Several hours later found Kagome in Sango's spare bedroom, rubbing her sore shoulder and thinking back on the events that had brought her here.
She'd somehow managed to find her way back home, though it had taken her several hours to get there. By then, she was exhausted, her shoulder and head were throbbing, and she wanted nothing more than to crawl into a hole and die.
But she didn't. Rather, she arrived home, out of breath, eyes puffy from crying, shoulder stained in her own blood, and called Sango.
She felt awful for disrupting her friend, especially due to the fact that she was spending the night with Miroku. But she was hurt, confused and tired, and she needed someone to talk to.
"Kags? Hon? What's wrong?"
Sango immediately knew that something was wrong simply by Kagome phoning her.
"Sango, I know you're with Miroku tonight, and I feel awful for ruining your date, but could you come get me?" she asked quietly, her voice wavering.
"I'm on my way, hon. Is it okay if Miroku comes too?"
She hummed a reply, keeping an eye on the door in case a certain someone by the name of Inuyasha decided to show up.
"Alright. We'll be there in five."
True to her word, Sango pulled up exactly four minutes and fifty seconds after hanging up the phone.
Kagome, still wearing the cream dress, now stained with her blood, met her at the door.
"Kags!" Sango nearly screeched, looking her best friend over with concern written all over her face. Miroku stayed further behind, unsure of what Kagome had been through and if it needed him to stay the hell out of the way.
As soon as Sango was within reach, Kagome burst into tears and hugged Sango, ignoring the throbbing in her shoulder.
"Shh..it's okay hon. He's not here. I won't let him get you." Sango crooned, rubbing gentle circles on the other woman's back.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't know who else to call." Kagome hiccupped, raising her head carefully so as to not jar her sore neck.
"It's okay hon. You know Miroku and I are here for you whenever you need us." Sango reassured, beginning to lead the exhausted and tired raven over to her car. "Now, let's get back to my place and get you settled in, okay?"
Kagome nodded, not even bothering to question the other woman. At this point, Sango could have taken her across the world and she wouldn't have noticed.
She was just too drained to care.