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CHAPTER 9

"You are…"

"Sesshoumaru."

"So you are Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's cousin?"

"Of course and surely rumours had passed that you have been taking up part-time jobs."

"If you are here to say about this, I do not intend to know."

"How about your budding friendship with the rough, perverted and proud, or should I say he isn't anymore, friends of yours?"

"What do you want to say?"

Sesshoumaru walked towards Kagome and Kagome took a step back, but he was too fast for her. Sesshoumaru punched Kagome on the face and Kagome collapsed on the floor. Sesshoumaru continued kicking and beating Kagome, who did not have any intention of hitting him back. She knew if she did so, Sesshoumaru would hit her even harder. Sesshoumaru continued kicking while his friends came and join in the "fun".

"Let's go before anyone found out it was us who did this." Sesshoumaru and his friends left the unconscious Kagome at a corner of the front gate (A/N: When Kagome saw Sesshoumaru, who was standing at a corner of the front gate where no one would notice, she walked towards him first before Sesshoumaru approach her and beat her up)

"Kagome. Kagome. Where are you?" Sango shouted and looked around at the empty front gate. Everyone has returned to their dormitory and Sango should see Kagome waiting for her. Sango looked at the School Clock and it showed that the time was after five. Where are you?

Sango returned to her dormitory to check if Kagome had returned to the dormitory but she was not there. Panic started to rise inside Sango. Where are you, Kagome? I better seek help from Miroku and Inuyasha. Sango ran to Inuyasha's dormitory and informed him before informing Miroku what had happened. The three of them returned to the school gate and started searching for Kagome.

Where are you, Kagome?

The search continued for about ten minutes.

"There she is." Sango shouted to Miroku and Inuyasha. Both of them rushed to where Sango was.

"Kagome." Inuyasha ran. He held Kagome's body and saw all the bruises. Miroku and Sango rushed to Inuyasha's side. Who did this to Kagome? I will make him pay for what he had done. Inuyasha felt a sense of protecting Kagome's safety. Inuyasha sobbed and Miroku comforted him.

"Let's bring Kagome to the hospital." Inuyasha stood up; one arm holding Kagome's neck gently, the other holding the knee joint of her legs. Inuyasha and the rest ran to the nearby hospital. Please let Kagome be all right.

At the hospital after the doctor had checked Kagome's condition,

"How is Kagome?"

"The injuries on her body are not that deep, but they would get infected." The doctor said. "Do not worry."

"So are we able to see her?"

The doctor nodded his head, and Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango dashed into the ward. Inuyasha sat beside Kagome while Miroku and Sango took the seats at the opposite side. Inuyasha held her hand gently, so it would not hurt Kagome's tender skin. Kagome opened her eyes slowly.

"Are you all right?" The three of them asked in a worried tone.

"I'm so sorry."

"What for?"

"Your… your… popularity… I'm the one…. who cause you to lose it."

"You mean…"

"Sesshoumaru said that you're not popular anymore. All because…. of my selfishness of wanting you to join us."

"So it's Sesshoumaru who did this to you."

"Never… mind about… it. You would blame me… all because I make you unpopular."

"I do not care about that. As long as I have you… Miroku and Sango… as friends."

"But…" Kagome start to rise but a sharp, piercing pain shot her immediately and she lay down the bed again.

"Do not move. You should lie down"

"I think we should not be gooseberry." Miroku pulled Sango out of the ward. "Let them be alone for awhile. We should also have our privacy, right my Sango?"

"You…" Sango slapped Miroku.

"Ouch!"

"I thought earlier on, someone said he miss my slapping very much. Who is it?"

"All right. It's me." Miroku confessed. "But at else give some privacy to the two of them."

"Yeah. Where do you want to go?"

"You're asking me?"

"What's wrong in asking you?"

"Nothing. Just surprised." Miroku was thinking very hard until an idea came to his mind.

"Make your decision already?"

"How about grabbing a bite at the nearby shops? I remember there is a shop that sells delicious and tasty Sushi."

"Alright, since my stomach is growling in hunger. Let's go." Sango took Miroku's hand and headed to the shops. Is today my lucky day? Miroku looked at Sango's hand holding on to his. I cannot believe she is holding my hand.

Back at Kagome's ward

"Where are Sango and Miroku? We were just talking and the next minute, they had disappeared in thin air."

"Don't worry about them. They were probably going out for dinner." Inuyasha said, looking at the clock, which hung on the wall. "Are you hungry?"

"No."

"I better buy porridge for you. I do not want you to get starved."

"Thanks, Inuyasha. But I'm fine."

"If you're fine, how come you looked so pale?"

"Well…"

"You do not need to say much. I'm buying for you and that's final." Inuyasha walked out of the ward without getting a reply from Kagome.

After ten minutes of waiting, Inuyasha had come back, a bowl of porridge on his hand.

"Eat before it turns cold."

"Thanks."

Inuyasha helped to feed Kagome. After she had finished eating, Inuyasha threw the empty plastic bowl into the dustbin.

"I need answers. Who did this to you?" Kagome hesitate; she did not want to break their kinship as she had destroyed Inuyasha's popular personality.

"I can't tell."

"You have to. I need to help you seek revenge."

"No, you should not do that to that person."

"On my way back here, I met Sesshoumaru and he said he was the one who hit you."

"I cannot believe he really confessed to you?"

"I need to get revenge from him."

"Why?"

"He hit you, right?"

"I thought you said he told you already."

"Just kidding."

"You…" Kagome said. "How dare you tricked me?" Kagome wanted to get up from her lying position but the pain was here again.

"You see." Inuyasha laughed. I will help Kagome get revenge.

"So did you get the information I want?"

"No. But I had helped you by giving her a beating."

"But, in the end, you did not get the information I want."

"Yes. I'm sorry."

"Never mind." Anger filled in the person's voice.

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