Kagome sighed lightly as she looked at the wall across from her, her arms under her head as she tried to force her body to relax. Behind her on his side facing away from her was Rick, he too was trying to rest but it was hard to come by. In the distance they hear shuffling, groaning and moaning along with the occasional scream.

Every time they heard one, as far and in-between as they were, she clenched her teeth and her hands. Praying to a God that might not even exist that it wasn't one of hers, hoping against hope that it was someone else. Praying that it was someone she didn't know and then she felt even worse. She grit her teeth and sat up wincing as her sore muscles protested the movement she pushed through it.

She swung her legs off the bed and faced the wall once again, her gaze on a picture frame. In it was a small family mother, father, two daughters and a son. She wondered whose blood it was they found in the bathroom downstairs. Who was the one who was torn apart in the living room, only blood and pieces of flesh left behind.

It was times like this she missed Inu Yasha and his big mouth, he could always tell when she was in a mood like this and did his best to take her mind off of it. She wondered if he was okay, he had a habit of trying to play the hero, she knew one day it would get him killed. She stiffed as Rick placed a hand on her back and fisted his hand in her shirt before pulling her back down to the bed. Fear shot through her, he wasn't going tot try and rape her was he?!

Rick cursed as she elbowed him in the ribs. "Calm down, I'm not going to try anything you just need t-ow don't bite me!" His voice was low, not wanting to draw attention to them. With a grunt he positioned her so she was pulled against him, her face buried in his chest as he held her. "Calm down…it'll be okay."

She didn't know what it was maybe the way he said it or the way he was holding her but her eyes quickly watered up and she bit her lip as she clenched her fists in his shirt. She shook her head biting her lip until it bled. It wasn't okay, it would never be okay.

Rick sighed as he held her, he could tell form the way her group looked to her that she was their leader, that she had to be strong for them. He, being the leader of his own group, knew how hard that was. "Just let it go…" He sighed as he felt her tears stain his shirt yet said nothing else. He looked up with blurry eyes at the ceiling above him, his own thought plaguing him.