Hi everyone.  I am back.  I have gotten a few requests to write again, so I thought I would give it a go.  I hope you like it.  Also, just to clarify, her father is just very abusive.  No sexual stuff with him directly.  I know this concept has been done to death, but I like the whole damsel in distress stuff.

I only own Inuyasha in my dreams. 

Lost and Found

Chapter One – Daddy's Home

            Kagome leaped through the bone eaters well into her time and climbed up the ladder.  "I need to remember to thank grandpa for putting this ladder in here."  She hoisted her yellow bag onto one shoulder made her way to her house.  Once inside, she slipped her shoes off, set her bag down, and proceeded to find her mother. 

            "Mama I'm…" her voice was caught in her throat as she walked into the family room and saw her father sitting on the couch, casually talking with her mother.

            "Oh, hi sugar."  He said, pasting a false smile on his lips.  His voice was too sweet and he had an odd gleam in his eyes.

            'Oh no.  No.  It can't be.  Why is he here?'

            Kagome's mother stood up and gave her a quick hug.  Her face showed complete ecstasy at the new arrival.  "Honey, your father is back.  Isn't that wonderful?  He has finally been cleared."  Her mother looked at her expectantly, as if waiting for her to become excited.

            'How can I be excited.  The man who tortured me as a child is suddenly back in my life.'  Kagome could feel her world start to spin, but forced a smile out anyway.  "This is…great.  Yeah great.  I have homework I need to do."  With no other words spoken she ran upstairs to her bedroom and flung herself face first onto her bed.  The tears started pouring before she even landed on the pillow.

            'How can he be back already?  He was supposed to stay away forever.'  Sobs wracked her body as she cried into her pillow.  A thousand thoughts were racing through her head.  'He is supposed to still be in prison.  I was so happy without him here.  How am I going to deal with this.'  Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door.  She quickly wiped her face free of tears and ran to sit at her desk.  "Come in," she said, with a slightly shaky voice.  Her father entered her room, and she felt her body go stiff.

            "Hello princess. It's been awhile."  His voice felt like poison to her. 

            'He has no right to call me that.  After everything he has done to us, he has no right to even be here.' She watched as he sat on her bed and picked up a stuffed animal.

            "I know that you don't want me here, that was evident when you first saw me again.  But I came to let you know that you have no say in this matter.  I am back for good.  And your mother is happy again.  You don't want to upset your mother do you?"  Kagome slightly shook her head.  She was nauseated at the thought of her father being back, and sitting on her bed for goodness sakes!

            "Good."  

            'Why is he talking to me like I am seven?  And why won't my voice seem to work?'  Kagome could here him muttering under his breath about something.

            A smile crept upon his face as he reached his hand out to touch her leg.  She flinched away slightly.  "Now Kagome, is that any way to greet your father after he has been away for so long?"  She could feel the tears start to form behind her eyes. 

            'No.  I won't let him see me cry.'  She only stared back at the man who had the nerve to talk to her like a child, and call himself her father. 

            "You better get back to your school work.  I'll come back up tonight to…tuck you in."  He walked out the door, and she immediately released the breath she had been holding.  She could no longer hold her tears and they flowed freely like rivers down her pale face. 

            'I have to get out of here.  I can't be here with him.'  She paced the room frantically.  Her hands were shaking with fear.  'What can I do.  I never told mom.  I should have told mom.'  She continued to wring her hand until they were red and raw, threatening to bleed.  'I can't go back to Inuyasha, he will just ask questions.'  Fear was grasping her heart and she felt as though she couldn't breathe.  'Come on Kagome.  Keep it together.'  She tried to coax her heart to slow and her breathing to become normal again.  Her whole world had fallen apart in the span of five seconds, and she was having a hard time coping. 

'I have no choice.  It's either stay here, or go back to an enraged Inuyasha.  It will take him at least a day to get himself out of the ground from all the sits he received.'  Kagome walked over to her door, and locked.  She laid down for sleep and pulled the covers over her head. 

'Please don't let him come here.'  She was drifting into sleep when she heard a knock on her door.  'Just pretend you are asleep.  You can't hear if you are asleep.'  She felt her heart tighten in her chest as she heard him jiggle the doorknob.  'Please just go away.  Go away.'  She was not as lucky as that though.  She could hear him fiddle with the knob and suddenly the click of it unlocking.  'Oh no.  He got in.' She clamped her eyes shut as if she could wish him to disappear.

"That wasn't very nice Kagome."  His voiced was laced with cyanide and she could feel the weight of him sit down on her bed.  "I learned how to unlock doors in prison.  It's actually really easy."

Kagome lay still, pretending to be asleep.  'Maybe he will just go away.'  She felt him reach up and pull the covers off of her head.  He gave her a shake as if to wake her.  'I better play along with him.'  She feigned awaking and acted surprised to see him.

"You locked the door.  You know better."  It became suddenly very hard for her to swallow.

"S-Sorry daddy.  I must have forgotten to unlock it after I changed." 

"That's all right.  I understand.  But just to remind you to not let it happen again…" He slapped her across the face so hard her eyes stung and it became harder to breathe.  She tried to catch her breath, but it hurt so much.  "Don't ever cross me again." 

He leaned over to her so close she could smell the alcohol on his breath.  "I have missed you Kagome.  Have you missed me?"  He placed a kiss on her forehead and suddenly stood up.  We will continue this tomorrow.  Your mother is waiting for me."  With that he was out the door.  Kagome buried her head in her pillow and cried herself to sleep.

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            Kagome woke up the next morning and almost convinced herself that everything that happened was just a bad dream.  She was suddenly hurled back into reality when she looked into the mirror.  A rather large bruise was forming across her cheek where she had been hit.  Her face became pale as she tried to think of a way to hide it.  She quickly snuck into her mother's room and stole some makeup from her vanity. 

            'I guess this will have to work.  I just hope that mama doesn't miss this.  I am going to have to take it with me.'  Kagome quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to pack her yellow bag.

            'I know that it has only been a day, but I can't stay here tonight.  I just know it will be worse than last night.'  She slung her bag on her shoulder and ran out the door.  All she could think about as she closed the distance between her and the well was freedom.  As she came upon the well she released the breath she had been holding. 

            'Good, no one saw me leave.'  She felt the familiar blue light and tug as she crossed through time into sengoku jidai.

Well, I hope everyone liked it.  I hope to have the next chapter out soon, that is if I get reviews.  Thanks everyone!

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