"I'm sorry I'm late, Dad," Kagome said as she was making her way to the stairwell. No such luck.

Onigumo was on her heels at once. 'How dare she not answer me?' he thought in anger. "I asked you a question," he said as he grabbed her arm and whirled her around to face him. "Answer me."

"I was at the park. I lost track of time. May I please go to my room?"

"No, you may not. Who were you with at the park with?"

"My friends."

"Kagome, do you want to play twenty questions?" Playing twenty questions usually meant for every short answer he got he would hit her until he got the information needed. He said it was because it was wasting his time. Kagome thought it was because he liked to hurt her.

"No, sir."

"Then start talking. I don't have all day."

"I was at the park with my friends, Sango and Kagura. We were just hanging out and we lost track of time." When Kagome didn't hear her father say anymore she asks, "Can I ask you some questions?"

"No, you can't. I am your father. You don't get to question me."

Kagome ignored his holier-than-thou attitude and asked anyway. "What's your purpose in life?"

Kagome saw the shocked look on his face and felt his grip loosen on her arm. She took this opportunity to yank her arm out of his grip and moved away from him. "I'm tired of you hitting me for no reason. Why do you do it? Do you enjoy it? Is that why?" With every word she said she took a step away from him and moved towards the front door. His eyes followed her but he never moved. "Is your purpose in life just to hurt me? If so, then why don't you just kill me already instead of torturing me?"

Kagome open the door and ran out. She ran blindly down the street because of the tears that were streaming down her face. Kagome had no special destination but she soon found herself in front of Inuyasha's house.

She knocked on the door. She wasn't sure anyone heard since it was a big house, so she went to knock again but was stopped when the door opened and she was face to face with someone looking very much like Inuyasha except he was taller.

"Hello, I'm looking for Inuyasha. Is he here?" her voice was a little shaky because she was recently crying and this guy gave her the creeps. 'Sheesh, if looks could kill.'

"You must be one of his little friends."

She ignored the little comment for the moment. "Yes, I'm Kagome. Who are you?"

"You have no reason to know my business. As for the brat of a brother of mine, no, he's not here. "

"You're Sesshoumaru, right?" she remembered a little something from Inuyasha's babbling about his family. Something about a cold brother he barely saw and they looked almost exactly alike but they were completely different.

"What do you know of this Sesshoumaru?"

"Nothing much. Just what Inuyasha told me."

"What has my baka of a brother told you?" Sesshoumaru said slightly annoyed. This girl was getting on his nerves. 'Inuyasha is going to pay for speaking about me,' he thought.

"I told you nothing. Look, is he here or not? If he's not, I'm leaving."

"What did you say you're name was?"

"Huh?"

This has to be the same girl from two years ago. "Your name, what is it?"

"Kagome."

This is the same girl, just older. This is going to be very interesting. "Kagome, Inuyasha is not home but you are welcome to wait for him."

'Ok, did I miss something? Now, he's being nice? What's going on?' Sesshoumaru snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Are you coming in or not?" He was getting annoyed again. The girl was spacing out on him.

"Um," Sango and Kagura lived too far away and she definitely wasn't going back to her father's house. "I guess I could." She felt a shiver go down her spine when she saw him smile. It had an evil look to it. Before she knew it she was sitting in the living room with Sesshoumaru asking her if she wants something to drink.

"No, thank you. Do you know when Inuyasha will be back?"

"I do not know or care about my brother's whereabouts."

"Ok. Well, I think I'll go now." Kagome stood up to leave.

"What happened to you and your father after the accident?" Sesshoumaru said coolly.

Kagome froze. 'How did he know about that?' Kagome looked him in the eyes and saw nothing but expressionless eyes. "What?"

"You heard me. I never knew what happened after your mother's accident?" He emphasized the word 'accident' because he knew it would get her attention.

"What do you know about my mother and brother's accident?"

"Everything." She doesn't know the story behind it. Oh, this was too rich.

"Tell me."

"Why should I?"

"I deserve to know."

"Why? Didn't your father tell you? I would think he would."

"What's going on here? Are you saying that there is more to the accident?" She didn't need him to answer it. Kagome always knew there was more to it then her mother lost control of the car. But to hear someone else say it… she felt betrayed and very hurt more than her father ever could.

"To say no would mean that I have lied. I never lie."

Kagome went numb. She felt a hot tear come down the right side of her face when he said that. "Please, tell me what you know about it."

"Ask Onigumo. He should know more than I do."

"What do you mean?"

"You can't possibly be that naïve," he said as he gazed into her even more confused eyes. "He set it up, Kagome."

Kagome's face fell and paled. 'No. That's not true. My parents loved each other. My father couldn't have done such an awful thing. Could he?' "No. He couldn't have," she heard herself say. "My father loved my mother. He couldn't have had anything to do with that."

"Why is it so hard to believe? You know what I say is true."

"No, you're lying. He wouldn't. You don't know him. How dare you say such things about him? I can't stay here any longer. Tell Inuyasha to call me." Kagome turned on her heel and walk swiftly to the door but stopped when she heard Sesshoumaru speak.

"Do you know what he does for living? When have you ever seen where he works? Or know if he even has a job? You must admit he is quite an enigma. Who knows what he does."

"Do you?" Tears were running freely down her face as she stared him down. "No, I don't think you do. Does it matter if I don't know what he does? He's my father. I don't have to question him." Kagome gasped as she realized that that was almost exactly what her father said to her today.

"I see it will take you a while before you realize that the truth is right in front of you. Until then, I'll see you around. You can let yourself out." Sesshoumaru turned and walked back into the living room.

Kagome, stunned, opened the door and walked out.

"Kagome, what are you doing here?"

Although Kagome heard someone called her name, she didn't hear anything after that, even when Inuyasha was right in front of her.

"Kagome," Inuyasha waved his hand in front of her face, "are you there?"

Kagome snapped out of her revere and shook her head. "Stop that, Inuyasha."

"Well, will you answer me?"

"What did you say?"

'What happened in there?' Inuyasha wondered. "I said, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm all right."

"What happened in my house? Why do you look sad?" he dropped his voice an octave. "What did your father do to you?"

"Nothing yet."

"You didn't get in trouble for coming home late?"

"Of course I did. Inuyasha, it was great. I felt great. I felt empowered. Now, if only I could keep it that way."

"Slow down, Kagome. What happened? What are you talking-"

"I stood up to my father," she interrupted and all but shouted. "You should have seen the look on his face. It was priceless. He didn't lay a finger on me."

"If he didn't touch you, then what are you doing here?"

"I don't know. I just ran and before I knew it I was here."

"What happened in my house?" Inuyasha asked again his voice laced with seriousness and concern.

"I met your brother."

Inuyasha's eyes went wide. "Sesshoumaru's here? What did he say to you? I swear if he's the one that made you cry, I'll rip out his throat out and feed it to him."

Despite her tear-streaked face, Kagome giggled. "Inuyasha, you are so very thoughtful."

"Why are you laughing?" said a very confused Inuyasha. Kagome is switching through too many different moods for him to keep up. His head is starting to hurt.

"Sesshoumaru is very mean but very nice at the same time." Kagome outright laughed when she saw Inuyasha cock his head to the side. "He helped me. Not in a way I would've have preferred, but he still did."

"What? What did you talk about?"

Kagome looked up at the sky and sighed. She had to go back to her father's house. There's no telling what he would do to her for what happened earlier.

"You don't have to go back, you know. You could stay here. I'll ask my uncle. I'm sure he'll let you and you know my aunt would love to have you if she knew what was going on."

"Can he keep me here forever?"

"I don't know."

"And who's to say that my father won't get me after school or before school. No, Inuyasha. I can't stay here. I would be putting you and your family in danger. You don't know what my father is capable of."

"Do you?"

"No, but I don't want to take that chance."

"Well, can I at least walk you home?"

"Ok."

Since Kagome lived only two blocks away from Inuyasha, the walk was a short one, even if they were walking slowly. By the time they reached the corner of Kagome's street, the sun was setting. Kagome turned to him.

"Whatever happens Inuyasha, you'll always be the best friend I ever had."

"Kagome, why are you talking like that? You sound like I'm never going to see you anymore. We will see each other tomorrow, right?"

"Yes. You can be sure of that." Kagome walked down her street and when she was far enough away, she turned around and saw Inuyasha standing watching her. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. I can't keep that promise." She said into the wind her voice barely above a whisper. Kagome had been going over everything in her head. She will question her father, Onigumo, and hopefully, she'll find out what really caused her mother's death. After that, she would leave. She didn't know where she would go but she couldn't stay at that house anymore. Kagome turned back around and started walking towards her house and without another look back, she walk up her steps and into her house.

Inuyasha's POV

'Why did she stop?' Inuyasha was going to watch her go into the house until she stopped and turned around. Her lips were moving but he couldn't hear what she was saying. He was about to ask what she said until he heard something.

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha."

'Sorry? Why is she apologizing to me?' Inuyasha was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't see her turn around and walk in the house or hear what she said after. He was brought back to the world when he heard the faint thud of a door closing.

End POV

"What did you mean, Kagome?" Inuyasha said to himself as he walked home in the night.

"Daddy?" The house looked empty and the lights were off, but Kagome knew better than anyone that looks can be deceiving. After she checked all over the house for her father and found nothing, she decided to go upstairs to take a bath and go to bed.

Onigumo came home while she was still in the bathroom. He was drunk as hell. He couldn't go two feet without falling or stumbling. Somehow, he made it upstairs and he heard Kagome humming to herself. He went to the bathroom and opened the door to a very naked Kagome in a bubble bath. "You've always had a beautiful voice, Yuma."

"Daddy," Kagome said as she reached for the towels above her, "Are you okay?"

"I always loved it when you called me daddy. It made me feel like I was your daddy. You would do everything I told you to do. Such a good girl."

Kagome has successfully pulled the towel over her body and she slowly rose from the tub and walked over to his alcohol-drenched body. "Dad, mom's gone and so is Sota. I'm Kagome. Remember? I'm yours and Yuma's daughter, Kagome."

"Kagome. So you've finally made it back to your home? What took you so long? I've been waiting for you."

"You have?"

"Yes, Of course, why wouldn't I be? You're right. We have to talk. Let's go to your room and talk, okay?" Onigumo said as he grabbed her hand and led her to her room. There, he sat her on the bed and sat beside her. "Now, what would you like to know? I'm here to teach you whatever you want."

"Really? I want to know about mom."

"You know maybe it would be more comfortable if you got into your night clothes and get out of that wet towel."

"But I thought we were going to talk?"

"Oh, we are. I just figured you be more comfortable in clothes than in a wet towel."

"You're probably right. Can you step outside while I change?" Kagome got up and went to her dresser.

Onigumo got up and close the open door. He went to Kagome, grabbed her from behind and threw her on the bed, and then straddled her, holding her hands in his.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to teach you how to be a woman and since you've already got the attitude down, I'm going teach you how to feel like a woman."

"Daddy, no. Please no." Onigumo's hand went to her small mouth.

"Hush, it'll only hurt for a moment, and then you'll love it. Now, if I take my hand away will you scream?" Kagome fearfully shook her head and he took his hand away. Kagome's towel had come loose and her father had a perfect view of her breasts. "You have perfect beauties, my daughter." With that said, he leaned down and took her left breast in his mouth.

Kagome was screaming inside. But she couldn't help herself when she moaned. She cringed and closed her eyes when she heard him say something like, "that's right, Kagome, tell me you like it." Hot tears were running down her face. Despite the pain she was feeling, Kagome also felt a pool of heated desire in the pit of her stomach. She felt herself grow wet.

Onigumo made a trail with his tongue to her right breast and began to suck on it. He moved and held both her hands in his own while the other one traveled down to her core. Slowly he pushed one finger in and pulled out in the same motion. Kagome was getting wetting and wetter so he decided to put two in and repeated the motion. Then he pulled away all together and stood up. Kagome opened her eyes and looked at her father. He took off his shirt and was now working on his pants.

"If you move, I will kill you." He said when he saw her look at the window. He took his pants off and his boxers, and then sat on the bed. "Tonight, you will no longer be a girl, but a woman."

Onigumo moved so that he was set between her legs and he parted her knees. "Like I said before, it will hurt for a moment." The tip of his head found the entrance to her womanhood and without further hesitation he plunged into her.