gomen, very short chapter, but necessary...

'bang, bang

he shot me down

bang, bang

i hit the ground

bang, bang

that awful sound, bang bang, my baby shot me down

**K POV**

It was like reliving that night all over again. The second I heard his voice, my blood froze in my veins. I looked up to see him standing there, his fist clenched angrily at his sides, looking all the world like the very devil himself.

Before either of us could do anything, Kouga hit Inuyasha hard on the back on the head, and he slumped over, knocked unconscious from the blow. Then he grabbed me by my shoulders and threw me to the ground. I laid there stiff in fear staring up at him. I swear I saw flames shooting up from the ground around him. I panicked as he glanced behind him to the crumpled form of Inuyasha.

He kicked him in the stomach and then bent down over him and pulled back his fist for a hard punch to the face. I jumped up before I realized what I was doing and grabbed his hand before he could strike. He glared at me, startled, and then gave me a good strong back hand. I fell down clutching my face in pain.

"You whore, you fucking little whore! I offer you the world and you spit in my face. You slut! You find yourself the lowest fucking scum in the whole city and he gets what's been coming to me for years! You fucking little bitch, how dare you have the gall to try and protect him!! Like you could stop me!!?"

"Kouga! Please don't hurt him, please..."

"Shut your fucking mouth before I break your jaw!!" I continued to beg.

"Please don't hurt him, he's just a friend and it just happened and I'm sorry! Please, don't-"

"A Friend?!! You were practically fucking him!! You let him touch in in ways I never got to!! You're mine Kagome!! I'm gonna make sure you never fucking forget that ever again!!"

He walked towards me and yanked me up by my hair. He crushed his lips against mine then abruptly pulled away and smacked me. Then he kissed me roughly again and then pulled away and full out punched me. I felt blood gush from my nose and past my parted lips. The coppery taste startled me more than the actual blow.

I went into a complete state of shock as he threw me down to the ground again. He hit me a few more times straddling my waist then he stopped. I hadn't even realized I was crying. His face softened from the hard grimace of anger to lust.

I knew that look well...

"No.." I chocked out. He reached down and stroked my cheek. I flinched from his touch.

"Kagome, you're so beautiful, all bruised and bleeding....like a fallen angel. I think I should finish what I started two years ago."

With that, he ripped my dress open with his bare hands. I whimpered and called out in a chocked whisper.

"Inu...yasha!"

Kouga's anger flared up again at my cry for help and he began to hit me again, each blow punctuating his words.

"Don't! Fucking! Call! For! Him! You're! Mine!!"

He pulled his fist back to hit me once more when a voice rang out behind him.

"Kouga!!"

His head jerked up just as Inuyasha swung for him. I watched in macabre fascination as his fist connected with Kouga's jaw . It was like seeing it happen in slow motion. I felt everything going black, only vaguely realizing that the weight had been lifted off of me. Then darkness.

**I POV**

I stared down at the two bodies lying on the ground next to me. On my left was an unconscious Kouga, knocked out by one blow. I had put everything I had into that punch, all of my hate for him, for his father, for what he had done to my family, my life, and my Kagome. Every muscle in my body was flexing all the way down to my toes, all my energy gathering in my fist as it made contact with the son of a bitch's face.

I shook the numbness from my hand absentmindedly as my attention snapped back to the girl beside me. I winced as I took in the extent of the damage. He had beaten her severely, and blooded continued to trickle from her possibly broken nose. Her breathing was ragged and it seemed like tears were still falling from her swollen eyes. I could already see the bruises beginning to form.

A coppery taste became apparent in my mouth. I realized I was biting my bottom lip, which only moments ago this very girl had been so lovingly caressing.

I was so angry, and I could feel my heart beginning to race even faster, the blood pumping even more quickly through my veins.

It all made sense now. Her obvious fear of her mysterious ex-boyfriend, why she carried a fucking taser, even the few seconds I had heard Naraku taking to Kouga that one night in the mailroom.

"We had enough trouble with her last time..."

He had been talking about Kagome. My Kagome.

Now she lay bruised and broken before me. I noticed the front of her dress had been ripped open.

I felt sharp pain biting into my palms. I was clenching my fists so tightly, my short, dull nails had drawn blood.

I began to realize what he would have done to her if I hadn't come to just then. He would've raped her. Beaten and raped her.

And judging by the tidy disappearance of my father, courtesy of his, I had no doubt that he would probably get away with it. He would probably get away with this.

"You bastard...you worthless bastard....She's mine..." I heard his voice from my left. He was stirring and made a move to sit up.

Before I knew what I was doing I was on him, my hands wrapped firmly around his neck. He flailed his arms, hitting me in the face repeatedly, but I swear I didn't feel a thing. I didn't even notice until a drop of blood landed on his forehead. Then another. He sputtered and wheezed and kept hitting. Then he crossed the line and chocked out

"She's...MINE!!"

I let out some kind of strange primal yell at his words and pulled my hands from his throat. He barely had time to inhale before I began pounding him in the face repeatedly.

"Don't you ever touch her again, you hear me you twisted fuck, don't you ever come near her!!"

Suddenly someone grabbed me by the wrist as I pulled back to hit him again. I glanced up angrily, ready to take on anyone who dared to stop me. I was met with the fearful eyes of Souta, tears ready to spill from his eyes.

"Inu, stop!"

I looked back down and realized the bastard was once again out. I stared in rapt fascination at what I had done. I'd never hit anyone in my life, never thrown a punch or ever took one. Now I was looking at what used to be the face of Kouga.

My head snapped back up as I shook my hand from Souta's grasp. I scanned wildly for Kagome and found her mother sobbing at the mere sight of her daughter, while the old man made a move to lift her.

"Mom, go call an ambulance!" Hitomi stayed frozen to the spot, her hands tightly clamped over her mouth as she cried. The kid ran over and began to drag her away to the house, trying to get her away from the awful scene. I jumped to my feet and was next to her grandfather in a heartbeat.

"Inuyasha, help me lift-good God ..." He stopped short when he looked at my face.

Suddenly I could feel the slight pain begin to set in. I wiped at the wetness on my face and came away with a bloody hand. It barely registered, I was too concerned about Kagome's condition.

"C'mon, old man, move, I've got her." I said gruffly.

"Inuyasha, you're hurt."

"It doesn't matter, just move." I slid my arms under her and lifted her with ease.

She was so light, even though her body was limp from unconsciousness. I strode

quickly into the house and laid her on the couch. A second later, Souta was by my side with a towel, blanket, and a bowl of warm water.

"Inuyasha? What happened? Did He do this?" I nodded solemnly as I wet the towel and began to clean the drying blood from her face.

"Why? Why would he do this? He's never hit her before!"

"He saw us." I didn't give any details whatsoever, but Souta froze as he pulled the blanket up to her chest.

"Saw what?"

I sighed as I noticed how He quickly pulled the jacked she still wore closed over

where her dress had been torn, almost protectively.

"It was just a kiss. He did that kid, not me."

His eyes fell in shame.

"I know. It's not the first time he's tried."

Confused, I began to ask what he meant by that when the old man yelled excitedly that he could hear the ambulance coming.

"Inuyasha, you should go too." Souta said nervously.

"Why?" I asked, somewhat surprised. He pulled me away from her to the large mirror that hung from the wall. I hesitantly glanced up and my breath hitched at what I saw.

I almost didn't recognize the person I saw in the mirror. My entire face looked like I had been stung by an entire hive of wasps. Blood covered the majority of my face, even sections of my hair were stained a dark crimson. I looked like hell.

"Holy Shit." I muttered disbelievingly. Suddenly I began to feel the full extent of the pain. Fuck it hurt!

I felt dizzy and I stumbled backwards. The room began to spin, and before I knew it, I was out again.

Tbc…

Happy now Carrie!?

Wow, violent huh? Told you he'd make quite a scene. Well for everyone who wondered what the hell I was talking about connecting characters, here ya go: Obviously, Naraku is Kouga's father, therefore, Inu and Kouga grew up together. I don't go much into detail about their childhood together, but we'll just say Kouga was a spoiled brat who always got his way. And, true to the anime/manga, Inu hates him.

Things get pretty complicated for Inu and Kagome from here on. There's gonna be a lot of what if's, especially about what would have happened had Kouga not been there. Would he have told her abou the jewel and what it means to him? Would she have admitted her feelings about him? Would they have just gone at it on the grass? Well...I wanted to do it that way, but then the story would already be over wouldn't it?

I'll have some more chapters tomorrow. If there's any questions, anything I didn't explain clearly enough, don't be afraid to ask, I love questions!! Well, the one's that I have answers to at least...

Soon to come...angst and lots of it.

Well, I hoped you liked, and can't wait to post more for you all! I really appreciate the support I've gotten from all you at AFF. Remember, even if you don't review, I'm still very thankful that you took the time to read my little story.

Arigato and Ja ne!

~Sabichan~