DarkShadow At Midnight

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha!

Title: Incurable Therapy

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Cousin In Need

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Ding! Ding! Ding! Wham!

Kaogme cursed and sat up. She was about to get up when a hand grabbed hers. InuYasha sat up,

"I got it."

"And so the over protectiveness begins."

He smirked, "Get use to it."

"Gee thanks." grumbled Kagome before dozing off again.

InuYasha made his way to the front door. He opened it and there stood Akita, Zane, and Souta. He glared,

"What do you three want?"

"We wanted to apologize to Kagome." replied Souta.

He crossed his arms, "She's sleep. I'll be sure to give her the message."

"I'm sure you will." spoke Akita. "Go tell Kagome that Anna is here."

InuYasha raised an eyebrow, "Wha-

A girl peeked out from behind Akita. Her eyes were a brilliant indigo. She looked just as pale as Kagome used to be, and she looked the same age as Kagome. Her hair was the same ebony black as Kagome's. She has multi-color highlights.

Dark purple horn-rimmed glasses covered the lines under her eyes. Besides the fact she ooked sick, she was verry-VERY beautiful, and InuYasha was frozen in place. He snapped back when he head a sharp gasp,

"Anna!?"

Kagome walked past InuYasha and hugged the girl. She was probably only an inch shorter than Kagome. Anna cleared her throat,

"It's been a while Kagome."

"No duh." laughed Kagome, pulling away.

Akita cut into the conversation, "So…am I forgiven for bringing Anna?"

"Hmph." was Kagome's response.

Anna glared at her father, "That was very immature Dad."

"We were only sticking up for you Kagome….Anna." explained Zane, catching her eye.

Kagome sighed, not noticing Anna blush, "Fine, but don't do it again."

"Glad that wasn't hard." breathed Souta, wiping away pretend sweat.

Kagome rolled her eyes,

"Yeah, whatever. You guys do whatever while I chat with Anna."

She took Anna's hand and returned to the bedroom. InuYasha yawned,

"Great."

"I see that you have the Xbox hooked up." said Souta, twitching.

He smirked, "Halo?"

You're on!" he said, jumping on the couch and grabbing a controller.

Meanwhile

"Wow." said Anna. "So much good things have happened to you."

Kagome saw the sadness in her eyes, "I'm not bragging."

"Of course not Kagome." she laughed, ending up coughing.

"How bad is it?"

"I'm fine Kagome, honest." she smiled weakly.

Kagome hugged her, "It's bad isn't it?"

"I don't want to worry you." she said.

Kagome pulled away, tears streamed down her face. The door opened and InuYasha stuck his head into the room,

"Why are you crying Kagome?"

"Nothing, I'm fine InuYasha." she sniffed, wiping her tears away.

InuYasha looked hesitant to leave. She and Anna laughed,

"InuYasha, seriously, I'm fine."

He smirked then left. Anna smiled brightly,

"You're so lucky to have someone like him."

"Enough about me, what about you?" asked Kagome.

She turned red, "As in romance or my whole life."

"Who is it!?" gasped Kagome, trying not to wake Sachji, whom Anna hadn't noticed yet.

Anna hesitated, looked down, then answered, "Um…Zane."

"What!" exclaimed Kagome. "Oh my gosh, are you serious!?"

She laughed, "Yeah. It happened-aka randomly happened-a day before we came. Has Zane acted weird toward Dad?"

"Well, there was that time Akita left somewhere. He didn't say goodbye, He like…ignored him." explained Kagome, before gasping. "What happened?"

Anna turned red again, "Dad was at work and we were, um, kissing. He caught us, wasn't so happy."

"Wooooow." she retorted.

Anna laughed, "I know."

"So…are you guys…you know…together?" asked Kagome.

She shrugged, "He hasn't said anything to me since then."

"Must be infuriating!" frowned Kagome. "Do you like him?"

Anna blushed, then nodded, "Since we were teens. I always thought you and Zane were together."

"No! You knew I was with Kouga." she retorted.

Anna nodded, "I know, but you use to always blush-

"he was flirting! What else was I suppose to do! I use to be shy, naïve-well…still are-and whatnot." defended Kagome.

She laughed, "Yeah, that's true."

"Go for it Anna." encouraged Kagome, not noticing Sachji rolling left to right.

She sighed, "I don't know. He acts like the kiss never happened."

"Can I have some deteails of what happened?" asked Kagome.

Anna nodded, then jumped, "Look behind you."

She looked back then laughed. Kagome picked Sachji up then sat him in her lap,

"This is Sachji. Son of InuYasha and his ex-wife Kikyo. Say hey Sachji."

"Mmmm!"

Anna laughed, "He's so cute. Where's his mom?"

"Long story. Tell you later." she retorted.

Anna shrugged, "Alright. Anyway, this is what happened. Zane stays with me while Dad works. He's paranoid. Thinks I'll have seizure or something. So yeah."

Flashback

"Who is it!?" called Anna, jogging towards the front door.

A familiar male voice came, "Zane."

She opened the door and he walked in. Zane smiled,

"Hey, haven't seen you for a week. How's everything?"

"Oh the usual." she replied, closing the door and locking it.

He asked, "That'd be?"

"In the house, cleaning, reading, watching TV. The boring stuff. Dad won't let me outside until my doctor calls back and says it's okay." she explained, pushing her hair behind her ears.

He nodded, looking down at his scarred arm, "Must suck, huh?"

"Yeah." nodded Anna, walking into the living room and plopping onto the couch.

Zane sat on the other end, fixing his arm warmer. She looked at the scars,

"How'd you get those scars?"

"Huh? Oh…well I got these when I was younger. They never fade. Must look disgusting doesn't it?"

She shook her head, "No! I was…just curious."

"I got them from my parents and a whole lot more in a car acident. The day my parents were killed." he explained, tracing the scars.

Anna asked, "Why that arm?"

That's a great question!" laughed Zane. "But I have no idea. Must be cursed or something."

She smiled, "Yeah. Not the cursed part though."

It got quiet. Anna felt a cough coming and took a sip of water. Zane saw her look of discomfort on her face,

"Are you alright? I'll go in a different room if you' like?"

"No, it's just these stupid coughs. Their irritating." she answered.

Zane asked, "What is it that makes you sick?"

I was born premature. Very premature. I get sick easily and it's always the worst." explained Anna. "My mother…she died giving birth to me."

He read her easily, "It wasn't your fault Anna."

"Of course it was. If I never existed, she'd still be here. With my Dad. He acts like he's never depressed but when he thinks I'm asleep…I hear him crying." retorted Anna, tears filling her eyes.

He got closer to her, "Anna…it wasn't your fault."

He hugged her and she relaxed. Anna took a deeo breath, trying to calm herself, but also getting a sniff of his awesome smelling cologne. She buried her face into his shoulder. The fabric drying her tears.

They soon pulled away. She looked down, blushing,

"I'm sorry."

"Everyone needs to show a little emotion sometimes." he whispered, soothingly.

This surprised Anna, making her blush more. She asked,

"Can I see your arm."

Zane gave her the scarred arm. She traced the smooth lines. It started form his shoulder to his hand. They actually looked like symbols instead of scars. It made him look so much more animated. Anna smiled,

"They actually look more like symbols then-

Before she could finish her sentence, Zane had pushed her back onto the couch, on top of her. She looked up at him in shock. He spoke before she could,

"Anna…do you think you have nothing to live for?"

Zane's eyes burned into hers. It was like he was reading her every feeling. Her eyes softened,

"Sometimes…maybe all the time. I'm always going to be sick. No ones going to want to be around me."

Anna thought of Kagome, who had it much worse. So she thought. He shook his head,

"You're wrong. You have a lot to live for."

Zane smashed his lips onto Anna's. She gasped, because of course…this was sort of her first kiss. Anna kissed him back, putting one of her cool hands into his cheek. As it deepened.

Zane deepened the kiss further, slipping his tongue into her mouth. Anna never felt something like this before. She'd had a huge crush on him for years and this happens.

She put her hands onto his chest as Zane put his hand on her hip. Neither of them noticed the sound of keys at the front door. Anna clenched his shirt when she felt his hand slip under her shirt.

Then the door swung open. Akira saw the scene and exploded,

"What.The.Hell!"

Anna pulled away, pushing Zane onto the floor. Both eyes wide as saucers.

End Flashback

"What happened then!?" gaped Kagome.

Anna played with her shirt, "Well, let's just say it ended with a really, really, REALLY bad argument between Zane and my Dad. Then with me yelling, 'I'm not a kid!' then a door slamming."

"Did they fight, fight?" asked Kagome.

She sighed, "Dad pushed Zane harshly into the wall. I'm positive it left a bruise."

"Whoa." replied Kagome. "Can you imagine what would've happened if Akita hadn't came home early."

Anna nodded, "Something you and your mate-I'm sure-has done more than five times already. Who knows, maybe ten times."

"H.HEY!" yelled Kagome, turning hot red.

She laughed, "Well, it's true!"

"Gosh, you've turned into a pervert!"

Anna just rolled her eyes. They heard Akita yell,

"NO!"

"I wonder 'whose' arguing." teased Kagome.

Anna sighed, "Oh boy…."

"Don't worry. Sachji has a gift. Let's go." smirked Kagome, picking up the pup then leading the way.

Living Room

Akita yelled, "No! She isn't ready!"

"She's not a kidd anymore!" argued Zane.

He yelled, "She's not ready!"

Zane was about to yell back when they heard a whimper. All heads turned towards Sachji and Kagome. Zane crossed his arms and Akita kept his mouth in a straight line.

Kagome laughed,

"See."

"Wow. Five seconds tops." said Anna.

Sachji squealed and clapped his hands. Kagome and Anna laughed. Souta and InuYasha were to into the game to notice anything.

Kagome then elbowed Anna toward Zane. Akita glared,

"Kagome."

"Give them a chance Akita. I promise you…if she goes to see Gai…she'll be better in no time." assured Kagome.

He repeated, "Gai?"

"My doctor." she answered.

He crossed his arms, "We'll see."

"You're such a party pooper." grumbled Kagome. "Fine. If Gai's work is successful, you have to give them a chance. No matter what she does. If Gai isn't successful, then Anna…I feel sorry for you. Seriously."

Anna asked, "Can't we go see him now?"

"Sure, just let me-

InuYasha cut her off, "Don't even think about it. You're not going anywhere."

"InuYasha, I'm fine!" she argued, glaring.

He replied, "Sure you are."

"InuYasha!" whined Kagome.

He shook his head, eyes still on the screen. Akita laughed,

"Just give me the directions."

"I swear." grumbled Kagome, storming toward the room.

The door slammed. Souta was the first to speak,

"I think Kagome's mad at you InuYasha."

Everyone looked at him, with a look that clearly said DUH in bold. He shugged, then went back to the game.

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