InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Her Fading Smile ❯ Her Fading Smile ( Chapter 3 )

Kagome blinked and looked around, her alarm blaring and the clock flashing the digital numbers 5:30. She was usually a morning person, able to hop out of bed and still have a smile on her face, but today she just wasn't into it. She blinked a bit, before the events from the previous day came back to her in a painful gasp. She felt like she couldn't breathe. She was raped. She was raped. And she was supposed to go to school and meet the very same person who just raped her. She collapsed to her knees, but was determined not to cry. She wouldn't be the weak person she was. She took a deep breath and headed to the bathroom to freshen up and try to look normal. Blinking to adjust her eyes to the bathroom light, she turned on the shower and stripped down. Throwing Kouga's clothes down, she couldn't wait to get rid of them, they were just another reminder of what happened. She stepped into the shower, not caring as the ice cold water rained down on her. She felt so… so dirty. She hated it. She grabbed the bar of soap and started to scrub. But it wouldn't go away. She glared at her skin, feeling Kouga all over her. She felt tears rolling down her face as she continued to scrub, the dirty feeling still on her. Sometime later she turned the water to hot. Very hot. She always knew hot water was the best for cleaning. She didn't even wince as her skin turned red, from the scrubbing and the heat, and she didn't hear the pounding on the door, and she didn't hear the shouting on the other side. No, she didn't hear or feel anything. Just Kouga on her. And she hated it.

 

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Inuyasha slowly woke up, wondering where he was, before remembering what had happened. He shot up, growling, and was entirely mad at himself for chickening out last night. He didn't know why, but he couldn't do it. Maybe because in his heart he desperately hoped that Kouga hadn't done anything to Kagome; that Kagome really had just fallen. He sighed and looked around, before his ears twitched. He frowned and looked up, before realizing the strange sound was the shower. He yawned and wondered who on earth would take a shower this early. His eyes widened as he quickly remembered that it was Friday, and although he definitely wasn't up for it, he had school in… He looked around for a clock. 6:20. He had to leave for school in less then twenty minutes. He shot out of his makeshift bed and quickly ran to the kitchen to grab himself a quick breakfast. Miroku and Sango were already there sipping coffee and talking, while Mushin was still in bed.

 

`Lucky him' Inuyasha thought. He grabbed a slice of bread and broke it in half, the other half he shoved in his mouth. He sat down next to Miroku before realizing that Kagome wasn't down yet, meaning she was the one in the shower.

 

“So Kagome overslept?” Inuyasha asked. It made sense to him, seeing as she was still in the shower.

 

Miroku suddenly turned serious, Sango's gaze hardened. “No, she's been up since 5:30. She's been in the shower ever since. Inuyasha sputtered, his bread almost falling out of hi mouth.

 

“Are you sure?”

They nodded. They looked up, hearing the water falling down. Miroku sighed, and Sango reached out to touch his arm. He looked up at her, and smiled a soft smile.

 

“Can you save the lovey-dovey act for later? If Kagome doesn't get out soon we're gonna be late!” Miroku glared at Inuyasha

 

“You bastard. Don't you know what she just went through?”

 

“You don't even know if that's what happened.” Inuyasha replied calmly. Deep down he knew that Miroku was probably right, but he didn't want that to be true. Rape was such an ugly word, Kagome was too pure for something like this to happen to her.

 

“You guys just forget it. No matter why she's in the shower, she's been there for way to long. It's already 6:30, and I'm pretty sure it's not healthy to be in the shower for an hour.” Sango spoke up. She wasn't really sure what happened anymore, but whatever happened she would be there for her best friend.

 

Inuyasha mumbled something to himself before getting up. Miroku sighed and followed him to fetch Kagome, Sango following him.

 

They were all calm walking up the stairs, and they were all calm when the got to the hall. Inuyasha, being the first one to see it, was the one that freaked out when he saw the area near the bathroom Kagome was in. There was a thick layer of steam, not enough to set of a fire alarm, but still hot steam. He ran to the door and started pounding on it demanding that Kagome got out. No reply. By then Miroku and Sango had caught up, gasping at the steam before joining him at the door. Their attempts were with no avail, as the only sound they were met with were the sounds of the water raining down from the shower. Inuyasha growled to himself, and gave a warning to Sango and Miroku, prepared to break the door down. Sango gasped at him and quickly tried to stop him, but it was too late. Inuyasha had already ran into it, the door making a sickening crack as it broke in two, the steam that was trapped inside quickly flowed out of the room. Inuyasha gaped at what he saw.

 

The curtain was pulled closed, but he could still see the silhouette of Kagome crouched down at the bottom of the shower, her arms moving ferociously, as if scrubbing with way too much intensity. He just stood there, when he felt Sango push him out of the way as she ran to Kagome. She bent over to turn the water off, when it hit her. The water was hot. Way too hot to be soaking under for any amount of time, much less an hour. She winced and quickly shut of the water, wiping her hand of on the nearby towel. She turned to face Kagome. She was a mess. Her skin was raw and red, and Sango saw now that Kagome had been scrubbing her body ferociously. Her eyes were puffy, and the water that was still draining was a slight pinkish. She gasped and quickly bent down to comfort Kagome. She didn't really know what she could do, but she didn't care. She just wanted to help her friend. She noticed that the boys were gone and she was thankful for that. She helped Kagome out of the shower, wincing when she came in contact with the burning skin. Sango wrapped Kagome in a towel and lead her to her room. She sat her down on her bed and started to look for Kagome's uniform. After a few minutes, she heard Kagome whisper to her.

 

“My… my uniform is at Kouga's…” Sango turned and stared at Kagome for a few moments. She nodded in understanding and smiled.

 

“Then we'll just have to get you a new one! Why don't you wear this instead?” Pulling out an outfit that was somewhat similar to the school's uniform. She hesitated when she took out the skirt, seeing Kagome's stare linger on it before closing her eyes and sighing. “You know, you don't have to go to school if you don't want to.” Sango whispered to her. Kagome was starting to scare her a bit now. “I'll stay here with you if you want.”

 

Kagome turned to stare at Sango before shaking her head. “No… no it's alright. You go to school. I'll go to. Umm… why don't you go start the car or something… I'll be right down.” Kagome spoke slowly. She smiled a bit, hoping it would convince Sango. It worked, barely. Sango stared at Kagome before nodding and heading to her car.

 

“I'll take your bag for yo—“ Sango started.

 

“It's at Kouga's too…”

 

Sango frowned and nodded, before turning around and heading to the car, carefully shutting the door behind her.

 

A few minutes later, Kagome walked out. She took a deep breathe and started to head to the car. She was definitely nervous about going to school that day, but she had to do it. She had it. She put on another fake smile, before getting in the car next to Sango. Sango looked at her and smiled to, before backing up and heading to school. If they hurried, they should still be able to make it.

 

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Kagome stared out the window at the large building that was her school. They had just arrived, and Kagome was beginning to have doubt about showing up. She wasn't in her uniform, and she didn't have any of her stuff. She looked like crap, her skin still raw and with a reddish tint. She took a deep breath, opened the door, and stepped outside. Sango still sat in the car, sending a last text message to Miroku. Snapping her phone shut, she looked up and smiled at Kagome.

 

“The guys are already in their class. Miroku said we can all meet up at lunch. If we run we can still make it on time!” Sango giggled. “Come on!”

 

Kagome stared for a moment. Running to the other side of the school to get to class was not appealing to her at the moment. Of course, she had to. She brought this upon herself. Trying catch up with Sango, who was a few feet ahead of her, she started to go in a slow jog, trying her best not to wince and ignore the pain coursing through her body. She tried to smile at Sango, tried to look like she was having fun, she tried to look like it didn't hurt.

 

Eventually they made it to class, and miraculously they were on time. Kagome tried to keep her breathing normal, tried to not breathe hard, and was grateful that nobody paid attention to her. She closed her eyes, before quickly shooting them open when the teacher barked her name.

 

“Higurashi-san, why are you not in uniform?” Her sensei asked. Kagome felt herself blush as every student minus Sango turned to stare at her.

 

“Umm, My uniform was misplaced…I…I'm buying a new one.” She whispered. She felt the harsh glare from her teacher and inwardly flinched, before the teacher signed and nodded. “Do you at least have your work?” He questioned. Kagome felt herself blush harder and heard Sango groan. “N-No…” She whispered.

 

Her teacher stared at her for a moment longer before sighing and marking something on his clipboard. “I'm sorry Higurashi-san, but if you are unprepared for class then you must stand outside.” Kagome blushed harder. How could she have been so stupid? Of course her teachers would fail her. She didn't have any of her things and she wasn't even in her uniform. She quickly nodded and rushed to get out of the room. Once the door was shut behind her she leaned against the wall and sank down, pulling her knees to her chest. She didn't cry, she's had enough of that, but she just sat there, thinking, pondering, how her life would be from then on.

 

(A/N: Sorry to interrupt, but this chapter isn't really going to be in-depth. I'm skipping to the last class period. The rest of Kagome's classes went the same, and at lunch Kagome stayed in one of her teachers rooms, ignoring her friends Sorry again for interrupting, on with the story!)

 

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It was finally the last class of the day, and Kagome couldn't be more relieved. Her day was horrible, for all her classes she had to stand outside. Now it was time for her last class of the day. English. That was the only class that she with just Inuyasha. He was so nice to her… He probably just took pity on her though, but it was so nice. Kagome smiled a bit when the thought came back to her. She, as usual, didn't have her work for the class, and by now everyone already knew so. She was sitting quietly at her desk while everyone around her chattered while waiting for the teacher to arrive, when she felt a shadow overcast her. Startled, she looked up to see Inuyasha smiling down at her, a piece of paper in his hand.

 

“Here. I know you don't have the homework, but you can use mine. You can copy down the answers before the teacher arrives.” He told her, giving her the paper he was holding. Kagome just stared at him before smiling. It was faint but definitely there. Inuyasha smiled back, and for those few seconds, she felt as though everything was right with the world.

 

So for the first time that day, Kagome didn't have to leave the room, and Inuyasha passed her notes the whole period. She felt happiness, and was happy; she was smiling, actually smiling.

 

And then her world came crashing down.

 

Kagome didn't think she could handle driving back home with Sango, mostly because Sango was going back to her house. She didn't really feel comfortable yet sitting in a car with Inuyasha, and Miroku was going with Sango. So she did what any other girl would do in that situation. She took the bus. And it was fine. She sat in the very front seat, not noticing any other people on the bus, and not paying attention. She sighed and closed her eyes, not sleeping or resting, but to think. And she did think. She thought about what happened, she thought about what she would. She didn't get very far, because she was mostly stuck on the what had happened part. It. She hated it. It was terrible.

 

It was rape.

 

She wasn't sure how long she was on the bus, but when she looked out the window she saw that they were nearing her stop, which was at the entrance of the private drive she lived on, so she luckily didn't have to walk far. The bus came to a stop and she got off, watching as it drove away, not noticing the other person that got off. She turned around and started heading to her house, the wind whipping her hair across her face, but she didn't care. Until she felt a hand on her shoulder. A strong, familiar hand. A hand that belonged to the one person she never, ever wanted to see again. A hand that belonged to Kouga. She quickly turned around and took a step back, her eyes widened with fear, her body trembling with fear as it shook her body. She didn't do anything, couldn't do anything, as she watched in fear as Kouga raised his arm to her face, and stroked her cheek, gently tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. If it was any other person, or if it had happened before yesterday, she probably wouldn't have minded, but this, this was just too much. She screamed and raised her arm to slap him, only to have it caught by Kouga's hand, which was much quicker than she could ever hope to be. Her body shook with fear as she stared up to see what Kouga would do to her.

 

But Kouga just smiled. He dropped her hand and walked away, raising has hand as a wave goodbye on his way to his house. Kagome stood in shock, her mind registering what had just happened, before she spun around, but he was already gone.

 

And soon, she was too.

 

Okies… first off I want to thank the people that did review, your support is greatly appreciated! I can't say this enough, and I don't want to seem desperate or anything, but revies. Really. Help. They do! They inspire me to write, and the more I get the more I write, whether it means the faster I write or the more I put into each chapter. This one was 5 full pages long, nearly 3000 words long. I know there are probably a lot of questions, just ask me in a review and ill let you know in the next chapter. If you have a username or leave me an email address, then I will contact you with the answer. Although I don't mind whether reviews are signed or not, it really helps me if you do have a user so that I can contact you with an answer, or just to say thanks for a very nice comment.

 

Here are a few questions that some of you might have:::

Where was Mushin during the morning?

Mushin is old. He was sleeping. He can sleep through ANYTHING (no offense to the elderly)

Why did Kagome go to school?

Even though she knew she was totally unprepared and all, she didn't want to stay at the house. She wanted to face her fears and be strong, even though she clearly wasn't ready.

Wait, hold up. Weren't Inuyasha and Miroku really pissed and all last chapter? What's with the bipolar-ness?

I know, I know, major change in their behaviors, let's just say that Miroku and Sang talked about it and Inuyasha tried not to think about it, I'm not sure but let's just go with it (:

This was a question from last chapter

How did Miroku have the gut-feeling that Kagome was raped? What made him so sure?

Even though Miroku doesn't act like it, he is a monk in training and heir to the shrine, so he is used to raped women and other victims coming to the shrine, it's something that he has seen before.

 

I'm sorry if I didn't answer your question, or if these answers aren't good enough for you. Please let me know if there are any problems, you can just send me a message or leav a review. I really don't want to resort to this, but if I need to, I wont post a chapter until I get a certain amount of reviews, like maybe at least 10 for each chapter or something. I don't want to resort to this, but if people don't review hen I assume that nobody is reading, and if nobody is reading then I don't want to spend a lot of time writing for nobody.

 

I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter!

 

(I'm actually not that happy with it…)