Chapter 5: What Happened Back Then

"You don't like him, do you?" Inuyasha asked, afraid to hear the answer.

"Inuyasha, I don't know if I still have feelings for him or not." Kagome said while staring out the window.

"So does that mean I have a chance?" Inuyasha asked while looking down at the ground.

"Yes," was all she said before she got up and left.

From that day on, Koga came over and ate breakfast with Kagome and Inuyasha every morning. He had no clue to what had happened after he left.

Later that week there was a storm. Kagome was snuggling up with Inuyasha on the sofa when the power went out.

"So Kagome, when I first came here and you showed me to my room, what was all that about you weren't supposed to tell someone something and that he was going to beat you?" Inuyasha could feel Kagome tense up.

"I guess I can tell you because you have lived here for a while, plus I'm not so afraid of you anymore," Kagome said, blushing. "It was about my uncle, Naraku. When I was around 10, my parents would go out, and they would leave me with him so he could baby-sit me. That's when it all started…"

Kagome was lost in thought.

"It started in the summer. My parents were going out to a dinner party and I couldn't come, so they left me with Naraku. He told me to take my shirt off. When I didn't, he locked me in a closet and would not let me out until my parents got home. Sometimes I would have to spend days with him when my parents were out on business trips. If I didn't do what he wanted, he would pull out his belt and lash me with it till my skin bled, or he would hold a lighter or match near my skin, then lock me in the closet again."

Inuyasha looked down and could faintly see tears streaming down Kagome's face.

"He told me not to tell anyone and that if I did, he would kill my mom and dad. They meant the world to me, so I never did tell anyone," Kagome started to sob. "At least he's in prison now and can't hurt them," she said in-between sobs.

"If you couldn't tell anyone, then how did he end up in prison?" Inuyasha asked, concerned.

"Naraku had made me put on foundation to cover up the burn marks. I had just gotten out of the shower when my mom saw me in the hallway, and noticed the burn marks. She looked at my back and could see all the welts from his belt. As soon as she saw that she called the police and Naraku got arrested," Kagome said, a little bit of relief in her tone. "When the power goes out like this, and the last time, I can feel the welts and burns. It feels like I'm in that closet all over again."

"Do you feel it right now?" Inuyasha asked worriedly.

"I actually don't." Kagome said, noticing that she didn't feel anything but the warmth of Inuyasha's body.

"You just said that you can feel it when the power is out like this," Inuyasha argued.

"Well I don't," Kagome said back.

"And why is that?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I think it's because I'm with you," Kagome said, blushing.

She can't feel the things that Naraku did because she's with me? Why me?

"Does Koga or anyone else know about this?"

"No. Only you, Miroku and Sango know," she said. "And please don't tell anyone!"

"Don't worry I won't! Wait, didn't you say that your mom saw the burns?" Inuyasha asked." So your parents know too right?"

"They did. They died in a car accident 10 years ago." Kagome said sadly. Inuyasha could see the tears coming again. He pulled her into a hug before she started crying.

"My parents died too. My dad was the great Dog General. He led armies in the wars. He died in combat when I was 5. My mom died of a severe illness when I was 15," Inuyasha said sadly.

"I'm sorry. You were so young when you lost your father. It must have been heart breaking," Kagome said, her throat tight and her voice strained.

"To me it really wasn't. I never knew my father. He was always in combat and I never got to see him. I barely even got see the guy. All I saw was pictures." Inuyasha said.

"Well I'm going to bed. Goodnight." Kagome said as she began to get up. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and pulled her back down.

"Can you sleep here tonight?" Inuyasha said without an explanation.

"Sure. Just for tonight," Kagome said as she buried her face in his chest.

The next morning, Koga found the spare key and let himself in. He went to the kitchen. No one was there. Then he checked the bedrooms and still found nothing. He couldn't even smell the fresh sent of Kagome in her own room. Koga started to panic. Where is she! Don't tell me she went to a hotel with that mutt Inuyasha! Nooooooo! Kagome! As he took off for the front door he ran past the living room. He caught Kagome's sent and stopped. He looked over the head of the couch and found Kagome tangled up in a blanket and Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha! She's mine! What did I tell you!" Koga yelled at the top of his lungs.

"Koga? YaWn! Is that you? What are you doin in here?" Kagome asked groggily.

Koga grabbed Kagome and yanked her away from Inuyasha, which immediately woke him up.

"Hey! What are you doing with Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I think its more like what were you doing with Kagome last night, you mutt!" Koga yelled.

"All we did was tal-" At that moment Kagome nailed Koga and Inuyasha in the head with a chair cutting him off.

"Well that must have something she picked up from Sango," said Inuyasha who was rubbing the new bump on his head.

"What I'm wondering is how did she get that kinda arm?" Koga asked wearily.

"You read my mind." Inuyasha said.

"What did I tell you boys the other day? That I wasn't going to be the one getting hurt!" Kagome yelled, quite furious with Koga and Inuyasha.

"Sorry Kagome." They both said quietly.

"Its ok. Now lets talk about this over some tea." Kagome said calmly.

Kagome made a fresh pot of tea and set it in the middle of the table.

"So what's the problem here?" she asked, sounding like a psychiatrist.

"He says that you're his but you're not!" Inuyasha yelled, standing up.

"She is too!" Koga yelled.

"She is mine and I'll prove it!"

At that moment Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and kissed her.

Author's Notes: So what did you think of that? I made this one a lot longer , which ended up taking longer, but oh well. Hope you liked it!