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A Cry For Help

Summary:Kagome Higurashi is your average loner in high school who's got a lot of troubles at home that she keeps to herself. At least as average as you can get when you're attending Takahashi High. Considering she's the only loner, Kagome spends most of her time avoiding the all-to-familiar troubles at school. Though beautiful, she hides herself from the world. When she finds out that her friends from the Internet(Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango) life changes for the better. Hopefully.

Chapter 12: Meet Kouga and Feelings Revealed

Kagome woke up in an all white room with various machines all around her. "Don't tell me I'm in a hospital," She said to no one in particular.

"If you don't want me too then I won't. But you do know the reality of it, so don't deny it," said a voice coming from her bedside. Kagome looked to the place where the voice came from and gasped.

"Yes, Kagome dear, it is I," said the voice again.

"But, I thought…"

"I came…we came back."

"You mean…"

"Yes, he's here as well."

"I HATE HIM! He's a traitor. He turned his back on me when I needed him most. He's a selfish jerk!"

"Believe me Kagome, I know. In fact, he was worried when he found out about what happened. He's here now; he really wants to see you. Give him a chance,"

"Alright, Mr. Wolf, I'll talk to him, but only because you insisted." Kagome said sitting up and crossing her arms over her chest.

"Thank you my dear. I'll send him in now." Mr. Wolf said walking out of Kagome's spacious room to get his son.

Kagome looked around the room. She really hated hospitals. The last time she was in one, she told the doctor how she got the bruises on her body. The doctor, thinking she was delusional, gave her some medicine and told Naraku and her mother about her 'absurd ranting'. The minute she got home she was beaten to a pulp for telling some about what Naraku had done to her. That wasn't even the start of her fear of hospitals. "Ugh…I really hate…" The sound of a door opening stopped her from finishing her sentence. "Hospitals," she whispered.

A medium height, tanned teenager walked towards her bed. His long, dark hair was pulled into a high ponytail. "Hey Kags," The young man said shyly.

Kagome looked at the young man who gave her the nickname. "Only my friends call me Kags, you are nowhere near a friend to me…Kouga."

Kouga frowned and flinched at her words. He pulled a chair close to her bed and tried to grab her hand. She just moved her hand to her chest, where she knew he would not reach. "Kags…" pausing for a moment, as he noticed Kagome's disgusted face, he corrected himself. "Kagome, I'm really sorry."

"Kouga, you were my best friend, you and I were the only punks in that entire school. And when Kikyo offered you popularity, you acted liker her little slave. Of course, you ditched her when you found out my dad had died, but two years later, in our sophomore year she pulled you into a Janitors closet. With you hormones at an ultimate high after I said I wouldn't date you, you agreed to fuck her." Kagome said sadly.

Kouga frowned when her heard her explain everything that had happened, until he heard the last thing she had said. "How'd you know…?"

"I saw her pull you into the closet. The rest Kikyo, herself, told me. But that isn't the point. The reason I was anywhere near your wing of the school was because I was going to tell you something of dire importance. I waited for about five minutes thinking you would come out. When you didn't, I ran out of the school to our secret place. A few hours later you found me, hoping we could talk, the reason being is that you didn't see me at lunch. Feeling betrayed, I got up and ran. I ran and ran, but you still caught up to me. No thanks to your demonic speed."

Again Kouga looked surprised. "How'd you know that I was a demon?" He asked.

"At first I didn't, that is until freshman year, when I found out that I was a miko. Again, that is beside the point. After you caught me, I screamed at you. Some things I meant, some I didn't. After getting out of your grip I ran again. This time it was to my secret place. A place I had found during my freshman year. And I sat there and cried for hours. I even stayed there for a couple of days. That is until I figured out that Naraku would be pissed as all hell. I went back to school the day after I returned home. I saw you walking down the hall with Kikyo draped all over you. You sent a glare my way, and I thought twice about apologizing to a self-centered jerk such as yourself. Two months later you left without so much as a goodbye. You left without even knowing why I went to school with bruises on my face, and don't tell me you didn't notice. I could feel you staring at me, but whenever I looked towards you, you draped and arm around Kikyo or some other popular girl as if saying 'I'm with someone cool, I don't need you.' Except I knew why you were staring, I could sense it with my abilities. So you see, I'm not mad at you for leaving me to live life alone, disappointed and heartbroken, but not angry. I'm mad because you never once cared about me. I'm mad because you changed your life to revolve around a slut who shames women. I'm mad because my best and only friend, one whom I was beginning to fall for, ditched me when I need him the most. And he left without so much as a goodbye. The Kouga I once knew would never where something with designer labels to be popular. The Kouga I once knew didn't care about what other people thought about him, and he lived life to the fullest. Never letting anyone bring him down and protected me from the dangers in life. The Kouga I once new, simply put, died. He will never be restored, for he has been driven out by the new, popular, snappy dressing Kouga. You don't even wear the thing that defined you as you. It was your trademark." Kagome paused. "Whatever happened to your dark-brown, fur headband, Kouga? Did you discard it after finding out your so-called 'friends' didn't think it cool?"

Kouga frowned remembering what he had done with it and all the other paraphernalia he had that reminded him of Kagome He looked at her and asked, "How did you get those bruises?"

"I'd rather not talk about it. Especially with someone I hardly know. " Kagome said turning her head away from Kouga. " I miss the Kouga I used to know. The one that would hold me even though I said I was alright, or if I pushed him away." Kagome said, a tear falling down her face.

Kouga grabbed her hand and placed a gentle hiss upon it. "He's still here Kags…"

"Don't call me THAT! Only One person is allowed to call me that now. And he would NEVER betray me like you have, Kouga. Inuyasha stood up for me when he found out Naraku beat and raped me for his own pleasure. He risked getting beaten by his brother when he took me in after my mother and kid brother were killed. He went to great measures to make me happy! He, Sango AND Miroku have done more for me in two weeks than what you have done in all the years I have known you. And not once have they betrayed me for their personal gain, nor will they ever do anything to hurt me!"

"Naraku…who the Hell is Naraku?" Kouga asked getting seriously pissed after hearing what Kagome had been through.

"You don't know, do you? Naraku is my stepfather. Mother married him a year after my father died. Mother married drug lord and murderer Naraku Hinote on the anniversary of my father's death. She married the very person that killed her husband., and I was tortured and raped by him every night for years. That's what I was going to tell you when I saw Kikyo drag you into that closet. That's the reason why I never accepted your passes at me. I was afraid for my fucking life! My god Kouga, while you were having the fucking time of your life, I was getting beaten for being different from every-fucking-one else! I was being beaten to the point where I couldn't walk for a fucking week by a fucking asshole for being me! Did you know I tried killing myself multiple times? I slit my wrists so deep that I needed to have stitches. I tried to take a whole bottle of painkillers. I was going to be put into a mental institution because I was a danger to myself! The only reason why I wasn't is because Naraku refused to give me up! I ran away, just to be found the very next day. It wasn't until I went into a suicidal chat room that I met Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha. All four of us were in the same situation. We were being abused and tortured by people we lived with. That's when I stopped trying to kill myself, knowing that there were actually people who cared about me. And now I can take the beatings and rapes from Naraku without crying. All because I have friends who believe in me. And now you have the audacity to come in here and think you are going to be forgiven for the hell you put me through. I'd rather have been raped and beaten by Naraku a hundred times then go through what you put me through again! And now I will ask you politely to leave. If you don't want to then you will face the wrath of a girl who has been heartbroken by a person she used to love dearly!" she yelled at Kouga.

Kouga, stunned at the anger residing in his once best friend, left the room quietly. Never noticing the looks he got from his father and three onlookers he passed outside of Kagome's room.

"She kinda let him down pretty harshly. Remind me never to get on her bad side." Miroku said looking down the hall Kouga had just walked.

" I can't believe you haven't learned to never get on her bad side when she chased you out of the house after you so boldly grabbed her ass." Sango replied.

"Damn…that was…" Inuyasha, finally realizing what Sango says bolts out of his chair. "When did you grab her ass?"

"After you left to go back home the first day you got here," came Kagome's voice. " Don't worry though, he got one hell of a beating for it." Kagome said laughingly.

Inuyasha turned around quickly and saw Kagome fully clothed standing against the doorframe of the hospital room she occupied. "Kags…what are you doing out of bed?"

"Getting ready to leave this god-forsaken place." Kagome said crossing her arms. "Now if you don't mind, I'd really like to. I have some ass to kick."

"Kagome, you really shouldn't be out of bed so soon. Especially after that fever you had." Mr. Wolf said clearly concerned.

"I'll be alright, I'm a miko. I heal fast." Kagome said walking down the hall towards the exit. What she didn't expect was to get stopped by Kouga. " What are you doing, Kouga? Let me go," she growled.

"You shouldn't be walking around." Kouga said, also concerned for her well-being.

"If you don't let me go, you'll learn what it's like to get your ass purified," Kagome hissed.

"At least check yourself out," Kouga said letting go of Kagome's arm. "And I was wondering if we could somehow be friends again." He asked in a hopeful voice.

"Sorry Kouga, I don't hang with preps," Kagome said walking towards the receptionist's desk.

Kouga followed her and waited for her to finish checking herself out before speaking. "I'll change, please. I'll just follow you wherever you go if you say no. You and I both know you can't take it when people beg, don't make me do it."

"Ugh, fine. If you can go back to the Kouga I once knew, I'll think about it. I just don't want you to change because of me," Kagome said, walking towards the exit with Kouga in tow.

"Have you even noticed what I was wearing?" Kouga asked her. "What prep wears a Rancid t-shirt with black cargos and a pair of black Converse. Hell, my skateboard is in the trunk of my car."

"Ok. So you went punk again. It still doesn't make me hate you any less than before. Now I'm going home, just as soon as I find out where Inu and the others are," Kagome said looking for her favorite hanyou.

"Who is this Inuyasha guy? He sounds like a real suck up to me," Kouga said getting annoyed.

"Who the hell are you calling a suck up!" said a voice behind Kouga.

Kouga turned around and saw the person he least expected to see. "Oh god, not you mutt-face!"

"What the hell are you doing here, wolf?" Inuyasha asked, getting thoroughly pissed off.

"Oh, so you guys know each other. Great, then there's no need for introductions. Now can we PLEASE go? I need to get my strength back up to a hundred percent so I can kick the shit outta Naraku, again." Kagome said crossing her arms and tapping her foot against the floor.

"Alright Kags, let's go. I gotta drop Miroku off at home first. Or we could check out my studio and have everyone sleep over," Inuyasha suggested.

Kagome then started jumping up and down and said, "Oooh, oooh, I wanna do that. I wanna see if you guys actually sound any good." She said excitedly. She then ran outside, looking for Inuyasha's car.

"I guess we're going to Inu's place." Miroku said, a little surprised at Kagome's sudden burst of energy. Noticing Sango was also stunned, he grabbed her ass.

"EEP! YOU FUCKING PERV! I'm gonna get you for that!" Sango screamed, chasing after Miroku.

Inuyasha sighed, shook his head, and walked out of the hospital. Leaving a very confused Kouga behind. "Man, when is he ever going to grow up?" Inuyasha said under his breath.

After everyone got settled into the car, they drove off to Inuyasha's house. "Man Kagome, I can't believe you made me sit back here with the lecher. Who knows what he'll try to do to me." Sango complained.

"Oh, come on Sango. He only does it because he likes you, right Miroku?" Kagome said.

"Of course I do. She's my friend after all." Miroku replied.

"But you have to like her as more than a friend if you put up with her beatings. Besides, you guys were made for each other. I've never seen Miroku give any one besides you a genuine smile, Sango. And I've never seen Sango look at any other guy the way she looks at you, Miroku. And I know for a fact you guys haven't dated anyone. Besides, if you, Miroku, groped anyone as much as you do Sango, I'm pretty sure you'd be dead by now. The only reason why you're not dead is because Sango tolerates it. That's only because she likes the attention. But don't take that as her liking it. She still thinks its pretty degrading. And haven't you noticed all the times she gets jealous whenever you stare at another woman or grope them. Just put yourself in her shoes. I can tell you right now, that if Sango were to pat a hot guy on the ass, you'd get extremely jealous, Miroku. That's because of how fond you are of her and how much you really like her. It's the same way I felt when Inu called Kikyo a chick, and you guys already know I like him."

"Ok, Kagome. I think you got your point across," Sango said blushing profusely.

"No, please Kagome, continue. You're really good at analyzing things and so far you've been right on the dot judging by Sango's deep blush and my own feelings." Miroku said.

"Shut it Miroku." Sango growled.

"Oh, C'mon Sango. I agree with Miroku. Let's let Kagome finish talking." Inuyasha said while smirking at Sango's reaction to the whole thing.

"Thank you guys. At least someone appreciates my help. Like I was saying, you guys knew right off the bat that I like Inuyasha, and we hadn't even met in person. Well, I knew right off the bat that you guys liked each other. So, I decided to let you guys try to hook up on your own, but when that was failing, I stepped up to the plate. I figured, if you couldn't get together on your own accord, I'll just have to give you guys a push in the right direction. And thus, we are here now. Sitting in Inu's car, talking about your undying love for each other. So now that I have basically told you how you guys feel about each other, you guys better become the next hottest couple in punk history on your own. Either that, or I take matters into my own hands…again." Kagome said smiling. "Ok. I have heard Sango say she likes you, Miroku, she's just afraid that you won't return her feelings. Is there anything you want to say to her in return?" She asked smirking.

"Oh. I can answer that for you." Inuyasha said laughing. "Miroku has liked Sango ever since he first met her on their little date, probably even sooner. He's was just afraid to ask her out on a date ever since because she might not return his feeling," he said, also smirking.

"ALRIGHT ALREADY! I LIKE MIROKU! Are you happy now? It doesn't mean that I'm in love with him. He seemed great until I found out how much of a lecher he truly is. And I wouldn't go out with him because I was too afraid of getting dumped because he'd find a girl who was hotter and cooler than me!" Sango yelled. She then noticed that the car had stopped and ran out.

"Sango…wait!" Kagome yelled running after her. After running for about ten minutes she found Sango sitting under a tree. "Great job Sango. The plan went as…well… it went as planned. Excluding the whole me getting put in a hospital."

Sango looked up at Kagome and smiled. "Yup, it worked greatly." She stood up and then high-fived her best friend. "Hey, did you know that Inuyasha was going to do that?" She asked Kagome.

"Actually no. I was really expecting that Miroku would say something, not Inu. I mean, did you notice that Miroku was actually blushing. The infamous player, blushing. There has to be a rule against that or something. I have seen many players living in this town and not once have I seen them blush when they found at someone was in love with them. They just brush it off like nothing ever happened."

They then started walking back to the car. "I know. It's kinda weird to see him actually blush. But not as weird as seeing Inuyasha blush. Now, I'm just wondering if Miroku would actually ask me out. I just hope I didn't blow it when I said I wasn't in love with him." Sango said sadly.

"I think you did fall in love with him at first. It's just that when you saw him for who he really was, you didn't love him as much as you used to. Just knowing that he would be checking out other people while you were dating him would hurt you a lot. That's the reason why you never accepted his passes at you. But being that he's hot, and you still have feelings for him. You've never turned him down. Your heart body and soul accept him. It's just that your mind can't get passed the fact that he's hot. Because he's gropes you so much and hurts you when he's looking at other woman, your mind thinks that he's no good for you," Kagome explained.

"Okay Kag, your true calling is to becomes a psychiatrist or a therapist. You'd be perfect for the job. I can't believe that you could have know all that when we've only known each other for a year." Sango said pushing Kagome with her shoulder.

"Kouga used to say that to me all the time. I could always help him out with his problems when he couldn't figure them out. He got over them quickly. Without me, he probably would have killed himself. It's funny; I used to think he was my pillar of strength when actually I was his. Sure he would hold me when I needed to be comforted, but he was always getting into some kind of trouble that needed fixing. I was the only one that was able to do it." Kagome said dejectedly.

"Yea, what's the deal with him?"

"We used to be best friends, that is until he ditched me to be popular. We've never been the same ever since. I explain the rest to you later. Right now…" Kagome paused as a smile appeared on her face. "I make you and Miroku into the hottest couple this year." Kagome said grabbing Sango's hand and running towards Inuyasha's car.

They reached the car five minutes later. Miroku was in the passenger seat now, his head bowed down, fiddling with his thumbs. Sango, noticing the state Miroku was in, whispered in Kagome's ear, "Do you think we could walk the rest of the way from here?"

Kagome shook her head and went up to Miroku's window and leaned on it. "What's the matter Roku?" She asked in the sweetest voice she could muster. "Better yet, you can tell me while we take a little walk." Kagome said. Not even waiting for an answer, she opened the door and dragged him out. She hooked her arm in his and walked toward the place she and Sango were recently at. " Now what's bugging my Roku," She said ruffling his hair a little bit.

Miroku said nothing and stared in front of him at all times. "Ok…let me guess. You're upset because of what Sango said about not being in love with you." Miroku just nodded silently. "She loves you Miroku. She loves you with her heart, body, and soul. Like I told Sango, her mind hasn't accepted that she loves you. And that's what Sango follows, her mind. She'll rely on her mind more than her heart. And that's her biggest flaw. She wants to be with you, but her mind is telling her not to trust you. All you really need to do is gain her trust. If you can last a few days without groping her, giving her your famous line, or looking and/or groping other woman, she'll learn to trust you. And it will be enough for her to actually want to be with you. If you want, I'll even plan something for you two. A special evening for the both of you, okay?"

Miroku looked up at Kagome, her eyes full of understanding and pleading him to let her do this for him. "Alright you win, but when did you get so perceptive?"

Kagome cocked her head to the side and smiled. "Talent."

"And talented you are. In fact, I have also heard just how talented you are with your tongue. Care to share." Miroku said smirking.

"Now, Miroku, it's saying things like that, that will get you into trouble. Plus, it wouldn't be good for mine and Inuyasha's relationship, nor yours and Sango's."

"Please…it could be a whole teacher/student type thing. It certainly wouldn't mean anything.

Kagome stopped walking, as they have seemed to reach the tree she and Sango were just at. "As tempting as it sounds to teach someone my talent, I really don't think it's a very good idea."

"Don't make me beg, Kagome. We all know how you hate it when people beg." Miroku said, going down on his knees, clamping his hands together in a begging motion.

Kagome looked at his pleading face and couldn't help but agree. "Fine, but we have to go further into the woods." Kagome said. "You and your stupid charm," she muttered.

Miroku stood up quickly and practically dragged her further into the woods; so as not to be seen by Inuyasha's terribly keen eyes. They reached a rather large tree and stopped. "Okay, now remember, this is strictly a teacher/student thing. There is absolutely no meaning behind this."

"Agreed." Miroku said standing in front of Kagome.

"Okay, now pretend I am Sango. While you're kissing me, I want you to think only of Sango. Nothing else." Kagome said leaning against the tree. She pulled Miroku towards her and initiated the kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck while he placed his hands on her hips.

Breaking the kiss, Kagome gasped for air. "Wow. Makes me wonder how many people you've kissed."

"Okay, now when you're kissing Sango, you're going to do it exactly like that. Nothing different."

"Damn, Inuyasha wasn't kidding, you are good with your tongue. Oh, and so you know, this whole teacher/student thing was Inu's idea." He said quickly and ran towards the car.

Kagome stood there stunned. 'Oooh when I get my hands on that hanyou' she though bitterly. She then chased after Miroku, intent on hurting him. She caught up to him pretty quickly and tackled him too the ground. The rolled on the ground for a while and when they stopped, Kagome was laying on top of an out of breath Miroku. She got up and sat right on his stomach. "Now, Miroku, my real question is if you've actually kissed anyone. If you did then this was just an excuse to see if I can really use my tongue."

Miroku looked up at her and said, "Kagome, though I like you, and this position, I would much rather be in it with Sango. And to answer your question, only Sango."

Disgusted at his perverted mind, quickly got off of Miroku. "Ugh, let's just go so we can get to Inu's." She said walking on ahead.

When she got into the car, she punched Inuyasha on the arm. Inuyasha rubbed his arm and said, "What was that for?"

"I will tell you when we get home." She growled. And once again, they were off to Inuyasha's house.

A/N: I know it's been a few days since I updated, and beacuse of that...A LONGER CHAPPIE. (hey does anybody really read these authors notes?) 15 1/2 pages, YAY!. Review Time!

Kurayami22: As you've read Kagome is only in the hospital for a short while, nut if i ever need help with medicines I'll be sure to ask! Thanks a bunch!