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Kaylie-chan: I know that I haven't continued my other stories, but I'm back now and better than ever! I'ma make some changes to them and they will be great!

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"…." Talking

'….' Thinking

….. – POV change/Scene Change

Italics Flashbacks

… Telepathically

(….) Extra Info

I'm Going to Keep Up My Façade, I Can Handle It I Think…

"Kagome, what's wrong? What happened?"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and said nothing. She just continued rocking herself, crying silently, her sobbing shaking her frail and fragile looking body. Inuyasha was at a standstill, he didn't know what to do. He hated to see her cry, it did not suit her. He slowly wrapped his arms around her and she jumped. Kagome felt him put his arms around her and she yelled, she pushed him off of her and in doing so, she fell off the bed. She looked up and cried out,

"Don't touch me! I'm not worthy of you touching me. I'm not worthy of anything. I'm nothing. I'm sorry, Inuyasha, but I cannot be with you after having been…been…"

Kagome trailed off and looked away, crying uncontrollably. Inuyasha climbed off the bed and knelt down beside her once again taking her into his arms. She beat against him telling him to let her go. Until, finally, she collapsed into his arms, crying, the tears shaking her body. Inuyasha held, rocking her slowly, until her breathing evened out. He was afraid to move her, in fear that she would start crying again. He hated it when she cried; it just didn't suit her personality, her spunky out of this world, personality. He held her, as if shielding her from the world which has apparently hurt her so much. How could she think that she was not worthy of him when in fact, he was not worthy enough for her.

"What happened tonight baby, what has done this to you?"

He held her all that night and fell asleep that way. When morning came, the two were still holding each other, Kagome in Inuyasha's arms, as if he was shielding her from all the pains of the world and all the hurts, protecting her, like only he can. Kagome was the first to awaken, when she saw him lying there, holding her so protectively, she smiled to herself, but she moved, she still felt unworthy of the love that he had for her. She moved silently out of his arms and felt alone for that second that she was out of his warm embrace. She looked at him and shook her head and walked out of the room and took her shower and got dressed. She was doing her hair when Inuyasha finally woke up. He woke up when he felt the loss of warmth from her getting up and leaving him. He opened his eyes and saw her doing her hair. He smiled silently but said nothing to her. Maybe all was well? That is, at least, what he hoped for.

Kagome, however, decided that she could handle it. She looked into her the mirror with a sad expression on her face. She hoped that it was a dream when she awoke, but the pain between her legs from the forced entry and the flashbacks while she was taking a shower, reminded her of her rape. She still felt dirty but she couldn't let Inuyasha know. He was so protective of her, who knows what he would do if he found out that she was raped, and by Jaylin. He would call Kouga, and Sesshomaru, and Miroku, too. Although Sesshomaru and Inuyasha weren't all that close, Sesshomaru considers Kagome like a little sister and would kill anyone who would mess with her. She could only think of one person that she could tell, and that would be Sango, and Rin. They were her two best friends in the whole wide world and she would not have it any other way, maybe they would be able to help her or at least, comfort her and be her confidants. She wouldn't, no, she couldn't, let Inuyasha find out, so, she was going to pretend, she decided to do what she does best, she's going to put on a façade. She's done it before, when Inuyasha was with Kikyo, and she'll do it now, somehow, someway, she'll do it.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome and got up and put his arms around her and smiled at her sleepily,

"Baby, I love you so much. Today is Saturday, do you want to go out? Just the two of us?"

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and she smiled, a little forced, but still a smile,

"Baby, you know that I would love to, but I have to go to visit Sango and Rin, and have our monthly girls only day. You know that."

Inuyasha nodded and turned her around and leaned in to kiss her, but she turned her head and he kissed her cheek, this kind of surprised him, but he just shrugged it off, until later.

"Okay, but tomorrow, we are going out, just me and you, you got it?"

"Okay, whatever you say, sweetie. It'll be just you and me tomorrow."

Kagome stood up completely dressed, she smiled at him and gave him a hug.

"I'll talk to you later, Inu. Probably later on tonight, and don't wait up this time, okay?"

Inuyasha nodded and Kagome left silently. As soon as she left out the apartment, she shook her head and smiled. She could pull this off, her perfect façade. She got into her car and smiled quietly to herself and as she started to drive down the block to Sango's house so that they could begin their girls only day, she spoke out loud to herself,

"I can do this. I'll just keep up my façade. I know that I can do it, I know it…I hope…"

Kaylie-chan: So, what do you guys think? DO you guys like it? This is my first Inuyasha fic, AU or not. So, yeah, tell me whatcha think!!! Until next time….Hasta Pronto!