AN : Okay guys ! Thank you all for all your reviews ! –o-;; I'm starting to get less and less chapters with every chapter I make T-T … so I shall finish this fic soon and redeem myself with a brand new fic … not sure what kind it will be but :shrug: I'll make it heck of a lot better than this one !

Suggestion: Listen to saddish music when reading this chapter. It adds to the story! I think it'll be a lot more dramatic if you do ;D

RECAP CHAPTER 21

BZZT BZZT BZZT

"What?" Yuri greeted. "… Shut up … Yeah. I'm with Kagome at VIP … How long? … Okay, we'll be there … Stop worrying, you're not my mother … Meet you there in 5 minutes."

"Who was that?" I asked. "Not your mother I'm guessing."

Yuri looked up at me as she snapped close her cell phone.

"We've got trouble."

Chapter 22

"Where are we going?"

As soon as Yuri got that phone call, she got up and ran out the door, not caring about the leftover pizza. I gave it to a bunch of kids that were sitting next to us and chased her out the door. Yuri was half a block ahead of me when I got out onto the sidewalk and my breathing was labored as I sprinted after her.

"Kazuya's," she answered without turning back. "We've got-"

"Trouble," I finished. "Yeah, I k-know. But-but what kind of trouble? We were steadily nearing Kazuya's house; I could see it in the distance.

"It's-it's--," Yuri started.

"Yuri! Kagome!" Kazuya ran over. "Hurry up! You're late."

We jogged over into Kazuya's house and saw that his lavish living room was filled with Black Stripes. Faint memories of the last time I came here flowed into the back of my mind; but it wasn't the time for that.

Yuri took her seat next to Kazuya and I took my respectful seat by Sesshoumaru. He sat in a single arm chair; the biggest chair at the head of the living room table. His fingertips were touching with his pointer fingers touching his lips; a deep thought rested on his face. He broke out of his expression and cleared his voice.

"Jaken, escort Kagome out of the room," Sesshoumaru commanded.

"What?" I complained. "I have as much right to be here as the others do!"

"Kagome." Sesshoumaru's eyes pierced into Kagome's and his voice was almost … pleading. I nodded solemnly and followed Jaken out the door.

Author's POV (BEGIN MUSIC xD)

"As you all know," Sesshoumaru started. "We have made many enemies throughout the years." He glanced at each of the members before going back into his speech.

"In the past, we have been able to control any … outbursts we had from any of them. However, I have just recently received a message from an anonymous person," he informed and looked to his bandaged arm.

Flashback

The glass window in Sesshoumaru's window broke as a brick crashed through.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken shouted and rushed over to Sesshoumaru's form. He brushed Jaken off and winced as he looked at his arm. A few glass shards had managed to pierce his skin.

"Bring it to me," Sesshoumaru commanded and pointed to the brick as he went to look out the window. All he saw was a black car speeding away from the block.

"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama!" Jaken fetched the offending object and held it out to Sesshoumaru with both hands.

Sesshoumaru surveyed the object and saw that a message had been scrawled on it with a charcoal of some sort.

'Watch you're back. I know you're weakness.'

End Flashback

"What did it say, Sesshoumaru-sama?" someone asked. Sesshoumaru then took the liberty to toss a brick onto the table.

"Weakness?" Kazuya asked as he surveyed the message. "But … you don't have-!" Kazuya stopped short upon realization and looked to the door.

"Kagome," Yuri whispered.

"At first," Sesshoumaru started. "I thought that I would not have anything to be concerned about. However, I have come to realize that the message was true. I know that it is not a secret that Kagome and I have become a couple. Therefore, I have decided to not take any chances and break it off with Kagome."

"Wait a second," Jin interjected. "Shouldn't Kagome know about this? I mean, she has a right to know!"

"I will only ask once to keep you're voice down." Sesshoumaru sent a glare that made Jin shiver.

"I apologize, Sesshoumaru-sama," Jin submitted.

"I have grown to realize that one can trust no one in life," Sesshoumaru stated. "But I know that I can trust any of you with my life." Black Stripes throughout the room looked intently at their leader, their eyes gleaming with loyalty.

"I am trusting all of you to keep this from Kagome." Sesshoumaru leaned back on the armchair. "I want all of you to keep an eye on her. Yuri, Jin, I know that you are close to her. I want you two to be around her at all times. Is it settled, then?"

Everyone voiced their hai's and Sesshoumaru let out a deep breath.

"Then it is done."

Kagome's POV

'Why isn't he letting me into the meeting? Doesn't he trust me?'

I was sitting in a guest room of sorts and Jaken stood by the door, seemingly guarding me. The door opened up and I saw Sesshoumaru standing there.

"Jaken, leave us." Jaken nodded and filed out the door, closing it behind him.

"Sesshou, what was that all about?" I asked him as I stood up.

"Kagome." His voice was serious and business-like, a voice I haven't heard from him I a while.

"Sesshoumaru?" I asked. "What's wrong?"

"It's not working out," he replied.

"Sesshoumaru?" I repeated. "What-what do you mean?"

"I mean every word I said," he answered. His expression was stoic and masked from me. "I'm breaking it off."

"Then … then was this all a lie?" I asked. "I thought- I thought--!"

"You thought wrong!" Sesshoumaru burst out; his eyes flashing. "Don't make this difficult, Kagome."

"I-I hate you!" I shouted, tears gathered up in my eyes and I clenched my fists.

Sesshoumaru wordlessly put a hand behind my head and pulled me to him, embracing me.

"I'm sorry, Kagome," he whispered.

"I hate you! I hate you!"

I broke out into tears and made weak attempts at punching his chest ... each punch growing weaker and repeating the phrase over and over again.

"I hate you," I whispered and slowly slid my fingers to my side and wordlessly cried into his shoulder. Sesshoumaru remained in his position throughout the whole ordeal and we stood there like that; two torn souls in need of comfort.

Few Days Later

"Were you crying again?" Yuri asked as she looked at my faintly puffy pink eyes.

"No." I smiled and grabbed her hand. "Let's go, we're late."

"Okay, Kagome," she said and sighed. "Are you eating properly?"

"Of course I am!" I answered. "I'm not that depressed."

"Good."

"Good afternoon, ladies." I looked up and saw Naraku bow his head.

"Good afternoon, Naraku-san." I bowed back, too tired to do anything else.

"My, my Kagome-chan," Naraku tsked. "Have you been crying."

"No, she hasn't," Yuri snapped an answer. "Now leave her alone."

"So protective," Naraku smirked. "You won't be around her forever." He retreated to his cronies and they followed him down the hall.

"Freak," Yuri muttered after him and turned to me. "I gotta leave you now. Have fun today, okay?"

"I will," I answered and stepped into my classroom.

Classroom : Break

I had been ignoring Sango all week and she ignored me right back. I had asked Kaede-sensei for a seat change but she had refused and said that the seat arrangement was fine and that I should resolve any squabbles I had with my friends.

(AN: This part is the reason for my delay. I had no idea what to fill this part in with –o-;;)

I peered over my shoulder and saw Sango sitting by Miroku.

'Ch. That's what I thought.'

I then felt someone kick at my chair. I turned around and saw Inuyasha nod his head to the door before making his way out of the classroom.

'What now?' I wondered as I wordlessly followed him out.

Hallway

When I got out, I saw Inuyasha leaning against the wall by the windows. He lifted himself off the wall as he saw me come out.

"What?" I snapped and crossed my arms defensively in front of me.

"You look like crap," he replied.

"Look Inuyasha," I glared at him and spoke to him in a solid tone. "I didn't come out here to get insulted. Just leave me alone, okay?" I turned around to enter the classroom but I felt him grab my wrist.

"Kagome."

I turned to see him looking down at me with despaired eyes. For some reason, I felt my resolve soften and my strength fail me.

"Kagome," he repeated. "I can't handle this anymore."

"Handle what?" I asked; my voice was barely a whisper.

"This." He gestured out to the space between us. "I can't stand that you hate me. I want- I want us to be friends again."

"I want that too, Inuyasha," I retorted. "But--"

"But what?" Inuyasha shot back. "What do I have to do to get you to stop hating me? Do you- do you want to hit me? Do you want me to go jump off a bridge?"

"It's not-," I started.

"No, Kagome." Inuyasha looked at me intently. "I want you to know that I am willing to do anything to get what we used to be back. I'm sorry, okay? Sh!t Kagome, you have no idea what you're doing to me. Just … let's just go back to how we used to be before, okay?"

"Inuyasha," I broke in. "I can't just up and forget about all the things you did. Did you think it would be that easy? Nothing ever is, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked down and bit his lip.

"Kagome!" he shouted and slammed his hands against the wall on either side of my head. I promptly shut up and stared at him with wide eyes.

"Kagome," he repeated in a calmer tone. He stared intently into my eyes before speaking again. "I don't know what's going on in your life right now … But it's affecting everyone around you. Open your eyes Kagome!"

"What are you talking about!" I asked.

"Sesshoumaru is a freakin mess. I'm beating the crap out of him in class and he doesn't even seem to care. That is not the way things are supposed to be! Sango's stopped eating and you're- f+k it, Kagome."

He paused and looked to the side before looking back at me.

"You've got me worried too."

"It's not that big of a deal," I said and stared back as him. "Everything is fine and-Mmhph!"

While I was trying to defend myself, Inuyasha had swept down for a kiss. I lifted my arms up and pushed against him but he had all his weight on the wall behind me and the fact that I hadn't been sleeping or eating properly lately didn't heklp either.

When he pulled away, there was silence and I could hear the students inside our class cease their chattering as Kaede-sensei announced the end of our break.

"I'm here for you, Kagome," Inuyasha reminded as he reached over for the door handle and slid it open. "Let's just not mess it all up this time around."

FIN CHAPTER

AN: OMG … that took way too long . This fic is coming to an end soon guys ! ;D Stay tuned.