Chapter Seven-Shattered Dreams
Inutaisho ran out into the streets of Tokyo looking for Izayoi. He knew of one place that she always loved to go. That was Omiya Koen Park. He rushed his way around crowds to get there. Arriving he looked around for her, he was starting to panic. As he frantically jerked his head in every which way, he couldn't stop himself from thinking of something bad happening to her. It was the most scared he had been since he was a kid. Just as he was about to panic and start screaming he caught a glimpse of her standing under one of the cherry blossom trees. He ran over to her and she turned around to look at him with tear filled eyes and a cold hearted look.
"Just what the hell was that all about Inutaisho!?" Izayoi was already making a scene. "Are you telling me that you don't want to be anything more than we are now? That through all this, you plan on leaving? That you're satisfied with this and everything is all "holly jolly" She had actually used her hands to make the quotes in the air when she said this. Inutaisho was caught off guard and he felt like his heart had stopped when she said that. He couldn't help but to notice how she rambled on when she was angry and it frustrated him.
"Please Izayoi believe me when I tell you that that is not what I meant at all!" "Sango put me on the spot; I didn't know what to say!" Izayoi just rolled her eyes at what she considered to be a lame excuse. "Do you honestly want me to believe that?" She gave him a "do I look that stupid" look and turned away from him.
"I just don't understand what happened to being together forever and all that stuff you said; did you expect that I wouldn't think about marriage?! When you said that Inutaisho, it crushed every hope I had of us getting married and maybe even having a kid of our own!" Izayoi couldn't stop herself from saying this; she had lost control of her mouth. Inutaisho stood in shock before falling to the ground. Izayoi was about to run to him when he went for his pocket. The weak and miserable pose he was in turned to a stern one. He was on one knee. Izayoi's eyes grew huge and she gasped. He brought out the ring and smiled up at her with the purist smile she had ever seen.
"Would you be my wife Izayoi? I love you with all my heart and I never want you to think any different. I would be the happiest man on earth to have a child with you; to make Sango my own daughter." Izayoi couldn't believe what she had just heard and even more so what a bitch she had been. The dried tear stains on her face were soon washed with knew ones. She brought a hand to her mouth and backed away. "I can't believe what I've done, I don't deserve this." With all of her fears and insecurities rushing through her, she was forced to run.
Inutaisho jumped up and ran for her. Izayoi didn't understand why she was running. She loved him and wanted to say yes and get married that instant. Something inside her however wouldn't let her. She was scared and she hated herself for it. Her thoughts were dancing around in her head when the sound of a car screeching to a halt pulled them away from her. All she had now was dread. Whirling around to gaze upon the mess, her heart stopped, once more her hand was at her mouth and she started bawling. "No……" was all she could mutter and she started to cry even louder. She ran pushing people about to make a path for herself. There in front of her lay her unconscious Inutaisho. She fell to her knees and threw herself over him and cried into his chest. What had she done?
Later that night at the hospital.
"Izayoi?" The said woman lifted her head from her hands and looked up at the doctor with a questioning look. "Yes Dr. Ogata?" The weeping children beside her also looked to face the doctor. "Inutaisho has a mild concussion and two broken ribs and some internal bleeding. He's struggling to breath and we are going to have to go into surgery right away." Izayoi felt more of those famous tears coming back and the children clung onto her. She was a little shocked at how robotic the doctor had sounded. She could tell that he was used to this. "Will he be ok?" The doctor finally showed some emotion with a faint smile. "We think he will be just fine Izayoi." With that said she was somewhat relieved but it still didn't sit well with her.
Thoughts of what had happened in the park that evening came back to her. She broke down in tears once again and she clung to Sango and Sesshomaru like a life line. "It will be ok mommy, Inutaisho will be fine and everything will go back to normal real soon." Sango gave her a pat on the back and a bright yet unsure smile. Izayoi gave a smile back, a salty one at that. She embraced her darling daughter into a hug and Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around them both. Izayoi couldn't forgive herself. She was to blame for this. If she hadn't been the coward she is and just said yes this never would have happened. They could be at home celebrating. But no, she was stuck in this god forsaken hospital.
She waited through the surgery all that night. Rin dropped by to give her support and took the kids home. It was just Izayoi and she felt so alone. The place was surprisingly empty. Finally three hours later, the doctor came to see her. She looked up at him with hopeful eyes. She went to say something when the doctor held up a hand to stop her. "He's fine Izayoi. He's just waking up if you want to go see him." She could not have been more relieved and a huge weight lifted. She scurried to the room and opened the door. Inutaisho slowly and weakly turned to view his visitor. "Oh Izayoi what are you doing here? It's so late." "Shut up you fool……oh baby look at you." Izayoi half cried out and half giggled at how he could still be so polite in the condition he was in. She went up to him and laid a hand on his cheek. He smiled at her the best he could and pulled her into a hug. "You never answered that question I asked you Izayoi." She laughed, where had she heard that before. "Oh Inutaisho are you that dense of course I'll marry you!" She gave him a kiss and beamed at him. "Just don't do this to me again." She playfully tapped his arm and he laughed before coughing. Izayoi jumped and made sure she wasn't putting any weight on him. "Oh Inutaisho what are we going to do with you?" "Ah I'll be fine hun why don't you get home and get some sleep, and besides you need to be with the kids." She kissed him again with a grin. "Yeah maybe your right? Are you sure you will be fine though?" Inutaisho meekly flung a hand. "Ah that's what doctors are for, I'll be just fine." Izayoi gave him one more smile, kiss, and said her goodbyes.
Returning to her place, she was greeted with a sorrowful Rin and sleeping children. That didn't last long however because as soon as she got all the way into the room they were awake and awaiting her. She stopped and looked at them as if to ask what they were expecting. "Well?" Rin finally broke the silence. Izayoi sighed and rubbed her head after plopping onto the couch next to her. "They said that he was fine so I went to see him and he seems to be doing as they say. He says hi to everyone and wants me to tell you not to worry." Everyone gave a "phew" type sigh and the air that seemed so thick and heavy, lightened at the good news. "I think we should all drop by tomorrow and say hi. Do you know how long he will be in there Izayoi?" Rin turned to her with curiosity. "Mmm, couple days; just to make sure he stays stable." Rin nodded and stood. "Well, as I said, visit tomorrow?" Izayoi nodded "Yes of course." Rin gave a wave and a reassuring smile and left. The kids went to bed and Izayoi attempted it but to no prevail. It was hopeless. All she could think of was that evening, and that damned car. She cried for what seemed like forever before finally crying herself to sleep.
That next morning was the most depressing morning ever. Nothing was as usual. Change always had thrown Izayoi off and she didn't like it. Sango and Sesshomaru stayed home from school in light of the recent events. She didn't go to work. Everyone was so indifferent. Rin and Midoriko came over to offer their support to Izayoi and she couldn't imagine what she would do without them. "So what time are you going to the hospital do you think." Midoriko said anything to break the awkward silence. "Um" Izayoi looked from her daze into her coffee to her. "I'm thinking around 2." Midoriko looked at the clock which read 12:45. "Do you mind if I go?" Izayoi somewhat giggled at Midoriko's child-likeness. "Yes of course you can." Midoriko beamed and soon went back to sulking. They all went out to lunch before heading to the hospital. They were all hoping for something good because the day couldn't have been more depressing, even in all its beauty. Arriving at the god forsaken place, they al took a breath of nervousness. They walked in, automatically feeling the air thicken and each of them found in harder to breathe. "Hello Izayoi." Dr. Ogata greeted them all with a smile which surprised Izayoi after last night. "Hello doctor can we see Inutaisho please?" Looking back a forth between them all, he frowned. "Oh I'm sorry Izayoi but these two can't. Just you and the kids. Izayoi frowned and looked between her friends. "It's ok Izayoi, go ahead and go." Midoriko gave a sweet smile and Rin copied it. Izayoi returned one and mouthed a thank you before leaving with the kids at her side.Meanwhile
One of the nurses in the hospital was sent to check on Inutaisho. She walked into the room with a heavy sigh. She was tired of all of this and it depressed her. Expecting just another patient she gasped at who she saw. "Inutaisho?" She walked over to the sleeping man and leaned onto the bed. Izayoi walked to look through his window and then opened the door. Sesshomaru and Sango soon joined her. Noticing the figure leaning over Inutaisho, she stopped and took a step back. The nurse gazed over him with curiosity and rubbed his face with the back of her hand. Izayoi gave a look that clearly stated that she was jealous and that she wan't happy with someone else groping at her man. Inutaisho stirred and blinked up at her. His look automatically changed from one of content to one of fear, disgust, and everything else bad you could imagine. "What the matter my sweet, aren't you happy to see me?" Inutaisho quickly sat up which caused a sharp pain in his torso. "Meidou? What the hell are you doing here?" He smacked her hand away from him. She frowned and cocked her head at him. "Well silly I work here. I'm a nurse." "Mommy?" Izayoi gasped at the word spoken from Sesshomaru, but it was because she thought that he was addressing her. After looking to him and seeing where he had his attention focused, she gasped once again and louder. The nurse and Inutaisho looked to see where the outburst came from. Then was the most awkward moment in history. Meidou looked at Sesshomaru with a smile, while Izayoi, Inutaisho, and Sango, however, all had a look of terror and confusion. The room fell silent and they all just stared at each other.
Well there you have it, hope you enjoyed .
