Chapter 4: The Rosary

The next day it was pouring rain outside. Kagome had dressed in a pair of dark jeans and a white bunny hug, and of course her converse shoes.

"Inuyasha stop it!" Kagome exclaimed as Inuyasha took a swing at Kouga who ducked just in time.

It was lunch time on Wednesday and Inuyasha and Kouga had started fighting…again.

"Ha ha, you missed as usual dog breath," Kouga laughed at him.

Inuyasha fumed and lunged at Kouga, knocking them both to the ground.

"Inuyasha, Kouga! You guys are being stupid! Stop it right now!" Kagome yelled.

A crowd was beginning to gather around them and Kagome was beginning to lose her patience. Sango and Miroku were standing on the sidelines, watching as if they had seen it before, which they probably had. Three of Kouga's friends, Ginta, Hakaku, and a girl named Ayame were all standing by, cheering on Kouga. Kagome could sense that they were all wolf demons as well. Ginta and Ayame were in Kagome's first period.

Someone tapped Kagome's shoulder and she turned to see Ms. Kaede standing there.

"Ms. Kaede! I'm sorry, I tried to stop them but-"

"Put this on Inuyasha and use a calming word. Trust me, it will put him in his place," she handed Kagome what looked like a rosary and then she walked away.

Kagome looked at Sango who just shrugged.

Stepping in between Inuyasha and Kouga, Kagome grabbed onto the neck of Inuyasha's black shirt and pulled him back.

"What are you doing Kagome?" he yelled.

"This is for your ow good," and with that she stuck the rosary over his head.

Inuyasha looked confused, but at that moment Kouga came and punched him in the jaw.

They were back at it in seconds and Kagome tapped her chin.

"Calming word…calming word…what would calm him?" she said to herself.

Suddenly a light bulb went on in her head.

"Inuyasha sit!" she yelled.

The effect was immediate. The rosary around his neck began to glow and then Inuyasha went hurling face first into the ground.

When the dust cleared everyone was silent.

Kagome's eyes grew wide as Inuyasha slowly picked him self up off the ground and glared at Kagome. He tried to put the rosary off but it refused to budge.

"What…did…you…DO KAGOME!" he yelled.

"Um…well I- I ….the rosary," she stuttered as Inuyasha advanced on her, "Well…I -I I'm gonna run now…"

And with that she turned and bolted down the halls as fast as she could, Inuyasha in hot pursuit.

"Come back here Kagome! I'll get you for this! Take this damn thing off!" he yelled.

Kagome couldn't help but laugh a little bit.

"Oh she's laughing!" Inuyasha yelled, "You won't be laughing when I catch you!"

"Inuyasha sit boy!" she said over her shoulder.

"Gah!" he screamed and suddenly there was a loud crash and Kagome assumed that eh was up close and personal with the floor again. Although she didn't dare look back.

Running around the corner she ran straight into someone. Startled, she began to fall back until someone grabbed her around the waist to stop her from falling.

When she looked up she came face to face with bright red eyes.

"N-Naraku…" Kagome whispered.

"Nice to see you again priestess," his chilling voice rang through her head like a scream, "I see that you don't have Inuyasha here to save you this time."

Her eyes widened and she screamed.

"Inuyasha-"

She was cut off when Naraku clapped his hand over her mouth and dragged her into the janitor closet.

Kagome struggled to break away from him but eh forced her up against a wall, pinning her arms to her side. Naraku looked at her with that same hungry look in his eyes that he had back in the cafeteria…

"Inuyasha!" she yelled again, "Inu-"

Seeing as both of his hands were hold down her arms, Naraku forced his lips on hers, silencing her.

Kagome screaming against his lips. They were so cold…it felt like he was draining her power from her. His kiss became more forceful as he crushed her between his body and the wall. Naraku's hands went to her waist and he forced them up her shirt.

Kagome hit him and clawed at his chest but it's like he didn't feel anything.

"Kagome? Where are you!" Inuyasha yelled just outside the door.

I have to make noise…I have to get his attention, she thought.

Kicking the wall as hard as she could she continued to struggle.

"Stop it bitch," Naraku hissed against her lips.

Kagome could feel Inuyasha's aura moving away from the door.

No…no, I have to stop him, she screamed in her head.

Naraku moved one of his knees between Kagome's legs and she started to panic.

"Stop!" she screamed and suddenly Naraku was hurled against the opposite wall by a pink burst of power. When the light faded Kagome saw that Naraku was lying against the wall, unconscious.

Sinking to the ground Kagome began to cry.

Suddenly the door burst open.

"There you- Kagome? Kagome what happened?" Inuyasha knelt in front of her.

He looked at Kagome and then noticed Naraku lying unconscious on the ground.

Suddenly Kagome found herself wrapped in Inuyasha's embrace. She didn't realize how badly she was shaking and she clung to Inuyasha.

"Kagome, what happened?" he whispered in her ear.

"I-I was s-so scared," she whispered, "I r-ran into h-him and h-he…he…"

She couldn't continue and continued to sob into his shoulder.

Inuyasha seemed to notice the way Kagome's sweater had been pushed up and she could hear a growl growing in his chest.

"Did he hurt you?" Inuyasha growled, "If he touched you…"

"Please," Kagome whispered, she had stopped crying, "I just want to get out of here."

Inuyasha helped her up, but as soon as she stood up Kagome's knees buckled and she would have fallen if Inuyasha hadn't caught her.

"You used your power didn't you? I could feel it," Inuyasha said as he picked her up bridal style.

Kagome nodded, "I didn't mean to, I just got scared."

Inuyasha carried her down the hallway and Kagome was relieved to see that the bell had already rung and the halls were deserted.

Going into the cafeteria Inuyasha set her in a chair and sat beside her.

"Tell me what happened Kagome," he said softly.

Kagome blushed…it was embarrassing talking to Inuyasha about it.

When Inuyasha realized this he clenched his fists so tightly that Kagome noticed a bead on blood flowing from his palm.

"Stop it!" she said and grabbed his hand.

Inuyasha immediately loosened his grip and let out a sigh.

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," he said softly.

"I do…it's just that…I don't want you getting all mad," Kagome whispered.

Inuyasha became tense again, "So he touched you!" he growled.

"Inuyasha please calm down!" Kagome said.

"I'll kill I'll-"

Kagome placed a hand on either side of his face and forced him to look at her. Inuyasha's brilliant amber eyes were flashing red with fury but when they locked on to Kagome's he took in a sharp breath. They just stared at each other for a moment, and Kagome almost forgot where she was..

"Calm yet?" she whispered.

He nodded softly and she smiled, releasing his face which was now blushing.

"We should…um…get back to class," Inuyasha mumbled.

Kagome looked weary, "I don't know if I want to go to classes."

Inuyasha looked her in the eyes, "We only have a few hours left, and I'll be with you the whole time. Don't worry Kagome, I'll protect you."

Kagome smiled, "Ok."

As they walked back to class in silence, Inuyasha kept shooting glances at Kagome.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Well…um…I was wondering…" Kagome watched him, "Could you take off this necklace now?"

She laughed a little bit, "Ok."

She went to take off the necklace, but it refused to move.

"Um…it's not coming off," Kagome smiled weakly up at him.

He growled, "Kagome…this is all your fault…"

"Hey," she smiled, "it looks kind of good on you actually…"

He ignored her, mumbling, and they continued on to class.

After school was out, Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku all stood in front of Inuyasha's locker.

"Let's go to that coffee house that Kagome was talking about," Miroku suggested.

Everyone agreed and they split up. Sango went with Kagome and Inuyasha got a ride with Miroku.

"So why were you two late for fourth period Kagome?" Sango asked as they drove, "Miroku kept sending me text messages of what he thought you two were doing…it was nasty."

Kagome frowned, "No…I ran into Naraku again."

Sango gasped, "What happened?"

Kagome told her everything, trying not to cry again. It was easier to tell Sango the details instead of Inuyasha. It just would have been to weird with him…

"I can't believe he would do that!" Sango fumed, "Inuyasha looked really upset, does he know?"

Kagome shook her head, "Not everything. He found me after he felt me use my power and I guess he sort of guessed when he saw that my sweater was pushed up and Naraku was unconscious."

"I wondered what had happened. I felt your power too. Everyone who's a demon I'm sure felt it to…" Sango gritted her teeth, "If I ever see that Naraku…"

"Don't even think about it Sango. I don't want you to get on his bad side too. It'll be hard enough for me to control Inuyasha let alone you," Kagome said.

"What about you and Inuyasha?" Sango smiled, "You two seem to be getting along…well."

Kagome glared at her, "Nothing is going on, we're just friends. No, actually I don't even think that he thinks of me as a friend. He hates me."

"Oh, he does not, you know that," she said.

"Let's drop the topic. What about you and Miroku? You two seem cozy."

Sango blushed, "We are not! He's a pervert! There's nothing going on! We're just friends."

Kagome smiled, seeing right through that lie. Sango liked him, she could tell…

They pulled into the coffee shop a little bit after Miroku's black land rover did.

When the entered the shop Miroku waved to them from a corner.

The girls walked over to them and sat in the cozy chairs opposite of them.

"Did you guys order yet?" a young girl who Kagome recognized form school asked.

"Megera?" Kagome asked.

Megera smiled, "Hey Kagome."

"You work here?"

"Yeah, I needed a part time job to pay off some car damage so my uncle gave me a job here," she smiled, "What can I get for you guys?"

"I'll have a strawberry crepe and a hot chocolate," Sango smiled.

"Same for me," Kagome said.

"I'll have the decaf coffee with a chocolate chip muffin," Miroku said.

"Um…the chicken noodle soup and a blueberry muffin please," Inuyasha said.

"Ok," Megera said and then left.

When she was gone Sango turned to Kagome, "You know that girl?"

"Yeah, she's on the archery team with me," she said.

Sango nodded and they waited for their orders to come while talking about school.

"You should have been here is grade nine Kagome," Sango laughed, "It was when Inuyasha and Miroku just met. I remember it. Miroku thought Inuyasha was a girl from behind because of his long hair, and so he went and groped him! You should have seen them fight! Inuyasha was so mad! After that they were inseparable."

"Makes me wonder if Inuyasha actually enjoyed Miroku grabbed his ass," Kagome laughed.

Inuyasha blushed, "Shut up Kagome!"

This only caused everyone to laugh harder.

The food came then and they all began to eat.

"Hey Kagome," Inuyasha said with his mouth full, "What school did you go to before?"

Kagome set down her hot chocolate, "I use to go to the prep school out of town."

"You mean Julliard's?" Miroku asked.

Kagome nodded.

"Holy shit that's a high class school! Why would you switch?" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"I was expelled," Kagome whispered.

Everyone was silent.

"What happened Kagome?" Sango asked.

Kagome sighed, "Julliard's doesn't except demons or anyone one else who has any type of powers. They say that they want to keep their school 'pure'", Kagome said, "My father had always said that he wanted me to go to that school. He wanted the best for me…he died when I was little and I didn't know I had spiritual powers yet. So when I found out, I was still determine to do what my dad wanted me to. So I tried to hide my powers. It worked up until the end of last year. I got in a fight with this one girl who kept bugging me, and I lost my temper. I ended up throwing her through a window with my power and she was in a coma for a week."

After she finished there was a long pause and Kagome could feel herself begin to blush.

"Pure? Why the hell would they say that?" Sango hissed, "Don't worry about it Kagome, by the sound of it, I think you are better off with us anyway."

Kagome smiled, "Yeah, you're right."

"What did they do when they found out you were a priestess?" Miroku asked as he sipped his coffee.

Kagome bit her bottom lip. This was always the hardest part to tell…

"It was horrible," Kagome whispered, "the next day when I came back to school some one had written a whole bunch of crude messages all over my locker. In between classes the other students were so cruel. They would push me around and tell me I had dirty blood. One senior even tried to run me over with his car. The whole time teachers would be watching, but they would do nothing to stop them."

"Oh Kagome…" Sango rested a comforting hand on her shoulder and Kagome fought back the tears.

Even the people she had called her friends had taken part in the cruelty…

"I should probably go," Kagome said, looking at her watch, "My mom is probably wondering where I am."

"Kagome are you sure?" Sango asked.

Kagome nodded, "Yeah, do you need a ride Sango?"

She shook her head, "No, I'll get Miroku to drive me home."

As Kagome went to grab her bags, she looked at Inuyasha. He was just staring at her. His eyes were wide and in their depths she could see confusion and…understanding? Before she could look harder he looked away, deep in thought.

Kagome turned and walked out the coffee shop door, the three of them watching her go.

As soon as she got in the car she blasted Evanescence over the stereo and let the music drown out her thoughts. Taking the long route home, she started to sing along.

When she finally got home about an hour later she was in a much better mood.

"Kagome!" her mom hugged her when she walked in the door, "I was so worried! Your friend called an hour ago wondering if you were home. They said that you had left the coffee shop an hour ago and I was so worried that something had happened!"

"Don't worry mom," Kagome smiled, "I just went for a drive, that's all. So Sango called? Does she want me to call her back?"

Her mom looked puzzled.

"Oh no dear, it wasn't Sango who called."

"It wasn't?" Kagome was surprised, "Then who was it?"

"He didn't give his name dear, but he sounds like such a sweet boy," her mom smiled.

A boy?

Could it have been Inuyasha?