Another Girl Joins In Feudal Era

Send Her Back

*Roxanne's POV*

I woke up with a shrieking gasp. I was sweating, and my heart was thumping hard in my bosom. My whole body was practically shaking and I felt cold on the tip of my fingers & toenails. My vision was quite unclear as I breathed like as if I was just pulled out from the drowning water. Then I felt hands grip my body from behind as I heard Kagome calling my name. Turning my head to the side, I saw Kagome and also realized we were inside some kind of a small room.

Roxanne: K-Kagome... What happened to me? *still gasping for air*

Kagome: Calm down, Roxanne, you had fainted because you were sick.

I looked at her, perplexed. /Fainted? Sick?/ I had never fainted in my life till now, and so I thought these sweating & gasping for air must be its symptoms of sudden waking up from it?

Kagome gave me a glass of cold water which I drank immediately.

Roxanne: How long have I been laid?

Kagome: Well, a couple of days.

I widened my eyes that it almost made me choke.

Roxanne: You're joking, right?

Kagome: No; but how you feeling now?

Roxanne: *creases eyebrows* I'm...fine. Why did I faint though? I mean... I don't remember being sick at all either.

Kagome: We really have no idea; we thought you might know something.

I kept quiet. I didn't know why either. I could feel Kagome's eyes fixed on me for a long time but I avoided her gaze.

Roxanne: Where are the others then?

Kagome: They're all asleep in their own rooms.

I let out a soft sigh as I held onto my head. Seeing my gesture, Kagome suggested me to sleep as she gently pushed me back on futon. Not protesting, I nodded and shut my eyes. My head felt heavy and my body was still shivering a little. After a while of silence except for the crickets' sound outside, I fell asleep.

InuYasha: We can't keep staying here--- at least I can't! We've been staying here for days doing nothing in this same small village, Kagome. Why don't we just send her back to your own world already?

Kagome: You're being too loud, InuYasha. Stop complaining, she just woke up the other night somehow and she's still sick if you would only ask.

InuYasha: Which is why I'm telling you to /send her back/, Kagome! *mumbles* She can't even fight.

I had woken up to an argument that was happening right outside my room. I'm usually not the kind to eavesdrop or listen to matters that didn't concern me, but this one I did since it /did/ concern me; because the arguers were arguing about /me/. What I felt was real bad; but I knew InuYasha was right; I couldn't stay here. I was holding them back from what they were looking for; the Shikon Jewel Shards. Besides, I was being a useless, helpless, and a coward girl amongst the other brave ones. As the two of them kept arguing, I decided to take my leave. Swinging my bag, I slid the door open as the arguers stopped arguing in seeing me. I shot them both a bitter smile.

Kagome: Roxanne, you're awake?

I faced them both; Kagome carried a gaped look of fret at me while InuYasha didn't even look at me for more than a second.

Roxanne: InuYasha's right, Kagome; I'm just being a burden to you guys. I need to leave.

Kagome: No! *holding onto both of my hands* You don't have to, I'm sure you're here for a reason, Roxanne.

Roxanne: Maybe? *chuckles* But it's been days already like you said, and there's nothing for me to do at all. I'm keeping you guys behind from collecting your jewel stuffs.

Kagome: Don't talk like that; don't leave please--

Roxanne: Kagome, I personally don't want to hang around with you guys.

There. I said it. I forced myself to say something /untrue/. I was scared & helpless being with them, but I still enjoyed walking with them to be honest. She shook her gaped face while I turned my back on them to trot away. It wasn't far from the well that would lead me back to my world; but decided to go on my own. No one came to stop me after I said that. I felt really sorry for saying that on Kagome's face, but I knew I had nothing else to fake convince her enough that she should stop trying to make me not go back.