Hey! Lots of people seem to like this story, so I'm updating again!! But, just so you know, I'm going on vacation in Europe on Tuesday, so I probably won't be updating until August. So you'll have to be patient. Sorry.
Chapter II
Kagome rushed through the hospital doors to the front desk.
"Excuse me, there was a man who was brought in here…" she started.
"What was his name?" the nurse asked patiently.
"Well, I don't know, but-"
"You don't know his name? I need to know his name," the nurse persisted.
Kagome saw the medics bring him into a hallway behind her. She pointed to the silver-haired man.
"He's right there-"
"I need to know his name."
Kagome ignored her and walked over to the door to follow the medics with the silver-haired man. A doctor stopped her.
"Whoa, wait a minute. Only family is allowed in here," he said, blocking her way to the hallway.
"But-"
"Are you family?"
"Well, no, but-"Kagome began.
"I'm sorry, but only family is allowed in here." And with that, he closed the glass doors, shutting Kagome out.
Kagome sighed. "I was gonna marry him…" she muttered to herself.
A nurse behind her gasped lightly. She found the doctor who took over caring for the man and told him about Kagome. He nodded and the nurse found Kagome again to show her the man's room.
"Here he is," she said as the reached the room.
"Thanks," Kagome said. She walked into the room and sat by the bed. The man had a couple wires around him, and the monitors around him beeped steadily.
"Hi," Kagome said softly "I'm sure you'll be okay. Everything will turn out okay."
Then Kagome heard a bunch of voices outside the room. She stood up and saw a small crowd of people coming into the room, followed by the doctor.
"What happened? Where is he?" an older man at the head of the group said loudly.
"Mr. Takahashi, please lower your voice. This is a hospital. And I can't just let you all barge in there-"
The group entered and rushed over to the young man, unaware of Kagome.
"Ooh, look at him!! He looks so pale!!" a woman around the old man's age said. "What's wrong with him?!"
"Mrs. Takahashi, your son is in a coma."
"What?!" Mr. Takahashi yelled. "What the hell happened?!"
Kagome stepped up towards the bed. "Umm…he was knocked into the street and he hit his head."
The crowd turned as one to look at her.
"Who's she?" Mr. Takahashi asked.
The doctor said, "She ran into the road and saved his life."
"She saved his life?!" Mr. Takahashi asked.
"Yes."
"But who is she?"
The nurse that had helped Kagome earlier interrupted. "Why, she's his fiancée!"
The room exploded with voices.
"HE'S ENGAGED?!"
"He couldn't be, he would tell us-"
"Maybe he was busy-"
"Too busy to tell his own family that he was getting married?!"
Kagome tried to cut in, "Wait, no, I'm not his-". But no one would listen. Then the doctor who had told Kagome she couldn't follow the silver-haired man came in. He addressed the older doctor.
"She can't be in here!"
"She's his fiancée."
The young doctor ground out, "But it's supposed to be family only."
Mr. Takahashi cut in.
"She is family."
Mrs. Takahashi came up to Kagome.
"I've always wished Sesshomaru would find a nice girl. I'm so glad that he's found you!!" Then she hugged Kagome tightly. Kagome just patted her back. She didn't know what to do.
As soon as the room quieted down and Mrs. Takahashi let her go, Kagome dragged the nurse out of the room.
"Why did you tell them I'm his fiancée?!"
The nurse looked surprised. "But, before, you said you were going to marry him, so I thought-"
"NO!! I was talking to myself!"
"Well, next time you talk to yourself, tell yourself you're single and end the conversation." Then she left.
What do I do? That lady held me soo tightly! I don't know how to tell them, Kagome thought.
The family came out of the hospital. They made her sit down with them and talk.
"So," his grandmother began. "How did you meet Sesshomaru?"
"Well-"
"Ma, she doesn't want to talk about him right now," his mother interrupted.
"Why not? We all could use a nice story!" Then she turned back to Kagome. "I bet it was love at first sight, am I right? I have a sixth sense about these things."
The family friend cut in. "Why don't you let her tell the story?"
"I am letting her! So, I bet he picked you up in that fancy car of his?"
His mom cut in again. "What was it about him that drew you to him?"
Kagome smiled. "It was his, well, his hair and his eyes."
His father cut in. "He hates his hair and eyes. The only reason he doesn't get contacts and die his hair is because girls love them."
His mother hushed him. But Kagome stopped the conversation.
"I really need to get going. I have work tomorrow."
Then Kagome left and headed to her apartment. She needed a good long sleep. Maybe this would all be just a dream tomorrow morning.
When she arrived home, she bumped into Koga on the way up the stairs.
"Tomorrow night at 6," he said as they passed each other.
"Huh?" Kagome said intelligently.
He took out a pair of tickets. "I've got tickets to Beauty and the Beast. I know a guy down at the theater."
"Oh."
Kagome walked into her apartment. She got ready for bed, but she just wasn't tired. So she got dressed again later and took the bus to the hospital.
She walked into the hospital and headed to Sesshomaru's room. He looked peaceful. She sat down near his bed.
"Hi," she said. "You're probly wondering why I'm visiting you in the middle of the night. I couldn't sleep, and I thought I should introduce myself. My name's Kagome Higurashi, and I'm 22 years old. You should know that your family thinks we're engaged, but, I've never been engaged before. This is all very new to me. But I don't know what to do. If you were awake, I wouldn't be in this mess…oh, not that I'm blaming you," she said abruptly. "It's just that I've always imagined having a house, a husband, kids…But, not that I'm complaining, I mean, I've got my own place, a cat, sole possession of the remote control…which is very important…It's just that I've never had anyone to laugh with."
She paused. "Do you believe in love at first sight? No, no, you're probably too sensible for that. Or have you ever seen someone and known that if they got to know you, then they would dump the perfect model they're with and know that you're the one they were always meant to be with? Or what about falling in love with someone you've never talked to? Or being so alone that you talk to a man in a coma? Ever done that?"
Kagome kept talking until she fell asleep. But she didn't notice that she had an audience.
Right outside the door, the Takahashi family's friend left with a grim face.
Hey! How is it? If I can get in one more chap tomorrow or the morning I leave (I leave at night), then I will. But I'm not promising anything. But as soon as I get back I'll get to work on the next chap.
-Moony