A/N: Okay, sorry for not updating for a while. Some good news is that I've finally figured out how to space things.so pretty soon the previous chapters will be spaced in order to be more reader friendly! In other news, I have finally seen the second Inuyasha movie: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou! The famed kiss was as nice as people who saw it before me raved. I love Inuyasha. So as a fan of Rumiko Takahashi's work and characters (disclaimer) I bring you the next chapter. Please review and tell me what you think!

Chapter 8: Bedside meetings and Sesshoumaru's denial

As Kagome started to feel conscious, she also felt a stab of pain in both of her wrists. Shoot she thought as the thought crossed her mind of how long she would have to take off to heal these sprained wrists. She wondered if Sesshoumaru would fire her because of her current and maybe permanent inability to serve her trapeze troupe. She felt her sadness grow but realized that she could have been a lot more seriously injured or even dead if that person had not have caught her. She pondered. Who did catch me? Was it Inuyasha? It sure didn't look like Inuyasha she thought to herself.

"Look, she's coming to!" shouted Sango to the group of worried performers that encircled her bedside.

"Ow, my wrists hurt." mumbled Kagome as she strayed away from her thoughts.

"Kagome! Thank God you're okay!" yelled Kagome's mother as she ran toward and squeezed the breath out of her in an embrace.

"Mom.I won't be if you don't let go of me and I suffocate" whispered Kagome.

"Sorry honey, I'm just so glad that you're okay!" Kagome's mom replied as tears filled your eye sockets once more.

Looking toward Sango Kagome asked, "What did the doctor say about my injuries?"

"You have two sprained wrists that will take about a month to heal completely and some bumps and bruises from the fall. That's it. I'd say that you got off pretty well from this accident" replied Sango.

"Yay, I'm not dead but my career is as good as it" said a defeated Kagome. Another person entered the room at that moment. It was Sesshoumaru. He walked over to Kagome's bedside and clasped her hands tightly, which caused Kagome to clench her teeth with the feeling of her pained wrists. Sesshoumaru seeing this loosened his grip and smiled. He looked at the girl in front of him that was filled with misfortune and said, "My dear, don't worry about getting fired because you can't work on the trapeze for a month. I talked to Madam Adele about you joining the dancing troupe and she agreed. But as soon as you can get back on the trapeze I want you back up there. Do you understand?"

Kagome nodded grateful for the first time to Sesshoumaru for giving her a second chance.
"Good, now you rest up." Sesshoumaru said sweetly

"Wait, Sesshoumaru!" interrupted Kagome, "who rescued me from my fall.I blanked out before he or she broke my fall."

"That is not of your concerns my dear. He is grateful that you're okay and says that no thanks are necessary" said Sesshoumaru.

"But." Kagome started

"I said it wasn't necessary, he doesn't enjoy company much and doesn't know how to deal with other people very well. I have pity for him.that's why I hired him. But really, don't trouble yourself with this kind of nonsense just concentrate on getting better because the show must go on, my little star" ended Sesshoumaru as he walked out of Kagome's dressing room.

Kagome wondered to herself if the person that had caught had been Inuyasha. The moment was so quick that she had no idea who had caught her. She decided that she would ask him later about her fall but she felt that she needed some rest feeling all of the sudden really tired. She turned to the group of performers that surrounded her bedside. She looked at them caringly and asked all of them to leave. She thanked them for keeping her company and closed her eyes due to exhaustion and the abundance of pain killers flowing through her body. The onlookers left her as they departed from the room and headed toward the main tent to attend a mandatory meeting that Sesshoumaru scheduled for all the staff and performers.

"What happened tonight was tragic, but we all must keep our spirits high. We mustn't have a repeat of tonight; therefore, I am issuing a new set of rules and regulations that must be met before each performance.

Security will be tightened and every member of the staff and performer will be issued an ID card. Cameras will be installed to monitor the equipment at all times and all equipment will be checked seconds before each performance. We have a reason to believe that the trapeze wire that caused young Miss Higurashi to fall and injure herself was sabotaged.

The Sengoku Jidai Circus will not cease from being the greatest show on earth.and we will show our competition that the show must go on and will go on.and be greater and more magnificent than ever!

The Sengoku Jidai has an efficient staff and truly talented performers who will work to make our show perfect and enjoyable for all the age groups in greater Japan. I have faith in you the staff and performers of the Sengoku Jidai.now please have faith in me. This will become the greatest show on earth if we work together to make it so. Now, rest well before tomorrow's show and believe in your own talents that will save this circus from failure and guarantee success!" proclaimed a hopeful Sesshoumaru to his employees.

The employees filtered out of the tent and dispersed to their own sleeping quarters after their first not-so-successful show of the season. Sesshoumaru stood in the center ring doubting his own triumphant words while Inuyasha slowly walked in to talk to Sesshoumaru about Kagome and the incident.

"You know, this is the first time that I see that you are doubting your own self Sesshoumaru. You spoke so triumphantly but you are deceiving the others.why not just tell them the truth?" questioned Inuyasha.

"Because you tell the audience what they want to hear.no need to cause a ruckus and un-needed worry among the performers" replied Sesshoumaru.

"But what if we go under?" rebuked Inuyasha.

"We won't because we are THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!" yelled Sesshoumaru.

Inuyasha looked at his brother and wondered why he was in denial. Sesshoumaru knew how the current situation looked.he was going to lose a lot of business because the Flying Higurashi's did not deliver a sufficient performance. Inuyasha nodded and responded, "Whatever you say brother.I will help you no matter what situation that you get into."

Sesshoumaru nodded and walked out of the center the ring toward his office in order to start making preparations for the heightened security. Meanwhile, Inuyasha was off to visit Kagome in her dressing room. He went to his dressing room, removed all his make-up, and made his way over to her dressing room to cheer up his dear new friend.

Inuyasha slowly opened the door and found that the lights were out and there was only Kagome softly snoozing in her bed. He went by her bed and looked at her sleeping face in the dark of her room. He smiled and thought that nobody would know that she was so much of a loud and annoying girl if they had saw her fast asleep like at that moment.

He patted her sheets and sat down in the chair that was placed near the side of her bed. There lay Kagome.relatively alright because of his quick actions tonight. He knew that if she had died tonight, he would have truly been saddened by her passing. He gazed at the girl who was undeserving of this kind of misfortune and decided that he would protect her from all dangers.

This girl was somehow different than Kikyo. That thought that crossed his mind was his last conscious thought. He fell asleep near Kagome's bedside, in a chair, grabbing hold of her hand loosely and unconsciously in his slumber.