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Nowhere To Go

Chapter 5 – Strike One

Last Time:

"Oh my goodness, is my daughter okay!" Mrs. Higurashi didn't need to guess who was in the hospital right now, because she knew this would be why the principal would be calling.

"Calm down Mrs. Higurashi, I just wanted to let you know that because of some…unfortunate circumstances with a conversation I had with your daughter…she fell unconscious, and according to the doctor…she's suffering an illness of depression."

On that very same day, Mrs. Higurashi rushed towards the hospital. She decided not to inform grandpa or Sota, especially Inuyasha…she already knew how hot-headed he could be when Kagome was hurt. Mrs. Higurashi rushed to the front desk where a nurse was typing some information into a computer.

"How can I help you miss?" The nurse asked calmly.

"I'm here…to see…my daughter, Kagome…Higurashi." She said panting at the same time.

The nurse started typing something into the computer and spoke, "Your daughter is in room 111…it's just down the hall to your left."

Mrs. Higurashi nodded in thanks and raced down the hall, then turned to the left like the nurse instructed. She started looking at the room numbers. '109…110…ah here it is 111' When she opened the door, she saw her daughter sitting up on a hospital bed reading the new issue of Teen Magazine. Kagome looked healthy even though she was in the hospital, so Mrs. Higurashi calmed down and just walked beside her daughter.

Kagome heard the click of the door and looked up to see her mother. 'oh crap…I hope she's not mad about…what happened today.'

"Kagome…how are you feeling? You look okay." Mrs. Higurashi spoke as she sat in a guest chair beside Kagome's bed.

"I'm feeling fine…I just fainted because…of what Mr. Takashimi told me."

"What did he say!" She was now distressed. 'What could the principal possibly say to put my daughter in this position right now?'

"Well…he said that…I'm expelled from school." Kagome closed her eyes as she spoke, hoping that her mother won't be upset for losing her one chance to have a real job. (A/N – actually there are other ways of getting a decent job without finishing high school…but hey this is my fanfic…oh the possibilities hehe)

"Kagome…I…I mean its not your fault…I was the one that said its okay for you to go back in time…I'm sorry." She didn't need to ask what her daughter was expelled for, because for years now the principal has been strict about Kagome's attendance and she knew his expectations were quite high.

"Mom…no…it's really not your fault…" Tears were welling up in her eyes and she started to cry. Mrs. Higurashi sat up and hugged her daughter, comforting her with words of encouragement that she can still have a life at home.

"Kagome, don't worry about it…Inuyasha's here as well to keep you company." She knew all to well that her daughter and the dog-eared boy had some deep connection with each other.

Hearing those words that her mother said, Kagome just smiled…her mom was no fool.

After their mother daughter moment, Mrs. Higurashi left Kagome to rest for a while. She didn't know what kind of condition her daughter really was in.

She walked outside of Kagome's hospital room and saw a doctor waiting to talk with her.

"Hello, are you Kagome's mother?" He asked.

"Yes, I am, can you tell me my daughter's condition at the moment?"

"Yes, your daughter's condition can be either serious or not, it just depends on her environment."

"What do you mean and what is this condition called?" She was now seriously confused about the doctors explanation.

"You're daughter has a case of a psychological illness. This illness is depression. Like I said, depending on her environment she could go into deep depression and her body wouldn't be able to function properly and lead to…an unfortunate consequence." The doctor slowed his speech at the last phrase, telling loved ones about something like this always made him feel sad.

(A/N – Okay this is a REAL illness and you can REALLY die from it…but the symptoms will be all made up from me by common sense…I mean its depression, obviously you're going to be gloomy. R.I.P. coach -- died from this illness)

"A-a-are…you saying that my daughter is going to…d-die?" She stuttered her words as she spoke, feeling sadness at the same time that her daughter's lifeline would be cut short.

"It's a possibility Mrs. Higurashi, like I said before it depends on her environment." He spoke intelligently.

"And what type of environment does my daughter have to be in to be safe?" Now, she was persistent…anything to keep her daughter safe.

"Well, she can be affected by anyone or anything, most likely by someone she loves dearly like family or friends. If she's being depressed or upset, her body won't function properly and it could be severe, but it depends on the extent of her depression. You could bring her to psychological sessions until she learns how to handle her depression, but it would cost about 500 000 yen per week." (A/N – Okay, I don't know the Japanese money values, but lets just say its $1 000 CAN.)

"Oh my…I can't afford that…" 'What can I do now? Just keep her at home so she won't get hurt? No…she'd probably get depressed…" The doctor interrupted her thoughts.

"So, are you going to tell your daughter her condition? I think it's best to know so she tries to control her depression."

"No…knowing my daughter, telling her this would make her more depressed." She responded calmly.

"That's a good idea…just try to treat her like nothing is wrong and live life to its fullest. I think you should go and talk to your daughter, and you can take her home today."

She nodded and turned to the door until the doctor spoke again.

"…and if you have any more problems in the future…my name is Dr. Sheero, but you can call me Li." (A/N – haha couldn't think of a Japanese name so why not steal it from Cardcaptors? At least that's what I think his name is haha)

She turned around and looked at him straight in the eye, looking for something she couldn't see with her mind but her heart.

"Uhm…thank you Li."

She turned around a stepped behind the door. 'Hmm…he's kind of cute.' She looked at her daughter and Kagome noticed that her mother was blushing a bit.

"Mom, what did the doctor say?" Kagome continued to look curiously at her mother.

"Oh, nothing important, he just wanted me to let you know that you should just try to be more careful next time and that you can come home today." Mrs. Higurashi spoke as if she rehearsed it all, but Kagome seemed convinced.

"Mom, you do realize you're blushing right? Did the doctor flatter you or something? He is single you know." Kagome gave her mother a glary eye, thinking about her mother dating a doctor. 'I wonder if mom actually has a crush on someone. Well I can't blame her; after all, dad has died a long time ago.'

"Kagome, you shouldn't be worried about my personal life…even though he is a little bit charming…" She covered her mouth in shock at what she just said; she blush an even darker shade of red.

"Oh…so you do like him huh?" Kagome smirked.

"Who said that? Can't I admire a good-looking man?" She thought up a good excuse.

"Right mom…anyways we can go home now?" 'Mind as well drop the subject, she's never going to give in.'

"Yes, so you go ahead and get change out of those patient clothes, I'll be waiting for you outside. Can you walk back?" She spoke with a blush still on her face. 'Well at least she dropped that topic.'

"Yea, I'm fine mom…I just had a little accident okay? Don't worry about me." She pleaded.

"Okay, well I'll wait for you outside."

On the walk home the two didn't talk much, they were thinking most of the way home.

'I still can't believe it, all of my hard work in high school has all been a waste. It's all because I was destined to go to the Feudal Era, now I have no future here. What am I going to do now?' Kagome thought about this the whole walk home, and she also felt different from before the incident. She seemed to feel more alone and sad than when she thought about Inuyasha and Kikyo together, 'oh crap…now I feel worse, but wait Kikyo's gone right?'

'Should I consider dating again? I mean it's been 10 years since my husband passed on…and the doctor is quite good looking for his age.' Mrs. Higurashi couldn't stop thinking about Li; maybe Kagome was right about her liking him.

Once the two reached the bottom of the shrine steps, they started the long climb up.

Inuyasha's ears perked up and he could smell Kagome's scent nearby. 'The sun is already setting, what took her so long to come back from that school of hers. Did something go wrong today? Or did a demon attack? No wait there aren't any demons here anymore, I took care of them all.' He smirked at his macho ness. He decided to wait on his tree branch in front of Kagome's room until she showed herself, because a certain argument they had that morning told him to wait for her to come and apologize.

"Kagome, I'm going to bed now but do you want anything to eat before I go?" Mrs. Higurashi asked a very motherly question once they were at the top of the shrine steps.

"No mom, I'm fine. The hospital gave me some food already, so you go ahead and sleep. I'm going to go to my room and…well…I can't really do homework now can I?" She laughed at herself sadly as she said that. "Well I'll just find something to do; I don't feel like sleeping right now."

"Okay, goodnight Kagome. Oh, and before you go Inuyasha's still here. I think he's…oh there he is." She pointed to the branch of a tree beside Kagome's window, where she saw a blood red figure in the distance.

"Thanks mom, I guess I'll go talk to him for a while…goodnight." 'Well I guess I'll have something to do.'

Her mom walked towards the shoji doors and disappeared from Kagome's view. Kagome looked towards Inuyasha, and he was looking at her. Suddenly he jumped from his branch, and landed right at Kagome's face. She blushed at their closeness and backed away a few steps.

"Inuyasha, don't scare me like that."

"Uh huh…well I think you owe me a little apology before we talk about some things." He said in his cocky tone.

"Apologize for what?" Kagome really had no idea what he was talking about.

"Don't tell me you already forgot?" He was getting angry now, and he pointed to a hole in the concrete.

"Oh I remember now, okay I'm sorry." She bowed in apology. 'Sheesh…he's getting so worked up over something like that, I do that all the time what makes today any different?'

"Better, now what did you want to talk about?" He was satisfied that she even apologized, even though he knew she didn't mean it.

"How did you know that I wanted to talk to you?"

Inuyasha just simple pointed to his dog-ears as self explanatory.

"Oh…well…" Her voice trailed off, trying to catch her breath as she was starting to cry again at the thought of what happened this morning. Tears were already welling up in her eyes, so she turned to hide her face.

"What happened? I bet you probably did something stupid today like usual…" He commented rudely, not noticing the tears in her eyes.

Suddenly Kagome snapped. He always insulted her, but today…that little comment seemed to tug at her heart more than ever. "What are you talking about stupid like usual! It's your entire fault that this had to happen to me!" 'That's right, it's all Inuyasha's fault, if he didn't always drag me back to the Feudal Era I would still be at school.'

Inuyasha didn't even respond. He was so shocked by Kagome's outburst that his jaw was left hanging. 'What's with her attitude all of a sudden? Just a moment ago she was as gentle as usual.'

Kagome continued her screaming not waiting for Inuyasha to respond, "IT'S YOUR FAULT I GOT EXPELLED, NOW I HAVE NO FUTURE, NO LIFE HERE FOR ME." Kagome had no idea where all her anger and depression was coming from, she just felt so alone.

"So what? It's not like you can't still live here." He responded dumbfounded.

"Inuyasha you baka, my time is not like yours. In my time school is important, it may not be to you, but it's the only way to have a suitable life here…AND NOW THAT I DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO FROM HERE!"

"But…" Before he could continue, Kagome ran off down the shrine steps and out of sight.

"…you do have a somewhere to go…with me…" He spoke those last words to himself, knowing that Kagome wouldn't be able to hear him now. Before he could go chase after her, he heard someone calling his name. It was Mrs. Higurashi.

"Inuyasha I need to tell you something very important that happened today." She peeked out her head from the shoji doors.

Inuyasha nodded wanting to find out what happened to Kagome. He walked towards Kagome's mother and went inside towards the kitchen where she was making tea.

Mrs. Higurashi thought about Kagome's condition and thought it was best that she told Inuyasha, because she knew that Kagome cried over him many times and that the next time Kagome was upset…it can be fatal.

"Inuyasha, I wanted to let you know to be more concerned and careful around Kagome."

Inuyasha gave her a questioning look, 'I'm always concerned about Kagome.' He then pushed her to go on.

"I know what you're thinking, that 'I am concerned about her', but I mean to be careful about her feelings and to try not to upset her." She looked at Inuyasha with very real and strict eyes.

Inuyasha was still confused about what she was talking about and thought about what had just happened a moment ago, "What do you mean? What's wrong with her?" He was now seriously concerned.

"Kagome…has contained an illness of depression, and if she's easily angered it can turn into depression and well…her body won't be able to function properly, therefore…it can be fatal." She spoke in a very serious voice, and hoped that she got through the hanyou's head.

Inuyasha's eyes widened at the last phrase she spoke, and finally realized what was going on, "Shit!" He yelled and ran off towards the entrance to the house and left Mrs. Higurashi surprised with his sudden reaction.

This chapter was longer than usual, but I was requested to write more detail so here it is. Okay for the rest of the story I'm making up the symptoms of this illness, and it's probably going to be more drastic than it really is in real life…please review