Chapter 9
Kagome hurried up to her room, not bothering to say good evening to the bellboy standing outside. Rushing to her room, she slammed the door shut, bolted the locks, and plopped down on her bed. She didn't know why, but the day had scared her in an odd way.
"You know, that I'm stronger than you and I can snap your wrist right now?"
"Don't play games with me. Ever. Or you'll lose. Always."
"To bother you."
What does he want with me?
She unraveled her luxurious black hair and washed her face. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. The icy blue eyes, the full red lips, the flushed pink cheeks, the prominent chin; the face of a motherless twenty one year old. The face of a young woman who had no idea what to do with her future.
Mother…help me!
She slipped into her bed and turned off the lights.