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I went to see the girl from school that I had been sleeping with. I told her I didn't want to have sex, and that I just wanted to drink a bit.

I didn't wanna go home either, but after taking a few shots, I stumbled home.

My mom was angry that I was drunk again.

"You're going to ruin your life with alcohol."

"My life is already ruined. I'm about to be a felon."

"I told the detective you would be home soon. He'll be here shortly. You came back just in time."

"I don't have anything to say to him. Can I go to bed?"

"No, sweetheart. You need to clean yourself up, sober up and answer his questions honestly."

I did just what mom said. As I was changing my shirt, there was a loud bang on the door.

It was the asshole detectives, looking for me.

"Where is she?"

"Why the fuck should I care?"

"Inuyasha!" my mom shouted at me.

"She's still missing, you know."

"No. I'm not." A sudden voice spoke from the door.

"Kagome? Wha-what are you doing here? You are not supposed to be near Inuyasha."

"I came to prove his innocence." She continued as she walked inside. "My father has been sexually assaulting and abusing me ever since his discharge. I was pregnant with his child. When I said I wanted an abortion, he tried to kill me. Inuyasha saved my life. I owe him." She said sincerely, tears in her eyes.

My jaw dropped. I didn't expect her to make such a bold move. But would it work out the way I hoped?

"I'm sorry I lied. I was embarrassed."

The detectives looked at each other in disbelief.

"You were not coerced into making that statement? That's a hell of an accusation."

"No. I'm in love with Inuyasha. I would never do anything to hurt him intentionally, and he would never hurt anyone else. He was my mentor. His mother took care of me after my father forcibly took my virginity. He and his family were nothing but kind to me, and all I did was cause them trouble. I am so, so sorry." Kagome said as she wept.

She ran into my arms and I held her. "I forgive you. It's okay."

The detectives sighed. "She's going to have to give explicit details of this in court."

At the trial...

"Your honor, prosecution calls Kagome Higurashi to the stand."

Kagome skittishly walked to the stand and took her seat, her eyes sharply averting her father.

"Hello, Ms. Higurashi. Glad to see you're fairing well."

Kagome smiled and nodded.

"Please tell the jury how you know the defendant."

"H-he's-well was...my mentor at my old high school. We met on my first day."

"Can you describe the type of person that he is?"

"W-well he was rude at first, but that was only because of a misunderstanding we had."

"What sort of misunderstanding?"

"I um...was given the locker of his old girlfriend's locker. S-she passed away. But after some time, he turned out to be a very nice, caring person, and I started to fall in love with him."

"Can you describe what happened the day Mr. Higurashi was attacked?"

"I was out of school for weeks because...I was pregnant." Kagome paused as her hands were shaking. "I-I told my father I wanted...an abortion. He...started...beating me. I fell down the stairs, he kept punching and punching me...then I blacked out."

"So you never actually saw the altercation between your father and the defendant?"

"No, I don't even know how I got to the hospital."

"Thank you, Kagome. Nothing further, your honor."

Inuyasha's defense lawyer stood and slowly approached Kagome.

"Good morning, Ms. Higurashi."

"Good morning."

"I know these things are difficult to discuss, and I promise I won't ask too many questions."

"Okay."

"Why did your father start beating you when you told him you wanted an abortion?"

Kagome paused and hung her head down.

"Please answer the question." The judge said in a stern voice.

"I-it was his baby."

There was murmuring amongst the court.

"Order! Order!" The judge banged her gavel.

Kagome looked around the courtroom in horror.

"Kagome, can you please tell us when the abuse began?"

"When my father came home from the service. He-he would beat me...then touch me...it was a repeated cycle." Kagome sobbed into her hands.

"I'm very sorry."

"Did you give Inuyasha any indication that you were being abused?"

"Well...sort of. I spent a night at his house after my father r...raped me. His mother took care of me." Kagome was shaking as she spoke.

"Did you ever tell him or anyone else it was your father?"

"No...Inuyasha knew...somehow. He asked me at school if it was my father's baby."

"And how did you respond?"

"I slapped him. It was the last time we saw each other before the day he came to my house to take me to the hospital."

"The hospital staff gave sworn statements saying that you were screaming for Inuyasha. Why is that?"

"I dunno. I faintly remembered hearing his voice and I thought it was a bad dream. When I woke up in so much pain, I wanted to see him. I got Inuyasha in trouble for no reason. I got pregnant the first time I lost my virginity. And it...was to...my own father."

The defense lawyer sighed. "Nothing further."

"Witness may step down, we will resume after a one hour recess."

The trial was already exhausting the hell out of me. The prosecution and defense seemed to be on my side, for the most part, but her piece of shit father wasn't ready to go down without a fight. He insisted that I did something malevolent and harmed Kagome.

Aside from that, Kagome was still being difficult at first, and evidence wasn't available just yet.

But...it was available that day. And my worst day was turning into my luckiest.

Kagome and I weren't allowed to speak to each other, still. But I saw her across the hall. We looked at each other for a long time.

The first thing that came to mind was that she's the biggest fucking pain in the ass I've ever met, but she had a raw deal. I had no choice but to forgive her.

Especially since she loves me.

"Mr. Taisho, please tell the court exactly what happened at Ms. Higurashi's home."

"Ms. Oyama, the guidance counselor, asked me to bring Kagome her homework. I didn't really want to. I was in a rush. I was just gonna drop it in the mail slot, but I heard shouting and these pounding sounds...they sounded like punches. So I looked through the slot and saw him punching her and heard Kagome clearly beg him to stop twice. I punched in the door. He threw her in the closet and I thought he was about to swing on me too, so I knocked him out. Then I took Kagome out of the closet and into my car. She was already unconscious and she started bleeding from...from between her legs. And I could tell by her scent that the baby was..." He looked over at Kagome and stopped talking.

"Was what?"

"Dead." He said softly.

"Nothing further." His lawyer sat down.

The prosecutor slowly approached Inuyasha.

"Did you know Mr. Higurashi before the incident?"

"No. I saw him once before then. He was chasing Kagome out of the house."

"You've been to her house several times haven't you?"

"Not several. Maybe 4 times. I had to bring Kagome her homework. She was always absent and hiding bruises."

"So you just happened to show up the day she was being attacked?"

"I didn't happen to show up. I was asked by the guidance counselor to go there. If I would have known for sure he was abusing her, I would have beat him the fuck up a long time ago."

"Mr. Taisho, your language!" The judge reprimanded.

"I'm sorry."

"Nothing further, your honor."

"Defendant may step down."

Inuyasha glared coldly at Kagome's father as he went back to his seat. He caught Inuyasha's eyes on him and looked away pointedly as he nervously twiddled his thumbs.

"Defense would like to call in an expert witness, Dr. Touka."

Dr. Touka took the stand.

"Dr. Touka, can you explain your findings once you compared the x-rays?"

"I noticed that Kagome and Mr. Higurashi were both punched in the nose. Kagome's nose was fractured, and there was bruising around her eyes. Mr. Higurashi, on the other hand, had the entire bridge of his noise broken. The impact was so severe that his cheek bones were fractured as well."

"What exactly does this imply, doctor?"

"This proves Kagome and her father were certainly not attacked by the same person. Inuyasha, being a half demon, would not simply leave bruising on the face, especially that of a young, small girl. If he punched her, he would have killed her, or caused severe brain damage."

"What else did you find in Kagome's x-rays?"

"There were multiple fractures that healed overtime, proving she underwent frequent abuse."

"Nothing further, your honor."

The prosecution stood.

"Dr. Touka, is it possible that Mr. Taisho may have punched Mr. Higurashi several times?"

"Yes, but the fact that he woke up only a few hours later proves otherwise. If Inuyasha punched Mr. Higurashi once more, he might have put him in a coma, fractured his skull, or worse. Inuyasha's punches cause a ripple effect. He is actually at least three times stronger than Kagome's father, so subduing him would not be a challenge."

"So if Mr. Taisho held back some of his strength, and only tapped Kagome, could he have bruised her?"

"No. As I said, Kagome is young and very small. Even if he tapped her, he may have broken her nose or knocked a tooth out. The impact of his fist is ten times that of a human male his size."

"Nothing further."

Next, a forensic expert was called in. Kagome and Inuyasha both wore uneasy expressions as she approached the stand.

"Ms. Misaki, please explain your findings." The defense asked. Even he seemed uneasy.

"We ran a paternity test on the fetus. Normally a direct relative will show roughly 16 markers..."

The forensic expert paused. "The paternity showed 20 markers from her father, proving this child was conceived incestuously."

The jury was appalled, everyone in the courtroom started murmuring.

"Order! Order! Order!"

"The defense rests."

"Prosecution also rests."

"Jury will deliberate and we will return once they reach a decision."

My lawyer took me to get some food.

"You did good, kid. You'll be fine."

"Either way, I feel like I lost. Kagome will never be okay."

"She still got you, right? You forgave her and promised to be in her life didn't you?"

"Yeah...but..."

"Healing takes time. You know that."

It only took the jury 15 minutes to deliberate. We abandoned our lunches and returned to the courtroom.

"How do you find?"

"On account of breaking and entering...not guilty. On account of assault...not guilty. On account of kidnapping...not guilty."

"Defendant is free to go. A warrant for Mr. Higurashi's arrest has been issued effective immediately. We thank the jury for their service." She banged her gavel for the final time.

My lawyer and I shook hands. I watched as Kagome's father was placed in handcuffs and led out.

My family and Miroku rushed up to me and hugged me. We were glad it was over.

Kagome was still seated. She looked pale. Since the trial was over, I was finally able to speak to her in public.

"Come on. Let's get the hell out of here."

Since the school year was over, dad took me and Kagome to Europe for awhile. He thought we needed to clear our heads and start over.

Kagura agreed to take Kagome in, and my brother didn't care, as long as she wasn't going to cause more trouble for our family.

I didn't go to graduation. Even though my name was cleared, I didn't feel comfortable in that school anymore. I had nothing but bad memories there.

As far as my relationship with Kagome is concerned, we held hands...once. Like I always said, I just wanted to protect her. Do I love her too? I dunno yet. We've got a long way to go.

The end.

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