Kagome lead Souta to the love seat in the living room, and they both sat down. Kagome pulled Souta as close to her as she could but didn't relax in the least. Carlisle sat in one of the chairs, with his wife sitting on the arm, while the rest of his family
all came in. Emmett came in and sat right at Kagome's feet, making her smile slightly. With that slight smile, Carlisle could tell that while Kagome may seem hostile herself, she was just being cautious in an environment she wasn't familiar with.
Rosalie bristled at her mates choice of seating and sat down in the chair beside Carlisle, across from the love seat. Bella sat down beside Souta, while Edward sat on the far side of the couch beside Carlisle. Jasper sat down on the other side of
the couch beside Kagome and Alice sat down between Edward and Jasper. Souta leaned forward looking at Emmett curiously. Emmett looked back up at him with a smirk, "Hey! How about after all this, I show you my new Halo game?" Souta nodded excitedly.
Kagome smiled loving at her little brother, running her hand through his hair. Carlisle could see that under Kagome's ruff exterior was a loving woman. He just couldn't see why Edward had such a problem with her.

"She's blocking us from reading her." Edward answered Carlisle's unspoken question.

Carlisle nodded in understanding, "She has every right to protect herself in anyway she sees fit."

"But how exactly are we supposed to trust what she says is true?" Edward demand.

"Calm yourself, Edward." Carlisle calmly commanded, "You are relying too heavily on your mind reading ability. She has no obligation of opening herself to you just because you want her to. As I have already said she may protect herself anyway she sees
fit."

"That's what I was trying to tell him earlier but he wouldn't hear a word of it." Jasper cut in.

Edward glared at Jasper for his interruption. Carlisle shook his head at Edward's stubbornness. He knew it would stick him in between a rock and a hard place one of these days. Bella glared right back at Edward, "Why are you so insistent on my sister
being a liar?"

"If she is telling the truth then why doesn't she just let us see that?" Edward countered.

Kagome stood to her feet and stomped over to stand in front of Edward. She put her hands on either of his arms, bending over so they were eye level. Edward watched as her contact lenses melted leaving her sapphire blues burning with rage. "You really
want to see. Fine! Watch closely and pay attention!" And she opened her mind to a memory she would have rather have forgotten. It was the reason Sesshomaru had decided on training her. Sesshomaru had left for the night to tend to his own matters and
Inuyasha had ran off to see Kikyo as soon as Sesshomaru was out of sight. Naraku had been waiting for just this exact moment. He sent a swarm in, separating her from everyone. She had been overwhelmed and then one of his puppets stole her away. It
had been two days before Sesshomaru had found her. The two longest days of her life.

Edward jumped and pushed her away from him, "Stop! Make It Stop!"

Kagome locked her mind back up tight, "Next time, you should just respect another's privacy." Kagome sat back down on the love seat and Souta wrapped his arms around her. She kissed his forehead and hugged him back.

Jasper could feel the pure unadulterated fear pouring off of his little brother, "What did you show him?"

Kagome sighed, "I merely showed him one of my memories."

"What was that thing?" Edward demanded, "It wasn't human."

"Of course not." Kagome answered simply, "His name was Naraku. He was a true monster and my greatest nightmare. He controlled the other side of the war I was in."

"Sis?" Souta asked concern showing in his eyes.

Kagome smiled down at him, "I'm fine, squirt. No need to worry."

"I'm not!" Edward snapped.

A/N:
Wow soo many voters! So far Jasper is heavily in the lead but I will keep the poll up for a few more chapters. A few of you have asked about her being with Sesshomaru, and while I do enjoy them as a couple, I'm just not putting them together like that
in this series. Sorry! I have also been asked about putting Bella with someone else and I am once again going to have to decline. I love Jacob dearly but he is meant to be with Nessie.
I am soo very sorry about the delay! I moved from NC to FL on July 4th and have been getting settled in. I hope you like the new chappy!