A/N: Hey, I'm actually not late on updating! Go me! * waves a little flag
around* I have a quiestion. Should I change the summery and make it sound
more interesting?
inukagonly: I'm glad that you liked my last chap! And I will write more chap. really soon, this fic is no where NEAR finished!
arline: You are very close about Inuyasha's 'secret' but that's not it, though. Sorry. It will be revealed in a later chap. what the secret is though, but if you would like to try and guess again be my guest. And please let me know when you get your fic up, cause I'd like to read it!
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CHAPTER 8
"What happened to you this time?" Inuyasha asked as he walked into an examining room.
Sitting on the examining table with a rag on his nose, was Miroku. He glanced over at Inuyasha as he walked into the room.
"A nurse hit me on my nose. I think she might have broken it." He explained as he slowly pulled the rag away to reveal a swollen, bloody nose.
Inuyasha winched at the sight of it. "What did you do to make her hit you so hard?" Inuyasha quiestioned the man on the table.
Miroku shrugged his shoulders and put on an innocent look on his face. "I have no idea. She was standing in front of me, doing paper work, and all I did was walk by her then the next thing I knew, she whirled around and hit me as hard as she could."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at the man. "Is that ALL you did?" He asked.
Miroku looked thoughtful for a minute. "Well, my hand might have slipped." He admitted.
"Your hand didn't happen to slip to, oh, I dunno, GROPE her or anything, did it?" Inuyasha said it more as a statement than a quiestion.
Miroku looked at him with a perverted grin on his face. "Now what gave you that idea?"
Inuyasha rolled his amber colored eyes skyward. "Just who was it this time?" He asked as he looked at Miroku's bloody nose.
Miroku winched as Inuyasha touched his nose. "That new nurse, the one who's only been here for a month. Rin, I think her name was." He replied.
"Feh, your lucky Sesshoumaru wasn't around when you did that. You would've gotten more than a bloody nose." Inuyasha said as he walked over to a near by cabinet. "Here." He said as he threw an ice pack at Miroku. "Your nose isn't broken. Just really bloody."
Miroku caught the ice pack in one hand, then put it on his sore nose. "Does he have a thing for her or something?" He asked as the coldness of the ice pack made contact with his swollen nose.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes again. "Its more than a 'thing'. He's head over heels for Rin." He said as he closed the cabinet doors.
Miroku got off the table. "I never thought I'd' see the day that Sesshoumaru found himself a girl." Miroku stated as he walked out of the room. Miroku suddenly stopped in the doorway and Inuyasha ran right into him.
"What did ya stop for, you stupid lech?" Inuyasha asked as he walked around Miroku.
When Inuyasha saw what Miroku was staring at he, too, stopped dead in his tracks.
Walking down the hospital hall was something that had two legs, and the body of shopping bags. And walking next to the shopping bags with legs was Sango with a large smile on her face.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Oi, Sango, what did you do with Kagome?" He asked as he looked at the happy woman.
"I'm right here." A voice came from behind all the bags.
Inuyasha looked at the bags then made his way around them and, sure enough, there was Kagome with a smile on her face.
Inuyasha shook his head again. "Exactly HOW many bags do you have?" He asked as he took a couple of the bags from Kagome's arms.
Kagome looked thoughtful for a minute. "I dunno. Maybe twenty, twent-five. Is that about right, Sango?" She asked and glanced over at the woman next to her.
Sango shook her head. "No, you have at least thirty bags and another twelve out in my car." Sango said and counted on her fingers. "All together I'd say you have about. 42 bags, give or take a few."
Inuyasha's eyes widened at the number that Sango had just said. He looked at Kagome. "This is the last time you go shopping with Sango." He said in a whisper so only Kagome could hear.
"You could've warned me that Sango was a shopaholic to begin with." Kagome retorted in the same whisper. Out loud, she said, "So, where can I put these bags? You still have another hour till you get off work, and I can't lug thses bags around that long."
'How can she be annoied one second, then act like nothing happened the next?' Inuyasha thought to himself. "Feh, you can put them in the doctors lounge for now, wench." He said, the last part was muttered.
Miroku suddenly rushed up behind Kagome. "Let me help you with some of thoses bags, Kagome." He said and reached up with one hand, his other one slipping lower than it should have.
Kagome's eye began to twitch and she looked over at Sango.
Sango nodded once and walked behind Miroku. She made a fist with one of her hands, then hit him as hard as she possibly could on the back of his head. "Hentai." She muttered as she dusted her hands off.
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"Kagome!" A little boys voice called exitedly when he saw the girl standing in the doorway of the childrens ward.
Kagome smiled at te little boy and walked over to his bed. Before Kagome could sit on the bed, Shippo jumped from the bed and into Kagome's arms.
"I've missed you soo much!" He said as he wrapped his little arms around her neck and squeezed for all he was worth.
Kagome smiled softly at the child in her arms. "I've missed you too, Shippo." She said and returned his hug.
Kagome walked over to the bed and sat down. Shippo refused to get off of her lap, so Kagome just let him sit there.
Shippo beamed up at Kagome and reached over towards his pillow and retrieved his stuffed fox. "Look Kagome, I still have my fox!" He said as he held the fox up so Kagome could see it.
Kagome smiled softly. "I see Shippo. Have you picked out a name for him yet?" She asked as she stroked Shippo's hair.
"Uh huh, his name is Fox!" Shippo said proudly and sat the fox back on his pillow.
"That's a great name, Shippo! You'll have to tell your parents the next time they come and visit." Kagome said, still stroking Shippo's hair.
Shippo's face suddenly changed from a happy one, to a sad one. He hung his head slightly, so that his bangs were covering his eyes.
Kagome noticed the sudden change in Shippo's attitude and became concerned. "Shippo, are you alright?" She asked the small child in her lap gently.
Shippo was silent for a minute, then slowly lifted his head. His bright green eyes were shining with un-shed tears. "My parents aren't coming to visit me." He said in a low voice, trying to control the tears that were in his eyes.
Kagome furrowed her brow in confusion. "What do you mean, Shippo?" She asked him.
Shippo took a deep breath. "I don't have parents. My mama and papa were killed in a car wrek a month ago." He said and a few tears rolled down his face.
Kagome was shocked. She didn't know what to say. So, she did the only thing she could do. She gathered Shippo in her arms and let him cry. She patted his back soothingly. 'The poor kid.' She thought as she cuddles him to her chest, still rubbing his back soothingly.
Shipp burried his face in Kagome's neck, crying to hard that his small body shook.
Kagome began to rock back and forth, trying to sooth the distressed child.
Shippo's sobs became quieter and quieter, untill they quiet, with only a hiccup occansionly.
They sat like that for awhile, Shippo in Kagome's arms, and Kagome gently rocking back and forth.
Kagome noticed that Shippo's breathing had evened out and that he wasn't moving. She looked down and saw that he had fallen asleep.
She gently took him off of her shoulder and laid him down in his bed. She reached over for his stuffed fox and laid it next to him.
She smile softly when he wrapped his little arms around the fox and pulled it closer to him.
Kagome reached down and pulled the sheet up and over his body. She leaned down and kissed his fore head. "Sleep tight, little one." She said softly and made her way towards the door.
At the door waiting for her was none other than Sesshoumaru. Kagome was surprised to see him there. "Oh, hello Sesshoumaru. I didn't know that you were working today." She said when she saw him.
Sesshoumaru didn't say anything, his face was emotionless. He was staring at Shippo, then slowly turned his gaze to Kagome. "That was the first time." He said.
"What was the first time?" Kagome asked in cunfusion.
Sesshoumaru returned his gaze to Shippo. "That was the first time Shippo has even mentioned his parents sence their death." He explained. Sessoumaru looked back to Kagome. "He needs you. You seem to be the only person who can get him to talk." He said then turned his back and walked down the hall.
Kagome watched his retreating form, then turned her gaze to the sleeping Shippo. Kagome felt a rush of love run through her for the little child that she ad known for little more than two weeks. "I'll always be here for you, Shippo." She promised him.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this chap! Even if it was a little sad for Shippo. Don't worry, it'll get better in the next chap. I promise! PLEASE R/R and tell me that you want me to continue!
Ja ne, Pam
inukagonly: I'm glad that you liked my last chap! And I will write more chap. really soon, this fic is no where NEAR finished!
arline: You are very close about Inuyasha's 'secret' but that's not it, though. Sorry. It will be revealed in a later chap. what the secret is though, but if you would like to try and guess again be my guest. And please let me know when you get your fic up, cause I'd like to read it!
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CHAPTER 8
"What happened to you this time?" Inuyasha asked as he walked into an examining room.
Sitting on the examining table with a rag on his nose, was Miroku. He glanced over at Inuyasha as he walked into the room.
"A nurse hit me on my nose. I think she might have broken it." He explained as he slowly pulled the rag away to reveal a swollen, bloody nose.
Inuyasha winched at the sight of it. "What did you do to make her hit you so hard?" Inuyasha quiestioned the man on the table.
Miroku shrugged his shoulders and put on an innocent look on his face. "I have no idea. She was standing in front of me, doing paper work, and all I did was walk by her then the next thing I knew, she whirled around and hit me as hard as she could."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at the man. "Is that ALL you did?" He asked.
Miroku looked thoughtful for a minute. "Well, my hand might have slipped." He admitted.
"Your hand didn't happen to slip to, oh, I dunno, GROPE her or anything, did it?" Inuyasha said it more as a statement than a quiestion.
Miroku looked at him with a perverted grin on his face. "Now what gave you that idea?"
Inuyasha rolled his amber colored eyes skyward. "Just who was it this time?" He asked as he looked at Miroku's bloody nose.
Miroku winched as Inuyasha touched his nose. "That new nurse, the one who's only been here for a month. Rin, I think her name was." He replied.
"Feh, your lucky Sesshoumaru wasn't around when you did that. You would've gotten more than a bloody nose." Inuyasha said as he walked over to a near by cabinet. "Here." He said as he threw an ice pack at Miroku. "Your nose isn't broken. Just really bloody."
Miroku caught the ice pack in one hand, then put it on his sore nose. "Does he have a thing for her or something?" He asked as the coldness of the ice pack made contact with his swollen nose.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes again. "Its more than a 'thing'. He's head over heels for Rin." He said as he closed the cabinet doors.
Miroku got off the table. "I never thought I'd' see the day that Sesshoumaru found himself a girl." Miroku stated as he walked out of the room. Miroku suddenly stopped in the doorway and Inuyasha ran right into him.
"What did ya stop for, you stupid lech?" Inuyasha asked as he walked around Miroku.
When Inuyasha saw what Miroku was staring at he, too, stopped dead in his tracks.
Walking down the hospital hall was something that had two legs, and the body of shopping bags. And walking next to the shopping bags with legs was Sango with a large smile on her face.
Inuyasha shook his head. "Oi, Sango, what did you do with Kagome?" He asked as he looked at the happy woman.
"I'm right here." A voice came from behind all the bags.
Inuyasha looked at the bags then made his way around them and, sure enough, there was Kagome with a smile on her face.
Inuyasha shook his head again. "Exactly HOW many bags do you have?" He asked as he took a couple of the bags from Kagome's arms.
Kagome looked thoughtful for a minute. "I dunno. Maybe twenty, twent-five. Is that about right, Sango?" She asked and glanced over at the woman next to her.
Sango shook her head. "No, you have at least thirty bags and another twelve out in my car." Sango said and counted on her fingers. "All together I'd say you have about. 42 bags, give or take a few."
Inuyasha's eyes widened at the number that Sango had just said. He looked at Kagome. "This is the last time you go shopping with Sango." He said in a whisper so only Kagome could hear.
"You could've warned me that Sango was a shopaholic to begin with." Kagome retorted in the same whisper. Out loud, she said, "So, where can I put these bags? You still have another hour till you get off work, and I can't lug thses bags around that long."
'How can she be annoied one second, then act like nothing happened the next?' Inuyasha thought to himself. "Feh, you can put them in the doctors lounge for now, wench." He said, the last part was muttered.
Miroku suddenly rushed up behind Kagome. "Let me help you with some of thoses bags, Kagome." He said and reached up with one hand, his other one slipping lower than it should have.
Kagome's eye began to twitch and she looked over at Sango.
Sango nodded once and walked behind Miroku. She made a fist with one of her hands, then hit him as hard as she possibly could on the back of his head. "Hentai." She muttered as she dusted her hands off.
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"Kagome!" A little boys voice called exitedly when he saw the girl standing in the doorway of the childrens ward.
Kagome smiled at te little boy and walked over to his bed. Before Kagome could sit on the bed, Shippo jumped from the bed and into Kagome's arms.
"I've missed you soo much!" He said as he wrapped his little arms around her neck and squeezed for all he was worth.
Kagome smiled softly at the child in her arms. "I've missed you too, Shippo." She said and returned his hug.
Kagome walked over to the bed and sat down. Shippo refused to get off of her lap, so Kagome just let him sit there.
Shippo beamed up at Kagome and reached over towards his pillow and retrieved his stuffed fox. "Look Kagome, I still have my fox!" He said as he held the fox up so Kagome could see it.
Kagome smiled softly. "I see Shippo. Have you picked out a name for him yet?" She asked as she stroked Shippo's hair.
"Uh huh, his name is Fox!" Shippo said proudly and sat the fox back on his pillow.
"That's a great name, Shippo! You'll have to tell your parents the next time they come and visit." Kagome said, still stroking Shippo's hair.
Shippo's face suddenly changed from a happy one, to a sad one. He hung his head slightly, so that his bangs were covering his eyes.
Kagome noticed the sudden change in Shippo's attitude and became concerned. "Shippo, are you alright?" She asked the small child in her lap gently.
Shippo was silent for a minute, then slowly lifted his head. His bright green eyes were shining with un-shed tears. "My parents aren't coming to visit me." He said in a low voice, trying to control the tears that were in his eyes.
Kagome furrowed her brow in confusion. "What do you mean, Shippo?" She asked him.
Shippo took a deep breath. "I don't have parents. My mama and papa were killed in a car wrek a month ago." He said and a few tears rolled down his face.
Kagome was shocked. She didn't know what to say. So, she did the only thing she could do. She gathered Shippo in her arms and let him cry. She patted his back soothingly. 'The poor kid.' She thought as she cuddles him to her chest, still rubbing his back soothingly.
Shipp burried his face in Kagome's neck, crying to hard that his small body shook.
Kagome began to rock back and forth, trying to sooth the distressed child.
Shippo's sobs became quieter and quieter, untill they quiet, with only a hiccup occansionly.
They sat like that for awhile, Shippo in Kagome's arms, and Kagome gently rocking back and forth.
Kagome noticed that Shippo's breathing had evened out and that he wasn't moving. She looked down and saw that he had fallen asleep.
She gently took him off of her shoulder and laid him down in his bed. She reached over for his stuffed fox and laid it next to him.
She smile softly when he wrapped his little arms around the fox and pulled it closer to him.
Kagome reached down and pulled the sheet up and over his body. She leaned down and kissed his fore head. "Sleep tight, little one." She said softly and made her way towards the door.
At the door waiting for her was none other than Sesshoumaru. Kagome was surprised to see him there. "Oh, hello Sesshoumaru. I didn't know that you were working today." She said when she saw him.
Sesshoumaru didn't say anything, his face was emotionless. He was staring at Shippo, then slowly turned his gaze to Kagome. "That was the first time." He said.
"What was the first time?" Kagome asked in cunfusion.
Sesshoumaru returned his gaze to Shippo. "That was the first time Shippo has even mentioned his parents sence their death." He explained. Sessoumaru looked back to Kagome. "He needs you. You seem to be the only person who can get him to talk." He said then turned his back and walked down the hall.
Kagome watched his retreating form, then turned her gaze to the sleeping Shippo. Kagome felt a rush of love run through her for the little child that she ad known for little more than two weeks. "I'll always be here for you, Shippo." She promised him.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this chap! Even if it was a little sad for Shippo. Don't worry, it'll get better in the next chap. I promise! PLEASE R/R and tell me that you want me to continue!
Ja ne, Pam