Chapter 8

Inu Yasha woke with a start from a fitful slumber. He was sweating and panting hard from his nightmare. Kagome had been hurt because of the damn jewel. He shook his and paused. He sniffed the air, and noticed a scent that smelled oddly like Kagome. He saw a nurse go by and called her into the room. "Do I have a visitor or something?" he asked. By now, her scent had gotten stronger and he could smell Miroku's scent as well.

"Ah…well no, not exactly. You will be having a new hospital roommate though," the nurse replied. "In fact, here she is now." And into the room wheeled an unconscious Kagome, followed by Miroku and a couple other girls Inu Yasha didn't recognize. The dream had come true…..

"WHAT HAPPENED?!?!" yelled Inu Yasha.

"She had an accident at the mall…" began Miroku.

"And then she fell and hit her head," said one of the other girls.

"Guys, I really hate to leave Kagome like this, but I need to babysit for my little sister!" said the shorter one with dark hair, as she ran out the door.

"Bye Erin!" called Miroku.

"I really need to get going too. I feel really bad, but since you're here Miroku….I don't feel so bad. By the way, it was nice meeting you Miroku," said Sango.

"Wait, Sango! Before you go, there's something I need to ask you."

"Uh...yes?" she replied, hesitantly.

"Will…Will you bear my child?"

"What?!?" an outraged (He had the nerve to ask that to someone he just met?!) Sango yelled. Pretty soon, the sound of a slap was heard throughout the room. With that Sango walked out of the room in a huff, slamming the door and ignoring Miroku's yells of, "I was just joking Sango! I'm still invited to your party right?"

As soon as the last girl, Sango, or whatever her name was, walked out, Inu Yasha fought to remain calm. "What really happened? I felt a presence earlier, and it was not a nice one. What the fuck happened?"

"She was struck with some sort of light beam. Whoever it was picked something up off the ground. He made a really big deal about it too. I think it was the other half of this," Miroku said, pulling out a necklace, with a crystal sphere that had about half missing.

"WHAT?! He got a piece of the Shikon no Tama?" Inu Yasha yelled.

"The Shikon no Tama? What are you talking about Inu Yasha? The Shikon no Tama is just a legend," Miroku calmly replied.

"Miroku! That is the Shikon no Tama. Why do you think that guy came after Kagome?" Inu Yasha put his head into his hands. "This is bad, this is really bad."

Both guys turned to look at Kagome when they heard a groan come from her. Miroku rushed over and asked, "Kagome, are you all right?" She sat up very slowly, with a little help from Miroku (surprisingly, he didn't try to feel her up) mumbling, "Where am I?"

"You're at the hospital Kagome," Miroku said.

Kagome tried to remember how she had gotten there, but she couldn't. She unconsciously grabbed for her necklace, but it wasn't there. "Where's my necklace?!" Kagome yelled, instantly regretting it. Her head felt like it would explode at any minute. She laid back with an umph. She opened an eye and looked at Miroku as he said, "It's right here, but it's got about half of it missing. It's a good thing you bought that necklace today."

"A chunk is missing…." Kagome paused as the memories of what happened washed over her. "Oh my God! Don't let Inu Yasha find out Miroku! He'll kill me! Did you see where the rest of my necklace went?" She looked at him pleadingly, and noticed, for the first time, the silver haired 'roomate' she had. She gasped and her eyes widened. "Inu Yasha!! I uh…I uh…"

"Miroku already told me," he replied flatly (and was that anger Kagome heard?).

"Now don't get too mad at her Inu Yasha, it's just a necklace. I told you, the Shikon no Tama is just a legend. Wow, you're injuries must have long-term effects on your brain," Miroku said.

"Miroku! It's not a legend! I told you already. What can I do to convince you?!" Inu Yasha asked.

Miroku, still not believing it, said "I don't know," while shrugging. "Wait! I have an idea! The jewel can heal, right? Give it the necklace to me Miroku," Kagome said. He handed it to her, and she dropped it, splitting it into 1 big chunk and 3 slivers of it. {Wow…I wonder how she managed to break into only 3 slivers and not shatter it! ^_^ Amazing} She sheepishly looked at Miroku and said, "Uhh….could you please pick that up for me?"

As he picked it up, Inu Yasha said, "What in the hell are you planning to do Kagome?" She shook her head to silence him. "Watch," she instructed. They both watched as she swallowed one of the slivers of the jewel. Nothing happened, and then, suddenly, a bright light emitted from her and she rose in the air, hair streaming. "What the fuck?!" Inu Yasha yelled.

Miroku watched Kagome in amazement (finally, agreeing to himself, that the necklace was the Shikon no Tama) while Inu Yasha watched her concernedly. {I don't think that's the right word, he wasn't exactly terrified for her, but he was a bit muddled [and concerned] on what was going on}

Miroku and Inu Yasha looked at each other and Miroku shrugged. Whatever thoughts they were thinking was interrupted when Kagome said (in a voice that sounded nothing like hers), "The Shikon no Tama will bring trouble to all who possesses it. Your paths are marked with danger, heed this warning. Unless you collect all of the jewel, fate will bring death to all who lives." With that, Kagome fell back onto the bed, coughing uncontrollably. Her eyes opened as she coughed out the sliver of the jewel. "See! That is the Shikon no Tama! I'm completely healed," Kagome said, smiling triumphantly. She looked at Inu Yasha and Miroku. She gave them a funny look and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?" After a few moments of silence she added, "Did my, like hospital gown come off or something?" She looked down, but noticed nothing wrong.

"You….you don't know what you said?" stammered Miroku. She looked at him confusedly so Inu Yasha said {pretty dang forcefully too}, "You warned us that if we didn't collect all of the jewel that everyone would die!"

"I did what?" She looked at both of them skeptically, and then laughed. "Ok guys, good joke, but it's over now so drop it. I'm kind of tired, so please allow me to sleep."

"But Kagome....," Miroku stammered.

"No buts you two. I would like to recuperate with some sleep, so if you don't mind….," Kagome said, and rolled to her side, facing the wall. She fell asleep within three minutes.

Making sure Kagome was a asleep, a concerned Miroku said, "What are we going to do Inu Yasha? She doesn't believe that happened, and she could be in danger wherever she goes."

"If she doesn't believe us, then we just need to keep the jewel from her. I mean, I'd be better at protecting myself than she would be protecting herself. Let me see if I can put the jewel back together," said Inu Yasha. When Miroku handed him the jewel pieces, he concentrated as hard as he could, willing the pieces to fuse together. The pieces started to glow, but refused to fuse together.

"It's not working Inu Yasha! We'll have to put the pieces in a container or something," Miroku said. Inu Yasha snarled at him and said, "Don't you think I realize that?! Well, you're staying at her house till your apartment is fixed, or whatever's wrong with it, right? Protect her family, and take the jewel with you. I'd rather have it here with me, knowing I am stronger than you, but I don't want to put this many people in danger. Alright?"

Miroku nodded his head, took the jewels, and headed out the door. "Don't let anyone know about it Miroku!" Inu Yasha yelled. This is even worse than we thought it would be…….



A/N-I know I said I'd update after I got 6 reviews~ but you know…I want people to read this, so here's the next chapter (Even though I only got 1 review!) So please R&R! Let me know what you think about this chapter (or the whole fan fic)! Email me @ allen_918@hotmail.com ~~I'll update after I get 5 reviews! *This time I'll stick to the plan!*~~ So REVIEW PLEASE!