A Healed Heart Chapter 5: A Hidden Strength: Rewritten, an inuyasha fanfic

Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or the song I'm going to use in this next chapter. I felt it was perfect for this chapter so I'm using it. To those of you who like to listen to the music as you read a song-fic, or in this case a song-fic chapter, the song is "Always There" by the Valli Girls and it's from the Sisterhood Of the Traveling Pants Soundtrack. Thanks for the reviews, they gave me ideas on how to make the characters. Now, ENJOY!

ALSO - Hey, I just rewrote this chapter and I decided to put in the music as I do in other song-fic chapters that I've written. So, I'll let you know when the music starts and what not and she'll still sing the song but it'll be off. Get it? Hope ya do lol, cause now you're on your own...

Kagome walked up to her front door and took a deep breath. For the first time in her life she wanted to turn around and leave, for good. But then she thought about her mom and brother and pushed open the door.

"Stop this, please!" She heard her mother cry desperately. Kagome started breathing heavily and her heart was beating faster than ever. She needed to do something, anything, to help her mom and she would. She looked around her messy living room to find magazines everywhere and beer bottles on the mantle. She walked as fast as she could over to the mantle. Then she thought of a song her mom used to sing to her when she was small and sang it to herself quietly.

"Baby girl, close your eyes," Kagome sang softly as she went over to the bottle to crack it and use it as a weapon against her father. "You don't know the strength you have inside." She made her way to the beer bottle and grabbed it. "If I could I'd shelter you from all the pain that we all must go through," Tears were filling Kagome's eyes at the memories of good times that came flooding back to her and her mother's soft, sweet voice ringing in her ear. "But it's u-up to you." Her voice quivered but she continued, "The road is long it twists and t-turns, but everything in life you live and learn."

She jumped when she heard her mother scream, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" Kagome started to shake, she was so scared for her mother and her brother.

Then she sang on, "No I never said that life was easy, or that all in love is fair." She looked frantically for something to break the bottle on and looked at the coffee table then walked over to it. With a huge crack, she broke the bottle and blood trickled down her fingers. But she hadn't felt it and went to the stairs. "But look inside your heart you'll find the answer waiting there." By now the only thing that kept her going was singing and thinking of her mom and brother. They seemed to be her strength. "If you ever lose your way, you don't have to be afraid. Look inside you'll find a friend who'll be with you 'til the end." Kagome walked up the stairs with the broken bottle in her hands and sang on.

(Music starts now.. if it gets confusing just ignore the italics lol)

Baby girl, close your eyes.
You don't know the strength you have inside
If I could I'd shelter you from all the pain that we all must go through
But it's up to you.

Her thoughts kept going to the lunch she had with her new friends and that kept her going too. She knew they would help her through, she just had to stay strong and they would keep her strong. But she knew she had a hidden strength deep inside her that would one day go against her father. Maybe it was that day.

The road is long – it twists and turns
But everything in life you live and learn
No one ever said that life was easy or that all in love is fair
But look inside your heart you'll find the answer waiting there

"Many different roads to choose, searching for the strength to make it through." She was on the top step thinking she could conquer the world, conquer her father.

She was braver than ever then her eyes connected with his and all seemed lost.

"YOU little SHIT! WHERE'VE YOU BEEN?" Her father asked.

If you ever lose your way
You don't have to be afraid
Look inside to find a friend
Who'll be with you 'til the end
Many different roads to choose
Searching for the strength to make it through
But it was always there in you

She sang quietly, "But it was always there in you." and her father charged for her and she dropped the bottle and it rolled to her mother's unconscious side. Her father forgot her mother and brother, they were done with for the day, it was Kagome's turn now.

"HAHAHAHA! You thought you would hurt me withaFUCKING BOTTLE? Well, you were WRONG little missy, YOU WERE WRONG!" Her father said as he beat her. Kagome looked him in the eyes and tried not to cry from the pain but it was too awful and tears streamed down her face even though she tried to fight them off. She gasped when she heard a crack and tried to breath but she started panicking.

Hopes can fail and dreams can fade
Rain can fall down on your big parade
Maybe love will take your heart or break your heart
There are no guarantees
But love will always find you when you just believe

'NO! NO! Kagome pull yourself together, sing, yes at least try it will calm you down so you can breath.'

Kagome weakly tried to calm down and sang in a whisper, "Hopes can fail, and dreams can fade. Rain can fall down on your big parade," Then she coughed from another blow to the stomach. Some blood escaped her mouth and she tasted it's metallic flavor but sang on, "Maybe love can take your heart or break you heart, there are no guarantees."

He continued her beating forcefully while cackling evilly not hearing her crying, desperate voice. "But love will always find you, when you just believe." He just pounded harder like always and he still hadn't heard her. She was singing so quietly no one would have been able to hear her. "If you ever loose your way, you don't have to be afraid. Look inside you'll find a friend, who'll be with you till the end. Many different roads to choose your searching for the strength to make it through,"

He turned her around and started whacking her back saying, "You're pathetic. I HATE YOUR SORRY LIITLE ASS!"

Kagome sobbed but still sang, "But it was always there in you." She knew he'd broken some of her ribs and when she took in a sharp breath she held her side because the pain was so unbearable. But the song kept her will strong and she kept on fighting. "The strength you're longing to find. You know it's true. It was there all the time. Every day you'll, stand stronger, work harder, reach for the sky I know you will eventually fly!" Her father's beating soon became softer and she smiled a bit to herself but it was a horrible smile it was more of a "hating you" smile. She knew he'd pass out soon.

If you ever lose your way
You don't have to be afraid
Look inside to find a friend
Who'll be with you 'til the end

Then she just lied there, staring at her ceiling. She looked over at her mother and saw her eyes flutter open. She had heard her daughter and they sang the ending of the song with tears in their eyes. In that moment they saw one another. Truly saw one another and it broke their hearts at what they saw.

"Many different roads to choose, you're searching for the strength to make it through. But it was always t-there, it was a-always there, i-it was always there in you..." Soon, they both drifted off to sleep.

A/N: WELL it's done... I mean you know the chapter! SO Please REVIEW! lol

ALSO - The sentences that were italicized were because it matched perfectly with the time that it came. LATERNESS!!!

In your reviews, please let me know if I should change it back to its original form.