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 comment: I really am a horrible updater. Anyways this chapter is basically a filler. So yeah. As always read and review!

In honor of my best friend in the world, Lis, I am dedicating this story to her. I heart you, mi amore!

Disclaimer: Do I look like Rumiko Takahashi? That's what I thought! I do not own InuYasha.

"So she's finally awake." InuYasha asked Miroku. They were at Sango's and Miroku's hut. Standing outside, Miroku and InuYasha talked about Kagome, who minutes before ran into the forest. Sango leaned against the door of her hut staring at her husband and old friend. She was worried about Kagome. Kagome still had recollection of this era and the fact that she ran out alone worried her. After all there were demons about; Kagome still wasn't used to that. One could attack her, kill her. She could become lost. The list of worries grew in her head until her son interrupted her thoughts by crying.

"Why the hell isn't she with you!" InuYasha shouted at Miroku, who cowered down. InuYasha was extremely angry. The love of his life was some where out in the wilderness and she had no memory of whom or where she was. InuYasha had half the thought to strike his friend down with his claws, but decide that was not the best thing to do.

Miroku regained some courage and replied to the hanyou, "I'm not sure. Sango was with her. I had left. You can't blame this on us! If you really cared for her, then you should have stayed with her." He leaned on his staff and prepared for whatever InuYasha was going to shout back at him.

"Shut up! Damn you Miroku, how can you say that! I love Kagome. I was out trying to figure out how the hell to get her memory back, so quit yelling at me!"

"Both of you stop yelling!" Sango shouted as she stuck her head out of the hut. "You're upsetting Kuerno." With that she returned back inside and to her upset son.

"Sorry love." Muttered Miroku.

"Yeah." InuYasha said. He turned away and started to walk away, when he turned to look at Miroku. "Come on, let's talk about this elsewhere."

A few minutes later, they were out of the village. They sat down under InuYasha's favorite tree.

Over the last two years, InuYasha had spent many a time at this place. Sitting on its high branches, he had a bird's eye view of the village down below. He and Kagome had come up to this place dozens of time before, just sitting in silence, being in each other's company. The hanyou had come here a lot alone, too. Whenever he wanted to get away from the hellish world that was his life, he sat up here in silence, remembering his Kagome and all the happy times they spent together. However, there was always one memory that plagued him.

Kagome looked up the hill and saw InuYasha sitting under the branches of the tree that grew on the hill that overlooked the village. She made her way up to him. Ever since Urasue stole Kikyo's ashes, he seemed to be on edge or at least more then usual. Kagome was confused; he had told her that he had hated Kikyo because she had 'killed' him. It didn't make sense why was he sulking around?

InuYasha looked up. Kagome was staring at him. He tried to ignore her and leaned up more against the tree.

"Coming InuYasha?" Kagome asked.

InuYasha turned his head away from her. "Where?"

Kagome sat down next to him. Several dragonflies were flying around them. "Come on. Doesn't even an enemy deserve to rest in peace? Besides however much you hated her…Kikyo's been dead a long, long time…hasn't she?"

InuYasha at first was speechless. Kagome knew nothing about Kikyo, yet she was defending her. InuYasha refused to look Kagome in the face now. He remained looking away from her.

On the other hand, Kagome was not paying much attention to his body language and continued on. "Surely you can forget whatever happened between you…can't you?"

The hanyou still remained silent and looked away. Kagome was now getting angry. She pulled a piece of his hair hard, so that he would have to turn and look at her. "LOOK at me!" She shouted.

"Wha…" Was all InuYasha could say. Kagome stuck her face close to his and began yelling.

"You've been doing your best to avoid looking at me since yesterday! Does it bother you so much that I look like Kikyo! Do you hate me for it!"

Now InuYasha surprised her. He grabbed her wrist, the hand that was tightly around his hair. He pulled up taller, she that he could look down on her. The expression on his face softened. It was no longer hate or anger, but love. "You have it wrong…"

Kagome's brown eyes opened wide. InuYasha leaned down to kiss her. "What is wrong with you!" Kagome pushed him off.

It was there that InuYasha's flashback had ended. That day marked the beginning of his inner turmoil. Who did he love? Kagome? Kikyo? Back then he was almost sure that it was Kikyo, but the months past, he started falling out of love with her in falling in love with Kagome. Thinking back InuYasha wished he would have come back to that realization sooner.

"Thinking about her?" Miroku said, breaking InuYasha's thoughts. He knew that look. A blank stare that showed no emotion, but his eyes. His ember eyes told every thought, feeling he had in his head. InuYasha had that look on his face most the two years.

"Yeah." He and Miroku had sat down, the bare branches of the tree giving them little shade from the noon day sun that was over head. "She doesn't deserve me."

"Yeah, she deserves much better then you." Replied Miroku with his snide grin.

"Miroku……" InuYasha claws flinched.

"Sorry, care to expand on that statement." Miroku scooted away from him, to get a safe distance from his claws.

InuYasha sighed. "Think about it. Two years age when she was with us, I was running around after Kikyo."

"Well, not all the time."

"A big portion of it. If Kagome gets her memory back, she'll remember what an idiot I've been."

Miroku put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "But she'll also remember you telling her that you love her."

A small smile brightened InuYasha's saddened face. "You think?"

"I know."

"Still, what should I do? She still doesn't remember me."

"Help her then. Take her to the place you used to go with her. Tell her stories of what an amazing archer she was, that she was a reincarnated priestess. Tell her, she helped defeat one of the most despicable demons that ever walked the earth. And the Shikon Jewel, you can not forget about that."

"Yeah. I'll make her fall in love with me, again!" InuYasha said, excitedly, jumping up to his feet.

"Don't force her! Help her to do that on her own." Miroku told him, partly laughing. "You don't want to scare the poor girl. That will only make things worse."

"You're right, Miroku." InuYasha began to walk away to search for the lost girl when he looked over his shoulder. "Wow! I never thought I would ever say that."

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Next time:

Operation Kagome's Heart!

InuYasha will try to make Kagome fall in love with him. Will it work? Or will it fail? Or will InuYasha just make a big idiot of himself, (again).