They finally stopped at Sesshomaru's family cottage and he let her hand go and looked out at the sea.

"So tell me Kagome do you love me?" He didn't look at her but just stared at the ocean. She stood there looking at the ground and She surly didn't know what to say.

"I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know, do you love me or not Kagome? It's a simple yes or no question."

" I do love you Sesshomaru but my brother he won't allow it and-"

"Then stay here with me."

"Stay here with you? That's just a fantasy that won't ever happen I mean how about school and money and food. Sesshomaru that is just to-"

"Didn't you think I thought about that already Kagome? I know the hardships and difficulties in this but if you're willing to work this out with me than-" Kagome couldn't help her self as she lunged toward him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

" This is why I care about you so much Sesshomaru. You're always willing to be with me what ever the circumstances may be but it just can't happen this way. My parents will eventually come home and find me missing. They'll call the police and you'll be in trouble and I don't want that. I don't want that at all." He turned to her and he held her as tears ran down her cheek.

"If you can't stay with me forever than I'll find any chance to be with you." She looked up and smiled.

"I would like that a lo-. Aggh!" Pain coursed through her body and she dropped to her knees. It was like 9 years ago, the same pain but even worse.

"Ses-Sesshomaru get a-away from me." She could tell it was happening again and it wouldn't stop even though how hard she tried to suppress it. The power inside her was ripping her apart and electricity traveled up her arm and ripped her sleeves, slicing her clothes into shreds. Sesshomaru held her and she could see that his clothes were tearing apart and his face showed such pain that she didn't understand why he was still near her. "Wh-what are you doing? Get away!" She screamed from in agony and a wave of energy should have blown him away from her but he still held on. He looked at her and smiled.

"I'll help stop the pain Kagome. If this doesn't work than I don't know what will." He held the back of her head and kissed her. Kagome's body went into shock and everything inside her calmed down. He departed her lips away from hers and smiled but suddenly dropped onto his chest as blackness swept her eyes.

She woke up from the same nightmare as always and tears slipped down her chin. Sesshomaru sat beside her and immediately held her in his arm.

"I'm here don't worry." Sesshomaru said cradling her in his arms. They stayed like that and she didn't want to let him go.

"I'm such a child." She said with a smile.

"Heh, All the time bringing you're self down like that."

"I always have those horrible nightmares and I can't shove them away. I'm as happy as always when I'm with my parents and then it suddenly starts to rain and my powers get out of control and I find myself covered with there blood. I'd scream and cry but no one would here me and I suddenly wake up from the nightmare." He kissed her forehead and laid her on her back. He kissed her and glided his hand down her shoulder. When he stopped she looked up at him. Sesshomaru smiled and ran his hand through her hair. I was worried a little and she hoped it wasn't showing on her face.

"Don't worry Kagome." He smiled and hugged her. "I just want to hold you until you as long as I can." They held each other and ultimately went to sleep, cradling each other as time seemed to stop.

"Wake up Kagome." Sesshomaru said slightly shaking her awake.

"Huh? What time is it?"

"It's 7 in the morning" She got up swiftly.

" Wait how long was I here?"

"You were here for 3 days already."

"You mean I slept again for 3 days?" Sesshomaru laughed.

"No you were here for 3 days ever since that accident." He held out his hand.

"Here you can wear some of my clothes since your clothes are tearing." she got up and changed. Sesshomaru bought Bento lunches at a near by store and they ate. He walked her home shortly afterwards.

"So you think your brother's going to blow a gasket?" Sesshomaru asked as they held each others hand.

"For sure. He's going to be mad as hell but as always I'll get through it." They got to her home and she kissed Sesshomaru goodbye. As she walked to the door she hesitated to open it but soon took a deep breath and swung the door open.

"I'm home!" She yelled through out the house and as always Kazuki came in front of her and shouted.

"Where the hell were you!" He grabbed her wrist and led her to the living room, practically throwing her on the couch.

"Just as I thought, yelling again!" As Kagome tried to ignore eye contact with her stubborn brother she noticed that the luggage's that always was set by the T.V. was gone. Maybe Hojo went home, deleting one problem from her life. "You want to know where I went. Does these clothes give you a clue! Since your so clueless let me tell you, I was with Sesshomaru and I stayed at his house for a little while that's all!" She smiled not caring that she disobeyed him. Kagome didn't care at all.

"Well is that what you did. You've been really out of control Kagome." An unsuspected voice came from behind and she looked and saw Kamui. She hated him so much but feared him at the same time. She froze as he approached her. He came in front of her and gently touched her cheek. She was trembling in fear at this point and she couldn't control her self "What's wrong Kagome? You look like you seen a ghost." He smiled and she smacked his hand away from her. She didn't say anything but ran to her room and locked the door behind her.

"He's not going to hurt me. Not ever again." She leaned her back up against the door and slowly sank to the floor. Tears streaked her face as she hugged her legs up to her chest.

"Kagome!" The door was pounding on the other side. "Hey open this door already. You have to come down and eat." Kazuki yelled from the other side.

"No! Leave me alone. I'm not hungry." She sat up against the door. "I'm not ever coming out until he leaves."

"Until who leaves?"

"Don't act dumb with me Kazuki I'm talking about that stupid idiot."

"Hojo left already. Is that who you're talking about?"

"Hojo left already? Why?" It wasn't like she cared or anything but she just was curious.

"He just needed to go back that's all."

"Well I'm not coming out until that lame ass you call your older brother leaves."

"Kagome he's your brother to and he's staying here for a couple of weeks so-"

"I don't care! I hate him he is not my brother and I'm not coming out!" she cradled myself into a ball and stared out the window.

"Fine…if that's what you want than I won't stop you but you'll get hungry sooner or later." Kagome heard his footsteps dim further and further down stairs until she heard nothing but crickets.

This whole staying in the room not eating masquerade was annoying her and she was getting hungry. She didn't eat for 2 days and now sitting by the door she was listening if anyone was walking around but why would they; it was 2:00 in the morning. She creaked the door open and went outside tiptoeing to the stairs. Kagome got to the refrigerator and she saw nothing to eat but fish and she didn't even check if they left rice for her. With a sighed she closed the door.

She gasp as someone pushed her up against the refrigerator she tried to yell but a hand prevented her from doing so. He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her closer to him from behind. She wanted to yell but She couldn't, she wanted to fight free but she was too scared to even move. She was trembling and she knew Kamui was behind her and ultimately she was right.

"Don't worry Sis I got you." Kamui held her closer to him still with his hand over her mouth. "Don't shake so much it's just me. I'm here don't worry." She couldn't move or even try to get out she just stood there in his arms muffling out words that she wish could wake up Kazuki. "Don't cry little sister, are you hungry? Shake your head, yes or no, are you hungry." She shook my head up and down and he let her go. "Let me cook you something alright, sit down." Kagome took a seat and looked at him suspiciously. She wanted to run but he would just catch her and things would just get worst.

He took out the fish and prepared her food to eat but she was still spectacle about his actions. "I haven't seen you for what… 5 years-"

"Seven" she corrected.

"Oh right, seven so you remember?" She sat there quietly not moving but keeping an eye on him. "So how has it been?"

"You mean when you weren't around… Perfect but now miserable." He laughed and put her food right in front of her.

"Enjoy." He said handing her a fork. She took it and he went to the sink and washed the dishes. It was weird, everything he did was strange and that just made her more terrified of him. When Kamui finished washing dishes he wiped his hands and stood beside her. "So how is it?" She hated his smile it was like he was about to do something heinous but he just leaned over and rested his arms on the table. She just ate not even looking at him. Kamui reached out and brushed away a strand of hair from her face. He touched her cheek but she ignored his actions.

"Stop it." She said continuing to eat but he didn't he just traveled his hand down to her chin and slightly lifted up her face so she could face him.

"Kazuki tells me you've been misbehaving lately…running off with guys with out his consent. Doesn't that just sound so bad Kagome?"

"You just make it sound bad." She nudged away from his hand and took another bite. He moved behind her and placed his hands on the table, both of them on either side of her, trapping her. Kagome tried to stay calm but when he placed his chin on her shoulder she immediately dropped her fork on the plate. She could feel his breath on her neck and the feeling just made her wince in disgust.

"Young girls like yourself shouldn't be running off with men you don't even know."

"Y-You're wrong I do know him and I-" Kamui's lips pressed against her neck and all she wanted to do was scream.

"And you what Kagome?" She was scared of him, scared of his touch and she couldn't do anything to stop it. Kazuki idolized his older brother, if she tried to tell Kazuki what his older brother was doing to her he would never believe her.

"I'm glade mom and dad adopted you. Kikyo wasn't too much fun to play with. She was always the type to move around. Well she was small, but you Kagome, I like you the best." He was disgusting and if anyone had to die she wished it were him, not kikyo. He did the same thing to his sister and now he's doing this to her. The thought of it made her shed tears and that was the last thing she wanted to happen. Kagome thought he changed but she was wrong.

His lips traveled up her neck and on to her cheek, where she could feel his tongue brush up against her cheek and close to her ear. He eventually stopped and pressed his lips gently on to her neck. His hands didn't stop either, they were placed on her thigh and he moved up wards until a door slammed closed. Kamui stopped and stepped back. Kazuki walked in the kitchen and rubbed his eyes.

"Hey what's going on? Man do you know what time it is or what?" Kazuki yawned and went up to them. "Oh so you finally decided to eat now. Well hurry up and finish ok. I told you that you were going to be-" She got up rapidly and pushed Kazuki aside.

"I'm done."

"Hey Kagome come back you didn't even finish all of it." Kazuki called after her but she didn't listen. She went upstairs and locked her door putting a chair up against the doorknob and laid on the bed. She hated this, She hated Kamui and She just laid there crying her self to sleep.

Kagome locked her door and stayed in bed as Kazuki repeatedly knocked. "Kagome open this door. We have to go to school." She didn't get up but listened to him and wrapped her self with a blanket. "Kagome!" He yelled as he pounded on the door. "sigh, You can stay home for today but tomorrow you have to go to school understand me?" She didn't reply but went back to sleep.

The days came and went and she didn't care what time it was or what day it was. They knocked and knocked on the door but she didn't do nothing but sleep her life away. Her parents didn't come home for weeks and She expected that to happen but until they came home they weren't coming in. She went to sleep dreaming of her past with the Aogiri family and it all started to go pitch black until She felt someone touch her shoulder and She awoke suddenly and slapped the person that was near me.

"Stop it get away from me! Don't touch me!" She yelled continuously striking at the person until her hands were caught.

"Kagome wake up it's me! Kagome!" Her eyes were full of tears and she saw Kazuki sitting beside her and Kamui was leaning on her dresser with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He smiled knowing that her reaction toward Kazuki was going to happen and she just wiped her tears dry with her arm.

"What is going on in here?" Her mom entered her room and following her was her dad. They sat on the bed and her mother streamed her hand through her daughters hair. "Did you have a bad dream honey?" She got up and walked to her bedroom door.

"I-I can't take this anymore. I don't want to live like this." She looked at them and She took a step back with her hands on her head. She was stressed out and her head hurted so much that it felt like it was going to explode. She took a deep breath and calmed down. She put her hands down to her side and looked at her parents and smiled with tears traveling down her face.

"Honey." Her mother got up. " What's wrong?"

"Stop, don't come any closer mom. I love you so much and I can't control myself anymore, I don't want to hurt you and I don't want to get hurt. Thank you for taking care of me for so long but I can't be here. I'm sorry I can't replace her."

"Kagome what are you talking about. Replace who?" Her father said with such a worried expression on his face it hurted her.

"I can't replace Kikyo and I don't want to live this life anymore. It's killing me and I'll be alright don't worry." Before they could run after her and prevent her from leaving she ran rapidly outside her room and the flight of stairs. Kagome went to the kitchen and out the door. She ran, she didn't know where she was going but she ran as if a lion was chasing her. It started to rain but she didn't care but she knew her heart was leading the way.

"Mommy, Daddy hurry up, there's a good spot right there under the tree." She said as She ran to the shaded area. They smiled from afar, holding a picnic basket.

"Hold on sweet heart, were old, we can't walk that fast." Her father joked as he held her mother's hand. She laughed covering her mouth.

"Oh Daddy…hurry up." They all laughed together and everything went dark and she finally woke up from a dream.

She fell asleep resting her head on her mother's tombstone. The rain didn't let down but it got stronger and colder. Kagome looked at her mother and father's tombstone, which read 'May your daughters love guide you to heaven.' She knew they were in a better place but all she was thinking now was to join them, to die here right beside them and join them in happiness. She didn't eat for days and the wind was just picking up speed. She was starving and weak but it doesn't matter the pain she was in, it just didn't matter. She laid down on the drenched grass and stayed there. Her eyes were getting blurry but she suddenly felt something warm on her. A jacket covered her but she couldn't see who it was because of her blurry vision but it wasn't like she could do anything.

"Don't worry alright I got you." She didn't know who he was. Her senses were shutting down and he lifted her up and she drifted to sleep.

She woke up and felt a chill and she shivered. "Oh, I'm sorry here I'll get you a blanket." She didn't recognize his voice. She was expecting Sesshomaru's voice and she thought it was him but it wasn't. She opened her eyes and she saw the back of his head until he exited the room. She sat up and looked out the window, it was still pouring and the rain just kept pounding on the glass. She looked around the room and it was a small cozy place. She was on the bottom of a bunk bed but she didn't know if anyone one was on the top. It looked like a dorm room but she wasn't to sure.

"Hey, here you go." He set the blanket on top of her and sat on the chair that was placed under a desk. He stared at her contently and sighed as he leaned back. "So how are you? Why were you out there in the rain?" She stood silently looking at him; he had black hair with the most intense eyes. He wore a bandana with a blue shirt and white long shorts, past his knees. He was cute and she couldn't stop looking at him. He had the same moody expression like Sesshomaru and Inuyasha but his he looked quiet calm sitting there. " If it is not any trouble I mean."

"My family… I couldn't take them."

"How could you say that…at least you have one, you know? Some people would kill to have a family." He was angry and he got up and looked out the window.

"I'm sorry it's just like, I don't know I thought, well I thought…it's just that my family isn't there you know. My parents are always at work and my brothers well…" She stopped and walked up beside him. "You're alone to. I know how you feel and-

"You don't know how the hell I feel!" He didn't look at her and she grabbed his hand and held it firmly in hers.

"It's okay you know. My parents they were the best and-" He pulled his hand away.

"Stop it. You have a family remember. So why are you talking like there dead."

"Because they are dead! I was talking about my foster family being a pain but I know what you're going through."

" Hey sorry. I didn't-"

"It's okay. Don't worry about it."

"So your foster family drove you to the point where you wanted to kill yourself."

"Well you wouldn't understand."

"Try me." She sat on the bed and told him about how Kamui didn't treat her like a sister and about Kikyo.

"You're a run away. Well you can stay here for a while and-"

"Hey man I got some drinks now lets celebrate and par-" A guy walked in the room wearing a basketball jersey and he carried a huge plastic bag and stopped and looked at the girl. "Who is she? Your girlfriend huh? Wow man she so totally cute." The guy said setting down the packages.

"Shut up man. She's not my girlfriend."

"So what's your name cutie?" The guy with the jersey said with a smile.

"My names Kagome Higurashi."

"Kagome, well that's a cute name, I'm Yuuri Shitajome and that right beside you is Satoru Kazena. So Satoru, man, you know you can't have girls in the dorm, do you know what will happen if Naraku finds out? You know he's always finding a way to kick you out of this school." Yuuri took out a can of beer and started to drink. "Oh sorry, Hey Kagome do you want one." He said passing Satoru a can. After she said no Satoru threw him back the liquor. "Come on Satoru, have a drink, we won the game and now it's time to celebrate."

"Shut up, you know I don't drink." Yuuri started to laugh.

"No, you mean that you don't drink anymore? See Kagome when he drinks like a couple of sips of liquor he-" Satoru's foot slammed onto Yuuri's head and shut him up. "Aw man I was just kidding." Satoru sat back down and looked at her.

"So you can stay here alright?" He said lying on the bed.

"But aren't you going to get into trouble?"

"Don't worry okay? Let me worry about it." Everything was quiet until Yuuri got up.

"Hey isn't that your jersey Satoru. Why is she wearing your Jersey you know you only where those for major games." She looked down and Kagome didn't notice that her clothes were changed and she started to blush. He looked at her and shrugged..

"So what? There so much goddamn rules I can't keep track of it all so-" She hit his face before he could finish his sentence and got up swiftly, blushing so bad that she couldn't talk straight.

"y-y-you…you… you changed my clothes?"

"I had to, you were soaking wet and-"

"I can't believe you…you undressed me?" she noticed that he was blushing and he got up.

"It wasn't like I was trying anything, I mean you were wet and-!" Satoru stopped and ran out of words to explain his actions.

"And what you undressed me, couldn't you have woken me up or something!"

"Well sorry I just was thinking that you were going to get sick! It's not like I was doing it just for nothing!"

"Just for nothing! Why you pervert!" She turned around not facing him and Yuuri started to ease the tension in the room.

"Now, now people lets calm down and think this over rationally."

"Just tell me this Satoru, did you at least looked away while you were dressing me?" she waited for him to answer.

"How could I not look? I had to change you. How can I dress you if I can't-" She threw a pillow at his face and started walking towards the door.

"Wait…you can't go, if anyone sees you outside, it'll be the end for us." She stopped and looked at the both of them.

"Hmm…Alright I'll stay for one day and one day only alright." She smiled forgetting everything and she saw them both blush which made her laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" Satoru blushed even more and she laughed harder and fell to her knees. It was so funny and he just looked away. "I'm so sorry it's just you're so funny." She got up and looked around him to see his face. He looked mad but he was still blushing a bit. She wrapped her arms around his arm and smiled. "Come on what's wrong Satoru I'm sorry, at least I stayed here for you didn't I?" He sighed and gave up.

"Fine if you want, laugh at me as long as it makes you happy." He still had an ill-tempered look on his face but she knew he liked her company and she liked his to. She giggled and pulled him to the window. She pointed to the building right across the dorm.

"Look, that building, is that your school?" She said holding his arm.

"Yeah it is." She looked up at him. "What is it?" He said looking down at her as her grin grew wider.

"Nothing its just you look so familiar. It's like I met you before but I-. Oh never mind I'm just losing my mind." Laughing, she sat on the bed and laid down. She sighed thinking about Kazuki and how worried he must be.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Satoru said sitting beside her as Yuuri looked on.

"My brother, Kazuki, he must be worried about me." She placed a pillow over her face and yawned.

"You could always go back home." Yuuri suggested.

" I know but…It's just that…I don't want to be with Kamui."

"Kamui?" Yuuri said in confusion.

"He doesn't really treat her as a sister you know what I mean…He treats her like a kind of doll you know." Satoru explained

"Oooooh" Yuuri stood up and climbed the stairs to his bed. He stared up at the ceiling.

"So does Kazuki know?"

"Of course not." She said taking the pillow off of her face.

" Then why don't you tell him?"

"Because…Kazuki looks up to Kamui so much, I mean he is his older brother and all. If I told him he wouldn't believe me let alone do anything about it."

"How about your parents?" Satoru asked lying beside her.

"What about them?"

"You said they saw you ran out of the house so don't you think they'll call the police?" She wondered and pushed Satoru off the bed.

"What the." Satoru said getting off the ground as she stood up.

"Sorry but this was a mistake. I should go home. I wouldn't want you two to get into trouble." She walked toward the door although Satoru's hand prevented her to go any further.

"Hey…stay here for the night at least. It's to late to go home now, I'll take you there tomorrow." She nodded and Satoru went to his closet and grabbed a blanket and set it on the floor. She laid on the bed and covered her self with the blanket.

"Goodnight" She said drifting off to sleep.

Satoru got her clothes out of the dryer and gave them to her. After she changed they sneaked out of the dorm at 6:00 in the morning and went out to eat. He walked her home and all she could think about is how her brother let alone her parents were going to say.

"so you sure you want to go home?" Satoru said looking at her.

"Yeah if you promise me that I could pay you back for all you've done for me."

"What ever…If you want to than fine. As long as you have the time to pay me back if you don't get grounded." He said sarcastically.

"Yeah you're right. Well here we are." Satoru looked at her home in confusion.

"You sure this is your house?"

"Yeah why?"

"This is the Aogiri household."

"Yea it is, they're my foster family. how do you know them?"

"Well I know your mom and dad."

"I told you my brothers name you didn't recognize them?"

"Well I did but there names are pretty popular and I thought you were talking about someone else." She laughed and tugged him to the front door. "What are you doing?"

"You have to come with me and try to get me out of trouble since you know them."

"Fine I'll try my best." She opened the door and it was unlocked. Kagome went in the kitchen and her whole family was sitting at the dinning table and suddenly turned their attention to her.

"Hi" She said weakly with a smile as she held Satoru's hand. Her mother got up and hugged her.

"Oh, Kagome where were you?" Her mother looked up at Satoru and hugged him too in delight. "Satoru I wasn't expecting you here so soon." She looked at the both of them puzzled.

"What do you mean you weren't expecting him?" Her mom took their wrist and sat them at the dinning table setting a plate of food in front of them.

"Now where were you Kagome?"

"Wait what did you mean by-"

"She was with me Mrs. Aogiri." Satoru interrupted.

"With you?" Her father said taking a bite of his egg.

"Yes I stumbled upon her at the cemetery. She fainted and I took her to my dorm."

"Kagome what were you doing at the cemetery?" Her mother questioned.

"I was visiting mom and dad." Everyone around her was quiet staring right at her. "What is it?" She said with a smile. " I was just visiting and lost track of time don't worry but never mind that what do you mean by Satoru being here so soon?" Satoru looked at his plate and picked his food. She just looked at her mother and father who smiled and looked at both Satoru and her self.

"You two are getting married!" they said in delight.

"Meet your new fiancé." Her mother added.