Ray's Past

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Last Time:

"Oh shit," Sesshomaru said all of a sudden, "I forgot I had an appointment with the manager of my business today at four. It's 3:30. Maybe I can still make it."

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"How dare you torment a girl's life? For years you have lived and every single time she is reincarnated you torment her soul. You don't know how much she wishes to leave her place and come kill you with her own hands. To watch you slowly writh in pain before her very own eyes. Instead I was sent. To make you pay with your blood and pain. Your soul will be kept in a little bottle decorated with labels that say 'EVIL' on them, so don't feel like we've done you no justice."

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On with it.

Sunlight streamed through the various green leaves in the summer morning. There were no clouds, only the silky blue sky. Birds' melodies filled the air around Kagome's home in Tokyo, Japan. The inhabitants of the house were bustling here and there. All of them were told not to say a word. An eerie silence fell upon each and every servant. All were forced to sign a contract by none other than Sesshomaru and Rin Morisato themselves.

Yet as this silence spell was being cast memories of the past tormented Kagome in her dreams. Her movements were like that of a seizure. Her complexion was pained and she was deathly pale. Her hair was damp from sweat, as were the sheets around her. Her mouth was open in a silent scream for mercy, yet only her abrupt breathing disturbed the silence in the room.

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..::Dream Sequence::..

"I'm going to make you mine. So young and so ripe at this age. I'll be the man you'll remember for the rest of your life!"

His evil twisted laughter rang insistently in her small six-year-old ears. He was probably around fifteen, maybe eighteen. He was not ugly, maybe even handsome, but his eyes told a much different story. They were filled with evil and twisted sickness. The way he was touching her made her uncomfortable and what he was saying to her made no sense.

"I don't want to play this game anymore! It's sick and it's definitely not fun!"

"But you're going to play anyways!"

She had screamed as he insistently grabbed and pulled her clothes. He pulled out a pocket knife and had cleanly sliced through the small shirt and shorts she had been wearing. The knife glinted on the few rays of light that came in through the small window in the basement. Everything was otherwise dark and ominous.

"Let me go, I don't want to play!!!"

He abruptly stopped and slapped her. She cried from the pain and she started feeling scared. She started to scream but he quickly muffled her high pitched voice with a pillow. She stopped, not being able to breathe. He took it off and looked at her angrily.

"I won't let you breathe at all next time."

Her eyes widened with innocence only a child has. She watched his every move with curious, fearful eyes. The pocket knife he had was still in his hands. He took it and let it glide along her stomach. She cried as she felt the blade pierce her light skin. Her hands automatically clutched her stomach in pain and when she brought her hands to her face they were bright red with blood. She cried more insistently wanting to get up and run, to tell her mother.

Naraku grabbed hold of her and started to take off his own clothes. She screamed insistently for her family, her friend Aya, anybody that could help her. Just as she began to give up, feeling drowsy because of the blood loss, the basement door flung open. Her mother and grandfather were at the door. He let go of her and left easily. Everybody was too preoccupied about her. With a small shuddering breath she pointed towards the basement door and she fainted. They didn't know what she had pointed at, they didn't care. All that mattered was that Kagome was injured and should be taken to the hospital as soon as possible for treatment and blood loss.

..::10 Years Later::..

"Ray! Ray, you come back here!"

The older man of 18 laughed as he continued running with a 16-year-old Kagome and Aya running behind him. He had thrown water balloons at them as they came out of the bathroom at school from redoing their make-up. Their mascara ran and they looked awful. They after him, they wanted revenge. He ran laughing and was loosing energy fast.

"K-Kagome! You're way too slow! Give up, I need a break!"

"NEVER!!!"

Both Aya and Kagome ran after Ray, wanting him to pay for his "crimes."

After a few hours of hit and run Ray bid them goodbye because Kagome was supposed to be home right after school and was late. Aya left with Kagome, having permission to sleep over. The girls got home after a few minutes and were chattering endlessly about Ray.

"So Kagome, do you like Ray?"

"As a friend, of course."

"No, I mean as more than a friend."

"No. I love him like a brother, that's why I call him brother instead of Ray most of the time."

"Oh, I see. I thought it was because you wanted to give off the wrong impression or something."

"No, it's how we both feel for each other. He's helped me as much as you through my whole ordeal with life. If somebody took him from me. I'd die."

"Oh Kagome, leave the dreary dark thoughts somewhere else! Lighten up!"

"You're right. Let's go eat some of the Oden mom promised us!"

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Ray walked down the lonesome Bayer Street. Only once in a while did a car pass, and rarely was there a sign of life anywhere. A dog barked all of a sudden and he jumped slightly surprised.

"God. A dog barks and I'm scared! Must be getting paranoid."

"Talking to yourself?"

Ray spun around to see who was behind him. He saw nobody but the dark empty street. If somebody had been following him, why had he not heard the foot steps? It was deadly quiet without his own, was it only in his head?

"I'm right here Ray."

He turned again, but saw nobody. ~Well, whoever it is knows my name. Probably one of the guys from school trying to scare me shitless.~

"Come on guys. This is enough, I'm tired and I want to go home."

"I'll do better than to take you home," Ray turned and saw a man in all black, glasses covering his eyes, "I'll kill you and then you can go all the way home."

The man shoved a knife deep into his stomach and sliced upwards. Ray groaned in pain and clutched the knife embedded into his stomach. He pulled it out and moaned in pain. The blade was crimson red with his blood, as were his hands. He rolled over coughing, blood slowly making its way into his mouth.

"Don't you wonder why I did it Ray?"

Ray ignored him, concentrating on the pain in his stomach and pressing down on it so the blood would stop or coagulate.

"Well, I know you're curious. All humans are. So I'll tell you. That girl you left behind, Kagome, she's mine. She's my property. I'm the only man in her life, and you're starting to try and take over that place aren't you Ray. Well, bad news and good news. Bad news is you won't be that guy anymore. Good news, I'm still going to be the only man in her life.
"You lie. S-She's never mentioned a man in her life. Except for the bastard that tried to rape her at the age of six. But she doesn't remember his face at all. She only remembers her family saving her, me."

"Well I'll make sure she remembers me soon enough. You were an obstacle, until now. Just for your information, my name is Naraku. Leader of the Black Gang. It's been too long. I need Kagome to lead with me, she's mine."

Naraku kicked Ray harshly against his wound and pressed at it.

"Does that hurt? I hope it does."

Ray screamed out in pain and with his last shuddering breath whispered the cursed name of the woman "owned" by Naraku,

"K-Kagome."

..::End Dream Sequence::..

"RAY!!!"

The whole household went into a series of whispers and movements. Aya ran up to Kagome's room, Rin following closely behind. They threw open her door and saw Kagome sitting up on her bed, deathly pale, eyes wide open, wildly looking from side to side.

"Kagome. Are you okay? You were just screaming and we-"

"Ray, Sango, where is Ray?"

Sango looked at Rin meaningfully.

"Ray died in a car accident a year ago Kagome, don't you remember?"

"No he didn't. He was killed by Naraku, I swear it to you Sango. You KNOW it's true!"

"Kagome, calm down. He died in a car accident after a guy named Naraku ran into him. They both died instantaneously."

"No. You lie. Naraku stabbed Ray... I know he did."

"Oh Kagome, what's wrong with you? You've never doubted it before."

Kagome looked from Sango to Rin, not exactly comprehending. Why was Sango denying Ray's death cause? Or was it that she really had only dreamed it and Ray had died in a car accident.

"Well," said Rin quietly, "since we're already up here, we were wondering if you wanted to go to school today. I mean, you have been feeling rather sick for the past few days."

"Yeah. I'll be down in a few minutes."

Sango and Rin left the room and talked only when they were already downstairs in the kitchen eating breakfast.

"Rin. She's going to relive everything just about. School, the papers, InuYasha, Kouga. They all think Kagome's lost her memory from blood loss or something."

"I know. But this is for the best. This way she'll forget about it all thinking it to be a dream. Wouldn't you prefer that to remembering what she suffered through, unable to live a peaceful and calm life?"

"Yes, I guess I would prefer that."

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Fifteen minutes later they were in school and Kagome was in the principles office signing in. The ladies all stared at her, wondering why her shirt was dark purple with khaki cargo pants. She glanced at them nervously every other minute. When she was done she practically ran out. On the steps to the courtyard she met up with Sango and Rin.

"Thanks for waiting for me guys. I'll probably get lost."

"It's okay, what are friends for?"

Kagome smiled at them and they strolled around the campus. The girls pointed out certain places that were reserved for certain people, the gym, the cafeteria, and so on. Kagome was practically swearing to the other girls that she knew that, but they insisted that it was only her first week and they hadn't shown her around yet. They stopped admiring the large library on campus when a disheveled guy ran up to them screaming his head off.

"You!!!"

He pointed at Kagome angrily. His clothes were in rags and his shoes were barely recognizable on his feet.

"What do you want with me? I've never seen you before in my life."

"Never before?! You left me here and then had the nerve to let your little "friends" attack me!"

Sango and Rin shared panicked expressions. Rin took charge and grabbed the guy's arm and pushed him towards the library entrance.
"Hojou you've got the wrong person, that's Kagome. Not Kikyou!"

"Oh hell no, I have the right person bel-"

The door closed abruptly closing off Hojou's voice. Sango grinned sheepishly at Kagome. Kagome smiled ackwardly at Sango.

"Well come on. Rin will catch up later."

They walked back, retracing their steps, to the front entrance. The school had suddenly divided itself into two sides. One was wearing white, the other black. Kagome looked at the two guys that seemed to represent the two sides. The guys wearing black glared and walked away. The guys wearing white smirked, but all of their smirks fell as soon as they noticed Kagome.

Kagome walked towards the guy wearing black.

"I know I've seen him before," she muttered to herself.

She stood before him and he looked slightly surprised.

"InuYasha."

InuYasha's face became panicked. ~She remembers me. How am I supposed to act? Am I supposed to act like I don't know her or am I supposed to acknowledge her or..~

"H-How do you know my name wench?"

"It's on your shirt idiot. Don't call me wench either, I have a name. It's Kagome."

"Well, wench, at least I know you can read."

"Well, dog breath, I'm glad you know logical reasoning."

Sango sighed, even when InuYasha got a second chance he screwed up with Kagome. Warm arms encircled her waist and she reclined against his back.

"They bicker wether they know each other or not, eh?"

"Yeah. They'll never change."

Sango looked into purple eyes lovingly and blushed slightly. Her and Miroku had, resolved "issues" and had finally gotten their act together. Miroku asked her out and she had agreed. She still remembered..

..::Flashback::..

"Sango."

"What Miroku??? I'm busy here."

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Miroku my friend is in the emergency room in coma for like a day now and I'm cleaning her wounds. Now is NOT the time!"

"Will you?"

"Miroku!!!"

"Sango, please!"

"Yes, now go!"

..::End Flashback::..

Everything was seemingly turning out alright. Seemingly.

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