InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ This Is The Father I Always Wanted? ❯ Who To Turn To ( Chapter 3 )

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Chapter 3: Who To Turn To

Kagome was leaning against the hut, trying to avoid everyone's gaze. Everyone wanted to know what was wrong with her. She usually didn't get so mad with Inuyasha's pointless arguments. Yet today, Inuyasha was able to get under her skin way to easy. Even Inuyasha had to agree with this, but not out loud.

"Damn it wench! What's wrong with you?" Once again he baffled everyone on how stupid the Henyou could be.

"Sit boy," was Kagome's only response soon followed by a loud THUMP from the impact of Inuyasha's face hitting the ground.

"The man with the most exceptional vocabulary has spoken again. Idiot," Miroku mumbled. Sango, Kaede and Shippo giggled, even Kagome smirked, Inuyasha just "Fehed" for his answer.

Kagome just wanted to rethink her decision of giving this man Kento another chance. `He has been nothing but a stuck up pig, but when mom's around he's the perfect gentlemen. I wander if he just doesn't like me or maybe has a whole other agenda. Maybe I should speak with the others for their opinion…no I shouldn't. I shouldn't get them worried over nothing.'

"Ok so who wants ramen," Kagome piped being finished with her brooding.

"Uh, me?" Shippo said uncertainly. Everyone else nodded in agreement. So Kagome got their ramen ready. Everyone was watching Kagome suspiciously because her mood just did a major swing. Everyone thought maybe it was just Kagome's time of the month, but Inuyasha knew her cycle better than Kagome herself, since he could smell it when she went into heat. So this mood swing made him highly suspicious.

When Kagome was getting the ramen ready she asked, "So when are we jewel shard hunting."

"Tomorrow, we need to go as quickly as possible. Naruku has most of the shards! We can't let him get the rest of them," Inuyasha informed her as well as everyone else.

"I've been meaning to tell everyone. I know its short notice but I need to go back to my village, "Sango told the group. Kagome could tell Inuyasha was getting mad because his eye began to twitch.

"What ever for, Sango dear?" Miroku asked while grabbing Sango's behind soon followed by a Smack from Sango's part.

Sango sighed, "Well someone about a week ago from a village close to my old village came to me to inform me that my father left behind valuable possessions that I need to take. Mostly family heirlooms I presume."

Inuyasha understood that Sango needed to do this, but it still didn't stop him from getting mad, "Kami, we have to get the Jewel shards! We can't wait around till you return."

"I understand fully, you can leave without…" Sango said but was interrupted by Miroku.

"I'm going with her. Sango needs someone with her to watch her back. You don't know what kind of demons are out there," Miroku said not, even wavering even though forbidden thoughts were plaguing his mind. `Me and Sango together alone...'

"I guess then if your two going," While saying this Kagome winked at Sango who immediately blushed, "I'll be going home."

"No way in yell. You and me, Kagome are going shard hunting!" Inuyasha yelled. `How could they just leave? We have to find the jewel shard for Kami's sake. On the plus side me and Kagome can be alone together… Wait! What am I thinking I don't like her that way, I'm in love with Kikyou and Kagome is only a friend and the jewel shard detector.' Inuyasha berated himself for his slip.

"No Inuyasha. We will wait for the others to return then we will go hunting. Hmm they will take at least two weeks for them to go there and back. So I guess this is goodbye for two weeks. Oh yeah Shippo I left you three bars of chocolate near the ramen. Don't eat it all in one day," Kagome said cheerfully while packing up her big yellow bag.

"But, we have too…" Inuyasha was about to start an argument but was stopped short.

"Inuyasha, I'm going, unless you want me to say the `S' word," Kagome warned. Kagome finished her ramen and left saying her goodbyes. She could hear Inuyasha leave to brood in the God tree.

Kagome dropped the bag into the well and jumped in, soon after enveloped in a bright, blue light. She threw the yellow bag up over the top of the well and climbed up the ladder, swinging her legs over the lid of the well to get out. The miko quickly ran home.

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Kagome opened the door to find an unexpected scene. Kento was kneeling before her mother. She could make out his words to be something like "I love you and I always want to be with you, will you marry me?" Not that you couldn't guess what was happening from his position. `How cliché,' Kagome thought. It disgusted her even more when she saw her mother accept and passionately kiss her fiancé.

"Ahem," Kagome rudely interrupted the two from their fun, "What's going on?" She saw her mother turn a brilliant shade of red and she saw a pink twinge hit Kento's cheek, but she had a sneaking suspicious it wasn't for the same reason as her mother. He was probably embarrassed at showing a moment of weakness to her.

"Well dear as you may have seen we are engaged," Seito explained rosily to her daughter. It was the happiest day of her life.

"I can see that, but don't you think it's soon?" Kagome asked her mother while holding a fierce stare at Kento who himself showed back.

"Well we have known each other for over half a year. So no, I don't think it's too soon. Don't be concerned with me. I am marrying the most wonderful man on the planet. Seito looked up at Kento adoringly.

"As I am marrying the most wonderful woman," Kento replied.

This disgusted Kagome. `How could she just dismiss her father's memory so quickly? Wasn't he the most wonderful man in his world even after he died? Well he was until Kento came along.'

"Ok well I'm just gonna go to bed. I'm very tired," Kagome quickly walked past the couple and ran up the stairs to her room. The man angered her so much. Not that he had done anything really wrong other than he make slight snide comments to her. He kind of acted like an arrogant teenager now that she thought about it.

She got dressed in her pajamas and lay in her bed. `You shouldn't get so worked up.' For some reason He gave her the chills. He looked like he was hunting for his prey every time she looked at him and she had a feeling she was the prey. `Damn it Kagome! Get a hold of yourself!' The young miko then quickly fell asleep.

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Kagome was sitting at the kitchen table and apparently Kento spent the whole night at their house. `God, I didn't think my mother still did that. Ugh.' Kagome was eating a large sandwich and a piece of chocolate cake before she ran to go to school.

When she was about to bite down into her sandwich Kento looked up from reading his newspaper and spoke up, "Shouldn't you eat healthier food?"

"Uhh, well the sandwich is healthy; I'm just eating the chocolate cake for a dessert," Kagome didn't like where this conversation was going.

Kento went back to reading so Kagome couldn't read his expression when he spoke, "A girl like you shouldn't eat so much. Don't you want to have a nice figure? It must be hard having one for you as I can tell. You should eat something like a grapefruit for breakfast. It will do you good."

`Did he just call me FAT! Oh, he has no right to criticize me like this.' Tears of anger were welling up in Kagome's eyes. She put the sandwich down and walked over to him and said, "You should take your own advice, sir," Kagome indicated the finished two plates of bacon and scrambled eggs.

Kagome could tell this hit a nerve on the man. She saw a vein start to throb in Kento's head. When she was about to walk away he grabbed her arm, "Watch your mouth girl," Kento sneered and let go of her arm. Kagome's arm hurt really badly. She already could see that a good bruise was going to show soon.

The miko grabbed her bag and ran out the door she was scared of the man. No one ever grabbed her like that especially so forcefully. Or at least not in her time. Kagome could remember many times she had been thrashed around in the Feudal era.

Kagome arrived at school ready to go in and forget all her problems and focus on her school work.

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Inuyasha didn't understand what was wrong with Kagome. She seemed to be so moody when she came. He even thought she might have been happy to go shard hunting with him alone when they found out that Sango had to set out with Miroku to accompany her. But she was more than eager to go home, probably to do her tests. He was glad to have some time alone with Kagome, well not completely alone but Shippo doesn't count. `Wait, what am I thinking… friend nothing more… Kagome… friend… nothing more, Kagome friend, Kagome friend, Kagome friend, Kagome mate… damn no,' Inuyasha smacked his face… `Friend nothing more…'

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Kagome walked into the house rubbing her arm. Where Mr. Hensume had grabbed it, was now blue and purple. She didn't know he had that much strength. It looked like he was putting hardly any effort into the squeeze that morning. That made her a little scared of the man, what if he was abusive? `Don't think that Kagome he's arrogant, but mother wouldn't marry a man that was abusive.'

Kagome put down her shoes and walked into the family room to watch some television. Being with Inuyasha all the time cut into her TV time. So she was taking full opportunity in having a two week vacation from hunting jewel shards. She looked down at herself remembering the morning. `I know I don't have a perfect figure but am I really fat? Ah, he was just trying to get under my skin.' Kagome put her feet up on the coffee table and started to watch TV.

Then Kento walked into the room. "You shouldn't put your feet up. It's impolite. I hope you know how to behave. I knew your mother was lenient on you but I didn't know that she completely didn't teach you how to be a lady. I guess I will slowly have to teach you this."

Kagome's mouth hung open. `He called me fat this morning and now stupid? Not only that, but he said her mother didn't raise her and her brother properly. Ugh! This man is horrible!'

"It's also impolite to keep your mouth opened like that," Kento added.

Kagome closed her moth and glared at the television keen on not looking at Kento. Kento sat down and placed his hand on Kagome's thigh. He rubbed his hand across her skin and squeezed her leg before letting go.

Kagome was horrified. She just stared at her leg. It felt like poison was seeping through her thigh where the monster's hand had laid. She couldn't believe he had just done that. Her father had given a comfort pats on her leg when she was little but nothing like this. She was revolted at the mans actions. She felt dirty. She faced Kento who was looking now at the television. She swung her hand and slapped him. She stood up and walked out of the room.

When she was about to go up the stairs she heard Kento speak, "Stay away from junk food, take the advice you need it." That's when Kagome ran up the stairs and locked herself in the bathroom and cried.

About an hour later, Kagome turned on the shower and stripped and got in. She washed herself till her leg was raw red. She felt so disgusted. Kagome didn't know what to do, but she knew that her mother had to know. `Not today, I'll tell her tomorrow.'

Kagome was out of the shower about two hours later when she heard her mother yell out, "Kagome I need to speak with you."

Kagome got dressed and quickly went down the stairs and into the kitchen. `I wonder what this is about. She couldn't possibly know what happened. Maybe this is the best time to tell her.' She walked into the kitchen to find her mother sitting on a chair looking solemnly.

Seito looked up at her daughter angrily. Kagome didn't know what was going on. Her mother barely ever got angry with her. "Kagome sit," Ms. Higurashi ordered. Kagome obediently did as she was told.

"Mom, where is Mr. Hensume?" Kagome asked timidly.

"He went out for a second. I want to talk to you about him," Kagome's mother said.

"About what mother?" Kagome gathering up her confidence and answered.

"How could you slap you father-to-be, over nothing to add," Seito said quietly, but it was heard by Kagome full force.

Kagome couldn't understand what was going on. Somehow for the man's perverted actions, she was being attacked. "Huh, what?" Kagome answered rather stupidly.

"Kagome Kento told me everything. You were speaking about how you were acting impolite and you go slapping him when you had your feet up on the table. This is very immature of you," Seito said sadly.

"What? Mom that's not what happened!" Kagome practically yield.

"Oh really then pray tell what really happened," Seito said angrily.

"First he was implying that you didn't raise me properly and I didn't know any manners. Then when her sat down he grabbed my thigh," Kagome yelled.

Seito shook her head sadly, "Kagome don't lie. It's not very nice to make Kento the bad one when you are at fault."

"But I'm not lying and this morning he practically told me I was fat!" Kagome cried out.

"Yes Kento told me how you are eating so unhealthily. He was not telling you that you are fat, just the fact that you need to eat more properly. I'm extremely disappointed in you Kagome. I never thought I would get this from you. Kagome go to bed and think about what you did. I'm extremely embarrassed by your actions. I want to see you apologize to Kento tomorrow, is that understood? Also don't lie to me ever again especially over such serious things," Seito lectured Kagome.

Kagome just nodded and ran out of the room. She ran up the stairs with tears streaking down her cheeks. She swung the door opened and slammed it shut. She flung herself on the bed not bothering to take of her uniform and cried herself to sleep. `How could she not believe me? He will pay for the way he is treating me…'

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