YAY! Summer is finally here, and I no longer have to worry about work…leaving me more time to finish this fic! I know there is a sequel coming…but it may take a while. I'm currently beginning work on a Rurouni Kenshin fic… with a few characters added. One is a character of my own, and others made by friends of mine. Therefore…don't expect the sequel right away. Sorry!

Nighttime Confessions

No one said much on the way home, and Kagome didn't really mind…she wasn't feeling very well. They dropped off Sango and Miroku, and then headed home. They got out and went into the house, where Arani greeted them.

"How was the movie?"

"Good." Inuyasha said.

"I didn't see it…." Kagome said.

"Why?"

"Because I ran into one of my old teachers…."

"Oh. I see."

"I'm going up to my room, I'm really tired… excuse me."

"That's fine Kagome." Arani said kindly.

Kagome wandered upstairs and flopped onto her bed, tears streaming down her face.

Why did I go? I knew something would happen… I didn't want to remember this…

Downstairs, Inuyasha and Arani were discussing the room for Kagome.

"It's nearly done… we just need to move everything in tomorrow."

"Good!"

"So if you can just get her out of the house for about 3 hours…"

"Got it."

Inuyasha went upstairs to his room, and pulled up AIM on his pc, and waited for Sango to get on. When she logged on, they began to make plans for the following day.

Hanyou34: Hey Sango!

Hiraikotsu14: Hi

Hanyou34: We need 2 go somewhere for about 3 hrs tomorrow morning so we can finish the room

Hiraikotsu14: k… what about the beach?"

Hanyou34: Sounds good

Hiraikotsu14: k

Hanyou34: u gonna call Miroku?

Hiraikotsu14: ya.

Hanyou34: I should probably go eat dinner, cya later?

Hiraikotsu14: bye

Inuyasha logged off and went downstairs where Arani was serving curry for dinner. Kagome was already there, smiling, but red eyed.

Was she crying?

They ate with little conversation, and Kagome helped Arani with clean up. She then returned to her room, saying she wished to go to bed. Inuyasha also went to his room, and Arani soon followed suit.

Inuyasha fell asleep almost immediately… but his sleep was troubled.

"Stay away from my child!"

Inuyasha stood looking at the mother of his friend in confusion. She stood with her son behind her, livid with rage.

"But…why?" He asked quietly.

"You're a BEAST! I know all about you and I'm telling you STAY AWAY FROM MY SON!"

"Mom… there's nothing wrong…Inuyasha is my friend!" Her son protested.

"He is a monster! You are FORBIDDEN to spend time in his company from here on out!

The scene shifted, and he was looking at himself at the park.

"Take that Dog-Boy!" Said one child, shoving him to the ground and kicking him viciously.

"Back off!" He said, getting angry.

"HA! You are a DOG! Dogs do command their masters!"

It was all he could take…this had been going on for weeks, and he couldn't hold back. He pulled his arm back and punched the kid in the face. Immediately, all of his friends were upon him. The boy got back up, and the 5 of them began to beat him up as much as they could.

Suddenly, they were being pulled off of him, and he could hear someone yelling at him.

"Hey! Are you okay?"

He couldn't answer because his check was already swollen horribly.

"Miroku! Get him out of here!" The first person said.

He found himself being pulled to his feet and helped away. Soon the first person was following them… but a good distance behind them. He could hardly see through the blood on his face, and let the two lead him.

They entered a house a few blocks away, and he was seated on a cushion on the floor.

"I'll get the first aid kit!" Said the first voice, which Inuyasha now identified as female.

He heard footsteps fading, though they soon came hurrying back.

"Here." The female said, wiping the blood from his face with a wet towel.

He took it and continued to clean the blood off, as she began to clean the gash on his forehead.

"You're lucky, it won't need stitches." She said.

The other person left and returned with ice, which was pressed to his face. After a while, the swelling went down enough that he could fully open his eyes and speak.

"Th-Thanks."

"No problem." Said the female.

She had long dark hair, and her hands had his blood on them. She wiped it off with a bloodstained towel.

"My name is Sango." She said. "That's Miroku." She added, pointing to the boy with black hair sitting next to her.

"Why did you help me?"

"Because I can't stand those kids…and because you needed it." She said.

Inuyasha came out of sleep, remembering how he had met his friends. He was glad they had been there. They didn't care if he was a hanyou… they thought it was cool. He looked at his clock and groaned.

3:30 AM? Might as well go back to sleep.

He tried... but couldn't return to sleep, so he went outside and sat on the front porch, enjoying the night air. He stayed outside, gazing at the stars, delving into his memories.

"Inuyasha?" A quiet voice whispered.

He jumped.

"Kagome? What are you doing up?" He asked quietly.

I didn't even hear her footsteps…

"I couldn't sleep… sorry to disturb you…"

"It's no big deal…come and sit down."

She walked over, sat next to him on the steps, sighed, and looked at the stars.

"Inuyasha… I'm sorry."

"Huh? For what?"

"I wasn't very good company tonight."

"It's fine."

"It's just that today…stirred up a lot of emotions from my past…"

"I can understand."

"Especially when we passed my house… I knew today would be tough."

"We passed your house?"

"Yeah…"

"Which one?"

"The one with all the caution tape around it."

Inuyasha was speechless.

How could she have come from such a place?

"Oh…"

"I think it's time I told you what happened."

"Kagome. I'm not going to force you into anything… only do this if you're comfortable."

"I am… I just can't keep this to myself anymore…"

"I'm listening."

"My dad was an alcoholic… and he beat my mother and I… one night he came home and stabbed me…Mom tried to protect me…. But he killed her…. And then himself…."

"Kagome….I…..I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault…"

"But I still am."

"I wandered around…trying to find help…but got lost…"

"It's a good thing I found you."

Tears were now rolling down her cheeks, and she was sobbing. Inuyasha put his arm around her shoulder cautiously, expecting a slap. Instead, she moved closer and leaned on him. He was surprised…but happy, and tried not to let it show.

"Yes…it is."

They sat in silence for a few minutes before Kagome said something, her voice slightly steadier than before.

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"You've changed…since I first met you…"

"I have?"

"Yeah…you used to be really defensive…"

"That's because I was hated for being a hanyou…my dad always knew what to say about it…because he was the demon… But he's gone…"

"I'm sorry…your mom too?"

"Yeah… they died in a train crash… I was there and nearly died… I was in a coma for almost a year…I didn't even get to go to the funeral…"

"That's horrible."

"Yeah…"

"But I think they'd be proud of who you are now."

"You really think so?"

"I do."

Neither of them spoke for over an hour, until Inuyasha looked at Kagome, and found she had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He gently picked her up, and carried her into her room. He climbed the stairs and lay on his bed. After five minutes… he was fast asleep.

Well...that's it for this one… the next chappie will be the longest… and also the final one…until the imminent sequel. I'll see ya then! Twilight