Chapter 23/ Uh-oh
A/N: Ok...so it took longer than expected to finish this. Sorry everyone! Lots of craps been happening adn i had to deal with it before doing this again. So DON"T KILL ME PLEASE! I'm working on the next chapter as we speak...or read...whatever.
Disclaimer: Thank God it's spring break! But i don't own Inuyasha or the poem.
Ashes to ashes, and Dust to dust….
The world slowly came back to Kagome. Slowly at first, she could feel the warm covers of the blankets on her bed signaling her return to the mansion, and then she took notice of the smell of peroxide and bandages which were probably from the glass during their most recent encounters. One of the last senses was her hearing. There was a slight murmur floating above her then leaving then returning again. This time it stayed. They were talking to each other in a hush whisper. It was high pitched so Kagome figured that they were girls most likely Sango and Ayame.
"So then what happened?" Ayame's voice asked. She sounded excited about something.
"He played another song…" Sango's voice said with a slight hesitation. on! Don't leave me guessing!" Ayame said frantically.
"…He…hugged me and almost…he almost…" Kagome could just imagine Sango's face a deep cherry red. She heard Ayame squeal.
"He almost kissed you didn't he!" She yelled. Kagome was almost sure that Sango nodded for then Ayame stated to laugh. "I knew it! I knew it!"
"Shhhh….your going to wake up Kagome." Sango hissed. Kagome smiled slightly and cracked open her eyes to see a blurry image dancing around the room and another sitting in a chair.
"Heh, I think some people in America couldn't hear her." Kagome joked just loud enough for them to hear.
"Kagome! You're alive!" Ayame called out. Before Kagome could even sit up she was gagged by a pair of arms cutting off her air supply.
"Gak! I'm happy to be alive…Aya…I can't breathe…" Kagome gasped out.
"Oops! So sorry." Ayame relinquished her death grip on Kagome so that she could some what sit up. The bandages restricted her form sitting up too far.
"How are you feeling?" Sango asked as she handed Kagome a glass of water.
"Fine really." Kagome said after downing the glass. "How's Inuyasha?"
"Peachy." Inuyasha said from the door way. Kagome was about to sit up fully when hot pain laced threw her body. Kagome gasped and clutched her stomach. Inuyasha was by her side in a minuet.
"Idiot, don't you remember?" He said as he forced her to lie back down. She shook her head. She honestly didn't recall. "The creepy ghost lady ran you threw. I'm amazed that you're not balling your eyes out."
"Kagome has a high pain tolerance." Sango said in a very calm voice. "Once she fell out of a tree house and broke three bones in her foot. She only started to cry when her father threaten to take her to the hospital if it really was broken."
"I hate needles…" Kagome mumbled with a pout. Inuyasha laughed and tousled Kagome's hair. "Inuyasha, where is the book?" Kagome asked while she fixed her hair again.
He pointed to the night stand next to her. There was Kikyo's book but lying on top of it was the necklace the ghost had worn. It all came back then. Inuyasha had turned into a full demon, she had almost drowned, everything.
"Cool, so now what?" She asked. She tried to move the covers off of herself to get up but Inuyasha pushed her right back down.
"First, you're going to stay put and heal a little while longer."
"But we have to find out what's going on!" Kagome protested.
"Well, it can wait until your wounds heal enough that they won't hurt." Inuyasha compromised. He smiled when Kagome pouted.
"Fine," She said as she reached for Kikyo's diary. "I'll read this and be ahead of all of ya'll!" She stuck her tongue at him and opened the book to a random page to cover her view of everyone.
…How easy it is to betray a friend's trust…
Shippo awoke with a very bad headache. He noticed were he was after a few minuets.
"Mew?" Came a call from the floor. Shippo glanced down to see Kilala staring at him with her red eyes.
"Kilala…why am I here?" Shippo said while rubbing his eyes. He stared at Miroku's room in confusion. The lights were off, which Shippo was much appreciative for. He shifted to move out of the bed when Kilala placed a small red piece of paper into his lap.
"Huh," Was Shippo's intelligent answer. "What is it Kilala?" Kilala only stared at him with her big red eyes beckoning him to red it aloud for her to hear as well. Shippo unfolded it and quickly read what was written before dropping the piece of paper, shaking, onto the floor.
Kilala pranced over to look at what it had said. She mewed mournfully and hopped onto the bed next to Shippo nudging him with her head. He patted her head absently still shaking and staring at nothing yet looking at everything. He mind was occupied with all that he knew and saw last night.
The message constantly popped into his disturbing thoughts:
Tell anyone what you know, and I'll make sure the same happens to you. You can be amazed at what someone can live threw….
…I ask sometimes am I even real…
Kagome flipped threw the pages of Kikyo's diary. Slowly the pages were dog eared that she seemed were important. Earlier she had asked were Shippo was and both Miroku and Sango looked grief stricken. She asked what happened and they lied saying that Shippo was indeed alright, just slipping peacefully in Miroku's room. They weren't telling her something and she would soon find out…if only Inuyasha would let her out of his sites for more than two minuets!
"Would you quit staring!" Kagome snapped at Inuyasha. He had been staring at her for the past hour at the end of her bed.
"Keh." Was his oh so intelligent answer…but did not advert his eyes. Kagome huffed before returning to her reading as best as she could….
Amber eyes bore into her forehead. He knew it was making her nervous, he could smell it, but it was still fun.
Inuyasha realized something as he had watched Sango and Ayame had fussed over Kagome the other day. As he was being pulled away by the guys he could not take his eyes off her broken form. He had failed her. He had failed to protect her with his very life. And it almost coasted hers.
Grief had stricken him all night. Thoughts of things he should have done, and things he didn't do run a race threw his mind.
Watching her, even if she is getting annoyed, was telling himself that, yes, he did mess up, but look! You have another chance. Don't screw this one up.
Kagome flipped another corner down and sighed. She absently scratched her stomach. She could still feel the intense look from Inuyasha and it was making her fidget.
Why won't he just read or something? She thought. I'm not that interesting to watch I'm sure.
Sighing, she reached over to the night stand and grabbed the locket. It was a silver oval locket, like the one she saw in Full Metal Alcamist one time. Kagome groaned to herself.
"What?" Inuyasha asked. Hearing the groan, he thought she was in pain or something.
Kagome sighed again. "Nothing," Inuyasha urged her to continue. "I was just thinking that this locket reminded me of the one that contained Lust's weakness on Full Metal Alcamist."
Inuyasha stared at her.
"Yeah, I know, I need to get a life…"
"No," Inuyasha said suddenly. "You may be on to something."
Kagome blinked. "Huh,"
"Yeah, think about it." He continued. He shifted so that he was sitting next to her instead of at her feet. "That locket was the secret to defeat Lust as well as bones for Greed and Sloth, and a baby's cry for Wrath. Maybe," Inuyasha picked up Kikyo's diary. "This is all we need to defeat Kikyo."
"Kagome?" A tiny voice called out.
Inuyasha and Kagome looked to see Shippo standing near the door. His hair was tussled from his sleep and his face was deathly pale. Inuyasha stood up with a slight blush at being caught so close to Kagome.
"Yes, Shippo what wrong?" Kagome asked. Her voice took a kind of motherly tone to it.
"Can I talk to you?"
"Sure."
"…Alone?" Shippo stared at Inuyasha before his gaze moved back to Kagome.
"Look runt, anything you have to say to her you can say to me-"
"Sure Shippo." Inuyasha glared at Kagome for interrupting him. Kagome sent him one of her own.
"Feh," Inuyasha made his way to the door moving Shippo out of the way with his foot. "I'll be back with some soup." Was all he said before he closed the door behind him.
Shippo scurried up onto the bed and sat in front of Kagome. He looked to see Kagome staring at the door Inuyasha left the fondly.
"Do you like him?" Shippo asked. Startled, Kagome blushed a bright red.
"Y-yes."
"Well, I don't." He said. Kagome smiled at him pout attempt that looked a lot like Inuyasha's. She would have to tell Inuyasha how much Shippo actually learns from him. Hopeful not his bad language of coarse. She could live without that.
Kagome giggled and ruffled Shippo's hair.
"Glad to know I'm looked after. Now, what's up?"
Shippo paled even more if that was possible. He knew that he shouldn't tell her, it would put her in danger. But if he didn't…it could hurt her even more in the long run. She had to know, even if worse things happened to him.
He shivered as he recalled what the note had said. He knew the risk in all this, and he was willing to take it.
"Remember when Sango asked me to find the kitty?" He waited for her to nod before continuing. "I found her." He said lamely. Kagome could tell that this wasn't the reason he wanted to talk to her, but she played along for his sake.
"Really, where is she?"
"With the others, their making sure she's ok, her names Kilala." He stated simply. Kagome smiled.
"Go on." She encouraged. Shippo took a shaky breath before letting it out again.
"Well, something happened while I was trying to bring her back."
"What?" Kagome said. Shippo's voice was laced with fear that much she could easily tell.
"Well, something happened when I found her….
Flashback!
Shippo giggled as a wet nose pressed against his cheek waking him from his nap. Shippo yawned as he opened his emerald eyes to stare into blood red ones.
"Eep!" Shippo shirked and scooted as far away as he could. Having given some distance from whatever it was Shippo stared at it for a bit. It was a cat. With two tails…the one Sango saw! Giving himself a pat on the back Shippo started to pick it up, only to have it back away from him.
"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. What's you name? I'm Shippo the brave strong demon!" He said proudly.
The kitty looked behind Shippo and growled. Shippo turned to see Kagura standing their with a smirk on her lips.
"You would do well to forget that pretty name though." She said.
"Wh-what do you want!" Shippo said taking a stand in front of the kitty as he had seen Inuyasha do with Kagome. He tried to look fierce but indeed only getting a chuckle from the wind demon.
"Only that cat. She has been escaping my grasp for a while now and Naraku wants to talk to her." Reaching for the kitty Shippo pounced on her hand and bit it. Curses filtered out of her mouth as Shippo bit down harder. There was no way she was going to take his new friend away! Plus he had promised Kagome and Sango that he would find the kitty!
"Damn you little fox!" A swift strike from her fan to the back of the head was all she needed to kill him.
"Don't Kagura." A chilled voice called from the shadows. Kanna emerged half way.
"Naraku wants you to bring him too." She told Kagura.
"Fine." Kagura pressed the pressure point that put Shippo to sleep. The last thing Shippo noted was that the kitty had run down the hall away from Kagura. 'Run kitty…don't let them catch you too…' was Shippo's last thought's as blackness surrounded him.
End Flashback
"…When I woke up I found myself in a dungeon. I saw people hanging from the wall with blood slowly dripping from their bodies. But they were dead! I could smell the death on them! I even saw Kagura escort one person further into the hallway! I could barely sleep because I heard the screams of the other people! Kagome, people are being tortured, right under our noses!" Shippo was hysterical. He was trying to talk while sobs escaped him. He would not look at Kagome though. If he did, he wouldn't be able to continue.
"Kagura came back. She murmured about how Sango and Miroku were coming and the knocked me out again. When I came too again, I was gagged and chained as well. That's how Sango and Miroku found me. Next thing I knew I was laying in Miroku's room. Kilala had a note saying that if I told anyone what happened…they…he…" He couldn't hold it any longer. Shippo flung himself into Kagome sobbing. She held onto him tightly.
"What would happen Shippo?" She said soothingly. Shippo hiccupped before continuing.
"It said that if I told anyone…he would do the same to me as he had done for all the other people." Shippo reached into his pocket and pulled out the note. He handed it to her so she could read it. "I knew the risks but I just had to tell! You would never have known and you wouldn't be ready, and he would kill you…and…Kagome I don't wanna die!" Shippo burst into even more tears. He had told. He would most surly die now!
"Shhhh…no one is going to die Shippo. Don't worry." Kagome said as she tried to calm him down. "I won't let them touch you." She vowed. Kagome gripped the piece of paper tightly in her fist. Her other hand was making soothing motions onto Shippo's shaking back.
Kagome's face was pale. Naraku was capable to do this…she knew it. He would not hesitate just cause he was a little boy. Kagome was aware when Shippo's breathing had even out, signaling that he had fallen asleep.
"What are we going to do Inuyasha?" Kagome called out. Stepping from behind the door Inuyasha made his way over to her. He stared at Shippo for the longest time before reaching out a clawed hand and brushing some hair from Shippo's forehead. His gaze locked with Kagome's and they both stared at each other.
Tears formed in Kagome's eyes as Inuyasha swept her into a tight hug. They both had realized the seriousness of it all. They might just lose each other. They might lose their friends. They might lose everything that mattered to them.
"Well, find a way out of this shit, Kagome. I promise." Inuyasha whispered to her. He wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of his finger. "I won't let anyone touch you, or Shippo, or anyone. Don't you worry."
"But who's going to protect you?" Kagome asked. Her voice took on a angry tone at the thought of Inuyasha sacrificing himself for her.
"Don't worry."
"I can't."
"Try."
"I won't." Inuyasha stared into her eyes.
"There is no way you can stop me."
"Doesn't matter."
"You're an idiot."
"Like I haven't heard that one before." Kagome joked. Tears were once again threatening to overflow. Seeing this Inuyasha brought her back into a hug trying to give her some of his own strength.
"But really, what are we going to do?" Kagome asked.
"I'll call a meeting. We'll get everything organized and find out what to do from their."
… I know to wonder is odd and surreal…
"So, here's the thing. We're here to discuss how deep in shit we are." Inuyasha stood in front of everyone in Kagome's room. After Shippo told Kagome what was going on, Inuyasha had called a meeting with everyone right away.
Sango and Ayame sat on the bed with Kagome. Shippo clung to Kagome with wide eyes looking at everyone with sleep evident in his eyes still having just woken up. Miroku and Koga had grabbed some chairs from other rooms to sit on.
Inuyasha was pacing from one end of the room to the other. "We need to know everything about what the bastard Naraku does. Earlier we each had gone and dug up info about him so one at a time the groups will present what they know."
"Hey! When did dog-shit become leader?" Koga said angrily.
"Since I was the one who called this meeting dumb ass."
"Can we just get on with this?" The girls said in unison. Glancing at each other the burst into giggles, great minds think alike.
"Feh, anyways, who wants to go first?" Inuyasha plopped down on the ground next to Kagome's bed.
Koga cleared his throat. "I'll go. Well, me and Ayame were looking for info dealing with the disappearance of Kikyo. We located her friends and talked to them. Turns out the Kikyo's closest friends were Yura Sitakami, Kaguya Nokomani, and…Kagura Onigumo."
"Kagura!" Everyone except Ayame yelled.
"Surprisingly yes," Ayame said taking up the story. "They told us that they were close. Kagura was her friend but according to Yura she changed over night. They said that she was cold and eventually dropped out of school. She and Kikyo got into a fight about her online friend saying that Kikyo was 'seeing' him.
"She said that Kagura was sticking her nose in her own business and should leave her alone. They found out that Kikyo was having and online relationship with someone named: Black Spider. Kagura apparently knew who it was and wanted her to stop.
"Kikyo didn't heed her warning and was supposed to meet Black Spider the night she died at the coffee shop near the subway. They called later and invited her to McDonalds to see what happened and found out that he stood her up but that she did meet an odd character."
"Apparently Black Spider was indeed Naraku."
"Impossible." Inuyasha said.
"That's what they said dog-turd! If you don't belive me go and ask them!" Koga yelled.
"Well, we have proof that his IM name was Spiderhead666." Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"What do you mean?" Ayame asked.
"Her diary." Kagome said. She held up the diary and opened it to where Kikyo had written about it.
"Day: Oct. 1st, 05
Dear Diary,
Kaguya helped me download AIM today. I must say: where was I! I had so much fun! I met a lot of new people. One caught my interest though. He kept asking me information about myself like my age, my b-day, and so on. All I know from him is his screen name (Which is Spiderhead666, weird name…), his age (20), and his birthday (Oct. 13th). I'm going to keep my eye on him for a while.
Kikyo
"But, later on Inuyasha, it said that he did change it to Black Spider."
"What! NO way!"
"Way.
Day: Oct.15th
Dear Diary,
Seems that Spiderhead666 has changed his name to Black Spider, his names sure are creative…Mom and Kagura are getting on my case on how I should stay away from him and not give out any information about myself. (Rolls eyes) Please. I can take care of myself. Plus he said that if I ever need him that I can contact him and he would help. Now does that sound like a bad person? If I do say so my self I am an excellent judge of character.
Kikyo
"Seems that he sticks to that name for the rest of it." Kagome finished. Inuyasha was grumbling on the floor about how they tricked him and no respect. Kagome just rolled her eyes and quickly rubbed one of his ears before anyone noticed. That calmed him down quickly.
"Seems that you two found something at Kikyo's." Miroku commented.
"Yes…but that not all we found." Kagome held up the locket for the others to see. "We ran into Kikyo's mother."
"What?" Everyone yelled except Inuyasha. He sighed before grabbing the locket from Kagome.
"Her spirit was still their. She was the one who ran Kagome threw. We destroyed her though. Her spirit was housed in this locket."
Kagome nodded. "She also spoke French. My guess is that Kikyo is half French."
"But where's her father?" Ayame asked.
"Who knows? His spirit wasn't their so, he could have either moved on or hasn't died yet." Inuyasha said.
"Weird…" Sango whispered.
"Ok, back to what we found out…." Koga said. "Apparently Kikyo found something the night she died. She found it after talking to Naraku. Ayame is very familiar with it."
Ayame nodded. "It was the CD."
A thick tension filled the air. "The CD is the link to everything. The dead bodied, the missing business man, Ayame's appearance…" Koga counted off each thing with his figures.
"But where does the CD come from?" Sango asked.
"Don't know." Ayame answered.
"What did ya'll find out?" Inuyasha asked Miroku.
"Other than the history of Naraku…nothing."
"Spill!" Koga yelled.
"Ok, basically Naraku was married to a woman named Midoriko. Midoriko had a little sister who went missing a few days after Midoriko did."
"Hold up!" Inuyasha called out. "Midoriko? She went missing?"
"Yep, after an attempted suicide." Sango said.
"Attempted…that would suggest that she is still alive right?" Ayame asked hopefully.
"Afraid not. There was a lot of blood and she did fall from the balcony of her room. She would have had massive internal bleeding and not to mention broken bones too."
"But how could she have gone missing then?" Inuyasha asked.
"That's the mystery."
"But who was Midoriko's sister?" Kagome asked Sango.
"A girl named Kilala."
"Kilala!" Shippo said for the first time. "But she's a cat!"
"That's why we think it's someone else named Kilala. She disappeared three days after Midoriko did. No one has seen or heard from her since."
…But still I question, ponder, think…
Naraku looked out of the window in his study on the top floor.
"Very intrusting proposal…" Naraku whispered out. A shimmering image was stationed on the opposite side of the room. Black hair framed her face and soulless eyes stared back at him. The specter was the only light in the room making Naraku's blood red eyes shin even more with malice.
"Are you sure you want her body?" He asked. The apparition slowly nodded her head. "Very well, do what you must."
The phantom dissolved into the air leaving nothing but the lingering memory that she was ever their. Naraku looked at the wall. A clap of lightning illuminated the room long enough to see a mirror.
"Just like alchemy: your soul, for her new body." He sneered at the mirror. Darkness once again flowed into the room. Seconds later another clap followed. Naraku stood closer to the mirror smiling into it. No reflection was cast back, only the terrified face of Midoriko, trying to escape from her hold.
…And every answer makes my heavy heart sink…
Kikyo shimmered down threw the floors of the mansion. Slowly she made her way to the girls' room.
"Ok, so what does this all mean?" Miroku asked. Kikyo hovered invisible from everyone near the ceiling.
"Were screwed?" Kagome and Inuyasha said at the same time. This earned a glared from the girls and Miroku.
"No, it means…it means…what does it mean?" Kagome said.
"That where screwed!" Inuyasha and Koga said again.
"Stop saying that!" Sango yelled. "We are not screwed, we are just temporally in some deep trouble."
Inuyasha and Koga glanced at each other again. "Screwed."
Kikyo chucked at the comedy in the room. Her eyes landed on one girl in particular. She was glaring at Inuyasha while clutching a board boy to her.
Her…it has to be her….she weak as it is…and would make a perfect host….for me to live again….
Kikyo smiled evilly before fazing threw the ceiling.
…Watching the door for fate to deliver…
Kagome sneezed.
"Am I catching a cold?" Kagome asked to herself.
"Either that or someone's thinking something bad about you." Ayame said.
"…stupid Sota." Kagome joked.
"So…I think it would be beneficial if we could get our hands on that CD." Miroku said calling everyone's attention back to him.
"Uh-uh, no way! Not again!" Ayame shivered at her memories.
"Don't worry Ayame. We won't let them take you." Koga said soothingly.
"By the way, do you remember anything about the song?" Sango asked cautiously.
Ayame thought really hard…she remembered the tune and a few words…she started to take her thigh to the beat.
Bum, bum bump
Bum, bum bump
"I just know the rhythm, sorry." Ayame said softly.
"That's ok Ayame." Kagome said sympathetically. "That's one step closer."
Ayame smiled at Kagome.
"Thanks."
…Watching the door for fate to deliver…
Kagome looked down at Shippo and smiled. He had fallen asleep again. Kagome silently slipped out of bed. Looking at the clock she saw it was around 11 p.m.
Time sure flies when in danger…Kagome thought bitterly.
What she said that she wanted to have a good scare when she came here she never thought this would happen.
Kagome walked into the bathroom to take a bath. She locked Inuyasha's door and then locked her own. Stripping off her shirt she stared at her bound stomach. Rusty red stained the pure white of the cloth. Poking it she winced. Yep, still hurt. Stiffly she bent to undressed fully.
Click
Kagome straitened quickly, totally forgetting her injury. Kagome hissed in pain when the painful fire corset threw her again.
She hobbled over to the shower and turned on the hot water. As she waited for it to heat up Kagome wondered if she should undo the bandages but thought better of it. She didn't think seeing a whole in her would make her feel any better.
As she stepped into the shower she watched the water run off her and collect in the bandages. It stung when some of the water connected with her wound. She let the water relive the tension in her shoulders thinking about everything and nothing at the same time.
Halloween was two days away; as was their last concert seeing Inuyasha and the band.
She laughed to herself. Since when did she single Inuyasha out from 'the group'. She was aware of her feelings towards him. She was also aware that they could never be. Three days from now she, Sango, and Shippo would be on a plane trip home in America while the rest stay here.
She had also seen the growing attraction Sango had with Miroku, and Ayame and Koga. She was sure that Ayame would stay with the guys. There would be no point if she went with her, Sango, and Shippo. She would have to build a whole new life over their. Plus she belonged here. Koga seems happy when she's around. Kagome was going to miss her.
Kagome smiled wistfully at that. She was really glad that Koga wasn't hung up on her now but she was still going to miss him too.
Sango was going to have a hard time leaving as well. Kagome saw that she had deep feelings for Miroku. Whenever Miroku was brought into the conversation she would blush like mad. She was going to miss how Miroku kept making Sango blush. Sango never blushes! Of course she would be very happy with out his roaming hands. At this Kagome rolled her eyes. What a ham.
But out of everyone she would miss Inuyasha the most. Just the thought of never seeing him again brought tears to her eyes.
She brushed the away forcefully. This was no time to be thinking things like that!
Kagome felt a chill go down her back. She tensed. Her stomach gave a powerful lurch.
The Uh-oh feeling…
Crap! Kagome thought. She quickly shut off the water listening, hoping that what ever it was would just go away…
She stared at the curtain in front of her, hoping her eye wouldn't play tricks on her.
After a few minuets of nothing Kagome sighed and went back to her shower. She turned the water back on and grabbed the bottle of shampoo left here for them to use. Lathering it in her hair Kagome was aware that the feeling was not gone. Kagome had to close her eyes so that the shampoo wouldn't hurt them.
Unfortunately it only made the feeling worse.
Her heart was pounding heavily in her chest. Quickly she leaned back and rinsed the subs away. Quickly she opened her eyes in time to see a hand slowly make it's was to the edge of the shower curtain. By now Kagome's heart had stopped beating all together. Eyes wide she backed up and away from the shadow in front of her.
Kagome's back came against something cold and thought it was the back of the shower until she heard it breathing. Eyes wide Kagome spun around to find nothing behind her.
Her breathing was erratic. Ok, so no time for conditioner. Kagome joked. Swiftly Kagome turned off the water and ringed out her hair as fast as she could. Kagome's body trembled as she walked towards the end of the shower curtain. Kagome glanced once again threw it and whimpered. A figure stood towering over her threw the shower curtain.
Kagome silently slid down to the bottom. Her naked body shivered with fear and the cold the room had to offer.
She had to get out of their! Maybe it was the light…or Inuyasha! Kagome told herself. At the thought of Inuyasha Kagome relaxed a little. If it was him, may God have mercy on his soul once she got threw with him.
Kagome tried not to think that it wasn't Inuyasha since she had locked the door and she would have heard it open even if she hadn't locked it. Or would she?
Maybe she was so lost in thought that she didn't hear him come in….yeah that sounded right!
With new strength Kagome stood and in one motion opened the curtain.
And in that instant the strength flew away. Standing there was the man from the other day. Kagome flinched and slammed her eyes shut. But the image was still their. Hesitantly she eased her eyes open. Nothing was standing their. It was just the bathroom and her.
Kagome blinked a few times but the image was still as clear as ever. He had stood before her in his business suit all shredded. Blood was collecting under his feet. One leg was bent at an unnatural angle as his foot was station in the opposite direction.
His arms looked no better. One was broken and bent back, up, and around and came to rest at his chest. The other…well…was almost completely ripped from his body. The blood had long since clogged showing the bone and muscle that was still attached to it.
Gashes ran from minor to deadly deep all over his torso. She could still picture some of the ribs that were sticking out along with fat.
But what would never leave was the sight of his face. His head was bent to the side like someone had broken it and the twisted it so it 'looked' like it was suppose to. His mouth hung open, his jaw was un-hinged. His eyes were still their, but never seeing. The fragile tissue had been melted and burned leaving plain view of his socket. It was the only thing still liquid. The tissue pored down the sides of his face like tears collecting on the floor.
Kagome gained her wits again and told herself that as soon as she got out of there she would go find Inuyasha and be safe again.
She stood and shakily made her way over the lip of the tub. Once her feet hit the cold tile floor her door started to bang. Startled Kagome fell to the floor and scurried over to where her back was placed against the tub blocking her attempt for escape.
The door continued to bang. Kagome heard screaming and the pounding continued, more urgently then before. Kagome stared to feel around for something, anything, to protect her. Silent tears ran down her face on to the floor making everything blur into a multitude of dark colors. Her hand finally came in contact with something. Looking down Kagome fought the tears to get a better look.
Kagome stared at the iris surrounded by the sclera (A/n: That's the white part of the eye!). The colors of the iris slowly bleed onto the tips of her fingers staining them.
Kagome screamed.
With out realizing it Kagome had lifted herself and dropped back into the tub still screaming. The banging grew even more desperate then before. Kagome never heard it due to the ear splitting scream. Suddenly the door caved and a figure rushed in.
Finding its target it was all but a blur before Kagome was in its arms.
"Kagome, what happened!" Inuyasha voice broke threw her screams. Trembling Kagome clung to Inuyasha for dear life. She felt Inuyasha stiffen before he stood up with her in his arms and walked towards a towel slowly covering her with it.
Kagome sobbed terrified into his chest.
"Shhhh, Kagome calm down. You ok now, nothing's going to touch you." Inuyasha promised. He carried her back into her room and sat her down on the bed.
Kagome clung tighter to his shirt afraid that he would disappear and leave her with the demons playing with her mind. But he didn't. Inuyasha softly brushed the tears from her eyes and held her until she stopped crying.
She was still shaking thought so Inuyasha tightened the towel around her making sure to keep his eyes on her face so not to scare her.
"What happened?" Inuyasha said softly. More tears fell as she recalled what happened. Inuyasha felt a little guilty that he caused some of the scaring to begin with.
"Why were you banging on the door to begin with?" Kagome asked her voice still shaking.
Inuyasha blushed. "Well, you weren't in your bed, and with that wound on you I thought you might have been in trouble…." He mumbled that last part embarrassed at being caught worrying about her.
Kagome smiled and quickly kissed him on the cheek. The feeling of her lips lingered on his skin as a blush covered his face.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"Keh."
…If Death's a taker who is the giver?
My passion once walked over the land
Ashes to ashes, dust turned to sand.
A/N: Ok, Finally! This chapter was the hardest chapter ever! Yes it did go threw some things we already know, but there were some ya didn't know too. Now! Review or be destroyed! Please?
P.S. – The poem between the scenes is Ashes to Ashes and Dust to dust poem. If it makes no scene to ya copy and past the lyrics together. The next verse come in the next chapter. Ja Ne!