Chapter 7 - Caught red handed

"So, I leave for work and come back to find you in the arms of another man. You know I had to hear about this from my sister. Do you have any idea how much you've embarrassed me!?"

I was shaking. "Kouga I-"

"No! Keep your mouth shut you ungrateful slut."

Sesshomaru pushed me behind him. "Watch how you speak to her, you son of a bitch."

Kouga laughed. "Or else what? I will speak to my wife which ever way I please. Kagome get over here. Now!"

I clung to Sesshomaru's shirt. I refused to move. He said he'd protect me.. now it's time that I let him. There is no going back now.

"She isn't going anywhere with you. She is with me and its going to stay that way."

"Kagome need I remind you what will happen if you continue to defy me."

"You mean kill another one of her family members."

Kouga was silent now. He knew that Sesshomaru knew what he had done.

Kouga chuckled. It was deep, dark... terrifying. "Now you've done it Kagome. You'll regret this. You can't say I didn't warn you."

He disappeared down the shrine steps. I dropped to my knees. What have I done.. Sesshomaru helped me to my feet as we too descended down the shrine steps.

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I laid in bed, listening to the sounds of Sesshomaru downstairs making me something to eat. I doubt I'd eat it anyway. I hadn't eaten since yesterday, since... we'd run into Kouga. I've poked the beast, and now he's retaliating.

I heard the door creak open. "Kagome, you need to eat something."

"I'm not hungry." My stomach growled loudly.

"Sure you aren't."

"Fine, what did you make?" I asked turning over.

"I made you some Nikujaga."

I took the plate from him. I gladly ate the entire thing.

He smiled at me. "I thought you weren't hungry."

"Oh shut up."

He rubbed my thigh. "Don't let him get to you Kagome."

"You don't know him like I do Sesshomaru. That night I saw him standing over my brothers dead body I knew.. I knew he wasn't one to be crossed. Bankotsu.. he just laid there his eyes empty... glazed over. He was so pale... he's killed before Sesshomaru, and he'll do it again. As long as he doesn't have me in his clutches, everyone else is going to pay for what I've done."

He kissed my forehead. "I told you. I'd protect them."

His phone went off. "Hello? Yes she's right here." He handed me the phone.

"Hello?"

"Kagome it's Sango.."

"Hey, is everything okay?"

"It's Miroku and Rin... there was car accident. A hit and run." Her voice cracked. "Kagome. Their both dead." I listened to my sister shatter into pieces. She made this sound... it wasn't human. I didn't know how to describe. Its as though something inside her had snapped.

"When?"

"Earlier today, it had just started raining and... I'm sorry I just can't" She managed to choke out before she hung up.

I listened to the dial tone ringing in my ear, putting the pieces together.

"It was him. It had to be. There was no one else it could possibly be."

"Kagome what are you talking about. What did she say?"

I felt my hot tears rolling down my cheeks. My eyes stung like crazy. "Her daughter and her husband are dead Sesshomaru. She lost them both... she was only five... it was him Sesshomaru. I know it was."

"Kagome you can't know that for sure."

I threw his phone at him. "I trusted you! You told me you'd keep them safe! Now two of the people I care about are dead. TWO!"

"Kagome I-"

"No! I didn't want to do this. I knew this was a mistake. Now my the mistake i made cost my sister her family. I can never face her again."

I ran into the bathroom locking the door behind me. I ignored his repetitive banging on the bathroom door. I curled up on the cold tile floor. I bawled my eyes out. I didn't even remember falling asleep. I woke up, I slowly cracked the door open, peaking out. He was laying across the bed, he must have been waiting form me to come out. I checked the clock on the nightstand. It was a little past twelve a.m. I couldn't pack my things and risk waking him up. I pulled the bedroom door open slowly. Instantly it was shut. I looked up, his arm held the door shut.

"You're going back to him."

"I have to Sesshomaru, you don't understand."

"Kagome... he'll kill you."

"I'm willing to risk that.. anything for my family."

"But-"

"You can't keep me here! Get out of the way Sesshomaru."

I looked him in the eyes. I knew how much he wanted to beg me to. How much he wished that I would come to my senses and stay. He moved out the way, turning his back to me.

I swallowed the lump in my throat. "Goodbye Sesshomaru." He slumped to the floor, tossing the cars keys to me. He hung his head low, his silver tresses cascading over his face. I left and didn't look back.

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Nikujaga - is a Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion stewed in sweetened soy sauce.