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Disclaimer:

Judge: Do you understand these rules?? And are you willing to accept them!?!?

Audience: *whispers* "poor girl" "I wouldn't be able to do it" "have mercy on her soul"

Me: Nod sadly.

Judge: I want you to repeat them right now for all to hear!!

Me: *sigh sadly* I do not own any of the Inuyasha Characters. I do though own the plotting of this story and that is all.

Judge: *bangs stick thingy on table* "You are dismissed."

LOL. (I was bored and I knew I had to start putting a disclaimer up. I tried with the court stuff. Lol!!...You can tell that I won't be a lawyer when I grow up.) Well on with the story.

Chapter 3

A Voice in the Night

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The night was peaceful. Every soul was sleeping without any stress on their shoulders. The night was quiet and still a perfect night for those who need the sleep. No one was in sight, the streets were clear no vehicles around for miles. All seemed too quiet.

There was a whisper in the air. I grunted in my sleep. The voice became more insistant and I felt my face scrunch up in annoyance. I tried to consentrate on what the voice was trying to say to me but it was all fuzzy. I tried to block it out so I could get some sleep.

The voice seemed to only get more louder each time I threw a pillow over my head. Then I heard the voice loud and clear as it yelled, "KAGOME!" My body jerked awake. My breath came out in small pants like I had just finished a marathon. The bed was soaked in my sweat, legs tangled up with the sheets as if I really was running in my sleep.

I tried to swallow but found that my throat was bone dry. I looked out towards my front door and listened in case someone really had called me awake. After waiting at least ten minutes I was confirmed with nothing. I let out a sigh I didn't know I'd been holding in.

Lifting my sheets off my wet body I started to get out of bed to get some water from the kitchen. I had started to my bedroom door when I felt I cold breeze touch my back. I stopped all movements. Didn't I close the window? I asked myself. My knees started shaking slightly as if they couldn't hold my weight any longer. With jello feet I slowly turned towards the window to be met with...nothing.

I blinked. O-Kay. Maybe I did leave it open. I started forward my heart thumping hard against my chest. When I got to the window I wasn't sure what I expected to find. A half-demon jump out and say boo? I shook my head and rolled my eyes. That's just the thing Inuyasha would do. Frowning I stuck my head out the window cautiously.

To my surprise and disappointment I found nothing. Like I said before though, what was I expecting. I let another sigh escape my lips. I backed out and lifted my arms to shut the glass window. That's when I heard a voice again. My eyes widened slightly by the sound. I stuck my head out again, quickly scanning the area. My eyes scrunched together in confusion, I was sure I had heard Sango.

Shaking my head and telling myself I was acting paranoid I lifted my head back inside. My arms reached up to the cold glass window. Slowly I shut the window watching as my reflection came in view. My eyes were a still a little red from crying yesterday. My face was as pale as a ghost. The only thing that had any color at all were my lips. Which were a light red color.

When the window was closed I started to lift my right hand to the latch. My hand hesitated on the lock. All I had to do was turn the latch to the right and it'd be locked for good. My hand was starting to cramp up, my hand was holding on the latch too hard. I couldn't do it in the end though. My eyes watered and let my hand fall back down to my side. I couldn't lock the fucking window, it just didn't feel right.

I turned back around and started towards the door. When I opened it I jumped up slightly with a yelp. My breathing came out fast. "Dammit Souta. Don't scare me like that, you nearly gave me a heart attack." Even my voice sounded squeaky as I told him.

His eyes widened and he instantly started apologizing. I shook my head at him. "What are you doing awake in the middle of the night anyways Souta?" I asked to stop his apology's. He looked at me funny.

"I had to use the bathroom sis. Is it off limits or something?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. I just rolled my eyes at him instead of answering him. I closed my door behind me and started down the steps. Souta watching me until I hit the bottom step.

When I was in the kitchen I heard his shuffling foots steps come down the stairs. I kept up my work with looking for two cups to put water in. Souta's steps stopped by the table and he sat down on one of the coushins. I opened up the fridge and took out the water jug and started pouring the cold water in the cups.

Souta's voice cut through the silence. "What happened Kagome?" At his question I felt myself flinch. I walked back over to the fridge and put the jug back in its proper place. Making my movements slow so I could think of what to say. When I got back to the cups I took a drink of my water.

Letting the cold water run down my throat and clear it up. I came over and sat across from Souta pushing his cup towards him. He caught it before it could meet the carpet. I took a deep breath, deciding to go with my regular excuse. "I just got scared and I freaked out. The others were at Kiades' and I had gone out to get some wood for fire. I came across the youkia and I panicked. I didn't know that this would happen I over reacted and did something stupid. The tree seemed to hear my distress and it tried to help me out. It was an accident what I did. That's all that happened." It was partially true. I didn't mean for it to happen it just did. I was mad at Inuyasha for doing what he did but I didn't mean for it to go that far.

I let out a long breath, hoping beyond hope that Souta would believe me. I looked across the table at him. He locked his gaze with mine and I knew my eyes were desperate. His went down in a small nod. I smiled at him and looked back down at my cup filled with water. I heard Souta shuffle to his feet and his small foot steps retreat to his room. I let my head lift back up and looked around at my surroundings. Everything was the same. To the carpet floor all the way to the ceiling tiles.

I slowly got up from my knees. Just as I got to the front door a voice, HIS voice, stopped me in my tracks. There was a silent pause that fallowed but I waited patiently for something else to happen. I was rewarded with a, "Kagome I know you're there. Please Kagome...KAGOME!!" My mind panicked not sure if I was hallucinating or imagining it.

No. I shook my head in frustration it wasn't him. He's with Kikyo. He doesn't have time to think about me much less try and find me. So I kept walking out the kitchen door and headed upstairs to my room. "Kagome!!!" I blocked out the voice. It's not him, it's not him.. I kept repeating over and over in my head. When I reached my room I quickly shoved it open then closed.

With a speed I didn't know I had, I raced to my bed and flopped down on top. I could still hear the voice ringing through the pillows and the sheets of blanket I threw over myself. I reached out and my hands, luckily, found my headphones. This should keep that voice out. Keeping my head under the pillows I turned up the volume of my radio and stuck the headphones in place. I smiled when all I could hear were the hard beats of some rock song and nothing else. I screwed my eyes closed and decided to try and get some much needed rest. Tomorrow was going to be a busy and stressful day for me.

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I have finished chapter 3. *victory dance* Now I know some of you might be wandering when Inuyasha will be coming in. Please be patient he will be coming in on either the next chapter or the one after that. I am doing my best to keep up with the dates I'll be posting up my stories.

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