Recall: For some reason, Kagome seemed a little unhappy than normal. He looked back at her to see she wasn't even paying attention to the movie. She was looking at the floor, and her eyes were heavy and red. Koga looked back at her.

"You okay?" He asked. She smiled another weak smile.

"Yah, I'm good. Pay attention to what's going on, Koga." He smiled then looked back at the TV. Inuyasha wasn't easily fooled. The wench is not okay. It's obvious she was crying, you idiot. But, what made her cry? He remembered how he tried so hard to get rid of her. Nothing would make her upset, let alone cry. So what made her cry to the point where her eyes were slightly red? Inuyasha crossed his arms and looked away from her. It doesn't matter; I could care less about what happens to her. Even though he couldn't see her, the image of a sad angel never left his mind.

Chapter 4: Thank You

Kagome was in her room, getting ready for the day. Her room was very plain and ordinary. She had a twin sized bed and a dark brown dresser. The walls were painted peach while the carpet was brown. There was no TV or even a telephone. It's a good thing I have my cell. She thought, while brushing her hair; afterward putting it in a long braid. Though she didn't complain, she thought it was an ugly room.

She went to her closet. The day was sunny and a little warm; so the patients got to go outside. She was already wearing dark blue sweat pants so she grabbed a light blue, short sleeved T-shirt. She looked over herself in the mirror. The pants were slightly snugged while the shirt hugged her in all the right places. I hope Inuyasha likes… She blushed…really hard. No…why would I care what Inuyasha says? She then looked at her clock; her eyes widened.

"AH! It's almost ten!" She ran out the door, room key in her pocket, and started speeding down the hall way. "I hope Kikyo won't be mad."

Once again, Kikyo was alone in the lounge. It's already been five days and every day Kagome has been late. Not only that, but this has been the longest any human has been sticking it out, and Kagome was a girl which was even more surprising. Kikyo didn't like it at all. This was her place and she'd be damned if some punk little girl take over and mess her hard work up.

She then heard the loud buzz for the door and assumed it was the patients, but it was Kagome. She muttered her multiply apologies then took her seat.

"Late again I see; and no uniform?" Kikyo asked. Kagome gulped.

"Kaede gave me the okay. Plus it's nice out and I was hoping to hang out with some of the patients." She said, still catching her breath. Kikyo snorted.

"Well it's good to see you're getting some exercise. We wouldn't want you to get any fatter." Kagome said nothing. Why the heck is she always saying such rude comments? The bell was heard again, this time was the patients. They had their uniforms but had no shackles. Even the demons that weren't apart of the group didn't have any. It was the third day they went without them so Kagome was really pleased with them.

"Hey Kagome." She heard Koga.

"Hi Koga, how are you?"

"I'm fine now." He sat down with his brothers. After them, Hiten came in.

"What's up Kagome?"

"Hello Hiten."

"I see you were thinking about me this morning…" He said winking. He was referring to her hairstyle, him always wearing a braid.

"Yeah right…" Bankotsu said interrupting him. "Clearly she was thinking about me." He said since he wore a braid as well. Kagome couldn't help but laugh at how silly they were acting. Her smile dropped when she saw someone had on the shackles.

"Suikotsu what happened?" She asked as everyone sat down.

"Obviously he couldn't handle being free." Kikyo said with a chuckle. This made some of the demons growl. Why couldn't she just keep her mouth shut? They all know she hates them so she should at least be quiet about it. Then again, someone in charge would love to beat you down anyway they could. This was only one of the reasons why they hated her. Kagome simply ignored her.

"I'm sorry, Kagome." He started. "I can't help it. I…I need blood. I can't help myself. I didn't want to disappoint you…or hurt you, so I asked the guards to put them back on."

"Looks like one failed; won't be that long." But Kikyo was surprised to see Kagome smiling as were the rest of the patients.

"I'm so proud of you. Thank you so much."

"What are you talking about? Didn't he just say he wanted to go out and kill?"

"Yes…that is my point. He could have tried to kill us but instead he asked for the shackles. That proves he's a nice guy, because he doesn't want to hurt anyone. Good job." Suikotsu smiled.

"I really want your blood. I bet it's as sweet as you are. " Kagome laughed nervously. Is that a compliment or…what? I can't tell. She thought.

Kikyo huffed. This whole experiment was annoying her. The patients were doing a better job than she thought they would. She was sure a couple of them would go in a riot the first day, but it never happened. And when some of them do mess up, the girl smiles and congratulates them. That's okay. They'll all be back in shackles in no time… She thought with a menacing smile.

"Well… for now, everyone take their seats." Kikyo said, however no one really listened to her. Kagome smiled at everyone else as she waited for the last one to enter the group.

Inuyasha

Inuyasha took his seat as well, not looking at Kagome. Every day he wouldn't look in her direction and would completely ignore her. She was a little disappointed by his actions. She was hoping that pretty soon he'd trust her like the other demons. Hopefully he'll warm up to me. She thought, her smile never leaving her face.

Inuyasha impatiently continued to tap on his foot. He knew she was looking at him and he wanted to tear her eyes out and throw them across the country. He sighed…he knew even if he had the opportunity to comment such an act, he couldn't bring himself to purposely hurt her without feeling some form of regret. He crossed his arms, still refusing to acknowledge the fact that she was still looking at him. His face started to turn red. Stupid wench…

"How are we today patients?" Kikyo asked. They all grumbled at her. Kagome tried to speak up, hoping they just weren't in a bad mood.

"Menomaru," She started. "You said a couple days ago that you couldn't sleep that well. Are you still having problems?" Menomaru smiled. Kagome listened to them if they ever had a problem, unlike Kikyo.

"Unfortunately, I'm still having trouble. But, I've been sleeping a lot better now that I know you'll be here the next day." Kagome smiled.

"That's very sweet of you. I look forward to seeing you guys too." Inuyasha glared at Menomaru. What the hell is this fool trying to pull; getting all 'buddy, buddy' with Kagome. He asked himself. Kikyo cleared her throat, as if to get everyone's attention.

"Since everyone seems to be okay-"

"Like you care, bitch..." Bankotsu interrupted, causing laughter amongst the patients. Kagome tried not to laugh but it was very hard not to. After all she does deserve it. Kikyo gave Kagome a cold glare that made her instantly shut up.

"Well, today we are going to talk about why you are all here..." They all groaned. Kikyo always talks about this subject and every time it's the same. How they are dangerous and society needs to be protected from them. "…Any objections?" They said nothing. "Good, now surely everyone knows how dangerous you all are, correct?" Many eyes were rolled. "All of you have killed, and the humans need to be protected from the likes of you-"

"Hiten…" Kagome interrupted, not wanting to hear any more of Kikyo's harsh words. The whole thing was making her uncomfortable. She knew that wasn't always the case with the demons and didn't want to her Kikyo talking about them like that. "Tell me how you were sent here." Everyone was even more shocked. She wanted to know their stories. This didn't really surprise them, since Kagome was full of surprises, but this was new.

"Y-you want to hear my story?" He asked.

"Kagome, I was in the middle-"

"…Of being rude." She finished. "Ms. Kikyo, I'd appreciate it if you didn't talk to them with disrespect." It kind of made the demons happy that someone was finally sticking up for them. The last time someone tried to stick up for themselves was another demon, and now he's stuck in solitary confinement. "Hiten, please…I'd like to know why you're here." Hiten look down at the floor as memories of that day came flooding through his mind.

"It was in the 40s…it was raining that day…my younger brother, Maten, was with me. He was my only brother, and I loved him so much. He just…couldn't stay out of trouble though." He clutched his hand tightly, a little blood coming out. Kagome could see he was hurt and felt it a little.

"H-hey, don't do that." Kagome said worried.

"I'm sorry."

"Did you want to stop?" Miroku asked, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"No, I-I can talk, thanks. One day, a group of humans were throwing shit at us."

"Stupid demons!" A human said. Hiten was hit in the head by a rock. It didn't hurt physically but hurt his pride. Being the oldest he didn't want to seem weak to his brother.

"Fuck you assholes, you're not welcomed here."

"I wanted to walk away and forget them but…Maten…"

"How do you like this?" Maten said, forming lightening in his mouth. The humans noticed this and tried to run, but couldn't get away. With a loud blow, the humans were fried, instantly.

"Maybe if we were trialed like humans, things would be different, but we knew better. The cops were everywhere, they couldn't out run us." He chuckled a little. "My stupid brother just couldn't stop fucking around…"

"Brother, watch this…" Maten said, turning around and zapped a couple officers.

"Maten cut it out."

"Then, they took out this…gun…"

The gun was huge, almost looked like a mini cannon. It took at least five cops to hold it in place…Maten wasn't paying attention as they fired.

"M…Maten…" Maten looked at his brother, and then looked at his stomach. There was a huge hole and blood was gushing out.

"H-Hiten…" He fell and died.

"I snapped."

Hiten's eyes were now red, as he ran to the cops in rage. They had no right to kill his brother like that. He was the only family he had left, and now he was gone before his eyes. The humans would pay for what they did to him. With his claws, he was ripping cops to shreds from left to right. He even went so far as to ripping a cop's throat out with his own teeth. He knew he was going to die from his actions, but it was to avenge his brother, so it was worth it.

"I blacked out, but I know I killed over 30 cops. Things went so bad that they had to get the army to stop me. I was sure I was gonna die, but they kept me around. Over 60 years I've been here…I've got another couple thousand til I'm dead." Kagome didn't know what to say. To have your brother killed in front of you, of course anyone would go crazy; then to have to pay for it by spending the rest of your life in a nut house. Kagome didn't think that was fair.

"It was for your own good as well as the humans." Everyone turned to Kikyo. Did she not have even the slightest compassion for him? No of course she wouldn't. "If you and that brother of yours didn't get into mischief, you both would be walking the streets…but you had to act like animals." As she kept going on, they couldn't help but notice Kagome's reactions to her words. Her fists were clinched tightly, and she started shivering. "And it's not just you, Hiten. All of you should know your place in this world. So either act right, or spend the rest of your life here. Either way, it's only a matter of time…"

"SHUTUP!" Kagome yelled, bolting out of her seat. Kikyo was speechless. Did she just shout at her? It wasn't just Kikyo, but the demons were baffled as well. Kagome stuck up for a demon, and was going against her own blood.

"Kagome…" Kikyo started, also getting up from her seat. "I think you should calm down."

"And I think you should stop being evil." Kikyo glared harder at Kagome. "We're cutting this session early."

"You have no authority." She whispered harshly.

"Don't I? The doors are opened for their outside activity and they can leave this session whenever they like. Why they stick around is incredible." Kagome then turned to the demons, who were very quiet. Kagome was doing a lot for them, and most of them felt bad because how would they show their appreciation to her? "Anyone who wants to leave early to get some fresh air with me is welcomed to do so. But, I can't listen to her act like this any longer." She was about to walk away when Kikyo grabbed her upper arm.

"All this for your little demon friends…will you go this far to abandon your own kind?" Kagome snatched her arm back.

"You know nothing about me." With her held up high, she walked out the back door to the outside area. The demons just looked at each other…looked at Kikyo…then one by one started to get up and walk outside.

"Where do you think you're going?" Kikyo said, on the verge of yelling.

"We're going with Kagome." Miroku said, being the first one out.

"Why the hell would we stay with you?" Koga said while he left, his brothers following. By this time, the demons that weren't apart of the group started to walk out.

"Why don't you quit and Kagome can stay with us?" Hiten said while 'hi fiving' Bankotsu. The only one that didn't leave was Inuyasha. He didn't want to be the first one out, so after everyone was gone, he got up and started leaving. He was then stopped by Kikyo grabbing his shirt.

"Don't tell me you're leaving too, Inuyasha." He pulled her away from him and continued to walk. "So now you're ignoring me?"

"Like you pay attention to what I do; the filthy half-breed."

"Inuyasha…" But he was already out the door. Kikyo was so angry; she started throwing chairs across the room like a manic. "Fine…if that's the way you want it…" She left for her office, slamming the door. She was so pissed that she didn't even notice the guards standing there watching her the entire time.

"She's crazy as shit."

"Who are you telling?"

Outside, the demons all started to walk where Kagome was, who was trying to shoot some hoops. They could tell she was frustrated because she didn't even acknowledge the fact that they came outside with her. She was just trying to make baskets, and failing. She finally, had enough and slammed the ball on the board.

"Hey Kagome…" Koga called as they all approached her. "Relax okay?" She started whipping her eyes.

"I'm sorry guys. I guess I went a little over board."

"No…" Menomaru spoke up. "You were fine. We just don't need you crying." Hiten then came up and placed his hand on her head.

"Thank you." He said. Kagome smiled a little. Out of nowhere, his hand was slapped away. He looked to see an annoyed half demon with a snarl on his face.

"Hmph, are we gonna play ball, or just stand around her, like we have nothing better to do?"

"Yeah, that will get our minds off what just happened." Some demons stuck around on the court while others went to their normal spots. Once out of ear shot, Inuyasha turned to Kagome.

"She made you cry the other day, huh?" Kagome's eyes widened. How did he know about that? "Don't let her win over you." He started to blush. "You're too pretty to show your tears anyways." Kagome blushed as well…then smiled.

"Thanks Inuyasha." He snorted.

"Whatever…I still don't trust you." He slammed the ball into her chest. "Let's just play." Kagome looked startled for a while before she started laughing.

"Yeah." She said, running to the other guys.

"Stupid wench." Inuyasha mumbled to himself. He didn't want to admit it, but he was happy he made Kagome smile.