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Lost-In-The-Dark- Uh... not to give away anything really... But the happiness isn't going to last long... Did I give away too much already? As for the flowers, that will be explained in later chapters.
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Happiness is Only For Those Brave Enough to Seek ItChapter 2: Burn It, Burn It Please
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"I want it to wilt, I want it to die. I want it to burn, burn alive." Kagome said.
Kikyou nodded, concerned. "I'll burn it, Kagome. I promise. You can watch me burn it, if you want."
Kagome nodded slowly. "Yes... yes, thank you, Kikyou."
"Ms. Higurashi! Ms. Higurashi Kagome!" Kagome turned toward a man, in priest robes (No, it Miroku.... He's in the room already!"
"Soujo? Why hello! News from the church for me I presume." Miroku said, standing up. He had abandoned his monk clothes for the day and was wearing a black muscle shirt and black pants.
"No. News for Ms. Higurashi Kagome! It's urgent! Is she here?" Soujo said frantically. (Soujo isn't important, but he might appear later as a necessary background character to fill in some space)
"That would be me." Kagome's thoughts were in a whirl. She knew something bad had happened. The hairs on her neck were standing up (even though they already were from the roses), her hands were clammy, and cold sweat covered her entire body.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Higurashi Kagome. Your family was found in bad condition. Your mother and grandfather are dead, but they're trying to save your brother." Soujo informed.
Kagome's mind was spinning. She felt herself loosing balance, she closed her eyes, waiting for the hard wood floor of the room. But she was caught by strong arms, and looked up to see gorgeous golden eyes looking down at her.
Wait a sec, was there concern in Inuyasha's eyes? Perhaps, but it disappeared suddenly, leaving Kagome clueless.
"Clumsy wench."
SLAP!
"Inuyasha, that's enough! Kagome's family was found dead this morning! You heartless, jerk!" Sango yelled.
SLAP!
"What she said!" Kikyou said angrily.
SLAP!
"MIROKU! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!?" Inuyasha yelled.
"It seemed appropriate." He replied.
Uh... KABAM?!
The monk hit the floor, and he groaned.
"Beating up a monk is bad luck you know." Soujo said, staring at Miroku.
"Let me see him." Kagome said hoarsely.
"Huh?" Soujo asked.
"Let me see my brother, Souta." Kagome replied unhappily.
"I don't think..." Soujo began but Inuyasha cut him off.
"Let the clumsy wench see her brother." Inuyasha said firmly, holding Soujo up from the scruff of his neck.
Sango and Kikyou did nothing but shoot glares at Inuyasha for calling their friend a 'Clumsy Wench'.
Soujo nodded.
He took them to a church, and in one of the rooms, lay a boy in a bed.
"Souta..."
Soujo motioned everyone to leave but Kagome.
"Souta..." Kagome repeated. "You're..."
"I know I'm dying, Kagome. But I can't go until I tell you this." Souta said hoarsely.
'Then don't say it!' Kagome wanted to shout. But her voice wouldn't work, and her lips wouldn't move.
"Kouga... Don't trust him... He betrayed... us... please... affair... murder... A dark man... dark green hair... dark aura..." Souta couldn't seem to put the words together into a complete sentence. "Betrayed! Don't trust him... Now I can die in peace." Souta died just then.
Kagome stood shocked. Absolutely shocked. "What happened? Souta? SOUTA!" Then all his words came together.
'I can't die until I tell you this.... Now I can die in peace..." Souta had died because he had seen her...
"Oh Souta..." she hugged his bloody body. "You stubborn fool! You could have lived!" Tears were welling up in the corners of her eyes. But she knew her words were false. Souta would have died anyway, whether he had told her or not.
"Kagome..." Sango put her hand on Kagome's shoulder. "I'm so sorry. I... I... I really... feel sympathy for you... I know how you feel. I know what its like, to loose somebody right in front of your eyes. Its horrible, and nothing can make the pain go away."
Kagome stared at Sango. She had never really considered Sango a friend until now. Kagome put her head on Sango's shoulder and cried.
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"Are you feeling okay?" Kikyou asked anxiously. The anxious inquires hadn't stopped, ever since yesterday.
Kagome nodded her head. Her throat was sore from sobbing all morning, with Sango patting her on the back.
"Kagome... Are you sure you're ready to go look at Souta?" Sango asked.
"..." Kagome nodded.
Sango looked at her friend concerned. She hadn't heard Kagome make a sound all afternoon. She was afraid that perhaps... perhaps... Kagome was going mute.
"Kagome can you say something? Anything?" Sango asked wearily.
Kagome shook her head and pointed to her throat.
Sango immediately understood. Her throat was sore from sobbing. "I'll go get some water and a cough drop."
Kagome took out a tablet of paper. She wrote on it, then showed Sango.
Thank you, Sango. I really appreciate it.
Her handwriting was perfect as always.
"Your welcome." Sango replied rushing off.
"Kagome... Inuyasha... he's really sorry... even if he doesn't show it." Kikyou said quietly. Now this was the Kikyou Kagome knew. Quiet, dramatic, and serious. But she suddenly changed at one point, to the girl you see now.
"Here Kagome." Sango said, handing Kagome a glass of water and a wrapped cough drop.
She took a huge painful gulp of water, then popped the unwrapped cough drop in her mouth. After a few minutes, she said, "Thank you Sango. Thank you Kikyou. You're both true friends."
The threesome hugged, Kagome's sorrow had brought them all together. Kagome realized, even though Souta and her family dying was her greatest sorrow and pain, some good things came out of it. She discovered the truth about her friends, and what a true friend is like.
She thought... maybe... just maybe... she could find true happiness, not just the fake happiness she had been experiencing.
Her fairy tale turned into reality.
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Next time, on Happiness is Only For Those Who Are Brave Enough To Seek It: Souta's Funeral, There's something fishy about Kagome's life, a fake happiness drifting over her friends and her world. Now she realizes that her life has been a fairy tale all along, and now she was just thrown into reality. But her pain isn't over. Now can she face Souta's dead body in the coffin? Will Sango's friendship last? Will Kagome last?
A/N: Hello, chapter 2 done. Jeez, I'm on a roll! Alright then, R&R please.