InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Heart, Open Mind ❯ Broken ( Chapter 1 )

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Broken Heart, Open Mind

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These are the places where I can't feel
Torn from my body, my flesh, it heals
During this night we can fall apart
Waiting alone I cannot resist
Feeling this hate I have never missed
These are the memories
The reason to rip off my... face

-- Linkin Park, One Step Closer, Hybrid Theory

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Chapter One: Broken

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I bit my lower lip in concentration, as my arms dangled precariously by thick, heavy chains melted against the stone wall. It felt like it was pulling my muscles apart. It hurt. Why wasn't Inuyasha here yet? I looked around, my thick eyelashes growing heavier by the second, as I watched nervously around. Why had Naraku kidnapped me? Didn't he want Kikyou instead? My eyes narrowed in confusion, as I jangled my arms around to keep them from becoming atrophic. The lack of blood to the fingers was really making them tingle with numbness.

"Aa... I notice my lovely prisoner wants out..." I shivered at his voice. Naraku, I thought angrily, the bastard. I remembered faintly what the fight between Inuyasha and Naraku was like... before I was passed out and woke up here. "... Too bad that I want to keep her locked up..." I heard him walk along the cold floor until I felt a cold, clammy hand touch my cheek. I glared full-heartedly at him, before feeling a tear of fright fall from my eyes. "Now, now... why is my prisoner crying? Surely she likes it here..."

"Get off of me," I threatened, "Because Inuyasha will--" Naraku placed a finger against my lips to quiet me.

"Inuyasha is with Kikyou-sama. Not with you..." He told me. "Witness..." Kanna, whom I haven't noticed yet, walked up to us, holding up her mirror. What I witnessed horrified me even more than Naraku's finger on my lips... Inuyasha was making love to Kikyou. I stopped my fighting against Naraku, and felt his arm around my waist. I felt myself shiver, and then start to sob. Naraku started to comfort me. That's when I went hysterical.

I left the damn hanyou black and blue by the time my hysterics were over.

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Inuyasha came for me that night. He acted as if nothing had changed... although I had witnessed his last meeting with the older miko. I didn't want to even look at Inuyasha. I assume he thought I was horrified silly that I couldn't talk. Well... he's part right. I was horrified... but not by Naraku. And that's what scares me. How could someone I love so much scare me so much... yet our enemy doesn't even scare me? I kept contemplating it though my mind. And it became worse each time...

"Oi, wench, what are you waiting for?" Inuyasha asked in a loud whisper after he unlocked me from my shackles. I kept my eyes hidden from view by my bangs, and followed Inuyasha out through the narrow window with which he appeared through. I sniffled a bit, before fixing my ruined school uniform. It was then that I noticed Inuyasha looking at me. I wish he wouldn't do that... He makes me think he actually cares about me. After watching Kanna's mirror... I realize it's quite the opposite. He was probably thinking, 'Oh look, Kagome's gone! Now I can be with Kikyou without her worrying!' I thought miserably.

"W-where are Sango-chan and Miroku-sama?" I asked, nervously as I walked beside him. I had refused to ride on his back. I was still too uncomfortable around him. A grunt from Inuyasha made me lift my head to see the two humans standing at the edge of the forest surrounding my prison. Ecstatic to see them, I dashed up to them and hugged them tightly. I didn't even slap the amorous hand that touched my behind. "I've missed you all so much!" If I had eyes in the back of my head, I'm sure that Inuyasha was twitching in anger. When I moved away, I gave Sango and Miroku a bright smile before looking at the kitsune on Sango's shoulder. "And I've missed you most of all, Shippou-chan!" Shippou's green eyes widened in surprise, and he gave me a heartbreaking hug.

"Inuyasha, did you find Naraku there?" Miroku asked. I turned to see Inuyasha shake his head no. "Why did he leave Kagome-sama by herself? Didn't he know that we were eventually going to find her?" I lowered my eyes in disgust... whether it was to me or to Inuyasha, I have no idea.

"He... I kind of..." I whispered. I felt all eyes on me. "He tried to... and then I..." I felt arms around me, and I looked up to see Sango looking at me with a pained expression.

"He tried to do what, Kagome-chan?"

"Whatever you imagine, he tried," I answered. "But... I attacked him before he could..." I gave her a small smile. "I left him all black and blue." I looked over at the others in my group, and each had a sympathetic expression on their faces... except for Inuyasha. He seemed angry at me, or something. "What is it, Inuyasha?" Drawing attention to him, he glared at me.

"You lied," He accused. "I can smell it, just like I can smell your blood." I looked down at my cut-up legs and arms and showed them to him.

"This is why you smell my blood," I said. "And I did not lie." I turned away from him. "Well... we better get going! There are more shards to find!" With that, I marched ahead of everyone into the forest. I might've looked happy, what with the idiotic grin on my face, but inside...

I was crying.

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A week after the whole Naraku thing, I knew things had changed between Inuyasha and me. For one, I never wanted him to carry me again. For another, he seemed angry at me the entire time... like I had betrayed him for some reason. The hypocrite.

During that time, I had been spending most of my time with Miroku and Sango. Even though his hands were really annoying at times, I was actually getting to know Miroku very well, like the fact that he was a womanizer came from living with a lot of amorous men as a child. I learned from Sango that her father had been in the middle of setting up a dowry for her future fiancee right before he died. When I asked what it was, Sango blushed a muttered a, "I'll tell you later." I'm sure the idea of speaking of a dowry in front of a monk who is greedy and a womanizer that you love does make you kind of nervous. But not all days were spent with them. I also had to deal with Inuyasha and when I got to leave to go home.

"Inuyasha, I have to go! Souta has a soccer game today, and I promised him I'd cheer him on! It would break his heart if I didn't come!" I said. Inuyasha remained unmoved. "Please! Souta will hate me forever if I don't come!" Inuyasha smirked at me.

"Good," He said, haughty. My eyes widened, and I felt tears ready to fall fill them. Angered, I slapped him. Hard.

"You... you... bastard! He's my younger brother! I'm supposed to make a good impression on him!" I yelled. "All you seem to do is make my life a living hell!" I glared at him fullheartedly. "If you don't let me go now, I'll 's'-word you so much that your back gets broken, and then leave and never come back!" I noticed that his eyes reflected a slight amount of hurt at my words, but at the moment, I didn't care. Why should I? After all, he didn't see how much I hurt... I felt my tears fall on my cheeks, as I marched away from him. Unfortunately, Miroku stopped me in my mad rush towards the well.

"Kagome, you'd better return," Miroku told me. I was shocked that he dropped the '-sama' at the end of my name. "You're the only evidence that proves that we do not need Kikyou to trap Naraku." I looked at him curiously, almost ready to ask why, when he pushed me towards the well. "I hope your brother does well with the... sock-her... thing..." I smiled at him, and leapt into the well. Things were getting confusing, and I don't know why.

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[Author's Note: I hope you all like this first chapter. I've been... inspired to write a new fiction dealing with Miroku/Kagome's friendship. I stress the word now, FRIENDSHIP. I highly doubt it'll lead to anything more... but who knows? I once wrote a lemon with the coupling, so the idea is thrown up. And before anyone asks, Naraku did not do anything to Kagome.]