AN: Inuyasha gets a surprise. Miroku gets a visit. Certain people show up and no questions are answered. GO VAGUE SPEECH! No real warning for this chapter, pretty clean actually.

Chapter 6: Remorse

I watched the clerk at the front desk wave Kagome by and frowned to myself.

"She's very nice, isn't she." Miroku smiled at me and I looked up. "Dr. Higurashi, I mean. You're very lucky to have her as a doctor."

I shrugged and Miroku nodded in understanding. I had to give Miroku credit. He really did know people. In fact, for a guy who thought that the head nurse was his ex-wife and honestly believed that dragons live in the forest that surrounded the asylum, he was amazingly lucid. In fact, the illusion that hides my ears, claws and fangs…...... was lost on him. Miroku knew that I was not human.

Now, as far as I know, it takes an incredible magic ability to see through an illusion spell that's been placed on a Youkai, since the spell constantly feeds off the energy of the Youkai, which is extremely powerful. The only way demons can recognize each other is through scent, or if the illusion spell comes off.

But Miroku, didn't need either method. He just doesn't see the illusions. Of course, I always wondered why he didn't freak out when he saw me.

'You didn't try to kill me.' Miroku had explained, even though I hadn't said a word. I didn't think I had ever said anything to him. All our conversations had been conducted through gestures and eyebrow movements. I amaze myself sometimes.

"See that boy over there?" Miroku asked me, pointing over to a teenager in the corner. He was a fox demon, I could smell it, but all I saw was a young boy with red hair down to his shoulders. His hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a blue ribbon, but his bangs had escaped his ribbon and they hung in front of his face, covering his eyes. I tried to see past the curtain of hair and noticed that, while I couldn't see his actual eyes, there were deep bags under them, denoting the fact that he must have been sleep deprived. I nodded to show that I could see the boy. "He tried to kill himself about two weeks ago. They've only just let him out of solitary confinement."

Solitary confinement? But that was where I was. That area was only for extremely dangerous patients. Why would a suicidal person have been there?

"Apparently, he…......" Miroku began, but stopped. Turning around, I saw Kagome coming towards me, a small smile on her face. Miroku smiled and waved. She waved back and waved at me. I nodded. I didn't smile, even though I want to.

"Ah, hello, Miroku. Inuyasha. Good news, Inuyasha!" Kagome smiled.

'Good news? Uh-oh. Good news is bad news.'

"What's that?" Miroku asked.

"Can't tell. It's a secret. Come on, Inuyasha. Time to go back to your room." I stood and nodded goodbye to Miroku, who waved and went off to find another person to play cards with. I followed Kagome down the halls and held back a yawn.

'Maybe I can catch a nap before I get my surprise.'

Kagome stopped outside my door and turned to face me. "All right. Go inside your room and your surprise will be here shortly."

I frowned at her. This surprise was starting to sound worse and worse. But then again, Kagome always managed to surprise me, so maybe it wouldn't be so bad. I decided that I had better sit down while I waited, so I flopped down on my bed and rested my back against the padded wall. There was the sound of voices and then the door opened and Kagome was standing in front of me, beaming.

"Inuyasha! Your surprise!" She smiled as she stepped away and my jaw hit the floor. Sesshomaru was standing in the doorway.

"Hello, little brother." Sesshomaru nodded.

I wanted to scream at him. I wanted to rip out his throat. I wanted to set Youkai on him!

'How dare he not acknowledge me for years and then show up as if nothing has changed?!'

While I was swallowing my rage, Kagome left and Sesshomaru took a seat across from me.

"You seem surprised." Sesshomaru smirked. "Oh, by the way. My arm has grown back. I thought you'd like to know."

I looked down and sure enough both his arms were there.

"Took it long enough." I muttered.

"Actually, I've had them both for about five years."

"Not like I'd know. Where have you been?"

"Oh, here and there. Look, this isn't social."

"Of course not. Why would you visit me after forgetting my existence for ten years?!" I shot back, noticing that even Sesshomaru, the impassive bastard, flinched at my biting tone.

"I have my reasons. Now, be quite. I'm going to be getting married in a few months."

I sniffed the air quickly, but I couldn't seem to find the strong scent of another Youkai that usually would have accompany an engaged Youkai.

"She's human, if you're wondering."

My jaw hit the floor for the second time that day.

'A HUMAN?! He's got to be joking!'

I smiled and let out a small snicker. And then another and another, until I was laughing so hard my eyes were tearing up.

"Oh. Oh, that's just too funny, Sesshomaru. Go ahead, tell me another one!" I begged, my sides beginning to hurt and cramp up. I tried to take deep breaths, but I just kept laughing harder.

"I don't joke." Sesshomaru snapped. "And you're going to meet her. It's only proper as you are my brother. Now listen to me. I love her and she loves me. You will respect her. And if you make her uncomfortable or angry or upset, I will kill you so fast, you won't have time to say your prayers. Got that?"

'This I've got to see.'

I smirked, and then nodded to show I understood. Sesshomaru stood up and opened the door. He walked outside and soon returned with a woman. She was older than I was, but she didn't look as old as Sesshomaru. She was pretty, I expect, in her own way. She had a way of smiling that reminded me of Kagome. They both seemed to be able to smile all the time, but it never seemed false.

She sat down where Sesshomaru had been sitting and smiled at me. Sesshomaru leaned over and whispered something in her ear. She nodded quickly before kissing him on the check. I thought I was about to have a heart attack right then and there.

After Sesshomaru left, Rin—was that what Sesshomaru called her?—looked back at me.

"Hello, Inuyasha. My name is Rin Yomigaeru. It's a pleasure to finally meet you after Sesshomaru has talked so much about you." She smiled. Liar. I'd bet my eyes that he had never mentioned my name once until recently. "I'm very happy that soon we will be in-laws."

I nodded but didn't say anything. I honestly doubted that she was as happy as she pretended to be. Who wants a psycho for a brother-in-law? Of course, the other reason I kept my mouth shut was that, I might have been talking more than usual, but that didn't mean my tongue was going to wag at the drop of a hat.

"You know, I used to be a patient here."

'No! Oh…...... this is priceless. My brother is marrying a human who has a disorder.'

I thought I was going to break a rib laughing. But decided that I had better wait till she left, or Sesshomaru might do the job for me.

"I used to suffer from an extreme fear of large groups of people. Now, I take medication for it, but sometimes I suffer from panic attacks." Rin smiled and laughed softly. "You probably think I'm a raving lunatic for just telling you that."

She was right. I did think she was a raving lunatic, but only because she was marrying my brother.

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'Hum, where is he? I know he's here somewhere.'

I let out a small sigh but silently congratulated myself on my own genius. I am the master of killing multiple birds with a single stone. By taking Rin with me, I could introduce Inuyasha to my fiancée and I could also find that magic user while I was at it. He was making a lot of trouble for me, and it was simple luck that he was committed around the time his powers developed. I looked around the waiting room and saw a young fox demon. Kitsune's son, I assumed. I walked over to him and sat down beside him.

"Shippo." I nodded.

"Ah! Lord Kotaishi!" Shippo squealed. "What…...... what are you doing here?"

"I am visiting my brother, but allow me to convey my regrets about your father and mother. They were truly great people."

"Great people or not, they bleed like everyone else." Shippo snapped in return and got up to leave. I watched him leave and glared at his head. Kitsune would have been upset if he knew how rude his son had become.

"AH!" I heard a patient scream and turned to see the cause of the commotion.

'Ah. There he is.'

"Hello, Miroku Genkaku." I greeted the man, as I walked over to him. "May I have a word with you in private?"

"Aww, shit." I heard the man whisper. "Now they're looking for me!"

We walked outside and I knew he was waiting for me to speak.

"Mr. Genkaku, whether you are aware of the fact or not, you are quite a problem for me."

"What?"

"Your powers. You can see my people as they really are."

"Can't everyone see you demons?"

"No. Your ability is very rare. For example, when people see me, they do not see my tail or my markings."

"Really?" Miroku frowned. "How can they not see them?"

"Mr. Genkaku, not even I can see my true appearance unless I turn off the spell."

"Well, that explains why the nurse started giving me pills when I mentioned Kouga's tail." The man muttered before stopping to think about something. "Are the dragons real too?"

"No. This is one of the reasons I have taken so long coming to see you. Since you began having true hallucinations around the time your powers developed, your claims of demons where passed off as hallucinations. This is why pills have never fully stopped your visions."

"Oh." Miroku muttered. "Well, that sucks for me."

"Indeed. Mr. Genkaku, I swear on my title of lord of the western lands that no demon will ever hurt you. Please, just stop calling them out. It creates many difficulties. For me and for others." I sighed.

"All right." He agreed with a smile.

"Mr. Kotaishi!" One of the nurses shouted as she ran onto the porch area where Miroku and I were standing. "It's your wife! She's having trouble breathing!"

"Rin!" I didn't even realize I shouted for her as I ran down the halls, using a bit of my Youkai speed. I rushed into Inuyasha's room and saw Rin huddled in a corner. She was panting and covering her ears with her hands. I turned to look at Inuyasha, who was watching Rin in surprise. I struggled to keep my voice clam; shouting would only make Rin's condition worse. "You bastard. What did you do to her?"

"Nothing! She just started panicking!"

"Quiet mutt." I hissed, clenching my fists. "If you yell she'll become more upset."

"Then why don't you deal with her?" I heard Inuyasha snap as I walked over to Rin and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Rin? It's me, Sesshomaru. Let's go outside."

"Sesshomaru." Rin whispered in my ear as I picked her up and carried her down the halls until we were standing outside near the forest that surrounded the institute. I was glad that there was still a large grass field that served as a divider between the large building and the forest. A forest with its dark gloom may not have been quite what Rin needed.

"Are you okay now, Rin?" I ask as I walked over to a bench and set her down. I had learned that it was best not to crowd Rin during one of her attacks. Though they were growing more and more infrequent, they were usually quite bad, and unforeseen, when they did appear.

"I'll be okay. Sesshomaru? Why must your brother stay here? He seems unhappy."

"I know, Rin. I could smell it on him. I used to visit him all the time, but after ten years, It was just easier to not visit him."

"Why do you not allow him out?"

"You know as well as I do that it's not safe for him to be allowed out. Someday it will be though. Until then, he must wait."