Be True To Me
Chapter Eight: When Tragedy Strikes . . .
Kagome silently helped Yuri into her room, and let her sleep on the bed.
Coming back downstairs, she didn't say a word, and walked right past InuYasha and Jin, who were having a stand off for her.
Sitting on the couch, she buried her face in her hands, quietly crying.
Sango walked over to her friend, and put her arms around her.
"Kagome, what's wrong? Who are these people?" Sango asked her new friend gently.
Looking up, Kagome said very quietly, "That over there is Satoshi, with the reddish hair, over there by the stereo is Taren, and the girl upstairs is Yuri. They're some of my old friends."
"Kagome, I know that this won't really help right now, but . . .we can help. If you wanna talk about anything . . ." Miroku offered, in a very serious tone.
Sango was dumbfounded. 'Miroku's never been so * serious * about anything before . . .'
"Oh, I'm okay, guys. But I have to go. The rest of the gang's waiting." Kagome said, wiping away her tears, and standing up.
"What? Go where?" Shippou cried unhappily. 'She's the only thing that keeps InuYasha from taking his wrath out on me . . .'
"Oh, don't worry." Kagome assured him. "I'll only be gone a little while . . .if I'm lucky. Taren, Satoshi, and Shouta need to come as well."
Shouta nodded, giving Jennifer a kiss on the cheek, and standing as well.
Satoshi, with Taren in his arms, nodded, and guided his girlfriend toward the huge garage.
Shouta followed the pair, and Kagome stayed behind to talk to the rest of them.
"Um, just try to stay out of trouble, and you guys can all bunk on the forth floor. We'll be back at least by midnight." Kagome told them, putting on her long black trench coat, and grabbing her keys.
As she was walking through the kitchen to the garage, InuYasha stopped her.
He grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks.
"Yes, InuYasha?" She asked.
"It'll be okay, whatever it is. Just remember." His eyes gleamed. "I'll be here if you ever need me, okay?"
Giving him a little hug, Kagome whispered, "Thanks."
She pulled back, her bloodshot eyes so sad, that it almost made InuYasha cry.
Kagome gently smiled, and walked gracefully over to the car, where Taren, Satoshi, and Shouta were waiting.
When InuYasha walked back into the living room, everyone stood in anticipation.
He shrugged sadly as Sango and Miroku's shoulders slumped.
%%%^%%% With Kagome %%%^%%%
Kagome, Takkako, Shouta, Taren, and Satoshi were sitting in the waiting room, in silence.
"What happened?" Takkako asked Satoshi, who was trying to get Taren to drink something.
"It was . . .we were all driving along, and Yuri was driving. She wasn't supposed to drink . . .but she had a few, and then . . .the truck just came out of nowhere . . .and Aaron tried to help . . ." Satoshi faded off.
%%%^%%% Satoshi's flashback %%%^%%%
It was late . . .around ten o'clock . . .the night was a cold one . . .dreary, almost.
"Yuri, you shouldn't be drinking. Move over, and let me drive." Aaron protested.
"IIIII'mmmm fine, Aaaron." Yuri replied drunkenly.
"Yuri, stop the car. Now." Satoshi commanded her.
"Nooo way . . ." She slurred.
Then, suddenly a blinding flash came out of nowhere.
"Yuri, watch out!" Taren screamed from the backseat.
And they were all jerked to the side, as the car began to shake, and suddenly, they were off the road.
The car swerved, and was run off the road. It rolled down the hills, and came to a sudden stop when it hit a tree that was lying on its side.
Aaron was jerked out of his seat, just as a tree that was hitting the top of the car came through the roof of the car, hitting him back down.
"AARON!" Taren screamed in shock.
Satoshi grabbed his girlfriend in a panic, and pulled her toward him. And Taren sobbed and buried her face in his chest.
Yuri was knocked out, a large bruise on each her forehead and her arm, which was bleeding.
Taren gasped for breath, seeing the shape her and her friends were in.
Satoshi had a large X cut on his left cheek; his forehead had some cuts from the glass that had shattered on impact. His shirt was ripped from all the tree branches coming from the fallen tree, and his arm was sticky with blood pouring from it, a large piece of glass protruding from the side.
Yuri had bruises all over her arms, her large red shirt was ripped in various places, blood slowly coming from each of her cuts. Her legs were jammed under the steering wheel that had been pushed down when the car had hit the tree. At least an inch of her hair on one side of her head was cut off by the glass pieces from the windshield that had flown back.
Taren had her arm cut badly in two places, bleeding excessively. There was a four-inch cut over her throat that was dripping only a little with blood, and her hair was disheveled. Her large green shirt was ripped at the sleeves and around her waist. Her hand was stinging; it had been jammed between her and the seat in front of her upon impact.
Aaron was in the worst shape. His head was turning a purplish color around a large bruise on his forehead. His legs were jammed under the dashboard like Yuri's were, and he couldn't move his arms, for they were trapped by the various tree branches that had went right through the window. His cheek had a large deep scrape from all the glass, and his shirt was totally ripped. His chest and shoulders were a little exposed, and they were bruised and battered. His neck was a bit bloody from the glass, and his head was slumped back on the seat.
Taren was sobbing uncontrollably, and Satoshi was trying his best to calm her down.
"We need to call an ambulance. We need help . . ." Taren sobbed.
"Ye- yeah . . ."
%%%^%%% End Flashback %%%^%%%
" . . .And then the Emergency Services began to show up, and all the lights . . .so many lights . . ." Satoshi's voice faded off.
He looked down, then at Kagome.
She smiled gently, went over to her friend, and put her arms around him and Taren.
"I'm so sorry, Kagome." Taren whispered. "We couldn't stop it . . .and Aaron . . ."
"It'll be okay." Kagome reassured them, but in all truth, she didn't know herself.
%%%^%%% Two hours later with Kagome %%%^%%%
A doctor walked up to Takkako and Kagome, who were leaning on each other, trying to rest their eyes.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" He asked.
Takkako looked up and nodded.
"I am Dr. Kareem. And you must be Ms. Higurahsi." He nodded to Kagome.
He looked over to Shouta, who was trying to coax Taren and Satoshi to eat some food.
"Friends, and family?" He asked.
Takkako nodded solomly.
"Mrs. Higurashi, Ms. Higurashi, please, follow me." He told them, and then said, "It'll only take a minute."
Kagome walked over to Taren, Shouta and Satoshi and told them they'd be right back.
Takkako and Kagome were then taken down a hall with patient's rooms. One of the blinds was open.
"Aaron!" Kagome gasped, grasping her mother for support.
"Your boyfriend, isn't he?" Dr. Kareem asked. "He wouldn't stop screaming your name when we were trying to check for other injuries."
"Is he gonna be okay?" Kagome whispered, running up to the glass, and running her hands over the smooth surface as if to reach out to him.
"He's in a coma right now." Dr. Kareem told her, gently smiling. "He'll live . . .but we're not sure when, or if he will recover completely."
"You mean he might not wake up?" Takkako exclaimed, running over to her daughter, who was now sobbing uncontrolably.
"He suffered a serious concussion, and many other injuries. A broken arm, three broken ribs. He's lucky that it didn't kill him. I'm sorry, I don't know what else to tell you." Dr. Kareem said sympathetically.
"Can I go in?" Kagome whispered. "Please?"
"Sure." Dr. Kareem said gently, opening the door for her.
When Kagome was out of hearing range, Takkako asked the doctor, "Will he wake up?"
"Too soon to tell, Mrs. Higurashi. The boy's been battered up badly. No telling if he'll live a month or two, or even if he'll stay in a coma for the rest of his life. There's nothing I can give you that's deffiant."
"Oh." Takkako said sadly, watching as her daughter held the hand of a boy who might not live.
'But he *has* to live.' She thought. 'Kagome loves him.'
Meanwhile, Kagome was holding Aaron's hand like it was her lifeline.
"Don't you dare die on me, Aaron, don't you dare."
She gripped his hand harder.
"Please." She pleaded. "Come back to me, please. I'm right here."
~*End Chapter
Chapter Eight: When Tragedy Strikes . . .
Kagome silently helped Yuri into her room, and let her sleep on the bed.
Coming back downstairs, she didn't say a word, and walked right past InuYasha and Jin, who were having a stand off for her.
Sitting on the couch, she buried her face in her hands, quietly crying.
Sango walked over to her friend, and put her arms around her.
"Kagome, what's wrong? Who are these people?" Sango asked her new friend gently.
Looking up, Kagome said very quietly, "That over there is Satoshi, with the reddish hair, over there by the stereo is Taren, and the girl upstairs is Yuri. They're some of my old friends."
"Kagome, I know that this won't really help right now, but . . .we can help. If you wanna talk about anything . . ." Miroku offered, in a very serious tone.
Sango was dumbfounded. 'Miroku's never been so * serious * about anything before . . .'
"Oh, I'm okay, guys. But I have to go. The rest of the gang's waiting." Kagome said, wiping away her tears, and standing up.
"What? Go where?" Shippou cried unhappily. 'She's the only thing that keeps InuYasha from taking his wrath out on me . . .'
"Oh, don't worry." Kagome assured him. "I'll only be gone a little while . . .if I'm lucky. Taren, Satoshi, and Shouta need to come as well."
Shouta nodded, giving Jennifer a kiss on the cheek, and standing as well.
Satoshi, with Taren in his arms, nodded, and guided his girlfriend toward the huge garage.
Shouta followed the pair, and Kagome stayed behind to talk to the rest of them.
"Um, just try to stay out of trouble, and you guys can all bunk on the forth floor. We'll be back at least by midnight." Kagome told them, putting on her long black trench coat, and grabbing her keys.
As she was walking through the kitchen to the garage, InuYasha stopped her.
He grabbed her arm, stopping her in her tracks.
"Yes, InuYasha?" She asked.
"It'll be okay, whatever it is. Just remember." His eyes gleamed. "I'll be here if you ever need me, okay?"
Giving him a little hug, Kagome whispered, "Thanks."
She pulled back, her bloodshot eyes so sad, that it almost made InuYasha cry.
Kagome gently smiled, and walked gracefully over to the car, where Taren, Satoshi, and Shouta were waiting.
When InuYasha walked back into the living room, everyone stood in anticipation.
He shrugged sadly as Sango and Miroku's shoulders slumped.
%%%^%%% With Kagome %%%^%%%
Kagome, Takkako, Shouta, Taren, and Satoshi were sitting in the waiting room, in silence.
"What happened?" Takkako asked Satoshi, who was trying to get Taren to drink something.
"It was . . .we were all driving along, and Yuri was driving. She wasn't supposed to drink . . .but she had a few, and then . . .the truck just came out of nowhere . . .and Aaron tried to help . . ." Satoshi faded off.
%%%^%%% Satoshi's flashback %%%^%%%
It was late . . .around ten o'clock . . .the night was a cold one . . .dreary, almost.
"Yuri, you shouldn't be drinking. Move over, and let me drive." Aaron protested.
"IIIII'mmmm fine, Aaaron." Yuri replied drunkenly.
"Yuri, stop the car. Now." Satoshi commanded her.
"Nooo way . . ." She slurred.
Then, suddenly a blinding flash came out of nowhere.
"Yuri, watch out!" Taren screamed from the backseat.
And they were all jerked to the side, as the car began to shake, and suddenly, they were off the road.
The car swerved, and was run off the road. It rolled down the hills, and came to a sudden stop when it hit a tree that was lying on its side.
Aaron was jerked out of his seat, just as a tree that was hitting the top of the car came through the roof of the car, hitting him back down.
"AARON!" Taren screamed in shock.
Satoshi grabbed his girlfriend in a panic, and pulled her toward him. And Taren sobbed and buried her face in his chest.
Yuri was knocked out, a large bruise on each her forehead and her arm, which was bleeding.
Taren gasped for breath, seeing the shape her and her friends were in.
Satoshi had a large X cut on his left cheek; his forehead had some cuts from the glass that had shattered on impact. His shirt was ripped from all the tree branches coming from the fallen tree, and his arm was sticky with blood pouring from it, a large piece of glass protruding from the side.
Yuri had bruises all over her arms, her large red shirt was ripped in various places, blood slowly coming from each of her cuts. Her legs were jammed under the steering wheel that had been pushed down when the car had hit the tree. At least an inch of her hair on one side of her head was cut off by the glass pieces from the windshield that had flown back.
Taren had her arm cut badly in two places, bleeding excessively. There was a four-inch cut over her throat that was dripping only a little with blood, and her hair was disheveled. Her large green shirt was ripped at the sleeves and around her waist. Her hand was stinging; it had been jammed between her and the seat in front of her upon impact.
Aaron was in the worst shape. His head was turning a purplish color around a large bruise on his forehead. His legs were jammed under the dashboard like Yuri's were, and he couldn't move his arms, for they were trapped by the various tree branches that had went right through the window. His cheek had a large deep scrape from all the glass, and his shirt was totally ripped. His chest and shoulders were a little exposed, and they were bruised and battered. His neck was a bit bloody from the glass, and his head was slumped back on the seat.
Taren was sobbing uncontrollably, and Satoshi was trying his best to calm her down.
"We need to call an ambulance. We need help . . ." Taren sobbed.
"Ye- yeah . . ."
%%%^%%% End Flashback %%%^%%%
" . . .And then the Emergency Services began to show up, and all the lights . . .so many lights . . ." Satoshi's voice faded off.
He looked down, then at Kagome.
She smiled gently, went over to her friend, and put her arms around him and Taren.
"I'm so sorry, Kagome." Taren whispered. "We couldn't stop it . . .and Aaron . . ."
"It'll be okay." Kagome reassured them, but in all truth, she didn't know herself.
%%%^%%% Two hours later with Kagome %%%^%%%
A doctor walked up to Takkako and Kagome, who were leaning on each other, trying to rest their eyes.
"Mrs. Higurashi?" He asked.
Takkako looked up and nodded.
"I am Dr. Kareem. And you must be Ms. Higurahsi." He nodded to Kagome.
He looked over to Shouta, who was trying to coax Taren and Satoshi to eat some food.
"Friends, and family?" He asked.
Takkako nodded solomly.
"Mrs. Higurashi, Ms. Higurashi, please, follow me." He told them, and then said, "It'll only take a minute."
Kagome walked over to Taren, Shouta and Satoshi and told them they'd be right back.
Takkako and Kagome were then taken down a hall with patient's rooms. One of the blinds was open.
"Aaron!" Kagome gasped, grasping her mother for support.
"Your boyfriend, isn't he?" Dr. Kareem asked. "He wouldn't stop screaming your name when we were trying to check for other injuries."
"Is he gonna be okay?" Kagome whispered, running up to the glass, and running her hands over the smooth surface as if to reach out to him.
"He's in a coma right now." Dr. Kareem told her, gently smiling. "He'll live . . .but we're not sure when, or if he will recover completely."
"You mean he might not wake up?" Takkako exclaimed, running over to her daughter, who was now sobbing uncontrolably.
"He suffered a serious concussion, and many other injuries. A broken arm, three broken ribs. He's lucky that it didn't kill him. I'm sorry, I don't know what else to tell you." Dr. Kareem said sympathetically.
"Can I go in?" Kagome whispered. "Please?"
"Sure." Dr. Kareem said gently, opening the door for her.
When Kagome was out of hearing range, Takkako asked the doctor, "Will he wake up?"
"Too soon to tell, Mrs. Higurashi. The boy's been battered up badly. No telling if he'll live a month or two, or even if he'll stay in a coma for the rest of his life. There's nothing I can give you that's deffiant."
"Oh." Takkako said sadly, watching as her daughter held the hand of a boy who might not live.
'But he *has* to live.' She thought. 'Kagome loves him.'
Meanwhile, Kagome was holding Aaron's hand like it was her lifeline.
"Don't you dare die on me, Aaron, don't you dare."
She gripped his hand harder.
"Please." She pleaded. "Come back to me, please. I'm right here."
~*End Chapter