Chapter III: The Storm

Two Years Ago

"He's dead." Kagura Rae barked as she strolled into the café, slamming her briefcase on the table, rattling Kagome Higurashi and Sango Musha's coffee cups that were resting on the table.

Kagome's eyes shot up, glaring at Kagura angrily as Kagura slid into the table, snapping her fingers for the waitress to get her order. The three girls knew each other for the past six years and met each other by this playboy boyfriend that they were all dating at the same time. And to be honest, it wasn't a love-love relationship, it was more or less them trying to kill each other and realizing that he was playing all three of them and that's how they became friends.

"Watch it!" Kagome snarled.

"Kagome," Sango hissed as Kagome piped down, "What happened?"

"He-he!"

"Oh God, don't torture yourself." Kagome said in a sarcastic droll, "Spit it out already."

"Your boyfriend's elder brother!" Kagura snapped as she cupped her hands around her coffee mug, "The nerve of him!"

"He's not my boyfriend! We're friends that are very close--" Kagome began.

"Kagome, who are you fooling? Don't you mean Sesshoumaru, your boyfriend?" Sango asked suspiciously as she glanced around, leaning into Kagura, "Or has something happened between you two?"

Kagura's red eyes flickered up, as she sipped on her on coffee. It was a known fact that Kagura and Sesshoumaru always had problems and their problems always exploded to break ups. See where this is going? A week wouldn't go by without Kagome and Sango hearing about Kagura and Sesshoumaru's 'emotionally detached' relationship problems and whether Kagome or Sango liked it or not, they were going to hear about it, on full volume.

It would be interesting if they didn't hear about it every week and every week it was something different. He didn't like her haircut, she didn't like how he ran his business tours and the list will forever continue to go on. And on. Kagome couldn't remember how long they have been dating, probably for a year, probably for two, maybe three but all Kagome knew that since Kagura and Sesshoumaru have been dating, they've always had their emotionally detached problems. Whether the hell that was.

"He broke up with me." Kagura said rather calmly, Kagome relaxed in her seat as Sango let out a loud sigh.

"Wow, you had me worried there." Sango said, "I thought it was something serious."

"Me too." Kagome said as opened up her checkbook, "Hey since I'm paying, you want to grab a movie, I heard that Troy was really—"

"It is serious!" Kagura growled as Kagome closed her checkbook softly, "Very serious!"

Kagome and Sango exchanged glances as Sango scooted over to pat Kagura on her shoulder, "Come on, you're telling me after the twelve billion times that you guys have broken up that this one, this time, it's serious?"

"Yes!" Kagura sighed exasperatedly, "He said it's for good this time!"

"He always says that!" Kagome said, "God, if I listened to every time Inuyasha said something was for good we'll be both crazy!"

Kagura stared gravely at Kagome, who began flinching underneath Kagura's cold eyes, "What would you do if Inuyasha left you for Kikyou?"

Kagome's mouth began twitching, "We're friends! So it doesn't matter if Inuyasha 'left' me because there's nothing to leave even though he knows I hate that bitc…"

"That's right." Kagura commented, "You would be pissed. In fact, you would think about killing him."

"No I wouldn't." Kagome said biting her bottom lip, "I wouldn't think about killing any—"

"Kikyou."

"You're right, Sango, maybe Kikyou but what does this have to do with anything?" Kagome asked.

"Sesshoumaru went back to Rin Chigo." She admitted before sighing into her coffee.

"What?!" Kagome sputtered.

"She's eighteen!" Sango cried outranged as the people in the café turned around in stared as Sango quieted down, "She barely hit puberty."

"I know and I mean, I know that usually—but I think he's serious and you know how I am when it comes to things that are mine, I may not want him but I don't want anybody else to have him."

Kagome placed her hand upon Kagura's who was staring wishfully out of the window. She knew that even though Kagura pretended that Sesshoumaru meant no difference to her but she knew that in Kagura's heart Sesshoumaru made some impact on her. Especially since Kagura kept taking him back and vice versa. She just didn't understand why Sesshoumaru would go back to Rin of all people!

If that happened to her, if somebody left her for their ex girlfriend. She probably be outraged!

"She's eighteen." Kagome muttered.

"So I came up with a plan." Kagura said brightly.

"No offense Kagura, but your plans aren't usually too bright." Sango said slowly.

"Remember your plan, Sango?" Asked Kagura defensively.

"N-no." Sango stuttered.

"Oh sure you do." Kagome jabbed Sango in the ribs playfully, "You said you were going to super glue Miroku's hands together."

"I said, I didn't plan to and it was a good idea!" Sango snapped, "He gropes me all—"

"Shut up and stop complaining. If you didn't like it break up with him," Sango began fuming silently as Kagura continued, "But no it's better than that, I'm going to ruin them. I'm going to make sure that he'll never understand the meaning of happiness—"

"Whoa and to think I thought this was actually going to be a great plan. I got to go." Sango said standing up, throwing a wad of cash on the table, "Don't pay, Kagome. How about tomorrow?"

"Sure," Kagome said brightly as she also stood up, "Sorry Kagura, Inuyasha hates it when I'm late."

"Why do you obey him?" Kagura glanced up, staring into Kagome's bright azure eyes.

"Obey him?" Kagome asked, laughing, "Come on, Kagura. We both know that I've never listened to him in my life. Besides Kagura, he is not my boyfriend. We're friend, very close friends—"

"With benefits." Kagura finished off for Kagome, "Yeah whatever. See you guys."

Kagome threw some money on the table as she smiled sincerely at Kagura before she exited the café. Poor Kagura, she never did too well with breakups. She remembered the last time Sesshoumaru broke up with her, Kagome shuddered replaying the awful scene in her mind, hurling herself onto Kagura's body, stopping Kagura from quote unquote 'dismembering his family jewels'. If Kagome was a man, she would be quite afraid to date somewhat emotionally unstable Kagura.

"Oh god, what the fuck is wrong with you now?" Kagome glanced up meeting the bright gold eyes of Inuyasha.

"Sesshoumaru broke up with Kagura." Kagome explained as Inuyasha groaned.

She rather enjoyed Inuyasha's company, even though most of the time it was spent those two bickering and one of them fuming and leaving in a huff. But besides that she enjoyed being near him, he made her feel all safe and warm inside; which was gross because she knew him since she was twelve and following him around in her preteen years. She couldn't think of him like that but lately her friends' suggestions have been popping up in her mind and all she could think of him was like that. And now that she was thinking about it, lately, it started to get out of hand, she would stay up all night thinking of him like that and now it was becoming frustrating.

"As usual." Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Now tell me what's really wrong?"

"I'm fine." Kagome said automatically, glancing at, knowing that Inuyasha was staring down at her, "Really."

"Okay. Sure. Whatever. Let's pretend I haven't known you for eight years and that I don't know that you know that I know that you're lying. Don't torture yourself and tell me what's wrong. I hate when you get all quiet and shit, I begin thinking that you're plotting to kill me or something."

"That didn't even make sense." Kagome mumbled as she shivered.

God, lately it was getting so cold in Japan. She could feel it, the eeriness that was creeping over them. She didn't know what she was feeling but lately her body had this undeniable buzz and this feeling, this feeling she couldn't yet shake. She shivered again as she glanced overhead. She hated storms with a passion since she was seventeen years ago. Could it be that it was just three years ago that her parents died? Kagome shook her head sadly as she felt something drape across her shoulders.

"Bring your fucking jacket next time." Inuyasha snarled as Kagome smiled thankfully, "Don't even think about thanking me. You know I hate it when you—"

"Thank you." Kagome said softly.

"Keh, whatever bitch. We need to get out of here before you catch a cold being a weak human that you are and…" Inuyasha stopped in insentience sniffing out the air, "Something smells… stay here, Kagome. Don't move."

Kagome nodded as she watched Inuyasha stroll into the darken alley. Why in the hell did she keep on shivering? Because she hated storms. Kagome brought Inuyasha's red jacket closer to her body as she stared into the alley. What was going on? God, she didn't want to be alone. Not tonight, not tonight when it was supposed to be the worst storm of the season and since it was a weird season to begin with Kagome didn't know what to expect. The unexpected cold front in the summertime and the weird heat wave in January of this year—it's not a freaky occurrence. Kagome tried to remind herself but it was, something didn't feel right and it was bugging her.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out as she stared up into the darken sky. What the hell was going on it was three o'clock in the afternoon, "Inuyasha this isn't funny!"

Kagome stood silent for a moment as she took a deep breath of cold air she found herself making her way towards the alley, "Inuyasha, please… you're scaring me. I'm fucking scared. You know how I am with storms and…"

Kagome gasped, making her way towards Inuyasha's body which was lying across the alley floor. A chuckle rang throughout the passageway making Kagome shudder as a man step into the barely visible light, "Like what I've done to him."

"Who the fuck are you?" Kagome asked as the man chuckled again, "What did you do to…"

"I just made him somewhat of my puppet. When he wakes up, he'll completely forget about you, his life before this and anything that happened today. All he'll remember is his family, his name and me. And he'll do whatever I want him to do and be whoever I want to be. I'll make him a star, successful and happy." The man said with glee, "Oh dammit, I'm so fucking rude, my name is Naraku, pretty girl and you are?"

"Fuck you."

"Wow. What a pretty name but anyway, I'm going to do the same to his elder brother, his best friend and that annoying wolf demon, what is his name oh yes Kouga Urufu. They will all be mine and they'll all do what I want to do. Just think, pretty girl, we'll be very successful and rich and you can be with your love bear, what do you say? Join me?"

"No."

"Very well. Run little girl and I'll completely forget this ever occurred."

"What about Inuyasha?" Kagome asked before she turned away and run.

"He's mine now."

Kagome bolted from the alley, remembering Naraku's final words. Why? Why did he want them for god sakes? She didn't know and to be frank, she didn't want to know

I'm sorry I never made it clear whether or not this was a flashback or not. So I'll make it clear now. This chapter is purely flashback. Two years ago. Kagome is now twenty two of age but in the flashback twenty. She have known Inuyasha since she was twelve years old have been friends with Sango and Kagura since 16. They've all known each other in the past but Naraku put a chip into the boys' head and made them forget everything for they can do his bidding.

Sorry that chapter threes are usually my explanation chapter and usually not interesting but since I didn't plan it, it turned out okay. And I know you guys will ask how did Naraku not recognize Kagome? Well let me tell you, it's dark in the alley and he cannot see his face. Or did she give her name out.

Anyways, I don't own the characters but I own this story and yes I will continue owning this story until afterlife, until the world blows up, until I die, until you die, oh god I could go on forever with this but I own it. SO feh. (I don't own that phrase though. Double damn!)