Disclaimer - I do not own Inuyasha.
Kagome woke with a start. She walked up to the broken mirror as she always did.
'Hmmmm, not bad, I look like shit but other than that I'm good.' Kagome thought and sighed. She looked at her stomach. It was horrible with bruises and cuts. Not that is wasn't like that before it was just much worse now. Plus she knew he broke some of her ribs and she wrapped them. She then walked over to her brother's side quietly. She noticed her father wasn't home.
'Probably out getting high or drunk. He is so... I don't know stupid and infuriating and just the worst man on earth.' Kagome thought angrilly.
"Sis, could you get me some water?" Souta asked his sister softly and weakly. Their father always got him in the gut but other then that he left him alone. So he always wanted water after his beating.
"Sure squirt, I'll be right back." Kagome said ruffling his hair sweetly. She knew he looked up to her and was strong because of her. Kagome was strong because of her mother. All they had was each other.
5 minutes later!
Kagome came back up with a nice ice cold glass of water.
"Hey sis, do you think Dad will ever love us? I don't understand... People at school say how awesome their dad is I want that. I just don't understand." Souta said to his sister. Kagome didn't know what to say. She knew what she wanted to say. She wanted to say he would never be like those other dads. That he was cold and heartless but Souta had hope. Hope that she had lost long ago and she wanted him to keep hoping until he couldn't hope anymore.
"Well Souta, our father is an alcoholic." Kagome said, wrapping her arms abound him and laying her head on his.
'I can't believe I'm sticking up for that bastard! I hate him so much! But this is for Souta. Maybe he'll see our father never loved us and never will.' Kagome thought bitterly.
Then she continued, "He never really, well, he is a man who is hard at showing his feelings and he beats us when he's drunk or high. He doesn't love us when he is like that. Now do you understand Souta?" Kagome asked him. She wanted him to see but he needed to find out on his own. "Souta life is hard. We all have our own problems and our's is our father." She said and he then turned around in her arms and looked up at her with big trusting eyes.
"I know Kagome. I just wanted you to tell me." Souta said sadly and then continued, "He doesn't love us and he never will. I hope I don't sound evil but he hates us and I hate him." Souta said. Kagome hugged him and quietly tears fell down her cheeks.
"You are not evil Souta, he is. You are kind and generous and I know that one day we will all be safe and ok. Mom will be happy again and I'll make you laugh till you can't breathe and tickle you to death," She said and she tickled him softly. Then she went on, "But until then you have to hang on and be strong and think about the good times ahead. I can feel it Souta, we'll be ok soon." And then she gave him a tight squeeze and let go of him.
'Why does he have to go through this? God I hate that man.' Kagome thought and got up to get ready for school.
"Hey you better drink that I went all the way down stairs to get that for you." Kagome said and laughed.
"Ok sis, I'll drink it all." Souta said smiling and Kagome walked down the stairs.
A/N: It was short, I know, but I felt Souta should be in it more. Anyway SESSHY is in the next chappie! So please Review! Oh and yeah, you're right PunkSkater, Miroku did sound gay w/e lol! So in conclusion I will make him more manly and I think someone mentioned Inuyasha being too caring. Well it's my fic but I'll try and make him more uncaring and he will say feh more! lol