Okay here is the second chapter, I didn't change much in it just fixed up the grammar and some minor details. I will post the next chapter tomorrow until I get back to were I was.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

No Life Flower

Chapter Two:

In the Summer Breeze So Far Away!

Inuyasha lied in the middle of the dirt ground and Miroku was sitting next to him with an irritated glare. Since Kagome had left to her time, Inuyasha had been waiting for her, never leaving his spot. Miroku had been trying to get him to go after her and apologize for fighting with her, but as stubborn as he was couldn't make him budge an inch. He wanted to apologize to her. She had seen him with Kikyou, and probably thought they being together, and then left in a hurry saying she had to go to school. However, it wasn't true he was there to tell her to leave Kagome alone and not hurt her other wise he would have to act. When he tried to tell her that, it came out all wrong and she ran off home crying. Then he did something stupid, he followed her, and told her that she couldn't go that he needed her. When he realized what he just told her, added that they needed to find the jewel shards. He was really a stupid jerk to her and felt bad about it. She was more then a jewel shard detector to him. She was his life, he couldn't live without her and because of a stupid mistake she might stay in her own time for good, and he would lose her forever.

Miroku was about to say something when Inuyasha got up but stopped, gaining a look of sheer amazement. He had gotten up from his spot one that he claimed would never leave until Kagome came back. He had tried to get him to go apologize to her about a million times but he wouldn't listen to him; Miroku knew that he probably wouldn't because of his thick head. He really wanted Kagome and him to make, they so cute together. He loved watching them in one of their moments although he thought it funny sometimes that they had no clue he was there. He laughed quietly to himself but stopped himself. Inuyasha began to sniff the air. "What's wrong Inuyasha?" He asked, curiously.

Inuyasha sniffed the air thoroughly, he wasn't sure he smelled it right. For a second there he thought he smelled Kagome but then thought it to be his imagination as if he wanted her back so bad that he began smelling things. However, the second time he smelled the air he knew for sure that she had come back from her time. The only thing he couldn't figure out was why. She was so hurt why would she come back. Maybe she wanted to make up with him. If that were the case, he would have to go to her right away. Ignoring Miroku's question, he then began to jump his way to her as high and fare as he could. He figured that if he wanted to get to her right away then he would have to make a lot of head way by jumping all the way there.

Miroku sat his place stunned, he not only got up from the place he said he would never leave, but he also jumped away too. He didn't get it! What would make him run off like that? There was no good explanation. Therefore, in light of the situation began to think that maybe Inuyasha had taken him up on his idea to go apologize to Kagome. He got a sly devilish look on his face. He knew it must be true; it was the only explanation that he could come up with at the moment.

He laughed. "Ah yes, young love, its such a delicate thing." He stood from his place grasping his staff tightly, and began to run after him. There was no way he was going to miss this. He hoped he would get there in time to see him come back with her. Although he would have to make himself not known to them, so he could see them have their sweet moment. There no way, they would do it in front of him anywise; they were shy about those things though he didn't know why they would want to be.

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Inuyasha sprang from the ground and through the trees as fast as he could as he followed the dusty trail of her sent, trying to reach her. He so desperately wanted to make up with her and it would be easier for him to accomplish that if she were the one to bring it up. He hated fighting with her all the time, but sometimes he couldn't help himself not to. In a clearing before him near the well, he saw her. He finally found her but gasped at what he saw.

She was lying passed out on the ground.

Was she dead? There wasn't any blood. Thought evacuated him as he ran towards and sat by her side. His stomach knotted up, and pulse on his cheek was rapping in pain. He lifted her into his arms and looked over her closely. She seemed to be okay there was no blood and he could still feel a faint pulse in her wrist. She was alive! The knots in his stomach began to untie themselves. He smiled, he was so scared that she was dead and he would never see or talk to her again. Shaking her slowly, he tried desperately to wake her.

"Kagome wake up." She didn't move an inch. Worry suddenly crossed his face. He had no idea what was wrong with her! She couldn't be dead if her heart was beating; so then, what was it?

"Kagome please wake up!" he said, dejectedly, hoping that a second time would be the last and she would open her eyes to him.

Coughing a few times, her eyes slowly opened, until she was completely awake. Now awake she acknowledged that Inuyasha was leaning over her. She smiled weakly, placing a hand gently against his cheek, feeling the warmth of his skin against hers. "I know I'm suppose to find you, so I'd better get going."

Confusing clenched tightly around his heart, and it nearly broke. His chest felt hollow. What was she talking about? He was already there? What was wrong with her? He wondered. "Kagome, but am right here in front of you." he cried. What was wrong with her, how did she get this way? He pondered curiously.

The haziness that threatened to devour her whole left without a second helping, she then noticed that Inuyasha was holding her and began to blush slightly. Recollection found her; she remembered the burning sensation in her chest, and then fainting. The stress of the moment had gotten to her. Also, she remembered her purpose for coming back so suddenly after there fight. She was to tell him that she was dying, to say goodbye before it was too late and time ran out. She smiled. "Hi Inuyasha!" She said, meekly.

Stunned by her words, Inuyasha found that he could only starred at her vaguely. He couldn't even bring himself to return her smiled. The only thing he could do was muse over what could've happened to her. The things he came up with wrenched at his heart, they were too painful to imagine. "Is that all you have to say! You could have been dead and all you have to say is Hi! How about telling me why you were passed out on the ground a foot away from the well." he was so worried that he couldn't help himself from yelling it out to her.

Kagome narrowed her eyes, dejectedly, but more so out of shock. His voice was so filled with worry; he was scared for her, but why? She had thought that he didn't care, only kept her around for the Jewel Shards but at this moment, it didn't seem so. "You were worried about me, sorry!"

Inuyasha blushed. He was worried about her, why wouldn't he be after seeing her petite body strung out about the ground like a piece of garbage. When he looked at her, for a moment he thought she was, dead, and that he would be alone as he was before her.

"Well don't be!" he looked at her sharply and she only smiled at him. Panicking that she took his rudeness so lightly, he decided it best to change the subject. "So what happened to you?" he asked, curiously.

Keeping her smile, although she didn't want to, she drifted into a state of thought. She wanted to tell him that she was dying in that instant when he asked what happened but couldn't find the right words. After awhile of desperately pondering, she came up empty. She sighed mentally. What am I thinking? I should just get it over with and tell him the truth; he probably won't even care.

"Oh it was noting, I just fainted because of to much stress, from school and things like that." She answered, quickly. She couldn't bear to lie to him but it would be much better then telling him the truth.

Suspiciously, he glared at her, something wasn't right. "You answered my question too quickly, Are you hiding something from me?" he asked, calmly. There was something off with her, and she was mistaken is she thought she could hide it from him. For one, she had answered him to quickly. She couldn't know what was wrong, right off the bat since she was still recovering from the shock of passing out. She had never lied to him before, and he prayed his mind was deceiving him that she wasn't lying to him. It had to be in his head that he felt that way.

Her emotions began to jar; why couldn't he accept her answer, and not interrogate her? He had to make so difficult; even so, he would never receive the truth from her. Never did she ever want to burden him with her problems. There had to be away, some way she could tell him goodbye without him knowing and then escape back to her time to die. "What reason would I have for lying, you should know better then anyone that I get stressed about school especially when you wont let me go." She didn't mean to sound so angry but she had to get him off her back.

He was shocked with her answer, but wouldn't let the feeling expose to his face. His eyes fell, knowing that he had no reason to be shocked, since she was, telling the truth. He did rag on her all the time for leaving to go to that stupid school of hers, but that was because he didn't want her to leave him by himself; he hated being alone. Her answer still didn't ring truth to him, but he let it slide. "Fine!"

Happy with the results of her lie, she stood from the ground, and simpered slightly at him, giggling. "Come on Inuyasha lets go!" she said, happily.

Shaking his head, Inuyasha stood up beside her and they began to walk away. He looked skyward as she starred at him, a blush creeping slowly to her cheeks. An idea came to her, she didn't know if it was a smart one but in these times it was best to let everything go. She grasped his hand firmly in hers. As childish as it sounded, she had always wondered what it would feel like to hold his hand and now she knew. It felt warm yet so soft. But now that she thought about it, she had held his hand before, a while back, but still that was so long ago. She wanted to remember the feeling always, even after her passing. A feeling of security suddenly grasped her as she held it. Joy was another sensation she received, she was in joy that he didn't pull away from her and instead held her back.

Never looking at her or fidgeting from her touch, he began to wonder what to do. She had taken his hand without warning, practically making his heart skip a beat. It was, times like these he wished he had someone to talk to about women; Miroku was certainly out of the question. The rims of his cheeks, contorted, until they were beat red yet he never noticed it. Finally, after awhile of sorting through mixed emotions, he held hers back.

Kagome smiled, dejectedly. She was stunned though the emotive never took to her; Stunned that he not only didn't push her way, he actually held her back, and for the first time she forgot all about dying. The thought never crossed her mind.

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Almost out of breath, Miroku came in front of them, stopping them in their path. He sighed. He missed all the good stuff by the looks of things. Surprise took him for a ride as his eyes fell upon the fact that Inuyasha was actually holding Kagome's hand and then became angrier with him for missing how that one played out. He had missed everything so it would seem. He smiled slightly still looking at the locked hands, well at least he got the chance to see them holding hands, and it was so cute. They looked like an old married couple, how they stood so close, so in love. He sighed, if only him and Sango could be so.

Inuyasha noticed that he was still holding Kagome's hand, nevertheless, Miroku had noticed also, and now had an evil smirk on his face. Not wanting him to think anything of it, he slowly let go of her hand though he didn't want to. He just can't have anyone thinking that he loved her; he didn't want to put her in danger. If he let Miroku knew how he felt about her, he would talk to Sango about it. While their talking, someone might hear them and come after Kagome to get to him. He couldn't take any chances he couldn't bear it if that happen to her. It would be the same thing, as with Kikyou he would lose her.

They all stood there staring at each other for a couple of minutes before Kagome decided to step in and break the long silence. "So Miroku, how have you been since I was gone?" she inquired, trying to draw him away from asking about the hands. She knew that Inuyasha was shy about stuff like that; that's why he let go of her. Sadness did approach her somewhat, because as he let go of her, the problem of death sunk in her heart once more.

Miroku smiled at her with sly look. "I'm good, how about you." He was hoping that one of them would crack and tell him everything but knew that it probably wouldn't happen, nothing ever happen they way he wanted it to.

Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other while blushing slightly then turned to glare at Miroku. The anger came as result of them knowing that he was trying to pry in their private life.

"Where both just fine!" Kagome informed him simply as she look up at Inuyasha." Right Inuyasha?" she asked in assurance.

Inuyasha smirked at her and growled at his monk friend. "Yeah! And what's it to you."

Miroku held his staff across him in a protective position. "I wasn't implying anything. I just wanted to know how you guys were doing?" It sank in like a boat and he knew that his only salvation about now was the fact that Kagome was hanging around; otherwise he knew Inuyasha would kill him.

Kagome smiled innocently at him. "Oh, well, then you have nothing to worry about, me and Inuyasha are just fine." She said half-hearted, as now she had to lie to two people she cared about, and it hurt. She didn't want any of them to have to bare her stupid problems. She would just have to stick it out as long as she could, and pray she could at least live long enough to complete the search for the remaining jewel shards, to see Naraku's end, and all her friends obtaining freedom. She knew that she probably wouldn't live long enough to complete any of that stuff. Her eyed drifted about as if she was searching for someone or something. "Hey Miroku where's Sango and Shippo."

Miroku looked around too before actually realizing what she had asked him. "Oh yeah! Um Sango went to go exterminate a Youkai and Shippo went with her."

Kagome's face fell before becoming very angry. "And why didn't you two go and help her?"

Laughing merrily, Miroku happily answered her. "Oh we had some problems of our own." He then looked over at Inuyasha with a devilish look. Inuyasha took his finger and sliced it throughout the air over his neck signaling to Miroku that if he said anything about him he was as good as dead. Miroku gulped as he turned back to Kagome.

"Well we had to help Kaede?" He had no idea why on gods green earth he just said that now, but it seemed to be the first, and only thing he could think to conjure up on such short notice.

Kagome looked at him strangely. "Why, would you need to help Kaede? What happened?" she said with a hint of worry in her voice.

Miroku and Inuyasha passed nervous glances at one another. "She was attacked by a ragging Youkai it wanted to kill her!" Inuyasha shouted out answering her before she became more suspicious.

Kagome looked at both of them with worried eyes. "Well is she okay?"

Inuyasha and Miroku nodded at the same time. "She's just fine, Inuyasha risked his life and saved her!" Miroku hoped that if he said something noble about Inuyasha to Kagome, he might forget about killing him. He seemed to be getting good results too since Inuyasha shot him a smirk.

Kagome turned to Inuyasha with a big smile implanted on her face. "That was really nice of you Inuyasha!" She the patted him on the back as she walked away from them both, her smile contorting into a devious smirk. "If it were actually true, though I have to admit it was a good one."

She then walked off through the rest of the groves of trees, and bushes towards the village to find Sango and Shippo to say hello.

Inuyasha and Miroku were left standing by themselves with their Jaws dropped in shock. "How did she know?" sighed Miroku in disbelief to himself.

Inuyasha's good sense of hearing managed to pick up his words. Anger curled up in his chest, and surged through his veins. He growled. "It's because of the nervous looks kept giving her. You idiot!" Inuyasha cracked his knuckles. "I'm going to kill you for this. It's all your fault because you had to mention that we were having problems."

Miroku gulped. "Well I wasn't going to lie to her."

Inuyasha sighed obnoxiously. "Yeah it really looked like you had a problem."

Inuyasha pulled out his claws. "I'm going to kill you now," he warned, and then chased Miroku who had been long gone after he saw the scary face Inuyasha had willed to his features.

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Kagome walked along the path of trees, she knew if she kept on with them, they would lead her straight into the village. Guilt struck a blow to her for leaving them there in the forest confused but they deserved it for lying to her, but then again, she had lied to them first. Musing for a moment on whether or not to go and apologize. She stopped, when she had realized that she was back at the village so there would be no point at this time.

The feeling of holding Inuyasha's hand crossed her mind, she could recall the summer breeze that passed them by trying to pull them back but they were able to make it through it's strong pull. She just wished that she could do the same thing with her heart disease. Her father had died from it and now she would have to suffer the same fate. She was so full of mixed emotions that she didn't really know what to do next so she stopped in the center of the village, closed her eye's to look into her heart for the answers. A warm hand fell flat upon her shoulder making her jump in shock, pulling her out from herself, the answer wouldn't find her today. Eyes snapping open, She then turned to see Sango standing by her with a look of worry in her face.

Kagome had been walking threw the village not even looking were she was going. Sango thought that she looked as if she was deep in thought so she had to stop her from, moving again she didn't want anything bad to happen to her. She really had her worried she didn't know what was wrong with her? It must be something big to make her act like this.

"Kagome what's wrong?" she finally questioned her, with an arched brow.

Still engulfed in the shock she had received when Sango had startled her, Kagome found it hard to stop herself from trembling, and grasping hold of reality. She finally let what Sango had asked sink in. All trembling stopped replaced by nervousness, now she would have to lie to Sango as well.

Queasiness consuming her stomach, she said, "It's noting. Where's Shippo at?"

Sango looked at her suspiciously. "He's with Kaede." Kagome nodded as she began to walk towards the hut only to be abruptly pulled back by Sango. "Tell the truth Kagome, or I will never leave you alone until you do!" she said worried for her safety.

So badly, she wanted to spill her heart out to Sango, and noticing how worried she was decided to let everything out into the open and tell her. "I'm dying! Okay!" she spat out in hurry, knowing that if she waiting one more minute she would change her mind. She felt a little better now that she had told someone and would have her to talk to if she needed. That said, she walked off a few feet but stopped and turned to look at her stunned face. "Please promise me you wont tell anyone, especially Inuyasha." she then made her way off towards the hut, not even caring for a reply. She knew that Sango would keep her promise no questions asked.

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Streaks of moist gray lines were sent straightly down Sango's face, they were tears mixed with the dirt from her extermination made earlier. Her scalp felt taut, and she felt mortally ill. She had just found out her best friend was going to die and she couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't even say anything to make her feel better. Her train of thought was, stopped as she heard a scream that sounded like Miroku. She turned around to see that Inuyasha was chasing him around trying to claw him to death.

Immediately, she took Hiraikotsu off her back and swung it at Inuyasha sending him hurling into the ground. Miroku sent her a look of salvation, and thanks as if she had just saved his life. It then crossed her mind that maybe Inuyasha was really trying to kill him.

After a few tiresome seconds, Inuyasha managed to pull him self off the ground. Denoting that Sango was standing in front of him, he began to growl at her. "What Hell was that for?" he asked furiously.

She gave him a dirty look. "How can you to be fighting when..." she stopped her self from saying anymore as she remembered Kagome's last words to her before she left 'Especially Inuyasha.' She didn't want her to tell him or Miroku.

Inuyasha became suspicious at her sudden pause. "Fighting when what?"

"Oh it's nothing." was all she said to him, making Inuyasha all the more curious.

"When what? Tell me?"

He wasn't going to give up was he, she sighed? If Kagome didn't want them knowing, then she would do everything to keep her wishes. Quickly, she then thought up a good lie to tell him until Kagome felt it necessary to tell him the truth.

"When we have Naraku and the jewel shards to find."

To her surprise he actually accepted her answer and didn't dig any further for answers. He nodded. "Where's Kagome?" he asked calmly.

Sango smiled. "She's at Kaede's hut!"

At mock speed, even before her words could set in, Inuyasha took off in the direction of the hut. Watching him go, Sango's half smile contorted into a full frown. She hoped that Kagome would tell him soon; she didn't know if she could hold the truth and her tears back any longer.

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Authors Notes:

This chapter was slow and we are getting nowhere near the plot! However, don't worry the next Chapter should reveal a little of the plot. So hold on till then.