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Aishiteru My Secretary
Sesshoumaru panicked and looked around. Her heartbeat was irregular; she had a fever and looked like she was in pain. Sesshoumaru stood up and moved swiftly into the bathroom. He returned to her with a glass of water; trying to wake her to drink it. She awoke for a moment, but quickly fell unconscious.
Sesshoumaru jumped up and grabbed some clothes. Quickly, he changed into a pair of jeans and a t- shirt. He didn't exactly care about how his appearance looked right then. Sesshoumaru carefully whisked Kagome into his arms, bolting out the door. He carried her down the hall, turning the corner and opening the door to the garage. There, he jumped in his black Bentley and placed Kagome in the passenger seat carefully. Once they were strapped in, he slammed his foot down on the reverse, and then changed gears to drive.
They flew down the street, breaking the speed limit. All the while, Sesshoumaru glanced at Kagome, watching the sweat roll down her face. He rolled down the window, wiping her face with his handkerchief. He was so busy trying to help Kagome, as well as drive the car that he didn't see the red light he zoomed through; nor did he see the police officer chasing him.
Sesshoumaru cursed as he pulled over for the officer. Her rolled down his window as the officer bent down in front of it. Sesshoumaru's irritation reached a new high.
"I apologize for my rudeness officer, but I need to get to Sakura Hospital right now." Sesshoumaru growled, glancing back at the unconscious girl in the passenger seat beside him. The officer considered the situation, and then sighed.
"I'll escort you to the hospital; just stay behind me, okay?" The officer stood as Sesshoumaru rolled up his window once more. The officer drove in front, sirens wailing. Sesshoumaru drove behind, having traffic part way for them. Once they reached the hospital, Sesshoumaru jumped out to grab a wheel chair. He rolled it beside Kagome's opened door and woke her up for just enough time to get her into the wheel chair.
The young man wheeled Kagome into the hospital quickly, weaving through patients. Sesshoumaru stopped at the receptionist just as Kagome began to turn white, her heart beat slowing.
"I don't know what's wrong with her! Her heart beat is irregular and is starting to slow; she has an abnormal fever and has been like this since morning." Sesshoumaru looked at the woman in distress. His mind was cloudy, but one thought stood strong, don't die. The nurse picked up the phone and called a heart doctor.
After a few minutes a tall man with dark brown hair entered the room with a mask covering his mouth. He took one look at Kagome and immediately recognized her.
"Kagome san? Hmm, please follow me." The doctor took hold of the wheelchair and swiftly rolled Kagome into the elevator. Sesshoumaru followed behind. They went up a few floors, and then stopped on floor 5. Once they got off of the elevator, Sesshoumaru watched the doctor call to nurses and other doctors, recruiting them to his side. All of them seemed to know Kagome. A nurse pointed to a waiting room for Sesshoumaru to wait in. He watched the doctors take her through huge doors, calling out orders.
Sesshoumaru sat down on one of the chairs and leaned over his knees, supporting himself with his elbows. His hands cupped the back of his head while he hung it, closing his eyes. What was he doing? Why was he so worried? What was wrong with her?
Sesshoumaru sat in the dark room for a moment, but soon glanced at the clock. It read 7:20 am. Sesshoumaru quickly flipped out his cell phone, dialing numbers quickly. He called Inuyasha's cell, but got no answer. He called his house repeatedly, and got a groggily hello. Sesshoumaru sighed and began yelling at Inuyasha.
"Why did she not go home with you?" Sesshoumaru began.
Inuyasha chuckled, "Go home with her? Now, before, or after the ice cream in the face?"
"What? That doesn't matter. You let her walk home alone in the rain."
"So what. She got a little wet and a little cold. Boo hoo."
Sesshoumaru gripped his phone tightly. "Isn't she your woman? She's in the hospital, because her fever got so high. Even her heart beat was irregular." Sesshoumaru tried to contain his anger.
"….. Ugh, fine. I'm coming, Sakura Hospital, right?" Inuyasha hung up before he could reply. Sesshoumaru continued to call his work and say he'd be late. He thought momentarily about calling Kagome's family, but realized that he didn't even know if she had any.
A nurse appeared before Sesshoumaru dressed in pink. She smiled kindly, but you could see that she was tired. Perhaps she had even been on a long shift, hadn't been home for a long while. Her hair was neat, but still not fresh. Her pink dress was crumpled and worn. Her eyes, though sweet with bright shades of blue, were exhausted.
"Are you an acquaintance of Miss. Higurashi?" The nurse asked kindly.
"I am her boss.." Sesshoumaru trailed off, laughing at himself. I suppose I don't exactly look the part, do I?
"How… do you all know Miss Higurashi?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I can answer that." A doctor came into the waiting room. "Please, follow me to my office." The doctor turned and walked down the hall. Sesshoumaru stood and followed.
He entered a small room, with a desk almost as messy as his own. The doctor sat behind the desk and motioned for Sesshoumaru to sit.
"Do you… really not know about her condition?" The doctor asked. Sesshoumaru shook his head.
"I.. probably shouldn't be telling you this, but it isn't fair that you don't know what's going on with her. You may want to discuss this with her later though." Sesshoumaru nodded. The doctor sighed.
"Ever since Miss Higurashi… Kagome, was a young girl, she had a severe heart disorder. Her heart, when it experiences large amounts of stress begins beating irregularly. When she was young, large amounts of school work, tests and friend troubles were life threatening. Every person in this world experiences stress, so you can see how impossible it was for her.
"When she was thirteen, her mother, younger brother and grandfather died in a car crash on their way home from buying a cake. To make matters even worse, it was her birthday. On that day, her heart stopped and wouldn't begin again. We were forced to do an immediate heart transplant, though somehow, the heart disorder still returned.
"After many tests, many x- rays and many surgeries, we found out that her disorder was getting worse, year by year.
"Before, something so small as to a fever would never have stressed her out so much as to this level."
Sesshoumaru spoke, "I believe, she had some problems with her boyfriend"
The doctor was startled slightly, but quickly replied. "Yes, I assumed that was the matter. But at the moment, it is very severe. Are you someone close to her? No, even if you aren't, is it possible to call someone to help? This time, it is not as easy. Her heart has stopped, and she went into cardiac arrest. We were able to get her back, but only just barely. She needs to be connected to a machine for almost a month in order for us to be comfortable with her heart rate. In any case…"
Sesshoumaru made a fist below the table. "I can do it." The doctor smiled quickly, but then returned to his previous expression.
"I forgot to mention, after we operated on her, and got back the test results, there was one result that, I believe you should know... one of the tests, showed that she was going to die, by the age of 21. She is very lucky to have lived up to her current age."
Sesshoumaru tried to keep his composure. "Does she know about this?" He asked angrily.
"Yes… she is very aware of this." The doctor replied sadly.
Sesshoumaru turned away and stood abruptly. "Take… me to her."
Sesshoumaru entered the room carefully. There was a large white lump on the bed, under the sheet. As he approached, he could se Kagome, with wires attached to her chest under the sheets. A large machine sat beside her, humming quietly. The wires connected her to the machine, which studied her heartbeat and kept it regular. She hid under the sheets as Sesshoumaru sat beside her.
"Don't look. I look like a machine, all these wires connected to my heart…" Kagome shivered under the sheets, speaking almost in a whisper. "Anyway, why are you here? Shouldn't you have gone back to the office?" Kagome peeked at Sesshoumaru, who looked at her with slight sympathy on his face.
Kagome sighed and retreated to the sheets. "He told you didn't he? That doctor, Dr. Ross? About my pathetic disorder?" He could hear her crying under the sheets. "I... I'm such a child. You must be afraid, that you'll catch it to, right? That's what always happens..." Kagome hiccupped, then coughed loudly.
Sesshoumaru pulled back the sheets and stood leaning above Kagome. She looked at him with surprise. He wiped her tears away softly with his hand.
Sesshoumaru turned away, but Kagome was still able to see him blush. Kagome looked upwards at the ceiling and closed her eyes.
"What… do you think of me." She asked quietly. Sesshoumaru froze. What? He thought. He turned and looked at Kagome, but she simply shook her head.
"Never mind, forget I asked." Kagome tried to smile, but coughed loudly instead. It was then, that Inuyasha entered the room, Kikyo trailing behind. Inuyasha looked around and laughed.
"Holy crap, what the hell did you do to yourself? Try to commit suicide?"
Kagome chuckled nervously. Inuyasha fixed his gaze on Sesshoumaru. "Why are you here?"
Kagome shook. Obviously, if she told Inuyasha that she had spent the night with Sesshoumaru, he would get the wrong idea.
Sesshoumaru stared at Inuyasha for a moment, then picked up his jacket to go. Inuyasha gave him a dirty look, but he simply ignored it. Sesshoumaru glanced back at Kagome, then headed out the door.
Kagome sighed and closed her eyes. Inuyasha looked back at Kikyo, who was staring at her feet.
"Well, I guess ill be leaving." Inuyasha said in a bored tone. Kagome tried to sit up a bit, but was pulled back down by a shock in her chest. She found that her voice was gone, she couldn't speak.
"So.. Kikyo, you ready?" Inuyasha turned and headed towards the door. "Bye."
Kagome huffed and puffed, but made no sound. Tears ran down her face. No! She thought, pushing her arm out towards the closed door. I don't want to be alone! Don't leave me alone! It's dark! It hurts! Don't leave me alone too.
It had taken three and a half weeks for Kagome to be let off wires, then another two and a half weeks until she recovered. Every day, Sesshoumaru came at exactly 6:00 pm, whereas Inuyasha hadn't returned since that day. When Sesshoumaru came, he and Kagome would chat about upcoming work, meetings and sort out his schedule. Each time, he would bring her small amounts of paper work, only the things that she could do in her bed. Sesshoumaru never showed any emotions, except for the slight glimmer in his eyes that she could see every so often.
Each day, at 5:30 pm Kagome would brush her hair, put on some lip gloss, take her bath and make herself look presentable. Somehow, 6:00 became the most important time of the day. Sometimes, she would ask herself why, why she was doing this, making herself look beautiful just for her boss. But these thoughts soon ended when he came.
It was a cloudy summer afternoon, the nurses were hot and tired, the patients all fanning themselves with tired arms. Kagome primped and prettied herself carefully. Finally, at 6:00, Sesshoumaru entered the room, carrying a briefcase. He threw his blazer off onto the chair and sat down with a long sigh.
"Damned fat pig.." Sesshoumaru un-buckled his briefcase.
"Who?" Kagome asked, looking over the briefcase.
"That little fat man, the ambassador. I had to have 'dinner' with him; he ate every single piece of food they gave him. Pork, rice, vegetables, chicken, ham everything! I was afraid to touch him, thinking that he'd try to eat my fingers!" Sesshoumaru made air – quotations with his fingers. Kagome giggled and was handed her load of paper work.
After a few minutes of silence Kagome spoke. "You know, I always wondered why you and Inuyasha never get along…" Kagome said, blushing slightly. They never talked about each other, it was always only about work. Kagome figured it was about time for a change. Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow.
"We don't usually talk about each other's personal lives.." He looked at her, eyebrow raised. Kagome blushed and stared down at her papers.
"… Oh yeah…" Kagome blushed hotly. She had just made herself look like a complete idiot. Sesshoumaru noticed her blush and looked down at his own papers.
"I don't get along with that idiotic child because he is an egotistical brat and he is only my half brother." Sesshoumaru kept his eyes on his paper. "We have different mothers. My mother was Japanese, whereas his mother was Korean. So, he's not a pure Japanese, neither is he a pure Taishou. My father isn't much better, he acts like as if we are a big happy family; we aren't. My mother passed when I was very young and Inuyasha's mother passed away a little while ago." Sesshoumaru gripped his pen slightly.
".. Do you miss her?" Kagome asked, touching his hand slightly. Sesshoumaru tensed. "I never knew my father. I just grew up with my mother and grandfather. I remember how hard it was for my mom when I was just a kid, she would always cry and try to keep me from hiding it. She once tried dating other men, but nothing ever worked. For a while, we were a really happy family, just me, my mom, my grandfather, and my little brother." Sesshoumaru watched Kagome's eyes grow cold and dark. "… until, they died in that crash…"
"I remember, when I met Inuyasha, he sort of, became another addition in our family. Almost like the father." Kagome laughed sadly. "I guess that all dads are the same then, they leave you before you really ever get to know them." Sesshoumaru watched Kagome's dark eyes try to flicker back to life.
"Heheheh, well, we should get back to work, shouldn't we, sir?" Kagome smiled and returned to her work. Sesshoumaru continued to watch Kagome's eyes, but found that the light in her eyes had dimmed, and that for the rest of the day, it didn't return.
When Sesshoumaru finally lifted his head, it was nearly 9:00 pm. Kagome was working busily, organizing papers. She looked at Sesshoumaru and smiled. H stood and walked towards the door.
"I'll be back; I'm going to the restroom." Sesshoumaru said before walking out of the room. Kagome returned to her papers, reaching for them on the far side of her bed. Suddenly, Inuyasha entered the hospital room. Kagome, expecting it do be Sesshoumaru, greeted him without looking up.
"Oh, hey, your back already? You only just left! Anyway, I finished your schedule, and I added our 6:00 meeting, until the day I'm discharged from the hospital, is that alrigh…." Kagome lifted her head to see Inuyasha standing before her. She dropped her papers, scattering them along the floor mistakenly.
"6:00 meetings? What the hell is that?" Inuyasha grabbed Sesshoumaru's day planner and flipped through it. Every day for the next two weeks had "6:00 meeting" written on it, until the end of the two weeks, in which is said "Kagome is discharged!" in pink pen with a little happy face beside it.
Inuyasha slammed the planner onto the bed, knocking Kagome's leg. She winced, but still looked up at Inuyasha.
"Well? What the hell are you two doing on your '6:00 meetings'?" Inuyasha yelled at Kagome. She tried her best to defend herself, she wasn't doing anything wrong.
"Inuyasha, it's nothing, I just do work for my boss and he brings it for me, see?" Kagome reached for a paper beside her, but Inuyasha yelled again before that.
"Bull shit!" Inuyasha yelled, slapping Kagome's face harshly. The impact threw Kagome back onto the bed, which bounced her back up again. She yelped, more in fear than in pain. She looked down, tears falling from her yes, stinging her burning cheek.
"HUH?" Inuyasha yelled. He slapped the other side of her face, grabbing her jaw roughly.
"Don't you dare give me shit excuses." Inuyasha threw Kagome backwards onto the bed, slamming her head into the boards. He pulled up his jacket and stormed out the door, walking into the returning Sesshoumaru on the way. Inuyasha looked him up and down then scoffed.
"Why would you get so dressed up just to see that whore?" Inuyasha stormed down the hall, raising one arm. "Nice cologne, didn't you used to say how much you hated cologne? Smells like it's new."
Sesshoumaru made a fist and entered the room. Kagome sat curled up on her bed, hiding in the sheets. Sesshoumaru approached her and pulled the sheet back slowly.
"Don't!" Kagome yelled. Tears were streaming down her face, mixing with the blood from her mouth. The white pillow below her stained with red. Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome's jaw carefully. Kagome flinched, but instead of being hit, she felt a cool sensation on her lip, followed by a little pressure. She opened her eyes to see Sesshoumaru icing her lip, wiping away excess blood. She looked into his eyes, which looked at her own.
Sesshoumaru wiped away her tears with the back of his hand, making her blush. She looked away, laughing nervously.
"I guess he was mad that I was around you…" Kagome turned her head. Sesshoumaru could see the fear in her eyes. "But, there is nothing going on, so there's really no reason for him to be getting so angry!" Kagome looked down and allowed herself to cry once more.
"Why are you still with him?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking at her.
"I just, don't want… to be alone anymore..."
Sesshoumaru held Kagome's jaw in his hand, turning her face towards him. They looked into each other's eyes for what seemed like an endless time span. For the first time in her life, she felt that she was truly being looked at, not being looked through. Soon, Kagome found herself leaning in towards him, and found Sesshoumaru leaning in towards her as well and before she knew it, their lips met.
Waah! I'm soo happy! You guys are really awesome, what with the reviews, the story alerts, favs! I'm really happy, and I'm really ready to begin the love fest between Kagome and Sesshin! Ohh, but what will happen with Inuyasha? Is Kagome's condition truly okay? How will they react towards each other now that they've kissed? All of this and (hopefully… well, most likely) more will be revealed in the next chapter! Everyone please review, review, review and please, tell me what you think about the story. I've heard from some of my friends it's a bit boring, so I apologize if you find it boring! Please, tell me how you feel about my story/ my writing in your review! Thank you!