Angel: Hey Inu, I'm back.

Inu: -cracks neck- I told you I'd kick your hanyou ass if you annoyed me too much!

Inuyasha: Uhg...

Kouga: -laughs hysterically- Remind me not to get on your bad side!

Sesshoumaru: -smirks- I thought I'd never see the day someone besides Kagome would teach him a lesson.

Inu: -sigh- I guess you can't teach an old, dumb dog new tricks.

Angel: Uh, what happened while I was gone? You didn't break anything did you?

Inu: Inu-baka over there called me a bitch.

Kouga: That's offensive to all the demons of the kanine family.

Sesshoumaru: To his own kind, as well.

Angel: Well, then the asshole deserved it, just try to keep it down, the baby is asleep!

Angel's Disclaimer: Sadly I do not own any characters in this story except Chad, and maybe a few others later. They belong to Ms. Rumiko Takahashi and if I owned them Sesshoumaru would be locked in the hall of bishis for eternity so no fan girl could get drool on his perfectness, except me and now Inu!

Inu's Disclaimer: As she said, I don't own. If I did the pairings in the series Inuyasha and Kikyou would be together, who should be burning in the deepist pit of hell. And that Sesshoumaru would be mine.

Things Change

by Angelmom07 & InuTaiyoukaiGalOfDarkAndLight

Chapter Three: Working On It

Kagome laughed as Kouga panted behind her when they reached the top of the shrine stairs. "Come on, you're a demon and you can't even keep up with a girl?"

Kouga let out a playful growl. "It's not fair, you've lived here your whole life! I'm not used to that many stairs, that's like murder!"

"Whatever! You're just weak!" Kagome teased.

"I'll show you weak," he replied pouncing on her playfully, causing them both to land on the ground. He pinned her down and smiled. "Now who's weak?"

Kagome didn't know why, but suddenly her chest felt tight and all the memories of what Chad had done to her came rushing back. "Get off," she said threateningly.

Kouga looked at her confused and decided she was just playing along. "Make me little girl."

Kagome's eyes burned with unshed tears. "I said get OFF me!" she screamed, her aura darkening and flaring around her.

Kouga jumped off and stared at her like she had just grown another eye. "Kagome, are you ok?" he asked, backing away as she stood.

Kagome glared at him, then realized where she was and who she was with. "I'm fine," She answered, not sure herself. "Let's just go inside," she said as she walked toward the house.

Kouga just stared at Kagome as she explained to him what they'd been doing in Literature to help him catch up. "Kagome, are we going to talk about what happened earlier?" he asked.

"It's nothing, I just don't like feeling trapped. I'm sorry," she said lowering her eyes.

Kouga could tell she was lying, but decided to leave it alone. "Well, it's ok, but you owe me a date, say tomorrow night?"

Kagome smiled at him. "That sounds nice, I start work tomorrow, but I get off at 4, so pick me up?"

"Of course."

Suddenly her door opened and both of them looked up. "Hello Kag-" Chad said walking in. He glared at Kouga and pointed at him. "Who is this?"

"I'm Kouga, I'm new at the school and Kagome is helping me catch up in all my classes. You must be Kagome's father, nice to meet you," he said getting up and reaching a hand toward Chad.

"He's my stepfather," Kagome spat. "And he's leaving."

Chad looked at Kagome with fake hurt. "You don't want me meeting your new friend? Fine, I'll see you later Kags."

Kagome shuddered at the sound of his voice and was glad when he left the room. "Anyway, back to Literature..."

"I had a great time Kagome, thanks for helping me catch up. I'll see you tomorrow, don't forget about our date," Kouga said standing at the door, getting ready to leave.

Kagome smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I had a nice time too. And don't worry, I'll be ready after work. I'm so excited to have a job!"

Kouga smiled. "Goodnight Kagome," he said as he left.

Kagome sighed as she closed the door and headed back toward her room. Maybe things would look up from here, a new job meant she'd very rarely be home before her mom and either grandpa or Souta would be home for sure! She nodded to herself as she walked into her bedroom. Yes, things were going to get better!

"Kagome," Chad slurred from behind her. "Your mother and grandfather took Souta to a ballgame while you were busy with your new boyfriend. You sure get around don't you? A fucking whore is all you are."

Kagome let out a small cry as Chad grabbed her hair. "Please, don't do this! You're drunk! You don't know what your doing!"

"Shut up you stupid slut," he said pushing her to the floor and straddling her hips. "Why would I listen to you? You fuck with half-breeds and demons. Are you too good for humans? I wonder what they would think if they knew that you fuck with your stepdaddy in your spare time. They wouldn't think you were so great then would they?"

"Please... Stop..." she whispered, tears streaming down her face.

She flinched as Chad slapped her across the face. "I SAID SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BITCH! Now do what I say or I'll tell your family what a tainted little whore you are."

Kagome squinted her eyes as the morning light assulted her sleep. She looked at the clock, 9 o'clock. Oh crap, she thought and jumped out of bed. Sure it was Saturday, but she had her first day of work today, which started at 10, and she couldn't be late. Looking in the mirror she frowned at her reflection. Her cheek was bruised badly and no amount of makeup was going to cover it completely, but at least she could make it less visible. After a quick, hot shower she threw on a pair of jeans and a red tank top with a black skull on it and put on her makeup.

Her mom looked at her strangely as she walked into the kitchen. "You're up and ready awfully early for a Staurday morning."

"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, I got a job at the coffee shop by the school," Kagome said as she grabbed some bread and put it in the toaster. "Which reminds me, you need to sign this since I'm only 15," she said, pulling a folded paper out of her back pocket and handing it to her mom. "He almost wouldn't hire me," She added. "But I guess he needed the help really bad."

"This job isn't going to interfere with your school work is it?" her mom asked looking over the paper.

"No mom, it's just a few days a week, so that I have my own money."

"Well, ok, here you go, just promise me that if it starts getting in the way of school you'll quit."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "I promise mom, now I have to go. Love you."

"I love you too dear, have a good day."

"Oh yeah, I won't be home right after work, I kinda have a date. Well, bye mom, I gotta go before I'm late."

Kagome liked her job. She learned the abbreviations and things to put on the order slips quickly and even learned to use the expresso machine. There were a few rude customers and the occasional nosey person that asked what happened to her cheek, but other then that she'd had a pretty good day. Now it was almost time for the evening waitress to take over and Kagome was getting excited at the thought of her date. She hoped that he wouldn't ask too many questions about her cheek, she really didn't want to tell him what had happened and she couldn't think of a good lie to tell him. She looked at the clock as she waited for an order to get done, it was 3:50, Kouga would be there any minute! She hadn't been on a real date in a long time. Inuyasha had taken her out a few times, but most of the time they just hung out with their friends, the more she thought about it, the more she realized there was never a relationship there, at least not really. They had always hung out with friends and went to parties together, but whenever they were alone they barely talked. They had nothing in common and usually he went on about Kikyou, she honestly didn't know why she had put up with it for so long. Maybe she felt bad because they were friends since they were kids and she saw what Kikyou had done to him. Oh well, that was the past and now she was starting a new relationship with Kouga.

"Hey, new girl! Can I get some service over here?" A customer called out from behind her as she handed a man his coffee.

Kagome plastered on a fake smile and turned around. Her fake smile melted when she saw Inuyasha sitting in the booth in front of her. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I just came to get a coffee," Inuyasha answered. "But Sango told me you had gotten a job here so I thought I'd stop and say hello. What happened to your cheek?"

"I'm mad at you," Kagome said, avoiding his question. "You had no right to be rude to my friend yesterday."

"Feh, looked like more then a friend to me."

"Why does it matter to you? I thought you were oh so in love with Kikyou."

"I'm just looking out for you Kagome, something just doesn't seem right and I don't want you to get hurt."

"You should have thought about that before you decided you wanted Kikyou instead of me," she said turning and walking away.

Kagome smiled as Kouga walked in. She walked over and kissed him on the cheek before asking him if he could wait a few minutes while the other waitress got ready. Inuyasha glared at her as she walked past his booth and she glared back.

After serving her last few tables she took her apron off and hung it on a hook in the back room. "Ok, I'm ready," Kagome said walking up to Kouga's table.

"Let's go then," he replied, putting an arm around her shoulders as they walked out.

Inuyasha watched as the two left, hurt and disgust on his face.

Inu: Well, that's done.

Angel: Review, please review! We thrive on reviews!!

Kouga: -laughs- Inu-baka's still unconscious!

Inuyasha: ...

Sesshoumaru: Inu, can I talk to you? In private?

Inu?? Sure. -walks out with Sesshoumaru-

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