Chapter 25

By the time she had finished with the noon show, Kagome had found herself alone in the dressing room since she had stayed on the stage since something didn't feel right. Not wanting to tell her father she had kept doing her act over and over until she had found what was wrong. After she had found what was wrong, Kagome had asked Mike to look at it for her before the next show before she had made her way to the dressing room. Just as she had started to get changed, Kagome pulled out the cell phone she had been given to use and dialed the same number she had when she had called for someone to come and pick her brother up.

But just as she had heard someone pick up the phone, Kagome quickly placed herself in a barrier as she felt as if someone was about to hit her. While ignoring the shocked gasp from behind her, Kagome cleared her throat and said, "Yes, um this is Kagome, I was hoping of getting a hold of Mrs. Higurashi…I'm her daughter."

"Ah yes, if you would just give me a moment to find her." The man was heard.

"I'll wait and please don't rush on my account." Kagome stated before she turned around to find her father helping Emily up and off of the ground. 'I don't need this…I really don't need this right now.'

"Kagome lower that thing now." James enraged voice was heard as soon as he had noticed the deep cut that Emily had gotten when she had been thrown back by the barrier.

"No, I'm not lowering the thing because now I'm sure that I'm going to get slapped again by you or by that whore and I will not have that." Kagome hissed out in anger. "Besides I'm calling my Oka and I would like to speak with her in peace."

"You better not tell her a thing." James hissed.

"Your sins are your to tell…now leave." Kagome roared as she turned her attention back to the phone in her hand.

"Tell her to send your brother here." James stated.

"No." Kagome just as she heard her mother's happy voice say, "Kagome…are you alright…I figured you would be doing your show right now."

"No I have a break before the noon show and I wanted to ask you if you could as your friend if she could send someone for my things." Kagome explained as she turned away to ignore the glares that she was reciving from her father and Emily.

"I'm sure she wouldn't mind, in fact if you want I'll have someone go and pick up your things right now…if you still have time." Her mother stated.

"Thank Oka…just enjoy the sights…you and Sota both and I'll see you tomorrow after my last show…do you have the plan tickets yet?" Kagome asked before she added, "Or do you need me to pay for them?"

"No I've got it covered, I'll have someone there in about five minutes…is that enough time for you to double check everything?" Kim stated.

"Perfect…thank mom…bye I love you." Kagome stated before she hung up the phone.

After hanging up and putting the phone down, Kagome turned around only to find her father and Emily both gone. Hoping that they had given up, Kagome took in a deep breath and finished getting changed before she made her way to her room. Just as she had entered the gates, Kagome ran up to Sarah and said, "I'll be handing you my keys to the room after tonight's show. I'm going to be leaving tomorrow so I want to make sure that you have them before I go. I don't want to accidently take it with me."

"Oh, well you have to promise to keep in touch and sure, I'll wait for you…but if you want you can always give me the keys before tomorrow's last show." Sarah offered her. "That way you'll be able to keep locking your door because of your things."

"Sure and I'll make sure to give you the keys before my last show…see you later." Kagome stated before she jumped up to the second floor before making her way to her room.

Just as Kagome had finished moving all of the boxes down from her room, Kagome smiled when she noticed the car from the night before, pull up and in front of her. Just as she was about to take a step toward the car, Kagome was pulled back and held in place as she heard her father's voice say, "She won't be needing your help after all but thank you for helping my daughter anyway."

"Let me go." Kagome yelled out in anger as she tried to get free.

"Stay still." Her father hissed into her ear as he used more force to keep her still.

"I'm sure you boys will be able to leave just fine if you just follow this road." Emily added as she appeared from the other side of the car.

"I'm sorry but we were told to only follow Ms. Kagome's orders…no one else's." The inu demon stated in a calm stay as he locked eyes with her. 'Just give me the word…I'll have you free in a blink of an eye.'

"James…let me go." Kagome whispered as she stopped struggling. 'That's it I'm removing these damn weights the moment I'm alone.'

"I'm your father." James told her before he turned to Emily and nodded her head.

It wasn't until she had noticed the small gun in the woman's hand. Unable to hold back her shock, Kagome locked eyes with the inu demon before she let out a low and demanding growl. Just as the inu demon had bent down and bowed down before her, Kagome couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when she noticed the bullet miss the inu hanyou. Before Emily could fire again, Kagome nodded her head and looked away as she twisted her body and got free from her father. After making sure that the gun had been taken from Emily and that she had been knocked out, Kagome turned to glare at her father and said, "You have no idea what would have happened to you if he would have been hurt. Just leave me the h ell alone, leave my family the hell alone and stay with your whore, I won't tell mom and I'll make sure that Sota doesn't say a word so long as you stay the hell away from us."

"Ms. Kagome." The inu demon was heard as he gently placed the passed out girl on the floor.

Understanding his silent question, Kagome shook her head and said, "No, just please take my belongings to my mother. Not a word to her about what happened her. I also want no harm to come to these too…is that understand?"

"Perfectly." He stated before he quickly picked her boxes up and put them in the back of the car. Once he was done doing that, he turned to find Kagome helping her father off of the ground and watched as she walked over and healed the small wound that he had left on the woman that had fired at her.

Once she was done doing so, Kagome turned to her father just as he said, "You do know that I'm not going to stop doing this. I'm worried about you. I want you here when I know you'll be safe, where you can learn the difference between right and wrong."

After ignoring her father's comment, Kagome turned to the inu demon and let out a low growl before she smiled as she heard him say, "My name is Kaname and I am in your service at the moment."

"Do you think you can take me to the stage then…before you go?" Kagome stated as she kept her back to her father.

"Of course, would you like to ride in front?" Kaname asked.

"No, I'll be fine in the back seat." Kagome answered before she turned to her father to say, "you have no right to worry about me or to act like you car. You lost that right when you allowed that whore to hit YOUR child…you also lost that right when she allowed her to convince you to use a gun to try and scare me…I may be your daughter but that is only because your blood flows throw my vines…stay away from me and my family…that next time I will act on my threats."

As he watched his daughter get into the car, James couldn't help but feel guilty as he began to regret what he had done. Not only was she right but she had stated it in a manner that almost made her seem older than what he was. After taking a calming breath and calming his emotions James made his way over to Emily as he began to wake her up. Although he would have to find a way to make it up to her, it still did not mean that he was lying about what he had told her. James wanted Kagome to stay with him not only so that she could have good life but so that he would be able to teach her things that he didn't think she had learn and should have learned from his wife.

As she allowed her silent tears to roll down the side of her face, Kagome slowly but surely began to remove the weights that she had already mastered and had yet to remove. Just as she had finished removing the weights on her legs, Kagome froze when a hand gentle took hold of her now shaking hand before she heard Kaname say, "Allow me to help you will those."

"Thank you." Kagome whispered as she turned away to try and hide her tears stained face.

Once he had helped her remove the weights, Kaname pulled his hand back and said, "We're here…is there anything else you would like for us to do?"

With a sad smile on her face, Kagome locked eyes wither Kaname as she stopped her tears before she said, "Well…I don't suppose you have any herbs I could use to gain back some of my miko energy…I need it for the show since I tend to use a lot so that everyone can see the tear at the end of my act."

With a smile on his face, Kaname looked to the front and said, "Leo, can I have the herbs please?"

"How did you know? Why did you have them with you?" Kagome whispered as she took hold of the herbs that were offered to her.

"After we realizing that you were drained the first time we saw you we figured we could help you. You have shown us respect, something young miko now a day's no longer do. Think of it as our way of thanking your for the respect you have shown us." Kaname explained.

"That and there is something about you that we grew to like…take care young miko." Leo was heard.

With a smile on her face, Kagome nodded and said, "I will…and thank you bother for understand."

After getting out of the car, Kagome watched as the two drove away knowing that she would be able to trust them and that they would not say a word to her mother about what had happened. After taking in a calming breath, Kagome turned around to start making her way to the stage so that she could go and make sure that what she had asked to be looked at and fixed had been done. 'I just hope that Mike doesn't notice my tears…I need some hot water for the herbs too.' Kagome thought as she made her way to the stage room. After making sure that the stage was ready and that the herbs would take effect for the last two shows of the day, Kagome made her way to the dressing room and got ready for the noon show.

She had just finished the noon show felt his aura flare to lives. It was as if he was closer to her, as if he was slowly making his way to her side, as if he knew the pain she was silently going through and was coming to help her through it. She knew that there was no way that could happen when he was in hell with Kikiyo but she still clung a small bit a hope since it was the only thing that was keeping her from completely breaking down once more. Just as she had finished changing, Mia and Anna turned to her and asked, "Kagome do you want to go and eat with us?"

"Sure, May do you want to come with me?" Kagome offered as she turned to face her.

"No, I'm going to go and eat with Rosetta and her mother. Sorry." May answered with a sad smile on her face before adding, "But we'll have lunch tomorrow since it's your last day k?"

"Alright, than lunch it is." Kagome told May before she turned to Mia and Anna to say, "Let me just get my things, I'll meet you guys up front." Kagome replied.

"Alright, but don't take long." Anna called.

"I won't." Kagome called with a smile on her face.

Just as they had left the room, Kagome turned around to face fool and asked, "What is it now Fool, for the most part you are always by Sora's side where you belong."

"I felt that I could at least warn you." He answered as he began to fade away slowly.

"Warn me about what?" Kagome asked in a worried voice.

"You must not let sorrow and pain cloud your mind, you will need a clear mind for what lies ahead." Fool answered.

"I thought I told you that I didn't need you to read my cards." Kagome hissed as she turned around to face him.

"I didn't, I'm surprised that Sora didn't tell you, I can also look a bit into the future." Fool stated with a smile on his face as he began to fade away.

"Baka…" Kagome mumbled under her breath as she reached for her things before running out of the room so that she could go and meet up with the others.

After making sure that she had everything with her, Kagome ran out of the dressing room and to the dining hall where Mia and Anna were waiting for her. Just as she had walking in, Kagome smiled when there were some people that were telling her how they would miss her. Just as she had reached the table where Mia and Anna were waiting for her, Kagome smiled when heard Anna say, "I haven't seen your mom around? Has she seen the show already?"

"No, she's waiting for my last show so that we'll be able to have dinner together and so that she can take my brother sightseeing before we go back to Japan."

"Oh so she'll be here tomorrow night?" Mia was heard.

"Yeah, she will." Kagome answered with a smile on her face.

"Are you really sure about leaving so soon?" Anna asked.

"Yeah I am." Kagome whispered.

But they could even ask her more questions, Kagome turned face Sora and Leon as they walked over to them with a try of food. With a smile on her face, Kagome greeted by silently while Mia smiled and said, "Wow, you two are actually eating here with us? That's new."

"I want to spend as much with Kagome since she'll be leaving soon." Sora answered. "It's thanks to her that I can move faster on the trapeze and tight ropes you know."

"Yeah, we were able to tell after the first of your training." Anna pointed out.

"You guys really shouldn't make a big deal out of it…really, I'll come back to visit whenever I can…I promise." Kagome stated in a happy voice as she tried to hide the sadness behind her voice.

"Well, just let us now ahead of time so that we'll be able to talk with the boss about putting on a show with the return of the jester…even if it would be for just a short while." Mia stated. "I'm sure I'll be able to find a happy ending for the jester by then."

"Thank, I'll be sure to do that." Kagome answered as she turned to face Leon only to notice his narrowed eyes and the anger hidden behind them. 'Great…he smelt the tears…and probably my father's scent on me from where he had me.'

"It'll also have to be a funny one." Anna pointed out. "You know that I want to put on a funny act."

"That sounds great…a jester is supposed to make people smile and laugh anyway right?" Kagome was heard as she looked away from Leon. "I'm sure you can make a role that would make Anna my assistant or something."

"Don't get her going; otherwise she will never let you leave." Sora warned as she couldn't help but let out a small laugh.

"That's true…" Kagome teased.

"That not true." Mia protested.

"Sorry but when you start writing and when you get on a roll there is no stopping you from finishing your work." Anna stated.

"It's true, seen it firsthand…you remind me of myself when I was still going through my miko training in the beginning." Kagome added.

Soon the whole table began to laugh. She wanted to laugh, she hadn't laughed in a while and she badly needed it since she no longer had the one thing that would make all of her hurt and pain go away as if it had never touched her. It wasn't until they had all gotten up to leave so that they could go and get ready for the night show that Kagome froze when she heard Leon say, "Can I talk to you? Mike told me that you asked him to look at the trapeze, I would like to know which had you worried."

"Leon, Mike does a good job, you have nothing to worry about." Mia pointed out.

"Yeah, besides we all have to get ready." Anna added.

"I'll catch up so don't you girls worry, see you in a bit." Kagome stated as she turned to face Leon to add, "It won't take long…right?"

"Right." He answered.

"Alright…see you guys soon…come on guys." Sora stated as she led her two friends away.

Once they were alone, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "I know you can speak Japanese so mind as well since the only other people that would understand us aren't going to be walking with us or near us."

"How are you so sure?" Leon asked as he held the door open for her.

"Do you really have to ask?" Kagome asked with a grin on her face.

"Very well then, I suppose I will just get to the point." Leon stated as he followed her out of the building and after the rest that had left before them.

"Before you even start, if you are going to ask me about my father and what his recent act against me was I will not answer. I have dealt with it and would very much like it if you just dropped so that I do not have the heartache with me while I am on the stage." Kagome explained as she tried to get a hold of her raw emotions that threaten to overwhelm her yet again.

"Very well then, I only wish to know if you are alright and if there is anything I could do to help you." Leon answered.

Kagome stopped walking and turned to face the inu demon that stood next to her. She knew that he had been keeping an eye on her because of his father order but this time, his voice was filled with such worry and such honesty that she was certain that he was truly worried about her and that he was not just following his father orders. So, not caring what others thought or had to say, Kagome wrapped her arms around him as she jumped up and kissed him on the forehead before answering, "thank you for worrying and thank you for offering but I'm afraid that the one thing I want, the one and only thing that can help me right now you are unable to obtain for me and won't be able to obtain no matter what you do."

Before Leon could say or do a thing, he watched Kagome run off to go and join the other girls as they got ready for the last show of the day. 'Uncle…she needs you…and I don't think she will be able to last long.' Leon couldn't help but think before he made his way to the male dressing room so that he too could get ready for the show.