Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha.
A/N: Seems like my name is now evil. Well I'll gladly take it because I am!! *Laughs insanely* ok enough of that I hope everyone enjoys this chapter and thanks to all who took the time out of their lives to review!! Sorry for not updating sooner with the earlier chapters, I sprained my ankle and couldn't get to the computer. But now I can!! Yippee!
Cloaked-Chaos: no it is not.
Scorpio Angel 3000: Yup! ^-^ Thanks for reviewing
GIANNELLI: Glad you like the story so much! Thanks for reviewing
EH(): erm…not forever. Maybe a week but I agree it is unusual for me not to update almost everyday..Hmmmm…oh well from here on out I'll prob update a lot more consecutively.
Skitzoflame: yeah they have and just wait it get worse.
Puppkid: I don't think many people caught on to the fact he's not dead; just seemingly dead. Oh but the whole ending is 'dramatic irony'. It kills sometimes to know info that the characters don't. Well thanks for reviewing, always appreciated.
Esko Pa: hmm..i get what you're saying and yeah I agree. My *long* conversations are not long. Oh well, hey that's really cool. The Icelandic, are you from there? Well thanks for reviewing! ^-^
Chibi-Yomi- That it is! But seriously I didn't even notice that I took it from there, I was thinking more along the lines of Montague in Romeo and Juliet but ok. Thanks for reviewing! ^-^
Chapter 22- Feh! Fools
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The doctor looked like he had a rough time and this just topped it off. He turned around to go back in the area where Inu-Yasha's body was and call the morgue when Mrs. Osaka (the best name I could come up with) spoke up. "Can't I see him at least?" she asked. The doctor turned back to face them.
"If you so desire" He said then motioned them to follow him, Kagome and Mrs. Osaka got up from their seats in the waiting room and followed silently behind him. They went through double doors into one of the wings of the E.R. They followed a sign that said 'examination room' and went through another set of double doors until at last they came into a room with bright lights all around. In the center of the room was Inu-Yasha; looking very much alive. The only thing was he didn't move at all.
Kagome and Mrs. Osaka slowly approached where he lay and stopped right at the bedside. His face was covered by a white sheet, as was the rest of him. Mrs. Osaka didn't seem like she would lift the sheet so Kagome took the liberty to do so. She reached for the top of the sheet and pulled down as far as the middle of his chest. She then let go of the sheet and stared in horror. Mrs. Osaka couldn't take seeing her son like this so she turned away, tears silently streaming down her face. Kagome was too shocked to do anything but stare. She noticed he looked like the color was coming back into his cheeks, when merely hours before he had been white as a ghost. She narrowed her eyes in confusion and thought.
'That's strange' she thought still staring. 'He should be paler than before but he's not. Something is definitely going on' The doctor then interrupted her thoughts as he spoke.
"We have to take him to the morgue now, so if you would step back we can do that. I suggest you go to a funeral home and make arrangements, we are only going to hold him for about a month if necessary" He said. Kagome and Mrs. Osaka stepped back from the bedside and watched as they put him on a stretcher and rolled him out of the room. They followed but instead of going to the waiting room they went as far as the elevators. Inu-Yasha's face was not covered, so right before the doors slid shut Kagome noticed his eyelids were moving slightly.
She was sure of it. His eyelids had moved, she went and banged on the elevator doors and pushed the button numerous times but the doors didn't open again. She was all the while screaming, "HE'S NOT DEAD, HE'S NOT!! PLEASE!! KAMI, HE'S NOT!" Mrs. Osaka pulled her from the doors and dragged her into the waiting area where Sesshomaru was frantically looking for them. Upon spotting Kagome and his mother Sesshomaru made his way over to them, as he neared he saw the sad looks on their faces.
"What happened?" Sesshomaru asked in a very concerned voice. When no one answered him he asked again. "What happened?"
"H-he's dead" Mrs. Osaka said quietly. Kagome was silently standing behind her, head bowed down, deep in thought.
"WHAT!? You're kidding" Sesshomaru yelled. Everyone in the waiting room sent death glares for the sudden noise.
"I wish I was" Mrs. Osaka answered, "I wish I was"
Kagome then got an idea. She would prove herself that he wasn't dead at all. That the doctor's had made a huge mistake. So when no one was looking she made a break for it. She ran through the double doors earning a "miss, you can't go in there". She ignored this comment and ran all the way to those elevators. She frantically pushed the button but she heard rapid footsteps running down the hall towards her. Three men in white coats rounded the corner and peered down the hall to find no one there. The elevator doors opened and someone came out, turned right and walked down the corridor. "I guess she got away" one said and they all turned and left not thinking anymore about it.
'Phew, that was too close' she thought. She dropped down from the ceiling that she had been hiding in. She had spotted a vent in the ceiling and a stretcher was against the wall. She had hopped on the stretcher and from there launched herself up into the vent (the doctors must have been really dense if they didn't hear this). She pushed the elevator button once again and this time the doors opened and she walked into it. The doors closed and she pushed a button for the lowest level. It took about ten seconds to get there and when the doors opened again it was really cold. She stepped out of the elevator and heard someone talking. She immediately ducked behind a desk so as not to be seen.
"It's a shame, kids are dying so young these days" a woman was saying. She closed a metal door after taking a look at whomever was in there.
"It really is, but it's not a surprise what with all the violence around today" a second doctor said, this time it was a male speaking though.
"What I can't figure out though is how he died. There's no evidence of a struggle, shot wound, or even a bruise" the woman commented
"Yes, but there are other ways of killing someone. This one might have overdosed on a drug of some kind"
"True, let this be an example of what drugs can really do. Well let's get out of here, it's time for a break anyway"
"Alright" both doctors walked over to the elevator, got on, and left. There was dead (heh heh heh) silence. Absolutely no one else was there save the dead, but Kagome didn't think about that. She came out of her hiding place and quickly scanned the names on the front of the metal doors. 'Osaka, where is Osaka? Where the hell is he? Ah! Here it is' She found one with Osaka, Inu-Yasha on it. She pulled the handle and it opened without a problem. She saw silver hair and knew this was definitely him. She pulled the sliding metal bed out and saw he was still in his street clothes that he had been found in.
He didn't move at all this time, and he was absolutely frozen. "I guess he is dead then" Kagome said to herself. She went to slide the bed back in the freezer (that's basically what it is) and got about halfway when his eyes snapped open and took a deep breath. "AAHHHHHHH!!!!" Kagome screamed as she stumbled backwards and crashed into the other wall.
"What the hell? I'm freezing!" Inu-Yasha growled. He pushed himself back out and sat up, and then stood up. "What's the big idea shoving me into a freezer like that, I could've froze to death" he was not happy at all.
"Y-you is supposed to be dead you idiot!" Kagome said standing up.
"What? I can't understand you when you speak Japanese" he said. He stepped forward towards Kagome and she was just too overwhelmed by it all. She turned and ran like it was the end of the world. She was scared shitless to say the least when her mind finally processed that a supposedly dead person had gotten up and talked to her. She hit the elevator button willing the elevator to come immediately.
No such luck, Inu-Yasha was right behind her and started to hound her with questions. 'It's just my mind playing tricks that's all, that is all it is and nothing more' she thought. There is a point where one person just can't take it anymore. She whirled around and punched him in the stomach. Then in the face, he went flying as the elevator came down, she got in and frantically pushed the level one button but once again Inu-Yasha slipped through the doors. Kagome started to break down, she had never done that in her life but then again she thought she was going crazy. She backed into a corner the farthest away she could get from him.
Inu-Yasha was tired of the scared act and voiced this. "Why the hell are you acting like this? I'd never hurt you so why?" He slowly went over to her and reached for her arm. She violently shied away and hit her other shoulder into the elevator wall. She winced in pain but there was still the same fear radiating from her. The doors opened and she ran full speed through the halls, Inu-Yasha right behind her feet slapping the ground. This was the first time he noticed he didn't have any shoes on and there was a little tag on his toe. He stopped, bent down, and looked at it. It said:
Name: Inu-Yasha Osaka
D.O.B: 5/04/89
Age: 15
D.O.D: 6/24/04
Cause: unknown
Time of death: 5:30pm
Inu-Yasha's eyes opened wide in realization. He was supposed to be dead, or at least that's what it said on this tag. He walked down the hall and passed some doors, he looked through the glass and he saw his mother, brother, and Kagome standing. Kagome was saying something very fast and looked like she was crying. His mother took Kagome in her arms and looked like she was comforting her. He pushed the door open and stepped into the waiting area.
A/N: It's really getting so much easier to leave a cliffy, well sorta. I feel bad sometimes when I do it but oh well; next chappie will be up tomorrow night at about 7:00pm. Don't forget to review! Auf Wiedersehen! ^-^