I Love You, Maybe
Disclaimer- I don't own anything from Inuyasha
Sorry about the long wait for this story. I hope you have enjoyed it so far. Anyways, here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter Nine- Sickness
I lied down on the couch trying to keep warm. Everyone had already left, so no one had any idea how I was feeling. My body felt like it was stone right now but I couldn't say that surprised me. Just then there was a knock at the door. I tried to get up but gave up after a few minutes and pulled my blanket over my head. The person knocked again before opening the door and coming inside. "Kagome?" Inuyasha asked. I was surprised to hear his voice. I thought he was still mad at me. "Are you still here?" he asked again. I just laid there hoping he would go away and let me sleep, though that seemed impossible. He was just about to leave when I coughed. "Kagome?" he asked as he walked into the room. He pulled the blanket back from my head and stared at me in shock. "Are you okay?"
"No, leave me alone." I whispered, while trying to control my breathing. Inuyasha reached out and touched my forehead. He quickly withdrew his hand.
"You're burning up." he stated. I just turned away from him, not enjoying the fact that he was looking at me when I was sick. "We need to cool you down."
"No." I responded in a weak voice. "Go away." I really didn't want him to be here right now. It was just too embarrassing for him to see me this way. Wait, why did I care if he saw me sick? He had seen me sick before so why did I care now? It didn't make sense to me in anyway. I was actually upset that he was seeing me this way? How did that logic work?
"I'm not leaving you alone when your sick." Inuyasha stated. I rolled my eyes and tried to shake his hand off when my body was suddenly shaken by coughs, which made it even harder to breath. "Kagome?" he asked in panic. It took him a few minutes to realize that I couldn't breath. Inuyasha quickly sat me up and rubbed circles on my back as I continued to cough. "It's okay. Just take it easy." he soothed. After a few minutes my coughing quieted, and since I didn't have the strength I leaned my head against his chest. "What happened?"
"I got sick." I answered tiredly. He rolled his eyes. Why the heck did he do that? I answered his question.
"I know that, I meant how did you get sick?" he growled out.
"From being outside in the cold yesterday." I answered. He stared at me in shock.
"Why were you outside in that blizzard?!" he asked. I just weakly shrugged and leaned all my weight against him. He sighed. "You're hopeless."
"Maybe," I answered, a weak smile appearing on my face. He used to tell me that all the time when we were kids because of all the stupid things I did. I sighed and closed my eyes. "Thanks for helping me." It was the truth. I was glad that he was helping me, though I wished he hadn't seen me in this condition. Mostly because of how bad I looked. He probably thought I looked worse than I did. And I did look pretty bad.
"No problem." he answered with a chuckle. That made me smile again. At least our friendship had survived the argument.
Sango's POV
Ina and I sat at a table in one of the many restaurants that were in the tiny town. I was still so pissed off I could hardly focus. 'How dare she tell Miroku how I feel about him! She had no right!' I thought, my anger rising. Ina put her hand on my shoulder, which caused me to look over at her. "What's up Ina?"
"You know she didn't mean any harm." she replied in a calm voice. I just rolled my eyes and looked away. Ina smiled sadly. "Look Sango. I've known Kagome since she was little. And believe me, she can get out of hand sometimes. Especially when it comes to relationships. It's just the way she is. But Kagome would never hurt her friends on purpose." she explained. I was silent. She was right, sometimes Kagome could get out of hand when she was goofing around. She has been my best friend for the last five years. I know Kagome can be a very out going person but that's was one of the reasons I loved her. Kagome was like a sister to me. We told each other everything. Like when she told me she was in love with Inuyasha. She said she was over it, but from the way she looked at him, I could tell she so wasn't. But she still had told Miroku when she had no right. It wasn't like I had told Inuyasha about her feelings.
"So what? She still betrayed my trust." I answered, doubt in my voice. Ina looked at me with serious eyes. So I looked everywhere except at her.
"Do you really think that Kagome was trying to betray you?" she asked me. I tried not to think about her question, but I knew she was right. Turning to face her, I could see the smirk she was fighting to hide.
"How did you become so smart?" I asked with irritation in my voice. Ina smiled.
"By reading books." she answered. While getting up I smacked Ina on the side of the head. Then I leaned forward.
"Sometimes, I hate people and books." I answered and headed for the door. Putting on my coat as I left, that's when I heard Ina laugh to herself. "Heard that!" I screamed before I ran out the door.
Kouga's POV
I hadn't seen Kagome for a few days, so I decided to go and visit her. She would be happy to see me. I mean we were practicly dating anyways. When I walked into the cabin I saw her curled up in a ball in the mutt's arms. I growled. "What the hell are you doing?!" I screamed. Inuyasha turned and snarled at me.
"Shut up!" he growled, in a hushed whisper. I looked at him confused.
"Don't tell me what to do!!" I shouted. "And why is my girlfriend in your arms?!!" Kagome flinched at my tone but just snuggled deeper into the mutt's chest.
"Shut up! Kagome needs the sleep." he answered me. "She's sick." I started at him in shock and looked at Kagome. "And she's not your girlfriend!"
"She's sick?" I asked, stunned. "How did she get sick?"
"She was outside in the blizzard yesterday." he answered. Why the hell was he still here? Why hadn't he gone to get someone who could determine what was wrong with her? Was he really that stupid?
"Then why don't you go get someone to take a look at her?!" I almost screamed. Inuyasha glared at me.
"You don't think I've tried?!" he hissed. Putting emphasize on the word tried. "I can't move. Kagome won't release her grip on my shirt. So I was just about to text Roku, too ask him to get someone." he answered. I growled. That was no excuse! Just then the door opened and Sango came in.
"Kouga?" she asked confused. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to see Kagome." I answered, my gaze not leaving Kagome. That's when she noticed Kagome and Inuyasha on the couch.
"What's wrong with Kagome?" she asked, panic in her voice, quickly heading over to the couch.
"She's sick." Inuyasha replied.
Inuyasha's POV
Okay, it was starting to get really crowded in here. Sango, I didn't mind so much, since she was Kagome's best girl friend. But I definitely didn't like the wolf being here. "How did she get sick?" Sango asked in a hushed voice.
"She was out in the blizzard yesterday." I answered. It was getting a little annoying answering the same questions over and over again. Kagome began to cough again and I rubbed her back until she quieted and snuggled into my chest again. The wolf growled. At least one good thing came from Kagome being sick. I got to make the wolf jealous.
"No wonder she's sick. That storm was bad." Sango stated. I rolled my eyes. Sango could be so slow sometimes it amazed me. "What are her symptoms?" she asked. I thought for a moment.
"She has a fever but her body's frozen, she has no strength, coughing, and a sore throat." I answered while counting each one off with my fingers. Sango glanced down at Kagome before heading towards the kitchen.
"Now what are you doing?" Kouga growled in a whisper. Sango stopped.
"I'm going to get some medicine from the cabinet. She's had this type of sickness before. I don't remember what it's called, but I do know she has medicine for it." Sango explained before disappearing from the room. I looked down at Kagome in worry. 'She's been sick like this before?' I thought. Just thinking about it made my skin crawl. How could anyone bear to watch her like this? I knew I couldn't. Gently, so I wouldn't wake her, I stroked her cheek. She giggled slightly which made me smile. She was adorable when she giggled. Man, I loved this girl. I hated to see her like this and I wanted her better but I knew it wouldn't be forever. Soon she'd be back to normal.
"What are you doing mutt?" Kouga growled to me. I quickly moved my hand so he wouldn't notice.
"Nothing." I answered. He snarled at me. I smirked at him, which made his eyes darken.
"I'm still going to win the bet mutt. It is so obvious Kagome's in love with me." he stated. I chuckled.
"The only thing that's obvious is that you're full of yourself. And that you don't know her very well." I replied. He snarled again. I smirked in return. Suddenly Kagome broke out into another fit of coughs. I sat her up and rubbed gentle circle on her back. Worry built up inside. Never once have I ever seen her like this. So fragile, breakable. It was truly frightening. And I hated being so useless to help her. After a few minutes her coughing stopped and she leaned against me again.
"Sorry." she whispered. That startled me. I thought she was asleep. Unless she woke up during he coughing fit. "You shouldn't have to do this." Her voice was barely audiable. I frowned at her. She honestly thought that I didn't want to help her?
"Well maybe I want to do this." I replied. I heard her heart speed up. A warm smile spread across my face. I had more of an effect on her than I orginally thought. "Just take it easy. Sango will be back with your medicine soon." I explained. She tensed when I mentioned Sango's name.
"Sango?" she asked in a weak voice. 'Why does she sound so upset?' That when I remember that Sango had been mad at her two days ago. This was going to be awkward. Just then Sango came back into the room, to small bottles in her hand. She smiled.
"It's good to see you're awake Kagome." she said happily. Kagome just nodded weakly.
Kagome's POV
I stared at Sango, waiting for her to yell at me for what I did. But it never came. Instead she smiled warmly and knelt in front of me. "I can't believe you got the same sickness you got when you were younger." she said while shaking her head at me. I pouted, which caused Inuyasha to smirk in amusement, though there was still worry in his eyes.
"It's not like I planned for this to happen." I replied dryly. Sango's smile only grew.
"I know that much." she joked. I stared at her confused. Wasn't she supposed to be mad at me for my stupidness? Sango just filled up the small cups with the smelly liquid. That's when I noticed that Inuyasha had his arms wrapped secruely around me. I blushed, but no one seemed to notice because of the fever.
"Is she going to be okay?" someone else asked. I turned my head slightly and noticed Kouga standing in the door frame.
"Kouga?" I asked confused. "What are you doing here?" He smiled.
"I came to see my girlfriend." he stated. I frowned.
"For the hundredth time, I'm not your girlfriend." I tried to sound angry but my words were just above a whipser. I hated being sick. Inuyasha tightened his arms around me, and I could feel the growl building in his chest. 'What does he have to be mad about?' I thought confused. Unless he was still mad at me. But if he was, he wouldn't have come to see me today.
"Here Kagome." Sango said, hadning me the cups. I sighed and took them from her. Before drinking them I stared at her, she met my gaze. "What?"
"Aren't you still mad at me?" I asked. Sango smiled and gently stroked my hair.
"We'll talk about it later....Once you feel better that is." she replied. I smiled and drank the medicine. The taste was horrible. Sango stood. "okay you two. Let's leave Kagome alone, so she can rest." she ordered. Inuyasha began to loosen his arms and I felt insecure, unsafe.
"No!" I shouted in a hushed whisper, clinging to Inuyasha. He looked at me confused. "Stay here...please." I felt like the most pathetic person on the planet right now, but I ddin't care. I just wanted him to stay with me. Sango smiled and winked. Inuyasha wrapped his arms back around me and pulled me to his chest. Kouga growled. Rolling her eyes, Sango forced Kouga to leave. Now it was just me and Inuyasha. My smile, though weak, was one of pure joy. "Thank you." I heard him chuckle.
"No problem. Now go to sleep." he replied/ordered. I nodded and snuggled into his chest. Happy that he was still here. I feel asleep, listening to his heart beat.
Two Days Later
I awoke to find myself in my bed. For the last two days I had stayed on the couch, with Sango and mom checking in on me every few hours. Inuyasha on the other hand, never left. He stayed with me. I smiled at the memory. Last night I had finally felt well enough to climb the stairs to bed. Inuyasha had fallen asleep next to the couch, so I was careful not to wake him. But with how noisey I was I'm surprised he didn't wake up.
Sango had heard me though and had helped me to our room. Sitting up and stretching I found I felt a lot better. Quickly getting dressed in the warmest clothes I could find, to make sure I didn't freeze, I went downstairs. As soon as I got to the bottom. I was tackled into a hug. "Kagome!" someone screamed happily. I looked down to see Rin. A warm smiled spread across my face.
"Hey Rin." I replied, while getting to my feet, bringing Rin with me. "If you don't mind. I'd like it very much if you didn't do that."
"Sorry." she replied in a sing-song voice. I smiled. Though Rin was a year older than me, I was a lot taller than she was. Rin looked a lot more child like, since it appeared she hadn't lost all her baby features yet. But that just added to her cuteness. "So, how are you feeling?"
"A lot better thank you." I answered while heading to the kitchen. Rin was right behind me. As I walked by the living room I saw Inuyasha was still asleep next to the couch. I smiled to myself.
"That's good. Everyone was worried about you......except Kikyo.....and Naraku." she stated. I rolled my eyes. I didn't give a damn what those two thought. Kikyo was a horrible big sister and Naraku still gave me the creeps. Rin and I both made some oatmeal and sat at the table. After about five minutes Ina came into the kitchen. She smiled at me.
"Hey Kagome. Glad to see that you're feeling better." she stated as she sat down across from me.
"Thank you." I said with a smile of my own. True I wasn't 100 percent better but at least I could move and breath. I noticed a teasing smile appear on their faces. "What?"
"I think Inuyasha may be falling for you Kagome." Rin answered. I blushed and looked away.
"Don't be stupid. He's my best friend." I countered. Ina smirked at my reaction.
"Yeah, that's how it always starts out. First you're best friends and next thing you know you're married." Ina stated. My mouth fell open.
"MARRIED!!" I sheirked. She had to be joking. Inuyasha and I weren't going to be married. We were best friends. Besides, I stopped liking him after he broke my heart in grade six.
"Turn it down a notch Kags. Everyone else is still alseep!" they both hissed at me. I quickly covered my mouth.
"Anyways,....I know my brother Kagome. And he most definately has feelings for you." Ina continued on. I rolled my eyes.
"Sure, sure. That's what you want me to think." I returned. They both looked at me confused. "I'm not going down that road again."
"What road?" Rin asked. Right, neither of them knew that I used to be in love with Inuyasha. I hadn't told anyone besides Sango. Just then Naraku came into the room with no shirt on and a smug smirk on his face. As soon as I saw him, I froze and felt sick to my stomach.
"Good morning ladies. I hope I'm not interrupting anything." he said in his greasy voice. Ina and Rin glared at him while I averted my gaze.
"What are you doing here?" Ina hissed out. "This is the girls' cabin."
"I could ask the same about Inuyasha." he countered as he went through the food in the fridge.
"He was helping take care of Kags." Rin explained. Naraku get his gaze on me the whole time and it was freaking me out.
"There are no rules stating I can't be here." he stated. That's when I finally clued in to why he was in our cabin. My stomach turned uneasily. When I looked up Naraku was staring at me with lust filled eyes, and I felt even worse. I stood quickly and began to back away. Rin and Ina turned their attention to me.
"What's wrong Kagome?" Ina asked. I just continued towards the other door, since Naraku was too close to the main one. He continued to watch my every movement. Suddenly there was an arm around my waist. Looking up I saw Inuyasha standing there, glarring daggers at Naraku. An eerie silence filled the room. Ina and Rin looked at me in concern while Inuyasha and Naraku glared at each other.
"Anyways, I got what I came for." Naraku broke the long silence. "So I will be going now." Until he was out of the room, his gaze stayed locked on me. Inuyasha kept his arm around me, his eyes watching Naraku carefully. After Naraku was gone I clung to Inuyasha too scared to do anything else.
"Kagome?" all three asked. Tears leaked from eyes. It had been a long time since Naraku had given me that look, and it had scared me to my very core. Inuyasha pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me.
"It's okay." he whispered in my ear. I could hear the confusin in his voice, and knew he didn't understand what happened, but I couldn't tell him. No one could know. This was my internal illness that no one could save me from. Though I wished someone would. But who could help me? That was the question I was never going to get the answer for......Sometimes my life was the worst thing ever. It was true, time could heal all wounds. But that didn't mean you always forgot where you got them from.
Well, there you have it. I want to thank everyone for their kind comments. And I hope you're enjoying the story so far, because I really like this story. Please review and tell me what you think. Now it is time for some questions. What will happen between Inuyasha and Kagome? Will Sango be able to admit her feelings to Miroku? Where has Ayame and Kohiroa been? Something happens between Sesshomaru and Rin, what could that be? What is the truth behind Kagome's fear of Naraku? Why am I asking all of you these questions? You'll have to wait until next time to find out! BTW, I won't update this story until I get at least seven reviews. (Odd number, I know) So until next time, byes ^_^
