Chapter 9

Kagome waited but the door impatiently.Sango was supposed to be showing up,but she wasn't there yet.And then,the ever awaited ding of the doorbell.

"Hey Sango!",she exclaimed peppy.

"What're you so excited about?",Sango asked.

"No clue,wadda ya wanna do?".

"I brought pizza".

"AW SOME!".

To tell the truth,Kagome had been living on Spaghetti O's for the past five days. She hadn't been sure how she could order pizza when she lived in a confidential location.

The two girls sat,and ate,and watched T.V for a little while,until Kagome got sick of the silence.Silence was never something she could deal with easily.

"How long?",Kagome asked.

"How long for what?",Sango questioned,half shoving a slice of pepperoni pizza down her throat.

"Till I can go home?".

"Well,for some people it's life and for some people it's a year.That's 365 days".

( A/N: NOTE 365 DAYS! )

:"No duh,but how long! I wanna know how long!".

"Kagome,why do you wanna go so bad?What does life have for you?".

Kagome stared at her.What did life have for her? She didn't know.She had no family to return to.She had no home,money,things were good here.She got to spoil tortured beings which relived any guilt,had free boarding,and got paid.She supposed she would be allowed outside sometimes if they paid her.But she didn't really know.

"I don't know",she replied solemnly.

Sango looked at her newest friend.She knew she must have struck a chord,a nerve,and so dropped the subject.

"I didn't meen it",she corrected,"You don't have to answer".

Kagome just nodded. But the rest of the night went quietly,until Sango had to go home.

Kagome looked at the ceiling.There really was nothing for her out there.All she would get would be slapped in the face by the government.She had no money yet,and no G.E.D. and no P.H.D. or any kind of grade-school graduation.No collage or anything.Her life was here now.There was nowhere else.

It was bright and sunny.The sunlight was streaming in through her window in the living room.The cars were running outside,but inside the whirr of machinery buzzed.

Kagome panted.She felt like she was late.There was no time limit,she could even skip a day or two,but she just had to give hem their food.It was kinda new to her,but the lunch maid had 'mysteriously dissipater',two days ago,'yet to be found'.It made Kagome wonder,but she had no time for wondering,she had work to do.

She wheeled her lunch tray of cold slop and steroids into the first room on her agenda.#450. Shippo.

"Ship...

She never got to finish before Shippo plowed his way into a cozy position in her arms.Kagome just smiled down at the little guy,and cradled him against her body.he was asleep already,so she put his food down on the rim of his sink,and layed him in his cot.

"G'bye Shippo",she said lovingly before she closed the door and let him sleep.

Next was Koga.He looked at the food as if it was going to bite him,before pushing it to the side.He ate it dis-tastefully,and slumped back onto his cot,watching Kagome's graceful Chloette ( I kno it's spelled wrong! ) leave the room.

Kagome quietly,slipped down the elevator and over to the scanner.After having the door open,she looked inside.Inuyasha was on the cot,eyes closed,asleep.He was sweating heavily,drenched,and moaning a little.She didn't like seeing him this way.

She walked over to him with a dry and wet washcloths. She wiped his forehead with the dry one and placed the cool wet one where the old one had been. He just let out a sound that was somewhere between pain and gratitude.

"Inuyasha",she whispered.

His ears twitched,and he flinched.

"What's wrong?",Kagome asked his sleeping figure.

She looked as his ears twitched painfully again.She couldn't resist.She reached out again and touched his ears lightly.Like always,his ears slapped to the back of his head,afraid.

"Shh.",she cooed,"I just wanna touch'em it's okay".

She reached out again and rubbed the frightened little triangles.She wondered how they could move while he was out of it. There was only one explanation,he wasn't! It was either involuntary,or he was awake,well,asleep.

She leaned back,just as his eyes flashed open. They were all liquid gold-ish, and yet startled by the fact that she was actually close,jumping up into a crotched position on the edge on the bed.

He felt dizzy,and searing pain was shooting through every ounce of his body,but he wouldn't let his guard down.

"Inuyasha",she said again.

His ears flickered.

"Hey,what's the big idea with touchin my ears!",he yelled,wincing at the volume of his own voice.

"I'm sorry,they're just so cute I couldn't help it I won't do it again I swear!",She said hurriedly,fearfully.

He looked at her cowering in fear.Did she actually think he'd hurt her over a little thing like that?No,he'd give her a warning first.As long as she didn't test his patients like the other half million caretakers and other people who came in his room.

"Get up girl you look pathetic".

"M-my name's Kagome",she corrected,obeying.Somehow she wasn't very comfortable about being in a room of someone who had brought more people to their deaths than the grim reaper!At least not while he was awake! And yet,he looked so...well,alota different things,but he wasn't gonna kill'er.

But he was still sick and hurt from whatever the hell they did to him.

"Inuyasha?",she said again.She didn't know why it just kinda rolled of the tongue.

"Where the hell did you learn my name?",he asked,sitting down now.Standing hurt too much.And the fact that he hated the most,was that she could tell.

' great she knows I'm in pain,so now if she's anything like the other bastards in this place,she gonna torment me worse.ugh... what's that grool she's got? is that... food? I haven't seen that in a while! even if it is grool!'

"Hey,wench,you gonna eat that?",he asked

She frowned.

"My name is not wench it's KAGOME, KA-GO-ME ,and no you can have it".

He snatched at it hesitantly sniffing at it.Then he dipped his finger into the bowl and began to eat.

"When was the last time you had anything to eat?",she asked.

"Non-ya",he replied still eating until his body stopped him.

"Ugh",he groaned slightly,sinking back against the wall besides the bed he was on.

"You okay?",she asked.

"Yeah I'm fine and I don't need your help!",he growled defensively.

Kagome opened her mouth to make a come back but was cut short.

"# 301",the familiar cold voice of Naraku,"rudeness will not be tolerated.You are to respect your superiors even if they are extremely low class".

"Hey,who are you calling low class?",Kagome snapped.

"GIRL ! remember who you're talking to! I can out you right back on the street you came from you orphaned brat!".

' Orphaned?' Inuyasha thought, ' and what does he mean back on the street? Where the hell is this girl coming from!'.

But he was brought back to reality by Kagome's angry shouts !