The water fight had gone on for a very long time Inuyasha was soak and so was Kagome. After they got bored splashing water at each other, they then began to make mud balls and throw them at each other until they both were exhausted, and went back to shore to lie on the grass breathing heavily. Kagome was a disaster she had leaves and sticks stuck in her hair, her ears were no better containing dirt and mud from the mud balls. Her tail was drenched and was covered with mud as was the rest of her body. Inuyasha was no better you could barely tell his hair was silver anymore. His hair looked to be more brown that silver. His clothes were soaked and stuck to his skin. Both Inuyasha and Kagome laid there for a minute trying to catch their breath.

"I can't…believe…you…started…this," stated Kagome trying to act innocent.

"Me! I didn't start it," said Inuyasha getting up to wipe the mud off his face.

"Yes you did," shouted Kagome ringing her tail out.

"No I did not," said Inuyasha standing his ground as he began to get the mud clops out of his hair.

"Well at least you had fun," said Kagome taking the last twig out of her hair.

"Yeah," sighed Inuyasha sitting on the grass again picking up foul scents. Wait, I know those scents. Oh my God its them. Kagome sensed the tension in Inuyasha and went to tap him on the sholder only for hims to freak out.

"Inuyasha what's wrong," asked Kagome as she took a seat next to him.

"Kagome, you need to hide," said Natasha a little shakily.

"Why," asked Kagome wondering why Inuyasha was shaking.

"Hiten and his goons are coming. I don't want you to get hurt," said Inuyasha sniffing to where Hiten and his goons were coming from.

"But Inuyasha can't we just leave before they come," asked Kagome trying to take him back to his hut.

"No they'll be here in a minute," replied Inuyasha already making out their bodies.

"But Inuyasha," stared Kagome but never finished.

"No buts just hide; and whatever happens don't come out from that hiding place," said Inuyasha as he pushed her behind the boulder she previously was hiding behind.

"Okay," squeaked Kagome as she sat behind the boulder. She looked from the boulder so only her silver blue eyes were showing at Inuyasha as he took his stand. She could now smell the foul scents coming her way and hear the voices of Hiten and his goons. She just hoped Inuyasha knew what he was doing.

Hiten and his goons then approached Inuyasha sneering in a disgusted way.

"Well look who we have here boys," sneered Hiten coming right up to Inuyasha's face. "The mutt from hell. Did you make any friends today bastard? Oh wait you can't have friends because you look like a freak," smirked Hiten as he and his goons began to laugh.

"What do you want Hiten," asked Inuyasha trembling a little.

"We just want to make your life a living hell," said Shizzo

"Half breeds like you deserve to die," said Jinzo as he began to push on Inuyasha. Those jerks! I need to help Inuyasha; but he told me to stay here.

"Yeah well humans as ugly as you Hiten should have been killed at birth," courageously spoke Inuyasha. He didn't even think he had enough courage to say that.

"What did you say you spawn from hell," asked Hiten as he smacked Inuyasha with the back of his hand making Inuyasha stagger a bit. Inuyasha's lip was busted again but he wasn't going to be picked on anymore he was tired of it.

"Did you not hear me stupid I said…" replied Inuyasha as he was cut off with a punch to his eye knocking him to the ground.

"Don't step out of your place hanyou. That remark is going to cost you," smirked Hiten as he and his goons began to gang up on Inuyasha. I have to stop this. Thought Kagome as she began to think up a plan. Inuyasha just got up from the ground and began to block himself from punches and kicks. The only thing he couldn't block himself against were the insults.

"Your not good enough to live on the same land as us." said Shizzo sending a kick to his face.

"Your dirt below my feet." said Jinzo pulling him by his ears.

"You should bow to us mutt." said Hiten as he took a swing at Inuyasha who was clawing at Hiten."You'll never find a friend who likes a hanyou bastard like you." The people became blurs to him while he was beaten until a voice spoke.

"Stop hurting my friend you bullies," shouted Kagome as she cam out from the boulder. The fighting ceased as Hiten and his goons looked at Kagome.

"Another half breed," questioned Shizzo noticing Kagome's tail and ears.

"Well looks like Inuyasha does have a friend. A friend that is as worthless as him," laughed Hiten and his friends. Inuyasha just looked down he failed himself, but he mostly failed Kagome. Stupid girl should have stayed put.

"Inuyasha is not worthless or below your feet. It is you who should be bowing down to us slime ball," screamed Kagome giving him a death glare that could scare a demon.

Remind when this is over never to get on her bad side. Thought Inuyasha.

"What did you say dog girl," sneered Hiten as he seized his laughing circling around Kagome. Kagome began to look at Hiten and his friends who were circling her.

"I…said…you shouldn't…be mean to him," said Kagome as she tried giving Hiten the best glare her silvery blue eyes could.

"Hmm," sighed Hiten as he looked at her again. Kagome hated him when he was scrutinizing her body like that. "Boys I say she is different from Inuyasha," sneered Hiten as he grabbed her by the arm roughly making her yelp in pain.

"Don't touch her," shouted Inuyasha angrily getting up and ready to pound Hiten into the ground. Before he could get to Kagome Shizzo and Jinzo held him back as they made him watch what Hiten did to Kagome.

"Let go of me," shouted Kagome as she clawed Hiten arm that began to bleed. His hand loosen it's hold on her arm but caught something else, her tail.

"You wench are going to pay for that," yelled Hiten pulling her by the tail while Kagome screamed and punched the ground in pain.

Inuyasha had had enough of Hiten and his goons, the screams of Kagome's pain was driving him crazy; with out a second to lose he punched out Jinzo and Shizzo knocking both of them to the ground. Jinzo was knocked unconscious unfortunately Shizzo was not and charged for Inuyasha. Inuyasha leaped into the air behind Shizzo and used his fist to knock him into the boulder. Shizzo was down for the count all that was left was Hiten. Hiten seeing his friends beaten so easily by Inuyasha scared him a little but there was no way he was going to back down from him the little cuss. Inuyasha then raced towards Hiten and bean to fight him. Inuyasha dug his claws into Hiten giving Kagome enough time to be released and run away. Hiten took his fist and jabbed it to Inuyasha's eye. Inuyasha stumbled from this but he wasn't about to let someone like Hiten hurt his friend. Both boys were supporting cuts on their arms and legs. Hiten took the first attack and held Inuyasha down in the dirt where Inuyasha couldn't move.

"I thought your kind like to eat dirt dog trash," sneered Hiten as he dug Inuyasha head into the dirt.

Hiten was trying to suffocate Inuyasha. It looked like Inuyasha wasn't going to win until he felt Hiten's weight get off him. Taking this as his chance Inuyasha turned around ready to punch Hiten when he came face to face with Kagome. Kagome had taken a huge rock she found lying around and knocked Hiten in the head. Hiten's body just rolled to the ground off of Inuyasha.

"Are you okay Inuyasha," questioned Kagome looking at the cuts and bruises already forming on his body.

"Yeah I guess I'm okay," said Inuyasha dusting himself off and getting back up of the ground. Inuyasha's ears perked up when he heard moving from Hiten. "Um Kagome I think we better go before they find us," shakily replied Inuyasha as he took Kagome's hand and led her to the river. Once they reached the river they washed the blood and dirt from their clothes and body quickly and then went sprinting in the forest, making sure to leave no tracks for Hiten to find.

"Inuyasha, don't you think we should slow down," huffed Kagome taking a breather and leaning up against the tree.

"If you want to," said Inuyasha as he slumped down the base of the tree. I'm so stupid Kagome could have gotten hurt because of me. Wait, she did, they pulled on her tail. They did the same to me pulling on my ears when I first meet them. If I was only stronger maybe she would of not gotten hurt.

Inuyasha was just sitting there banging his head at the tree until Kagome made him stop.

"Inuyasha what's wrong," asked Kagome sitting next to him.

"You got hurt and it's all my fault," replied Inuyasha sadly his ears drooping.

"Inuyasha it's okay you saved me in the end, that's all that really matters," replied Kagome giving him some reassurance. "Besides I've been hurt worse." Crap she didn't want to say that out loud.

"By who," questioned Inuyasha looking into her eyes.

"By people in my old village," replied Kagome softly letting tears fall down her face.

"I'm sorry I made you cry. Please don't cry Kagome," said Inuyasha trying to make her stop crying.

"I'm ready to tell you what happened before I meet you," said Kagome twisting her fingers in her hands.

"You don't have to," said Inuyasha trying to stop her from talking about her hard past.

"I know but I feel as though I can trust you because you know what kinds of things hanyous like us go through," sniffed Kagome trying to hold back her tears.

"Just know Kagome I'm right here," said Inuyasha holding her hand.

Kagome took a deep breath and began to tell her tale. Through some parts of her tale Inuyasha held her and kept telling her she didn't need to tell him that she could stop, but she kept telling him about how the villagers would treat her, how they killed her mother, and attempted to kill her. After finishing her tale Inuyasha rubbed her back like his mother would do when he was teased to calm her down. After a while she had calmed enough down that her crying was only in little hiccups.

"Do you feel better Kagome," asked Inuyasha looking at her red and puffy eyes.

"Yeah I kinda do feel better. It's weird really how after you tell someone you trust something bad you feel better," said Kagome smiling a little bit. Inuyasha then helped Kagome up from the forest ground.

"Kagome can you come… with me for a second I… I want to show you something," said Inuyasha nervously.

"Where are we going Inuyasha," asked Kagome as they began to get deeper into the forest.

"I'm taking you to my special place. It usually cheers me up when I'm down," replied Inuyasha giving her a semi smile.

Inuyasha then took Kagome around a big bush and pushed it out of the way to reveal a small lily pond. It was beautiful it had pink lilies blooming all over the pond. Frogs were croaking and small sparkling fish were swimming in the little pond. But the most beautiful thing there had to be was the tree. It was beautiful with it's green leaves and lavender-blue flowers swaying in the breeze.

"Inuyasha it's beautiful," said Kagome sitting down on the grass in front of her. "Thank you for taking me here."

"Your welcome Kagome," said Inuyasha as he sighed and watched the fish swimming in the pond.

"Inuyasha are you okay," questioned Kagome scooting next to him.

"Yeah I'm fine just remembering," sighed Inuyasha looking into the pond again.

"Remembering what," asked Kagome. "Just what my life use to be like." replied Inuyasha as he looked at the swimming fish. There was a big awkward silence before Kagome spoke.

"Did you live in a palace," questioned Kagome.

"Yeah but that all changed once I was born," replied Inuyasha laying back down on the grass.

"Why," questioned Kagome

"Because I'm a hanyou, disgusting to both humans and demons," nearly shouted Inuyasha to the world.

"No your not," shouted Kagome trying to reassure him he wasn't any of those things. "You are fine just the way you are."

"To you I'm not but to them I was. I can't even remember my father because he died when I was so young," said Inuyasha putting his hands behind his head and getting into deep thought.

"That's sad," replied Kagome. Kagome might have not seen her father that much but she sure remembered him.

"Well my mother lived with royalty all her life, and then my dad married her. Then when I came around she had to give it all up for me. Sometimes I wonder if it was even worth it because without me she could have been living a nice life," Inuyasha said dejectedly.

"I don't think your mother would have wanted all the riches in the world if she couldn't have you," countered Kagome.

"Your probably right," said Inuyasha getting up from the ground and helping Kagome get up from the ground. "It's getting dark we should head back."

Both Inuyasha and Kagome then walked out from their sanctuary. As Inuyasha and Kagome were walking back out of the forest talking about what games they could play the net day they were stopped by a huge white dog. The dog then transformed in front of their eyes into none other than Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's older half brother.