InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Tsukiyo ❯ I miss you ( Chapter 10 )

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P.s. Listen to “I Miss You” by Miley Cyrus.

Chapter 10:

I Miss You

 

 

Kagome sighed before approaching Shippo. She sat down next to him as Shippo looked down, his bangs covering his eyes; he quickly swiped his face with his sleeves. A shadowed figure stood watching from the mansion. Kagome's eyes softened as she took in Shippo's shaking form as he fought to keep the tears in. She reached out and lifted the tiny boy onto her lap.

“W-what are you doing?” asked Shippo, his face flushed as he stammered.

“I understand how you feel, Shippo. I know what it feels like to lose one of the most important people in your life. I know,” Kagome said, hugging him tightly.

“Let me tell you a true story…”

Kagome's soft voice floated throughout the garden as cherry blossom petals floated down from above painting a picturesque image.

“A story…of my grandmother…”

“Grandma Kaede and I were close, well, as close as can be in a family as big as mine,” Kagome said, smiling down at Shippo,” You see, my mother has 7 other brothers and sisters, each one has at least one child; except one couple. But she doted on me the most, so some of my older cousins picked on me as a child. Although up to this date, I still don't know why. Perhaps it could be jealousy or perhaps because I was absolutely a little monster back then,” Kagome reminisced, grinning.”

“Well, I guess you could say, we were a close nit family, but that strengthened by a tenfold when my grandmother passed away. I was a naïve thirteen year old back then. But, no one would have guessed that she would die so soon. You see, she was strong as an ox. She walked about four miles each day. Nevertheless, she presented a strong facade. However, inside, she suffered from asthma, high blood pressure, and poor sight ever since childhood. The degrees of her glasses were at least twenty. “

“The day my grandmother died was a beautiful Sunday no one in my family could enjoy. “

 

*********************************Flashback******************** *****************

 

It was the last day of Chinese New Year. Grandma Kaede went for her daily walk that morning. However, she had only gotten to the end of the block or so when her chest felt wrong and it was hard to breath. Because of her conditions, Kaede tended to overreact whenever something was wrong. She panicked and ran all the way home. When home, she collapsed, unable to open the door herself, and rang the bell. Kaede gave Papa Higurashi quite a scare when she half-dragged herself into the house and up the stairs. Mama Higurashi found her half-sprawled on the floor and the bed when Kaede called her to put some green medicated oil on her chest. She said it was hard to breath and her sweat came out cold.

After Mama rubbed the therapeutic oil on Kaede, she collected Kagome and Souta to help massage Kaede's joints. They rubbed and massaged her joints for an hour or so until their oldest aunt came over and relieved the children of their task; which I wasn't very good at,” Kagome said, winking at Shippo's earnest face.

“Luckily, it was a holiday. After hearing about Grandma Kaede's condition, the rest of the family arrived, except a select few who were on vacation in Vietnam. Most of my aunts were in the room when she died. I was downstairs watching my favorite cousin play. He was the last person to be hugged by her. I believe the last thing she said to me was when I was rubbing her arms, she said,' Your hands are sweaty, go to the doctor.' Which is bad because it might lead to heart problems. Anyway, my youngest aunt was sitting next to my grandma, stroking the spot above her heart, which she had pointed out it felt extremely uncomfortable. No one noticed that her heart could have been hurting because, usually, if she felt anything was wrong, Grandma would demand to take her to the hospital. However, this time, she'd not utter a word other than discomfort.”

“My aunt heard Grandma breath heavily three times before her head slumped to the side. She was facing the balcony doors. My aunt first thought that Grandma was just sleeping, until she sneaked a peek, and gasped upon seeing Grandma's lips which almost blue. She immediately screamed for someone to call for the ambulance. “

But of course, the most idiotic and useless person had to be the one to call for the ambulance. Megumi's brother called and the operator picked up. At first, he complimented the weather and asked how the operator was faring until Mai, one of Kagome's aunts, yelled at the incompetent fool. Undoubtedly, the ambulance came too late and it was futile to try to save Kaede.

********************************End Flashback**********************************

“So you see, Shippo, its ok to cry; just know that you have someone to comfort you anytime. Me, Souta, Rin, Inuyasha, hell, even Sesshomaru. And if you don't have any where to go, I'd be happy to take you in,” Kagome said, grinning. Shippo's lips quivered, and he let out a sob, before launching himself into Kagome's warm, and caring arms.

 

 

“I Miss You” by Miley Cyrus

 

Sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la

You used to call me your angel

Said I was sent straight down from heaven

And you'd hold me close in your arms

I thought of the way you felt so strong

I never wanted you to leave

I wanted you to stay here holdin' me

 

I miss you

I miss your smile

And I still shed a tear every once in a while

And even though it's different now

You're still here somehow

My heart won't let you go

And I need you to know

I miss you

Sha-la-la-la-la

I miss you

 

You used to call me your dreamer

And now I'm livin' out my dream

Oh, how I wish you could see

Everything that's happenin' for me

I'm thinkin' back on the past

It's true the time is flyin' by too fast

 

 

I miss you

I miss your smile

And I still shed a tear every once in a while

And even though it's different now

You're still here somehow

My heart won't let you go

And I need you to know

I miss you

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

I miss you

 

I know you're in a better place yeah

But I wish that I could see your face, oh

I know you're where you need to be

Even though it's not here with me

 

I miss you

I miss your smile

And I still shed a tear every once in a while

And even though it's different now

You're still here somehow

My heart won't let you go

And I need you to know

I miss you

Sha-la-la-la-la-la

I miss you

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note:

Eagle Brand Medicated Oil is an Asian remedy for aches and pains of muscles or joints. It is normally seen in small clear bottles filled with a green liquid. I prefer to use peppermint oil instead because I for one do not like the scent that the eagle brand gives off.

Did you guys enjoy that? Sorry if the story about Kaede was a little awkward. That story was a little out of my comfort zone. I was writing about my own grandmother who died this year, so basically Kagome's story is a more or less exact depiction of how my grandmother died. Therefore, I'd like to dedicate this chapter to my beloved grandma.

 

 

RIP

Grandma HOANG THI CHU

4/21/28-2/10/08

 

 

 

So, a friend of mine was reading this fanfic and told me he wished it had pictures but I'm not a very good artist…I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to draw some pics for this fanfic? Btw….Yay! Let's make it 1000 visits! Read and Review please!