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AN: As I promised, here is ze next chapter:) thanx to my wonderful reviewer who made it all possible

CHAPTER 2

"Just a kid..." The investigator muttered to himself as he took in the whole scene. A boy lay dead in an alleyway.

There was a terrible gash in his head, and he had a knife still through his chest. Blood was every where.

Apparently a schoolgirl was cutting through for a shortcut to school when she came upon him. He glanced over at her now talking to police. She was crying.

"Srgt. Lee, good, you're here."

Mr. Lee, snapped back to reality, and turned to the officer that was addressing him.

"We found his ID. His name is Kay Hakito. Eighteen years old. Apparently, he ran away from the orphanage he lived at 5 years ago. I remember his picture from the 'missing persons' posters by the front desk."

Srgt. Lee nodded, and crossed the police tape to examine the body and cause of death. He knelt down, about to cut off the victims jacket in order to see the wound without disturbing the knife, when he noticed some paper still held in the boys tight grip.

The man stopped what he was doing and attempted to pry it out. The grip was strong, but he kept trying and eventually was able to unclench the fist. When he did so, however, he could have sworn he heard a faint whimper. Lee checked the boy's pulse.

"GET AN AMBULANCE! THIS BOYS NOT DEAD YET!"

"Inuyasha! What happened to Kagome?" Sango yelled as Shippo, Miroku, and herself came upon the old well, seeing a tree impaled into it.

"Not again! Why this time you big meany?" Shippo cried. Tears were welled up in his cute little tike eyes, and he was pointing a stubby finger at the hanyou. Inuyasha turned away.

"Keh. Why should I tell you?"

"Because," Miroku started. "We are friends, and Kagome is our friend, and we have a right to know about her welfare."

Inuyasha found it hard to argue this one. He folded his arms and turned back to them.

"Look," He said "Kagome, doesn't want to be here. I can tell. The only reason that she comes back is that she feels bad for breaking the shikon no tama in the first place. She won't be nagged to come here if she can't come back here anyway. She can grow up, take as many tests as she wants, and pretend this never happened. It's to dangerous for a mortal like her anyway."

The three friends were in shock, but it was Sango who broke the silence with her boomerang landing square on Inu's head.

"Of all the idiotic... You BAKA how can you not know?" she scolded.

"Ouch! Know what?"

"I know Kagome wouldn't want me saying this... but if she didn't want to collect the jewel, she wouldn't! The real reason that she keeps coming back is because she is so in love with you! And YOU..." as she said "you" she pointed at him accusingly. "you keep hurting her over, and over again! Its a maricle she hasn't gone mad! Now, go back, and apologize to Kagome, and let her know how you really feel about her!"

Miroku blinked. Note to self... do NOT make Sango angry.

The Demon slayer gave Inuyasha one last glare before montioning for Miroku and Shippo to follow.

Inuyasha sighed. Does she really love me? he wondered. Well, that was a rather brutal way to send her back...

Inuyasha gripped the tree and managed to pull it out. Sango's right, I should apologize, or at least explain myself...

From behind a bush Miroku and Shippo stared at Sango with a new respect. Sango smirked as she watched Inuyasha remove the tree.

Inuyasha looked to make sure nobody was watching, and jumped down the well.

"Mom, where am I? where is Inuyasha?" Kagome cried sitting up in her hospital bed.

"I'm sorry dear... Is he a friend of yours?"

Kagome looked at her mom as if she had two heads. "You know... Inuyasha... White hair, sharp claws, golden eyes, dog ears... He's half dog youkai!"

"I'm... sorry dear... I never met him." Kagome's mom wasn't sure what she expected from Kagome when she finally woken up. The doctor told her she might have some brain damage.

"Sango!" Kagome yelled at a passing nurse. She pause and turned to look at the patient. "Sango! I don't get it! What are you doing here?"

The nurse looked confused, but put on a smile. "Ms. Higurashi! you finally woke up! How did you know my name?"

Kagome blinked. "um, I haveknown you for a while... we're friends remember?"

"...Of course we are!... Before I go inform the doctor you're awake, may I have a chat with your mother?."

"But... Sango! You still haven't told me how you got to my time!"

The nurse didn't answer, but motioned forKagome's mom to follow her to to another room.

"For all the time that she was unconscious, she was in that room. Correct Mrs. Higurashi?"

"Well, yes..."

"Well, that is strange. I heard of this happening... where the coma victim's mind used the noise, and smells, of reality to help create their dreamscape. When they wake up they sometimes know more about what is going on then we would expect. " She knit her brows "Only I was never in her room before today. I don't even work around this section of the hospital. I work on the third floor for people with mental, or drug problems. There is also the fact that she recognized my face with my name..."

"So what are you saying?" Kagome's mother asked in concern. She wasn't sure where this nurse was going.

"Just that it's peculiar. Tell me, she hasn't said anything else weird to you has she?"

"Now that you mention it... She was asking me where "Inuyasha" was. She looked quite upset."

The nurse was stunned. "What was that girl's name again?"

"Kagome, why?"

Sango could hardly speak. "N...no reason." It can't be.. "better go now..." She turned around and sped off in the opposite direction leaving a very confused mother.

"AHHHHH! SESSHOMARU!"

A scream came from back in Kagome's room. The girls' mother ran in to see the poor doctor on the floor being pinned down by Kagome.

"Don't you think you can fool me! It will take more then concealer, and a hair cut to..."

"Kagome!... I'm so sorry Doctor."

"Well she seems to be doing better. " He muttered pushing the girl off. "Better tranquilized her."

"But she only woke up!" Mrs. Higurashi protested. The Doctor shook his head. "She'll only hurt herself at this rate."

This time he had her pinned down as he injected her with the needle. Kagome struggled, but soon found it hard to do so. She was still awake... but her whole body felt heavy. "Damn you... Sesshomaru..."

"NO! This can't be!" Inuyasha was starting to panic. He had jumped down the well but he wasn't able to get back. "NO! KAGOME!" He dropped to his knees and started digging. He couldn't get to her time. Kagome was lost to him forever. "DAMN IT!"
TBC

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