Chapter 9! I know it is short however the next four chapters are split up the way they are on purpose! Some will be short but most should be longer! Enjoy and read the note at the bottom.


Lunch was going smoothly. My band was healing well both mentally and physically and mingling but I feared what would happen if Naraku came too soon. I laughed along with everyone, enjoying their fun but I could feel the pressure building in the back of my mind

I was not okay.

My sanity was barely held together. I was forcing myself to function but the deepest parts of my mind were boiling with pain and horror. I did not suffer more or less than the others, but the forcing of a split personality was keeping me from being able to easily get over my mental trauma. Something was going to break and I was afraid it would take too long to fix.

A shattering brought me back to my surroundings and I glanced around at my now silent companions whose eyes were now focused on me. With growing anxiety I looked down at my hands and the pieces of glass that stuck from my skin. I felt a 'snap' in my mind and heard Rin shout before my mind disconnected.


Rin knew Kagome was battling in her mind but had not investigated what the battle was. It was Kagome's mind and jumping in would be a mockery to her privacy. She's simply assumed Kagome was trying to fit the two personalities in her mind together again. It wasn't until Rin felt the snap of Kagome's sanity that she realized what was wrong.

Kagome began to scream, a high pitch scream of horror and fear, the Band leapt to their feet and darted around her to help but she didn't see them. She clawed at the glass in her hands, ripping the wounds bigger to get the source of pain out. She leapt away from them, falling over the bench and backing up to the clearing behind the house.

Inuyasha tried to go after her but was stopped a few feet away as his outstretched hand was sliced open. Miroku leapt forward with a cloth and pressed it into the wounds on Inuyasha's hand. Sesshomaru began to reach out but was stopped as Rin grabbed onto his wrist.

"Leave her alone. Get inside her barrier and you'll get hurt." Rin told him looking up into his beautiful gold eyes.

"Barrier?" He asked quietly.

"About three feet around her in every direction is a wall of her power." Kouga told him slowly sticking his hand out. They saw a slice go across his fingers just before healing and he pulled his hand away. "She recognizes us. But as instantaneous as the immediate attack is, I wouldn't risk being able to survive."

"What do we do?" Inuyasha asked his voice full of pain as the screaming turned maniacal. "How can I help her?"

"Right now you can't." Rin said bluntly. "The only one who can help her is herself."

"I can't accept that!" Inuyasha growled grabbing Rin by the arm heedless of the blood staining into her shirt. "There must be a way! I love her too much to do nothing!"

Rin stared at him and finally turned to glance at her leader. "Find, there is something you can try. If it doesn't work, then we have nothing else to do but wait."

"I have to try." Inuyasha told her his voice cracking.

Rin sighed as Kagome abruptly stopped screaming and simply sat still in her trance. "Alright, come with me." She turned and walked to sit at the edge of Kagome's barrier.


Kagome woke in the white, white room of her nightmares. Beside her chained to the wall was the other her, naked and with hair as long as she was tall. With a cry she leapt to grab the chains and yank them off. No matter how hard she pulled the chains refused to budge. Eventually she collapsed at the feet of the other her, hands bloody and her throat raw from screaming.

"Kagome." A soft voice called her to look up. The other her met her eyes, their almost black iris's kind and gentle. "It's alright Kagome."

"How do I fix this?" She whimpered. "Everything's gone wrong. Why did this happen?"

"Kagome…you must find the Keys." The other told her gently. "If you can free me, we can work on healing ourselves."

"Keys?" Kagome asked getting to her feet and finally noticing she was in a fifteen year old body while the other chained to the wall was her real age.

"Yes, there are three keys you need to find to free me. Go now." The other commanded and closed her eyes.

Kagome turned away and rubbed her eyes with the heels of her hands careful of the blood. With a sigh she ripped off the sleeves and bound her wounds before leaving that hated room. Outside in the hallway there were three doors. Each was gray and lifeless and the hallway was filled with sterile lighting. She stepped up to the first door and pushed it open with trembling hands.

The room was dark and a few steps lead down to a dirt floor were an old fashioned well stood in center. She moved down and peered into it only to see that there was no water but there were words burned into the rim of it. "In the past there rests a Key. Who are you, who you are. Discover this and steal a kiss and find the missing me." Kagome read aloud running her fingers over the words. When the echo of the last word ended the door to the hallway slammed closed causing her to spin startled. She had turned her back on the well and therefore missing seeing the arms that reached up and yanked her down into the dark.


You all didn't think I would let Kagome become sane so easily did you? LOL No! Kagome insane is very fun. As she searches for her keys get ready to see the mind of insanity. I blame my cousins Alice game for this. It was insane Alice and Wonderland and totally got me pumped to work on this story. Soooo please enjoy and look forward to the next chapter.

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