Chapter 37: A Sad Reunion
Kaoru makes his way to Inutaishou's office. He knows that it's just rude to barge in and demand to know where is his family is. He is about to knock onto the door… "Come in Kaoru." Inutaishou politely opens the door for him. Kaoru didn't see this coming. What has gotten into him all of sudden? "I assume you want to know where your wife is." He sits back into his office desk. Kaoru just nods. "That's all I want. I need to see them in person to make sure." Kaoru explains to him calmly. But deep inside he's so worried that something might've happened to them throughout the years. Inutaishou smiles and wrote something onto a piece of paper. "This is the pass to let faculty know why you're there. It's at Tokyo General Hospital. It's just outside of the neighborhood. You cannot miss it." Inutaishou gives the paper and resumes back to his documents.
Kaoru looks down to read what it says. For what he wrote were just some id card and a pin number of some sort. "I'll be going now. Where's Kagome?" He asks a few minutes later. Inutaishou doesn't turn his gaze to him. "She's with Inuyasha. It's best that you go alone. From what Inuyasha had to let her know so far is too much for her to take in. She'll be in one of the guest rooms guarded by him. So don't go telling her where you're going." He warns Kaoru. All Kaoru could do is growls weakly. "Fine." He replies back and leaves the office.
Kaoru walks towards the front door to find Myoga. "I've been assigned to escort you to the hospital where your wife is." He bows to him. Kaoru nods back. "Thank you." He speaks back as they exit the manor. Kaoru looks down the stairs to see a regular car parked at the bottom. "It's best that our vehicle to be a regular one. Whenever I take the master and mistress somewhere is in a limo." Myoga explains as he opens the door to let Kaoru in. Kaoru shrugs his shoulders and gets in.
Back in the guest bedroom, Kagome is still pinned to floor thanks to Inuyasha on top of her still with his hand on the back of her neck. Kagome opens her eyes to find that she's by the windows. The windowsill in on the floor thus making it easy for her to see outside. What she sees isn't what she expected. Inuyasha catches her gaze staring out the window. "Where is my father going?" She asks him as she tries to get him off her. Inuyasha narrows his eyes, as he keeps a hold of her neck. "You have nothing to worry about. He's just going to the hospital, just for a checkup." He pathetically lies to her. Kagome knew it immediately that he's not very good when it comes to lying. Trying to think of a way to get out of Inuyasha's grip, she begins to glow a lot.
Inuyasha begins to feel the impact of the glow. All of a suddenly the glow wraps around him as it zaps him painfully. The zaps even forces him off of Kagome. Kagome quickly gets up and towards the door, and opens it. She turns around to see Inuyasha unconscious. "I'm sorry." She murmurs and leaves the room and closed the door behind him. She runs down the hallway to the front door. She smiles in happiness as she about to open up the door to go outside and got after her father. She turns the door but it's locked. But not from the inside, it's from the outside. "What's happened?" She asks as she tries her best to make the door budge. "Now is not the time to go see your father, Kagome." Inutaishou walks into the hallway from behind. Kagome turns around to see him in a stoic yet shame on his face. "Mr. Takahashi, you don't understand. My father just left the house and I just saw him leave. Please you have to take me to wherever he is." She begs him. All Inutaishou does is shake his head as a respond. "Kagome, I know how eager you are to see him, but where he's going is private and we cannot interfere with that." He explains to the girl.
All Kagome does is drop to her knees in such disbelief. "But why? Why can't I see him?" She managed to asks him in murmur. Inutaishou walks down to her level and places his hand onto her shoulder. "Let's just say your father is going to see someone he hasn't seen in a long time." He tries to comfort her without revealing the whole truth per say. Kagome looks down and then looks out the window. "Daddy, wherever you are. Please be careful." She speaks in her mind.
Kaoru arrives at the hospital. Thanks to Myoga who escorted him. "Thank you, Myoga. I'll call you when I want to head back to the mansion." Kaoru turns around with a smile on his face. Myoga bows and drives off back to the mansion. Once the car was out of his sight, Kaoru looks up at the tall building in front of him with a frown. "Might as well get this over with." He claims as he enters the hospital. He walks up to the desk and ask which floor Ai Higurashi is on. According to the receptionist, she told him that she's in the 8th floor in the I.C.U. of the west wing of the building. Kaoru thanks her and goes to the elevator that is required to take him to the west wing. He gets into the empty elevator and pushes the button of the 8th floor. Along the way, he turns around to see the back of the elevator is gliding through a window view of the city. 'Didn't expected this.' He said curiously in his mind. The bell dings and opens up the door to let him off. Upon stepping out, he can see a few room are occupied with various patients who have been sent here for random reasons. But the only one that he's so eager to see is his wife that he hasn't seen for 16 years. He walks down the hall until he finds a chart that has the name Higurashi on top. He can see clearly that the door is closed. He politely knocks on the door to see rather or not she's awake. A few seconds later, no response. He opens up the door to see for himself.
Inside Ai's room, he can hear a few machines beeping gently, a few cords, one attached to an IV fluid bag that is hanging by the bed. Kaoru takes a deep breathe and walks slowly towards the patient. Upon fully seeing her, Kaoru deepens his frown. 'Oh Ai. What have I done to let this happen.' He said sadly as he takes hold of his wife's hand. The contact between two reveals that Ai's hand is cool, and yet a bit warm. Not only that, her hand gently grasps his. Kaoru quickly turns his sight to Ai. She flutter her eyes open to see who is was that took her hand.
When her vision clears up, she widens them. "Kaoru? Is that you?" She tries to reach for his cheek to make sure that he doesn't vanish. Kaoru smiles at her. "Yeah, it's me." He responses back to her. All Ai could do is smile with tears seeping through her eyes. Kaoru catches the sight and wipes away those that have fallen from the eyelids. "I'm here. And I have a lot of explaining to do." He keeps his smile. Ai nods back, willing to listen what he has to say.