You were gone

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

A/N: This is a story about Kagome and Inuyasha. It takes place in the present day and they are young children. This is a one shot. I wrote this as I mourned the death of my dog Abby. So Abby this is for you. This story is based off of actual events. People please don't flame this is one of my first fanfics.

One day you were here. Everything was fine. You were happy and I smiled.

The next day you were sick. It was six in the morning and everything was closed. After trying my best to comfort you and reach someone, anyone. It was seven thirty and we raced you in. The doctor didn't know what to do, what to say. They didn't know what was wrong. A concussion. They said. Epileptic. They said. They gave you some medicine to calm you. It helped a little. They wanted to keep you overnight and watch. Out of worry we said yes. You looked sad and I was worried.

The next day they called. They said you hadn't improved. They wanted to send you to a specialist in Mass. We thought. After a moment we agreed. We didn't have the money but you mattered more. You were to leave the next day. I ran errands. Mom washed your comforter.

At two twenty two pm we received a call. I was watching TV. As soon as mom picked up I knew something was wrong. The look on her face changed and she started to cry. From five feet away I heard those horrible words. Mom hung up and turned to me. She started to tell me the news. I stopped her. I know. I told her. I heard. When? I asked. When did it happen? Seven minutes ago. She told me. You died at two fifteen pm on May 21, 2009.

You were only 7 ½ years old. You went quickly the doctor said. There was nothing they could do. Thinking back I wish I had spent more time with you. I wish I had been able to see you one last time before that call. My biggest wish was that you could have spent your last moments at home with your family. I've been finding myself thinking that I wish I knew if you were in pain when you died. If you were scared. Or if you were peaceful.

Mother and I went to see you. It didn't really hit home until I saw you in that box. The funeral was hard for everyone. Even the coldest of us shed a few tears. I didn't want to go because going would confirm that you had indeed died. After I was glad I had come. I was able to say good bye to you one last time before it was truly too late.

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Years passed. I grew up and moved away. It was too hard to live there anymore without you. Knowing that I would never see you again. Some said that I never excepted your death. Others say that I'm still in mourning. When they ask me I tell them that I'm doing as I know you would have wanted of me. I'm living my life to the fullest and trying to be as happy as I can. When they see your picture on my wall they say that I should take it down. That it upsets me. I always say no. Even though you are long gone I look at your picture everyday and think that what makes me the happiest each day is seeing your smiling face from that frame.

At the time I was only six and you were my best friend. We used to do everything together. Our parents said that we would likely marry one day. In my heart I know that they were right even that young I knew that you were my other half. A few days before you had given me a gold locket with our picture inside. It had an inscription that said 'Kagome I will be with you always Love, Inuyasha.' I treasured that necklace more than my life and never took it off. I didn't know much but I did know that you were gone and that you were my soul's mate.

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