Dusk had fallen some time ago, and her tears had long since dried up. Apparently, being dead didn't keep you from having a headache.
She continued to sit on the side of the road, staring at Kaede's hut. She'd heard her friends talking off and on, but only when they raised their voices. Her heart clenched when she heard Shippo's wail. How she wished she could comfort him. After a while, even that had stopped. She was glad for that - the poor boy needed to sleep. Hopefully, in the morning he'd feel better.
She sighed when the light flickered out from under Kaede's doorway. They must have all finally gone to sleep. She squeezed into a ball, determined to wait for morning. She knew someone was going to walk her way eventually, and she was going to catch them as soon as they did.
She didn't know how exactly, but she would.