A/N: Well I've actually had this thing planned out for a bit, but a sudden bout of writers block was kicking my ass so it's a bit delayed! Alas, here it is, I hope it's still up to a good standard for you all! Sorry for the nearly a month wait, but it could have been worse. I will try to get a chapter out at least every other week, but as summer comes and I'm working more that'll get a bit difficult. I'll make it up to you guys though!

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Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns InuYasha and Co. I just screw them up to entertain fans.

Chapter Five

Angels and Demons

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It sways and sways, trembling,

Into the unending sky above

It crosses time, it comes and goes

Into this faint world…

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She opened her eyes slowly as her hair drifted in front of her face, small orbs of light caught in the black strands as she floated. She let her head tilt back, watched as the wooden ceiling above her drifted away, swallowed by darkness. What was happening?

"Priestess…" The voice hissed around her as light flooded up from below her feet. She looked down as a smooth surface broke through the blue light, as green vines faded into focus around her, trailing down stone walls.

"Where am I?" Her voice seemed to echo, leaving a cold chill down her spine and she shuddered as she tilted forward, her hands pressing down against the smooth, cool surface. Birds twittered happily somewhere above her and Kagome leaned back on her knees, looking up into the cloudless blue sky.

"Priestess, come to me…" Kagome furrowed her brows as she stood slowly, reaching out and closed her fingers around a vine. He was calling.

She climbed up the stone tunnel, it was easier than she expected and as her hand closed over a rotting piece of wood she turned and looked down into the darkness.

"An old well?" Her voice seemed to echo again and Kagome pulled herself out, and stood, the tall grass tickling her thighs. She looked down, saw the green skirt of her middle school uniform and furrowed her brows.

"I'm waiting for you…" Turning she looked into the woods and followed the whispering voice on the wind. Her hands brushes the leaves of the trees as she walked, then the trees separated and a village sat down the hill and across what looked like rice fields from her.

Familiarity flooded her.

"Priestess…" The whisper brushed against her ear and she closed her eyes as the roots from the trees wrapped around her ankles. "So glad of you to join me once again." The roots moved up, circling her waist then her wrists as she was lifted off of the ground.

"Give it to me, the Shikon no Tama." She watched the ground fall away, gasped as she suddenly saw the world upside down. The horizon where blue met green. "Give it to me Priestess." Pain seared her side as blood fell, tangling in the black strands of her hair much like the glowing orbs had. She reached out as the pain grew in intensity and as a small glass ball fell past her outstretched hand.

"It's a dream, you're dreaming." A soothing voice whispered out to her as she lunged straight to sitting, the heart monitor at the side of the bed beeping furiously. Her side ached, her lungs ached and as she moved her hand to brushed her hair back from her face she found it trapped by another. Kagome looked up a the hands owner, saw Kaze watching her with a concerned look and let out a slow breath to steady herself.

"Are you alright?" Kaze shifted as she laid back, was happy to see some of the color come back into her face and bit back the urge to ask her what the dream had been about.

"Yes," Her voice cracked and she cleared her throat then nodded to emphasize. "Yes, I'm fine." She looked at him, he looked back, disbelief written all over his face. "What time is it?" She pulled her hand from his, looked down at her IV and scowled at the bruise the needle had caused.

"It's about nine." Kaze watched her for a moment longer then stood and stretched. His back cracked audibly and Kagome gave him a horrified look. He grinned and shifted, cracking his knuckles, shoulder blades then finally his neck.

"That's disgusting."

"It's freeing woman, you don't know what you're talking about until you try it." He moved over to a small bedside tray, picked up a can of sprite and opened it, taking a drink.

"Hey, hey. That can probably costs me twenty bucks in this place." She scowled at him then at the room itself. Why the hell was she still here?

"Relax, I bought it last night and never drank it." He moved over, held it out to her and she took it gratefully.

The warm liquid burned slightly as it trailed down her dry throat and she closed her eyes.

"Cheer up, you should be leaving this place today." He sat back down next to her, relaxed and gave her an easy going smile when she looked at him again.

"I hope you're right. I could really use a shower."

"You smell pretty enough to me."

Kagome wrinkled her nose. "You spend most of your time sniffing corpses, I would hope I don't smell that bad." He laughed then turned to look at the door as the doctor walked in.

"Ms. Higurashi. How are you feeling today?" Kagome watched him as he moved around the bed and wondered if he would ever consider wearing a hair piece, his bald head was so shiny it hurt her eyes.

"Kagome?" She looked at Kaze.

"What? Huh? Sorry…" She looked back at the doctor. "I just woke up, I'm a big groggy. How are you today Dr. Takahashi?" Her voice sweetened just a bit and she watched his lips thin.

"How is your head feeling?" He moved to check the monitor, then his clip board.

"It feels like it's sitting happily on my shoulders and like it's ready to venture out into the world once again." Kaze bowed his head a bit to hide a smile and Dr. Takahashi looked at Kagome, unaffected by the joke.

"And the dreams?" The change in her expression was instantaneous, and he clucked his tongue. "I want to keep you another night."

"What?" She nearly yelled as she sat straight once again.

"If you are still having dreams that are out of the ordinary, then I want to keep monitoring you. Maybe you had more damage than we initially thought." Kagome stared at him, then narrowed her eyes into a glare.

"A dream is just a dream, it was about ponies and fairies and little leprechauns that sat at the end of rainbows waiting for me to steal their gold. I want to go home, I am absolutely NOT spending another night in this place where you're going to charge me an arm and a leg just because of some stupid dreams!" She smacked her hand down on the guard rail on the side of the bed which squeaked in protest.

Dr. Takashi thinned his lips again then his face softened and he let out a sigh.

"You can go home, if, and I do mean if you stay with someone who can watch over you tonight. No driving, no working or running around until I say so." Kagome nodded quickly in agreement and shifted to stand. "Not so fast Ms. Higurashi. I want to see and talk to the person you go home with." He grabbed her shoulder, making her stay seated.

"I'll take her home." Kagome looked over at Kaze, then felt her face flush, having momentarily forgotten he was even in the room. Dr. Takahashi furrowed his brows then nodded in agreement.

"I'll start filling out the paper work." He moved from the room, closing the door behind him quietly.

Kaze flicked his violet eyes to Kagome's and offered her an impish grin. "I hope you like bed rest."

"Was that supposed to be a perverted joke?" She couldn't help but smile as his laugh rang around the room.

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She moved up the wooden stairs with him and smiled at his back, covered slightly by her yellow backpack.

"That's a really good color on you." She commented as he stopped in front of a plain white door with the imprints of numbers that used to be there. "23 huh?"

"I meant to call to get that fixed." He grabbed his keys and unlocked the door, moving inside and sat her pack down on the carpet then turned and looked at her as she moved inside after him. "I'm not prepared for company, so you can wait here right?" She watched him, amusement crossing her face at his slightly awkward stance and at the awkward look on his face.

"Don't have girls come over very often I take it?"

"Keh." He snorted and moved quickly through the living room before disappearing into another room, closing the door behind him. Kagome smiled as she closed the front door behind her and looked around his apartment.

There was a single black couch, with a small entertainment center that held a TV and DVD player sitting in front of it. She shifted and moved to the living room, trailing her fingers over the back of the couch and furrowed her brows.

"A DVD player, but no movies?" She turned in a circle, and frowned a bit. The barren apartment wasn't what she had been expecting based on his personality. She looked towards the closed door at a muffled curse, and a thumping sound had her smiling as she moved to the kitchen. There was a black square table that sat four sitting in what she assumed was a small dining room area that overlooked the kitchen through a bar like counter top.

Kagome looked around again, searching for pictures or anything that looked like it was intended to make the place seem like home and came up empty.

'How odd…'

Sitting down in one of the wooden chairs she rested her arm on the table then looked down at it. Files were scattered over the shiny black surface and she stood up again as her heart was suddenly thumping in her throat. Brushing her fingers slowly over the files she furrowed her brows as she saw a woman's name. Biting her lower lip Kagome glanced towards the closed door and picked up the file, sliding a finger between the pages to open it.

"Miko, Kikyou…" She whispered then looked up as something shifted in front of her.

Her heart turned to ice in her chest.

Kaze stood in the doorway, a towel clenched in his hand hard enough to turn his knuckles white. His eyes were cold and hard, and the anger was so apparent on his face that Kagome felt that the breath had been knocked from her lungs with one swift punch.

"I…" She started, then stopped as he moved forward. His strides were slow, controlled and Kagome felt sorry for anyone on the wrong side of his anger. She let the file slip from her hand, it landing softly on the table as a picture slid out.

"I put clean sheets on the bed." He stopped in front of her, held out the towel to her as the muscle in his jaw jumped with each clench of his teeth. She briefly wondered if he could possibly be strung any tighter than he was right now, and what would happened if he snapped. "The bathroom is in the bedroom, you can clean yourself up there."

She watched the struggle in his eyes and she parted her lips, wanting to reach out an touch him so suddenly that she nearly did.

"I…I'm sorry. I just…" She trailed off as he turned away, moving into the kitchen.

Kagome stared after him for a heart beat then moved to the bedroom and closed the door softly behind her. Her hands shook as she leaned back against the door pushing them through her hair, her lungs quivering as she took in a shaky breath, closing her eyes.

Was he the same man that had been taking care of her…?

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He flicked his dark eyes from the crisp sheet of paper in his hand to the long set of gray stairs rising away from him with a slow smile.

"Higurashi Shrine. You have something of mine…"

Quotes: 'Matsuri Uta' from Blue Seed

A/N: I know, I know. It was short and probably not all that good. But this was originally supposed to be a part of chapter four, but I didn't want to make one chapter THAT long so here you are. I'll be posting chapter six soon to make up for it!

…Nuclotei

Thanks

KiwiClover-Thank you for your wonderful praise once again! I was glad the black-out scenes ended up working as well as they did! And you are SO right, there is just something about InuYasha that always stood out in bold lettering to me that he should be a cop. So I made him one! ^^ Thanks again!

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