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Chapter 3: Ordinary sickness or love sickness?
The next day I woke up feeling warm all over. I thought that it was just a side-effect of yesterday's events but as my head cleared I just felt uncomfortable. I just lay there in bed too tired to even call for someone.
Shippo opened my door to see me lying in bed with my eyes open.
"Eh? Kagome you don't look too good. Are you sick? You don't look to good."
"Shippo, I'm pretty sure I have a fever. Don't come to close. I'll be fine. Could you please just bring me some breakfast and leave it on the desk. I'm pretty sure I'll be fine when you all come back from classes. Tell Sensei Maehara that I'm sick today."
"Alright Kagome just get some rest."
That day after prep school(Sesshoumaru is still at Todai)…
"Keh! That was a boring day! The class was so gloomy for some reason." Inuyasha walked into the house complaining. He took off his shoes and put his school bag on the couch.
Miroku had to use that opportunity to give Inuyasha a reason to hit him. "Is it because Kagome wasn't there? I know I felt it was gloomy without her."
"Perverted lecher get your head out of the gutter! INU RAGE COMBINATION!" Miroku basically got pummeled by an onslaught of quick, accurate punches sending him flying out the door causing him to land somewhere in Okinawa.
Okinawa…
"Eh? How'd I get here? Crap I got no cash, I'm lost!"
Back at the lodge…
(Temporary 3rd person view)
Inuyasha and company checked on Kagome to find her room empty and the breakfast from this morning already eaten. Soon they heard her resting in the hot spring and decided to join her.
(Kagome's POV)
I opened my eyes to see all the guys except Sesshoumaru, who was in school, sitting with me in the hot spring. All except Miroku which was weird, he'd never pass up an opportunity to see me in nothing but a towel.
"Hey guys, I'm feeling much better just tired. How was class?"
Hiten was quick to answer, "It was alright but it was nothing without you. I brought you your notes since none of the other guys thought to bring them for you." It earned him jealous glares from the other guys and words of appreciation from Kagome.
"Kagome, my woman, I was simply worried about you I couldn't think. It pained me to be far away from you while you were sick." Kouga's act deserved an Oscar.
"Keh, drop the act wolf boy. Nobody's buying it."
"Kagome," Shippo piped up, "Why don't we leave these guys to argue, I know a new ice-cream parlor that opened around here wanna go?"
"I'd love to but I still feel a bit sick."
"Why didn't you tell me I know just the thing."
Shippo went behind me and started massaging my back. It felt so good that I never realized that the other guys were giving jealous glares.
"No, she needs to relax in someplace cool." He picked me up bridal style and brought me to his room which had several electric fans, air conditioners and an aroma machine.
"I prefer cold weather to warm weather," he quickly said seeing my bug-eyed look.
He set me down on his bed and turned on several air conditioners, fans and aroma machines. It felt so cool and comfortable and I felt blessed to be at the center of such attention.
Inuyasha walked in to see me lying on Hiten's bed with him standing next to me. His eyes twitched. He simply walked in and was about to say something to Hiten when he suddenly tripped and felt on top of him.
Kouga walked in just in time to see Inuyasha on top of Kagome.
"EWW! Gross! I'm taking you somewhere else Kagome."
He grabbed me before Inuyasha or Hiten could protest and moved so fast I had no idea where we went. When he stopped I was in some sort of cave.
"Welcome to my room Kagome."
"Your room?"
"I like roughing it in caves so I converted my room into a cave. See there you can rest in soon-to-be-our bed."
I would have retorted but I was feeling so unwell that I just couldn't argue. He let me rest on the bed and I soon fell asleep.
When I woke up I felt much better but really warm. I turned my head to see Kouga snuggled up against me. He actually looked cute but I had already realized that out of all the guys hear he, Miroku and Shippo would only be friends. Maybe if I could set them up I would be able to choose which out of Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha and Hiten I like most. I don't want to lead them on too much and break their heart.
I quietly get up and walk out still feeling a bit unwell but I'll be fine. It's dark, Sesshoumaru must already be back.
"Kagome! How're you feeling?"
Shippo ran up to me holding a drink in his hand.
"Here it's a medicinal drink for you."
"Thanks." I sniff the drink to find is smells…Horrible!
When he runs off I pour the drink into a nearby pot plant.
I sigh to myself, Kouga was too much, Shippo was too shy and Miroku just didn't connect.
So Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru and Hiten were my 3 choices. Well I'll make the choice some other time I'm tired.
OK I know this was probably the worst chapter ever but it gave a lot to the plot. Don't you think?