Disclaimer: Well I apparently still don't own Inuyasha, so suing me will still get you nothing.
A.N. Um let's see... Currently having writer's block with my other fic... so that'll be staying like that for awhile... And... Currently writing like... four other fanfics right now. Two Inuyasha, one Gravitation, and for the random hell of it, a Pokemon one. Why you ask? The world will never know. And now... Go read the chapter!
"I remember it all so well," Kagome said in a soft voice. "Sometimes it comes to me as messed up nightmare, but I know it's all true. I have the gods to thank that she remembers none of it.
"It all started shortly after Ami was born. When Hojo found out she was a girl, he came to me and said, 'She's perfect Kagome. You've done well. She will make us so much money. Her future is bright for us.' I didn't understand what he had meant at the moment. I was young and ignorant. Completely confused, the labor and birth had just been so difficult for me. I'd nearly died. For three days he'd sat at my bedside. Reassuring me that Amiriya would be the perfect daughter. I believed him. In my eyes, she was already perfect. She looked so much like I did when I was born.
"But my happiness would come to an end. But I didn't know that then. I didn't understand. When we brought her home, I kept her always with me. Hojo wouldn't allow her to be in our bedroom, so I slept in hers. I always dismissed the nurse before I put her to bed. I wanted to be alone with my daughter. I always told her that I would never leave her. I knew she never understood me, but she always smiled when I told her she was the most important person in my life. Honestly, I loved her even more than Hojo. She kept me going everyday.
"On her first birthday, Hojo made an announcement to me and to his business partners. Of course I knew nothing of what he did. He never told me, and I never asked. What he said that day was the most terrifying thing I had ever heard. 'You all know my wife,' he'd begun indicating myself. 'She has given birthday to a daughter as we all had hoped. And you know what that means. We can officially start this business. When she's old enough, Amiriya will be the first of many girls to be in this business. We will all be richer then we are now,' he'd said triumphantly.
"I was terrified hearing him say this. 'Kagome,' he said looking at me directly. 'It's time I told you what it is I do. And after this, you can never leave. I and everyone else in this room, we are involved in the industry of using young girls. We sell them out to the highest bidder for an hour or two. And they get to do whatever it is they want. They all have daughters to use, and now I have my own. She has no other future besides this. You will bear me a son someday soon, and he will take over this business. The more daughters you give me, the happier we can be my love. Of course, they won't be expected to live very long in this business. They won't get much rest, but they will be fed and kept alive as long as we can keep them alive. Don't worry sweet Kagome. Your daughter will never even remember you.'
"I didn't show it then, but I was terrified. He was so cruel. I didn't understand how the man I had loved in high school could turn out like this. It was a nightmare. A true nightmare. I left then to be with my daughter. Already a plan forming in my mind to get away from him, and take Amiriya with me. I couldn't let him do this to her. I couldn't give him a son like he wanted. I would never want a son of mine to be like him. Everything about it was just wrong. So very wrong.
"Three months later, we were in court. I had filed for a divorce and full custody rights of my daughter. Hojo tried to get me to stop, but I wouldn't have it. When I first confronted him with the papers, I said to him, 'How could you ever think of doing this to me Hojo. How could you ever condemn a daughter of mine to such a life? Or anyone else's for that matter! You will never get a son from me. And I hope you rot in some pit Hojo. You're a horrible man.' I'd given him the papers, packed up my things and moved out, taking my daughter with me to my mother's home. I told her everything that had happened. She and my grandfather agreed to help me get out of this marriage.
"But it didn't quite go as I had planned. Of course I got out of the marriage, and I had full custody rights of my daughter, but I had to give him back everything I had ever been given by him. Very few things did I still have. My guitar. My journals, some of my clothes, and of course, my daughter. I was even forbidden to live with my mother and grandfather. So what else could I do?
"I remembered meeting a few young women once when I'd gone out on my own two years prior. They were on the sidewalks doing things for money. Singing, playing instruments, and various other things. I looked at them and knew they had a hard life. I had only hoped I would never have to go through that kind of pain they had to deal with.
"But that hope came abruptly to an end when it was all over. I packed up the things I was allowed to take, and left my mother's home for I thought would be the last time. All I had was one suit case, and my guitar. Amiriya was strapped to my back. I walked seven miles that day to the alley I had seen those women near. When I arrived, they looked me. One of them recognized.
"'Never thought I'd see you again,' she had remarked.'I never thought I would see you again either. I'm Kagome. Kagome Higurashi,' I said. 'Hold it,' she said. 'You that woman that divorced that Hojo guy?' she asked. 'Yes,' I replied. 'That's me in all my glory. I'm just glad, that I'll never have to see that bastard again.' After that I explained why I had divorced him. They welcomed me to their quiet alley with open arms. And I did all I could to help them out. I played my guitar and sang. I did this every day making money so that my daughter would never have to go hungry. And when I had to watch the other children, I did it gladly. I knew I had done the right thing when I left Hojo. I will still never understand how he could be that way. And I never want to.
"I do know that all I learned from them, I will cherish forever. When I had been with Hojo, I had taken everything for granted. But now knowing what I know, I'll never think that way again. And all I can hope for now, is that my daughter will be given the kind of future she deserves."
Wow that was randomly weird. For some reason it seems sort of ok, but then it seems like complete crap. But hey. That's just my opinion. Please review!
Ciao.
Illuma
