Chapter Twelve: Leave
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"And all I see don't don't don't believe, and all you see is what you get with me... Wasting all your time...Wasting all your time."
Daddy's Little Defect Sugarcult
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During gym class the next hour, Kagome and Inuyasha were forced to do the one-mile run. Kagura was unfortunately in there class, and she was angry. All of her friends had now dubbed the nickname 'puff' upon her, and retribution was on high.
Kagome smiled at Kagura as she bent over to tie her gym shoes. She smiled a cheeky smile, tied them, and walked over to Inuyasha. His silver locks were pulled back in a loose ponytail, and he seemed to be sweating already.
"Can't take the heat, can you?" Kagome said, though no in an uncaring tone.
"It's not that." He replied, whipping a few beads of sweat off. "It's just that I think it's dumb we don't have any useful units in Gym. I mean c'mon. We have a perfectly good ocean a couple minutes away! Why couldn't we have a surfing unit? Or maybe a skateboarding unit? Hell- Maybe we could all take a plane up to Canada and ski for the fucking week!"
Kagome tilted her head back and laughed. "I don't know." She replied, then caught the fact that Inuyasha was staring at her. She looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
He seemed to be brought out of his reverie. "Oh, its nothing." He told her and then waved over to her left. Kagome turned around and saw Sango jogging up. Though Sango was a big stoner and a pretty bad alcoholic, she always seemed to manage staying in shape.
"Hey!" Sango yelled, clapping Kagome on her back. "I hope you don't pass out this time!" She laughed. Kagome glared and Inuyasha smirked.
"Yah, last time she got through her first two laps and just fell-"Sango's voice was stopped when a firm hand clasped over her mouth. Sango smiled as she saw Kagome glare at her.
"If you choose to continue that sentence, a VERY unwise action I might say, I will tell the entire school every embarrassing thing you have done since you were four. Got that?" She said, her voice holding so much threat. Sango gulped, and then looked at Inuyasha.
"I'm sorry, my lips our sealed. Let's run shall we?" Sango motioned, and then tried to whisper to Inuyasha, "I'll tell you later!"
"I HEARD THAT!" Kagome yelled.
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Kagome had Inuyasha double her on the back of his trick bike on the way home after school. They were both talking about mundane things like the Spanish Final they would have to take in the next week and how Sango was already cooing over baby clothes.
They had stopped and talked with Henya for a bit who invited them to a party. Other than that, it was the usual afternoon schedule. As they turned on their street, Kagome strained her eyes as she saw movement on their front porch. Kagome was rather happy to be able to call the home she lived in with Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru 'theirs.'
Inuyasha frowned. "Who is that?"
He felt Kagome's grip on his shoulders tighten considerably as they came closer into view. Katana Higurashi was standing on the front porch talking (or rather screaming) at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru himself looked ready to slap her in a few moments. They got to the driveway and Inuyasha now heard Kagome mutter 'that bitch.' She got of the bike and walked over to stand by Sesshoumaru. Crossing her arms, she stared at her mother for a moment.
"What do you want Katana?" Kagome said in an icy-cold tone. She saw Sesshoumaru glance at her in surprise. Kagome had always had the best behavior around him, and she rarely mouthed of at all. She barely even swore around him too. But what surprised him most was her tone. Her voice held so much hate in it, as if she was about to punch this rude woman who had walked up to him when he got home from work, demanding him that she have her daughter returned to her. Sesshoumaru than rolled his eyes. This Katana Higurashi was a fucking bitch.
"I'm here to collect you." Katana said in a what-nice-weather-were-having tone.
"Collect? That sounds like I'm a fucking object." Kagome scowled. Inuyasha was now standing beside her, his arms crossed as well. He had abandoned his bike in the middle of the driveway. He grabbed her hand and gave her a worried stare. She only glanced back at him and gave him a reassuring smile.
Inuyasha knew how much she hated her mother. They had long talks about it, and she had told him that her mother blamed her for her father leaving. Inuyasha had always told her that maybe it was all in her head, but even after two seconds in the demanding-presence of her mother, he could tell that maybe she was not so far from the truth.
"Well to me you are a fucking object." Katana said coolly. Inuyasha growled slightly, almost like a dog. "You see, ever since you decided to leave, though I have been happier, Hichi is quite upset. He will no longer pay me for my services as long as you do not reside in that house."
"Big words for a stripper!" Kagome snapped. Katana's eyes' narrowed. "You better fucking come home or I will drag you there and Hichi will 'punish you again."
Kagome felt all of her patience snap. She lunged for her so called mother, but Inuyasha grabbed her arms just in time. He held her tightly, but not enough to cause pain. Kagome struggled against his hold and screamed;
"I will never live in that fucking house! I will never let that bastard rape and beat me EVER again!!" Kagome felt hot tears sting the corners of her eyes. To her right she noticed Sesshoumaru had stiffened. He had never really asked how she got those bruises and cuts.
At least he had been nice enough to respect Kagome's privacy.
Katana suddenly got red in the face. "That's a LIE. Hichi would never fucking rape a nasty-ass ugly stoner whore like you!! You made him leave!! You were the fucking reason that Saru left me!! He was a good father and you made him leave!!" She brought her hand up to slap her, but was surprised to have Sesshoumaru grab it.
He gave her a unnerving death glare. "That would be QUITE enough, Ms. Higurashi."
Katana tried to give her own glare but it failed. Instead she looked at her daughter with a gaze of utmost loathing and hatred. Kagome returned it with one of her own. Kagome felt her breath was choppy, and dimly felt Inuyasha's arms around her. Then, Kagome screamed back the one thing that she had had bottled up in her since she was about 12.
"You know very well what 'good' people do behind closed door, mother." Kagome seethed tears now pouring from her eyes, "He left you because you were a drunk. He left you because he hated you! He left because you bit the shit out of me and Sota almost every day, and you couldn't handle the fact that maybe, just maybe, things where not always about you! YOU MADE HIM LEAVE, NOT ME!!
YOU MADE HIM LEAVE!!!"
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