InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Leave it in the past ❯ Asking for help ( Chapter 10 )

Ok guys. Here's the newest chapter. I hope you enjoy it. Sorry, but this chapter doesn't match what I said it would be in the last chapter.

 

 

Chapter Ten: asking for help

 

 

 

Kagome woke up in a place she didn't recognize. She was aching everywhere, but there was a serious immediate pain in her leg that wouldn't fade like the others had. She pulled the covers back and looked at said leg. It was swelling immensely, a large bump in the middle of her shin that seemed to be the bone protruding and trying to get past her skin. It was a sickening thing to see, almost as sickening as the pain of the wound itself. She looked away and focused.

 

She was still wearing that stupid gown, now thinking that it was a silly thing to do, give in to Kevin's sexual needs when she wasn't ready. The gown felt slimy and dirty now. She noticed someone had put a white button down shirt over it so that it wouldn't reveal as much and she was thankful and horrified at the same time that someone had seen her in that state.

 

She looked around at the room. It was huge, with a bed that took up half of one wall. It had rich expensive furniture in, upholstered in expensive fabric, but it lacked a personal touch, a stack of books here, a family photo there. There weren't even shoes anywhere, yet this room was too nice to be a spare bedroom. The covers and sheets definitely smelled like someone slept in them, the cologne giving them a pleasant scent. Foot steps broke into her trance.

 

She jumped up, having to clap her hand over her mouth to keep from gasping or groaning in pain as she hopped on one leg to find a hiding place. She grabbed a lamp and hid behind a door, thinking that, in her present condition, she couldn't use the karate she'd learned at a young age to her advantage.

 

Whoever it was opened the door and Kagome lurched forward just as that person started inspecting the room, turning her way. She smashed the lamp into him, losing her balance and went tumbling down.

 

“What the fuck?!” she heard the person yell as she fell to the ground and cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face, pulling her leg out from under it. She grabbed her side, which was catching on fire with a new pain that had been dull before.

 

The person advanced on her and reached for her, making her cringe away quickly, a reflex she'd learned from Kevin to keep from getting hurt, which never stopped him anyway. But the hands were gentle, pulling her up and into his arms and depositing her on the bed.

 

She looked up into amber eyes. “Am I dreaming?” she asked in a dazed voice.

 

“No. But I take it you dream about me a lot,” Inuyasha said with his classic smirk.

 

Her cheeks reddened. “No you jerk!” she said, slapping his arm.

 

“Says the girl who smashes a lamp over her saviors head,” Inuyasha said sarcastically.

 

“I didn't know it was you! And when I dream about you, it's in my nightmares,” she said.

 

He looked hurt for a second, then a sly smile spread across his face. “So you admit you dream about me,” he said.

 

Kagome groaned in frustration and he fell silent, still seeming hurt by her earlier comment.

 

Kagome lay back and groaned in pain, brining Inuyasha's attention. “How did this happen to you?” he asked as he rushed toward her, is face contorted in a look of concern.

 

Kagome flinched away from him yet again. “Nothing,” she said, looking away.

 

He pulled up short and sat down next to her. He slowly extended his hand toward her, cautioning her. He touched a bruise marring her face. “This doesn't look like nothing,” he said.

 

“Please?” she whimpered.

 

He looked deep into her eyes. “Whatever it is, I'll help you. I'll always help you,” Inuyasha said, his eyes gentle.

 

Kagome took a deep breath. “My boyfriend did this,” she said, looking away quickly.

 

“What?!?!” Inuyasha said.

 

“He…He's been getting angry that I won't…you know. He'd been doing it alot. And finally, I told him that I would on his birthday. That was today. But when it started I couldn't do it and…” Kagome explained but couldn't go any further, tears bursting from her eyes.

 

Inuyasha's hands were balled into tight fists, the skin on his knuckles stretched white. Kagome's alarm went off with an angry male in the room and she acted unconsciously, wincing and putting her hands up between them as a bulwark. She gasped when she was pulled to his chest and cradled there protectively. His hands smoothed her hair away from her face, trying not to hurt her ribs or any other part of her that could cause pain.

 

“What kind of a man would hurt a woman as sweet as you?” he asked gently.

 

“Huh? I just smashed a lamp over your head,” Kagome asked through sniffles.

 

“I know. But you've always been sweet, even when you tried to act tough during high school,” Inuyasha said.

 

“Really?” Kagome asked, choked, emotion clogging her throat.

 

“I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it,” he said. Kagome's hand curved around his cheek as she looked into his eyes.

 

“Thank you,” Kagome said, “for being so…” words failing her. She turned her head up toward his, placing a gentle kiss on his lips and pulling away to look into his eyes again.

 

“Would you help me?” she asked him shakily.

 

“As I said, I will always be here to help you,” he said. And with that, Inuyasha kissed her, making her crumple.

 

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Inuyasha picked up some of the clothes Kagome handed him and stuffed them into the suit case. She was transferring colleges so that she wouldn't need to be around her boyfriend.

 

“I'm almost done, Inuyasha. I'm sorry you had to do this,” Kagome said.

 

“I wanted to Kagome. You don't have to say sorry,” Inuyasha said softly with a smile.

 

Kagome smiled back at him and kept pulling thing out of her drawers and handing them over. Inuyasha couldn't remember when she'd ever looked more beautiful to him, even with all the bruises she still had and the cast that covered her leg.

 

He walked up behind her and put his hands on his shoulders. “Kagome…” he whispered.

 

He felt her shiver and turn toward him, looking up at his wide pretty eyes. He bent his head down, intent clear on his face. The door slammed open and a tall American walked in with roses and chocolate. “Ka…” he started to say, stopping.

 

“Who the hell are you?” the guy asked, his face etched with anger.

 

“Kevin…” Kagome whispered in a placating tone, cringing away from him.

 

“So you're Kevin?” Inuyasha asked, taking forceful strides toward Kevin with blood in his eyes.

 

“Kagome, who the hell is this?” Kevin asked angrily before Inuyasha's fists smashed into the smaller man's face.

 

“Inuyasha no,” Kagome said calmly, small tremors of satisfaction running up her spine as she saw the damage done to Kevin's face.

 

Kevin got up facing Inuyasha down defiantly, only a head shorter than the hanyou. “What the fuck are you doing in my girlfriends room?” he asked forcefully.

 

“Kevin, we probably need to talk,” Kagome said meekly, the satisfaction gone followed by preservation instincts, making her back away from the big foreign exchange college student who'd inflicted pain on her more than once when this look of anger had come into his eyes.

 

“Yeah I think we do, because either you're whoring it up behind my back or,” Kevin started to say, stopping when he caught the look Inuyasha gave him.

 

“Alone,” Kagome said, giving Inuyasha a pained but pointed look.

 

“I'll finish up here. You go on ahead,” Inuyasha said, giving her a tender look, then, glaring at the other male as he followed Kagome out of her room.

 

Kagome sat down on her small sofa, motioning for Kevin to take the chair in front of her. Kevin, on the other hand, sat down unnervingly close to her on the cushions. Kagome fidgeted uncomfortably.

 

“We're over,” Kagome said coldly.

 

“What?!?” he asked.

 

“You need no explanation after what happened. It should've been obvious and you should never have come back,” Kagome said, “now, goodbye.” She stood up and motioned toward the door. “I trust you know where it is.”

 

He stood up angrily and glared at her. “you can't break up with me,” he said vehemently.

 

She crossed her arms and waited for him to leave.

 

When he was gone, she let her distress show. How could he just come barging in here and then expect for everything to go back to the way it was? She'd planned on packing up and leaving without his noticing, at least until she was gone. Tears began to slip down her cheek and she wondered why she was being so emotional when she'd just got rid of her problem. And then she knew; she'd been in love with Kevin and he'd broken her.

 

Inuyasha was at her side in seconds. “What'd he do? Did he hurt you?” he asked, pulling her up next to him.

 

“No. I'm fine,” Kagome said, wiping the tears away and giving him a brave smile.

 

“You're sure?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Yes,” Kagome said, trying to sound like she was.

 

“Well, I finished. I can send someone to get your furniture,” Inuyasha told her.

 

“Alright. I just wanna get out of here,” Kagome said, following Inuyasha toward the door with a suitcase in her hand and a couple boxes in his.

 

They put their cargo into his car and Inuyasha drove her to his house where she would stay for awhile.