YK: I hope you all enjoyed that last chapter, and I can guarantee that this story will go far into the plot line, and parings may also seem kinda…. skeptical and what not, but depending on who votes on what parings within the next couple chapters depends on who Kagome ends up with, at the moment, Kurama is in the lead. I OWN NO ONE!
Kagome stood in the kitchen unloading the groceries she had bought when the phone rang, "Miroku, will you get that?" She called to him but when she looked out the door to see if he was going to or not, he just shook his head, "Let the machine get it." Rolling her eyes, she walked back into the kitchen, doing just as he had said.
"Kagome? Its your father, I understand why you don't want to talk to me…" Kagome walked out from the kitchen and stared at the answering machine, "But even after I made your life a living hell when you were younger, that doesn't mean you should ignore your mother at a time like this…" After hearing that, Kagome hit the speakerphone button, "At a time like this?" Kagome yelled, slamming her hands down on the table that held the answering machine, "You have no idea what a 'Time like this' is! You've been gone for at least two years so you could go write some formulas on the reproductive system of humans, and to find an accurate cyber system that works!" Kagome was on the verge of tears, yet never moved from her spot or let her voice waver, "Kagome, I found a way to create artificial intelligence! It really wor—"
"I don't care! You were never with mom! The last time I heard from mom, you had sent her an e-mail or something!" There was a long silence, and Miroku griped Kagomes arm to try and calm her down, "It was my fault…" Kagome paused in her small wrestling match with Miroku and stared at what would have been her father had he been there, "What's your fault?" He sighed, "Your moms in the hospital and probley isn't going to last long, go to see her before its to late."
Kagome was to shocked to say anything, or do anything but fall backwards, Miroku moved just in time to catch her and set her gently on the floor.
Kurama helped Kagome to her feet, which said nothing and only stared straight out in front of herself while Miroku talked to her father over the speakerphone.
"What's her estimated time?" There was a pause then what seemed to be some rustling of papers, "Two day's at the most." Miroku turned slightly to look at Kagome, Who still seemed dazed, as she was propped agenst agenst Kurama and Yusuke, "Are visitors accepted?" A mummer was heard just before a soft girlish giggle from the other side of the phone; Kagomes head snapped up from staring at the ground, " Mr.Higurashi?" a heavy sigh was heard, " Why couldn't Kagome have been a boy? If she had been then maybe…never mind…any way's, yes, today's the last day for visitation."
There was a busy tone, and Miroku hit the power button.
"We should go soon, come on Kagome-Chan, let's get you changed into something other than your night cloths." Kagome turned and disenloged herself from between Kurama and yusuke walking up the stairs to her room without so much as a word to anyone, Miroku sighed and looked around at all the people staring at him, "What?" He yelled, causing Yusuke and Inuyasha to puff out their chests, Kurama to sigh heavily and Hiei and Sesshomaru to stare blankly at him.
"Miroku, "Kurama said in a steady tone, a polite warning," What?" Miroku's response was softer this time, with less frustration that what he really had, "What's going to happen to Kagome when her mother passes away?" Miroku sat on the couch with a heavy sigh, "I, personally don't think anything will change, yes, she's go through a depression, and probley try to et custody of her little brother, not to mention her grades might drop; she'd still be Kagome, she'd get better after a while."
Kurama nodded, placing his thumb agenst his closed lips and looking as though he was lost in thought, looking up only when he heard soft footsteps enter the room, seeing a blank faced Kagome, who had her hair pulled up in a clip, a soft blue long sleeved shirt with an even softer green shirt over it, and a pair of tight jeans that had rune stones etched into them, "Lets hurry…" Walking past everyone and out to the dark purple Jaguar that was parked in the driveway and belonged to Miroku, her sandals made a soft 'tap' with each step.
Kagome tapped her foot agenst the floor of the back seat of the car, "Faster Miroku!" Cursing loudly, he swerved around a car that was stopped at a red light, "Miroku! I told you to drive faster!" She continued to hit the back of his seat with clenched fists.
"Yo, Miroku, I'd listen to her man." Yusuke said as they misses a cat that had been walking across the street, turning as much as he was able to without taking his eyes off the road, "If I go any faster Yusuke, there is a very great chance of my hydroplaning!"
Kagome reached forward and grabbed a handful of Miroku's shirt, "Miroku, if my mother dies in this time that you refuse to speed up, or if visiting hours end, I promise you that you will never be able to race in a nice car again!" Miroku stared in the rear view mirror at Kagome, "Is that a threat?" Yusuke looked at Kagome as she opened the door slowly as they drove next to a semi truck, "It's a promise…" Miroku swerved just in time for the car door to miss the moving tires, taking a harsh turn up into a driveway sent Kagome sprawled across the back seat, one of her feet on the roof of the car, and the other on the side of Miroku's head as she was almost falling off the back seat.
"Kagome, were here, so could you get your foot off my face?" Yusuke turned to look at Kagome and laughed, climbing out of the car he slid his seat forward and, grabbing her shoulders, pulled her out of the car as gently as he was able to," Visiting hours end in 11 minutes, you should hurry." Yusuke mentioned as he slowly let Kagome go, who looked at her watch then dashed off towards the entrance doors of the hospital, Miroku and Yusuke following not far behind.
"Ma'am, visiting hours ended twenty minutes ago." Kagome glared at the girl behind the desk, "I'm here to see my mother." The girl behind the counter sneered, "I don't care who your going to see, your not getting through." Miroku stared at the girl then pulled a cell phone out and dialed a number, mumbled into it a few times, then hung up with a smile, "Kagome, settle down, I know a doctor here and he owes me a favor, he's going to get us in." Within a few moments after Miroku had made the call, the doctor showed up, "Leave it to Miroku to get mixed up with some girl." Laughing, Miroku patted the doctor on the back, "That girl, Moushin, is my cousin that I've told you about, her name's Kagome." Miroku talked quietly enough so Yusuke, who was attempting to entertain Kagome, wouldn't hear his confession that Kagome was his cousin and not his girlfriend like everyone was led to believe, "Cousin, eh? That must be hard for you, she's a looker, that much is easily noticed." Miroku laughed out loud, causing both Kagome and Yusuke to turn and stare in curiosity at Miroku and Moushin.
Kagome quietly walked along in the hallway, moving ahead of Moushin, Yusuke and Miroku; whom was on the phone, talking quietly to who she guessed were Kurama, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Hiei, probley on the speakerphone all talking at once.
Moushin moved beside Kagome, and stopped her with a gentle hand on her shoulder, "My dear, your mother is in that room." Kagome looked shakily at the door that was just a few feet from herself, she moved towards it with extended arms, wanting to see her mother and tell her everything was going to be alright, wanting to see the damage her fathers stupid e-mail had caused, wanting to know and see that her mother was alright, that everything that had happened was a bad dream.
Kagome wasn't so lucky, and neither was her mother, Yumi, that was surrounded by nurses and doctors, Kagomes eyes welled up with tears as she stood frozen to her spot, the sight of her mother hooked up to so many different machines, and the seemingly never ending bloody bandages that covered the right half of her face, more bandages around her lower neck and upper chest also.
"Mommy…" Her voice was soft and was as if it belonged to a small child, tears slid down her cheeks, as she stood there, as if she was unable to move, unable to grasp what had happened to her mother.
"Kagome, let's go." Miroku's voice was far away as he lead her from the room, just as the door had closed, a long beep could be heard, and more tears streamed down Kagome's face, yet she had made no motion of knowing that the tears were there.
Kagome stood with her head agenst the wall, tapping it agenst the hard cool surface repeatedly, making a continuous 'thunk' sound at a steady beat, moving her eyes to the approaching footsteps, she saw Inuyasha Sesshomaru, Hiei and Kurama, who were all glancing around themselves curiously.
"Kagome?" She turned to see Moushin holding a clipboard and staring at her, "Yes?" It was a soft, hushed reply with little voice added, her tears had dried, and her eyes weren't red and puffy anymore, but the trails her tears had made were still there, still noticeable, as if they were her scars and she would wear them forever.
"Kagome, were sorry to inform you that your mother has passed." Kagomes body didn't move, no more tears fell, she just stared at Moushin and nodded, turning, she walked to her cousin and his friends, "Miroku, lets go find my father, I have to talk to him. "Miroku and his friends exchanged glances before nodding and Miroku taking out his car keys.
Sesshomaru glanced between Miroku and Kagome before taking the motorcycle helmet he had under his arm and placing it over her head causing her to squeak in surprise.
"I'll take her to her dads while you take care of things here Miroku. "Sesshomaru said not leaving any room for discussion, Miroku just smiled and nodded before turning and walking away with Moushin, going to discuss what was going to happen to Kagome's mother, Yumi.
Sesshomaru chuckled as he drove down the darkened street with Kagome pressed firmly agenst his back, her arms locking together agenst his abdomen; he would have laughed at how desperate Kagome acted to get out of the hospital, had it not been for the seriousness of the situation.
Kagome tightened her grip agenst Sesshomaru when he had chuckled, thinking she was going to fall of the back of his black 2006 Ducati.
"Your going to be alright, you wont fall, I promise." Kagome jumped slightly agenst Sesshomaru's back when she heard his soft voice in her ears," How are you talking to me without having to yell?" Her voice was soft, and she thought it was carried away with the wind just as the silent hum of the bike was, "There are speakers and microphones in the helmets." Kagome felt like slapping herself and she probably would have had it not been for the possibility of falling off the back of the bike and to her death.
All right everyone, that sums up chapter 5, and I tried to cut back on words that end in –ing, if I did it or not I'm still not completely sure, but I hope so. The voted parings are the same as in chapter 4 because I'm posting this the same day and I'm not letting much time go for it to be updated, maybe an hour or something, or when I have the time ;;, and I'll have the time, I don't want to die, also, like I said before, I need a beta, be there little or a lot of work that would be for you to decide, more than one also works, because more than one persons output is placed into the story, hope to hear from everyone soon!
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