Who I am Hates Who I've Been

Chapter 4

By: Painted Angel Wings

Section: Inuyasha

Type: AU, On-going

Couple: Inuyasha x Kagome

Rating: T (rating may change)

A:N: NOOO! Dudes, I've only got FOUR reviews for Chapter three. I'm telling you guys, you NEED to review! Reviews INSIPRATION. No inspiration NO STORY. -.- I just can't write without something to inspire me.

Heh. Sorry, had to let that out. Here is the fourth chapter! I'm updating faster! YAY! )

Song playing: "Dark Chest of Wonders" by: Nightwish

"Come ON, Kagome!" Sota whined to an anxious Kagome, who was practically dragging her cranky brother down the quiet and deserted sidewalk. "Why do I have to come to your dumb babysitting job?

Kagome sighed, the grip on her brother's hand tightening rather harshly as her brown eyes narrowed up ahead.

"I told you before," Kagome growled through her teeth, sick and tired of explaining the situation to an impatient Sota. "Mom isn't home, and you obviously can't stay home all by yourself, let alone five hours."

Sota scowled, not looking at Kagome.

"Yes I can. Mom thinks I can."

Kagome's teeth clenched in frustration and anger just at the very thought of her irresponsible parental. She was absolutely hopeless. Mrs. Higurashi probably would let Sota get away with cruel bloody murder.

"Well, MOM is not here right now, so if she is not here, whatever I say goes!"

Sota's head shot up at his big sister, his eyes filled with anger.

"You're not the boss of me, Sis!" Sota yelled tears stinging in the back of his dark brown eyes, identical to Kagome's. "No one is! NEVER!" As he uttered that last word, he spontaneously jerked his hand out of Kagome's, expression defiant.

Kagome just rolled her eyes with annoyance, for she was used Sota's dramatic, bawling temper tantrums; he practically did it every time they went out somewhere he didn't want to go to.

"Oh grow up, Sota!" Kagome shouted firmly, placing hands on her hips. "Don't you ever get tired of yelling and throwing fits meant for five year olds?"

Sota twitched slightly, but was silent. With a soft mumble, and a sour scowling face, he took his sister's hand once more, and they made their way to the house….. 3405 Pine Field Drive.

5 minutes later…

"Mrs.Tanashi! We're here!" Kagome smiled cheerfully and bowed in reverence in front of the old lady standing in front of her, elbowing Sota in the ribs as she did so, encouraging him to do the same.

Grumbling, Sota followed suit.

Mrs.Tanashi clapped her gloved hands in utter delight at their manners.

"My, my! What lovely young people! I feel so blessed!" Mrs. Tanashi speard her large arms wide and crushed the two siblings to her breast, catching them off guard.

Sota was struggling, waving his arms in random directions furiously; face turning a dangerous shade of blue from the lack of oxygen.

Kagome, handling the situation with more maturity, struggled to lift her head and shouted, "MRS. TANASHI! WE CAN'T BREATHE!"

Maybe not SO mature, but, hey, better than nothing.

"OH! I'm terribly sorry, dears!" As Mrs. Tanashi finally let go, Sota gasped loudly for air, panting quickly, clutching his chest.

Kagome just ignored Sota's dramtic displays, even though she was tempted to do the very same thing. She turned to her rather ecstatic employer, ignoring the temptations to take several gasps for air.

"Please excuse me if I'm being demanding…but may we please see more of your house?"

Mrs.Tanashi's basset hound eyes suddenly widened, though it didn't make much of a difference to her physical appearence.

"OH MY! I'm terribly sorry! Right this way!" She moved her chubby right hand quickly, ushering the siblings to follow her lead. "No need to be shy! Come!"

Sota, who had never seen the house before, was immediately captivated by the house's elegance.

Floors of glistening sparkling marble shined brilliantly under the lights of the golden chandeliers, their light reflections dancing merrily on the tiles. On the pure white walls hung countless pieces of fine art, whether it be a colorful and glorious painting of thousands of colors, or just a majestic but simple bronze figure inside the glass mantle piece.

It wasn't a house… it was a MANSION.

"Sis…" Sota tugged harshly at Kagome's light blue jacket sleeve. "Can we live here? PLLEAASEE?"

Kagome wiggled her way out of Sota's firm grasp, and sighed impatiently.

"Forget it, Sota," Kagome growled, following Mrs.Tanashi into the giant kitchen. "The house we live in is perfectly FINE."

Sota pouted in protest, persistence shining deep within his eyes.

"But…"

Kagome finally snapped, her fragile body frame twitching in annoyance ather bratfor a brother.

"Sota! Just SHUT UP!"

Sadly, Mrs.Tanashi heard the ruckus caused by Kagome and Sota.

"Is something wrong, children?" She poked her white head from the chrome doorway, her eyes filled with concern, apparently not hearing what the entire rant was about.

"Nothing, Mrs.Tanashi!" Kagome quickly shielding her anger with a sugary smile that was dripping with false sweetness. "We'll be there in a second."

Mrs. Tanashi took her word for it, and left into the kitchen, writing down emergency phone numbers.

While she was doing that, Kagome pulled Sota aside, brown eyes aflame and dangerous.

"Look you! Its not like I wanted to take you, alright!" She jabbed a finger into his left shoulder, despite his winces of pain. "So, just do me a favor, and don't screw this up for me, ALRIGHT!"

Sota glared at his angry sister, slightly hurt by her words.

"What do you want me to do then!"

Kagome just sighed, and let him go, and made her way to the kitchen.

"Just stay out of my sight for the rest of the night."

Ignoring her brother entirely, she went through the chrome kitchen, not looking back to see the rapid tears falling down Sota's face.

"And that's pretty much all you need!" Mrs. Tanashi handed Kagome the slip of pink paper that contained the emergency numbers. "Little Tarja is asleep in her bed with a nasty cold, so try not to wake her up!"

Kagome smiled confidently, and nodded, trying to show Mrs. Tanashi that she could be trusted.

"Just leave everything to me! I promise I'll take care of everything!"

As Mrs. Tanashi gave her another life threatening bear hug, she couldn't feel put a tiny ping of guilt.

Maybe… I was too harsh on Sota….

Mrs. Tanashi let her go and started to talk to her, but everything that same out of her huge, lipstick mouth all was just a jumble of words to Kagome.

I just… want to protect him.

Naraku lit another cigar, blissfully inhaling the smoke like a treasure, and exhaling it in the same manner.

"Nothing like a cigar on warm nights such as this….." Naraku carelessly tossed the cigar aside to the empty trash can and took out his crisp new issue of Playboy. "And some naughty reading to top it all off! What a wonderful night!"

Inuyasha suddenly burst into Naraku's office, running out of breath.

"I know I'm late so don't you say….." He aburtly cut off his own sentence as his intense amber eyes fell upon the new perverted issue of Playboy.

Naraku chuckled lightly, eyes not leaving the magazine.

"But I didn't even say anything…" Naraku pointed out, turning yet another page, amused by the perverted images.

Pervert… Inuyasha just shook his head in disgust, and focused again, ready to receive Naraku's orders.

"Do you have the slip of paper with the address?" Naraku finally tore his eyes away from the Playboy, but barely. His violet eyes peered from the top, focused, and scanning Inuyasha.

Inuyasha shuddered slightly; Naraku always found new ways to creep him out.

"Yeah…but you said to report to you before I go. So, what do ya want!" Inuyasha demanded impatiently, resisting to run for the door; to keep running and never return to Naraku's stifling office, reeking of cigar smoke and cheap cologne.

Never again… and run to the arms of….

No! He couldn't think about her…Kagome. He barely knew her after all.

Even though it was only a couple hours, maybe three, Inuyasha was already drawn to her. Drawn to her in a way that he couldn't describe in any form of words.

What was it that he was drawn to? Her bright brown eyes? That flowing sea of ebony hair? The way she just opened up to him? Or perhaps….

"Are you listening, mutt!" Naraku threw something at Inuyasha, rudely bringing him back to reality. "OR are just going sit there drooling all night long, you dirty dog?"

Inuyasha growled aggressively, in a very dog-like way, not in the mood for Naraku's cheap insults.

Naraku ignored this and continued.

"I need you to go that address and steal something and NOT be seen. Not by one person! GOT IT?"

Inuyasha just stuffed his hands in his baggy black chain pants, and headed for the door.

"I know you, asshole. I know."

Kagome sighed in frustration, squinting her eyes in concentration at her textbook, trying her very best to focus on her history chapter.

But when your little brother hasn't bothered you in the last three hours, how CAN concentrate on the ancient Russians?

Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, Kagome shot up from her place on the leathery white couch, fists clenched.

"ALRIGHT, SOTA! THIS ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE!" Kagome started to rush through the house, looking in every other room as she shouted at her seemingly non-existent brother. "COME OUT! NOW!"

Nothing. The silence started to grow heavy, and Kagome started to feel the physical weight of it on her shoulders. Even though there really wasn't any real weight, Kagome could certainly feel it.

"Sota?" Kagome suddenly stopped, as terror started to fill her chest, making her breaths more rapid and hard to control. "SOTA!"

She broke into a run, rushing up the polished oak stairs, not caring that she slipped in the process. Ignoring the throbbing pain in her right knee, she continued, her fear blinding her.

"SOTAAA! WHERE ARE YOU!" She looked in the bathroom, master bedroom, guest room, play room, even the drawers and dirty hampers. Nothing.

Kagome just stood in the middle of the hallway, tears of hopelessness running down her face.

Where is he! WHERE IS SOTA!

She fell to her knees, head her hands, cries of despair escaping from her throat, piercing the air like the sharpest knife.

"Where….." She looked to the ceiling, though there was nothing to look at but endless miles of white paint. "Where… is he?"

For about twenty minutes, all Kagome could do was just blankly stare at the ceiling, her despair starting to consume her soul. She felt herself falling into a deep dark void, one where she was unsure if she could ever pull herself out of it… ever again.

But a tinge of hope came back into her heart as she heard a noise. A soft noise, one that could barely be heard except in the most silent of silences.

"Sota…?" Kagome perked up as soft footsteps echoed throughout the house, bouncing gently off the walls.

Its Sota…He's come back!

Without a second thought, Kagome rushed down the stairs, blinded by her relief.

"Sota! I was SO worried where…"

But she stopped when she saw that it wasn't her dear little brother who entered the house.

Before she could let out one scream, unfamiliar hands grabbed her around the waist and covered her mouth, trapping her and silencing her.

And soon, her world was blinded as the lights spontaneously went out, screams of a frightenedlittle child heard from the top of the stairs.

A:N: CLIFFIE! Ahaa! Hadn't done cliffies in a while! XD

Heh heh.. I know I'm evil. SoOo… did ya like that chapter?

What happened to Sota? And who grabbed Kagome (give ya a hint- ITS NOT INUYASHA!) ?

Review and you'll find out! (Anonymous are accepted!)

Song playing: "Where will you go?" by: Evanescence