Ch. 3
Kagome walked through the city, looking for person she was supposed to go to. The burns on her hands throbbed with pain, but that was nothing compared to the pain in her heart. She had lost the only person who had ever accepted her for who and what she was.
The sky, seeming to know her pain, darkened before starting to pour rain. Kagome was now drenched to the bone. The only thing keeping her from finding shelter right then, was her promise to Kaede.
She was just passing the halfway point, next to an alley, when a gang of men surrounded her. They knew who she was, because she stopped them multiple times from raping, and stealing.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here. If it isn't the half-mutt girl. How about we teach her a lesson on trying to stop us?" the man said pulling out a knife.
Two of his buddies came behind Kagome and grabbed her arms. The only reason she didn't smell them come up behind her was, because of the rain. The first man came up to her and punched her straight into the stomach. She would have doubled over in pain if she weren't being held up. When she bent as far as she could with them holding her up, one of the men twisted her arm. He kept twisting it until she screamed in pain, and a dull crack was heard. The whole gang of men just laughed at her obvious pain. The man with the knife came up to her. He took the knife and made long gashes on her stomach, arms, and legs. The gashes slowly started leaking blood.
The man turned to the two. "Let her go." he ordered them. The two roughly let her go.
Kagome dropped to the ground hard, holding her arms across her stomach. She looked up at the group of men's faces defiantly and growled.
"Still fighting are you? Well we'll see about that." he said. He slowly brought his leg back, and sent it hurtling forward, right into her ribs. A small cracking noise could be heard. He continued until a few more dull cracks could be heard from her leg and ribs.
"That should teach you to mess with us." With that he left with his pals. Disappearing into the rain.
Kagome laid on the ground holding her newly broken ribs. She looked over to the purse she brought with her, and remembered where she was supposed to be going. She painfully got, making the world spin a bit. She limped over to the purse, picked it up, and started to the house in the pouring rain.
It took her 10 long and painful minutes to reach the right house. Kagome was soaked to the bone, and drenched in blood. But, she kept her mind what was at hand. She walked up the pathway to the mansion like house. She limped as fast as she could without further injuring herself, and rang the doorbell. A woman in her late twenties answered the door, and looked somewhat like her.
"Yes, how may I help you?" she asked in a cold voice.
Kagome just held out the purse, which was now dirty and wet, and whimpered.
"Get out of here you stupid half-breed beggar. Go now mutt. Go before we sick the dogs on you." the girl said slamming the door in Kagome's face. Within a few seconds Kagome's body finally said the pain was too much and fainted.
Inside the house
Sango walked down the stairs to the kitchen. She was passing through the entryway when she heard the door slam shut. She looked at the front-door to see one of the maids standing there. She decided to ask who it was.
"Who was at the door Kikyou?" Sango asked.
"Some stupid half-demon beggar. She probably just wanted food or money." said Kikyou coldly.
"Oh, well ok then.." Sango was interrupted by a thump at the door. Sango ran to it and opened it quickly. A strange girl fell in through the door straight onto the ground at Sango's feet. Sango just stared at her, and noticed her holding a bag of some sorts. She bent down, and grabbed it from her. It looked a little familiar to her.
"Where have I seen this before?" she said to herself, and looked at the contents inside. There was some make-up, lotion, and a brown leather wallet. She took the wallet and opened it. What she saw made her gasp in surprise.
"This...this is my purse. After I left the alley I must have accidently forgotten it there. But, where's all the money?" She looked down at the girl laying on the ground, and suddenly knew where it went.
"So you were that black blur I saw. Well, I did say I owed you one." Sango said.
She bent down to pick her up when she noticed the blood coming out from below her. Sango turned her a bit and saw the gash marks on her arms and legs.
"Poor girl. We'll get you fixed up in no time." Sango said picking up the girl gingerly. She turned to head to her room when a voice behind her stopped her.
"Miss Sango, surely you aren't going to bring that street rat in here are you." Kikyou said bitterly.
Sango turned and glared at her. "Why, yes I am. She saved my life, so I'm going to return the favor." she said and once again started up the stairs.
