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Fallen angels at my feet,

Whispered voices at my ear,

Death before my eyes,

Lying next to me, I fear.

She beckons me, shall I give in?

Upon my end, shall I begin?

Forsaking all I'v fallen for,

I rise to meet the end.

(EvaneScence: Whispers)

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Don't Fall Away

Chapter Two: Silence Is Golden...Yeah...Right

Kagome gaped at Sango and the others (excluding InuYasha, remember, he didn't come) as they approached. Sango slid off of Kirara and ran to Kagome, catching her in a tight hug. Kagome tensed and pulled away from her with an uneasy expression.

"Kagome?" Sango said uncertainly. "What's wrong, Kagome? Are you okay? What happened?"

"It...it's nothing." Kagome said quietly. She sidestepped away from Sango and moved closer to Rin, who had lost interest in the yo-yo see chapter one. "I... I was just...just...I gotta go." Kagome bolted into the forest.

"Kagome, wait!" Sango cried. She made to run after Kagome, but Miroku stopped her from doing so. Sango turned to look at him.

"What are you doing! We have to go find Kagome before she gets hurt!" Sango yelled.

"When she is ready, she will come back." Miroku stated, turning back towards the camp. Sango followed numbly.

"Come on, Sesshomaru-sama! We have to go find Kagome-chan!" Rin said, running into the forest after Kagome.

Jaken scuttled after the girl with Sesshomaru following calmly. 'What has made the miko so upset as to run away from her friends?' he wondered. Sesshomaru had always known that there was something strange about the girl, but he really didn't care to find out until a few moments ago when she had fled from her friends. He could clearly smell the scent of fear when she had run off. Sesshomaru pushed these thoughts aside when he heard Rin's squeal of surprise.

Rin had come across Kagome resting against a tree in a small clearing. Kagome, having not expected anyone to follow her, pulled her bow and aimed it at Rin. After seeing Rin, Kagome panicked and dropped her bow and arrows, looking as if they had burned her, and then she passed out. Rin ran up to Kagome and started trying to shake her awake.

"Sesshomaru-sama! Kagome-chan won't wake up!" Rin complained.

"She would if you would back up and give her some space, you stupid girl!" Jaken shouted. Rin crossed her arms and stuck her toungue out at him. Jaken waddled over to Kagome and nudged her shoulder with his foot. Kagome chose this point in time to wake up and, out of reflex, slapped Jaken across the face. Rin laughed and clapped her hands.

"Oh, sor-" Kagome started, before seeing who it was. "Oh, it's you. Never mind, then. What happened?"

"Kagome-chan passed out, but Jaken woke you up!" Rin explained hapilly. "Why did you hit Jaken?"

"Oh, um...it was just a reflex, I guess." Kagome said, remembering all the times that she had woken up to Miroku's wandering hands. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara...she missed them all, even InuYasha. But she knew that she couldn't go back yet, she had to wait just a little while longer.

"Is something the matter, Kagome-chan?" Rin asked. Kagome looked up at her and faked a smile.

"No, Rin. I'm fine. I was just...thinking." Kagome answered absently. Rin nodded and went to go check on Jaken.

"If you're finished wasting my time, miko, then hurry up and get off the ground so we can get moving." Sesshomaru ordered. Kagome's temper flared.

"Hey, I never asked you to let me travel with you! That was your own decision." Kagome snapped. "Oh, and by the way, I have a name. It's Kagome. Not miko, not woman, not wench, bitch, or any other name your brilliant mind can come up with!"

Sesshomaru fought the urge to kill her on the spot. He settled on doing something about it later when Rin wasn't around to witness it. Kagome was a little suprised that Sesshomaru didn't do anything, but, then again, she didn't have a death wish, either.

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"So...where are we going?" Kagome asked, trying to strike up a polite conversation.

"We're going to my castle." Sesshomaru stated. "Why do you ask?"

"I just like to know where I'm going. Is that so wrong?"

"That depends on what waits at the destination. Sometimes it is better to remain obliviouse to what awaits, seeing as that it may not be very pleasent." Sesshomaru said. Kagome nodded.

"I see. Now I kinda see your point." Kagome muttered. "Did you figure that out the hard way?" Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.

"Oh...ok, I'll shut up now." Kagome said. That was the way that everything continued. Every now and then Kagome would try to strike up a conversation with Sesshomaru, and every time she failed miserably. Eventually she gave up and started chatting with Rin, instead.

"Hey, Rin. How long does this usually take?" Kagome asked. Rin thought for a minute.

"Rin doesn't know. But it usually takes a long time." Rin answered enthusiastically. Kagome stopped dead in her tracks.

"Well, I think it's about to take a little longer." Kagome said uneasily.