Chapter 21: Written in the Scar on My Heart
"SESSHOMARU!" Kagome's shrill scream rang throughout the bedroom as she lunged forward in her bed, waking and scaring Akumu in her pink one from the sound.
Sweat lined her forehead and her lips trembled as she pulled herself from the sheets, running to the bathroom with a hand over her mouth.
Not a second later she was on her knees in front of the toilet retching up whatever little food was in her belly from the night before as she tried in vain to keep her hair out of her pale and tear stained face.
It took a couple dry heaves and deep breaths later before Kagome could lean back to rest against the bathroom wall and relish in the feel of the cold tile floor against her bare legs.
"It was just a dream." she whispered, pulling her legs into her chest as she covered her face with her delicate hands. "Just a dream of a memory." She mumbled.
Kagome removed her hands from her face and tilted her head back to stare at the pop-corned ceiling above her.
'Three years. Three years since that day.' Her eyes burned as images of that night, and memories of waking up a month later in a white hospital room plagued her vision.
She gritted her teeth before dragging her blunt nails down her cheeks, leaving angry red welts on the pale flesh.
"Why! Why did that have to happen! Why do I keep torturing myself and having hope! Wh- why can't I- I just. Mhm."
Her thoughts died off as a defeated sigh escaped her lips. 'Maybe I need a break from this.'
Hearing a small whine come from the door, Kagome looked over to her left to see Akumu standing there with her tail every few seconds swaying in uncertainty.
The young woman smiled softly to the worried pup before reaching her arms out. "Come here puppy."
Akumu stood there for a moment before bounding over to her adoptive mother with a whine as Kagome pulled her close to her chest, and stood.
She walked slowly over to the door before pausing and lifting her head up to look in the mirror. She frowned at the image that stared back at her.
She had only fallen asleep in her white v-neck t-shirt and because of Akumu's constant moving, the hem had bunched up on the left side close to her rib cage.
Never taking her eyes off the mirror, Kagome slowly lifted up the other side of the shirt before taking two fingers and dragging them slowly across her abdomen where a smooth pink scar was.
It stood out brightly on her pale skin andwas just short of reaching each end of her hips.
Kagome stood there and traced the scar becoming lost in her thoughts as she wonder how it would have felt like to feel movement just where her fingers-
Kagome yanked down her shirt quickly, ignoring the popping sound of the thin fabrics threads breaking from her rough treatment as she buried her nose into Akumu's fur.
'That's it! I can't do this anymore. I need a break.' Kagome sighed. 'I need to be able to look at myself again.'
Her head shot up as a thought struck her, and Kagome darted out of the bathroom to her closet.
"Puppy, how would you feel about a little down time?"
A/N: I'm so sorry for the late update you guys. My mom came and visited me for the week and to top it off, my internet went out. Updates will be kinda normal now though, so no worries. :)