Show Me Love

Part 1: Pent up Anger

As Kagome made her way out to the well for yet another weekend of fighting in the Feudal Era, she heard someone call her name. Turning around, Kagome saw her mother running up to her. She looked a little upset about something, making her wonder what it could be.

"Kagome," she asked looking at her daughter with a hint of sternness in her voice. "Darling, you do realize that tomorrow is you're eighteenth birthday right? And that you're having a birthday party at 6:30 tomorrow night. Where do you think you're going?"

'Damn, I forgot about the party,' she silently thought to herself. Her mother had made it a habit to remind her of these things as of late. With all of her exams she had to re-do in summer school from being in the Feudal Era, and from having to rush back and forth between both times, Kagome's mind had started to drift a lot. The only time she noticed that she ever could really focus was when she was listening to music. And since Souta had broken her CD player a few months ago by accident, she didn't even have that.

"Mom, I'm really, really sorry. You know I go there every weekend now. I completely forgot about the party," she apologized. "And you know how Inuyasha gets if I'm not there when I say I'm going to be there. He'll just come here and drag me back threw the well and I won't even be able to get back without a fight."

Mrs. Higurashi sighed as her daughter was right yet again. Inuyasha would most likely drag her back at some point either before, during, or after her party. But she wasn't about to let him take her daughter away from her 2nd important birthday. Considering the fact that Kagome had come home crying about something on her 16th about a woman named Kikyo. She knew it had something to do with Inuyasha, but she didn't press the matter. Her daughter needed comfort, so she gave it to her.

"Why don't you ask Inuyasha to come back with you? If you explain this to him maybe he might just come back with you without a fight," her mother asked innocently.

Kagome only sighed looking at the well house. She knew already what he would say, if she told him how much this meant to her and her family. She knew all he would say is one simple word.

"Feh!" and then a growl would most likely follow.

Sighing yet again, she looked at her mother with sad eyes. She still couldn't understand why she kept going back at this point. Inuyasha had said years ago that he wanted to go with Kikyo to hell. And he was still pretty mean to her from time to time about stupid things. Sango had told her just to ignore his rudeness and just take him as he was. In truth, she did, but her hanyou was just always breaking her heart more and more. And she couldn't deny it anymore, that it hurt a lot.

Kagome looked at her mother and numbly nodded her head.

"Fine, I'll make sure to tell him that I need to be home by…," she paused and made a circular gesture with her hands.

"I want you home at midnight tonight by the latest. You're grandfather has something he wants to give you and he's very excited about it. So, I'm begging you, please, be home before that time," she begged clasping her hands together up to her chin.

Now that had caught her interest. 'Gramps has a gift for me? I wonder what it is this time.' she nodded yet again, but this time, with a smile on her face. Her grandfather always gave her strange gifts on her birthdays. Oh well, at least if Inuyasha upsets her this year, she'll have something to laugh about when she comes home.

Giving her mother a tight hug and kissing her cheek, Kagome headed towards the well house. As she opened the door it creaked loudly, sending shivers down her spine. Looking around the old well house, she noticed something glisten in the corner where the sunlight barely touched. Curious, she walked over to the spot carefully and bent down.

What she found shocked her. It was an old black onyx pendant in the shape of a natural crystal. Turning it back around in the light, it gave off a warm red shine. The crystal seemed to give off a lot of colors all at once to be honest. But it seemed to mostly be a blood red that reflected off of the walls of the old well house.

'Hmm…, I wonder where you came from. I guess I'll ask Grandpa when I come home tonight. Maybe he'll know where you came from.'

As Kagome stood up, she put the gorgeous pendant in her pocket and ran over to the well. Swinging her legs over the edge, she jumped in. The bright blue light encased her as she fell deeper into the well. After doing this for three years, it still made her think of the first time she ever traveled to the Feudal Era. How scared she was at first, but then over time it became her second home. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede, were like another family to her. Sango was the sister she never had, always there to talk to her, and in the same, that's what Kagome had been to her. With all of the hardships they had all been through over the years, Sango was there and had the second most painful story than all of them. She lost her father, her brother, and everyone in her village. The only one she still had left was Kirara, her cat demon friend and companion for almost her whole life. Miroku had it rough too. The wind tunnel which was located on his right palm was a curse from Naraku from three generations ago. And if they didn't defeat Naraku soon, Miroku might me in an empty grave within the next few years.

Sango was still in denial, but Kagome could see that she was in love with Miroku. She had to just laugh at it sometimes now when she saw them together. Miroku's hand would just start to wander, Sango would not be looking, and then about ten seconds later…SLAP!

Miroku could be in total pain from the hits he took daily, but, he would always wear a smile afterwards.

'I'm seriously starting to think Miroku's into some form of S&M,' she thought to herself. Letting a few giggles escape before the light faded away to reveal the sky above. Kagome could hear the birds chirping in the trees and she could also hear her friends laughing and obviously playing with little Shippo.

Shippo, the sweet little fox youkai that she had pretty much adopted as her son. She loved the little kitsune as much as his own mother would have had she still been alive. And by now, Kagome thought of herself as his mother. About a year before, he had asked her if he could call her his mother from now on, and she had happily accepted.

Kaede, was the grandmother she had never had. She knew how much the old woman had gone through in the past by the stories she had told all of them. From losing her sister; 'Stupid clay bitch,' Kagome grumbled to herself grabbing at the stones in the well; to having to take her sister's place at such a young age as the priestess of the village, and to having to pretty much take care of all of them whenever they were all injured.

And then last but not least. Inuyasha. The half demon who had stolen her heart so many years ago and still held it to this day. Yup, the arrogant, rude, selfish, pigheaded, two timing hanyou.

Reaching the top of the well Kagome pulled herself over the edge and dropped her bag on the ground getting her friends attention. Shippo turned his head and smiled widely.

"Mommy!" he yelled running over to her happily and jumping into her arms." I missed you! Please don't leave for so long again! Please?"

Kagome laughed, hugging her little boy. When she had told her mother that she had now had a grandson, her mother hit the kitchen floor and was out for two hours. Poor mom. When she finally came to Kagome explained everything and ended up having to make dinner, because her mother had to lie down for a while.

"I'm sorry Shippo, but I can't stay. I have to leave before midnight tonight or else my mother is going to-"

"Exscuse me!?" Inuyasha bellowed from behind her, making her jump. "You are not going anywhere! We've missed an entire week of hunting for the jewel shards and all you can think about is going back home!? I don't think so!"

Kagome sent a death glare to the growling voice behind her and gently put Shippo down. Walking over to the hanyou flexing her fists, and also trying to keep most of her anger at bay. His attitude was really starting to piss her off.

"Inuyasha, I have no choice."

"Bullshit."

"Oh really?" she answered sarcastically. "Then why don't you go through that well and explain to my mother the why of how come I can't return home tonight? It should make her really, really, really happy."

"What's so important about tonight?" he scoffed.

Kagome glared at him with utter hatred burning in her eyes at this point. 'Does he not remember that tomorrow's my birthday? Does he really not care?'

"Look Inuyasha, I have to be home tonight. So you'll have to deal with what I'm giving you and just shut up," she said with an icy edge to her voice.

He glared at her. 'Why the hell is she acting like this? She's normally a little nicer to me even if we are fighting. I don't get it.'

Inuyasha stepped forward, right in front of her. And glared down at her. Looking straight into her eyes and catching everything coming off of those ocean blue depths he loved so much. He had to admit, she was beautiful, even when she was angry at him. But it seemed like Kagome was more upset than usual.

"Why is it so important that you go back tonight? It's not like it's you're birthday or anything like that, so why are you insisting that you must go back?" he said a little harsher than he had originally intended.

That was the final straw for her. He really had forgotten about her birthday. Turning around, she walked over to the others and told them to leave. Shippo wanted to protest, but thought better of it and knew what was going to happen. He could see the look in his mother's eyes, and knew flat out what she was going to do. Giving her a quick hug, Shippo ran after the others. 'This is going to be really, really, really bad. I hope Mommy's okay afterwards,' the little kit thought to himself making sure he was out of hearing range.

As he ran into Kaede's hut, he started to think about certain things he dare not say out loud. Inuyasha was always so mean and cruel to Mommy. He always made her cry and always made her leave. He wished that he was stronger and a lot bigger so he could protect her from this pain, but he knew why his mother put up with all of the mental abuse and pain. She loved Inuyasha, and he knew that this would never change.

"Shippo, is something wrong child?" Kaede spoke softly to him, snapping him out of his thoughts.

Shippo sighed looking at the old woman with pain in his eyes. "Why is Inuyasha such a jerk to Mommy? All she ever is, is nice to all of us, and all Inuyasha ever does is make her sad. I know it's Mommy's birthday tomorrow," he said looking around at all of the people in the hut and motioning with his hand. "We all do, and he doesn't even remember at all."

The old woman sighed. For an eight year old, Shippo was very smart and understanding of his adopted mother's feelings. Miroku and Sango were listening as well to the child. And they understood exactly why he was so upset.

"Inuyasha only knows how to be mean and cruel, the only time he's even somewhat nice is when she brings him food from her time. And even then, he still manages to be a jerk. I don't understand why she puts up with it," he raged slightly pulling on his hair. "I'm so tired of seeing Mommy cry because of him!"

Sango stood up and walked over to Shippo, pulling him into her arms. Shippo had become like another little brother to her, after Kohaku was turned to dust last year after having his jewel shard removed from his shoulder. It had been the worst day of her life, not only because Kohaku's life had ended, but because she was the one who had removed the jewel from his back. The memory still haunted her. But Shippo somehow had managed to heal her broken heart and became another little brother to her.

" I know how you feel, Shippo. Inuyasha can be cruel and sometimes downright mean to Kagome, but you know he cares for her," she sighed rubbing his back gently. "He just doesn't know how to show it, that's all."

Shippo looked up at Sango, the woman who was more like a sister than anyone had ever been to him. As he snuggled a little deeper into her chest, he cried softly.

"She's going to leave us one of these days if he keeps acting like this. I know she will," he whispered as he started to fall asleep.

Back at the well…..

After everyone was gone, Kagome turned on the hanyou, the man she secretly loved, and glared at him. Inuyasha stood there, with his arms folded in his fire rat kimono, and glared right back. Preparing himself to be sat possibly to death.

But what was coming was so much worse than he had ever imagined.

"Well?" he said looking at the woman he secretly loved more than life it's self. "Why are you going back?"

That was when Kagome did the unthinkable. Slowly she walked up to him, staring into his golden sunset eyes, and slapped him as hard as she could.

Inuyasha was in total shock. He expected to be sat by Kagome, but she had never hit him before. Touching his cheek with his clawed fingers, he felt the light stinging sensation still on the left side of his face. As he looked into her eyes, which were now collecting tears, he just stood there, staring at her. And that's when the anger in her eyes finally came out into words that he never thought he'd hear her say.

"You are such a fucking asshole, Inuyasha! I can't believe you sometimes!" she screamed in his face, making his ears fold down to the sides of his head." Tomorrow is my birthday. But you wouldn't know that because all you fucking care about is that bitch Kikyo, and going to hell with her! If you actually had a fucking brain in that thick skull of yours you would see how much I care about you. But no, all that I am to you is a fucking jewel shard detector. You don't give a shit if you hurt my feelings or make me cry! You can't even remember when my fucking birthday is! So guess what, I am going home! I have a birthday party tomorrow, and my grandfather has something he wants to give me tonight. But I think I'll leave now! Because I'm just so sick and tired of your fucking attitude and immaturity!"

As Kagome turned around to grab her bag, Inuyasha did the only thing he could think of after her outburst. He blocked her way to the well. As she walked up to him, Inuyasha growled at her.

"Get out of my way! I want to go home!" she hissed.

"No," he said calmly. "We need to-"

"Fuck you, Inuyasha. I'm so tired of talking to someone who doesn't give a shit about me. So move out of my way."

Kagome tried to push him out of the way, but he wouldn't budge. So backing up, she glared at him again.

"I said move."

"…"

"I said fucking move out of my way you asshole!" she screamed.

He stared at her straight in the eyes, hiding his hurt the best he could. But at this point, Inuyasha was almost in tears. He knew he didn't know how to express his feelings for her, but he never thought a fight between the two of them would ever get this bad.

"Kagome-"

"Grr! That's it!" she yelled. "SIT!!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

As Inuyasha heard the word escape from her lips the loudest she had ever shouted it, the pull of the rosary yanked him to the ground a lot harder than usual. Causing him to lose consciousness.

Kagome's tears spilled from her eyes as she ran to the well. Before she jumped in, she looked once more at her hanyou, lying on the ground. She almost wanted to feel bad for him, but decided against it and jumped over the edge of the well.

500 years in the future….

Kagome rubbed her swollen eyes as best she could. She knew that they were most likely red and puffy from crying so much. All of her raw emotions had come out in one, big, blow. 'Inuyasha's probably very mad with me now,' she sighed thinking to herself. As she began to pull herself up out of the well, she heard her little brother talking on his cell phone to his girlfriend, Hitomi. Kagome had to giggle at this. Those two had been together since her and Inuyasha had helped him tell her how he felt.

'Inuyasha….'

Shaking him from her thought's, Kagome pulled herself over the top of the well. Souta, looking at her from the stairs. Spoke into his cell phone smiling, then hung it up.

"Hey sis," he said running over to her smiling at first. But then he noticed her eyes and looked at her worried. "Are you okay? You look like you've been crying."

Kagome rubbed her eyes one last time as she looked at her little brother.

"I'm fine, Souta. Don't worry about me, okay?" she said smiling weakly. "Me and Inuyasha just got into another fight, that's all."

Souta knew by now not to press the matter with his sister. Whenever she mentioned Inuyasha and she looked like she had been crying, he knew better than to ask.

"Okay, so, are you staying home then? I need to go and get something at the mall for Hitomi. Want to go with me?" he said smiling.

Kagome smiled at her little brother. She knew how much he hated the mall. But he knew she needed to blow off some steam and cheer up. Nodding her head, she ran into the house to quickly change.

Upon finding a pair of torn, tight faded black jeans, a lavender spaghetti strap tank top, and a pair of black sneakers, she was downstairs and grabbing her keys. Souta was waiting by the stairs leading down to the busy Tokyo streets. Kagome smiled, checking to make sure she had her wallet and I.D.

"Come on, brat," she yelled running past him.

"Hey, I'm not a brat!"

"You are to me," she laughed racing to her car. After jumping into the driver's side she turned the engine on and waited for her brother. After he managed to drag himself to his side of the car and pull himself into the seat, Kagome pulled her hair up into a messy bun and started to pull away from the side walk.

4 hours later….

"I am never going with you to the mall again," Souta proclaimed as he dragged himself up the stairs to the shrine. " Not only am I broke now, but my legs are killing me from walking everywhere."

" Souta, you're 14. You shouldn't have a problem walking around for a few hours," she retorted back to him.

" Well, I am getting old," he said with a smirk.

" Baka," she smiled.

As they entered the house, Kagome noticed that her mother was not home. But she could feel her grandfather's aura somewhere in the house. Running upstairs, she found him sitting on her bed smiling.

"Hello, my little one," he said warmly. "Did you two have fun at the mall?"

Kagome laughed lightly at his words.

"Gramps, I'm not that little anymore. But yes, I did have fun," she said plopping down next to him.

" Kagome, since this is your second most important birthday. I decided to get you something I know you would like and most definitely use. Your mother gave me a few ideas and I went ahead and bought the necessary items for you."

With that, the old Higurashi pointed to Kagome's desk. And as she turned her gaze to look at where he was pointing, her eyes widened in shock and her jaw dropped.

'Oh, my, god.'

"Grandpa……"