GHOSTS

By Dancing Dragon1

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CHAPTER 3

          Kagome returned her attention back to the man in front of her. He was hot! He wore a pair of loose, black cargo pants and red boxers with no shirt. His chest was muscular without being ugly. Silver hair reached his waist and, nestled in his bangs, on top of his head, there was a pair of… dog-ears? Silver dog-ears? Kagome shook her head at the thought.

"What are you talking about?" she asked.

"To pretend you don't know! Think real hard, bitch!" he sneered.

Kagome thought over what had happened and a look of horror crossed her face. Squeezing her eyes shut, she whispered, "Oh shit!"

"Could you please tell me if this is yours?" she asked in a strangled voice after opening her eyes. She thrust the card at him, trying desperately not to cry, her face a block of stone. Taking the card from her with a clawed hand, he noticed the abrupt change in her behavior.

"No. But it's probably my brother's. I'll ask him when he gets home. If it's not his, where can I find you to give it back?"

"Just slip it under the door of 209," she said. "Now I really have to go…" Kagome turned on her heel and walked, fast, to the elevator.

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In the elevator, Kagome was crying.

'Why did I do that?!' she thought. 'Why couldn't I remember?! It was as if it was second nature! Why is this happening to me?!' The elevator doors opened and she walked to her apartment.

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Inu-Yasha watched the women as she practically ran off to the elevator.

'She reminds me of someone,' he wondered. 'But who? And why did her mood change so quickly?'

He thought about the weird conversation they'd had. When he'd told her to think hard, her big, brown eyes had shown horror before all emotion was wiped from her face. And the way she fought… she was good. Almost too good. Where had she learned all that? Definitely not from a local martial arts school. He'd been hard pressed to block her moves, which was saying something because he was the best in the CIA. Something wasn't right here…

Inu-Yasha walked back inside and shut the door. He took a closer look at he card in his hand. It was Fluffy's alright.

'And his security card at that!' he thought with a laugh.

He yawned as he walked though the steel and glass decorated apartment and into his new room, setting the card on his dresser.

'Now, back to sleep.'

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The next day dawned bright and found Kagome reading a book on her over-stuffed sofa after work.

Hearing a knock on her door, she called out, "Just a sec!"

Putting her book down, she opened the door.

"Hi! Sorry I had to split yesterday, but I almost forgot about my class," Sango apologized.

"Um… would you like to come in?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, thanks. So… tell me! What was Mr. Hot-guy like?"

Kagome blushed. "I dunno. He was kinda a jerk."

"Bummer."

"Yea…"

"Okay. I just gotta ask. Where did you learn to kick ass like that?" Sango asked. "It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen."

"Oh! Um…" Kagome said, stalling, her face never betraying her inner thoughts. 'Should I tell her the truth? It'd be nice to talk to someone about it, but… I can't. You can't take the risk. Hold on! Where did that come from?! What risk?! The risk of your where abouts being found. Where are these random thoughts coming from?!' "I just picked it up somewhere," Kagome lied with ease, almost as if the lie was the truth. 'Why does this feel natural?! Why does it feel right?!'

Sango gave Kagome a weird look, as though she knew Kagome was lying, but let it slide. The women talked for a while afterwards, becoming the best of friends in a matter of minutes.

'Finally. My first friend,' Kagome thought that night, though she had this nagging feeling she shouldn't have a friend. She'd always wondered why she didn't have friends. It was as though a part of her wouldn't allow her to become close to anybody. Why?

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A/N: Hey hey hey! Here it is. Chap 3. YAY!! ^_^ I just wanna thank Bean4 for the review! Hee hee. At least I know 1 person who luvs my story (hint hint) anywho, I'll keep the story goin for the time being. I would luv to get another review befor I update, but I might update before cuz I'm really gitting into the story ^_^. Any and all suggestions for the story are welcome (they help reduce writers block) okies. Well, I'll see yall in the next chap.

~The One And Only DANCING DRAGON (|)