Ch. 5

The person the eyes belonged to watched as Sango entered the bathroom. The figure slowly entered the room. It noticed the half-demon girl sitting, half-asleep, in a chair by the bed.

Kagome slowly turned her head towards the noise at the door. The figure stepped into the light to reveal herself as...Kikyou. Kagome started to whimper in fear. She could feel the hatred, and see it in her cold, brown eyes.

Kikyou continued to walk closer. The hatred becoming deeper. She walked up to the whimpering girl until she was only a foot from where she sat. "Who do you think you are street trash? Coming here, and making Lady Sango have to care for you. You should have stayed on the streets where you belong." She grabbed Kagome's hair, pulling her part-way out of the chair, before throwing her back into it. The chair broke from the force of the throw. Kagome yelped in pain. Kikyou just stood laughing, and picked up a chair leg.

Sango

Sango took the fastest shower she has ever taken. She really wanted to get back and make sure Kagome was okay. She hurriedly jumped out of the shower, dried off, and put on a towel. She grabbed her dirty clothes and threw them into the hamper, and started for the door.

She was just about to open it when she heard noises coming from the other side. She gently put her ear to the door. She heard a thump, that was quickly followed by a yelp. 'Is someone else in there with Kagome?' she thought. She continued to listen when a voice spoke up.

"Don't you dare think you belong here. I have no clue why Lady Sango brought you here. You deserve to die you mongrel. No half-breed should be allowed to live. The sorry thing is, is that you are half-miko." there was a slight pause. Sango knew who's voice this was."Now you half-breed mutt, prepare to die..." At that Sango burst into the room

Normal

Sango quickly jumped through the door to see Kikyou holding one of the chair legs above Kagome's head; ready to bring it down.

"Kikyou! What is going on in here! Explain now." Sango said. She was barely able to keep down her anger. She looked into the eyes of the shivering, injured, nude girl on the ground. Her eyes almost scared Sango witless. They had the look of pain, fear, and a very haunting look. She quickly turned to Kikyou again."Well?"

Kikyou gasped in surprise when Sango came through the door. 'Why did she take such a short bath? Oh, well I can talk my way out of this one.' She smirked inwardly. "Lady Sango! I know this looks bad, but I was just protecting myself. I came into your room to tell you that dinner was ready, and then this girl here pounced on me! I pushed her back into the chair, and that broke." She lied. But Sango didn't buy it.

"You lie Kikyou. I was standing behind the door the whole time. That means I heard every word you just said." She glared at Kikyou. "I suggest you get out of my room and never come near it again. Unless...you feel like getting what you did to Kagome right back at you." When she saw Kikyou hesitate she yelled. "GET OUT NOW KIKYOU!" Kikyou ran from the room.

Sango sighed in relief before turning to the girl on the floor. She started to walk closer, but stopped when she saw her shaking even harder. "Kagome. It's going to be okay. It's me Sango. Remember? I won't hurt you." she said softly while walking towards her. "I wouldn't dare even dreaming of hurting anyone like you Kagome." Kagome looked up at Sango. Sango gave her a kind smile. "Now, I'm just going to pick up up and put you on my bed okay?"she received a nod.

Sango walked the rest of the way over, and knelt down beside her. She gently lifted Kagome out of the mess. She slowly made her way to her King sized bed, and set the shivering mass on it. She then walked over to her dresser and pulled out an old pair of shorts and a t-shirt. She walked back over to Kagome and put them on her. Kagome just sat there and watched. While putting on the clothes, Sango made sure Kikyou made no more injuries. When she found none she let out the breathe she didn't know she was holding. She looked up into Kagome's face. She saw her eyes drooping a bit.

"Kagome, when was the last time you actually had a good nights rest? Use your fingers." Kagome lazily held up 3 fingers. "3 days ago?" the girl nodded. "Ok, and when was the last time you ate any real food?" 5 fingers went up that time. Sango sighed. "No wonder your so thin. Well let me get changed real quick, and then we'll go to bed. Okay? You go lay down, and I'll be there in a little bit to check on you." Sango said.

Kagome just nodded and crawled over to the big, fluffy blue pillows. She watched silently as Sango walked tot he dresser and closet to look for pajamas. She watched as she started throwing clothes out left and right. She continued to watch until she couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.

Meanwhile, Sango had finally found her clothes. When she was changed and ready for bed, she turned and what she saw made a smile come to her face. The sight of Kagome sleeping peacefully made a gentle smile come to her face, and her eyes to soften. 'She looks so innocent, and childlike. She doesn't deserve to be treated the way she is.' Sango thought..

Sango quietly made her way to the bed. She pulled the blankets slowly out from under Kagome, and spread them over her. Kagome just snuggled deeper into the bed. Sango smiled and walked over to another chair that was by her balcony window. She sat down, but couldn't fall asleep. She kept hearing noises coming from the bed. She looked at it through the darkness, and saw it moving slightly. She then heard a soft whimpering. She was going to ignore it, but then Kagome started mumbling. It started getting louder, and soon turned into a yell.

"Kaede...Kaede...Kaeade...KAEDE!" Kagome screamed out. She started thrashing around and tears were trailing down her face.

Sango quickly jumped from her seat and onto the bed. She pulled Kagome out from under the covers, and held her in her lap. She whispered reassuring words into her dog-like ears trying to calm her a bit. Kagome just turned and buried her head into Sango's should, and wrapped her arms around her waist. She silently sobbed into Sango's shoulder.

When Kagome was finally calm enough to put back to sleep; Sango tried to set her back down onto the pillows. But Kagome wouldn't let go of Sango's waist. Sango sighed in defeat. She really didn't want to hurt her anymore than she already was. She reached over and pulled the blanket up over both of them. She could feel Kagome give a sigh, and go limp in her arms. She just smiled and fell asleep after. She never noticed a smiling face at her door.

at the door

Shya quietly closed the door so as not to disturb the sleeping teens. She just smiled and walked back to her room. When she opened her door a deep voice broke the silence.

"Well what did you see? Was there anything wrong?" her husband asked. He was lying on they're bed reading a book.

"Nope, but I think that our daughter might have finally found a new friend. That young girl is going to change Sango's life I can feel it." Shya said.

Kyru (Sango's father) looked up at his wife, and raised one eyebrow. "Oh? And what makes you say that." he asked curiously.

"Well, when I looked in there to check on them; they would have made a very cute picture. Sango was holding that girl in her lap while she cried. When she tried to pull away, the girl just grabbed her and held on. I have never in my life seen Sango give into someone so easily. She just wrapped her own arms around her comfortingly and covered them both up. She even had a smile on her face. You should have seen it hun." she said while giggling

Kyru just looked at his giggling wife, and smiled. "Well, I'll just have to see it when I get back from my business trip." he said. He leaned over and pulled his wife into the bed. He then turned off the light, wrapped his arms around her waist, and fell asleep. She just smiled and soon followed.