At the hospital, Charlie helped Kagome into the waiting room, where a nurse quickly brought over a wheelchair. Kagome grabbed her cellphone and tossed it to Charlie, "so you can get ahold of my father." She then waved lightly as the nurse pushed the wheelchair out of sight, 'how bothersome… At least the demon-acid doesn't hurt me as it would a normal human, or like normal acid.' Kagome was placed in a room with a single bed, which the nurse helped her into before placing a hospital gown nearby and leaving the room. Growling softly, Kagome began to change clothing, "thanks for the help!"

After struggling with her pants, Kagome nearly bit her tongue to keep from yelling in pain as the cloth clung to the wound; having already switched her shirt for the gown and removed her boots and looked at the door as she heard a knock and a male voice asking softly, "Are you decent?"

"As decent as I can," Kagome spoke in a quivering voice from the pain.

"I'm sorry to have taken so long to get here," spoke an inhumanly, beautiful male doctor as he entered the room, "Chief Swan said you have an acid burn on your leg…" Kagome bit back a smirk as the doctor finally looked at her, seeing the Miko with her pants barely to her knees and wearing a hospital gown. The doctor quickly turned his head, "did a nurse not offer help?"

Kagome shook her head, tears forming as her body shook, "no… Please, my leg really hurts." 'I nearly forgot how much a wound from a demon could hurt if not treated in a certain amount of time.'

The doctor glanced at Kagome before rushing over to help, soon having the young Miko hooked up to an IV and her leg cleaned of any remaining acid. "I'm Carlisle Cullen…"

"Kagome Hig-… Hogosha," Kagome replied as she looked out the window, not wanting to see Carlisle's curious glance.

Carlisle moved carefully as he placed a cream on Kagome's left calf, "you were lucky, it only took some of the skin and only went deeper in small areas, but by the looks of the burn, you will have a nasty scar." Kagome nodded as Carlisle began to wrap her leg, barely containing a shiver at the gentle touch of his cold hands, though covered by medical gloves. "Mind telling me how this happened?"

Kagome sighed softly as she looked over at the doctor, "I was in the basement of the house my father just bought and I didn't have a light on, so I tripped. Next thing I know, I feel something drip on my leg and a lot of pain. Using a pole I found to get back upstairs, and that's when Chief Swan found me."

"Why didn't your father bring you?"

Kagome replied softly, "he didn't know I was there. I wanted to surprise him by being there, but I only got hurt. He's probably in the waiting room and worried…" Kagome lowered her head slightly as Carlisle gently released her leg, "I'm so-sorry… That's all I seem to do lately, make people worry about me. I try to show that they don't need to, but it only makes things worse." Kagome choked back a sob as she covered her eyes, tears rapidly falling now, "my family and friends, and even my classmates… They all hate and fear me… The fear is so thick I can nearly taste it." Kagome shook her head before looking at Carlisle, "I don't want them to fear… Huh? Aniki?" Kagome leaned forward slightly as she saw Carlisle's goldden eyes watching her carefully, "I miss you, Aniki…"

Carlisle moved quickly to catch Kagome as she fell sideways, laying her gently on her back, having passed out from stress and the anesthesia. 'Why did she call me Aniki? Perhaps her father can enlighten me.' He then stood and exited the room, heading to the waiting room, where he saw Charlie speaking with another guy, one of Asian birth. "Excuse me, but would you be Kagome's father?"

The man quickly nodded, "yes, I'm Serori Hogosha. How is she?"

Carlisle replied gently, "Kagome is sleeping at the moment, but she will recover well enough. There was an acid burn on her left leg, but not enough to do any permanent damage."

Serori nodded gently before asking suddenly, "Nani?! Acid? Where did she find acid?" He then turned to Charlie, "I thought you found her at our home. I've never seen acid there."

"She said it happened in the basement," replied Carlisle.

Kagome whimpered softly in her sleep, her head shaking back and forth as the rest of her body shook with a coldness that gripped her soul.

As the three men walked toward Kagome's room, Carlisle asked curiously, "who is Aniki?"

Serori sighed softly, "Mimori was right, she won't forget. Aniki means elder brother. The problem is that Kagome only has a younger brother, no older and no sisters." Once in the room, Serori walked over to his daughter's side, "how long will she need to stay?"

"Three or four days at most," replied Carlisle, "long enough to make sure I removed all the acid."

"Alright, I'll return later today," Serori spoke as he looked at his sleeping daughter, "Kagome will need to be watched carefully and don't be surprised by her stories. She was in a coma for two years, so her mind created memories for her."

Carlisle waited a moment as Charlie and Serori left the room, "they've left now." He looked over as Kagome opened her eyes, "was there a point to that?"

Kagome moved her eyes to glance at Carlisle as she was still tired, "sorry. I thought I could hold it back, but when I saw your eyes…" Kagome sighed softly, "They look so similar to my big brother's eyes."

"I spoke with your father. He says you only have a little brother," spoke Carlisle gently.

Kagome scoffed, "tch! I know, I know. I was in a coma and only dreamt it." Kagome slowly sat up before she continued, "I don't care who says it; I know I wasn't dreaming. Does this look like a dream?"

As Kagome held out her right arm, Carlisle's pager started beeping, "I'm sorry, but I've got surgery in five minutes. Perhaps we could talk more later?"

Kagome shrugged lightly, "this is your hospital."

The next day, Kagome glanced at the clock, 'nearly four… He must've not really wanted to hear me… Just like all the other doctors and every one else.'

The door suddenly opened and in stepped a nervous nurse, "Miss Hogosha, you have some visitors." Kagome shrugged her shoulders indifferently, "go on in…"

As the nurse left, in walked three guys and three girls, each as beautiful as Carlisle, except one of the girls. The normal looking girl spoke softly, "hi, sorry for showing up suddenly, but my dad asked me to see how you were doing."

"Your dad?" Kagome asked curiously, feeling her Miko energy shift to try to figure out what was in the room with her, 'what are they?'

The girl blushed deeply, "I'm Charlie Swan's daughter, Bella. These are my friends; Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett."

Kagome nodded gently, "oh… thanks, you can tell Chief Swan that I'm fine." 'He was here yesterday when Dr. Cullen told my dad…' She then asked curiously, "would any of you be related to Dr. Cullen?"

Alice smiled as she replied, "Yeah, sort of, he's our adopted father."

Rosalie suddenly asked, "How does someone accidently spill acid on their leg, and not lose that leg?"

"I was just lucky," Kagome shrugged lightly.

Emmett quickly asked, "What happened to your arm?"

"Oh, this?" Kagome moved her arm so the others could see the scar, each having found a seat or was leaning against a nearby wall, "I was bit a few months back."

Alice spoke softly, "how terrible."

Kagome smiled gently, "this is nothing compared to the scar on my side." 'No thanks to Mistress Centipede.'

The group glanced at each other as they spoke for a while longer, until a nurse came in, "I'm sorry, but I'll have to ask you to leave. Miss Hogosha needs her rest."

Once the nurse was out of sight, Kagome stuck her tongue out at the door, causing Emmett and Alice to start laughing. Kagome blushed lightly, "it isn't like I had surgery. Well, I'm glad you all came by, thank you."

Alice smiled happily, "we were happy to. Besides, we noticed that you were always alone." The group slowly moved toward the door, "see you later, Kagome."

Kagome paused a moment before asking nervously, "will I?"

Most of the others glanced at Alice as she spoke, "yeah, and sooner than you think."

"Okay," Kagome smiled happily as everyone, except herself, left the room. 'Maybe I can make some friends in this town.'

Fifteen minutes passed before the door opened once more and in walked Carlisle, "glad to see you had a few visitors."

Kagome nodded happily, "yeah, they really made me happy. They were the first to actually talk with me since I moved here and started school nearly a month ago."

Carlisle smiled gently as he began unwrapping Kagome's leg, "you look like you would make friends easily."

Kagome hummed shortly, "yeah, two years ago, but not any more… After waking from my 'coma'…" She sighed softly before she continued, "My friends, and even my family, began to fear me."

Carlisle began cleaning Kagome's leg of the old cream, being as gentle as he could, "now why would anyone fear you? If you don't mind me asking, you seem to be a gentle person."

Kagome blushed lightly at the complement, "thanks. As for their fear… I was having memories that didn't happen. The doctors say I created them so I wouldn't have the fear of losing two years of my life, but none of them could explain my scars that showed up while I was sleeping."

Carlisle finished applying the new cream before wrapping new gauze around Kagome's wound, "mind if I look at your scars?" Kagome held out her right arm once Carlisle was done, "this is the scar you tried to show me yesterday, correct?"

"Yeah, but it isn't the only one," Kagome sighed softly, "I have a scar on my left side, some on my back, my right thigh, and my left upper arm."

"So many…"

Kagome nodded, "yeah, and from my memories, I know how I got each one. Sadly, you won't believe me, not even with you…" Kagome sighed softly, "Never mind. Forget I even mentioned it. No one believes me, but I know I'm not crazy." Kagome sighed once more as she closed her eyes, her head turned toward the window.

Carlisle sat quietly a moment before speaking gently, "I don't think you're crazy, confused perhaps, but not crazy. Your arm looks like something bit you, and your eyes tell me that you've seen a lot. Now, how about you tell me about the memories you have, and I'll tell you if I believe you or not. I promise not to tell any one."

Kagome shook her head, "no, it would take a long while. You still have other patients and my father will be visiting soon."

"Yes, you have a good point," Carlisle nodded gently, "how about you come over this weekend? Though my wife, children, and Bella will also be around."

Kagome nodded gently in thought, "alright. It's only fair to have them hear the words form me, rather than through a rumor."

"One of my children will pick you up Friday," Carlisle replied.

Kagome nodded gently, "Dr. Cullen?" Carlisle turned as he had been heading toward the door, "what are you?"

Carlisle chuckled softly, "I'll explain Friday."