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A/N: Oh my gosh! I didn't expect this fic to get that many reviews! I figured it would be A World Without Hope and Courage getting all the reviews! Thank you reviewers!

Happiness is Only For Those Brave Enough To Seek It

Chapter 3: Souta's Funeral

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Kagome sadly walked between her two best friends. Kouga had been long forgotten, and had not been notified about his girlfriend's family's death.

"Its okay, Kagome." Sango mumbled from Kagome's right.

"Yeah, it's going to be ok." Kikyou muttered from Kagome's left.

"Thanks you guys." Kagome replied.

They approached the coffin, and Souta's pale face looked up at them. His eyes were closed, and a rose was tangled around his fingers. He was wearing traditional priest clothes, for Kagome had promised Grandpa that when members of this family die, they would wear priest or miko clothes.

Kagome touched Souta's pale face. It looked as though he was sleeping. But when her fingers made contact with flesh, it was cold. Silent tears rain down Kagome's face.

"Let's go." Kagome whispered. "I want to go."

Kikyou and Sango nodded. "Its okay, Kagome. You can come home with one of us." Sango suggested.

"Kikyou... I hope understand that I want... I want to go to Sango's." Kagome said shakily. "But I'll come to your house in two days." She promised.

The two nodded.

"Thank you. You guys are the best." Kagome said, smiling through her tears. Already, things were getting better.

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Kagome, who refused to step one foot inside of her house, was now settled in one of Sango's pajamas, petting a small cat she had learned who's name was Kirara.

"She's so cute." Kagome cooed.

"She's not a normal cat." Sango said mysteriously. "You want to see something cool that she can do?"

"Of course!" Kagome cheered.

"Let's go outside." Sango said, and the three marched outside into darkening sky.

"Kirara! Transform!" Sango shouted. Kirara transformed from a tiny little kitten into a huge cat.

"Awesome...!" Kagome said.

"Want to go for a ride?" Sango asked.

"Of course." Kagome said happily, earlier events long forgotten.

"Here, I'll give you a leg up." Sango said, taking one of Kagome's legs. "Now when I say 'go', you pull yourself up, and I'll push you up."

Kagome nodded uncertainly.

"One, two, three, GO" Soon Kagome was astride Kirara's back, and Sango was in front of her. "Let's go, Kirara!"

When the ride was done, Kagome got off disappointingly.

"That was... great!" Kagome said happily.

"Good." Sango replied, and Kirara returned to kitten form. "Kirara was abandoned when I found her..." Sango said hesitantly. "It was a rainy day to. Kirara was shivering, soaked to the bone in her kitten form. She looked so helpless... and I took her home. She turned out to be a very good pet."

Kagome smiled. "I rescued a horse a little while back. She's the best."

"Really?" Sango asked.

"Really. Her name's Sen. She's the best. Of course, Grandpa, wanting me to be a miko and all, approved." Kagome frowned slightly, but was replaced by a smile.

"I heard you were training to be a miko at one point." Sango said, sitting down on the grass with Kirara in her lap.

"Yes, I was." Kagome said, sitting next to Sango.

"Well..." there was an awkward silence. "It's getting dark, lets go inside."

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Kagome hummed happily on her way to Kikyou's house. It was a sunny day, with a clear blue sky and an occasional cloud or two floating lazily past.

It was a perfect day, Kagome decided happily, and nothing could ruin it.

How wrong she was.

As she got closer to Kikyou's house, her heart beating faster and faster. Soon her legs were moving faster until she was in a dead run. There was an ambulance and a police car there.

"What's going on?!" She asked, rushing up.

"Sorry, but information can only be given out to family and close friends." An officer told her.

"I'm her best friend, Higurashi Kagome! I'm supposed to stay at her house tonight! What's going on!" Kagome said frantically

The officer suddenly turned grim. "The woman in the house is dying and is refusing to leave."

"KIKYOU!" Kagome shouted. She pushed the officer out of her way and rushed up the porch steps.

"I'm sorry, but no unauthorized..." Kagome shoved the officer out of the way and continued.

She arrived in the living room, and Kikyou was on the floor, her long black hair formed a mess around her head. Her clothes were bloody and torn, and she looked at Kagome as she came in.

"Kagome... I must talk to Inuyasha..." She said in a monotone voice.

Kagome nodded and took out her cell phone. She dialed Inuyasha's number quickly. She heard two rings, then a familiar voice said:

"Hello?"

"Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?"

"This is Kagome."

There was a growl. "What do you want?"

"Its Kikyou."

"What's going on?"

"She... She wants to speak with you. Please... hurry over..." Kagome burst into tears.

"All right! All right! I'll be there in five minutes now no more crying!"

The dial tone sounded, and Kagome hung up.

"He's coming Kikyou-chan." Kagome said.

"Make them go away." Kikyou said, motioning to the people around her.

"I can't do that." Kagome replied.

"I'm not going to live, Kagome-chan. I just... I just need Inuyasha to promise me something." Kikyou said.

"Well..." Said a female on Kagome's left. "If she has no will to live... we can't help her. If she wants us to leave, then I suppose let's go. Move out."

They left, leaving Kagome and Kikyou alone.

Kagome grasped Kikyou's hand. "Kikyou... I can't loose you too."

"Yes you can Kagome. You'll be happy again if I do." Kikyou replied.

"How can I be happy? I'm going to see my best friend die." Kagome replied.

"You'll grieve for me, yes. But then, sometime soon, you will find true happiness." Kikyou told her.

"No... I was happy... Before everything got so complicated!" Kagome cried, and she could feel tears coming down her cheeks.

"Don't cry." Kikyou said. "I'll be gone soon anyway. Now where is Inuyasha?"

"No unauthorized entry!"

"Shut up!"

"INUYASHA!" Kagome roared.

She got up from Kikyou's side, and marched toward the door.

"Inuyasha!" She said sharply.

Inuyasha looked in her direction, and growled. "Where is Kikyou?"

"Inside." She said simply. Tears were still staining her face, and Inuyasha hesitated before going inside.

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"Inuyasha..." Kikyou said.

"Kikyou! Oh my god! What happened?! It was that wench wasn't it!?" Inuyasha demanded.

"No... it wasn't Kagome. Inuyasha... promise me something... promise me something please." Kikyou replied.

"Of course." Inuyasha said sitting down next to her.

"Promise me... Promise me that you will take good care of Kagome. I'll be watching." Kikyou smiled through her tears. Her last daunting smile that would be a permanent mark on her body.

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Next on Happiness Is Only For Those Brave Enough To Seek It: Inuyasha's Brother and Kaede's Gift: Sesshoumaru makes his entrance! Inuyasha hasn't seen him for years, and well... not all families are close. To make things worse, Kagome has to face Kaede, Kikyou's younger sister! Kaede has a gift for Kagome and Inuyasha, and it makes quite a bang... Literally.