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Chapter Nine: Beatings
Kagome awoke in InuYasha's arms and the sun shining through the window. Kilala was sitting near the door. InuYasha was against the wall, still asleep. Kagome remembered how she cried, InuYasha begging her to stop, he saying how hard it is for him and her, and how she fell asleep in his hug. Kagome carefully moved away without waking InuYasha. Kilala glanced at her. Kagome stood up straight and went to Kilala. Kilala purred as Kagome stroked her head. Suddenly, Kilala began to growl. Kagome stepped back, tripped, and fell hard on her butt. She cried out, waking InuYasha from his slumber. He quickly got up and prepared for Ginta's arrival. "Kagome, pretend to be yelling at me for scaring you, ok?" Kagome nodded and stood up. Ginta walked in.
"What is going on?" Ginta asked. Kagome looked at InuYasha and then, at Ginta.
"I was just scolding InuYasha for scaring me. He showed up at the door and I jumped and fell," Kagome answered. Ginta narrowed his eyes at InuYasha. "Ginta, InuYasha didn't mean to scare me. I was just jumpy from a dream I had." Ginta nodded and stepped toward Kagome.
"Halfling, leave and take that demon pet of yours with you." InuYasha shook his head.
"I can't." Ginta turned to face him. In comparison of height size, Ginta towered over InuYasha.
"You shall address me as my lord. Kagome shall be addressed by my lady and not Kagome. Now why can't you leave?" InuYasha narrowed his eyes at Ginta.
"No reason, my lord." Ginta smiled.
"Good. Now leave." InuYasha slowly walked out of the room with Kilala following him. Ginta turned back to Kagome. "Are you ready now?" Kagome shook her head. "Now why not? You are only a maiden. Pure and holy. Nothing to be scared of." Kagome stepped back. "What are you afraid of? That I'll kill you?"
"No. I'm not ready because my heart shall never be with you. It shall always be with my beloved and only with him would I truly be ready. I may be a maiden, but that doesn't mean you have the right to take away what I promised to my beloved for our wedding night. I only agreed to be by your side. I only did that in order for my friends to set free which even coming here was against my beloved's wishes," Kagome answered. Ginta's eyes narrowed in anger.
"You dare to defy me!" he growled. Ginta raised his arm and smacked Kagome. The force was so great that Kagome flew into the wall. Ginta's smile grew and he walked out of the room. "When you agreed to be at my side, you agreed to be my wife!" The words taunted Kagome as they lingered in the doorway. Kagome sank to her knees and cried. Ginta was just an ego-manic who happened to be a desperate great demon leader. He thought that he could take away what she promised to InuYasha. InuYasha tiptoed into the room. Kagome didn't look up at him as he placed a kimono on the bed. The kimono was blue with silver moons on it. Kilala come in, but stayed at the door. InuYasha knelt down next to Kagome and placed his hand on her shoulder. Kagome slapped him.
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