Inuyasha sat on his bed playing catch with his wall. He threw that ratty old baseball to the wall over and over again. Kagome's Gramps had gotten out of the hospital a week ago and ever since then the only time he had gotten to see her was in class. Well every class except for sixth and seventh. Sixth he didn't have with her and seventh he had with Kagome, Koga, Miroku, Sango, and Kikyou. Sango and Miroku had tried dividing up their time between Inuyasha and Kagome, but more often than not, he got stuck with Kagome's cousin, Kikyou.
Kikyou was beautiful, but in a superficial way. She worked on looking good on the outside and that was it. She was a nasty person on the inside. She hung all over him and it was disgusting.
Inuyasha's cell phone beeped telling him he had a text message. His eyes did a double take when he saw that it was from Kagome. Hey Koga is going out of town 2nite want to get together with sango and miroku for a game of bowling? Inuyasha grinned with excitement.
Hell yea what time? He typed back.
7:30 Miroku will pick u up.
Sounds good. He typed back. So Koga was out of town tonight. Inuyasha still needed away to get close to Kagome when school wasn't in session. Sango, Miroku and himself had been racking their brains for the last week to figure out how to get Inuyasha closer to their ring of friends.
Then as if Inuyasha had been struck by lightning he realized how it could be done. He shook his head and told himself there was another way, but there wasn't. Inuyasha put his head in his hands and groaned.
Kagome kissed Koga with as much passion as she could muster. She was getting bored and her neck was beginning to hurt. Kagome stopped kissing him and started to kiss his neck taking the opportunity to glance at the clock. They had been making out for a half hour now! Kagome kissed Koga again for a few seconds then pulled away.
"Koga I don't want to make you late." She said to him. Koga had his hands on her waist and when she said that his grip tightened.
"Kagome don't worry about it. Mom is going to call on my cell when she gets here." He said. Kagome noticed that he didn't ask if she wanted to go. He knew she was planning an outing with Sango and Miroku. He didn't care if she wanted to leave early to get ready to meet them.
Koga shifted position until he was lying on top of Kagome. He captured her lips with his and started to kiss her. Koga really started getting into it. He was moaning and groaning and his hands seemed to be everywhere.
Koga's hands reached for the fasten of Kagome's jeans and she instantly stiffened. This was way past her comfort zone. "Koga don't!"
"Dammit Kagome! Why do you always do that? You turn me on so damn much just to say no?" Kago said glaring at her.
"Koga I'm sorry just stop." Kagome said. There were tears in her eyes and she was on the verge of bursting into tears. Koga was about to say something when his cell phone rang. Koga's ice blue eyes showed anger and annoyance as he answered the phone. Saved by the phone. Kagome thought.
"Yea I'll be down in a few seconds." Koga said. He snapped the phone shut and just stared at Kagome. "We've been dating for a year and a half now. You still won't let me get in your pants." He said this so seriously Kagome wanted to laugh, but she stopped herself.
"And its reasons like that I won't let you get far with me Koga." Kagome said coldly. Have fun at your mom's house Koga. I'll call you tomorrow." Kagome said grabbing her coat and walking out of Koga's room.
"Don't talk to me like that!" Koga roared running after her. Kagome's eyes widened with fear. She turned around to face him. His face was red and the expression in his eyes chilled her to the bones. "Don't talk to me like I'm a three-year- old and will be happy with a phone call!"
"If its sex you're looking for than maybe you should get another girlfriend!" Kagome yelled. There was immediate silence after Kagome said that. Koga's eyes, if possible, got even meaner. He took slow steps until he reached Kagome.
"Don't ever say that again." He said quietly. Kagome looked into his eyes and Koga saw defiance in hers. When he saw that something inside him snapped. He raised his hand, and Kagome knowing what to expect closed her eyes and waited. He struck her across the face so hard that she fell to the ground.
"I'll call you tomorrow." He said as though nothing happened. She heard him pick up his duffel bag by the door and open the door. "Use the spare key to lock up will ya?" He said to her. He then closed the door and Kagome finally let the tears fall.
"She's a half hour late." Sango said twisting a napkin in her hands over and over again. She glanced at Inuyasha and Miroku who looked equally worried. Sango was amazed at Inuyasha. They had known him for a little less than two weeks and he fit into their group so well, its like he was always there. If only Miroku's mom had been close friends with Inuyasha's mom rather than Koga's.
Koga Sango thought. She didn't like him from the start. He seemed to polished and too gentlemanly for anyone. She knew it was an act, and she tried to warn Kagome, but she just brushed her warning aside.
Sango got up reaching in her purse at the same time. She didn't get any reception on her cell phone inside the bowling ally so she had to go outside. As soon as she saw the reception signal go up, she dialed Kagome's number.
"Hel-Hello?" Kagome answered.
"Kagome! Where are you? Why didn't you answer any of the texts we sent you?" Sango asked worried.
"S-Sango. I'm at my h-house. C-can you com-come over?" Sango realized that Kagome's voice was shaking.
"I'll be there in ten minuets." Sango promised into the phone. She hung up and ran to her car. She was roaring out of the parking lot when her cell phone rang.
"Yea." She answered
"Where the hell are you going?" Miroku said.
"Just butt out. I'll talk to you later."
"I don't think so Sango look in your rearview mirror." Sango took a quick glance, then had to do a double take. Miroku was right behind her.
"How the hell did you get behind me so fast?"
"We went outside just to see you jump in your car as if your ass was on fire. Now what the hell is going on?"
"Stay out of it Miroku. You know Kagome hates it when you see her like that."
"Oh. Call when we can come by." Miroku said. "I love you Sango." He said sincerely.
"Bye." Sango said than hung up. Hang on Kagome I'm almost there. She thought as she turned into Kagome's neighborhood. She pulled into Kagome's drive and ran inside without knocking. She ran up the stairs to Kagome's bedroom and saw she wasn't in there. That's when Sango noticed the muffled sobs coming from Kagome's private bathroom.
Sango opened the slowly opened the door and gasped when she saw Kagome. She had a huge angry welt on her face and a bruise on the side of her face from when she fell on the hard floor.
Kagome saw her and ran into her arms. "Sango I can't stand it anymore." She sobbed. "I feel like shit and I've been feeling like this for too long. I hate feeling like this." She cried.
Sango had tears in her eyes as well. She hated to see her friend like this and she hated feeling so helpless. It was like Kagome and herself were on two different sides of a ravine. Sango was safe with Inuyasha and Miroku with her and Kagome was with Koga and there was a volcano erupting or something.
Kagome gingerly felt the bruise on her head. It stung even before her fingers grazed it. "Kagome don't touch!" Sango scolded.
"I have to in order to put cover up on it!" Kagome snapped. She inhaled her breath before touching the powder on her face. Tears sprang to her eyes, but she dusted to purple lump until it wasn't that noticeable. She looked at Sango who tried to cover her snicker but was unsuccessful. Kagome looked at herself again and figured out why. On one side her face she was powdered so thick it look as though her face grew an inch of skin. The bruise still showed through also. The other side of her face was red and underneath that all she was deadly pale.
"Oh Jesus I look like a freak. Sango there is no way in hell I'm still going out bowling for tonight. I'm not leaving this house until my face is back to normal." Kagome said as she gingerly wiped the powder away with a warm wash cloth.
"Yes you are. Its not that noticeable." Sango said unconvinced. Kagome gave a bark of laughter and tried to fix her hair so that it was hanging in her face.
"You look like the girl from the Ring!" Sango said.
"You aren't helping." Kagome grumbled. Sango walked over and started to brush Kagome's hair.
"We promised the boys that we would be there and we won't break our promise." She said as she started to style Kagome's hair. "Now you'll walk in there with Koga's hand print on your face and a huge ugly bruise on you face with dignity. Who knows, maybe when school starts up one of the teachers will turn him in."
"I find that hard to believe." Kagome said quietly. Sango walked away from her to check her cell phone and Kagome turned around to face the mirror. Sango had swept her hair back from her face and pulled half of it up. Her bangs still covered her forehead, but the rest of her face was uncovered. Kagome had an uneasy feeling about this.
About twenty minuets later Sango turned the engine to her car. They were in front of the bowling ally and Kagome was painfully aware of her face. "Sango I can't go in there." She said.
"Sango looked at her. "Yes you can." She said before hopping out of the car. Kagome followed suite and walked into the bowling ally. She told herself that she had nothing on her face.
Sounds of the bowling ally filled her ears. "Sango! Over here!" Miroku yelled. Kagome and Sango walked over to the lane that Miroku and Inuyasha had reserved for them. Kagome held her head up high with dignity. She saw Miroku and Inuyasha's eyes grow huge as she came close enough for them to see her.
"You get our shoes Miroku?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha scanned Kagome's face for the thousandth time in the span of ten seconds. Koga did this. He was going to die. Kagome looked Inuyasha in the eye and Inuyasha was the one to look down. He wouldn't say anything to her. Not yet anyway. Inuyasha was now more sure than ever he had to use his idea so he could be close to Kagome. He had to.
God when I started writing this it wasn't so sad and depressing. But that's where the story went. Thank you for all the reviews I've gotten so far and I'll try to update ASAP but my internet is really screwy and I never know if I'm connected or not. So please bear with me. Thank for all the reviews I've gotten they really make my day! Read review and tell me what you think!
