Two words: Thank you. I'd like to thank all the people who reviewed to my story and to the people who read it. I know that sounds corny but…but… it really is touching that people actually like my story. I'm such a sap.

On with the show! Souta is well on his way to recovery and Kagome… well there wouldn't be much of a story if she was now would there? ¬¬

Oh and the story might get a bit happier I'm not sure but I can hardly do the sad OMG they're dead! Thing. Yeah. Oh and Kikyo's in here but she's a good person in a cold, 'do something wrong and I'll kill you with my death ray eyes' kinda way…

Disclaimer: Stupid! Idiotic! Why won't you break you ugly pink pig! I need money to buy him! (smash) Yeah that's right…hee hee hee…

Silent Screamers

Chapter 8

Come on faster, faster!

"You can do it Kagome!" came a voice from her right.

That was all I needed. She blitzed past the girl in first place into the lead. 25m to go. 15m to go. 5m.

Finish.

I won! I won! "Oh my God." I wheezed. There was Sango running towards me and in her wake…InuYasha.

"you won! Oh my God Kagome! I can't believe this! Now we're all in the finals! We have to have a celebration tonight. Who's house? Shoddy not mine!" If there were walls she would be bouncing.

"shoddy not mine!" I called.

"well done Kagome. You deserve it. And yes Sango" said InuYasha.

Life had settled down after mum went into rehab. Souta made friends, I joined the track team. And grandpa was still obsessed with the shrine.

PA: Kagome Higurashi please come to the marshalling tent immediately.

"guess I better go. See ya later Sango. Bye InuYasha…" I said.

I walked over to the tent. There stood my principal. Kikyo Mashita. The scariest woman alive.

"hello Mrs. Mashita, What can I do for you?"

"miss Higurashi, we need to talk." (A/N:Is it just me or did a cold wind just go past?)

Gulp, "yes madam"

"walk with me." (A/N: can u imagine her saying that?)

"I have some bad news for you and believe me it isn't easy for me to say this," she paused, seriously she was scaring me, we had walked a fare distance when she finally told me, "your mother has… escaped."

I stopped walking. No. this can't be happening. "what did you say?" please let me be hearing things. Please?

"I'm sorry Kagome. The nurse found her room empty this morning. The doctors think that you may be in danger. Kagome? Kagome!" her voice became softer and softer as I sank into the peaceful blackness.

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I slowly came back to consciousness. I couldn't open my eyes, they were too heavy. There was a bright light in front of me and there was a buzzing noise to my left. After a few seconds I realised that the noise was a group of voices.

"we don't know how dangerous Mrs. Higurashi is. Her mind was very unstable. Who knows she may even come after her family!"

"there's her father and son at the family shrine. And of course there's Kagome. I think she may be in the most danger of all. Her mother blames her for the death of her husband, in therapy classes she always talks about how her life was ruined by her daughter. She would say that she would have her revenge-"

They stopped talking when the door opened.

"how is she doing?" that was Mrs. Mashita's voice. Where am I? I opened my eyes slowly. Looking down at me was my principal. Only she looked worried. Not the scary lady her students know.

"oh good you're awake! We were wondering if you had hit your head when you fainted. Your friends are outside. The girl looks like she wants to kill anyone who comes within a 2 metre radius of the door," this as her little attempt at humour. Typical Sango. I smiled gently.

"where am I? And how did I get here?" I asked, my voice was husky. I felt like I had swallowed a handful of sand. Probably did if I landed on my face.

"we're in my office. And for how, InuYasha carried you. He was the only one who was strong enough to carry you the distance," she sounded a bit embarrassed.

In answer to her embarrassment, I felt the blood rush to my face. I sat up and looked around, I was indeed in the principal's office. Right know I was on the couch, and on the other side of the room there were two men. I recognised them from the mental hospital. She was out.

I got up and walked to the door.

"I have to get my brother," was all I said and walked out.

InuYasha and Sango were sitting in the chairs that you usually sat in while waiting to see the principal. They jumped up as soon as they saw me.

"are you alright? Should you be up? Walking? What happened? Is it your brother? Grandfather? Your…mum?" the onrush of questions stopped at the last one.

"yes, I've got to get my brother. Thanks for waiting." I said while walking out of the office.

"wait Kagome! What happened?" Sango and InuYasha came running after me.

I sighed, I didn't want to explain this to them. It would be hard enough to explain it to my brother.

"mum's escaped from rehab and the doctors think she might hunt me down… for revenge," I'd have to omit that while telling my brother.

"oh my god," said InuYasha and Sango together. The stunned looks on their faces made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. Neither of them knew how it felt to be hurt by their parents. It was torture.

I turned around and started to run. That was something I discovered after mum went mad. I could run.

From fears, pain… anything.

I was the fastest female runner in my school and for the last month I had been training for the semi finals. Now I was in the finals.

Sango was in the finals for throwing of all kinds. She was one amazing thrower. She once chucked a javelin 35m. Straight into the school's ride on mower. It blew up.

InuYasha was in the male running, jumping AND jumping finals. What can I say? He's good.

I kept running until I got to Souta's school. It was half past 1, he would be at lunch. I had to find him.

I walked around the school until I found him. He looked so happy surrounded by all his friends.

"souta? We need to talk." Now doesn't that sound like a break up line.

He looked up in surprise. He smiled when he saw me. "sure Kag.

He got up and we walked to the school fence.

This is going to be so hard. Just say it!

"Mum's out."

I watched the smile fade and the look of fear contorting his face.

"h-h-how?" he stammered.

"I don't know but we have to get you away from here. Is there a friend you can stay with?"

"I guess I could stay at Shippo's," he said so quietly I had to stoop to hear.

"let's go ask him."

We walked back to his friends. "Shippo can we talk to you?" asked souta.

A red headed boy with a cute fuzzy tail jumped up and walked over to us.

"Shippo do you think souta could stay with you for a while? I'll call your mum if you're not sure," I said.

"oh a- ok. I'll get write my number down- here you go. It would be really cool if you could stay over souta!"

"yeah…Yeah! It would, wouldn't it?" he started getting excited as they talked about all the things they could do together. Thank god.

"hi mrs. Tapita? This is Kagome higurashi. I'm souta's older sister. I was wondering if souta could stay over your house for a few days? Yes? That's great. Thank you. I'll drop souta over tonight. Thank you again."

"souta, you're going to stay at shippo's. I'm going home, I'll pack your things."

And with that I left.

A/N: I'm so sorry for the long wait! I just couldn't write! I started a new story but I couldn't think of anything for this.

I'd like to thank Dog ears n Emily. She helped me with the story.

(no pigs were harmed in the making of this chapter)