I've had a few of you ask about my other story Angel's Fist. I will try to continue that story after finishing this one. As many of you know, for some reason I wasn't able to continue my story due to a glitch on fan fiction. The issue is resolved and I should be able to continue it soon. When I finish Music High, I will continue to work on Angel's Fists.

As for how long it'll take me to update chapters, you are all going to have to be patient. School has started, I have to work, and I help take care of a baby. Including homework and studying, it'll take me a while to update my story. Be patient with me, I'll be up until late hours into the night working on this story. It'll just take me longer than usual.

I have to thank my new beta, CaseClosed621 who has been helping me a lot recently. Enough of my blabbing, I'm sure you just want to get to the chapter so here it is!

Chapter 21

"Ms. Higurashi?" I had called her the second they took Kagome away and now her family is here. We all look up at the person in a lab coat. My eyes grow wide as I realize just who was standing in front of me. It was Sango's friend from the beach party, Akio. What the hell, he's a doctor? How old is this guy?

"Yes, that's me. How's my daughter?" He looks around at the crowd of us that gathered. Kagome's family is here and the whole gang is here waiting to hear about Kagome's condition. Even Sesshomaru is still here, which surprises me. Almost everyone is crying; us guys are all holding back to stay strong for all the girls in the room. Megumi and Shippo are wailing incredibly loud. Shippo's old enough to know that Kagome was hurt badly and Megumi is probably feeling all the stress and worry in the room. Not to mention, her new motherly figure is missing.

I'm holding both of them while trying to sooth them, but it's getting kind of difficult when I'm worrying myself. Akio looks straight into Ms. Higurashi's eyes as he says compassionately, "Kagome has fallen into a coma and we're not sure if or when she'll wake up." My heart feels like it just stopped and frozen into an icicle. That can't be…how did this happen? Akio continues, "She lost too much blood before she got here and the wounds are pretty serious. Being in a coma is probably the best thing for her right now; she won't feel pain and her body can rest as it heals."

I keep myself from yelling with the kids in my arms, but I growl out, "Are you trying to tell us that Kagome laying in a coma is a good thing? When we don't even know if she'll wake up? Are you fucking serious right now?"

He turns to me and his compassion turned to dislike immediately, nothing I'm not used to, but I growl defiantly anyway. He says coldly, "I'm saying that at least the poor girl isn't suffering anymore. Now if you'll excuse me, I have rounds to do. If you wish, you can visit Kagome." Turning back to Kagome's mother, "I've heard that even in a coma, the patients have some sense of hearing left. She won't respond, but there's a chance she can hear what you are saying if you wish to talk to her." With that said, he turns and walks away.

Kagome's grandfather speaks up, "What are we to do with Megumi now? Who's going to take care of her while we are out?" Realization hits Ms. Higurashi and she became even more depressed than she already was.

"Oh dad, I have no idea…I can't take her to work with me, my boss won't have that…"
"I can take her." They look over at me and my jaw drops slightly realizing what I just said. "I can take her to school with me like Kagome was doing, I've been watching her and I've taken care of her a bit this afternoon. Besides, my mother loves babies; she can help me at home too."

Ms. Higurashi gives a small smile, "Thank you so much, this will help us a lot. We'll take Megumi home first as we get her some stuff packed. You can come with us and we'll drop you both off at home afterwards." The old man just nods in my direction and walks down the hallway that Kagome was taken. A nurse appears to show us to her room and we all follow.

(Kagome POV)

I look around as I try to remember where I was, but all I can see is a bright light. Movement in my arms makes me look down and the bright light dims to let me see Megumi snuggling into my embrace, but a few years old. What's going on? How did I get here…when did I come to the park? I look around some more now that my vision has gotten used to the light and see Inuyasha walking over to me.

"Hey babe, I'll carry her for you." My face turns a bright red quickly; did he just call me 'babe'? Alright something isn't right here. He picks Megumi up as naturally as if he was her real father and puts her against his shoulder so she can lay her head back down. She sticks her thumb in her mouth and falls right back to sleep.

He holds out a hand to help me up and I take it; right when I'm about to say thanks, he pulls me in close and puts his free hand around my waist. I squeak and blush even more. He chuckles and says, "you're so cute when you blush." He nuzzles his nose into the crook of my neck and lets out a growl that almost sounds like a purr.

"What's going on? When did this all happen?" He looks up at me in confusion and tilts his head to the side slightly, kind of like a puppy. "You aren't normally like this…and what happened to those demons…and why is Megumi a toddler?" I bombard him with questions, which only makes him more and more confused.

"What are you talking about? Megumi is three because we've had her for three years now. As for how I'm acting, I've been like this since you accepted me as your mate. And I'm not really sure what demons you are talking about, since we haven't been under attack for a while now." My eyes grow wide at all this information, but I was just being hung by chains…and I don't remember the whole three years with Megumi…wait a minute…

"I'm your…mate?"

He looks at me strangely and shakes his head, "I think it's time you got some rest yourself. You're sounding like a crazy person." I would normally get defensive on an accusation like that, but I'm not too sure what's going on right now.

(Back to Inuyasha POV)

Somehow we all manage to fit in the tiny hospital room to see Kagome. She's in really bad shape and there are tubes and wires coming from all over, connecting her to different machines. My ears droop drastically, I should have gotten to her sooner. When she gets better, she's not leaving my sight ever again! We all stand around in silence, soaking in what happened to our friend or family member.

After a while, Ms. Higurashi stands up and sighs, "Inuyasha, we should get you settled with Megumi. She still needs proper care, even if we are in this situation." I nod and follow her family out of the hospital. Everyone else leaves as well.

When we get to the parking lot, I hand Shippo to Sango and get in Ms. Higurashi's car and strap Megumi into the car seat. Apparently they got another one so there can be one in Sango's car for the carpooling.

Once we get there, we pack half of Megumi's belongings up and I call Sesshomaru to come pick me up. My bike is still at school, which doesn't matter anyway because now that I have Megumi, I can't ride it to school. "Hey Sesshomaru, can you pick me and my bike up? I'm taking Megumi with Kagome in the hospital and all."

After agreeing that he can pick me up, he hangs up and I go into the kitchen of Kagome's home and her mom hands me a bottle for Megumi. It's time for her to eat again. I wonder what's going to happen now.

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