The Ice Doctor
Summary: "Do you like Starbucks?" Etsuko's innocent voice made Sesshomaru look up from a file that he has been working on during lunch. His golden eyes glare at her, she sits down one of the two coffees in her hands giving him a smile "I didn't know if you'd like vanilla so I got you coffee with sugar, cream, and milk in it." Etsuko rambles off. Sesshomaru turns his glaze to the cup, coffee sounds nice about now. "Bye Doctor, I'll see you around." Etsuko says waving at him as she leaves his office.
A/N: Lost but Found is the prequel to this story. I have recently came up with this and thought that since I will be updating Lost but Found, twice a month that I'll do the same with this one. Also, there will be parts of Lost but Found in this story so if you don't understand what is going on you can read Lost but Found. I will try to make to where you don't have to read the prequel but you can if you choose too.
Disclaimer: This will be the only one I give, I do not own Inuyasha. I own Etsuko, her family, and Yin.
Chapter 1
"Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru looks up to see his father's personal soldier running towards him. He has taken a lot of damage trying to protect Rin from the fate of death. The dark hair inu demoness draws her fang to deflect one of the many tentacles of that damned half breed. She kneels down before him, worried and relief shining her in icy blue depths "Sesshomaru." Her honey voice says with a hint of happiness. Sesshomaru grunt in response, his right hand cupping her face "Suzuki." He whispers. Suzuki's eyes widen, she begins to blush at how tender he spoke her name. She went to say something when her icy blue eyes widen.
Sesshomaru's golden eyes widen as well looking at the wound she received. Suzuki looks down in horror, her eyes look back up "S-Se-Sesshomaru." Her voice trembles, blood starts to trail down her mouth. An evil laugh erupts behind Suzuki "She won't live with all of that poison in her blood." Naraku laughs. Inuyasha sprung forward charging at him at full force. Kagome took Rin for Sesshomaru has he attends to Suzuki.
Suzuki fell into Sesshomaru's chest, her eyes slid close as she hums in content at the warmth. Sesshomaru lays her down "Sesshomaru? Please don't leave me." Suzuki says opening her eyes a little to see a blur image of Sesshomaru. "Hush now." Sesshomaru commands her. The wound in her stomach hasn't tried to heal at all, the poison is separating rapidly throughout her body. Naraku deflects Inuyasha's attack "She'll die by sunrise." Naraku's voice taunts them as he disappears. "Damn him." Inuyasha snarls before turning to see his older brother stroking his former protector's hair.
Inuyasha runs over to them but stops as he sees the way that Sesshomaru is looking at the former soldier. "Miko, get her comfortable." Sesshomaru says standing up bluntly walking away from the group. Kagome helps Suzuki onto her neko, Daiki as she rides with her to make sure she is alright for the ride.
Once they stopped at a village, the symbol of the West is painted boldly on the front. "Who goes there?" one of the village guards asks. Suzuki looks up "It is I, Suzuki, of the Inner Western Army. I am told to take residences here to wait for the Lord of the West to return." Suzuki tells a white lie. She knew that Sesshomaru would come back but he didn't exactly tell them where to get her comfortable at. "It's Suzuki!" one of the guards cheerily. The gates open allowing the Inu gang to enter, Daiki gently walks through the gates trying to not jolt his master around too much. The villages bow in greeting to the soldier, "Suzuki-sama." The all greet bowing as the gang walks further into the village towards the village leader's house to see the young demon leader awaiting them.
The village leader walks out to greet the soldier as well "Suzuki-sama, what has happen?" the young demon leader asks worried about the soldier. He helps her dismount her neko, "Jun-sama, please give my friends rooms for the night. As I await the Lord." Her pleas not wanting to explain. The demon nods barking out orders to get the rest of her friend's room for the night. Suzuki limps down the path towards the garden at the village leader's home.
Later that night the whole Inu gang is awaiting for Sesshomaru to show up. Inuyasha is tapping his foot repeatedly against the floor. He couldn't understand why she wouldn't allow him to be there with her. "I'm done waiting. I'm going to her." Inuyasha says standing up in time for the door to slide open reviling Suzuki. "You never was the patient one." She laughs, "Come along Inuyasha. I need to speak with you before Sesshomaru arrives." Suzuki says stepping outside "Oh and Kagome?" she calls. Kagome looks at her curiously "Yes?" the miko asks. "Please take care of my little brother." She says with a smile in her voice before walking away.
Suzuki sits down in the garden looking at the beautiful pond in front of her. "Come Inuyasha," she says patting a spot beside her. Inuyasha walks over to sit beside the older inu demon "You must want to ask me something?" she asks looking at him. "You're dying." He states. Suzuki sighs looking at the pond in front of them "I am and Sesshomaru cannot save me. Only because your father already used the sword on me. That is why my fang corresponds with Tenseiga, it helps balance out the evil spirit within it." Suzuki says bringing her knees to her chest. Inuyasha's ears flatten against his head "Suzuki, there is another way." His voice sounds broken.
Suzuki looks over at the young pup who looks dejected "Do not worry, remember that you must finish this battle and protect Kagome." She says. "Also you cannot help what the heart desires." She leans against the inu hanyou sighing "I'll miss you, pup." She spoke feeling Inuyasha hugging her. "Suzuki-chan, please sing to me one last time." He says with tears rolling down his cheeks. Suzuki smiles patting Inuyasha's leg, aware of Sesshomaru's aura in the shadows.
Sleep, baby, sleep,
Oh, my baby, sleep,
How lovely, how lovely,
How nice you are!
Where's the nurse, where's the girl?
Where's your nurse girl?
She's gone, she's gone,
Far across the hill!
Sleep, baby, sleep,
Oh, my baby, sleep,
How lovely, how lovely,
How nice you are!
Where's the nurse, where's the girl?
Where's your nurse girl?
She's gone, she's gone,
Far across the hill!
As the last word roll off her tongue, tears release from her eyes. She turns to hug Inuyasha one last time "Your father would be very proud of you. Both of his sons are marvelous in your own ways." Suzuki cries hugging the half demon harder. Inuyasha strokes her dark hair seeing the silver glimmer in the light. He hugs her a bit longer knowing that by sunrise she'll be meeting his father once again. "The old man did well in making you his personal soldier." Inuyasha whispers.
"Suzuki." The demoness pulls away from Inuyasha to see her former Lord's oldest son standing behind them. "Go Inuyasha." She says giving him a cheek on his forehead. Inuyasha gives her one last hug before leaving them alone. Suzuki stands up facing Sesshomaru. The way that the moonlight cast upon her pains Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, I need to tell you something." Suzuki broke the silence. Sesshomaru stares at her with impassive eyes, she walks up to the demon Lord. Suzuki reaches her hand up to stroke Sesshomaru's face lovingly "I can't live with myself if I don't tell you." She whispers, "Or I'll regret leaving this world." She adds.
"Stop this nonsense." Sesshomaru orders. Suzuki laughs making him narrow his eyes, she brought her other hands up to cup his other cheek. Sesshomaru places his hand on her hip gripping it lightly "Ever since I saw you I knew that my heart didn't belong to me anymore." She laughs a bit stepping closer drawing his face closer to hers. "I've tried to hate you. Trust me, everything I thought about these feelings and I tried to be angry." She states looking in his eyes with love. "Suzuki, save this talk for when I find a cure." He told her. His eyes have a red ring around the golden indicating that his beast is close to the surface.
Suzuki smiles "I have to tell you how I feel. Sesshomaru, I'm in love with you!" she whispers with tears reforming again. Sesshomaru crash his lips against her in a heated passion, he didn't want to think about the sunrise and what it'll bring to the soldier. His grip tightens on her hip making her gasp at the feel of his claws digging into her flesh, they pull back resting their foreheads against one and other. "I'll always love you." She told him. Sesshomaru growls at her "Suzuki, this Sesshomaru never knew the meaning of love until you showed me. Then you left and pain me, this Sesshomaru found other ways to receive love." He said stroking her face. "Now that you are back, you'll be leaving again." He growls out.
"I'm sorry." Suzuki told him. "I want to sleep like we used too." Suzuki says. Sesshomaru removes his armor and swords to lying down in the grass. Suzuki had change into her summer kimono that she purchased a while back, she lies down on Sesshomaru's left, her head on his shoulder as she drapes one arm around him torso. "I love you." She mutters snuggling into the Lord of the West. Sesshomaru strokes her hair lovingly watching as she fell into a deep sleep.
The morning came all too quickly for Sesshomaru, he looks down to see a peaceful smile upon Suzuki's face making his heart clench in pain. He sits up with Suzuki in his lap, he holds her close to his person lowering his head where his bags shield his eyes. Tears fell for the first time in two hundred years, hearing footsteps didn't make him stop his tears, showing his weakness for the first time to anyone made him hug Suzuki's lifeless body closer. "Suzuki!" Inuyasha's voice fill with sorrow.
"Etsuko? Etsuko!"
"Ahhh! Not again!" the covers are thrown into the floor as a young dark brunette is racing around her room trying to pull of her night attire, she grabs a robe before sprinting across the hall into the bathroom for a quick shower. Ever since her parents brought her tickets to go to Japan for her internship, Etsuko has been able to sleep in and run late to everything. She graduated at the top of her class in high school and she's been attending nursing school during her senior year. Now she is about to be in her final year of nursing school and her parents are sending her overseas.
Her parents arrange an internship at the best hospital in Tokyo. "Etsuko, hurry up!" her mother calls impatient from the stairs. Etsuko finally emerges from the stairs to skip the last step, kissing her mother and grabbing her lunch as she runs out the door. "Please don't be too late! You'll be leaving Sunday afternoon!" Etsuko's mother yells to her daughter.
Etsuko sighs, ever since her brother formed his band and beginning living the life of the rich in famous, she has been stuck fulfilling the dreams of being a doctor or a register nurse. She rolls her eyes at the selfish things her parents puts them through but thankful for the chance to travel across the world to a beautiful city. At least she'll have her brother there to help her along the way since his band is taking time off in Japan. Etsuko giggles at the thought of being in an influential place for the summer.
"Etsuko, I assume you'll be going overseas for the summer? Your parents have obtain an internship for the summer over there." Her instructor says with pride. "Yes Professor Yin." Etsuko says with a smile. Professor Yin is originally from Japan and has taken great pride in Etsuko. His dark ebony hair that is pull into a small rat's tail and his violet eyes shine with pride, "You must see the Sengoku Museum." He told her. Etsuko laughs at her professor "Will do, I'll see you in the fall!" she waves him good-bye leaving to go pack her things for the summer.
"I'm home." Etsuko calls taking off her shoes. Etsuko is half Japanese and half American, she has always grown up in America because her father is from here. At times they still continue the Japanese traditions, Etsuko was always passionate about her Japanese culture and went to Japan a few times to spend Christmas or Spring break with her grandparents. Her grandparents passed away about ten years ago leaving Etsuko heartbroken and sad, she was very close to them and love learning about her culture. Now she has that chance to learn about it once again since she'll be living there for four months.
"Welcome home, darling." Her father's southern drawl breaks Etsuko out of her thoughts. "Hello daddy." She says hugging her father. "Koi, dinner will be ready at five." Etsuko's mother says to her father. "Yes Aiko." Etsuko's father says taking his daughter to another room. "Come along, darling, I need to speak with you." Etsuko obeys her father and follows him into his private studies. "Father is something wrong?" she asks worried. Etsuko's father laughs heartily "No child, I want to tell you know that I am very proud of you. I know we're been hard on you about school but we only want the best for you." He spoke in a loving manner.
Etsuko smiles "I know daddy." She replies. "Tokyo is bigger than Shimoda so please try to stay close to the housing you'll be stay at while in Tokyo." Her father instructs. "I understand father." She told him with a nod. She watch her father release a sigh knowing that she'll heed his warning about stay close, he looks up to smile at his daughter. "I hope you have lots of fun and experiences. Make sure that Ryder takes great care of you." He told her giving her a hug.
Later that night, Etsuko is lying in her bed looking at the ceiling thinking about Japan. In two days, I'll be leaving America behind. She thought turning on her side to stare at the wall. Hopefully Ryder will be nice enough to help me adjust. She sighs closing her eyes. Maybe I'll meet a cute doctor while I'm over there? She smiles at the thought before drifting to sleep.
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It's been five hundred years since the last time I seen the future. Now I was able to live through it all alongside my husband and his brother. Everything was exciting yet heartbreaking all at once. I only hope that my brother-in-law will find love once again or be forever cruel and miserable. The raven hair woman thought sighing for the three time since she opened the museum. She has been thinking a lot lately of the once love that her brother-in-law had, she received a call from one of her best friend's descendant the other day saying that one of his pupils is coming to Japan for internship at her brother-in-law's hospital. She is a bit unsure about having another new intern. The last one didn't make it through a week without leaving to attend a different hospital for their clinic hours.
Now that her husband has join the ranks of doctors, she can only hope that the new intern will last more than a week. "Mrs. Taisho, you have a tour ready for you." The raven hair woman snaps out of her inner muse turning to her employee giving him a cheerful smile. "Right, I'm coming." She says walking over to her eager group of sightseers and regulars to be given her infamous tour about the Sengoku period. Her brown eyes caught a glimpse of white making her turn her attention to a young woman in her late teens or early twenties tying her hair into a messy bun on top of her head with a chuck of what looks like white within her dark brunette hair. She shook her head before giving everyone her award winning smile and sets off on the tour.
After an hour of talking about telling stories of the past, Mrs. Taisho took a break letting everyone roam around talking about certain artifacts or aweing of the painting of the Inu Demon brothers. She spots the young woman from earlier looking at the two replicas of the demon swords. "Interested in them?" her friendly voice made the woman turn her head towards her. "Suzuki?" she whispers in shock. "Hm?" the woman is confused as to what the Japanese woman is saying. "I-uh-nothing, you look like someone I once knew." Mrs. Taisho says giving a nervous laugh. "It's okay, I'm Etsuko Yamakai, and I was looking at these two swords. They are very fascinating if I do say so myself. Its crazy how two brothers would fight over one of the swords?" Etsuko says looking back at the Tetsusaiga with wonder.
"I'm Taisho Kagome, it's a pleasure of meeting someone who is genuine interested in the story of the two brothers." Kagome says smiling. Etsuko smiles back at her "Sorry, I've been a bit rusty on my Japanese. I'm from America and here to do my internship at a hospital for the summer." Etsuko offers still smiling. So she's the new intern. Inuyasha is going to flip when he meets her tomorrow. Kagome thought. "You speak it fluently, I don't hear any mistakes just an American scent to it is all." Kagome laughs. Etsuko blushes at the comment "Thanks." She shakes her head trying to keep from laughing as well.
"Well Mrs. Taisho, it was nice meeting you and thank you for the tour but I must be getting home. I'm a bit jet leg and I need all the rest for tomorrow. I'll have to come by and let you know how my internship goes!" Etsuko says waving good-bye to Kagome. Kagome waves her off knowing that she'll most likely be seeing more of Etsuko around here.
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