Chapter 13: Reality Is Just Cruel.

[A/n: The song in the last chapter is from Bubblegum Crisis, Tokyo 2040, Priss' Song, Ep. Light My Fire]

Inu-Yasha was half way down the hallway and about to walk down the stairs when he heard a hard thud. His body did not move, but his ears twitched towards the direction in which the sound came from. ["Kagome . . . "] he looked back down the hallway when he heard another thud followed by a crash.

That's when the smell of fresh blood came to his nose, suddenly his ears lay back against his skull as he turned on the balls of his heels and rushed back to Kagome's door. He then twisted the doorknob and blinked. ["Locked."]

A louder thud was heard followed by a cry and yelling. Inu-Yasha growled, "Kagome!" with that he took a few steps back and braced his shoulder then rammed with door which easily gave way from the blow he performed.

The room was dark, the moonlight shone through the windows that stood in between a couch and tv. Blood was fresh in the air, "Kagome?" he said softly as he took a step into the room.

Furniture was knocked over, a vase broke with flowers scattered about it and water drenched the flowers like a pool of blood. A few pictures hung side ways, but he ignored that. Who ever had done the damage was now gone. "Kagome?" he asked again with fear in his voice. He was soon answered by a small whimper coming from the bedroom, so he walked towards the room and found the door lightly open.

Light poured out onto the floor, he did not like the smell he was picking up, he reached out and gently pushed the door back, he said nothing, as his eyes grew wide to what he saw. His voice caught in his throat as he stared at the tattered bed, its blue and black checkered covers strung about limply. The telephone that once sat on a night stand was on the ground, part of it broken and the flat line rang through its lifeless image. Pictures where shattered and broken.

Upon the left wall was a defined oozing red line, it looked as if someone had made a sudden slash at a spray paint can to make it look like it did on the wall. On the floor was broken chair he looked to his right.

There he found the most disturbing sight of all.

Kagome sat crouched up between the fallen nightstand and her bed. Her shirt hung loosely on her shoulders with small rips on it. Her skirt clang to her bleeding thigh like a bandage as the blood trickled down her leg like a small stream. Her raven black hair hung loosely about her shoulders in tangles.

Her hands where bloody, he wasn't sure if it was her blood or the one who hurt her. "K-Kagome." He said softly as he moved towards her and in response she pushed herself further into the corner, that's when he saw the steak knife in her bloody right hand, her knuckles white as bone from holding it so tight. The knife was covered in blood.

"Kagome . . ." He said as he moved closer to her, and she lashed at him with her knife slicing him across the cheek as he dropped to his knees and put his hands around her shoulders. "Kagome!" he said with fear and shook her as she cried and with her eyes closed the whole time slashed at him again but he caught the knife and jerked it out of her hands by the blade, cutting his hand. He then tossed the knife over his shoulder as it clang on the floor, he quickly brought her into his embrace. Soothing her and raning a hand through her hair. "Kagome, its okay, I'm here now."

["Oh kami."] he thought as he closed his eyes, "In-inu Yasha?" she stuttered out as she opened her blue gray eyes and looked up at him, he then cupped his hand around her cheek as he stared at the large bruise on the side of her chin. "Who did this to you?" he said in a slow and soft tone though inside he wanted to rip something apart.

She looked away from him, this was just like on that rainy day, when his cousin found her and when he saw her his heart hurt and anger surged though his body. "Kagome. Please." He said in a begging tone, Whoa? He was begging her! Begging!

"N-Nara-ku." She said as her body shook and unknowingly to her she clinched onto the front of Inu-Yasha's white shirt with her bloody hands and cried into her hands that held onto his shirt.

["Never again . . .I will never leave her alone again."]

"Inu-Yasha . . ."

"Come, we better get you to a hospital." He said as suddenly her eyes went large like a doe caught in an on-coming vehicles headlights. Her fist grew tight about his shirt, "No, no hospitals please." She whispered and he hesitated a moment before nodding, he then proceeded and picked her up bridle style and made a move to sit her on her bed.

She basically freaked and held on to Inu-Yasha in a death grip, he blinked several times, "Kagome?"

"Don't set me there . . . please."

["Why is she shaking for? She's terrified . . . of a . . .b-That bastard!"] the thought as he nodded and walked to the bathroom and sat her done on the toilet after he closed the lid first. He then walked over to the median cabinet behind the mirror and pulled out he first aid kit. He popped it open and grabbed a few things and moved to sit down in front of her to clean her wounded thigh. But she stopped him before he could. "I-I-I'll do . . . it." she said and looked at him.

"Could you please. . . um . . ."

"Sure." Inu-Yasha stood up and left the bathroom and closed the door behind him as he heard the water being turned on. ["Bath."] He thought, "Can I use your phone for a moment?" he shouted to be heard and he got a yes in reply. So he went over to the phone by the couch, picked it up and dialed a number, he waited a moment and then was rewarded by a monotone voice on the other line.

"Oi, Fluffy, I need a . . . favor." He said with a slight snort, He couldn't believe he WAS doing THIS!

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Kagome bit down on her lower lip as she slowly removed her skirt and the wound on her thigh screamed in pain as the make shift scab was tore off. She looked down at it and frowned, "I can't believe this . . " she muttered and finished undressing and slipped onto the tub of hot water and she once again bit down into her lower lip causing it to bleed.

AS she washed herself she watched as the hot water that was once clear now a dark watery blood color. "God forgive me." She whispered as she thought, ["I -I freaked over being laid down on a bed He wouldn't of done anything! He wouldn't of . . . would he? No, Inu-Yasha isn't like that . . "] she sighed and after a while drain the water in the tub, dressed her wounds and placed a robe about herself and then opened the bathroom door, to find Inu- Yasha waiting for her. He was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed about his chest. He looked up at her and stared at her for a moment and then said:

"I want you to stay with me."

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[a/n: Yes, DO NOT WORRY! Naraku WILLL get his in the end lol, but conflicts will have conflicts! BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

Be sure to tone in on the next chapter off

Rin: Your Not Alone!!

Fluffy: I'm in the story!!!!!

Naraku: kukukukuku

Leeta: *smacks Naraku * DON'T DO THAT!!!! ITS SO SO WRONG!!!!!

Inu: Clubs Naraku* Yeah!

Shippo: *picks up a piece of paper: The next Chapter will be called: New Home and a Date!?!?

Jaken: *picks up a piece of paper: Hit the Jaken? * Inu-Fans attack Jaken*

Sango: *points and laughs and she blinks and reads a piece of paper: Ja Ne?

*camera goes out! *