Author's Note: I do not own any InuYasha characters including InuYasha himself. Also, when the other characters address Inu-shu, they are addressing InuYasha. Inu-shu just means Dog Lord. Enjoy!

Permanent Vacation

Ch.1

"What are you gonna do about Kouga?" asked a young teenage girl with long black hair and dark, chocolate brown eyes. Her face was twisted in an expression of confusion and worry.

"I don't know Ely. I really don't know," replied the other teenage girl standing besides her. She ran her long, black nails through her medium length blonde and purple streaked hair. As she stood, gazing out into the blue sky, she sighed and closed her bright, aqua colored eyes. She twisted the silver class ring she wore absent mindedly as her thoughts began to wander.

"Have you tried talking to him? Maybe he's just one of those guys who waits for the girl to make the first move. You can't just stand around and do nothing Kagome," Ely said as looked at her friend. She saw how tired and worn out she seemed to be. Her normally smiling face was almost expressionless and the skin around her mouth was stretched tight, a sign of stress. "You look like death. He's killing you, you know that?" Ally thought to herself as she watched her best friend walk away, the black mini skirt splattered with off white skulls she wore fluttered in the wind as she walked.

"What's up with her?" asked a voice from behind Ely. She jumped slightly as she turned around and came face-to-face with a short girl with long, black hair streaked with vibrant orange, blue, and red color. The girls deep, hazel eyes searched Ely's, hoping for an answer.

"She's just stressed. Man Sym, I don't know what to do with her. She looks so sick, I don't like it," Ely said, looking behind her again, hoping to catch a glimpse of Kagome, but she was gone.

"It's mainly Kouga right? Is he the one she's stressing about, or what?" Sym said, placing her hands in the pockets of her hoodie as a soft, spring breeze rustled the now in bloom trees.

"Yeah, but I don't think that's it. Sure, it's most of the problem, but I think there's something else, something she's not telling us. I don't know, I'm just stressing because she's stressing I guess," Ely said as she sighed deeply and shook her head, frowning slightly. Her plump lips squeezed together as she did and she ran her tongue over them. Shhe smiled slightly as a thought hit her.

"What?" Sami said, spying the small smile and a small smile of her own formed on her smooth, black colored lips.

"I was just thinking of something she told me just the other day," she said, and as she did, the smile vanished.

"What was it?" Sym asked, shrugging in her white and purple cheetah felt hoodie.

"She said 'Don't worry love, I'll be there for you, always. No dim-witted boy can get us down or get in our way. Hoes over bro's Ely-love, hoes over bro's.' But now I have this weird feeling that she won't always be there for me, but that it won't be a guy that takes her away…" she trailed off and gazed into the now overcast spring sky. Sym followed her gaze and she thought, just for a second, that the clouds formed a Shinigami.

"Have you guys seen Kagome?" Ely asked as she walked over to Sym and a boy with short, straight brown hair.

"No. Have you Miroku?" Sym asked the boy. He was about the same size as Sym, about 5'5, and his dark brown eyes always seemed so alive. He looked up for a second, held his chin with his gloved hand, and stroked it as he thought.

"Always with the dramatics," Ely thought as she watched him.

"Nope, sorry Ely. Why?" he asked her, his dark eyes were now burning with curiosity. But there seemed to be something else, was it worry Ely thought?

"Because I haven't heard from her in almost two days. I'm like REALLY worried you two. I…" but she was interrupted when she felt someone breathing on her neck. As she turned around, she confronted a tall, young teen with long white hair. He had a faint 5-o'clock shadow and the smile that played on his lips was that of curiosity but also of something more. His amber eyes flashed with a momentary apology before he crossed his arms and looked down at her. He stood a good foot taller than her and she gritted her teeth together to keep from punching him.

"What the fuck Inu-shu?! You scared the shit outta me! UGH!!" Ely said as she leaned and rested her forehead against the cold, green metal of her locker.

"What's wrong. I heard you talking about Kagome and came over to see if you knew where she was," he said. His unusual sandy eyes were filled with a mixture of interest, concern, and bliss. What she wouldn't give to see what he was thinking.

"I was hoping maybe you could tell me. I haven't heard from her for a few days," Ely said as she turned around and rested the back of her head against the locker. Her chest swelled as she fought to hold back the tears that had begun to rapidly build up in her eyes. She placed a hand over her [large] left breast and felt her heart beat rapidly beneath it.

"Calm down Ely. I'm sure she's fine. She's probably just taking a well deserved break," Inu-shu said as he put down his messenger bag and stretched. As he did, his tight, black shirt came up, exposing his V and the beginning of his 6-pack abs.

"Damn, now I know why he's such a man whore. His body is down right killer, and his face isn't half bad either," Sym thought with a smile as she looked at him and then she turned her attention back to Ely.

"I hope so, I really do," Ely sighed.

Where was she? Was she ok? Was she really sick? Was she in the hospital? Did the stress of not talking to Kouga finally take its toll and give her a nervous breakdown? Did she try to commit suicide? DID she commit suicide? The bell rang sharply, scattering her thoughts.

"I'll just not worry about it anymore. If something bad had happened, then someone would have told me…I hope" she thought to herself as she hugged everyone goodbye and walked down the stairs to her class, her thoughts still swirling around what had become of her best friend.

"Ok, I'll talk to you later tonight Sym," Ely said as she gave the girl a hug and began to walk away.

"Not even a hello for your best friend?" came a welcoming and familiar voice from beside her. She whipped her head around towards the sound of the voice, her black hair flying around her head as she did.

"Kagome??!!" Ely said as she looked at the girl leaning against the wall of the school.

"In the flesh love," Kagome said with a smile. She was unusually pale and her smile seemed forced, but her eyes seemed more alive than ever. Yet, it seemed to Ely that there was something else in those bright, aqua eyes.

"OH MY GOD KAGOME!!! Where have you been?!" Ely said as she threw her arms around her best friends neck. As Kagome hugged her back, Ely noticed how weak her hug was and how brittle the girl felt as she hugged her.

"I've been sick Ely, real sick. I just came back to say good-bye to everyone," Kagome said as she zipped up her The UsedÔ hoodie and shivered even though there was no breeze of any kind and the sun was beating down on them.

"What do you mean your last day? What are you talking about?" Ely asked, bewildered by Kagome's words.

"I'm dying love. Hence I've come to say goodbye…to everyone," Kagome said as her gaze wandered over to a boy standing in a group of people, smoking. He was tall, 6'0 or so. He was slightly dark skinned and had dark, brown eyes that burned with intelligence and life. Sensing someone's gaze, he turned his head in their direction and locked eyes with Kagome.

"Dying? What are you talking about? Wait, what are you gonna do to say good-bye? Good-bye, I must be dreaming…." Ely said as she saw her friends eyes flash and a look of mischief, but also of great sorrow, overtook her now light blue eyes.

"Her eyes do that," Ely thought, "according to the mood she's in…creepy." She gave a little shudder and held herself in a one person hug. She also noticed that there was something different about the way Kagome acted. Instead of being her usual soft spoken and reserved self, she was now very sultry and seemed to be the kind of girl you would expect to get expelled for setting the school on fire.

"She's like a whole different person…" she thought as she looked at her friend, but then the force of what Kagome had said finally sunk in, to some degree.

"Do you really wanna know what I want to do, because it's something I should have done some time ago. Just watch and you'll see," Kagome said as she walked toward Kouga, who was now looking back at one of his friends. Although she was now afraid of Kagome and did not wish to follow, her body betrayed her and she trailed after the girl Ely could no longer recognize.

"Kouga. I need to talk to you. Now," Kagome said as she walked right up and faced him. He looked at her as he took the cigarette from his lips and blew out a small cloud of smoke. A puzzled expression was fixed on his face, though he blushed a bit .

"Well…" but he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before she was kissing him. At first he didn't know what was happening, but when he felt her run her tongue across the roof of his mouth, a shiver of pleasure shot through him. He began to kiss her back, tasting her tongue and running his across the roof of her mouth as hers ran across his sharp canine teeth.

"I wasn't expecting this, but damn does she taste good…" he thought as she pushed harder against him, one hand around his neck and the other up his shirt. As her fingers passed by his nipple, he felt his back run into the tree behind him. Now she pushed her thin, lean body even harder against him. He felt her breasts press against him and her groin push up against his developing hard-on. Their tongues met and seemed to intertwine before he pushed his tongue into her mouth and down her throat. He felt her bite down softly on his tongue stud as he pulled his tongue back. As quickly as it happened, though, it was over and he was looking into her now pale green eyes.

"Kagome, I…" but she just put a long, slender finger to his lips. As he looked into her eyes, she took the nearly burned out cigarette from his fingers and inhaled deeply. He saw her close her eyes and then exhale a trail of white smoke from her pursed lips. Her eyes opened and they were once again aqua, but they no longer shone brightly. They were now entirely filled with an unbearable sadness no one could ever hope or even want to imagine.

"Goodbye Kouga" she whispered to him as she placed the cigarette back into his fingers and gave him one last kiss before she turned around and seemed to bow before him and Ely. Before Ely could clear the tears from her eyes and Kouga could gather his sense, she was gone.

"Hey Kagome, where are you going?" came a voice from behind her. She stopped and turned her head to see Inu-shu walking towards her. As she saw him, her heart seemed to beat faster and she had to look away quickly.

"I was on my way home. I've got some packing to do," she said as she regained her composure and turned to face him completely. He stopped in front of her and smiled.

"Where you going?" he asked as he put his nearly empty black "Immortal Technique" messenger bag on the ground and stretched. She looked at him and smiled sadly. She never really thought much of him besides a true friend, but it seemed that no matter what, whenever he came around, she felt at peace.

"I'm going off to Florida to die" she said, trying to sound indifferent, but her voice trembled a bit.

"Die? What do you mean?" he asked he cocked his head to one side, trying to grasp her words. His white hair, fixed into the emo style, fell away so that she could see both of his bright, light colored eyes. She felt her heart nearly thunder out of her chest as his eyes bore into her. She looked away towards the sun set and sighed heavily.

"I have cancer Inu-shu and they don't expect me to live another month, so I'm going off to Florida," she said finally breaking out into tears. She fell to her knees and put her head in her hands as she sobbed. Even though he was taken back by her words, he gathered her up in his arms, walked over to a tree, sat down, and hugged her against him as she cried. He placed his chin on her head and tried not to be overcome himself. Then he realized that if she was going to leave him, then he needed to tell her what he had always wanted to say.

"Have you ever heard the saying 'some things are better left unsaid?' " he whispered into her ear as she slowly stopped crying. She wiped away her tears and was know just in his arms, her head resting on his chest. She never really realized how strong he was until now. His arms were wrapped around her and she could feel his solid abs through his thin, red shirt. She lightly placed a hand on one of the arms that held her and she felt the strong, solid biceps under her fingertips.

"Yes, why do you ask?" she asked as she closed her eyes as the feeling of peace she felt when she was with him begin to set in. She nestled deeper into his arms and sighed contently.

"Do you agree with it?" he asked as he stared at the sky that was beginning to darken, ignoring her question.

"No. I believe that if you have something to say then you have to say it because you may never get another chance to, but why do you ask?" she repeated, this time raising her head to look at him curiously.

"Well, since your gonna leave me and never come back, I think it's a good time to tell you something. It's kinda one of those should or shouldn't I questions," he said as he looked down into her eyes and saw that they were calm and beautiful. It was this ocean of peace and serenity that made him calm and full when inside he felt angry and alone.

"Tell me what it is Inu-shu," she said as she closed her eyes and just listened to his heart beat. She felt him draw in a deep breath and after a few seconds, let it out. He held her tighter as he tried to gather the nerve to tell her.

"First off, you can call me InuYasha. You know that you're the only one that knows my true name and I told you for a reason," he said as he placed his head on the back of the tree and ran his fingers through his hair, laughing slightly.

She giggled delicately before looking up at him, saying, "Ok, InuYasha, what do you want me to know?"

"Well…I," but he couldn't say it. The words stuck in his throat and it seemed as if his heart was beating so fast that it would just burst.

"Just say it, you know I won't judge or laugh at you, so just tell me. I would say you have all the time in the world, but…" she said as she grabbed his chin. Strands of his white mane brushed against her long fingers, as turned his face towards hers and she in turn raised her eyebrows in a 'go ahead' fashion. He just closed his eyes and gulped.

"Well Kagome……..…..I've loved you since the first day I met you and I always will and I'm sorry that it took me so long to tell you but I didn't want to loose you so I never told you but since your dying and all…" he blurted out in a jumble of words. He drew a breath in and looked over at her. Her eyes were focused on his and he saw a single tear fall from her eye. He was about to say something when he felt her grab his hand and her lips stop his words. He was stunned at first, but he quickly grasped what had happened and kissed her back. She felt his lip ring rub against her bottom lip as he opened his mouth and slipped his tongue into her mouth. He opened his eyes after she pulled away and saw that there were tears falling from her bright, blue eyes. He put his hand to her cheek and wiped them off with his thumb, leaving his hand on her cheek. She placed her hand on his and she smiled, her now pale blue eyes never leaving his. She stood up and smiled down at him. Then she bent over and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you InuYasha," she whispered in his ear before she got up, turned her back on him, but stopped and looked back. Their eyes met one last time before she walked away and out of his life. As she disappeared from his view, the sky opened up and seemed to weep, masking his own tears.