--------------------------------During a huge battle with Naraku. and this is about 3 years after Kagome first came down the well.
"GIVE UP NARAKU!! WE HAVE YOU OUT NUMBERED!!!" Kagome yelled.
"YEAH!! YOUR ALONE!!! ALL YOUR INCARNATIONS HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! YOU WONT WIN!!"
Inuyasha and the group stood there ground in a giant valley. Naraku was on the opposite side, he was quiet injured, and since he had none of his reincarnations to protect the infant (or his heart) he had to draw it back into his body, so he had a high chance of dying that day. But they were not alone, Sesshomaru, Koga, Kikyo, and even Kohaku were also battling. But sadly, the battle had been carrying on for almost a day and only Inuyasha and Sesshomaru could pose much of a threat. Miroko had sucked up miasma and was now unable to move, and Sango had been protecting him. Kagome and Kikyo had both reached the limits of their spiritiual power, and Inuyasha was protect them, though they were quiet a distance apart, so Inuyasha had been running far and fast constantly. (Though Inuyasha knew he was going to choose Kagome, he could let Naraku kill Kikyo. Though no one else knew that Inuyasha has made the destistion, so to Kagome it seemed that he still loved Kikyo.) While Sesshomaru repeatedly attacked Naraku with no prevail.
'I will not be able to last much longer, Sesshomaru isnt tiring and Inuyasha's wind scars and adamant barrages were are taking there toll on my body.' Naraku thought has he shielded himself from the wind scar only to be struck by Sesshomaru, 'If I can distract Inuyasha for a second, I could get away, and I know his weakness' Inuyasha shot a tentecal toward Kagome, Inuyasha jumped over to sever it with Tetsiga, but then it suddenly switched direction and went for Kikyo. Inuyasha couldnt do anything other than jump in front of it, so he did. The tentecal pierced through Inuyasha's right shoulder but also hitting Kikyo in the heart. Kikyo died instantly. Inuyasha cried out in pain, then fell to the ground. Tumbling several feet. But the tentecals quickly pulled out, shooting faster ever before at Kagome. Inuyasha tried to get up but he wasn't fast enough. "INUYASHA!!!!!" Naraku hit Kagome, hard. She was thrown into through the air, for over 30 feet the harshly hitting the ground and tumbling until slamming into a large bolder.
"KAGOME!!!!" Inuyasha fought the pain in his shoulder on ran toward the girl. When he got to her, he saw she had a huge gash reaching from her left shoulder all the way to the side of her right thigh and, the wound was bubbling, it had been pumped up with miasma. He looked at Kagome's face, her eyes were closed and trickles of blood came down from her mouth and nose. Naraku took the chance and escaped. But Inuyasha didn't care, he gently scooped Kagome into his arms, trying his best not to irratate her wound.
Inuyasha began to run faster than ever before, Kagome's breathing was faint, almost nonexistence. Her heart beat was the slow, quiet, and fading. Inuyasha couldn't live in a world without Kagome. So Inuyasha ran faster than he has ever before, he had to get Kagome to her own time. He knew that the medical care there was a thousand times better and if she was there there was a higher chance of her surviving.
It took an hour to get to the bone eaters well. Kagome's vital signs were all falling. Inuyasha jumped in the well, impatiently waiting for the blue light to fade away into Kagome's time. He jumped out of the well, ran outside of the well house and into the house, "!!! KAGOME NEEDS HELP!!!!" Inuyasha ran throuugh the house all the way to the kitchen without any pause. Kagome's mom ran to Inuyasha, she gasped when she saw her unconcious daughter in his arms, a bloody gash across her intire body, bubbling up and oozy out with a foul purple liquid. "WE NEEDS MEDICAL CARE RIGHT NOW!!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome's mother grabbed Inuyasha's haori and ran to down the shrine steps to her car. She told him to get in the back seat with Kagome, "Make sure you hold on to her!" she warned before she sped off down the hill.
Luckily, the hostpital was only a 5 minute drive (on a usual day) to the hostpital. So it took about 2 minutes to get there. Inuyasha held on to Kagome, using his sense or hearing to keep track of her heartbeat on breathing, this wasnt good, the wound was deep. He wiped some blood away from the corner of her mouth. 'Kagome.'
The car came to an abrupt halt. Inuyasha and ran inside the hostpital. A doctor saw Kagome an immediately told Inuyasha to put her a hostpital bed near to double doors. Inuyasha did so, then the doctor yelled for some other doctors and nurses and they wheeled Kagome away, telling the two to stay in the lobby. All eyes were on the two, but mainly Inuyasha. "What happened?" "That girl. Did you see the cut" "It was bubbling and ozzing with some weird purple stuff" "Wait. Look at that guy, he was claws" "and white hair." "Look at his eyes there gold, and are the fangs?" "Omg! Are those dog ears!!" People in the emergency room whispered, and soon they had surround Inuyasha grabbing his hair, poking his fangs, touching his claws, looking at his eyes, and pulling at his ears. "GET AWAY FROM ME!!" He screamed, every fearfully drew back. "What is he?" "Did he hurt that girl?" "I think he's a demon!" "Demons dont exist." "Then explain what he is." "This is my daughter's fiance. He has a birth defect with his ears, he has died his hair with because he hates having black hair, and he wears contacts. So please don't go spreading rumors about a 'dog boy' because we he has had to move because of that kind of stuff and we dont want to have him move away again. So please just leave us alone, my daughter was injured and we dont know what, why, or how. Or even if she'll live. So please?" stated, saddness in her voice, she feared for Kagome's life, would she be ok?
Inuyasha and sat in the waiting room for about 3 hours before a doctor came out. "You two. Come here." The to were quickly went to the doctor. He walked them into a small room, "Ok first thing, I have some questions for you." nodded. "First off. Since we rushed her off so quickly, we need your name, her name, and her age." began, "I am Ayami Higarashi. My daughter is Kagome Higarashi. She is 18 years old." The doctor nodded. And kept up the questions.
"How did she sustain such a terrible injury?"
"We don't know, I was cooking dinner. I thought I saw her coming up the stairs of the shrine, so I walked outside to greet her. But when I got out she was unconcious on the top few steps. Her wound was oozing with that purple liquid. I have no idea what or how this happened. Will she be ok?"
The doctor looked at Inuyasha then at his clip board, Inuyasha was now wearing a baseball cap to hide his ears. "I dont know. we are trying to clean her wounds, but the poison or whatever is in her has spread through her intire body, we have to do a full body dialysis. It will be very painful for her and we would have to do it many many times on a schedual but it will be the only way to save her. But her cut bled a lot so it will take about a month after her first dialysis for it to even begin to heal. We also found many bruises, scratches and small cuts on her back. But she should live. But she would have died if she got her about 10 minutes later than she did." Inuyasha didnt know all of what the doctor was saying, but he understood that she would be in a lot of pain and that she wouldnt heal for a long time. And it was his fault. 'Why did I not see what Naraku was doing?!?! Why did I even do that?! I love Kagome not Kikyo!! I should have known if she could use her powers and I wasnt able to protect her that she would get hurt!!! I AM SUCH AN IDIOT!! ITS ALL MY FAULT!! I HATE MYSELF!!!!' Inuyasha really hated himself, 'Kagome could have died. And cant go back to a world without Kagome. I hated it! I need her! I LOVE HER!'
Inuyasha noticed a young woman in a weird blue suit walk in and give the doctor a clips board full of papers. "...Now sign here, this will be like a permission slip for us. It is the legal document to say that Kagome will undergo a dialysis once every month for..." The doctor looked at a paper, "About 3 years." gasped, "3 YEARS!! THAT MEANS 36 DIALYSIS(S) *i dont know!!!* " wailed. "Yes yes. But we ran some tests on whatever poison is in her, it wont come out the first time, or anywhere near the first time. I am sorry. But its either Kagome does this and only have to suffer for about 3 years or for the rest her life, which would be shortened by a lot do to poison in her system. "Then I guess we have to." picked up a pen and signed the papers, her eyes were glossy from unreleased tears.
Then the doctor got up to leave the room, "Take your time in here. I'm sorry. You'll be able to see " Then he walked out and and closed the door. turned to Inuyasha, hugged him, then began to bawl. Inuyasha laid put his hands on her back. Inuyasha hated himself 'I'm sorry.'
-------------------------------Later, after Kagome's first dialysis.
Inuyasha and sat by Kagome's hostpital bed. She stared down at her sleeping form. She was covered in bandages, with little tubes in her mouth and noise, other things in her arms, and clips on her fingers. Inuyasha didnt fully understand what was going, but he knew Kagome was in pain. He could smell it. looked from her daughter to the hanyou across from her, she saw Inuyasha's eyes, fixed on Kagome. She saw a faint pink tint on Inuyasha's cheeks, she knew he wanted to cry, but wouldnt. But the thing that made her feel the saddest was his eyes. His usually bright, lively, sparkling gold eyes were dim, lifeless, sad, and seemed as if he had given up.
They sat with Kagome for about 5 days, the only movements came from nurses and doctors, adjusting machines, taking notes, or doing something. But Inuyasha never moved. Even when went to get food Inuyasha just grunted quietly and kept looking down at Kagome. But while Ms higarshi was in the food court something suprising happened. "Inu....yasha?" A quiet voice came from the pale girl lying in the bed. "Kagome." Inuyasha said caringly. Kagome tried to move, then let out a cry of pain. Inuyasha put shot his hands infront of Kagome's shoulders, not touching her but gesturing for her to say lying down, "Dont move!" Kagome settled back down, "What happened?" She looked around the room, "Why are we in a my time? And where are we?" Inuyasha hung his head, letting his bangs hide his eyes, "Naraku hit you with one of his tenticals, you got a terrible cut and a lot of miasma was pumped into you. They gave you a de-leh-sis. Are you feeling ok?"
Kagome looked into Inuyasha eyes, they held so much fearful hope, and Kagome was shocked to see small drops of water hidden in the corners, and two shimmering trails down his cheeks. Was she crying? "I'm..uh...well I am really sore but, I think I'll live." She gave a weak grin. Inuyasha grinned back heartedly, "Kagome...I'm..I'm..uh...sorry." Inuyasha studdered.
"Oh. Inuyasha." Kagome smiled, suprised by the apoligy, "It isnt your fault. Not at all." Inuyasha hung his head, "Yes it is. I was trying to protect you and Kikyo, and I was stupid and thats why you got hurt." Then Kagome noticed a dark spot on the shoulder of Inuyasha's haori. Didn't he get stabbed too? "Inuyasha, didnt you get stabbed in the shoulder during the battle?" Inuyasha looked up at her, "Oh this, its nothing." Kagome frowned, "Inuyasha you've said that a thousand times, I didn't believe it then and I don't believe it now." Inuyasha looked up into Kagome's determined eyes, he sighed "Kagome it has almost healed, it just I moved to fast a second ago and it opened back up. I sware, I'll live. Its you I'm worried about, that guy in the weird blue oufit said you almost died, and that you will be in a lot of pain." Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's chin, pulling his head up then she looked up into his eyes and said, "Inuyasha. I am ok. I am alive. I am strong enough to handle a little pain. And this isnt your fault. You were protecting Kikyo, but you were still protecting me. Naraku is sly, he's tricked us before. But his planned failed. You brang me here and I am alive. Has long as your by my side, and I'll be fine."
The suddenly Inuyasha put his hand on Kagome's cheek, he looked deep into her eye locking her is his stare. Kagome felt like she would drown in his sparkling golden gaze, "Inu...yasha..." Inuyasha knew what he whould do, 'TELL HER!! TELL HER NOW!!'. "Uh...Kagome?" Kagome snapped out of her daze, "Uh. Yeah?" Inuyasha was quiet. Then he whispered softly, "I...I..." Inuyasha resented what happened next.
Then the two turned to the door. There was a distinct sliding ending with a thud. Inuyasha swiftly jerked his hand away back to his side and blushed furiously when he saw stood in the doorway, "Kagome!! Your awake!" ran over to her daughter, cutting between the two. Kagome smiled up at her mother, "Hi mom." began to her questioning, "Are you ok?! Are you comfortable?! What were you doing?! Do you feel ok?!........" Kagome sighed, "Mom. Mom. I.. MOM!!! I am fine!! I feel fine!!! I can handle this!" She took a deep breath. "Oh Kagome! I was so worried!" kept going. "Mom. Calm down." Kagome over exagerated taking deep breaths, gesturing her mother to do the same.
Inuyasha sat behind them, 'WHY DID THAT HAPPEN?!?! I DECIDE TO TELL HER AND I GET CUT OFF!!! UGH!!!!! Wait. Didnt the same thing happen with Kikyo? Does that mean something? NO! I love Kagome. I thought diffrently back then! I know this just means I have to wait for a better time to tell her.' Inuyasha tried to calm himself. He looked at Kagome's face, she smiled as she look up at her mother. Her smiled could always calm him down. He never understood why, but the all knowing eye of did. "So mom, will we be able to go home soon?" Ms. Higarshi's heart sank, "Well yes...and no..." Kagome looked up at her mother, a curious yet fearful look in her eye.
took her time in telling her daughter the truth, but after what seemed like an eternity of silence she spoke up, "You will be able to come home in about 2 weeks. But, you wont be able to go back for a while..." Kagome looked at Inuyasha, then back to her mother worriedly, "How long is a while?" Inuyasha guiltily looked at the floor. "Three years." Kagome gasped, "THREE YEARS?!?! WHY?!?! THREE YEARS?!?!" Kagome put a hand on her chest, letting out a small cry. Both and Inuyasha were over Kagome, hands in front of them, "Kagome dont move!" She laid back down teary eyes looked up at the two, "Three years?" nodded.
---------------------------The next night.
"Inuyasha. You should come back to the shrine tonight. Staying here without any food for a week can't be good for anyone!" Inuyasha gave a pleading look, but the persistent look on her face reminded him far to much of Kagome's. He wasn't going to win this battle. "Ok. But just for the night, right?" nodded.
-------------------------Outside the shrine.
"Inuyasha." The hanyou turned to the woman behind him. "Come over here." walked over to the doors of the well house. Inuyasha hesitated than walked to her, "Yes?" Inuyasha asked nervously. "I want you to go back. For good." Inuyasha's heart stopped. "What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked pleadingly. forced out her words with as much assertiveness as possible, "Go back to the fuedal era, and don't come back. I dont want to have my daughter's life on the line everyday of her life. So I will make sure that she doesnt go back." Inuyasha had a almost pathetic look on his face, "I am sorry. But..." shook her head, "No. There arent any 'but's on the subject. I know you try to protect her, but sometimes, like this time, it isnt enough. She sould have died, and I don't want that to happen." Inuyasha whispered as he tried drasticly not to break down, "Please..." opened the well house door, "Go."
Tears began to spill from his eyes, 'She's right, I'm the reason Kagome has been hurt so much. Not just this time. But everytime. Everytime he couldnt fend off a demon she payed for it.' Inuyasha slowly walked over to the well sitting down, looking into the darkness. He turned back, "Please, can you tell Kagome that...I...I love her?" nodded. Then Inuyasha slipped off the lip of the well. The blue light lit the well house before disappearing for the last time.
-------------------------Feudal Japan.
'Why?! Why did this happen?! Why couldnt I protect her?! I am so stupid! I WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN!! NEVER!!!' Inuyasha ran as fast as he could through the forest, tears rolled out of his eyes, he couldnt stop them though he didnt try. He had know clue where he was running. 'Kagome. Kagome! Kagome!!! KAGOME!!!!!' Inuyasha mind screamed.
Soon, Inuyasha found himself on the very outskirts of the Inuyasha Forest. Tears silently fell from his eyes. Then he heard a small cracky voice behind him, "Why are you crying? Is Okasan...de...de...gone?" Inuyasha shook his head, "She is going to be fine." Shippo's breathing with hard, it was obvious he chased after Inuyasha, "Then why are you crying? The only time you ever cried is when Okasan was almost killed by poison. So why are you crying?" Inuyasha felt guilty, he was the reason Shippo would lose his mother. He looked away, "She will be fine. But...Her mother said...She...can't...come...back." Shippo fell to his knees, he sobbed violently. Inuyasha walked to him, rapping to two firm arms around him. He conforted Shippo while letting him own tears fall silently.
For hours, Inuyasha held a crying the boy he considered his pup. They sat high up in a tree on the edge of the forest. It took hours before he could control his tears again, but it was hard seeing his boy sobbing so fiercly, and loosing his love. He hated himself. "Its ok Shippo. Kagome will always love you. And she'll always have her with you." Shippo looked at his otousan, "Re....Really?" Inuyasha nodded, "And she'll always have you with her. She wont forget you, never." Shippo sniffled, trying to stop his crying, "Are...Are you sure?" Inuyasha nodded, "And to make sure of it," Inuyasha moved his hands behind his back, he tinkered with something, then pulled of a gold chain with a small heart shaped locket dangling in the middle, "Have this." Inuyasha put the necklace on the small boy, "Kagome gave me this about a year ago. It saved my life, and look..." Inuyasha use his claws and popped the locket open. Two pictures were inside, one of Inuyasha and one of Kagome, "Your parente will always be with you," Inuyasha gave a sad smile. Inuyasha pulled Shippo into a hug, "I'm sorry."
---------------------Inuyasha forest.
Sango and Miroko stood in the Inuyasha Forest, watching their two friends. "I cant believe it." Sango said, unshed tears shone in her eyes, "She's gone." Miroko pulled Sango into his arms. She didnt fight it, she just let her tears fall. Miroko bit his bottom lip trying not to cry, he had to be strong, for everyone.
-----------------------The tree.
The smell of salt assualted Inuyasha's nose. Tears held such a foul smell. And there were so many. It just made his heart ache more. Then he heard a sound from nearby, it was muffled crying? It wasnt Shippo. Inuyasha looked around. First scanning the trees, then raking the ground. Then he saw the slayer crying into the monks robes. He tightned his grip on Shippo before jumping down to the two.
Miroko looked up at Inuyasha as Sango tried to control herself. Inuyasha hugged the now sleeping Shippo to his his chest, looking down at his face. Inuyasha looked at Sango, she was sniffling. Then he looked up to Miroko, his sincere, caring face broke Inuyasha. Tears started flowing down his cheeks again. He fell to his knees, "I'm...sorry." Sango ran to Inuyasha, rapping her arms around him. His tears just fell harder. Soon, Shippo woke up, holding his otousan, crying as well. It didn't take long for Inuyasha to be overtaken by sobs.
---------------------In modern day Tokyo.
"WHAT?! HOW COULD YOU?!?!" Kagome screamed at her mother. Kagome made a mad dash for the well house, but her mother held her off. "KAGOME!! YOU CANT!! YOU STILL HAVE MIASMA IN YOU!!!! YOU CANT GO BACK!!!" Kagome let tears fall has she finally fell to the ground. Her intire body burned from the inside out. She could barely breath. But the thought of never seeing Inuyasha again made forget her pain, until she stopped fighting. helped Kagome up, steadying her as they walked, "Kagome, you almost lost your life." Kagome stopped, "It was my fault though. Because I was being selfish and stupid." Kagome watched her mother shake her head, "No. Kagome. You have multiple scars from fighting. Some of them are absoulutely huge. I know this isn't a first. You have had many serious injuries. Kagome, no. I am sorry." put a hand on her daughter's shoulder, "But Inuyasha wanted me to tell you something. He said this right before he left. He said to tell you, that he loves you."
Kagome's eyes went wide, tears flowed strong and she fell to the ground. Violent sobs shook her body. "MOM!!!! I HAVE TO GO BACK!!! I HAVE TO!! JUST FOR TODAY!!! I HAVE TO!!!" Kagome took in a huge struggled breath. 'I have to tell him...That...I love him too.'
---------------------------There's Chapter One!!!
(A/N)
This Chapter took FOREVER!! But I think it was good!!
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