Hello there. Sorry for the long wait. My life has been hectic. But now, I finally got a chance to update my story. This may not be my best chapter, but read and see what you think.

Chapter 3: Beat up and Comfort.

After their little encounter, Kagome and Kikyou never spoked to each other again. All that happened between them was Kikyou kept watching Kagome's distance with Inuyasha. Kagome did keep away from Inuyasha and tried to hang out more with Sango and Miroku. Sango, Inuyasha and Miroku kept asking why she was doing this, but she nevered answered no matter how many times they asked. Inuyasha was fed up with this and was going to find out one way or another.

Kikyou was always getting in his way though. She kept asking him out as usual and he'd always have some weird excuse not to go. Kikyou now didn't care about Kagome's distance from Inuyasha. She wanted to make pay for making Inuyasha think she was nothing to him.

So, one day, when school was over and everyone had gone home, Kikyou found Kagome and dragged her into one of the girl's bathroom and began to beat her up. Kagome had no time to react because Kikyou kept laying one punch right after the other.

"This was just a warning. Next time I won't be so nice." was the last thing she heard before she became unconscious.

Kagome woke up minutes later. She had a hard time getting up because her limbs were a little sore. She managed to pull herself up on the bathroom sink and looked into the mirror. There were rips on her shirt and bruises on her arms. Her lip was bleeding and her hair was all messed up. She was a mess and how was she supposed to get home?

Everything was aching like hell. Then she rembered that her mom was out of work early today. She slowly dug her cell phone out of her bag and called home.

"Hello?" her mom said on the other line.

"Mom?" Kagome said trying to keep the tears coming out of her eyes.

"Kagome it's you." her mom said.

"How was school today?"

"Fine. Listen, can you pick me up today please? Your out of work early right?"

"Yeah, I home right now. Any reason you want to be picked up?"

"No." "Ok I'll be at the front entrance in ten minutes."

Kagome walked as fast as her legs could carry her. Normally, she would walk home from school, but she knew she couldn't in the condition she was in. She waited five minutes before her mom pulled up in the toyota corolla. She got in the car to find her mom shocked by the bruises and her bloody lip.

"Kagome, what happened to you?" her mother asked in disbelief.

"I got a little beat up today." Kagome answered simply.

"Who did this to you?" her mother asked.

"I don't know. It happened so fast I didn't get a good look at them." Kagome said.

Her mom began to drive out of the school lot and on to the road.

"Why did you say you were fine on the phone?" her mom asked.

"I didn't want you to worry about me."

"Kagome, you don't do something like that. You tell me exactly how you are, ok? Can you do that?"

"Yeah."

The rest of the ride was quiet after that. They got home and Kagome's mom helped her into the house. Kagome walked slowly up to her room while her mom got some ice packs. Her mom came into the room with a couple of ice packs and they put them on Kagome's bruises.

"Mom, can I not go to school tomorrow?" Kagome asked as she sat under her bed.

Why can't you go to school?" her mom asked.

"I 'm scared that they may come at me again."

"Kagome you still need to-"

"Please mom. I really don't feel like going tomorrow." Her mom looked at her and saw the fear in her eyes.

"Ok you don't have to go." her mom said compasiontly.

"Thank you" Kagome said.

The next day Kagome didn't go to school. Inuyasha was wondering why. Sango and Miroku thought it might be because she might be sick, but he didn't want to belive that. He also wanted to find out what was making Kagome act so strange for the past couple of days. He had a couple of encounters with Kikyou that day and he could have sworn he could smell a faint of Kagome's scent on her hands, making him suspisous of her. After the day was done, Inuyasha asked for the homework so he could bring it to her. He did it for two reasons. One he thought Kagome should know what she missed that day and two, to find out about her strange behavior.

"Do you even know where Kagome lives?" Miroku asked.

"I've passed by her house on my way home a couple times so I have a rough idea of where it is."

And he left, leaving Sango and Miroku in wonder. With his half-demon speed, Inuyasha easily cleared the building tops he was running on.

'It should be around here somwhere…oh there it is.'

And he landed in front of the house Kagome lived in. It was a house with a shrine nex to it. Next to the shrine was tree with a small fence next to it. Inuyasha walked to the main house and rang the door bell. The door opened and he didn't see anyone. He then looked down and saw he was greeted by a small boy. He looked to be around ten years old. He was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt and kaki pants.

"Hello." he said

"Hi" Inuyasha said back. "Is Kagome home?"

"Yeah, she's in her room now. Who are you?" said the boy.

"I'm Inuyasha. A friend of Kagome. I'm here to bring her today's homework. May I come in?"

"Sure. By the way I'm Souta, Kagome's younger brother." the boy said.

"I can see that." Inuyasha said. Where's Kagome's room?"

"Upstairs" Souta said.

"Ok" Inuyasha said as he made his way up to Kagome's room

As he walked through the hallway, he followed Kagome's scent until it took him to a door. He knocked on it.

"Who is it?" he heard her voice say.

"It's me. It's Inuyasha." he said.

'Inuyasha, what's he doing here.' Kagome thought to herself.

"Can I come in?" she heard him ask.

"Sure." she replied.

He opened the door and came into the room. Kagome was sitting under a window reading a magazine.

"Hi."

Kagome looked from her magazine and saw Inuyasha.

"Hi" she said.

"I came to bring you today's homework." he said as he handed a folder to her.

"Oh, thank you." She replied getting up and taking the folder. "I didn't really miss anything did I?"

"No, not really. Can I ask you a question?" Inuyasha asked.

"Sure." Kagome said as she put the folder on her desk.

"Why have you been trying to avoid me these past few days?"

Kagome looked at him and saw concern in his eyes. She now decided to tell him. "The truth is, you should know why." she answered. Inuyasha's eyes widened at this answer.

"That girl said she would be your girlfriend and that I should stay away from you. She said I didn't stand a chance.So I tried to avoid you, but you kept wanting to be close to me. I guess she got frustrated with me so she then…beat me up."

"I'm not trying to offend you or anything, but did this girl by any chance look like you?" he asked after hearing this information.

"Yes." she answered simply.

"So it's her." he said to himself.

"Who?"

"Kikyou."

"Who's Kikyou?"

" This girl that's been trying to go out with me." Inuyasha answered.

"Why don't you go out with her then?" Kagome asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"I'm just not interested in her." he told her.

"Who are you interested in then?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha had to think about this one. He wasn't really interested in anyone before. No, now there was someone. It was this girl. This girl Kagome. From the day she stepped into the classroom, he knew he was in love with her. But he didn't know how to tell her. It wouldn't be now of course. Right now he needed to make sure Kikyou wouldn't harm Kagome again.

"No one. I'm not interested in anybody yet." said Inuyasha. "Listen, he began, "Come to school tomorrow. Just stay with Sango and Miroku. I'll deal with Kikyou."

"What will you do?" Kagome asked.

"Tell her not to hurt people just because their new to our school." he said firmly.

Kagome didn't know what made her do it, but she cried happy tears and lunged herself at Inuyasha and embraced him. "Thank you Inuyasha, thank you. she said. Inuyasha was a little taken aback by this, but he embraced her back all the same and said

"Your welcome."