Clouded eyes

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By: Fire (Fire0raven@yahoo.com)

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Kagome was a little stunned by the fall, but it hadn't done much damage. She looked up in time to see the wine bottle, and jerked to the side nearly missing it hitting her.

"Jesus!" She breathed, slowly looking behind her. It wasn't often she would get a surprise like that, but each time her quick reflexives managed to save her life.

Subconsciously, her hand gripped her heart, taking a second before she relaxed. It was around then she turned to notice that her sweater, and shirt under had been sliced on the back, giving a good view of the gray spider.

"InuYasha, man, did you here something?" Came another males voice, the one conversing with him earlier.

Kagome sharply inhaled, standing up, and dashing to the cover of a nearby bush.

A man, she just heard InuYasha call Miroku had came up giving the area she once was a look.

"Shit! InuYasha, come look at this." He'd spotted the shattered wine bottle. Inu-Yasha also came over picking up a shard for examination.

"It's wine alright, don't tell me you think it was-" InuYasha stated gravely, stopping when Miroku nodded.

Kagome watched confused, waiting for them to continue with the conversation, but instead they walked off.

'How could they- but-huh?' Kagome's thoughts were scattered.

However, she would know soon enough, so she decided on going on with her business. She needed to change cloths, to something more reasonable, shorts, and a long sleeved shirt maybe?

Kagome tracked around, taking longer than expected to find the back entrance, and trudge upstairs.

'Then again, its amazing how long something takes when your doing nothing at all.' She bitterly thought

looking around for her room. Sango had told her a maid would bring up her small bag, but Kagome insisted otherwise.

'I got it out from under the seat in the car, and had it with me when we went in the house, but I can't recall what I did with it beyond that....SHIT! If someone else finds that I'm done for!'

Leaping on her feet, she nearly strangled the first maid she'd seen, while yelling for answers in her face.

"Where is Kagome's room?!" The poor lady pointed to a door not to far down.

"Now where is that small black bag I brought in with me?! WHERE!!!!????" The lady could have already died, and Kagome would still be yelling for answers.

"It was delivered to your room."

Kagome instantly calmed down, and dropped the lady down to her feet, then entered her room.

Everything had been redone, pink walls, now waiting to be painted. Pink carpet, now also gone. The black bag was on her bed, and Kagome check it's contents, satisfied at what she found.

"At least I'll get choices, I'll have the walls painted black, black rug should do nicely, and black light bulbs who hit it off great.(Fire :Add candles and you have my room)" She mumbled to herself taking out a trunk of clothes she had sent over before her arrival.

Opening the case, all the clothes were either black, or purple with red blood stains on the front of the shirt, and occasional rips of cloth.

Kagome selected a long pair of black jeans, a black belt with sliver circle designs, her higher than usual cut tank top, and a black jacket.

She would look gothic again, but at this point of time, she didn't care. Curiosity filled her mind.

InuYasha and this guy called Miroku had known something about that wine bottle. She replayed the words in her mind, but couldn't put them in place. They didn't know she would be here, and even more to the point that who, here, would have an idea of what Kagome's even been through. No one else in the house would be a drunk. It's not smart at all, and Kagome could speak from experience.

Kagome's eyes were interrupted by her own shivering.

Despite her usual habits, Kagome had left the door wide open. A different maid continually walked by with a vacuum. Each time she past, her whole head would turn in Kagome's direction, and she would some how

slow down. Her eyes as blank as an owl would watch Kagome, and not a minute later, she'd be back going the other direction. How many times could you vacuum the same spot?

Kagome's heard of waiter assassins, and cook spies, but she wasn't used to maids.

'Then again it wouldn't be a bad idea, but this is stupid. They weren't this messy with the work- what the hell?!'

The maid has disappeared beyond the wall frame longer than usual, but came back with yet ANOTHER creepy maid going the other direction. Both would come by at the same time, slowing, to stare at Kagome.

Kagome was staring right back. Were they oblivious to it, or did they think she was?

Kagome took the opportunity to clear her throat, hoping to give some type of hint. Both maids stopped, staring at her.

Kagome blinked waiting a moment for them to go away.

Nothing happen, just both maids stood there, vacuums still on, staring straight at her with blank eyes.

Kagome had always been taught to avoid the crazies, not to let the crazies in the gang, to kill the crazies before they go nuts on you.

She'd never, per se, been caught with a crazie, so she wasn't sure what to do at this moment. Shivers ran up her spine.

Finally, the vacuums, with super power sucked up the rug causing both maids to wildly run to turn of the vacuum. Kagome loudly coughed, hoping for another one of those 'giving hint' signals.

Once the minor rug, and vacuum crisis was fixed, both maids jumped to the floor in a hysterical bow.

"We're sorry lady Kikyou!" One shouted near tears.

"Please allow us to keep our jobs!!!!" The other hollered from the back.

'Kikyou, the bitch sister of mine? They must be serving her, thinking I'm her. Ugg for the resemblance.' Kagome stuck out her tongue briefly before barking "Stand up! You look pitiful on the ground. Your nothing less then human, so knock off the shit with acting like it. You can keep your damn job, but for the love of God, get some freakin' pride, honor or something..."

Kagome caught herself, a little late, but shrugged. The maids were looking surprised, but with a little relief.

"And the owl stuff- NO. OWL. STUFF. You are scaring me more than helping. Now go- uh- um....practice none owl attributes, your off for the day by ...uh...owlness....yeah..." Kagome was feeling like an idiot saying this.

The maids moved to vanish, but Kagome reminded them one last thing. "If anyone asks, Lady K told you."

'That ought to get them.' Kagome grinned.

Aww the power of looking like Kikyou- a power you didn't have to kill anyone to get up to....at least she hoped.

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Two hours after the owl incident found Kagome going through everyone's room. The locks easily picked she was searching for any clues about what InuYasha had said, and possible things with the ability to be weapons of mass destructions that could be used against her- but mainly it was the first one. Kagome was confident she could handle anything thrown at her in this mansion, or at least so she hoped.

Coming upon another hall, she could hear muffled crying coming from behind a random door. Slightly surprised she followed the noise to it's origin.

Knocking softly she muttered "Hey..."

Shuffling , and minor crashing went on before the door opened to reveal a ragged looking younger girl with apprehensive brown eyes looking up at her.

Her room was colorful, and the window was open. On the wall was a nicely painted name. 'Rin' it read.

Kagome looked down toward the girl, who she of course now assumed was named Rin. The girl faintly smelt like wine, and smoke.

"Wine?" She said aloud not realizing it.

"Who are you, lady?!" The girl took a quick step back.

"Uh, Lady K- I mean Kagome- yeah that was my name, I just got here today." She waved her hands innocently.

Rin gave her a look which plainly said 'yeah right, that's not your name.'

"Honest, I just don't use that name." Kagome let out a sigh giving herself a second to think.

She was suppose to be the one interrogating this girl, she was what- 16 years old. Far to young to be drinking and smoking. Her eyes were red from tears.

"You've been smoking- and the wine, I can smell it on you."

The girl suppressed a sob.

"Don't tell anyone please, I can't get in trouble."

Kagome pushed passed her to sit on the bed, sweeping it off out of habit. Normally she'd have to sweep off a few daggers laying out or something(no, it is very possible to do that without them cutting you, I speak from experience).

Rin turned and locked the door.

"What do you want, are you here to blackmail me?!"

Kagome laughed, "One, I don't blackmail kids, two you probably don't even know the larger extents of blackmail."

Rin looked around nervously. 'Such an innocent child to pick up bad habits, she probably can't even stop now....' Kagome thought sadly.

"I've been gone for awhile, tell me, give me the updates, why the hell are you smoking?"

Rin hesitated. "Why should I tell you?"

"Because otherwise I'll- or I am blackmailing you."

"But you said you don't blackmail kids."

"Your not a kid."

"Yes I am! Everyone tells me it!"

"Don't give me that bullshit, I was a hell of a lot more mature than most people when I was 16."

Rin paused, trying to think of a retort, but Kagome kept going.

"Even if you are a kid, I'll still blackmail you. There is a first for everything."

Rin bit her lip attempting not to break down to sobs. She looked away.

"There is a guy I like- but -but don't even try to guess it. He doesn't like me back because he is just a little older. He calls me a kid, so I wanted to show him....."

Kagome picked up where she left off for her. "So you tried acting more adult, but in the end couldn't stop. Sounds like a reasonable mistake, and it makes a lot of sense. We all make those mistake, and who gives a shit what your parents say is right or wrong." Kagome paused, standing up, and bringing a finger to her chin as she thought. "Actually that's how I ended up." Another pause, and another session of thoughts. "Listen to your parents kid, ending up like me is not a good thing." Kagome began to ramble blankly before Rin interrupted her.

"Your keep my secret won't you?"

"Sure kid." Was the last thing Kagome said before she opened the door to find a small crowd of people, They had clearly heard.

'Or not.' Kagome added in her mind.