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Chapter 29- The Truth of File 723
"Where the hell do we look first?" Inuyasha whispered, glancing around the dimly lit waiting room. Glimpsing across to Miroku, he could easily see that boy's shoulders move to show he didn't know. Inuyasha mentally cursed before walking across the room silently, glancing at the desk that was placed next to the doors. Jumping across the counter, Inuyasha swiftly crouched behind the desk, grabbing two walki-talkies and throwing them to Miroku.
"Why'd you give me two?" Miroku asked.
"Go give one to bone head so he can tell us if someone's coming." Inuyasha replied, switching his on. "Tell him to go to channel 2."
"Where are you going?" Miroku asked, watching his friend pause in front of the doors.
"Kagome's safety could be behind these doors, I'm not waiting to get it." With a deep breath, Inuyasha slowly slid the doors open, walking into dark hall. Letting his eyes focus, Inuyasha glanced around the hall as he walked, watching out for any straggling doctors or nurses.
"Inuyasha?" Slightly jumping at the disrupter of the silence, Inuyasha quickly snatched his walkie-talkie from the belt he had slung it on.
"What do you want, I know you sure as hell you didn't find it." Inuyasha whispered, continuing down the silent hallway. Moving his gaze to each door, he moved faster in realization that he was in the patient's quarters.
"How do you know I didn't find it yet? What if I found it already and I'm just waiting for you to tell me that you didn't find it. Stop being such an ass." Inuyasha rolled his eyes before answering his friend.
"Because, you idiot, you're the one on watch!" A pause followed his comment before he heard Kouga's response.
"Well I could have found it on the ground you know."
"Do you think this is a time for arguing? We're supposed to be looking for the file." Miroku's voice chimed in, his heavy breathing catching Inuyasha's attention.
"Why are you so out of breath? Are you running or something?" Inuyasha asked, turning the corner sharply to find another row of doors.
"Oh about that...did I mention that I had made a wonderful discovery about the hospital?" Miroku's voice quickly told Inuyasha to quicken his pace.
"What did you do!" Kouga's voice seemed slightly agitated. Obviously Kouga had realized the same thing that Inuyasha had clued in on.
"Well you see, when I was coming back into the hospital after giving Kouga his walki-talkies, I noticed something on the door." By the way Miroku's voice was shaking; Inuyasha could tell he was moving much faster than himself. Inuyasha swore under his breath before breaking out into a run, keeping his eyes on the doors.
"Keep your eyes open for a door with no number and don't stop talking." Inuyasha ordered.
"To put it simply, we're in trouble my friends." Miroku replied, finally moving to a larger hallway. Hope filled his eyes when he noticed that he had found a door with number, but it was quickly squashed when he realized that it was only a utility closet.
"What the hell are you talking about!" Inuyasha could feel his anger rising as he friend kept avoiding the main problem. Scrambling down another hallway, he stopped midway to see the door that he had been looking for. Making his way to it, he curled his fists when he noticed that the door was locked. "Miroku wrap up your story now, I found the door but it's locked. I need you here to come get this thing undone without breaking the door, or else the doctors will know something happened."
"I can hear your voice off the walki-talkie; you're in the same hallways as me. Are you sure it's not the utility closet, I just made that mistake?"
"No, it's the real thing. I watched the old hag pull out some files one day she was working from this room. That's the only reason I knew it had no number on it."
"Well you could have just said that to me, I'm right here." Miroku's voice did not come from the radio, but behind Inuyasha. Wasting no time, Inuyasha's hand fisted and smacked Miroku in the head, causing him to yelp.
"That's what you get for stalling on your information! Now what the heck did you find when you came back?" Miroku seemed to stiffen as he dropped to his knees, quickly glancing at the lock and shoving his hand in his pocket. Pulling out a small hair pin, he smirked up at Inuyasha.
"Thought I might need it for something like this, so I snagged one from Sango while I was um...inspecting her perfect figure. I feel like a secret agent."
"Shut up and pick the lock. Pervert..." Miroku smiled before placing the pin in the hole, slightly moving it to the latch inside. Once caught, he pushed up to unlock the door. Before Inuyasha could move, he caught Miroku glancing down at his watch.
"You have two minutes to find that file and get back out here. There seems to be a silent alarm on each of the doors that none of us noticed until now. I swear this camp is much richer than they give off." Inuyasha's eyes widened before he bolted into the room, staring at the cabinets in front of him.
"God damnit..." Inuyasha pulled the cabinets open with a hard tug, glancing at the files inside of the drawer. When he couldn't find what he was looking for, he slammed it shut before grasping another drawer. "It has to be in here somewhere!"
Three drawers later, Inuyasha was on his last nerve as he pulled open another drawer. Just as the shelf slid open, he heard his walkie-talkie go off.
"Inuyasha, Miroku, get the hell out of there! I can see a set of flashlights entering the building with the same door you did! I'm behind the bushes on the left of the main entrance, grab the file and go." Kouga's voice was hushed but fear was evident.
"Did you find it yet?" Inuyasha ignored Miroku's question as he scanned the files, stopping as one file caught his eye. Breathing out in realization, he reached for the file and pulled it out, slamming the cabinet shut once again. Quickly opening the folder, he glanced along the inside, sucking in his breath. Kikyo's accident report? Why does Naraku want that? Wait, what's this th-
"Inuyasha, you have to go!" Kouga's voice made Inuyasha shut the folder instantly.
"I got it; let's get the hell out of here!" Inuyasha wasted no time moving out of the room, making sure the relock the door before running down the hall he had once been patrolling. Feeling his heart race, Inuyasha dropped to the side of the hallway wall, grabbing Miroku by the shirt when he tried to run past him.
"Shut up, someone's in the hall." Inuyasha whispered, tossing Miroku against the wall. Trying not to groan in pain, Miroku rubbed his head before trying to glare in Inuyasha's direction. Being a human, he was barely able to see right in front of his face. Lucky Inuyasha, he's got awesome vision and I'm stuck blind as a bat.
Just as Miroku's thoughts chased each other out of his mind, a light caught his attention. Realizing that it was the flashlights, Miroku assumed that the police had finally come to investigate the break-in. Trying to keep silent as he slide across the floor to where Inuyasha was standing, moving to stand beside him.
"See anything?" Miroku asked, barely letting the words dribble from his mouth.
"No, they're still on the other side of the hallway." Inuyasha replied, glancing back at his friend.
"The flashlight must have hit the wheelchair and reflected off of it. What do you think we should do?" Inuyasha paused for a moment before sighing.
"Right now, I'm hoping you can run your ass off. Here-" Inuyasha shoved the file into Miroku's hands, keeping his hands on it for a moment before pulling away. "Take this and make sure that you and Kouga get back to the cabin. I'm going to cause a distraction so you don't get caught."
"You can't do that! If you get caught, Sesshoumaru's not going to let you go to the party, and you won't be able to see Kagome." Inuyasha tried to keep his heart from twisting as he glared at Miroku.
"That file is more important right now. As soon as you hear any type of commotion, you get that file out of here. I'll try to get back in one piece; hopefully their eyesight will be as bad as yours."
"Inuyasha wait-ah damnit!" Miroku let a swear slip past him when his friend had already started down the hallway. "Sango is not going to let me live this down when I tell her what happened, she's going to kill me." Miroku stopped for a moment when he heard a scream, two objects clashing, and silence. Unable to push curiosity aside, Miroku slowly slinked down the hallways, peeking his head around the corner to a sigh he never thought possible.
Inuyasha groaned slightly as he felt himself sift back into reality, the haziness of unconsciousness moving away. Trying to pull his arm to feel his head, he realized that something was lying against it. Being too tired to care, Inuyasha let himself slowly open his eyes, staring up to his cabin's ceiling. He paused for a moment, letting the information sink in. Once again he tried to push himself up, but his muscles seemed to be weighed down. Sighing lightly, he tried to remember how he had gotten back to his cabin.
Flashback
"Inuyasha wait-" The stubborn boy didn't wait for his friend's reasoning and he moved down the hallway, pushing the knowledge of his sacrifice into the back of his head. Like I really care if I get in trouble. So what, I miss the party, it's not even that important. Once again he fought with his mind to push away the image of Kagome.
Creeping to the corner to the two intersecting hallways, Inuyasha tensed when he heard the shuffling of feet against the floor. Making sure to shove away any of his racing emotions, Inuyasha slowly placed his hand against the edge of the corner, letting his fingers clasp onto the side. With one last fleeting thought of his decision passing in his head, Inuyasha shoved himself out of hiding and in front of the strangers.
"Boo!" Real scary, like someone's really goi-Inuyasha's thoughts came to a crashing halt when a familiar scream met his ears.
"GHOST!" The high pitched squeal was soon followed by an object smashing into his head, making him stumble to the floor. Darkness was slowly creeping up on him, though he could faintly hear his attackers.
"Oh my god I hit a ghost!" The first one's voice was high, Inuyasha hazily guessing because of her shock.
"That's not a ghost...that's..."
"INUYASHA!" The last voice shouted out to him, making him relax slightly. Before he could mumble another word, consciousness had twisted away from him.
End Flashback
Oh great, not only did the people know me, but I got beat down by some girls and a flashlight. Miroku's never going to let me live this one down. But first, I need to find out how the hell I got here? Shouldn't I be in prison or something? When Inuyasha struggled to once again sit up, a sleep-filled voice entered his ears.
"Stop moving." Inuyasha instantly froze at the soft voice, swallowing deeply as he glanced down to his side. Though he couldn't catch her deep brown stare, the feeling of being immobile still caught his throat. He tried to catch his breath, but his mind splintered into too many thoughts to do that simple motion.
Kagome now snuggled deeper into his shirt, her arm lying across his chest. Her hand's position was located on his left shoulder, while she rested on her side, nestled into his side. Though the small movement had made her stir, she hadn't fallen out of dreamland.
Feeling a sense of comfort sliding into his racing heart, Inuyasha uneasily moved his opposite hand to the girl sleeping with him, pausing just before her face. Slowly, as if afraid she would bite, Inuyasha let his hand cup her face, feeling the instant warmth flow from her cheek. He caught the small perk of her lips, feeling slightly uneasy when she leaned into his palm.
"Stupid girl..." His insult was hardly worth the name as he let his thumb stroke the top of her cheek. Despite his strongest urges, Inuyasha slowly pulled his hand away from Kagome, deciding to let the girl sleep. The slight darkness under her eyes proved that the girl had been up longer than normal. At the thought, Inuyasha's brows furrowed together.
"Why is she here?" His whispered wasn't answered, which he easily accepted. Falling back onto the bed, he glanced out at the window to see the sky had not yet broken out in color, giving him more time to sleep. But as he closed his eyes, the sudden movement Kagome made shook him back awake. Slightly sliding his eyes open, he noticed that Kagome was now slowly waking up.
"Well that was a good sleep..." Inuyasha bit back his chuckle as he listened to Kagome speak to herself. Watching with slight interest, Inuyasha observed Kagome's actions. Her eyelids seemed heavy; for she struggled to fully awake from her slumber. Closing his eyes again, Inuyasha let his hearing take over his patrol.
Kagome yawned gently as she rubbed one of her eyes, trying to shake the cobwebs from her head. Glancing outside, she gasped slightly at the darkness that still loomed across the open sky. Blinking to confirm she was not seeing things, Kagome looked back down on the boy she had currently been sleeping next to.
Sighing slightly, Kagome resumed her position from before, staring at the wall opposite of the bed. I can't believe that this all happened in less than an hour. How am I supposed to tell Inuyasha what happened to him? I should have Kikyo come tell him, it's her fault! Her anger was soon lost as she remembered the incident.
Flashback
"What are we doing out here? We're going to get caught and then I'm going to miss the fourth of July while Kouga goes out and has fun with some other girl!" Kikyo's whine was enough for both Kagome and Sango to glance over at her.
"We're just going to check out what's going on over at the hospital. Kaede told us that if the light flickers on at night, that there's a chance that someone might be in the hospital, so we should go contact her immediately." Sango replied, clasping the flashlight in her hands tighter.
"Well then why aren't we going to see her? And why is that stupid thing in our room anyways, why couldn't it be in the counselor's house?" Kikyo asked. The flashlight Kikyo held flickered, causing her to jump. "And why do I have to stupid flashlight!"
"Well we're not going to tell her because she's too old to be worrying about one of the younger kids messing around in the hospital. The thing's in our room because we don't know how to turn it off, and there have been occasions when counselors will shut it off to get sleep. As for your flashlight, be lucky you have one. I'm a sitting duck!" Kagome slowly walked into the door that had been propped open, glancing at the marker that was blinking. "Yup, someone was defiantly here."
"How about we go get the boys and we have them come out and find theses people? They might be murderers or perverts!" Kikyo said, quickly walking in after Kagome.
"I have to agree with Kikyo. We've all been lucky with our lives this summer. Why do we keep pushing it? Kikyo got stabbed, you were left out to die, and I was inside a burning down kitchen. We're not having that much good luck."
"Sango stop it. If worse comes to worse, we scream and run back out. Now Kikyo, you've got a flashlight so you need to come in front of me." Kagome let Kikyo pass her before they continued down the hall. Suddenly, Kikyo stop, causing Kagome to ram into her. "Kikyo, what are you doing!"
"What if they are ghosts in this hospital? Maybe that's what set the alarm off!"
"But the door was propped open, and ghost can't manipulate objects...right?" Sango's fear was rising as she tried to glance around. The darkness of the hall was playing havoc with her mind.
"Guys, we can't be scaring ourselves now. Come on, we have a job to do!" Just as the words slipped past Kagome's mouth, a figure jumped out from behind the corner.
"Boo..." Kikyo's sudden shriek caught everyone off guard.
"GHOST!" Kikyo took matters into her own hands, clenching the flashlight and slamming it into the person's head. Though her sight was attacked by the black around her, Sango could clearly see the creature fall to the floor. Grabbing her flashlight, she flung the light on as Kikyo started to cheer. "Oh my god I hit a ghost!"
"That's not a ghost...that's..."
"INUYASHA!" Kagome's frightened shout was followed by her dropping to the floor, cradling the boy's head in her lap. "Inuyasha, please tell me you're alright."
"I didn't know it was him!" Kikyo said, dropping the flashlight.
"Um...if I come out, are you going to deck me too?" Miroku popped his head out from behind the corner, glancing at the three girls. "Wait a minute, you guys aren't cops."
"And we aren't guys either, you should know by all the times you grope us." Sango replied, placing her hands on her hips. "What are you two doing here so late? Are you two the reason why the alarm went off!"
"Wait, so that wasn't a police alarm?" Miroku asked. The three girls shook their heads.
"It's just for the camp to make sure that kids don't come in here at night and mess around. Obviously that plan didn't work well." Sango replied. "Now come on, help us get this goon back to your cabin before the counselors really show up."
End Flashback
"All of this because Kikyo though he was a ghost." She whispered, glancing back at the sleeping boy. Or, at least he was asleep.
"Kikyo's the one who hit me?" Kagome stared at him for a moment, causing him to shift. "What's wrong now?"
"You're awake?"
"No, I like to sleep with my eyes open. You should try it sometimes, though talking is a little tougher to do." At his sarcastic remark, Kagome only pinched his side. "Hey! That is attached to my body you know."
"Which is exactly why I did it! How dare you be so sarcastic with me when I spent all night here with you, making sure you were Oka!" Her cheeks became rosy at both her anger and confession. Inuyasha stared at her for a moment before slowly sitting up, causing her to lie against him. Her cheeks grew hotter as she tried to move her gaze, but his hand caught her cheek as it once had while she was sleeping.
"Did you really stay up for me? Is that why you looked so tired?" He asked. Kagome tried to roll her eyes to show her annoyance, but she couldn't move her gaze away.
"That's not exactly the reaction that I was looking for, but yes." When he didn't respond, she assumed he wanted her to continue. "You got back here around 1-ish, and I stayed up with you for a good two hours. I didn't know if you were going to wake up tonight or in the morning, so I tried to stay up in case you did. Obviously I failed that."
"Why would you do that for me?" His question was so blunt that Kagome had to think about her answer.
"Because you're my friend. And because I really do care about you and I don't want to see you hurt. When we all realized it was you who Kikyo hit, I was scared that she might have actually done some damage to you. It was scary seeing you hurt; I'm so used to it being the other way around." She finished her reasoning with a warm smile, which once again closed off Inuyasha's voice. When he said nothing, she slowly moved her gaze to the window, feeling comfortable in the silence.
She did return her gaze when she felt two arms pull her closer to Inuyasha. She tried to keep her body from tensing at the abrupt action, but her small intake of breath was detectable. As if afraid she would run, Inuyasha tightened his grip and placed his head against hers, his breathing tickling her ear.
"Inuyasha..."
"Nobody's ever cared about me as much as you do. I've never met anyone who ever got so worried about something so insignificant." His admission was short, though the water blurring her eyes at his next sentence was enough proof that it didn't matter. "God I'm going to miss you."
"I'll miss you too Inuyasha." She whispered, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him tighter. Letting her head fall against his shoulder, silent tears bled from her eyes.
For once, Inuyasha only held on tighter and said nothing to stop her.
Well that was a little romance/angst. But it's not really anyone's fault. That's just the way the cookie crumbles. Inuyasha admitted that he was going to miss Kagome! That's a step I guess. But will Inuyasha stop Kagome from leaving? Why did Naraku want Kikyo's accident file? Kikyo and a flashlight death? Who knew she had it in her? Well, answers next time I hope!
Chapter 30- I Want You to Stay...for Me
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