Nostalgia

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Arigatou gozaimasu minna! Review replies are at the bottom.

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nos-tal-gi-a- n. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations in the past


Chapter One


"Twenty-one year old Kagome Higurashi, resident of Tokyo's very own Higurashi Shrine, was found half-dead in a local club last night, due to an overdose of ecstasy..." Inuyasha read from his morning newspaper. "Wait... that wouldn't be that girl... would it?" Honestly, he had no idea what the girl's name was, nor did she use drugs, but that she was nearly dead when the ambulance came to take her to the emergency room.

He was sitting in his small kitchen, drinking a normal cup of coffee, when he heard soft footsteps behind him. Inuyasha turned around to see his younger sister, Rin, walk into the kitchen, still in her light green pajamas, rubbing sleep from her eyes.

"Ohayo, Inuyasha-niisan," She said, sleepily. "Where's Sesshoumaru-sama?" She referred to their older half-brother with such high regards it sickened Inuyasha. "He forgot to tuck Rin in last night."

"Sessh is probably with Kagura," Inuyasha replied. Kagura was an old family friend of theirs. "Did your baby sitter give you candy last night?"

"Iie..." Rin replied, but it was obvious that she lied. Inuyasha could smell the tell-tale scent of chocolate, and saw a smudge or two on her face. "Inuyasha-niisan, where were you last night? Rin had a bad dream."

"I was with some friends for the night," Inuyasha answered. Not really a lie, because he was with some friends before they disbanded and he left to that nightclub.

"Oh... Is Miroku-san coming later? Rin wants to play with his hair some more," She asked. Inuyasha shrugged, the sides of his mouth curving up into a smile.


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Meanwhile, Kagome was become irritatingly stubborn.

"Come along now, Miss Higurashi. Just one little blood test, and that will be it," The nurse coaxed. Oh yeah, just one blood test. They said that earlier that day.

"And then what? You'll let me leave?" Kagome asked. The nurse bit her lower lip.

"Not exactly. You see, you have to also visit the hospital's psychiatrist," She whispered. Kagome groaned. "It's not that bad!" Kagome eyed her, wearily, before sighing.

"All right, but if you ask for another blood test, I'll take your blood instead," Kagome answered. Vampires, she thought, as the nurse painfully took a half-pint of Kagome's blood.


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"Kon nichi wa, Higurashi-san," The psychiatrist welcomed her into his office. Too damn cheerful, Kagome thought. "Come, have a seat." He gestured her towards a leather sofa. Yeah, right. She thought.

"I'm fine in my wheelchair, thank you," Kagome declined. "What did you want to talk with me about?"

"It's your problem," He began.

"What problem?" Kagome asked. "I don't have a problem."

"The doctors have found traces of ecstasy in your bloodstream," The psychiatrist answered. "Don't you know that it can harm your brain?"

"Huh? Ecstasy? I've never even seen the stuff. How could I have taken it?" Kagome asked. She was getting really confused.

"Hmm... You don't remember taking it last night, do you?" The psychiatrist asked. Kagome shrugged.

"I don't even remember anything of last night," She lied. She did remember golden eyes, but was she really going to tell a psychiatrist who thinks that she's a druggie that? Ha. Fat chance.

"Nothing at all?" He asked. He wrote something down on a little pad of paper he held in his hands. "You don't remember what you were doing at all yesterday, do you?"

"Well, I can remember most of yesterday," Kagome replied. "I was with my friends, Eri, Yuki, and Ayumi, and we went shopping... then they said something about a dance club... and that's about it..." She stopped talking when a shot of pain reached her brain. "Ow..."

"Are you all right, Higurashi-san?" The psychiatrist asked. Kagome tried to move, but couldn't. It felt like she was paralyzed... suddenly, she blacked out.


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"Rin's ready to visit Miroku-san!" Rin announced, when she got dressed in her decorative green skirt and plain white shirt outfit. She noticed her brother's intense glare towards a picture on the wall. It was of his ex-fiancée, Kikyou. She had left him at the altar, actually. "Inuyasha-niisan...? Are you okay?" When she didn't get an answer, she pulled on his arm sharply, catching his attention. "Get better! Rin don't wanna see Inuyasha-niisan sad!"

He smiled a true smile at her, before taking her tiny hand in his own to leave to visit his friend. The only one to get him over a trance full of Kikyou leaving him was Rin. He was blessed to have such an angel for a baby sister.


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Author's note- Aww... Rin's my favorite character... I had to put her in here. Sorry about the length of the prologue... the chapters'll get longer. Promise! ^_^


Review Replies:


Laura-chan- Arigatou! I have thought over a lemon, and yes, there'll be one in the future... although I'm not totally sure about which chapter. ^_^

Tayto- I'll try to lengthen the chapters out a bit. Arigatou!

Kiseki in a [[.]] daydream- Arigatou!! I'll update this and In A Dog Pound quickly. I like both of them to death. ^_^


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