Where am I? I open my eyes, hoping to see the worried faces of my friends, but I see only darkness. Why can't I see anything? I file through my last memories, hoping to find some clue as to where I might be now. I remember that I wanted to return to my world, and that I and Inuyasha argued over it again. And that I said the dreaded 'S' word, making an Inuyasha-shaped hole in the ground. Then I went down the well. But after that, it is all a black to me. But why?

Then I heard a whisper. "Little miko." It said, making me jump.

I knew that voice, but I couldn't remember. The name teased and taunted me, it was right on the tip of my tongue. But something tore me from my thoughts. Right in front of me, a figure had begun to form. Eyes widening, I took a step back, holding up my hands as if to ward away the sight before me.

"Naraku." I spat out, my tone venomous and my glare heated with anger. "Where am I, and why are you here?"

He just chuckled. "Why, don't you know? You are in your own mind, miko. And why am I here? Why, to break you, of course." He told me.

I could find no response. My own mind? Then why can't I wake up? Naraku must have put some sort of spell or something over me. As I thought, I felt a sort of cold, slithering sensation slide over me, but I ignored it since Naraku was right before me, where I could see him. So it was too late when I finally noticed that chains had wrapped themselves around me, pinning me in place.

My eyes widened as I struggled to move. "What is this!" I shouted out as Naraku walked towards me.

"I said I was going to break you. I need to be still, though, it will make it so much easier." As his laughter echoed throughout my mind, I could only cringe and wait for the torture to begin.

Humming to myself, I made my way to the hospital. I had promised my mother I would be doing some community service, so now I was to help out with some of the patients. I had volunteered here a few times before, so I was well known.

After I had checked in with the head nurse and received the files on the patient, I looked over who was to be my next charge. The name on the files said, "Higurashi, Kagome," and the photo beside it depicted a girl around 15 with eyes of a deep sapphire blue.

Reading the room number, I headed over, and arrived just as the doctor was leaving. "Oh, Suichi, good timing. I was just about to begin wondering where you were." He said, smiling at me.

I bowed. "You shouldn't worry, Dr. Egani, I'm never late. But can you please tell me why Kagome is even in the hospital? It didn't mention why in her files." I requested.

"Oh, of course. Well, the truth is, we don't know. She was found, collapsed, outside her family's shrine in a coma. No stimuli we've tried has had any affect on her. We are afraid that she may remain in this vegetative state for the rest of her life. That's why she's your charge. The patients you've been assigned to seem to recover faster. We're hoping that will help Miss Kagome somehow." Dr. Egani told me.

Thanking the man, I nodded and entered the room. I looked the girl over. She was hooked up to a lot of machines. She even needed one to breathe, I saw. She was also a lot paler and thinner than in her picture. Checking her files again, I saw she had been in the hospital for two weeks already.

"Well, time to get to work." I murmured to myself. Looking around, I spotted a few flower pots full of dirt. The nurses and doctors knew I liked to plant flowers to put in the rooms of the patients. I took out a small packet of seeds and quickly planted them all, adding just a little of my spirit energy to make them grow faster.

Happy with the result, I placed the pots on the windowsill, then sat in the chair by the bed. "Now, let's see what I can find out about this girl." I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, searching for her aura.

She had it hidden very well, I discovered, which was odd since she was in a coma. The aura itself was nothing like I had ever sensed before either. Opening my eyes and sitting back, I pondered this. Koenma would have to see her.

At the end of the day, I left the hospital, still pondering the girl's aura. Yes I would go to Koenma. Calling Botan, the peppy grim reaper happily opened a portal for me.

When I entered the toddler ruler's office, there were stacks of paper everywhere with Koenma stamping at a furious rate. When he finally noticed me, he called in ogres to carry all the stacks away for him to finish later.

"Now, Kurama, what did you need?" he asked me, his face as serious as a toddler's could look. He appeared curious, because I rarely found need to report anything to him that wasn't part of a mission.

"Sir, I need you to come with me to the hospital tomorrow. There is a girl there I am taking care of, but her aura is strange. I have never felt anything like it before." I told him.

"Well, Kurama, if you think it best, I will come later tomorrow. Was that all?" he asked me.

I nodded. "Yes, sir." I responded, and then left, walking back towards the portal that would carry me home.

If my mother noticed my preoccupation over dinner, or my unusual quietness, she didn't mention anything about it. She only chatted about how her day went, and what she did, etc. The usual parent talk.

I excused myself from dinner early, wanting to go ahead and sleep. Then I could get to the hospital first thing. I was suddenly glad that school was out for the summer.