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10 years earlier...
"Get up half breed. I'm not finished." Inuyasha coughed up blood and fastened his eyes shut. No matter how hard he fought he always lost.
He turned over so his stomach was laying on the pavement. Every day. Every single fucking day of his miserable existence was spent as this.
"I will not repeat myself. This Sesshomaru grows tired of your insolence." With wobbly legs Inuyasha stood. Defiance gleaming in his amber eyes.
One thing he would never let Sesshomaru have is his submission. He would rather go down kicking and screaming. He spat blood at Sesshomaru's suede boots.
"Fuck you." Sesshomaru smirked and cracked his knuckles.
"Very well then." He commenced in his cruel punishment. He hated Inuyasha with every fiber of his being.
He struck Inuyasha's temple causing him to collapse on the floor again. Sesshomaru than began to callously kick him in his abdomin creating blood in Inuyasha's mouth.
"I grow tired of this. Clean yourself up half breed." Inuyasha clutched his stomach. Sesshomaru turned to leave the room.
"Oh and make sure to come up with a believable excuse you arrogant whelp."
The next day...
Inuyasha tucked his ears inside his beanie and made sure to cover some of his heavy bruising. The beating would be worse if he couldn't think of a valid excuse as to why he had another set of bruises.
He grabbed his doc marten boots and slipped on his winter coat and scarf. Well here goes nothing.
He arrived at the school and saw it was relatively empty; one of the perks of coming early every morning. He walked to the classroom and sat down in his usual seat in the back. He pulled out his sketch book and began outlining a Heron.
He heard footsteps and a saw that a girl sat two seats to the right of him. She was magnificent, her midnight blue hair cascaded down her back and stopped between her shoulder blades. Her lips were a light pink which complemented her porcelain skin beautifully.
But by far the most striking feature of hers were her eyes. They were a an oceanic blue which was a commodity when looking at an average Japanese woman.
Suddenly realization hit him. This was the girl who stopped Kouga from kicking the snot out of him. Suddenly Kagome turned her head to glare at him.
"Can I help you?" He smirked.
"Yeah why don't you sit by me." Kagome cocked an eyebrow but nonetheless got up and sat next to him.
He took in her scent and noticed how enticing she was. Jasmine and fresh linen. What an odd combination but it reminded him of... Home.
"Is that a Heron?" He nodded his head and she smiled.
"You know they represent aggressiveness. Does that say something about yourself?"
"Keh." Kagome giggled and he smiled. Suddenly the class began to liter with students. Kagome got up and headed back to her seat. For the rest of the lecture all he could think about was Jasmine and linen.
5 years earlier...
Inuyasha had decided to move out as soon as graduation came and never looked back. Sesshomaru was no longer his legal guardian meaning he no longer controlled and manipulated Inuyasha's life anymore.
He was strolling through the city. It was close to midnight, Kagome would be off of work soon. He quickened his pace so he would make it to his usual spot.
He saw her immerse from the restaurant, anger permeating her scent. She quickened her pace with tears rolling down her face. Inuyasha growled and stormed into the restaurant. He went to the manager's office and slammed the door open.
"What the fuck happened?" The manager began sputtering excuses and pleading with him, but they had an agreement.
"I told you that you were supposed to keep her employed until she graduated from university. Why the hell did I give you all that money in advance if that weren't the case."
"But sir, she is constantly late! And I am suspecting her heart really isn't into the work. She's becoming more and more forgetful lately and she honestly is causing a lot of mayhem with her clumsiness!" Inuyasha pounded his fist on the desk causing the manager to flinch.
"Fine, then I expect the money I gave you with interest by next Friday."
"Where am I gonna get 500,000 by Friday?!"
"Not my problem." He left the restaurant tracking Kagome's scent. He knew where she would be, but he didn't want to take any chances.
He arrived at Nogawa Park and saw Kagome walking toward the trail, it annoyed him she was careless enough to walk on a wooded trail at night. He tried to be inconspicuous. She was still crying and listening to her iPod. He could hear her listening to classical music.
He knew she must have had a pretty bad day, that stuff usually calmed her down. He wanted so badly to reach out and embrace her. He wanted to rip apart her manager. She should never cry. Never.
Her phone rang and she jumped clearly dazed.
"Hey mama. Yes I am heading home soon." She paused indicating her listening.
"I know mama, I just had a bad day. I'll be home in an hour or so." She sighed, no doubt her mother scolding her.
"I'm at Nogawa Park. I just need to blow some steam off." Suddenly her tone turned to annoyance.
"Mama please, I am trying not to be disrepectful but I'll be home in an hour. Goodbye." She hung up and tugged on her sweater sleeves.
She finally arrived home around one in the morning, her and her mother argued when she got home. All they seemed to do lately was argue. Kagome was becoming an adult and needed her own space. Her mother constantly told her she was free to leave, but so long as she lived under her roof she followed her rules.
"I love mama but she honestly gets on my nerves sometimes." Kagome began undressing all the while Inuyasha watched with heated eyes. Her pale skin was bathed in moonlight making Inuyasha's urges increase.
She was completely nude and slipped on a cotton nightie. She checked her phone and smiled. Inuyasha growled knowing it was Hojo she was texting. He had to find a way to tear them apart. It pissed him off knowing his woman was fucking some little boy.
I'll have something for him soon enough. She finally set her phone down and fell asleep. He opened her window and crept to her laundry hamper. He dug until he finally found her panties. Red. Something about her wearing his color sparked pride in him. She was his without even knowing it.
He picked them up and put them in his pocket and walked over to her. She was breathing lightly and he smiled down at her.
She turned and he knelt down to kiss her temple. She swatted near her head and he snorted. He walked to the window and looked to her one more time.
"Goodnight Kaggie, I love you."
