Chapter 8

From the Top to the Bottom

Kagome found the door to the basement next to the refrigerator in the kitchen. She turned on the flashlight and went inside. The place had a stink so horrible that it made Kagome want to choke. What is that horrible smell? Kagome thought. She proceeded cautiously further into the dark room. She heard something move behind her quickly.

She spun around to see who it was. She saw a pair of red eyes staring at her. She gasped with fear. The pair of red eyes moved away from its spot and into the light of Kagome's flashlight. It was just a rat.

"Ok…it's just a rat Kagome…Just calm down. Just calm down…" she said to herself. She walked on into the dark basement, trying to slow down her beating heart. She heard the sound again and knew it was coming from up above. Kagome looked up to see a shadow with something shiny in her hand.

Before Kagome could shine her flashlight at the person, they dropped the item right above her head! A strong body tackled her to the ground and out of the range from whatever was dropped. It landed with a clatter. She pointed the flashlight to the shadowy figure. All she saw was long black hair that quickly went out of sight.

"Are you alright Kagome?" asked her savior. It was Inuyasha.

"I'm fine. I'm just a little shaky…" she answered. Her body was shaking. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around Kagome.

"I knew something was going to happen so I followed you." He explained.

"I'm glad you did…I would have been dead before anyone could find me…" Kagome muttered. She buried her face in Inuyasha's chest. He could smell her salty tears seeping through his shirt.

This moment reminds of last time he sent his minions…Inuyasha thought.

Kagome raised her fist and began to pound Inuyasha's shoulder. "I hate those girls! Why are they doing this! I want to know why!" she screamed. Inuyasha closed his eyes and held Kagome tighter. I won't let anything happen to you Kagome…It won't turn out like with her… he said in his mind.

"I know, Kagome. You're not alone. Miroku, Ayame, and the rest of them want to know why as well." Inuyasha said soothingly. "Come on. Let's clean up upstairs."

Kagome pulled away. "No, not yet. I want to see what they dropped." She went over the spot where she was standing before and looked down. There, lying on the floor was a very sharp butcher knife. "That girl dropped this on me…?" Kagome asked. She frowned.

"Now their dropping weapons on us? They get more lethal every time." Inuyasha commented. Kagome grabbed his hand and began to pull him back upstairs.