Chapter two

Kagome squinted, cracking her eyes open only a millimetre. Where was she? And why was it so damn bright? What happened? Closing her eyes to readjust to the light more, Kagome slowly opened them and sat up - apparently in her bed. Looking around as if it would tell her what happened, Kagome reassured herself that she was, indeed, still sane and truely in her room.

And it was 10:42 A.M.

She was late for her classes! She missed first period altogether! 'Shit!' Springing off her bed and grabbing some clothes, Kagome ran towards the door and was about to turn the knob when she heard voices outside - and narrowed her eyes when she heard his voice.

"Came... her.. didn't.. to.." Came one voice - one that she would have prefered to never hear again. Pain stabbed at her heart when she heard it, no matter how much she didn't want it to. Kagome strained to hear more - but it was hard, since they didn't even seem to be in the condo - perhaps at the door? But, if that was true, then Kagome didn't want to go out. She didn't want to risk seeing 'him'.

'But you have your classes...' a little voice in her head reminded her. 'Screw that, I'm not getting out of this room even if they send a hord of lions after me,' Kagome decided, shutting the voice up for now.

Minutes ticked by, and Kagome sat there idly, waiting for the conversation to end. But it never seemed to happen, and soon Kagome lost what little patience she had and opened her door quietly, tip-toeing out of her room and outside towards the bathroom - located conviently right across from her room. As she walked and felt safe, she reached for the knob -

Only to have her roommate open the main door at the same time.

"Kags! You're awa-" Her purple-haired roommate, Miroku, greeted, before a loud SLAM! was heard - the sound of Kagome slamming the washroom door closed. 'Safe at last,' was Kagome's first thought as she rested on the door for a moment, until some obscene shaking of it shook her from her moment of peace.

"Kags? Are you okay? Come out, I need to talk to you," Miroku said, knocking on the door. "I'll come out soon!" Kagome replied, afterall, there wasn't much to do in a bathroom - and 'he' had gone already, since she couldn't feel his jyaki anymore. And so, relieved with him finally gone, Kagome just... did what girls do in a bathroom in the morning.

After Kagome was done, she opened the washroom door only to be greeted with the delicious smell of bacon and eggs - one of Miroku's specialty's. 'Mmmmm, delish,' Kagome thought as she neared the kitchen, spotting Miroku cooking the eggs that very moment. "Mornin'. I called the college already, told 'em you were sick, so no worries," Miroku explained as Kagome felt a rush of relief wash over her. At least she wasn't in trouble or anything.

As she sat down and leaned on the elbow that rested on the black countertop, Miroku presented Kagome's bacon and eggs breakfast. There was a feeling of dread at the pit of her stomach that made her lose her appetite, though. Miroku was bound to ask questions - it was what he usually did, as her best friend and all. 'Where did I go wrong in my last life to deserve this?' Kagome thought miserably as Miroku sat down across from her, his plate of bacon and eggs being picked at already.

"So..." he started, trailing off - a habit Kagome noticed when they were children - as he usually did when he wanted to ask something. Kagome sighed. "What do you want to know?" She said, giving in. Miroku knew just about everything anyway.

"Everything," Miroku said simply, and waited for her to start her story.

Kagome shrugged. "It was nothing special... I just had a nightmare so I woke up and decided to sleep on the couch - but I just don't understand why he was there... He was gone for so long, and momma told me he was.." Kagome trailed off. "You remember the rest quite well on your own, don't you, Miroku?"

Miroku nodded. When they were children - Kagome, Inuyasha, the occasional Sesshoumaru, and himself would play together - very often. They were the best of childhood friends - even if Sesshoumaru was never really one to stick with them, they depended on the older one, and Sesshoumaru would look after them.

But then one day, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had both disappeared - their house was emptied of everything, there was no notes, no letters, and no way of knowing where they had gone. They could have been anywhere in the world! But they they had just left them, overnight - with no explanation. Kagome's father soon disappeared from her life afterwards.

Kagome and Miroku had both lost hope of ever seeing them again, and were deeply hurt that they would just... leave. They felt distanced from the world for quite awhile before they opened up again two years later.

For awhile, during that time, Kagome suffered from Schizoid Personality Disorder - a disorder that caused her to be distant from almost everyone. Then, when she was considered "okay", she was diagnosed with the Borderline Personality Disorder. There were many times in her life when she tried to suicide - of course, it never worked; but the loss of Inuyasha, one of her closest friends of all time and 'crush' - who was reportedly dead, as told by the news - was very great for Kagome.

While Miroku supported Kagome through all of this, he was hurt, as well. Inuyasha was like a brother to him - and Sesshoumaru was too, in a strange, weird way. But Kagome and himself lived through high school - they were like inseperable siblings, and eventually moved to a new apartment with each other when they entered college.

Miroku sighed. "I talked to Inuyasha while you were in your room," He said simply. "He never told me why he came back - or how - but he seemed so..." he trailed off, looking to the left, as if he were off in another world. "I just can't believe he came back..." Miroku mumbled.

"He didn't." Kagome said firmly. "Whoever that was who claimed to be Inuyasha was sure a prankster. Inuyasha died YEARS ago. He left us years ago. That man was no Inuyasha." She continued, sheer belief shining through her stoney gaze as she eyed her breakfast. "He didn't come back. He's probably all rotted in that damned coffin they put him in on the news." She continued.

'She's not going to let herself believe that that was Inuyasha..?' Miroku thought to himself, sighing. "Well, whoever he was, he said he was coming back soon, so you go get dressed, alright?" Miroku said gently, placing a hand on her shoulder before taking her dish to wash. Kagome didn't say anything as she returned to her room, slamming the door shut.

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Bwhaha, so there you go. Oo Yes, I know I suck at stories, but at least I'm trying, right? 3 But thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOO much to SweetInuLover and kagometalim who reviewed. D

To kagometalim, I'm sorry, but I don't know which pairings I'm going to go with... It's either going to be Inu/Kag or a sess/kag fic, but I don't know yet. xP

So.. I hope people keep on reviewing! Thank you!