In One Moment

Summary: Cancer. This six letter word can change the lives of anyone. So what happens when Kagome is diagnosed with it? Then, when she tells InuYasha that she has a few days to live and they can't be with him?

Author's Note: Grrrr……..I am so ashamed to have written this chapter! I really don't like it, but I knew I had to post something. I hope you all can forgive me for this pathetic chapter. I swear on all that is good and holy, that chapter six will be soooooooo much better!

Disclaimer: No matter what I do, InuYasha will never belong to me, but Sesshomaru on the other hand………….

Kagome woke up. She woke up to the worst migraine ever! It felt like an axe had entered her skull and was spitting it in two. The eighteen year old lay on a straw mat in the middle of a small hut. She could hear the crackling of a small fire and could feel its warm glow on her face. Lying on this mat was extremely uncomfortable. Not only was it hard, but she was lying on about a billion rocks.

"Ohhh." She moaned, as she tried to sit up. That did not work; the pain in her head was just too great. "I felt like I've been hit by a truck!" She cried out. "Then it backed up." She felt tears on the corners of her eyes begin to form. 'Great, what am I? A pathetic crybaby.' What on earth put her in all this pain? What could have possibly caused this? Then a figure appeared in her mind. It was a young man, except it was not a man. He had dog ears, so that ruled out the possibility of it being a human. His amber eyes seemed to pierce through all thought and worry she had. They seemed to enter her heart. Then there was his light blue hair. It cascaded down from the top of his head all the way past his shoulder. For some unexplainable reason, Kagome had the sudden urge to run her fingers through his long mane of hair.

Ugh! Why was she having thoughts about him? She didn't even know this, half-demon. Yet, she felt like she known him forever. He put certain warmness in her heart, something that Hojo didn't even do. Speaking of Hojo, she wondered, if he and her friends and family were looking for her. Kagome silently prayed that they would fine her and soon! Also that they would forgive her. She must have put them in a great deal of worry.

'I want to go home!' Kagome cried in her mind.. 'I hate this place! I want my bed……and a hot bath.' She let out a small groan. Her body ached so much! She thought back to that half-demon. She remembered him knocking her out with his sword. 'This is his fault! If I get my hands on him, I'll….' Her thoughts were interrupted. Kagome heard footsteps out the hut she was in. She closed her eyes and became still. She didn't want them to know she was awake. Heck, who were these people. Were they watching over her? That was slightly scary, Kagome didn't know these people. They could raped or murder her for all she knew. Yes, she was just a tad paranoid.

"Is she up yet?" Kagome heard a woman asked. The woman's voice was a little shaky. She sounded like she was older then Kagome, by a good couple decades.

"I'm afraid not." Another woman voice replied. This one sounded younger, closer to Kagome's age. These voices sounded familiar.

"InuYasha hit her too hard, I suppose."

"But why would he have to do that to Kagome? Why would she have to be forced to come here? It's not like were strangers."

These women knew who she was. It seemed that everyone here knew who she was, but she didn't know them. Kagome now knew what it felt like to be a side show freak. Everyone was staring at her.

"How is she?" A man had entered the hut. Kagome heard a rustle of grass and leaves. "I brought some herbs. Maybe you can stew them and give them to her; she'll most likely will have the worst headache when she wakes up."

'Too late!' Kagome bitterly thought. She turned her head a bit and cracked her eyes. There were three people in the hut with her. An elderly woman, wearing a red and white kimono, kneeled on the ground, over a pot of boiling water. She carefully stirred it. The other woman sat next to the old woman. She wore a pink and green kimono. Her raven hair dropped over her shoulders like a shawl. The young woman began to pick up the herbs the man had brought and pulled the leaves off the stem. Then she threw them into the pot. The man, stood over the young woman in a very protective manner. He had black hair pulled into a small ponytail in the back of his head. His kimonos were made of purple and black fabric. This man looked away from the women and looked at Kagome.. He noticed that she was awake.

"Kagome!" He shouted. That was a little too loud. Her headache doubled with the sound of his voice.

Both women looked at the man then turned to look at her.

"Kagome?"

"Ye are awake!" The elderly woman asked her.

"Um….yes." Kagome replied, confused slightly. She remained laying down on the mat. It would be better if she didn't make any sudden movements.

The older woman nodded and smiled, then turned back to her concoction. "Sango, here." She pulled out a white cloth from what seemed nowhere and dipped it into a bucket fill of cold water from the stream outside. Then she put a damp cloth in the young woman's hands. "Put this on her forehead. It will help her for the time being" Sango agreed. She crawled over to Kagome.

"Hey." She smiled. That smile was so comforting. "How are you doing?"

"My head hurts."

"Yeah, I thought so." She placed the cold towel on her forehead. It was sweet relief. The coldness numbed the pain. "Would you like anything? To eat, or drink?"

"No." Kagome replied. She was unsure if taking food from them would be appropriate, after all, they could have poisoned it. "Thank you, though."

"No problem, Kagome. That's what friends are for."

"We're friends!"

Sango sat up a little straighter. She was shocked. InuYasha had mentioned that Kagome wasn't herself, but she didn't think that well, she wasn't herself. They had been best friends for nearly two years, then she left one day. Disappeared. They didn't hear from her in two years. She remembered that Kagome came to them saying that after that day she wouldn't be coming back. Then they had that stupid fight. No wonder Kagome didn't remember them. They had told her, good riddance when she announced that she would be leaving. They all had thought, Kagome and InuYasha had just gotten into one of their petty fights again, and she would be gone just for a few days, but then she never returned and InuYasha was unable to enter the well. If life wasn't crazy enough, InuYasha told them that he had used the Shikon jewel to wish Kagome better again. Better from what? He never told them and Kagome never looked sick. Sango was so confused now.

"InuYasha was right." The man said, walking behind Sango. He kneeled down and put his arms around her shoulders. "She has amnesia or something like that."

"Oh Miroku." Sango leaned up against him. She was devastated. Sango missed Kagome so much. She missed her wedding the birth of her son. Heck she was pregnant again and she was hoping to share this experience with her best friend. She was elated when InuYasha came to them, telling that Kagome had finally come back through the well. "I'll be back. I need to check on the baby."

"Be careful, my love. You need to sit and rest, especially a woman in your condition." He told her, as he helped her up to her feet. Miroku held both of her hands and gave them a tight squeeze. "Everything will be alright." He lightly kissed her on the check. With a short nod, Sango turned away and began to leave.

"Miroku." The old woman said, as Sango left the hut. She handed him a glass with an herbal drink. "Give this to Kagome."

"Of course, Lady Keade." Miroku took the glass from Keade. "Here, Kagome." He helped her lift her head up and brought the glass to her lips.

At first, Kagome refused the drink, however, Miroku told her that it would help her with her headache and get better faster. The warm liquid ran down her throat. She choked and sputtered for the drink was extremely bitter and hard to take down. As Miroku pulled the glass away from her mouth, she felt the herbs take effect. Her eyelids felt heavy and slowly closed them. She fell into another state of deep sleep.

How long was she to endure this? Would she ever return home? All these plagued Kagome's mind as she fell into another state of slumber. She was frightened. Here she was stuck in some unknown place, being held against her will. Well, they weren't holding her against her will, it was more like her headache. The image of InuYasha entered her mind once more and seemed that everything, her fears, worries were wiped away. There was much more to this hanyou.

So how did you like my pathetic chapter? I needed to post something! I'm going on vacation for the next week and I didn't want to leave you with nothing. I promise, I'll have a longer and better chapter. So please review, I need to know how many of you are still reading this!

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Kagome marries Hojo or Kagome ends up with InuYasha.

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