Coma by Seasprite15
Katsuo continued to come over as much as Kagome needed tutoring, they put in quite a few extra hours. Every time he left for the day he would kiss her at the bottom of the temple steps, Kagome was really liking where this was going. She just couldn't stop smiling as he walked away and around the corner. He lived a couple of kilometers away at his cousin's house which was close to Tokyo University. Kagome would be going there after high school, and she could just ride her bike from home.Kagome wondered about Katsuo's family, and what his house looked like. Katsuo seemed like a very neat kind of guy, if she could tell by his immaculate stationary. Kagome sighed and walked back up the steps, she had had the best two weeks of her life. And tomorrow would be another good day, they were going to the movies to see the latest zombie movie. While she didn't really like that type of movie, his funny commentary would make it worth seeing. Her mother was still cleaning the kitchen from dinner when Kagome came into the house. Kagome sat down at the counter, and looked at her mother, she had decided to bring this up now. "Mom, what do you think about Katsuo?" Her mother turned away so her daughter wouldn't see the smile, she had suspected Kagome may like her new cute new tutor. "He's a nice young man, smart, and with a good future ahead of him." She turned to her daughter then so she could see this smile. "And he's also quite gorgeous!" Kagome's big stupid grin came out. "Yes! Oh mom, I think I kinda have a crush on him, and I didn't want you to disapprove if maybe we dated someday in the future." The sentence came out a little awkwardly at the end and she hoped her mom understood what she meant. Her mother gave Kagome a big hug and kissed her on the cheek. "All I wish is your happiness dear one, but if he hurts you I will have Gramps sick demons on him!" They both had a good laugh and Kagome went to get ready for bed. She was excited for the next day to come. She felt so relieved that she had someone to talk to. She had told him about her first time through the well, and explained what the jewel was. He seemed to take it like any old myths about magic, demons and enchanted jewels. But she didn't expect him to take it seriously, how could anyone imagine the experience of being kidnapped by a giant half woman half centipede monster? Or the feel of Inuyasha's ears. While it was still pretty early in the evening, Kagome had started writing down her tales, which could take hours.She thought that telling him all of it in chronological order was the best, instead of skipping around from story to story. Kagome remembered those first few weeks the best, so writing that down was just fun for her. Right now she was writing down how Inuyasha got his rosary and when she shattered the jewel. That moment would forever be clear in her memory, like watching a bomb explode, in pink. Kagome was unbelievably happy to be able to talk to someone about her adventures, she had never told her friends the whole story because it was so unbelievable. They were just the average kind of girls, they wouldn't be able to handle the life changing notions of time travel, demons, and magic actually being real. It would literally blow their poor little minds. The details about Inuyasha that she had been able to talk about made him seem like the worst kind of guy, and while Inuyasha wasn't the best kind he wasn't too bad. Yes he was foul mouthed, foul tempered, well... foul everything, he meant well which cannot be said for many men in any era.Kagome thought about Inuyasha, she had really cared for him. She had been planning to ask Inuyasha on a real date after their mission was over. She hadn't realized that her wish on the jewel would change everything. But of course it did, Inuyasha would never have been pinned to the tree, Kikyo would never have died. Sango's family not slaughtered or used. And Miroku... would never have had the wind tunnel, or his father or his grandfather. Kagome wondered why their family would have that birth mark if the wind tunnel never happened. It seemed an odd detail of fate, like the universe was giving her clues maybe? Telling her, yes it was real and your not crazy, but that in this timeline it never happened. Kagome also realized that it meant that there really could be alternate time lines and alternate universes and such, all the things people told her never existed did. Kagome wondered if Santa was real too...________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-Kagome was trying to get ready as fast as she could, Katsuo was waiting for her down stairs. She was so excited, she hadn't ever had the chance to go on anything like a date before. Her adventures in the well made her life a secret, not to mention she was always in the feudal era and never had a moment to relax. She had never gotten to meet boys, except Hojo, but that was Hojo... He was... nice... but not boyfriend nice. Katsuo was boyfriend nice though, more like great, funny, compassionate, smart.... Just the kind of guy she always did want to meet. She was putting the finishing touches on her makeup while also trying to put on her shoes, and managed to poke herself in the eye in the process.Coming down the stairs with a tissue pressed to her eye, and her shoulders bunched in pain Kagome echoed, "Ow, Ow, Ow, Ow, ow...." Katsuo was suddenly at her side. " Are you okay Kagome?" Kagome jumped, she hadn't seen him come up on her now blind side. "Yeah yeah I just poked myself in the eye, mascara stings really bad." She started blinking her eye as much as the pain would let her, and soaked up the tears with her tissue. She was letting the mascara flush out of her eye naturally. "I know what will make it feel better." Kagome was curious, anything to stop the burning would be great. "What?" He smiled at her. "Close your eyes." She did without hesitating, trying to figure out what he was doing, when she felt something soft and silky feeling against her eye ball. A small pressure on her eye, and then the other one, as it pulled away she felt gentle breath on her face. he had kissed her eyes, like a mother kissing a boo boo. Kagome opened her eyes at him and smiled sweetly, that was really touching. And weirdly her eye didn't hurt as bad anymore.Then she felt a hand smooth over her butt cheek. Kagome frowned. "Miroku you pervert stop that!" She had done it again! Called him by the wrong name. Now he was frowning. Kagome had taken a step back to yell at him, now she stepped forward again. "Hold on let me try that again.... Katsuo! You pervert! Stop that!" He smiled and pulled her in for a kiss. Which is when her mom came into the room, and cleared her throught to announce her entrance. The couple stepped back from each other quickly, looking guilty. "When does the movie end? I can pick you two up after if you want." They shared a look and Kagome answered. "That's okay mom, we can walk it's not that far, and we need the exercise." She knew her mom wasn't fooled, but hoped she would just take the excuse. "Okay, well keep some change on you incase you need to call." Thier family didn't have enough money for cell phones, they were in debt so those kind of luxuries stopped. Although her mother didn't get rid of the cable...Kagome said her goodbyes and they left, walking down the street hand in hand. They had about three kilometers to go to the movies. They walked along for a while in a comfortable silence, but Katsuo spoke up. He slowed them to a stop and looked at Kagome's face intently waiting to judge her reaction to what he was about to say. "Kagome, I am very glad I met you, you are an amazing girl unlike any other I've met before." Kagome blushed deeply, she turned shy not used to anyone clomplimenting her like that. "I was wondering if maybe... we could have a serious relationship?" His nervousness leaked out and he had broken out in a light sweat. Kagome felt her big stupid grin break out on her face, and her eyes sparkle. "YES!" Oops... Kagome realized that she had yelled her answer in her excitement. "I mean yes, yes I would really like that." They both just smiled at eachother for a minute, then both shared a nervous chuckle. "Okay." Kagome said nodding at him, he nodded back, "Okay." Kagome started walking again and Katsuo ran to catch up with her. Kagome was a great walker, after all she walked all over Japan. Although she shouldn't have done it, because she felt her strength fade fast. Before she knew it her knees gave out, and she was on her but on the sidewalk. Katsuo knelt beside her, his face showed worry. Kagome breathed hard, "It's okay... just wore myself.. out." Katsuo had forgotten about her illness, she had seemed fine the last few days. "Is there anything I can do for you?" Kagome looked up at him with a watered down smile, and sighed. "Not really, I just need to.. sit for a while, maybe eat something..." Katsuo smiled. "Well this is no where to sit, or eat. Which sounds just like a movie is the perfect remedy, how about I just take you there?" And without waiting for an answer he scooped her up from the side walk bridal style and started walking away from her. Kagome laughed as people gave them funny looks.He carried her the last kilometer, it was made easier since she was 15 pounds underweight. He worried feeling how thin she was, like he could snap her like a twig. His protective instincts kicked in, and he realized that he would protect her with his life._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________