Disclaimer:I do not own Inuyasha

Bruises

By:S.A.M.

Summary:Kagome was a good person as far as her teachers and friends were concered,but to her foster dad,she was a little peice of shit.He beat her for what seemed to be no reason,and treated her like a meaningless peice of crap.What was worse is that her foster mom knew too but couldn't do anything about it.She tries to hide the dark secret,but her friends suspect things.When a new kid named Inuyasha finds out her secret,will he be able to heal her bruises?

"You peice of shit!"he yelled,boxing me into the corner.He held his belt in his hands and I knew I was going to get beaten again.He raised his belt and whip he hit my leg.I tried to hold it but a small cry of pain managed to pass my lips."And you're weak too!"he yelled.I looked up at my foster parent,fear plainly showing in my eyes,trying not to yell back,I bit my tongue and looked down to sheild the tears from his sight.

Just then Souta walked in.'Crap' I thought.My foster dad haden't noticed,and I was somewhat relieved."SAY SOMETHING"he screamed,and raised his belt once more."DONT HURT HER!"Souta yelled from the halway,tears in his eyes.I looked up just in time to see the bastard who had my custody turning around to my brother with rage in his eyes."YOU DARE TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"he screamed in rage,and raised his belt towards my brother.I gathered my strength and ran in front of my brother."NO!"I screamed."LEAVE HIM ALONE,HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING!"I bawled out.

My foster father didn't seem to care,and without even a first thought he pushed me aside.Again,he raised his belt,but I wouldn't let the bastard hurt my baby brother!Nobody had the right to do that but me!I jumped on Ray's back and punched his head.He shook me off and I was able to hold him back just enough time to tell Souta to run away.Souta stood in the halway frozen,tears running down his deep brown eyes."GO!"I said,tears in my own eyes.Without hesitation this time,Souta ran into his room and I heard his door being locked."I'll get him later!"Ray yelled"NO YOU WON'T"I screamed back.He looked at me and I scrambled towards the kitchen.He followed me.Thinking quickly,I grabbed a vase and broke it on his head.He fell to the floor unconcious and I scrambled to my room.

I opened the door,locked it behind me and ran to my bed,where I curled up to myself and started crying."Kagome?"Souta said from the bathroom which seperated our rooms.I quickly wiped the tears from my eyes and took a breath."Yes?"I called back,trying to hide the fact that I was crying.He pulled back the red curtain and ran towards me,where I embraced him tightly and he began crying."It's okay baby brother"I said trying to comfort him."It's okay"he looked at me,and fresh tears formed in his eyes."NO IT'S NOT"he screamed"IT ISN'T ALL RIGHT!I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE THIS AND NEITHER DID YOU!"he dropped himself on the floor "It just isn't fair"he whispered.

I ran towards where he was sitting on the floor and hugged him once more."I'll tell you what."I said softly."I'm gonna go into the kitchen and get both of us something to eat,while Ray's still unconcious,and then we can both do our homework together."Souta nodded softly and I stood up."Stay here,and don't go out"I said,walking towards the door."If you hear me scream,then you go out there with your baseball bat,and throw it to where I am."I told him.He nodded slightly and I unlocked the latch."Big sister,"he said,and I looked at him questionaly"I love you."I looked at him and smiled"I love you too Souta"I said,and walked outside.

I listened carefully to see if Ray remained unconcious,and sure enough,he was.I made my way to the kitchen as quietly as I could and grabbed 5 packages of macaroni and cheese,a dozen bottles of water,2 liters of apple juice,a box of brownies,a couple fruits,a few plastic cups and dishes,a bunch of instant soup and some pre-made rice and stuffed them into a plastic bag.Then I grabbed the microwave and walked back to my room.Souta looked up looking relieved that I was OK.I sat down beside him with the bag of food."What do you wanna eat?"I asked.He looked inside the bag before choosing apple juice and macaroni.I looked at him"Do you want me to get anything for you?"I asked and he nodded."Spaghetti?"he questioned.

I stood up and nodded,making my way towards the door.I ran barefoot across the hall to the kitchen where Raymond still lay unconcious.I walked to the cupboard and on the way there I stepped on a peice of glass.I closed my eyes tightly and bit my tongue,muffling the cry of pain.Still,Souta heard it and in a matter of seconds he was out of the room with a stell bat.I shook my head and smiled."False alarm"I whispered.He smiled too and walked back into the room.'Thank goodness' I thought.

Normally Souta would run out Screaming but this time he kept quiet.I sat myself on the cupboard and crawled towards where the spaghetti,parmesan cheese and sauce was.I stuck it in another bag and made my way towards the refrigerator.

After the first time Ray beat me,I figured out a route for the kitchen where I would be able to get everything and remain undetected.I made the last stop in the route where the refrigerator was and grabbed some soda.I looked down and bit my lip.The whole scene looked wrong.Ray was on the floor with blood on his head and glass all over it.I had to make it look like he had passed out from when he was drunk.I began to work and by the time I was finished the glass and blood was cleaned and he looked like he had passed out.For a finishing touch I put and empty bottle of rum next to him."Perfect"I whispered,and ran back to the room.

"Here ya go"I told Souta,handing him the bag.He smiled and took out the spaghetti,putting some on his plate and then mines."Soda?"he questioned.I nodded and he poured some in my cup and then his,and we began eating.We did our homework together and eventually finished it."Souta,it's 10:00 pm,you should be getting to bed."I said.He nodded and gathered his stuff."Good night Souta"I said "Good night Kagome."he turned around and went into his room."Brush your teeth!"I called after him.He dropped his stuff on his bed,and walked back into the bathroom.I heard a few noises as he finished using the bathroom and went into his room.I let out a breath and then walked to my dresser.I changed into some silk moon pajamas that were pants,a tanktop,and a jacket to put over the tank.I then put the food in the mini fridge and her homework in her book bag.I lay down and sighed "Thank you god for letting us get through another day"I said,and closed my eyes.