Dead Inside But Still Alive

- By: FallenFan77

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Summary: At the beginning she was the only one who can see him. He was her temperamental, stubborn and overprotective ghost half dog demon. Not to mention possessive as well. He has fifty days left. What did it mean? Who is after them and what do they want. "I don't give two hells if I'm dead Kagome. I'll protect you and that's a damn promise," he said.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha!

Chapter 18

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Kagome sighed as she looked out her bedroom window. It has been a two and a half weeks later after Koga came to their class. Just a week ago, Inuyasha completely disappeared. It was very gloomy without him around. She should have been happen that he wasn't there to bother her or to make jokes about how terribly she was at doing math problems.

She was very concerned with the fact that now, Miss. Yoshida was very aware of any movement she ever did. It was very creepy. It was as if she was waiting to attack her or something. Kagome bit the bottom of her lip, she was very terrified. Usually Inuyasha was there to be with her. She felt most safest with him around her.

Where was he? Was he in the other world? Also what about the girl that died just a month ago. Was he with her? She was dead after all. Kagome shook her head, all these questions were starting to hurt her head. She hasn't eaten in a few days, it concerned Sango and Miroku.

"Kagome eat something, Inuyasha would be back soon," Sango said as she looked at her friend. Kagome lost a few pounds, she noticed dark circles under her eyes.

"I'm not so sure Sango my dear. It would have seem that he has moved on. Usually a spirit does not stay in this realm for too long," Miroku pipped as he looked up from his place of studying far off in the corner of Kagome's bedroom.

Sango sent him a glare in his direction. He would be dead in seconds if Kagome wasn't around. Sango wanted to cheer her up, but only if a certain half dog demon were to reappear, it would definitely do what she has been trying to do in the process.

"I'm not hungry Sango. I'm just," Kagome sighed and walked out of her own room. Her family were also very concerned with her. Just as the raven haired girl passed her mother, brother and grandfather, they all stared at her. She looked almost half dead from their eyes.

"Is something wrong with sis?" Souta asked as he watched his own sister walk out of the home.

"Nonsense my boy, Kagome is very tired from her hard work of school. If i were to give this ancient paw of a legendary neko demon, it would surely cure her in no time," his grandfather said. "No where is it? Ah! Buyo! It's not a treat! Give it here!" his grandfather yelled trying to get the said "ancient artifact" from the fat cat.

Mrs. Higurashi placed a hand on her son's shoulder," Don't worry so much Souta. Your sister is just fine," his mother told him. Souta looked up at her and gave her a nod. He then walked to the window and saw his sister sitting on one of the branches of the Goshinboku. That was when it began to snow. Ah yes, the time of year when Christmas was around the corner. (A/N: I know it's not christmas, but i just have an idea for it and i had to place it in.)

Kagome rested on top of one of her favorite branches on the sacred tree. She closed her eyes and breathed in the cold air and sweet scent of the tree. She remembered that day in particular when her ghost boy disappeared. The question was, where was he now? Kagome could feel tears running down her face. She couldn't have possibly fallen for him could she? It was absurd, imagining a ghost with a living person. It couldn't possibly be that way, it was completely out of all laws of reality.

"Yet, I still do," she whispered as she hugged herself. Kagome couldn't get the memory out of her head, it was the last thing she ever said to him on that day. She regretted the moment she said it, but she was too angry and caught up in the fight they were having. She wished it was just those regular fights, but no. This one was very different from the rest of them.

One week earlier,

"Keh, I still don't like him Kagome," Inuyasha said as he glided by her. He was too uncomfortable with the fact that Koga was in every class Kagome was in. He growled every time at the sight of the wolf youkai. He couldn't believe that she'll let him say those words to her, he would notice her blush at those words in return. He fidgeted with placing his hands in his haori.

"Oh come on Inuyasha. are we still going with this conversation?" Kagome whispered to him as they walked past a group of guys and girls in the hall. Sango and Miroku weren't there that day, so it was just her and ghost boy for a change.

"Like hell yeah we are wench," Inuyasha said to her. Kagome rolled her eyes at her "nickname." She was use to him calling her that so she knew that he was going to say it sooner or later. He was always jealous of Koga, seeing that the wolf youkai was alive and he wasn't. He didn't like the fact that Koga claimed Kagome to be his woman. It didn't suit him well and he hated Koga ever since. Inuyasha growled at the sight of the said youkai.

"If he comes over here, I swear i'm going to kick his scrawny wolf ass back to where ever the hell he came from," Inuyasha gritted through his teeth, watching as the wolf demon made his way over to where he and Kagome were standing.

Kagome sighed and walked out of the school, running for a block until she reached the bus in which she would take so she can go to her home. "You seriously need to stop being so stubborn Inuyasha," she said, knowing that the half dog demon ghost was following right behind her. He didn't take it lightly that a few days after Koga came to the school and was getting use to how and where his class were, he find out that Koga could see him as well. Although Koga wouldn't let Kagome know that he could, seeing that she could see Inuyasha as well.

There was this one time when Koga went up to Inuyasha when Kagome was speaking to Sango and Miroku was speaking with the girls in the class. He had told Inuyasha that he was going to make Kagome his mate and that was when all hell started. Inuyasha wouldn't leave Kagome's side for more than one second. Kagome was flabbergasted when he actually was in the girls bathroom, though he did not follow her into the stall. Even so, he did meet the wrath of one angry taijiya as suppose she was releasing her mighty weapon that broke one of the stalls and quickly he dematerialized to Kagome's next class.

"Keh, I can be stubborn if I want to wench," Inuyasha said. "Okay what in the world is your problem?" Kagome said stopping to look at him. "I don't want that mangy wolf near you got that? I hate his damn guts and he is always finding his way to get to you wench! I hate it, can't you go to some other school? I'm not leaving your side until he is out of the way."

"See that is your problem! You are being to over protective over me Inuyasha," she hissed when by passers walked passed her. "I can protect myself all by my own. Okay, my house was almost destroyed once. Yes, I was almost killed with the blade, but I don't need you around me twenty four seven! It's driving me into a corner Inuyasha!" Kagome bursted.

"Well like hell I ain't leaving!" Inuyasha counteracted. "Ugh! Why can't you just disappear already?! I don't need your protection. You are driving me insane! Why can't you leave me alone!" Kagome shouted with her back turned to him. "I wish you would leave me! I don't need anything from you! I-" Kagome stopped in mid sentence, no I didn't mean that. Inuyasha i'm sorry. She turned around to face him.

Inuyasha was looking down, his bangs over his golden eyes not wanting to meet Kagome's eye contact. "Inuyasha," Kagome whispered. She was taking notice that he was dissolving and going away from her sight. She reached out to him,"Inuyasha wait! I didn't mean it like that," tears rolling down her cheeks. Inuyasha looked up at her with a serious look.

That was the last time she saw him. Kagome regretted everything she said that day. She was finally happy, but now her happiness was taken away from her like a child lost their favorite toy. In a matter of seconds she wished that day was just a dream, a dream she would soon wake up from, but knowing it was reality. Kagome hugged herself as she sat on the branch,"I didn't mean it. Come back. I need you," she said in a hushed tone, her whisper being carried out in the wind.

"Come back. I need you."

Author's Note

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Well, that was chapter 18. I'm going to update this story, but not until i finish with my first. I really need to get everything sorted out first. Although, just a reminder, I am going to do a sequel to my first story, What is To Be Expected. I don't know if this chapter was good. I wrote it earlier but then it got erased, I just wished i had the other version of it 'sad face'. I'm going to update this story in i don't know how long, but it won't go on hiatus or anything. So matta ne!

Yours truly,

Fallen :)