Funny thing, she never really thought she would get one of the make believe illnesses that her grandfather was always spreading round to give her an excuse to stay in the feudal era but here she was sitting in her doctor's office with her mother trying not to break down in tears.
Cancer, how had she not noticed something was wrong when she kept getting those pains in her chest? She had always thought it was bruised bones from being thrown around so much by demons but not cancer. She couldn't help but cry when her mother who by now looked as white as a sheet embraced her, only one question was left to be asked.
"Exactly how long are we talking? Months, years?" she said trying to stop her voice from breaking the whole time.
"I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but your most likely looking at about 2 weeks at the least, I'm sorry but there is nothing we can do anymore" he looked at the two women cuddling each other and couldn't help but feel sorry for them. Here was a girl who looked like she was only just out of college and she was given a few weeks to live, why was the world so cruel to nice people.
"Oh I see, thank you doctor" and still pulling her distraught mother with her as she exited the doctor's office. The main question on her mind was how she was going to explain this to the gang. Once home they gave a very anxious looking family members the bad news and after some boxes of tissues and a teary group hug later they were all trying to pretend everything was fine.
"Where is the wench she's been gone for ages! Something's really not right with her lately" said a very distressed Hanyou pacing in front of the well. Just as he was going to start a new indent in the floor he was assaulted by the scent of cherry blossoms and salt water? She'd been crying? Why he hadn't said anything had he? He turned towards the well to see a very beautiful tearstained, red puffy eyed Kagome sling her bag over the side of the well and heave herself over the rim.
"Where the hells have you been wench I was worried sic…" before he got to finish he was bowled over by a hysterical Kagome.
"INUYASHA!" she cried hysterically into his chest, it broke her heart to think that she would only have a few days left with him and her friends from this time as she had decided to spend half her time with her friends in the feudal era and half with her family.
"Ka…Kagome what's the matter?" he didn't really know what else to say, he hated to see her cry and it always made him uncomfortable as he'd never really been comforted or had experience of this in the past but he always tried his hardest.
"Just hold me…please…can…can we talk when the groups together…please…just hold me a little longer" was all she managed before she broke down in more sobs.
"Ok, but please calm down" he was really worried now, something wasn't right and he wanted to know what.
"Answer me one thing first is this anything to do with your family? Has anything happened?" he didn't know if one of them had passed away after all her granddad was getting kind of old now, and he knew how much death affected her, but by the way she shook her head he took that as a no and so decided just to wait until they got the group together.
After she had finally calmed down they managed to walk to the village, well Inuyasha's mainly carrying Kagome after she had exhausted herself from crying so much, they reached the village just before it got dark and so after some dinner they decided to talk in the morning when everyone would have more strength. It was going to be hard on all of them…but only Kagome knew why.
They all knew something was wrong, she had been really quiet and the usual happiness they felt in the mornings had all but vanished. All she did was sit against the wall looking more warn out than usual as if she hadn't slept in weeks.
"Lady Kagome? I…I believe you had something to talk to us about?" asked a very anxious monk, he of all people knew not to irritate Kagome but he was really worried about her, she hadn't even made comebacks to his perverted remarks which had hit the whole group that something was terribly wrong.
Usually she would of looked at them all cheerful, smiled her usual beautiful smile and chatted all day long but this time they were met with silence, all except the slight sniffle of a broken girl, who was trying to explain to her friends that she was dying, she had no idea what she was going to say to them. And what she did next confused them even more.
If the silence wasn't enough to confuse them this broken looking girl crawled across the wooden floor of the hut and snuggled herself in Inuyasha's lap, much to everyone's shock. He would have said something but his demon senses could tell that something was up and she was in need of comfort.
"Momma?" started a very confused and frightened fox kit, but he stopped when he saw the look on her face and it almost brought tears to his eyes. When she looked up everyone except Inuyasha, who couldn't see her face gasped she was pale as snow, her beautiful blue eyes that used to hold so much light were empty and blank.
After getting a slight squeeze from Inuyasha who felt totally helpless to do anything else "I have…something…something important I want to say to each of you…please just listen to me and please don't interrupt"
"Sa…Sango my sister, you are the strongest women I have come across in a long time, you have been though so…so much pain and still you have…have the strength to carry on…I hope that you will get everything you want in life…and be happy, and for all our sakes marry Miroku he really does love you" she couldn't help the tears that were starting to form but she found it was becoming easier to say her bit, but she could feel her strength leaving her.
"Miroku…same for you really, you might be…be a pervert at times, but your kind, and I know when you finally…stop your womanising you'll look after Sango properly, or I'll come and haunt your ass! You have strength you don't even know carrying the burden of your curse for so long, I hope you to find happiness" something was wrong why was he getting this sinking feeling in his heart something was really wrong but he was going to support her wishes and let her continue.
"Sh…shi…my baby" she had to hold down the cry that was trying to tear at her from the inside. "My brave, brave little boy. You lost both your parents at a young age, but your still a strong little thing. Always remember that your mommy loves you no matter where I am I will always love you forever and ever" she was now hugging a bawling little fox kit, but she soon handed him over to Sango so she could finish, each of the group now had tears in their eyes, they knew she was going somewhere but they thought she was leaving, for her own time…if only that were true.
This was going to be the hardest part, she was finally going to tell him how she felt, she knew her strength for the day was running out and she'd soon need to sleep again, even since the illness she had needed to sleep more sighs here goes nothing.
"I…I…Inu…Inuya…sha, its taken me ages to think of the rig..ht things to say to you to make you understand how I feel. You are the most amazing person I have met…you…you may not believe me but I…i…love you, I really, really do. I don't care if you don't return it but I want you to know it. I don't mind if you go…go to Kikyo if it makes you happy" this shocked everyone now they definitely knew something was wrong.
"Kagome i…" but he was stopped by her lips quickly being pressed against his before she finished "just know that I love you…and I'll always love you…for who…who you are…and will protect…you all of you"
She had to finish she was getting tired and wouldn't be able to go on much longer, but before she could finish, she was stopped by Inuyasha.
"Kag…Kagome I know something is wrong because otherwise you wouldn't have done this, I don't care if you don't believe me but i…I love you as well" he hugged her closer as she started crying again, he would have thought she was upset if he hadn't of hear the small thank you whispered between her sobs. Soon she had fallen asleep, having used all her left over energy from crying.
Whilst she slept though a very teary eyed group thought about what might have caused this they decided that whatever it was, must be causing her great pain, and decided that it was best to allow her to come out on her own.