well... I already have alot of reviews for this story.. thank you, one and all!! and to Please don't use Japanese words(), I've heard Sesshomaru use the word 'iie', so it can't be all that uncommon a word.. I'll continue to use it, and other Japanese where I see fit.. I don't want to drive my readers away, but I like to use Japanese words. Just count yourselves lucky that I don't let my smidgens of Spanish, French, and German jump in too!! well.. I've rambled on enough!

Disclaimer: How dare you, vile sorcerer! Unhand the fair Inu-Yasha! --is smacked upside the head by Takahashi-sama-- That hurt, you know...--falls down unconscious--

Life Giver

Mrs. Higurashi stood in the doorway of Kagome's room, watching the two teenagers sleep. She didn't mind, overly much, that Inu-Yasha was sleeping in the same bed as Kagome. After all, she hadn't heard any (ahem!) noises coming from the room the night before. She walked in on cat feet, and stopped next to the bed. Seeing the peaceful expression on Kagome's face, Mrs. Higurashi almost didn't have the heart to wake her up. Mrs. Higurashi shook Kagome's shoulder gently, trying to wake her up. Kagome burrowed under the blankets, and Mrs. Higurashi shook her shoulder a little harder.

She didn't secceed in waking Kagome up, but it did wake Inu-Yasha up. Inu-Yasha blinked, and yawned, and propped himself up on one shoulder. He yawned again, then looked at Mrs. Higurashi.

"Whatcha doin'?" He asked.

"Trying to wake Kagome up. But she doesn't want to, it seems. I'm sorry I woke you up."

"Nah, it's okay. I'll wake her up." Inu-Yasha flashed a rare grin, and then leaned down and nibbled on Kagome's ear. "Wake up, koibito."

"Nn.. sleep..." Kagome mumured, and Inu-Yasha licked her ear.

"Come on, wake up. I'll dump cold water on you if you don't." That woke Kagome up, and she turned over, glaring at Inu-Yasha.

"If you do, I'll say the 'o' word so many times you won't be able to move for a week." She threatened.

"Would you really?"

"Hai."

"Should I be scared?"

"Hai. And you better start running, because I saw you reach for that cup!"

"Oops." Inu-Yasha jumped out of the bed, followed by Kagome, and she chased him around the room, and finally managed to knock him back onto the bed. Inu-Yasha leered up at her, and Kagome smacked the side of his head. Mrs. Higurashi bit her lip in an effort to not laugh, but a small giggle escaped anyways.

"I hate to interrupt, you two, but we do have to be at Gensai-sensei's office in an hour or so." Mrs. Higurashi said, eyes dancing with amusement.

"That's right." Kagome got off of Inu-Yasha, and walked to her closet, the playful mood dimmed. Inu-Yasha leaned down and grabbed his clothes off of the floor, and pulled them on, all the while watchign Kagome get dressed. Kagome chose a navy blue skirt and a sky blue shirt that had a little white puppy on the front of it. She pulled them on, then turned around, sighing. Inu-Yasha watched as Kagome grabbed a pair of socks, then sat on the bed next to him as she pulled them on. After she'd done that, Kagome looked at Inu-Yasha.

"Mama, do we have any of Daddy's old clothes? I don't think it would be a good idea for Inu-Yasha to go to the doctor's with us, while wearing his clothes."

"You're right, Kagome. I'll be right back." Mrs. Higurashi left, muttering about buying Inu-Yasha some normal clothes. Inu-Yasha pulled Kagome onto his lap, and tilted her face up so he could look her in the eye.

"Doushita, koi?" He asked, and Kagome sighed.

"I don't know. I'm sort of scared to find out what's wrong with me, but at the same time, I want to know. Did that even make any sense?"

"Not really. But you know, I'll be there with you, you don't need to be scared."

"Arigatou, Inu-Yasha." Kagome kissed him, and that's what Mrs. Higurashi walked in on. Kagome kissing Inu-Yasha while sitting on his lap. She coughed politely, and the teens broke apart, blushing. She just shook her head, smiling, and then handed a lump of clothing to Inu-Yasha.

"Here. I think Kagome can help you get dressed." With that, she walked back out, while Kagome blushed again.

Inu-Yasha took his clothes off again, and Kagome impulsivly kissed his bare stomach. He growled playfully, and then tried to put the strange clothes on. With a lot of giggling, Kagome managed to help him put them on the right way. ("Iie, Inu, those don't go over your arms!" Kagome said while taking the boxer shorts off of his arms.)(A/N: snerk! that's a lovely mental image!) Inu-Yasha said he'd go barefoot, and after a short row, Kagome and Mrs. Higurashi agreed. Souta was at a friends house, and Ji-chan was still sleeping when they left, so Mrs. Higurashi left a note on the fridge door.

Inu-Yasha complained the whole way to the doctor's office, saying that the car stank, that it was too loud, that the baseball hat on his head was squishing his ears, and on and on until Kagome shut him up by kissing him. In the waiting room, Inu-Yasha perched on a chair in a similar fashion as a dog would, which fascinated the kids that also happened to be waiting there. When the nurse finally called for the Higurashi's, Inu-Yasha practicly hid in front of Kagome in relief. The nurse directed them to a small room, and Kagome sat on the examining table while Inu-Yasha leaned against the wall.

"Those kids were freakin' scary." Inu-Yasha said, folding his arms.

"It's what you get for not sitting on the chair the normal way." Kagome answered, annoyance tinging her words.

"Keh. They were still scary."

"Mm-hmm."

The door swung open, and a man with graying brown hair, glasses and a white coat stepped in, pausing at the door and arguing with someone on the other side. Finally he shrugged and walked the rest of the way into the room.

"Gomen. My colleagues think I have all the time in the world. I'm Ushita Gensai, your doctor."

"Konnichiwa, Gensai-sensei." Mrs. Higurashi said, bowing politely. "I called you last night, and this is my daughter, Kagome Higurashi, and her boyfriend, Inu-Yasha."

"Hajimemashite." The doctor bowed. Inu-Yasha 'keh'ed, and Kagome shot him a look that said, quite clearly, "You're gonna get 'sat' for that." The doctor examined Kagome, asking questions about when it had started, and the symptoms. Finally he stood back, and called for a nurse.

"I'm going to take a blood sample, and send it down to the labs. We should have the results by tomorrow--at the latest. Perhaps tonight." Kagome nodded, and when the nurse came in, she held out her arm liek the doctor asked, and Inu-Yasha growled when he saw them taking blood from Kagome. Kagome looked at him.

"Inu-Yasha, osuwari." Thunk. "Now stay there. They're only doing their job."

"Keh. Why'd you have to sit me?"

"Because it's not polite to growl at people."

"That's stupid."

"And you're a jerk."

"Wench."

"Osuwari."

"Chikusho! Stop that!"

"Then quit being so rude!"

"Make me!"

"Oh, you really don't want me to do that, Inu-Yasha." Kagome narrowed her eyes at him as the nurse bandagged the area where they'd taken the blood from. Inu-Yasha gulped, and shut up after one last "Keh."

"We'll call you when we have the results in." Gensai-sensei said, and all three bowed - although Kagome had to stomp on Inu-Yasha's foot to make him do so. Gensai watched them go, and shook his head. There's something odd about those two teens, but what I have no idea. After all, it's not everyday you see a silver haired boy go crashing to the floor when a girl says 'osuwari'. He shrugged, and sent the blood samples down to the labs.

!-!-!-!

"Gensai-sensei?" He looked up from the paperwork spread out over his desk, and gestured for the technician to come in.

"Kore wa nani desu ka?"

"We got the results for that Higurashi girl."

"And?"

"Here." The young man set the papers down on the desk. The doctor nodded, and the man left the room. He picked them up, and read them over, then did a double take. Nani? He read that part again. This.. is interesting. He picked up the phone, and dialed the number Mrs. Higurashi had left with him earlier that day.

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well, I was going to make this longer, but I think I'll leave you with a cliffie ;D and this is already longer than the first chapter.. and although I'm sure you all already know what Kagome has.. I gots a secwet and you dun know what it is!! --dances around insanely-- lol, pardon that round of insanity. and please, please, PLEASE keep the reviews coming. I may have the story partially outlined, but I still need the inspiration. and again, if you or anyone you know has suffered from leukemia, help me make this realistic! arigatou gozaimasu!

koibito = honey, dear, sweetheart, etc.

hai = yes

iie = no

doushita? = what's wrong?

koi = love, my love (only in the way I used it here)

arigatou = thank you

osuwari = sit (XD)

chikusho = damn, damnit

kore wa nani desu ka? = what is it? (I'm pretty sure.. again, feel free to correct me)

nani = what

Ji-chan = Grandpa

--Myuu