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A/N: Thanks for all the reviews I got for the last chapter! You guys are great! And I think you will enjoy this chapter too – I know the previous chapter was a horrible cliffie for you guys. Hope you like this one…enjoy!

Just for the sake of this story, Takamori will be Sesshoumaru's surname.

Title: Rewind

Chapter 11: Helplessness


(Kagome's POV)

From the darkness in which I was floating in, came a voice from far away.

"Kagome…Kagome…"

Someone was calling me…but it seems so far.

I reached out, trying to seek the voice in the darkness.

"Kagome…"

I saw a beam of light at the end at the darkness. Walking towards it, I reached out with my hand.

"She's responding! Did you see that? Quick, call the doctor here!"

The voice became louder and so much more eager, as I heard my name being repeated over and over again.

"Kagome, do you hear me? Wake up, Kagome!"

I bit my lower lip, running faster to the source of the voice. It kept calling, and I ran for all I was worth.

It was only then that I gradually felt pain in my body.

My legs felt heavier and heavier, while a dull ache throbbed in my head. But I kept running, for the voice continued calling out.

"She's awake, she's awake!"

The light was so bright…to the point of being glaring.

My eyes slowly fluttered open, blinking quickly to adapt to the glaring light. Being used to the darkness, my eyes couldn't get accustomed. The heavy smell of antiseptic hit my senses hard.

I blinked once more, and Sango's face gradually came into view. She looked so haggard, her face full of worry.

"Sa…n…go…" I whispered weakly, my hand reaching out for her to grasp.

Her warm hand closed around mine, before she held it closer to her chest. "Thank god you're alright, Kagome…I'm so glad you're fine…"

I felt her hot tears drip onto my hand.

"San…go…where is…Sess…" I spoke every word with effort, breathing hard to draw in breaths of fresh air. "Where…where is h-he?"

She removed my hand gently from hers, placing it down by my side.

She did not reply me.

Before I could say another word, the doctor came over hurriedly and gave me a brief check.

"You're generally alright now except for a fractured knee cap and an external head injury. However, you'd have to take good care of yourself in the months to come. You're very lucky, the baby is unharmed." He said.

"Baby?" I whispered, confused. What is the doctor talking about?

"Mrs. Takamori, you are two months pregnant."

I could not say a word at the good news. It was unbelievable, and the only feeling I felt at the moment was elation.

Pregnant…I am pregnant. There was a little life growing in me – a life belonging to me and Sesshoumaru.

"Isn't that wonderful, Kagome?" Sango smiled, placing a glass of fresh water near my mouth so I could suck through a straw. "Your mother and grandfather were so happy! They are not here now as they went back to rest."

The cooling water refreshed my parched throat before I nodded, smiling at my best friend who was obviously sharing my joy. My husband would be elated to hear this.

I have to tell him the good news immediately.

"Sango…where's Sess?"

The room immediately lapsed into a heavy silence, while everyone tried to look away from me.

"He…he…" Sango started.

"I want to see him…where is he?"

No one said anything.

"Why are all of you keeping quiet?" The ominous feeling in me was snowballing into something so big; I felt nauseous. "Tell me! Please…did anything happen to him?"

"Mrs. Takamori, please calm down. You should not be getting agitated-"

"No! Something is wrong…you can't hide it from me!" I was almost getting hysterical by now.

The doctor's silence confirmed my fears. Something had happened to my husband, and it was not good.

"Sango, please!"

Sango started crying, before she strode over to wrap her arms around me.

"Kagome, he is not doing so well…Sesshoumaru is in a coma, and they say chances of him waking up are slim."

I felt as if I was sucked into a void, a vacuum void of feelings or sound. For a split moment, I failed to react to Sango's words, only able to stare ahead wordlessly.

"No…" I muttered, feeling the tears rise up in the back of my nose. "No…This can't be…"

"Kagome, please…don't be like that." Sango cried, holding me tighter. "You have to stay strong, Kagome!"

"No…No!" I cried as the thread to sanity snapped into two. "Please, Sango…please…take me to him…let me see him! Please, doctor…please…"

Approving nods from them soon got me seated properly in a wheelchair, as Sango pushed me to where Sesshoumaru's ward was.


(Miroku's POV)

It is not easy watching your good friend lie on a hospital bed, fighting hard to stay alive.

Sesshoumaru…you have to get better for Kagome and your unborn child. Do you hear me? I silently wished, hoping somehow he could hear what I was thinking. The ward was cold and dreary, with the constant beeping from all the medical equipment around him.

It struck me then how fragile life can be. It only took a few seconds to land my friends into such a horrible state.

Reflecting upon myself, I thought of how my life would end. For now, I don't even have Sango by my side, and life is too short to waste. I need her so badly…we all have people we live for, just like Sesshoumaru for Kagome, and I, for Sango.

It was then when a gentle knock came from the door. I left my chair by Sesshoumaru's bed, and made my way to the door. Pulling it open, I was shocked to see Sango and Kagome outside, with the latter in a wheelchair and hospital robes.

"Sango…Kagome…" I gave Sango a look, silently asking why Kagome was brought out when she should be recuperating in her ward.

"She wants to see him." Sango replied, placing her hand on Kagome's shoulder. The look on Sango's face clearly reflected how they had no choice but to bring Kagome here.

"Miroku…where is he?" Kagome asked, her voice eerily soft with fatigue and hurt. "Can I see him?"

"Of course…" I quickly replied, opening the door wider so as to allow the wheelchair to pass through. Sango cast me a worried look, and it was obvious that she too, thought Kagome to be emotionally unsuitable to be seeing Sesshoumaru in this state now.

Sango wheeled Kagome right to the edge of the bed, where she slowly reached out with a shaky hand to touch Sesshoumaru's cheek, cautious to avoid the areas covered with gauze.

"He looks like he is sleeping…" She mumbled to herself, stroking his cheek with her index finger.

This will not do…Kagome is not being herself. She seems…weird.

I tapped Sango softly on the shoulder, before she turned around to regard me with a tired, questioning look. Motioning for her to go to the door, out of Kagome's earshot, I made my way out of the ward.

"Yes?" She asked, as she emerged a second later from the ward as well.

"Don't you think there's something wrong with Kagome?" I asked directly. "She is too distraught and traumatized to see Sess now."

"I didn't want to, trust me. She insisted she had to see Sess, and there was nothing we could do when she started crying hysterically."

"I'm afraid it will escalate into psychological issues…that wouldn't be healthy for both mther and child."

"Then what can we do? Is there anything we can do to help?" Sango asked.

"I don't know…This is terribly worrying…" I muttered, turning away from Sango to lean my head against the wall. "How can this happen to them?"

"I don't know…I really don't know. They don't deserve this at all." She shook her head, running her hand across her eyes.

She looked so tired, so vulnerable and so helpless. I wanted to pull her into my embrace immediately, but I knew I should not take advantage of the situation.

I nodded in agreement, before suggesting, "Let's get back in there to keep an eye on her."

Sango agreed, and we opened the door to enter the ward. Kagome was talking to Sesshoumaru, and I motioned for Sango to stay by the door.

"We are going to be parents, Sess…We were just talking about it, right?" Kagome was saying, her hand placed over her abdomen. "It seems like our baby got tired of waiting in heaven, and decided to come earlier."

"Such a blessing has been bestowed upon us…why don't you wake up? Why don't you wake up and make everything alright? Please be alright…You said my wish is your command…so I wish for you to wake up…do you understand? Don't lie to me!"

Kagome drew a shuddering breath, before she continued. In the dimly lit room, along with all the equipment and wires supporting Sesshoumaru's life, it gave the impression that recovery was impossible.

"You never liked it when I called you mochi, right? You never knew why I called you that…so let me tell you why. It's because you're so white and so irresistible and yummy!" She cried bitterly through her otherwise adorable and funny explanation, emotion clogging her voice.

"I love you so much, Sess…what am I going to do if you don't wake up? How can I and the baby survive? How can you even think of abandoning us? Please, I know you can hear me…stop sleeping, Sess! Wake up, wake up…" Kagome slumped in the wheelchair, her shoulders shaking violently with the wave of tears summoned by her sadness.

Beside me, came the similar sobs as we heard the heartbreaking words from Kagome.

"Sango…" I whispered, seeing my wife cry along with her best friend. She looked even more vulnerable now, in the dim light of the ward. The light illuminated her watery eyes and the tear streaks on her face.

With that, I reached out slowly to pat her on the shoulder awkwardly, holding back to prevent myself from enveloping her in my embrace, offering all the support I can give her.

A small cry escaped from Sango, as she threw her arms around me, burying her face in my chest.

Caught by surprise initially, I couldn't do anything more but hold her as close as I could, hoping that she could not only feel the warmth, but also the love beneath.

"Why…why are all the bad things happening to us?" She sobbed, her fists clenching fistfuls of my shirt. The mango scent which always followed her smelled so nostalgic, and the heartache of the entire scene only brought tears to my eyes as well.


To be continued…

A/N: Uh-oh. I think you guys are planning a mass Asami-bashing party eh? Don't worry, Sesshoumaru will get well! Please keep looking out for updates and supporting "Rewind"!

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