A/N: Here is the next chapter of this one! Hope you all like it! Please review and let me know what you think.

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Dream of Me
Chapter Fifteen

Kagome yawned. She had slept well, surprisingly enough, and did not find that she had any more holes in her body that she did not have before she'd gone to sleep. She smiled. Sango was snuggled into one of Kagome's many fluffy pillows, and Inuyasha was still resting his head on the side of her bed, sleeping peacefully. Kagome stroked his hair absentmindedly for a moment. He looked so cute while he was sleeping!

"I'm glad you're here with me, Inuyasha," she whispered to him. Looking around, she realized that Miroku wasn't in the room. He must have already gotten up and gone down stairs. Kagome quietly stood and went to her door.

"Interested? In Sango? I…well, that is…yes." She heard Miroku say as she went down the stairs. "Marry her? Well, hopefully one day…yes…after Naraku is dead and I can finally be rid of this cursed hole in my hand. I would not want to pass such an awful legacy on to my children…"

Kagome grinned inwardly. There was only one person she knew who could get such information out of people so easily. How long had her mother been down here talking to Miroku? She cleared her throat loudly as she entered the room, and Miroku jumped.

"How much did you hear?" he demanded.

Kagome laughed. "Enough, my dear friend…enough."

"Kagome…don't smile like that. It's evil! You wouldn't say anything to her, would you?" Miroku looked dazed, until Kagome shook her head. Then, he looked relieved. "Thank you so much."

Kagome's mother gasped. Kagome looked down. Apparently, she had seen Kagome's arms. There were fingerprint bruises where Hojo had pinned her to the mall directory last night. She blushed scarlet.

"Who did that? Was it Inuyasha?" her mother demanded.

Kagome paled and shook her head. "No, mom! It wasn't Inuyasha. It was Hojo. He got a bit carried away at the mall last night, and Sango had to clobber him for me."

Kagome's mother was now the one shaking her head. "I told your grandfather, but he never listens to me. I knew that there was something wrong with that boy. He was always a little too nice for my comfort…" she mused. "I think I'm going to go have a chat with your grandfather about trying to marry you off to abusive men…" she stood.

Kagome opened the fridge and sighed deeply. "Mom, we don't have any milk!" she whined.

Kagome's mother smiled and handed her a bill. "Go get some from the shop doing the street." She suggested.

"Would you like me to come, Lady Kagome?" asked Miroku.

"No," Kagome shook her head. "Stay here and tell the others if they wake up that I will be returning shortly. In the meantime, you should have yourself some breakfast. I'm sure my mother would make some eggs if you asked her about it." She waved as she left the house.

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Kagome took a deep breath. Her nose was greeted with all the smells that a city had to offer…which Kagome had to admit did stink a little. The sun shone bright in the sky, and it already felt like it was going to be the perfect day outside. She would start her training this morning after Inuyasha got up, and it was something that, in this perfect weather, she was much looking forward to.

She reached the store in a mere fifteen minutes and walked straight back to get the milk. In the morning hours, the store was very quiet. Everyone was either at work or just plain somewhere else enjoying their summer vacation. Kagome smiled and bowed to the old lady at the counter before she left the store.

She got about half way home when she got a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. By the time she realized what was going on, it was too late to do anything about it, and for the second time in two days, she came eye to eye with Hojo, her back against a wall.

"Let go of me, Hojo…" Kagome warned. "I'll scream…" she threatened.

"That was real slick of you, Kagome…getting your friend to cut in on my fun like that last night." He smirked. "Now, you still didn't answer my question…"

Fear shone in Kagome's eyes. Never before had she seen Hojo act like this. He was always so nice to her. She shivered. "You aren't going to like the answer, Hojo, now please, let me go. You're hurting me…" Kagome whimpered. "I swear I'll scream!" She took a big breath, but rather than sound coming out, she suddenly felt as if she could get no air in, and the wound on her stomach was suddenly in searing pain. She felt it open up again.

Hojo smirked. 'You can't scream now, can you? Now answer my question…" he demanded.

Kagome gasped and clutched at her stomach. "Inu…Yasha…" she coughed.

"Who the hell is that, and what is wrong with you?" yelled Hojo, pulling Kagome's arms away. He looked confused at the bloodstain on her midsection. "I didn't hit you that hard." He smirked. "What is this?" he pulled up the front of her shirt and stared at her wound, which, until he had irritated it, had been on its way to perfect health.

Kagome could feel the air slowly seeping back into her lungs. "Inuyasha!" she yelled this time, and Hojo covered her mouth.

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"Keh! That woman takes too long! There can not be that many milks to choose from!" Inuyasha growled, but suddenly his gaze shot towards the door, and he sniffed the air in worry.

"What is it, Inuyasha?" asked Sango.

"I smell blood. Kagome's blood…" Inuyasha whispered. "If that bastard touched her I will kill him twice!" he threatened, rushing for the door with Sango and Miroku hot on his heels. Shippo tried to squirm his way out of Kagome's mother's grasp, but she would not permit him to leave.

"Inuyasha! How far is she?" yelled Miroku.

He blinked. "Just up here! Hurry up, monk!" Inuyasha snarled his reply.

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"So this Inuyasha guy is your reason for rejecting me, is he? Well, you're right. I definitely didn't like that answer at all…" Hojo whispered to her. "I'd like to meet this Inuyasha of yours…"

"I'm already here, you bastard!" Inuyasha jerked Hojo off of Kagome, and she allowed herself to slump to the floor in pain. The blood flow from her newly opened wound was starting to slow, but it still pained her greatly.

Sango and Miroku rushed to her.

"How did this happen?" demanded Miroku.

"It doesn't take a genius to figure that out, Miroku." Snapped Sango in worry.

Inuyasha, in fact, had already guessed what must have happened. He was readying himself to slice this Hojo guy in two for touching his Kagome when he heard something that made him stop for a moment.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome frowned. "Don't do it. You'll get in trouble. We can have him thrown in jail…" she whispered.

Inuyasha paused, and sniffed the air. Kagome's scent had not changed. That was good, because that would have meant that Inuyasha would have killed this Hojo guy anyway. He dropped his hand. "All right, Kagome. I won't. Are you going to be okay?"

"Her wound has stopped bleeding now," Sango reported. "If we rewrap it when we get home, she should have no problems with it."

Inuyasha smiled with relief. "That's good. Now, where is this jail thing?" he asked Kagome.

"Go get my mom. She will call them…" Kagome answered.

Inuyasha nodded. "Climb on, Kagome." He motioned toward his back. "We'll carry this idiot back to your house and 'call' from there. I don't want to let him or you out of my sight." He admitted.

"All right, Inuyasha." Kagome sighed. She climbed onto his back, and Sango and Miroku followed them back to Kagome's house. Kagome's mother rushed towards the door.

"Are you okay, Kagome?" her mother worried.

"Call 1-1-9, mom…he hit me…" Kagome frowned.

Kagome's mother rushed to the phone.

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"Yes, Mrs. Higurashi, we are going to need some background information." The police officer sighed. "It looks like we may end up charging him with assault…"

"May?" growled Inuyasha. "Look at the bruises on her arms! Look at her stomach!"

The police officer nodded. "Like I said, we will need some background information. Like, first of all, do you know why he was stalking your daughter?" the police man asked, his head tilting to one side.

Kagome's mother took a deep breath. "Kagome is eighteen. Her grandfather promised the Hojo family that she would marry their oldest son…however, he did not ask anyone about it. I disapproved of the union."

"Why, may I ask?"

Kagome's mother cleared her throat loudly. "My daughter is eighteen, and we are no longer in those times anymore when our parents used to decide everything for us. I did not want my daughter to have to go through such a painful experience. She has already promised her heart to someone else. I approve of the pair. I talked to her grandfather about it, and he finally relented, but apparently the Hojo family's oldest son did not take the news well…"

"Yes…obviously." The policeman nodded. He sighed deeply. "We will be charging him with assault and battery. He will be going to jail. However…his family is rather…powerful. I am not sure how long we will be able to keep him there. I would suggest that you enroll yourself into some self defense classes…think of some new ways to get home. Change your routine. We can also file a restraining order, which means he would go back to jail if he ever came near you again…"

Kagome nodded. "Yes, do that please."

"I won't ever let him hurt you again, Kagome." Inuyasha whispered, placing his hands on her shoulders and kissing her forehead. "Everything is going to be all right…"

"I'm glad that you got to her in time, sir. These stalker type cases sometimes end up ending very badly."

Inuyasha nodded in understanding.

"I wish you two all the happiness in the world. Please call us again if ever you need our assistance." The policeman waved as he left her house.

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Much to Kagome's surprise, the next day her stomach already felt much better. When she asked Inuyasha about it, he only smiled and told her that her hanyou side had finally kicked in to full gear.

"I feel so much better." She smiled. "I'm sorry things got so messed up yesterday. I know we were supposed to start my training…"

"Kagome, don't even think such things! That's not important. What's important is that you are safe, and you are with me. We can start your training later if you want to."

"What about now?" Kagome smiled.

Inuyasha blinked. "Now? Kagome, I don't think…"

"My stomach is fine, Inuyasha. I already told you. Would you like to see?" she smirked, and Inuyasha blushed scarlet.

"No…" he shook his head. "All right…" he sighed, standing and taking a deep breath. "Now, the first thing we want to figure out about your new powers is…"

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A/N: LoL. I couldn't help it. :D I will update soon as if you review…grins evilly