InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful Rain ❯ A Shoulder to Cry On ( Chapter 5 )

Beautiful Rain

Author's Note- I just realized something. Put the word "Rape" in your story summary, and you get more reviews! Really, I'm not lying. I haven't gotten so many reviews on MM.org until I wrote that little snippet "rating will go up due to rape". About the rape scene, I'm so glad you all weren't mean to me. That was actually my very first lime (?)/rape scene I have ever done. Thank you all so much! ^_^

Extra Credit!- If you can guess what anime/manga I got the name "Aoshi Shinomori" from, I'll update faster! ^_^ And I'll advertise your fics (if you have them) on here! ^_^ So guess! Hint: "Aoshi-sama!"

Disclaimer- "Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale" belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Comics, and Sunrise. This fiction follows the story line of the novel "Midnight Whispers" by V.C. Andrews.

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Chapter 5

A Shoulder to Cry On

"Kagome, are we there yet?" Souta asked me for about the umpteenth time. I sighed. I really wasn't feeling too good. The thought of pregnancy and all that kept going through my mind.

"No, we're not," I answered. "Go to sleep. I'll tell you when we get there." For once, he didn't argue with me, but fell asleep. I looked out the window, a horrified look on my face. If I was pregnant... no, I couldn't think about that. I had to get away from everything. Most of all, that terrible hotel.

Suddenly, I saw buildings in the distance, and realized that we were really close to New York, now. I turned to my brother, and shook his shoulder lightly. He woke up immediately.

"Are we there yet?!" He asked. I sighed.

"Yes, we're here," I answered. "Now, listen to me. Don't follow anyone but me. Don't take anything. Don't accept anything from anyone. And don't lose your stuff." Souta nodded, and hugged me.

"Thank you, Kagome," He whispered.

"For what?" I asked. Normally, he doesn't do stuff like that.

"For being a great sister. I woulda been beat up by Kanna and Kagura if we didn't leave," He said, and hugged me tighter. I smiled, and patted his head.

"Shh..." I whispered, and we let go when the bus stopped to let everyone off. We walked outside, got our suitcases, and walked inside the bus station. Souta's eyes widened when he saw a booth full of art supplies for sale. He's a natural artist, I have to tell you. He pointed them out to me, and I bought him some crayons and a drawing pad. But, I couldn't buy him the best they had. Souta seemed to understand, for he didn't cock his attitude if he didn't get his way.

"C'mon, Souta. Don't let go of my hand," I said, and I took him to the sidewalk. We both said we were hungry, so we walked to the nearest restaurant, and I got him some food. I barely touched my toast, but Souta gobbled down his eggs and bacon. I paid the bill, and walked outside.

I saw a phone booth, and I walked in. Souta followed me, and started to ask his questions.

"Kagome, where are we goin' now?" Souta asked.

"To my real dad's house," I answered, looking in the phone book for one "Aoshi Shinomori". Sure enough, that was the only Shinomori in the book. I should've guessed as much.

I dialed the number, and a woman picked up.

"Hello?" She asked. She sounded like she had just woken up.

"I-I-Is this Aoshi Shinomori?" I asked, nervously.

"This is his phone, but this isn't Aoshi-sama," The woman answered. "Are you one of his music students?"

"Uh... yes! I am!" I answered. I'd rather lie than have some woman I don't even know laugh at me.

"Well, classes are cancelled today. If you want to pay him for your weekly lessons, stop by and slide it under the door," The woman said. Suddenly, there was coughing on the other side. "Bye." With that, she hung up.

"Was that him, Kagome?" Souta asked. I nodded. "Will he let us stay?"

"We have to go to his house," I answered, and wrote down his address on a slip of extra paper from Souta's drawing pad. He lived in Greenwich Village.

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We finally got a taxi, and drove to Greenwich Village. The taxi driver was nice, but you could tell he was tired. When we got there, I can tell you, Souta was NOT impressed.

"This is where he lives?" He asked, scrunching his nose. "Where's the jungle gym?"

"Uh... I don't know, Souta," I said, quickly. "Let's find his apartment, okay?" He nodded, and took my hand again. We carried our suitcases all the way up to his apartment, and knocked on the door.

Sure enough, a woman opened the door. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same woman I had been speaking to on the phone earlier.

"Hello?" She asked. Other than for the excess make up, she was rather pretty. Her long black hair was pulled back into a long ponytail, and her jade eyes twinkled. "You students of Aoshi-sama?"

"Uh... yeah, we are," I answered.

"What's with the kid?"

"Babysitting," I replied.

"What's with the suitcases?"

"A game that he wants to play since there are no jungle gyms around," I answered. She seemed pleased with those answers, and she left it at that.

"Aoshi-sama!" She yelled into the apartment. "A student's here. C'mon in."

We followed her into a really dirty living room. Empty Pepsi cans littered the floor. Then, in walked my father.

I should really call him by his name. A five-o'clock shadow covered his lower face, and his black hair was sloppy. His blue eyes, which captivated my mother at first were dark, and seemed like he was dead inside. His eyes brightened, a little when he saw me.

"Get me some coffee, Misao," Aoshi said. (a/n- another hint!) "What's your names?"

"Kagome HIGURASHI and my brother, Souta," I answered, emphasizing my last name. He seemed to remember it.

"Like Rika Higurashi?" He asked, in a whisper.

"She's my mother," I answered. He squinted at me for a minute.

"How old are you?"

"Sixteen," I answered. His eyes widened, and he cracked a smile.

"Well, well... you're little Kagome! I wouldn't have recognized you," Aoshi said. "Although you look exactly like your mother, except you have my eyes."

"She's told me that a few times," I answered.

"I bet she's pissed that you're here, huh?" He asked. I sighed.

"She's dead," I answered. "In a fire in the hotel."

"Oh... wow... so, what are you doing here?" He asked. I looked up at him. He must have gotten the hint. "Oh... I can't keep you here. Hell, I can barely keep myself and Misao here."

"All right..." I said, choking on the words. "I just wanted to let you know about my mom and on my health, in case you were wondering..." He nodded.

"Okay. You want some coffee, tea, anything?" He asked. I shook my head. "Okay, bye."

"Bye..." I took Souta and we left the apartment.

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"You lied to him," Souta accused me the minute we left. "Mama said not to lie!"

"I had to," I answered. "There are some lies that you have to do, and some that you can't. Understand?" He didn't. "We're going back to the bus station."

"Why?" He asked.

"I'm going to call someone," I murmured, and we got on the first taxi cab to the bus station.

When we reached there, I told Souta to not move, or else. I kept our suitcases with me, and had him beside the phones. I got to one, and dialed the first number I could think of. Inuyasha's.

"Hello?" A groggy voice asked. It was Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, it's me, Kagome," I said.

"Where have you been?! Your aunt and uncle have been calling everyone asking where you are!"

"New York."

"Why?! What made you do that?"

"..."

"Kag, what happened?" Inuyasha asked, his voice full of worry.

"...It happened... in my bedroom," I answered.

"Don't move. I'm going over there," He ordered. We said our goodbyes and hung up. I then walked to where Souta was, and realized that he wasn't there. I looked everywhere. Then, I walked up to a policeman.

"Officer, I can't find my little brother anywhere!" I said. "He's about this high, black hair, black eyes..." I drifted off when I saw Souta walk up to me.

"Hi, Kagome!"

"Where have you been, young man? Your sister has been worried," The officer said.

"I had to go to the bathroom," Souta answered.

"Tell her first before you go anywhere," The officer told him. Souta nodded, and the officer walked off. Then, I remembered that... I couldn't find the suitcases anymore. Damn it! Someone stole our stuff! All of our money, too!

"Kagome? Where's our stuff?" Souta asked me, when we sat down on benches to wait for Inuyasha.

"... just sleep, Souta."

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We woke up to Inuyasha yelling his head off at us.

"Do you know how long it took me to find you two?!" he bellowed. "God damn! It was like you two weren't even here! Then I decided to look here, and there you were!" I smiled, knowing he was just worried about us.

"Hey, Inu!" Souta said. "Guess what?!" He told him all about what happened, until his sleepiness wore him out.again.

"So, what happened?" Inuyasha asked me. I told him all that happened, skipping a few details.

"That bastard. That lowly bastard. When I get my hands on him--" I interrupted him.

"Don't start any trouble," I said. "Just... stay with me." He sighed, and nodded.

"All right," he said. He kissed my forehead, and hugged me tightly. "Where do you want to go?"

I thought a bit, and my eyes lightened.

"The Meadows!" I said.

"Where?"

"It's where my mom had me in secret," I replied. "Because if word came out that Mom had an affair with her music instructor and got pregnant, the hotel would be ruined." He remembered.

"You sure you want to go there?" Inuyasha asked me. I nodded, and kissed him.

"I'm sure."

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Author's note- Well, I have to go. Pizza time! Yum!

Review Replies-

MM.org-

applejacks- thanks! yeah, when i read v.c. andrew's novel, i was kind of confused about it, and i had even read the prequels to "Midnight Whispers"!

angle-chan- Glad you like it!

chi-dono- I really didn't want to write that chapter. Seriously, but my muses :: glares at a tiny Sesshoumaru and a tiny Miroku:: made me. Thank you!

sai-chan- Yeah, I hate it when fanfictions just get all discriptive with a rape. I can't picture myself writing something like that... it'll give me nightmares... ::curls up into her teddy bear blankie::

Ziana- I hate writing anything to do with Naraku and Kagome... I had read a Nar/Kag fic and EW!! They made Naraku all mushy and... so OOC that it might as well have been Inuyasha!

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Lady Peacecraft- ^_^ It was either add the rape or just have it pointless fluff. Thanks for your review!

XP-Darkangel- I hate to admit it... he didn't.... And I totally agree with you. Sex with Naraku is just plain WRONG!! ::shivers about it::

cassandra- I liked your review!

Ms. Coolio- There most definitely IS a possiblility that she's pregnant. But I'm not saying if she is.

kango- I totally agree!! Yuck, yuck, yuck!!!!