Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha... ::sigh::
A.N.: I wanted to try this ^^ Hope you enjoy, this fic brought to you by the author that wrote 'Stress' ::cheezy announcer voice:: LoL
Loss of Authority
'Prologue'
Kagome snapped her books shut with an exhausted sigh. Finally.
Ah...
Ah... Ah...
Achoo! Sniffle. Blinking slightly out of exhaustion of studying all day and the cold she caught since she had come back through the well. I guess this must be her bachi*, having her grandpa lie to the school with all those fake sicknesses, she finally gets one. (Bachi - karma, 'what goes around comes around')
The most common and annoying sickness you could ever get. The uncurable cold. But I guess any sickness would be annoying when you have it though. Well, we'll just keep the cold as the most common then.
"Wow. I actually understood last week's assignment! Guess this means things will be going up hill for me from now on." Kagome smiled widely, putting away her english book away, only to have herself back in her slouching position over her math book.
"Ah... Spoke too soon. I can't make heads or tails out of this equation." Kagome groaned. She quickly shook her head (To get rid of the light headedness she was beginning to feel or to shake off the despair of not being able to catch up in school, or more likely both) and tried again.
"Kyaa... this isn't working. I'll just try the next problem and won't skip anymore from there." Kagome promised as she tried the next problem.
Then skipped to the next problem, she'd do all of them starting from this problem.
Or maybe the next problem...
Or maybe the one after that...
The one after that might be better...
Let's try another assignment, Kagome thought in dismay, closing her math book. She leaned over her desk, taking out history, setting it out in front of her. She sighed and leaned back, tilting her chair with the pencil's eraser to her lips. A soft breeze played through her window, bringing on a brief moment of comfort to her stressed and troubled mind.
Then she glanced at her clock, the chair falling all the way back, landing on the floor of her room with a dull thud. It was already one in the morning?! It was already tomorrow!! That meant Inu Yasha would be coming by, since every three days he comes to bully her back into the well. If you minus the math assignment she just put aside, she still had a history report and a few more science questions to answer. And by a few, this really meant... well, if you rounded it off, about fifty. Oh joy.
Knowing she wasn't getting any sleep tonight (or today actually, since it was one in the morning), and be heading on a all-day journey tomorrow morning didn't help her situation in the least.
Her mind set, she quickly went back to work. She was determined to get her work done, even if it killed her. Cold or no cold, she won't back down from this battle!
A few sneezes and coughing fits later. Kagome slumped down in her chair, ending up on the floor with her back pressed to the seat of the chair, her head lolling forward as she stayed in an awkward position. It seems the cold has won the battle, but once I wake up from this nap I'll win the war... Kagome thought, her eyes glazed over as she slumped sideways, hitting the floor with a soft thump.
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Seven a.m.
Kagome's eyes squeezed tightly shut as someone continued to shake her gently by the shoulders. Vaguely, she could hear a voice calling her name. What? Leave me alone... Kagome thought groggily, trying to push away from whoever it was shaking her.
"-ome? Kagome? Oh, you're burning up! What are you doing on the floor?" Kagome forced open one eye. Catching a blurry image of her mother's face a few inches away from her own. Her brows creased in worry as she helped Kagome on her feet.
"Here, get to bed. It seems you've got a fever." Kagome blinked rapidly as she passed her window, sunlight passing through and stinging her eyes like an angry glare. It wasn't long before Kagome was tucked into bed, her weary mind still processing what was going on around her.
"You need to some rest. I'll get some soup and some medicine for your fever." Her mother spoke softly, sitting at the edge of Kagome's bed. Kagome blinked at her, and called to her mother in question.
'Mom?' Only, it seemed as if Kagome was only moving her lips, a soft gasp escaping her. She put a hand to her throat and closed her eyes in pain. Her throat was burning with pain. She tried to clear her throat to try and regain her voice, but it seemed to have an opposite, instead of making things a little better, it just got worse, forcing her into a fit of coughs.
"Ah, Kagome? Does it hurt to talk? Try to rest and I'll get you something for your throat as well." Her mother stood up, brushing Kagome's bangs from her eyes, then turning to leave. Kagome got over her coughing fit, staring after her mother, her hand still to her throat.
"Ugh...." Kagome tried clearing her throat, succeeding in only irritating it even more. God, this really sucks, Kagome thought as let her hand fall away from her neck to her chest. Closing her eyes in annoyance. Guess she did push herself too hard, trying to do a month's worth all in three days didn't seem to be the smartest thing to do.
Kagome opened her eyes once more, glancing off to the side, longingly at the open books laying on her desk. No! Kagome closed her eyes once more and turned away. She won't get out of this bed and start working herself into the ICU. She was going to stay in bed. Get some rest. And get well. And nothing in heaven or hell was going to get her out of this bed!
"Oi Kagome! C'mon wench, let's go!" Kagome groaned and pulled the covers over her head. Of course, Inu Yasha was something else entirely.
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A.N.: Should I continue? Tell me whacha think, comments appreciated ^^