WITH KAGOME:

Kagome kicked up with her knee but missed his groin by a good five inches. The guy holding her laughed. As she tasted the alcohol on his breath she started to struggle harder to get free with no success.

She went limp in hopes that he would see it and think that she had given up the fight and loosen his grip on her. He pulled his mouth away from hers but didn't loosen his viselike grip. "You're a smart little bitch aren't you?"

Kagome blinked at the tears that were blurring her vision and shook her head in a "no". The guy grinned again, "If you're smart then you won't scream. The louder you get, the rougher I get."

Kagome nodded and he grinned like nothing could go wrong. He slid his hands under her coat and lifted her off the wall enough so that it could fall to the ground. Kagome whimpered and he pushed her shirt over her head with his free hand. Then he pulled her off the wall and roughly jerked her bra off.

He locked eyes with her and roughly squeezed at the flesh of her breast. Kagome cried out in pain as the tender flesh of her breast was kneaded roughly. "Remember, stay quiet or this will hurt a lot more…" he smiled a rancid smile.

Kagome tried to make herself move to run but her body was frozen with cold, fear, and shock and it refused to move. She felt paralyzed as the stranger in front of her pushed her pajama pants to the ground. She couldn't allow this to happen, she couldn't…but what COULD she do?

"HELP ME! I'M IN THE ALLEY-" she was cut off by a rough hand as the guy holding her slapped her across the face.

"I told you to keep quiet! Now it's really going to hurt." He growled into her ear while watching the path into the alley to make sure no one had heard. He grinned after a couple moments had passed and no one came rushing to the rescue.

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha rubbed his hand roughly against his face to keep from falling asleep as he continued to walk home. He growled to himself as he approached the apartment; home sweet home. Oh, how he didn't want to go inside that hellhole again.

He was about three blocks away when he heard the scream; his ears had perked under his beanie as he waited to see if the scream would come again. After a moment and no more screams he started to walk again until he was in front of his apartment.

Everything SEEMED okay but something smelled different. He sniffed at the air a bit but was unable to detect anything he recognized.

Suddenly he heard a gruff laugh from the alley, he knew that laugh. It was one of the punks that lived in his apartment building and stole his shit all the time. He growled as a sudden thought struck him, had that asshole stolen anything from his apartment? Had the shout come from here?

Looking for a fight, he walked into the alley. Everything he saw there surprised him. The guy from his building and his friend were there…and so was Kagome. She was crying and naked and the guy from his building was unzipping his fly.

Inuyasha suddenly saw red and the only thing he could think of was making them bleed. He wasn't sure why seeing all this was making him feel so…pissed. But it was.

"HEY ASSHOLE!" Inuyasha yelled as he walked up and kicked the guy in the back of the knee. "Couldn't you find someone your own size to fuck with?"

The guy growled and his friend attacked from behind, hitting Inuyasha on the back of the head with a metal pipe he had picked up off the ground.

Inuyasha flinched but didn't fall to the ground, his demon blood rushed in his ears as it pounded through his veins. He turned and grabbed the pipe just as the guy was pulling it back for another swing. Slowly he twisted the pipe so that the dude either had to let go or have his arm twisted in an abnormal direction.

The guy's eyes widened as Inuyasha pulled the pipe back and swung at his stomach. He fell to the ground in a heap, panting and gasping for a breath. "Now leave or you're going to get just as fucked up as your friend is about to be," Inuyasha growled in a demonic voice. The guy responded by crawling to his feet and scuttling off out of the alley.

Inuyasha turned and eyed the guy from his building.

"Hey, you can't hurt me! I know where you live! I could tell someone what you did to me and you could get arrested!" the guy panted and stepped a few feet further from Kagome.

"Then I guess I should kill you and make sure you can't tell anyone then huh?" Inuyasha asked while looking down at his now elongated nails.

"Hey man, I didn't know she was dating you! She just came up and started asking me if I wanted a good time! I thought she was just another whore!" the guy looked like he was ready to run.

Inuyasha moved swiftly over to the guy and hit him directly in the knee cap with the metal pipe. A loud crunch verified that he had crushed the knee. The guy fell to the ground while yelling out in pain.

Inuyasha's vision was clouded with blood lust. This complete loss of control had only happened to him once before.

A soft moan and a thud caused him to turn around. Instantly he saw Kagome crumpled on the ground in a naked heap. He growled, kicked the guy a few times in the stomach and once in the face and rushed to Kagome. He could kill the bastard later.

He carefully picked her up in his arms and carried her in a run up the stairs to his apartment room.

Once there he laid her on the couch and grabbed a rag from the bathroom and wetted it. A second later and he was by her side, whispering comforting words and wiping her face and body free of the dirt and blood from her scratches. He noted the scratches on her back from the brick wall and the many bruises covering her breasts and thighs that were already starting to darken.

WITH KAGOME:

A savage growl caused her to snap to attention, she suddenly remembered what had happened. She had almost been raped…

She opened her eyes in a panic and the first thing she laid eyes on was Inuyasha, who was standing above her and wiping her stomach.

She let out a scream and jumped away from the contact.

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha fell backwards when she screamed, why was she screaming? Then he realized again that she was naked and that she had just ALMOST been raped and he was a guy after all. His nails elongated again into sharp points as he thought of those stupid idiots touching all over her body.

He stood and walked to his tiny closet and pulled out a baggy hoodie. "Here, wear this." He said gruffly and sat it next to her on the couch.

Kagome, whose eyes were wide with a panicked stare, rushed to do it. Once, she had it on she scooted to the far end of the couch and huddled in a ball, making sure to cover her entire body.

"Kagome, it's me, Inuyasha." He sat down on the other end of the couch, not wanting to scare her more. "You're safe now. Those assholes are gone and won't ever bother you again."

She suddenly started to cry. Inuyasha didn't know whether to get closer and hug her, or to move farther away and give her space.

"Kagome, it's alright." He gave her a concerned look and felt all the anger he had had earlier pour out of him. He couldn't be angry when he was so worried.

"I'm sorry! I promised Miroku that I wouldn't come here!" she cried harder and held her head in her hands.

Inuyasha's brows furrowed, "Promised Miroku? What are you talking about?"

Kagome tried to control her shaking voice, "I was coming…coming to tell you I was sorry!"

Inuyasha had a moment of confusion, "Sorry for what?"

"For saying what I did about your parents raising you, I didn't know the whole story and I just wanted you to stop smoking and I was so mad at you for acting like you didn't care!" her last words were slurred together as a group of sobs racked her body.

Inuyasha flinched, "Who told you? Miroku?"

Kagome lifted her teary eyes to meet his fiery ones, "Don't be mad at him, I made him tell me! I wanted to know why you had gotten mad at me! I'M SORRY!"

Inuyasha growled and stood up to pace to room. He wasn't sure who he wanted to strangle more, her or Miroku. But since she was cuter, he was probably going to have to pummel Miroku tomorrow. His hand brushed his pocket and he felt a small lump. That was what he needed.

He pulled out a small joint and lit it. Kagome's eyes bulged.

"Inuyasha!" she cried and fell to the floor, "Don't smoke that!"

Inuyasha breathed deeply and tried to clear his mind.

"Inuyasha please!" she was still crying.

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome wasn't sure why but she didn't want to see Inuyasha smoking. She knew that it wasn't good, that it would probably just make things worse for him, but most of all she just didn't want to see him not caring. She couldn't handle any more stress tonight.

"Please Inuyasha. Don't." she mumbled, now on her knees in front of him. She felt odd being on her knees in front of him but she would do anything to make him stop and think.

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha looked at her; things were way too crazy. He clearly needed to get laid, the sight of Kagome on her knees in front of him, wearing only his hoodie instantly gave him a hard on. He could smell himself on her, not only from carrying her up to the room but from his clothes.

Mine…his mind said. And it felt right. Kagome should be his. He put out the blunt on the palm of his hand and kneeled down so that he was level with her.

Kagome's eyes grew wide, "What are you doing?"

She was cut off as he pressed his lips against hers and slowly exhaled.

Kagome coughed and tried to pull away, only to have him slide his tongue into her open mouth.

WITH KAGOME:

She gasped but didn't pull away. Here she was again, lost in his magical kisses, but why? For some reason it felt right, like she SHOULD be here kissing him.

His tongue had a mind of its own as it explored her mouth, first plundering through it and exploring all of its curves, then retreating and enticing hers forward into his mouth. She blushed as she slid her tongue into his mouth and felt his elongated fangs. Something about those things was just…hot. She liked the fact that he was a demon and could kick serious ass and she liked that his fangs and nails elongated. It made him seem to wild, primal, and untamed.

He took her hand and slowly led it down to his jeans. Gently he pressed her hand against his hard on. Kagome tried pull away and gasped.

Inuyasha groaned as he pressed her hand harder against himself and slid her hand up and down while maintaining the pressure.

"See what you do to me?" he asked as he leaned forward and kissed her neck.

Kagome's heart seemed to lurch as it thudded against the walls of her chest. She was in Inuyasha's apartment; alone with him. He apparently was thinking about the same dirty things she was and was kissing her neck. And she was…rubbing…the crotch of his jeans.

He groaned again and licked a soft spot on her neck.

"Inuyasha, we can't" she whispered in a pleading voice while continuing to rub his hard on as his hand directed.

"Why not?" he asked in a husky voice that made her heart pound even harder.

Suddenly she couldn't think of a good reason, "Because…because…because!" She looked into his eyes and tried not to react to the two glowing amber orbs.

"I can't… I'm scared." She felt guilty for some reason.

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha looked at her confused, now what was he supposed to do? Suddenly he pictured those guys, so close to taking Kagome's virginity… he stood up and moved to the opposite side of the room; afraid he might break something and accidentally hurt Kagome. He wanted to kill something… destroy it… rip it from limb to limb. He realized he was picturing killing his neighbor. Sure he had been in his fair share of fights; but he had never wanted to kill anyone before and it scared him just how badly he wanted to now. He would have to see that guy daily…and remember his hands on Kagome's creamy skin. He wasn't sure why this girl's fate had him on edge and he hated caring; he had worked so hard NOT to care, about anyone or anything.

A hand on his shoulder caused him to turn around.

"Please don't be angry, I was stupid to come here, and now I'm being stupid again" Kagome whispered while looking at the floor.

"I'm not mad at you, I just want to kick the shit out of a few assholes," Inuyasha growled and struggled not to touch her again. Why did just the sight of her have his entire body humming with pent up energy?

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome's heart flip flopped at the protective look in this demon's eyes. She barely knew the guy but here he was, ready to beat someone up for her. Maybe he was just a big fan of justice? Maybe he cared for her and wanted more than sex? She nearly hit herself for badly wishing the second were true.

"I should get going back home… do you have more clothes I could barrow?" she asked timidly, fighting her feelings.

"You aren't leaving this apartment tonight." He growled deeply.

She couldn't cover her shocked look, "I am! I need to! We can't stay here… together."

Inuyasha sighed, "I never said you had to sleep with me if you stayed."

Kagome blushed… why was she still thinking about having sex? "Fine, I'll sleep on the couch and you can sleep on your bed."

"Well, considering that they are one and the same… I think you just told me to sleep with you," Inuyasha blinked innocently. "Sorry, I just can't find a seven bedroom, five bathroom apartment for less then 2 thou a month and we both know I don't make that much."

Kagome frowned, "I didn't mean to be rude...I'll sleep on the floor."

WITH INUYASHA:

Inuyasha shook his head, he may be an ass the majority of the time but he wasn't going to make a girl sleep on the floor, especially not this girl. "No, I'll sleep on the floor; you can sleep on the futon."

He didn't wait for her to argue but went and got his spare sheets out of the closet. He came back with an armful and tossed them onto the now bed-like futon.

Kagome blushed a bit, "Do you have something else I can wear? I'll knot myself up in this hoodie in my sleep."

Inuyasha turned and looked at Kagome, it was dark in the apartment and the bathroom light was on behind her, creating a luscious profile of her long legs, as she stood embarrassed in his baggie hoodie.

He coughed to keep from groaning and nodded before walking over to his small dresser and pulling out a black tank top and a pair of boxer shorts.

Kagome seemed to turn redder as she looked at the boxers, "Uh...thanks."

WITH KAGOME:

As she walked back into the bathroom she could swear she felt his eyes on her; his golden, intense eyes. Her skin was crawling with electricity at the thought of sleeping in his bed...why oh why had she come here?

When she was done changing she slipped back out into the main room, she had had no idea Inuyasha was living like this...she didn't know how he could stand it.

The futon was made, with clean sheets on it and there was a little palate in the floor next to it. She walked over to the bed and laid down, smelling that strong masculine scent that was now surrounding her. She leaned down and inhaled deeply against the pillow...her eyes squeezed shut in ecstasy at the strong sweet scent.

"Do you usually sniff other people's pillows?" Inuyasha asked from behind her.

She was jolted into a sitting position and couldn't stop her entire body from blushing. Why had she done that...DAMN DAMN DAMN! "NO! I was seeing if it smelt like cigarette smoke!"

Both of them could tell she was lying but neither made any further comments on it. "Here," Inuyasha handed her his cell phone, "Call your mom or dad and tell them that you are at a friends."

Kagome looked at the phone and briefly wished she really could just dial heaven and call her dad. "Where are you going?" she asked curiously.

"To take a shower," he said as the bathroom door shut behind him.

Kagome frowned at the phone and debated not calling her mom...maybe a little worry would do the loony woman some good; but in the end she changed her mind.

"Hello" answered her sister's voice after several rings.

"Uh, let me talk to mom" Kagome said.

"Kagome- I've been meaning to talk to you!" her sister said in a voice full of malice, "when did you wear that stupid top that I borrowed from you earlier."

Kagome sighed...she had hoped her sister wouldn't answer the phone... "None of your business now give mom the phone."

"NO!" Kikyou screeched, "You ruined my night!"

A loud click followed and Kagome resisted the urge to rip out her hair...she punched in another number and waited as it rang.

"Hello," said an older woman's voice.

"Hi, it's Kagome. Is Sango there?" she asked sweetly.

"Yes dear, hang on a moment."

Kagome could hear her yelling for Sango even with the phone away from her ear.

"Yeah. Whats up?" Sango asked in a huff clearly having run to the phone.

"Not much...I'm just staying the night at a friends and I was hoping that if my mom calls you, you could tell her I was there." Kagome said.

Sango tut tutted, "Where are you Kagome?"

"Inuyasha's house..."she answered in a small whisper.

"YOU'RE WHERE?" Sango screamed.

"Look, I came over to apologize and I got into a little trouble, so I'm going to stay the night here...it's no big...really." Kagome bit her lip.

"It is a big deal! You are at a guy's house, he could take advantage of you!" Sango tried to reason with her.

"No, I'm fine, we aren't sleeping in the same bed... and he helped me out. Just cover for me okay?"

Sango gave an unhappy sigh, "Are you sure you don't want me to come and get you?"

Kagome's heart screamed against the idea, she liked it here, but her head forced her to slow down and consider it... "No, I'm fine. I'll see you at school tomorrow, BYE!"

She hung up the phone before Sango could argue more and sighed heavily. Maybe Sango was right; she really shouldn't be here. Now nervous, she flipped through his phonebook... "Miroku...Kai...bar...Kelly...Rin...Aiko...Dai...Kuri...Nami..." she bit her lip... why where there so many girls' names in here!

Before she knew what she was doing she had deleted half of them. She squealed in dismay at herself... she was like a jealous girlfriend and they weren't even dating!

Inuyasha opened the door and stepped out of the bathroom abruptly. "You want a shower?"

Kagome's mouth went dry and she couldn't speak. Inuyasha's long wet hair was clinging to his body as it glistened in the bathroom light, his cute little puppy ears were sticking up and seemed alert. He was wearing only a pair of boxers and his toned sexy chest had Kagome drooling. She noticed his nipple rings just as she remembered them. Wait, how did I know that he had his nipples pierced? I've never seen the man with his shirt off before!

Inuyasha grinned at her arrogantly, "You better close your mouth before a fly gets caught in there."

Kagome twitched and shook her head, sending her thoughts flying... "No, I don't want a shower."

He laughed softly and leaned back to flick off the bathroom light. The room was now black but Kagome could hear Inuyasha making his way from the bathroom to the floor beside the bed.

He heaved a heavy sigh as he flopped down and Kagome wondered what other kinds of sounds he made while he was in bed. She bit her lip and flopped heavily down onto the futon; she had to stop thinking those types of things!

WITH INUYASHA:

He quieted down and listened to Kagome's breathing. He could smell the sweet scent of arousal wafting off her and her breaths seemed to be coming in short gasps.

The scent caused his body to react and he had to turn on his side facing away from her so she wouldn't be able to see his hard-on…just in her human eyes did manage to penetrate the darkness.

He heard her hit the pillow and tried not to chuckle, what was she getting so flustered about? In his mind a picture of Kagome popped up, she was wearing her school uniform and had her hands on her hips as she tapped her foot impatiently on the floor and glared. He grinned to himself without thinking…she was so cute when she was angry.

As her breathing slowed, his followed suit, and he could her heart beating. After a moment he felt his pick up the rhythm and the two hearts started to beat as one, everything felt right as his eyelids slowly slid shut and he fell into a sleep full of endless nightmares.

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome hadn't realized that she had fallen asleep until she woke up. She heard Inuyasha get up and walk to the bathroom; and much to her dismay he felt no need to turn on the light or shut the door. She realized now that he had cried out in his sleep and woken her up. She wondered if Sumi, the name he had called out and woken them both up with, was a friend or a lover.

She heard him sigh as he finished and flushed the toilet, and then just like a man she heard him ignore putting the toilet seat down. She gave a soft growl, now understanding the timeless war between men and women about the toilet seat. She'd have to remember to put it down tomorrow before she did anything and then chew him out for it.

She gave a firm nod to herself, now determined; and nearly screeched as the half asleep Inuyasha climbed under the covers on the futon. She smacked her hand over her own mouth the keep from squealing, she felt him stiffen as he realized he wasn't in his bed alone…then he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her up against him.

Kagome thought of her butt…which was now securely pressed against Inuyasha's crotch and felt her cheeks redden. Here she was…spooning with the rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and completely sexy Inuyasha; and blushing in the dark.

Slowly she allowed her body time to relax and enjoy the big human sized heating blanket behind her; once relaxed she found that it wasn't hard to fall asleep at all; and she was sucked into the blackness- just as Inuyasha slid a sneaky hand up to cup her breast.

WITH INUYASHA:

The sun blared into his eyes and he rolled over to get it out. Surprisingly, he didn't roll over at all; his arm seemed to be stuck under…KAGOME!

He jerked upright in surprise, when had he gotten into his bed with her? Though she did look incredibly sexy with that little silly grin on her face… he hit himself and shook her awake.

Kagome mumbled and turned over, snuggling into his bare chest; her light scent of vanilla infected the air and had him taking deep breaths.

He hated to wake her up but he knew she would be even more pissed if he didn't… sighing he leaned down and lightly kissed her neck, then opening his mouth he allowed himself a brief taste as he licked it softly.

Kagome smiled in her sleep and tilted her head to the side, giving him more neck to adore.

Inuyasha grinned to himself and softly raked his teeth across the sensitive skin he had been kissing. Her skin prickled as goose bumps began to cover her body.

He gave a soft chuckle and gently shook the sleeping beauty while leaning back a little, almost hoping he would have to kiss her to wake her up.

Sadly she stretched against him and allowed her eyes to lazy open, "Inu…yasha?"

He smiled, "Good morning beautiful…"

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome blushed as she looked away and then she realized she couldn't move… his arms were wrapped around her and she was snuggled tightly against his chest. The blush deepened as she felt his muscles move against her as he rolled off the futon and stood up.

She almost regretted that he had moved, "Inuyasha?"

"Yah?" he asked, as the daylight streaming in his small window bathed his toned body in gold.

She cleared her throat, "What time is it?"

He picked up his phone, "Almost ten."

Her eyes widened, "Isn't today a school day?"

He grinned at her and nodded.

"Oh my god!" she screamed and jumped out of the bed.

WITH INUYASHA:

He laughed, having known her reaction would be something like this… he wasn't sure why but he felt like he knew her, like they had been together for years. 'Together'…the thought startled him and he realized that he and Kagome weren't "together" now and they probably never would be… their kinds just didn't mix. He had to swallow to keep from crossing them room and attempting to prove himself wrong.

"Why didn't your alarm go off?" She screeched as she paced in a circle.

"I don't like alarms, they tend to wake me up…" he smiled at her softly while pulling a red hoodie over his head and tugging a pair of holey jeans up over his boxers.

WITH KAGOME:

Kagome blushed as she watched him dress; it seemed like such an intimate act. She looked away to keep herself from getting any more involved with this… druggie…rogue…womanizing…demon.

"We can stop by your house on the way to school and you can get your uniform," he reasoned softly, he could sense the anger now rolling off her.

"I am never late to school! My record is ruined! And it's all your fault!" she cried, feeling like all of her life's achievements had been washed down the drain in a single day… her father would be so disappointed.

Inuyasha growled, he had never been one to back down from a fight, "Yeah, sure, it's my fault you were a bitch yesterday…and my fault that you knew it and came to apologize…and my fault you almost got raped and had me worried sick."

He threw a pair of jeans at her feet and stomped towards the bathroom.

Kagome's throat closed… damn him… "No! I'm sorry okay?"

He didn't stop as he walked into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.

Kagome bit her lip and ran to the door and jerked it open. "You don't understand!" She hesitated as she saw that what was left of his mirror was cracked and shattered…she hadn't noticed that yesterday.

"No, I understand perfectly, you're a little goodie goodie rich girl that has never had a hard day in her life and likes to blame everyone else for your mistakes," he snarled.

Kagome felt the tears rushing up to her eyes; before she knew what she was doing she had crossed the room and slapped Inuyasha across the face. "Damn you! You don't know shit about me! And just because you've had a rough life doesn't mean that you can be an asshole and try to ruin everyone else's."

Inuyasha couldn't stop his demon blood from boiling as his eyes from misting red. No one had slapped him since the last time his brother had. He watched a tear slide down her cheek before she turned and ran out of the room and his apartment.

Kagome ran from the building, tears blurring her vision, but she ran anyway. Why had he said those rude things? Because she wouldn't sleep with him? Because his parents had been taken from him unrightfully? Or just because he was an asshole through and through?

Sango had been right… she should have never agreed to tutor him; but she had been foolish and had believed she could conquer the world. Now look at her, running through the wrong part of town, crying like a little kid and late for school.

She gained control of her wild emotions and slowed to a walk. She wasn't sure why it hurt her so much to hear him say those things, but it had; and part of it had been right. Though she was a goodie goodie, she wasn't rich, and she had had more then one hard day in her life…but she did seem to blame others for her mistakes.

She walked into her house, changed into her school uniform and tossed his clothes onto her bed; she would have to deal with those later, maybe give them to Miroku to return…

Once dressed she ran to the school building, telling the office that she had had an emergency and then went to class with her tardy slip.

Everyone eyed her as she entered…she had never been late before in her life and she felt like everyone knew where she had been and what had happened. Though she knew she was crazy and that that was impossible, she still felt vulnerable.

"Glad to see you have chosen to show up today." The teacher said briskly and continued the lesson.