Unlikely Love
Beginning of the End

"Excuse me? What are you doing in here?"

Kagome's head shot up from beside her grandfather, and looked behind her, where a nurse was standing with a clipboard in her hand. She let go of her grandfather's hand and stood up, fully turning to see her.

"I—uh, came to see my grandpa." She said, wiping away the wet trails that still stained her face.

"He is still in critical condition, you cannot see him until it is safe. Please," she said curtly, motioning for the girl out of the room.

"No you see, I can't—"

"Now. Or I'll have to call security." She said, almost narrowing her eyes at Kagome.

"All right." She turned around and kissed her grandpa's knuckles, whispering gently "I love you" before leaving, the nurse following closely. The older woman guided Kagome into the main foyer, keeping a stern look on her face. She left the youth by the rest of the crowd, while she approached the desk, intent on finding out how the woman had gotten into the room.

Kagome on the other hand, was dying inside. She had only come to see how he was fairing, and then they go and take her away from him. She raised her hands to her face, trying to wipe away the tears as they began to violently fall down her face. She turned around; ready to run away from them all, when she collided into a warm chest. But she didn't need visuals to know who it was. For she had already done the same thing only moments before. His arms wrapped around her withering frame, just like before.

"Let's get you home." He whispered to her, guilt already washing over him. She allowed herself to be taken from the building, still clinging to him for support. And as they made their way across the parking lot, to his pick up, an old pair of eyes followed, a wrinkled smile dancing across her lips.

"I knew it."

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She let herself be navigated through her house and into her bedroom. Her body felt hollow, her heart beats echoing against the walls of the shell she'd taken to. He sat her down on her bed, holding her arms firmly so that she wouldn't fall from weakness. His hands left her skin tingling, but that was hardly anything she paid much attention to. Her face fell to a façade, and she stared blankly ahead, lost. And he couldn't help but worry about her.

"Kagome?" He tried, hoping to get her functioning. She just stared blankly. "Kago—"

"He's all that I have left." She said quietly, her voice hollow and more of an echo, if anything. "He's the only one that's left to care for me."

"You've got other people to care for you, right?" He said, down on his knees to try and catch a glimpse of the inner turmoil flashing through her eyes.

"No, only grandpa."

"What about your friends? Eri, Yuka?"

"They don't really care—they're just there for the gossip." She said, before adding bitterly. "I'm more of a necessity than anything."

"That's not true, they—" he paused to think. "They probably care for your well being."

"I'm a pawn to them. Someone they can dress up. It's called make believe."

"What about…" He couldn't think of anyone else. "What about Kouga?"

"What about him?"

"Didn't you two—I thought—maybe he—"

"The only thing I was to him was eye candy, another trophy to dangle from his arm." He watched as a single tear slid down her face. "He's the only one, and without him, I have nothing."

"You've got…you've got me?" He said after some hesitation. If he had been expecting a reaction from her, he sure got one.

"What?" She said as she raised her eyes to look into his.

"I said," he tried. "You've got me." She still looked confused. "I mean…I care if you—I care for your well being."

"No—"

"Kagome," he said firmly, trying to erase all the doubt from her mind. "I really do care. I may not show it, but I do."

She smiled warmly at him, or as best she could in her current state. Inside, some of the pain lifted, but semi-confusion flashed through her mind's eye. Though she was puzzled, she didn't question it. She opened her mouth to thank him, her eyes watering slightly, but just as it happened, someone appeared at the doorway.

"Miss Higurashi?" The woman asked, holding a professional air. Kagome nodded slowly.

"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked, standing up from his position.

"Oh, are you miss—" She began fumbling for words. "Are you Miss Higurashi's…boyfriend?"

Both of the two blushed at the comment.

"I wasn't aware that you'd be…well, you should be if you were a good boyfriend…there's no reason why you shouldn't be here…" She began to ramble on, her run on just making the two teens blush even deeper.

"Actually," Inuyasha said, interrupting her. "I'm her neighbor." He beckoned the direction of his house with his head.

"Oh, well then I'm going to have to ask for a word in private with Miss Higurashi, Mr…?"

"Inuyasha; just Inuyasha." He said curtly, giving her a deathly glare.

"Oh…" She said, fumbling with her briefcase. "Well, sir, I'm going to have to have a private conversation with Miss Hig—"

"I heard you, I'm not deaf." He snapped.

"Oh, well, if you please…"

He looked over at Kagome, as if asking her permission to leave her with the nervous woman. But when he received no request to stay, he slowly left the room, giving her one last backwards glance.

"Now, Miss Higurashi." She said, getting back to her confident self. "We must discuss matters of your living situation."

"What's wrong with my living situation?" She asked suddenly, her throat dry from crying.

"Under the law, it states that, since you aren't of age yet, you must live with a guardian until that time. And since your grandfather is…not able to care for you, you must stay with a residence until the time has come whether your grandfather can care for you or not."

"I…I have to move?" She asked quietly.

"It's not permanent, just until we can find you a guardian—preferably a family member."

"Where am I going?"

"We are not sure of yet, but for your education purposes, we have thought of sticking you with those in your community." She shifted through a few sheets of paper within the brown briefcase. "We already have several potentials, and will be getting back to you once we take them up on their offer."

"How long will that be?" She asked quietly.

"No more than a few hours. I suggest you pack up your personals that you will need, and we will arrive within that expected time span." She gave her a curt nod before leaving the girl alone in the room to absorb her words.

And frankly, Kagome felt like she was just told that she had to go to summer school.

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A/U: Here's chapter…4 I believe. I know, I know—it's short. But whose fault is that? I don't think it's mine, because, I am going to lead you all to believe that I've developed a syndrome of creating new fics, and losing interest in them after the first few chapter. Or I just see how stupid I was when I was creating them!

Heh. Heh.

As for my updating, I am slowly and surely getting along. A lot of distractions, let me tell you. As in, looking forward to my eyebrow piercing! Oh yeah, that's right! So yeah, I've created another story I will be posting shortly. Thank you for the limited reviews, and…adieu!

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