Disclaimer: I claim disclaiming claiming Inuyasha.

And now to twist the knife while putting a bit of antibacterial in the wound.

Mind over Matter

Part 2: Open Your Eyes

Chapter 12 - Death Never looked so Sweet.

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Kagome landed at the bottom of the well and was transported back to her time. She shot an arrow into the bottom of the well, sealing it off, preventing him from following her. She sat back and let the tears flow. How could she have been so foolish to believe she had a chance with Inuyasha? He had just been using her, and now he no longer needed her. She felt like killing herself the grief was so strong. Her new spawned hate was the only thing that kept her from doing just that. How she hated his guts now.

Back in the past, Shiron arrived at the well too late. Inuyasha had been pinned. Kagome had gone down the well. Mental's trap had been sprung, and he had seen it too late. Shiron's mind was racing as he assessed the situation and planned against Mental. 'All right. Inuyasha pinned, Kagome back in her time, they hate each other now, and I will soon lose my best chance against Mental. This does not look very good.' He saw the Inuyasha illusion Mental had used out of the corner of his eye. He pulled out a small dagger and threw it at the little bulb on the ground that was producing the illusion. The shard it had fell to the ground with a small clink. Shiron picked it up and placed it in his robe pocket. 'This might come in handy.' Shiron felt the workings of a plan enter the corner of his mind. Shiron opened up a telepathic link with his mate, "Rynn, come quick, we have got ourselves a problem." "What kind of problem?" She asked.

"Well, in short, I've got a pinned half-demon, a emotionally disrtraut girl, and a sealed well."

"A trap?"

"Yep."

"Mental."

"Of course. He has left, so if he finishes with his trap, he will be in the future making sure we cannot repair the damage in time."

"Of course, split those two, and make them never want to see the other again. I'd say that really does put a dent in our plans, now doesn't this?"

"Yes. We don't have much time. We have to go to the future before Mental can finish his work. He knows that all he has to do is get Kagome occupied with someone else, and that will put her out of his hair permanently. But he also can't kill her; otherwise he would have to deal with a revengeful hanyou, which doubles the thorn in his side."

"You sure it would be wise to pull the arrow out that way if she is killed?"

"We would have no choice. I hope I don't have too. He has the upper hand now. If he finishes in the future, we will lose this battle, and he knows it. Quickly take care of those two and give them instructions. I will be waiting for you in the future."

"Till then, my love."

"You too."

Shiron touched the clear crystal hanging around his neck, and disappeared in a white flash.

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Kagome lost track of the time she spent at the bottom of the well. It could have been minutes, or hours. All she knew was the heartbreak. So lost in her grief, she didn't notice the footsteps, or the door of the well sliding open. At the top of the well appeared a shadow of a person. The shadow called down to her, "Are you all right?" He heard the continued sobbing. He didn't know what to do. He had just moved here, and had come to pay the shrine a visit because he was close to the shrine owners where he had come from. He did the only think he could think of: go down and help out the poor girl. He found the rope ladder and made his way down. "How odd. Why would there be a ladder in a well?" He thought to himself. He figured the girl must come down her to get away from it all. He reached the bottom of the well and found a girl around his age there. 'How strange.' "Are you all right?" Kagome looked up from her sobbing startled that she hadn't noticed him.

"What. who are you?"

"Me? I just moved here, and had come to pay the shrine a visit because I knew the shrine owners in my old town. I thought I might find some old friends. That is when I heard you and came to have a look."

"Oh."

"What are you doing down here anyway?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"Try me."

"All right." Kagome told her story, from the very beginning, through all the happy moments, through all the worst ones, all the way to the end. All of this, she told through sobs while crying on this strangers shoulder.

"Man. I guess you are qualified to cry. I would if all that crap happened to me."

"You mean. you believe me?"

"In a weird sort of way, it makes sense."

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For believing."

"Don't mention it. Now lets get you out of this well."

Kagome couldn't believe it. No longer than a day had passed and her luck has completely turned around. And this time she wouldn't let go. She knew what it felt like to be let go, and she had no intention of it happening again. She had found someone who actually cared and understood her. She wasn't going to let go for the world.

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There was a bright flash of light. When the dust cleared, there stood Shiron. "All right, let's see here." Shiron looked around. "Hmmm." Shiron closed his eyes and expanded his perception to encompass the neighborhood. 'Hmm, it seems Mental beat us to the punch. He already has an agent in. Damn.' He picked up a couple of conversations. Most were about trivial things, but one conversation picked up his interest. It was about the upcoming dance. 'Damn. We have one week to fix all of this. If Kagome and Inuyasha don't go that dance together, then we will fail. Damn, this couldn't have happened at a more inoperable time. I haven't had the chance to earn her trust, so she won't listen to me.' Shiron moved behind the god tree so to avoid being spotted. 'Hmmm, it seems we will have to go undercover.' He searched around for a good place for them to stay and watch over things. 'Perfect. There is a family going on vacation. I don't think they will mind some house sitters, and the school is about to receive some foreign exchange students.' There was another flash of white, and there stood Rynn.

"There you are. How's it look?"

"Not good, but there is a chance. We're going to have to go through her family to get to her now. Mental beat us to the punch."

"Hmm. Undercover work?"

"Of course."

"Who do we get to be this time?"

"How do you feel about foreign exchange students?"

"You mean we have to go through school again?"

"Afraid so." "Taken care of housing?"

"Yep"

"What's the first step?"

"Well, I figure we will pose as school officials. From what I have been able to gather, Kagome misses school quite a bit because she is in the feudal time period, and her grandpa passes it of as sickness, so I think we will suggest home schooling around her sickness. It should work, plus her mom is already thinking about it. We just have to push her over the edge. It will be better for her in the long run."

"Good plan. It just might work. When?"

"Now. We have to hurry though, Kagome is still in the well, but she won't stay there forever. Plus we don't want to be caught between her and her mom. Let's go."

Shiron transformed into a tall person wearing a businesses suit. Rynn, being a white kitsune, also transformed into business executive wear. They walked out from behind the tree and headed to the Higurashi residence.

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"Damn. So he thinks he can stop me, ehh? I'll show him. Two can play at this little game." Mental opened up a cell phone and dialed a number. He threw his voice to sound like an old lady that lived near the residence. "Hello? Yes, I would like to report a crime about to take place. Yes, I saw these two strange people walking to the Higurashi residence, and I fear for them. One of them appeared to be armed. You'll send someone over? Oh thank you." He shut the phone. "He, he, he. Now what will you do without some ID Shiron? The cops know who the school executives are and you look nothing like them. Your cover will be blown. And then I will have won the battle."

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The pair walked up to the door and knocked. Shiron felt the dispatch of the local police.

"Damn. We have less time now. Mental called the cops. Put on your game face."

Mrs. Higurashi opened the door. "Hi, how may I help you?"

"Mrs. Higurashi, we are representatives from the school board. We are here because of your daughter."

"Oh my, she hasn't done anything wrong has she?"

"No, Mrs. Higurashi, she hasn't. We were just concerned over her large number of absences due to sickness. We are here to suggest that after this school year, you pull her out and home school her. We believe that it would beneficial to Kagome if she was home schooled because she could work her schedule around her sickness, and catch up when she isn't much easier."

"Oh. Well, I was thinking about it, but I didn't want to pull her away from her friends and such. Why don't you come in? "

" Ahh, I wish we could, but we have a meeting to go to in a few minutes."

"We were just stopping by to let you know how the school feels about her situation." Rynn added.

"Okay. I will consider this."

"We are not trying to burden you Mrs. Higurashi, we just think it is best for your daughter."

"Oh, it isn't a burden, really."

"All right, Mrs. Higurashi, we must be off now, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The pair hurriedly retreated down the stairs, and disappeared into the night. Not two seconds later a couple of cop cars pulled up. Cops got out and began to scour the area. They went and interrogated some of the neighbors for information. A pair walked up the Higurashi residence and rung the doorbell.

"Mrs. Higurashi? Sorry to disturb you, but we got a call from one of your neighbors claiming that there was suspicious activity in the area. Have you noticed anything?"

"No, officer, I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary."

"Okay. Sorry to bother you."

Mrs. Higurashi closed the door. 'How odd.'

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"Damn. They made it out of there in time. Fuck." Mental slammed his fist on the table in the office he was occupying. "Tigi!" Mental's personal servant came up behind him. "Yes sir?" "Dig up any info on those two." He pointed to a screen. "I want to know everything, from what they do to when they do it." "Yes sir!" "Now go." Tigi scurried of to do his task.

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I had to split this chapter in two to spread the story out a bit, and so you would get it faster.

I need a name for the guy Kagome met. I am crappy with names, so any suggestions would be helpful, otherwise I will just give him a common name of the top of my head. And it will sound misplaced and crappy. He won't be a major part of the story unless I really want to inflict some pain on my readers. *evil looks from reviewers* Which might happen. But don't worry, everything works out in the end.

Now you all will have to wait for the next chapter to see if I will reverse what I have done. Kukuku.