Title: Forever Together
By: Rin6
Rin: Funny story about writing this chapter.
Yasha: It was not funny it was hilarious!
Rin: Shut up Yasha, no one asked you.
Yasha: (Glares)
Rin: I was about half way done with the chapter and then I lost it! My computer shut down on me on it's on damn time and I lost the whole freaking chapter! I was so pissed!
Yasha: Yes but now you are re writing the chapter, better!
Rin: Yes I suppose I will do that.
Yasha: Good now get started!
Rin: Yes master.
Chapter 6: Bond
Night had fallen on both sides of the well. Stars dotted the velvet black sky nicely, as the moon hung high in the sky, illuminating all that was not in shadows. Kagome and Inuyasha appeared on the bottom of the well and started the climb to the top of the well. But even before reaching the top both were hit by a disgusting and stomach dropping smell.
Blood...
Kagome gasped and pulled herself quickly from the well. Looking around she almost screamed at the sight. There was blood and lots of it. But worse of all, there was Sesshomaru lying in a pool of his own blood. Kagome ran to his side though Inuyasha tried to hold her back but his attempts failed. Kneeling down beside the unconscious form of Sesshomaru, Kagome scanned over him quickly.
His face was twisted in a look of pain, his chest covered in blood, Sesshomaru looked like a wreck. His armor was shattered into a million pieces. His hair wild, and flung in different directions. Sesshomaru looked nothing like the demon lord he was.
Looking closer Kagome narrowed her eyes at the sight of green poison glowing from the wound on the wound on his chest. Her eyes moved to Sesshomarus claws and noticed that there was blood and a tint of green still on the tips.
"Inuyasha we need to get Sesshomaru to the village as soon as we can." Kagome said turning to her mate.
He nodded and bent down. With in a few minutes he had succeeded on getting the demon Lord up and onto his back, "Damn he is heavy."
Kagome smiled but kept a careful eye on Sesshomaru as they made their way towards the village. Kagomes mind raced with questions. Who was powerful enough to injury Sesshomaru? Unless Sesshomaru was weak from the separation and some youkais had taken this advantage no one Kagome knew could defeat him that badly.
"Inuyasha do you sense any other demons around?" Kagome asked thinking.
"Nope, just me, you and heavy one here. Why?"
"Because I was thinking that maybe a demon had attacked Sesshomaru while we were away."
Inuyasha snorted from in front of Kagome, "I doubt it. Sesshomaru is still stronger then many even now with Rin in your time."
"True, but the question still stays how-." Kagome started but was interrupted by a shout.
Kagome looked up quickly almost bumping into the stopped formed of her mate. Sango was running towards them her hands up and waving. Kagome moved past Inuyasha and walked quickly to Sango.
"Hey what happened?" Sango asked worried looking around Kagome to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.
"Well we came through the well and found Sesshomaru just lying there in a pool of his own blood. We'll just have to wait for him to wake to get answers. Do you think we can use a hut for a few days until we figure out what's going on?" Kagome pleaded.
Sango nodded faintly before turning to point at a nearby hut. "Yeah that one is open. Go ahead and use it."
Kagome smiled, "Where's the children?"
"Asleep Miroku is watching over them."
"Good to hear," Kagome said relieved. Looking to Inuyasha she nodded and together they made their way towards the empty hut.
Sango followed but said her goodbyes when they reached the hut. Entering Kagome quickly lit some candles and lamps while Inuyasha gratefully laid Sesshomaru onto a bed. Kagome looked around and found some medical supplies, then sat down next to Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha went to sit in a corner but watched with curious eyes Kagome as she worked on his older half brother. It was hours later before Kagome finally sat back from Sesshomaru and wiped her clammy forehead. But she did not move from her seat nor look to her mate.
"Kagome? Is he going to be okay?" Inuyasha asked getting worried over his mate's silence.
"Inuyasha, I am worried." Kagome whispered, "Sesshomaru will live because his demon blood is already healing him, it's just that, why?"
"Why what Kagome?" Inuyasha questioned gently, getting up and coming to sit behind her. He carefully wrapped his strong arms around her petite frame.
"There was poison in his wounds Inuyasha. His poison; why would he inflict wounds onto himself? Is he trying to kill himself?" Kagome asked, raising her eyes to meet his own.
Inuyasha shrugged and looked down at his mates eyes, "I do not know Kagome. We will have to wait for answers."
Kagome nodded and looked back to Sesshomaru. "I'll have to go back and check on Souta. I told him we'd be back soon. Guess change of plans huh?"
Inuyasha nodded, "You go, I'll stay here and wait for him to wake alright?"
Kagome nodded and leaned back into her mate's arms for a brief moment. Inuyasha turned her head to meet his and planted a sweet kiss on her lips before letting her go.
Kagome left the hut leaving Inuyasha to once again sit in his corner and watch the steady breaths of Sesshomaru.
The hospital had long since quieted down as the night shift came onto work. Few carts rattled by the room where Souta and Rin were. Noise was absent and emptiness had filled the hospital floor. Souta would have bet that he could hear a pen drop in the nurses station down the hall; it was that quiet.
Inside Souta sat in a chair pulled up next to the sleeping Rin. The steady beep of her heartbeat coming from the monitor was gradually luring him into sleep. Shaking his head Souta tried to clear the thought of sleep from his mind. It seemed to work for now, but he off handily wondered how long it would be until he longed for sleep again. Rubbing his aching eyes Souta stood and stretched. His looked at Rin before walking to a window on the other side of her bed. Leaning against the pane Souta stared out at the small dots of civilization below him. So many going on with their lives no worries to care for or hardships to deal with.
The creaking of the door brought Souta to turn away from the window. Kagome stood quietly at the doorway, a sadden look on her face. Souta moved to his sister but she ignored him and collapsed into the chair by Rin.
"Hey sis, how you doing?" Souta asked gently.
"I'm tired and irritated." Kagome replied, leaning her head against the bars of Rins bed.
Souta nodded as Kagome went on, "I left to tell Sesshomaru of Rin's condition and how she will have no memories of him when she awakes, and as soon as I get there he's lying in a pool of his own blood unconscious. For all I know he could be in the same state as Rin! Oh Souta how could everything have gone so wrong?"
Souta placed a loving hand on his sister's shoulder trying his best to comfort her. "I can understand that. Mother called also, she will be here in the morning to help, okay?"
Kagome nodded, "Yeah, I guess. I may not be here. I'm not sure yet. But how is she Souta any good news?"
Souta shook his head, "No."
Kagome sighed and stood to lean over the sleeping Rin, gently she touched her pale cheek. "You know Souta I remember when Rin was a little girl always so anxious to help me watch over Hikaru. When Kisha was born she was still as helpful as ever. Rin was such a lively young girl, full of energy, laughter and smiles. To me the total opposite of Sesshomaru, but why Souta? Why are the fates so cruel to Rin? She is in my eyes a young innocent woman trying to grow up in this world. Please I only want answers as to why." Kagome cried sinking back into her chair. Souta embraced his older sister hoping that he could comfort her the best way he could.
"It'll be okay Kagome. I know it will, the heavens have a strange way of dealing cards." Souta whispered. "Everything will turn out for the best believe me."
Sesshomaru stirred bringing Inuyasha from his thoughts. Inuyasha narrowed his amber eyes when Sesshomaru let out a soft moan, and slowly started to open his own golden eyes.
"Rin..."
Inuyasha stood from his corner and slowly made his way to stand beside Sesshomaru, "Welcome back to the world Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru focused his gaze on to Inuyasha, "Inuyasha, I demand to know how Rin is and where I am?"
Inuyasha smirked, "Rin's fine, Kagome went back to check on her. And you on in a hut in the village."
"Why?"
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow to his brother, what was with all these questions Sesshomaru was asking suddenly? "You can answer that one yourself buddy."
Sesshomaru glanced away towards the ceiling seeming to be lost in thought. "I can't remember and even if I could I would not tell you, only your mate."
Inuyasha huffed and turned away from his ignorant brother, "Fine by me but you'll have to wait because she's in her time with your mate."
Inuyasha waited for a response but when none came he left the hut. Tetsusaiga by his side Inuyasha found a nice comfy spot outside the hut. Sitting down Inuyasha waited for Kagome to return.
Fine if the bastard doesn't want to talk about it then very well he can just lay in there in pain worrying about Rin for all I care. Inuyasha thought angrily.Kagome had given Souta a break to go get something to eat which left her alone with Rin. She felt so helpless like there was nothing to do for Rin, which in reality there was nothing for her to do. At least not until she awoke from her coma that is. Kagome watched Rins heart monitor transfixed until it started to go haywire. Rin's heartbeat increased and her body started to shake. Kagome stood and grabbed a hold of Rins shaking body.
"Rin! Stop it!" Kagome shouted. The monitor brought the attention of the nurses from the station down the hall; they came running into the room and surrounded Kagome and Rin.
Everything was a blur to Kagome as she watched the nurses try everything to calm down Rin. Souta had appeared and held on tightly to Kagome as she yelled and cried for Rin. Finally Rin had settled down but something was different about her heartbeat; it had somehow slowed down to a deathly pace. The nurses left but the doctor whom had given Rin a drug to calm her remained.
"Doctor what happened?" Kagome asked frightened.
He looked at Kagome with saddened eyes, "Her body is having a strange reaction to the fragments of poison in her body, I am figuring."
"What does that mean?" Souta inquired.
"It means that she is slowly dying. If she does not get that poison out of her system she'll die." The doctor explained.
"And how do we get that poison out of her system?" Souta asked again, knowing that there was no way they could the poison out of Rin now; they had tried everything already what more could they do?
"A blood transfusion." Kagome whispered, fixing her gaze onto the doctor.
He looked away before slowly nodding, "Yes that may have worked if we had her blood type. I am so sorry Ms. Higurashi."
Kagome didn't seem fazed by the doctor's words unlike Souta who was about to burst out in tears. Instead Kagome freed herself from Soutas grasp and walked over to the now peaceful Rin.
"Doctor how long would you say she has left?"
"If she keeps having these violent seizures I would say a day at the most, please forgive me, we never saw this coming. If there was anything I could do I would." The doctor said, and Kagome knew he meant it fully.
Kagome nodded as the doctor bowed and left the room. Souta started to cry as soon as he left; yet Kagome remained silent as she gently smiled down at Rin.
"I don't know what's going on in that brain of yours Rin. But I promised your mate that I would bring you back safely, and you know me I always keep promises. Please hold on Rin I'll be back to save your life. I promise." Kagome rubbed her hand over Rins cheek, "Souta I want you to watch over Rin for me; don't let anyone do anything that would harm her understand?"
She turned as her brother nodded wiping the tears from his eyes, "Yes but what can you do Kagome?"
"You'll see. Now I'll be back as soon as I can." Kagome said heading to the door.
She left before Souta could respond and was out the hospital doors in a flash. Before she knew it she was jumping back into the well, and climbing back up it to go to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried running towards him. He stood at the call and held out his arms to embrace her.
"Hey what happened? Why the yelling and running?" Inuyasha asked worried. Sesshomaru poked his head out, one hand gripping the door handle tightly.
"I need your help to save Rin, Inuyasha." Kagome said, hurryingly.
"How do you need me?" Inuyasha asked.
"A blood transfusion." Kagome said but with both brothers confused faces she continued, "Rin's human blood is slowly being purged. Meaning the poison did more damage then just to her brain, Inuyasha. When the poison entered Rins body it damaged her human blood. The remnants of the poison will kill Rin if it keeps destroying her own life source."
Sesshomaru stood still, after all he had done Rin was still in danger, but how could Inuyasha help? What was this about her brain being damaged? What was going on?
"You mean without her blood she will die?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes, any human will die without enough blood in his or her system. It's common knowledge." Kagome replied.
"But then how do I fit into all of this?"
"You have the only demon blood besides snake that can handle the poison and fully get rid of it." Kagome explained.
Sesshomaru stood fully ignoring the pain in his chest. He had taken the poison from his mates body so why didn't Kagome bring his mate back and he could just do it again? "Why can't you bring Rin back here? I'll perform exactly what I did when I marked her."
Kagome shook her head, "I can't for a few reasons, one Rin is on life support at the hospital and if I take her off of it she'll die. Two I don't want to risk bringing her here with out proper supplies with me in case something goes wrong. And three performing a blood transfusion is only done in my time, I could never bring with me everything needed to do it."
Sesshomaru nodded putting pieces together. Kagome needed Inuyasha to go with her to Rin, for a blood transfusion? But what was a blood transfusion still? Kagome had only explained Rin's situation.
"You have yet to answer my question, miko. What is a blood transfusion?" Sesshomaru asked again.
"To save Rin I will need demon blood, and place it into Rins veins." Kagome explained.
Inuyasha dropped his mouth and stared dumbfounded at Kagome. "Are you crazy?"
Kagome shook her head and looked to Sesshomaru waiting.
"I gave Rin my blood though, she drank some of mine and I drank some of hers." Sesshomaru said.
"That doesn't matter the drinking of one another's blood only binds the pair together. It does not make the poison go away forever. And I know when you marked her you took the poison from her body but it had already done damage and had already mixed with her blood for to long." Kagome explained crushing all hopes for Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru nodded thinking hard and long. He had come to late to save Rin's life for good but yet he still had a chance. But it laid in the hands of his brother, the one person who hated him the most. Why would Inuyasha do this? It would be the perfect payback to Sesshomaru for everything he had ever done; would it not? But maybe, just maybe, as Sesshomaru looked to his brother, Inuyasha had some pride and dignity in him to agree and save his only living family mate.
Kagome turned back to her own mate, her eyes pleading and full of re- newed hope. She might be able to save Rin after all. "Well Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha looked to his mate with wide eyes, and then he turned to his brother. He blinked and an emotion that Sesshomaru would never be able to pinpoint filled them
"I-."
TO BE CONTINUED!
Rin: Now I know you all hate me, right?
Yasha: I do.
Rin: Yes well we all knew that Yasha.
Yasha: (Nods and continues to sharpen her claws)
Rin: Well review and tell me what you think Inuyasha will do!!!!
Yasha: Yes please do!
Rin: Good news too, I see about 3 more chapters in this story! YAY!!!
Yasha: Yes finally.
Rin: Reviews make me happy!!!
Ja-ne!