HTF

Chapter 37

~The Gesture That Said It All~

I have had an amazing time writing this story for you guys, but more importantly – for me. Here's a tip for my fellow writers: write for yourself. If you write for other people and try to please them, you have or you will lose the love once committed to the story.

You guys have been VERY motivation and I have gone as far as I have because of you guys! Thank you so much!

I hope to hear you guys when I write some other fics – series or one-shots – and if not I hope to hear your final farewell as either a review or a PM.

Disclaimer: I do not Own Inuyasha….

~~Ms. Higurashi~~

From outside in the hallway, I gaze through the large window and watch the two teens inside the hospital room. My lips curl into a soft smile as I watch (a now very half-demon) Inuyasha hover over my unconscious daughter; he's been doing so since she's come out of her emergency operation and she was allowed to have visitors.

But when she was back there…

I shake my head, remembering the way Inuyasha had paced all around the tiny waiting room, growling and swearing at anyone who came within three feet of him.

Earlier, the doctor (and to Inuyasha's disappointment- the same one as before who undoubtedly remembered the silver-hair boy) had told me that Kagome should be waking up at any moment now. Through the large window, I watch Inuyasha jump when Kagome stirred. Knowing she's in kind, loving arms, I turn away from the soon-to-be heart-felt scene and walk to the elevator to reach Souta's room.

He's in a separate room, in the normal part of the hospital. At first, he completely ignored his bruising body, wanting nothing but to be by his onii-san's side, but mother knows best.

Sure enough, as soon as his adrenaline had left his bloodstream, he was ready to ask for medical attention. But luckily, he'll be able to leave the hospital with a few prescriptions for some abdominal pain.

I bow my head in though as the heavy elevator doors close in front of me, taking me three stories down.

Kagome isn't so lucky.

~~Kagome~~

I groan and shake my head carefully, memories of what happened to me before my blackout slowly coming together to form a complete puzzle. My senses come back to me warily, one by one. I feel the stiff sheets covering my body. I barely hear someone else's breathing above my own breathing whipping past my ear drums. The smell of cleaning chemicals and antiseptics drift lazily over to me.

So? I made it to a hospital? Or is this what angels do when you die? Repair the image of the soul's broken body before sending it to a happy (or less than happy) place?

I force my eyes to open despite the heaviness, but when the deluge of sunlight came flooding in my face, I shut them quickly.

Guess I can't find out just yet.

But not before I catch a glimpse of rippling silver.

"Inu…Yasha?" I gasp, my eyes still tightly closed. I don't know if he's really there or not

I really hope he isn't just an illusion to trick me back to spiritual health, but shouldn't I be dead? With all those drugs Naraku gave me, I-

I feel someone slip their hand into mine and the first thing I notice is the absence of previous rolling pain that, because of the drugs, usually accompanied the touch.

~~Inuyasha~~

I smile warmly at the beautiful girl before me, still waking to the world around her. I tighten my grip on her hand, hoping the reassurance of what I'm about to say flood through our hands.

"Yeah, Kagome; it's me."

A little 'v' appears in between her eyebrows, showing her effort in something (most likely trying to believe it's really me). With a soft sigh, the 'v' disappears and she drifts back to a more peaceful sleep, her hand tightly clinging onto mine.

Not that I'm complaining…

I get up from sitting near her hips on the bed and gently press my lips against her cool forehead. I sum up all my emotions into that seemingly simple gesture:

I love you

I promise to stand by your side, forever

I love you from the bottom of my heart

I'll help you get through this

I love you with all my heart

You are my world

I love you from the inside out

I'll see to it that you'll forever smile, laugh, and cherish the life Kami has given us

I love you in ways words will never, ever be expressed

I want to help bear our pups- with you as their nurturing mother while I'm the one lucky enough to father them-

"Gods, Kagome." I whisper against her forehead, daydreaming of little pups bundled in little blankets falling asleep in my strong, protective arms. As a content sigh escapes my sleeping Kagome, I add, "How I love you so…"

A/n: Hey folks! Well, this is the last chapter of HTF: Heart That Flutters.

I hope you guys liked it as much as I did!

Please tell me if the ending was okay, because I can write stories….

…. But it's soooo hard to end them! I just want them to go on and on and on and on and-

You get the point.

;3

Please! I want to hear from you! Let it be my final gift from you if you have no interest in my song fics (I have ideas and as soon as I can type them, I'll post them!) or my Hunger Game fic.

Till Next Time!