Chapter 6
~ You have to live to love, love to loose, and you have to loose to truly
win. ~
"Why do the nights have to be so cold?" Kagome squints her eyes to see through all of the brush ahead of her. She shivers as the wind whips at her face and her arms. When she gets to a certain spot she hears voices. "Well, well, well what do we have here." * Kouga. * "What do you want you wretched wolf?" * Inuyasha. No I'm too late. Please Kouga don't hurt him.* "I have some business to finish with you." Inuyasha starts to laugh. * Are you laughing Inuyasha? Why are you laughing? * "I see that you decide to settle the score when you know I am not capable of defeating you. Kagome?" Inuyasha looks towards the exact spot that Kagome is crouching in. Kagome freezes, and prays that Inuyasha doesn't see her.
"What are you mumbling about Inuyasha?" Inuyasha turns his attention back to Kouga, but Kagome can tell that he still has one eye watching the bushes. "Nothing at all." Now his full attention is back on Kouga. Kouga rushes Inuyasha and throws him against a tree. Inuyasha gets up and punches Kouga. Kagome starts to breathe heavy. *What can I do? * Kagome searches her mind frantically. "Aaaah!" Kagome watches as Inuyasha is thrown into the same tree, and she can see a giant gash in his arm. Kagome grabs her bow and arrows and runs out from where she hides. Kagome instead of wasting her breath aims and shoots her arrow straight at Kouga. A giant ray of light flies and nails Kouga in the back. "Aahhh!" Kouga drops to the ground in pain. "Kagome?" Inuyasha says. "You came after me?" "Back away Kouga. I can't let you do this." "Well then I guess you'll have to take it up with the rest of my gang." Kouga waves towards the bushes and out of them emerges the rest of his gang. "You deceiving bastard!" "Now, now Inuyasha I don't like that talk." Kouga in great pain stands and punches Inuyasha square in the face. Inuyasha slides down to the ground.
"Kouga stop!" "Sorry Kagome love but this is the only way." Kagome can see Kouga smiling at Inuyasha's plight. Kouga pulls out his sword and gets ready to make the final blow. "Noooo!" Kagome breaks free from the gang holding her steady and throws herself in front of Inuyasha just as Kouga thrusts his sword at Inuyasha. Kouga's sword goes right through Kagome. "Oh no." Is all he says, and he quickly pulls his sword out of her. "Kagome no. I didn't see you. I'm so sorry. Come and get her." Kouga orders his gang. "I suggest you not lay a hand on her." Inuyasha stands up and has his hand on his sword. "You will pay with your life for that!" Inuyasha goes flying at Kouga. They fight for a long time until the sun rises and Inuyasha starts laughing.
"What are you laughing at? You're loosing if you haven't been paying attention." When Inuyasha raises his head he's back to his white haired half- demon self. He whips out his Tetsuaiga and thrusts it at Kouga. "Die." Is all Inuyasha says before he throws his sword directly into Kouga's chest. "I told you that you'd pay with your life." Inuyasha runs over to Kagome. "Kagome? Don't die." Inuyasha picks her up and runs her to the village where he finds Miroku and Sango. "I thought I told you two to watch her." Sango sees Kagome in his arms and gasps. "What happened?" She chases after Inuyasha. "She was stabbed what does it look like? Miroku I need you to go back in the forest and get her bag it has all of the fragments." Miroku nods and heads off to retrieve it. "Old woman!" Inuyasha bursts into Kaede's hut and lays Kagome down on the blankets laid out.
"Kaede we need your help." Sango speaks for Inuyasha who seems to be choked up. "What happened." "For the last time she was stabbed! Just help." He lowers his voice. "Ye must all leave. I will tell ye when I am done." Inuyasha despite his best judgement leaves Kagome's side and leaves the hut with Sango. "She'll be alright Inuyasha. She has to be alright." Inuyasha doesn't say anything. * She almost died for me. She came to find me, and she saved my life, but put hers in jeopardy in the process. What a fool I've been. You have to be all right Kagome. I promise I will never leave you again. *
Kaede walks out of her hut several hours later. "She be fine Inuyasha." Inuyasha leaps to his feet. "But ye may not see her yet." "Why not old woman?" "Because ye need to make your distance for another hour or so." "Fine." Inuyasha starts pacing outside the hut's door. Sango walks with Kaede. "Is she really all right?" "Yes. If she would have came any later she would be out of my reach. Ye should be grateful Inuyasha is so quick and light footed." "I am. I don't know what any of us would have done if we lost her. Especially Inuyasha I don't think he could handle it again." "She will make it, but we will have no idea how long it will take for her to wake up." "I see. Thank you Kaede." Sango lowers her head in a small bow and then walks over to Inuyasha who has not stopped pacing in front of Kagome's hut.
"Inuyasha can you stop pacing for a moment?" Inuyasha snaps his head to Sango and then back to the ground. "What for?" "You look like a caged lion. Please if you want me to tell you what Kaede told me." Inuyasha starts to slow then he stops completely, but he never looks up. "Thank you. She said that we are very lucky that you got her here when you did. You saved her Inuyasha. She said that she will be ok, but she has no idea how long it will take for her to wake up, and even after that it will be a while until she's full healed. What happened out there?" Inuyasha crosses his legs and sits down in front of Sango. "I didn't save her Sango. She risked her life to save me when I was at risk. Kouga found me when I had turned into my human form and was about to attack me. Then I felt Kagome near, but I ignored it because I thought I was just sensing things. Then we started to fight and then there she was." Inuyasha pauses.
"She had her bow and arrow ready to shoot Kouga. She fired and hit him in the back. She begged him to stop this, and he sicked his gang on her. He said that this was the only way so that he could have her. His gang was holding her at bay while he took out his sword ready to kill me off. Then the next thing I knew I heard Kagome scream out and there was nothing I could do. I saw her too late." "What are you trying to say Inuyasha?" "She broke free and ran as quick as she possibly could to get to me." "She. she jumped in front of you?" "Yes. I had no idea until it was too late and she was on the ground bleeding. The sword went almost all the way through her Sango. It's my fault she's like this. She saved my life so that I could live. Why was I such an idiot? She must have known something was going to happen or she wouldn't have been there when it had happened. She looked as though she had been trying frantically to find me just for that reason."
"I am truly sorry we did not watch her more carefully Inuyasha. She cried herself to sleep that night. We thought she wouldn't wake until morning." "She cried?" "Yes Inuyasha she cried for you. What did you expect? You left without a second thought. You didn't even say good- bye." "I thought she'd be better off. I thought she'd be happy." "Happy? Tell me what you think makes Kagome happy." "I." "Can you not answer me Inuyasha? It's you Inuyasha. Have you not noticed that the only time that she smiles is when you are around no matter what the circumstances may be?" "Can I see her yet?" Kaede walks up to Inuyasha's side and informs him that he may go in now. Inuyasha walks in being careful to not make a lot of noise.
He sits at her bed side and watches her breath just as he had the night she returned to him. Inuyasha takes her hand in his and kisses it gently. "Never again. You are truly the only one I'll ever need Kagome. I shouldn't have been so stupid." For a week Inuyasha sits by her side never leaving it. He has all of his meals in the hut where he can watch her. He paces back and forth thinking that if he doesn't concentrate on her that she'll wake up faster. At night he sits and watches every strand of sweat break from her forehead and roll down the side of her face to dampen her brow. Then at the end of the week he steps foot outside for the first time and makes his way towards the Bone Eaters Well. "Where do you think you're going? You can't leave again I won't allow it. You have already done enough to her." Inuyasha stops recognizing Miroku's voice. "I am going back to her time." Miroku pauses a little taken aback by Inuyasha's statement.
"Why are you going back through the well?" "Don't you think that her family has a right to know what is going on?" Miroku nods. "I guess you're right. They do deserve to know. Alright Inuyasha I will let you go." Inuyasha can feel himself smiling for the first time in weeks. "Let me go? Like you could stop me." "Well I do remember when we first fought that if it wasn't for Kagome then you would have been sucked up by my wind tunnel. Is that not true Inuyasha?" Inuyasha pays Miroku no attention and continues off to the well.
He stops at the edge of the well. * This is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. * Inuyasha jumps through the well and lands on the other side in Kagome's time. Just as he is about to leap out of the well he hears someone enter and start talking. "Oh Kagome where are you? I miss you sis. Inuyasha had better be taking care of you." * It's her brother Sota.* With one small leap Inuyasha jumps from the well and lands gracefully on the ground, and at the same time scaring the living soul right of Sota. "Inuyasha! What do you think you're doing jumping out like that? Hey where's Kagome?" "Where's your mom? I need to talk to her." "She's in the house, but you still haven't answered me Inuyasha." "She's sleeping Sota. She will be back before you know it."
Inuyasha walks past Sota and heads towards the house. When he gets to the door he waits for Sota to come and invite him in. As soon as he is in he asks Sota to go get him mom for him. "Inuyasha? Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha looks up from the family pictures he is looking at and sees Kagome's mom coming down the stairs. "That's what I came to talk to you about. I need to speak with you in private." "Sota to your bedroom." "Oh but mom." "Don't but me mister. Up to your room now, and if you sneak down." Inuyasha smiles and ads. "I'll know." "Fine." Sota stomps up to his room and shuts his door a little harder than needed. "Please sit Inuyasha." Just the mere word makes Inuyasha flinch. "What's wrong Inuyasha?" "Oh.nothing."
Inuyasha takes a seat on their sofa and waits for Kagome's mother to join him. "I am afraid I have some bad news." "Is Kagome ok?" "She will be. Right now she's in a hut resting up. She was injured a week ago and hasn't woken up yet. The village elder said that she will be fine, but she has no idea when she'll wake up. She tried to save me in a battle and in the process almost got herself killed. I am truly sorry to be laying such grieves on you." "Don't blame yourself Inuyasha Kagome has a stealth heart." "Why does everyone keep telling me that?" "Telling you what?" "To not blame myself."
"Why should you? Kagome loves you Inuyasha. Every time she returns it tears her apart to have to leave you for even three days. She would give her life for you Inuyasha." "Did she tell you that?" "No. I see it in her face when she speaks of you. Please just make sure she makes it Inuyasha. I don't want to loose my only daughter." Inuyasha stands and walks over to Kagome's mom. "I promise I will never leave her side again. I will return her to you as soon as she is ready to come back." Kagome's mom stands and embraces Inuyasha as if her was her own son. "I trust you Inuyasha. You know you can always count on us to be here for you right? You have become part of the family." Inuyasha embraces her as well. * Part of the family? I always wondered what it felt like to be accepted by family. This truly is my family. * "You must go now but not before I make you something to eat dear. Would you like ramen?" Inuyasha seems to get a dream like state plastered on his face. "Ramen? Yes." Inuyasha licks his lips and waits patiently at the table for his ramen.
"You know Inuyasha I honestly have to say that I don't know what you see in these noodles. Every time they're offered you drool." "I just love them I guess." Inuyasha laughs. "Sota what are you doing lurking around the corner?" Sota jumps out from behind the corner. "I don't know what you're talking about I just came down for a drink." "Sure you did. I smelt you come down two minutes ago." "Did you really?" Sota walks over to Inuyasha and starts pulling on his ears and messing with his clothes. "Will you stop that?" "Sota! Enough go back to your room young man." Sota hangs his head and says. "Yes ma'am."
"Here you go Inuyasha." "Thanks." Inuyasha takes the ramen and for the first time in two weeks he forgets all about his problems and Kagome and only sees the ramen. He gobbles it down and wipes his mouth with his sleeve. "That was delicious. Thank you again, but I am afraid that I must be taking off." Then the doorbell rings. "I wonder who that is. Will you wait just a moment Inuyasha?" "Sure." He watches as she walks to the front door and opens it. "Hojo. What are you doing here dear?" "I was just bringing some flowers to Kagome. Is she feeling better?" Inuyasha's ears starts to twitch. * Flowers? Who does he think he is? * "Well she is feeling a little better, but she's not up to having visitors at the moment."
Inuyasha walks forward and takes the flowers from Hojo. Hojo freezes and stares at Inuyasha. "Who's that?" "I'm Kagome's boyfriend. I will take these. Who gave you the right to bring these to her?" Hojo's face starts to turn red and he scratches his head. "Oh. how embarrassing. I apologize. what is your name?" "I don't think that's any of your business." Inuyasha turns and walks towards the kitchen. Kagome's mom starts to laugh then turns back to Hojo. "Hojo I must apologize for Inuyasha he can be a bit jealous. I'll tell Kagome that you stopped by. Thanks." Then she closes the door and walks over to Inuyasha who is sitting staring at the flowers as if they are some foreign object. "What's wrong Inuyasha? Why are you staring at the flowers like that?" "Why was he bringing her flowers?" "Haven't you ever brought a girl flowers?" "I'm afraid I have to pass on that one." "Oh." Kagome's mom blushes a bit and sits down next to Inuyasha. "When a guy has a crush on a girl he usually brings her flowers to show his feelings. It's a sort of outlet for a mans feelings. It's romantic Inuyasha."
"Should I take Kagome flowers?" "She'd like that. Flowers are very thoughtful. You can even take the ones that you are staring at." "He likes Kagome?" "It's quite alright Inuyasha. You know why?" "Why?" "Because she doesn't like him. Now you must be off." She stands and hands Inuyasha the flowers as she sees him out the door. "Give my Kagome a hug for me, and tell her that were all waiting for her." "I will. Thank you." Inuyasha sniffs the flowers as he walks towards the well. "I hope she likes these." Inuyasha jumps through the well and when he climbs out into his own time he sees Shippo awaiting his arrival.
"Shippo what are you doing here?" "Just waiting for you Inuyasha." "Did that stupid monk send you?" "No of course not I came of my own free will." Inuyasha sniffs the air. "Then why is he sneaking around in the bushes?" Miroku stands and faces them. "I see you have come back in a timely manner. I was just testing you Inuyasha." "Sure you were. How's Kagome doing?" "She's been moving around a lot. Kaede says it is the fever. She's fighting Inuyasha." "For her life." Inuyasha says in a meek voice.
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win. ~
"Why do the nights have to be so cold?" Kagome squints her eyes to see through all of the brush ahead of her. She shivers as the wind whips at her face and her arms. When she gets to a certain spot she hears voices. "Well, well, well what do we have here." * Kouga. * "What do you want you wretched wolf?" * Inuyasha. No I'm too late. Please Kouga don't hurt him.* "I have some business to finish with you." Inuyasha starts to laugh. * Are you laughing Inuyasha? Why are you laughing? * "I see that you decide to settle the score when you know I am not capable of defeating you. Kagome?" Inuyasha looks towards the exact spot that Kagome is crouching in. Kagome freezes, and prays that Inuyasha doesn't see her.
"What are you mumbling about Inuyasha?" Inuyasha turns his attention back to Kouga, but Kagome can tell that he still has one eye watching the bushes. "Nothing at all." Now his full attention is back on Kouga. Kouga rushes Inuyasha and throws him against a tree. Inuyasha gets up and punches Kouga. Kagome starts to breathe heavy. *What can I do? * Kagome searches her mind frantically. "Aaaah!" Kagome watches as Inuyasha is thrown into the same tree, and she can see a giant gash in his arm. Kagome grabs her bow and arrows and runs out from where she hides. Kagome instead of wasting her breath aims and shoots her arrow straight at Kouga. A giant ray of light flies and nails Kouga in the back. "Aahhh!" Kouga drops to the ground in pain. "Kagome?" Inuyasha says. "You came after me?" "Back away Kouga. I can't let you do this." "Well then I guess you'll have to take it up with the rest of my gang." Kouga waves towards the bushes and out of them emerges the rest of his gang. "You deceiving bastard!" "Now, now Inuyasha I don't like that talk." Kouga in great pain stands and punches Inuyasha square in the face. Inuyasha slides down to the ground.
"Kouga stop!" "Sorry Kagome love but this is the only way." Kagome can see Kouga smiling at Inuyasha's plight. Kouga pulls out his sword and gets ready to make the final blow. "Noooo!" Kagome breaks free from the gang holding her steady and throws herself in front of Inuyasha just as Kouga thrusts his sword at Inuyasha. Kouga's sword goes right through Kagome. "Oh no." Is all he says, and he quickly pulls his sword out of her. "Kagome no. I didn't see you. I'm so sorry. Come and get her." Kouga orders his gang. "I suggest you not lay a hand on her." Inuyasha stands up and has his hand on his sword. "You will pay with your life for that!" Inuyasha goes flying at Kouga. They fight for a long time until the sun rises and Inuyasha starts laughing.
"What are you laughing at? You're loosing if you haven't been paying attention." When Inuyasha raises his head he's back to his white haired half- demon self. He whips out his Tetsuaiga and thrusts it at Kouga. "Die." Is all Inuyasha says before he throws his sword directly into Kouga's chest. "I told you that you'd pay with your life." Inuyasha runs over to Kagome. "Kagome? Don't die." Inuyasha picks her up and runs her to the village where he finds Miroku and Sango. "I thought I told you two to watch her." Sango sees Kagome in his arms and gasps. "What happened?" She chases after Inuyasha. "She was stabbed what does it look like? Miroku I need you to go back in the forest and get her bag it has all of the fragments." Miroku nods and heads off to retrieve it. "Old woman!" Inuyasha bursts into Kaede's hut and lays Kagome down on the blankets laid out.
"Kaede we need your help." Sango speaks for Inuyasha who seems to be choked up. "What happened." "For the last time she was stabbed! Just help." He lowers his voice. "Ye must all leave. I will tell ye when I am done." Inuyasha despite his best judgement leaves Kagome's side and leaves the hut with Sango. "She'll be alright Inuyasha. She has to be alright." Inuyasha doesn't say anything. * She almost died for me. She came to find me, and she saved my life, but put hers in jeopardy in the process. What a fool I've been. You have to be all right Kagome. I promise I will never leave you again. *
Kaede walks out of her hut several hours later. "She be fine Inuyasha." Inuyasha leaps to his feet. "But ye may not see her yet." "Why not old woman?" "Because ye need to make your distance for another hour or so." "Fine." Inuyasha starts pacing outside the hut's door. Sango walks with Kaede. "Is she really all right?" "Yes. If she would have came any later she would be out of my reach. Ye should be grateful Inuyasha is so quick and light footed." "I am. I don't know what any of us would have done if we lost her. Especially Inuyasha I don't think he could handle it again." "She will make it, but we will have no idea how long it will take for her to wake up." "I see. Thank you Kaede." Sango lowers her head in a small bow and then walks over to Inuyasha who has not stopped pacing in front of Kagome's hut.
"Inuyasha can you stop pacing for a moment?" Inuyasha snaps his head to Sango and then back to the ground. "What for?" "You look like a caged lion. Please if you want me to tell you what Kaede told me." Inuyasha starts to slow then he stops completely, but he never looks up. "Thank you. She said that we are very lucky that you got her here when you did. You saved her Inuyasha. She said that she will be ok, but she has no idea how long it will take for her to wake up, and even after that it will be a while until she's full healed. What happened out there?" Inuyasha crosses his legs and sits down in front of Sango. "I didn't save her Sango. She risked her life to save me when I was at risk. Kouga found me when I had turned into my human form and was about to attack me. Then I felt Kagome near, but I ignored it because I thought I was just sensing things. Then we started to fight and then there she was." Inuyasha pauses.
"She had her bow and arrow ready to shoot Kouga. She fired and hit him in the back. She begged him to stop this, and he sicked his gang on her. He said that this was the only way so that he could have her. His gang was holding her at bay while he took out his sword ready to kill me off. Then the next thing I knew I heard Kagome scream out and there was nothing I could do. I saw her too late." "What are you trying to say Inuyasha?" "She broke free and ran as quick as she possibly could to get to me." "She. she jumped in front of you?" "Yes. I had no idea until it was too late and she was on the ground bleeding. The sword went almost all the way through her Sango. It's my fault she's like this. She saved my life so that I could live. Why was I such an idiot? She must have known something was going to happen or she wouldn't have been there when it had happened. She looked as though she had been trying frantically to find me just for that reason."
"I am truly sorry we did not watch her more carefully Inuyasha. She cried herself to sleep that night. We thought she wouldn't wake until morning." "She cried?" "Yes Inuyasha she cried for you. What did you expect? You left without a second thought. You didn't even say good- bye." "I thought she'd be better off. I thought she'd be happy." "Happy? Tell me what you think makes Kagome happy." "I." "Can you not answer me Inuyasha? It's you Inuyasha. Have you not noticed that the only time that she smiles is when you are around no matter what the circumstances may be?" "Can I see her yet?" Kaede walks up to Inuyasha's side and informs him that he may go in now. Inuyasha walks in being careful to not make a lot of noise.
He sits at her bed side and watches her breath just as he had the night she returned to him. Inuyasha takes her hand in his and kisses it gently. "Never again. You are truly the only one I'll ever need Kagome. I shouldn't have been so stupid." For a week Inuyasha sits by her side never leaving it. He has all of his meals in the hut where he can watch her. He paces back and forth thinking that if he doesn't concentrate on her that she'll wake up faster. At night he sits and watches every strand of sweat break from her forehead and roll down the side of her face to dampen her brow. Then at the end of the week he steps foot outside for the first time and makes his way towards the Bone Eaters Well. "Where do you think you're going? You can't leave again I won't allow it. You have already done enough to her." Inuyasha stops recognizing Miroku's voice. "I am going back to her time." Miroku pauses a little taken aback by Inuyasha's statement.
"Why are you going back through the well?" "Don't you think that her family has a right to know what is going on?" Miroku nods. "I guess you're right. They do deserve to know. Alright Inuyasha I will let you go." Inuyasha can feel himself smiling for the first time in weeks. "Let me go? Like you could stop me." "Well I do remember when we first fought that if it wasn't for Kagome then you would have been sucked up by my wind tunnel. Is that not true Inuyasha?" Inuyasha pays Miroku no attention and continues off to the well.
He stops at the edge of the well. * This is going to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. * Inuyasha jumps through the well and lands on the other side in Kagome's time. Just as he is about to leap out of the well he hears someone enter and start talking. "Oh Kagome where are you? I miss you sis. Inuyasha had better be taking care of you." * It's her brother Sota.* With one small leap Inuyasha jumps from the well and lands gracefully on the ground, and at the same time scaring the living soul right of Sota. "Inuyasha! What do you think you're doing jumping out like that? Hey where's Kagome?" "Where's your mom? I need to talk to her." "She's in the house, but you still haven't answered me Inuyasha." "She's sleeping Sota. She will be back before you know it."
Inuyasha walks past Sota and heads towards the house. When he gets to the door he waits for Sota to come and invite him in. As soon as he is in he asks Sota to go get him mom for him. "Inuyasha? Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha looks up from the family pictures he is looking at and sees Kagome's mom coming down the stairs. "That's what I came to talk to you about. I need to speak with you in private." "Sota to your bedroom." "Oh but mom." "Don't but me mister. Up to your room now, and if you sneak down." Inuyasha smiles and ads. "I'll know." "Fine." Sota stomps up to his room and shuts his door a little harder than needed. "Please sit Inuyasha." Just the mere word makes Inuyasha flinch. "What's wrong Inuyasha?" "Oh.nothing."
Inuyasha takes a seat on their sofa and waits for Kagome's mother to join him. "I am afraid I have some bad news." "Is Kagome ok?" "She will be. Right now she's in a hut resting up. She was injured a week ago and hasn't woken up yet. The village elder said that she will be fine, but she has no idea when she'll wake up. She tried to save me in a battle and in the process almost got herself killed. I am truly sorry to be laying such grieves on you." "Don't blame yourself Inuyasha Kagome has a stealth heart." "Why does everyone keep telling me that?" "Telling you what?" "To not blame myself."
"Why should you? Kagome loves you Inuyasha. Every time she returns it tears her apart to have to leave you for even three days. She would give her life for you Inuyasha." "Did she tell you that?" "No. I see it in her face when she speaks of you. Please just make sure she makes it Inuyasha. I don't want to loose my only daughter." Inuyasha stands and walks over to Kagome's mom. "I promise I will never leave her side again. I will return her to you as soon as she is ready to come back." Kagome's mom stands and embraces Inuyasha as if her was her own son. "I trust you Inuyasha. You know you can always count on us to be here for you right? You have become part of the family." Inuyasha embraces her as well. * Part of the family? I always wondered what it felt like to be accepted by family. This truly is my family. * "You must go now but not before I make you something to eat dear. Would you like ramen?" Inuyasha seems to get a dream like state plastered on his face. "Ramen? Yes." Inuyasha licks his lips and waits patiently at the table for his ramen.
"You know Inuyasha I honestly have to say that I don't know what you see in these noodles. Every time they're offered you drool." "I just love them I guess." Inuyasha laughs. "Sota what are you doing lurking around the corner?" Sota jumps out from behind the corner. "I don't know what you're talking about I just came down for a drink." "Sure you did. I smelt you come down two minutes ago." "Did you really?" Sota walks over to Inuyasha and starts pulling on his ears and messing with his clothes. "Will you stop that?" "Sota! Enough go back to your room young man." Sota hangs his head and says. "Yes ma'am."
"Here you go Inuyasha." "Thanks." Inuyasha takes the ramen and for the first time in two weeks he forgets all about his problems and Kagome and only sees the ramen. He gobbles it down and wipes his mouth with his sleeve. "That was delicious. Thank you again, but I am afraid that I must be taking off." Then the doorbell rings. "I wonder who that is. Will you wait just a moment Inuyasha?" "Sure." He watches as she walks to the front door and opens it. "Hojo. What are you doing here dear?" "I was just bringing some flowers to Kagome. Is she feeling better?" Inuyasha's ears starts to twitch. * Flowers? Who does he think he is? * "Well she is feeling a little better, but she's not up to having visitors at the moment."
Inuyasha walks forward and takes the flowers from Hojo. Hojo freezes and stares at Inuyasha. "Who's that?" "I'm Kagome's boyfriend. I will take these. Who gave you the right to bring these to her?" Hojo's face starts to turn red and he scratches his head. "Oh. how embarrassing. I apologize. what is your name?" "I don't think that's any of your business." Inuyasha turns and walks towards the kitchen. Kagome's mom starts to laugh then turns back to Hojo. "Hojo I must apologize for Inuyasha he can be a bit jealous. I'll tell Kagome that you stopped by. Thanks." Then she closes the door and walks over to Inuyasha who is sitting staring at the flowers as if they are some foreign object. "What's wrong Inuyasha? Why are you staring at the flowers like that?" "Why was he bringing her flowers?" "Haven't you ever brought a girl flowers?" "I'm afraid I have to pass on that one." "Oh." Kagome's mom blushes a bit and sits down next to Inuyasha. "When a guy has a crush on a girl he usually brings her flowers to show his feelings. It's a sort of outlet for a mans feelings. It's romantic Inuyasha."
"Should I take Kagome flowers?" "She'd like that. Flowers are very thoughtful. You can even take the ones that you are staring at." "He likes Kagome?" "It's quite alright Inuyasha. You know why?" "Why?" "Because she doesn't like him. Now you must be off." She stands and hands Inuyasha the flowers as she sees him out the door. "Give my Kagome a hug for me, and tell her that were all waiting for her." "I will. Thank you." Inuyasha sniffs the flowers as he walks towards the well. "I hope she likes these." Inuyasha jumps through the well and when he climbs out into his own time he sees Shippo awaiting his arrival.
"Shippo what are you doing here?" "Just waiting for you Inuyasha." "Did that stupid monk send you?" "No of course not I came of my own free will." Inuyasha sniffs the air. "Then why is he sneaking around in the bushes?" Miroku stands and faces them. "I see you have come back in a timely manner. I was just testing you Inuyasha." "Sure you were. How's Kagome doing?" "She's been moving around a lot. Kaede says it is the fever. She's fighting Inuyasha." "For her life." Inuyasha says in a meek voice.
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