If Narou's wife, hitomi, was distressed she did not show it as she calmly hung up the phone and redailed for Sesshorin's number. As it rang she looked into the next room where she could see Kagome's mother reading a book to her son. Obviously she could understand this woman's worry and need to protect her daughter but she really should had been more sensitive talking to Inuyasha. She wondered how she would feel when she learned of Inuyasha's accident, would she feel guilty? Would she allow the hanyou to be with her daughter again? …That's if assuming he survived the night. From what she could gather from the distraught girl was that Inuyasha was in a very bad shape indeed.

Finally Sesshorin answered the phone, his voice was strained as if he was in the middle of a cumbersome task. "Ah Sesshorin thank God you're there. There's been an accident, Inuyasha was hit by a car." She explained quickly in hushed tones, not wanting to alert Kagome's family yet.

"Oh. Well its nothing too serious then, unless… oh dear. Did he attack it? Are there human casualties?" He didn't sound too worried, after all the average hanyou couldn't really get too badly hurt by cars. Holding the phone to one ear he tugged at the braid his little niece that braided, or rather knotted, into his hair. He was babysitting at the moment. Twin boys at the age of seven, mischievous and looking for adventures, the ten year old girl who liked his hair and a rather serious and quiet toddler at the age of three. The youngest, his nephew, spooked him a little for he was a child constantly frowning in concentration and judging every new thing he came across.

"No, it's the night of the no moon. Inuyasha is human tonight!" She quickly replied with much urgency.

"Shit!" All four child sharply looked to their uncle who swore so suddenly and openly. "Where is he?" He briefly glanced at the children, he wouldn't be able to leave them if Inuyasha needed help.
"On the road still, one of the main roads leading to my house. Narou's too afraid to move him on his own, its really serious. We need your help, he can't stay on the road." She silently cursed Kagome for not giving her more information. Although admittedly she was confident with the little information she did have any one of them would find them with ease… just follow the smell of Inuyasha's blood on the highway close to her home.

"But I can't… Damnit, I'm looking after the kids tonight…well ok, ok I'll go but I need to drop them off with you first."

"No time Sesshorin! Besides I need to be there too… what about your father? Do you think he'd help?"

"Ah… yes of course!" Actaully he wasn't sure if his proud father, Sesshomaru the great Lord of the Western Lands would aid Inuyasha despite the hanyou being his brother. He had been so determined not to meet his half brother from feudal times. But what choice did he have? "You go on ahead, either I or my father will be there shortly too."

"Hai, thanks Sesshorin." She immediately hung up and went into the other room to Kagome's mother. If Inuyasha was going to be brought here she should be prepared and the boy should be asleep.

For as much as Narou understood Kagome's heartache he couldn't help but wish she would just go wait in the car or something. He had positioned Inuyasha so he would be easily lifted onto a litter without running the risk of piercing his already bruised lungs but the moment he tired to touch him Inuyasha cried out in pain, it was a weak shout but considering his condition it took

a lot of strength. "You're hurting him!" Kagome wailed, tears streaming down her face.

She had seen Inuyasha injured plenty of times, but there was always the added strength of his demon blood, that always brought hope. Now he was human… and the fact he was knocked over by a car and not some vengeful demon made it all seem a lot more real. His death seemed more… likely. In an attempt to hold back her sobs she placed her hands over her mouth, feeling so very useless! She couldn't even touch Inuyasha right now in fear she would cause him more harm than good. She could only witness his pain, and watch as his skin grew paler, his breath shorten and his protests weaken.

"Kagome…" Narou turned to her, giving Natasha a quick glance, he had so many fears for the boy right now but would not voice them to her. "When Sesshorin and my wife comes, I don't want you to watch us when we lift him-"

"-but!" Kagome began to protest but Narou cut her short by raising a hand.

"You've watched him suffer more than you've had to, and he wont thank you for it when he recovers in the morning." He smiled reassuringly. "And recover he will." Kagome tried to smile back and nodded.

Cars had continued to to drive towards the scene but had stopped and turned around, no doubt the drivers muttering curses, as they seen the flashing hazard lights on Narou's car. Kagome watched these cars from a distance, waiting for one of them to stop and the owner to be either Hitomi or Sesshorin. But neither would appear in a car, a car was too slow too restricting to their demonic capabilities. The first to arrive was Hitomi, with pointed ears and striped markings on her now youthful face. At first Kagome didn't recognise her until Narou's wife spoke. "Kagome, how is he?" Now looking into her eyes it was obvious who she was and only after a second's hesitation Kagome replied.

"He's really hurt… Narou told me not to watch…." Shhe glanced over her shoulder to indicate where they were in case Hitomi hadn't spotted them. "Please, help him.." Her voice was broken, and Hitomi's heart really went out to this poor girl. But right now it was about Inuyasha. She'd comfort Kagome after, whatever the outcome. She n odded and briefly put her hand on Kagome's shoulder before rushing to her husband's side.

"Oh, Hitomi thank god you're here!" Narou breathed as he felt his wife at his side. "I've done something terrible!" He allowed his voice to quiver as he looked towards hi wife who had set hard eyes on Inuyasha, scanning his body and accessing his wounds.

"Time for pity later Narou. This was an accident, it isn't important. Right now is important. Helping his survive the night is important." She touched Inuyasha's face and looked up at her husband and offered him a smile. "He's a lot stronger than your arrange human, and he's fighting it with the will of a demon." She took her husband's hand, he had done all that could be done for now. "Sesshorin will be here soon, we'll get Inuyasha into the car. I'll take Kagome back, you can care for Inuyasha while Sesshorin drives. We got four hours before sunrise, it's possible."

As if on cue they both heard Kagome give a short gasp. Turning round in union they spotted the tall proud man who had startled Kagome so. Sesshomaru. Narou frowned and looked at his wife. "I thought Sesshorin was-"

"He's looking after the children." Sesshomaru looked at them, he had previously been watching Kagome, judging her and comparing this girl to the one he knew from many years ago. "I thought I was better needed here than caring for them in his place." Kagome had backed away a little, she recognised this man straight away. Despite how he had changed from many years ago. His face had changed, his eyes lined from years of care showed that he was no longer a pretty youth who could had been mistaken for a female beauty but now hansom older man.

He looked down at Inuyasha and Kagome was surprised to see emotions behind what she remembered to be ice cold eyes. "Brother…" He whispered and was by his side. Narou took a moment to speak, giving Sesshomaru a little space as he stepped back from Inuyasha. He didn't know much about what had transpired between the pair many years ago, but from what he had heard from Sesshorin, they were not the best of brothers and had even thought to kill each other. Did any of that hate remain? Would Sesshomaru help? Of course he would, it didn't take a genius to detect the amount of regret behind that whispered word.

"Sesshomaru-sama, we need to get him into the car. The cold out here isn't helping, we need to get him back to mine. I've got equipment there that might help sustain his life until sunrise." Narou quietly explained as he knelt back beside the broken boy. Sesshomaru nodded and on the opposite side did the same as Hitomi went to grab Inuaysha's head. Kagome could only watch on feeling useless, it didn't matter that each one of these people helping now had been alive for so many more years that brought experience and knowledge. She should be able to help! She should be more useful.

"Kagome! Open the back door and put the seats down!" Hitomi ordered as they gently lifted Inuyasha from the ground. He let out a feeble cry, his hands balled into loose shaking fists but apart from that gave no resistance. He was too weak. Snapping out of her feeling of uselessness Kagome rushed to the car and did as she was told in plenty of time for them to lift him into the back, all very aware that the wrong move, a small jostle might end his life.

After Inuyasha was securely in the car Narou thought it best that he took the wheel of the car and left Sesshomaru in the back to care for Inuyasha. With the young boy taking up most the back room the car wasn't big enough to carry them all so Hitomi had offered to take Kagome home through other means. Kagome let out a sob as she watched them drive off and Hitomi placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Come on, if you ride my back we'll probably get there before they do. You can help me and your mother prepare the room for him."

"Shouldn't… shouldn't we take him to a hospital?" Kagome whispered, he had looked terrible. She had seen death often enough during her time in the feudal era, she had seen it enough to recognise it.

"It's alright hun, remember that Narou, myself and Sesshorin are all scientists, doctors in a way. Back home, although you probably wouldn't had seen it yet we share a small lab. If we took him to a hospital they would try to operate, which would probably kill him. But we know al we have to do is sustain him until sunrise. Now come on, let's not waste any time." In her demon form Kagome found it difficult that this beautiful woman was Narou's elderly wife, the same person she had lived with for the last couple of weeks. She nodded and climbed onto her back, holding on tightly she allowed herself to be reminded of the times she had ridden Inuyasha like this. Hiding her face in Hitomi's shoulder she tried her best to hold back her tears. "Shh now, it's going to be ok. I promise." She let her words bring hope, allowed herself to be comforted.

"H-hai… And tomorrow I'll teach Inuyasha how to road works here so this never happens again!" Kagome started as Hitomi began to run. She let out a small laugh.

"I think my dear, he might had already learnt that lesson. Perhaps tomorrow you can just take him for ice-cream or something."

A/N Wow. That took a lot longer than I thought XD sorry guys! Ive probably should had written more, but I figure you've been waiting long enough for this ;; Ive already started writing the next chapter but I didn't think to upload those couple of paragraphs right now, lol as they'll give me a head start. I promise this isn't the last chapter or my last update! Thanks again for being so patient!