Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and Co. and never will. :cries:
And without further ado...
A Cry For Help
By: Goth Chick Tiff
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,Sango, and Miroku)are moving to her town, her life changes for the better. Hopefully.
Chapter 17: "Madonna in My Head"
"Uggh, stupid mall stores…now I've got Madonna in my head." Kagome whined, walking out of the mall to Inuyasha's bike.
"Borderline, feels like I'm going to lose my mind. You just keep on pushing my love, over the borderline." Sang Sango while dancing next to Kagome.
Kagome slapped Sango on the back of the head effectively stopping her from singing. "Hey…what was that for?"
"That was for singing that song" Kagome replied, "I hate that song…it's annoying."
"Oh. C'mon. It's not that bad."
"Just hurry up and get on the bike." Kagome said straddling Inuyasha's bike.
"Touchy touchy." Sango countered, sitting on the bike behind Kagome, placing her hands on her shoulders.
"Yes it's a touchy subject. Ready?"
"As ready as I'll ever be."
Kagome started the motorcycle and sped out of the Mall Parking lot. 'They had to play THAT Madonna song…it couldn't have been any other one?' Kagome thought.
Kagome dropped Sango off at her apartment and drove back home. She took her helmet off as she entered Inuyasha's house. "The great and wonderful Kagome has arrived." Kagome looked around the Living room and noticed that no one was there. "What a drag. I make my grand entrance and no one is here to see it." She whined. She walked to her bedroom, hoping to get started on her new puzzle.
"Oh shit…someone's walking down the hall. Hurry put the stuff away." Whispered someone from Kagome's bedroom.
"Those jerks better not be searching through my stuff." Kagome said to herself, getting angry. She walked into her room and found Inuyasha sitting on her bed, Miroku on the floor. "What're you guys doing in my bedroom?" She asked.
"Oh nothing." Miroku said.
"Oh really." Kagome placed the bag that she carrying on the bed beside Inuyasha.
"Hmm…what's in here." Inuyasha peeked inside the bag. "You got a puzzle?"
"Yes...I got a puzzle. Is there something wrong with that?" Kagome asked.
"I just never thought you were a puzzle person."
"I like to do puzzles."
"Why?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Oh c'mon. Tell me." Inuyasha got on his knees in front of Kagome. "Please."
"I like it because it's like taking a shattered life and making it whole. I couldn't do it with mine so I do puzzles. It's reassuring."
"Umm. Ok."
"See I told you that you wouldn't understand." Kagome said storming out of her bedroom.
"Nice going Inu." Miroku said.
"Fuck you." Inuyasha said, following after Kagome.
"What took you so long?" Kohaku asked when Sango entered her apartment.
"Sorry Kagome just got back and she wanted to stop at the mall really quickly."
"So she's back now?"
"Yup. So whaddya want to do today." Sango said, ruffling her brother's hair.
"Hang and watch some movies if it's alright with you."
"That's fine…but afterward…we get to do what I want to do," Sango grinned mischievously
Kohaku shuddered at the way his sister was looking at him 'Oh man…what is she gonna make me do.' he wondered before looking at the collection of movies that they had. "Hmmm...You Got Served, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Lion King…" Kohaku read the titles of the movies aloud, still trying to figure out which movie he wanted to watch.. "Yes…we still have this one!" Kohaku exclaimed and went over to the TV to put in the DVD.
"What are we watching?" Sango asked, walking to the couch with a bowl of popcorn in her hands.
"You'll see." Kohaku said and sat on the couch next to his sister.
Sango groaned when the title screen for the movie came up. "Do you ever get tired of this movie."
"How can you get tired of watching Empire Records. It's a classic."
"Whatever, but you're gonna pay dear brother." Sango said, wearing the same mischievous facade as before.
"C'mon Kagome, you can't be mad at me forever." Inuyasha said, pounding on Kagome's door.
"You wanna bet." Kagome yelled from inside her room.
Inuyasha heard Kagome shuffling throughout her room, as if she were looking for something. 'What is she looking for?' he thought to himself.
"I said I was sorry. Yea your reasoning has logic, but it took me a while to figure it out."
"That's cause you're a fucking dumb-ass."
"Ok…fine be angry with me. I was just saying I was sorry, I don't need to be called a dumb-ass by someone who was going head on to fight someone who could kick her ass." Inuyasha said and left for the studio he and the others we supposed to practice at.
He walked into it and went to the 'Instrumental Room' and took his guitar from its case. It was nothing like Kagome's, but it was still a guitar. He plugged the guitar into an amplifier and tuned it by ear. He had her a song on the radio and looked up the lyrics and guitar tabs to it. He strummed a few chords than began to play the notes to 'Everything Burns' by Ben Mood Featuring Anastasia. He then started singing.
She sits in her corner
Singing herself to sleep
Wrapped in all of the promises
That no one seems to keep
She no longer cries to herself
No tears left to wash away
Just diaries of empty pages
Feelings gone a stray
But she will sing
Til everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns
Til everything burns
Ooh, oh
Walking through life unnoticed
Knowing that no one cares
Too consumed in their masquerade
No one sees her there
And still she sings
Til everything burns
While everyone screams
Burning their lies
Burning my dreams
All of this hate
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns
Til everything burns
Everything burns
(Everything burns)
Everything burns
Watching it all fade away
(All fade away)
Everyone screams
Everyone screams
(Watching it all fade away)
Oooh, ooh
(While everyone screams)
Burning down lies
Burning my dreams
(All of this hate)
And all of this pain
I'll burn it all down
As my anger reigns
Til everything burns
(Everything burns)
Watching it all fade away
(Oooh, ooh)
(Everything burns)
Watching it all fade away
"Dammit. That Madonna song is still in my head.' Kagome groaned as she sat on her bed. "It's like whenever something bad is gonna happen that song comes on before it."
Flashback
Kagome walked down the hall listening to her CD player and mouthing out Madonna's Borderline. She was looking for Koga cause she needed to tell him about what Naraku had done to her. The only reason she was listening to Madonna was to get her to calm down so that it would be easier to tell him. 'I hope he'll believe me. Everyone else doesn't.' She thought, walking down the hall.
She then saw Koga waking down the hall up ahead. Before she was able to call to him, Kikyo had pulled him into the Janitor's Closet. She stood at the wall across from the closet, hoping that he would come out soon. Five minutes had gone by, and neither Koga nor Kikyo had come out of the Janitors Closet. Kagome ran out of the school to a place she had found with Koga. It was their secret place, and a place that she went to so that she could clear her head. She stayed there for hours, crying, when she heard a sound coming from behind her. She snapped her head around and saw Koga standing behind her. "Hey Kags, what's wrong, I didn't see you in English today." He said, putting his backpack down. Kagome stood up and wiped her eyes.
"What the fuck do you want?" She said and grabbed her own backpack.
"I told, I didn't see you in English and wanted to see what was up."
"Just leave me the fuck alone. I can't believe I considered you a friend."
"What do you mean? We've always been friends."
"You betrayed me and everyone like me!" Kagome yelled, tears falling down her cheeks. She ran past Koga and kept running.
Koga ran after her, fully intent on finding out what Kagome meant. He caught up with her and grabbed her arm, turning her around. "What the hell do you mean? I never betrayed you."
"Bullshit you asshole."
"What is your fucking problem, Kags?"
"You're my fucking problem, now leave me ALONE!" She screamed, slapping him hard across the face.
Koga stood there stunned, unconsciously allowing Kagome to pull her hand free.
End of flashback
"When I went back to school, a few days later, he still had a bruise on his cheek" Kagome said to herself.
Flashback
Kagome was on her bed listening to the radio when Naraku burst through her bedroom door, making her jump out of her bed. "Why hello dear Kagome." He said, staring at her hungrily. Kagome grabbed a knife from under her bed "Stay the fuck away from me." she growled. " Oh, what am I to do?" Naraku asked sarcastically. "You know damn well that a knife won't stop me, so why don't you give it to me, before I get angry."
"The only way you're getting this knife is if you pry it from my dead hands." Kagome gritted through her teeth, pointing the knife at Naraku. He grabbed her wrist, bending it until she released the knife. "Why thank you my dear." Naraku grabbed her hair and pulling her head back. He then took the knife and cut the buttons off her shirt. Kagome whimpered, causing Naraku to look at her face. "Oh, none of that now." He said and made a shallow cut on her face to prove his point. He then pushed her on the bed and straddled her. Kagome struggled for a minute, but stopped when she felt him slice the skin of her arm and did the same to her other one. After about on hour, Kagome lay on her bed crying. Images of what had previously happened flashed in her mind, making her feel as if she were living it again. Upon remembering what happed, she noticed that the song borderline had been playing thorough the rape. She cried even harder when she remember the last time she heard the song. "Will the pain never end?" she whispered to no one in particular.
End of flashback
Inuyasha stood panting in front of his punching bag. He was preparing for the upcoming battle with Naraku. He grabbed a towel off of a chair and wiped it on his forehead. Afterward, he paced it behind his neck, letting the ends fall on his chest. "I wonder if Kagome is still mad at me?" he asked himself. He walked to Kagome's room and knocked. Nobody answered. He knocked again. Still no answer. She was either sleeping or not in her room. Taking a chance, he opened the door. Kagome was nowhere to be seen. "Now where'd she go?"
"Where'd who go?" asked a voice from behind him.
Inuyasha jumped and turned around. "Holy fucking shit, don't scare me like that." He said and placed a hand over his heart, breathing slowly trying to calm his racing heart. "Jesus Kagome, give someone a heart attack why don't ya?"
"Hey, you're the one that was sneaking around my bedroom." Kagome said defensively, crossing her arms.
"I wasn't sneaking, I was searching."
"And for whom were you searching?"
"Isn't it obvious? I was looking for you."
"Oh" Kagome looked up at Inuyasha. 'Damn I feel short. Whoa, where'd that thought come from'
"Hello, Kagome, you ok?" Inuyasha said, waving a hand in front of her face. Getting fed up at being ignored he clapped his hands in front of her face snapping her out of her daydream. "Jesus you just zoned out on me there."
"Oh, heh heh." Kagome scratched the back of her head. "Sorry bout that. I've got a lot on my mind."
"Well, since you don't seem to be mad at me anymore, I'm gonna go take a shower and then get something to eat. Wanna join me?"
"In the shower?."
"Ummm…I hadn't planned on it." Inuyasha said blushing.
"I'm kidding you idiot. Yea I'll join you for a bite to eat. But I ain't paying." Kagome said and walked into her bedroom to throw on some sneakers.
"Dammit where the fuck are my converse!" Kagome screamed. She had searched her entire room for her Converse, but they were nowhere to be found. She went to her closet to see if she had another pair of shoes and found a pair of black high-heeled boots that reached her mid-calf, which she had gotten for Halloween to piss off her mom. "My feet are gonna kill me today" She said and searched her drawers to see if she had a different pair of pants. "Just my luck, all I have is a pair of shorts that I cut from a pair of jeans." She looked up at the ceiling with her arms outspread. "What is this, piss off Kagome day? Or is it make Kagome look like a fool day. GRRRRR!" She yelled
Figuring that she might as well put them on, she traded her jeans for the cut off shorts. She then went to her bed and sat down to put on her boots. Afterward she walked out and waited in the living room for Inuyasha. "I don't even have my sweater anymore." She said pouting. "Stupid fucking laundry day. And stupid fucking people who've never seen a girl ride a motorcycle. It just isn't fair."
"What's not fair." said a voice from behind the couch.
"Hi fluffy." Kagome said, not turning around.
"Interesting outfit." Sesshoumaru stated when he noticed what she was wearing.
"Shuddup."
"So, what's not fair."
"It's none of your concern. Now where the fuck is your brother."
"I'm right here, Jesus. Hold your fucking horses." Inuyasha said, putting an earring in his ear.
"That must've hurt." Kagome said when she saw Inuyasha putting on his earring.
"What must've hurt?"
"I know your ears are sensitive, so getting your ear pierced had to hurt like a mother fucker."
"I'm used to it. I had to deal with Mr. Stick in the but, remember." He said pointing at his brother with his thumb. "Oh wait. That's right. He's not such a stick in the but is he." Inuyasha said tauntingly.
"Shut your hole, brat." Sesshoumaru growled out.
"OOOHH I'm shaking in my boots. Oh wait that's your line."
Sesshoumaru snatched at Inuyasha with his claws and frowned when he caught air. He looked around and saw him hiding behind of Kagome.
"Help me. He's gonna kill me." Inuyasha said in a high-pitched voice.
"I should let him. You're just lucky I'm hungry." Kagome said and dragged Inuyasha out of the house, picking up his keys that she had placed on the end table when she got back from dropping of Sango.
"Hey, nice outfit." Inuyasha said when he noticed what she was wearing.
"Shut it"
"I was just giving you a compliment."
"And I'm just telling you to shut that trap of yours. I feel awkward enough wearing this out of the house."
"Jeez, pushy pushy. So, are we taking the bike?."
"I like the bike, so we're taking the bike." Kagome said and got on the bike, patting the seat in front of her.
"Sexy." Inuyasha smirked when he saw Kagome's cheeks turn red. "So she does know how to blush."
"Just shut up and get on the bike.'
Inuyasha walked up to the bike and kissed Kagome on the cheek. "You look cute when you blush." he said, making her blush harder.
"Goddamit, just get on the bike" She said turning her face away from Inuyasha.
Inuyasha hopped on the bike in front of Kagome and waited for her to wrap her arms around him before starting up the motorcycle. "Should we use a helmet or no?"
"If your careful, I guess we don't have to."
"I'm always careful." He said, pulling out of the driveway and speeding down the street.
"Right, this is careful." she said loud enough for him to here.
"Just hold on tight."
"That was wild." Kagome said walking into McDonalds. "I have never gone that fast on that bike. It felt like I was a bird." she said spinning in circles.
Inuyasha laughed and stopped her. "C'mon, let's get some food."
"I'll get us a seat and you get the food." Kagome said and started to walk away.
Inuyasha grabbed her arm and spun her around. "I have no clue what you want."
"Oh yea. Just get me a quarter pounder meal." She said, and pecked him on the cheek. She then strutted toward a table at the back of the fast food restaurant and sat down.
Inuyasha walked toward the table Kagome was sitting at carrying a tray with their food. "So whaddya wanna do later?" he asked when he sat down.
"Wanna help me with the puzzle I got?" Kagome offered, grabbing her food from the tray.
"Yea sure, but I must warn you. I suck at puzzles."
"You can't be that bad."
"Oh god." Inuyasha grumbled.
"What?" Kagome asked.
"Look who just walked in."
Kagome turned around and saw Kikyo and Hiten waiting in line to order their food. "Not them again." Kagome said, shrinking in her seat, hoping that she didn't get seen by her worst enemies.
"Might as well sit up, she's walking this way." Inuyasha said.
"You're fucking kidding me."
"Look for yourself."
Kagome sat up and looked toward the front of the restaurant and saw Kikyo walking toward her. She got out of her seat and waited for her to finally reach them.
"Wow Kagome, you look pretty normal today." Kikyo said and smirked. "Did your boyfriend want you to look more like me?" She said smirking.
"Wow Kikyo you look like…well you petty much look like what the cat dragged in."
Inuyasha snickered at Kagome's remark, getting a glare from Kikyo.
"You never seem to lose your sick sense of humor do you?" Kikyo said and placed a hand on her hip.
"Whoa, looks like Kagome has taken a trip to the slut side." Hiten said when he saw who Kikyo was talking to.
Inuyasha got up from his seat and stood behind Kagome and placed his arms around her waist. "Take a look at your girlfriend and you'll know how it is to date someone from the slut side."
Kagome smirked at Inuyasha's comment. "Yea, after all she did fuck Naraku. Now that's an all time low."
"You slept with Naraku?" Hiten asked Kikyo, furious.
"No, she's lying." She turned to Kagome and said, "You do know that you just called your mother low, right?"
"I know I called her low, because she was low, until she figured out how he really was. But you, miss Kikyo, still don't know how low he really is."
"If I recall, he was the biggest drug dealer in all of Tokyo, so what?" Hiten said.
"Why are you sticking up for her? She cheated on you with a drug lord, child molester, and murderer. Not to mention Koga."
"Shut your hole, bitch." Kikyo said, her face getting red from anger.
"Now now, no name calling. Kagome would beat you at that any day, and I really don't feel like seeing her angry again. It's not a pretty sight." Inuyasha said.
"You slept with Koga!" Hiten yelled.
" I told you she was lying."
"No she's not." Said a voice from behind Kikyo and Hiten.
Kikyo turned around and saw Koga. "When did you get back?" she asked
" A few days ago. Not that it's any of your concern. And Kagome might I say that you are looking quite beautiful. I would've thought you turned prep if it hadn't been for the Black Label shirt."
Kagome blushed again. "God I am never wearing this outfit again." Kagome mumbled.
"You like fine." Inuyasha whispered in he ear "Besides let's get back to the topic at hand."
"Ok, you know what Kikyo. I've had enough of this. We're through. You're just a no-nothing slut." Hiten said and walked out of the McDonalds to his car.
"Wait Hiten, don't leave me. Get back here." Kikyo yelled and ran after him.
"Beautiful timing Koga." Kagome said, leaning back in Inuyasha's embrace.
"That's what I'm known for. Well I gotta go, my dad's gonna get bitchy if I don't bring him his lunch soon."
"Ok, bye Koga." Kagome said and turned around, still in Inuyasha's embrace. "Thanks for sticking up for me back there."
"No prob. Lets just finish eating." He said, pecking her on the cheek.
"Sure now that the air is Kikyo free." she said and sat down. "I think you got her angry when you put your arms around me." She said smiling.
"Yea, and I have a faint feeling that Hiten thought you were hot. Plus I don't thinks he's gonna bother you anymore."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because he's staring at us from the window."
When Kagome looked out of the window she saw Hiten. She looked back at Inuyasha and said, "What do you think he wants?"
"Lets go find out." He said getting up from his seat.
"But I'm still hungry." She said pouting.
"Fine, I'll tell him to join us. I'll be right back." He said and walked out to meet Hiten. "We can talk inside, as long as you don't pull anything." He said when he reached him.
"Don't worry. No strings attached." Hiten said and raised his hands as if he were surrendering. He then followed Inuyasha into the McDonalds and sat opposite him and Kagome.
"Ummm, hi." Kagome said, unsure of what to say. She then smirked, still mad about how he would always bullied her. "So how was your breakup with Kikyo?"
Hiten flinched at Kagome's words. "Quick and painful. She still denies sleeping with Koga and Naraku."
"You heard Koga. That was the unfortunate day when Koga decided to go prep. You should've seen how cuddly they were when you were suspended. Totally sickening." Kagome said sticking out her tongue as is she had tasted something disgusting.
"But Naraku. You said he was much more than just a drug lord."
"He is more than just a drug lord. He controls the entire underworld in all of Japan. Not to mention that he's a murderer."
"And child molester" Inuyasha added.
"Yes and a child molester."
"Child molester?"
Kagome waved her hand. "I'm living proof of the rapes and molestations that he has been convicted for." She frowned and put her head on Inuyasha's shoulder.
Inuyasha put his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead when she leaned on him. "But now the bastard is out. He broke out of the most guarded penitentiary in all of Japan, which means he had help with his breakout. And it means that Kags here is in deep trouble."
"Yea well, he'd be dead already if I hadn't forgotten to borrow a bow and arrow from Fluffy." Kagome said sitting up.
"Fluffy?" Hiten asked and quirked his eyebrow.
"Sesshoumaru Taisho. It's my little nickname for him since I beat his ass in a spar." Kagome said and smirked when she saw Hiten's eyes widen.
"You beat the ruthless Sesshoumaru? No Fucking way."
"Believe it man, she literally had him on his ass." Inuyasha said and popped a French fry in his mouth.
"Hey, if I lost I had to go on a date with him and if I won he would stop bugging you and I would have the pleasure of seeing him angry when I call him any nickname that I want." She said defensively.
"Oh you know you liked him."
"I like him as a friend." She said getting angry.
Hiten kept looking back and forth between two while they were arguing. "Ok, I'm getting confused. What does he have to do with Sesshoumaru?" he said pointing a finger at Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha is Sesshoumaru's younger brother." Kagome answered.
"Half brother." Inuyasha corrected.
"Whatever, you're still blood, and blood is thicker than water."
"Sometimes it feels like water is thinker than blood." Inuyasha mumbled under his breath.
"Ok, so this half-breed is Sesshoumaru's brother?" Hiten asked.
"Yes, Inuyasha is Sesshoumaru's half-brother. And you will refrain from calling him anything that would make him feel low." Kagome said, getting a little angry.
"And if I don't refrain?" He said, smirking.
Kagome grabbed Hiten's arm and allowed some of her purification powers to seep through her hand onto his arm. "You will refrain, because I highly doubt that you would want to be purified." She said and smiled when she smelled burnt flesh. She let go of his arm and there was a burn mark in the shape of a hand on his arm.
"You're a miko?" Hiten asked bewildered.
"Yup. And I have a proposition for you." Kagome said and took a sip of her soda.
"What kind of proposition?"
"We are preparing to fight Naraku and his lackeys. That's gonna prove hard on it's own. And this oaf over here." She paused and pointed to Inuyasha, "Refuses to let me go alone. So we need all the help we can get."
"What's in it for me?"
"My protection."
"And what am I gonna need protection for?" he asked and quirked an eyebrow.
"If I know Kikyo, which I do, she is going to put you on her outcast list, which means that her lackeys will be after you. Not to mention Naraku's when we destroy him." She explained.
"Hey, I'm not an oaf." Inuyasha said, just realizing what Kagome had called him.
Kagome and Hiten laughed in unison. "You are so slow Inu." Kagome said and pecked him on the cheek. "And you are my oaf. Now back to business." She said and turned back to Hiten. "Are you in?"
"I'm in, as long I get to hang with your group."
It was Kagome's turn to quirk an eyebrow. "You wanna hang with my group? What for?"
"At school I'm who Kikyo wants me to be. At home I'm who I wanna be. Now that me and Kikyo are through I see it's time to be me." He explained.
"Ok…but you must pass initiation, and you must get a new wardrobe."
"Initiation?"
"Yup you must answer one question. If you get it right than you're one of us."
"Easy enough"
"Ok, name one song by the band whose name is written on my shirt."
Hiten looked at her shirt. "Black Label Society? One song by Black Label Society that's easy, Stillborn."
Kagome looked at Hiten, eyes wide. "Impressive. Not many people know who Black Label Society is unless you listen to hardcore."
"So I'm guessing we have to go shopping now?"
"Yup, which is great because I needed to go shopping anyway." Kagome looked at Inuyasha and noticed that he was in a daze. She waved a hand in front of his face, but no there was no reaction. "Inu. Hello. Earth to Inuyasha. Fuck this." getting fed up, Kagome pushed him out of the seat and slid out.
"Ow, wench, what was that for." He said, and got up off the floor and wiped off his pants.
"Welcome our new follower." Kagome said.
"You mean he passed initiation?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yup. He knew who Black Label was. You've gotta give him props there. Now lets go, we have to do something about his clothes."
"Alright, c'mon."
"We'll meet you at the Tokyo mall."
"That's where all the punks hang. Don't you think I'll get my ass kicked wearing this." Hiten said and pointed to his clothes.
"Oh yea. Ok we'll stop at Inu's house and Inu will lend you some clothes until you get your own. You just follow us. And try to keep up, Inu's a fast rider."
"Rider, don't you mean driver?"
"You see that Kawasaki Ninja out there. That's my baby." Inuyasha said.
"Damn, that's a fucking hot ride."
"Ok yes it's a great bike, but can we go now. Hey I have an idea, how bout you and Inuyasha ride together, get to know one another since Inu is new here, and I'll ride the Kawasaki." Kagome proposed.
"No prob with me, it'll be a change from hanging with the preps. You up for it man?" Hiten asked Inuyasha.
"You scratch my baby and you're dead." He growled out to Kagome, throwing her the keys.
"Don't worry. You're baby's in good hands." She said and ran out of the fast food restaurant. She hopped on the bike and waited for Inuyasha and Koga to get into the car before starting it and pulling out of the parking lot. She looked behind her and saw that Inuyasha and Koga were behind her. Deciding to give Inuyasha a scare, she popped a wheelie. He looked back and saw Inuyasha's angry face and Hiten's laughing one. "Uh oh, I'm in deep shit." she said to herself and sped down the street to Inuyasha's house. The whole time thinking of what Inuyasha was going to do to her.
Miroku woke up and stretched. "I must have fallen asleep." he said to himself. "I wonder where everyone is?" He asked himself when he noticed that the house was extremely quiet. He got up from his bed and walked to Kagome's bedroom. He knocked on the door, but no one answered. He knocked again. Still no answer. "Kags, are you in there? I'm coming in so don't be mad." He said and opened the door. Looking around the room he saw that no one was there. "Hmmm." he said scratching his head. "I wonder where they are."
"Hello. Anyone home? Miroku? Fluffy?" Came Kagome's voice from the front door.
Miroku walked to the living room and saw Kagome, Inuyasha, and someone he'd never met before. "Hey Kags, who's your friend? I thought we were you're only friends, excluding Koga."
"Correction," Kagome said and raised her finger. "Koga was my friend until he decided to go prep on me, and until recently he wasn't my friend. And this is Hiten, who formerly used to be one of my many enemies. That is until he broke up with Kikyo, due to me and Inuyasha revealing her, and he passed initiation. So before we take him to Tokyo mall we have to give something else to wear before he gets his ass kicked."
"Ahhh. Tokyo Mall, home to the many ruthless punks and Goths. Gotta love that place." Miroku said. "Oh lord, please tell me he isn't wearing Sean John. If you'll excuse me, I must tear my eyes out of my sockets."
"Calm down Miroku, besides, how would Sango feel if she had to date an eyeless Miroku." Kagome said and walked towards her bedroom. "Oh and Miroku, do you know where my converse are. I seem to have lost them and I really don't feel like wearing this all day." she said and looks down at what she was wearing.
"But I must say Kagome, you look extravagant." Miroku said lecherously.
"Now it's talk like that which makes you sound gay."
"I agree with her." Hiten said pointing at Kagome. "But I'd rather not talk about it all day."
"Oh my god, is there a guy that actually likes to go shopping in the world?" Kagome asked him, eye's wide.
"Uh. No comment." was all that Hiten said.
"Whatever, so Miroku have you seen my converse?"
"Sorry Kags. No such luck."
"I bet Sango borrowed them. Whatever, Inuyasha give Hiten a change of clothes, I'll wait here." She said walking to the couch and plopping on it.
"Hey Sango?" Kohaku said and looked up at his sister.
"Yea." Sango replied.
"Where'd you get the shoes." Kohaku asked, just noticing the Converse his sister had mysteriously gotten.
"They're Kags. You like 'em?
"They're Converse. Why wouldn't I like them."
"Oh yea. Hey wanna go shopping?" She asked and got up to put the popcorn bowl in the sink.
"With what money?"
"I still have Inuyasha's credit card from a while ago." She said and pulled it out of her wallet.
"Then hell yea. Inuyasha won't mind right?"
"Nope, Kags will defend me." She said and smirked.
"I feel like an idiot coming here" Hiten said and looked at the all the people hanging out in front of the mall.
"You know what I love about this mall?" Miroku asked.
"What?" Kagome, Inuyasha, and Hiten said in unison.
"You can do anything you want and the guards won't care." he said and pulled out a pair of roller blades from his backpack.
"You're fucking kidding me right?" Hiten said with wide eyes.
"Nope." answered Miroku who was currently sitting on the curb, strapping on his blades. "Let's go" he said and bladed to the door when he was finished.
"Hey where did Kags go?" Inuyasha asked.
"PIGGY BACK" came Kagome's voice before taking a running jump onto his back, wrapping her legs around him.
"Jesus fucking Christ!" Inuyasha screamed when she took a running leap on him.
"C'mon piggy let's go." She said sounding like a little kid.
"Fine." Inuyasha said smirking. "But you asked for it. Get the door Hiten."
"What are you planning." He asked, looking at Inuyasha quizzically.
"You'll see."
"Stop talking and let's go." Kagome said.
Hiten ran up ahead and held the door open for Inuyasha. Once he opened the door Inuyasha ran to it so fast that all you saw was the color of his clothes.
"SLOW DOWN YOU MOTHER FUCKER!" screamed Kagome, holding onto his shirt for dear life.
"Do you have any clue where she is!" Naraku screamed into the phone.
"N-n no sir. We can't find out who she moved in with."
"You good-for-nothing twit. If you don't find her soon I'll serve you your head ON A PLATTER!" He screamed and hung up the phone. "Where could that wench be?" he said rubbing his temples. He then looked at the case files he had on his desk. He had been searching for any information on Kagome's friends, knowing that she would choose to stay with one of them.
He got up and went to the kitchen of his summer home to get a glass of water, trying desperately to remember anything that Kagome may have told him about her friends. Then he remembered a conversation she had with him when she asked if she could have friends online. She said that they were like her, but some far worse off. A light bulb went off in his head. "If they were worse than her, than they were probably adopted into bad homes after being in an orphanage!" he said and rushed over to his computer desk to see if he could find anything about children who had been adopted or given to foster families on the internet. Just as he typed out he stopped. "What the fuck am I doing that for, I have a friend in the Police Force who owes me a favor. Not to mention I have Kagura and Kanna." He said to himself. 'I'll find you Kagome. And when I do, you'll wish you'd never been born.' he thought evilly.
"Ok…now pay for them and lets go…I have an urge to go shopping for myself." Kagome said annoyed at how long it was taking Hiten to get some new clothes. She could buy as many outfits as he was, try them on, pay for them and still be done before him. "Jesus you're like my fucking mother!" Realizing what she just said, Kagome frowned. 'Like my mother was. She's not here anymore.' Kagome thought.
"You ok, Kagome" Hiten said looking sincere.
"Yea I'm fine." She said and walked out of the store toward the front exit of the mall. "You should be used to them being gone by now." she said to herself. 'If I keep up like this Naraku will find my weakness and surely kill me.' She thought and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. "And I told myself that I would quit." She said, popping one in her mouth and lighting it.
"I didn't know you smoked." Inuyasha said from behind her.
Kagome turned around and took the cigarette out of her mouth. "Only when I'm stressed." She said before taking a drag and then putting it out on the wall of the mall. "C'mon, lets go back inside, we better not leave Hiten alone. He might go prep on us again." She said and walked towards the entrance.
"I highly doubt he'll go prep again in a mall full of punks." He said and grabbed her arm. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong." Kagome answered and put on a fake smile.
"You're lying I can see it in your eyes and I can smell it." He said pointing to his nose. "Remember, I'm half dog demon."
"Yea and half annoying human." Kagome said pulling her arm free. "I don't want to talk about it."
Inuyasha grabbed her arm and pushed her against the wall of the mall. "Well I do. Tell me what's wrong."
"Get off of me." She growled.
"Not until you tell me what's wrong."
Kagome frowned. "You're so much like your brother, and yet you don't notice it."
Inuyasha's eyes widened at this. "I'm not like him."
Kagome looked him in the eye. "You guys can be normal around each other now and you don't. I gave you an opening to understand your brother and you ignore it. The only difference between him and you is that he is more civil than you. You both get hotheaded during a battle, and you both are egotistical around women. You'll both be sincere when a person is sad and yet still manage to be a jerk. I gave you something that I couldn't have with my brother and you act like it's useless."
Inuyasha slowly let Kagome free from his confinement and looked toward the ground. "You think you actually gave me an opening to be close to my brother?" He said and looked into her eyes. "All you did was make it so that he wouldn't beat me. Sesshoumaru isn't someone you can hang around with."
"He hung out with me, and I'm human. You at least have some demon in you. You guys can become brothers instead of enemies and yet you won't. That's what Naraku is going to target. He's going to make you hate each other and fight each other. That's why I didn't want your help fighting him. I know perfectly well that I could use allies in this battle, but Naraku will find your weaknesses in seconds. I don't show weakness so it'll be harder for him to beat me."
"So it was a test. You tested me and Sesshoumaru to see if you could use us in battle." Inuyasha said, anger fueling his heart. "You just wanted to use us, use me, once you found out who we are. That was your only intention."
"You are impossible. You always think the worst about people." Kagome said, pushing his chest. "You're better off with Kikyo. You and her would make the perfect couple. You're both full of shit and you both feel that if people are not like you that they're below you." Kagome ran to where she parked the Kawasaki and started it up, peeling out of the parking lot almost running down anyone that got in her way. "Fucking jerk." She said and slowed down when she reached a red light. 'When I get to his place I'm packing my shit and leaving.' she thought and wiped a tear away. "Now I'm fucking crying because of that asshole!" she screamed.
"Where's Kagome?" Miroku and Hiten said when they found Inuyasha alone.
"Who?" He said, crossing his arms.
"You know, she comes to about you shoulder, she's got black hair, and looks hot when in a pair of cut off shorts and a tube top." Hiten said. "Um...did I just say that Kagome was hot?" he asked when he realized what he said.
"Yes you did, seems like you have also fallen for Kagome's charm." Miroku said and put on arm on Hiten's shoulders. "It is something that no male can ever resist. Unless you like the feisty Sango."
Hiten quirked an eyebrow at Miroku's comment. "Seems to me that you like this girl named Sango and Kagome, but you like Sango more than just a friend."
"You are quite right my friend."
"Ok enough, I would like to go home now." Inuyasha spat out.
"Fine, I'll be your taxi." Hiten said and walked towards his car. When he got there he put his bags in the trunk and walked to the driver's seat and got in.
"Are you sure Inuyasha won't mind when he gets the bill?" Kohaku asked while looking through the bags that he and his sister placed in the living room.
"I think he'll pop a vein, but he won't do anything to hurt us. Just scream and yell." Sango said and walked to her bedroom toting her share of the shopping bags.
"Well, you're taking the heat. I'm just a pawn in your little masquerade." Kohaku said and walked into his bedroom to put his things away.
"Yea sure whatever."
Sango walked into the kitchen to fix some supper after putting away her new stuff. 'Today was a blast. It feels good to actually have money to get Kohaku stuff. I just hope that Inuyasha won't be too mad.' She thought.
"Excellent work Kanna." Naraku said looking at the files that were just given to him. "I wonder how Mr. Jashin will react when he finds out his foster daughter is living in Tokyo." he smirked and picked up the phone. He dialed the number and waited patiently for someone to answer. He growled when he got the answering machine and decided to leave a message. "This is Naraku Hinote. I understand that your foster daughter has run away. I thought that I'd call to tell you that I know where she is. Call me back at 555-6600 so we can make arrangements to return her to you."
Naraku hung up the phone and looked at Kanna. "I wonder how long it will take for him to call me back." he said and smirked. He turned back to his desk and started looking through the files again. "You are dismissed." He looked through all the files and found one that had the mane Inuyasha on it. He opened it and saw that he was only in an orphanage for a short amount of time and was put under the care of his brother, Sesshoumaru Taisho. 'That's why you turned down my case, Sesshoumaru. I bet that my dearest Kagome was living under your roof. You will pay for hiding this from me.' He thought, an evil glint in his eyes. Kagome had escaped his grasp once; he wouldn't allow it a second time.
A/N YAY Long chappie. Well it's 4;30 in the morning, so this will be a short a/n. Thanks for the reviews. I'm currently working on the next chapter..I'm trying to make it at least as long as this one, which is proving to be a difficult task. Hopefully it won't take as long to update. Well laterz :waves:
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