"Kagome…I must say, you seem to have getting over the death of your friends quicker then any of us expected."
Kagome looked at Dr. Christan and shrugged. "I will never e 'over' the death of my friends."
"Of course." He replied, shifting against the wall. He smiled at her and looked down at his notebook. "But it has been…over 2 months, and you have gone from being unable to go a few hours without crying to actually improving. Your teachers tell me that you are doing better in school, you appear to be happier, and you haven't been sick." He paused. "I don't want to sound rude…but what were you doing with your friends?"
Kagome shrugged. "Most of the time, when I wasn't in bed or in the hospital," She kept up her fake face, hiding her emotions so well that Sesshomaru would have been proud. "…we did simple stuff. You know, hang out.."
"What about your other friends…the ones at school…"
"They were different. They are interested in shopping and gossip…and while I do like that stuff…sometimes I like a change. My friends and I, we use to like going to the park, just talk…sometimes have picnics…you know, outdoor stuff."
Dr. christan nodded. "You and Ian seem to be getting close."
Kagome managed to keep herself from flinching in surprise. Ian/Inuyasha had all but abandoned the name 'Ian' recently, and had only been answering to Inuyasha except when he was away from her.
"Ian is….special." She smiled softly. "I don't know how else to describe it."
Dr. christan chuckled. "Well, I am glad to hear two of my patients found something in common." He looked at the clock and nodded. "Our time is up Kagome."
She nodded and stood up,bowing to the doctor, who laughed. She blushed and rubbed the back of her neck. "I'm sorry Dr. Christan…I always forget that you Americans don't bow."
"It's ok Kagome." She nodded and left, Dr. christan picking up his notebook and making a note in it.
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Kagome wrapped her arms around her boyfriend, moving her mouth to his ear. "How are you Inuyasha?"
The teen formerly known as Ian, now Inuyasha, smiled. Had he still had his fangs, they would have been showing clearly. "Very good Kagome…how was the shrink? Didn't crack your head open I see."
She chuckled. "No matter how much you remember Inuyasha, you still have Ian's bad jokes."
He growled. "You think my jokes are bad?" Kagome nodded and he rolled his eyes. "Feh! You don't know a good joke if it walked up and were to bite you on the ass, wench."
"Hey now!" She said, slapping his chest playfully. "You can't call me wench!"
"Why not?" Inuyasha said with a smirk.
"Because it makes you sound old fashioned!"
A smile tugged on his lips, yet he fought against it, merely letting his eyes twinkle. "Oh, so you aren't offended?"
"That too!" Kagome said with a sigh, holding him closer. "You silly hanyou." She muttered in his ear.
"FORMER hanyou Kagome." Inuyasha replied, running a finger along her back. She sighed softly, this time out of pleasure. Inuyasha knew how to work his fingers. Though, she did wonder how good he would do if he still had his claws…the thought made her chuckle.
She twirled her finger in his hair, chuckling a bit more. "You're growing your hair out, aren't you?" Inuyasha shrugged. "But I liked you so much with your short hair!" She said, pouting.
"You didn't like my long hair?"
Kagome shrugged. "You look so handsome…so manly."
Inuyasha's eye ticked slightly. "What does that mean?"
Kagome kissed his ear. "I can't help it if you looked like a girl sometimes."
"A GIRL!" Inuyasha hissed. Kagome smiled sheepishly. "I looked like a girl back then?"
"No…just form behind, sometimes…" She blushed. "Just ignore me, ok? I am rambling. Besides, you have to get to therapy."
Inuyasha grumbled, grabbing his bag. "Why do I have to keep going to therapy. We know I am not nuts."
"Yes, WE know. But we can't go telling them why we think you are sane. It has to look like a gradual thing. It's the same reason I have to keep going for another few months. But then…" She snuggled closer. "We can forget about all of this." She let him go and smiled. "Now…get going. Don't let Dr. Christan have to wait for you."
"I don't have Dr. Christan today. Remember, today is the alone time for the group?" Kagome blushed, remembering how she made the same mistake every week.
"Sorry In…Ian." She said. Inuyasha nodded and turned, waving to her before he threw open the door.
"Can we get this done with as soon as possible? Me and Kagome would like to go to eat."
"We must go follow the notes that Dr. Christan left Ian." Another teen said. Kagome turned, listening to the conversation. "If he were to find out that we blew off the session…well then…that wouldn't be…"
"Geez, could you be any more of a goodie two-shoes?" A girl asked. "Come on, I want to go to the mall. I'm with Ian, blow this off."
Kagome's eyes went wide. She wasn't listening to the words, only the voices. "No…there is no way…"
She rushed into the room, Inuyasha's eyes going wide as she stared at the two people sitting near him.
One was a young man, a year old maybe, but not much. He had dark hair, not as dark as Inuyasha's was now, more like a dark dark brown to a lighter black. He was wearing a button up shirt, a pair of khakis, and his hands were ringing each other in a nervous, I-don't-want-to-be-here sort of way.
The young woman to his right had wavy black hair, which cascaded over her shoulders. She had a face that Kagome could tell could go from being soft and kind to serious in the blink of an eye. She had on a pink baby doll t-shirt, the words "PRINCESS" in glitter displayed on the front.
"Kagome…what are you doing here?"
"Do you two suffer from nightmares?" kagome asked, ignoring Inuyasha completely.
"Uh…yea…that's why we are all lumped together…you think I would hang out with these two if I wanted to?" The teenage girl scoffed.
"That isn't polite Sandy." The young man said.
"That isn't polite!" Sandy mocked. "God, get a life Mark."
Kagome pulled Inuyasha over to the side, her eyes wide as she looked at the two teens fighting. "Kagome…what is it?"
"Remember how I told you about Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked.
"Yea?"
"I think that's them."