DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY INUYASHA CHARACTERS OR ANY OF THE SONGS IN THE FIC!
We Can't Help Who We Fall For
A/N: BY THE WAY THIS CHAPTER IS IN FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW, AND IT'S KAGOME'S. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW!
Chapter 16
~ Don't lie and say that it's ok
It's alright if there's nothing more to say
So I'm running away
I'm leaving this place
Yeah, I'm running away
I'm running away
Don't tell me I'm the one to blame
It's too late for you to make me stay
No, I won't stay
So I'm running away
I'm leaving this place
Yeah, I'm running away
I'm running away
And faster than you can follow me
From this lonely place
And farther than you can find me
I'm leaving
Yeah, I'm leaving today
And I
I'll never let you find me
I'm leaving you behind with the past
No, I won't look back
And I don't want to hear your reasons
Don't want to hear you tell me why I should stay
And try
And try to understand me
And try to understand what I say
When I say I can't stay
I'm moving on from this place
I'm leaving and I won't wait
I'm running away
I'm running away
I'm leaving this place
Yeah, I'm running away
I'm running away~
I held out the last note before smiling to myself. I really loved this song. I had written it before I had found out I was pregnant. Anytime I was having a bad time I would always play this song and even though this sounds really weird, this song always made me feel better somehow.
Today had been pretty rough. Kagura and Kanna had gone out of town for 2 weeks, so I was taking care of Rin, and my mother was when I was at school. For the past 5 days I had stayed home with Rin because she was sick, and my mom and I both knew I would be too worried about her to concentrate in class, so I've been at home. It was really hard not being with InuYasha all day, but his father wouldn't let him stay with us during school because he had been letting him stay the night every night since Rin got sick. He has been such a big help, everyday when he got home he would watch her for me so that I could go take a shower and then cook dinner. Every time she woke up at night because of her cough he would get up with us even if I told him to stay in bed.
Even though we were both in high school, we pretty much acted like a young married couple with a baby. I was really worried about Rin, and so was InuYasha. We had taken her to the doctor 4 days ago and they said it was just a cold, but this didn't seem like a cold to us. She was hardly sleeping at all because of her cough, and I felt so helpless. None of the cough medicines we had tried had helped at all. It was so dry and rough; you could just tell how bad it hurt her chest. Every time she coughed she would start crying and then it would hurt worse and she would just cry more until we got her calmed down. I had sent InuYasha a text message during one of the few 5 minute naps Rin took and told him that if she wasn't any better by the time he came home from school that we were going to have to take her to the ER. He quickly texted me back and told me that he would call during lunch.
(A/N: Italics- Kagome speaking Bold- InuYasha speaking)
"Hello?"
"Hey Kags, how are you doing?"
"I'm okay, I'm just really worried. She's not any better, and she still isn't sleeping. This is not just a cold Inu. What do you think I should do?"
"*Sigh* I think we should probably take her to the ER, I really don't want to take a chance of her getting any worse. I'll call dad and have him check me out okay? He and I will come and get you two, and he'll go with us okay?"
"Okay, *sigh* I'll get her dressed into some new pajamas. I'll see you soon. I love you."
"I love you too baby. Give Rin and kiss on the head for me and tell her I'll be there with grandpa as soon as I can."
As soon as I hung up the phone I went and grabbed her a new pair of pajamas and quickly changed her into them. About 15 minutes later InuYasha and InuTashio walked in the door. InuYasha quickly held Rin for me as I went to grab her carrier and he put her in it while InuTashio pulled me into a tight hug.
"She'll be alright, okay?" He told me.
I hugged him back and nodded my head against his chest, "I hope so. She just keeps getting worse. I feel like a terrible mother because I don't know how to cure my own daughter."
He let go of me and then another pair of arms wrapped around me. I looked up to see InuYasha and he smiled down at me sadly.
"Kags, you can't blame yourself for this. There is no way you could know how to cure her. You are not a doctor, none of us are. That's why we are taking her to the hospital okay?" I nodded my head and he leaned down to kiss my forehead.
"Are you two ready?" InuTashio asked.
"Yes, let's go Dad." And with that we left.
~3 hours later~
I am so aggravated and upset right now. We have been at the hospital for 3 hours and we had just now gotten a doctor to tell us what is wrong with Rin. They had done blood tests, X-Rays of her chest, and tons of other test. I almost yelled two times already, and I keep clenching and unclenching my hands. I think InuYasha is just as aggravated as I am. InuTashio is the only one who even seems calm. It doesn't help any of us that Rin is either crying or whimpering constantly, and that just angers me further because none of the doctors are even trying to help fix our daughter. I am ready to… WAIT! Did I just say OUR daughter? Actually that sounds so nice, and InuYasha is more of a father to her than Naraku was, has been, or ever will be.
I smiled lightly to myself, then I was suddenly taken from my thoughts as a doctor finally came in the room.
"Well, it seems that little Rin here has pneumonia. We are going to need to admit her because she is so young. Will anybody be staying here with her?" He asked.
"I'm her mother; of course I will be staying. She'll only quit crying for me, InuYasha, or InuTashio when she is sick." I told her and looked down at my poor sick little girl.
"I'll being staying with them too." InuYasha spoke up. I looked over at him.
"Are you sure? You really should probably go to school. Is that alright with you InuTashio?" I asked.
InuTashio nodded his head, "Yes, it's fine. InuYasha and I discussed this possibility on the way to pick up you and Rin, as long as he does his make-up work, you too Kagome. We don't need either of you failing senior year. Is this understood?"
We both nodded our heads and InuYasha wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my cheek.
"I love you two girls so much."
"We love you too babe. You've done so much for both of us. Thank you so much." I told him. After another hour the three of us were finally set up in a hospital room. InuYasha laid on the hospital bed with me laying in between his legs and Rin laying on my chest with a bunch of wires all around us. Rin didn't want to go to sleep so both InuYasha and I sang to her to get her to go to sleep.
(A/N: Italics- Kagome Bold- InuYasha Underline- Both)
~Now that she's back in the atmosphere
With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there's time a to change, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey
Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Now that he's back from that soul vacation
Tracing his way through the constellation, hey, hey
He checks out Mozart while he does tae-bo
Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey
Now that he's back in the atmosphere
I'm afraid that he might think of me as plain ol Jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land
Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back to the milky way
And tell me, did Venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you... even when I know you're wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone
Conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had... And me
Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the milky way
Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day Did you fall for a shooting star And are you lonely looking for yourself out there?~
I gave InuYasha a deep kiss and we both fell asleep just moments after, hoping that all 3 of us could get a good night's sleep for the first time in a while.