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Chapter 4: Stand in the Rain (Revised)
Recap…
"I didn't tell you to jump in as well," she whispered weakly as they ended up in the well house.
"Yeah, and I was going to let you come down here by yourself, I think not," he said looking up, "where is the sky?"
"Sesshomaru-sama, welcome to the year 2006, my home," she stated, 'he's changed a lot.'
"Keep me guessing," they both said at the same time as Sesshomaru looked down at the young miko in his arms. He jumped to the top of the well, only to be greeted by a woman who looked a little similar to Kagome but older.
"Oh God, Dad! Call the ambulance!!" she yelled looking at her daughter in the strangers arms.
NOW…
Sesshomaru gracefully walked out of the wellhouse to see an old man standing there looking at the young girl in his arms.
"Did you do this to her?" he question harshly as Sesshomaru shook his head.
"It was the half-breed, Inu Yasha," he stated.
"Dad! Call the ambulance."
"Now, now Aya, that is not necessary," they heard a distant voice state as they looked up to the sky. There they saw an angelic form slowly descend to the ground. Once his feet hit the ground he unwrapped his midnight black wings from around his form to reveille who he was. His short black hair was spiked a bit and his piercing blue eyes seemed to look right through you. The first thing Sesshomaru notice was the black crescent moon that lay upon his forehead.
"Damion!" Aya yelled running into his open arms. He kissed her forehead before looking toward the young demon lord.
"Damion, what are you doing here?" Grandpa questioned as he looked to him.
"Well hello to you to dad, I'm here to make sure my daughter doesn't die," he stated walking up to the sleeping form. Sesshomaru handed the girl over to the older man but made a note to make sure he didn't hurt a hair on her head, not that he cared or anything, "what happened?"
"Inu Yasha and his mate, Kikyo are out to get her, I'm not sure of the details yet," Sesshomaru said as Damion wrapped his wings around both himself and Kagome as he began to glow a deadly blue. His wings opened a bit so the others could see what was going on.
A symbol of a crescent moon appeared on her forehead as Damion healed her, blood vanishing from her body.
"How long until her 18th birthday?" he questioned as his wings vanished and Kagome's eyes fluttered open.
"2 weeks to be exact," Aya said.
"Daddy," Kagome smiled weakly as she threw her arms around his neck, "I love you."
"I love you too, my angel." he smiled as he kissed her forehead, "I've missed you so much. Now rest, you used all of your power."
Without another thought Kagome's eyes fell shut as Damion handed her back to Sesshomaru.
"Please, take her to her room, follow her scent," Damion said extending his hand to his wife, "I need some alone time with the one I love." He looked down at her swollen belly and smiled to himself, he was excited to say the least.
Sesshomaru questioned if he should listen to them to take her to her room but everyone was looking at him so he quickly turned and walked towards that weird looking 'hut'. Sniffing he caught Kagome's scent and started to ascend the staircase. He quickly turned into a room and looked around. Pictures of dragons and fairies hung on all of the light blue walls as he gently laid Kagome down on her bed to sleep. He noticed a weird looking rectangular thing with black and white keys as he researched it further.
He placed one of his clawed fingers on one of the keys and a noise filled the air causing him to jump a bit. He quickly withdrew his hand and glared at the poor piano in front of him ready to strike.
"It's called a piano, it produces music for people's pleasures," Kagome stated weakly sitting up on one of her elbows.
"And that?" he questioned pointing to the things with six strings.
"That is called a Guitar. It also produces music but it has a different sound than the piano. If you want, when I'm rested I'll play them for you to hear," she said laying back down while hugging a pillow to her body.
"As you wish Miko, sleep well," Sesshomaru stated walking back downstairs and into the living room. He sat himself comfortably of the couch as a young boy entered the room. He noted that it was most likely Kagome's little brother considering he had almost the same facial features as her. The boy looked at him and smiled before heading over to the rectangular box by the wall.
"This is called a television, you can watch the news and other stuff on it, by the way my name is Souta," he stated in a bored tone before turning the TV on the evening news then walked away.
Sesshomaru just looked at the strange thing before deciding to relax a bit until the miko woke up. It had been several hours already, her family had left to some place called the "Hospital" for some reason unknown to him. He then suddenly heard the sound of something opening and something hitting the ground. He ran up to Kagome's room to find her not there.
The window was opened all the way and he noticed that there was a girl on the ground below. He had thought she would have gotten hurt for jumping from that high, yet there she stood strong on the ground looking at the sky to see rain clouds. He watched her with interest and then heard her voice.
Kagome stood there looking at the sky, she knew it was going to rain but she didn't care if she got wet right now. She felt so betrayed and she just wanted to cry her eyes out. Thinking of a song to sing she smiled slightly. She walks to the middle of the porch and sings.
She never slows
down
She doesn't know why
But she knows that when she's
all alone
It feels like it's all coming down
She felt one raindrop
hit her nose and she smiled to herself while taking small strides in
the yard.
She won't turn around
The shadows are
long
And she fears if she cries that first tear
The tears will
not stop raining down
Kagome started to twirl around as rain drops fell from heaven. She laughed a little before continuing on with the song in her head.
Chorus:
So
stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it's all
crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won't drown
And
one day what's lost can be found
You stand in the rain
Sesshomaru couldn't
help but look at the soaking girl before him as she stood there with
her eyes upward with her arms extended to her sides in the shape of a
crucifix. Her voice was so angelic that he couldn't help but smile
at her innocence. She won't make a sound
Alone in
this fight with herself
And the fear's whispering
If she
stands, she'll fall down
She felt the words
coursing through her body as she began singing louder. She projected
her voice so the God's in heaven would hear her pain. She
wants to be found (2x's)
The only way out is through everything
She's
running from
Wants to give up and lie down
Chorus:
She finished singing and smiled to herself while still looking towards the sky. Suddenly she felt the rain stop falling on her but she could tell it didn't stop around her, she frowned. She spun on the ball of her foot, since she wasn't wearing shoes and gasped. Sesshomaru stood over her so the rain wouldn't hit her.
"You're going to get sick out here miko," he stated before taking her hand in his own pulling her to the house. She kept looking at their intertwined fingers until they entered the front door and he let go. A small blush played on her cheeks as he turned around to meet her gaze.
"Thank you, I'm going to go take a shower now, please, make yourself at home," she smiled before walking up to the bathroom. She stripped out of her wet clothing and entered the tub before turning on the hot water. She hadn't realized she was so cold until now. For awhile she just stood in the water letting it fall onto her skin before actually washing.
She finished up and stepped out after drying off. She ran to her room after she realized she had forgotten to bring clothing in with her. She shut the door and ran over to her closet. She decided to wear a pair of black pajama pants and a purple tank top that had black mixed into it. She towel dried her hair and descended the steps to see what Sesshomaru was up to.
She found him in the living room looking at the pictures on the walls.
"Are you going to explain to me about the well, miko?" he questioned looking at her with a glare.
"I suppose I have no choice. Around three years ago, I was pulled into the well that we came out of. Since I had the Shikon No Tama, I was transported to the past, 500 years to be exact. That's all you need to know. The well is my way home from the feudal era," she said looking around, "where is my family? You didn't …"
"No I did not kill them miko, they said something about going to a "Hospital"," he said as she started to panic.
"Oh God, something happened, what if she loses the baby, daddy would be so upset. Hide your markings, your coming with me," she said while pulling some shoes on. She concentrated hard and the moon on her head vanished as she grabbed her car keys and ran out the door, "Come on!!"
"Miko, you will not tell me what I can and can not do," he growled but followed her anyways. She opened the door to her Silver Eclipse as Sesshomaru mimicked what she did, down to putting on his seatbelt. She put the car in drive and drove down the driveway as Sesshomaru growled, "What the hell is this thing, miko?"
"It's called a car, instead of walking around now; humans have invented cars to get people from point A to point B. It will take us about 20 minutes to get to the hospital so enjoy the scenery around you and ask questions about anything you would like," Kagome stated as Sesshomaru stated asking questions about the future and Kagome gladly answered them.
Twenty minutes later, Kagome jumped out of the car and ran into the hospital to the front desk, Sesshomaru not far behind.
"Higurashi, I need the room for Aya Higurashi," Kagome said in a worried tone.
"Room 202 on the second floor, but you will need to wait in the waiting room miss," she said but it was too late, Kagome was already running once she heard the room number. Sesshomaru casually walked behind her as she saw Souta standing outside a door.
"What's going on?" Kagome questioned as Damion turned to her. He looked like a human now as he ran up to her and hugged her tightly, "father! What is going on?!"
"They don't know if she will make it," he said flatly as a tear slid down his cheek. Kagome fell to her knees as her Father went with her as he comforted her as tears streamed down her face.
Sesshomaru just stood there not knowing what to do. He knew he had to help Kagome so he could get home and seeing her like this was killing him inside. Not that he would let anyone who that. His attention was averted to the door as a man in a blue gown exited.
Everyone looked up at him as he looked at the ground.
"She is stable for now, but she only has a 25 percent chance of making it through the night, we were able to save the child, she is currently in the nursery and she can go home whenever you decide to pick her up," the doctor said before leaving the room, "you may visit her."
Damion darted into the room and grabbed his wife's hand as Kagome stayed on the ground in the waiting room. She couldn't believe her ears, 25 percent chance.
"Kagome," she heard someone whisper as she looked up to see Sesshomaru kneeling before her. She looked up into his eyes and she saw, compassion in them, maybe she was reading them wrong. Before she could think she threw her arms around his neck, resulting in him falling perfectly on his butt, she didn't care, she needed someone right now and he just happened to be there. He was shocked to say the least but didn't hesitate to wrap his arms around her for comfort.
He knew what it was like to lose a mother, he had lost his at a young age, and maybe if he had someone there to comfort him, he wouldn't be the cold and distant demon he was today. He looked down at the girl in his arms before picking her up while walking over to a chair to sit down.
"At least the child is unharmed, Kagome, at least the child is unharmed," he whispered as she sobbed.
"Yes, she will be fine," she whispered as she continued to cry.
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