DDD9

(Chapter nine)

When she awoke, she felt someone staring at her. She knew it was that man again, he liked watching her, she guessed. She walked out of the room, he followed, and she looked in every single room she passed.

Empty, empty, guest bedroom, weapons room, stairs, empty, bedroom, bedroom… She was starting to get annoyed. Where the hell was it? She scratched the back of her neck, rubbing her foot into the hard, cold wood. "Don't," warned the man, but it was too late.

Kagome slid open the door…

The phone ran, she sat up with a jerk. Her blood was pulsing through her, one pint per second. She felt the wetness of her hair through her fingers, brushing the spare hairs out of her face. She stood and walked over to the phone. She picked it up and yielded a yawn. "Hello?" she said, her voice barely understandable.

"Sorry, Higurashi. But could you come into work in about three hours?" said Miss Reu, a friendly older nurse.

"What happened, Miss Reu?" Kagome looked in the mirror that was above her dresser. She looked distorted.

"Doctor Kuno got into a car accident with a female in a red car, and Doctor Ryuo can't even get out of bed, because he has ammonia."

"We know he has ammonia?" Kagome looked through her closet.

"Had an EMT that was on his break go check him out. Definitely has it, but it isn't bad enough that he has to come to work to get treatment." Kagome nodded, putting a blue button-up shirt in front of her chest.

"Yeah, what about Doctor Haru or Lenitu?"

"Mr. Lenitu was dismissed, because his hands became too shaky and his blood pressure shot threw the roof. Doctor Haru is still there for about two more hours, but he was close to being dismissed too." Miss Reu paused. "I'll see if I can get someone to stay a few more hours, so you could get more sleep."

"Thanks, Miss Reu, you're the best."

"See you then, Miss Higurashi."

Kagome laid back down on her bed, put the phone on her nightstand. She looked at the clock, she had slept for three hours. God damn it, she was going to work the graveyard shift.

She rolled over and treasured the next four hours of sleep.

Kagome opened the door, demons ran out of it and tried to eat her. She blinked, oblivious to them, and shut the door. A white shield that had been protecting her disappeared into her body. She, silently, moved to the next door and the next door and the next door. He didn't bother to warn her, she subconsciously knew when danger was near.

An hour later, she had finally found what she was looking for. She entered the room, smiling to herself. Her spirits pleased and filled with contentment. She tested the water, smelling it, tasting it, watching it, feeling it, and wanting it. She slowly undressed in front of him. She couldn't care about him seeing. She sensed his lust for her triple when he saw the behind view of her nudeness. She walked into the water, and relaxed. The steam rose up to the ceiling and left through a small vent.

It was morning, she realized and closed her eyes. "Naraku," she whispered, her mind drifting away from her body.