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Mocked

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Back at the Citadel Toga had settled for the night only to be awoken to the weirdest sensation of being- mocked . . .? Sitting up he looked around his room, pondering the sensation but seeing nothing he slowly laid back down, now wide-awake.

Something was off and not one to give up, even if he could not put his finger on it, he got up dressed and decided to take a walk around the Citadel; sleep time was over. He was determined to find out what exactly was off; it was something close to him that he knew was for sure.

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It had been two hours since he had awoken and he had yet to find what was off. 'Aggravating.' He mentally growled now pacing back and fourth in his office. It was becoming troublesome; he had walked the grounds and had found nothing amiss. He had even passed Kagome's room and found nothing amiss her scent greeting his as he walked by on his way- out . . .

His eyes narrowed as he spun around and rushed out of his office. When he had come back from his walk passing her room, yet again, her scent had been gone and now that he thought on it her scent was not as fresh as it could have been when he had originally passed by her door. 'She wouldn't.' He quicken his pace as he approached her door and slammed it open without even knocking for permission to enter. He did not want to believe it but as he made his way towards her bedchamber, her scent was almost gone and no whisper of a breath or heartbeat could be heard. 'She couldn't.' Throwing open the last door, he strode in and was greeted with an empty room with nothing but a pile of her clothes on the bed. 'She did!' He let out a growl of annoyance.

He should have known it would be her that had awoken him. She most likely had been laughing at him as she made her escape. But how had she escaped, she most certainly did not use the front door and they were not on the first floor. Looking around him he noticed sheets missing from the bed and headed for the window to find the sheets tied together making a rope. 'Clever.' But there was still one puzzle left.

"Why run now?" He said out loud to the empty room. She could have run before the wedding but she hadn't. What had happened? There was only one person that could answer that question and it seemed like he was once again chasing her but this time he wanted answers.

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I am truly sorry for the delay. To keep it short I ordered eight little sailboats as gifts and when they got here they were horribly done. I had to take it apart and redo the entire thing. Well worth it though, my sails look much better then the ones that came with. Anyway, I digress. This month will be a slow month for updating with so many things going on with Christmas and New Year. I'll do my best, not to keep you waiting to long. As always let me know your thoughts. You guys are awesome. Aqua Cahill, IntertwinedMelodies, kate, TheLostPrincessOfTheEast, Esha Napoleon, Vocaloid Marmalade86, CityOfFallenAshes, TearsDrippingDown, llebreknit,Verzozao and Slytherin's Pimp. Priss ^^