Going in circles

Chapter 5, Kagome part III

Kagome and Sango sat in the conference room waiting for the guests to arrive. Kagome was getting the jitters and her palms were glazed with sweat. Sango, the good friend that she was, patted Kagome on the back and signed, :Don't worry Kagome, there's nothing to be nervous about. In fact I think that you should be angry instead, at the people who did this to you for not apologizing sooner. After all, they did wait almost a full year to apologize.

Kagome looked at Sango with disappointment. :Sango, how can you say that? At least these people are apologizing at all, better late than never, right? Besides I can't help but feel that I had more of a part in the accident, if I had only looked where I was going instead of...: she trailed off.

'What happened just now? I thought I couldn't remember what happened that day. But now I can remember that I was looking at something or someone. I just can't remember exactly who. If I wasn't paying attention, could I have been the one who caused the accident? No, that's not possible, then why would whomever I hit was coming to apologize to me. It wasn't my fault.' I try to convince myself, but somehow I can't get rid of the feeling that I had more of a part in the accident than I originally thought.

Someone knocked on the door interrupting my thoughts. I straightened up, thinking that it was who I was expecting; fortunate for me it was only the head director. I kind of wonder what he has in this; you would expect that if these people wanted to see me, they would have at least come to my place. It's kind of strange that all of us are in the college conference room.

"Ah, Higurashi, (Sango's surname here). You are here. I'm glad. Higurashi, I need to steel you from Sango for a minute okay?" Sango and I nodded simultaneously. What could he possibly want to see me for? I know that I didn't do anything wrong. Maybe he wants to tell me that this thing is all a hoax and he wanted to know if id' show to prove, once again, how good of a student that I am. God, I hope not.

We moved out of the room and into the deserted hallway. "Kagome, I'm really glad that you could make it and all. This person really wanted to come see you, but-"

:Wait a sec, you said that there was more than one person that crashed into Me.:

"Yes, that's true. Unfortunately one of them died in the accident," the director grew quite. "Higurashi I have something to tell you..." but I couldn't hear the rest as my mind transported into the past.

Flashback

I make my way toward my house to see many cars surrounding the area. 'Great, everybody is here already.' I frown to myself. I drive up closer to see that I don't recognize any of the cars. I would know my family's cars, they all come and visit twenty-four seven. "someone else must be having a party today, the neighborhood is racked with cars." I mutter to myself.

I see some shady looking people at the edge of the street. They're all looking at me. there is a circle of them and I can just make out that they're holding something in the middle, but that doesn't matter...

Everything seemed to be happening in slow-motion. I turn on my street not realizing that there was a car coming my way and that I was on the wrong side of the road. We both turn at the same time and have a head on collision.

The car does a half-flip and the next thing I know I'm upside down with a body slammed through the windshield. It was a woman, but you can barely tell. Blood is covering her face and her eyes are wide open, but lifeless. She is dead. I cringe and look the other way...

End flashback

I feel the director's hands on my shoulders, they're shaking me slightly, wanting me come back to the real world.

'Oh my god, I can't believe it... someone actually died because of me. I'm the one who caused that accident. Not them. They weren't the drunken idiots that I was told they were.' I cringe. 'Why can't I remover who told me about the accident. Was it my doctors? How would they know? If it was anyone it would be my parents... but no, they hate me, they didn't even come to the hospital to see me. if it wasn't them, then who the hell was it?' I'm getting a headache from all that is happening, 'WHY CAN'T I FUCKING REMEMBER ANYTHING!!' I scream from all the confusion, only to be slapped harshly by the director.

"Higurashi!! Stop this nonsense! Calm down," I couldn't do what he asked I try to shake from his hold on me, I wasn't strong enough. He kept holding me until I eventually calmed down. He talked to me with a careful approach, "Higurashi," He said so quite and caring, what a load of bull. "What's wrong?" did something happen?" he asked fearfully like he had some idea of what was going on. I shook my head, not wanting to remember my flashback.

He didn't seemed too concerned for me know. He had gone off in talking again. I didn't listen again. I guess he's the kind of person you can really tune out easily. Or maybe it's the fact that I'm too preoccupied on trying to remember.

"Kagome are you listening to me?"

I heard him but I don't react to his question.

"Kagome listen to me, this is important," he waits until he has my attention.

"I might've told you that these people are here to apologize to you. I think that you have realized that it's not true at this point in time. he is coming here, thinking that you are going to give him the apology. So I have to make that clear. You will tell him that you're sorry for not apologizing sooner, but you just retained your memories of what really happened. Got it? Apologize to him, and get on with you're life. Oh, and don't go anywhere after he leaves. I want to talk to you about something. Got it?" he told me harshly.

I guess the tables have turned and now I'm the one who feels really guilty and shit.

XxX

I was sitting in the conference room after I had my "discussion" with the guest. I found out the owner of the school had wanted Koga to come to his school. Koga being the man that I had told I was sorry to. But Koga, knowing that I was attending the school had refused the owner's offer. So I'm assuming that the owner had arranged the meeting for me to tell him I was sorry and that I didn't remember what had happened and other bullshit that he wanted to hear.

I lean back on the seat. I close my eyes to rest them for awhile. Sango has left and the only reason I'm still here is because the director asked me to wait for him. But I'm here and he's not, and I'm starting to get suspicious.

Eventually I fall asleep. After what only seems like a few seconds I'm awoken by the head director.

"I thought you would fall asleep. Anyway I want to talk with you," there was a long pause. The director looked around for a few seconds. "But not here." I nodded.

:Where do you suggest we go?:

"I think we'll go take a drive through the park to discuss you're grades," he said carefully like one would when being watched.

:That's fine, but why would we need to take a drive to discuss my grades?: I was so confused

"Kagome, don't ask questions, we need to go for a drive. Okay?" he said sternly and a little impatiently. Not wanting to anger him in any way I just nodded.

XxX

We get out into the parking lot and he finds his car and opens the door for me to get into his dark red mini-cooper. We take off and leave campus; neither of us saying a word to each other. He looks in the rearview mirror to see if there is anyone behind us. There isn't.

"Kagome," he wants to get my attention.

"You are bright enough to know that I didn't want to talk about grades out here, aren't you?" I didn't catch on until now, but I nod anyway. He pulled over into the park's parking lot and turns off the engine. We stay in the car.

"Kagome, you are one of my favorite students. No, you are my favorite student. If you weren't then I wouldn't tell you what I'm about to say." He looked down at a wallet picture of someone, a small child, a girl with blonde, frizzy hair that was pulled back into two short braids. He turned the picture so that I could see it more clearly.

"You see this? It's my daughter. She died just last year. She is the reason that I'm telling you what you're about to know. She reminds me of you actually. Maybe that's why I took a liking to you so much. You see Kagome, she died of an unknown disease caused by experimentation,"

:Experimentation?: I questioned.

"Yes. Like the kind you would be experiencing in the near future if it wasn't for me."

:What do you mean?: I was starting to get really nervous, he couldn't possibly mean what I think he means.

"Kagome, what I'm about to say may be a little hard to take, but no matter what happens in the future, you must not, I repeat you must not tell anyone that I told you this," he said firmly. "Not even those closest to you."

I nod, waiting for him to continue. I'm actually really afraid of what he might say next.

"You know who Naraku is right? The owner of the place and the ultimate decision maker. Well he is abusing you. He wanted to you to join the college so he could take your money. You see the college is full of people from around the world who have tons of money, but all of their relatives have died and are left with million dollar fortunes. Naraku had this plan to take all of the money so he could overthrow the American government, fortunately for us that he couldn't bribe them. But he did succeed in what he wanted most of all though. He wanted permission to experiment on humans. And with stealing all the money from the people, he bribed the government into letting him do it. And in only a few short days all the people from the college will be forcibly removed into a laboratory near by, and they will become his lab rats, including you. That is, if you don't get out of there in time, but thanks to me, hopefully you will."

-End-

I had major writers block with the beginning of this chapter. I'm so glad I got over it though. Not much of a cliffy, hopefully you guys already knew it was going to happen with some of the hints I gave you.

Thanks for reading my stories everyone. Just for heads up, I won't be able to update until after thanksgiving because I'm gone by next Friday, and I'll be too busy to do another chapter on the weekdays. So once again thanks for reading and see ya soon!