Disclaimer; I don't own Inuyasha, why? A) I can't buy it B) I'm not a creative genius.

The Bruised and the Healed

By: S.A.M.

"Hello?"

InuYasha shot Kagome a worried glance as she listened into the phone.

"Who is this?"

Kagome's eyes widened as she heard the response and she dropped the phone on the counter before running towards the exit.

Inuyasha dashed after her, focusing his attention on catching her and completely forgetting the cell phone.

Little did he know that call had changed Kagome's view of life.

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"Hey hot stuff" Ayame heard a voice say.

"Listen, what's-your-face, I have a big, strong boyfriend that's probably cuter than you, so if I were you I'd just-"

A pair of warm lips enveloped hers preventing her from going on. "I'm glad you feel that way" Kouga said pleasantly.

"Don't think so much of your own self" Ayame said poking his ribs. "It's a bad quality in men."

With that, Ayame turned around and began walking towards her next class, leaving her boyfriend to smirk like an idiot.

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Tears stained Kagome's cheeks as she ran. She didn't care if it was the middle of the night, she didn't care where she was going. All she cared about what getting away from that wretched thing.

She tried to convince herself that just like all the other times, that it was a prank.

She tried and tried to sink that feeling that this time it was true to the bottom, because if she believed, the heartbreak would be bigger.

And as she ran, she tried to forget the fact that her parents were dead.

A feeling of tiredness enveloped her body, forcing her to slow down. Her heels weren't making it any easier to run, and the cold environment did nothing but make her want to stop.

And so she did. She collapsed in an alley, at 12:30 pm.

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He found her at 12:45 pm. One minute more and it would have been too late.

"HEY BUTT FACE" he heard a voice say.

Turning around, he said "What do you want?"

The other guy was tall, and had silver hair. His eyes were emotionless, the color caramel.

Inuyasha recognized him, and a smirk formed on his face.

"The girl" said the other.

"Don't you have something better to do, Fluffy?" InuYasha asked.

"How many times do I have to tell you to not call me fluffy?" was the playful response

Now there was a smirk on both of their faces, a smirk of knowingness and a type of relationship only they had.

"I dunno how many?" InuYasha replied.

There was a tense moment before the two brothers erupted into laughter.

"How've ya been Sesh?" InuYasha asked.

(If you hadn't figured out the other was Sesshomaru, you're pretty dumb)

"I've been pretty good, actually. And you Yasha?"

"Oh I'm good, I have a job. How's the business?"

Sesshomaru smirked. He was wearing his black police uniform.

"It's excellent. Who's that?" he asked, pointing at the unconscious body of Higurashi, Kagome.

"My co-worker" Inuyasha declared flatly.

"She ran out of the place after getting a phone call and I found her just before you showed up."

Sesshomaru nodded before approaching the body.

He shone his flashlight in her face causing her to flinch.

Immediately, Inuyasha rushed over. "Is she ok?"

Sesshomaru smirked it looks like my little brother has found love. He thought.

"What are YOU smirking about?" Inuyasha demanded.

"Wait here, I'll call the ambulance." Sesshomaru alleged, giving Inuyasha a worried glance.

"She needs an ambulance?" he whispered questionably.

Sesshomaru nodded solemnly.

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An ambulance had arrived, and Kagome was taken to the hospital.

Meanwhile, a worried InuYasha called her friends and family.

Ray, Souta and Christy arrived twenty minutes later to find Inuyasha pacing back and forth in the waiting room.

"Are you Inuyasha?" Christy asked, dragging Ray behind her while Souta went to the bathroom.

"Yes I am."

"Well, I'm Christy and this is my husband Ray." She said politely.

"We're Kagome's foster parents."

At this, Inuyasha's face changed from worried to angry.

He looked at them both with a disgusted face before facing Ray.

"So you're the bastard" he said, his hands making fists.

"Excuse me?" Ray said, for once in his life, not drunk.

Inuyasha growled. "You're the one who beats her. YOU'RE the one who makes her sad. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER!"

Ray's eyes widened, before his hands made a fist gesture and tried to punch Inuyasha. However, he missed, for Inuyasha grabbed his fist with one hand and punched him in the nose with his other hand.

"That's for Souta" he whispered. "And this" he said, kicking Ray's balls "Is for Kagome" he said, his voice little above a whisper.

Ray's nose was bloody, and he was gasping for breath, clutching his privates.

"Now you know how I felt when she told me what you do to them." Inuyasha whispered.

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Inuyasha was sitting in a far corner of the room; his arms folded and foot tapping, with Souta next to him. Kagura, Ayame, Kouga, Rin and Sango had arrived about an hour after he had called them, and were sitting down worriedly. Ray and Christy were on the other side of the room.

And at that moment, the doctor arrived.

Inuyasha, Souta, Kouga, Rin, Kagura and Ayame stood in unison.

"Are you Inuyasha?" the doctor asked.

"Yes." Inuyasha said.

"She asked for her little brother and for you"

Inuyasha and Souta walked into the room, and saw Kagome in a hospital bed with a breathing aid and an I.V. in her left hand. Her eyes were open and there were tiny cuts on her face, with sweat dripping down her forehead.

Inuyasha walked towards her and sat on the bed, wiping the sweat of her forehead.

"Inuyasha" she said softly. Inuyasha shook his head and smiled. "Don't speak."

Souta came and sat on the other side.

"Souta" he heard her whisper. He too, shook his head. "InuYasha is right" he said. "You shouldn't be talking, you're hurt."

Kagome gave them both a warm smile. "Souta, c'mere" Kagome whispered. Souta, as always, followed orders.

"Are Christy and Ray out there?" she asked.

He nodded. "Inuyasha beat Ray up" he whispered. "Ray has a broken nose and his crotch is loose thanks to Inu" he said and chuckled.

Kagome giggled. "Cool, then I suggest you go back out and go home and RUN up the stairs to the room and lock it. You know where the food is." Kagome whispered.

Souta nodded and went outside after hugging Kagome.

Inuyasha grinned at the siblings silently before turning back to Kagome.

"Are you Ok?" He asked sweetly.

Kagome smiled. "Yea Inuyasha, I'm fine."

"Good." He replied with a smile.

"Oh, and Kagome"

"Yea"

"Who called you anyways?"

Kagome looked up with sad eyes.

"Sureido Higurashi"

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Ok guys, forgive me. The stupid hurricanes kept turning of my computer. I was halfway through this chapter one time, and then it turned it off. (Stupid-ass thing) So, just forgive me.

Also, can anyone guess who 'Sureido Higurashi' is? clue: It's a boy name