Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim any right or responsibilities for the characters used in this story. All rights are reserved for the respective creator of Inuyasha, Rumiko Takahashi.
Heartbeats
by Rikayu
Chapter Twenty-Five: Inevitability
As a doctor, it was normal that Sesshoumaru would sometimes return to his flat many hours after his shift was supposed to end. He lived very close to the hospital and was on twenty-four hour call, after all. And for someone so "young", he was quite the respected doctor and praised very much by his superiors.
Of course, unbeknownst to them, Sesshoumaru had been a doctor for a good century and a half already. It certainly was something Kagome never would have imagined hearing from someone who had previously tried to kill her without any hesitation. Over the years, he told her that he'd spent most of his time travelling all around the world under different aliases, driven to learn more about the practice and help as many people as he could along the way. But no matter how trained he was and how many people he helped, it was inevitable that he wasn't able to help everyone.
Kagome turned to look at him as he leaned back against the large window that lined one side of his living room. Sesshoumaru was still dressed in what he wore the day before, black pants, a light blue shirt that was now slightly disheveled and unbuttoned down the collar, and a black tie hanging loosely around his neck. Behind him through the glass, the sun was just started to peek from behind city buildings as it rose into the morning sky.
Quietly, she walked up to him and looked at the squirming bundle in his arms. Slowly, she reached her hand forward and ran her fingers through the soft mane of the black puppy in Sesshoumaru's arms. It began to affectionately nibble on the tip of her finger as a sad smile graced her face and Sesshoumaru leaned his forehead against hers.
End Note: Done for the Weekly Perfection challenge on dokuga_contest. Originally posted on August 07, 2010. Prompt: Driven. Word Length: 300