Broken chapter 4

Kagome jumped awake as thunder shook the house. Her heart pounded in her chest and sweat ran down her face. She had it again, the same nightmare she had the night before.

Blindly, she looked around the dark room, she heard soft breathing beside her and her heart leaped up into her throat. As lightening flashed and lit up the room she saw the body next to her and she let out a sigh of relied. It was Inuyasha.

The half demon stirred and she assumed that he must have felt her move.

"Kagome?" She heard him say.

"Yeah?" She replied.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine" she heard the sounds of him sniffing the air.

"Then...why are you crying?" he asked as he sat up.

Kagome blinked and brought hand up to her face, she hadn't realized that she had been crying. Soon Kagome felt a clawed hand gently grasp her wrist.

"Kagome what's wrong?" He asked the girl.

Kagome bit her bottom lip, looking down.

"Kagome, please tell me." Inuyasha begged the girl, lifting her chin up to get her to look at him. Even though it was dark, he could see because of his demon eye sight.

"You promise you won't laugh?" Kagome asked hesitantly.

"Kagome, I would never laugh at something that made you cry." he said, stroked her cheek with his right thumb."

"I had another nightmare..." Kagome whispered, but because Inuyasha was a half demon he caught it.

"About Kurai?" He asked, though he already knew the answer.

Kagome nodded as she felt tears begin to form. Inuyasha pulled her into his arms, tucking her head under his chin.

"Kagome, I promise I won't let him hurt you again." He told her.

"What if they never find him?"

Inuyasha tightened his grip on her, "They will, if they don't then I will find him myself." Although he knew he couldn't because it would risk people finding out that he was really a half demon.

"Inuyasha...do you think Souta really meant what he said? About how he was happy that this happened to me?" She asked.

"Kagome, I think that was just the first thing that popped into his head to say to you. I don't think he meant it." he replied.

"...what if I did deserve it? What if..."

Inuyasha growled, "Don't you dare think like that Kagome." he brought his lips to the top of her head, "You never deserved this." he murmured.

Kagome buried her face into his chest.

"Let's go back to sleep." Inuyasha suggested and she nodded. Inuyasha laid back down with Kagome in his arms.

-Next Morning-

Inuyasha woke before Kagome did and he hear voices coming from downstairs, indicating that the others were up. Inuyasha slowly removed Kagome from his arms and crept out of the room, quietly closing the door behind him. He walked down the stairs and into the kitchen.

In the kitchen Souta, Mrs. Higurashi and Kagome's grandfather were eating breakfast.

"Oh, good morning Inuyasha, I trust you slept well?" Mrs. Higurashi greeted him.

Inuyasha nodded and then turned to Souta, "I need to speak with you."

Souta looked to his mother who nodded, Souta then got up from the table and followed Inuyasha out.

Inuyasha walked over to the God tree and he heard Souta stop behind him. The silence made Souta nervous as he shuffled his feet. Finally Inuyasha said something, "You know what I brought you out here?"

Souta nodded, "Is it because of yesterday?"

Inuyasha turned to face the boy, "Yes, it is. Why did you say that to your sister?"

"Because...I was upset and didn't know what else to say..." Souta replied.

Inuyasha sighed and closed his eyes, then opened them, "Kagome really thinks you meant it."

"...I don't even know what "rape" is." Souta admitted.

Inuyasha blinked and then asked, "Then why did you say it?"

"Cause I knew it would upset her. Is rape really that bad, Inuyasha?" he asked.

Inuyasha nodded, "Yes Souta, it is really bad."

"Oh." Souta looked down then back up, "Can I apologize to her?"

The half demon lightly smiled, "Yeah, but she's asleep right now."

Souta nodded, "Alright."

The two headed back inside together.

-With Kagome-

Kagome awoke as the sun shone through her window and into her eyes. She groaned and rolled over onto her side, but she shot up once she realized that something wasn't right. Inuyasha wasn't in the room and she looked around. She saw Inuyasha's sword, Tetsusaiga, and she knew that he wouldn't have gone back to the Feudal Era without it.

Kagome swung her legs off the side of the bed, planning on getting up.

"Don't you even think about it." She heard a voice say.

Kagome looked up to see Inuyasha in the doorway and she smiled.

The half demon walked over to her, "You better not be planning on getting up."

Kagome frowned, "Inuyasha..."

"No Kagome, you aren't getting hurt." He told her.

"Inuyasha, I a-" a knock on her open door caught her attention and she looked away and saw Souta at the door.

Kagome's frown deepened, "What?" she asked in a not so welcoming tone.

"Can I come in?" He asked, looking down at his feet.

She huffed, "Fine."

Souta walked in, looking at Inuyasha on the way who in return gave him an encouraging smile.

"Kagome...I'm really sorry for what I said yesterday, I was just upset and that was the first thing that I thought of. I don't even know what rape is." Souta confessed to his sister.

Kagome's frown turned into a smile, "Come here." she said. Souta walked over and Kagome pulled him into his arms, "Thank you." she said, souta returned the hug. After a while they pulled away and she smiled at her baby brother.

"So are you guys going back to the Feudal Era?" Souta asked.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "Could we?"

Inuyasha huffed, "Feh. Your leg still ain't healed."

"Yeah, but I want to see the others." She told him.

"I ain't carrying you."

"Pleeaasssssseeee Inuyasha." Kagome begged while she gave him the puppy dog pout.

Inuyasha's eye twitched, about to break, "Damnit woman, fine! But if you get hurt we are coming straight back." He warned her.

Kagome cheered, "Thank you Inuyasha!"

"Keh."