I do not own these characters...in the future there may be some in the story that I do own, but at this time I do not...
Dance With Me, My Dear
Divulging into Memories Best Forgotten
The sun shone brightly, its struggle against the dark clouds never stopping; however, it was a lost battle, and the dark clouds soon overtook the sun. InuYasha, who had been watching the sun and its plight, from a nearby spot on a grassy hill, could feel a shift in the balance of nature. He might have felt it because he was, in all technicalities, half-dog, but there was something about this that struck his human soul. Something that most humans would call fate...
"InuYasha,I need to talk to you." a velvety voice claimed, its tone sending a rush of passion throughout his system.
The carrier of the voice settled down next to him, and he turned his head towards her. "Yes Kikyou?"
"Please, please don't hate me." seeing that InuYasha was opening his mouth to ask her a question, she continued on. "I have a confession to make to you."
Fear grew in the dark corners of InuYasha's eyes as he looked at Kikyou with doubt and confusion. She had always remained true to him and, so he thought, had what was best for him on the edges of her mind...at least, this is what he had assumed. "What kind of confession?"
"I'm pregnant InuYasha." At this, a wide smile spread across InuYasha's face. He was going to be a father!
"Kikyou, that's amazing! Where is your need for a confession?"InuYasha said happily, his excitement quickly taking the place of his fear. He knew he had no reason to doubt Kikyou.
"Yes, it is amazing...but there is a part of this gift that is not so amazing, or even wonderful...at all. At least for you, it won't be." Kikyou bit her lip. "This is where I tell you my confession."
"What do you mean?"
"InuYasha...it's not your baby." Kikyou said, her velvety voice now harsh and unhappy.
InuYasha growled in anger. "How can it not be my baby?!" InuYasha paused, his features horrified. "Unless...you cheated on me." InuYasha's brain was moving forward, a mile a minute. His mind was on the verge of grasping the concept Kikyou was putting in front of him, but his brain shut down before it could come to its conclusion.
Kikyou looked away from the man in front of her, unable to stand his frightened gaze. "I just don't love you InuYasha. I wasn't happy with you...I didn't realize that until I found someone who I was happy with."
A rumble shook InuYasha's chest as a deep laugh emerged from his mouth. "Kikyou, you shouldn't joke like that. I almost thought you were serious."
Kikyou leaned over to InuYasha and took one of his bigger hands into her own. "InuYasha, I'm not joking. I don't love you and to be honest...I don't think I ever really did." With that one sentence, InuYasha felt his world spin, the colours dimming to become simple grays and whites. He looked at his beloved, and something in his chest shattered. Too him, his heart was being ripped into tiny pieces and thrown to the wind, never to become whole again. "But Kikyou...I have always loved you..."
InuYasha's eyes shot open at the forceful shove, startling him out of his dream. "What the fuck are you doing?" InuYasha growled, his eyes trained on the person who had woken him.
"Chill out dog-face, you need to go home."
"Keh. Home is for wimps." stated InuYasha gruffly, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "I can stay here for another six hours at least."
"Too bad for you. These orders come from the top...they want you to go home. You've been here for two days straight with only a couple of hours in between at a time. You're going to work yourself to death."
InuYasha stretched his arms forward, rolling his eyes. "You sound almost caring Kouga, I never would have guessed it from you."
Kouga opened his mouth to deliver a witty reply when a nurse burst into the room. "Doctors! There's a new arrival that needs your attention right now!"
InuYasha and Kouga looked at each other and nodded to the nurse. There would be time for their petty fights later, when there was a moment to spare. Downing the rest of their drinks, they rushed out of the room, ready to fight death for the life of a stranger.
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Miroku watched as Kagome was taken away by people clad in white. Hospitals reminded him of a jail, confined against one's will, to stay until an individual had permission to leave. His eyes followed Kagome's bed as a nurse stood in front of him, telling him to wait and that as soon as there was news, he would receive it.
His eyes slowly focused on the person in front of him as he realized that the nurse had started to ask him a series of questions. "Are you related to Miss Higurashi?"
"No, I'm a close friend."
"Do you have a contact phone number for any of Miss Higurashi's family?"
"No, her father was killed several years ago, and her remaining family is estranged from her and Kagome does not keep in contact."
The nurse jotted down some notes on her clipboard and continued her series of questions. "Does Miss Higurashi have any allergies or medications?"
"To my knowledge, no. As for medications, Kagome refuses to take any. She told me once that they make her sleepy and unable to concentrate."
"Does Miss Higurashi have any medical conditions?"
"Yes. She has a heart condition, but I don't know the proper name. To be honest, I don't think she ever actually told me...she just spoke me to about how she was afflicted with it, symptoms, and how her life was going to change."
"Thank you, Mr..." the nurse trailed off, and Miroku filled the gap.
"Houshi. My last name is Houshi." It was at this moment that Miroku realized just how cute the nurse was; however at this point in time, he had only thoughts for one woman, and she was struggling for her life in a room somewhere in this building. Kagome, you can't leave me now...we still have our whole lives to live...
Miroku pulled out Kagome's cell phone and dialed the number to the bar. He'd better let them know that neither he nor Kagome would be coming into work that day.
