A/n: Sorry if I haven't updated this in a long time. But I forgot what happened next!

Scroll 2 Explanations

Kagome and her sister Ayami were studying quietly at home. Even though they were only in elementary school, it was surprising how much homework they had. (a/n: okay okay, yeah Kagome has a BROTHER, I know that, it just didn't fit in)

Their mother was standing quietly in the kitchen, preparing dinner. She wore a plain apron and a black dress, her short curly hair bounced slightly as she stood and watched her two daughters silently. How much more time would she have with them?

u*+*FLASHBACK*+*/u

The doctors hurriedly wheeled two stretchers toward the emergency room. On them, lied two young girls. Oxygen masks being the only thing maintaining them right now. They were both unconscious and fighting for life.

Contraptions were hooked onto their bodies, monitoring whatever life they had left.

Kagome's mother cried silently, sitting in between both of her daughters and holding their hands. They were stable now, medication was injected. All that was left was hope.

Doctor Kijou came into the room, wearing the normal doctor attire. He had a handsome face with expressive sorrowful eyes.

"Ms. Higurashi, this. . .this is a genetically passed on disease. They will get weaker slowly as they grow older. . ." he paused as her mother bowed her head down and let tears drip down onto the cold hospital tiles.

"Do you mean that they'll die. . .die before me?" she asked quietly, almost not wanting to hear the answer.

"There currently is no cure, but maybe by the time they grow up there will be," he said solemnly, "But it looks as if the situation is so now."

u*+*FLASHBACK END*+*/u

She looked lovingly at her daughters, tears bridging and just about to fall. They were all so peaceful now. Somehow this was what perfection was to her. She had lost her husband to this disease, and she damn well knew that she was going to fight for her daughters as hard as she could.

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After dinner Kagome went quietly to her room. She flipped on the switch to her desk lamp and began rummaging through her backpack.

She at last found what she was looking for. The notebook in which her teacher told her to make her mom write a note in.

She quietly took at a pen from her drawer and began writing in an elegant hand. Making sure every character was neat. She carefully signed her mothers name, or rather forged it and sat back to her admire her work.

It said:

I have given Kagome permission to run in the race tomorrow. Her condition is getting much better now.

Signed,
Higurashi

She slipped the notebook back into her backpack for tomorrow. Slipping into her bed with a nagging conscience but a satisfied smile.

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Kagome woke up in the morning at 7 o'clock like she always did. An hour before she had to go to school. It was a long walk there since her sister had possession of the bicycle in the morning. But nonetheless it would be quite convenient because of the shoe store on the way.

She looked at the beautiful porcelain piggy bank that she had stored all her pocket changed in. Without a second thought she smashed it on the rug. Careful not to make a loud sound.

Coins, paper money and pieces of her once-whole piggy bank lay scattered on the floor. She made a mental note to clean up the porcelain while she made off with her cash.

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"Inuyasha!" she yelled cheerily as she saw him on the way to school.

"Hey, so are you running in the race today?" he asked as he stopped to wait for Kagome.

(a/n: okay you guys picture them in like chibi form, small 3rd graders, hears awwwwws)

"Yes, my mother. . .my mother signed my notebook and I just bought new shoes today!" she said happily as she skipped along side of him.

"That's good to hear, at least you're getting better." He grinned at her, after all she was his best friend, and knowing that she was getting better from a life-threatening disease was somewhat calming.

"Inuyasha, can I use your gym locker today? I was never assigned one in the beginning of the year because of. . .my sickness."

"Sure." He shrugged as they chatted all the way to school.

When they arrived, Kagome quietly slipped her shoes into the back of his locker. And then headed to class.

She didn't know that the two girls from yesterday were watching the whole scene.

"You know, I KNEW she liked him." The first girl said.

"And you had any doubts. . ." the second girl whispered back.

"I don't think she learned her lesson yesterday." The first girl whispered wickedly.

Their gym lockers had no locks, they were just cubbies out in the open. So the two girls quickly stole her brand new shoes and ran off.

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When it was time for gym, Kagome changed into the uniform. Blue shorts and a white t-shirt. She went to Inuyasha's locker for her shoes. Expecting to see brand new shoes in her field of view, she was shocked to learn that they were missing.

She must've searched through his whole locker. Nothing was to be found at all.

She trudged out of the locker rooms onto the blacktop. The students were already assembling for the warm up. Her socks were probably getting dirty, but what else could she do?

"Higurashi, why don't you have your shoes?"

"I. . .can't find them."

"Alright then, you won't be able to do the warm-up though and you cannot participate in the race without proper shoes either."

Inuyasha eyed her again, wondering where the hell her shoes could have gone when he saw her put in his locker. Life had been so cruel for her but she always took it head-on.

Kagome stood by the sidelines watching the wind blow through the green grass. It seemed that as if whenever something good would happen to her, bad things always followed like a shadow.

A/n: next chapter soon, and yes I DO KNOW what to write about haha. Well read and review this and "You Promised Me" thanks!