagome gasp but continued. "I've already chosen you. It's too late for me if you refuse, but" he lowered his eyes, "you can choose someone else if you wish."
Elated beyond words, she threw herself at him, ignoring the grating pain of her ribs and kissing him hard on the lips. "Yes." She whispered against him mouth, beaming, "Of course I will!"
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I'm so tired right now…I've got to get to bed. Hope you liked the chapter…I know that Kagome is constantly changing moods right now, and I sorry…but she is in shock…and Inuyasha's just proposed to her…so… -shrugs- I guess she would go from sad to happy really quick
It might be a little while before I can update again…I need to focus on my semester exams. Sorry!