InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Don't Promises Last Forever? ❯ Bad Trip ( Chapter 9 )

Bad Trip

She leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Take me."

And then she kissed him.

The kiss was just like Kagome expected it to be. As usual, the boy, in this case, Inuyasha, was full of emotion. Kagome could feel the guilt he was holding, the arrogance he felt, which prevented him from ever admitting he was wrong, and she also felt something she didn't expect. She felt need. But what she didn't pick up on was the fact that the need was not for her body, but for her. Herself. Kagome. She didn't understand. But the kiss did remind her of something.

::Flashback::

Kagome and Hojo were sitting on a couch in his basement. He was trying to get her to have sex with him.

"You always say you love me. Why don't you prove it?"

"Because, Hojo, I don't want to! I don't need to. If you want to get off so bad, take care of it yourself." She turned away from him, arms crossed, and very annoyed. This was about the tenth time this month he asked her about this. She was so sick of it.

Hojo got mad at this. He went into a very quiet rage. No one, especially his girlfriend, denied him anything. That was what his girlfriend was for, god damn it. To make sure he was happy. And, now, that meant fucking him. If she wouldn't give it, he decided, he'd take it.

"Fine." He said. He then grabbed her and slammed her hard on the floor. He held her still, and put a hand to her throat. "Make a noise, and I'll kill you." And with that, he leaned down and kissed her.

Even though she was panicking, she had to stay calm. In order to accomplish this, she decided to read through this kiss. See what he was feeling. She was always pretty good at that. She needed to know. She felt the guilt he had at what he was doing. She felt the cold arrogance he had, making him unable to admit the wrongness of his actions. And finally, she felt need. A need for something. But she didn't understand it.

He pulled away, and her eyes stayed closed. She kept trying to squirm out of his grasp, desperately trying to free herself. Suddenly, she saw a white light, and a searing pain rushed through her body. A scream crept up in her throat, but it never came out. But it didn't stop.

The pain wouldn't stop.

::End Flashback::

Her eyes opened, and she very slowly pulled away from Inuyasha. She became scared. Very scared.

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Inuyasha looked at the girl, surprised. Her eyes were now laced with fear. Her pupils had become very small.

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Flashes of that night played before her eyes. As the images did a dance in front of her, she was forced to relive the night over and over again.

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Inuyasha looked at her as her eyes began to move. However, they never settled on anything solid, they just moved back and forth, as if she was watching an invisible fly. Her eyes became wide. He watched as the sensual girl he was dancing with just stood there in the mob of dancers, unable to move. Frozen in time. And she had frozen him as well.

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She looked at Hojo's face, and felt the kiss again. She saw the white light. And she dropped to her knees as she felt the never ending pain. But this time, she tried to scream. But it was silent.

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It finally hit Inuyasha what was happening. A friend at his old school had this happen to him. He hadn't been there, but he had remembered the description.

It was a pill that could only be taken dissolved in something. Otherwise, it would mix with the saliva in the mouth and burn the user's mouth severely. If the trip was good, it was said to be more amazing than that of Ecstasy. However, if it was bad, the good feeling lasted for about an hour, and then it did something to the mind. It unleashed the person's worst memory, and made him relive it over and over. The person would feel like they were actually there. Usually, after about two minutes, the person blacked out. If they didn't, they wound up attacking their own body. And anyone who was watching couldn't to anything to reach them. They could only watch.

He hoped Kagome would react with the former option.

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Sango and Miroku had finally stopped dancing. Sango had allowed the martini and three beers she had earlier get the better of her and had kissed Miroku. But the good thing was, he responded positively. They both just hoped this lasted until tomorrow.

They were now trying to find Inuyasha and Kagome.

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Kagome felt the pain still coursing through her body. Her head whipped back and her pupils were fully dilated as an audible scream passed her lips. All went black after that.

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Inuyasha panicked. He had heard her scream. It was full of pain. She was in trouble. Had he been the one she was screaming about? It didn't matter. He had an hour to get her stomach pumped, or she was dead. He knew, because his friend had died.

He didn't miss a beat. She was still on her knees, so he swooped her up. He was running through the crowd, when he ran into Sango and Miroku.

"What happened?" Sango yelled, the minute she saw her friend. All the good feelings she had were now gone.

"Someone drugged her. We need to get to the hospital. Now." Inuyasha said, dead calm. Inside, though, he was panicking beyond all belief.

He ran past them. "Meet me at the hospital!" He pulled Kagome's car keys out of her pocket. He was glad she had them on her. He quickly found her car, and put her in gently. He then started it up, and sped off.

Inuyasha bounded up the steps to the ER, the girl still in his arms. He now had about half an hour to get this girl treated. And time was ticking fast.

"Hello?? Is there anyone here?" Inuyasha demanded, a hint of urgency in his voice.

"Can I help you, sir?" the attendant asked.

"Yeah; I was at a club and someone slipped this girl some Memex. She fainted about a half hour-no, 35 minutes ago."

The attendant's eyes went wide. "Ok, let me get her a doctor. Can you provide me with any information?"

"Her name's Kagome Higurashi, and she's 18. That's all I know. Two closer family friends will be here soon, though…"

As if on cue, Sango and Miroku ran through the door. Miroku pushed Inuyasha out of the way.

"She's under GHI Insurance, plan number B007HZ8."

This was obviously what the attendant wanted to hear.

"Ok. If you - " she said, pointing to Inuyasha, " - will follow me, we'll get her taken care of."

She had about 15 minutes.

They hurried to the room where they had all this machinery hooked up.

"Place her here, and please go wait with the others."

"Please, can I stay with her? She's my girl of over 5 years. I love her." Inuyasha pleaded. He then inwardly blinked her eyes. He knew about lying about the girlfriend part, but did he just say he loved her??

"Fine. But this won't be pleasant." The attendant said.

"I know. Just hurry."

A doctor and three nurses bustled into the room. They hooked her up to an IV, and the doctor slowly put the tube down Kagome's nose.

7 minutes.

The doctor finished up some…stuff, and then finally turned on the machine. Inuyasha breathed a small sigh of relief. But it wasn't over yet.

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The attendant returned to her desk. Miroku walked to the attendant.

"I'm a close family friend. Is there any more information you need?"

"I could use a home phone number. I'm sure her parents will want to be notified."

"Oh. She lives alone." Miroku lied. If Kagome's stepfather found out about this, that would be the end of it. He'd explain it to Mrs. Higurashi and Sota later.

"Ok, then, you can leave, or sit and wait until the doctor comes out."

"I'm going to wait." He looked at Sango, and she nodded. "She will be staying too."

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Later, the doctor came out. Inuyasha had gone to sit with Miroku and Sango. He needed to be around his friends.

"Well, she's going to be ok. The recovery will take a while. I wouldn't be surprised if she's out for a week." The doctor said, calmly.

"Wait, what do you mean, `out'??" Inuyasha asked, growing and more worried. He'd dealt with the drug before, but not its aftereffect. The drug had taken the lives of its users the last times he'd come in contact with it.

"I mean, she's going to be completely unconscious. All the recovery usually takes place while the person is in a coma-like state. The patient usually comes out of it within 3-10 days, depending on how close the person was to death when they got treated. I'd say Kagome - may I call her Kagome? - will be closer to the ten day mark." The doctor then left.

Inuyasha's face became lined with concern and guilt. He couldn't help thinking this was all his fault. And the fact that he never got a chance to explain about Kikyo…he didn't know what he was going to do.

"Miroku." He said, turning. "Please go to my house and give this to my brother, Sesshomaru." He scribbled a note on a piece of paper. He was pretty sure his brother would help him; Sesshomaru's personal gain would be much greater than his loss. "You guys go home."

"And what about you?" Sango asked, concerned. She'd hoped he wasn't going to do what she thought he was doing.

"I'm saying here." He responded. "I have to." He finished, his eyes lowering.

Sango and Miroku heard the guilt edging his voice. It was now 4:00 in the morning. They had school in three hours. None of them would be going.

"Ok. I'll deliver this to Sesshomaru." Miroku said. There was no fighting this. "Sango, you think your mom would mind taking in Sota for a while? I think Kagome would appreciate that."

"I doubt that." She said. "Well, Inuyasha, I guess we'll see you later." She moved in and gave him a warm hug. "Make sure she comes home ok, ok?" She said, looking up at him. There were tears in her eyes.

"Don't worry. She's going to be fine." Inuyasha said, returning the embrace and smiling. But even he wasn't sure at the truthfulness of these words.

"Ok." She said, moving away.

"Take care of yourself. And don't worry too much. None of this was your fault." Miroku said, bravely. Concern was edging even his voice. Everyone was worried.

"Ok, I'll see you guys later."

And with that, they parted.