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Happiness Is Only For Those Brave Enough To Seek It

Chapter 4: Inuyasha's Brother and Kaede's Gift

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Kagome shivered, and her ankle throbbed. She was in Inuyasha's car, he had said something about taking her to see a family doctor. She could tell that he was unhappy about the idea, EXTREMELY unhappy, but he still took her anyway. This confused her. Also, what was that promise he made to Kikyou?

"Here." He said tossing something back to her. A velvet box landed in her lap. "A gift. From Kikyou."

Kagome opened the box and saw a engagement ring. 'Inuyasha would have given this to Kikyou, but she died. Oh my god... I'm awful... I feel... I feel like it was my fault she got murdered... like it was because she knew me.'

"I'm so sorry!" She cried out suddenly. Then she burst into tears, and began to apologize between sobs. "I'm horrible! Absolutely horrible! Its all my fault isn't it!?"

"Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop crying right now, girl! Nobody said it was your fault, now did they?!" Inuyasha barked (he BARKED! No, not that type of bark. But you know, Inuyasha's bark is worse than his bite... usually anyway...)

Kagome looked up at him, tears blurring her vision. "It is my fault. I'm her friend, I should have been there for her. But I wasn't, so it's my fault."

Inuyasha looked back at her awkwardly. "It's just not your fault, and you should except that." He slammed on the breaks, and Kagome's body was flung forward, but then stopped by the seat belt. She was then flung back into the seat.

"Why..." Kagome began, but her words stuck in her throat. This was Kaede's dojo. Kaede, Kikyou's younger sister.

"Kaede said she wanted us to stop by and pick her up. She wants to come along." Inuyasha told her.

"Inuyasha! Kagome! Hey! I got a gift for you!" Kaede called from the porch. "I'll just be a few seconds!"

"Great." Inuyasha mumbled, turning off the engine. "I hope your not going into shock back there." He said, turning to Kagome.

"I... think I am." Kagome replied. Her body was shaking and she was awfully cold.

"Kagome, I've brought some blankets. I figured you'd be cold. As for the gift, I'll give it to you two at..." Inuyasha gave Kaede a warning glance. "At the doctor's office." She finished blushing.

"Kaede... I'm sorry! I'm sorry for your loss." Kagome said looking at the

16 year-old.

"Alas, Kagome, it is as much as your loss as mine, as it was out of your control." Kaede said wisely. "If you're wondering, I'm moving out of Arika's dojo. I find that I can't concentrate on my work there. I'm..." She paused. "Looking for a place to stay until I can find a nice dojo where I can concentrate on my work."

Kaede was an assistant therapist, an assistant healer, and an assistant archery coach. She thought these things would help her become a good miko. A healer was traditionally, a girl, who practiced old ways of healing, with herbs and such. Being all these things she always brought work home, on top of all the homework and studying she has to do for high school. Kaede also took horseback riding lessons, she felt that horseback riding was a traditional part of a miko, and in fact, she was right.

"You can stay at my place, Kaede. I'll have one of the guest cottages set up for you." Inuyasha said (By the way, Kagome's in the backseat, behind the passenger seat, where Kaede's sitting)

Kagome said nothing. It was well known that Inuyasha had inherited a huge amount of money from his father. Kikyou had said that the Hikaris had been a wealthy family ever since the Feudal Era. Kikyou had also been confident that Inuyasha would be able to pass on a huge amount of money to their children, because of the job he chose. He chose to go to college to become a doctor at a hospital for the mentally ill, or an insane asylum. He had chosen the job because his mother had been mentally ill.

"Thank you, Inuyasha. Kagome, do you want me to schedule a therapy appointment?" Kaede asked, taking a clipboard from a dark blue backpack.

Kagome smiled. "Thank you, Kaede."

"Your welcome. I suggest you come to, Inuyasha. I'm also taking Sango and Miroku." Kaede said, writing Inuyasha's name on the clipboard.

"Hey! Girl! Don't I have a say in this!?" Inuyasha snapped furiously.

"No you don't. Kagome did because girls often have more problems when it comes to death than men. It's a proven fact." Kaede replied without second thought.

Inuyasha remained silent and pulled into a lot. It was a huge mansion, very similar to Inuyasha's, Kagome noticed. But what she didn't notice, was the front gates wore the Hakari family crest.

Inuyasha helped Kagome out of the car, for Kagome's legs could hardly stand, but when she finally did, she was shaky on her feet.

Shakily, Kagome approached the mansion, feeling more and more self-conscious. Here she was, being helped by a long silver haired man followed by a 16-year-old girl. Not that bugged her really, it was the fact that she felt so small, and that Inuyasha and Kaede made her feel helpless.

Inuyasha pushed the doorbell impatiently, three or four times per minute.

A tall man with long silver hair and golden eyes opened the door. He had red marks on his cheeks and a blue crescent moon on his forehead.

Inuyasha shook with uncontrolled anger, but kept still and silent.

"Hello to you to, brother." He said calmly.

'Brother?! Inuyasha has a... BROTHER?!' Kagome thought.

"Sesshoumaru..." Inuyasha said, shaking with anger.

"Yes, it's me. Whom did you expect, brother? Father, perhaps?" Sesshoumaru said slyly.

Inuyasha looked like he was about ready to pounce on Sesshoumaru and tare him to shreds, but Kaede quickly said:

"Sesshoumaru! We are curious if you'll see a patient, as friend of the family, of course."

Sesshoumaru looked suspiciously at the visitors at his front door. "Of course." He said smoothly.

He gracefully turned and went deeper into the mansion, with his three visitors at his heels.

"Which one of you will I being seeing today?" He asked, without even looking at them.

"Her." Inuyasha pointed at Kagome, and Sesshoumaru craned his neck to look at Kagome and nodded.

"Sit." He said pointing to a chair. Kagome did as she was told.

"She hurt her ankle running down the steps of Kikyou's house." Inuyasha said, making himself comfortable on a couch, which was conveniently placed close to the chair Kagome was sitting in.

Sesshoumaru cast Inuyasha a disdainful look before turning to Kagome. "Describe the pain. Such as sharp, throbbing, aching, etc."

"Throbbing." Kagome replied.

"Give me your leg." Sesshoumaru instructed.

Kagome extended her leg so Sesshoumaru could look at her ankle.

Sesshoumaru began to press around the anklebone, earn 'small' 'ouch!'s from Kagome. He also pressed along the foot, and up past the ankle.

"Well, well, seems you have a stressed ankle." Sesshoumaru confided. "Did you fall?"

Kagome nodded.

"You also seem to be going into shock. I suggest pain medication and ice on the ankle to reduce swelling. Remove ice pack from ankle immediately if it irritates you." Sesshoumaru told her.

Kagome nodded in acknowledgement.

"I'll need to check up on you ever single day, you have a pretty bad stress. I can't really tell how bad until X-rays are taken, but until then, I'll need you to stay at Inuyasha's so I know where you're at." Sesshoumaru told Inuyasha, more than Kagome.

"What?! No fucking way am I having that WENCH staying at my place!" Inuyasha roared, he was getting up to attack Sesshoumaru, but Sesshoumaru dodged gracefully.

"Inuyasha!" Kaede said sharply. She fiddled with something in her pocket until she produced a wooden necklace with fangs on it. She threw it at Inuyasha, and it went around his neck. "Kagome! Utter a subduing spell!"

"WHAT?!" Kagome yelled, panicked.

"You're a miko! Be smart!" Kaede replied back. "It does not matter which you use!"

"Uh... uh...!" Kagome looked around frantically, then a word came to mind, "SIT!"

Inuyasha slammed face first into the ground.

"That is my gift to you, Kagome, Inuyasha." Kaede said happily.

"Some gift." Inuyasha mumbled.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha disapprovingly. "Sit boy." Inuyasha slammed deeper into the ground. "Be nice to Kaede. Kaede I really like the gift, it's wonderful."

"Easy for you to say." Inuyasha muttered.

"Sit boy."

'Me and my big mouth!' Inuyasha thought angrily.

"Alright. 11:00 tomorrow morning I will see you at Inuyasha's place. Be ready." Sesshoumaru told her.

Kagome shook her head. "Tomorrow's Monday. I need my degree."

Sesshoumaru looked up at her. "I see... I'll arrange for the degree to be given to you later."

Kagome didn't protest.

"Also, you aren't to use that foot at all." Sesshoumaru added before Kagome was picked up by a angry Inuyasha.

"We're leaving." He said, heading toward the door.

"Take good care of her, Inuyasha. If you don't, she will die." Sesshoumaru whispered so low that not even Inuyasha could hear.

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UPDATED! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED AND SPECAIL THANKS TO MY REGULARS, THE EVIL LAIR AND CHERRY BLOOSOMZ!

Next time on: Happiness is Only for Those Brave Enough to Seek It: Black Roses: Where Have I Seen You Before? Inuyasha's dream of being a Children's Doctor at an orphanage has come true. On his down side, Kagome's working there to. On a business dinner, trying to get a rich man to donate to the orphanage, Kagome thinks she recognizes him. But she can't stand him...