Chapter 6

Kagome woke up screaming and covered in a cold sweat. She frantically searched the room for anything odd or out of place. Nothing was. Seconds later, Sango, Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru and Miroku burst into her room.

"Kagome! Are you alright?" Sango cried anxiously. But when she saw the look on her face she immediately knew what happened. "Again?" She asked sympathetically.

"Sango…" Kagome whispered, tears welling up in her eyes even thought she tried to prevent it. "It won't stop! It won't go away."

"Oh Kagome, it's alright. It's all over now. Nothing is going to happen. Remember, I'm here for you." Sango soothed her hysterical friend. "Go back to sleep. You'll be fine. I'm just going to be in the room next door and if you need me just come and get me ok?" She said, satisfied when Kagome nodded her head. Sango headed for the door, motioning everyone else to leave also.

"What the hell was that?" Inuyasha demanded. Shaken by Kagomes terrified appearance.

Sango looked at him sadly. "Kagome has been through a certain kind of situation." She sighed. "I'm not really sure what to call it. It wasn't an arranged marriage, but she wasn't just visiting. She was sent to go and live with a strange man. Yes, that would be about it." Sango headed down the hall and the men followed. "His name was Naraku. He had already had a history of aggressiveness, persuasiveness, and he had a reputation of sexual harassment." Sango pushed tears from her eyes. "When Kagome was sent to live there, I sent a guard to go with her, just incase. It turns out that I did the right thing because the night she got there Naraku tried to force himself on Kagome. The poor girl screamed for the guard and when he got there Naraku was naked with Kagome pinned against the wall. So the guard threw Naraku away, grabbed Kagome and ran out of the castle as fast as possible. She's had nightmares about Naraku about once a month since then. I don't know how she stays so cheerful after that."

"Damn Naraku! He should be killed. Nobody deserves that kind of punishment." Inuyasha growled punching the wall in hopes that Naraku would suddenly appear in front of his fist.

"That would be why she got completely serious in wanting to learn fencing along with archery. She feels the need to protect herself." Sango told him. 'And she wants to hurt Naraku as badly as he has hurt her.' She added silently.

"Wow, and I didn't even know I was helping her so much when I offered to help. I thought she just wanted to know how." Inuyasha admitted.

" I don't think anyone will know how much they truly help her. She thanks everyone for worrying about her but she always insists that nothing is wrong." Sango sighed.

"Poor Kagome." Miroku said sadly. "Does she remember the dreams the next day?"

"I don't know. She always is happy and talkative the next morning. Whenever I bring up the dreams, she either gets very confused or she changes the subject. But believe me, if anyone can get Kagome to talk about thinks that are important to her, then it's obvious that she would trust them with her life." Sango said, not sure why she was telling the three young men all of this information about her best friend.

"And what of you miss Sango? Would you trust me with your life?" Miroku asked flirtatiously, while groping her.

SLAP!

"I wouldn't trust you with my laundry." Sango hissed before storming off to her room.

"Smooth." Was all that Inuyasha said to his friend.

"She loves me." Miroku sighed dreamily while caressing the cheek that Sango had just previously abused.

Inuyasha rolled his eyes, and Sesshoumaru resisted doing the same.

'He will never learn.' Sesshoumaru thought hopelessly.

"Stupid monk, you're going to get yourself beaten to death. And you're definitely going to die a virgin! Unless you start adoring the unloved people of the world. You're way to perverted to get anyone good." Inuyasha informed Miroku harshly.

"But if it's beaten to death by a beautiful woman, then it's alright by me. It will be worth it." Miroku said pervertedly.

"I am going to leave now, before Miroku gets anymore unholy thoughts." Sesshoumaru said, on his way out, mumbles of "Isn't he supposed to be clean? He's a monk!" And "Damn idiot monk" could be heard.

"So…" Miroku said when Sesshoumaru was gone. "You and Kagome huh?"

"I don't know yet. Remember, we don't know who she's supposed to marry. It could be Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha said with a shudder. "But she's perfect! She's easy to talk to, she's kind and friendly, and she's generous! Beautiful beyond belief! She cares about everyone! She even fights back when I say something she doesn't like." He said, recalling the event when he and Kagome had a disagreement and Kagome argued with him and ended up winning. "There's no one like her. She's just so alive and joyful." Inuyasha couldn't think of any other ways to describe her.

"Wow, I never knew you had it in you Inuyasha." Miroku gawked.

"Had what in me?" Inuyasha asked, completely confused.

"You, Inuyasha my friend…"Miroku said, "are in love with Princess Kagome."

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