Sesshomaru paced the halls of the building Kagome called a hospital trying not to breath in the smell of death and sickly bodies. The nurse at the front desk had taken one look at the group and dashed to get the head of the medical staff, who happened to be a youkai himself. The doctors had descended in seconds, Samara and the baby where rushed off in separate directions.
"They will be giving the best care possible" A small nurse had assured them before the doors of the ICU swung close.
Hours later they had still not been allowed back to see either Samara or the baby and the nurses' assurances that everything was okay where beginning to wear on Sesshomaru's nerves.
"Lord Bellisario?" Rhys turned at the sound of his name and faced the exhausted looking doctor. "Do they live?" He demanded pink tinted eyes locking on the smaller man.
"My name is Dr. Martin, if you would follow me I'll take you back to see your wife and explain everything there. She was been asking for you since she came to." Dr. Martin motioned for Rhys to follow him through the doors.
"Can we come too?" Kagome asked from where she had curled up in the hospital chair. The doctor began to explain that only one visitor was allowed at a time, but Sesshomaru's glare sent him hurrying down the hall, leaving the others to follow.
Kagome's heart flipped over as she gazed down at the tiny form incased in the incubator. Although not standard purcedure, the youkai secretly working on the hospital staff had outfitted one of the many private rooms with everything the premature kit would need so he could remain close to his mother.
"His name is Yasuo" Samara informed Kagome weakly, peering around the hovering form of her mate.
"He's beautiful" Kagome whispered.
Dr. Martin cleared his throat to get everyone's attention, paling when Sesshomaru turned on him with a glare.
"As I have already explained to Lady Bellisario, she and the baby will have to remain under our care for the next week or so, maybe more. The child…
"His name is Yasuo!" Sam insisted, attempting to rise from the bed. Rhys placed a restraining hand on her shoulder and eased her back against the pillows before motioning for the doctor to continue.
"Yasuo sustained very little trauma from the attack or the difficult birth, but as with all premature babies, we would like to keep a close eye on him for the next while to make sure he continues to breathe on his own and that his immune system and youkai have developed properly before we discharge him for the hospital. The wounds inflicted on your mate were much more critical and she will require the most observation. It is a good sign that the external wounds have already begun to heal, but her internal injuries will need more time to mend themselves before she is moved.
She has several broken ribs, one punctured a lung which we were able to repair, many of her other organ show signs of extensive bruising. It seem that her attacker focused mainly on her abdomen so there is little to no head or spinal damage, and except for a fracture to her left wrist, there were no other external injuries. My staff and I will check on them both periodically, and I have scheduled a CT and a MRI for the morning if her condition remains stable. Are there any questions?" After explaining how the CT and MRI were preformed the doctor was dismissed, leaving Sam to rest and the other to process the information and strategize.
Several hours passed before Samara woke from a light nap and spoke.
"You will have to return home" Sam said breaking the silence. She looked from her mate to the others. Rhys moved to argue, but she waved him to silence.
"Yasuo and I will be fine here, but Kai and the others have been left virtually unprotected. Charmaron is a coward and he will seek to inflict the most damage possible while our people are left unguarded. Sesshomaru your lands border his, he will try to overtake them first. Tomoyuki must also be warned so that he can have his men on alert. The crisis has all but past here, we must strike back while he thinks us weak and unprepared." She informed them.
"You're right Sam, but the guys can go and I can stay here with you and the baby." Kagome amended.
"No" Samara said shaking her head. "Rhys and Sesshomaru will have to leave from the palace once they get back. Although I respect the monk and slayer, I will rest more easily knowing you are there with them to look after the boys... and should the worst happen, you will be there to bring the children across to this era. I underestimated that man once; I will not do so again." Sesshomaru and Rhys attempted to argue and offer alternative plans, but Samaras' logic was sound and in the end they were forced to agree.
"Once we reach the shrine I'll wake my mother and fill her in on what's happened she will be more than happy to stay here with you until we return." Kagome hated to leave Sam alone hurt, and in a strange world, but there was no other choice and she knew her mom would look after Sam as if she was her own daughter.
Crossing to Samara's side without a word, Sesshomaru grazed his cheek across hers before stepping back. "Do as the little man says woman, I expect you to be fully healed and ready to leave when we return for you." He ordered gruffly.
Turning his back on the smiling woman, Sesshomaru approached the incubator for the first time, and stared down at the baby. Tiny eyes barely opened but Sesshomaru had to fight down a smile at the flash of green in the boys' eyes and the small flare of Youkai that brushed against he's senses in greeting.
"Just like his mother." He informed the room, secretly please and looking forward to the day when the kit would be big enough to plague him like his brother. Once the other goodbyes were said, Sesshomaru lead the way back to Kagome's family shrine, mind focused on destruction and revenge.
Only when she could no longer feel her mates' aura in this era, did Samara allow exhaustion to take over and fall into a healing sleep.