Next chapter for the day here we go.

I have a few different languages in this chapter but I am not fluent in some of them so sorry if the translation sucks.

Chapter 6: First Dates Make Great Tragedies

"Okay Kagome, your going to be working with Maddie in the garden. I honestly don't know what she does there. I guess plant flowers and stuff but I can't see why that would take 8 hours a day." Sango said as she walked through the long corridor leading to the back of the house.

"Why aren't I doing any kind of maid work with you and Natalia?" Kagome asked running her hands over her white apron. Inuyasha had asked Natalia to give it to her so she wouldn't ruin her clothes even though she protested saying she'd be careful.

So now here she was, reporting for garden duty with a silly white apron. She felt as if she was some sort of house wife in it, and that was never apart of Kagome's life style.

"Don't worry, you can toss that in a trash can when your working." Sango said seeing Kagome's annoyed expression towards the hideous looking thing.

"Good." Kagome said with a roll of her eyes. She was never into doing things that others asked or wearing uniforms. But when she went into that camp she learned to take orders very quickly, maybe she'd be able to adjust to uniforms just as quickly if not she will eventually. Maybe she would have had a better relationship with her mother before she was abducted if she just learned to bite her tongue and give in to things.

Her mother wanted to throw her into a school with uniforms, Kagome lasted a year before she was begging to be taken out. She refused to speak to her mother for a whole three months when she didn't get her way, and even when her her mother would try to speak with her Kagome would only walk away or argue.

"Dad would have never thrown me into a boarding school!" Kagome shouted at her mother.

"Well he isn't here so that doesn't matter! Now get up stairs and get dressed! Honestly Kagome do you think he would be happy with you knowing your throwing a fit over a damn uniform!" Mrs. Higurashi yelled.

"He would be proud with the fact that I was standing up for myself! You never do anything for Souta and me anymore! You only do what is easy for you!" Kagome screamed as she stomped away from her shocked mother. She and Kagome had fought everyday that week but never had Kagome raised her voice so loud.

"Young lady! Get back here right now!" Mrs. Higurashi screamed as she stormed after her daughter.

"No fuck you and your damn boarding school! I hate it there, everyone acts like there better than me and for all I know they probably are because they have mothers who don't do everything for themselves and nothing for their children!" Kagome screamed as she turned on her heel to face her mother. "Honestly mom when is the last time you did something for me and Souta! Everyday you buy yourself new clothes, new movies, you even got yourself a new car! You may be hurting over dad but so are we and you'd rather spend every last penny you have on things that have no value than heal with your own god damn children! Dad wouldn't be disappointed in me mom! He'd be disappointed in YOU!"

That was two months before Kagome was stolen from her mother and thrown into a slave trade. Mrs. Higurashi had realized everything that Kagome said was right, that instead of trying to heal herself and her children she was spending money on useless items. Hoping to fill a void in her life. She pushed Souta and Kagome into the boarding schools, because she didn't want them to see her suffer. Although it seems like a selfless act, but it is selfish if you don't try and heal your children first.

Eventually Kagome's mother sold the car they didn't need, return what ever she could and sold the rest on websites. She took Souta and Kagome out of the boarding schools, and tried her best to repair her relationships with her children. Over a course of one month Mrs. Higurashi was able to gain an up most respect and love from Souta, but Kagome was never able to forgive her mother for saying her father wouldn't be happy with her.

Kagome was closer to her father than anyone in the world, he was her role model in every way and the day he had been taken from her was the day she wanted to die the most. It wasn't a pleasant death, not even close. Her father had been coming from work when he decided to buy some milk remembering they had been out of it that morning. If only Mrs. Higurashi had told him that she picked some up his death would have been avoided. But who would have known that the corner store he walked into would be getting robbed? How would the robbers know that a cop would stumble into their robbery and pull his gun on them? How would Mr. Higurashi know that there was a third robber in the back of the store, ready to kill him when he pulled his gun out?

The whole scene was a bloody mess, it could have even been compared to a massacre if you will. And ever since that day Kagome vowed that the men who killed her father would be strangled by her hands. But after a few months of them never being found, that vow turned more and more into a pit of revenge that will never come to be with each passing day.

Kagome fell into a deep pit of rage when her father was murdered, her mother fell into an even deeper pit of depression and abandonment. Kagome resented her mother for the way she became, but eventually Kagome grew to understand. Maybe she was getting older or smarter, but she did understand that her father was her mothers other half.

She only wondered how crazy her mother was right now over her being abducted..

"Oh god she is doing it again." Sango said giving Kagome a shake of the shoulders. "My god! You zone out so..hey..you okay?" Sango asked noticing the redness that began to envelope her eyes.

"Yeah..i'm fine." Kagome said wiping at her eyes even though she hadn't let out a single tear. She flashed Sango a brief smile and then nudged her forward. "Really.."

"Okay...well this is Maddie." Sango said motioning towards the short girl standing before them. She had long red hair, with bright blue eyes that complimented it perfectly. She was thinner, not as thin as her but she was definitely close. Although she heard from Sango she was about 24, she had the complexion of a teenager maybe even a preteen. Her face looked so young and her body resembled that of a 12 year old girl.

"Pleasure to meet you." She said in a vaguely foreign accent. Kagome figured it was British but after a little more focus she learned it was actually Australian. "I am Luna De Madeline. But people call me Maddie."

"Why not Luna?" Kagome asked.

"Because.." Maddie said brushing her hair away from her neck "I am Model L12. That was when they were using the first initial of every ones name. I'd rather not be reminded of my mark every time I hear my name ya know? Besides Maddie is a lot cuter."

"Hmm, Luna De Madeline. That is french isn't it?" Kagome asked.

"Oui etes-vous francias?" She asked. When Kagome only stared at her with a dumbfounded expression she smiled and then shook her head. "Tu Parli Italiani?" Again another dumbfounded look and now Maddie had to laugh. "Sorry, I am fluent in three languages, but I come from Australia."

"Wow..how did you get mixed up in the slave trade?" Kagome asked.

"Well just because you know other languages doesn't mean you won't be taken as a sex slave my dear." Maddie said running her hands over her arms lightly.

"You were a sex slave?" Kagome asked.

"Unfortunately. 3..4 guys a day. 5 days a week for 8 months. I was taken 3 weeks after my graduation from law school outside of a cafe on Kirkland Blvd." Maddie said letting out a sigh.

"I don't understand.." Kagome said running her hand over cheek. "Why if we are taken her don't we escape? Be free?"

"Oh sweetie..Mr. Taisho is our protection. I would love to be free and be a lawyer but do you think any of the men who were at my camp would let me survive if they saw me? What about you, Sango, Natalia, or Rin? It is safe if we remain here, besides Inuyasha is tied down to the slave trade just as much as we are. If we go missing they will try and find us." Maddie said looking at Kagome. "Now come on dear, lets not talk like this anymore. It's best to keep those thoughts to yourself, we have work to do. Sango."

"Maddie. See you at lunch Kagome." Sango said as she waved goodbye.

Kagome brought her eyes up to Maddie who smiled and touched her shoulder "You will learn to love this place. Trust me."

"Thanks Maddie." Kagome said with a soft sigh. "So what do we do now?"

"Now we plant some lilies in celebration of your arrival!" Maddie exclaimed as she skipped over to a small shed over by a garden. It was surrounded by a very tiny white fence. The whole garden was over flowing with vibrant colors of flowers, was shining with the prettiest and brightest stones Kagome had ever seen, and had the most well groomed looking dirt. If dirt could even look well groomed.

"What color lilies are we planting?" Kagome said walking over to Maddie.

"Well what color is your favorite?" Maddie asked.

"Blue." Kagome answered. Maddie turned away for a second and Kagome swore that she saw her write something down, but then in an instance Maddie was flying into shed. Kagome heard a bang, a few things fall, and then Maddie muttering curses as she came out of the shed with a black plastic box.

"I knew I had blue I just knew it!" Maddie said with a large smile. She and Kagome got right to work making small holes in the last bit of free spaces in the dirt, planting the seed, and then covering it up. Maddie hounded Kagome with questions like no other. What her favorite movie was, what her favorite subject in school was, when was her birthday, what did she like to do in her free time.

Kagome thought it was strange at first but then she figured Maddie was just trying to be nice. She swore again that when Maddie turned away she was writing something on a note pad, but she never really could see. After they had finished planting the lilies Sango came out to tell them that it was lunch time, and about 20 minutes after that Inuyasha came out demanding to know why there weren't inside eating.

"We lost track of time." Kagome said as she picked up the empty plastic box.

"Lost track of time? You sure your not trying to skip out on lunch again?" He said following her as she went to the shed.

"I assure you Inuyasha I am not." Kagome stated.

"Ohh Inuyasha. First name basis huh?" Maddie said as she slipped past Inuyasha, giggles falling from her lips by the hand full.

"Maddie, lunch." Inuyasha said with a stern look. Maddie turned around and looked at Inuyasha with big brown eyes and a pouting lip but the hanyou didn't give in for even a moment. Maddie let out a small huff and then marched out of the shed and inside of the house. Leaving Kagome and Inuyasha inside of the shed, the tension growing by the second.

"So..we still on for tonight?" Inuyasha asked taking a step towards Kagome.

"I don't know, I might try to skip out on dinner." Kagome said in a mocking tone. She turned around just in time to be pressed up right against Inuyasha chest, a small gasp leaving her mouth. She looked up at him to find his golden eyes staring down at her, a smug smile twitching at the corners of his lip. "Uh..excuse me.."

"Where you going?" He said with a weak laugh.

"To go eat." Kagome said trying to step around Inuyasha.

"Uh uh uh.." Inuyasha said as he trapped Kagome in a big hug. "Not until you say we are still on for tonight."

"Ugh fine we are still on." Kagome said with a roll of her eyes.

"Yay. Meet me at 5:45 I have a surprise for you" Inuyasha said with a big smile as he let her go. "6 o clock, if you don't want anyone to know just sneak out through the garden." Inuyasha said with a quick wink as he walked out of the shed.

"Why wouldn't I want anyone to know? It isn't a date right?" Kagome said with a soft laugh.

"Not sure yet, but if we wind up in bed afterwards we will know for sure." He said with a flirtatious smile before walking inside of the house. Kagome's jaw dropped as she placed her hands on her hips.

"That guy I swear.."

"Kagome...what are you doing?" Rin said as she rolled over onto her stomach. She had been skipping through pages of a fashion magazine, going on and on about how she could make a better shirt than most of the designers in there. She also made a few remarks about some shirts which weren't ironed correctly. Kagome couldn't bother to listen after five minutes, but Rin didn't stop talking.

"Getting dressed." Kagome said as she took off her t-shirt and then opened a few drawers.

"Why?" Rin asked "It's only 5:30. Definitely not time for pajamas."

"Yeah but I am going out to eat with Inuyasha so-"

"What! Your getting a chance to leave!" Rin shouted as she jumped up from her bed and ran over to Kagome. "What the hell! Why do you get to leave the house you've only been here a day! I had to wait two weeks to leave with Sesshomaru and Sango had to wait a whole month for Miroku!"

"I don't know Inuyasha wanted to take me to a burger place." Kagome said as she grabbed a long black bottom down sweater and a white tang top.

"Is it a date?" Rin asked.

"How could it be he has a girlfriend." Kagome said putting on the clothes.

"Yeah and she's such a treat." Rin said as she rolled her eyes and sat back down onto her bed. "Kagome you've been here one day and he's already said your name more times that mine and Sango's combined. He's taking you out to dinner and he always freaks out when you are even five minutes late to breakfast, lunch, or dinner."

"Okay Rin but did you ever think that maybe he is just a very protective boss?" Kagome asked trading her dirty apron and sweat pants for a pair of black jeans.

"Ha..ha...ha.. NO." Rin said as she crossed her arms over her chest "Not fair."

"I don't have to go." Kagome said turning to look at Rin.

"No it's okay, maybe i'll take Sesshy up on his offer and go to dinner with him as well." Rin said jumping up from the bed.

"Alright well, I have to go." Kagome said as she grabbed a jean jacket from the closet. She looked over her shoulder to give Sango a wave goodbye who only tilted her head slightly and waved back. She waited till Kagome left before turning to look at Rin.

"I think he likes her." Sango said.

"Holy shit, you were so quiet I forgot you were even here." Rin said as she browsed through the clothing in the closet. "And Sango do yourself a favor, don't quit your day job."

"What the hell does that mean?" Sango said as she shoved her face into the nearest pillow.

"That you may make a shitty maid, but you would make an even shittier detective." Rin said a smile.

"True."

Kagome pranced down the stairs quickly. She tried her best to be quiet but some of the steps were too squeaky for her liking. She didn't mind if anyone caught her going to dinner with Inuyasha, but if anyone acted the way Rin did then she wouldn't want to be bothered. She hadn't even realized how weird this whole situation seemed until Rin pointed it out.

She went over to the front door but found that there was no handle. She raised an eyebrow at the key pad that was on the door instead and couldn't help but shiver. What makes a man so paranoid that he can't even have a real door handle? Wasn't there a door handle on the other side when she came though? Was this so the girls wouldn't run out or leave?

"Looking for me." Inuyasha said from the top of the stairs. He gave a brief smile before coming down towards her. He ran his hand over her shoulders once he got close to her and then punched a four digit combination into the key pad. "Precautions." He said before backing up. The door let out a low beep and then opened automatically, Inuyasha took a hold of it. He waited till Kagome left and then followed after her, keeping a hand on her back as he lead her to his car.

"Why are you taking such precautions?" Kagome asked.

"You never know who is going to try and pull something dangerous.." He stated before walking around to the passenger side of his car. It was the same one that he had picked up Kagome in, only it smelt different. Some kind of tropical scent, probably from an air freshener. Why though? Was he trying to impress her? Was she over thinking it?

She waited till he sat inside the car to continue her interrogation. "Like what?" She asked.

Inuyasha buckled himself in and sighed grabbing the steering wheel of the car with a tight grip. "Kagome.." He started the car and sped out of the drive way "I protect you guys. You guys may not think it, but without me your as good as dead."

It wasn't a surprise to Inuyasha that Kagome's jaw dropped from what he said, in fact if she hadn't been shocked by his words he would probably have a bigger problem to deal with.

"I rescued you. I feed you, clothe you, I give you a job because if I don't your dead. You'll be taken back to that slave trade. If you run away, they will find you and throw you back in faster than you can say gotcha. Is that what you want?" Kagome shook her head and leaned back in her chair as she stared out the front window.

"Look I really don't want to be so rude especially to you, but it is the truth. I want to keep you safe, just trust me okay?" Inuyasha said looking over at her.

"Won't I get in trouble if I'm out here with you?" Kagome asked.

"No, especially since you sort of weirdly look like Kikyo. Anyone who looks at us by a glance will assume your her, at least they hopefully will, and so no attention will be drawn to us. No attention no chance of you being found out, and even then Sesshomaru and Miroku do this all the time so why can't I?" Inuyasha asked.

And then, it clicked. "Wait so you think I look like Kikyo?" Kagome asked.

"Kagome are you kidding me? You two could probably be mistaken for twins, I don't understand how no one else has noticed but I seem to be the only one who likes Kikyo anymore so I can see why everyone else would try and not compare." Inuyasha said.

"Huh..mistaken for twins..How about personality wise?" Kagome asked.

"Well so far you two are completely different. But really your looks a dead freaky. Aside from some things that are different from a distant you will be mistaken for her no doubt." Inuyasha said.

"I see. Because it would be bad if you were seen with another girl other than Kikyo." Kagome mumbled.

"Exactly, see I know you'd understand." Inuyasha said.

"Especially with a slave. Wow, it all makes sense now." Kagome said.

"What makes sense?" Inuyasha asked looking over at Kagome.

"You and me. The worrying, the wanting to be on a first name basis, you trying to make me feel special every day. It's not because you like me, it's because I look like Kikyo! It's because I remind you of Kikyo!" Kagome shouted.

"Wait Kagome no thats not what I me-"

"Take me back." She said sternly as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What?" Inuyasha asked.

"I said take me back! I want to go back to the house!" Kagome exclaimed.

"Kagome wait just calm down and-"

"No! I will not be used as a back up for you when Kikyo is out of town. How could I not see this sooner, the moment Kikyo leaves you take her look-a-like on date into town and want her to pretend to be Kikyo!" Kagome shouted.

"Hang on stop it! I never said that you should pretend to be Kikyo." Inuyasha said as he pulled the car up to the curb of "Franks Forever Famous Burgers. "All I said was that you could be mistaken for her."

"Yeah cuz it would be so bad if you were seen with someone else." Kagome said staring out of her window. Inuyasha touched her shoulder but she flinched away.

"Kagome. Ugh dammit yes I should have told you this but I really didn't think it mattered. I figured if you looked like Kikyo no one from...no one from the slave trade would try and do anything.. I figured it would..kind of be like a safe guide ya know?' Inuyasha said. Kagome relaxed her shoulders after a few seconds and turned to look at him. Her eyes were puffy and her cheeks were wet with tears, but what he was saying made sense and made her feel better.

"You promise it's not because I look like Kikyo that you want to take me to dinner?" Kagome said.

"Kagome I don't even want to take the real Kikyo to dinner. I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I just felt it would make you feel safer knowing no one would suspect anything." Inuyasha said touching her shoulder again. Instead of flinching away this time she rested her cheek against his hand and closed her eyes.

"Sorry..your right." Kagome said.

"It's okay, you ready to eat?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah, but hang on. Didn't you say you had a surprise for me?" Kagome asked.

"Oh right." Inuyasha said as he reached into the pocket of his beige jacket. He fussed around with it for a few seconds before pulling out a small silver key. It was hanging loosely on the a ball chain, with a small inscription. "I meant to start doing this when I first started taking in slaves. But I never got around to it, until you came. The sad thing is I can't get myself to give them to anyone else, just you." He said with a weak smile as he unhooked it and then placed it on her neck. He snapped the chain into place and then picked up the key to show her.

"Freedom..why put it on a key though.." Kagome asked looking down at the key.

"Because keys can go both ways. They can lock you up or be your gateway to freedom." He said letting go of the key. She watched it fall against her chest and then looked up at him.

"It's beautiful thank you Inuyasha." Kagome said touching the key with two fingers. A wide smile fell onto her lips.

"I'm glad you think so, you ready to go inside?" He asked reaching for his car handle.

"Yeah, i'm starved." Kagome said.

"Oh my god I can't believe you." Kagome said as she ran out to the car. She flashed him a smile as she climbed into the car clasping her hand over her mouth. She tried to contain her laughter as Inuyasha climbed into the car but felt it becoming harder with each second.

"Why not? I told you I would so I did it." Inuyasha said "Besides you know you liked it."

"Yeah but you know she is gonna find out!" Kagome shrieked as she buckled herself in.

"Who cares. I bet the guy she is with will be very happy about it." Inuyasha said with a wide smile as he started the car and drove off. "Honestly she writes her number on a napkin for me and expect me not to use it? I mean I think this was a great solution."

"Handing the number to the guy she obviously didn't like is a great idea? How?" Kagome asked resting back into the chair.

"See now you say she didn't like him. But why were they on a date then?" Inuyasha asked.

"How do you know it was a date? What if it was a creep who followed her?" Kagome asked.

"Exactly it's a whole what if situation. She went to the bathroom I slipped him the number, now he is a happy camper. What if because of this they become a very happy couple in the future?" Inuyasha asked.

"What if he follows her to every place she goes?" Kagome asked turning in her seat to face him.

"What if I follow you every where?" Inuyasha asked.

"I'd hit you." Kagome said with a smile.

"Oh really?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah." Kagome mocked.

"Where would you hit me?" Inuyasha asked giving Kagome a flirtatious look.

"Ugh you are messed up." Kagome laughed.

"Oh yeah ugh Kagome hit me there. Oh yeah harder ugh harder one more time ugh yes!" Inuyasha yelled out in a high pitched girly voice. Kagome covered her mouth as she started to laugh again and this time Inuyasha joined in.

"I am never going to dinner with you again." Kagome said.

"You don't mean that." Inuyasha stated with a smile.

"You spilled water on me, put hot sauce on my burger while I was in the bathroom and now just imitated a woman having sex." Kagome exclaimed.

"Yeah and you threw french fries at me, kicked my knee underneath the table which still hurts and threatened to hit me. Your abusive." Inuyasha said.

"What!" Kagome shouted just as she burst into laughter.

"You heard me." He choked out between laughs. "You are abusive!"

"You want me to be abusive?!" Kagome asked leaning towards him.

"Only if pleasure is involved." Inuyasha said nudging her slightly.

"You were not loved as a child were you?" Kagome asked.

"I was very loved. In fact my mother had a friend who would love me so much that I-"

"Nanananananana! I don't wanna hear this!" Kagome shouted as she shoved her fingers into her ears.

"Haha, you are gullible by far." Inuyasha said as he pulled into the driveway of the mansion. He pushed his door open and then sprinted over to Kagome's. "My lady/" He said as he opened the door and then bowed.

"You are so weird." Kagome said as she climbed out of the car and then walked to the front door.

"Weird enough for another dinner?!" Inuyasha asked as he ran after her.

"Maybe." Kagome said as she waited for him at the door.

"I hope you had a good time." He said as he fumbled through his keys.

"I had a great time." She said with a wide smile. Inuyasha turned towards her and smiled leaning close to her.

"So another dinner?" He said his lips inches from her. The two hung there for a few seconds, the heat in between them rising. Kagome's eyes kept flickering back and forth between Inuyasha's eyes and his lips. Something in her body wanted her to go for it, but something in her brain kept saying no. Inuyasha leaned just a tad closer and then Kagome responded. She crept up onto her toes, and just as the gap between them was about to close a noise broke the silence.

Inuyasha's eyes shot open as the noise grew louder, and then he realized it was coming from him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone rolling his eyes at the caller. "I'm...really sorry.." He said pressing the call button. "Hey Kikyo.."

Kagome's heart dropped 6 feet into the ground at the sound of the happy girl on the phone. Just moments ago she let her feelings and desires get the best of her, forgetting all about Inuyasha's status. He mouthed to her a quick sorry and then unlocked the door. Before he could stop her Kagome was inside and running up the stairs, the feeling of warm wet tears striding down her cheeks was no surprise to her.

What ever had happened between them tonight, she vowed she would never let it happen again.

So long as Inuyasha was dating Kikyo, Kagome Higurashi would keep her distance.

Sorry I didn't write the date but it would have taken too long. Don't worry there will be flash backs.