Angel: Well, Inuyasha isn't talking to me, but oh well, not like I care!

Kouga: Yea, who cares what mutt-face does anyhow?

Angel: Oh yea, that reminds me, how's Ayame?

Kouga: ...

Angel: That's what I thought, you were in on the whole 'let's bug Inu and Sesshoumaru' thing too so leave it be.

Inu: Thank you, Angel, for letting us be.

Sess: -nods-

Angel: -sigh- Anyway, here we are, Chapter 5, I hope you all enjoy!

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 Five: When Sorry Isn't Enough

"Kagome dear, are you alright?" her mother asked as she sat on the edge of her bed. "I-I know sorry isn't enough, but I don't know what else to say. I love Chad, he helped me more then you can understand." Tears rolled down her face. "I just wish you wouldn't get in between us like that."

Kagome flinched as she sat up and pain shot through her body. "I shouldn't get in between you? So next time you want me let him just kick the shit out of you? I can't believe you... I try to help you, to keep you from suffering and all you can say is 'Sorry, but maybe you shouldn't try to help me.' I help you because I got tired of seeing you hiding behind makeup and sunglasses. I help you because somewhere inside I hold a hope that someday you will realize that he's never going to be the man he was before. I help you because praying wasn't enough and I gave that up a long time ago." Kagome turned her head as tears streamed down her face.

Her mother reached out a hand, but Kagome pushed it away as she slowly stood up from her bed. "I..." she started, but then stopped and looked down.

"You want to prove to me that you care, that you're really sorry for what he does to me? Leave him mom. Kick him out of our lives and then I'll believe that you really care about your family, until then you're words are about as good as your marriage." Kagome limped slowly into the bathroom and took a hot shower. It took away some of the pain, but it was still almost unbearable. When she came out of the bathroom her mother was gone from her room and she sighed. Maybe she was being too harsh, but she didn't know what else to do. She would never tell her mom what Chad was doing to her, it was safer to let her mom think he was only beating her. She wasn't sure she'd ever be able to tell her, or anyone, about the other abuse she suffered. She wrapped her ribs carefully, the second time she had gone to the hospital after a beating she learned how to do it herself so that nobody would suspect what was going on. After getting dressed and putting on some makeup she slowly made her way down the stairs.

"Kagome, why don't you sit down and have breakfast with me?" her mother called from the kitchen.

"I can't I have to work and if I don't hurry I'm going to be late."

"Do you want me to drive you?"

"No mom, I'm fine."

As Kagome got ready to clock out she felt like she was going to pass out from pain. Her ribs hurt worse now since she'd been moving around all day, but she'd gotten pretty good at hiding it. The rest of her body ached and throbbed and as the day went on she got a headache that just kept getting worse. By the time 3 rolled around she was ready to go home and lay down and not see another living soul until school the next morning, but she couldn't do that because she had promised Kouga she'd hang out with him. As she grabbed her stuff and walked out into the dining area a flash of silver caught her eye and she turned to see Inuyasha sitting at a booth staring intently at her. She sighed and walked over to him. "What do you want?"

Inuyasha looked her over and frowned. "I take it you got between your mom and Chad again last night."

"What's it to you?"

"Kagome, please don't act this way. I'm just worried about you. You might heal faster then most people, but you still need to see a doctor to make sure it's healing right."

"I'm not going to a doctor Inuyasha, I've told you before why I can't and if you understood anything about me or my family you would butt out and leave it be."

"Kagome, your my best friend, I have a right to worry about you."

"Well don't. I've taken care of myself for three years, nothing is going to change now. Now if you'll excuse me Kouga just came in and I promised him I'd hang with him today," Kagome said standing up.

As she walked past him he grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. "You're in no condition to be walking around the mall. You need to get home and rest so your miko powers can do their work and start the healing process." His eyes pleaded with hers. "Let me take you home, you can tell Kouga whatever you want, just let me get you home and make sure your safe."

Kagome glanced over her shoulder and saw a very angry Kouga headed in their direciton. "Get your hands off her mutt!" he exclaimed, staring Inuyasha down.

Kagome sighed. "It's ok Kouga, he was just leaving. Inuyasha, thank you for your concern, but I have a ride home."

"Kagome, I..." Inuyasha started, but looked down. "Feh, whatever. I don't care what you do."

Kagome could hear the sadness in his voice. For a second she almost felt bad for the way she was treating him, but that went away with the memory of how he continuously hurt her. "Are you ready?" she asked Kouga.

"Yeah, let's get out of here." Kouga smiled at Inuyasha triumphantly as they turned and left. When they got in the car he looked at Kagome, worry written all over his face. "So what were you and that mutt talking about anyway?"

"Inuyasha just can't get it thorugh his head that I'm not his to worry about anymore."

He looked at her an frowned, he could tell she was in pain and that she was hiding something. "Kagome, are you ok? We don't have to go to the mall. We can just hang out at your place, or mine."

Kagome looked at him. "Are you sure?" she asked weakly.

"You don't have to hide your pain from me... Please trust me enough to tell me that you're hurting."

"I'm sorry, it's just that I got so used to caring for myself that I forget the people around me."

"It's ok, lets go to my place. We can just watch TV or something, ok?"

Kagome nodded and watched out the window as they drove to his house. When they got there her mouth dropped. The place was huge! It was a four-story plantation style house with a huge circle driveway out front. In the middle of the driveway there was a fountain and beside the house sat a very large garage. Kagome was even more in shock when the garage door opened and there were at least 30 classic american cars inside. Kouga smiled as he watched her amazement. "So this is your house?"

"Yea, and these are my dad's cars. Over the years he's become quite a collector of american models."

"That's cool." As they walked into the house Kouga walked close to Kagome since she looked like she was ready to collapse. He decided to take her through the kitchen and up the service stairs. Right now she needed to rest, not look around his house, he could always give her the grand tour later. Kagome gasped when he opened the door to a large room. It looked like a living room and there were doors on either side. "Wow, what is this room?"

"Oh this is my room," Kouga said like it was unimpressive. He pointed to the door on the right, "That is my sleeping quarters and the other is my personal bathroom."

"My bedroom doesn't even have a TV."

"Well, it's not important. What do you want to do? We can watch TV, play video games, anything you want to do."

Kagome blushed a bit. "Um, actually I'm kind of tired. If it's not a bother I'd like to lay down for a bit, just get a little rest you know?"

"Sure, you go lay down and I'll call the servants up with a snack, anything special?"

Kagome smiled weakly. "Thank you, and I don't really care as long as it's not coffee or muffin related"

Kouga laughed and flashed her a smile. "Ok, no coffee or muffins, got it. Now go and rest."

Kagome's eyes opened slowly and she cried out in pain as the arm around her tightened involuntarily. Wait, arm!? Kagome and Kouga both jumped and looked around. "Kagome I'm so sorry, are you alright? I didn't think and you were, then I..."

Kagome laughed lightly. "Kouga, it's ok. It was more the unexpectedness of it then the pain. I come from a long line of priests and priestesses so I heal rather quickly. It still hurts, but not as bad and by morning it should be healed completely." She looked around the room. "What time is it anyway?"

Kouga looked at his watch. "It's 6:30."

"Oh crap! My mom is probably wondering where I am!" She grabbed her cell and looked at the screen. Four missed calls and three voicemail. Kagome listened to the three voicemail, each one sounding more urgent, but all saying the same thing, 'Where are you and why aren't you home?'

"Is everything ok?"

"Uh, yea, I just need to get home," Kagome said standing up.

Kouga hesitated a second and mulled over his next words. "Why don't you stay here tonight?" he asked quickly then looked away.

"I, uh..." Kagome was speechless.

"I don't mean I want to...you know, not that I wouldn't want to, I just...oh god I sound like an idiot."

Kagome laughed, really laughed, for the first time in a long time and the sound was music to his ears. "Sure, I can stay here. I'll just tell my mom I'm staying with Sango." Kouga looked up as she walked over and put her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder. "Thank you," she whispered against the sensative skin, causing shivers down his spine and a low growl rumble in his chest.

Kagome's eyes widened in shock as he grabbed her waist and kissed her lips fiercely. Her eyes closed as she kissed back and a whimper escaped as Kouga pulled away. "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me," he said apologeticly.

"It's ok," she replied standing on her tiptoes until her lips gently brushed his. "I didn't say stop."

It was his turn to be surprised as she kissed him hard and passionately. His tongue ran across her bottom lip and she opened her mouth slightly to allow him entrance. He growled softly as her tounge gently ran across his. Her head spun as he kissed along her jawline and down her neck. Each place he kissed burned and tingled long after his lips left the spot. In her mind she knew they shouldn't be doing this, they barely knew each other, but her body was on fire and there was no convincing it to stop. Besides, her mind started to reason, you've spilled your soul to him, it's as if you've been together for much longer then 3 days. With her mind on her side she might have been able to fight her body, but now, against her body AND mind, she had no chance. A small cry escaped her lips as he gently laid her on his bed and climbed on top of her. You have to tell him, she thought. You have to at least tell him you're not a virgin. God she hated when her conscience was right. Even if it had the potential of ruining all the passion threatening to explode from the room she had to at least tell him that. He didn't have to know the whole truth, at least not yet, but he did deserve to know she wasn't a virgin. "Kouga," she said softly as he nipped at her neck and shoulders. Reluctanly he pulled back to look at her. "I, um, there's something I want to tell you before we go any further. I, uh, I hope you don't think any less of me because of this, but I'm not a virgin... My first sexual experience wasn't exactly the image I want in my head when I think of sex. Please don't think I'm some kind of awful person."

Kouga smiled at her. "I could never think of you like that. Kagome, you are the most honest, trustworthy girl I've ever met. So what if you've had sex before? We've all made mistakes, part of life is getting past them and living life in the moment."

"I love you," she said softly.

"I love you too, Kagome," he replied and kissed her passionately.

Angel: -clears throat- And this concludes another installment of Things Change.

Kouga: Woo-hoo I'm getting laid!

Inu: -rolls eyes-

Angel: It's not really you idiot, it's a story. And how do you know for sure?

Inuyasha: Yea, Kagome would never have sex with you!

Sesshoumaru: -rolls eyes-

Angel: Again it is a STORY, she may or may not have sex with Kouga, you'll just have to wait until the next chapter to find out.

Kouga: But I want to know if I get laid by the beautiful Kagome!

Inu: Lean over here and I'll whisper it in your ear.

-Kouga leans over and Inu smacks him in the head-

Angel: You're a pig, and you'll wait til the next chapter just like everyone else.

Inuyasha: I bet Inu got laid last night.

Inu and Sesshoumaru!!

Kouga: I smell his scent all over her.

Inu: Gr... It was a makeo-

Sesshoumaru: -interrupts Inu by placing his hand on her shoulder- I think there's another way to go about this.

All??

Inu: -gives a very dark and scary smirk-

All!!

Inu: -cracks knuckles- You're mince meat, mutts!

Kouga and Inuyasha: O.O OH SHIT!!!

Inu: -growls-

Sesshoumaru: -smirks-

Inu: -pounces on Inuyasha and Kouga-

Kouga and Inuyasha: AHHHH!!!

-fighting in the background-

Angel: Um, ignore the crashing sounds and REVIEW I SAY!