Kagome appeared from the well pale, weak, and looked as if she hadn't slept in weeks. Sango came over to greet her friend and when she touched Kagome's shoulder Kagome screamed. Sango gave her a confused look.

"You startled me"

"You think?"

When Kagome came to the village everyone looked at her in shock. They had never seen Kagome in such a condition. Inu-Yasha approached her "Are you sure you're ready to go?" giving everything she had she smiled and tried to perk up and said "of course, now let's go!"

After walking around looking for Naraku, they set up camp. That night, Kagome went over to the Hot Springs and just jumped in. Her face laying in the hot water, thinking of what happened:

EARLIER

Kagome was walking home from school to get her stuff packed to get to the Feudal Era. When suddenly she was pulled into an alley. The guy told her he would kill her if she screamed or tried to escape. He led her to this open hid-away that belonged to this gang. One by one they had their way with her. Sometimes, more then one man at a time. She just lay there biting her lip to keep herself from screaming in pain. After they were through with her, they took a knife and they all marked her with a line across her back.

PRESENT

All Kagome wanted at that point was to die. She hated herself for not standing up to those men or even trying to prevent what had happened by walking with her friends.

Inu-Yasha was walking around, making sure everything was ok. When he looked over at the Hot Springs he saw Kagome's body laying face down in the water and the marks on her back. He ran down to see what was wrong. He pulled her up from the water as she gasped for air.

"What were you doing stupid?"

Kagome started to cry. Feeling guilty Inu-Yasha carried her out of the water, not looking at her body. Once they were out he gave her his kimono. He held her as she cried, he didn't ask what was wrong, it wasn't the right moment for that question.

Everyone came over to see what was going on.

Sango looked into Kagome's eyes and she knew something serious had happened.

"Kagome…" said Sango

"I'm sorry, I disturbed your sleep. Here, let me make you some tea to help you sleep"

As Kagome stood up she had fainted and fell into Inu-Yasha's arms.

They decided to take Kagome back to the village to see Kaede. Kaede examined Kagome's body while she slept and when she felt her stomach she knew what it was…Kagome was pregnant.

"How can this be?" Inu-Yasha asked

"Only Kagome knows the truth. We best not push her. Something must have happened"

Inu-Yasha was up all night making sure Kagome was okay, and that whenever she woke up he could find out what happened.

The next morning Kagome awoke. Kaede had everyone step outside while she talked to Kagome. Kagome had told her everything. Kaede sat there in shock. She couldn't believe that someone would do that to her, after all she had the kindest heart she had ever known.

"Kagome, what are those scars on your back?"

"After they…they reach marked their 'victory' with a mark on my back with a knife"

"You poor child"

"Where's Inu-Yasha?"

"He's outside with everyone else, he wanted to talk to you"

Kagome and Inu-Yasha sat by the well. She told him what happened and how she was pregnant. She told him about what they did to her, the rape and the cutting of her back. He sat there with his arm around her, carefully not to harm the cuts on her back. Kagome was afraid to go to her own time alone so they both went and stayed at Kagome's time. She lay in her bed wide-awake. Inu-Yasha was sitting there asleep.