InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From An Alley ❯ On The Way ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4: On The Way

"Where did the agency say to go to?" asked Inuyasha that Saturday evening. The two of them had gone to an agency that had set up to help others locate things. In this case, Kagome asked the female clerk at the desk if she could find the address of Higurashi. The women had handed them four sets of papers of the Higuarashi's living in Japan with directions.

"The only one I think that might be Mama and Sota would be the ones living about 200 miles from here." She had carefully looked over the papers, noticing that only one Higurashi residence had three people living there. That must be the place where her father had taken her family.

"That's far." He stated on the short walk back to his apartment. He had no doubt in his mind that Kagome would go looking for her family, but he really couldn't believe that one man would take such measures to get away from this girl, leaving her with nothing in the process.

"It would take almost a day, maybe more to get there." She said, still looking intently at the paper that might lead to her family in her hands. `Mama…Sota…hopefully he didn't do anything bad to you.' She prayed silently.

Knowing her farther, when drinking alcohol, he was a loose cannon. She could remember almost clearly of the nights when her father would come home and take out his anger on her. She was young then, not knowing what was going on. But the memories stuck, she could never let them go. She couldn't even imagine what her mother had to put up with, recalling all the bruises the woman had over her body. Kagome winced at the memory.

"We could leave tomorrow, be there on Monday, then come back when your ready." He said, unlocking the door on his apartment, letting her inside first. She didn't even realize that they were back `home'.

"I don't want you to waste your time. I could always find a bus or something." She told him.

Silly girl, she thought that she could make it all that way alone with crazed people running around. He wouldn't let her head out alone. Not a chance.

"No Kagome, I'm going with you." He had heard some stories about her father from the girl, and he didn't want her to get into trouble, something she must have been good at, remembering other stories.

"I need to solve this on my own."

He put his arm around her waist, bringing her closer to him. "And let you get hurt? Who do you think I am?" he asked, almost insulted.

She smiled slightly. Kagome liked being held like this by Inuyasha, it sent shivers all through her body. Silently, she knew that they were becoming more than friends. Spending nearly all her free time for the past month would make anyone else act the same way. Hopefully she could find the courage that hid inside of her to tell him how she felt.

"It's not fair to drag you around everywhere, you've already done so much for me and…" the girl was cut off when gentle lips brushed against hers. Inuyasha was kissing her again. But this kiss had something that the other one from last night didn't. She couldn't really place it right now, but she planned to sort it out soon enough.

"I'm going and that's it." He stated simply, realizing that his old ways didn't die off like he expected. He was being stubborn again. Inuyasha couldn't ever remember a time when he acted this way to Kagome.

"Fine. But we'll need to pack and tell Miroku and Sango that we wont see them tomorrow like we planned." She said those two names as if she knew them all her life. The two were becoming good friends of hers. Sango and her tough girl attitude and Miroku with his lecherous ways. It was never dull when she hung out with the two and Inuyasha.

"We'll pack later. What do you want to do now?" he asked.

She sighed, placing her hands softly against his chest, making it easier for her to look up into his eyes. "I don't know. What's there to do?"

Inuyasha smiled, a million things flying though his mind. But he decided that seeing that new movie that just came out might be a good alternative for the time being. Maybe getting into a normal dating relationship would ease over some unspoken feelings.

"How `bout a movie?" he asked. Kagome nodded and he let her go, looking at his watch momentarily. It read 7:37. He had wanted to see this certain movie for a while, so he memorized the schedule. It would play at 8 p.m. Inuyasha grabbed her hand and led her to his car, which had been fixed for some time.

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The theater had been half full when they arrived, in time to see the end of all those previews that seemed to never end. Inuyasha led the girl to the very last row, which was unoccupied for now. He had never liked sitting close to the screen, he could see just as clearly from the back.

He sat down and she took the seat to the left of him. He had seen the preview of this movie on the television a few weeks ago. It was supposed to be about some dog-like demon that met up with a girl from the future. The idea intrigued him almost instantly. But he didn't really intend on paying attention to the screen the entire time. He smiled inwardly at his little `plan'.

As the lights dimmed and the movie started, Inuyasha took Kagome's hand. The two met each other's gazes and smiled. But Inuyasha was done yet. He leaned over to grasp Kagome under her knees. He picked her up and then as gently as he could, he set her on his lap.

Kagome had wanted to protest, but his arms circled her waist to pull her closer to him. The girl had momentarily lost all thoughts doing to her closeness with Inuyasha. He just grinned. "Inuyasha, what do you think you're doing?" she whispered with an edge, trying not to disturb the people that sat two rows in front of her.

"Enjoyin' the movie, what else?" he asked, the grin on his face being mirrored by Kagome. She sighed, deciding not to bother moving for now. She had never really displayed her affections to her past boyfriends in public during past relationships, but somehow she felt comfortable with Inuyasha.

"I've never felt this way." He said almost silently, but she heard him. Kagome gave him a brief kiss, knowing what he meant. She couldn't even describe the feelings she had floating around inside of her. She also couldn't believe that just a few days ago that the two weren't as close as they were right now. How a little mistake could change so much.

"Same here." She whispered back to him, resting her head on his shoulder, now catching on slightly to the movie they had neglected. Being Kagome, she caught on almost instantly on how the actors of the movie were acting out a legend she had heard of. Something about a jewel and half-demon. That was all she could remember from her grandfather's ramblings. But she enjoyed being in his arms the most.

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"Kagome, wake up." Said Inuyasha, nudging the girl sleeping in the front passenger seat of his car. The two had woken up bright and early that Monday morning, planning to drive until dark when they would stay in the hotel they set up reservations for.

She opened her eyes slowly, realizing where and why she was in a car with Inuyasha. She then looked outside, to see all the stars twinkling in the darkness of the sky. Then noticing the building lined street that was almost empty.

"We're almost at the hotel. We don't have that much farther until we get to you family either."

Kagome yawned, stretching her arms over her head, while trying to take out the kinks of her neck. She mentally noted never to use a window as a pillow again, no matter what the situation.

The girl had just backed a few extra shirts and pants with other necessities for the trip. She wasn't sure how long she wanted to spend with her family; she wanted to find out some things. Inuyasha had packed very little as well.

After they checked in, Inuyasha escorted Kagome to her room, which was across the hall from his. He placed a light kiss to her cheek before saying his goodnight and retreating to his room.

He has driven nearly 150 miles that day with few stops. Inuyasha was more than tired. So he just set his suitcase on the little table in the room and climbed into bed, falling asleep almost instantly.

Inuyasha woke suddenly from his sleep, and groggily looking at the electronic clock on the wall. He thought he had been sleeping only for about 15 minutes, but in reality it was around 3 in the morning. The knocking on his door didn't seem to stop, so he got up and opened the door.

He didn't expect to find Kagome with tear stained eyes looking at him. She ran into his arms, letting out a chocked sob in the process. He tried to sooth her, rubbing his hand along her back.

"I had a bad dream…about my father." She whispered into his shoulder. By this time Inuyasha was almost wide awake. He lifted Kagome in one arm; she barely weighed a thing to him, and shut the door behind her.

He set her on his bed under the covers. "Talk." He said, almost like a command.

Kagome regained herself. "When I was about 6 he came home really pissed off. I was drawing or something and he grabbed me and flung me into the wall." A few tears rolled off her cheek, remembering the day it happened clearly. Inuyasha, who sat on the other half of the large bed, wiped the tears away.

"It hurt so much, he kept yelling at me all of these horrible things…and then, he…he almost took something away from me." Inuyasha understood what she was talking about, that bastard had wanted to rape her. Anger burned in his soul for the man that had caused Kagome so much pain.

"It's alright now Kagome. I won't let him touch you." He said gently, wanting the girl to relax. He knew it must be hard for her to face the man who had done all of this to her over and over again, but getting through him would mean seeing her family.

"That's when I decided I hated him." She added.

Inuyasha looked down to her almost shocked. He didn't believe that Kagome could possibly hate anyone, but she had all the reasons to hate this man. He shifted himself so he could keep his arm around the girl, while resting his head on his pillow.

"You sure you still want to go through with this?" he asked.

"Yea." Was the last word that came out of her. She was exhausted from the traveling they did today, though she really didn't do much. Kagome moved in closer to Inuyasha, turning on her side before closing her eyes and letting the sleep take over her.

He sighed, slightly smiling. Kagome had come, crying at his door and now she was sleeping in his bed. Inuyasha didn't mind at all, he kind of knew what she was going through, and he wished he could take all the pain away. Giving a last kiss to her temple, he too closed his eyes. Hopefully tomorrow wouldn't hold anything risky, so Kagome could see the family she missed so much. `Damn bastard.'

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Not that long of a chapter, but I am swearing to all Gods that the lemon will be in one of the next two chapters! I have almost set up the plot how I like it, so I'll get to it. I'd also love it if more people posted a review so I could see what I need to change and see what people have to say. I'll try to post the next chapter tomorrow, but I can't promise anything, I have a whole lotta crap due this week, and it's anything but fun!

- Starr-chan