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-VQ

"Sasaki, where the hell's Taisho?!" Coach Edo shouted worriedly as he looked around the locker room.

Miroku shrugged. "I haven't seen him since this afternoon."

"Well he's your best friend ain't he? Find him! Game time is in 20 minutes!"

Miroku took his phone out of his locker.

13 missed calls

2 voicemails

4 text messages.

This didn't seem good. He read the texts first. Three from Sango, one from Kagome. All about Inuyasha's current condition.

Miroku let out a sigh and told his coach everything.

"Let me guess: You're heading back to Tokyo?"

"I have to. His well-being is more important than this game. If Inuyasha does not come back…well…neither will I."

Coach Edo admired Inuyasha and Miroku's bond.

"My two best players, huh." He said with a sad sigh. "You both better come back soon in one piece!"

Miroku nodded with a smile. "Inuyasha will pull through." He told him before rushing out the door.

At the hospital

Kagome was in the waiting room with Sesshomaru while Sango and Sota warded off the paparazzi outside.

"He's gonna be okay, right?" She asked Sesshomaru with tears in her eyes.

Sesshomaru didn't respond. His silence made Kagome nervous.

"Say something!" She pleaded.

"I don't know." He finally admitted.

"W-what?! Why not? Is it that serious?"

"Kagome. You have to stop worrying or you'll give birth prematurely."

"How can I not worry?" She sobbed. "Inuyasha means everything to me!"

"I know. And you mean everything to him as well. Try to remember your happiest memories with him."

Kagome began to reminisce about the time Inuyasha told her how much she meant to him, even before they started dating.

They were having dinner after his victory at a lavish restaurant in Tokyo. He paid extra for outside seats by the garden. Kagome found it romantic but she did her best to stay casual.

"Wow. You went all out." She said with a smile.

"Yeah. You let me down by not coming out to party with us, so I figured you and I could do something big to make up for it."

"I'm sorry but a party with a bunch of sweaty guys is not my scene."

"Yeah I know. I just wish you were there. I didn't have as much fun without my best friend. You mean everything to me."

"R-really?"

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. I'd be lost without you."

"You mean everything to me too. You're always looking after me and helping me. It's great having you."

"I don't think anyone else will be coming in here." Sota said with a relieved sigh. "How'd they find out so quickly anyway?!"

"Sota. Stay here with Kagome. There is something I must do."

"A-alright."

Everyone looked up when they saw Koga walk in.

"Perfect timing." Sesshomaru said to him. "Come with me."

"Oookay. Are you alright Kagome?"

"I guess. I'll feel a lot better when the doctors tell me about Inuyasha's condition."

Sesshomaru led Koga outside.

"What the hell is going on? What's the real deal?" He asked with his arms folded.

Sesshomaru handed him a gun. "You have to protect Kagome's family. As of right now, everyone is in danger."

"Is he gonna live?"

"I cannot be sure. I know of someone else this happened to." His calm face turned more serious. "But the poison killed him."

"We're losing him!" The doctor shouted as she grabbed the defibrillator.

"Clear!" She sent a high voltage shock into his chest and checked his vital signs.

"Come on damn it! Clear!"

His heart began to beat and his white hair turned black.

"What's happening, doctor?" A nurse asked.

"He's turning human! His wife said he loses his powers this night each month." The doctor explained before checking his blood pressure. "Well I'll be damned. Turning human might've been what saved his life."

A half hour later

The doctor went out to the waiting room and asked Kagome to speak with her privately.

"He's stabilized, but still in a coma. He may remain comatose until we finish draining the poison out of his blood."

"Will he be alright?"

"That injection he received was infused with miasma and some other unknown chemical that is being tested in the lab. There may be some permanent damage to a few internal organs. If only we could have gotten to him sooner. The acidic properties started to eat through his flesh, so don't be startled by the burns on his arms and legs."

"Inuyasha." She said his name, her voice trembling as she rubbed her pregnant stomach.

"It's amazing how the fact that he turned human helped his body stabilize. I think that poison was made to kill demons. His body is starting to reject it."

"So can I see him?"

"Of course. This way."

Kagome nervously followed the doctor to Inuyasha's room. She was terrified to see him in that condition.

She took a deep breath before heading inside but quickly lost her composure when she saw him lying in that bed hooked up to machines and IVs.

She grabbed his hand and cried even harder when she felt how cold it was. His body was so pale and covered with burns. He was half dead. She had to place her hand on his chest just to feel him breathing and reassure herself that he was still living.

"Kagome?"

She turned around to see Rin at the door.

"I brought you some pillows. I know you're not going to leave his side and those reclining chairs aren't the most comfortable."

"Thank you."

"This reminds me of the time I first met Sesshomaru. Inuyasha was just born at the time."

"Really? So what else happened?"

"Well it isn't the happiest tale but..."

I was an intern at the time and Mrs. Taisho had just given birth to Inuyasha. I was working with the midwives so I was there for his birth.

I noticed there was just one boy sitting in the waiting area outside.

Since there was nothing for me to do, I went out there to greet him.

"Are you related to the woman who just gave birth?"

"She's my stepmother."

"You must be excited."

"It may be just us eventually. His mother was diagnosed with cancer months ago. And my father is in another room downstairs in a coma."

"I'm so sorry. But there is a chance they could both survive."

He just looked at me. His glare was hopeless and skeptic. "I'm not really the optimistic type. And besides...my father told me he would die for certain. Probably not right away, but eventually."

I peeked back into the room and the midwife motioned for me to come inside.

"Would you like to go meet your brother?"

Sesshomaru stood and walked into the room first and froze in the doorway. I guess he knew what his life was going to be like. He knew he would be raising that little boy sooner or later. And he was only 19 at the time, so imagine the pressure he must have felt.

He walked up to Inuyasha and held him as he cried, slowly rocking him until he was quiet.

The way he looked at him was so sweet, yet so heartbreaking. Like he knew what they were going to endure.

I asked the midwives if I could help him find his way to the ICU and they were fine with it.

All in all, I spent a lot of time watching over Sesshomaru. He stayed by his father's side when he was comatose for a week. I brought him food and pillows. I wanted him to feel less…alone.

Ultimately, his father died in the middle of the night, around 2:30. The dejected look on Sesshomaru's face was depressing. I wanted to do more for him.

He was at the hospital often, even after I had officially become a nurse. Inuyasha's mother was frequently hospitalized and Sesshomaru had so much trouble looking after such an energetic boy. Even with his mother near death, he didn't seem to understand the magnitude of the situation. He just wanted to play.

They were at the hospital for three nights. I looked after Inuyasha a lot for Sesshomaru to keep his mind at ease. I took him out for ice cream, played with him and even showed him around the hospital. He probably knows this place like the back of his hand.

On the third night, his mother had lost her fight with cancer at 6:42 PM. Inuyasha cried himself sick and had to be checked in for two days. He was dehydrated and completely lost his voice from wailing so loudly. It took time for him to accept the loss of his mother and finally understand she was never coming back.

Sesshomaru and I spoke before he signed Inuyasha out of the hospital. He said

"I want to thank you for your kindness. This may be the last time I come to this hospital, but I do hope it isn't the last time I see you."

"It doesn't have to be." I told him.

I had fallen in love with him over the years, and Inuyasha was like a brother to me.

"Watching Inuyasha grow up was the one thing that made me want children of my own. Seeing him like this terrifies me."

Kagome reached out and held Rin's hand. "It terrifies me too."

Suddenly, Kagome began to recall something that blew her mind.

"Wait a second! You said Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father died the same way? I thought he died of a heart attack."

"No. The same people that tried to kill Inuyasha…killed his father."

Kagome gasped in shock. What was going on? Why had she been kept in the dark about this?

"Don't worry about this. Sesshomaru is his big brother. He has protected him through and through. This time won't be any different. Just stay by his side until he wakes up. It will be nice if your face is the first thing he sees."

Kagome nodded with an optimistic smile.

Two days later, 3 AM

Kagome had dozed off in the reclining hospital chair after Rin had brought her a late night snack, but was woken up by the sounds of slight moaning.

She got up and turned on the lights. She looked at Inuyasha and saw a pained face and heavy breathing. He was dripping in sweat so she grabbed a towel by his bed and began to dab his face.

He slowly opened his eyes and began breathing even heavier.

Kagome smiled the second she saw his amber eyes open.

Inuyasha's eyes scanned the hospital room in confusion, and his pained face turned to one of panic.

"Inuyasha, calm down. It's okay." She whispered.

He tried to open his mouth to speak but realized he couldn't, so he struggled to reach for Kagome's hand.

"You came back to me." She said happily with tears in her eyes. "I thought I was going to lose you."

Inuyasha began mouthing something to Kagome. She quickly grew angry from what he told her.

"Kikyo did this to you?! Are you sure?"

He nodded.

Kagome reached into her bag and looked for her phone.

"Oh…before I do that…" She pressed the buzzer for the nurse and a woman came rushing in.

"Ah, he's awake!" She said happily. "Are you alright? Can you feel your body?"

Inuyasha nodded and mouthed "but I can't speak."

"I'll ask the doctor if you can have liquids." She said as she rushed out.

Inuyasha looked over to see Kagome had her back turned towards him. He began to let out small whimpers for her attention.

She turned to him with a look of concern and grabbed his hand again. "What's the matter?"

He didn't try to say anything. He just looked at her with his eyes wide.

Inuyasha took his hand and placed it over her belly to feel the baby. He let out a sigh of relief when he felt her move against his hand.

The nurse brought in a tray for him and sat his bed up for him.

"Do you want to feed him?" The nurse asked Kagome.

"Of course." Kagome acquiesced.

Inuyasha made a disgusted face at the soup and crackers in the tray.

"Come on, sweetie. Open your mouth."

Inuyasha shook his head and tucked his lips in.

"Do you want to talk again?"

Inuyasha nodded.

"Then open up."

He gave in and opened his mouth for a spoonful of soup.

"See that wasn't so bad!"

Inuyasha scowled at her angrily then turned his head to look at the two IV's in his arm, and then up at the bag he was connected to. He turned his head back to Kagome and took another helping of that disgusting soup until it was all gone.

"Your brother will be here in the morning. You two have to have an important conversation."

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow in confusion as Kagome laid his bed back down.

"Is it safe to assume you're not tired?"

He nodded.

"Well…I'm tired. Will you be alright if I go to sleep?"

He shook his head, then shrugged, before nodding.

"Which one is it?"

He paused before slowly nodding his head.

Kagome pushed her reclining chair closer to Inuyasha's bed and lied down.

"Why don't you watch TV? The button is right by your hand."

Inuyasha turned on the TV but watched Kagome as she quickly began to fall asleep. He didn't even care what was on. He was just relieved to see Kagome by his side.

Sesshomaru had just finished texting Kagome. He felt like half of a weight was lifted off his shoulders, but there was still much of a burden left. How was Inuyasha going to handle what happened to their father?

"Big brother, how did our father die?"

"…"

"Big brother?"

"He had a heart attack."

"A heart attack? What's that? Something attacked his heart? Was it a monster?"

"Hmm…it's when your heart is under a lot of stress and it stops working."

"His heart didn't work no more? He must've used it a lot if it stopped working."

"He certainly did."

"He loved us, right?"

"Of course. He said he loved us above all things."

"I guess…knowin' he died from loving us too much makes it seem less sad. Don'tcha think so?"

"…when you put it that way, I suppose I do, little brother."