CHAPTER 13:

YOU ARE THE ONE I LOVE

A/N: Okay, like I promised, I'm probably going to make this chapter longer. I'm telling you, some of the events and things Kikyo goes through, like the chemo therapy and going to another place to do something and losing your hair, all happened to my cousin Peter who I talked to before. But let me tell you this, the next thing that will happen to Kikyo did happen to Peter…and I'm probably going to cry when I write it because it reminds me of my cousin but…well. Try to enjoy it.

Kikyo walked along the hall of the hospital. A nurse followed her. She was going to see her doctor again. Kikyo opened the door to his office, sighing as she looked at the room that brought back bad memories.

"Hello, Kikyo. How has it been?"

Kikyo shrugged.

"Well, let's get started shall we? I have to take a blood test first Kikyo. Then we will start the examination."

Kikyo nodded. She was getting an examination to see if she would need to keep taking medicine or if she would get better. Sometimes Kikyo wished that someone would just find a cure for leukemia.

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It had been hours after Kikyo saw the doctor. She laid in bed after hearing some terrible news.

"Kikyo?" Inuyasha opened the door. "Hey, what's wrong?" he could see that Kikyo had been crying from the redness that showed on her eyes.

Kikyo rubbed her eyes. "Nothing…nothing's wrong."

Inuyasha stared at her. "Kikyo…you always say that."

"Really, nothing's wrong. Well…um." She struggled to get up. "Today I had an examination from my doctor."

"Really? What for?"

"To see if I needed to keep taking medicine or if I didn't need to anymore."

"What are the results?"

Kikyo smiled weakly. "Well…I don't have to take the medicine anymore."

Inuyasha smiled. "Great! So that means you'll get better. Why are you so sad then?"

Kikyo looked down. "Nothing. That's great. And well."

Inuyasha lifted her chin up. "What?"

"The doctor said I could go home."

"That's great too! You can stay with me and Sesshomaru!"

Kikyo didn't smile. "Oh really. Thanks."

Inuyasha could sense something was wrong with the way Kikyo was acting. She was hiding something from him.

Kikyo walked to the window and gazed outside. "It's a beautiful day isn't it?"

"Yup." Inuyasha walked to her and put his arms around her. He kissed her cheek and enjoyed the view. "Are we gonna just stare out here?"

Kikyo didn't answer at first. Her mind seemed to be stuck on something.

"Well?"

"Oh. Um…yeah I guess."

Inuyasha sighed. "Well, I have to go. See ya." He hugged Kikyo tight for a moment, then left the room.

After he left, Kikyo began to cry. "Inuyasha…how am I going to tell you?"

KNOCK-KNOCK! The door opened. "Kikyo?"

"Oh…Kaede-chan."

Kaede sat down. She smiled at Kikyo. "How was your day."

"It was great."

Kaede noticed that Kikyo's eyes were red. "Why were you crying?"

Kikyo quickly shook her head. "No…I-I wasn't crying."

Kaede bit her lip. "Are you sure…?"

"No…I'm not sure about anything anymore!" she burst into tears.

"Kikyo-oneesama…what's wrong?"

Kikyo wiped her eyes. "Kaede…I have some terrible news."

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The time was now five o'clock. Inuyasha had not come back to Kikyo yet. He was out working.

Sesshomaru was in the kitchen at the time when the news came to him. Kouga, who had heard about the news by Kaede, called up Inuyasha's house but Sesshomaru had answered. After he heard the news, he couldn't believe it. He knew that Inuyasha needed to know the most.

At nine o'clock, Inuyasha finally came home. Tired and out of breath, he sat on the couch and opened up a soda.

Sesshomaru walked into the room and hit Inuyasha on the head. "Did Kikyo tell you what happened?"

"Oh yeah! Great huh!"

"NO! You must of heard different news. Inuyasha-" Sesshomaru began. He realized that he needed to hear it from Kikyo. "Go see Kikyo you idiot!"

"Why! It's late already."

Sesshomaru hit him again. "GO SEE HER!"

Inuyasha sighed. "Okay you idiot. I'll go tomorrow. I promise. Geez."

"You idiot. Kikyo needs some comforting right now. You are so selfish! You don't deserve Kikyo!"

Inuyasha's temper flew. "SHUT UP!"

"If you did love her…you'd go right now."

"Why do you even care!"

"Because-" Sesshomaru stopped. "You know what. Go talk to Kikyo."

"Is the news bad?" Inuyasha asked before he left the house.

Sesshomaru just shut his eyes. "Just go." After Inuyasha left, for the first time in a long time, Sesshomaru cried. "You idiot." He couldn't stop the tears.

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Inuyasha rushed to the hospital. Suddenly his heart started to beat. What Sesshomaru had said really made Inuyasha scared now. Kikyo…what's wrong! Did you faint…what!

As he arrived in the hospital, his mind raced. Kikyo! Inuyasha slammed open the door. "KIKYOO!"

Kikyo turned around. Her face was red and tears fell down her cheeks. "Inu…yasha…!"

Inuyasha ran to her and put her head against his chest. "Kikyo! What's wrong!"

Tears ran quickly down her cheeks. She grasped onto Inuyasha's shirt, trying her hardest to stop crying. Inuyasha was so warm.

"Kikyo, if you need to tell me something, please tell me."

Kikyo gazed up at Inuyasha's golden eyes. "Inuyasha…it's time I told you."

"What is it?"

"I-I'm going to-I'm going to-"

Inuyasha's heart beated fast. Had his bad feeling finally come?

"I'm going to die!" she blurted out.

Inuyasha widened his eyes. His heart skipped a beat. What the hell just happened…? He couldn't think straight. He felt like his heart just ripped out of him. It hurt so much. He couldn't breathe for that moment. Finally Inuyasha looked at Kikyo. "T-This is a joke…r-right?"

Kikyo shook her head. "The doctor says that I have only a week to live. It's an eighty percent chance that I will die…Inuyasha…!"

Inuyasha shook his head. "No! This isn't right! Kikyo! You said that our love will never die! You said! You said!" he said, acting like a child.

Kikyo put her hand on his cheek. "Inuyasha…I'm so sorry."

"NO!" he yelled. Kikyo began to cry again. This was wrong. All this time, Inuyasha had thought that this story was happy. That there was no sad ending…that the ending would be happy. It suddenly hit Inuyasha that love hurts. Love was never easy in life; someone always had to pay the price. It also came clear to Inuyasha that Kikyo was the one suffering more…not him.

But, no matter what, Inuyasha was still determined to make Kikyo feel alive. "Kikyo…it doesn't matter anymore." He looked her straight in the eye. "Even if you die, I will always love you only. Kikyo…" he took a breath. "You are the one I love."

Somehow, even though Inuyasha had said those words so many times, they reached Kikyo's heart. Kikyo stopped crying. Those words meant the most to Kikyo. "Why…? Why do you care for me so much? You should just…leave me alone like others guys did. You should of just…not cared! But…you did! Why?"

Inuyasha brushed some hair off Kikyo's face. "Hey…I can't help it that I love you so much."

Kikyo wiped her eyes on Inuyasha's shirt. "Inuyasha…" she mumbled.

Inuyasha's heart began to beat calmly now. "Kikyo…I'll find a way to make you live. I promise you that. You just have to believe in yourself. Kikyo…don't give up."

Kikyo nodded. She felt Inuyasha's hand hold hers. "I love you."

A/N: Okay, this chapter wasn't really sad. Well, I'm not good at making it sad. Sorry for Inuyasha's mood changes. One minute he's mad and the next calm, heh sorry. Okay, this just reminded me of my cousin. The doctor said he was supposed to die in a week…and…well read the next chappie and I'll tell you what happened to him.