Yeah, sorry for the really, really belated update.

A Broken Soul, An Unheard Scream

Chapter 5 When the light goes out

Souls Hatred

Something told me to go to the school again, not to pick up Kikyo, as I planned, but to see that girl. It was a strong feeling, telling me to hurry or I'd be too late. Too late for what, I had no idea at the time, but I listened to the voice in my head and drove as quickly as possible to the school.

My heart raced as I stopped in front of the main doors and watched Kikyo walk smoothly from them, her hair floating lightly in the light wind. She smiled as she walked towards me, but it was a smile I wasn't familiar with, it held a smirk as if to say she knew something I didn't.

The first thought that flashed through my mind was that the girl was in critical care all because of me, but then I thought how stupid that was, it was a small bump. Still, she'd been out cold, laying on the floor, her body looking so fragile and thin. It wouldn't surprise me if she was in the hospital because of me.

Suddenly a lump of dread settled in my gut as Kikyo came closer with that stupid grin on her face. Finally, she reached my car, but didn't get in, it was then that I said the one thing I'd meant to say earlier that day. "It's over, Kikyo," right there for everyone in the school to hear and see.

It took only a moments silence for the words and their meaning to sink through her mind. Her face went through a series of emotions in a matter of seconds, from chum to confused, all the way to angry. To say she was shocked would be an understatement, a huge understatement. Saying that she could have ripped my head off, would be getting closer, but still far off.

No words came from her but from the look on her face, I didn't want to hear any. That nagging feeling came back to me again whilst staring at her. Then she said in the voice only a girl, a jealous, heartbroken, selfish girl, could ever pull off. "I knew you'd choose that bitch over me, I just hope she isn't dead when you find her."

The words hit something in me, "If you've done anything to her Kikyo, I swear I'll…"

"Oh, I didn't do anything, she does everything herself. I only helped her see a different view on things." The pull on my chest tightened.

"Where is she?" the smirk grew wider. "Damn it, Kikyo, tell me where the hell she is." I nearly screamed. She was driving me crazy, and not in the good way. If it weren't for my seatbelt, I'd be grabbing her around the throat threatening her. Then getting expelled later…

Kikyo merely flicked her hand and walked away. "Damn you, Kikyo!" I yelled after her. "You heartless bitch." I mumbled under my breath. Just my luck. That girl could be dead, or dying, all thanks to me and my stupidity.

Taking Kikyo's hand flick to actually mean something, I took off in the direction of the park. It was peaceful there, as if time had stopped. People walked in a casual manner, no hurry to their footsteps. It took a moment before I spotted the familiar black hair blowing in the wind and the girl leaning over a bridge.

I stood beside her and just gazed out at the river. "Beautiful sight." She was startled for a moment and looked over to me with an expression of shock. I looked at her face, tear stained cheeks, and red eyes were evident. What had she come here for?

She couldn't stop staring at me, as if I had two heads. Sure my ears were a bit different but that was about all. Oh, and my hair was an unnatural shade of silver and eyes the color of the sun…besides those things…

"I'm sorry about running into you earlier today." I didn't get a reply, instead she kept looking at me. Therefore, I decided to try a different line of conversation. "What are you doing out here?"

It took a moment before she spoke, the first time I'd heard her voice. It was soft and low, almost a whisper. "Trying to escape." Those words sent a shiver down my spine. I didn't know what it was, but my heart started to race and I found it hard to swallow. Fear gripped at my heart.

"I'm sorry for what ever Kikyo said to you earlier. She's a bitch."

"She didn't say a word to me." That confused me. Didn't Kikyo just say that she had…that lying bitch! "What are you doing here?" She turned my question back to me and I struggled for an answer.

"I…I was…sight seeing." I couldn't believe myself… "I haven't been here yet, I thought it might be interesting." …lying through my teeth. What was I suppose to say? "Oh, yeah, I just came over here to see if you were still alive…" No, wasn't going to happen. I was only human and had feelings of my own!

Only a nod was given to my down right lie. I wasn't expecting much, but a little more than that would have been nice. "What's your name?" This conversation was smaller than small talk…it was more like nonexistent talk.

"Kagome." I was silent for a moment flipping her name around in my mind. She must have taken my silence for something else. "Higurashi, Kagome."

It happened before I could react. One minute she was standing next to me, the next she was falling toward the icy water below. "Shit!" My body moved before my mind had time to think and I found myself following her. What the hell was she thinking? You don't normally jump off a bridge in the middle of a park. Here I found myself doing just that.

The water hit me like ice shards slicing through my skin. It burned and numbed me at the same time. It took moments before the shock subsided and I remembered why I was gasping for air.

I looked around franticly for the black hair of Kagome, but it was no place to be found. Swearing silently to myself, I plunged under the water and searched letting myself be carried by the current. My body was slowly becoming numb and it became difficult to move my limbs. If I didn't get out soon, I'd likely die of hypothermia if I didn't drown first.

But I couldn't leave her in the water to die. I couldn't live with the guilt knowing that I could have done something had I just stayed in the water for a few more minutes. Fear started to paralyze my body more than any amount of ice could and my vision began to blur. "Just a little longer," were the words repeating in my mind.

The next time I came up for air, I saw her floating form a few arm lengths away. Quickly I tried to swim toward her. Every stroke felt like my last. She was unconscious when I reached her and I spent the last of my energy swimming towards the shore where I pulled her out of the water, collapsing on the ground next to her.

It would have been so easy to let the fatigue take me into a deep slumber, but the condition on Kagome concerned me. Her breaths were shallow, barely there, as her body racked with shivers. Then I heard voices coming closer then fading away as my vision failed me, sending the world into a dark void…

A/N: So Inuyasha if going to die…ok, seriously. If that happened this story couldn't go anywhere seeing as it is in first person. Can't have a story continue if the main character is kind of dead…Anyways!! Please review, they inflate my self-esteem and make it easier to update quickly.