Disclaimer: Once again I do not own Inuyasha. Only in my dreams.
The Woman Behind the Mask
Chapter 2
"I told you Inuyasha. I just slept in late and that's all there is to it."
"Kagome you are a terrible liar. Just tell me what's wrong please."
"I told you! Now if you excuse me I have to get home."
Kagome turned and walked away back towards her home leaving Inuyasha even more concerned than before.
Inuyasha shrugged and turned and walked of in the other direction muttering under his breath.
"That girl so needs some help," Inuyasha says sarcastically.
After walking home for a while Inuyasha stared to think as he runs his fingers through his long, silver hair.
"What was wrong with her? I mean she only knows I was trying to help. Ugh...now I haveto go see what's wrong."
Inuyasha turned and bounded off back towards Kagome's house.
"I just hope everything is ok," Inuyasha thought.
When Inuyasha finally arrived at her house the door was wide open. Inuyasha stopped as he saw this. Then he slowly approached the doorway and peered inside. Inside the house was silent but it was also a wreck. The table was broken, some broken dishes littered the floor, and what looked like the remnants of a vase. Inuyasha looked farther inside.
"Kagome," called Inuyasha as he looked around.
As he continued to look he saw the rest of the damage. Now Inuyasha was really starting to worry. He saw that the walls had some holes in them, the tv was busted, a pile of clothes lay on the floor, a broken picture....
"Wait!" thought Inuyasha as he looked back at the clothes pile.
As he took a closer look it revealed its true form.
"Kagome!"
~~~~Dream~~~~
"Kagome I must talk to you for a moment," her step-father started.
"Sure, what do you want to talk about?" asked Kagome.
"Kag you know there is a war going on in Japan."
"Yes...but what does this..."
"Let me finish. I'm joining the army to help out our boys overseas."
"What you can't!"
"I'm going to whether you like it or not."
"But war is so stupid."
Her step-father slaps her across her face leaving a large red hand print behind. Then he roughly grabs her arms.
"Listen to me young lady! You are to NEVER talk to me like that again! Do you hear me?"
Kagome nods quickly and mostly out of fear.
Her step-father pushes her down and Kagome lands on the couch as he walks out and slams the door. Leaving poor Kagome in tears.
~~~End Dream~~~
Kagome suddenly wakes up to someone shaking her. Her eyes open only partially because they are very swollen. As Kagome's eyes finally focus she sees a pair of violet ones staring back at her.
"Inu...yasha..?" Kagome says weekly, "where am I?"
"We are in your bedroom. Now you have to tell me what happened here."
"Inuyasha you can't be here. If my step-dad comes back he'll freak."
"No! I'm not leaving Kagome till you tell me what he did!"
Kagome was about to speak again but stopped as she heard the front door downstairs crash open and some stumbling footsteps. Kagome shot up out of her bed even though it pained her to do so.
"Inuyasha you have to get out of here now!"
"No! I'm not leaving you!"
"GO! NOW!"
Kagome took Inu and pushed him over to the window.
"Please, Inuyasha. Just go."
Inuyasha turned around and looked into Kagome's blue-gray, pleading eyes.
"Fine wench," came the reply as Inuyasha jumped out of her window.
Kagome smiled as she watched Inuyasha. Suddenly the smile faded as she heard the stumbling footsteps stop in her doorway. Kagome spun around to see her very drunk father standing there.
"Kagome you bad girl. You didn't clean up the mess you made downstairs," her step-father said.
"Sorry I'll get started right now," Kagome said as she tried to walk past him.
His hand flew across the doorway preventing her escape.
"It's to late for that," as he evilly smiled down at all ready weak Kagome.