Broken Hearts

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14- A Little Visit

Kagome primped nervously, fixing her hair right; she had awoken with hair that looked as if a bird had made a nest out of it. She had tossed and turned all night, dreaming about the day before, about how Koga had beaten Inuyasha up and then, the both of them smashed through the double doors, which, as an effect, canceled the dance that was supposed to take place that very same night.

She growled in annoyance and tugged at a thick piece of hair that kept wanting to stick straight up while other parts preferred to stick out in different places. "Stupid…" She mumbled, jerking it down, which, hurt her head. She rubbed the sore spot before continuing her work.

"Sis, what are you doing?"

Kagome jumped at the sound of Sota's inquisitive voice and turned to look down at him. He was eyeing her curiously.

"And why are you so nervous all the time?" He asked.

Kagome sighed. She had been nervous all morning and had jumped skittishly whenever her mother even said her name. It was all Koga's fault. And also, she was now willing to reluctantly admit, a little bit due to Inuyasha. She was just so nervous about how they always kept fighting and threatening one another. One, for her affections, the other, because he hated her. But she was still a little uncertain about if Inuyasha really did like her.

"No reason," She lied, pulling at her hair with a brush.

"Where are you going?" Sota asked.

She rolled her eyes. He was becoming annoying. She decided to lie to him in order to send him away. "Nowhere."

He didn't move, "Then why are you getting all dressed up like that?"

Kagome glanced down at herself in the mirror, still trying to straighten her tangled hair with a comb. She was wearing a blue dress and yellow jacket; nothing too preppy but seemed good for the occasion. (A/N: Like the one in the series.)

"All right, Sota," Kagome gave in, tossing the brush down onto the vanity. She knelt down in front of him and placed her shaky, cold hands on his slender shoulders. She was nervous about telling him, also. "I am going to see a friend. He got hurt and I want to make sure he's ok. Don't worry about me and don't tell mom that it's a guy. Tell her I'm going to see Sango."

"Why?" Sota wanted to know, "Mom won't get mad if it's a guy," He pointed out, "I mean, she enjoys it when a guys asks you out."

"One-he didn't ask me out," Kagome said, "And two-he is a bit…well, he gets mad easily. And he's gotten suspended at least twice in two weeks. And each time dealt with me in some way."

"Oh." Sota said, looking away. "So, if mom asks, you want me to tell her you went to see Sango?"

"Yes. Please, Sota," Kagome pleaded. She was totally stressed out what with the cancellation of the dance-Sango was still blaming her for that, saying that her boyfriends screwed everything all up-and the fact that Inuyasha and Koga were going to keep fighting no matter what anyone told them. And also, she was still trying to determine if Inuyasha really did like her or not. And she was also going to his house-something she had never done before. So, she did not want her mother to give her a long lecture.

"Ok, I'll do it." He said.

"Oh, thank you so much!" Kagome said, embracing him tightly, "You're a life-saver." She let him go and stood up. He raced out of her room to his, no doubt going to play video games. She tugged at her hair some more and finally decided that she looked fine. She got some body spray and applied some to her wrists and neck. Vanilla fields-her favorite. (A/N: Mine, too.) She then turned and, grabbing a jacket, left her room and walked down the stairs.

Her mom had gone out to the store and her grandpa was in the kitchen, eating some ramen-probably the only left in the house. Sota was in his room. She walked out the door and shrugged into her jacket, shivering from the chilly air. His house was right down the street from hers, the second level right above everyone else's house. It was a bedroom window that faced hers. She wondered who's it was.

Whoever owned that bedroom could undoubtedly see her and she could possibly see whoever it was at night.

She pulled the jacket up closer to her face in order to try and stave off the late fall winds. She had heard that it was supposed to snow that next week. She actually thought the snow was quite beautiful when it was falling, but murder to drive on or try to get out in. And the school cancellations! Sure, she loved the break, but sometimes they made the students go on the weekends or even went as far as to take some Spring break or Summer break away.

His house loomed ahead and she felt her stomach flip. Was he there? Would he be happy to see her or would he kick her out into the cold? He said he had a brother…was that brother there now? What would his parents think? Was Miroku there?

She took a deep breath and tried to dispatch all of her questions from her overloaded brain. She stepped up on the steps and reached out for the doorbell, but paused. She was very jittery and suddenly skeptical. Was Inuyasha really serious about liking her and wanting to date her? Or was he still trying to deceive her?

She shook her head in order to rid her mind of all the doubtfulness and rung the bell. She heard it echoing inside, letting the house's residents know that someone was at the door.

After a moment, the door swung open and a guy with longish, sort of white hair looked at her solemnly, "Yes?" He asked in a toneless voice.

"Um…" Kagome struggled for the right words. Who was this man? He and Inuyasha sort of had a resemblance, but they obviously had different mothers or something, "I-Is Inuyasha here?"

"Yeah, he's upstairs," The man answered. "Why?"

"Could I go up and see him?" Kagome questioned. "If it is all right with you or your parents."

"My parents," He said sternly, "happen to be dead."

Kagome nearly passed out. Dead? So, this really was Inuyasha's brother. And Inuyasha's parents were…dead? "Oh," Kagome stammered, "I-I'm sorry to hear that."

"Come on in," He said, "I don't care. Go up the stairs, his room is the last one. The stairs are on your right."

Kagome stepped in nervously, admiring a beautiful lamp that had diamonds embedded in the shade, the light casting an eerie but nice glow across the room. The furniture, she noted, was made of corduroy or something like that. The couch looked comfortable. The carpet was a deep, dark blue and looked to be very soft.

She turned right and walked up the stairs, which were, of course, also carpeted with the same blue. She kept going straight and found a bedroom that had a big window that looked out over the tops of other homes and looked right into her bedroom window.

So, the room was his, after all, wasn't it?

She stopped at the doorway and gulped. She pushed her hair down and straightened her clothes out before walking inside. Inuyasha was lying on his bed, which was in the far corner, under the window. He had an entertainment center compact with a DVD player, stereo, television, PS2, and an X Box. She cleared her throat, "Um…hi…"

Inuyasha sat up instantly. "Kagome!" He cried jubilantly, obviously glad and surprised to see her, "What are you doing here? I mean…how are you doing?"

"I'm good." Kagome responded, noticing the bandage above his right eye. It had been busted open when he tackled Koga through the doors at school. His arm was also bandaged. She couldn't help but accidentally see his abs underneath his thin, black shirt-he had a six-pack. His hair was longer; he was probably growing it out. "What about you?"

"I'm great," He said, "Better than I was yesterday. That bastard Koga is really pissing me off, though…messing with you like that."

Kagome looked away. Dead. His parents were dead. She didn't bring up the subject, however, because she didn't want to be intruding on his personal business.

"You can sit down, you know." Inuyasha said, sliding over to make a spot on his bed for her. She timidly walked over and sat down. The bed, she found out, was very comfortable.

"I…I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about what happened to you yesterday." Kagome finally said.

"Don't worry about it," He said, "I was more concerned about you."

"The dance is in two weeks." Kagome said, trying to ignore what he just said. It said shivers up and down her spine…and not in a bad way, either.

"In two weeks?" He looked surprised, "I thought it was last night, and, since I wasn't feeling good, decided not to go. I figured you weren't going, either."

"No," Kagome replied, "Since you and Koga broke those doors, all the money that was going toward the dance went toward repairs. Sango called me and told me when school was over yesterday."

"Oh." Inuyasha looked sort of guilty, "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"Ruining the dance. I feel so stupid now. Everyone must be mad at me."

Kagome looked out the window at her house. Her room looked undisturbed. Good thing, too. Cause if Sota had messed with it, he'd be a dead boy even though he promised to tell her mom that she'd gone to Sango's house instead of Inuyasha's…

"Has Koga messed with you lately?" Inuyasha demanded in a sort of jealous tone. "If he has, I'll beat his face in."

"No," Kagome said, "He hasn't messed with me. And please…" She paused and looked at him. "Please don't doing anything else to him…I don't want anymore fighting." That was the truth. She really didn't want any more suspensions, bloody teenagers, fights, or repairs. She didn't want anymore of it. And if she couldn't convince Koga, she'd have to try to make Inuyasha give in. "I don't want you hurt anymore. Or Miroku."

Inuyasha looked flustered. His eyes were wide with shock and they also held sympathy. "Kagome…I-I didn't mean…Well, I didn't know that you didn't like fighting so much…and…well…" He sighed. God, how stupid could he get? He leaned closer to her, "I'm only concerned about you. That's why I fight; because I hate to see you get hurt. I protect you from Koga and his stupid friends."

Kagome felt her face heat up, but ignored them. "Thank you for standing up for me, but," She glanced away for a second before gazing into his purplish eyes, "I don't want you to fight my battles for me. I appreciate it, but I don't want you to get hurt for my sake."

He suddenly grasped her hands in his. To her, his felt warm. He didn't know what he was doing. All he knew was that everything was just happening all at once. "Kagome…I choose to protect you. I don't give a damn about the consequences…just as long as you're safe. And I intend on protecting you no matter what."

The teenage girl felt her breath hang in her throat. What was he doing? Was he…going to kiss her?

He was certainly leaning in closer and she felt herself instinctively moving in. But, right when their lips were about an inch apart, Inuyasha's brother yelled, "Inuyasha, you got a visitor."

"Damn it," Inuyasha cursed, "Sesshomaru really knows how to spoil everything. Miroku's probably here to see me." He then got up and kind of limped downstairs, Kagome trailing along behind him.

They got into the living room and, as soon as they did, someone shoved Sesshomaru out of the way and dived on top of Inuyasha, punching him with strong rights and lefts.

Kagome gasped as she watched from where she stood at the end of the steps, "Koga!" She cried, running over and smacking him in the head hard. It didn't do any good, however, since Koga kept punching. Inuyasha was wriggling beneath his opponent's weight, desperately trying to break free.

Kagome then jerked her jacket off and wrapped it around Koga's throat, pulling him backwards and no doubt choking him. He coughed and jumped up, glaring daggers at Kagome's tiny form. He then grabbed her around the throat and threw her back against the wall. He tightened his hands as tight as he could, Kagome coughing, trying to breathe.

Inuyasha had managed to recover and had stepped up behind Koga. He tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to turn around and get a fist in the face. Koga stumbled backward and fell onto a table, shattering the glass vase that was on it, holding his nose.

"Are you all right?" Inuyasha asked with concern etched in his voice. He was holding on to Kagome's arms and was looking into her face as she tried to catch her breath. Koga had gotten up and was about to hit Inuyasha when Sesshomaru, having recovered from the massive shove, grabbed him and literally tossed him out the door before closing it and locking it.

Kagome had gotten all the air back in her and had sat down on the couch. Inuyasha plopped down next to her.

"Who the hell was that?" Sesshomaru wanted to know.

"The same guy whose ass I kicked yesterday." Inuyasha answered with malice in his voice.

"Oh. Well, he better stay out of this damn house." Sesshomaru replied.

"Are you all right?" Inuyasha asked, turning toward Kagome. She nodded. "I think you've had way too much excitement for one day. How about you go home and rest?"

"No," Kagome said, "At least let me help you clean this mess up first."

They glanced around at the mess-which was nothing much except for broken glass and tipped over chairs, not to mention a broken table. Then, they began to get to work. Sesshomaru took the table to the garage, mumbling about how he would either fix it or get a new one while Kagome swept up the glass and picked up pieces of sharp wood that had broken from the table. Inuyasha fixed the furniture.

As Kagome was sweeping, she realized she had dropped a piece of glass and went to pick it up, thinking it wasn't sharp. It was. She picked it up quickly which cause her to cut her hand. "Ouch!" She yelped, dropping the shard.

Inuyasha heard her and looked up, "Kagome? You ok?" He stood up and walked over to her. He saw the blood dripping from her palm and pulled her to the kitchen where he began to wash the cut. She winced in pain one time, "Sorry." He said.

"It's ok." She replied.

He got a band-aid and covered to wound. "There, that should do it."

"Thank you," Kagome said softly.

"You're welcome." He looked around, "Thanks for helping with the mess. Um…Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Kagome responded.

"Would you…like to, I don't know, go somewhere with me tomorrow? It doesn't matter where, but I want you to come with me." Inuyasha scratched the back of his head out of nervousness.

Kagome smiled, "Sure. I'd love to."

"Really?"

"Yeah, of course."

"Well, I got the rest," Inuyasha informed her, "You can go home now. Get some sleep."

"Ok, bye," Kagome said, hugging him suddenly before walking out the door, calling behind her, "See you tomorrow!"

"All right!" Inuyasha called.

Kagome had gotten right up to her house, thinking about her date with Inuyasha, when someone suddenly grabbed her from behind and whirled her around. "Hey," Koga said coolly.

Kagome suddenly realized that she wasn't really sure if she'd live to go out with Inuyasha or not…

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How was it? I hope it was good. Was it long enough? I have some ideas for a few chapters, but I might need more later on down the road, so be prepared. Meanwhile, in your reviews, tell me what you guys like in stories like this one. Much appreciated! And I would like to thank all of my reviewers. I LOVE YOU!

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