Coma

   Kagome rolled over and opened her eyes, her dream flashed behind her eye lids. It was really a memory, of the first time she saw Inuyasha in his human form. When he had kissed her. Kagome felt the familiar pang of sad nostalgia, wistfully wondering what her future would have been if she hadn't altered the course of time. Kagome sat up then swiveled so she could put her feet on the carpet. After a few seconds she stood up and proceeded with her morning routine, getting dressed and using the bathroom. By the time she came downstairs it was noon, she had slept in for the weekend. But she always got enough sleep, her family made sure that she got all the rest she could handle.

 

Kagome walked down the stairs and was happy that she wasn't tired when she got to the bottom. Kagome was eating her cereal when her mother came home. "Kagome! I'm home could you help us?" At first Kagome was confused but then she remembered what her mother had talked about the day before. Kagome went to the door to see her mom with grocery bags hanging on her arms, shuffling towards the kitchen. Kagome traded her house slippers for some sneakers, and pulled on her coat flipping up the hood. It was raining steadily outside, the news said it would last all weekend.

 

     As Kagome pulled the door open, she saw another person walk up to the door way, it had to be Itsumi's son. Kagome was wondering what his name was when she recognized him. It was the little punk from the movies! Inuyasha's reincarnation! Kagome recovered quickly before he had the moment to look at her. And just decided to make her best impression. She smiled, "Hi, so your Itsumi's son? My mom didn't mention your name..." Kagome hoped this would start a conversation. He looked up from the crate of oranges he was carrying, to see the teenage girl walking up to him. He stopped in his tracks and Kagome could tell he obviously recognized her. "Your the girl from the movies! The one who fell on me..." The suddenly both blushed at the same time. His face scowled up, and he suddenly did something so Inuyasha like Kagome laughed out right, the boy shouldered past her and muttered, "Just don't fall on me again! I might not survive it," while walking into the house at a brisk pace. 

 

   Kagome frowned as she realized she still hadn't gotten his name. She went to the car and grabbed the last few bags and made her way back into the kitchen, where her mother and Itsumi's son were putting the groceries away. "Hideaki that is very sweet of you, but you don't have to help me put this stuff away."  Kagome's mother smiled at Hideaki behind his back as he put something in the fridge. "It's cool, I help my mom all the time." Kagome set the bags down gratefully, she hadn't expected the extra weight to tire her that badly. Kagome sat at the barstool at the counter. "Oh Kagome! I just got a whole weekend's worth of food. I know you can handle making lunch and dinner for them, they can do breakfast themselves." She started to pick up her luggage and purse. "And make sure that everyone eats their veggies, and don't let the boys play too much of those video games." Kagome knew her mom would go on and on like this. Kagome smiled as she reassured her mother. "Don't worry mom, I know all the rules. I can take care of everything. I love you, see you Sunday night." Her mother shuffled to the door and Kagome gave her a hug goodbye. She stopped before leaving though and pulled something out of her coat pocket. "And here's for anything else you need sweety." And handed Kagome a 5,000 yen bill. Her mom walked out the door and started the car, Kagome waved her off and went back inside.

 

   She found Hideaki on the couch watching TV. Kagome remembered herself at 13/14 and decided if he was like any other young teen she would just talk straight with him. Kagome got his attention and held up two fingers. "Two things; A. Are you hungry or thirsty? and B. Do you want to sleep on that sofa or in Souta's room with him on our spare futon?" He looked at her evenly with a hint of annoyance. He held up one finger. "Yes to both and, can I have a sandwich and a soda?" Kagome nodded. he held up his other finger, "I will sleep down here, the couch is fine." Kagome wondered why he would want to couch over a futon...   "PB&J or ham and cheddar? and Sprite or Cola?" He paused for a moment deciding... "Ham n' cheddar, and sprite."

 

  Kagome went back into the kitchen and started making his sandwich, she sat at the barstool and hummed while spreading the condiments. Kagome wondered if Hideaki had the same tastes as Inuyasha. But maybe he didn't, he grew up in modern Japan, with modern food and modern tastes. But she was dying to ask. "Hideaki! Hey, do you like ramen?" She called to him in the other room. "Yeah, It's my favorite food." When he spoke Kagome yipped in surprise, he had been much closer than she had thought, practically right behind her. She turned to face him with big surprised eyes, but smiled when she saw the huge grin on his face. They both knew he had just punk'd her abit.

 

   He walked over and grabbed a soda, cracked it open and took a drink. He looked at her over the rim of the soda while he drank, never taking his eyes off of her, Kagome was strongly reminded of Inuyasha again. "Why do yah wanna know?" The half truth came easily to Kagome, having already had to talk this way to her once upon a time friend. " I.. I had a friend once who was alot like you, his favorite food was ramen too." Kagome blushed thinking that it was awkward talking to Inuyasha about Inuyasha. But Hideaki thought she was blushing for other reasons. "So... he was like an ex boyfriend or something?" Kagome looked at the teen in front of her and smiled inside. Teens. "Um.. I guess so, kinda." He nodded and grabbed his sandwich trying to look nonchalant. "So... do you have a boyfriend now?" he chewed and gave her innocent eyes like he was asking her favorite color. Kagome smiled, teens... "Yeah, his name is Katsuo, you will meet him later when he comes over to tutor me." Hideaki looked surprised. "Tutor you?"

 

   Kagome got up and grabbed a mug for some cocoa, she always wanted cocoa when it rained. As she stuck the mug with milk into the microwave as she thought about her answer. But as she went to answer there was a crack of thunder and the rain became a down poor thumping on the roof. "Well.. it's kinda a long story do you want to hear it?" Hideaki shrugged and waited for her to talk, munching on his sandwich. "I was a freshmen in high school, but I had a really bad accident and ended up in a coma for a whole year. So I-" "Sho wait! Wha appened?" He interrupted her still chewing.  Kagome would have laughed at him, but her answer wasn't funny. "I uh.. I fell into the old well on our property head first. And it put me into a coma, when I woke up I was behind in school. So I need to study and learn a whole years worth of school over the summer. My mom hired a tutor to come to our house and help me while I still recover." Kagome said all this without looking at him, she just couldn't look him in the eye while she told him all of it. Because she wanted desperately to tell him who he really was, and felt extremely ashamed that she wanted to do the same thing that Inuyasha had done to her. Put her into a little Kikyo box, it looks like her, acts like her, must be her.

 

   But Kagome wasn't Kikyo, and Katsuo wasn't Miroku, so Hideaki cannot be Inuyasha. Even though they are so similar! Kagome had taken her cocoa out of the microwave and was stirring it gently. Kagome decided she need to get to know Hideaki. "So... Hideaki, do you have a girlfriend? Was she that girl from the movies?" He scowled and sat at the counter. "Yeah, Her names Akane. She has been kinda crazy since we hooked up last week... I don't know what to do about her." Kagome's girly smile came out for the first time in a long while. What was better for cheering her up than gossiping and advising? "Like how crazy?"

 

   Hideaki scratched his head and sighed looking like he was at is wits end. "I liked her at first because she was so independent and confident of herself. But once we were together she got crazy jealous and clingy. She always has to know where I am, always texting and calling me. She bites the head off of any female that comes near me, even teachers! She's crazy!" Kagome rolled her eyes, she had heard of girls like that. "Well, I think that means she is just not very experienced when it comes to relationships and dating, shes probably doing everything she has seen on TV on how to be a girlfriend. She probably feels a little or very insecure about her position as your girlfriend." Hideaki just blinked at her. "Really?" Kagome nodded at him and sat down heavily on a stool next to him. "I suggest that you give her a little extra attention, text her first and ask her how she is, call and tell her goodnight, in public and... privately give her a little extra sweetness. She should really like that." He was blushing again, from her "private" comment. "Oh.. Okay I will try that. Do you mind if I go watch TV now?" Kagome got up and took his napkin and empty soda can and recycled them, then grabbed her mug. "Sure, if you need anything just holler, I will be up in my room." 

 

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 Kagome was just about to fall asleep over her writing when she heard a pounding on the front door. It was loud enough that she could hear it up stairs very clearly, they must be ripping the door off its hinges! Kagome got up and walked to the top of the stairs, and sighed as she would have to walk down the stairs very very slowly. She knew she was tired today and didn't want to push herself. As she stepped down the first step she heard Hideaki answer the door. "Hello? AH! Akane what are you doing here?" He sounded shocked and Kagome realized that when he said crazy he really must have meant it. She had found out where he was and showed up without even saying anything? Not only is that rude but definitely stalker-ish.

 

   Kagome was a quarter of the way down the stairs now. "Ishi saw you walking up the steps to this run down shrine, she over heard you saying something about the weekend. Who are you with? And why won't you answer my texts!" Kagome heard her stomp through the front door, yelling at Hideaki. "My mom sent me here okay! She wanted me to be at a babysitters for the weekend." Kagome could tell he was trying to keep his temper but he was fraying around the edges, this must be a common occurrence Kagome deduced. Akane was ripping into him more, screaming now. Kagome couldn't really understand her. It started with something about Hideaki not needing a babysitter and ended with something about him being a liar.

 

   Kagome was halfway down the stairs, she wished she could go faster but she didn't want to fall. Kagome felt a little panic bubble up in her stomache, what was she going to do about this apparently crazy teenage girl invading her house? She tied to go faster down the stairs but right on the second to last step she tripped, and landed hard at the bottom of the stairs. Kagome gasped as she felt pain lace through her side, she would probably be bruised later. At the sound of the thump from Kagome's fall the fighting couple went silent and looked at her.

 

   But all that did is give Akane a face to attach her anger to. "YOU!" She screeched at Kagome, who still couldn't get up. She was exhausted from her decent down the stairs and her own body weight felt like a ton. Kagome looked into a pubescent Kagura's angry face looming over her, and had no idea what to do....

 

   "You skank! Going after younger boys like that, trying to steal my boyfriend! I'm gonna make you pay for that, and it will be easy, you can't even get up!" Akane laughed as she raised her hand to hit Kagome. And just as she was about to let her hand fly to slap Kagome in the face, Hideaki spoke.

 

   "Stop it Akane." The extremely jealous girlfriend turned to Hideaki wish a frighteningly mad face. Through clenched teeth she spoke to him. "You're defending her!?" Kagome watched his face set with his decision, he had had enough of Akane. "Get out... Leave Akane!" He yelled in clearly into her face, so there no mistaking of what he said. Akane turned back to Kagome with a odd expression somewhere between shocked and thoughtful. Akane seemed frozen to the spot staring at Kagome, and when Hideaki figured she wasn't going to move her grabbed her by the arm and hauled her towards the door. But as soon as he touched her she turned into a wildcat, screeching, clawing and fighting him. But he remained impervious to her attacks and shoved her right out the door and slammed it shut.

 

   Kagome and Hideaki shared a very relieved look. Kagome sighed, Akane started screaming outside and banging on the door. "So you wanna go play checkers in my room?"