Chapter 2: Open Doors

Kagome ate her cereal and noticed that her two siblings were mearly playing with theirs. "You have to eat something." Kaeda shoved her bowl away and crossed her arms Souta stared off into space."Oh come on!"

"I don't want anything." Kaeda pouted while her elder sister led out a fusterated sigh.

"Souta could you feed Buyo?"

"Why am I the one who always has to do it!" Souta yelled and ran upstairs. A door slammed.

"Okay fine Kaeda could you..."

"Do it yourself." She ran in the same manner with another complimentary door slam.

"Jeez!" Kagome called up to them. Her mom walked out her door. 'Oopppssss!'

"Kagome is something the matter?" she asked wryly. Kagome could tell by the bags under her mothers eyes and the pality of her skin that she was in need for much needed rest they all were.

"No mom I'm sorry I woke you."

"What was with the door slams?"

"I have it under control now mom its okay really."

"Well if your sure."

"Yes, yes now get some rest." She headed back into her room. 'Now I feel crummy...and guilty. I told her I'd watch them so she'd get some sleep and it's all my fault that she didn't get some sleep. "Wheres that stupid cat?" Kagome muttered under her breath. "Buyo..." Seeing no sign of the cat she decided to investigate around the house. Kagome looked under the couch, in her room, and the places she usually saw Buyo but she couldn't find him."Buyo where the heck are you?" Kagome made her way back to the kitchen she put the cereal bowls into the sink and beagain to wash them. On the very back of her neck a breeze prickled against her skin making the hair stand on end. Her hands were to soapy to stop the irritation but she turned around and saw the cause of the breeze. The screen door was being pushed open by the wind. 'It was open before? I had thought it was closed. Buyo must've gotten out.' Kagome dried her hands on the towel nearest to the sink she then abandoned the dishes and exited the screen door.

The sun shined into Kagomes eyes and she strained to see it actually started to burn. As of late she had been in the house inside her dark room and the change in light was painful against her sensitive eyes. 'So this is what it's like to be a vampire.' The sun was shaded from her by the thousand year old tree that stood in the shrine yard. 'Maybe he's up in the tree.' Leaning on one foot she balanced herself to look at the higher tree branches that was massively covered in leafy green. But saw no sign of Buyo. 'He didn't run away did he?' While she pondered that thought a large disturbance was heard from the well house. Kagome piered into the small opening she had made in the door of the well and could only see darkness. Slowly she slid the sliding door to let in some light. It was not a impairitive improvment but the light allowed her to see the well and objects around her. She rested on her knees at the top of the stair that lead down to the well and heard another click. Her muscles flinched at the crackling sound but her eyes remained staring down at the well. Gripping the bannister of the stairs she went to the well and looked over the edge inside. She strained her eyes but it was to dark to see. Another funny feeling on Kagome's neck appeared her neck hair bristled. She felt she was being watched.

"Meeowwwww!" Buyo popped out from under the stairs nearly giving Kagome a heart attack.

"Ah! Buyo you scared me." Kagome picked up her heavy cat and held him close."I thought you ran away!" A shiny object on the ground caught Kagome's attention she held it in the palm. It was a dagger that was larger than Kagome's hand but not by much. It had a thick black handle and on it's handle was an usual marking of a purple spider. Thats all that Kagome could see in the dark. 'Someone must've come inside here and dropped this. Isn't there a sign I'm sure I saw one.' Kagome climbed the stairs carrying the slightly heavy dagger in one hand and Buyo in the other. She closed the door and looked but found no sign on the door. 'Well that explains it. Someone must've been visiting the shrine and went to the well where they dropped this.' She stared at the metal piece it was rusting at the top and was all crusty.'I ain't touching the top I might get tetnis. Oh well I'll just keep this for now. She held it away from her and went inside the back door making sure it was closed she put the lock on and set Buyo down on the floor.

'Why was the door open anyway?' She set the dagger on the counter and finished washing the dishes. Sitting down at the table she watched the door half expecting it to open again. 'I don't understand I was sure it was locked yesturday.' She sighed deeply and turned to the list she had made the night Kikyo died it replayed each thing that happened in her mind. On it was written -supects: at the very top of the page but the column remained empty. 'Who would want to kill Kikyo!? It doesn't make any sence!' She brushed the notebook off the table hitting it so hard it hit the wall. 'I better talk to Ernie...' Kagome grabbed her notebook and locked all the doors before she left. 'Maybe he figured something out.' She walked in silence on her way back to 'The Purple Rose'.

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Next chapter: More clues are found out about Kikyo's death. And Kagome does some snooping will her super slueth get her into trouble?