Chapter 4

"Crap I thought I would have at least a little bit more time. Guess I depended too much on Sesshoumaru. That idiot is so going to get it this time. I'm in no mood for him right now."

After brushing passed by Yusuke she walked outside to the well house and unsurprisingly found the roof of the well house destroyed. The person who made said mess was sniffing around slowly through a broken nose. Seemingly finding what he was 'smelling' for said person he jerked his head up from the floor he was sniffing.

Kagome couldn't see the extent of his injuries while he made himself look more like a dog by sniffing the ground with his butt in the air but now she got a clear view. As grotesque (its actually spelled that way weird huh?) as he looked she couldn't for the life of her look away or stop the oncoming fit of giggles she was sure were about to erupt from her mouth.

Aside from various bruises Inuyasha had numerous gashes along his torso his shirt which apparently looked as if it had went through a blender. Not counting his profusely bleeding broken and purple nose he had a black eye, swollen cheek, and a busted lip. She wouldn't be surprised if there were a few broken or missing teeth under all the mess. His legs were each sporting long gashes along their sides and while his overall blood supply made a large puddle around his somewhat slouched form. In short she thought he looked like he got into a fight with a dozen of rabid animals. She just hoped that he didn't get rabies. She wasn't the only one who thought this but someone was kind enough to voice it instead.

"Who the hell are you and ….and ….what the….oh hell….ahahahaha…"

Yusuke had just been staring at Inuyasha until he couldn't hold in his laughter in anymore, not that he was trying very hard to suppress it. The rest of the family had come to see what was happening and ended up with having Mrs. Higurashi ordering Souta and her father to go get the first aid kits while she went up stairs to prepare Kagome's room for their visitor. Considering this has happened before where he came to their home far worse it was only different because the lost and definite defeated look he had that only a mother could tend too. (Im not a serious inu hater but the guy just sucks its kikyo I truly hate stupid bitch)

"Are you okay Inuyasha?"

Kagome had refused to let her laugh at his obvious distress especially in front of his face. She would do that later.

"Kagome…..you… stupid bitch…you …"

THUMP

Inuyasha had fainted before he could finish insulting her. Kagome walked calmly to his side and bent down to check his pulse.

"Well at least he's not going to die. Kei stop laughing you dork and help me or else!"

He was still rolling around on the ground in a laughing fit trying to catch his breath.

"Or…hahaha…else…...hahahahaha…what, Kai?"

He was now laying on his back clutching his sides painfully. Kagome got an evil idea and walked over to him seductively. Then squatting down she layed her right hand on his chest slowly straddling his hips in between her legs she whispered into his ear sweetly.

"Or you'll find out different ways to describe immortal pain Kai style."

He was still having trouble breathing and having her do this didn't help. She slowly brought her lips to his and kissed him gently. Sudden flashbacks with Kagome's father popped up but they both ignored it knowing first hand that he was very much dead. Still a little surprised at her forwardness he didn't let that stop him from kissing her back. Feeling him respond to her she couldn't deny her instincts to deepen the kiss 'what the hell am I doing! I want to stop but it feels so right and where did he learn to do that with his tongue! OMG!' He was sucking on her tongue and she gave a low moan of approval. She couldn't help but feel that this was right. She wasn't supposed 'I mean I was supposed to protect him not...' Her mind became all fuzzy and she couldn't help but move her hips against him and tighten her legs grip on him. She recieved a satisfied moan in return and was now stretching uptowards her for closer contact. Then a groan from the forgotten victim of her wrath snapped them back into reality. Jumping off him Kagome ran towards Inuyasha as he tried to regain some pride by standing up.

'What the hell just happened it was just getting to the good part…wait I didn't just say that but… damn she tasted so good just then and I didn't know hips could move like that.' Yusuke had propped himself up on his shoulders as he silently watched her run over to the beaten up half demon. He watched as a tender look took place in her ocean blue eyes towards the hanyou but as quickly as it came it disappeared. 'I think I may have fallen for my childhood enemy… damn she's gonna kill me for that kiss. I'm so dead.'

"Easy Inuyasha don't strain yourself. Just lean on me a bit and I'll take you to my room. Ok?"

"Ugh… Kagome?"

He hissed out painfully as she brought all his weight to her right shoulder. Expertly ignoring the extra weight she hauled him up from the floor gently and started to drag him towards the front door.

Finally coming out of his daze Yusuke got up and took to Inuyasha's right side while trying to hide his fierce blush he sure was brighter than any tomato.

'What the hell was that about? Why did she… why did I …oh fuck. We kissed and now I can't get her outta my head. Damn this never happened when I was with Keiko … but then again I didn't know her as long as I knew Kagome and I did have a crush on her when we were kids. I'm glad Keiko dumped me last month maybe I can…'

Dragging the half demon inside and up the steps Kagome noticed everyone had retreated to their rooms or to the kitchen in her mother's case. Opening her room door she dropped her load onto her bed with the 'innocent bystander' grumbling underneath.

"Stop playing around Yusuke and help me with Inuyasha."

Turning the half demon onto his back said boy hissed in pain as he slowly tried to open his eyes.

"Kagome… where am I?"

"Stay still Inuyasha you're in my room. This is going to hurt a bit alright so no biting or I'll have to give you as seat, understand?"

"Feh… I wouldn't be like this if you hadn't left me alone with OUCH!"

"I told you to stay still and stop yelling I only poked you a bit. Yusuke hand me those wet rags on my desk and help me take off his… umm well what's left of his shirt."

"Why should I its not like I know who he is and besides I can tell this guy ain't human. I'm the protector of Ningenkai Kai, not the nurse of some stupid half demon."

Yusuke had successfully dragged himself from under the patient and glared heatedly at her trying in vain to hide his blush from earlier. Kagome merely raised a delicate eyebrow.

"Who the hell is Kai?" InuYasha stated while looking back and forth between the two.

"First of all, Kei, it's because I told you so. Secondly how do you know of Ningenkai and demons? It seems you have a lot of explaining to do and we will do that after my sweet little Inuyasha is all better, alright?"

She said it with so much sarcasm that it dripped with hatred. Returning a glare to her childhood friend she turned it to the patient with just as much fire in her eyes just daring him to do or say something.

Her words had caught him off guard and his heart skipped a beat but then she turned her glare to him and he wished he could have been sat a hundred times instead.

Yusuke had been thinking along the same lines but he would have rather been punched by Kieko and did her right hooks ever hurt!

"Now lets get to work shall we or do I need to convince you otherwise?"

"NO!"

"NO…ouch!"

"I thought so."

Hours later Kagome and Yusuke had successfully bandaged Inuyasha and were now on the floor of her room talking about the good old times. In Yusuke's case the pranks he pulled on her and for Kagome the paybacks. Which of course with Inuyasha's attention span he had already fallen fast asleep.

"Hey umm… about earlier with the…umm."

He couldn't bring himself to say it. He wanted to know why she kissed him but more importantly if she had a…

"You wasn't supposed to kiss me back you dolt."

"Huh? What else was I supposed to do? You just came out of nowhere and kissed me and you did that thing with your hips and stuff. I am a guy you know how else am I supposed to respond. Jeez!"

"Hahahaha…"

Kagome had been watching his face for his reaction and watched it turn from confusion to disbelief then pissed with the darkest blush she had ever seen come from a guy. His pouting didn't make it any better. After realizing how childish he was acting he turned back to her giggling form.

"What are YOU laughing at?"

She stopped laughing, more flashbacks were popping up, and got up off the floor. She walked to the door and walked out halfway until she slightly looked over her shoulder at him. Memories of their childhood together flowing rapidly through her minds eye. A silent tear ran down her cheek.

"You should have seen your face. You looked like you were little again."

He didn't understand what made her cry. He got up and walked to her but she merely shook her head and ran out the house. Did he do something wrong? All of a sudden a memory flashed through his mind. A time when they always smiled and were happy just being kids. Just being kids before they had to grow up faster than any 7 year old had too.

He remembered why she tried to cheer everyone up so much now. It was because she herself couldn't be happy. Especially if she blamed herself for everything her father had ever done.

Did she still blame herself for not being able to save him back then? Truth be told he was saved by her, so back then he really did look up to her, even though he teased her, even now he looked up to her. Teasing was the only way to see her smile, for him at least.

FLASHBACK!

A seven year old Kagome walked out her back door holding two water bottles. Running as fast as her short legs could carry her she set herself next to a six year old Yusuke handing him one of the water bottles.

"Here this should help. We'll take a break for now but you still need to learn how to run faster. What's the point of you challenging me to a race if you run slower than a slug! "

"Shut up stupid! I was…only…warming up. I'll beat you, you just wait and see. Stupid girls and their stupid kick boxing classes."

"You're just a sore loser. Why not just come to some of the lessons with me instead of being alone all the time? I'm sure Ryo-sensei wouldn't mind."

He glares at her as heatedly as a child could and squirted some water at her face.

"Hey watch it!"

"You know I can't take those stupid lessons because of my mom. And besides I like street fighting better. No rules."

Kagome can only shake her head as he pouts defiantly. She watches him yawn softly and his eyes droop lazily. She giggles. He looked so cute.

"Tired Kei?"

"…no."

She raises her little eyebrow at him and stands up next to him offering her hand. He pouts again but another yawn breaks through and he grumpily takes her hand. Neither letting go, they both walk inside the empty house and up the stairs after leaving their bottles in the kitchen. Before reaching her bedroom door Yusuke gently tugs at her black tank top.

Looking down at him she notices the question lingering in his big brown eyes covered by a messy array of black hair. Her gaze softens as she squeezes his hand gently.

"Don't worry. Dad said he would be home late today. Mom, Souta and grandpa are still in Kyoto. Nothing is going to hurt you, I promise."

Yusuke looks up at her and she gives him a gentle smile. They walk into her room and are immediately confronted with red and blue furniture and painted walls. Still holding each others hand they climb up Kagome's twin sized bed and sigh peacefully. Yusuke, already used to this routine, snuggles up to her chest and wraps his small arms around her petite waist. Kagome smiles and wraps her own arms around his shoulders and breaths in deeply while nuzzling her nose into his hair.

"Don't worry. I'll always protect. No matter what."

"Promise Kai, forever" Yusuke asks quietly while nuzzling her collar bone.

She giggles softly.

"Yeah, I promise."

As both sleep well into the evening they are abruptly awaken by a crash from the bottom of the stairs. As they both look at each other still a bit groggily they soon hear another crash with a short string of choice words. Sitting up quickly, Kagome runs into the hall with Yusuke hot on her heels.

At the bottom of the steps a middle aged man tries to, although unsuccessfully, to climb up the steps while carrying a small suitcase and a beer bottle in the same hand and another beer bottle in the other hand. Upon the mans lawyer suit is a tear on a sleeve meaning he had been once again fighting at the bar again.

With a dazed look he gazes up the steps and his sight falls upon the frightened children.

"You…little bitch. I told you to keep that little bastard out of my house!"

Coming out of her frozen state Kagome drags Yusuke back to her room and hurriedly locks the door.

"Yusuke! Come on you have to get out of here, back out the window like last time. Hurry!"

"B…but Kai what about…"

She roughly grabs his hand and pushes him half way out the window and onto the tree branch under her window sill.

"I'll be fine, just like last time but you need to…"

BAM THUD

"There you are you little shitty fucks. I'll teach you once and for all not to fuck when I can't in my own house. I'll fuck both of you and then you'll learn your lesson alright."

He had kicked down her door and was slowly advancing upon them. Kagome grabbed Yusuke back inside before he fell and pushed him behind her.

"STOP DADDY! YOUR DRUNK!"

Still advancing he drops his suit case and raises one of the bottles. He smashes it upon Kagome's dresser leaving a big scratch and again raises it above his head glaring daggers at his own daughter. Behind Kagome Yusuke begins to cry and clench the back of her top with his small hands. Roughly yanking Kagome away from the small boy he drops her behind him. Her mind swims from the hard impact with the bare floor.

"Don't you dare touch my daughter you little…"

Regaining her balance Kagome's heart skips a beat.

"Yusuke come here!"

Without any hesitation he swings down but only hits air. Yusuke had ran back behind Kagome. A trickle of blood runs down her left cheek where a shard of glass had struck when she fell. Yusuke continues to cry and falls to his knees. Before he could turn to them though, Kagome grabs the forgotten suitcase and brings it up in a powerful swing to his right cheek. Dropping the broken bottle he grabs her hand and he digs his nails deep into her skin. While she drops the suitcase Yusuke lunges forward and bites his right leg. Growling in frustration he drops Kagome and using his left leg he kicks Yusuke in his stomach effectively sending the young boy clear across the room.

"Little…" He slurs the rest of his words as he stumbles toward the boy.

"NO! STOP!" Kagome yells. But before Kagome could get over yet another dizzy spell he breaks the other bottle and clumsily attacks Yusuke.

"AAAAHHHH!"

The strike to the boy's chest leaves him with multiple scratches. Before her father could come back for another strike Kagome runs in front of Yusuke and shields him with her back facing her father and her arms secure around the shaking and crying boy. Both now closer to the bedroom door that was barley standing. Raising his arms higher the drunk man grunts before bringing his arm down forcefully.

SHRFT

"AAAAAAAHHHHH!" Kagome cries out instantly.

Blood coats the now wounded kids. From Kagome's back and Yusuke's chest both try to over come the burning pain that escorts every breath and heart renching sob. Tears welling up in their eyes, Kagome refuses to let them fall in front of her 'father'.

He dizzily stumbles backwards and catches himself on the window panes. Heavily sitting down on the window sill he never notices Kagome's slow and painful rising or steps towards his person until he feels two small shaking hands press against his shoulders.

Pushing with all the strength she could spare she glared at him with every drop of hatred in her. Trying to grab some sort of bearings his fingers graze the branch outside her window. Closing her eyes she waits for the inevitable sound.

KTHUD

Realization hits her full force. She turns around to face Yusuke's shocked and horrified expression. He closes his eyes tight and shakes uncontrollably. Kagome guiltily closes her eyes and shakes violently. The cuts across his chest were shallow but pain pierced her heart. She broke her promise and she didn't think she could stand up for much longer.

Feeling two similar arms wrap around her waist she looks down to find Yusuke once again nuzzling into her neck. She cries softly as she wraps her arms around him. Both hiss from the pain their contact was causing them but that didn't hinder their holds on each other.

"I'm sorry…I didn't keep my…promise to you…Kei."

"Idiot. Don't…don't ever leave me! Not EVER! PROMISE!"

"I promise. I'll… do better next …time…" They both ignored the reality of Kagomes action and that she had intentionally just killed her father.

END FLASHBACK

I am so sorry it took so long to update but with school now and the mayhem of the dreaded curfew i had to get the right opportunities for this without being distracted.

hope you like this but as a heads up i need at least three reviews and there was a vote from a club at school that said the pairing should be kagome/yusuke and just some brotherly love with kagome/sesshoumaru

and if your confused about the whole nickname thing i just put the some of the random letters from their original names and made up some nicknames that they call each other

anyway one more thing (LOL) thanks to all of my reviewers

all 8 of you... and i wont do any more cliffhangers...(sigh)

and see ya next time on 'More than expected'!

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