Here is the next chappy. Short but it's the next one. My Christmas present to you.

Thank you all for the wonderful reviews. Much appreciated. You guys sure did keep me going. I'm loving this story now and I'm thinking of starting a new one. Vote on my poll and tell me what you'd like to see me write. Much LUUUUV to you all and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Kagome groaned as she tried to turn over. A sharp stab of pain in erupted in her back as she did. She fell back onto her stomach and opened her eyes slowly. Her apartment was dark and the foul stench of blood was everywhere. She scrunched up her nose as the disgusting odor fully registered. A peep sounded from behind her and her body tensed.

"Oh shit. They're still here?" thought Kagome as the sound seemed to come closer. Her body tensed and she shut her eyes tight. The sound stopped. She turned her head and looked around her apartment. No one else was there but a small rat was seated dangerously close to her face. She rolled her eyes.

"I don't even have enough willpower at the moment to scream at you." She whispered hoarsely to the rat. Her voice cracked when she spoke and she had trouble swallowing. The small animal looked at her inquisitively.

Kagome clenched her teeth as she tried to activate her limbs. She raised her right arm and shooed the rat away. The small critter scurried away quickly as Kagome groaned loudly. She could feel nothing but pain all over her body. She could feel the bruises already there and the ones still forming. Her body ached from head to toe and she found it difficult to move at all. Kagome sighed as she placed her hands in front of her and tried to raise herself up. She felt excruciating pain as she did but finally managed to sit upright. She closed her eyes and groaned as the pain in her extremities registered as well.

"Ugh." She muttered and looked around her apartment. It was dark because all the windows were shut and the blinds were drawn. Her furniture was damaged and all over the place. Blood seemed to stain everything. The floors, the chairs, the walls and even the blinds.

"What did he do to me?" thought Kagome. Instantly she was filled with anger when she thought of him. Both of them.

"AGH!" She screamed as she kicked the air. Pain exploded from her foot to her leg but she didn't care. She didn't feel it anymore.

"I HATE HIM! AND I HATE HIM TOO! I HATE THEM BOTH!" She yelled to no one. Her screams turned into sobs and her shoulders sagged. Her anger had abated and now there was nothing but a big hole in her heart filled with hopelessness. She started to cry as she lay her head back down and curled up into herself.

"And there's nothing I can do about it…" she mumbled through her tears.

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Inuyasha yawned as the first rays of sunlight appeared. He had been up all night, worrying about Kagome. A nagging feeling had been bothering him all night, making him unable to sleep. He felt as if something bad was happening to her but he did not know what.

"I hope she's alright." He said to no one in particular and got up. He had been sitting in the living room chair the whole time. He stretched to get rid of the uncomfortable feeling of the chair. Inuyasha yawned once again and walked to his room upstairs. He checked his clock. It was 7 in the morning; time to get to school. He sighed as he trudged to his bathroom and took a shower. He got dressed and grabbed a bagel on his way out. Inuyasha locked his door and got on his bike and started towards school. A frown framed his face as he pedaled down the street.

"I have a feeling something really bad happened." He thought as he turned the corner. The nagging feeling that had been there all night was getting worse. Inuyasha closed his eyes and sniffed the air. He could make out a faint trail of her scent.

"Mmm…Lavender." He thought as he sniffed the air longer. The scent filled his nostrils and traveled to his lungs as he picked it apart from the other scents. He loved her scent. The almost deafening sound of a horn snapped him out of his thoughts. He swerved to avoid hitting an oncoming Jeep. The driver of the car was yelling at him and uttering curse words. Inuyasha blushed and waved an apology. In his day-dreaming he had almost caused an accident.

"That was close." He mumbled as he got back on his route to school. The nagging feeling returned and it bothered him a lot. Inuyasha stopped his bike at the side of the road. He closed his eyes and sniffed the air yet again. The scent of jasmine tickled his nose and he made his decision. He turned his bike around and began to pedal.

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Ayame's face lit up as he spotted Koga on the other side of the hall. She skipped towards him and stopped at his locker. He was digging through his locker, apparently looking for his books for his first class.

"Hey sweetie." She said and tapped him on the shoulder. He didn't respond but instead continued looking through his locker. Ayame smiled nervously and tapped him again. He quickly turned and glared at her.

"What?" he asked rudely. Her smiled dropped for a second but she quickly picked it up again.

"Oh nothing. I just wanted to say I did what you asked. I invited him over today." She said sweetly and hoped this would please him. Koga's face softened and he smiled at her.

"Good." He said and returned to his locker. He picked a book off the top shelf and closed it. He began to walk away but he stopped and turned around.

"You know what you're going to do right?" he asked her. Ayame blinked and gave him a blank stare. She had completely forgotten what her exact assignment was. She opened her mouth but closed it again when she realized she had nothing to say. Koga frowned and walked back towards her. His frown turned into a glare and his mouth formed a snarl as he became face to face with her. Ayame's jaw quivered with fear as she looked at him. She never knew what Koga was capable of when he was mad.

"I-i…uh…um." She stammered. Koga glared at her and said nothing. Ayame looked from left to right in the silence and racked her brains for what to say.

"I...uh, I forgot." She whispered. Koga's hand clenched into a fist and he banged it against the nearest locker.

"You forgot?!" he said, his voice raising. Ayame seemed to shrink below his angry gaze. Koga stared her down and was just about to yell at her when someone called his name.

"Hey Koga! You coming man?" a voice from behind him called. Koga exhaled sharply and closed his eyes. When he opened them his face was transformed. He no longer looked mad but instead he had on a calm expression.

"Yeah man. In a second!" he replied without fully turning around. He looked at Ayame and she blinked frightfully. Koga leaned his head towards Ayame and whispered into her ear.

"Seduce him. Spend time with him. Drug him if you have to. Just make him like you. A lot." He whispered. His voice sent a chill down her spine and she shivered. The way he had said that didn't seem to fit right with her conscience. He was planning something awful and she could tell. Koga backed up and smiled. He winked at her before turning around and walking away. Ayame looked around. Some people were staring at her with quizzical looks. They had all seen what just happened.

"Great. Just fucking great." She muttered to herself. Ayame looked down as she picked up her stuff and walked away. This was turning out to be more than what it seemed.

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Well there we go. Short but okay for now. Soooo sorry for not updating for so long. Midterms were a bitch. Buut over the holidays I will definitely be updating. Hopefully starting a new story too. Please read and review, Thankyuhverymuch.

Oh yeah and vote on my poll. I would really like your input.

Happy Holidays y'all…