Last Chance for Love

Chapter 1: Kagome's Disease

'How will I tell the others? Poor Shippou, he has no family, I'm like his mother. Sango and me are really close friends, we're almost like sisters and her whole family is dead. I will never know if Miroku gets rid of his curse, if he ever tells Sango that he loves her. I know he does and I know that Sango has feelings for him she just won't admit it. I will never know if Inuyasha will be able to complete the jewel, or what he wishes on it. Will he use it to become a full demon? I hope he doesn't. My doctor says that I'm running out of time. He doesn't know how much longer but he knows it's not long. Will I ever get up the courage to tell Inuyasha that I love him before then? Probably not…I don't have the courage. I'm just a chicken.'(*cough* Me *cough cough*)

"Lady Kagome what is troubling you? You don't seem like your self." Miroku said snapping Kagome out of her thoughts and making her turn her head in his direction.

"Oh its nothing, Miroku, don't worry about it." Kagome gave him a small reassuring smile to tell him that she was okay.

"You're lying Kagome." Inuyasha said with a look that said he was worried but he clearly would never admit it. Especially to his companions.

"Huh? Inuyasha what…are you talking about…I'm…."

"Inuyasha, if Kagome says that there's nothing wrong then there's nothing wrong." Sango interrupted

'If you only knew Sango. Inuyasha can probably smell the dead cells in my body. Demons can sense death and can sense your feelings, which means he knows but won't tell me he knows, but I know that he knows.' (_ oh my….i hope you got all that….lol) Kagome flashed Sango a small smile and then frowned slightly. "Actually Sango Inuyasha is right, but I really would like to hold it in a little longer if I may. I'm just not ready to say okay? I will tell everyone when we get back to the village. I promise." She looked down at her feet and continued to walk in a straight line.

The day seemed to drag on. No one talked and it seemed they were walking down an endless road. No destination, but then a sense of civilization was found when the village fields came into view. Everyone was curious to find out what was with Kagome and quickly made their way down the hill they were standing on top of.

'Kagome's not telling me something. I thought she could trust me. I know there's something wrong, I can smell it in her blood. She smells of death.' Inuyasha looked back at his traveling companions. "I'm going to run ahead to check things out, something doesn't smell right." Inuyasha lied as he took off, and as he was running a tear rolled down his face.

"I wonder what's wrong with him." Sango stated staring at the others.

'He must have figured it out. He must have smelt it in my blood.' Kagome thought to herself. 'I knew I couldn't keep it from him.' She looked down and let a small unknown tear slide down her cheek and hit her brown shoe. She fisted her hands in the rim of her emerald green skirt and allowed a few more tears to fall.

They caught up with Inuyasha to find nothing out of the ordinary. Inuyasha had lied again and said it was a mistake in the wind and that he must have caught the scent of a nearby village, which Kagome found weird since the nearest village was 20 miles away. When they arrived Keade greeted them all with had fresh stew waiting. She invited them all in to enjoy dinner and talk of their latest travels and what they found. Kagome finished her stew and quickly excused herself out of the hut. She ran to the God tree and there she began to cry.

*Flash Back*

~ In the Doctor's Office (about one week earlier)~

"I'm sorry to tell you this Kagome, but you have cancer. You have a short time to live. The cancer is to strong, there is nothing I can do. I don't know when it will claim your life, but what I can tell you is that it will be shortly. It was caught to late. I'm sorry."

Kagome's face clearly showed the shocked state that she was in and turned to her mother, throwing herself in Mrs. Higurashi's arms. Mrs. Higurashi held her crying daughter, brushing her fingers through her hair.

"Shhh, its alright Kagome. Please don't cry. I'm so sorry." She said as she allowed a hidden tear slid down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away and was trying to concentrate on her crying daughter.

*End Flash Back*

'I went to the doctor's because I was way to sick for it just to be a cold, and then I find out that I'm going to die.' Kagome wiped away a few tears that were replaced immediately by new ones. "Oh Inuyasha I'm going to miss you so much."

"What are you talking about Kagome, I'm not going any where." Inuyasha said from his favorite branch in the tree.

"Inuyasha… I didn't realize you were here." She stood up, looking at him in the bare branches. "I'll leave you alone." Inuyasha jumped down from the tree and landed right in front of Kagome.

"Why would I want you to leave? Kagome, I care for you and there's something your not telling me. I need to know the truth Kagome, what's wrong with you?" he said placing his hand on her cheek, forcing her to look him in the eyes, which made more tears flow freely. Kagome jumped into his Inuyasha's arms and threw her arms around his neck crying even more.

"Oh Inuyasha, I have cancer. I'm going to die and there's nothing that modern medicine can do about it. I'm so scared."

'I thought she smelt like death. Why wouldn't she just tell me? Is it that she doesn't trust me? You are always putting her down by calling her names. Stupid.' He did the same thing Mrs. Higurashi did, ran his fingers through her hair in a soothing manner. "Kagome, I'm so sorry. I wish I could do something to help you." He looked up at the moon that was nearly full. 'What will I do without you I love you so much. I won't be able to live without you.'

A/N- I hope you like my new story. I thought it would be fun to write even though it is sad. I know the characters are ooc but I am not the original author of Inuyasha so… if you don't like the way they act then oh well! If you like it…please review!!!

Also I wanted to let those of you who read any of my other stories that I am trying to update them all one by one. Close by Lies was updated the other night and I'm working on the next chapter for a couple others!