InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Until Angels Close My Eyes ❯ A Friend ( Chapter 1 )

I hate this hospital with a passion. Five years and still I was sick. Though this is the first night I spent here at Rumiko Hospital, I've been here many times before. I used to be strong but now I get dizzy from walking to much or by just staying up like normal kids do on their summer vacation. Here in this white room I stay, waiting to be set free. I am like a bird in a cage. " Kagome?" I hear and I realized I had again zoned out. I looked up to see my mother's worried face. I hated seeing her like this. " Kagome, mom has to go to work now. Will you be ok?" Define ok. Is it sitting on a bed with nothing to do but to wait for my next treatment? Is that what it meant to be ok?

 

" Don't worry mom, you can go. They need you to do the overnight."

 

" I could call out if you wish it." No you can't. We need the money. I know how much it hurts to see me like this but you must live a regular life mom.

 

" No, you can go. See you tomorrow?" Why? Why does my mom cry? It makes me feel worst knowing that I am slowly taking away her life just to sit and sleep by me. I watched as she stood up, closed my eyes when she kissed my forehead, and softly said a farewell when she went to the door.

 

" Good night." She sobbed as she left my room. Silence, all I hear is the machines beeping. I hate being alone for it makes me think things I rather not. No one cares about me but my family at home. My friends, haven't seen them in a whole year, they don't visit. My family, other than my grandpa, brother Sota, and mom, deserted us like we were the plague. What had my family done to deserve this? They had done nothing, it was all my doing. I am the reason for everything.

 

" She can stay in here." A nurse calls as I watch my door open. There in the light was a nurse and a girl. She looks to be my age. I watched as the nurse left her side to make the bed beside mine. " Sango, I like you to meet Kagome. She will be your room mate." The girl named Sango smiled at me, as she went to the bed that was now made.

 

" Nice to meet you Kagome." She spoke to me. Did I not frighten her?

 

" Nice to meet you too, Sango." I said, watching her climb the bed.

 

" You two will be staying together until one of you are good enough to leave." I heard the nurse say as she left the room, closing the door behind her. I turned to look at the girl I would be staying with, long black hair, magenta colored eyes, she was pretty.

 

" So what are you in here for?" She asked and it startled me. Who would ever want to talk to me?

 

" I have leukemia." I said trying to get comfortable for I wanted to sleep already, even if it was only nine at night.

 

" No wonder I'm in this room. I have it too." The girl said. I didn't ask her but I am glad. The only people I could talk to were either at our home shrine, school, or work.

 

" For how long?"

 

" This will be my fifth year."

 

" Me too." I can already feel my body wanting to sleep.

 

" Where you from?"

 

" I live here in New York."

 

" Really! I live in Tiverton. Thats in Rhode Island which is near Massachusetts."

 

" I've never heard of Tiverton." I yawned as I said this. Didn't this girl want to sleep? Does she not feel the way I do?

 

" Thats because demons live there." I stood up at this. I know my face should how confused and shocked I was.

 

" What do you mean by that?" I asked, forgetting how tired I was.

 

" Well, I'm not a demon but my brother is. We live alone, thats why many don't hear about us. When war came, we were left alone for they say we can not be trusted. Its not true but it let us live in peace. Only once in our lives we are able to go to the human world, thats before marriage. Its my brothers time, so he'll be the only one seeing me. He and his cold hearted girlfriend." I know I didn't ask her to explain that much.

 

" Well at least someone will come see you."

 

" I wish she didn't. That woman gives me the chills, Inuyasha deserves better. To bad its a sin for us to mate with anyone of the outside world." Inuyasha, what a weird name.

 

" Then tell your brother you don't want her to come."

 

" It would bring shame to our family. My big brother married an outsider and it took forever for the village to except us again."

 

" How many people are in your family?" I didn't mean to say it but she didn't look insulted.

 

" Four. Its Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha, me, then our little brother Kohaku." I nodded at this, what else could I have done? " How about you? Any brothers or sisters?"

 

" Just a brother. His name is Sota."

 

" Sounds like a soda." She laughed. Why was she so happy? Didn't she know that what they had could kill them?

 

" Don't you feel bad at all?"

 

" Bad? What have I done?"

 

" Not what you've done, its what you have. Don't you get sick or anything?" At this she looked to her hands. What was with this girl? Why wasn't she answering my question? Giving up on the girl I pulled the covers over me. I barely heard her reply before I stood again to stare at the girl. " What was that?"

 

" I can't be sad. If I am, those around me will be too. I have to be strong even if I feel horrible that way no one has to worry about me." Don't be sad, be strong even if you feel bad, thats what I used to do but now I can't stop being sad. She has so many people who love her, I am alone.

 

" I'll keep that in mind." I said as I finally buried underneath the sheets. Sleep was my only escape from life and yet it did not come. Why couldn't I fall asleep? Because of the girl, Sango. " Hey Sango."

 

" Yea Kagome?" I turned in the sheets to speak to her again.

 

" How old are you?"

 

" 16, how about you?"

 

" I'm only 15." I guess I can't call her girl when she is older than me.

 

" Sess is 22, Inuyasha is 17, and Kohaku is 10." I didn't ask about them but I guess she doesn't want to stop talking, it being her first night and all. I understand, for I also wanted to stay up.

 

" Sota is also 10. Whats the name of the human that Sess is with?"

 

" Her name's Rin. She's really nice and I hate that dad wasn't able to except her."

 

" Because of being a human?"

 

" And that she didn't belong to our people, after all, I am human also."

 

" Then how are you..."

 

" I was adopted, and my parents used to belong to the community."

 

" Used to?" Why was I so interested? Maybe she didn't want that brought up?

 

" They died of cancer." I was right, I shouldn't have brought that up.

 

" I'm sorry I..."

 

" You don't have to be, I answered because I wanted to tell you. Its another reason why I am strong, so that they can be proud of me." She smiled at me and for the first time, I smiled. I smiled for her. " I'm tired, how about we talk some more tomorrow." I nodded my agreement and closed my eyes. Until tomorrow.

 

 

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~Review please~ I just found this on my computer. I wrote it so long ago I forgot all about it. If you like it, I will continue it.

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