AR: Kagome...
K: I never asked you to help me!
Se: I doubt that.
AR: Kagome...
K: You are such an arrogant prick! You think you can just-
Se: Enough, miko. Your wearing thin on my patience.
AR: Kagome...
K: See! There you go again! This is why I was so hesitant to take this job!
Se: Actually, you jumped into the script head first. You clearly stated that you thought it to be an interesting idea.
AR: Kagome...
K: WHAT?!
AR: Uh...hi!
Se: smirks
K: glares at AR and leaves, pushing past Yukana on her way out
Y: Hey, watch it! goes and sits next to AR What crawled up her butt and died?
AR: She's just grumpy after what I did to her in the last chapter.
Y: You mean with that Ozai guy?
AR: Yup yup.
Y: Well...I can't blame her...
AR: Hey! Who's side are you on?!
Y: I...uh...gotta go make sure Rin doesn't kill MOMO...sprints out of room
AR: I tell you, Dust Bunny...no respect!
Se: Indeed...follows Yukana
AR: I give up with these people! walks over and opens closet Uh...Miroku, what are you doing in my closet? And why is he with you?
O: Hello, ma peche.
AR: glares OUT! BOTH OF YOU!
M and O: run away in a frenzy
AR: AND STAY OUT!
N: Now what are you going to do?
AR: What is it with you people? I thought we established in the last skit that you weren't welcome!
N: You did, but that doesn't mean I'll stay away.
AR: You have till the count of three, Naraku...one...two...
N: dissapears
AR: Good riddance...well, here you go. Maybe while you guys do that I'll try to take a nap...
Ka: walks in and looks at AR
AR: talking in sleep I don't own...potatoes...rolls over I don't own...pie...rolls over I don't own...Inu-
Ka: ...kicks AR
AR: GAH! falls out of bed What was that for?!
Ka: Disclaimer, AR.
AR: Oh...me no own...falls back to sleep on floor
Ka: mutters Loser...
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Let her cry
If the tears fall down like rain
Let her sing
If it eases all her pain
Let her go
Let her walk right out on me
And if the sun comes up tomorrow
Let her be
Let her be
(Let Her Cry: Hootie and the Blowfish)
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Don't Fall Away
Chapter Fourteen: "I Don't Want to Be Alone."
Kagome sadly made her way to the vanity and placed her things in her bag. Blood still seeped from the small cuts on her lips, which she wiped away with the back of her hand. To say the least, Kagome was disgusted with herself. She knew that he would chase her until he got what he wanted, yet she ran...she ran. Her mind flew back to that instant, that instant when she had mentally called for help. Help, not from InuYasha, but from Sesshomaru. It had been Sesshomaru's name she had remembered calling.
Then there was something else she remembered...it was when InuYasha had tried to pick her up and take her away. She recalled thrashing violently and screaming for him to let her go. Then there was what happened after Ozai had been knocked unconscious. Sesshomaru had walked over to her and picked her up, but, instead of fighting him like she had InuYasha, Kagome threw her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest, crying silently into his haori.
InuYasha had stared at his brother's back as they walked back to Kagome and Sesshomaru's room. His eyes showed the slightest hint of envy, which Yukana was the only one to see. She had felt the tenseness of the atmosphere between Sesshomaru and InuYasha, and she had known that she didn't want to get involved any further than she already was.
Kagome finished packing and zipped up her bag, turning to Sesshomaru. After the incidents with The Restrictor and Ozai, Kagome had been under constant watch, mostly by Sesshomaru. Strangely, Kagome didn't have any complaints about this idea; she actually rather enjoyed Sesshomaru's company. What made it even more comforting after the incident with Ozai was that Sesshomaru never came too close.
Then there was the thing that troubled her most; the fact that she only vaguely remembered what had transpired. She knew none of the small details or even the mildly significant ones. The only things that stood out to her were the taste of her own blood, the fear when his lips had met hers, and that terrible phrase: ma peche. Kagome knew enough french to know what that meant, and she didn't like the way it sounded. Now, looking at herself, that was the only thing she thought of. She no longer saw herself, but some whore who had almost been raped. Kagome stared into the mirror, looking at her cracked lips with disgust. She didn't want to see that image anymore. She balled her fist and aimed it at her face in the mirror...but she never made contact.
Sesshomaru had been closely watching Kagome as she packed her things. When she had begun staring at herself in the mirror, he had become curious as to what her thoughts were, especially when a look of plain dusgust had reared its ugly head. Sesshomaru watched her prepare to break the reflection and quickly took hold of her wrist, firmly and, at the same time, gently. Kagome flinched and looked up into his golden depths. He was silently telling her everything was going to be okay.
Kagome closed her eyes and walked away from him, returning to the bed to retrieve Rekuiemu from beneath it. She fastened it securely to her obi and returned to the vanity to retrieve her bag before slowly walking towards the door. She needed to get away from that place before she cracked.
Sesshomaru led Kagome down the halls and past the ballroom doors. The ball was not over yet, but they were leaving anyway. Sesshomaru had ordered Yukana and InuYasha to tell the others that they were leaving, but told them the reason was their concern for Kagome's health. They walked out the castle gates and the rest of the journey was taken in the air. The arrangements had not changed.
When the party arrived back at the western castle, Sesshomaru picked up Kagome, who had once again fallen asleep against his leg, and carried her to her room. He laid her gently on the bed and turned to leave, but he was stopped by a small voice.
"Sesshomaru..." Kagome began. Sesshomaru turned to look at her. Kagome was sitting up and staring at her hands.
"What do you need, Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome hesitated for a few seconds.
"Arigato." she whispered softly. Kagome's face was hidden behind her bangs, but he could smell the salt from her tears and he could see them drop onto her comforter.
"You're welcome." Sesshomaru turned around and left, figuring that Kagome needed some alone time. Kagome slid out of her bed and locked the door behind him, then went over to the glass doors that lead to her balcony and locked those as well. She returned to her bed and climbed under the covers. Kagome layed there for what seemed to her like eternity before she finally drifted into sleep.
All I know is that it feels like forever
But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
Sitting all alone inside your head.
Kagome's Dream
Kagome was running down a corridor, wearing her old school uniform. She was looking for something, or trying to get away from something, but had no clue what it was. It was dark, with the only sound being the sound of her own footsteps.
Kagome rounded a corner and heard a door open further down the hall. She hurried back into the other hall and peered around the edge of the wall. A dark figure had come out of the room. It turned around and locked the door, then turned and started walking towards Kagome. It was a man, from what Kagome could tell, and he was rather tall. His eyes held some sort of strange glow, making it easy for Kagome to see their deep red color.
"Who are you?"
"You know very well who I am, ma peche."
Kagome's breath hitched in her throat and her body tensed. She slowly backed away from the corner as the man came around it. He stared intently at her. Kagome shifted under his unsettling gaze. His eyes flashed and he grabed her wrist. Kagome gasped and tried to yank her hand away, but to no avail.
"Se jai dit que vous avais un beau corps ferait voule tunez contre moi, ma peche?"
"I have no idea what you just said, but I'm guessing it was something perverted, you hentai." Kagome answered. The man smirked.
"I'll take that as a 'no'." Ozai raised her arm up and drove his other had strait through her stomach. Kagome screamed as the surroundings faded and she fell into blackness.
End Dream
Sesshomaru had been lying in his chambers. He was awake when Kagome's screams broke the still silence of the night. He jumped up and rushed out the door and to Kagome's room, but it was locked. InuYasha, Sango, Miroku, Yukana, and Kaori were gathered outside the young miko's room.
"Kaori, give me your keys." Sesshomaru ordered. Kaori gasped and made a small noise.
"I don't have them with me, Sesshomaru-sama. They're back in my room." Kaori admitted. Sesshomaru mentally scowled and came up with another plan, instead. He backed up and ran at the door, shoving his shoulder into it. The hinges broke under the tremendous force and the door fell to the ground.
Sesshomaru wasted no time and hurried to Kagome's bed. He took hold of her shoulders and shook her awake. Kagome's eyes shot open and her hands went directly to her stomach, making sure there were no injurys. She was covered in sweat and her nose had begun to bleed, the blood trickling over her lips and chin before falling onto the bed.
Kaori walked over with a hankerchief and handed it to Kagome. Kagome took it and held it to her nose, although eventually the blood began to seep through the small cloth.
"Kagome, what happened." Yukana asked. Kagome shook her head and started to rock back and forth. Everything went silent for the next few minutes while Kagome took care of her nose. Yukana realised that Kagome wouldn't talk with all of them there, but she couldn't blame the young miko, either.
"Uh...guys...Kaori and I need help with something." Yukana said. "Do you mind lending us a hand?" Sango, Miroku, and InuYasha nodded and followed Yukana and Kaori out the door, or at least what was left of it.
"Okay, I'm confused..." Miroku announced as they walked out the door.
"Not now!" Yukana whispered fiercly. Her and Kaori led the group to a small room at the end of the corridor and shoved them into it, closing the door behind them.
"Hey, what's going on?" InuYasha demanded.
"The only way Kagome would say anything to anyone is if there is only one person in there." Kaori stated.
"Yeah, there were just too many people."
"Alright, I know you girls have something planned." Miroku said smugly. "I want to know the details."
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"Kagome."
"I'm sorry." Kagome whispered, avoiding Sesshomaru's gaze. "It was my fault. I didn't think. I saw it...in his eyes and I just..." Kagome trailed off. She raised her head and looked directly into Sesshomaru's eyes.
"What are you trying to say, Kagome?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome closed her eyes and brought her knees to her chest.
"I need you to tell me something, Sesshomaru." Kagome said. She averted her gaze to stare at the wall across from her bed.
"What is it?"
"I need you to tell me...to tell me everything's going to be okay." A look of suprise flashed across Sesshomaru's usually emotionless face. He pulled her into his arms and rested his chin on the top of her head.
"Everything is going to be okay." Kagome whimpered and snuggled closer to Sesshomaru.
"Please don't leave me. I don't want to be alone." she pleaded.
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AR: Wouldn't this be the perfect place to stop? Imagine all of the angry readers...
K: Hey! You can't just stop!
AR: And why not?
K: Uh...because...
AR: You're having fun snuggling with Sesshomaru! Isn't that right?!
K: Yea-no! What gave you an idea like that?!
AR: Sure...
Y: Hey, AR, don't you have homework that you're supposed to be doing?
AR: As a matter of fact...I do. Sorry Kagome. I have to do homework!
Se: Indeed. I wouldn't trust Angel as far as I could throw her.
Y: Yeah, and that's pretty far!
AR: Hey! Well, people, sorry it was so short, but I have "homework" that needs my utmost attention. Toodles!
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