Chapter 3

Slipping In and Out

Kagome had been taken to the hospital in an ambulance right after the incident. The gym teacher, a weak, frail thing, hadn't been strong enough to get Kagome to the ambulance, which for some odd reason couldn't come out to the blacktop.

InuYasha had readily volunteered to carry her, startling everyone. He had bent down and scooped her up, only proving to everyone how to strong he really was. One arm under her legs and the other supporting her back and head, he had slowly made his way to the front of the school.

Kagome's soft breath had grazed InuYasha's skin, making him glance down at her. Her curly black hair fell around her face, making her look like a peaceful angel. The only thing that brought away from her amazing beauty, was a stead stream of blood leaking down from a nasty cut on her forehead.

InuYasha frowned and looked up. Derenu had every intention to hit her. There was no way he could have hit her on accident. The ball was already in Jisushika's position when he hit Kagome. Derenu would pay. InuYasha would see to that.

Kagome awoke a few hours later lying in a hospital bed, flowers and cards from her friends and her teachers surrounding her. Smiling softly and her eyes partway closed, she glanced around and inspected her surroundings and her situation.

The room was small with a large window on the left. A small TV sat on top of a shelf up against the wall in front of her. A small desk was next to her big, poofy bed and a chair stuck awkwardly out. The door was a deep brown and had a silver hand. Kagome figured it was probably a heavy door.

Sighing, she glanced down at herself. She wasn't in her gym clothes anymore, but the usual hospital nightgowns. She took a glimpse at her right arm and saw from her elbow and up to the palm of her hand pure white bandages. Pushing aside some of her covers she saw her on her left leg, knee down, was even more bandage. And from what she could remember, she was sure there were probably bandages all over her head too.

She turned her head to the desk and a small card that was sitting next to a small vase filled with roses caught her attention.

'Kagome... get well soon. I'm the one that shall kill you. Not some stupid jealous boy with a stick. Anonymous.'

Kagome froze as fear crept over her heart. Breathing quickly she glanced up at the roses and gasped. They were all dead; they're petals browning and some scattered the table which the vase sat on. Next to it however, sat Kagome's favorite flowers, daffodils, and another card.

'Kagome... get well soon. I'm sorry you had to get hurt so badly. I'll make sure Derenu knows when to quit. I hope you get better. I watched you fall and... it scared me. I try and keep you under my watchful eye at all times but... Kagome, please get well soon. I miss you. Come back. Anonymous.'

Kagome smiled softly. This card had comforted her after the last... shocking one. She took the first card and ripped it into tiny pieces before disposing of them into the garbage can next to the desk. The last thing her mother needed was a threatening card.

Leaning against her pillow, Kagome sighed softly, staring out the window. Who had sent the two cards? Who had carried her? Why had their heart been beating so fast? These and many more questions slipped through her mind as she fell into a peaceful sleep.

Ring!

Ring!

"Hello?" a young woman said, answering the phone.

"Yes, is a InuYasha there?" the voice asked.

"May I ask who's calling?"

"This is the downtown hospital. We were informed by InuYasha that he would like to know about one of our patients conditions. May I speak with him?"

"Sure," InuYasha's mother said as she walked down the hall toward his bedroom, "InuYasha! Phone!" The sound of large thumps came from a bedroom unseen and suddenly InuYasha's head popped into view. He snatched the phone from his mother's hands muttering a thanks before pushing it up against his ear.

"Hello?" he murmured, half asleep. The only reason he had taken the call was because usually he didn't get calls at eleven o'clock Sunday evening and he wanted to know who had woken him up. And if it was someone who woke him up for no good reason, he could cuss them out for calling.

"Hello? This is the downtown hospital. We were informed by you that you would like to know about one of our patients conditions once they had woken up? Is this correct?"

InuYasha suddenly snapped awake. It was news about Kagome, "Yes. Go on."

"Well, Miss Kagome Higurashi is doing fine. She had minor scratches on her arms and legs and a serious scrape on the side of her forehead. She was dangerously close to being killed."

InuYasha sighed before asking calmly, "Did she get my flowers?" he ran his hand threw through his hair, messing it up even more.

"I believe she has. She has also woken up and has probably read your card. Would like me to inform her of your inquires?"

"No!" InuYasha snapped, "Please do not tell her I called or sent the flowers! I'm just a concerned friend from school."

"All right then I'll tell her that. Good day." There was click at the other end. InuYasha pushed the 'Off' button before falling onto his bed, staring at the ceiling.

'A concerned friend from school? Why am I concerned? Why do I even care? Do I... do I like her? Do I... do I love her?' Many more thoughts crossed InuYasha's mind as he slipped into an uneasy sleep.

Unknown to Kagome or InuYasha, a third person was also lying on a bed, thinking about her after getting a phone call from the hospital. Smiling wickedly, he stared at the cracking ceiling.

"Soon Kagome... soon."


Author's Note: I hope this is getting long enough. The chapters keep getting longer. The others are like 2 and 3 pages (small I know) but this on is 4!!! Happy now? :)

I've just got one question, DOES KAGOME HAVE BLACK CURLY HAIR??? Just wondering cuz I said she did and I wasn't completely sure. Everyone seems to say she does so...

Okay, I wrote a poem that kinda fits Kagome's mood in this chapter and chapter 2. I'll put it in the next chapter cuz I'll have Kagome write it. Okie-dokie, bubye! ;)

Oh and don't forget: No reviews, no chapters! ;)

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