**Disclaimer**

I do not own any of these characters. Also, these are the results to the contest! Animeinvasiongirl won!!! Congrats to you and to all who entered. Sorry this took so long, I just had to wait and find the right time to type this up! Damn school! Anywho, enjoy!

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Chapter 5: The Menders of Broken Hearts

Kagome ran out of the now silent cafeteria. Tears streaming down her cheeks. Why was Inu-Yasha acting like this? That damn Hojo! Always messing things up! Kagome ran into the nearest girl's bathroom and then into a stall in which she locked. Once inside, she started weeping hysterically.

A million and one things ran through her head at once. Why? Was it out of jealousy? Why was he acting so strange?

Back in the cafeteria, the room was silent. Everyone just looked at the doors to where Kagome had left, then Inu-Yasha, then Hojo; they just kept on repeating that sequence. Inu-Yasha just stood there, his hands clenching then unclenching. His mind was racing so fast all of his thoughts became one. He actually did something so human as to get carried away with jealousy! How weak. Damn his weak human emotions!

Sango and Miroku stared at Inu-Yasha's tense form in front of them. They blinked in unison a couple of times before they both turned to face eachother. What just happened here?

"Miroku…" Sango whispered. "I'm going to go see if Kagome is alright." He nodded as she rose and left to go after her friend.

Maybe Miroku should do he same with Inu-Yasha… Miroku rose soon after Sango left. He slowly walked over to Inu-Yasha and placed a hand over his shoulder. "Inu-Yasha…" he began.

"Leave me the hell alone." Inu-Yasha spat as he shoved Miroku's hand away.

Hojo stood there stupefied in front of the lecherous monk and the hanyou. He wanted so badly to run and hide like the little idiot he was. But he couldn't move his legs. Inu-Yasha's icy glare pierced Hojo's soul as he locked his gaze with the other. Inu-Yasha couldn't take it anymore. Hojo was the cause of their unhappiness. He was the one that was always trying to steel his Kagome every chance he got. Hojo needed to pay. And pay dearly…

Inside the girl's bathroom, Kagome was still locked inside the stall weeping. Rocking back and forth. Sango tried once again to get Kagome to talk.

"Come now, Kagome. I know Inu-Yasha didn't mean anything from what he said. He was only acting like your normal jealous boyfriend." Sango knocked on the stall door, still no answer.

Maybe Sango's right, Kagome thought. Her crying subsided for the moment. Inu-Yasha was acting suspicious. Like he was calling her his only, or no one could be alone with her.

Kagome unlocked the door to the stall and stepped out. Sango stood before her, her arms spread in an inviting embrace. Kagome's eyes welled up with hot tears once again. She practically ran into Sango's arms.

The two friends stood there for a moment. All the while, Sango trying to calm her best friend. After a minute or two, Sango lifted Kagome's chin so she could look into her eyes.

Sango smiled sweetly at her, "Come on, lets go and try to sort all this out." The two girls walked out of the bathroom after making sure Kagome's eyes weren't puffy and red from all the crying.

As they were heading towards the cafeteria, they heard shouts and screams. Sango opened the door to see a large group shouting. As the two walked further into the crowd they heard murmurs and whispers surround them.

"Hojo and Inu-Yasha are goin' at it!" One girl said to her friend.

"Yeah, and I hear it's over a girl named Kagome Higurashi…" the friend said. Kagome and Sango's eyes grow large as they heard this.

They pushed themselves through the crowd to the front. Hojo narrowly missed Kagome as he flew back from one of Inu-Yasha's hits. Hojo already looked like hell on earth. Both eyes were black and starting to swell shut, his lip was cut and bleeding, his harsh, ragged breathing showed that either his ribs were broken or they were cracked and bruised. Kagome had a feeling that Inu-Yasha was going easy on the poor mortal.

Inu-Yasha stood before them, untouched. Not even breaking a sweat. Kagome could sense that through his disguise, he was on the verge of giving into his yokai half and ripping Hojo to shreds.

Miroku came to Sango's side and she immediately took his hand and squeezed it tightly.

"Soon after you left, Sango, Inu-Yasha went after Hojo and… well…" He didn't have to explain any further because the result was right in front of them.

Inu-Yasha finally saw Kagome through his rage. Oh, Gods… he thought. Her face… she is scared… of me…

"Inu… Yasha…" she whispered. Her eyes large. Why was he doing this? Inu-Yasha broke out of his trance. He took a step closer and raised his hand to Kagome. She stood still, like a statue, not moving.

Miroku and Sango slightly tensed as he took a step closer to them.

He lightly touched her shoulder. "Don't touch me…" She ground out from behind her clenching teeth. It came out like a low growl one hears when they are over-stepping the boundaries of a wounded dog. Inu-Yasha immediately dropped his hand to his side and looked at her shocked.

"Fine," He said a bit hurt. "If you want this weak bastard and your love, then I won't be in your way." Inu-Yasha stormed out of the cafeteria, which was once again silent, out of the school and to the streets where he started to roam aimlessly.

"Oh, Gods…" Kagome said, "He totally mistook that…" She went to where this whole fiasco started and sat hard on the seat she was. How did this happen…

Sango and Miroku told two people to take Hojo to the nurse's office and then went to Kagome's side.

"Don't worry, Kagome" Sango said softly, "Inu-Yasha will come to his senses sooner or later. Just give him some time to get this all out of his system."

"Sango's right." Miroku said. "Let's just finish today's school and then work this all out at home." Kagome nodded and that was exactly what they did.

When Sango and Miroku were supposed to be studying, Miroku passed her a note. It read: "My love Sango, I think we should put our two yen into this and help our two love sick friends by talking to the other and clearing it all up. Love, Miroku" She smirked at the thought. I was a good idea.

She wrote back: "My perverted monk, Miroku, That is a good idea. You should try to find Inu-Yasha and I will talk to Kagome while you are out doing that. Good idea, ne?"

Miroku read this and looked up at Sango's face, he nodded and blew her a kiss. She blushed and winked. Wait a minute! Perverted monk?!

Inu-Yasha walked the streets with his hands shoved in his pants pockets. He already had a couple of street fights with some thugs trying to steel from him. They lost royally.

His mind was clogged with thoughts of Kagome though. Maybe he was acting too high-strung about it all. Maybe she tried to work this all out but he wouldn't listen to her, and that's why she was acting like that. He really screwed himself over on this one. How was this all going to turn out?

He turned a corner and saw himself right in front of Kagome's house… This was the time she would be home… maybe… no… a little more time. I think I need more time…

Kagome, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were all walking home. They picked up Shippo from his school because he didn't know his way around yet and Sota went over to his friend's house.

"Kagome, where's Inu-Yasha?" Shippo asked a bit worried.

"He went on ahead of us. He had a bad day and needs to be alone." Sango asked for Kagome, who had a hurt look on her face.

Shippo nodded and they walked on. They soon all reached Kagome's house and went inside. Miroku winked at Sango and she winked back. Time to start the mending…

"Sango, Kagome… I'm going to go for a walk." Miroku said.

"Uh, ok." Kagome said.

He walked off with his famous smirk on his face. He was a bit on the happy side because when they got back from lunch he had three love notes in his desk… Sango wasn't too happy about that but she knew that he knew that if he did anything, she would kill him. Shippo when to go after him but Sango picked him up and shook her head.

The two girls and the young yokai walked inside and went to do their studying alone. Sango followed Kagome though. The two friends went into Kagome's room and Kagome went straight to her computer and turned it on. She then went into her messenger to start chatting with one of her friends in the U.S.A.

"Kagome…" Sango said, her eyes wide at the sight of the computer. "What are you doing?"

"Chatting. I need to talk to someone." Kagome shrugged. Sango plopped on Kagome's bed and watched.

Someone named Animeinvasiongirl was on and she sent an instant messenge: "Hey, Buyo-Girl… How's life treating you?"

Kagome sent a response: "Very good… I got in a fight with my boyfriend at school and well, we might be over…"

"Really?! That sucks the big fat one! I think that since you don't know the outcome for sure, you two should try and talk things out…"

"You think so?"

"I know so. *Winks*"

"Okay"

"Hey, I gotta go to school now, ja ne!"

"Ja."

"Didn't I tell you? You should talk to him. I know you still love him and he still loves you. Inu-Yasha's just worried that someone might try and take you away from him." Sango said after Kagome logged off. No one else was on so what was the point of having it on?

"Okay, I see your point, Sango." Kagome said smiling weakly. She and Sango began studying together.

Miroku walked behind Inu-Yasha for a while trying to think of how to approach him with out getting killed. That time came quickly when Inu-Yasha spun around and glared at the monk. "If you want to say something, do it. If not, then go." Inu-Yasha said flatly.

Well, here goes nothing Miroku thought. "I think you should talk to Kagome. She was hurt by what you did at school." Inu-Yasha winced. How come he knew the monk was going to say that?

"Feh, if she wants that weakling then I won't stand in her way…" he muttered. "That's not what I said. She still loves you. You just mistook her actions. She even said that after you left…"

"Really?"

"Yeah. Hey, did you know Hojo had to be hospitalized because of all those injuries?" Inu-Yasha's eyes grew large as he burst out laughing. "That idiot… That lame excuse for a man..." was all that Inu-Yasha said. "Okay, lets go home. I know for a fact that we have homework and I don't really know what to do in Geometry…" Miroku nodded and mentally patted himself on the back.

That was easier than he thought it would be… When the two guys got home, the girls were upstairs studying. Miroku and Inu-Yasha walked upstairs and to Kagome's room.

"Look what followed me home, may I keep it?" Miroku said teasingly. He got a dope-slap from Inu-Yasha.

Kagome and Sango turned their heads as the two entered the room.

Kagome watched Inu-Yasha walk in. She slowly got up and faced him. "Where were you? I was worried you went on a killing spree…" She said mockingly.

"Sorry… About everything. I went too far… I shouldn't have beaten the crap out off Hojo, or not listened when you tried to explain…" Inu-Yasha said as he took off the Kitsune leaf and make his appearance back to normal.

"And I'm sorry I acted the way I did…" Kagome said. Soon after they apologized, Inu-Yasha pulled her close to him and started kissing her softly, yet passionately.

Miroku and Sango smiled at eachother and snuck a kiss while the others were occupied.

Shippo walked into the kitchen to get some food. He was starving. As she closed the door to the refrigerator, he saw Mrs. Higurashi at the table. She looked white as a ghost. Barely breathing. She fell out of her seat and to the floor. Oh crap, Shippo thought.

The young adults heard the thump from downstairs and looked out the door of Kagome's room.

Shippo jumped up the stares and had a look that made them all scared. "Kagome, your mom… she…"

Kagome's heart stopped for a few seconds. She ran downstairs and to the kitchen, where she saw her mother on the floor, not breathing… at least from a faraway glance.

Out in the mini-shrine, the disembodied voice cackled. "Kekekekekekekekekekeke… everything is going as planed… I have that miko's mother's soul and now, soon, all of her loved ones in this time…." The voice faded away with the voices cackles.

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Whoa… Cliffhanger… I promise I will try to update soon! If you have any questions, feel free to go to my bio and get my e-mail address and send it to me.