Another short chapter... damn... they will get longer!!! I promise!! This was supposed to be out yesterday, but ff.net was stupid and wouldnt let me update... ::glares at ff.net::
Mystic Hanyou: I am sorry for the cliffies... I understand that they can get annoying and I don't mean to do it on purpose. ::weak smile:: This one isnt REALLY a cliffie... i dont think n e way...
sesshomaru-luver: Happy birthday to you!! (July 7th)
"Finding Your Heart" by Inu Faceness
Chapter Two: Answers
Kagome's hand circled her belly slowly. Her last year of high school and beginning months of college, her stomach was tone and sculpted perfectly. When she started showing for her pregnancy, she put on pounds like most women. Now, her stomach was smaller. Kagome could feel stitches marring her flesh. The tears eat away at her eyes and fell past her lashes into her raven dark hair.
Her husband was not with her. No one would answer about him. Stitches ran along her stomach. She didn't feel a baby kicking inside her. She was all alone. Songiya Kagome was alone and crying in a hospital bed. Her face turned red and wet as she lay there. After a few moments, she found herself falling into a dreamless sleep.
"When should we tell her? She'll want to know soon." A male voice reached her ears.
"If she asks, I will tell her. She's one of my oldest friends, she deserves to know." Kagome recognized that voice. It was...
"Sango, you don't wanna give her too much to handle," the same male answered. Kagome slowly opened her eyes, bringing a hand to her face. She groaned as a tube twisted slightly under her skin as she sat up. Sesshomaru stood closest to her next to Rin on her right side. Sango and Miroku stood on her left.
"Kagome," Rin said, shifting in a green chair on the bed-ridden girl's right. "Kagome how are you?" Rin gave Kagome a comforting smile. This was the first time she noticed the condition of her friend.
Rin's top lip was busted open, dry blood caked over it. She had some bruises on her arms, but nothing that looked too serious. "Rin, what happened to you?"
Sango answered. "You, her, and Inu Yasha were in a car accident, Kagome." Silence fell over the group.
"And, how did that happen?" Kagome asked quietly.
"Well, it was just after classes had ended..." Rin began. Memories swirled in Kagome's head.
FLASHBACK
"Come on guys!" Kagome called. She made her way down the campus steps ahead of Rin and Inu Yasha. She had stayed after to wait for the two to get out of a computer class.
"Hang on! Damn, Kagome, for a pregnant lady you still are fast," Rin replied as she got to her friend's side. Inu Yasha smiled as he led them to the car.
The three of them got into the car, buckling their seatbelts and locking their doors. Rain began to lightly fall around them as Inu Yasha started the car. He pulled out as Kagome spoke.
"So, why did you guys have to stay after so late?"
"Ah, the damn teacher left us a fucking assignment due at the end of the day." Inu Yasha turned out of the parking lot. "Rin and I didn't get it done. So the night was his."
"That's cause you were distracting me! Maybe if you didn't show me pictures of Sesshomaru as a baby from your website..."
"Oh, you liked it." Inu Yasha stopped at a red light. Kagome laughed at the two's bickering. They truly did act like brother and sister. The light turned green and In Yasha went across the intersection.
A red van hit the driver's side. The car crumbled at Inu Yasha's side as lightning flashed. The small piece of metal keeping the seatbelt connected to the car broke, sending Inu Yasha into his wife. Glass from the windows went everywhere. No one in the car had time to react before the yellow Volvo following them crashed into the back of the car. Inu Yasha was sent through the windshield.
Kagome screamed as she felt something sharp dig into her stomach. The car had finally stopped moving and she could hear people talking about an ambulance. Sirens rang through her head and Kagome passed out.
END FLASHBACK
"Some guys pulled me from the backseat as the medics got you out. They took you to the ambulance and took out as much of the glass from your stomach as possible. Then they rushed you here," Rin finished softly. "They told us..." her voice cracked from a choked back sob. "The doctor said that you were in surgery for hours. They told us that you..." she closed her eyes but didn't finish.
Kagome knew what she was going to say. Her hand lay on her stomach, lightly touching the stitches. "They told you I lost the baby, didn't they?" She looked up at Sesshomaru who she knew would reply.
"They said that they removed the fetus. Being part demon, it was pretty much completely developed. But the injuries you acquired were deep, injuring the baby too. Kagome, I'm sorry, but the baby didn't survive." Out of actually hearing the words as conformation, Kagome began to cry quietly. Sesshomaru kneeled at her side. "The doctors also said that you would still be able to have children, Kagome. You just have to wait for the stitches to come out." Kagome wrapped her arms around Sesshomaru's shoulders, taking the youkai by surprise. She cried into his black shirt as he hugged her back.
After a few moments, a muffled question reached his ears. "What about Inu Yasha?" Warm tears still fell from her face. "What happened to him?"
Rin spoke softly. "I saw the doctors go to him. He was surrounded by glass and blood. I watched them carry him into another van before leaving."
"I showed up as soon as I could. You were still in surgery, so I went to find Inu Yasha," Miroku said, holding his wife's hand. "Kagome, he's in a coma. He has been for a few days. They don't think he'll come out of it."
Loud cries came from each of the women, Kagome still buried in Sesshomaru's shoulder. He slowly began rubbing her back in slow circles trying to calm her down. She parted from him, bringing her knees to her chest. Pain shot through her abdomen from her stitches, but she didn't care. Her baby was gone and Inu Yasha wasn't going to wake up. Kagome put her arms around her legs and her hair fell around her face, separating her hurtful heart from the world around her.
END CHAPTER
Did I mention this story was darker than the other? ::laughs nervously:: well, uh... until next time?
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