M.A.P : Way to Your Heart. by unique

Chapter 1

I don't own Inuyasha. I'm poor, so it should be obvious.

Chapter 1

Kagome Higurashi lived a pretty normal life till the year she turned 16. That is when everything changed.

"Mom, I'm tired of school. I hate that place."

Mrs. Higurashi turned around to look at her daughter with a concerned look etched on her face. This was not her normal cheery, happy Kagome talking to her. "Kagome is there something you want to talk about or tell me? You know you can talk to me or your father."

That broke the flood waters in the dam that was Kagome's stormy indigo eyes and she told her mother everything that has been happening to her in the past weeks.

"You are not ugly or weak, Kagome, and don't ever let anyone tell you so. Baby, how have they broken you so? Where is the strong girl, the fighter we raised? Kagome you have a strong soul, use it and their feeble words will not hurt you." Mrs. Higurashi looked down at her daughter and gave her a warm smile. "School will be different Monday."

Kagome's mother was telling her the truth. She is not ugly or weak. Kagome had wonderful features that would be considered desirable to many: long black hair (stopped at upper back), petite shapely figure but well toned, fair skin that paled against her black hair, and a face to kill for.

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'Mom was right.' Kagome thought as she parked her car and entered the school building. 'I will have to thank her when she and dad return from their trip tomorrow.'

Why no one liked her was beyond Kagome. In a world were human and demons lived together, she fit no where. Was her kindness to everyone really her down fall or was it her attitude on life? No matter; they were both positive so what was the problem?

Kagome was so lost in thought and helping the young man the popular people classified a 'Geek' she failed to notice her daily tormenter and her click coming toward her.

"Well, well what do we have here? Helping your boyfriend Kagome?" Kikyo teased as she ascended upon Kagome followed by her boyfriend and crew. After a minute of silence she was sure Kagome was not going to respond to her daily verbal assault, so Kikyo was preparing for another comment when she was stopped dead in her tracks. A well manicured finger in her face.

The look in Kagome's eyes would have made a grown man pee his pants. She stared at Kikyo with pure hate in her eyes. "One... more... word... and I will shut you up." The words were nothing more than a whisper but everyone standing around her caught the meaning. Kagome's mood suddenly darkened.

In fear of looking weak, Kikyo could not let that threat ride. She will admit (to herself) that Kagome has done nothing to get this treatment from her, but she over heard Inuyasha telling his brother that Kagome looked good and for that..... well... you get the picture. Kikyo readied her self to speak when....Kagome's hand came down across her mouth.

"Shut the Fuck up Bitch... I told you. Form now on every time you speak to me I'll slap the shit out of you."

".........."

Kikyo and everyone around her were stunned into silence as Kagome turned and walked off like nothing happened with a bright mood.

The rest of the day was a peaceful one for Kagome but something still wasn't right.

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"Souta! Souta are you home?" Kagome was worried when she went to get him from school and he was not there. Luckily when she got home her grandfather's car was parked out side.

"In here Kagome."

"Grandpa?"

Sota's eyes were full of tears as he sat in the corner of the room.

"What's wrong with Souta, Grandpa?" At this point Kagome couldn't do anything but worry. Souta was always happy like her, so what brought this on?

Grandpa patted the seat beside his and told Kagome to sit down. When he finished telling her what he told Souta, she was in tears as well. Sobbing into her hands, Kagome could not believe her parents were dead.

The next day was like a bad dream for Kagome as she sat in the principal's office with her grandfather. She was so dejected, and although she was sitting right beside her grandpa in front of the principal's desk she could barely hear what they where saying.

"Yes, my son-in-law's plane crashed as he and my daughter were returning home."

"Did they..."

"No Mr. Chou. I was assured that they did not suffer."

This was all Kagome could take, one more word and she was sure that she would snap so she went and sat right outside of the office. As she sat down she saw pair hateful eyes looking at her.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome for a moment, thinking. She looked sad, and he wondered what happened. As far as he knew Kikyo hasn't said anything to her. Then his ears twitched and he heard the old man in the office...... speak of the devil...

Kikyo had been looking at Inuyasha and seething. He was watching that whore. So she walked right up to where he was standing looking at Kagome and called out her name.

"Oi, Kagome what did you do, bring your BITCH mother up her to tell on us picking on you!" This is where she made her mistake. She had a severe lack of knowledge. Inuyasha being a half demon had something like super hearing and knew Kagome's parents died.

Oh! That did for Kagome. Not only was she having the worst week, day, and month of her life but now someone was trying to dishonor her dead mother. "HELL NO!" Kagome yelled as she took off in Kikyo's direction chair in hand. The next thing Kikyo knew Kagome hit her with the damn chair, threw it down, and was now hitting her in the face.

Inuyasha was looking at the scene in utter fascination, as Kagome wailed on Kikyo. This 5'4 girl was beating the hell out of his 5'7 slightly bigger Kikyo. Once he snapped out of it he went to pull Kagome off of Kikyo (he had to admit if she said anything like that about his mother he would have done the same), because now he was seeing blood. As soon as he placed his hand on Kagome, his hand started to burn slightly then she turned to him and he noticed that her eyes were a shade of pink. "You're a Miko?" He whispered. Then he too took a fist in his face.

As Inuyasha went to stand he saw Kagome's grandfather and the principal pulling her off Kikyo. Further assessing the situation he noticed the old man's clothing and the 17 yr old Inuyasha realized that she may be a priestess to be.

On that day Kagome promised her self that she would never be weak, falter under any pressure, and demand respect. She would be a protector for the weak and a strong foundation for those who needed her. Grandpa informed her that she would be home schooled and her serious priestess training would begin in one week

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it was edited but i was really sleepy when i finished