Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Naruto

There will be a good deal of medical terms in this chapter. I've provided a list of definitions at the end of the chapter for your convenience. I am a nursing student afterall, so I've decided to breathe more life into how a hospital really works. Not just the standard cliché: Character is in hospital and decides to escape! That doesn't happen in real life.

A clunky groan could be heard as the hospital's air conditioning system sputtered to life, spewing out cold blasts of air.

Shivering, Kagome tried in vain to conserve some miniscule amount of warmth, an impossible task as she was currently sitting on a thinly padded examination table wearing nothing but a flimsy paper gown.

She was extremely anxious as to what was going to happen next. It had been at least 15 minutes since the nurse had come in and asked her some basic questions and had taken her vital signs, but she couldn't be sure, as she had no watch…

~!~ Midway through the examination

There was a small click followed by a bright flash. The measuring stick that had been held next to the scar on her hip was moved away by a nurse.

She had never felt so violated and ashamed of her body in her life. Kagome could barely keep the tears from her eyes and she was sure the doctor and her nurse could see that she was upset, yet they offered no kind words. And anytime the young woman tried to preserve her modesty, they reprimanded her- making the poor girl want to cry even more.

These people were taking pictures of her scars and her most recent wounds from her run in with the lizard youkai back in the feudal era. Not that the miko would ever tell the doctor just what exactly had caused the wound!

The doctor called for the assistant to hold the tape measurer someplace else as she prepared to take yet another photograph.

Kagome flinched as the nurse's hands glanced across her bruised skin in order to hold the tape measure next to another area of interest. These two women had been scrutinizing every aspect of her body for the past hour. Every aspect, Kagome winced slightly when the nurse unintentionally caused her to reposition her balance. It hurt to move her legs!

They had decided to perform a PAP smear much to the Miko's protest. She was so sure that if she told them she didn't want to have the procedure done they would have to comply with her wishes! Yet they had merely stated that they were following the orders of the hospital's director and had forced the young woman into the lithotomy position after threatening to sedate her even more.

Mentally shaking herself, Kagome tried to redirect her thoughts from the embarrassing and unpleasant procedure. Kagome was still recovering from whatever had been injected into her a few hours ago during what she could only describe as an interrogation though her memories of the actual event were vague.

She wasn't positive, but she was fairly certain that the Patient Registration Staff down in the Hospital lobby had made her sign paper after paper- or at least she had an image/memory of holding a pen while staring blankly at a pile of papers... It could have been a dream with how fleeting and blurry the memory was! But Kagome knew she now had a patient ID wristband where as she hadn't had one before so it was likely that she had filled out paperwork.

She had no idea what she had been coerced to sign!

And she was pretty sure the staff had known she wasn't in a right state of mind when she had signed!

Weren't there laws protecting people from things like this? Or at least she was sure there were in Tokyo!

There was one final flash before the white cloaked doctor placed the camera on a table, telling the nurse to deliver the device to the proper authorities.

How much longer was she going to be humiliated, she wondered as she wearily eyed the doctor. The professional was currently scribbling away on some sort of medical document, ignoring the quivering, and naked young woman.

Kagome wanted to know what was being written about her. She had some right to information after what these doctors had put her through, right?

Kagome flinched as the doctor's stern professional voice rang out in the bland and bare room, "When was the last time you ate, Miss. Higurashi?"

"… Three days ago…" she admitted in a small voice, she was ashamed by her answer. It implied that she did not take good care of her body.

But how could she possibly tell this doctor that she had lost most of her food supplies during a fight with a lizard youkai in the past where a famine was occurring?

The miko looked down at her blue toes that were beginning to turn an ever so waxy white from the frigid air conditioning, wishing she had socks.

"And the boy?"

Afraid the doctor would charge her with starving a child Kagome immediately answered, "Last night. He ate a few slices of a boiled apple. But he couldn't keep it down."

She had added the last tidbit in hopes that she could provide some information on the small boy's condition.

The doctor gave Kagome a look she couldn't decipher.

"Tell me his symptoms." The doctor ordered.

Wanting to gain something in return for the information Kagome asked, "Could- could I please get dressed first? I'm uncomfortable and freezing."

The woman nodded, handing Kagome a folded hospital robe that had been on a counter next to the examining room's sink.

Kagome narrowed her eyes when the woman made no move to leave the room. Weren't doctors supposed to provide for patients' privacy? Even if the woman had just seen every last inch of her body?

Deciding to ignore the doctor in favor of wearing something warmer Kagome traded the paper gown for the thin cotton gown. She felt immensely better now that she was not nearly as exposed as she had been in the paper gown.

Holding up her end of the agreement Kagome described the symptoms the little boy had, "He was covered in sweat and was burning up with a high fever. He had this strange dark rash that covered most of his body. There were a few times that I honestly think he stopped breathing for a few moments."

A soft knock sounded on the room's door interrupting Kagome before she could describe how the boy's eyes had been red.

Both the medic nin and Miko turned to stare at the young woman who was nervously peeking into the room.

"Forgive the interruption Sensei, but I was wondering if she could come and calm the little boy down."

The white robed woman nodded before standing and giving the nurse orders, "Start an intravenous line with 0.9% normal saline drip STAT. NPO until the dietician can examine her. I need her blood lab results before I can order anything else. Be sure to observe the standing orders placed by the Hokage."

The nurse bowed to her superior as she strode from the room.

The new nameless nurse also bowed to Kagome before fetching a wheelchair for the blue-eyed young woman to sit in.

"Ah, I can walk- I don't need-" Kagome was cut off.

"Sorry, it's a hospital protocol, ma'am." The nurse explained as she helped the reluctant woman into the wheelchair.

"I made a quick call to your doctor to see if we can wait to place your IV so that your son can see you having it done so that it won't be quite as scary. But she said no, so I've got to start an IV now. Do you understand, Miss Higurashi?" The nurse explained as she began feeling Kagome's left arm for a good vein.

Kagome could only shrug, it was clear that these people were going to do whatever they wanted, despite her protests.

"Good. Here we go!" the nurse swabbed the site she wanted with an alcohol swab before inserting the IV starting needle beneath Kagome's skin.

Kagome's pain tolerance had risen in the feudal era. At one point in time Kagome had been deathly afraid of needles. But now that fear was just silly in comparison to the threat of being ripped open by jagged sharp claws, fangs, and swords. What was a little prick to a gaping cut?

At first Kagome felt the distinct taste of salt in her mouth as she watched the nurse flush the line. She watched as the nurse attached a second syringe to the IV line before slowly pushing the contents in. The same detached calmness from earlier was back Kagome instinctively realized as her thoughts became sluggish once again.

She barely even noticed when the taste of salt returned when the nurse flushed the line once more with normal saline.

'I feel… sleepy…' the miko mused as her posture became relaxed.

The only thing that had kept Kagome awake was the slight current of air that was generated as the nurse wheeled her down some nameless hospital corridors. She was freezing and even the slightest draft of air made her feel that much more cold!

In her right state of mind Kagome would have been furious and embarrassed out of her mind if she had realized the effects of the cold temperature on her body. More specifically, her chest. The miko was clothed only in the thin hospital gown, no underwear and no bra… Her nipples had decided to stand out in protest to the cold.

So perhaps it was fortunate that Kagome Higurashi was sedated past the point of self-consciousness…

~!~

The nurse continued to wheel Kagome down a hall on the pediatric wing before stopping in front of a door. The nurse, whose name was unknown to Kagome, knocked gently on the door asking, "May I come in?"

Another woman's voice answered, "Come in."

With that the nurse opened the door and promptly wheeled Kagome in. The woman made a feigned gasp of surprise as she cheerily announced, "And look who I brought Shippo-chan! It's Okaa-san!"

'Shippo-chan?' Kagome thought sluggishly, 'Is this child's name Shippo also? How strange!...'

The sedated woman could not fathom just how wrong the entire situation was as she watched the little boy she had found in the forest perked up at the sight of her and proceeded to scramble off of the hospital bed with all haste.

"Okaa-san! Okaa-san!" 'Shippo-chan' wailed as he ran to her wheelchair, arms reaching for her.

Reduced to her most basic level of personality, the miko merely gave a smile as she reached out for the crying toddler. Hefting the boy into her lap she waited for him to settle comfortably before casting her slightly unfocused eyes on the two nurses.

The one who had wheeled her to this room stood wringing her hands together as she asked, "Would you please hold onto Shippo-chan, Miss Higurashi? We need to start an IV in his hand…"

Kagome could only nod as she let the nurses reposition the child and start prepping for the IV.

She grimaced slightly as the toddler screeched as loud as he possibly could when the needle stuck his hand.

~!~ Hokage's Office

The Hokage frowned as she looked at the medical files for the two 'refugee' patients she had ordered.

The medical files on the two were very informative to the Hokage.

Both patients showed signs of short-term starvation and malnutrition, the woman more so than the child. Which made perfect sense; mothers are more willing to sacrifice their own health for that of their child.

The polaroid photos hinted at a much darker story. One that supported that the young woman had fled from somewhere. Perhaps she had fled from an abusive brothel, or from another hidden village, or perhaps from her own family. Until the young woman offered up more information, they couldn't be sure.

To Tsunade's expert eyes the scars looked like battle scars though the woman did not posses the physique or muscle mass of a kunoichi. It was possible that the woman had been abused by someone with shinobi training. Ninja-owned brothels were often abusive towards the women who were forced into contracts to the establishments. Or perhaps her home village or town had been under the control of violent bandits or missing nin…

Whatever the case may be, Tsunade knew this young woman was not a warrior of any kind. Of that much she was certain.

But why Uchiha Itachi had chosen this woman to bear his heir was still a mystery.

Yeah, not a lot happened in this chapter. Just trying to emphasize just how badly the sedatives affect Kagome's ability to reason and function.

I know from personal experience just how mellowing/-disorienting sedatives can be.

As to why they were taking pics of her wounds and scars is for evidence. Like if they thought she came from some abusive situation they have the evidence that could be taken to court.

So what should happen next? I want some abstract ideas, please, not a typical idea like 'have team 7 meet Kagome'. As of right now, Kagome will not really be interacting with team 7 as she is currently confined in the hospital.

Med Terms that you might not have known:

NPO: No food or liquid by mouth~ in other words no eating or drinking

STAT: Right now or immediately

Intravenous line/ IV- a small catheter inserted into a vein using a needle. It is used to place medications, IV fluids, ect. directly into the bloodstream.

Lithotomy position: when the patient, usually female, is on their back with their legs bent and or placed in stirrups to allow easier examination of female genitalia

PAP Smear: a cultured collection of a sample of a woman's cervical cells used to detect abnormalities in the histology( cell makeup), presence of bacterial infections, ect.

Cervix:… Look it up on your own if you seriously don't know…