A/N: Hello! I am here. Hope you are too. Reviews:

Angelic Devil: Oh yeah, just a bit hyper.

black wolf girl: Hospital? I hope you're okay. I'm glad you like my story. (Evanescence rocks)

moongoddess1989: I hate Naraku to. He should go to hell with Kikyou. Nah, he'd probably like that. Thanks for the review.

yasha21: Yeah update, yeah cliffie, makes for more reviews

LiLdEmOnGaNgStEr: Thanks (still cool name, I luv it)

Lil' Angel Aj: Honestly, you should become a lyricist then charge billions for hit songs and then thank me for giving you the idea.

Raven: thanks, and when the time comes, I'll probably use your help when I run out of words and ideas. Is it just me or do the words penis and vagina just completely kill the mood? But hey, it's better then "He moved his peter into her poontang while he rubbed the man in the boat to keep her relaxed". Read that out loud while no one is around and see how stupid it really sounds. And I have a good question that no one really has to answer but what happens if a dog (or any animal for that matter) brakes a sex bracelet?

kute-lido-azn: Thanks for the italics thing. I tried that before but oh well, my computer is stupid. And by the way, who ever said I was a human being?

SilentSlayer: Not to sound ungrateful, I'm actually very grateful, but what the hell is gr?

Meeko: Let's just say you hate me now. (You'll get it later)

angelkitty77: I'm not sure why she didn't do that. You'd have to ask my muse. But be careful she's a bitch.

Disclaimer:...oh...fuck it...

Muted Words §Truth§

-Saturday-

Seconds slipped into minutes. Minutes slipped into hours. Hours slipped into...well...more hours. It all seemed surreal. InuYasha sat in the waiting room chair looking at the floor but seeing Kagome. Sesshoumaru had Rin huddled in his lap as he sat on the floor using the chair to support his back. Sango, after calling him in panic, was being soothed by Miroku who, obviously, was being a perfect gentleman. Ayame, after being told the scenario, followed Kouga as he paced back and forth, waiting impatiently for the news on Kagome's condition. Kohaku, Koharu, Souta, and Shippou sat on the couch to the right while Ginta and Hakakku sat in the one on the left.

InuYasha was worried for Kagome, how could he not? But what captured his attention the most at the moment was that scar. He remembered that he froze for a bit before shaking it off for the time being and bandaging the shoulder wound as he yelled to get some help. That security and doctors came out of nowhere to carry Naraku out of the building, after detaching his hand from the wall of course, along with his crew and to juvy where they are staying under high surveillance. That he was dragged away from his Kagome as the doctors loaded her on the gurney and wheeled her out of his protection.

'But what about that scar? What the hell was with that scar? What the hell happened to her? Dammit, there's so much I don't know about her. Then again, that can go both ways.' InuYasha's expression went from pensive to melancholy as his hand twitched to finger the scar he had over his... 'No, no, no! You have to worry about Kagome! No reminiscing on the past!' InuYasha mentally scolded himself. One thing was for sure though.

He had to find out what dared to mar his Kagome.

"Sango," he began as he turned his head to the girl, "what happened to Kagome?" Sango looked a bit confused. Wasn't he the one who got Kagome out of Naraku's grasp? How could he possibly forget that?

"What do you mean, InuYasha?"

"I mean, what happened to Kagome that gave her that scar on her shoulder? I saw it when I was trying to stop the blood from her stab wound." Sango, Rin, Kouga, Kohaku, Souta, Shippou, and Ayame all went rigid. The others took notice to this but chose not to comment for the sake of curiosity.

"You saw her scar?" Sango asked as she turned to look at him. He nodded.

"Yeah, I want to know what happened. It looked like it came from a serious wound." Everyone turned to Sango as she looked to the ground in thought.

"Later."

"What?" Sango raised her head to look at InuYasha.

"It will all be explained later."

"But-"

"No! We'll tell you when Kagome is conscious. It's only fair. How would you feel to wake up and have everyone know your secret?" She looked down at the floor again. "We don't want to be hurt again." Rin snuggled deeper into Sesshoumaru's muscled chest.

"We don't want to be rejected again," she whispered so that only Sesshoumaru could hear. His response was to tighten his hold and lean down to her ear.

"You won't." Rin raised tear-stained eyes to Sesshoumaru's golden gaze.

"Promise?" Sesshoumaru smiled a little at the innocence that could be heard in her voice.

"Promise." Rin smiled back a bit as well and dug her head back into the warmth of Sesshoumaru's body.

Silence reigned supreme until it was disturbed by the arrival of the doctor. Without second thought, everyone rose from their positions and rushed to the doctor.

"Is she okay?"

"Where is she?"

"How bad is it doctor?"

These questions and more ran through the poor doctor's ears as he tried to calm everybody down from their frenzied state of worry. "Please, please, calm down. I can't tell you anything if I can't get some quiet." Immediately, they followed the doctor's orders. "Kagome, at the moment, is unconscious. Her condition is stable enough but it took awhile to get it that way. The toxins from that substance made her wound harder to seal but we managed. If you insist on seeing her, as I'm sure you will, make sure her mask is on and she remains relatively calm. Unneeded stress will affect her heart rate and that can lead to a world of problems. Her room is 821. Go down that hall and to the left." After giving the directions, the doctor left and the gang rushed over to the room.

They all froze as they passed the window that led into her room. There she was; adorned in white and her skin tone almost matching. Her raven hair draped on the crisp, white pillow. The oxygen mask clung to her. The heart monitor offered a steady rhythm. The window permitted the moon's chilling glow to be cast upon her frame. She just seemed so...helpless.

Silently, InuYasha entered the room and was followed by the rest. InuYasha took the seat on Kagome's right and grasped her hand gently as the others got comfortable in positions similar to those they held in the waiting room. A tiny eternity fell upon the silent crowd. One side wondering what will happen, the other, dreading it with every fiber of their being. That side did not want rejection, something they have seen enough of. Each sat and waited, waiting to Kagome to awaken.

Which she did, eventually. Only to find everyone staring at her like a test-tube baby. If she had enough energy, she would have done more than stare weirdly. Kagome's eyes roamed from face to face until settling on that of InuYasha's. Moving her left hand to try and replace her oxygen mask, she felt a searing pain that caused her to cringe and take a sharp breath through clenched teeth. Seeing this, InuYasha immediately went to settle her.

"Kagome, relax." The woman heeded. "Do you remember what happened?" She nodded. "Then you should know that Naraku was taken away." Kagome gently closed her eyes and nodded again. "Did you know that I tried to stop the blood that was leaving your arm?" Slightly stiffening, Kagome nodded slower this time. "And that I saw the scar on your shoulder?"

Kagome stiffened completely and the heart monitors beeping became faster. Her eyes opened in shock and stared blankly at the ceiling. It took some time for her to relatively keep calm. As soon as that task was accomplished, she removed her hand from InuYasha's to move her mask.

"You...saw..." she stated in pain, emotional mostly. Her voice was weak and gasping, desperate for the oxygen she denied in favor of broken speech. Instinctually, InuYasha moved his released hand to the forgotten mask and gently forced it over her mouth.

"Yes Kagome, I saw," he whispered gently. "And I want to know how you got it. Will you let them tell us?" he asked while gesturing to her family. She looked to them and back to InuYasha. She closed her eyes in resignation and nodded in defeat.

Kagome kept her eyes closed for the entire thing as Sango, Kouga, Rin, Kohaku, and Souta went through the events that happened to them that caused the scars to be there in the first place. But even closed eyes could not hold back the tears that gracefully fell down her paled cheeks.

And that was exactly what InuYasha was staring at as he listened to the horrific story that was her past. Never has he seen her cry. She was always calm, always collected, always in control. And now...

She seemed...

Broken.

InuYasha stared intently as another tear ran down her pale cheek. Moving his free hand, he gently turned her face towards him. At contact, her eyes opened. He could see it, practically feel it roll off of her in waves.

Fear.

Fear of rejection.

The exact same fear that was harbored deep within his own soul. 'I should tell them. They deserve to know.' Looking straight into Kagome's eyes, he whispered, "We won't discard you like some common trash. That would be hypocritical." All eyes immediately turned to him.

"InuYasha," warned Sesshoumaru.

"Sesshoumaru, they told us, we should tell them," InuYasha argued.

"Tell us what Sesshoumaru?" questioned a teary-eyed Rin from her place in his lap. He looked in her eyes and one thought ran through his mind.

'Fuck.'

With a resigned sigh, he turned to InuYasha and nodded. All eyes turned back to him. His eyes turned to Kagome. He leaned in close to her but spoke loud enough to be heard by those around him.

"We've been through some tough shit too. When I was thirteen, my mother died. She was murdered. You see, my mom was a very well known businesswoman and many people knew her. She was killed by a rival company owner because they were going out of business because of her work. Sess and I were with her at the time, the fucking pycho shot my mother in the chest, shot me close to the heart, and practically ripped off Sess's arm."

Throughout the entire little story, InuYasha looked intently at Kagome. And kept looking as Miroku entered the conversation.

"As long as we're sharing, I guess I should come clean too." Miroku pulled off his usual hand wrap to reveal his own scar in the shape of a perfect circle that went right through his hand. "I was with my parents driving in our car. A drunk driver came by and crashed into us. Apparently, some pole or something ran straight through my hand. When I woke up, my parent were dead." Sango's hand clasped his comfortingly. He gave her a grateful smile.

Everyone sat in silence for a while. It was eerie yet comforting. Somehow, it felt right.

Being with each other. It was...serene. Like this was how it should be. How it always should have been. They turned on the TV, desperate for something that would help them stay there but as they unfortunately realized, time...was a bitch.

-Sunday-

It was either very late or extremely early, oh hell, the point is that it was dark outside. Everybody left in favor of sleeping in a comfortable bed. Well, almost everyone.

InuYasha refused to leave though. He wanted to stay by his Kagome.

Even if it meant that he had to forfeit his big comfy bed at home. But...

'I love her.'

That was the thought that ran through his head as he looked upon the angel that was Kagome. He loved her. He had hardly known her a week but that didn't matter. He would keep loving her until they were old and wrinkled, needing their grandchildren to pay for their expenses.

Kagome, at the moment, was sleeping. Which was a good thing, of course, but he wanted to look at her eyes. Those beautiful eyes that captivated his soul and engraved themselves into his mind. He remembered when he first saw them.

It was when she was performing that song at school. She sang with such emotion, such passion. It could enrapture anyone who was blessed enough to look upon her, to hear her sing in that hauntingly beautiful voice. The way she moved the music with her voice. Actually giving life to it. Gods, it was amazing.

She was amazing.

And she was his.

They went out with eachother, they stood by eachother, and they wanted to be with eachother.

That look in her eyes when she listened to his past showed that she cared. She showed empathy, understanding, and compassion. The exact thing that he had been denied by nearly everyone he came in contact with. But his musing was interrupted by the arrival of his father.

"It's tough, isn't son?" he asked. InuYasha jumped at the sound of InuTaisho's voice.

"What's tough?" His father walked up to him and pulled up another chair.

"Being in love."

"Not really."

"But it is when the person you love is hurt."

"Yup."

"I know the feeling."

"Of seeing someone you love hurt?"

"No, actually being in love. It feels great."

"Yeah, but..."

"But?" InuYasha turned his eyes away from his father and to Kagome.

"I haven't known her very long. How is it that I'm in love after so little time?"

"If it's any consolation, that's how it was with your mother and I."

"Really?"

"Yup. I knew that the instant I saw her, I'd be there by her side for as long as I was able. But unfortunately, that wasn't as long as I would have liked. Take good care of her InuYasha."

"I will."

"Protect her."

"I will."

"Don't get her pregnant."

"WHAT?!!!" InuYasha turned his eyes to his father in shock.

His father just laughed.

"Oh, come on. I work in the hospital. I see pregnant teens come through here everyday. I doubt you'll last long on abstinence."

"Dad!"

"Of course, we'll have to get you tested for any STDs."

"DAD!!"

"Hey! I saved her life, I'm not letting my own son screw it up."

"Good point."

"But you love her?"

"Yup."

"You sure?"

"Never been more so in my life."

"Does she know about what happened with your mom?"

"Yup."

"And you know about her scar?"

"You knew about her scar?"

"You knew about her scar?"

"Yes, I do work here you know?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Do you think that it would be fair to tell you something about her that she didn't want out yet?"

"That's what Sango said."

"Exactly. I'll be leaving now."

"'Kay."

"And I schedule you for that test soon."

"DAD!!"

InuTaisho left his son with his new love. Young love. Ten percent of the time it leads to old love.

The other ninety percent ends up in hatred, betrayal, and homicide.

But that wouldn't happen with InuYasha and Kagome.

Hopefully.

That would be bad.

InuYasha laid his head down on the bed to sleep, only to be awoken by the sound of...singing? Yes, it diffidently was singing. It was Kagome.

"I've been looking in the mirror for so long.

That I've come to believe my soul's on the other side.

Oh the little pieces falling, shatter.

Shards of me,

Too sharp to put back together.

Too small to matter,

But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.

If I try to touch her,

And I bleed,

I bleed,

And I breathe,

I breathe no more.

Take a breath and I try to draw from my spirits well.

Yet again you refuse to drink like a stubborn child.

Lie to me,

Convince me that I've been sick forever.

And all of this,

Will make sense when I get better.

I know the difference,

Between myself and my reflection.

I just can't help but to wonder,

Which of us do you love.

So I bleed,

I bleed,

And I breathe,

I breathe now...

Bleed,

I bleed,

And I breathe,

I breathe,

I breathe-

I breathe no more."

InuYasha raised his head from his former position to look at Kagome. She was looking out the window, the moon shining brightly in her eyes. Her raven hair pooled around her; her blue highlights glimmered.

So did her tears.

They cascaded down her face like raindrops. It was tragically beautiful.

"Gods, I love her."

Instantly, her head turned to face him.

Unwittingly, he said his thought aloud.

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A/N: Well, that's it. Sorry it's a bit short. It's been a bit of a rough week. Damn teachers. Please review for my self-confidence.