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Remember When
Chapter 3 - Smile
"Hey!" Miroku called out inuyasha as he entered the gate
"Why are you so early?" Inuyasha raised a brow
"My condo is just 3 blocks away"
"Oh I see" They both entered the hospital and was surprised as they saw a crowd
"What happened here?" Inuyasha rushed
"This boy just fainted sir" A nurse answered. He was shocked at what he saw. It was the boy that he met yesterday at the park
"Quick! Bring him to the emergency room!" He ordered and they followed
"So how is he inuyasha?" Miroku asked
"He didn't make it" He answered in a low voice
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that"
He sighed "He has a heart disease, he's been fighting for it since he was born, he's six years old right now" a pause "An old man said that he saw him running around because no one's looking after him. So I guess he got tired and his heart couldn't take the pressure, so by the time he reached the lobby, he fainted"
Miroku noticed that his friend is so affected "Hey come on!" He poked him with his elbow "That kid is at rest now" He smiled as he saw inuyasha smirked
"Oh! There you are!"
"Dr. Hudson!" They both stood up
"I heard the patient didn't make it"
"So you mean-" Inuyasha cut him off
"Yeah, he had a hole in his heart" he paused "But, we should be happy for him, he's done with his painful life"
They both nodded
"Alright, here you go" Dr. Hudson handed them their scrub suits "Try to take care of it ok?" He joked
"Of course we will!" Miroku said excitedly
"That's a good lad... Well, I might need a little help with these papers" He pointed out a bundle of documents
"Oh, I'll help you with that one doc "Miroku volunteered "It's ok inuyasha, why don't you just troll around and I'll be fine here"
"Ok, if you say so" Inuyasha took this opportunity to have some fresh air. He exited Dr. Hudson's office and went straight to the park
Inuyasha laid in the soft Bermuda grass of the park under a tree. He kept on thinking about the boy, 'He was just here yesterday' He thought to himself and sighed. "Damn! Why am I so affected? After all, he's happy wherever he is right now" He stood up and decided to walk. He smiled as he saw some patients talking to each other with smiles on their face. He breathed in and looked around. He saw a small fountain and was attracted to it.
He's eyes noticed something near the fountain, a girl, he can tell that she's a patient with her wearing the same uniform as the others… He noticed that she looked depressed with her head dropped to her lap, 'she seems sad' He thought. Without anymore doubt, Inuyasha approached the girl. He studied her first and noticed that she's holding a novel 'Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet' Inuyasha read the title mentally
'Wow! This girl is such a reader, but, it's a detective novel, why would she feel sad for-' His thoughts ended as the novel fell. For a brief moment, he waited for the girl to pick it up herself, but she didn't, she didn't even cared to look at it
Without anymore hesitations, he picked it up and bend in front of her "Here you go" he hand her the book and she lightly took it and set it down beside her.
Inuyasha stared at her as if waiting for her to thank him. He watched her move and she picked up a flower under her chair, he was shocked as she hand him the flower
"You want this?" The girl asked her 'she looked so serious' inuyasha is still in shock but didn't hesitate to take it "Uh, thanks" He stood up and sat beside her
The girl looked at him, and with that, he stiffed 'think of a topic idiot!' he mentally kicked himself
Seeing this, the girl giggled, "You're funny" She finally speak
He felt a bit embarrassed with the girl "R-really? You think so" He played along
She shrug in response "Did you know what happened to Holmes in the first place?" she asked curiously
He was puzzled "Weren't you just reading it?"
"I did but I forgot, and I can't seem to understand the story either" She stared at the book
"Well, you should not read novels like that, it's very deep, and you'll just get a headache"
"Well yeah but -" Inuyasha noticed something, she didn't looked at him when she answered, but instead, she was staring at the flower he was holding; the flower that she just gave him earlier. He eyed the flower and gave it to her
"Here, this is for you" The girl's smile widened as she took it "it's so beautiful!" she keeps on smiling as she played the flower with her fingers
'Now I get it' Inuyasha continued to stare at her 'she's having a mental disorder' he thought to himself
"Hey, uhm, may I ask?" She just nod in response "What's your name?"
"Kagome" She gave him a smile
