Chapter 7

Kagome was once a solid rock that would never move from the past although now she seems to smile more often. Her past was never spoken of and sometimes when she tries to open up it somehow turns into an argument. Her heart was filled with remorse but now it seems that things are changing. She never talked, she never showed any signs of weakness but I knew she cried secretively. All those emotions closed up inside was tearing her apart piece by piece. That's why I could never tell her the truth. I can never look at her with out my heart beating rapidly. Although these feelings can never be spoken of I'll always be beside her. As long as I have at least that I'll be happy.

Bonkotsu looked up at the ceiling as he thought about things. He couldn't believe things were getting out of hand. Kagome now talked more often to him and every time that happened he would always fall more and more in-

Kagome barged in the room as she slammed the door shut she sighed heavily.

"Open this damn door you fucking orphan!" Kagura yelled as she pounded on Bonkotsu's door. "Get the fuck out here now!"

Kagome stepped away from the door as she laughed. "Ha! Take that you bitch." Kagome looked at her brother with a smile not noticing that he was there. "Hey Bro."

"What did you do now?" He said with a sigh.

"I grabbed Kagura's bra's and panties and threw them up the tree in the front yard. Now the neighbors are seeing the display I made." She said with a huge grin on her face. Bonkotsu got up and head toward the door. "Wait she's still out there. She'll tear me in two if you open the door." Kagome clung to her brother's arm and looked up at him. "Please. Can we just hang out over here for like 10 minutes? Please." She said as she frowned.

With a heavy sigh Bonkotsu laid on his bed. "Fine. But only this one time."

"Cool." She said as she took a seat next to him. "Jezz at least you could give me some room to sit."

Bonkotsu got up and leaned his back against the wall as Kagome did the same.

"So Bro when are those two idiots leaving. As much as I enjoy pulling pranks on them I'm getting sick and tired of them staying here."

"They'll be leaving in 2 weeks." He closed his eyes as he tilted his head back.

"Hey where were you the other day? You know the day when Kagura guys arrived, where were you? Ayame bumped into me and said you were supposed to wait for her after school but you weren't there so I told her you must've rode home with Kagura or something." She said looking at him suspiciously.

"I was at the beach."

"The beach?"

"I was thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"About you." Bonkotsu looked at her with pain in his eyes. She couldn't understand why he looked at her like that. It reminded her about the feeling of loneliness every time she would look in the mirror.

"Me? Why me?"

"I was thinking about how much you've changed that's all." She looked at him confused and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Shut up. It's not that I changed I'm still my bitchy self you know." Kagome sighed and looked up at him. "I'm still the same just a bit happier I guess."

Kagome heard the birds flutter and she got up and looked at him. She couldn't believe how depressed he looked. His eyes and the look on his face were just too much to bear. Her hands started to tremble and she looked at the floor. He looks just like me…

Her hands began to stop shaking and she glared up at her brother.

"Why do you hold such an expression?" She whispered.

"What?"

"Your eyes, your whole expression. Why do you look like that?"

"What do you mean?"

"You look like someone ripped your heart in two. You look like your hurting inside. Why do you look like that?" Kagome stared at him with a hellish stare. "What are you thinking? You look like your missing something in your life but you have everything you ever wanted."

"Kagome please just calm down." She curled her hand into a fist and looked at him once again.

"It's like your missing something in you life and it's driving me insane because you have everything. A family, friends, a girlfriend." She tightened her fist as she looked at him.

"Kagome I don't understand what are you-"

"Tell me what you're missing. What are you missing in life? Did someone in your family die or did someone get hurt. What the hell are you missing?" She yelled as he punched him in his jaw.

Bonkotsu turned slowly toward her. "You." He whispered.

She took a step back. "Wh-what did you say?"

"I'm missing you in my life." Her eyes widened as she took another step back. "I can never have you. I can never hold you and that's find with me at least you're there beside me but yet every time I see you I tear up inside. I can never say that I-"

She couldn't take it anymore. Kagome ran outside the door and headed towards the stairs. Tears poured out of her eyes as she ran. As she got outside she didn't know where to go. Although she didn't have the slightest clue where she was going all she wanted was to just get away. She didn't want to hear it. She just ran until she rammed into someone and fell back. Staring at the ground, Kagome sat there crying until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up with tears running down her cheek as she wrapped her arms tightly around him.

"Kagome what's wrong?" Sesshomaru ran his hands up and down Kagome's back trying to comfort her as people were staring down at the two as they passed by. "Kagome I'm going to take you somewhere quite okay?" With a nod he carried her off the ground and started to walk away from the crowd.

"I didn't want to hear him say those words. I didn't know what to do so I ran. He's my brother I care about him but-" Kagome hugged his neck tighter as she talked. "I knew what he was going to say but I knew I couldn't handle it. I knew if he said those words that things would never be the same. So I ran away."

"Don't talk. I'll take care of you alright? Just rest." Sesshomaru held her tightly. He walked to his apartment and her grip around his neck loosened as she fell asleep minutes later. "I'll take care of you Kagome. I'll make sure you'll never cry again."