It's in the Eye's

I Don't Hallucinate

Cry

They say that actions speak louder than words. Why then, when someone commits an act that's so painstakenly obvious to be a cry for help, is it ignored? A child who's hurt so bad inside that she can barely breath, let alone stop crying long enough to speak about the issue will carve her pain into her skin, and people will walk past as if it's the most normal thing in the world.

Kagome sat quickely in her chair, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. So that's what this was about. She'd made conversation with a mute who wasn't sane of mind and now Dr. Byakuya was punishing her for it.

"You see, Kagome?" Kagome opened her eyes to see the man smiling down at her. He looked nothing short of sadistic himself. "You see now, girl, how they can't be helped?"

A quick look around told the girl that noone was looking at her. Inuyasha and Jininji had they're gazes strained to the floor, whilst Sango glared at the doctore, and Shippou cried. Kagome shook her head. What kind of hospital was this? "No, I can't believe that."

"Excuse me?"

Kagome looked him strait in the eye

does this ningen dare contradict me the great the powerful me

and, pushing down the fear that was triggered by a very ego-fuled thought, she squared her shoulders and plundered on. "I mean no disrespect, doctor, but I seriously can't believe that."

She heard an intake of breath and looked to see the people around her stairing at her. Inuyasha seemed wide-eyed, and Jininji tried smiling, but it was weak and wavy and he looked as cry ready as Shippou. She looked back at Byakuya. "I've always beleaved that everyone deserves a second chance; and that noone should be forsaken. Just because they've done something wrong in the past doesn't mean that they're totally without hope." She grimanced. "Though it was some pretty grousom stories."

She heard a laugh, small and inaudible, coming from the doctor and looked up to see him

oh what fun this is what fun what fun

nearly doubled over as his laughter turned from inaudible to loud and continuous, reminding her much ov the evil cackle that came from the monsters in the movies.

Byakuya straitened, giggled, tried to school his features, and then giggled again. "Oh, Kagome, Kagome, Kagome! What lovely, neive, Kagome! Oh my, my my!" He wiped what seemed to be a tear from his eye and grinned. "You, my child, will learn much from being here! Please, do take your seat so we can hear what Shippou, my boy, did this week."

Kagome frowned and quietly scooted back into the seat she had vacated in her stress as the doctor walked away from her, muttering her name over and over in amusement.

Byakuya turned on Shippou then, and the child jumped when he talked, "Shippou, boy, why don't you give us your week too?"

Shippou nodded, sitting up and wiping a few stray tears. "I- I," He took a deep breath. "Monday I sat in my room and drew stuff, Tuesday I did the same." His lower lip quivered. "Wednesday I was hanging out with Inuyasha some, but the idiot got annoying so I went and drew some more. Thursday they let me call Mr. Man for a bit, but Mr. Man had to go to work..."

The doctor nodded. "Poor, lonely Shippou." Then he turned to Inuyasha. "Come on, Dog, your turn."

The boy called Dog growled at Byakuya. "I haven't shared anything with you people in the eight weeks I've been here before, what makes ya think I'd start now?" He grunted. "Idiot."

Byakuya seemed to be annoyed. His eyelids drooped low over his eyes as he glared at Inuyasha. "Fine, then. But you will eventually share with us, Dog."

He turned to Jininji. "Your turn, sweety," He cajooled.

Jininji sighed, his large eyes filling with tears. "I was put into Isolation for three days."

"Oh you poor thing!" Byakuya turned to Kagome. "Dear, do you know what Isolation is?" She shook her head. "People go into Isolation one of two reasons; They are a threat to themselves or someone else, or they've done something very wrong." He turned back to Jininji. "Which was yours, boy?"

"T-The first. I dropped the fork at breakfast, and it fell on my arm."

"Did you bleed?"

"I did."

Byakuya shook his head, and then pursed his lips, turning back to Kagome. "Dear, why don't you share with us?"

Kagome's eyes grew wide. "What?" She stuttered. "B-But I'm not-" Not what? She couldn't very well say she wasn't a patient, not in front of actual patients. She wasn't a profetional, but she was sure that was against some code of Manners somewhere.

Byakuya smiled at her

silly innocent little thing

and his eyes were reasuring in a way that totally contrasted that last thought. She felt anger, aggression, and a malicious glee, all of them directed at her, from somewhere outside of her. She was sure. Her thoughts were interupted as Byakuya spoke. "Oh, pretty please, Kagome-Dear? I'm sure it would make Inu here feel so much more open with confiding in us if you did too."

Inuyasha grunted. "Don't bother."

Kagome hesitated, and then sighed, knowing she'd comply eventually, so why try and fight it? "Monday," She paused, why did Monday seem so far away? "Monday I worked with Hojo in the Childrens Health Clinic and-"

Byakuya smiled. "Was that fun, Dear?"

"Sure." Kagome smiled. "Theres a little girl there- Rin. She's so incredibly sweet, and completely intoxicated with flowers." Her eyes softened. "Her Pappa, Sesshomaru, came by every day I was there with a new bundle for the girl."

She heard an intake of breath from the seat next to her and looked over to see Inuyasha's

she knows fluffy knows rin

startled eyes meet hers. "Y-You know Rin and Sesshomaru?"

Kagome's brow furrowed. "Sure. I was requested as Rins primary volunteer nurse."

Byakuya drew her attention from Inuyasha. "And what about Tuesday, Dear?"

Her eyes widened, and then she grinned and snapped her fingers. "Tuesday and Wednesday, because it's spring vacation at school, I helped Mamma give Shrine tours."

Shippou and Sango looked over at her. Sango questioned, "Your mom works at a Shrine?"

Kagome grinned and leaned towards the girl conspiratively. Sango and Shippou leaned forewards as if she were about to share some sort of evolutionary secret. "My mama not only works on a Shrine," she paused. "We own the Shrine."

Shippou's eyes got large as he stared at her

seriously no way so cool so cool

in awe. "No way! You own a Shrine?"

Kagome paused. "Well, saying I owned it is kinda an exageration. Technicaly, the Kamis own the Shrine. We just pay mortgage and keep it all clean."

Sango shook her head. "You are all sorts of interesting, girl."

Kagome smiled. "You know, I could say the same about you."

Byakuya interupted with warm eyes

shell be joining them soon interesting people should be surrounded by interesting people

"What of yesterday, Dear?"

Kagome frowned. "Well, Yesterday was my first time volunteering here." She paused at Inuyasha's snort.

"Of all the places to volunteer, you choose here? Idiot."

Ignoring him, she drove on. "It didn't turn out so well. I wasn't paying attention to all of the rules that come with volunteering and apperiently broke a major one and-"

Byakuya growled. "Stop!" Shocked, Kagome looked up and the doctor schooled his feartures. "This session is over today. We'll continue this on Sunday. Kagome, will you be joining us?"

She paused and, a little uncirtainly, "It depends on where they put me."

"Then I'll be sure to request you, darling."