It was 11:30 in the morning when Kagome woke up feeling very unwell. Kagome's mom walked in to her room with a cherry face.

"Oh, Kagome, I didn't know that you were awake!" Kagome looked up at her mom with dazed eyes.

"Mom, I don't feel very well." Kagome's mom placed a hand on her forehead and frowned.

"Kagome, you're burning up!" Kagome flipped over onto her left side.

"I feel sick." Just as Kagome said that, Souta ran into Kagome's room and jumped on her bed.

"Come on Kagome, you promised to take to the arcade today!" Kagome somehow managed to pick up one of her pillows and throw it at him.

"Go away!" Kagome whined, as Souta fell off the bed and onto the floor with a thud, making her headache worse.

"Souta dear, Kagome is sick with the Spring Fever; let your sister rest for a week." Souta nodded as he stood up and left the room, with their mom behind him.

"Hope you feel better sis!" Souta shouted behind him.

"You rest dear and I'll bring you some Tylenol later." Kagome mumbled under her breath and tried to go to sleep as her mom left the room. Unfortunately for her though, with everyone in her house, she barely had any rest within the two days that she has been sick. There was arguing, which turned into shouting, things dropping (Souta dropped some plates, trying to help around in the kitchen), and the occasional Inuyasha stirring up trouble. So, Kagome's mom decided to call up her sister Atsuko.

"Hello?"

"Hey Atsuko!" Atsuko beamed on the other side of the phone connection.

"Hey Sis, how've ya been doing?" Kagome's mom sighed.

"Ok, but I was actually calling in for a favor."

"What is it?"

"Well, Kagome's been sick for two days, and she can't get any rest from the racket in this house, so I was wondering if she could go stay with you for a while?"

"Sure honey, bring her over when she's ready." Kagome's mom sighed in relief.

"Thank you Atsuko!"

"No problem honey, see you when you get here." In about an hour Kagome was packed and ready. Souta was waiting in the living room, waiting for Kagome to come down the stairs. Kagome walked into the room very slowly, hardly focusing on anything around her.

"Hey sis, sorry about the racket, hope you feel better." Kagome nodded, barely understanding what he said, and then turned towards her grandfather.

"If Inuyasha comes her looking for him, tell him that I'm on an extended vacation." Ji-ji nodded and patted her on the head.

"Have a safe trip; get better." Kagome nodded still looking dazed.

"I will," Kagome muttered, walking to the car with her mom. The drive to Atsuko's house was a long 30 minutes of silence; actually, Kagome didn't remember much of the ride, falling in and out of sleep. When they arrived at her house, Atsuko was outside waiting for them (Kagome's mom called her as Kagome was saying bye).

"Hey girls, how are ya?" Atsuko asked as Kagome opened her dazed eyes and got out of the car with her mom. It was then that Atsuko noticed just how bad Kagome's condition was.

"Come here Kagome!" Kagome walked over to Atsuko and Atsuko checked her forehead.

"Girl, you're burning up!" Atsuko frowned and shook her head. Kagome wobbled and placed her head on Atsuko's shoulder. Atsuko grabbed Kagome around her waist and dragged Kagome into the apartment, motioning for her sister to follow her.

"I'll take Kagome to her room; just make yourself at home." Atsuko spoke as she carried Kagome into another room. Atsuko walked into Yusuke's room and laid Kagome down on his bed. She pulled the covers over Kagome's body and left for the bathroom to get a damp cloth. She walked back into the room and placed the cloth on her forehead. Kagome moaned in pain at the contact and Atsuko shook her head. She walked back into the living room, where she saw her sister sitting on the coach.

"I didn't know that she was that sick." Kagome's mom sighed.

"I'm a little worried about her condition, she's never been that sick before."

"Well, I'll do everything in my power to care for her."

"Thank you, Atsuko!" Atsuko smiled in reply.

"No problem!" Kagome's mom left the apartment, as Atsuko was making dinner. Yusuke and the boys piled in just as the food was finished.

"Wow, will you look at this place, it's clean!" Yusuke shouted as he was looking around the room for his mom.

"Hey mom, where are you!" Atsuko came running out of the kitchen with a frantic look.

"Be quite or you'll wake her up!" Atsuko hissed out in a hushed voice. The boys were puzzled.

"Wake up who?"

"Kagome," Atsuko hissed out. Yusuke was completely shocked.

"My cousin!" Yusuke sputtered out, only to be quickly hushed again by Atsuko, but it was too late.

"Atsuko!" They all heard the faint yell down the hall. Hiei was the first one to hear her and perked up, Kurama however, was the only who noticed.

"Coming Kagome! Now look at what you did Yusuke." Atsuko sighed and waved at the rest of the boys.

"You boys, sit and relax, I'll be back in a minute." They nodded and watched as Atsuko raced down the hallway. They all looked at each other in amazement.

"Wow Yusuke, you're mom never did that for you!" Yusuke was barely paying them any attention; he was more concerned about his cousin. Atsuko walked back into the hallway, trying to hold Kagome up.

"Yusuke, can you help me get Kagome to the bathroom?" Yusuke nodded and walked over to the pair. He picked Kagome up and carried her inside the bathroom with his mom hovering behind him. The guys couldn't help but stare at the unknown woman. He walked out and Atsuko walked into the bathroom, shutting the door behind her.

"Wow Yusuke, you're cousin is HOT!" Kuwabara shouted, making everyone cringe. Yusuke turned around and glared at him, surprising everyone in the room.

"Stupid Buffoon." Hiei muttered under his breath. The glare however was shortly lived as Atsuko and Kagome came out of the bathroom. Yusuke picked Kagome up and carried her back into his room with Atsuko following closely behind. When he and Atsuko walked back into the room, Yusuke looked at the guys and shook his head. He then saw Hiei look at Kurama and Kurama nodded. Yusuke narrowed his eyes in their direction.

"What is it?" Yusuke hissed out, wanting to know what the look was about. Hiei narrowed his eyes in return.

"Didn't you notice anything unusual about her?" Yusuke shook his head and Hiei looked away in frustration.

"I guess it wouldn't matter talking about demons, since your mom already knows." Kurama spoke, grabbing every ones attention. Hiei walked over to the windowsill, sat on it, and stared out the window. Yusuke ignored him and nodded at Kurama, urging him to continue.

"Well, Kagome is a Priestess and the demon blood is…" Yusuke waved his hands in an attempt to make Kurama slow down.

"A Priestess!?" Yusuke was utterly confused by now, how did Kagome become a priestess?

"Yes a Priestess." Kurama frowned in annoyance.

"Wow, what kind of priestess?"

"A Shinto Priestess, she holds and protects the Shikon No Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls; her spiritual energy is very powerful and rare." Hiei just shook his head, as though it was obvious.

"Since Kagome is a very powerful priestess, it's rare for her to get sick, and when she does get sick, it takes longer for her to get over it compared to a normal human, not to mention that-" Kurama suddenly stopped. He didn't know if he should tell them or not, he wasn't even supposed to know.

"Not to mention what!?" Yusuke was getting very aggravated at all the secrets.

"Not that it's any of my business to tell, but she also has demon blood trying to mix with her spiritual blood." Yusuke didn't understand.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Hiei looked over at Yusuke sharply.

"The fact that her immune system is already low due to the two bloods trying to mix, that is how she got sick in the first place." Yusuke looked down, thinking it through. The same question ran through everyone's heads.

'Who gave her the demon blood?"