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Chapter 17...i suppose
'Well you see-' Rin began but was instantly cut off.

"I don't want any crap!" Inuyasha yelled through gritted teeth.

'Geeze, I'm Sango.'

'And I am Rin.'

"Yeah, yeah where are you?" He asked quite bluntly.

'Excuse me? What does that have to do with anything?' Inquired a very confused Sango.

'It just does!' This time Miroku was the one to raise his voice. Somehow he had found his way to another phone in the house, unable to squash his curiosity.

'We're at school.' Rin stated simply.

"Rio?" Inuyasha was now calming himself down, knowing that to scare the girls would be the wrong approach. They needed to be subtle and try to avoid a fiasco.

'Yes.' Answered Sango hesitantly. 'But why did you need to know?"

'No reason' Miroku replied, also hiding his flourishing distress.

'Okay...'

"Good bye!"

'What about-'

"Talk to you soon." With that Inuyasha hung up the home phone. Not so much as thought passed his mind as he distastefully began scratching his stomach, completely forgetting the fact that he was still in his boxers and standing above his frightened wife.

"I'm sorry, but it wasn't their fault." Kagome whispered as she latched onto a cupboard handle, attempting to lift herself to her feet.

Inattentively Inuyasha placed his hands under her arms and helped her stand. He didn't eradicate his grasp right away, but instead he moved it lower, down her sides and to her waist, where they chose to reside.

As if knowing the newlyweds situation, Miroku burst around the corner, "so when do we leave?" Frozen to the spot, the cousin watched Inuyasha swiftly drop his hold on the extremely crimson Kagome.

He was about to apologize when Inuyasha said, "now."

"Where are you going?" Kagome questioned, making herself at least look relaxed. She had never felt a touch so intimate as the one she had just experienced moments ago.

"To your school." Retorted both of the men in unison.

"Please don't!" Realizing the danger her friends were in, Kagome let out a sob and clasped a hand over her mouth.

"Don't what?" Miroku was a little surprised at her cry, he didn't understand what she had meant.

"It wasn't their fault!" She exclaimed again.

"Doesn't matter. They know too much." Inuyasha had a difficult time keeping his own emotions in check. How he wished he could just let his guard down and comfort her, but that was out of the question.

"They won't tell! Just tell them not to and they won't!"

"I'm really sorry Kagome, but we have no choice. If we don't take care of them it could mean trouble for the family. You don't want that do you?" Explained Miroku sympathetically, hating himself for having to hurt her.

"Let's go." Inuyasha said before turning away from Kagome. "The sooner we leave the better," he added hastily. After stomping out of the room, he went to get dressed, with Miroku following him.

"No." Kagome said to herself. "No," she repeated. Her heart throbbed with anguish as she thought of her closest friends. She blamed herself for the deathly threat that had been brought upon them.

How could she be married to a man with such a black heart? He hadn't seemed so horrible before. On the contrary he had seemed kind and gentle. She wondered hopelessly if he would remain that way around her forever. Would she be able to survive in a home of agony, her husband torturing her till death do them part?

The men had long since left, and Kagome still wept. She couldn't stop. She knew what they were doing and it was because of her. Her and her own selfishness, her need, and her aching desires. They would return to her, maybe condole her and pity her life, but they would forget the tragedy the next day. They would move on without her, for she would always have to deal with the blood of her friends.

Eventually Kagome pulled herself together, and with determination made dinner. The best meal she could make. It was a full course repast with appetizers, salad, meats of all kind, and a delectable desert. When she finished her only excuse was her feeling of sudden depression and in result, boredom.

From the kitchen she heard noises coming in the front of the house, outside on the porch. Quickly she put the ladle down onto the counter and made her way to the door with her apron still tightly tied around her. Not even peeking through the peephole Kagome unlocked the door and opened it wide. She was slightly surprised to see Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sesshomaru standing there with furious looks upon their faces. "What happened? You did it didn't you?" Something told her that she was in deep trouble. The glares emanating from the three men were killer and Kagome decided it was best to just run. Revolving about she raced away and safely into the kitchen.

Inuyasha was the only one who chased her down and cornered her against the stove. Rage roamed his features as he closed his wife in, thrusting his arms past her sides only to support himself on the cool, metal surface. He leaned in, letting his face hover centimeters over hers, and then he did something peculiar. He growled. "You stupid wench!"

Appalled, Kagome took a step up onto her tiptoes and returned his glower with an unspeakable intensity. "Don't call me that! My name is Kagome Higur-"

"Reshinio! You are a Reshinio now! MY Reshinio, and while you are under MY roof you will follow MY rules you wench!" Inuyasha yelled dangerously low, with a husky tone.

"I am not a Reshinio and I never will be! Just because it is my legal last name doesn't mean it's who I am! And stop calling me wench! You...you...you dog!"

"Well if I am a dog then you are my bitch! Now tell me what did you do that was so stupid just now?!"

"Married you!"

"Oops wrong again! No, you opened the door without checking and with out protection!"

"What?!"

"It's not safe to just do stuff like that when you are here or anywhere for that matter! Life is different now! Get used to it!" He urged with sincerity and assurance, knowing himself the trials of being apart of his family.

"I don't want to!" Kagome wailed before reaching behind her and grabbing the ladle. She swung the utensil up and smacked her husbands him. She watched him yelp in pain before using his distraction to her advantage.

In the minutes that she had departed from Inuyasha, Kagome felt kind of happy, almost carefree. She let a smile play on her lips when he came up and flung his arms around her, trying to hold her still, needing to tell her something.

"Kagome..." He breathed her name and let his head fall onto her shoulder. He entirely forgot his plan to stay clear of her to insure his and her safety.

"What?" Kagome felt his face burry into the crook of her neck while they embraced. She wanted to stay there forever, but that would mean happiness, and from the looks of it she wasn't entitled to any.

"It's about you friends. We had to-" Inuyasha started slowly.

"I know." Her voice was now that of a murmur, a quiet and sad, soft voice. Desperately she struggled to retrieve the feeling she had moments ago, but they had left her and had been replaced with guilt.

"How do you know?" He asked, freeing Kagome of his embrace and stepping back.

"You made it very clear."

"Did I?"

"Yes, you did."

"What is it that I made clear?" Inuyasha inquired with a smirk conquering half of his face.

"You pervert!" A shrill scream echoed throughout the house. The shriek was familiar to Kagome, wonderfully familiar. On track to the shout came a sound of abuse, a slap it seemed.

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