Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in this story…nor do I own this story idea.
Slowly I began to open my eyes. I closed them instantly because the light reflecting me was so bright. Am I on the other side? I wondered. I managed to open my eyes a little. I found myself strapped to a pulse racer machine and an IV fluid was hooked up to me. I started to look around my room. I was in a hospital and I saw that my door was open slightly ajar. Then I heard two voices talking and I began to eavesdrop.
"It's a miracle that she's still alive," said the doctor.
"Is she going to be okay?" Sango asked him.
"Well, according to these test results, her heart will expire any time now. We need to get her a heart transplant soon because she's past overdue for two years already. (Translation: She was supposed to die two years ago.) I made some calls and there is a matching donor for her in England."
"I'll have to talk to her about it."
"Please do," said the doctor. "It's her only hope of living."
Sango slowly entered my room. She stared at me with wide eyes. "You heard everything Kagome?"
I nodded my head weakly and took the air respirator off my mouth. "You can tell him to forget about it. I'm not going to England for a couple of months to get surgery."
Sango ran over and shook me. "Kagome, are you crazy? You have to or you'll die."
"No," I told her stubbornly. "It was so hard for me to find Inuyasha and I won't let go of him just like that."
Sango began to cry. "I don't want you to die though."
I looked at her sadly. "You're a good friend Sango. I know you'll be the perfect girl for Miroku." I yanked the IV tube off my arm. "Come on. Let's go home."
A little over a month later…
My heart condition began to grow worse. My attacks became more frequent and undetected. It would happen during odd times like when I'm showering or having dinner with the TBG guys. Luckily Sango was always there by my side to cover for me. Miroku hated me. I can tell by the way he acts. He probably thinks that Sango really likes Keiichiro (that's me). What he doesn't know is Sango truly does love him and it breaks her heart seeing him go out with other girls. I think he's doing that to make her jealous.
As for Inuyasha, he began to grow distant towards me. He wouldn't talk to me much and he's been depressed about something lately. I wish I could know what was bothering him because it hurts me to see him sad like that. Secrets are definitely hard to keep, especially ones that you have to cover everyday. I should have known that my disguise and heart attacks would be exposed soon but it just came to me unexpectedly…
Author's Note: eeks. I know you people just want to tear me to pieces. I'm sorry it's so short. FORGIVE ME! Next chapter will be longer. I promise! Before you kill me, here's the good news…next chapter, Inuyasha will find out that Keiichiro is actually Kagome! He finds out in an interesting way…can you guess how? Review! Umm...can anyone tell me what "kobanwa" means?
