Suki

Chapter 13:

Near Dating and Near Death

Disclaimer: Okay, this is getting really annoying really fast! So I'll just say it and get it out of the way. I don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters. Now read or else.

Souta ran up to Kagome and said, "Hey sis! Let's go swim in the ocean!" Kagome looked blankly at her little brother, but when he started to run away happily Kagome yelled, "Wait, Souta! Come back! Souta………"

Kagome jumped up in bed in a cold sweat. After looking around a little bit she realized it had just been a dream. Then, looking around her room she saw Inuyasha sitting in the corner fast asleep.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome thought to herself, "The last thing I remember Inuyasha and I were taking outside then I think I fell asleep. I'll just wake Inuyasha and… " Kagome stared at the sleeping Inuyasha, "His long silver hair, I bet its so soft and thin and…No! I just need to wake him up, but…Maybe I'll just touch his hair a little bit."

Kagome got up and slowly walked towards Inuyasha. She sat on her knees and ran her fingers through his hair. Then, all of a sudden Inuyasha woke up to Kagome whose chest was in his face. Still half asleep Inuyasha said, "Kagome…"

Kagome noticed that Inuyasha had woken up she fell back and shrieked, "Sit boy!" Inuyasha fell to the floor on top of Kagome.

Kouga, Miroku, Sango, and Ayame thrust open the door and Sango yelled, "Are you guys okay? Oh…sorry." "Inuyasha…" Miroku smirked. Inuyasha got up and yelled at Miroku, "It's not what it looks like!" "If I had 100 yen (US: $1 Canadian: Who cares?) for every time I said that." Miroku said still smiling. "What was that Miroku?" Sango said frustrated.

"Um…I'm just going to go then." Ayame said. "Sure," Kouga replied, "I'll walk you back." Kouga and Ayame left the room right as Sango grabbed Miroku by his shirt and said to Inuyasha and Kagome, "And Miroku and I need to have a long talk!" As Miroku was being dragged out of the room he said, "Tell me how things work out. Ow, Sango…!" As she walked out Sango slammed the door.

"What did you do that for?" Inuyasha yelled at Kagome. "Serves you right!" Kagome yelled at Inuyasha, "What were you doing sleeping in my room anyway?" "You sound pretty ungrateful," Inuyasha replied, "You fell asleep outside and I had to carry you in here!" "Well," Kagome yelled, "You talked so much I got bored and fell asleep!" "Yeah right," Inuyasha replied, "You fell asleep while I was in mid-sentence! You weren't even listening!" "Well," Kagome yelled, "If you've got something to say then say it!"

Before Inuyasha could say anything else Kagome's mother, Kuguro walked into the room. "Kagome," she said, "Can I talk to you?" "Sure." Kagome replied. They both looked at Inuyasha who just stood there. "Hey, I'm sure you won't say anything you wouldn't feel happy with me hearing." "Inuyasha, sit!" Kuguro yelled as Inuyasha fell to the floor. "Serves ye right Inuyasha." Kaede said, "Let's go, Inuyasha." Kaede pulled Inuyasha out of the room.

"So," Kagome asked, "What did you need to talk about?" "Oh, Kagome dear," Kuguro said, "I need some advice." "Advice?" Kagome asked, "Since when do you need advice from me?" "Well," Kuguro said, "There's this guy…" "Wow!" Kagome replied, "Who?" "Well…um…" Kuguro said, "His name is…" "Come on mom. Who?" Kagome asked.

"Hojou. I know him from work." "Hojou?" Kagome asked, "Hojou is 24. And mom you're 37…" "Shh…" Kuguro replied, "He still thinks I'm 27! That's the advice I need. How can I look good for a date with him?"

"Mom, that's easy," Kagome said, "But first…Sit boy!" Inuyasha was standing outside the door. "Stop listening to our conversations, Inuyasha!" Kagome opened the door and Inuyasha fell into the room along with Sango. "Sango?" Kagome said confused. "Well," Sango said, "A little bit of curiosity."

Inuyasha and Sango were sitting in the living room both with goose egg size bruises on their heads. "This is your fault." Sango said. "My fault?" Inuyasha exclaimed. "Yes your fault!" Sango yelled, "Inuyasha you…uh…you…I don't know, but it is your fault."

"Whatever," Inuyasha replied, "They've been up there for three hours! How much longer will they be up there?" Kagome walked downstairs into the living room with her mother who now looked more like she would be her sister than mother. "What?" Inuyasha exclaimed confused. "Higurashi-san you look great!" Sango said.

"Thank you Sango." Kuguro replied as Miroku walked in. "Hey Kagome," Miroku said, "Is she a friend of yours from school?" Kagome and her mother started to giggle a little until Kuguro looked at her watch. "Oh my!" Kuguro replied, "Hojou will be here in less than ten minutes. I'll see you all later." Before anyone could say anything Kuguro was already out the door.

"Who was that?" Miroku asked. "Oh," Kagome replied, "You didn't recognize her?" "Should I have?" Miroku asked. "Well," Kagome replied, "That was nobody just…my mom." "What?" Miroku exclaimed almost the same as Inuyasha had.

Hojou approached Kuguro handing her a bouquet of flowers. "Hi…Kuguro…" noticing her recent makeover. "Oh, thank you Hojou!" Kuguro replied smiling. "Um, I think you'll like the place we're going to." Hojou replied still feeling awkward.

Hojou and Kuguro both walked towards the end of the street in silence. The silence was broken when Hojou mumbled something Kuguro couldn't understand. Then, out of nowhere Kuguro started coughing into her hands. "Are you alright Kuguro-san?" Hojou asked but she didn't answer. She just kept coughing. "Kuguro-san…?" Hojou asked holding her hands. Then he noticed there was blood all over the palm of her hands. "Kuguro!" Hojou yelled as Kuguro fainted.

"Don't you think this is kind of juvenile, Sango?" Miroku asked clearly having marks on his face left from Sango slapping him. "Miroku," Sango replied, "You have to write the names of every girl you've ever dated!"

Inuyasha sat on the floor close by laughing and said, "This'll be entertaining, but I think you'll need more paper." "Oh, really?" Kagome asked Inuyasha, "Well how many girls have you dated?" "What?" Inuyasha yelled, "Why would you care?"

"Things never stop around here do they?" Kouga said standing in the doorway. "How would you know?" Inuyasha yelled as the telephone rang, "Where were you today?" Before Kouga could answer Kagome answered the telephone and started crying. Kagome fell into Inuyasha's arms and said, "Mom's…mom's…dying…"

Kagome ran through a door at the hospital and saw her mom in the bed closest to the door. "Mom…!" Kagome yelled holding back the tears that now drenched her face and collar. Kagome's mother opened her eyes and said weakly, "Kagome, I'll be fine. Something like this isn't about to kill me."

A nurse approached Kagome and said, "Could you come with me for a moment?" Kagome walked out with the nurse as Hojou walked in with a bouquet of flowers. He handed the flowers to Kagome's mother and said with a smile on his face, "Kuguro, you dropped these."

"Hojou," Kuguro said crying, "You're just so sweet…" "Don't try to speak," Hojou replied holding her hand, "I promise, when you get out of here we'll go on a real date. Oh, and you don't have to dress up like you did." "What?" Kuguro asked. "You know what I mean," Hojou replied, "You never had to be like anybody else. You were just…you. That's why I respected you why I…" Before Hojou could finish his sentence a nurse opened the door and said, "Sir may I please speak with you?"

A nurse held a clipboard and read to Kagome, Inuyasha and Hojou, "Well, we're not sure what exactly she has, but we can tell it's destroying her immune system. We can do our best to suppress the disease but there are no guarantees."

Kagome was about to start crying again when Inuyasha stopped her and said, "No more tears Kagome. I swear I'll help her however I can."

A/N: Not to much inspiration in this chap but I promise I'll make the next few chaps three times as good.