XXVII.

That night, Kagome lay her head in her pillow and thought of the events of that day. She tried to forget about what happened to Koga, but her mind seemed to be pulled there. She fell asleep, and she was silent. She wasn't having any nightmares, or thoughts about Koga's death mixed with Kikyo's speech.

For some reason, she was relaxed.

XXVIII.

Inuyasha woke early the next morning. He walked upstairs and looked out the window: darkness. He walked into the main room of the house to find Kikyo. "Hey, Kikyo, I have a question for you."

She turned to him. "Yeah?"

"I was wanting to know why it's so dark outside. It's kinda creepy."

"Well, when we Vampires in large groups live in a single area, that area becomes our...well, our permanent night. You get it?"

"Umm, I think..."

She laughed. "I think you should go see Kagome. Find out how she's doing. She's been though a lot in just twenty four hours, you know."

He sighed. "Yeah, I'll go check on her."

He walked up the stairs and stopped in front of her door. He still thought it was strange that Kikyo and Kagome looked alike, although she explained it to him before. He put his hand on the knob and slowly turned it, pushing it open some to peak his head in.

She was sitting on her bed, head tucked between her knees. She wasn't moving, but he could hear her breathing. She wasn't asleep.

He walked in. "Kagome?" She looked up, not saying anything. He sat down next to her. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"Don't lie."

"Well, what am I supposed to tell you? You kill my boyfriend, you take me away from my home, everything is your fault! I don't know why I didn't scream when I had the chance, I don't know why I didn't run when I could, I'll never know! Why? Because I'm here!" She screamed as loud as she could at him. She buried her head in the soft pillow and cried.

He moved closer to her. "I told you I was sorry."

"Sorry doesn't mean anything next to a man's life." Her words were muffled through the pillow, but he heard them perfectly.

"Please...Kagome..."

"Get out!" she yelled. He obeyed. He closed the door behind him, and went downstairs, to the room he was staying in. He kicked the door shut and sat on his bed.

Why do I care? He thought. That's when he realized:

He's getting feelings for her.

XXIX.

Kagome opened her eyes. She didn't know how long she was lying there, crying. It was always dark outside, so that couldn't help her. She remembered about her watch and checked it.

"4:25..." She said quietly. I must have fell back asleep...

She stood up, and walked into the bathroom. There was a mirror just above the sink. She threw some water on her face and looked up. She was terrified of what she saw; puffy, blood shot eyes, two short scratches under her right eye, cracked lips. She sat on the floor and cried. Why do I keep crying? She asked herself. She thought. Was it really because of Koga? She was on the floor for about an hour. By that time, she was about to run downstairs and forgive Inuyasha.

She had come to the conclusion that she really never loved Koga.

He was just there to protect me...to keep them away from me...He never really cared much about what I had to say, he never really treated me well, he always yelled at me...Why did I claim to love him? Because he was my boyfriend?

She went downstairs, and saw a familiar pair of doggy-ears. "Inuyasha!" She called. He looked up, and she motioned for him to come up.

"You want to yell at me some more?" He said sarcastically.

"Come with me." She led him to her room, and closed the door behind her.

"What's this about? I already know you want me dead for what I did you that one guy..."

"Shut up. I'm sorry." She sat on the bed.

He sat next to her. "Why the sudden change in heart?"

She shook her head. "He...he was horrible to me. Besides, I know you didn't want to, and I understand that. But it's still sorta hard, you know?"

He slowly moved a little closer to her. "Yeah, well, I'm still really sorry."

She looked into his eyes. "Don't be."

He leaned forward, wanting to kiss her. He wanted to take all the pain she felt and throw it away. He wanted to make her feel better.

She saw what he was trying to do, and she hesitated. "Um, I-I...I have to go." She stood up and quickly walked out of the room.

Inuyasha looked at the door. "Dammit," He said, and went back to his room.

XXX.

Sango sat on top of her car and watched the night sky. She just wasn't quite ready for anything at the moment, but knew it had to be done. Her heart was set on the evening of the next day, and she already had her gun in her pocket. She was that excited. She heard her phone ring and she fell off the car, hitting the gravel.

She reached for it. "Yeah, hello?"

"Sango?"

She smiled at the familiar voice. "Hey, Miroku."

"Listen, Sango, I have some really bad news for you."

"What, what is it? Tell me!"

"Sango, Kagome's gone missing. We had a letter in the mail today...it said something about them killing Kagome unless you..."

"Unless I what?"'

"Unless you bring Kikyo to some man named Naraku."

XXXI.

Nighttime came and went, and Kagome found herself sitting downstairs with Kikyo that afternoon. Inuyasha had avoided her since the little incident the previous day. She was grateful. Talking to him now would be too awkward for her.

XXXII.

The man stood outside the door. He had been waiting for this the whole time. He finally gets to make his move. He knocked on the door.