The Shimotos Boarding School

Disclaimer: Leave me aloooooooone!!

Chapter Nine: Blue Eyes

XXX

Kagome's feet pounded on the ground as she ran harder then she had ever ran before.

Kikyo was still clutching her back tightly but was unharmed except for her broken arm. Kagome had broken most of the fall... A sharp rose bush was what awaited them at the bottom. As she had scrambled up, she heard Naraku yell down at her, and knew he was running as fast as he could to get to the backyard before she told anyone. Kagome moaned in discomfort, but kept running anyway. She knew that there were thorns imbedded in her legs and arms, and that her cheek was bleeding, but she could never stop running. Never.

Kikyo on the other hand was still in shock to the fact that Kagome Higurashi had saved her. The same Kagome Higurashi who had recently beat her up with the help of her friends after her brilliant idea to pour water on them in the library. Kikyo knew that they would be pissed, but she had been terrified that one of them would rape her like Naraku did.

They never did rape her, but she stayed as far away from Inuyasha and company more often than not. Kikyo's attention diverted to Kagome as she heard her moan under not only Kikyo's weight, but the fact that there were thorns embedded in her legs.

As Kagome ran, Kikyo moved off her back and followed her.

Kagome seemed to be able to run faster with Kikyo off her back so they dashed quickly to the edges of the gates to the boarding school. Kikyo grabbed Kagome's arm with her one good hand and pushed her behind the large bushes at the edge of the gates. Kagome was about to ask what Kikyo was doing, but she held her tongue.

Kagome soon saw a large rusty hole in the sharp black metal gates and crawled through after Kikyo. The hole was a tight fit, and Kagome was positive that Naraku would never be able to get though. He also couldn't climb over the gates due to the fact that there were not only black spikes, but barbed wire.

After they were on the highway next to the school, Kagome and Kikyo just kept running.

About ten minutes later, both collapsed at a small park a good mile away from the school. Kagome's throat burned for water and her lungs for air, plus her legs were bleeding heavily and stung so bad that tears stung her eyes.

Kikyo wasn't in much better shape.

She was clutching her arm and breathing heavily. After about two minutes of panting, Kagome asked in a breathy voice, "Do you think he'll come after us?"

Kikyo nodded, and sighed, falling onto her back with a large thump noise. Kagome soon followed the example and fell next to her.

XXX

Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Rin, Sesshoumaru, Nona, and her boyfriend Arashi were all sitting in the living room, each worried more about Kagome then the next.

Nona had told them she saw Kagome talking to some guy she didn't recognize, and turned away, then, only a minute later she had looked over to see Kagome was gone. Kagome had now been missing for over an hour.

Inuyasha was beside himself with worry. Did she run away? He doubted it. Had she been kidnapped, raped, or murdered? Those possibilities seemed more likely.

"We should tell the school!" Rin insisted for the fourth time.

"No." Sesshoumaru told her, "If they found out not only about the party, but the fact that students were missing because off it, Nona and Arashi, not to mention Higurashi would be sent to the Nagami Boarding School..." Sesshoumaru trailed off and Rin noticed everyone in the room shudder slightly.

"Nagami?" She asked, innocently enough.

"Shimotos is like paradise compared to Nagami." Miroku told her in a bitter voice. "Nagami is the place that you never come back from. You're never freed. It's pretty much jail, Rin. Only for the insane."

Rin only understood a little of what he had told her, because she could tell half of his sentences were metaphors. A little poem popped into Rin's head that that moment.

"Kagome, Kagome..." She whispered, as all eyes in the room fell on her.

"Kago no naka no tori wa, itsu itsu deyaru? When does the bird inside the cage come out?" She then whispered.

"Yoake to ban nii. At dawn and evening." Sesshoumaru whispered back, knowing the children's poem as well.

"Tsuru to kame ga subbeta, ushirio no shoumen dare? Who is in the front of the back where the crane and the turtle slipped and fell? Kagome, Kagome." Rin whispered back, finally going silent.

Inuyasha felt his heart pound as he heard that poem, and suddenly had fire in his eyes. He stood up and stared at his companions and friends. (Plus brother of course.) "Let's go find Kagome." He said in a damn confident voice.

XXX

"Why did you help me?" Kikyo asked, turning her head to look at Kagome.

Kagome looked over at her and gave a soft smile. "Did you expect me to just leave you there?" She asked, already knowing the answer. Kikyo nodded yes.

"You have reason too." Kagome then said, traces of physical and emotional pain just evident in her voice. "I've been such a fucking cruel bitch."

Kikyo looked back up at the stars and said nothing.

Neither of them knew what time it was, nor cared, but Kagome had guessed that it was somewhere around 5:50 AM. The sun would be rising soon and Kagome didn't want to miss it.

"I understand this situation more than you think." Kagome then said her voice low.

"How?" Kikyo's voice sounded bluntly confused. Someone had abused Kagome as well? Strong and hellishly confident brooding Kagome Higurashi? As Kikyo expected though, Kagome said nothing.

Instead she sat up and looked towards the south.

Kikyo moved her eyes toward the south as well and saw something breathe taking. The park that they had collapsed on had been called, "Rising Sun Park" for a good reason. It was set on the top of a good sized hill, and overlooked the small town that Inuyasha and Kagome walked to together when they got sick of the boarding school.

The sun was peaking over the horizon, and the clouds were clearing.

"I want to help you Kikyo." Kagome told her, looking over. "But I can only help if you let me. I need you to trust me as hard as that may sound."

Kikyo looked into her lap and gave a smallest smile as a small light of hope came upon her heart. Someone who wanted to help her... "I trust you." She whispered.

"KAGOME!!" A sudden loud yell from the street came and both looked over to see a bunch of people staring at them. Inuyasha was already running towards them faster than she thought was possible.

He fell to his knees in front of her. "Are you ok?!" He asked, staring at the large scar on her cheek and black eye. Her hair had pieces of grass in it and her face was dirty. He looked down and saw her party clothes were sweaty, smelly, cut up, and ruined. She had large cut marks up and down her arms and legs. Looking over he saw Kikyo was staring at him curiously. She had a large scar on her lower chin and had many more bruises more then Kagome. She was wearing a torn tank with a pair of blue surf shorts. Her hair was snarled and she was holding a limp arm.

"What happened?" Miroku finally asked, as he jogged up to them. Sango ran up next.

"Nona, Arashi, Sesshoumaru, and Rin are all looking for you in the town! We have been so worried!! What the fuck happened girl!?" Sango screamed, panicking when she saw the blood and cuts.

It wasn't Kagome who spoke though, it was Kikyo. "Kagome was kidnapped by my stalker." She whispered.

Kagome looked towards Inuyasha and he saw a bit of fear in his eyes. "We'll tell you everything when we get back, but I'm hungry as hell and need food and some serious band-aids!!" She whined, trying to lighting the mood.

It didn't work very well, because Inuyasha's eyes got deeper in worry. He slowly picked her up into his arms, bridal style, and motioned to Miroku to carry Kikyo. Kikyo was staring at the ground, knowing Miroku would reject her again, and call her some hurtful name.

She was more than shocked when he actually put his arms around her carefully, avoiding her broken arm and picking her up.

As Sango called Nona and the other's to come back to the school and meet them in their room, Kagome felt herself dozing off in Inuyasha's arms...

::Piercing Blue Eyes stared back at her.

They always haunted her, even now.


"Kagome!" The voice hissed, trying to capture her and tame her.


She struggled against him. "NO! Stop!!" She cried.


"SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!"::

Inuyasha watched the emotions play across his young friends face as she slept in his arms. He tried to walk at a steady pace as to not wake her, but now he wondered if sleep was what SHE wanted.

Her face was contorting with pain and she kept muttering, 'No!'

Silently he closed his eyes and a silent tear fell down his face and hit her nose, making no noise whatsoever. He wasn't sure what Kagome was going to say happened that night, but he expected for the worst.

::Kagome, Kagome.

When does the bird inside the cage come out?::

XXX

Next Chapter: How To Deal