Hey so because I got such a quick amount of viewers in such a quick amount of time I thought i'd make the next chapter quick.

Shippo will be in this. It has short bursts in it because it is a back and forth between Kagome and Inuysha going through their daily routine away from each other.

We'll also see Inuyasha being a cute boyfriend. Also Kikyo makes an appearance. And we'll see how this affects the scenario. Also Kagome has an accident. We'll see how Inuyasha deals with it.

Chapter 13: Missing You (So Please Wake Up)

Kagome's patience was down to its last amount. Shippo was constantly redoing the same brush stroke Kagome told him time and time again not to do. After he did said brush stroke he would complain to her that the photo didn't look right.

She walked around her large class room, watching students over their shoulders as they got lost in their art work. She would offer some advice or a compliment every now and again, but sometimes she just liked to watch.

Kagome learned as much from her students as they did from her. The way they filled every painting or drawing with passion made Kagomes job all the more worth it. She couldn't want to give them grades when ever they handed in a completed project because she just loved giving feedback. Every now and then she had a rotten review over a picture, one that was clearly deserved of course, but for the most part all of them had talent beyond the point of being labeled as potential.

They were artists, but also more than that.

She remembered the first day she came back to work, she was bombarded with questions about the incident, fellow teachers hugged saying they were so scared and they were glad she was back. In the back of Kagome's mind she wondered how some teachers who never talked to her were actually worried for her.

When class would start Kagome would walk inside the class room and say her good morning like any other teacher, then she would give them an assignment.

"Today you will create a photo or drawing that is different." She said looking out at them. "And we will compete against each other in this assignment. You will all verse each other, but you must also help each other. I will paint something as well but I won't compete. I will merely show you what I believe relates to the topic. You have 30 minutes to complete the assignment." She smiled at them. "Any questions?"

Shippo raised his hand and Kagome reluctantly called on him "Ms. Higurashi what is the topic exactly?"

"Different" She replied.

"Different from what exactly?" One of her students called out. Kagome shrugged.

"Just different, what ever you feel is different in any way is what you will paint or draw." And with that she returned to her desk. The students looked at each other confused before walking to the back of the room to grab a canvas. Some of them were whispering to each other their ideas, others were listening to steal said ideas.

Kagome waited till everyone was settled and then went and got her own canvas, keeping the easel turned away from her students as she carefully selected her brush. She had an idea of what to paint, and she knew it was definitely different.

And as her hands began to move the brush along the canvas she couldn't help but day dream about a certain hanyou.

"Mr. Taisho your twelve o' clock appointment is here."

"Thank you.."

"Kristi...for the eighth time, my name is Kristi." Kristi said her with an agitated tone.

"Right, Sorry Kristi. You can send them in now." He muttered.

He tapped the tips of his fingers together as he waited for his newest client, his gaze wandered around his medium sized office until it landed on the picture of Kagome at the front of his desk. He was helping her look through some boxes when he found a photo album of her from her college years. He snagged the photo and kept it ever since. She never knew, but he didn't care. Seeing that big smile on her face made his day worth every hour of hell. Because in the end that photo reminded him of what he would be going home to. Who couldn't smile knowing that?

As the door to his office opened his smile faded fast, seeing the unbelievable seemed to be happening to him a lot lately. Standing before him in all her glory was Kikyo Hagadorshi. The woman who years ago left his heart shattered on the ground.

She seemed just as shocked to see him, a devious grin plastered on her face as she walked over to his desk, her hips swaying with each step she took. "Inuyasha, what a pleasure to see you." She said taking the chair across from him.

"Kikyo." He muttered.

"Oh Inuyasha hunny don't be like that. Be civilized." She said her eyes watching his every move. He felt trapped, as if she was a hungry tiger and he was the food. There wasn't a ring on her finger, which only frightened him more. Last time he checked she was engaged to the man she cheated on him with. He prayed for a miracle, anything that would allow him to have to break away from Kikyo for even just a few seconds.

And then his prayers were answered.

"Mr. Taisho, the delivery man said there was a mix up with the flower order and he wanted to know if he can drop into your office to see if he got it right." Kristi said.

"Oh uh, yeah Kristi that's fine."

Kikyo looked at him with a cocky smile "Oh Inuyasha you didn't have to get me flowers."

"Keh, you wish they were for you." He said standing up from his desk. He walked over to the office door opening it just in time to great the delivery boy. He was young, couldn't be older than 16 unless he had one of those faces.

He looked like he was going to hurl, probably one of his first deliveries and the fact that he messed it up made him even more nervous.

"So what was the mix up?" He asked looking at the boy.

"Uh, we...accidently made you one blue rose and 10 violet roses instead of 11 blue roses.." He stammered holding the vase out to Inuyasha. Inuyasha took the vase aside setting it on his desk, 18 white roses formed a circle with 10 violet roses on top of them and in the center one big blue rose. It was beautiful, even though it wasn't the order he wanted.

"You know what, I think I like this better." He said looking at the delivery boy. He gave a nervous smile and Inuyasha smiled back. Kikyo twisted in her chair to get a better look.

"I never know you liked flowers." She stated.

"There not for me" He responded then looked towards the delivery boy. "Is the note written out?"

"Y-yes.." He said taking the small card out of his pocket. He handed it to Inuyasha who read opened it up.

"Dear Kagome, i'll send you a bouquet every week with at least one blue flower in it so you always know they exist. With love Inuyasha." He smiled. "Sounds perfect."

Kikyo rolled her eyes "It sounds dull."

"Maybe to you, but to Kagome it will have sentimental value." He said before handing to vase and card to the delivery boy "You know the address? Class room number?" The boy nodded his head, Inuyasha thanked him then waited till the boy left to shut the office door.

"So whose Kagome?" Kikyo asked crossing her legs.

"My girlfriend, now tell me why your here." He said sternly.

"Why? So you can leave early to go see your girlfriend?" Kikyo said sarcasticly.

"Maybe, now tell me." He said.

"Well, I just finalized my divorce with my ex-husband-" 'oh god, where did I hear this story before?' Inuyasha thought remembering the day Kagome came into his life. He envisioned her sitting in the chair Kikyo was now. Her fragile and innocent expression sending his thoughts on a rampage. He never understood how a woman so beautiful could look so upset. Lost in his day dream he hadn't even realized Kikyo was calling his name.

"Oh damn i'm sorry I zoned out what were you saying?" He asked. She narrowed her eyes at him.

"I need an apartment for me and my son. I would prefer it to be close to his school if that's possible." She said.

"How old is your son?"

"Three, he will be attending the Howlbrook Elementary School when he turns five so if I could be close to there that would be great." She added.

Inuyasha nodded then typed his fingers away at the keys, satisfied when two apartments that were no more than five minutes away came up.

"Alright, lets go check them out." He said.

"Ms. Higurashi" One of the main office attendants said over the loud speaker.

"Yes" she responded putting her brush down.

"There is a delivery coming to you." She responded.

"Okay thank you!" She shouted, her voice sounding too eager. She never got a delivery before. Oh goodie!

She waited till the delivery man came to her class room, looking him over she realized he was no more than 15 or 16 years old, he had a nervous face, and trembling hands. Definitely a newbie.

She thanked him and gestured him over to her desk where he set down the crystal vase, She gawked at the beautiful set of white violet and blue roses. Grabbing the card that was attached she read it to herself and touched her heart. She heard some of her student wolf whistle or oooh at her, but she ignored them. She was solely focused on memorizing every word of the card, her heart fluttered as she turned back to the vase.

'Purple roses' she thought to herself 'He really knows how to make a lady feel special.'

Kagome glanced up at the clock, in two minutes she would be judging her students work, and then in ten minutes she would be on break. She was going to call Inuyasha up and thank him a million times for the beautiful gift.

Maybe a million and one if he is lucky.

"Kikyo for the one hundredth time don't touch the radio." He said changing the radio channel back to his.

Kikyo whined before leaning back into her seat crossing her arms over her chest. Inuyasha sighed looking down at his watch, Kagome should be getting the flowers now. He hoped she liked them, it took him ours to get the man on the phone to shut up about his personal life and take his order.

"So how long have you been dating?" Kikyo asked.

"Almost a month, why?"

"Do you love her?"

"Yes."

"Is she the one?"

"I like to think so."

Kikyo nodded before turning away to gaze out the window. The way she sat reminded him of Kagome, the way she looked did a bit too, but aside from those two things they were completely opposite. Kikyo was an image girl, she never wanted anyone to see her eating fat foods or wearing baggy clothes. Kagome wasn't like that. Just the other day she came out in a tang top and sweat pants, she looked fucking hot.

And then two weeks ago they were having their usual saturday lunch and Kagome ordered two burgers. The woman had an appetite.

'Good' He thought as he pulled into the parking lot of a small apartment building.

Kikyo was bouncing in her seat, he had never seen her so excited or happy.

It kind of scared him...a lot.

"Well" Kagome said walking to the front of the class room. "I want to say you all won, but I can only choose one person. So, Brannely, your photo I think is the best." She heard moans coming from her students. She rolled her eyes "The way you captured the American flag is amazing, and the fact that you made it out of all the other flags is unthinkable. I couldn't ask for something more different than this. Congratulations."

Brannely blushed as her classmates clapped for her, Kagome waited for her students to quiet before turning her photo over. Some of her students gasped at it, others were confused by it.

Kagome decided when she was going to do something different, she would really out her mind to it. So she painted a field, with trees, grass, anything normal and ordinary you would see in a field. But scattered across it were perfectly detailed blue roses.

"It certainly wasn't the best painting, but I believe it has the value of a fine art piece, don't you agree?"

The class nodded in agreement, Kagome smiled at them then looked at her clock. "Alright, that's all the time for today, put your paintings in your portfolios and i'll see you tomorrow." She said as she returned to her desk. She reached into her bag and pulled out her cell phone waiting for her students to all vanish before dialing Inuyasha's number.

As she heard the rings on the phone she kept her gaze fixated on the bouquet of flowers and her painting. What were the odds that he would send her something different, on the day she decides to give an assignment about something different. Maybe it was fate, or maybe it was because them being together was something different.

"Hello?" Inuyasha said as he flipped his cell phone open. "Really? You liked it?...That's great baby... I miss you too. Yeah I have one more client...Who is it...uh...no one really..Well no...it's not that..." Inuyasha sighed. "It's Kikyo...really?...No I didn't think that I just thought you'd get...of course I do baby... I love you too..Bye." He hung up the phone slightly dazed.

Kagome wasn't the least bit worried about him being alone with Kikyo, wow, she really trusted him.

He couldn't help but smile, Kikyo was blabbering away in the background about how the apartment was perfect for her son and how Inuyasha should stop by sometime to meet him. Inuyasha nodded if only to shut her up.

Inuyasha showed her around the apartment, telling her the pros and cons of the whole place, and then telling her the price. Kikyo almost jumped for joy when she heard it was less than three grand a month.

As they sat at the kitchen table filling out the paper work Inuyasha felt Kikyo's gaze on him the entire time. Sometimes she would reach over and stroke his arm or talk about the "good old days." Inuyasha merely rolled his eyes and turned the paper around for her to sign it hoping he could get out of there soon enough.

When Inuyasha glanced at his watch his entire face flushed, he had been at the apartment for almost an hour with Kikyo and he hadn't even realized how much time flew by. It felt like Kagome had called him only seconds ago but really it was about 30 to 40 minutes ago.

'Shit, I wanted to grab Kagome her favorite ice cream on my way home. Damn, I don't want to be late to dinner again. I guess I could just text her.' He thought looking down at his phone. 'Yeah that should be fine.'

"Hey sweety I got your gift and I love it!...yes...thank you so much and I miss you...is work almost over?...one more client? Who?...no one? What do you not trust me?" She joked as she spun around in her desk chair. "Kikyo, oh cool...yeah really, why, did you think I would get mad?...babe you know you can trust me...good, I love you.. Bye." Kagome smiled when she hung up the phone.

It may have been a short call but she was happy she got to hear from him. Now all that was left to do was to go home and cook dinner considering her 4 o' clock class got canceled due to the snow storm headed for them.

She worried that Inuyasha wouldn't make it home because of the storm, but why wasn't she worrying about him being alone with Kikyo? Normally she would have worried, had something in her heart hadn't told her not too.

She felt a deep trust in Inuyasha that made more sense to her than anything else. She couldn't wait to go home and see him that night. She couldn't wait to eat across from him and laugh when he made a stupid joke, then crawl in to bed and fall asleep in his arms. All things she looked forward to during the course of her day. As she made way to her car one thing crossed her mind. The bouquet.

"Dammit I left it inside." The rain had already began to pour and everyone else had gone home but she figured she could get away with sneaking inside to grab the vase.

As she ran outside with the vase in her hand she didn't expect the ramp to be so slippery that she would slip down the entire thing, the vase flying up in the air and hitting her in the stomach. The wind escaped her lungs with a hard plunged as she laid on the concrete ramp. She swore she felt a warm liquid on her head, but the snow was so cold there was no way.

Maybe if she closed her eyes for a few seconds everything would just go back to normal. She'd open them to see her driving towards her and Inuyasha's apartment. The music blaring and the other drivings swerving to get by her.

She looked up at the rain falling from the sky and imagined Inuyasha coming home to the smell of fresh made dinner, a warm smile on his face. She closed her eyes and held the image for as long as she could before feeling a deep desire to fall asleep. With little strength she gave into the dreariness and let herself be engulfed in the darkness that overwhelmed her. With a final breathe she mumbled the name of the man she was so attached to.

"Inuyasha..."

Inuyasha had sent Kagome three texts, and still no response. He was outside of the apartment complex so it didn't matter anyway. He came inside and quickly rushed into the elevator. His time spent with Kikyo had been longer than he ever wanted it to be and he was more than thankful when the woman left.

It was so dark and stormy outside that he hadn't even realized Kagome's car wasn't in the parking lot, when the elevator finally opened to his floor he rushed out of it and into his apartment. He was taken back when he didn't smell anything. Not even a small hint of Kagome's scent. Something wasn't right. He gulped as he walked around the dark empty apartment, nothing, not even the slightest sign that she was home.

He checked the answering machine, no new messages, he checked his phone, nothing. 'She must be at the school' he thought. 'But why wouldn't she text me?'

Suddenly Inuyasha's mind filled with different scenarios in which Kagome was actually mad at him for being alone with Kikyo and he felt his heart dropped. Grabbing his car keys he wasted no time rushing down to his car. He pulled out of the parking lot so fast he feared he was going to spin out, but he didn't care. All he knew was that Kagome didn't come home and that he had to find her.

He would check the school first, and if she wasn't there he would check her mothers, Sango's, anyone that Kagome might've chosen to stay with.

He gripped the steering wheel as he sped the car up, he was in no mood to drive safely. He had to find Kagome, he had too.

15 minutes passed and with each ticking second he felt his insides squeeze tighter and tighter together. It wasn't until he saw the school in his view that the knot seemed to release itself. He pulled into the parking lot, sighing in relief when he saw Kagome's car. He pulled up next to it running over to see if maybe she fell asleep inside of it, but to no avail she wasn't in there.

His nerves began to jump inside of him as he walked towards the front door, he was just about to open it had something not caught his eye. At the beginning of the ramp was a white rose, drenched in water sitting on its side. Inuyasha turned to see all of the roses he bought Kagome scattered on the floor. His heart seemed to break.

Maybe she was mad at him and decided to throw the bouquet around. Inuyasha felt his face flush and his eyes begin to sting from the salty tears surfacing until he caught a glimpse of something else. A dark figured sprawled out at the bottom of the ramp.

Inuyasha's heart crumbled inside of him when he realized that the sprawled out figure was Kagome. He ran over to her screaming her name but she didn't respond. He kneeled down next to her scooping her up into his arms to check her pulse. It was there, but barely and Inuyasha felt as if he was going to wash away in the rain any moment. He shook her slightly but when she didn't even make a sound he panicked.

He picked her up and held her against his chest, he had to call 911, he had to get Kagome help. Who knows how long she had been out there in the rain, unconscious. Inuyasha tugged on the school doors and felt a wave of relief wash over them as they opened. He carefully laid Kagome on the floor then began his search for a phone. He had no doubt his was sitting soaked in his coat pocket and he didn't have time to fight with it while Kagome sat on a floor drenched in water.

Thank god it was spring because had this been winter she probably would've been frozen solid by the time he found her. When he was able to find the main office he quickly grabbed the nearest phone dialing 911.

"Hi yes i'm here at the state college" 'dammit what was it called again?' "uh..off of route 163 with my girlfriend. I found her laying on the ramp in the rain unconscious."

The 911 operated asked Inuyasha if she was bleeding, he said he couldn't tell because of the rain but that he would check right now, he dropped the phone and ran out to Kagome. Tears welded in his eyes again as he saw the gash along the side of her head, blood slowly dripping out of it. He ran back into the office.

"SHE'S BLEEDING OUT OF HER HEAD! OH GOD SHE CRACKED OPEN HER HEAD!" He screamed into the phone as he dropped to his knees. The operator told him to sit tight as an ambulance was on his way, he slammed the phone onto the it's receiver and ran back out to Kagome.

His heart was pounding as he scooped her back into his arms, he held her head up slightly not knowing what to do for a head injury. He feared for her life greatly, and couldn't stop the overwhelming urge to cry. He heard the sirens in the distance and prayed that they'd know which area he was in. He set Kagome down easily again and then ran outside, jumping on the steps of the school waving his hands as the ambulances passed by.

Once they pulled in Inuyasha directed them to the unconscious girl on the floor inside the hallway of the school. They quickly checked for a pulse and then pulled a stretcher in to place her on. Inuyasha followed them, angered when they said he would have to follow in his car. He understood why, but he didn't like it.

On the way to the hospital Inuyasha sobbed. He sobbed when they got to the hospital, and he sobbed when Kagome was rushed into ICU. He paced outside in the waiting room for hours as he saw doctors rush in and out of the big white doors. He hoped for the sake of her family that she would be okay. He hoped for the sake of Sango and Miroku that she would be okay.

But most importantly, he hoped for the sake of them both that she would be okay. Because deep down inside even if they were together for only a month, he knew he couldn't live without her.

And that he wouldn't even attempt it if given the chance.

Sorry if you find this cruel! I just wanted to have a chapter where something happens to Kagome that has nothing to do with KOUGA! plus, I thought it might make the trial a little more interesting in the end. You'll see why.