~*~ Where Did You Go? ~*~

~By: Lauren~

-Chapter 4-

"Close the Door, Put Out the Light"

Kagome screamed. Loud. Before she could think out what to do, she was up on her feet and running to the door.

"INUYASHA!!!!!" She cried out. "INUYASHA!! I FOUND YOU INUYASHA!! FINALLY!! I FOUND YOU!!!" Tears streaked down her face as her sore hands pounded hard against the metal door. With every bang, it seemed to echo in her room. At the sound of his name, the flame of hope that had once threatened to extinguish itself burst forth once again in Kagome's heart.

For almost five long years I have waited...at last, someone has answered my prayers.

By now, Inuyasha had no clue what was going on. The girl had madly ran at the door and was now pounding it while screaming out his name. How did she know his name any way? Inuyasha had jumped back and was now standing in the hallway, staring at the wailing Kagome skeptically with his eyebrows risen. The girl...he swore he had seen her somewhere before. She kept giving him a weird sense of déjà vu.

Kagome leaned up on her tiptoes, even though it was painful to do so. She looked out the window to see him staring at her with wide eyes. "Inuyasha!! IT'S ME! KAGOME!! I really found you!! I'M NOT CRAZY! You really do exist!! AND NOW I FOUND YOU!!!" Her heart was racing; pounded so fast she thought it would burst out of her body. She had found him!! She had FINALLY found Inuyasha!

Inuyasha turned, walking down the hallway, away from the ranting girl. Half of her words he couldn't even hear through the metal door. He got to the end of the hallway where he found a few doctors on guard. They were sitting in a tiny room filled with medical supplies, TVs that showed a view of each room and such things as that. And most of the guards were asleep with donuts in their hands. He had seen them wandering the clinic before but didn't truly know where they worked or what they did. Now he understood. "Excuse me?!" He nudged the sleeping man.

"W-what?!" The doctor jerked away, giving Inuyasha an angry yet startled look. "Are you allowed to be here?"

"Yes, I am." Inuyasha jerked his ID card forward before putting it back away. "Now, the new patient that arrived, the girl. I need to talk with her, I've been assigned to her."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you. Let me go in there and give her some relaxants so she won't jump at you or nothin'. Then you can go in there and chat, ok?" The doctor walked over to a cabinet where he proceeded to retrieve a needle. He pushed it into a clear little bottle of some kind of medication before filling it halfway. "It won't knock her out or anything, it'll just get her to calm down."

"Ok." Inuyasha wasn't sure what was best to do, since he had never had a patient like this girl, so he allowed the man to do his work.

"Now she's in C-11, right?"

Inuyasha nodded yes.

"Well, let's go." The doctor grumbled, opening the door and sauntering down the hallway. "Now when we get down there, let me go in first."

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Her eyes followed his retreating figure. "INUYASHA!!" Kagome's cracked voice called out his name once more, but Inuyasha wasn't there. He had left. The girl didn't understand. How was he down at her room in the first place? Why was he looking into her cell? Why didn't he respond when he saw her? And why did he leave!?

She leaned against the nearest wall and let her body sink down to the ground. Kagome pulled her legs up against her chest and held them there tightly. She tried not to cry as she bit her lip, bringing forth crimson blood. She tried not to cry as her fingernails dung into her hands painfully. She tried not to cry as Inuyasha's image formed in her mind. But Kagome couldn't hold the walls up when she saw this, and so the hot tears poured forth slowly.

Had she just lost him again?

For the third time?

Except that meant he was really out there!

But why didn't he recognize her? Why did he leave her willingly?

Her heart wrenched with questions until she heard a click. Her heard jerked upward only to see one of the guards/doctors walking into the room. The first thing Kagome saw was the needle in his hand. She growled, the noise coming deep from her throat while she scrambled towards the side of the room. The door was ajar. Maybe if she ran quickly, she could avert the doctor and sprint out the door and find Inuyasha!! Sure, it was risky, but had she not just seen him leave a few minutes ago? He couldn't have gotten very far. A smug smile passed on her lips as she stood up but kept her upper half crouched down. The doctor was stepping towards her now with one hand held out.

Kagome lunged past him and turned towards the open door. She ran as fast as her feet could carry her. She was right at the door now.

Freedom was in her grasp.

With another push of energy, she sprinted through the door only to collide with a large body. She flew back from the force, landing on her backside. She snarled as she glared up at the person who had gotten in her way.

It was Inuyasha. Kagome's jaw dropped as she searched for words to say but they all seemed to fail her and none came. She winced suddenly as she felt the needle enter the skin on her arm.

"Inu..ya..s..h...a..." She whispered his name as she felt her world go dark, but not completely black. She felt so tired suddenly but she didn't want to sleep. Kagome felt the other doctor pull her up and sit her down on her bed.

A chair was dragged into the room and Inuyasha placed it about halfway across the bed from Kagome. There, he sat down and pulled out some papers and a pen.

"If she causes any more trouble, scream." The doctor joked to Inuyasha before he turned, shutting and locking the door with a click.

Inuyasha shook his head. "Stupid doctor." He muttered before turning to Kagome. This was really weird. How had she known his name? He swore he had heard her say it before she had fallen into this weird sleep-like trance from the medication. "Now, my name's Inuyasha and I'll be your new psychiatrist for a while." He spoke slowly as he watched the girl sway a bit.

Kagome stared forward, tilting her head to the side as a strange smiled formed on her face. Her body felt so heavy and her mind felt fuzzy. It was like a big blanket had been thrown over her or something. She tried to understand his words.

Inuyasha? Her doctor?

A laugh escaped her throat as a wicked smile formed on her lips. "Don't you remember Inuyasha? I told you I wouldn't leave you but that damn well locked me out!!!"

Inuyasha gave the girl a strange look. What in the world was she muttering about? A well? Locking her out? He shrugged. Must have been the hallucinations. Quickly he scribbled down a few notes.

How did she know his name before though? And why did she feel familiar? Maybe her family or a nurse had told her his name when they told her she'd be getting a new doctor. Maybe she only felt familiar because of her resemblance to Kikyo.

"Don't you believe me Inuyasha?" Kagome tried to stop her words and think logically but it wouldn't work. The stupid medication was screwing with her mind! "Inuyasha... they all said I was crazy. I knew you were out there somewhere. Did...the well work? Is that how you got here? Because it wouldn't work for me. But where are your ears? And your claws? Why is your hair black? Is it a new moon? I don't know, I've been locked in here for so long. You believe me right? You remember me? Don't you? Don't you... Inuyasha?" Her head tilted to the other side.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. What in the world was this girl ranting on about? Ears? Claws? New moon? Finally, he found the words to speak. But he was confused about what he said. Why would he answer the girl? Maybe he wanted to play along with her game? Maybe it would give him some answers? "It's not a new moon." And how did he even know that it wasn't a new moon?

"Then how are your ears gone?" Kagome pointed to the top of his head.

"My ears are right here." Inuyasha pushed back his hair to show off his pair of very human ears.

"But those are human ears. Where are your dog ears?" Kagome was confused. Not to mention she felt so tired...

"I never had dog ears." Inuyasha replied, leaning forward to peer closer at the girl. Her eyes almost seemed glazed over.

"Yes you do!!" Kagome screamed. The sudden outburst caused Inuyasha to jump back in his seat. "YOU HAVE DOG EARS BECAUSE YOU'RE A HALF DEMON!! A HANYOU! WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THEM?!"

"I...I don't know." Inuyasha scooted back, away from the girl. "Delusions for sure." He wrote down on his paper.

"YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM!!" Kagome sighed, looking down at the ground. When she looked back up at him, tears filled her eyes. "Don't you remember me Inuyasha? Do you still have our ring...?"

"I'm sorry but I've never met you before in my life and I don't know what ring you're talking about." Inuyasha replied. The truth was better than lying to this girl. Why did she think she knew him? And why did she think he was a half demon? There were no such things as demons any ways. Inuyasha didn't understand what she was talking about but he wanted to help her, somehow.

"Oh. Ok." Kagome muttered, a single tear spilling down her cheek. "You don't have the ring. That would make sense. Because you never met me before. You don't know who I am. You don't remember. You don't remember...at all." Another tear wandered down her cheek. Leaning sideways, Kagome let her body fall onto the bed. She rolled over so that her back faced Inuyasha. She stared at the wall blankly, letting his words sink into her while tears soaked into her pillow.

Inuyasha sighed as guilt flooded into him. He didn't know how long he sat in the room, listening to her silent sobs and watching her trembling body.

For once in his life, Inuyasha felt helpless.

After a bit, Inuyasha slowly stood up and picked up his chair. Opening the door, he sat it down against the wall before turning and watching the girl. She had fallen asleep crying. Quietly walking over, he lifted the blanket that was set at the foot of the bed. He opened it up and tucked it in around Kagome before he turned and left the room.

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Lauren: Wow, thanks for all the great reviews!! *hugs* I love you guys! Jeez, I've been so productive in the last two days. Mostly because you all have inspired me so much! Gah, I brought tears to my eyes when I wrote this last part. I almost made myself cry! What do you think of the story so far? Not too confusing? What do you like the most, etc.? Thanks again and I hoped you enjoyed the new chapter!