A/N: Hey I'm back! I finished my finals, though my algebra two final was pretty ugly. School is out so updates will be weekly! Unless for some reason I don't get time but that's almost impossible.

Disclaimer: And we do this all over again. I don't own Inuyasha!

Chapter 18: His past and my threats

"Inuyasha, what are you doing?"

Inuyasha closed his phone he had just been whispering into and pocketed it. "Just talking." He took my hand as we walked outside at lunch again. At this rate, skipping lunch will make me look like skin and bones. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Was that your dad?"

Inuyasha looked at me with questioning eyes. "Yeah. How'd you know?" He paused and we sat down in the gardens of the school and I noticed that Sesshoumaru was cutting the hedges a few feet down.

"Your father came to the store that Saturday Naraku got fired."

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes at me and raised an eyebrow. "And what did he say?"

"Well, he thanked me."

Inuyasha's jaw dropped and I noticed Sesshoumaru was listening too. "What for?"

I gave him a small smile. "He said he was thankful for me to have met you. He says you've changed since then."

Inuyasha nodded, mostly to himself and then he glanced at me. "He's right, I should be thankful for you in my life. I was a lot worse back when I was younger."

I tilted my head in confusion. "How so?"

Inuyasha laughed with mirth. "Kagome, I was in a lot of bad stuff. If I told you all of it, it'd make your ears rot. Drugs, gambling, drinking you name it. I was probably doing all of that and more. I guess the death of my mother traumatized me and when I had to live with my father, who at the time wasn't a great influence, it was hard." He seemed hesitant with his words.

"Inuyasha, I know he's a mobster."

Inuyasha raised his eyebrows. "You do? Well, then you must have an idea what it was like. Growing up like that was bad. Kaede kept in touch and she's the only reason I didn't lose myself, even though at times it seemed like I wasn't there. I dreamed of being with my mother. I thought dieing would make things easier and I could see her smiling face."

I listened silently, not wanting to interrupt him. I wanted to know everything I could about him. He was finally opening up on a subject that he always seemed to lock away and gloss over.

"Then what happened?" I asked, after Inuyasha had bee silent for a while. I saw Sesshoumaru sit down and look at the flowers, raising one in his hand.

Inuyasha looked deep in thought.

"I guess you can say I saw the light at the end of the tunnel." Inuyasha smiled. "My brother hadn't wanted part in my father's business and had left the moment he had the opportunity. I went to his wedding and when he found me drunk, let's just say we had a nice long chat." Inuyasha chuckled to himself as he seemingly remembered a part of a memory that I didn't know about.

"It sounds like your brother cares for you. A lot." I smiled at him and he laughed, his silver hair gleaming. "Yeah, but he sure doesn't look it. He's like ice and the only time you see him in any kind of emotion is when he's with his wife or his kid, Rin." He stood up and we began to walk and I glanced back, only to find that Sesshoumaru was gone.

"But he took a job here. He must be looking out for you." I hooked my arm through his and leaned in a little closer.

Inuyasha shrugged. "The way I see it, he's there when I most need it, but he wants me to be able to be independent. I guess that's what he wanted to do when he made me move in with him. Do you remember? It was second semester freshman year."

I giggled. "Oh yeah, I remember. You had those big headphones for your music and you dressed in really dark colors."

Inuyasha laughed. "I did? I don't really remember that part of my life. It's all blurry. Weren't you on the school Newspaper?" he asked, seeming to have remembered that bit of my past.

"Yeah, I remember. It's a shame I had to quit when I stared working. But I remember the first time I saw you. You were in the office and I had just finished a big report and then I saw you."

Inuyasha wiggled his eyebrows. "And you liked what you saw?"

I pushed him and started laughing. "Let's just say I've liked you for a very, very long time."

"I remember the first time I noticed you."

My heart stopped and restarted, and a small smile crept onto my face. "Really?" I asked softly. He nodded and the bell rung, signaling class. I didn't want to go, not yet, so I stood there.

"I was seating in the bleachers of the gym when you came to interview some sophomore about the latest basketball game. We were juniors and I was just looking at you when you glanced at me and blushed. I thought it was funny because I didn't think anyone would like me. Well, anybody except Kikyo." He laughed.

I smiled, remembering last year. I knew he had looked at me! Sango had thought others wise, wait until she hears this! I patted my pocket for my cell but it wasn't there.

"Shoot," I muttered under my breath. I glanced at Inuyasha. "I have to go get my phone. I'll be right back."

He nodded. "See you in class." He walked off and glanced at me one more time before running to the cafeteria doors.

I went back to where we had been sitting and looked around the bed of flowers to see if my phone was there. Walking away from that spot I went to the other side, but I still couldn't find it and I started to panic. Where was that damn phone?

"Looking for this?"

The familiar shiver went up my spine and it tingled. I dreaded turning around because I knew who it was and I was screaming inside. Fear gripped my heart and, despite the heat, I suddenly felt cold. Mustering my courage, I turned around to face Takeshi, who was dangling my phone from his fingers.

"You should be more careful with your things, Kagome." He held out the phone with a cold smile. "Somebody might steal them."

For what seemed an eternity, but in reality was only a few seconds, I outstretched my hand to take my phone. I grabbed it and turned away, but he caught my wrist tightly and pulled me.

"You really shouldn't have gotten him locked up." He hissed, the smile gone and replaced with a mask of cold hatred. His grip was hard and I tried to pull myself out of it, but he held on tighter and pressed his fingers until it hurt.

"Let go of me!" I shouted, pulling my hand again. "Naraku deserved what happened to him. Why would it matter to you? He's my uncle, not yours."

Takeshi grabbed my arm and pulled me close, to close for my liking. His breath was on my face and it felt disgusting.

"What you do to my superior is my business as well. You'll end up somewhere worse, even if it's the last thing I do."

Okay, a little psycho aren't we? Boy, does this make me want to hug him. Isn't his implied threat to my life and the sound of my impeding doom sound great to you?

Actually, I want to punch him so hard in his balls that they'll fall off and run into Inuyasha's arm. I can't though and I curse in my hand. Well, what's the next best thing?

Bingo! Screaming.

"LET GO!" I screamed, not being to stand his presence. Suddenly, I saw Sesshoumaru towering behind Takeshi and he wrenched him away. Takeshi cursed as he fell back and Sesshoumaru picked him up from his collar.

"Leave the girl alone." His voice was surprisingly calm, but the threat elicited from it was as deadly as if he had pulled a gun out and held it to his head.

"Takahashi. I should've known." He smiled evilly. "Damn your whole family."

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he almost threw Takeshi to the other side, but seeing as he wasn't at just any place, but at a school he set him down roughly. I waited until Takeshi yelled names at me and Sesshoumaru and left to turn to him.

"Um, thank you for saving me." I squeaked. It was really hard to talk to this guy.

Sesshoumaru acted as if he hadn't done anything big. "Just tell my brother that next time, I won't be protecting his woman."

I blushed, and hurriedly left. I felt strange, Maybe it was the weird feelings Sesshoumaru emitted or maybe it was the adrenaline lingering from Takeshi's verbal attack. I ran back to class just in time to sit down. Inuyasha threw a note from across the room, asking me whether I had found my phone. I looked in his direction and nodded, plastering a smile on my face. Really, he didn't need to know all my problems, right?

I prayed he wouldn't need too.

A/N: A little short, I know. I wanted to write more, but I think it's best to put it off one more chapter. I'm sorry I couldn't reply to your reviews last chapter! I didn't have time but I appreciate all of them! I reply because I think it makes the reader feel nice to know that I actually took the time to write back.

So, Sesshoumaru in this chapter? I tried my hardest, since he is the one I have the most problems with. Isn't it ironic that Sesshoumaru's the most emotionless out of everybody, but everyone seems to have a hard time with him? Go figure!

I shed some light on Inuyasha's past! Woot! What did you think? I hoped I did well enough for you guys!

PREVIEW FOR NEXT CHAPTER (because this was short):

Kagome feels unsettled after Takeshi's threat at work, but when Kikyo barges in like a crazy woman, Kagome has no other option then to shut her trap and deal with it. She's happy because Kurena was put back to her old job, but when Kagome finds Kikyo arguing with a little kid, what will she do to get her the same way she got Naraku?

HA! What do you think?

-Daichi

P.S: REVIEW OR YOU WON'T SEE THE NEXT CHAPTER! I'm so mean like that!