Chapter 10

It was a cloudy day, a storm was brewing in the distance. It added to my already frayed nerves of going mall. Rin and i was waiting for the others out side in the courtyard. It was early and no one looked thrilled to be up at this time. In my opinion maybe it was a good thing. I hate crowds.

"Kagome are you alright?" Rin asked me. "You haven't been acting like yourself since the other day."

I just looked at her. Maybe it was because i was already in an agitated state of mind that i had the feeling to tell her that she actually doesn't know me or what i'm really like and things like that. But i said nothing i just looked at her and nodded. Letting her know that i was alright.

Just as she was getting ready to say something to me a voice came from behind me.

"Good morning, are you as excited as i am to actually get out of here and go somewhere different." Said a girl with long dark hair.

"Yes!" Rin squealed excitement.

I just looked at her and said nothing. I realized then that she had came with Inuyasha and the others. She was one of his friends. This was the first time she has spoken to us.

" i'm sorry i never did introduce myself. Im Sango and the guy over there with Inuyasha is Miroku." she told us point to a tall dark haired guy.

Koga and the others finally joined us as Kaede was ushering us on the bus that they got to take is to the mall.

There was a lot of grumbling over having to be up so early. I sat there looking out the window the faster we got this over with the better i would feel.

The ride wasn't that long we all got off the bus and to my surprise there didn't seem to be that many people there at all. As we started walking Rin looped her arm in mine and looked at me,

"Let's have fun okay." she said smiling at me.

I smiled and nodded. We had just walked in the doors and i stopped abruptly.

The parking lot may have been almost empty but the mall was not there was people everywhere. My hands started shaking and i felt as if i was going to be sick. Almost instinctive i started backing away. The others were watching us Shippo came forward,

"Kagome are you okay? You don't have to worry i promise you that we will stay with you at all times. You will never be alone." he hastily said.

I took a deep breath and nodded. He was right i was being stupid. I took a step forward and Ayame hugged me,

"We got you okay never forget that." she simply stated and the others nodded in agreement.

We started walking the first store we passed was a craft shop. The further in we got i felt a little strange almost as if someone was watching me, Following me. I shook my head i'm losing it big time.

Rin's giggle pulled me out of my thoughts. I couldn't help but smile we were in front of a costume store and Ayame had grabbed some cat ears and put them on Koga's head. He let out a low growl just as he opened his mouth to give us heck on laughing a male voice came from behind us,

" Thats a good look for you wolf." Inuyasha said. He turned and looked at me and smile,

"Are you doing okay Kagome?" he asked me

I nodded my head he touched my cheek and started walking away with a look over his shoulder he said, "Let me know if you need anything i won't be far."

I felt my face getting hot Rin and Ayame were grinning from ear to ear Shippo was looking in shock and Koga growled and looked ready to kill.

"Well that was something huh?" Ayame said with a giggle.

" sure was, oh stop growling Koga." Rin said smiling. "Hey look!" she said pointing to a photo booth. "Let's take a picture." she started dragging me towards it it looked small and we all piled in and couldn't move at one point shippo fell out of it and we all chuckled and helped him back on place. The pictures printed and we laughed more cause one of the pictures showed Shippo's face right before he fell and the other as he was toppling out. We went in store after store picking out clothes for one another. I have to admit it was pretty fun i haven't laughed or enjoyed myself like this in a long while.

We finished up our shopping we now had clothes and shoes and. With Rins insistence jewelry to match we decided to grab a bite to eat. Our small group walked to the food court there was a cafe that i love here and pointed to it. The group nodded and as we walked through the door the smell of food and fresh brewed coffee hit our noses and my stomach growled. We had just took our seat and was looking over the menu when a group of kids our age walked in the topic they were discussing caught kogas attentions.

"Yea they say the girl killed her family and that the cops have her lock up on some nut house, cause she went crazy" said one of the girls. My friends looked back at their menus,

"Kagome do you know what you want?" Koga asked. I nodded my head and pointed to the breakfast croissant and coffee.

"That sounds great i think i will try it said. Shippo remembered what we all wanted and went to the counter to order food for us all. The girls conversation was getting deeper and i could tell that the others was listening. As shippo waited for the food he was listening to their story.

"She would have went to our school you know. We were already in grade school with her." another girl said.

"She could have killed us you know she was always such a weird girl and the way weird she acted around everyone was creepy." the last girl said.

"Maybe she lost it cause she has daddy issues you know he just disappeared. I heard my mom and dad talking about that one night saying he just disappeared and no one has heard from him."

My body started shaking it was clear to me that they were talking about me. I knew it from the moment i heard the first girl's statement. But now Rin and the others was hearing them ramble on and on about something they didn't know anything about.

Shippo was just walking back to the table when one of the girls started talking to each other again. They looked at him and one blushed the the other one was started looking over at us. I had my head bowed low hoping they wouldn't see me. That's when i felt the hand on my shoulder and then gasp.

" Wow look at that guy he is so cute." one of the girl said.

"I hope he comes to our school." the other said with a squeal. He ignored them

"You okay?"he asked me. His hand was gentle on my shoulder he gave me a light squeeze when i didn't look up. I took a deep breath cause i know what will happen and i prepared myself. I knew the school we was going to was the same one i would be attending this year and they would see me eventually.

I lifted my head and looked him in the eye. His eyes were beautiful. I stared into the golden abyss for a long moment before i nodded my head letting him know i was okay. He smiled at me just as i heard the gasp and the sound of someone spitting something out.

"Oh my god!" one of the girls said loud enough for everyone in the cafe to hear. Koga turned his head with a mouth full of food he said,

"What the hell is their problem?" looking back at us. The others just shrugged their shoulders i knew why. That's when the chatter started again.

"I..it's her that's the girl. The one they say killed her family." she told her friends in a not so quiet whisper.

"Are you sure i thought the put her in a nut house?" the other said

"Maybe she killed them too and ran out." the other one stated.

Inuyasha was watching me i stiffened with their comments he placed a hand on mine and squeezed it and whispered ignore them they are talking crazy.

She didn't nod or nothing she sat there head bowed and listen to the girls by this point even Ayame was getting irritated at the mindless chatter.

"Im telling you that is the girl she killed her family." one of the other girls said.

"Hey what was the name of that crazy girl anyway, you know they say she was a slut too she was always chasing after one of the upper classmen." one of the others said. She made a fist she was about to lose it she knew it she didn't know if she wanted to run away to just get away from the crap or walk over there and punch them all in the face.

"Ummm i think her name was Higurashi wasn't it?" the girl said. Kagome's head popped up they remembered my name.

"oh yea that's right." one of the other girls said and before she could finish her statement Ayame slammed her fist on the table and growled,

"That's enough we came here to enjoy ourselves and can't because of the garbage that oa coming out of you mouth. Do us a favor and shut the hell up would ya so we can finish our meal in peace." she said to them they looked at her with wide eyes and then the one that seemed to be the leader of the group snorted.

"Why were you even listening to begin with." she she said then one of the other ones spoke up,

" we have a right to talk about whatever we like." she told Ayame.

Ayame looked at her and was about to say something else when she heard a chair topple over. The girls eyes got big

" oh god she's going to kill us." one said kagome looked at them then the group she was with then ran.

She heard enough and they heard to much. She felt overwhelmed unsure of what to think. She ran to the parking lot and ran for the bus. It was in her sights she ran halfway across the parking lot when she seen movement out of the corner of her eye. That's when she seen them a few people that hung out with those girls from the cafe one was on the phone others with something in their hands and that's when she felt the pain above her eye. Then another she took off running again. The bus was right there she just had to make it. They chased her throwing rocks at her and calling her awful names. She made it to the bus the doors were open and when she climbed in she quickly closed them. She went to the back seat and curled up under it she was safe now away from those fools.

"Damn it all where did she go!?" Koga said they had checked the mall then the scent hit him and Inuyasha and shippo She was bleeding. Rin looked at Ayame as the walked out the last bathroom,

"What is it?" Rin asked

"Come on she hurt!" Ayame said as she took off running.

They went outside the scent got stronger.

"This way."shippo said as he ran to the bus the closer they got her scent got stronger so did the blood smell.

"Kagome open the door!" Koga demanded

"Kagome please let us in."Shippo pleaded.

The girls made it just as the guys decided to just pry the door open. It took them a few tries to get it open. Inuyasha got to her first by shoving koga and shippo out of the way.

'thank god we found you. Sesshomaru is going to be pissed that she's hurt.' he thought to himself.

He leaned down and looked under the seat.

"Come out so i can check your wounds your bleeding." he said she didn't comply with the request. He looked at her he could tell she was scared and thought he knew why.

"No one's going to hurt you again it's just us. I give you my word." he told her he put his hand out for her she looked at it for a moment then clasped it. She crawled out from under the seat and sat down.

"Why did you run like that you scared us." Rin scold her. Ayame nodded her head in agreement.

"If those stupid girls bothered you so much we could have left that place. Honestly they gave me a headache with the stupid talking they were doing. I don't know who they were talking about but i hope they hear about it and punch them all one good time." koga said.

Kagome felt relieved that they hadn't realized it was her that those girls had been talking about.

Inuyasha's hands brushed back some of the hair that had fell on her face.

"Hmmm just a scratch but it is swelling some and i'm sure it will bruise." He notice that on the side of her head her hair looked tacky he turned her head and moved the hair around and seen the gash. This one was going to need stitches and fast why hadn't he notice this before. He told Shippi to run and get Kaede. "Don't move okay kagome." he told her she felt something warm dripping on her shoulder and went to wipe it off when she pulled her hand back she seen the red.

When she woke up she was in a hospital room and her friends littered the floor. Kaede just walked in the room when she looked at her,

You just need a few stitches is all my dear they said we can go home now would you like to help me wake these guys up. She shook rin awake and was just turning around to go wake up shippo when she ran into Inuyasha.

"Glad to see you are awake gave me quite a scare. Dont worry i can wake him up." he told her. She walked with kaede and the others and the all went home. When the got there they all went their separate ways to their rooms. She had taken medicine before she left the hospital and rin helped her to bed and she went right to sleep. She didn't come out the room the rest of that day or part of the next day.

It's just a day before we start a new school. An actual high school. It's been raining all day long and now that it's time for us to get ready for bed the weather is starting to get worse. i have never liked bad weather i have always had a fear of it the only problem now is that my mother isn't here to help me through the storm. thunder boomed as the lightning flashed through the sky making the ground around us light up as bright as if the sun was rising. The thunder was booming so hard that it was shaking the windows in my room. I personally don't know how Rin was sleeping through this. As i laid there I tried to go to sleep but the storm was not letting up more lightning flashed and it was so bright i had to close my eyes. The storm was sending huge drops of rain plummeting into our window. it sounded like someone throwing pebbles at it. The booming thunder made me jump as it rattled the window. As i laid her I tried to remember everything that my mother would say to me and the song she would sing to me as a child when bad weather was around us. I know that i'm a little old to be afraid of bad weather but it scares me it's so unpredictable and you never truly know what's going to happen. Mother nature is not one to be messed with. Lightning lit up the area and it made the whole room light up as if we turned on the lights. the sound of the rain was starting to taper off and slow some. The thunder was still booming and the it was still lightning here and there as i laid here i started to play the song my mother sang to me in my head
Hush my darling please don't cry everything will be alright. Just remember mama's here by your side. Never fear mama is here for you. it's okay my baby girl you are safe in my arms. i will be with you no matter what never fear mamas here.

As i played the little song over and over in my head i must have cried myself to sleep I don't remember it but I didn't hear the rain no more and i wasn't bother by the sound of thunder or lightning.
' i was wet, i can't really see anything. why? what is going on as i scrambled to get my were about i could feel the wetness everywhere on the surface of my being and all over the floor. I fumbled around trying to find a light switch. i realized that some of the things i could feel felt familiar like i had been here before. the furniture was in similar places as in our house. i fumbled around a chair and felt a small desk i scrubbed my hand up the wall and found what i was looking for a light switch. the light illuminated on my worst nightmare as the light cascaded around the room i could see my mama and my brother and the wetness that i felt was their blood all over me and my kitchen floor. why why am i back here? as i looked around the room i seen the looks on my family's face i realized they were looking right at me. "Kagome why why did you let us die why wasn't you here to help us? this is your fault you could have saved us." those word pierced my heart like a hot knife. They were was coming from my little brother."You could have helped us. why did we have to die. why do you get to live?"my mother's word hurt worst than sotas." Mama i..i'm so sorry I couldn't save you and sota" There looks turned from fear to anger. The next thing i know they are on top of me attacking me shaking me screaming my name and telling me it's my fault i could have saved them that i was the reason they was dead cause the men wanted me. '

Screams escaped me as I felt I was being attacked i felt like my mama and brother was going to kill me I was being shaken violently. I felt trapped and i hated to do what i was thinking but defending myself felt right. As i lifted my arm to swing i felt my arm get grabbed and so i used my other one both arms were stuck so i started thrashing trying to free myself the next thing i feel is hard shaking as i started i screamed i realized that i was being stared at by several different people not just Rin. It was a dream all one horrible dream and now everyone is looking at me. wondering what is up with me, or thinking i'm some weird psycho or something. the one face that i am seeing is the faces of the new kids. Rin was sitting next to me just on the other side of the guy i ran into in the lunch line. he's the one that was trying to wake me up. The one that had my arms keeping me from hitting him. i realize that everyone has seen this and I don't know what to say tears are starting to dam themselves. i do the only thing i can think of i got up and ran i didn't know where i was headed but i ran.

( i want to say thank you for being patient with me as i have been through a tough time. I should have chpter 11 and 12 finishded in a day or ao i hope tou enjoy chapter 10 and sorry its so long. But enjoy feel free to comment i welcome both negative and positive)