Yup, thats right. I got a new chapter up, and this ones a LONG one. Hopefully you guys like it. I know it starts off slow, but don't worry, i'll get into the story soon, just needed to give some back info ya know. and thanks to all you readers out there. I know some of you put me on your alert list. So this chapters for you guys out there. Love ya- Katie

"Kagome, hunny," called out Sora. "Play nice with Inuyasha, dear. He came all the way over to our house to play with you."

"Do I have to?"

"Come on sweetheart; is it really that difficult to be nice to him?"

"Yes."

"Well at least try, for me?"

"Fine," With that the 5-year-old Kagome ran off to play with Inuyasha in the sandbox in her backyard.

"Hey stupid, get out of MY sandbox."

"Excuse me, but this sandbox is MINE. After all it is at MY house."

"Well here, have your stupid sand," said Inuyasha as he dumped a whole bucket of it on her head, causing her to start crying. "Oh shut up, the stupid sand will come off in the bath."

"But this…this is my favorite dress!" she sniffed.

"Good, I'm glad I could ruin it for ya."

"You… you… you… you jerk!" Kagome screamed, walked straight up to him, and smacked him hard on the cheek.

"OW! What was that for?"

"Being a jerk," Kagome cried, running into the safety of her house.

Age 8:

An eight-year-old Kagome is walking down the street to school, focused on the brand-new pencil case in her little hands. Suddenly, she bumps into someone. "Oh, excuse me, I wasn't watching where…" as she brought her head up her eyes focused on the seething hanyou in front of her, teeth bared.

"Well maybe you should start watching, wench!" He yelled, shoving her hard to the ground, succeeding in breaking the pencil case she was admiring and walked away. With tears streaming down her face, little Kagome picked herself, and the broken pieces of her case, up and started towards school again. Trying desperately to fit the pieces back together. Her father wasn't going to be happy when she got home. He had just bought that for her.

Age 10:

It was the day after the deaths of her mother and brother, but Kagome decided it was best if she went to school, she wanted to steer clear of her father for a while. She was walking silently to school when someone shoved her into the dirt, she knew who it was, of course, he did this every day.

"Inuyasha Takahashi! What the hell? Why can't you just leave me alone for once in your pathetic life? I'm not in the mood to put up with you today so just back off."

"Touchy, touchy," He mocked, "What's eating your panties?"

"Don't bother. You wouldn't understand. You're just a big, stupid, ugly, jerk who needs to get a life." She mumbled as she walked off, leaving a very confused and angry hanyou behind.

Age 13:

"Hey, Higurashi, what happened to your face? Oh, never mind, that's how it always is."

"Fuck off."

"Can't do that miss. You see its daily routine, I make fun of you, you cry, I leave happy. Wouldn't wanna upset the balance of nature now would we?"

"I said fuck off."

"Aw, does little, baby Kagome need her pacifier? Can't handle a little teasing?"

"Get your fat ass away from me before I shove my foot up it."

"Psht, like I'm scared of you."

"You should be."

"Well I'm not. I could take you any time, any place."

"How bout here and now?"

"You're on. Usually I wouldn't hit a girl, but since you don't look like…" SLAM! Inuyahsa's body flew head first across the hall into the lockers behind him. Sporting a now bleeding lip, he wiped his mouth and took a fighting stance as the crowd gathered. People chanting FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT all around them. "Good, looks like everyone will get to see me kick your fat ass."

"Hm…I thought you were the one with a busted lip." Kagome smirked, even though you could barely see it through the darkness her hoodie casted over her pale face. She cracked her knuckles and she too got into her fighting stance. Both teens knew that no teachers ever come down the hall they were in, so neither was afraid of being caught. Suddenly, Inuyasha lunged at Kagome, a move she easily dodged, I'm getting good at this…, she thought, well, what do I expect after living with…him…most of my life?, as he was turning back towards her, a terrifying scowl across his features, she kicked him right in the face, causing him to stumble back a bit.

"That's it bitch, you're done for. I'm done messing around with you. Time to get serious."

"Good, I was getting bored beating the shit out of you so easily, I hope you put up more of a fight now." As soon as the words left her mouth she felt the wind leave her, seeing Inuyahsa's fist jammed into her stomach she quickly grabbed it, threw her hands above her head, his arm still clasped between her little hands, twirled around underneath it, and slammed his arm downwards, making sure to keep a tight grip on it, almost causing him to dislocate his shoulder. As she was bringing his arm down, however, he kneed her right in the crotch, boy was she glad she wasn't a boy, but it still hurt like hell. She doubled over in pain, giving Inuyasha an open shot at elbowing the back of the neck, causing her to fall to the ground. He then picked her up by the back of her hoodie, surprised at how light she was, he always thought she was about 300lbs, that's what she looked like in all those baggy clothes she wears, but in reality, she was only like 80. Weird, oh well, he thought as his fist connected with her face, the other hand still busy holding her up by the back of her over-sized sweater, she's still the same little bitch that I grew up with, I've always wanted to do this. Well, at least he thought he did, but when he realized she was no longer fighting back, no longer struggling, he stopped his assault.

"Alright, fights over everyone, Kagome gave up; now get the hell out of my presence before I beat the shit out of all of you." Inuyasha yelled, causing all the random people to scatter, all except his best friend, Miroku, and his girlfriend, Sango.

(AN: okay, so I don't feel like writing out who's talking all the time so at the end of the quote this / is Sango, this & is Miroku, and this is Inuyasha.)

"Why isn't she moving?" asked Miroku.

"Yeah Inuyasha, what the hell did you do to her?/"

"Shut up, I didn't even hit her that hard!"

"Are you sure? Maybe she's unconscious.&"

"I'll check./" bending down to the young girl now lying on the ground, Sango gently pushed away the black hood only to be met with two chocolate brown eyes staring at her, but they looked clouded over, like she was in a different world entirely, and she saw tear stains on her pale cheeks, that, Sango thought, had way too much make up on.

"So what the hell is wrong with the bitch?"

"I'm not sure, but she's awake, just not all here, I think I'm going to take her to the bathrooms to get cleaned up, I'll be right back./" with that Sango picked up the broken girl with much ease and headed towards the nearest restroom. As they entered Sango called out to make sure no one was in there, setting Kagome down on one of the toilets she also checked all the stalls for anyone that could be hiding, then closed, and locked the bathroom door. "Kagome? That's your name right? Kagome are you awake? Talk to me. Please?" Nothing; all she got was the same blank stare, figuring it was the only way to wake her up, Sango filled her empty water bottle with water and splashed it all over the younger girl, causing her to wake with a start.

"I'm sorry! Please don't do this dad! I'm so sorry!" Kagome yelled, a terrified expression on her small face., Tears beginning to well up in the corners of her eyes.

"Don't worry Kagome, I'm not going to hurt you. I promise."

"Who…who are you? Where am I? What happened?"

"I'm Sango, Miroku's girlfriend. Miroku is Inuyasha's best friend. We're in the girl's restroom at school, and don't worry," Sango replied to the scared look on the girls face, instantly knowing why it was there, "I'm the only other person in here, I checked, no one else heard your little, outburst. And as for what happened, you and Inuyasha got in a fight, you took a pretty bad beating, are you okay?"

"I've had worse" mumbled Kagome, instantly regretting she said anything.

"What do you mean? Is this about that dad thing? Does he hurt you? Kagome, you can tell me, I won't tell anyone, I promise. I just want to help you."

"It's none of your concern what happens in my life," Snapped Kagome.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to help…" Sango sniffed, tears appearing at the brim of her mocha colored eyes, "I went through the same thing a few years back ya know…"

"You did?" inquired Kagome, looking up into Sango's eyes, a hint of hope and desperation in her un-trusting eyes.

"Yeah, my dad always used to beat me, ever since my mother and brother were killed in a car accident, he always blamed it on me. Finally, about a year ago, he committed suicide, he left everything to my cousin Kikyo, he knew I hated her and she hated me, so he left me with nothing, and her with everything. That's when I moved in with Miroku, best decision of my life," she smiled, tears still streaming down her face from the memories she forced back into her mind. But all was well now, her father was no longer around, she had great friends and an even better boyfriend, she loved him more than anything, he was always there for her when she needed him, and now she would do the same for her new best friend, Kagome. She knew right away that they'd be close friends.

"I'm so sorry, I know what it's like to lose everyone you love. My mom and brother were…murdered…they never found who killed them. It was for the best though, I didn't want them to be hurt anymore, now they don't have to feel the pain… My dads been like this since his mom died, he started drinking, and became a monster…" tears were now falling freely from her eyes, she didn't know why she had so easily opened up to this girl, maybe it was because of their similar pasts, but she just felt a special connection with this girl, like she could trust her with anything and she would always be with her, no matter what.

"Can I see what you look like under your jacket and stuff? You can keep your bra and underwear on, I just want to check out your bruises, I know some stuff that might be able to help them."

"Um… I guess…" Kagome stuttered as she pulled off her hoodie and sweats, revealing a badly beaten body.

"Oh my!" Sango exclaimed as she checked out all the bruises, she was covered from head to toe in them, some were light and looked like they were healing, others were dark and gruesome, she also had some gashes on her back, from what looked like a whip, some rope burns on her wrists and ankles, "You're worse off than I thought. We need to get you out of there."

"NO! I can't leave, where will I live? Who will take care of me? What will I do for money? What if he finds me again? I can't just leave. I just can't."

"You can live with me and Miroku, we'll take care of you and you can get a job and help around the house, we have an extra room. He won't find you, I promise."

"I don't know, I mean, I just met you, I'm not sure I'm ready to move in with you." Stated Kagome as she slipped back into her clothes.

"I don't want you to get hurt any more Kagome. Please consider it. For me?"

"I'll think about it, but I don't want you bothering me about it until I bring it up again, got it?"

"Got it." And with that they left to go find the boys, Kagome still hated Inuyasha and he still hated her. He complained about having to hang out with her and when he found out Kikyo wanted to go out with him, he jumped at the chance to ditch his friends and go out with her. Although he still talked to Miroku and Sango on a daily basis he did his best to avoid Kagome and she did the same. The boys never found out about Kagome because Sango kept to her promises and Kagome was glad to have a new friend, even if it was only at school.

Hope you guys liked that chapter. A new one will be up soon. Just be patient. Next chapter will start off when Kagome's 16. so theres a lot of stuff in there that i skipped but its mainly just hanging out and Sango helping Kagome, Inuyasha making fun of her and Miroku being Miroku. And of course Kagome's nightly beatings and occasional rapes. The darkness is coming.