~*~ Where Did You Go? ~*~

~By: Lauren~

-Chapter 5-

"Something Not Right"

"I don't know where to look anymore Inuyasha." Sango sighed, running a hand through her thick hair. "It's like he just disappeared off of the face of the earth!! What if he's dead? I couldn't stand it but I want some kind of closure, even if he is, which I hope he isn't." Sango frowned, looking at the floor then back at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha...? Hey, Inuyasha? Are you listening to me?!" She demanded, stomping her foot impatiently.

"Huh? Wah? Yeah!!" Inuyasha jumped up in his seat, looking at Sango as he faked interest.

"Hey, I'm paying you by the hour so you better be listening to me!!" She growled at Inuyasha angrily.

"Hey- you're not paying me, remember?! You made a deal with me that you'd spray my apartment each month for free!!" Inuyasha accused her, trying to switch the subject. For some reason his mind kept wandering to that girl...to Kagome...

Sango rolled her eyes. "Then you'll have to live with the rats, bugs and...spiders until you listen to me." She put a lot of emphasize on the word 'spiders' for she knew the man's hatred for the insect. Sango's family had run a big pest exterminating company that made them a sufficient amount of money. They basically went around getting rid of bugs, like cockroaches, mice and such things like that. Her parents had died in some kind of freak car accident and it was said her little brother was in the car with them. But a body was never found for him and Sango knew he had to be out there somewhere. So she had taken over the company and she searched for her brother often.

"Too bad...time's up any ways." Inuyasha smirked with triumph.

"Whatever." Sango grumbled. "And whatever's on your mind, figure it out because it's really annoying to know you're not listening to me."

"I will! Feh, you're just cranky because Miroku's still recovering from his surgery so he's not here!!" He yelled down at her retreating figure. "Book your next appointment with the lovely Kikyo." He added extra sarcasm to the word lovely and made sure he said it loudly down the hallway.

"Screw you." Kikyo retorted. "And the boss wants to see you Inuyasha!!!"

Inuyasha groaned. He had only met his boss a few times and when he did...let's just say the guy was beyond freaky. Maybe someone that would look good with Kikyo. Inuyasha snorted at his own joke as he wandered up the stairway until he reached the top floor. There he passed a few closed doors until he came to one with bold writing in the center.

On a gold name plate it plainly said, "Naraku"

Inuyasha opened the door, feeling his heart already pounding faster in his chest. "You called sir?" He nearly choked saying the word 'sir'. The room was dim except for a large computer that was sitting on a large desk. There was a big chair behind the desk in which a man was sitting in, typing wildly on the computer keyboard.

"Oh, Inuyasha." The man looked upward, revealing his pale face. Dark black hair hung down his back in tangles and it almost looked like he was wearing eyeliner. Definitely a creepy guy. "Yes, I called you. It's in regard to your new patient, that Higurashi girl."

"Yes?" Inuyasha replied quickly. He wanted to get out of that room and fast. "What about her?"

"There's...something strange about her. I heard from...someone...that she was acting as if she knew you?" Naraku smirked, adding to his demonic look. "Is this true?"

"Well, yes. She somehow knew my name, although how, I don't know." Inuyasha took a tiny step back, away from the man.

"Hmm...I suppose I'll allow you to stay on her case. She's unlike any patient you've had. Most of them you've attended to aren't as...what's the word? Crazy as her?" Naraku cracked his knuckles loudly, sending shivers down Inuyasha's spine. "If you don't think you can handle her, tell me now and I'll assign a new doctor to her. She's dangerous and she's on limited time, her mother has grown impatient with failing doctors. If you can't help her soon, she may be taken somewhere else...for good...I fear...so don't screw this one up Inuyasha." Naraku turned in his chair so that he faced his computer and he quickly went back to typing.

Inuyasha spun around on his heel to leave.

"You're a damn good psychiatrist Inuyasha, I'll admit that, but we all have our patients that we can't help." Naraku called after his retreating figure.

Before he closed the door, Inuyasha replied, "And she won't be one of them!!"

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Kagome groggily woke up from her dreams. She shook the memories of feudal Japan out of her head. It only hurt to think about them. She yawned, stretching out on her bed. She peered at the blanket that had been tucked around her with care. When did she put the blanket on herself? Kagome tried to figure it out but it was a blank in her mind. She could barely remember what had happened before. It was all fuzzy in her mind.

Getting up, she noticed a tiny door on the right side of her room. She wandered over to it, taking hold of the cold knob before she swung it open. Inside was a toilet and a tiny metal sink. She walked in, turning on the facet. Kagome splashed the cold water on her face and she let it run down her neck, soaking into her shirt.

Ah, now she remembered.

Inuyasha was her new psychiatrist.

And he didn't remember a thing about her.

He wasn't even himself anymore.

Kagome sank to the cold floor. "He let go of me..." It was too late to go back it. She was cracking, all because of one boy. The same boy that she had always loved so dearly...was destroying her.

"Excuse me?" Inuyasha peered into the open bathroom door. "Kagome?"

The girl turned towards him in obvious shock. He was standing there innocently watching her with caring eyes.

"What?" She stood up, hiding her eyes behind her bangs as she pushed past him. She stomped over to the bed where she plopped herself down.

Inuyasha sat down in the same chair he had brought in before. "I'd just like to talk with you. Feel free to tell me anything on your mind."

"Anything on my mind, eh?" Kagome snorted. "Let's see...I was separated from the boy I loved and was to marry. I was separated from my true friends for reasons I don't understand. When I got home, no one remembered them or the feudal time that I went to!! My own mom said I was crazy and sent me to these hellholes!!!"

Inuyasha looked up at her after scribbling more things on his notepad. "Are you saying you traveled to the past?"

"Yes I traveled to the past." She hissed. "And you were there!!!"

"I was there?" Inuyasha rose a skeptical eyebrow.

"YES YOU WERE THERE!!" Kagome almost yelled. "I know...I'm crazy aren't I?! No such thing as time travel!!! No such thing as Inuyasha in the past!!! You know what?! I don't need your help! I don't need anyone's help! Not you, not Sango, not Miroku, not Shippo's...heck....NOT EVEN KIKYO'S!!!"

Never mind...

Never mind that Inuyasha had forgotten about her...

That she was alone in the world...

That she needed Inuyasha the most, even though he didn't know it.

She was truly alone.

And that had been the last straw that had broke her.

Broke her into a thousand pieces...which no one would ever put back together...

"You need more help than you realize." Inuyasha calmly said to her. His eyes widened. Had she just said what he thought she said...? Sango? Miroku? Shippo? KIKYO?! "Are those people...you just named...did they exist in the past with you also...?"

Kagome nodded, sneering at him. "But what do you know?" She replied, controlling the tears that she felt were coming. She never used to cry in the other asylums but now...just seeing him made a lump form in her throat and twisted at her heart. "You have everything you've ever wanted!! A loving father and mother, a brother named Sesshoumaru and probably some girlfriend!!"

"Had....had she just said my brother's name? What the heck?" Inuyasha thought to himself as he stared wide eyed at Kagome. "How did you...?" He said to her.

But Kagome was determined to get the final word. "Wait a minute, but your mother is probably dead right? I remember back then your mother was gone. Does your brother know a girl named Rin or a weird looking kid named Jaken? Does he have silver hair? Or black like yours? Do you hate anyone by the name of Kikyo? Or do you love her? Did she betray you? Do you know a girl named Sango who likes a pervert named Miroku? Huh? ANSWER ME!!" Kagome slammed her fists into the bed angrily. Hey, if Inuyasha had somehow been reborn, maybe the others had. It was a wild guess, but she had taken it. It wasn't like Inuyasha could say she was crazy...

Inuyasha only stared at her in shock, his mouth opened wide. How had she? H-How? How did she know about the little girl Rin that his brother had strangely adopted? Or his brother's weird little fan boy Jaken that had been born with a distorted face? How did she know about Kikyo? Sango? Miroku?

He shook his head. Kagome was crazy! But how did she know so many of these things if they had never met before in their life...?

Something was up- something was out of place. First of all her files were obviously jumbles of crap thrown together. The pieces of the puzzle just weren't falling into place or clicking together. That meeting with Naraku was strange also- why did it seem as if everyone was acting as if this girl was a lost cause?

Of course, Naraku's computer would have every little bit of information on every patient on it since did run the clinic.

Inuyasha then knew what he had to do.

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Lauren: Hi! Wow...thanks for all the WONDERFUL support!! I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! Thank you! So what did you think of the new chapter? Like it? Gah, I am so evil. XD Naraku is Inuyasha's boss!!! And Sango kills bugs for a living!! Oh and if you didn't figure out WHY Inuyasha hates spiders so much...think of what the scar is shaped like on Naraku's back and what the name Onigumo means.

Ha-ha, before I realized I never added a bathroom to Kagome's room. So pretend it was there the whole time. It's so horrible, I was telling my friend about forgetting that detail and here was our conversation:

Me: And I forgot to add a bathroom to Kagome's room ^_^; I was like "Where's does she go potty? It's not like the doctors come take her out every time she has to go!"

My Friend: That's what the corners are for!!

Me: -_-;; Ew.

Riight....any ways...hoped you enjoyed it and please review!

Next chapter- Risky Midnight Mission