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After that horribly long wait, I give you Chapter 6, technically chapter 9, but I don't count ANs. So the answer to everyone's question, "WHO PUNCHED INUYASHA?" will be answered. By the way, sorry if it kinda sucks, i have a terrible head cold so i can't really think straight, but i didnt want to keep you all waiting, so i tried to focus and wrote this, hope you like it.
HanyouGirlSakura: I'm glad to hear you're not going to be beating me with your belt any time soon, and if I ever take a month or more, make that even a week or more, to update without having a REALLY good excuse which I'd have to tell you beforehand I give you permission to use your belt. I hate when authors leave me waiting for like forever before updating, so I usually look for completed stories instead of ones being worked on. But I promise I will spend all my time that's not being taken up by school, friends, dance, or track, on this story. And there's more than you'd think with all those. So expect an update at least once a week, more likely twice or more, but at least once. Wowww, that was a long reply, its okay though, since you're a very faithful reviewer, I can take the time to write to you.
Last Chapter:
"Just asking, who are you tryin' to impress? I doubt it'll work. I mean, I must admit, you look good, for being you, but you're still the ugliest girl at school."
"Oh really Inuyasha? Cause I could have sworn you just mistook her for your girlfriend." Sango glared, she never really cared much for the hanyou, but the way he treated Kagome made her dislike him even more.
"Keh, that bitch could never pass as my beautiful Kikyo, she's much too ugly, I just didn't get a good look at her before I said…" WHAM, Inuyasha was thrown across the cafeteria by a single punch to the jaw by none other than…
Currently:
"HOJO! What the fuck do you think you're doing?" growled the hanyou, circling the, now frightened, teen.
"Y…You shouldn't say t…those things to a girl, i…it's not n…nice."
"And what gave you the fucking right to punch me?"
"Sh…she…she sh…shouldn't h...have t…to t…take i…in…insults l…like t…that. Especiallynotfromastupidguylikeyou." (AN: especially not from a stupid guy like you) Hojo trembled, saying the last part so fast it was difficult for the hanyou, and anyone else for that matter, to decipher, but when Inuyasha finally figured it out, he exploded.
"Did you just call ME STUPID? Who the fuck do you think you are? I can talk to this bitch, and anyone else for that matter, however the fuck I want to. I should beat the shit out of you for even interfering with our conversation, let alone punching and insulting me." And with that Inuyasha hurled his fist towards the boys gut and gasps sounded as the air escaped the defenseless human boy, he didn't have a chance against the hanyou and everyone knew it, but no one was about to save the poor guy, well, no one except Kagome.
"I have to help him," she yelled, diving towards the fight, only to have her arm grabbed by Sango, who was looking at her, concern clearly etched on every feature, "Please, Sango, I have to, he's only in this because of me anyways, I'll be fine, I promise." She smiled brightly with her last words and as Sango reluctantly let go of her arm, she ran off into the middle of the fight. 'Oh, Hojo, please be okay…'
"Hey, Takahashi, why don't you just leave the kid alone? After all, you deserved the punch." She yelled at him.
"Back off bitch, this doesn't concern you." He yelled back.
"Oh really? Cause I'm pretty sure you got punched for making fun of, hm, let me think, oh yeah, it was ME!"
"That don't mean it's still about you though, wench, stop flattering yourself. This kid needs some sense knocked into him."
"Inuyasha, stop, why do you have to beat him up anymore? I'm pretty sure he won't do it again will you Hojo?" She looked at the now bruised and bloody young boy with pleading eyes, which he understood, and slowly nodded and grinned at the beautiful girl who had asked the question before passing out from blood loss. "SHIT, someone call the nurse, tell her he slipped and fell, she won't ask questions, just don't tell her about the fight, please." As the words escaped her mouth Kouga ran out of the room to find the nurse.
"Hey, wench," Inuyasha whispered to Kagome as Sango and Miroku tried to dissipate the crowd, "Why are you trying to save my ass, I could get expelled for that, I know you'd love it if that happened."
"Don't take it too personally, since I was kind of the start of this whole thing they would call my dad and he'd be really pi…, I mean, I'd have to go up the office and give them my account on what happened and I'm not missing class for your stupid ass." She covered, her real reason was that if they called home, she was sure to get another beating for even being within 10 inches of a boy, she just hoped Inuyasha didn't hear her little slip up.
"Wench, I knew it," 'What was she going to say about her dad? Why does it matter if he's mad? And why would he be mad? Wait, why do I even care?' "You just love school too much."
"Better than being at home being…lazy." 'Good, he didn't notice what I almost said' she mentally sighed. But, deep down, she really wanted him to notice, she wanted him to force her to tell him what was wrong, she wanted him to hold and comfort her, deep down, she really loved him, even if he was an egotistical jerk that treated her like crap, but then again, she still loved her father too.
"Come with me," he said as he dragged her by the arm towards the doors.
"Wait, what, why?" she stuttered, totally caught off guard.
'Why am I doing this? I haven't even shown Kikyo this yet…It's just, Kagome's been acting…weird…all day…' "You'll see," 'Wait, why do I care again? Oh well, no turning back now…'
As the two stepped outside a bright, almost blinding light greeted them, accompanied by a gentle breeze and the sounds of birds chirping, they were instantly warmed by the sun and all anger and confusion left them, it was replaced by pure happiness, this place was perfect. What was even better was that no one in the whole school knew of this place, it was Inuyasha's secret haven, he came here to think all the time, it seemed to calm him, but what calmed him the most was the big, gnarled tree in the middle of it all, he called it the Goshinboku Tree, it was the most beautiful part of the whole area, all its faults and deformities made it all the prettier, Inuyasha always sat in its branches as he thought, he loved this place for its quiet serenity, which Kagome soon broke.
"It's, it's beautiful, but…why did you bring me here?" she asked quietly, just above a whisper, astonishment clear in her voice.
"You've been acting all weird today, I thought you might need a place to think, but don't you dare tell anyone about this place, nobody but you and I know of it, and I'd like to keep it that way."
"Not even Kikyo? Why not?"
"No, she doesn't know, and it's none of your business." He snapped at her.
"Just wondering, jeez." She sighed, "Thank you for bringing me here, it really is quite nice of you, but why did you bring me here again? You hate me." Kagome prodded, her curiosity returning to her, secretly, she wanted him to take her in his arms and kiss her, tell her everything would be alright, and that he didn't hate her, but she knew that wish would never come true, he did hate her, and there was no changing that. 'But still, it would be nice if he did…'
"I just thought I'd be nice for once, I don't completely hate you ya know? But that doesn't mean I like you." He said the last part a little too quickly and mentally sighed when she didn't push the matter further.
"You can go now," she finally stated, after a long pause, but not an awkward one, it was more of an understanding one, one that they were both content with continuing, but Kagome decided she really did need to think about things, and she didn't want Inuyasha there when she did, just in case she started crying.
"I ain't goin no where wench; this is my thinking spot, not yours."
"I believe, since you're the one who brought me here, and since were the only ones who know about it, that it's ours, or I could just accidentally let it slip in conversation with Sango and Miroku, and you know Miroku will tell the whole school."
"You wouldn't," he seethed.
"I believe I would." She grinned mischievously.
"Keh, fine, it's ours but I still ain't leaving."
"I just need to think about some things, and I'd rather you not be here."
"You don't have to think out loud ya know? It's not like I can read your thoughts or anything. Plus, I have some stuff to think about too."
"Fine, you can think with me, but no talking."
"Keh, fine with me, wench." And with that he jumped into the Goshinboku leaving Kagome to sit at the base with her thoughts.
(AN: okay, so their thoughts are simultaneous, 'words' is Inuyasha and 'words' is Kagome. Any regular ones are what's going on, got it?)
'Stupid jerk, he left me down here by myself, maybe I wanted to sit in the tree too, oh well, now to figure out where I'm going to live for the next week.'
'Why did I bring her here? I hate her, don't I? Why didn't I want to leave her alone in here? Maybe it's cause I don't trust her enough to let her be in here alone.'
'So, there's Sango and Miroku, but I don't want Miroku finding out about my…condition. But who else is there? Well there's that Kouga guy, but I just met him, and plus…do I trust him enough to sleep at his house for an entire week? No way…but who else is there?'
'No, that can't be t, there's nothing to destroy in here, well, nothing but this tree, but she's no lumberjack, she wouldn't cut it down. Plus she's a total tree hugger. Why did I bring her here? Ugh, this is so confusing.'
'What about that Hojo kid? I'm sure he'd take me in…but I think he might try to beat up my dad too, that wouldn't end well for him… oh daddy, why'd you have to do this to me?' she asked in her head, tears beginning to force themselves out of the corner of her eyes.
'Maybe it's because I l…wait, is she crying?' he sniffed the air, catching the distinct smell of her tears, he looked down, 'why is she crying?'
'Where am I going to live? I can't go to Sango and Miroku, or Kouga, or even Hojo, what am I going to do?' she cried some more, and suddenly felt a pair of masculine arms wrap around her small figure, she immediately turned into the well toned chest and started sobbing.
"Hey, Kagome, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
'Should I tell him? Maybe he can help, but maybe he won't, maybe he'll just torture me even more, but what else can I do, I have nothing else to lose, he's my last hope…'
"Earth to Kagome, what's wrong? You can tell me, I promise I won't make fun of you or anything," 'Why am I being so nice? Why do I care if she's crying?'
Kagome sniffed and wiped some stray tears from her face, Inuyasha witnessed as the bruises she had tried so hard to cover appeared on her pale face, he gasped a bit, but decided not to ask questions, at least not yet. "U…um… it's just, it's just I…I have n…no place t…to live for the n…next week…" when Inuyasha just stared at her, with concern in his eyes, she knew he wanted her to go on, she knew he would help her, she knew that deep down, he really cared for her, and she knew he wouldn't tell a soul. "I can see you noticed the bruises," she started gently, as he quickly averted his eyes from them, she giggled slightly.
'How can she laugh about something like this? She looks pretty beat up, I wonder what happened…'
"Don't worry about them, I get them all the time…" she stated, a slight quiver in her small voice, "Y…you see… m…my d…dad…I don't think I can do this…"
"Come on Kagome, I'm here for you, just let it out…"
Kagome took a deep breath and continued, "My dad, my dad, my dad, he b…beats me. Idon'tblamehimthoughcauseI'mabadkidandIdeserveitbutIjustwishhewouldstopandnowhe'skickedmeoutofthehouseforaweekandIhavenowheretogo."(AN: I don't blame him though cause I'm a bad kid and I deserve it but I just wish he would stop and now he's kicked me out of the house for a week and I have no where to go.) She said all in one breath, which was difficult because she was crying, luckily Inuyasha was a hanyou and could figure it out with out too much difficulty.
"What about Sango and Miroku?"
"I can't let Miroku find out, Sango already knows, but if I move in with them, Miroku won't let me leave once he finds out."
"WHAT? Sango know about this and isn't even trying to help you? And she went through this before, her dad's lucky he killed himself before I did it for him. How long has she known?"
"Th…three y…years" Kagome stated, a little shaken up by his outburst.
"And how long has it been going on?"
"I…I don't r…really recall…s…since I was about…five I think…s…so 11 years or s…so."
"ELEVEN FUCKING YEARS? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ANYONE?"
"I…I d…didn't w…want t…them t…to w…worry," she said so quietly Inuyasha could barely hear, she was terrified, and it was all his fault, she was now cowering on the ground by the tree and he was standing in front of her, almost like he was cornering the small girl, "P…please d…don't b…be m…mad. P…please?" she pleaded, covering her face, bracing for the impact she was sure would come, but none did, and for that she was relieved.
"You're staying with me, do you have clothes and stuff?"
"W…well…not really any clothes, but I have everything else." She said the last part really fast, and squeezed her eyes shut, waiting again for a hit, but again, none came.
"Come on then, we're ditching the rest of school and going shopping."
"B…but what about my d…dad? He'll find out if we ditch, they'll call him. And I don't have any money." She said, regaining her composure.
"I have connections, they won't call. And as for the money thing, I have plenty."
And with that, they were off, they stopped at the office to check themselves out, and Inuyasha made sure no calls home would be made. Then they took off towards the mall.
At Kagome's House:
"Where's that wench with my lunch?" Naraku, Kagome's father, asked himself, "Oh yeah, I kicked her sorry ass out for a week. Stupid wench, should've made me all my meals for a week before she left, she'll pay for that." He smiled evilly before making a call to one of his…business partners…and heading off to the bar to find someone to fuck now that Kagome was gone for a week.
Hope you all liked it. Next Chapter: Shopping with Inuyasha and Kagome, and the long awaited weekend, since i decided that this school day was friday, so there will be some fun for the Inu-gang for the next couple of days... Keep reading!