Blood Bond

Summary: When Kagome becomes sick with a disease that has yet to find its cure, Inuyasha refuses to lose her. So instead, he uses the Tessaiga and cuts himself, giving her his blood. However, this leads to a drastic change for them all.

Chapter One
The Disease

Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you
Well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Chorus:
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me

Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin'
And all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I'm callin'
And all I need from you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Chorus

Hurry I'm fallin'

All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

Chorus

Hurry I'm fallin'

Savin' Me - Nickelback

Cough. Cough. Cough.

That's all Kagome had been doing lately, and it had everyone worried. She didn't appear to be that sick, but she looked pale and she coughed non-stop. Inu-yasha had sent her home to find out what was wrong, and he went with her, which surprised Kagome. To think that he actually cared about what was wrong with her, well it was flattering really.

Kagome's mother drove her and Inu-yasha to the hospital. They got out of the car and walked inside. Kagome shivered, not really a big fan of hospitals. She always hated them as long as she could remember.

Cough.

Inuyasha frowned at hearing her cough once more, his ears drooping down to his head and laying flat. "Kagome..." he said worriedly. She looked over at him and smiled, seeing how worried he was. "Hush Inu-yasha...I'm sure it's nothing serious." she said softly.

Inu-yasha nodded silently, however his hand went over to immediately grab hers. A life without Kagome was unthinkable to him. Impossible. He shook his head to get the thought out of his mind. Kagome gave his hand a gentle squeeze of reassurance.

"The doctor will see you now, Miss Higurashi," a nurse from behind a counter told her with a smile. Kagome nodded and guided Inu-yasha to the room. They had already done X-rays a few days before, and were waiting for them to be developed. So today would be the day...

"Hello, Miss Higurashi," the doctor said kindly. "I'm Dr. Moruku." Kagome got a good look at him, and almost fainted, as well as Inu-yasha. He had short black hair that was tied up in a tiny ponytail at the back, and had purple-black eyes. It was Miroku! Or at least, Miroku's reincarnation.

"H-Hello Dr. Moruku," Kagome said with a smile, hardly believing her eyes, though she kept the shock to herself.

"Now, shall we take a look at your X-rays?" he asked, and flipped on a light. The X-rays appeared for them all to see. Kagome saw what looked like a liquid substance filling up her lungs, and raised an eyebrow curiously.

"Now, you see that something is filling up your lungs," Dr. Moruku explained. "Unfortunately, I've run tests and such to find out what it is, but it is unknown at this time."

"So...what does that mean?" Kagome asked, and Inu-yasha gently squeezed her hand once more.

"Though I have not yet a name for the substance that flows through your lungs, it is deadly. While it is not contagious -- it can kill. I regret to inform you that you have...twenty, if not less, days to live."

Kagome felt tears welling her eyes. I...I'm going to die...? she thought to herself, and the doctor left the room to give them some privacy. The moment the doctor left Inu-yasha held onto Kagome tightly and refused to let go.

"You won't die," He said fiercly. "I won't let you."

Kagome blinked, looking up at him with tears flowing down her cheeks. "Then how...?"

"Come with me," he told her, picking her up in his arms, cradling her to his chest as though she were as fragile as a porcelain doll. He took her back home and towards the well house. Once inside he locked the door, and took out the Tessaiga. "Inu-yasha, what are you doing?" she asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"Saving you," was all Inu-yasha said as he cut his hand with the Tessaiga, making her eyes widened. "Wha-" he immediately cut her off with a kiss to her lips, making her eyes widen. She winced as Inu-yasha cut her own hand, gently, and put their hands together as they kissed, their blood mixing together.

When he figured it was enough, he parted the kiss, and Kagome rested her head on his shoulder. "I...Inu-yasha...what did..."

"A blood bond," he told her softly. "We mixed our blood together and ..." his face turned a dark red as he said this. "... shared our love for one another, that is what is needed to make this work. People say that blood bonds between two people who share a...strong love with each other will cure any disease or sickness."

Kagome felt more tears welling in her eyes as she heard his word. "Oh, Inu-yasha...you wanted to save me...?"

"Of course, Kagome no baka," He told her softly. "A life without you...means nothing."

Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist, refusing to let go. "Oh...thank you, Inuyasha, thank you..."

Inu-yasha held onto her just as tightly. "Anything for you, Kagome."

TBC

A/N: First chapter done. Short but sweet. Truly. Anyway...read, it gets better. :)