" Oh dear God! What did you do to it!"
"I don't know! Stop scaring me!"
InuYasha picked up an obese calico cat just under it's arms. Kagome wrung her hands together in worry.
"You've only had the thing for a week and it's already as fat as my aunt! What were you feeding this cat! BigMacs!"
"No!- wait, you have an Aunt?"
"Yeah but that's just what my mom told me. I cant seem to remember her name i've only heard stories about her from my mother. Now back to Buyo." InuYasha said looking down at the cat still in his arms. If it weren't for the fact that he was a hanyou he would have been tired of carrying the cat and have dropped it. "You sir are going on a diet."
"Meow…"
"Hey don't do that! My baby needs to eat!"
"Kagome, lil tiny kittens don't need to be this fat. This isn't America anyway."
"I just filled his cat bowl whenever it was empty… so…."
"I cant wait until you have a baby. You're gonna feed it so much breast milk that you'll get saggy boobs and wont be able to pick up your own baby."
"Ew! That's nasty InuYasha!"
"Well…"
"Okay so I over feed things. I get it. Let's change subjects."
"Fair enough."
"My choir concerts coming up soon." Kagome said with a big grin, batting her eyelashes.
"Cool."
Kagome's grin erased like drawings on a white board. turning into a pout she sat on the couch.
"Well are you going to come and see me?"
"Ouch Kagome."
"What…" She whined.
"Why wouldn't I show up to my best friend's concert. Whether I'm sick or on my death bed I will be there."
"InuYasha if you were on your death bed I'd shove everyone in choir out of the way and find the nearest car to drive me to you." Kagome smiled.
()()()()()()()()
The time had finally come for Kagome's concert. It didn't start until six but she felt nervous the whole day.
"Now everyone has their uniforms. 'kay this is good. Kagome! Kikyo! You have your parts down?"
"Yes!" They said together in unison.
"I want you all here at 5:45 so if you have to change you can and we can do role call and all that good stuff."
"Hey Kagome is InuYasha coming?" Sango smirked nudging her friend in the arm.
"Duh! I can't do this without him."
"You can't seem to do anything without him. Does he help you in the bathroom too?"
"NO!" Kagome glared at her friend and looked away. "You're just jealous you don't have a friend like InuYasha. Oh wait, there is Miroku but aren't you dating now?"
Sango looked away and blushed deeply. "Don't make me feel like I made the wrong decision…. It happened Sunday…"
"Whoa you really are dating the pervert! And how come your most best friend did not find out until just recently!"
"…You didn't ask."
"Well then I'll ask this, have you two kissed yet?"
"I don't have to answer that."
"Sango! You didn't!" Kagome said with a huge grin. "How was it."
"Err….He definitely needs practice. I always have to wipe off a huge amount of slobber on the side of my mouth." Sango shivered at the horrible memory. "So that doesn't happen when and if you haven't already share or shared your first kiss with Inu… I'll teach him how to kiss." Sango said rather quickly.
Kagome eyes were as wide as silver dollars.
"W-wha?"
"Oh nothing, nothing…" Sango waved her off.
"That's all for this period. Gather your stuff together and you may wait by the door until the bell rings. "
Kagome picked up her planner and binder and waited by the door watching the clocks hand move. Ugh… next was science. All the kids in her class were stupid. Excluding InuYasha. She always partnered up with him in that class when they had to work in small groups for a project or with a partner.
Kagome found her seat in the back of the classroom. Instead of single desks they had black tables that fit two people. Kagome looked around for InuYasha. Why was he late coming to class today.
The bell rang making Kagome frown. 'He isn't here today… I hope he is okay and can make it to my concert still…;
"Good morning class. Today we will be working on a new project. You will have to create a theme park ride. Whatever you would like. You can have a team up to four people."
'oh great the one time I really need him here and he is gone…'
"Hey Kagome."
"Oh Shiori. Hi." For having a girlfriend…InuYasha didn't spend a lot of time with her. Kagome had completely forgotten he had a girlfriend. Oh look the lightning to her rain storm….
"Have you seen InuYasha today? I haven't seen him since Friday."
" No not today. He isn't ever late to a period." 'I wonder if he has gotten sick….'
Shiori stared blankly at the ground for awhile before looking straight into Kagome's eyes. "Oh… Sorry for disturbing you."
"Hm? Don't worry about it Shiori. You're his girlfriend and it would make sense for you to want to know where he is."
"I see. Do you have a group for the project?"
"Well…for today I was just going to work on it by myself and catch InuYasha up. We are usually in the same group together. I don't think he would mind if you joined the group."
"That's swell and all but do you mind as well?"
Why would it matter to Kagome if she was in the group or not…..?
"I don't mind at all." Kagome smiled patting the empty seat next to her. Shiori took InuYasha's normal seat and took out her science journal. Kagome saw the girl's handwriting. It was so tiny! But very pretty. Unlike Kagome who wrote big. Big is beautiful right? "So what ride were you thinking of doing?"
"DO you like Inuyasha?" Shiori asked out of the blue. Kagome paled as Shiori stared deeply into her soul.
"huh? Excuse me?" 'I could of sworn I just asked her what ride she was thinking of doing….'
"Ms. Higurashi I need to know the truth." Shiroi said sadly. "The way you two look at each other… and you hang out with him more than he sees me….something has to be going on right? I just feel something in my gut and I feel just a bit jealous of you Kagome. You gained his complete trust but when it comes to me he tries and takes things slow for me…."
"Shiori…Inuyasha wouldn't steep so low… nothing is going on. We are just friends. Have been ever since we were two years old."
"Do you love him…" She said simply dropping her gaze to the floor again.
"Well yeah I love him. There's no such thing as a good friendship unless there is love."
"I don't think you're getting the point."
"I don't think I am either."
"If you could do me the favor….and stay away from him." Shiori said sternly.
Kagome gave out a silent gasped. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The one thing she wanted to do right now was go to Inuyasha and tell him what his girlfriend said to her. It hurt her feelings that she would think she was trying to steal him away from her. Sure she was a bit jealous of Shiori but she would never try to purposely break them up. She wanted Inuyasha's happiness… even if that means her sadness. A demand such as staying away from your best friend could not be followed.
"No." Kagome said with courage shocking the female hanyou. "You cant separate me from my friend!"
()()()()()
Sesshomaru took a hold of Kagura's hand giving it a gently squeeze. She was admitted in the hospital a few weeks ago. They were waiting for a doctor's diagnoses on her poor health. Izayoi, Inutaisho, and InuYasha were also there to support. Luckily InuYasha wasn't bored out of his mind because he brought a poster to work on a little project.
"What do you think it is?" Kagura asked faintly in the silent room.
Sesshomaru lowered his gaze to their hands looking deep in thought. He just shook his head slowly closing his eyes. The only thing that could be heard was the pounding of her heart beat. "Please relax for me…" Sesshomaru requested. She made him feel nervous when her heart was racing.
"I'm terrified." Kagura admitted. Her hair was sprawled across the hospital bed as she layed under the covers in the hospital bed. He gently caressed her face not saying a word. "I could have a Ucler… or a tumor… hell I could even be pregnant Sesshomaru!"
Izayoi and InuTaisho glanced up at Sesshomaru waiting to know if maybe she was pregnant. Sesshomaru growled at his parents deep in his chest so only Kagura would hear. "That wouldn't be possible."
InuTaisho gave a sigh of relief and continued to stare outside the window. Izayoi smiled and returned to her magazine.
"Kagura?" A youkai doctor called out peeking into the room.
"I'm here."
The doctor nodded and shook everyone's hand. "I'm Dr. Kotsu. Please call me Nuriko." InuYasha looked up at the doctor with a slightly raised eyebrow. Her face was stunning with dark purple flowing hair wrapped up in a bun. Her chest was flat and she had a peculiar figure. She must of worked out in the gym. She seemed nice enough. Nuriko sat on the stool and wheeled on the other side of Kagura. "We recently did some tests on you as you know and we think we may have some to a conclusion to your abdominal pains."
"Am I pregnant doctor?"
Nuriko frowned looking at her chart. "I wish it was only that."
Everyone desperately looked at the doctor for answers.
"Ever heard of a stomach ulcer Ms. Kagura?" Nuriko asked after a long pause.
"Yes."
"Well we found one but it was left untreated over time and now it's turned into something far more serious."
Kagura placed her hand over her mouth choking out a sob. Sesshomaru was just as shocked as she was.
"We believe it's cancer…." Nuriko never once could look at his patient.
"Oh no!" Kagura cried burying her face in both hands. Izayoi rose a hand to her face had dropped his marker staring at the table horrified.
"On the bright side, the cancer was caught at an early stage." Nuriko tried…
()()()()()
Mrs. Higurashi placed mascara on her daughter's eyes. "Very pretty…" Kagome was still worried about InuYasha.
"Mama…he wasn't at school today. What if he doesn't show?"
"I'm sure he will Kagome don't worry. Just sing your heart out."
Kagome brushed out her hair one more time before getting into the car. Off to the school she went.
' I really hope you make it Inu….'
Once her mother pulled up to the school kagome dashed off to the choir room.
"Kagome!" Sango called out.
"Hi."
"You ready girl?"
Kagome laughed and nodded. "Definetly."
"Don't let Kikyo overpower you in your duet!"
"I'll try not."
"I'm serious Kagome. You have to show Kikyo that she is not good enough for InuYasha only you are."
For about the third time Kagome's eyes went larger than normal.
"Wha?"
"Girls! To the gym!" her teacher clapped his hands together. "It's show time!"
Kagome followed her group to the gym and stood on the choir steps. Immediately she tried to look for a certain hanyou. Many of the girl's found their parents quickly in the audience while others weren't expecting them to come. Some of their friends even went down from their seat to talk with their friend.
"Boo."
Kagome turned around and saw InuYasha behind her.
"Inu!" Kagome got up and hugged him. "I was worried. You weren't at school today and I didn't think you would be able to come.
"My mom wanted all of us to go to the hospital for my brother's girlfriend."
"What happened?"
" Doctor thinks it's a stomach cancer."
"Oh no…. well now I'm too depressed to sing…. Is Sesshomaru still with her?"
"Yeah I think he was going to spend the night with her at the hospital if they keep her there."
"How did it start?"
" You know that you can burn the walls of your stomach with certain acids and create holes? Well they call this stomach ulcers. Apparently she left it untreated too long and it developed into a cancer."
"How scary
"I know."
"So um, where are you sitting?"
"Right over there." InuYasha pointed to the row of seats that were closest to the ground on the bleachers.
"Oh great…" Kagome paled. "You guys are going to make me nervous."
"You'll do fine Kagome."
"Young man, you can visit your girlfriend after her performance. I must take roll call."
Kagome's eyes almost bugged out of her head. InuYasha just rolled his eyes at the teach folding his arms.
"Now why would you just assume that she is my girlfriend? She could be my cousin… My sister… you don't know."
"uh…."
"I mean, I don't just go pointing around at men that hang out together assuming they're homosexual."
"and another thing-"
"Oh my gosh InuYasha you're embarrassing. Just drop it and sit down!"
"Ah come on I was on a roll." InuYasha huffed and went back to his seat.
"Now I'm curious. You and InuYasha…..?"
"Best friends."
"Ah…." The choir teacher cleared his head and started roll call. After this the old lady in charge welcomed all the audience, asked them to turn off cellphones….the usual.
The choir sang a total of 3 songs. Kagome and Kikyo stood in front of all the other choir students. Two microphones stood next to each other. Kikyo saw InuYasha and waved at him mouthing the words ' this is for you.'
Once Kikyo turned away from him he rolled his eyes and got out the poster he was making at the hospital. In huge letters it said 'Go Kagome!' Everyone stared at the giant poster. What was this a rock concert? Throughout the whole song Kikyo shot long notes at Kagome. And then the other way around. InuYasha held up his poster above his head the whole song like a nerd. At the end of the song Kikyo and Kagome sang the same high note and held on to it for quite awhile. The audience cheered many stood up and hollered. Inuyasha got up and bounced around with his poster. He was having just a bit more fun then he should been…
Everyone took a bow and cheered for themselves. Mrs. Higurashi found her daughter and gave her a big hug. "Baby! You did so good!"
"Thanks!"
Kikyo noticed flowers behind InuYasha's back and almost swooned. 'He got me flowers!'
"Kikyo! You did wonderful!" Her mom complimented holding out pink roses for her.
"Mom! Not now! Inu's going to give me-" Kikyo stopped mid sentence when InuYasha offered them to Kagome with a big smile on his face.. She sighed heavily.
"Kyaa! You got me flowers!" Kagome took a big whiff of them and examined the pretty shades of green and red flowers. "They're so pretty!"
"You did splendid Kagome." Izayoi praised.
"Yeah I'd do anthing to get my voice to go so high." InuTaisho joked.
"Hello guys." Sango's mother came up to them with Sango by her side.
"Great work Sango."
"The whole choir did an amazing job."
"It wouldn't have been that amazing without Kagome." Sango smirked.
"How about we all get something to eat?" Izayoi offered.
"Sounds good. Where should we go?"
"There's a lovely restaurant just a couple of miles away."
"Mom… I'm tired of the fancy foods. Let's go eat at Panda Express!" InuYasha whined.
"Ugh that's Chinese. We live in JAPAN."
". . ."
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"So whatcha gonna order?" Kagome asked looking at InuYasha's menu.
"I don't know… something boring like rice! I'm tired of Japanese worshipping rice! It doesn't even taste good!"
"InuYasha if you hate Japanese food so bad why don't you go more to America? They have all sorts of food." Izayoi suggested turning a page in her menu.
"The americans couldn't handle him. " Kagome laughed. "He would have to try Mexico."
"At least that's where all the party people live." InuYasha said annoyed.
"Are we ready to order?" A waitress asked. Kagome's, InuYasha's, and Sango's mouth dropped. She only looked about 4"10 in height.
"Is that as tall as your gonna get?" InuYasha asked curiously.
"InuYasha!" His father scolded. "Don't be rude."
"I'll have the egg roll dish." Izayoi said to the waitress ignoring her son and husband.
The waitress nodded and jotted it down.
"Hm… Everything looks yummy." Mrs. Higurashi smiled at the menu. "I think I'll try the Yakizakama dish."
"mmhmm."
"Me and her will split the sukiyaki dish." Sango's mother ordered.
"Yakitori for me please." InuTaisho said after he was finished scolding his son.
"Oden. Oden. Oden." Kagome sang happily. "For me please."
"And I want-"
"Ramen." Everyone finished for InuYasha kind of scaring him.
"Okay… weird. Am I that predictable?"
"Yes."
The waitress nodded and skipped off.
As the minutes passed by the adults talked about Kagura. The same waitress brought back all the steaming food and placed them in front of everyone. "enjoy your meal."
"Thank you."
As Kagome ate her oden she thought about what Shiori said to her in Science. Should she tell InuYasha?
"Hey Inu?"
InuYasha was slurping up his ramen like a vaccum.
"Hm."
"Today in Science we were assigned to build a theme park ride and…. Shiori wanted to be in our group is that okay?"
"Yes. So did you think about a ride you guys wanted to work on?"
"No we were just going to wait on you. She was wondering where you were too, She said she hasn't seen you since Friday."
"I've tried to get her to come over but she always said she was busy. I don't know with what seeing as has she doesn't play any sports or anything. Do you think I should break up with her?"
"I…It's not really my decision…"
"She's not opening up to me is all."
'Because she knows she isn't your true puzzle piece InuYasha….'
So Finals are almost completed! I have three days worth of exams. XD (all half days so woohoo!) Notice how I'm not freaking out like everyone else does? Lol I even got a chapter updated :D I'm carefree! That doesn't mean I'm a poor student -.-' Aww Poor Kagura. I love her ;'( unlike you haters! Lol please leave a review. Expect a new chapter sometime this weekend. The InuYasha hater…. (my cousin) Is having a birthday party so wont know for sure if my chapter will be done. PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW :DDDDDDDD