Love Transcends
Chapter Six: Demon VS Human
Kagome sat next to Inuyasha's hospital bed. He wore a breathing mask and an I.V. in his arm. He was breathing somewhat steadily and the doctors had said his fever had gone down. She held his other hand tightly, looking at his face. His eyes were closed and he slept peacefully, although his dark hair lay everywhere on the pillow, spawning out like a fan. Kagome brought his hand to her face, resting her cheek against it. It had been two days now since the New Moon had gone, and Inuyasha was still human. It baffled her. Kagome wondered if being in her time was the cause of it.
The doctors had taken samples of Inuyasha's blood to see if they could find anything wrong. The tests were supposed to come back that day. Kagome couldn't be able to stand it if Inuysaha was poisoned so badly by Naruku, and he wouldn't live. Kagome shut her eyes tightly at the thought, feeling tears come to her eyes. She remembered when Inuyasha had laid in her lap when the spider youkai had poisoned him.
"You smell kind of nice, Kagome." He had said.
Kagome wondered at that. He had always shown signs of worry if something were to happen to her. And just a few days he had kissed her. It wasn't a sweet little kiss, but a deep passionate one. The kind that you always saw in movies. Kagome had also seen affection in his eyes when their kiss had been parted. She opened her eyes and looked down at the sleeping man. He seemed so peaceful. Kagome leaned down to his face as his hand twitched in her hold. The door opened, and Kagome looked up to find her school mate Houjo come in. The two had gone on little dates since their freshman year, but never went steady. "Konichiwa, Houjo-san."
Houjo nodded to Kagome and came in. He had a small vase of flowers in his hands. He walked over to Inuyasha's bed, looking at the sleeping man. He then looked up at Kagome. "Is he your friend?"
"Yes, he is." Kagome said softly. "He's been sick like this for days….and, I don't know why." She looked back down at the black haired hanyou.
Houjo nodded. "I can see that you care about him a lot." He said softly. Kagome looked back up at him, surprised. Houjo smiled softly and took a rose out of the vase he carried, putting it into the empty one next to Inuyasha's bed. "My aunt is here in the hospital too. She is having kidney failure, and I brought her these red roses. Seeing you here and so sad, I figure that my aunt won't miss one rose."
"Domo Arigatou, Houjo-san." Kagome smiled. Houjo nodded and turned, walking from the room, closing the door behind him. Kagome looked back at Inuyasha, hearing his breathing lessen in its raspy tone. Kagome sighed and held Inuyasha's hand with both of hers. "Inuyasha, please open your eyes...please." She hung her head and a few moments later the door opened again. She looked up to find her mother and her two black haired friends, Miroku and Sango. "Miroku-sama? Sango-san? What are you doing here?"
"They were looking for you and your friend." Mother explained. She moved aside and the two friends ran to Inuyasha's side. "They were looking for you, and I guess they come from the time your friend does."
"Anon, Kagome-san." Sango said sheepishly. "Your mother let me wear some of your clothes, that is alright…right?" Kagome nodded, smiling. Sango looked at Miroku. "Houshi-sama borrowed some of Inuyasha's new…attire, as your mother put it." She looked at Kagome's mother. "Thank you for bringing us here."
"It was no trouble, Sango." Mother smiled. "I have to get to work now. Kagome, you come home tonight and bring your friends with you." She turned and left.
Miroku looked down at Inuyasha. His eyes widened to find a black haired Inuyasha. "Kagome, I thought that the New Moon had passed.
"Hai, it has."
"Then why is he not a hanyou again?" the houshi asked. He looked up at Kagome as she shook her head side to side. Miroku looked at the hanyou with a puzzled expression. Sango sat besides Kagome. Miroku poked Inuyasha in the head, but the hanyou did not respond. He frowned; this was more puzzling than he thought. "No doubt this has to do with either Naruku or Kikyou. I choose Naruku though."
"Inuyasha would believe it was Kikyou." Kagome said softly, not dropping Inuyasha's hand. They both looked at her, shocked. "He thinks that Kikyou would do whatever she could to bring him to hell with her. Even though Kikyou hates him, she still loves him dearly. You can tell by the way she looks at him. If you look past the anger, there is still a love there."
"Why would she still hate him? Naruku was the one who did it, not Inuyasha." Sango said. Kagome sighed, shrugging. The door opened again, and a doctor stood there. He had a clipboard in his hand. Miroku moved aside so the doctor could walk up to Inuyasha and inspect him. A moment later the doctor looking at Kagome.
"Who are these two, Higurashi-san?" the doctor asked.
"They are friends of mine and Inuyasha." Kagome explained.
The doctor nodded. "Well, the test results are back, Higurashi-san." He glanced at the two new comers through his glasses. "It seems as if his problem is not only the strange wound he has. His blood is the real problem. Some of the white blood cells are attacking each other, as if to destroy them." He looked at Kagome who nodded numbly, understanding more than what the doctor did. He looked at Miroku and Sango. "Do you understand?"
"They are transfer students from America, and don't speak Japanese well." Kagome lied. Sango and Miroku smiled, nodding, playing along with the game.
The doctor nodded, checking the machines. "Well then. Higurashi-san, you should head to the lunch room and catch a bite to eat. My nurses and I shall see if there is a way to stabilize your friend."
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Sango looked up from the strange food that was on her plate. She looked at Kagome, who seemed as if she were not hungry at all. Miroku sat back in his seat, his bandaged hand on his chin, thinking. "What did the man in the white coat mean, Kagome?"
"He is the family doctor. He is looking after Inuyasha." Kagome said. "He said the white blood cells. Those are the things in your blood that keep you from getting infected." She looked up at her friends. "But, there is more to that then the doctor understands. I see it now."
"Then what is it, Kagome?" Miroku asked.
"His human blood is attack his hanyou blood." Kagome said softly. Miroku's mouth dropped open while Sango gasped. "Since the hanyou blood is weaker during the New Moon, the human blood began to attack the hanyou blood. But the hanyou blood is fighting back to the human blood."
"That could kill him!" Sango gaped, and Kagome nodded.
"There is only one way to fix this crisis, then." Miroku stated grimly. The girls looked at him. "He will have to wish on the Shikon no Tama to become either full human, or full demon. It is the only way to stop it, as I see."