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The Woman Behind the Mask

Chapter 3


Inuyasha was muttering to himself as he sat outside thinking about what Kagome had said and the fear he sensed on her.


~~~Flashback~~~


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!"


~~~End Flashback~~~


'I wonder why Kagome acted that way? I know some guy did it but who?" Inuyasha thought


Inuyasha was abruptly jerked out of his thoughts by a loud crash coming from inside Kagome's house. Inuyasha jumped up and ran back to Kagome's house and peered back through her window. What he saw before him shocked him.


"You worthless girl!" the man yelled as he tossed Kagome as hard as he could across the room and to the far wall.


Kagome smacked against it hard collapsing to the ground almost knocked out by the impact. Kagome painfully raises her head and looks toward the man.


"I'm sorry step-father. I promise I won't ever do it again!" cried Kagome.


"Step-father?!" Inuyasha thought.


The man stomped over and again picked up Kagome by the collar of her now blood stained school uniform..


"I told you to call me sir!" Kagome's step-father yelled into her face as he once again raised his fist.


Kagome closed her eyes waiting for the impact and knowing this one might be her last. The impact never came. Kagome slowly opened her eyes and saw Inuyasha holding her step-dad's fist and them both giving each other death glares.


"Put her down," demanded Inuyasha through clenched teeth.


"She's mine to do with whatever I please," growled back the step-father.


"Fine have it the hard way."


Everything else happened so quickly for Kagome. The last thing she remembered was falling down to the floor and slowly falling into unconsciousness as the battle between Inuyasha and her step-dad raged on.


Next moment Kagome is opening her eyes inside a hospital. She slowly looked around but couldn't that much because pain began to shoot down her body. Kagome had turned head enough to see a sleeping Inuyasha in a chair in the corner.


"Did he bring me here. What happened?" Kagome thought.


"Inuyasha."


Inuyasha's eyes shot open at the sound of her voice and beside her in a second.


"Are you all right Kagome?" Inuyasha asked genuinely concerned.


"I'm a little tired. But Inuyasha how did I get here?"


"I brought you here Kagome."


Fatigue was slowly overcoming Kagome.


"Thank you for saving me Inuya..." the rest didn't make it out before Kagome fell back into a deep sleep.


"Kagome...I will never let that man come near you ever again. I will protect you."


Inuyasha reached down and lightly held Kagome's hand as he watched he sleep.


"Why does she make me feel this way?"


'Because you love her.'


"Who said that?"


'This is you conscience.'


"Why don't you just leave me alone?"


'Why when you know what I'm saying is true. You love Kagome. You always want to be there for her from now on. Just said that a few moments ago.'


Inuyasha sighed and realized that the voice was right. He loved Kagome but he just didn't know how to let her know that.