A/N: Well, I'm back with another update! I just finished one of my stories, so I'll have more time to update these and other I have neglected. Thanks for all the reviews! Here is chapter 3!

Disclaimer: I can wish on all the stars in the sky, but I'll still never own Inuyasha!

Chapter 3: Escaping fate

Kagome couldn't bear looking at the dead man and glanced away, biting her lip. She put up her gun, and started walking to the house. She didn't know what to say to her companions, and they certainly didn't know what to say to Kagome.

Kagome slid the glass door open, looking at the door where the little girl's room was. Her hand clenched on the glass. She didn't know what she could say to that little girl. She couldn't tell her that her father was dead. Suddenly, Sango appeared behind her.

"Kagome," She paused, bringing her voice to a whisper. "Are you sure you can take her? What if Naraku finds out?"

Kagome suddenly got flashes of what this could mean for her and her friends. But even as she thought of them, she couldn't help but think about what could happen to the little girl. Besides, she had promised that man that she would take her. She might be a killer, but she was an honest person. She walked to the door and opened it. The little girl looked up and her face brightened.

"You must be the lady that daddy said I had to go with!" She got up from her seat, her pencil still in her hand. "He said that he would have to leave me, but that you could take care of me." She continued to smile.

Kagome was shocked at the little girl's reaction. She couldn't find the words to acknowledge her. She just stood there, stiff.

Sango came to save the day. "Yes, we are. Why don't you grab your stuff and we'll get going?" The little girl nodded and ran to her closet. Ayame gave a wink to them and began helping the little girl pack.

Sango crossed her arms and nudged Kagome with her hip. "Earth to Kagome." Kagome blinked and looked at Sango.

"What?" She asked, her face blank.

Sango frowned, something even now Kagome envied. "You were spacing out. Get it together, ok?" Her frown disappeared and turned sympathetic. "I know it must be hard, Kagome, but we have to move on."

She turned and walked away, leaving Kagome to her thoughts. Kagome didn't feel anything, just a tug inside her again. She felt she had wanted to do something, something to help alleviate what she felt.

Kagome turned to face Ayame and the little girl. "Well, I guess we should go." She took the bags from the little girl. "By the way, what's your name?" Kagome asked, trying to be polite. The girl took her freed hand and smiled.

"My name is Rin,"

Kagome nodded and was about to leave when she remembered what was the whole point of the mission. She let Rin's hand go and walked to the safe she had seen. She was able to crack the code easily and retrieved the papers inside.

Even thought this was her mission, she wouldn't give it to Naraku. She didn't know how, but some part of her was already committed to do it.

It was well past midnight by the time they came back to their apartment. Kagome and the girls got out of the car slowly. It wasn't until Kagome was at her front door did she remember about the cameras. She cursed under her breath and turned to her friends.

"You guys stay out here while I check the house," She said loudly, for the benefit of Rin. She then closed in on Ayame and whispered in her ear. "I have to disarm the cameras. I don't know if I can, but I'll try." Ayame gave her an almost indiscernible nod.

Kagome walked around the apartment once, then twice. She tried to think of the primary areas the cameras would be. Obviously they would be in the girls' rooms, and probably the kitchen and living room as well. What she needed to find were the wires to cut.

On her third trip around the apartment, Kagome found a trail of wire coming out of a tiny crack of the house. She followed it and came to the fuse box that controlled the electricity. It was locked with a number code, but Kagome could figure that out quickly enough.

She tried thinking of all the possible number codes that you could get with a five numbers. She then carefully examined the buttons themselves, her keen eyesight detecting things no one else would have noticed. She could tell that some of the buttons were worn down. She then made possible sequences for those three numbers and tried one. Luckily, it was the right one and the lock was unlatched.

Kagome opened the fuse box and looked at the wires, but which one was the one she needed? She looked at her gadget belt that she hadn't taken off and took out a small pad. It had a green screen and it could x-ray objects. Kagome put it up near the fuse box and noticed that there was a wire that seemed off.

Kagome grabbed it and tore it off. "That'll teach them to spy on us."

She walked away to the others and opened the door with the key. Rin was looking at awe at the wonderful paintings and furniture. Kagome turned to her and bent down to her eye level.

"Who so you want to stay with tonight?"

Rin only thought for a second. "I want to stay with you, if that's okay." She smiled and Kagome found herself smiling at her too. She grabbed Rin's hand and led her away to her room. Kagome didn't mind that she was going to sleep here. Her bed was a king size, so there was room for her. Before Kagome realized it, she was tucking in Rin and reading her a story from one of those fairy-tale books.

After Rin fell asleep, she sat there, awake. She didn't know what had come over her to tuck her in that way. This feeling. . .it was foreign for her. She'd never felt it before. Was this the instinct the girl's father had been talking about? Could Kagome really become normal?

Kagome glanced at the fairy-tale book in her hand. She didn't know what love was. She didn't even know if she wanted to. One story she had read, something called "Romeo and Juliet" the two lovers died for each other. She couldn't understand that.

I don't know why. . . Maybe that's why Naraku thinks normal humans are faulty. Maybe love has something to do with it. . . She thought of the story of the two lovers. But if love made them die for each other. . . It must be a powerful emotion.

She shook her head. She couldn't be filing her head with ideas and dreams. She would never be normal, so even thinking about it, wanting it , was just futile. She laid down the book and laid down on the bed beside Rin.

She didn't sleep much that night. She could only think about if she could escape her fate.

Naraku laughed when he saw Kagome rip out the wire. The girl thought she was smart; It amused him. He would regret having to get rid of her and her friends. He sat down on his armchair as he contemplated his options.

She had deliberately disobeyed his orders. He knew the child was with her, even as he thought these very words.

He held the keys to the his project, 'Kikyo'. Tomorrow, he would unleash it on the girls. They would be taken care of and nobody would ever find out. No one was going to get him. Besides, Kikyo would be a much better assassin than these three girls put together. He laughed diabolically.

"Just wait, girls." He whispered to himself. "You haven't seen anything yet."

The next morning, Kagome decided to go alone to Naraku and leave the papers at home. Sango and Ayame would stay and guard Rin. They didn't know if Naraku had already found out, but they weren't going to take any chances. She also decided to lie about the papers as well.

Kagome walked up the black steps, preparing what she would do and say to him. She would tell him that they didn't see anyone else there and that she had killed the man. A pain shot through Kagome, making her grab onto the railing. This was the second time. Was it her conscious? She didn't know.

The men in black escorted her again to Naraku's office. Kagome put up her façade once again to face Naraku. He was sitting down, his hands folded and his legs crossed. He wore a cold smile, and Kagome knew something was wrong.

"Kagome! Where are the other two girls?" He asked, tilting his head to the side. Kagome didn't react.

"They had to repair some damage that had been done to the. . . " Kagome racked her brains for an excuse. " . . .door." She hoped Naraku would buy it.

Naraku nodded. "And what about the papers?"

Kagome betrayed nothing on her face. "They were destroyed."

Naraku's eyes narrowed slightly. "Hmm. . . Alright. I am pleased with your work, then. You may leave now," And with a wave of his hand she was dismissed. But Kagome could sense he was hiding something. As they walked out the office, she headed off to the right to a hallway no one anyone used and that had no cameras. She noticed the guards were following her so she decided to surprise them.

One of them had come up behind her, ready to grab her neck, but she elbowed him and then flipped him over, making the man smash into the ground. The other guard ran at her, trying to grab her. Kagome dodged and gave a swift kick to his side, making him fall face down.

\ The first guard got up again and lunged at Kagome. She dodged his punch and kneed him hard in the stomach. He fell down, clutching his stomach as he grunted with pain.

Kagome got ready to get defend herself again as the other man got up to fight. He smirked at her and started doing some useless Karate moves, probably to scare her or something. Kagome rolled her eyes and threw a punch to his face. He fell down unconscious.

Kagome stepped over their bodies and noticed Naraku was leaving his office. She ran to follow him, but she made sure to keep out of sight. She watched as he greeted people in the hallways, until he made it to a dead end. Kagome waited to see what he would do.

He glanced to see if anyone was near and he tapped the wall in a weird sequence. The false wall slid open, letting Naraku walk in. Kagome hurried over and barely made it through when the wall closed again.

Kagome scanned where she was. It was dark and cold, and she could hear the scurrying of rodents. She could even hear water dripping somewhere. She was in a one way hall, so she began to walk forward. As far as she could tell, there was nothing there.

Kagome then came to another door. She opened it gently and she gasped. There was Naraku and from what she could see, another girl in a cylinder tank filled with a green liquid. She randomly thought about how the girl looked kind of like herself, but she shook her head and focused on what Naraku was saying.

"It's almost time," He whispered, his hand touching the glass. "Those girls have no idea I'm going to get rid of them." He pressed a button, and it gradually released the green liquid. Kagome watched with wide eyes as the woman inside began to awaken.

A chill when up her spine, and she was surprised. Her heart was accelerating a hundred times faster. Why was this happening? Kagome started to back away, her hands clammy as she tried to find her way back.

As she began to run, she realized it was more than worry. It was fear. Kagome was sure of it. It wasn't a feeling hard to describe and she knew that right now she felt absolute terror. If she didn't get to her friends right now, they would all die.

Kagome made it to the wall and tried to get out, but she didn't how. She didn't have anything with her to break down the wall. What could she do? Suddenly, she remembered the weird sequence of tapping Naraku had done. She tried it on this side of the wall, but it didn't work.

Wait. . . If this was the other side, shouldn't the sequence be backwards?

Kagome tried it again and hurriedly as she heard footsteps come from behind her. Miraculously, the door opened and Kagome bounced out into the hallway. She started to run frantically, ignoring the incredulous stares of the people she passed.

She ripped the entry door open and hastened to her car. She put the key in ignition and put it in reverse, setting the speedometer near a hundred. She didn't care if she was speeding now. She just needed to get to her friends. And fast.

Kagome knew Kikyo was already following. She glanced at her wing mirror, and decide to rev the engine a little more. She was faster, and she made it with enough time for her and the girls to run. She didn't where to but she would get somewhere safe.

"Sango, Ayame, Rin! Get your things now! We have to leave, ASAP!" She tore the door open and found her friends in the living room They all looked at her with the same expressions of shock.

"Did Naraku find out?" Sango whispered, standing up from her seat on the couch. All Kagome was able to do was nod.

Ayame glanced at Sango. "Get Rin's things." Sango nodded and bounded for Kagome's room. It was a good thing they hadn't unpacked or anything.

Kagome began running through the house, grabbing a bag and stuffing important things inside. She ran to her room and lifted up her mattress. She had saved money that they got from any of their missions. She grabbed it and stuffed it inside the bag. Kagome ran out to the living room.

"Is everybody ready?"

All of them nodded and Kagome took the lead to get to the car. She grabbed Rin and strapped her in the backseat. She noticed the little girl was crying.

Something kicked in, in the back of her mind. "Don't cry, Rin. It'll be alright." She smoothed her hair and she calmed down a bit. Kagome gave her a small smile and rushed the other girls in. She took the driver's seat and shifted the gear.

But Kikyo had made it.

Right as they were pulling out, Kikyo was making her way in, her face blank and expressionless. Kagome took the small window of five seconds that Kikyo would spend reversing and zipped past her right out of the parking lot. She heard the screeching of tires and knew Kikyo was behind.

"Kagome, what do we do?" Ayame asked, laying a hand on Kagome's shoulder. Kagome glanced back.

"Open the sunroof and try to shoot down her tires. I'll try to lose her so hold on tight." Ayame nodded and obeyed the command. She opened the sunroof as Kagome turned sharply to the right into an alley, trying to lose Kikyo. They were coming up to a fence, but luckily, there was a board leaning on it, wide enough for the car to pass.

Sango yelled from the back seat. "Kagome, are you sure we're gonna make it?" Her voice was filled with fear. Rin quivered in her arms.

Kagome gulped. "It's our only shot."

Just as she made the jump, Ayame was finally able to shoot down Kikyo's tires. Kagome yanked her down with one arm as they were in mid-flight.

"Great job, Ayame."

Ayame waved her hand. "That was nothing. You making that jump with us still alive is impressive."

Kagome smiled wider this time and shifted gears again. "Thanks. But where will we go now?" She came out to a road and took it until she made it to the highway. "I don't know where we can stay. I have some money, but I don't know if that'll cover much."

It was silent in the car. It wasn't until Rin spoke did the silence break.

"I know of this old woman who lives out of town. She worked with my father and she has a kid that's about my same age. She'll let us stay at her house."

Kagome opened her mouth to disagree but then thought better of it. Rin's father had said this girl was intelligent, so she was smart enough to made decisions, even if she was only eight years old.

"Alright." Kagome agreed. Ayame and Sango exchanged a glance from their surprise. "Where is it?"

Rin perked up, happy that she was helping. "Follow this highway until you come to the third exit, then you get on a dirt road there. It's about thirty minutes down that dirt road."

Kagome nodded and followed Rin's directions.

She couldn't help but worry now. Surely Kikyo would still be looking for them? A few flat tires weren't going to slow her down on her mission. Kagome wanted to bang her head form the frustration. She didn't know what to do now.

All she could do was trust this little girl.

A/N: How was it you guys? It took me awhile, but I got it done! Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter!

And before the story progresses, I need to mention some things. I forgot to mention Ayame is human but everyone else is how they are in the anime. Naraku's Half demon so please take note of that. And feel free to ask any question if anything is unclear for you. I feel I'm getting to complicated here. But again, you have to review to ask me so please. . . *drum roll*

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~Daichi