Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha sob... no matter how much I wish I did

ME: Hi! Since this is my first fanfic I just wanted to say a few words. First of all...

Inuyasha: o shut up wench! No one cares

Me: No YOU shut up... of course they care! Now as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted...

Kagome: She's not trying to talk too much...please try and understand. I think what she means is thanks SOOO much for reading this! O and please remember to review!

Me: I couldn't have said it better... well actually I could've but that isn't the point! Now onto the story!

Healings of a Broken Heart

The girl ran as fast as she could, her heart pounding. Suddenly she dropped to the ground and screamed as pain seared through her body. Her face twisted in pain as she gasped for breath. Pulling herself into a sitting position she screamed at what she saw. 'No!' she cried out, 'No!'

'Mama,' she crawled over to the blood covered form across the room, not aware that she herself left a trail of blood. 'Mama' she screamed, forgetting the danger to herself. She froze as cruel laughter filled the room.

Kagome Higurashi sat up in bed, gasping for breath. She touched the area above her stomach, remembering the pain of her broken rib. Only then did she realize there were tears coursing down her cheeks. "Mama," she whispered into the darkness. She looked around the room; it contained four beds, four dressers, and four desks, each with its own computer. The wall by each bed was covered in posters pictures and drawings, except for Kagome's.

A sick feeling suddenly gripped her stomach. She ran out into the hall and into the bathroom used by the girls. She flung herself into one of the stall, leaving the door open, and threw up, gripping the edges of the toilet with both hands. She continued retching long after she had emptied her stomach, thoughts of blood filling her mind.

"Child, are ye alright?" a sympathetic voice said quietly. Kaede had seen many of the children at the orphanage she owned try to forget horrible pasts. She knew this girl could be remembering past experiences, instead of just having a normal stomach flu.

Kagome stood up, wiping her mouth on the back of her hand. She coughed and went to the sink to rinse out her mouth. "Child?" Kaede said, implying that she wanted an answer to her previous question.

"I'll be alright, I'm sorry if I woke you," Kagome told the old woman quietly.

"Alright then. Ye know ye can talk to me if ye wish. I've gained some wisdom in this lifetime."

Kagome gave her a small smile, "Thanks," she said, but Kaede could tell that she wouldn't take her up on the offer.

"Goodnight, child," Kaede said, leaving to head back to her room on the 3rd floor. She sighed, walking slowly and laboriously up the stairs she thought back to the 17 year old girl's arrival.

Flashback

Kaede opened the door onto a woman, a teenage girl, and a young boy. The girl seemed a bit forlorn. She stood, tight lipped, clutching, what the old woman assumed to be, her brother's hand. Her long ebony locks went down past her shoulders. Her chocolate brown eyes were weary, but the woman could tell they used to easily contain joy.

The boy looked to be about 13. He had short black hair and brown eyes. He stood with and indifferent look on his face; one hand shoved into the pocket of his black, baggy pants. He wore a red shirt with a black guitar on it. For all his cool looks though the fact that one of his hands clutched his sister's gave away his true feelings.

The woman they stood with had short, black hair, and an air of orderliness about her. She carried two large suitcases. 'Ye must be Mrs. Watanabi,' Kaede said to the woman, 'And ye must be Kagome and Souta Higurashi.'

'Yes, how did you guess,' the woman said jokingly. 'Well, I know you'll take good care of these kids, and I just want to thank you again for taking them in,' Mrs. Watanabi replied.

'It is nothing,' Kaede said with a smile. 'I just need ye to sign a few papers.'

Inside a few minutes later

Mrs. Watanabi put down the pen and hugged first Souta and then Kagome. 'Thank you for everything Mrs. Watanabi,' Kagome said with tears in her eyes.

'It's been cool,' Souta said gruffly.

'It's the least I could do,' Mrs. Watanabi told them. 'Thanks again Kaede-sama.'

End Flashback

Ever since her arrival Kagome had been quiet and she seemed depressed. Kaede knew her mother had been killed, but not much else. She reached her room and climbed into bed. Thinking about what the girl's problem was and how to solve it would have to wait until another day.

'Gross,' Kagome thought, 'I have puke in my hair.' She rinsed it out and headed back to her room. She plopped onto her bed and almost jumped when she heard a voice coming out of the darkness.

"Are you ok? You were gone for like 20 minutes," Sango asked. She was a roommate of Kagome's who was pretty nice.

"I'm fine," Kagome said softly, but really she still felt a little queasy, and ever since she held her mother's body in her arms she hadn't quite been able to put the heartache out of her mind.

"You sure?" came the questioning reply.

"Yeah," Kagome called mournfully.

Sango knew there was no use bugging her about it, especially at this hour. "Well, I'll talk to you in the morning then,' she said back and then rolled onto her side and went to sleep.

A/N: I'm REALLY sorry about the waking up form the dream thing at the beginning. I know it's cliché and extremely over-used, but I didn't have any other ideas. Ok ummm and if you were wondering where Kag's grandpa is...well...let's just say he talked about the history of pickles so much that God sent down a bolt of lightning and smited (I don't care if that is an incorrect tense or whatever) him! evil laughter Ugg he really bugs me! Him and his 'what on earth' (3rd episode?) in his Irish accent... he's supposed to be frigging Japanese Gddammit! Well TTFN!! Please Review!