Konnichiwa minna.  Sorry this has taken forever.  You would not even believe all the crap that is happening right now.  Thanks to everyone who had reviewed, it really does mean a lot.  Enjoy the next chapter and as always, review.

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Kagome's Lost Soul

Chapter 3

Please Stop

            Kagome hoisted herself out the well and entered her house.  She slipped her shoes off and set her bag down – unaware of the eyes that followed her every move. 

            "Where were you last night?"

            Kagome could feel her chest tighten as reality came crashing back to her.  The blood drained from her face as she comprehended the situation and what it meant.  She tried to put on a smile and force her way through it with as much ease and little amount of pain as possible.  'Why is he here.  He should be at work or something.'  

            "Oh hi, Dad.  Didn't Mom tell you?  I was with a friend.  We camped out last night."  Her heart felt as though it was about to thrust itself out of her chest and she was positive that He could hear it.  The beating consumed her ears and she concentrated on the rapidly increasing rhythm.  'Why isn't he saying anything?  He is just staring at me.'  Her father looked her up and down, as if processing her words and deciding what he would do with what she told him. 

She soon learned what he had decided to do.  The beating of her heart in her ears was quickly drowned out by the sound of flesh meeting flesh: his hand to her pale face.  She immediately made contact with the floor and tried to make the room stop spinning.  Her father grabbed her by the neck and lifted her to her feet like she weighed nothing.  Her toes barely touched the ground as she struggled to stay conscious.  A slight trickle of blood made its way out of her nose and she tasted the bitterness of metal as it trailed her top lip to the corner of her mouth. 

"Don't lie to me Kagome.  I can make things very difficult for you."  He smiled slightly as he enjoyed causing her pain and reveled at the sight of her blood.  It excited him to see her in agony and to show her who was the boss around the house.  He tossed her like a rag doll backwards and she felt her back make contact with the corner of the table.  She slid to the floor as the shock of what was happening wore off and she could feel every inch of her start to throb from the battle it was quickly losing. 

Almost unconsciously she whimpered out.  "Daddy, please stop."  She was answered with a steel-toed boot forcing its way between her ribs.  She felt them crack as he kicked her repeatedly.  Each time felt like a train crashing into her.  The only thing she could think was that she would never see Inuyasha again, and why hadn't he come to save her yet.  Her father was trying to kill her, and he was going to succeed.  She almost lost hope, but as abruptly as the beating had started, it stopped. 

He stooped down to her and grabbed her by the back of the head, forcing her to look at him.  "Have you learned your lesson?"  She nodded her head as much as she dared.  "Good."  He violently released her head, grabbed a beer from the refrigerator, and left her lying on the floor, bleeding and broken.

Kagome lay there waiting for the pain to subside.  She heard him turn the tv on and assumed it was safe to get up.  Kagome slowly raised herself off of the floor with the aid of the table she had just been thrown into.  She grabbed a rag, wetted it, and began to slowly clean the blood off of the floor and counters.  When the kitchen was spotless she started to make her way towards her room.  Her fathers voice stopped her dead in her tracks as she passed his form lounging on the couch. 

"You did this to yourself you know."  Kagome just turned back to the way she was heading and painfully climbed the stairs to her room.  When she finally made it to her destination she eased onto her bed and sleep immediately overcame her.

That's all for chapter three.  I am sorry it is short, but like I said before, I have a lot more written and I will type it out tonight.  I really hope you liked it and please review, I know I sound desperate but lets face it; I am.  Thanks so much!  And if you like this story, you should read my others.

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