Hey guys! Here is the next chapter!
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Sango adjusted the black shirt that she had just got done sewing onto the dress form. After she was satisfied she took red thread and needle to it and quickly but carefully sewed a hand design onto the left breast part. She was in the room, along with a bunch of other people. She was working on the new male line as others worked on ordered outfits.
Kagome had been in the earlier, and only managed few shirts and a jacket since she, for some odd reason, kept falling asleep at the table. So being the amazing friend that Sango was, she sent Kagome home, and decided to get to work on some of the designs. When Kagome was working on a new line Sango was the only one she actually trusted to help with it.
It took only about twenty minutes to sew the design and with a quick glance at the clock she decided to go ahead and leave. It was only almost two, and she had been there since about seven, about the same time Kagome had came in, looking like hell. When Sango had asked all Kagome did was mutter that Inuyasha was an "overbearing asshole" so she just left her alone, only waking her up every time she fell asleep.
Sango exited the building and walked through the parking lot toward her car.
"Sango!"
She glanced behind her to see who was calling her name.
"Oh hey Keiji! Where you been lately?" Sango asked, stopping to let him catch up to her.
"Just been busy with making arrangement for Kagome's new line," he answered stopping to stand beside her.
"Oh really? Did you get a place yet?"
"Yeah I booked the Yoko Stadium," he said proudly.
"Really?!" Sango asked excitedly. Yoko Stadium was a special indoor stadium that was used for special shows, fashion shows, music performances and such. It was a hard place to get, usually always booked up.
"Yup sure did! I also got Kagome a spot on Fashion Today with Kyoko today!"
"Awesome!" Sango cheered. Fashion Today was the number one Fashion Channel in Japan. Kagome herself had been on there a few times, but it was always good to be on that show, as many times as possible.
"Yeah speaking of her, where is she? She wasn't anywhere in the building," Keiji observed with a frown, as he glanced around like Kagome was going to materialize out of nowhere.
"Oh I sent her home earlier," Sango said with a wave of her hand. "She was falling asleep and drooling all over the material."
"Was she high?" he asked, the frown deepening on his handsome face.
"No," Sango said surprising him. "I guess she had been up all night or something. You know, Inuyasha knows about that."
"Really?" Keiji asked his green eyes wide with shock. "How?"
Sango told him what Kagome had told her and he shook his head. "Oh well maybe he can get her to stop before she really hurts herself."
"That's what I said," Sango nodded, shifting her weight onto her other foot.
"Well I guess I better go get her, she wouldn't answer her phone either."
"Probably sleeping," Sango guessed. She waved him good-bye and they both took off their separate ways.
-x-
Kagome was indeed sleeping, sprawled out across her bed. She had also taken advantage of the fact that Inuyasha was at a photo shoot and thought her to be at work, and had taken the last two morphine's she had.
Kagome had stayed up all night last night, and anytime she almost fell asleep she would pinch herself awake. Inuyasha had slept just fine it seemed, with his arm wrapped tightly around her. She even had to grab a pillow and plaster it to his face until he woke up not being able to breathe so he would let go of her so she could pee, at like 6:30 in the morning. She had decided that she would just go to work after that, and left Inuyasha sleeping in her bed. She made sure she wacked him a good one with the pillow a few times before she left, leaving him cursing her and trying to get comfortable again.
She had been sent home by Sango, complaining that she would ruin all the material they had if she continued to drool all over them. She agreed happily and had come home to sleep, taking the rest of her pills, cursing that she would somehow have to sneak out later and get more. Two little pills weren't even really enough to get her high, just a good buzz, which she was determined to sleep off anyway.
Idly she reached up and gave her neck a good scratch in her sleep, then with a grumble she turned over and settled back down. She had thought she heard her phone ringing a few times but just ignored it and continued sleeping.
It wasn't until later that Kagome woke up, to someone banging on her door. Opening her bleary eyes she got out of bed and stumbled to her door, half asleep and buzzed. She opened the door and stood there. She blinked once…then again…then one more time before her brain registered who was standing there.
"About time Kagome," Keiji muttered as he pushed open her door and slid into the room. Kagome just closed the door and went and flopped back onto her bed, on her back.
"No greeting at all? How rude," he chided lightly, sitting at the end of her bed.
"Hi…?" Kagome said it more like a question as she gave him a bored look.
"Why didn't you get any sleep last night?" Keiji asked and Kagome sighed.
"Inuyasha insisted that he had to keep me safe and very kindly stayed the night with me. Needless to say it wasn't a very pleasant night…" Kagome explained before Keiji could turn into the mother hen that he normally was and start fussing over her.
"Hey didn't try anything did he?" Keiji asked, giving her a suspicious look.
"What do you care?" Kagome scoffed then sighed dramatically and rolled her eyes at the look he was giving her. "Calm down he didn't do anything."
"Anyway," he started, casting her a dry look. "You need to get up and get ready. I got you an interview on Fashion Today."
"Really?" Kagome asked sitting up. She gripped her head as a sudden spell of dizziness hit her from jumping up so fast but it quickly passed. "What time?" Kagome asked eagerly.
"On at four," he answered. Kagome looked at her clock and promptly gaped at him.
"It's almost two thirty already! Why didn't you say that to begin with?!" She shrieked as she jumped off the bed and hurried to her closet, but not before smacking him on the head.
"Just hurry up," Keiji grumbled, rubbing his abused head.
"Hey," Kagome's head popped out of the closet. "Go get Ayame for me. Don't be surprised if you see her and Kouga making out or anything."
"They finally got together eh?"
"They have been together!" Kagome said half- accusingly. "For a whole month and didn't even say anything… sneaky bastards…"
Keiji chuckled and told her he would send Ayame her way and Kagome disappeared back into the closet. Her heard a thud and a hiss of pain, but stopped from going to investigate when Kagome shouted an "I'm okay!" Keiji rolled his eyes and left.
He found Ayame and Kaede in the kitchen. Ayame was happily munching on her favorite pink stick snacks and Kaede was bustling around the kitchen preparing food.
"Hello ladies," Keiji said with a grin as he strolled into the kitchen, leaning in the door frame.
"Hey Keiji!" Ayame greeted with a smile and a wave.
"Ah Keiji. Good to see ye. Haven't seen you around in awhile," Kaede commented, her eyes lighting up happily.
"Sorry Kaede," he said giving her a charming smile. "Been busy with some business. Speaking of business," Keiji turned to Ayame. "Kagome needs your help. She has an interview on Fashion Today at four." Ayame's bright green eyes widened as she hurried up and stood up, grabbing her little box of treats.
"Why didn't you say anything sooner you baka?!" She gaped at him… he just gave her a blank look and she ran by him, right after she bonked him on the head with her fist.
"Ow," Keiji grimaced and rubbed his head, glaring in Ayame's general direction. "Geez women… glad you're the only lady I can count on Kaede."
Kaede just laughed.
-x-
"And that's a wrap!" the photographer shouted, waving the stage workers to stop.
Inuyasha was lowered from the wires that he had currently been airborne with. He had been modeling some new designer jump suit, which he personally thought was ugly. He had fun doing flips and such on the wires though.
"Great job Takahashi," the photographer praised, giving him a quick nod.
"No problem Tai," Inuyasha nodded his head back, his trademark smirk on his face. Tai just grinned and off he went.
After all the wires were unhooked Inuyasha stripped off the suit, which left him in his boxers. He pulled his black jeans on and pulled his white t-shirt on, along with his socks and his white sneakers.
"So what now?" Inuyasha asked Miroku as they headed out of the photo room.
"Well I don't really have anything else planned," Miroku shrugged with his hands in the pockets of his blue jeans.
"Good you can get me something to eat," Inuyasha informed him, as they exited the building.
"And where do you suggest we eat at oh Mr. high and mighty?" Miroku drawled sarcastically.
"I don't really care. Let's go to that sushi bar a few blocks over," Inuyasha said as he slid into Miroku's deep purple mustang.
"As you command," Miroku stated dryly, slipping into the driver's seat.
They arrived at the sushi bar, Rocco's Place, about fifteen minutes later. They took a seat toward the back, and diagonally across from them hung a flat screen TV, it was cattycornered so they could see it perfectly. They both ordered some sushi and some soda.
"So how has it been with Kagome?" Miroku asked, using his chopsticks to pick up a piece of his food and pop it into his mouth.
"I found out some interesting things…" Inuyasha said quietly.
"What?" Miroku asked just as quietly, leaning closer to hear him better. Inuyasha told him about Kagome doing drugs, what exact ones he still wasn't sure of, about the murdered security guards, and the run in with the Onigumos. He knew he could trust Miroku.
"Wow," Miroku said stunned as he blinked.
"I know," Inuyasha grimaced. "I don't know what to do besides be with her as much as I can and keep her safe."
"Yeah that is about all you can do for now," Miroku agreed with a nod. His face turned thoughtful as he absentmindedly ate his food.
"What?" Inuyasha asked suspiciously, knowing Miroku was obviously thinking about something to have that look on his face.
"It's just… didn't you say that your father said that the Onigumos son disappeared four years ago?" Miroku asked, his blue eyes clear and serious.
"Yeah…"
"Do you think it has anything to do with Kagome?"
"Actually," Inuyasha said slowly, the truth dawning on him. "That would explain why they were so damn cold toward her…"
"So their son, whoever he is, is probably responsible for whatever happened to Kagome…"
"No wonder she was so pissed," Inuyasha understood now.
"Hey speaking of Kagome," Miroku nodded his head toward the TV. Inuyasha turned and seen Kagome on it. She was dressed in a pair of black dress pants, white sandal heels, a white long-sleeved shirt and a thick white belt, with a black buckle. She was smiling with her hair pulled up into a messy bun with the same locket still around her neck.
"Hey turn that up!" Inuyasha barked to the older man closer to the TV. With a grumble about rude youngsters he complied.
"It's so nice to have you on the show again Kagome!" The woman, in her thirties, said with a smile as she sat in the chair beside the couch Kagome was sitting on.
"It's great to be here Kyoko!" Kagome said back with a grin.
"So I hear you are going to be presenting you first men's line in about two weeks. How is that going?"
"Oh it's going pretty well so far. I have about nineteen outfits that I'm working on," Kagome answered, crossing one long leg over the other.
"A little less than your normal count eh?"
"Unfortunately men are a little harder to design for," Kagome said with a small laugh.
"Speaking of men," Kyoko said with a grin of her own, her blue eyes sparkling as she gave Kagome a sly look. "I heard that you have Inuyasha Takahashi as your lead model."
"That's correct." Kagome confirmed with a nod.
"I also recently had seen some rather interesting photos lately with you two together. He must be quiet the charmer eh?"
"Oh he is a charmer all right," Kagome said with a laugh and a wave of her hand, Inuyasha caught the sarcastic note in her tone and scowled. Miroku grinned at the look on his friends face.
"So how about you answer the question that I know is on everyone's mind," The black haired woman went on dramatically. "Are you and Inuyasha really a couple?"
"You could say that," Kagome said vaguely with a grin.
"Oh how exciting!" Kyoko exclaimed. "It's so nice to see that someone has finally snagged your heart!"
"Inuyasha was sort of… unexpected," Kagome informed her, brushing a stray strand of hair out of her face.
"The best things in life are the unexpected things," Kyoko said with a mischievous smile. Then she turned to the camera. "We will be back shortly to discuss more of the new couple and Kagome's new line!"
The show cut off to a commercial about a new anti-wrinkle face cream.
"She seems a little reluctant to talk about you," Miroku observed.
"Yeah she is just pissed off at me is all," Inuyasha waved it off and stuffed his face with food.
After a few minutes Kagome came back on. They talked for a few minutes about Kagome and Inuyasha then they switched to talking about the clothes line. Kagome informed them that it was going to be at Yoko Stadium and Kyoko had gotten really excited, stating she was definitely going to be there.
"Alright we have just a few minutes left on the show, so we are going to take a few callers. The first is a young man name Hirichi. Hello Hirichi." Kyoko said pleasantly.
"Hello Kyoko! Thanks for putting me through," came the male voice.
"So what can I do for you today?"
"I would just like to let Ms. Higurashi know that I think she is insanely beautiful," he said.
"Why thank you Hirichi!" Kagome smiled, very flattered. Inuyasha growled and Miroku just grinned.
"I can't wait for your new line!" Click.
"Okay the next caller is a woman named Alice," Kyoko went on.
"Hey! Kagome I was just wondering how good of a kisser Inuyasha was? I mean he is so incredibly sexy! He has to be a good kisser right?!"
"Well," Kagome blushed slightly and Inuyasha smirked smugly. "He is a very good kisser. When Inuyasha kisses me, he leaves me breathless and dizzy and it's just amazing."
There was a deep swooning sigh from the girl and the line went dead.
"Guess that was a little much for the poor girl," Kyoko chuckled. "Alright our last caller. A man by the name of… oh he didn't say."
"Hello precious," came a deep dark voice.
"W-who are you?" Kagome stuttered. She was so pale that Inuyasha thought she was going to pass out.
"Oh you know very well who this is my precious Kagome. I just wanted to let you know that I will be seeing you soon. You look just as beautiful as you did four years ago," there was a malicious chuckle and the line went dead. Inuyasha had a sudden sinking feeling in his gut…
"Kagome are you alright?" Kyoko asked the shaking girl beside her.
"Oh I'm fine," Kagome replied giving a weak smile. "Just a little freaked out." She gave a shaky laugh.
"Well that is all the time we have for today! Thank you once again for joining us Kagome."
Kagome gave a quick reply and then the show cut off to a commercial.
"What the hell was that about?" Miroku asked. He had seen the raw fear and dread etched onto Kagome's face.
"I think that was him," Inuyasha said, knowing Miroku would understand. "I think we need to go," Inuyasha stood up quickly with Miroku hot on his heels.
He paid at the front desk and they both left in a hurry.
-x-
Sango quickly made her way through the throng of people, trying desperately to get to Kagome before she left the stage. She had been toward the back at the snack table, watching the show on a small TV that was close by her.
'Oh my Kami… this can't be happening,' Sango thought shoving past a few people. 'There is no way this can be happening… Kagome doesn't deserve this! How did that bastard escape? HOW!?'
Sango caught sight of Kagome, pale, shaking, and looking completely blank. She was exiting the stage and was heading straight for the exit to leave.
"Kagome!" Sango shouted, pushing through a few more people. Man who knew that behind the camera there was so many people?! How annoying…
Kagome burst through the exit door and headed straight for her car.
'No! No! NO! He can't be out! He can't be!' Kagome thought panicking as she started running to her car. She got in the driver's seat and slammed the door closed. Her mind was racing with these thoughts and the memories. Oh the memories!
Blood staining the floor… the screams…the horrible screams of her family… the panic… the terror…. all the blood….
"No," Kagome moaned as she clutched her head. "No damn it! NO!" Kagome screamed and started up her car. She had to get away… she had to do something! She didn't want to think about it! She didn't want to hear the terrorized and anguish screams of her murdered family!
"Why does Kami hate me so much?!" Kagome screamed to herself as she drove half-blindly down the street, knowing exactly what she could do to stop the horrible memories flooding her abused mind.
"Damn it!" Sango cursed, after she had searched the parking lot and then seen Kagome's car speeding away. She was only standing there for a minute when a familiar purple mustang pulled up from the opposite side where Kagome just left.
"Where is she?!" Inuyasha demanded, jumping out of the passenger seat, Miroku getting out of the drivers.
"She's gone! She just took off!" Sango cried, pointing in the general direction Kagome had sped away in. "There is no use in following her, you won't catch up to her," Sango said after seeing the look on Inuyasha's face.
"What the fuck do you suggest we do then?!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Inuyasha calm down," Miroku said laying a hand on Inuyasha's shoulders.
"I know what to do," Sango said, digging in her purse then pulled out her phone. She dialed a number and waited for the other person to answer.
"Yo Sango what's up?" Kouga said, answering his cell phone.
"Kouga Kagome is gone! I need you to triple security at the house by the way!"
"What's going on?"
"Naraku! He escaped somehow! He called while Kagome was on the show and now she's gone!" Sango said in a panicked voice.
"WHAT?! Are you fucking kidding me?!"
"No he said he was going to see her soon! Kouga we have to find her!"
"I'm on it Sango! Give me a few minutes," Kouga said, already getting busy on his computer equipment.
"Hurry Kouga!" Sango pleaded then shut her phone.
"Well?!" Inuyasha demanded.
"After Kagome's parents died, Kagome would disappear a lot. So after the first few times I had a tracking device put on her," Sango explained.
"How exactly do you know Kagome has it on her right now?" Miroku asked.
"Because. You know that necklace she always wears?" Both of them nodded. "Well I have a micro-mini tracking chip inside of it. She doesn't know about it though."
"So we will be able to find her?" Inuyasha asked anxiously.
"Kouga is on it right now," Sango assured him.
'Kagome… please don't do anything stupid,' Inuyasha begged silently. His heart felt like lead and his gut was tied into a knot. All three of them started when Sango's phone started ringing.
"Where is she?" Sango answered the phone.
"She is driving down 43rd street, heading west." Kouga answered.
"Thanks Kouga. Make sure you triple security at the house!" Sango hung up.
"Let's go! She is heading west on 43rd street!" Sango said, flinging herself into the back seat. Inuyasha and Miroku both got in and Miroku sped off.
"Sango I need some answers," Inuyasha said, turning around to look at her. Sango gave him a nervous look and he continued. "Who was that guy?!"
"His name is Naraku. Onigumo, Naraku," Sango said, venom dripping from her voice, her face scrunched up in disgust.
"Did he have something to do with why Kagome's family is dead along with three security guards?"
"How did you know about them?" Sango asked suspiciously.
"I have my ways," Inuyasha waved it off. "Now answer the question."
Sango hesitated then said, "Yes…"
"What happened?"
"Kagome has to be the one to tell you Inuyasha… I honestly don't even really know any details…" Sango said honestly.
"He killed them though didn't he?" Miroku asked softly.
"Hai," Sango whispered with a nod, tears burning the back of her eyes. "That bastard killed them in cold blood…"
"I knew it," Inuyasha spat angrily, turning to glare out the window. Sango's phone went off again and she picked it up.
"Hello?"
"What the hell happened?!" Came the angry explosion.
"Ayame calm down. I'm sure you watched the show and know just about as much as I do…"
"How did that bastard get out?! As soon as I find that piece of shit I'm going to murder him! I'm going to rip his eyes out and boil them! Make him eat them! Then I'm going to peel off his skin with a potato peeler! THEN I-"
"Ayame you're going to give me nightmares!" Sango cut her off with a shudder.
"Well I'm out right now trying to track her down," Ayame said as she ran down the street she was currently..running on. "Kouga said she just went by the old glass factory,"
"The old glass factory Miroku," Sango informed him and Miroku nodded and took a sharp left.
"Ack!" Sango squeaked as she was sent flying toward the side door.
"Sorry my lovely Sango!" Miroku said quickly, making a sharp right, sending her to the crashing to the other side.
"Kami Miroku don't get us killed!" Inuyasha gritted out, gripping onto the seat.
"Hey I see her car!" Ayame cried out, half-way down the street where Kagome's car was parked. A second later she seen Kagome running out and got into the car again.
"Where?!"
"Shit!" Ayame cursed as Kagome sped off again.
"What?! What happened?!" Sango demanded starting to panic.
"She is gone again! Damn it!" Ayame cursed, stopping to take a deep breath.
"What way?!"
"I would assume she is heading out of the city," Ayame said, taking off running again. "Hurry up you guys!" She yelled behind her.
"Coming Ayame!" Ginta and Hakkaku panted, pushing their elves to run even faster.
"She is heading out of the city!" Sango said.
"Right," Miroku acknowledged. "Hold on tight!" He said, doing a quick U-turn.
Sango was tossed around the back seat and Inuyasha swore and gripped the seat tighter. The sound of people slamming their brakes on and cars beeping at them was heard. Miroku just ignored them and sped down the road.
It went on like this for hours. Kagome was on the move, always changing where she was going, taking detours and she was never in the same spot for more than a few minutes.
"She stopped!" Kouga cried out on the phone with Sango as he pointed to the screen, forgetting that Sango couldn't see him.
"Where Kouga?!" Sango demanded. It was already dark and Sango was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.
"Some bar on the outskirts of Kento!" Kouga informed them. (I have no idea if there is really a place in Japan named Kento. So…yeah… all I wanted to say.)
"Kento?" Inuyasha questioned.
"A little town not far away. About ten minutes," Miroku nodded. "I know where that is."
"It's a bar she is at," Sango told him, hanging up on Kouga.
"There's her car!" Inuyasha cried out a few minutes later, as they approached the bar.
There were a few suspicious looking people gathered a few feet away from Kagome's car. Inuyasha growled at them as he jumped out of Miroku's car and they scattered. Miroku and Sango followed Inuyasha inside.
The light in the room was dim, people were scattered everywhere. A lot of them were dancing to the music being blasted, others were laughing drunkenly at tables and some others lounged at the bar.
"Do you see her?" Sango asked worriedly, raising her voice so they could hear.
"No," They both said all of them still looking around.
"Let's go ask around," Miroku suggested. Inuyasha and Sango nodded and they all went over to the bar to talk to the bartender. He was a man in his forties.
"Have you seen this girl?" Sango asked, whipping out her phone and showing him a picture of Kagome.
"Oh her." The guy said annoyed. "She just left through the back door a little bit ago. A couple of chicks followed a few minutes after."
"And you didn't bother to go check on her?!" Inuyasha roared angrily.
"Well I didn't think about it…" the guy said sheepishly. "Besides she was pissing a bunch of people off. She was like hell on wheels. A total bitch if you ask-" His rant ended suddenly as he crumbled to the ground.
"Bastard," Sango spat nursing her bruised hand to her chest.
"Come on," Inuyasha said and they made their way to the back door. Inuyasha started panicking at what he saw going on in the back parking lot.
Kagome was being held by two girls, one grabbing each arm. Another girl swung and punched Kagome in the face. His panic stopped however at the next thing he witnessed.
Kagome, with an outraged shriek threw up her leg and kicked the girl that had hit in her in the face. The girl slumped to the ground, her nose bleeding badly. Kagome managed to rip on arm free and threw her elbow back, catching the unfortunate girl in the temple. The girl crumbled like a rag doll as Kagome swung around so fast, that they almost missed it, and punched the other one square in the jaw.
"You stupid bitches think you can take me on?! Well tell Naraku to go fuck himself!" Kagome shouted at them enraged. "I will fucking kill you all!"
And they really believed she would have had Kagome not been grabbed from behind again. They all took off running, yelling out her name, but soon realized that the person that held her was no threat.
"Calm down Kagome!" Ayame demanded sternly, trying to restrain the frantic girl in her arms.
"NO! You won't get me you bastard! NEVER!" Kagome screamed thrashing around wildly, blood dripping down her chin from the bloody bottom lip she had. The three girls took off running away from the crazy girl.
"Guys calm her down! If she doesn't calm down her damn heart is going to stop!" Ayame yelled frantically at the three of them.
"What is she on?" Sango asked.
"Morphine and alcohol," Ayame confirmed.
"Kagome you need to calm down!" Sango tried to sooth as she got close to Kagome. Kagome had a wild look in her eye as she struggled, and they could tell she most definitely wasn't herself…
"You won't get me you bastard! Never! Don't fucking touch me!" Kagome screamed hysterically.
"Kagome you need to stop! You're going to kill yourself!" Inuyasha tried desperately to sooth her, cradling her face in his hands. Kagome seemed to not really be there though… sort of like she was delusional.
Kagome laughed bitterly, jerking her head out of his hands, "Would save you the trouble wouldn't it you bastard?! What?! What is it?! Slaughtering my family wasn't enough for you?!"
"Inuyasha she's hallucinating," Miroku said softly. "She thinks your Naraku."
"You're all Naraku!" Kagome yelled accusingly, trying to struggle against Ayame. Ayame just cursed and tightened her hold. For a human Kagome sure as hell was strong! Kagome was drenched in sweat and was shaking so badly she looked like a rattle snakes tail. Her face was flushed and her eyes were dilated and completely cloudy.
"Let her go Ayame," Inuyasha said quickly.
"Are you crazy?!" Ayame asked incredulously.
"Just do it!" Inuyasha growled. Ayame hesitated for a second then let Kagome go. Kagome staggered at first then with a shriek she charged at Inuyasha. Inuyasha quickly grabbed her and quickly bit down on the back her neck. She instantly went slack and he hoisted her up into his arms bridal style.
"How did you do that?" Sango asked, gazing at the unconscious form of her best friend.
"Pressure point my dad used to use on me and Sesshoumaru when we were kids," Inuyasha said. "We need to get her to the hospital."
"No," Sango shook her head. "We need to get her back home, to Kaede as fast as possible."
"Your chef?" Miroku asked confused as they all made their way toward Miroku's car.
"She is also a healer. She has all kinds of remedies for this," Ayame answered, indicating Kagome with a sweep of her hand.
"You guys go ahead. I will get there faster if I run," Inuyasha said and was gone before anyone could say anything.
Inuyasha was panicking and so worried about Kagome he felt sick. Morphine and alcohol was a very lethal combination. It's a wonder that Kagome could have defended herself like that. He was surprised she didn't drop dead, especially while she was fighting with Ayame. Now he was running as fast as he could, holding the shaking form of Kagome in his arms. Her breathing was shallow and shaky, her skin sickly pale with a fat and bloody lip.
"Don't you die on me Kagome," He whispered intensely to her. "Don't you leave me! I need you…"
Inuyasha arrived at her mansion about ten minutes later. He kicked open the door and hollered for Kaede. He heard several clanking noises and then she came running as fast as he short legs could carry her from the kitchen.
"What happened?" Kaede demanded, rushing over and checking Kagome's pulse.
"Morphine and alcohol," Inuyasha answered her.
"Come follow me," Kaede rushed up the stairs, pretty fast for a short old woman.
She led him into the third door on the right. It was a room with a big bed shoved to the side. Shelves lined the walls along with a huge table with a sink, a small stove, and other things. The shelves were loaded down with herbs, jars, glasses, bandages and other healing things.
"Lay her on the bed," Kaede instructed as she grabbed a few jars from a shelf.
Inuyasha gently laid Kagome down on the bed. Kaede quickly grabbed a small pot and set it on the stove. She opened a few jars, dumped some things into the pot, along with some crushed herbs and a little bit of water. She quickly heated it and stirred. She poured it into a little vile and opened up a drawer. She pulled out a needle and quickly filled it up with the light green liquid.
"What the hell is that?" Inuyasha asked as she came over and grabbed Kagome's arm.
"Something to absorb the chemicals in her body," Kaede answered as she felt around for Kagome's vein in the crease of her arm. "Hold her down," Kaede said.
Inuyasha quickly straddled Kagome's waist and pinned her down. Kaede stuck her with the needle and watched the liquid disappear into Kagome's arm. A few seconds later Kagome started thrashing around violently.
"What the hell did you do to her?!" Inuyasha demanded. Kagome's face was flushed red, she was sweating and her skin felt like it was burning him.
"Just her body fighting the medicine," Kaede answered, bustling across the room to throw away the needle.
She quickly got a cloth and wetted it. Kagome continued to thrash, throwing herself around harshly, but Inuyasha held fast and kept her in place. Kaede came over and wrung the cloth out over Kagome's face, letting the cold water fall freely over her face.
"Get the fuck off me Naraku!" Kagome screamed, bucking wildly, her eyes opened but completely unfocused.
"She is hallucinating," Kaede observed and turned to Inuyasha. "What happened?"
"Naraku escaped," Inuyasha answered and heard the old woman gasp.
"Mama!" Kagome started screamed. "Nooo! Mama!"
Inuyasha felt helpless and worthless watching Kagome.
"RUN SOUTA! RUN!" Kagome started shrieking, tears rolling down her face as she bucked again. Inuyasha held her arms down firmly. "I'll save you! I'm coming Souta! I'm coming!"
"Souta was her little brother," Kaede whispered sadly, tears pricking the back of her eyes.
"NO!!!!" Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs. Suddenly Kagome's eyes closed and she went limp.
"You can let her go now," Kaede said softly. Inuyasha hesitated then got off of her.
"Is that supposed to happen?" Inuyasha asked worriedly as he grabbed Kagome's hand.
"That was an effect from her drugs. What I gave her will absorb the harmful chemicals in her body and make them disappear. I also added something else that will allow her to sleep. She should be out for a few hours."
The door burst opened and four very worried people came running in.
"Is she alright?!" Kouga demanded, skidding to a halt a few feet away, Ayame doing the same. Sango came and stood by the bed, tears running down her face. Miroku came onto the other side of her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders in comfort.
"She will be alright," Kaede nodded, going over to a shelf and grabbing a small container. "Any later however and she wouldn't have made it."
"Thank you Inuyasha!" Sango cried out, throwing her arms around said hanyou's neck.
Inuyasha said nothing as he awkwardly patted her back. She must have sensed it and let go of him, placing a hand on Kagome's forehead. She instantly snatched her hand away.
"She is burning up Kaede," Sango said worriedly.
"Hai I know," Kaede said, coming over ad taking the lid off the small container with green paste in it. "I will give her something for that in a little bit. Can't give her too much at once."
"How did that bastard escape?" Kouga snarled suddenly, looking at Kagome's pale face, as Kaede applied the green paste to Kagome's cracked lip.
"I don't know," Ayame shook her head, brushing a few stray tears from her face.
"I'm going to find out," Kouga said. He gave Ayame a quick kiss on the cheek and stormed out.
"Does Keiji know yet?" Ayame asked.
"No," Sango shook her head. "He had to leave right before the show started, something about his father needing him in a meeting."
"I'll go call him," Ayame said and left.
Kagome jumped in her sleep, and her face scrunched up in silent terror.
"The police need to be informed about Naraku," Miroku said quietly.
"Hai," Sango nodded. "Don't worry Kouga will take care of all that."
"How is it that no one knows anything about Naraku and what he did?" Inuyasha asked looking up at Sango from his spot sitting beside Kagome on the bed, holding her hand.
"Kagome paid them off and had the information and stuff hidden. No one dared go against her, she could easily have had their jobs," Sango said as she brushed the hair out of Kagome's face, trying to sooth her.
"Where has Naraku been this whole time?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah I couldn't find anything about him either. Did she pay to have his information hidden away to?" Inuyasha asked stroking her clammy hand with the pad of his thumb.
"He was in Crescent Hill Asylum," Sango answered.
"Ah the criminally insane," Miroku said nodding with understanding.
"And no Kagome didn't pay to have anything about him hidden away. His parents did that. They didn't want the news to get out and destroy their reputation. They didn't really seem to care about what Naraku did… just how it would affect them," Sango snorted in disgust. "Hateful bastards…"
Kaede busied herself with making a brew to help with Kagome's fever, but listened intently to the conversation.
Kagome twitched in her sleep and mumbled, "Papa…so sorry…."
"Why does she blame herself like that?" Inuyasha asked. "It wasn't her damn fault that that bastard went crazy on her like that…"
Sango remained silent, just stared at Kagome, watching her twitch and shift in her sleep.
"What was he to her?" Inuyasha asked.
"An ex-boyfriend," Sango answered hesitantly.
"Did he do that then to get revenge then?" Miroku asked puzzled.
"I don't know," Sango answered. Kaede came over just then with a small cup of some weird looking greenish brown liquid.
"Here this should help with the fever," Kaede said. "Help sit her up so she can drink it."
Inuyasha hoped over Kagome to the other side of the bed. He gently cradled her head in his arms, raising her up so she could drink. Kaede brought the cup to Kagome's lips and tipped it back very slowly. At first Kagome choked and sputtered, but she stopped after a few seconds and gulped the drink down, some of it dripping down her chin. Sango wiped the liquid off her face gently, being careful to not wipe the healing salve on her lip.
"Ye can take her to her room now," Kaede said with a nod. "She should sleep for awhile. Beware when she wakes up she could very well be disoriented. Ye can also wipe the paste off after a little while. It won't take too long to heal her lip."
Inuyasha scooped Kagome up in his arms and headed straight to her room. He shifted her in his arms so he could open the door then kicked it closed after he entered. He gently laid her on her bed, switching the lamp on. He took her shoes off and tossed them away along with her belt. He pulled the blankets out from under her and tucked it around her.
"Don't worry Kagome," He whispered brushing hair out of her face. "I won't let that asshole near you. I will protect you, no matter what." He kissed her forehead softly then turned the light out. He quickly left the room.
Inuyasha went to his room and changed into a pair of sweats and a beater. He went downstairs and into the kitchen to grab a bottle of water and went straight back into Kagome's room. She lay exactly how he left her. He lifted up the covers and slid in next to her, wrapping an arm around her. She flinched and tried to wiggle away from him but then she calmed down and lay in his arms. He fell asleep a few minutes later.
-x-
"Maybe I should go check on her…" Sango said casting a glance out the kitchen doorway.
"Sango don't worry. Inuyasha won't let anything happen to her," Miroku reassured her, giving her hand a squeeze.
"I know… I just… I just don't know what to do Miroku," Sango whispered brokenly, dropping her head into her hands.
"Everything will be alright. We are going to catch that bastard, and put him right back where he belongs. We won't let anything happen to Kagome," Miroku said determinedly as he swept Sango up into his arms. Sango sighed and wrapped her arms around his waist, enjoying his warmth and comfort.
"Thank you Miroku," Sango whispered. Miroku leaned his head on top of hers as he rubbed her back soothingly.
"Hai anything for you," Miroku whispered and Sango smiled.
"Anything?" she questioned softly as she looked up at him.
"Anything," Miroku said firmly, his blue eyes shining with the truth of his words.
"Kiss me…?" Sango whispered, searching his face, ready to pull away at any sign of rejection. Miroku smiled softly, after he got over his surprise and leaned in to capture her lips with his own.
His lips were soft and warm against hers as she kissed him back. She felt his tongue run along her bottom lip and she opened her mouth to him. She lost herself in the sweet kiss, threading her fingers into his hair, deepening the kiss. Miroku's arms tightened around her waist as his tongue darted around in her mouth, savoring the taste of her. After a few minutes they pulled away.
"Wow," Sango breathed, slightly light headed as she laid her head on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart.
Miroku just grinned and stroked her hair, thinking how lucky he was to finally find someone that he could probably fall in love… or just maybe… he already had.
Okay there was chapter nine! I even tried to give you a little Miroku/Sango fluff.
Hey this one didn't really take me that long! WOOT GO ME! haha I really hope you like this chapter! I would have made it longer and such but I just can't use up all the good stuff in just one chapter! Where is the fun in that?
Anyway,
I will be trying to update soon! Please bear with me I am going through so much crap right now! I also have a job interview tomorrow and I'm really hoping it goes well!
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