It's Never A Good Day

Chapter Three

Failing, Fainting and Exposures

Part Three of Three

Outside the sounds of nightlife had taken over making a soft lullaby, the village was quiet and the hut was silent as the grave. The air was filled with tension, anger and some hurt feelings. They had just arrived back to Keade's village and no one had been in the mood to explain the recent events.

"Sango…is their…something wrong…with me?" Kagome whispered to Sango as she fingered the edge of her sleeve out of bad habit. Biting her bottom lip she glanced over to Inuyasha, who for the moment, seemed to be in a deep sleep.

"No, Kagome there is nothing wrong with you at all." Grinding her teeth Sango answered half heartedly digging half crescents in her palms with clenched fists.

"Okay." Breathing in and out taking deep breaths she paused as Sango began to doze of into her own deep sleep. Slowly Kagome used her left arm to push off the mat into an upright position, the mat scraped against the wood floor waking the half asleep hanyou.

"Want some help?" Inuyasha scarcely murmured from his corner in the hut, his pride bruised and his ears, almost invisible, were pressed down against his scalp.

"Uh-huh." Kagome nodded squirming to get into a more stable upright position.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." Kagome whispered tugging the covered up a little higher over herself. Her home seemed to have a more comfortable quiet and a more comfortable bed.

"Your welcome." Lingering by the window before jumping out she could've sworn she heard him say 'I'm sorry' but then again she was half way asleep.

"It was really an accident mom." Kagome smiled at her mother who raised an eyebrow in question, her daughter might be clumsy but falling off her bike?

"Kagome I don't think falling off you bike could've really caused a bruise like that." Her mother gingerly touched the purple and blue stain on her daughter's right arm. "Can you move it at all Kagome?"

"No…" She sighed deeply closing her eyes for a brief moment.

"Kagome, what happened?" Her mother gently bandaged Kagome's right arm again in the white material again and setting it on a pillow.

"Well, it's a long story but, I got a little careless in a battle and got hurt. That's all."

"Yeah, right. You know I saw on CSI when you lie you're eyes go to the right." Souta nodded his head triumphantly, the stopped to recall if that was indeed true. An awkward pause took place between Kagome and her mother, this wasn't something she could really tell her grandfather or her baby brother.

"Souta! What were you going to show me earlier?" Her grandfather obviously got the hint and began the long persuasion of luring Souta out of the room. Or was the look he was getting from her daughter and his granddaughter?

"That's right Souta; you got a new game didn't you? You told you grandpa you were going to show him. Why don't you show him now before you both forget again?" Her mother teased them both on their rather forgetful memory, both of their faces turned red before they rushed out of the room.

"…."

"Kagome?"

"Have you ever had a dream you could've sworn was real? I've been having strange dreams; anyways they first started out in just when I was asleep. Then in day dreams, when I closed my eyes for a while, then a little while, to when I closed my eyes and finally when I was just walking. Some of them get so strong that I get exhausted when their over, so I've been tired and fainting." Kagome gulped, pausing for some air and to see how well her mother was taking this all. It was difficult enough for her to accept this all, but the terrifying reality of it all had already sunk in already.

"I see. You have been looking so tired lately…" The guilt in her mother's voice was painful, like Inuyasha. They both didn't know whether to be guilt for not noticing or noticing and not doing anything about it. It wasn't really their fault at all, this was just life, it happens and you can't change it.

"I was careless in a fight I was starting to dream in the middle of it and got hurt. But we won." The last part was to bring some cheer, not that sad smile on her mother's face.

"I'm so-" Before her mother could apologize she decided to cut her off.

"Anyways, Sango says it wonderful, Shippo says it could be helpful, Miroku worries about how strong it will be and Inuyasha is, well being himself. He's trying to pretend nothings wrong because he's helpless when it comes down to it. So, Keade declared it officially, I'm having visions and I'm getting a lot stronger I guess. If I don't stop to have the vision they gang up on me she said. It's no one's fault, I guess if it's anyone's it mine because I should've said something, I should've been more responsible." Kagome smiled back with the same sad smile.

"Well, we'll take you to the doctor, maybe we can get a few book on the subject." Her mother smiled a real one this time or more real than the last one. "But first we'll take you to the doctor."

"Yeah, that might help." They both laughed, crying wouldn't really help so trying to take control was probably the best solution.

"So how are you feeling…?" Inuyasha asked from his spot on her bedroom floor, cautiously speaking trying not to anger the concentrating priestess.

"I'm feeling better, I can actually concentrate now, and math is actually beginning to make sense. It would be easier if you hadn't buried my textbook though." Kagome opened one eye to peer at the nervous hanyou who instantly retorted back.

"Feh! That was a long time ago!" He grumbled trying to recall just where he left it at, maybe the forest or the river? Well it was long gone now.

"Anyways, my arm was just bruised with the herbs Keade gave me it has healed a lot faster though. I think today I'll go back to the Feudal Era to pick up where we left at, maybe I'll predict were the next shard will be. That will definitely make things easer."

"I guess so, but if you're not better you should get better before coming back." Inuyasha said carefully though slightly narrowed his eyes his ears were actually perked up somewhat.

"No I'm better now; I miss everyone besides I bet Shippo hasn't given you a moment's peace." She giggled imagining the clever ways Shippo has annoyed Inuyasha or the annoyed glares from Sango.

"Fine. Let's go." Inuyasha jumped up snatching up her yellow bag and already halfway down stairs before anyone could say another word.

"Well someone's excited." Kagome murmured.

Author's Note: Yes I am aware, three weeks. This might not be the best excuse but I did get sick and I did just come back from the Anime Expo! So go easy on me. The Expo was awesome, it was my first time going there too so it was a bit difficult to really sit down and write anything. Anyways my muse had returned and I bought a leash! Just kidding, I got one of the chips you get for pets so you can always find them.

The next chapter will be somewhat longer, I hope, and it will come out sooner than this one, a lot sooner. Forgive me for the long delay! Until then, see you later.

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