Chapter 20
A/N: I know it been a while since I continued this story but I plan on finishing it today. School starts in a week and I want to finish all my unfinished fanfictions and upload some new ones I have saved on my laptop. It been a crazy year with marriage, pregnancy to miscarriage, infertility, adopting a new puppy, being in my sisters wedding, etc. Life happened and in 2016 it happened hard, but here is the long awaited finale of Bruises on a Woman, thank you for your patience.
Refresher: InuYasha was a carefree young boy working on a farm with his best friend Miroku. He met a girl named Kagome and found out she had been beaten and raped by her "Godfather", which we later found out was not her Godfather but her kidnapper. When Kagome was 3 her parents were attacked and she was taken by Naraku. For years she was his captive and suffered greatly. Sango was the daughter of the owner of the farm Miroku and InuYasha worked at. She is also a great defense artist and had incredible weaponry skills, even taught the others to shoot. The four of them were on the run since Miroku and InuYasha saved Kagome from Naraku, however, he followed them all the way to a motel on the beach where he took Kagome once again. Cops were called when Kagome screamed for help, she was finally able to fight back. Naraku knocked her out and fled the motel. InuYasha and Miroku came and untied Kagome just as the police showed up and were detained being accused of attacking her. While at the police station InuYasha called his estranged brother Sesshomaru for their bail money (which was 3K). Sesshomaru owns a chain of Hotels and is incredibly wealthy. Sesshomaru decided to take control of this rescue mission by keeping her at his estate. Sesshomaru adopted Rin at a young age and gave her a home, Rin really likes all the guests that came to stay with them. Kouga, owner of Lone Wolf Hotels, came to stay a few days after the gang had settled in to sign an annual agreement with Sesshomaru about their hotel partnership. Sesshomaru revealed he was helping the group of friends for publicity for his hotels. Kouga took an immediate interest in Kagome, believing a relationship with the poor girl would give his hotels more publicity, he then invited Ginta and Hakkaku to join for the fight. Naraku teamed up with Kagura and assembled the band of seven together to take down the entire clan protecting Kagome. Kagome finally stood up for herself to Kouga and pronounced her love on InuYasha and the two finally kissed.
Chapter 20 – Special Delivery.
It had been about a week and they continued training every day, switching weapons and doing hand to hand combat. Kouga, though he gave up on truly obtaining Kagome had grown fond of her and her friends and decided to stay. (And him helping in the fight would still be good publicity even if he didn't get the girl) Kagome was down stairs doing hand to hand combat practice with Sango, at this point InuYasha and Kagome were officially a couple thanks to Sango. Sango and Miroku were still flirting but not officially together.
"What do we do after we defeat Naraku?" Sango asked ducking a kick from Kagome.
Kagome's leg came down and she leaned back dodging and punch from Sango, "What do you mean? He'll either die or go to jail." Kagome put her hands up in a T formation signaling a timeout and grabbed her water bottle.
"Well yeah," Sango said panting and grabbing her bottle. "But I mean US, all four of us…."
"I assume we go back to your village and continue living as normal a life as we can." Kagome shrugged picking up a hand towel and dabbing the sweat off her face.
"Well, we could…" Sango said doing the same with her small towel. "But, I was thinking, I don't think all this training should go to waste."
"Waste? We're gonna defeat Naraku! How is that a waste?" Kagome said looking confused.
"Well, I mean I know why we're training, but when we get back to the village I just think that well, we should do something with our new talent!" Sango said cheerfully.
"Fighting is a talent?" Kagome posed
"Not 'fighting'" she said doing a silly low voice on the word 'fighting', "defense! We could do a defense class!"
"Oh, I don't know Sango…." Kagome tried to think of a reason it was a bad idea but couldn't think of one. "Let's just focus on this and when we get back to the village we can figure it out."
Sango shrugged and they got up and continued their practice.
Inside, InuYasha was watching TV when the girls finally came in from training. "Hey Kagome," He said turning quickly away from the television screen. "Have fun?"
"I'm exhausted!" She said smiling at him "I think I'm gonna shower then just go rest in my room.
"Make sure you stretch before you lay down!" Sango called up the stairs to her, when Kagome was up Sango turned to go into the kitchen. She grabbed a banana and sat on the couch next to InuYasha and Miroku "What are you watching?"
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Kagome went into the bathroom that the four of them shared, looked at all the tooth brushes, the pile of Sango's make-up and hair products she was generous enough to share with Kagome, she saw the laundry basket half full of clothes (which the maids always took care of before it even got near to full). It was like they were all roommates. She thought about Sango's question from earlier. What would she do when they got back to their village? Kagome had no life there, she loved InuYasha and didn't want to leave him, but he lived with Miroku in a small hut. There wasn't enough room for her without it being uncomfortable for everyone. She didn't have any job experience or money, how would she find work? Maybe teaching defense wasn't such a bad idea. It was something she enjoyed, finally feeling in control of herself. She undressed and turned on the water, stepping in slowly, as the water ran down her naked body she felt all the aches from her training. She continued to think about what the village would be like, she never really saw it, when she was there she was unconscious and at the hospital when she woke up only to flee the village soon after. After washing her body and hair she stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in a warm fluffy towel. She would miss the luxurious life style that Sesshomaru provided but she'd better without people taking care of her every need. The servants, although charming and helpful, made Kagome uncomfortable, she didn't like to be waited on.
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There was a knock on the door as Ginta walked downstairs to the kitchen, he looked over and saw Sango, Miroku and InuYasha asleep on the couch "lazy bums" he said walking over to the door. He looked through the eye hole and saw a man in a white coat with a clip board. He picked up the knife on the end table next to the door and opened it slightly. "Who are you?"
"Yes sir, my name is Suikotsu, and Sesshomaru ordered for me and my colleague Mukotsu to care for the patient Kagome." He said bowing as a sign of respect.
"Oh yeah, she's upstairs, center door on the left side." He said opening the door to the two doctors. Sesshomaru was out for two days on business and would be back tomorrow night. Surely he asked these doctors to come and check on her well-being with the pending fight coming. After they came in and went up the stairs he grabbed a soda and went outside for a nighttime swim.
The two doctors walked down the hall and opened the door slightly knocking on it as it opened "Kagome?"
Kagome was on the floor stretching "Yeah? Come in." she said confused
"Ms. Kagome, my name is Suikotsu and this is my assistant Mukotsu, we are here to check your vitals." He said opening a suit case, figures that Sesshomaru would ask doctors to check on her. She sat on her bed and held out her arm for the blood pressure pump. Suikotsu grabbed her head and covered her mouth with a damp rag, before she could register what was happening she felt herself falling into a drug induced sleep. Mukotsu took out a long needle and jabbed it into her neck with a wicked smile.
"That money is as good as ours! Call Renkotsu and let him know we'll be carrying her down soon." Mukotsu said. Suikotsu nodded and picked up his phone, Mukotsu walked into the hall and peered into the rooms around them the doors were open and no one was in any of them. He then leaned his hear against the door next to Kagome's which was closed. He heard snoring coming from at least three people. He went down stairs and Suikotsu looked over the railing still keeping one eye on Kagome. Mukotsu saw everyone asleep on the couch he looked up and signaled for him to bring her down. Suikotsu picked her up and started to walk her down the stairs. They got outside and put her in the back of a shady looking van that had a medical cross on it.
"That was fast" Bonkotsu said from the drivers seat.
"It was easy, you were right, they were all training so they were all nice and knocked out from exhaustion" Suikotsu said.
"She's ugly, why does Naraku want her?" Jakotsu said bitterly at the girl passed out in the back of the van. Jakotsu was dressed in tight skinny jeans, which showed off his studded platform heels and a flamboyant floral top with circus colored make up, and hair with pink and blonde highlights in his raven locks. This girl looked so plain and boring, why all this fuss over her?
"Remember that girl Kimi? The one Naraku was obsessed with a long time ago?" Bonkotsu asked still looking at the road.
"Yeah?" Jakotsu responded still looking at the plain girl.
"Well, his love for her was more of an obsession. The more she turned him down the more he needed to have her." His eyes narrowed and he continued his story
*Flashback*
"Hey Kimi!" Naraku said following her down the market isles in the village.
"Hello Naraku." She said gracefully, paying for a bag of pears and adding them to her basket of purchased food.
"You buying stuff for your mother's stew?" he asked
"Yeah, but she didn't give me enough for the rice. I'll have to go back and get some more money." She said looking into her basket and into her empty coin purse.
"Don't worry about it" He said walking over to the rice counter. He was talking to the man and pointed at some grains of rice on the shelf behind him and as he turned around Naraku took a sack of rice from the counter top and turned back to Kimi. "Here you go" he grinned.
She looked at him with disapproval and took the sack and placed it back on the man's counter before he turned back around and she walked away.
"Kimi!" he said calling after her.
"No, Naraku stealing is wrong. That man works hard to provide the rice for our village." She said turning to him.
"I'm sorry, I just want to help you." He said getting closer to her. "I love you"
"Naraku, you don't love me. You don't even know me." She said putting a hand on his shoulder. "Besides I am spoken for. I love Tashi." She rubbed his arm and turned to walk away.
Naraku watched her walk away from him feeling rejected "You will be mine." He said under his breath.
*End Flashback*
"What a bitch" Jakotsu said turning to face the road as well.
"How do you know this?" Bankotsu said in the back. He was the leader and usually the quietest one, wanting to observe before making any moves.
"Kagura. Naraku told her everything." Renkotsu answered. Everyone in the van looked confused (Besides the still passed out Kagome.) He sighed and started to explain. "When Kimi and Tashi married Naraku was angry and start to see another girl from the village. Kagura." Everyone knew that Kagura and Renkotsu were a couple but no one knew anything of her history.
"NO!" Jakostu said now perking up "See now it's getting juicy!"
"Well, as you can imagine, their relationship became abusive. It went from two thieves in love to a sick twisted relationship of control. She finally escaped by helping him in his ultimate crime. Double homicide and child abduction. Kimi planned a fishing trip with her husband and three year old daughter, the entire village knew because of how excited she was to take her on her first fishing trip. When they got there they were loading the boat. Kagura shot Tashi straight in the heart and Kimi screamed in fear picking up her daughter…
*Flash back*
"WHO ARE YOU?!" Kimi screamed at this strange woman who shot her husband.
Naraku came out of the shadows smiling evilly at her. "You said if it wasn't for Tashi we could be together. Now he's gone and we can be together."
Kagura put her gun in her holster knowing the defenseless family was going to cause her no harm, and leaned against a tree.
"THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID" she screamed, Kagome was crying this whole time, calling out for her father.
Naraku came closer to her "Everything is okay, I have a house outside the village, we can live there with our daughter."
"She is NOT OUR daughter!" She said putting down Kagome and standing in front of her. "And you will NOT come near us!" she stood there trembling.
Kagura was watching the entire thing carelessly. She stopped showing emotion a long time ago when Naraku broke her.
Naraku came closer to her and touched her arm, to which Kimi started hitting and kicking him. "KAGOME RUN! GO TO KAEDE'S!"
Naraku looked at the little girl take off running and looked to Kagura "Go get her!" Kagura kicked off the tree and took after the child. Kimi continued to kick and scream, someone would hear her. He covered her mouth and tried to shush her but nothing was working so he slapped her. It felt so good to hit the person that rejected him, he did it again, and again. Slaps turned into punching. Until Kimi was laying lifeless on the ground.
Kagura ran through the forest and finally caught up with the little girl, as Kagura picked her up she started to cry "please let me go! Don't hurt me!" Kagura's heart felt for her, but she was good at numbing out her emotions. She carried her all the way back to the bay where the attack had taken place. She saw Kimi laying lifeless next to Tashi, "You killed her?"
"She wouldn't stop yelling, I started hitting her and I couldn't stop." All emotion gone from his once passionate (although psychotic) voice.
"So what do we do with the brat?" she said looking at the girl who was quietly shaking in her arms.
"Give her to me" He said holding his arms out. Kagura placed the girl in his arms, she looked so much like her mother, same hair, same eyes. But she was the product of Kimi choosing another. "I'm going to take her."
"You're gonna take her?" she questioned. The child had to be no more than three and was probably more than Naraku knew how to care for.
"Do you have your knife?" He asked.
"Of course" She said pulling it out of her pocket and opening the blade.
"I want you to mangle their bodies, make it look like an animal attack." He said walking away.
"What about the girl? Everyone knows they have a kid, she'll be looked for." Kagura said making him stop in his tracks. Naraku thought for a moment and then undressed the child and tossed the clothes to Kagura. "Um….."
"Rip apart the clothes and get blood on them so they will believe she was eaten by the animal." He said taking the naked toddler back to his home. "Your debt to me is done. A deal is a deal, you are free of me once you finish this final task." With that he left and Kagura started to rip apart the clothes and slash into the lifeless bodies.
*End Flashback*
"Whoa," Jakotsu said, being speechless for the first time in his life.
They pulled into a hotel nearby and pulled her out of the car. As they were walking up to their room where Naraku and the others were waiting they continued their conversation.
"I can't believe Naraku actually loved someone once, that's still getting to me!" Jakotsu said with a deep breath
"Yeah well he doesn't like to talk about it so don't mention it if you want to live." He warned.
As they entered the elevator and the doors closed on them with the girl, a man at the front desk picked up the phone and pressed a single button. "I have information on Naraku"