Some of you asked for an 'Inuyasha discovers Inucest' story, but I didn't have much to say about that. However, someone recently pointed out that Inuyasha gets into quite a lot of bashing as well. So that's the story I'm going to be telling — with, of course, the Inucest bonus.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Inuyasha. This has actually been ready for a while now, but I was afraid that people would feel personally attacked about the tropes I'm discussing here. Please don't, I like some of them and I don't think any less of them just because they're not clearly confirmed in the manga. I just meant to show that there are other possibilities than what's generally used in fanfictions!

Bashing, the Prequel

"So, people write stuff about Kagome and I?" Inuyasha asked Souta, frowning.

The kid nodded patiently.

"Yes, ever since Miss Takahashi started writing your stories and it got adapted in an anime…"

"The hell is an aa-nee-meh?"

"It's images moving, you know, in the box we sometimes watch," Souta answered, just as calm as he always was. Inuyasha nodded, satisfied with that answer. How could that boy and Kagome even be related? He clearly had nothing of her temper, and thank whoever needed to be thanked for that!

"People got really invested in your stories, you know. Sis says it's stupid because they think you're only fictional characters, but I've seen her reading them as well."

This got Inuyasha's interest.

"Oh really? And what does she do?"

Souta sighed and shook his head.

"She squeals and yells 'how cute!'. I think she loves stories with Miroku and Sango. She also reads a few about you, big brother."

Inuyasha's left ear flicked, and he glanced at Souta quickly, before looking away from him. It was pretty obvious he was trying not to look interested.

"On me, huh? What can there be on me out there?"

Souta blinked.

"I don't know. Sis said I should never, ever, under any circumstances, go on the website she uses. She said something about it not being for kids…?"

"But I'm not a kid!" Inuyasha jumped to his feet.

"Well, no," Souta admitted, although a part of him vaguely wondered if Inuyasha really was better equipped than him for the dangerous world of the Internet. "Do you want me to show you?"

"Nah, if Kagome knows I let you be around while I looked that up she'll have my head. Get out of here kid."

Souta sighed and obeyed, leaving his room. He had homework to do anyway. Inuyasha already knew how to use his computer, after all, and if Kagome was fine with him staying in her room all day long, while she wasn't there, it was probably safe. Kagome was super careful, after all. Or maybe she actually enjoyed fighting with Inuyasha. But no, that had to be a stupid idea, his sister would never do something like that… Would she?

"I'm home!" Kagome chimed while taking off her shoes, quickly getting into the kitchen. She greeted her mom warmly and ruffled Souta's hair. The boy chuckled. Not so long ago, he would no doubt have complained, but now that his sister spent so much time away, he actually really appreciated even such a small contact.

"Is Inuyasha in my room?" Kagome inquired. She knew that Souta spent most of his time playing with the half-demon when he was there. She guessed their mom had asked the grade schooler to do his homework now, and probably had gently but firmly told Inuyasha to let him work. Inuyasha seemed to find her mom extremely scary.

"Oh, no," Souta answered, eyes on his maths exercise. "He's in my room. He wanted to see that fanfiction thing you talked about, sis."

Kagome froze in the doorway and slowly turned around, which Souta absolutely noticed. Her mom, however, all the while washing the dishes, carefully eyed her daughter. Kagome had talked a lot about fanfictions. Sometimes happy, sometimes extremely angry, sometimes without being able to help bursting out laughing.

"Alone?" Kagome asked.

"Hm-hm," Souta said absently. "He said you would have his head if he let me stay with him."

He was right about that. If Souta wanted to read fanfiction on something else, she didn't have that much of a problem with it, although she would watch it extremely carefully and tell him what to avoid, but the ones on her made her pretty uncomfortable. Some were just fun, but some were… detailed. Very detailed. She certainly didn't want those images of her in his mind. However, for Inuyasha's sanity, she didn't want him in this world for too long. She had stopped spending too much time out there herself. It wasn't good for her.

"I'll be back," she said, excusing herself before rushing out of the room.

She only had to climb the stairs, which she did as quickly as she possibly could, and loudly barged into Souta's room, but Inuyasha didn't even acknowledge her presence. He kept staring at the screen, a scowl on his face, arms crossed.

Okay, so what did they have here? Kagome leaned behind him, checking the words written there, and couldn't help but relax a little. This was bad, yes, but it could have been much much worst. It was just one of those stories. The ones in which he tried to kill her and told her she was just a replacement for Kikyou, and then she escaped and got attacked by demons, presumably to be saved by either Kouga or Sesshoumaru.

"This is not me," Inuyasha muttered. "I would never—"

"I know you would never do something like that," Kagome answered, her voice soothing. "But those people don't know you, nor me, for that matter."

"But it's the third one like that I've seen," Inuyasha mumbled. "That means many of them think this is me, right?"

Kagome sighed. There was no chair around, so instead of sitting next to Inuyasha, she grabbed his hand and made him sit next to her on Souta's bed.

"Among those people, there are probably a lot who wouldn't like you if they did know you." When her friend's head drooped, she grabbed his hand, squeezing it gently. "That's not a bad thing. You can't be liked by everyone. No one can be liked by everyone. Even…" She stopped, trying to find someone as perfect as possible, and her voice was slightly more strained when she talked again. "Even Kikyou must have had some people who didn't like her, right?"

Inuyasha nodded. "People who were jealous, people who thought she didn't deserve to be a priestess. But I'm nowhere near…"

"You're a great person," Kagome interrupted him, "and don't you dare think otherwise because some random strangers somewhere in the world think so, Inuyasha! You save my life continuously, and I know" she held his hand and laced their fingers together, "I know you would never use your claws against me willingly. I know you don't want to hurt me."

"Yet I do," he said, voice dull. "I know I hurt you when I meet Kikyou, and I still do."

Kagome vehemently shook her head.

"I told you before, Inuyasha. I understand that. It does hurt me, and I can't help how I feel, but I don't actually blame you. I get angry, but… It's like with Miroku and Sango, you know? He doesn't want to marry her before Naraku's dead, and it hurts her, but she still understands."

"But I'm not marrying you," Inuyasha said, confused.

Kagome blinked. Ouch. She had not expected that, but it wasn't exactly a very pleasant feeling.

"Of course not," she said, her voice sharper than she had intended. "I'm just fifteen, I'm not marrying anyone." …but if I do one day, I would want it to be with you.

"And why do they always have you with the wolf, or worst, with my brother anyway?" Inuyasha complained."It's because they're full-demons, isn't it?"

"Gods, no," Kagome rolled her eyes. "Most people out there are not even familiar with that concept, nowadays. No, I think they just like Kouga and Sesshoumaru, and they want to see more fo them. But trust me, I feel just as insulted as you by those stories! Like I would ever leave you!"

She noticed Inuyasha's eyes widening and a faint blush taint his cheeks.

"Feh!" he immediately protested. "I would never let them take you away anyway!"

"It's not like it would be a real problem," she chuckled. "I doubt demon society would ever let me…"

Inuyasha had a laugh that sounded like a bark. "Demon society? The hell are you talking about?"

Kagome blinked. Oh, right. "Hm, well, there is a form of society, isn't there? With rules, and…"

"You don't know what you're talking about, woman," he commented, shaking his head. "Most low demons don't even have a functioning brain. And if you put strong demons together, they'll just try to murder each other. What's that non-sense you're spouting anyway?"

"But Sesshoumaru…" Kagome insisted.

"Sesshoumaru's strong," Inuyasha complied, "but him and his mom are snobs. Just 'cause they think they're so much better than others and have a freakin' castle don't mean anything."

"Your dad was a general, wasn't he? Myouga said…"

"Yeah, well, there was a war and a demon army, probably. Strength's what matters the most among demons. Some feel a loyalty of sorts, but most would just betray anyone for more power." He snorted. "In that regard, they're pretty much like humans, aren't they?"

Kagome wondered how he felt about all that. He didn't feel part of the demons, nor of humans, apparently. She let his informations sink in and moved slightly to get closer to him, letting their shoulders touch.

"So, there wouldn't be any form of outrage if I got with Sesshoumaru or Kouga?"

Inuyasha tensed, not really liking the mention of her with other men, but decided to answer, although it was reluctantly.

"Maybe the wolf's tribe wouldn't be too happy 'bout it, but he could deal with it. Dunno if he'd want half-demons children though. As for the other asshole, do you really think people would risk getting him mad? I'd say he wouldn't want to be with a human, but maybe he's taken a liking in them now, with that midget he's dragging around." He then turned towards her, face redder than before, and a very decided look on his face. "But that's not going to happen, you hear me?"

Kagome could have reminded him that it was her call, but she couldn't help but smile. Leaning towards him, she simply kissed his cheek.

"It's not," she said while the silver-haired boy stared at her with astonishment. "What about that mating thing though?"

"Mating?" Inuyasha yelled, coming back to his senses. "Just because we're demons doesn't mean we're animals! We have some animal characteristics, but that's it! Demons' emotions and humans' are different, but we still have some. We can fall in love and… stop loving someone. 't wouldn't make sense to deny that."

Inuyasha's voice was slightly hurt now, and Kagome knew exactly what he was thinking about, although she guessed it must be an important subject in his family as well. She wondered, not for the first time, what could have taken place with Sesshoumaru's mom and Inuyasha's parents. That was a story she probably would never find out about.

"I see," she said. "That's too bad though, I loved the headcanons on demon society, but it's true we've never encountered anything like that."

Inuyasha shot her a weird look, but she didn't add anything nor explained, so he just shrugged.

"I wouldn't kill you," he mumbled.

"I know."

"Even if Kikyou asked me to or if she needed your soul to survive."

"You wouldn't?"

He spun towards her. "Are you serious, woman? I would never…"

Kagome simply wrapped her arms around him and hugged him. She didn't think he would actually do that but she couldn't lie: part of her had wondered if that had been a possibility. If Inuyasha had that final choice to make between her and Kikyou, she didn't know who he would choose. She guessed she had her answer now.

"I started my fair share of fights for you, you know," she giggled.

"You fought for me?" There was both surprise and hope in his voice. She guessed he was confused, but he sounded so happy about it… About just knowing that she would.

"Yeah, really went all in to defend you! Through words, of course, but trust me, it got pretty violent. There was name-calling and everything."

Kagome was Inuyasha's first defense line, and she intended to remain as such. There was a silence before he muttered something that was probably a 'thank you'. It was too low for her to really hear it, but that was fine by her. One day, Inuyasha would probably feel comfortable enough to voice his feelings clearly. She would be there, by his side, to make sure it would happen. It was not for now, though.

"Alright," she said, detaching herself from him. "I think that's enough Internet for today. How about you turn the computer off?"

He nodded and got up, sitting back on Souta's chair. She smiled and stretched herself. He at least looked a bit revived. She could tell that the thought had shaken him more than he would care to admit. It wasn't surprising though: strangers had judged him his entire life. It had to be reminiscing of things that could be rather painful. She got up and started to get out when his voice stopped her.

"Hey, Kagome, what's Inucest?"

She froze.

"Inuyasha, whatever you do, do not—"

She closed her mouth she went back into the room and saw him with a horrified look on his face. Next thing she knew, the Tetsusaiga was out.

"Inuyasha, don't!"

"DIE!"

…At least he hadn't used the Wind Scar, otherwise Souta would not only be missing a computer, but a wall as well.

Hope you've read the disclaimer and won't get mad at me, ahah. Let me know if you've enjoyed that second-part-that-takes-place-before-the-first-one!