Chapter 7

He watched her go into the house then returned to the porch. Inuyasha lowered himself to the sofa and sighed. So inviting her to church wasn't the way to go and I upset her ugh! I can't do anything right with her can I? He mentally kicked himself. This was stupid. He was stressing over a girl that most likely didn't care much. She is always finding a reason to leave when we talk He sighed, I sound like a kid with crush.

Inuyasha moved to lie back on the sofa, the cool night air felt good after working with his swords. He felt something hard beneath his back and sat up quickly, the heck? It looked like a walkie talkie. Oh, Kagome's baby monitor. He picked it up and held it in his hand, he could hear Kagome singing quietly to Kloie, he smiled. Inuyasha stood and went inside up to his room and sat in armchair next to the fireplace; he listened and kept quiet until the baby stopped crying. He pressed the button, "Kagome?" He whispered, into the speaker "You left the other monitor out here; it must have fallen out of your pocket."

She gasped hearing his voice, she blushed. Did he hear me singing? "Shhh Kloie's almost asleep hold on."

"Okay."

Kagome scooted off the bed and gently laid the sleeping girl in her crib, she returned to her bed taking the small speaker in her hands, "OK I'm back."

"Look I just wanted to apologize for upsetting you earlier."

"No. You didn't." She stayed silent for few minutes not sure of what to say next. "I guess I should come up for the baby monitor then huh?"

"Sure. I'm making coffee if you want any."

Who makes coffee at 1 in the morning? She thought, "Do you have hot chocolate?"

There was shuffling on the other end. "You want that instead?"

"Please."

"Alright. See you in a few."

"Okay." Kagome put the monitor next to Kloie's crib. She felt butterflies in her stomach, "so much for sleeping," she muttered trying to sound disappointed. It wasn't working. It had been a long time since they had had a decent moment alone. Not that I'm having dirty thoughts or anything! Kagome felt the heat flood her face. It's not my fault he's the most gorgeous guy I've ever seen and he wants me to come up to his room. She shook her head. No. Inuyasha is not that kind of guy. Kagome sighed, "Exactly. He's not that kind of guy." So what does he want with me? She slipped on a pair of jeans, a t-shirt over her night gown and left the room.

Inuyasha kept his focus out the window; he could hear her closing the door downstairs. The hot chocolate was cooling in the kitchen, he sat in an armchair next to the window his fingers strumming leather cushion. Perhaps inviting her up to his room wasn't such a good idea. He had wanted to help her, the moment he met her, Inuyasha had felt drawn to her. But now she was always on his mind. He sighed, she was beautiful, he could not deny that. But….Kagome had been places and done things that he had not, not to mention she had no faith in God. A knock on the door ended his thoughts; he stood and opened the door to see her staring up at him.

Kagome couldn't help but stare wide eyed, Inuyasha wore a white sleeveless shirt exposing his muscles his black hair hung loose against his shoulders. "Hi…" she managed. My god, he's so gorgeous.

Inuyasha smiled at her, she looked so cute with her hair curling around her face her eyes sparkled gazing into his her cheeks slightly pink from the cold, "please come in," he said finally remembering his voice.

She stepped inside there were three rooms she could have walked into, the living straight ahead, to the left was his bedroom and to the right was a room where several swords and other weaponry were kept. "Did you buy all of those?" she asked before he led her to the living room.

"No, they were given to me by the head instructors in Hawaii every year the Kempo karate schools get together for tournaments in Hawaii, Los Vegas and sometimes Japan." He motioned towards the couch, "make yourself at home and I'll get your hot chocolate," Inuyasha and went into the kitchen.

He keeps his place clean, Kagome noted her eyes darting around the apartment. She stopped when she spotted a bible on the coffee table. It was worn from use with several papers sticking out of it, Kagome looked in the kitchen, he seemed to be busying himself she picked up the book opening it to where the a paper stuck out. There were scribbles on the paper that read "prayer requests" the names of three others she didn't know were there and what needed to be prayed for but one name caught her off guard. Continue to pray for Kagome – lost- pray that she finds God, she and Kloie are safe. Her heart sank, he thinks I'm just some little lost girl….

"Is something wrong?"

Kagome shut the book quickly, "No! N-Not at all I was just…." She stopped and reached for the hot chocolate, "Thank you," she sipped the warm liquid hoping she wouldn't have to answer.

Inuyasha set the baby monitor on the table, "she's still asleep." He said and moved to sit at the end of the sofa. He had seen her looking in his bible Inuyasha sipped his drink and looked at her then back at the floor. "So you think you'll look for another job soon?" he said after a long silence.

"I'm going to look tomorrow," Kagome drank the rest of her hot chocolate and grabbed the monitor, "I better go." She said started to get up.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yea," she looked back at him.

"That day at the coffee shop when we first met, why did you freak out like that? You know saying I was working for someone can you please tell me what that was about?" He flinched seeing the hurt in her eyes, "I'm sorry. You don't have to I was just worried."

Kagome bit her lip, "No, its fine. It's really a stupid story."

"Try me.'

She sighed, "Fine. My parents don't live in Florida, they live in Illinois, my dad was abusive and my mom was scared to death of him. I wanted some attention ya know so I started dating this guy Josh and well after three months he told me that he loved me and if I loved him then I would sleep with him." Kagome flinched, I sound so stupid… "I didn't love him at all I just wanted him to stay ya know. I know what I did was wrong but before I could say anything I found out I was pregnant. Mom found out so she sent me to Florida to live with her friend from high school before Dad could find out. I know my dad would have killed me if he found out."

Inuyasha saw her eyes glaze over with tears at that moment he wanted to murder the people who had hurt her. "So she sent you to Florida?"

Kagome nodded, "The people I went to live with were extremely religious I mean….like in that creepy kinda way. Whenever I came into the room there was always this awkward silence and the looks they would give me, like I was the lowest of the low no matter how hard I tried. So I just left. I took all the money I could find, got on a bus and this is where I ended up." Kagome hadn't noticed her hands were shaking until she was finished.

"Kagome."

"Y-yes?"

Inuyasha reached for her hand and held it tightly, "Don't you dare think you of yourself as low."

The look on his face wasn't angry his eyes held such sadness for her, she looked away, "but-"

"Don't! I don't care what your father said or those people who you lived with. They were wrong! You are not worthless you are an amazing young woman who has so much going for her. You have done everything in your power to care for Kloie and you are a wonderful mother."

Kagome closed her eyes in attempt to hide her tears, "Please don't say such things, Inuyasha you're only trying to make me feel better. I saw that paper in your bible for me to find God. You're just like them, why should I look for someone who has been nothing to me all my life? Where was God all those nights I heard my mom scream because my dad was hitting her so hard? Where was God when I was twelve when Dad almost killed me because he had too much to drink?" She was crying now, "You have it so easy. It's easy to believe in God when everything in your life is good."

He let go of her hand, "I've had it easy have I? Kagome, you can't judge me like that. My parents died when I was five and I've lived with my grandmother, she had to have three jobs just to put food on the table. You're not the only one who has suffered Kagome, you can't use the past as an excuse to not have faith in God. I lost my parents on the same day."

"At least you knew what it was to be loved by someone, Inuyasha, at least you remember the love from your parents and Kaede loved you. I had no one." Kagome whispered and sucked in a shaky breath, "But now things are different and I have someone who loves me, someone I should return to now." She took the monitor and stood up, "Thank you for the hot chocolate," she said looking back at him.

Inuyasha clinched his jaw his eyes wet with tears, "Kagome…"

"Goodnight Inuyasha."