Hidden Innocence

Chapter 23: Back On Track

Kagome sped to the hideout as fast as she could; getting there in under ten minutes. After she got off the phone with Ayame she hadn't told Kagura where she was going. She just got into her car and drove off the only thing in her mind was that she needed to get to her best friend who she had left the day before to go to the banquet with the Takahashi's. A wave of guilt ran through Kagome as she turned the corner to the hideout. Getting out of her car Kagome ran into a sprint until she came to the hidden door of the hideout.

She ran through the halls until she found the people she was looking for. She found Ayame and Kouga sitting side by side against the wall just inside the infirmary wing. Ayame had her head rested against Kouga's shoulder. Kagome could see that they were both drained; no doubt they'd been up all night.

As Kagome approached the cousins they both noticed her. Ayame's face crumbled—something no one ever sees—as she ran to Kagome. Kagome opened her arms and took her tightly into an embrace.

"It's okay Ayame, Kitaru will be fine he's been through worse and survived," said Kagome hoping that this time would be the same as all those others.

"He won't be though," she said between chocked sobs a rarity in Ayame. "Uncle Ayato was just called by the doctor; there was something about the poison in his system."

Kagome just stood quietly as she held Ayame closer. "Kitaru will make it through Yame we'll do whatever it takes I promise," said Kagome not sure if anything else she could say would help. Kagome looked over at Kouga and their eyes met. A silent conversation passed through that one glance. It was a message of reassurance and hope.

Kagome knew that Kouga was just as worried about Kitaru but he also knew that these two girls needed him to be strong. She knew that he would hold up a strong exterior for them so they'd have him to lean on and she really needed him at that moment.

Seeing the state that her friends were in Kagome couldn't help but have a angry flash run through her mind. An anger that said Bankotsu Fujimoto would pay for what he did to her friends and family.

Ayame was still sniffling in Kagome's arms and Kagome slowly lead her back to the chairs lines against the wall. She took the seat beside Kouga while Ayame settled in beside Kagome. The strain of worrying and crying all night had really tired out Ayame and she soon fell asleep beside Kagome. Kagome brushed Ayame's face out of her face as she slept with her head on her lap. The tears pooled on her jeans leaving a wet spot. Kagome ignored it as she let out a frustrated sigh.

She rested her head on Kouga's shoulder. Kouga looked over at her still silent and brought his arm around her pulling her closer. At that movement Kagome looked up at him. "How are you holding up?" she asked.

"I'm alright how are you doing?" he asked with his brows furrowed.

"Kouga why are you worrying about me, I'm perfectly fine......it's you guys I'm worried about. What if he doesn't...." she broke off from what she was about to say. The enormous well of emotion and tears was chocking her.

"He'll make it Kags; it's Kitaru we're talking about here. It's in his nature to get into stupid situations and get right back out without much problem," he said as he gave her a reassuring squeeze.

"I hope you're right Kouga. Yame's already lost her brother, if she losses her dad too she'll never be able to come back from it. He is the only family she has other than you guys," said Kagome as she glanced at Ayame's tear stained face.

"I know what you mean it's been six years since Takeshi died but I know it still haunts Yame especially with thoughts of loosing Kitaru too," said Kouga with a sigh.

"I hope everything works out. I don't know what we'd do without Kitaru here. What would Yame do?" asked Kagome as tears stung her eyes.

"She'll be okay Kags we're all here for her no matter what happens," said Kouga as he rested his own head on top of Kagome's.

They sat there silently as they waited for Ayato and the doctor to come back with news about Kitaru's situation.

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About an hour later Kitaru had been pronounced to be out of any fatal danger. He had been treated quickly by the doctors and by some coincidental miracle the physicians in the hideout had a similar product in the makings.

The poison's structure was the same and so they had been able to give Kitaru the antidote without many problems. The only problem that they did face was the fact that the product had yet to be tested fully which was why Ayato had been pulled to the side and consulted about the antidote.

Ayato had said yes to the treatment and so Kitaru was given the antidote. He had finally come to after an hour of fretting. Ayame had run into the room and took her father in a tight embrace.

"Dad if you ever do anything to hurt yourself like this again I'll personally kill you. You hear me!?" she blubbered into his shoulder as she held onto him. "You're all I have left. Mom and Takeshi are gone. If I lost you too I'd die."

Kitaru tried for a laugh but all that came out a chocked cry of pain. Kagome and Kouga were standing by the door as they watched the father and daughter embrace.

"You know I would never leave you princess. If I was gone who would be there for you to take care of?" he asked with a smile.

Ayame let out a watery laugh as she looked down into his bandaged face. His right eye was still swollen and the skin was all black and blue from the bruising. His upper body was wrapped up in bandages, treatment from the bullet holes. And an IV Of sorts was attached to his arm to transfer the antidote through his blood stream.

"That's exactly what I'm going to do to you for the next little while you hear me. No more missions for you," said Ayame as she tried to look at him through her tears.

"I will I promise," said Kitaru as he kissed her on the forehead. His eyes were about to close when he noticed the other two standing by the doorway. "What no hello for your uncle Kitaru?"

Kagome's face was close to tears but she held them back. She walked over to the bed and took him into a light embrace not sure if it was okay to touch him at all. "I'm glad you're okay Kitaru." Her voice was shaky and they all knew she was about to cry.

"Oh sweetheart not you too. And here I thought that you two were my strongest girls," he said as he touched her hand with his own.

"I'm sorry I can't help it. You scared us all to death Kitaru, to think that Bankotsu did this to you," said Kagome her tears disappearing and her anger was rising.

"It was his own stupidity," said Kouga and his father—who just entered the room—at the same time.

"Yeah I guess you're right, but I couldn't help it I wanted to get that asshole back for what he did to Takeshi and Kira. That bastard killed so many loved ones and he was so close," said Kitaru.

Kagome was looking at the two brothers and hoped that Kitaru would slip out saying where they went. Kitaru looked up at her again when his brother just shook his head at him and saw that she was staring at him.

"What's wrong sweetheart?" he asked.

"Where did you go Kitaru? Where is his hideout?" she asked in a no-nonsense manner. All other eyes turned to Kagome. Kitaru just looked at her like she was crazy.

"Do I look that stupid Kagome? I know if I tell you you'll just go after him and who knows you might get shot with another one of their bullets. And if we don't have the antidote then what'll happen to you? I was lucky you might not be and that's not something I would ever consider jeopardizing. Your father would probably come to haunt me if I did that to you," said Kitaru with a laugh.

"At least if he was haunting me I'd be able to see him again," said Kagome with her fists clenched. Tears fell seamlessly down her face as she stood stock still.

"Oh honey I know you wish he was here. We all do. Kira and Kimiko were two of the most amazing people I knew but risking yourselves like that would only cause more heart ache. Think about the people you'd be leaving behind Kagome, then see if you still want to take that risk."

"I've thought about it for eight years Kitaru. I know what I'm doing. Please just tell me where you went! I need to know!" said Kagome.

"Kagome you shouldn't be yelling at the patient like that," said Naraku from the doorway. Kagome froze but then she looked up at him defiantly.

"Well how else can I get the information from him?" she asked with anger.

"You know I don't want you on the case. You know better than to go against my wishes Kagome. Now you go home and get some rest you have school to attend tomorrow," said Naraku as he crossed his arms.

Kagome gave him a surprised stare as if saying, are you serious. "Fine I'll go home, it's not like you guys are going to be any help anyways," said Kagome. She stormed out of the room close to tears again. She wanted so badly to find that monster that hurt so many people she loved. She just wanted some justice, was it so much to ask?

She stormed to her car and just drove home. Angry and upset she drove like a manic until she got home. She slammed on her brakes when she got to the gate of her house and waited for Juromaru to open the door. Neither of them moved and Kagome just got even angrier. She saw Juromaru walk up to her car door and knocked on the window. She rolled it down unwillingly.

"Kagome what's wrong?" he asked with a parental voice.

"Nothing's wrong. Everything is just peachy now would you open the gate?" she cried as tears started to fall down her face again.

"Whoa is that tears I see? When did you start crying?" he said as he rubbed her tears away.

"I'm not crying. I'm a Higurashi damnit, I don't cry."

"Kagome what happened? Where did you go?" he asked as he unlocked the door and opened it. She didn't dare look at him or her tears would just fall even more. "Kagome sweetheart turn off the car."

"No just let me in Juro, I wanna go to bed," she said as she rested her head on the steering wheel. Juromaru didn't listen to Kagome and just took out the keys to her car and unbuckled her seatbelt. He pulled her out of the car and gathered her in his arms.

"Just cry it out sweetheart, I promise I won't tell a soul," he said as he held her against him. The warmth of him caused Kagome's heart to ease just a little bit of the pain she felt. She knew that this was how it would have felt if her dad held her. Juromaru was like her father in that sense, because ever since her parents died he was there, always for her.

"I'm so tired of all this Juro. I just want it all to end," said Kagome.

"I know sweetheart. It'll all be in the past soon. I promise you," said Juromaru as he rubbed her back. She stood there in his arms for a good ten minutes before her sobs stopped. His shirt had been soaked with her tears but he didn't feel it at all. When she went quiet in his arms Juromaru signalled Kageromaru to open the gate. He tossed Kageromaru the keys and walked Kagome into the yard. They walked up to the door in silence while Kageromaru knocked on the door. No one answered since it was late into the night. Way past midnight.

He waited for Kageromaru to park the car and told him to toss him Kagome's key's. He grabbed them and unlocked the door. He led her inside and was about to go back out on post but Kagome just stood there in the entrance lobby. She didn't know where to go.

The thought to seeing Kagome that way made Juromaru cringe. She had never been so lost. So he walked her up to his room and told her to get into bed. She complied like a little child and crawled into bed. Her eyes were rimmed red with the tears. But she didn't care the second she hit the bed she fell asleep murmuring soft words as she drifted away.

"I love you daddy..."

"He loves you too sweetheart," said Juromaru as he touched her face lightly before leaving her room and heading back outside.

He wondered when all this pain would end. Seeing Kagome go through all this was not only hurting him but everyone in this family and it needed to stop. He really needed to talk to Naraku about finding Bankotsu and soon.

Letting out a sigh Juromaru went and took up his post outside of the gate. He had vowed that he would always keep an eye out for his god child. Kira and him and grew up like brothers and he considered Kagome family because of it. Taking one more look at the house Juromaru hoped she would sleep silently and then went back to the task of watching over the house.

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Inuyasha woke up Monday morning feeling the happiest he's ever felt. He wandered through the house whistling and walked with a newfound pep in his step. Izayoi say her son that morning and couldn't help but smile.

"What's gotten you so happy in the morning? You're usually the last person in the house to be happy in the morning."

"Well I have a beautiful family and an amazing girlfriend to get to so of course I'll be happy," said Inuyasha as he walked up his mother and gathered her in his arms giving her a tight and loving hug.

"Well this is a nice change, sweetheart," said Izayoi as she patted his cheek.

"What's going on here?" asked Tashio and Rin at the same time as they walked into the kitchen.

"Well our son is in a good mood this morning," said Izayoi as she looked at her husband.

"Oh and may I ask why?" asked Tashio as he walked over to his wife and gave her his morning kiss.

"Well because Kagome and I are going out. She's my girlfriend," said Inuyasha with a grin.

"Well I'll be damned she actually agreed to go out with my knuckleheaded son?" said Tashio.

"Wait a second so you two are going out!? Why didn't anyone tell me!?" said Rin as she glared at her brother.

"Well because I didn't think it was any of your business now if you'll excuse me I'm heading out now," said Inuyasha as he grabbed an apple.

"But I need a ride to school too! Daddy!" Rin whined as she looked at her father. Tashio let out a chuckle as he kissed his daughter on the crown of her head.

"Don't worry princess I'll give you a ride. I'm sure Inuyasha wants to go with Kagome, now sit let's have some breakfast," said Tashio as he led Rin to the kitchen table.

Rin let out a defeated sigh as she sat down with her parents.

Izayoi smiled as she set the food in front of them. She had to go to a meeting for the movie she would be starting to film within the month so she would have to leave soon too. But she always cherished these moments with her family. Content Izayoi sat down and had breakfast.

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Inuyasha got into his car and started his car as he pulled out of his driveway he flipped open his phone and called Kagome. He knew she would probably be sleeping still since it was just seven fifteen but he wanted to talk to her.

When he got her answering machine he let out a sigh but it didn't deflate his enthusiasm. He just headed to school and hoped that she would get there soon. He pulled up into the student parking lot and parked his car. The parking lot was scarce except for one familiar car. Kikyo was at school and it really did dampen his mood. He hoped that he wouldn't bump into her.

So he walked over to the tree where he always waited for his friends. Letting out a growl Inuyasha glared at the person standing by the tree. Kikyo was leaning against the tree with a saddened look in her eyes.

Inuyasha was tempted to leave but Kikyo saw him and called out to him. Letting out a groan he walked over to her. "What do you want Hiromi?" he asked with anger.

"Inuyasha I want to talk to you... about the past weeks I want to apologize," she said. There were tears in her eyes as she looked up at him.

"You're apologizing to the wrong person Hiromi. I don't care what you do as long as you leave my friends alone," said Inuyasha as he kept a foot of space between them. Kikyo took a step closer to him closing the gap between them.

"But I care what you think about me and I don't want you to think badly about me Inuyasha," said Kikyo as she grabbed his forearms in earnest. Inuyasha just pulled it off but she just grabbed it again.

"Hiromi what are you doing? Let go of me," he said with anger as he tried to pull away from her.

"No Inuyasha! I want you to understand that I did all that for you. I know that Kagome girl was just hanging around you and you just tolerated her. I was trying to help you," said Kikyo.

"Help me with what? I like Kagome not you. I thought I made it clear last week that I would never be with you so what the hell are you doing here right now?" asked Inuyasha.

"Why not damnit! Why don't you want to be with me!?" she asked her tears vanishing in an instant and her anger showing full force.

"Because you are a conniving bitch who thinks she's way better than everyone else, now leave me the hell alone!" said Inuyasha with anger.

Kikyo didn't flinch she stood her ground and pulled out her trump card. "I am way better than that slut Kagome! I bet you didn't know that she goes around kissing any guy she meets," said Kikyo

"She does not. Kagome isn't like that. I could expect it from you though," said Inuyasha his eyes going dark with anger.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me but I have proof," said Kikyo as she pulled out her phone. She pressed a few buttons and then opened up a picture that she had saved on her phone. "See look is that not her kissing that bouncer that day when you first debuted at the Black Widow?"

Inuyasha snatched the phone and saw the picture. His anger exploded as he looked at it. That was definitely Kagome and she was smiling into that kiss. What the hell was going on, Inuyasha wanted to know.

"Where the fuck did you get this!?" asked Inuyasha as he deleted the picture from her phone before Kikyo could take it back.

"I was around when she was making out with the guy. I just thought I'd let you know before you guys actually got together. She's not all that she's been leading on Inuyasha. You should be more careful," said Kikyo with a seductive smile.

"Hiromi you should stay out of other people's fucking business. Kagome isn't that kind of girl so don't even think of putting her in such a low level. Whatever she did I will hear the reason from her own mouth. Now if you'll excuse me," said Inuyasha with anger as he started to walk off.

Kikyo was angered that he wasn't denouncing Kagome. Feeling desperate Kikyo yelled out, "If you don't stop going to her Inuyasha I'll get her expelled. I'll tell daddy that she cheated, that she caused fights, that she punched me! If you go near her I swear I'll cause her life at school hell!"

Inuyasha turned around and looked at her. "Go ahead and try Hiromi. It'll be our word against yours. And if you want to bring your father into it then I'll bring in mine. He knows Kagome and could vouch for her I don't know if your father will do the same for you," said Inuyasha with anger as he stormed off not listening to a word that Kikyo was hurling at him.

His happy mood had gone completely sour by the time he got to his locker. He pulled it open and tossed his bag in it. He pulled out his headphones and plugged them in. Draining out his thoughts and hoping that Kagome would get to him soon.

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Kagome woke up with bags under her eyes. She was tired and felt sick to her stomach with grief. She rolled over in her bed and looked at her alarm clock. It read eight o'clock. She groaned as she got out of bed. She wandered into her washroom and got ready for school.

When she got to the kitchen she saw that Kaede left her a platter of food and a mug of hot chocolate. Kagome wasn't all that hungry but she drank all the hot chocolate before heading out of the house. She started her car and drove to school not feeling all that excited about it at all.

When she got to the school she pulled open her phone to see what the time was and saw that she had three missed calls from Inuyasha. As she saw the times he called she let out a sigh. There was no point in calling him when class was about to start in ten minutes. She got out of the car and headed straight for her locker. She saw Sango talking to Inuyasha with a worried look on her face.

When Kagome approached them they all turned to her. "Kagome! What's going on what happened to Sai and Ayame?" asked Sango with worry. At the mention of their names Kagome's eyes glazed over.

"Kagome? What happened?" asked Inuyasha as he brought his hand up to her shoulder. He had wanted to confront her about that kiss but then he got a call from Sai saying that there was something wrong with Ayame and that he wasn't coming in to school today. That was all he was told and then he hung up.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and her eyes welled with tears. She pushed her face into Inuyasha's neck and let out a sob. "Yame's dad almost died. He was in an accident over the weekend and well there was a fifty-fifty chance that Kitaru was going to die," said Kagome.

"Oh my god! Are you serious? Have you seen Ayame? Is she doing alright?" asked Sango.

"Yeah she's okay. It was just that Ayame's mother had died when she was just a baby and then she we became friends her brother was killed by an accidental drive-by. So she only had her father left in her life and she broke down when the doctors said he might die," said Kagome sniffling.

"Oh my god that's horrible. We should go see her!" said Sango not wanting to go to school.

"Sai is with her so she'll be fine. But we should just go to class. I don't think Yame wants us all to go and bug her," said Kagome as she looked up at Inuyasha's profile.

"Yeah come on baby I'll hold you," said Inuyasha as he held her tightly once more before grabbing her hands and walking to their choir class.

Sango ran after them lost in her own thoughts. The sadness consumed them and the only thought in their minds was that they hoped Ayame's father would be okay.

-

When lunch rolled around Kagome was planning to go to the hide out and see how things were going with Kitaru's recovery but Inuyasha had asked if they could go somewhere. She had agreed since she still had her spare block next to go see him.

So Inuyasha and her drove out of the school lot and headed to his favourite diner. They sat in silence the whole way there. Kagome dozing against the car door, since she only got a few hours of sleep. When they got to the diner Inuyasha nudged her away.

"Hey Kagome are you okay?" he asked. She roused awake and looked into Inuyasha's eyes.

"Where are we?" she asked as she focussed her eyes.

"We're at the diner. Come on you look like you could eat," said Inuyasha as he opened his door and waited for her to get out. They walked into the diner and Chiyoko was there to greet them.

"Well, well, look at who just walked in," said Chiyoko with a smile. Inuyasha smiled and said hi before she seated them. She took their orders before leaving them be.

"Kagome I need to ask you something," said Inuyasha as he reached across to take her hand.

She looked at him. Her eyes seemed really distant and in pain. "What is it?" she asked. Her voice was raspy from all the crying.

"I know this is probably the worst time for me asking you but did you kiss a guy at the Black Widow when we had our very first gig?" asked Inuyasha.

Kagome furrowed her brows as she thought about that night and then remembered Kyoshi. A fond smile fell over her face as she remembered him. He was like another older brother to her so of course she would smile about him.

"Yeah I did actually. His name is Kyoshi. He works with my gramps and is kind of like my older brother," said Kagome with the first genuine smile. "Why do you ask?"

Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief and then got mad at himself for doubting her even for a second. "I bumped into Kikyo in the morning and she started throwing out all these things about you that I didn't believe at all. But then she had a picture of you kissing some guy on her phone and I thought what the hell. But I know you wouldn't go kissing around random guys, and I told her to get a life. But I was curious as to why you kissed him," said Inuyasha.

"Kyo is like an older brother as I said. There is nothing more between us. I only kissed him because he wasn't going to let us in so I smacked one on him and ran into the club," said Kagome with a smile.

"Oh I see. Well that's a lot better than what Kikyo said. She was trying so hard to make me stop talking to you Kags. And she said stuff about getting her father involved but don't worry I'll handle it for you if she even dares," said Inuyasha. Kagome gave him a smile. She got up off her seat and walked over to his side. She slid in beside him and kissed him slowly. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer.

They stayed in that embrace until they heard someone clear their throat. They broke apart and looked up to see Chiyoko bring them their orders. "I guess you two are going out now right?" she asked with a smirk.

"Yup! Thanks for the food Chiyo!" said Inuyasha as he gave her a wink.

"No problem kid, enjoy the meal," said Chiyoko as she headed back to the front of the diner. Kagome smiled at Inuyasha.

"Thanks for lifting my mood Inuyasha. I was feeling so down in the dumps all night when I called Ayame last night. Just being with you has made me feel just a bit better," said Kagome and then she began to eat.

Inuyasha grinned and then began chowing down on his own food. They enjoyed their lunch date together forgetting about all the drama of their lives for that hour. Once they were finished with their lunch Inuyasha paid for the food after an argument with Kagome and then they headed back to the school.

Once they got to school Kagome walked Inuyasha to his locker. They both opened their lockers and pulled out what they needed. Once Inuyasha was ready to get to class he turned to Kagome and gave her a reassuring kiss, just to say that everything would be okay. She smiled at him before she turned back towards the entrance and headed to her car.

She needed to be with her family away from home. She needed to go see Ayame and see if she was doing okay. As she pulled out of the parking lot Kagome pulled out her phone and called Sai's phone. As much as she wanted to see Ayame she didn't want to bring up anything that would make her cry.

Sai picked up his phone after a few rings and he sounded really tired. "Hey Sai how is everything?" asked Kagome as she drove.

"Everything is working out. Kitaru is recovering nicely but he gave us a scare earlier. He started convulsing and no one knew why. It turned out he was having a seizure, a side effect from the poison that was in his system. But the doctors did a test to see how much of the poison was left in his body and there doesn't seem to be any trace of it now," said Sai with a sigh.

"Well thank god. So now his wounds just have to heal?" asked Kagome. She turned down the street where the hideout was located.

"Yeah pretty much. Aya is good to go back to school but she said that until her dad is better she won't leave his side," said Sai with exasperation.

"Yeah that sounds like Yame," said Kagome with a smile.

"Yeah unfortunately," said Sai with a laugh.

"So where is Yame right now?" asked Kagome.

"She's in the room with Kitaru. I thought they might want some privacy so I left them be," said Sai. He was sitting at the chairs lined against the wall of the infirmary wing

"Oh I see. Well I'm on my way there. I should be there in a few minutes," said Kagome.

"Oh okay—wait hold on Ayame's coming out," said Sai as he looked up at the door. Kagome could hear them talking and then Sai came back on the phone. "We're going to the lunch room. Kitaru wants some food. So we'll meet you at his room okay?"

"Yeah sure no problem," said Kagome and then hung up.

She parked her car and headed to the hideout. She made her way down the halls her mind lost in its own thoughts. When she finally got to the infirmary wing of the hideout she made her way over to the room that Kitaru was in. She was about to walk right in when she heard Ayato talking to Kitaru.

The door was left ajar and so she stood there not wanting to interrupt them.

"Aniki what happened with Bankotsu's case? Has Naraku followed through yet?" asked Kitaru with urgency.

"Yeah we're on that right now," said Ayato.

"So what's going on?" asked Kitaru.

"I don't think this is the right place to be talking about it. Besides you're not on the case so I shouldn't be telling you anyways," said Ayato.

"Oh come on if I wasn't in this stupid bed right now I would be a part of the mission too. Come on Aniki I'll be bored to death if I can't even advise on the mission," said Kitaru.

"Okay fine... So word is that The deadly seven's headquarters is at a club called Shards. At least that's what we've picked up from the tracker you planted on the agent that night," said Ayato with a grin.

"Heh-he see something good came out of that mission then," said Kitaru with a grin.

"Yeah I guess. Naraku is working out the logistics of the mission and when we'll be heading out," said Ayato.

"Well good luck. And take down the fucker," said Kitaru with relish. He wanted Bankotsu to be finished along with the rest of his brothers.

"I promise we'll get him back for everything he's done; now you get some rest and heal those wounds. If you don't I'll get an earful from Ayame," said Ayato with a grin.

"Yeah, yeah. Okay thanks for the advice now get lost I'm tired and hungry and my daughter is bringing me my food," said Kitaru.

Ayato shook his head but left the room. As he exited the room he looked down the hall seeing Ayame and Sai walking back towards the room and no one else in the halls. It was a good sign, showing that there weren't many injured people in the hideout. Ayato greeted the two teens before heading back to the training room.

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Kagome had run out of hide out when she heard what Ayato and Kitaru were talking about. She couldn't believe that they had talked about that right in front of her. Well she was hidden but in a place that was so open it was stupid. She thanked god for their stupidity.

With a grin on her face Kagome was getting back into her car. Her personal mission was back in motion and she needed to prepare as soon as possible. She flipped open her phone and told Sai that she couldn't make it and headed back to the school.

She had to hatch a new plan and start training. When she got into the school she didn't know where to go. When she finally decided she was on her way to the school weight room. What better way to start training for her mission than by toning up the body.

Her time for vengeance was finally coming and she just wanted it done and out of the way so that she could get on with her life and finally be happy again.

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A/N: Well I haven't been here in quite some time! Sorry about that I just got lazy but I wanted to get this out for you guys! I hope you liked it! We get to see more on the hideout and Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship. So thanks for reading and tell me what you thought!