Kagome stared at her grandpa's lifeless form. Machines around the bed monitored his heartbeat. Tears sprang to Kagome's eyes for the tenth time that day. She had been out of school for three days now and her grandfather hadn't gotten better yet.
Kagome glanced at her cell phone again. Her mom still needed to work and Sota was too young to stay in the hospital room. Kagome offered to stay with grandpa until he woke up. It worked out nicely because Sango brought her the homework she was missing. It would only be a matter of time before Koga found out. Kagome had 55 text messages from Koga demanding to know what hospital she was at. Kagome hadn't bothered to reply to any of them expect to tell him she was fine and she'd talk to him as soon as she could.
Kagome got up and stretched. She looked down at her grandpa and kissed him on the forehead. "I'll be back Gramps." She said. Kagome walked down all the hospital hallways that were confusing as hell until she got into the cafeteria. The nurses told her that she was able to use her cell phone there.
Sighing Kagome turned on her cell phone and groaned when she saw 16 new messages all from Koga. She ignored all of them and called her mom. After a few seconds of talking to her mom Kagome hung up and was about to turn it off, when it rang. Glancing at the number Kagome cracked a small smile and answered.
"Hey Sango, how's it going?" Kagome answered.
"Well I don't know about Sango but you better tell me where the hell you are and why you won't talk to me." Koga hissed into the phone. Kagome turned pale and saw black spots swim in her vision for a few seconds.
"Koga! I...I...Well I-" Kagome sputtered out.
"Well Kagome?" Koga demanded.
"How did you get Sango's cell phone?" As soon as she asked that she heard Sango in the back round screaming for Koga to give back her phone. "Listen Koga," Kagome said before he could get a word out. "I'm not going to tell you where I'm at because I don't want any of my friends around me because I just want to be alone!" Kagome yelled in the phone. She could hear Koga yelling her name as she stabbed the end button.
Her breathing was ragged and shallow and she was getting curious stares from around her. Her phone rang again but she ignored it. A few minuets after it stopped it rang again, with a different tune signaling she had voice mail.
Kagome looked through her contacts list until she found Inuyasha's cell number. She wrote him a quick message: Hey Koga knows Sango knows where im tell her not 2 bring school work cuz he'll follower her.
A few seconds later her phone beeped. She looked at it and smiled when she realized it was from Inuyasha.
Sango told me 2 I'll bring school work 2 u. Koga don't know a thing.
Kagome smiled. Over the last few days the visits from Inuyasha, Sango and Miroku were the only bright spot in her days. Kagome replied: Make sure Koga don't follow u.
Kagome walked slowly to her Gramp's room. Over the past three days her visits with Inuyasha became more and more enjoyable, even more so when they argued. They argued all the time and Kagome enjoyed it because it was so rare getting to argue with someone who matched her snide comments. She couldn't wait to see him.
Inuyasha checked his rearview mirror for the umpteenth time in ten minuets. He hated Koga for making him paranoid. Damn why the hell was he so hell bent on finding out where Kagome was? Okay sure Kagome was beautiful and if he was Koga he wouldn't want a whole lot of guys talking to her either, but Koga took it to an extreme.
Inuyasha wondered again why he was doing so much for Kagome. He hardly knew her and here he was, running her homework to her and avoiding her crazy boyfriend. Another glance in the rearview mirror told him that Koga was no where near him.
Inuyasha blasted the radio and drummed his hands on the steering wheel in time with the beat. It was a nice day out and Inuyasha had the top down on his bright red car. He drove lazily to the hospital in a crazy pattern trying to lose anyone on his tail. He'd only been in this town for a month but with nothing to do at home, he drove everywhere. He knew the whole town almost as well as he did his old home town.
Inuyasha pulled into the hospital parking lot and hurried up to Kagome's grandpa's room. He nodded hello to a few of the nurses and knocked softly on the door. Waiting for a few seconds he opened the door and saw that Kagome was asleep. She was sitting in a chair next to her grandpa and her head rested on the bed.
"Kagome? Kagome?" Inuyasha said. Kagome's eyes scrunched together and she slowly opened her eyes.
"Hey. How much homework do I have today?" Kagome asked standing up. Her green sweat shirt was rumpled and her jeans were wrinkled beyond recognition.
"Nothing expect English. You have to read three stories and answer these questions. Inuyasha said handing her her book and paper. Kagome looked at the stories then at the long list of analysis questions. She looked back and fourth. Tears suddenly sprang to her eyes.
"I hate this subject! What is the teacher expecting? I spent three hours on my English homework yesterday and this looks like it'll take forever too!" Kagome bawled. Inuyasha stared at her wide eyed.
"Quite crying you big baby!" Inuyasha said. That just made Kagome cry harder.
"Why me? What did I do to deserve this? My life was just fine until I agreed to go out with Koga and ever since then my life has been hell!" She cried out. Inuyasha gasped and narrowed his eyes, and Kagome realizing what she had just said clamped her hands over her mouth. She looked horrified.
"Why was your life shot to hell when you started dating Koga?" Inuyasha asked quietly.
"Just ignore that. I didn't say that okay?" Kagome begged.
"But you did."
"Its none of your business!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha got ticked then.
"Like hell it isn't! Kagome I have been coming here for the last three days? You and I have done nothing but get to know each other! I feel I know you my whole life!" Kagome stared at him.
"Inuyasha it's only been three days. There's no way you can feel like you've known me that well."
"I think that's up to me to decide Kagome. Now tell...me...about...Koga. Inuyasha said slowly as if he were speaking to a three year old.
Kagome sunk slowly into her chair and she began her tale.
"I met Koga when I started my sophomore year. He knew Miroku because their mothers are best of friends. I knew Miroku through Sango and Sango and I have been friends since third grade. Sango met Miroku through the dojo her family runs. Miroku, Sango, and I were attached at the hip. We did everything together. Then one day Miroku came to the movies with Koga in tow.
"He was forced to bring Koga because he just moved to town and like I said, their mom's are close. Koga never took his eyes off me. For a while he was a perfect gentlemen to me. He was everything I wanted in a boyfriend. After three weeks I agreed to go out with him. I even broke up with Hojo for him.
"He didn't change at first. Sango, Miroku, Koga and I still did everything together until one day Koga decided that he didn't want to go out with Sango and Miroku. It was only one date so I agreed to go to dinner with him instead of skating with Sango and Miroku. Then he started doing that more and more frequently. It got to the point if I went to the mall without telling Koga first he got pissed. He accused me of going somewhere just to scope out boys.
"I tried to break up with him, but he...he scared me out of it. He's slowly controlling my life. Sango and Miroku are the only people who are 'allowed' to talk to me. Other than Kikyou and her boyfriend of course.
"My life is so limited now. I really can't go anywhere without Koga and I don't want to see him all the time, so I stay to myself. If it wasn't for Sango visiting me, I'd go stir crazy.
"Koga became worse and worse. I don't know how to escape him. Once Gramps is out of the hospital I don't know how I'll be able to talk to you. Inuyasha." She said sternly gazing at him straight in the eye. "You better not tell anyone. Only Miroku and Sango know. But know that you know us four can figure out a way to get me away from him. That is if you want to." She said the last part shyly.
Inuyasha guessed that there was more that she wasn't telling, but he let it go as it was. Inuyasha nodded. "I'll help you Kagome. I'll find a way to be close to you and we'll get you out of this. No one deserves this." Kagome's eyes filled with tears of gratitude.
"Inuyasha...I...thanks." She said brokenly.
"It's nothing. Now I'll help you with English."
Well that was chapter three! Sorry it took so long to update but I've had loads of homework, most of it English! Well anyway read and review and tell me what you all think! Thank you to all who reviewed and I hope that you like this chapter!
