Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha, but sadly, I do not.
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Miracle WorkerCh. 5: "Unicorns in the Sky"
Doctor Kagome Higurashi came into her apartment very late that night. She yawned as she changed into her pajamas, and then climbed into her nice soft bed. She fell asleep almost immediately, snuggling up to the nice, warm person lying next to her.
Kagome's eyes shot wide open. Nice, warm person lying next to her?! She sat up, almost bolting out of the bed until she looked down at the sleeping form of a silver-haired guy. Kagome calmed down, realizing it was Inuyasha that was sleeping next to her. She lay back down, got comfortable and snuggled up to him once again.
It took a while for her sleeping brain to process who she just saw. For the second time that night, Kagome's eyes shot wide open, and she sat up so very fast she almost snapped her neck. Inuyasha, her patient, is lying next to her, in her BED?! Kagome shook Inuyasha's shoulder, and he grunted in his sleep. Finally, he opened his eyes and looked up at Kagome.
"Kagome… It's a little late to be waking me up." He muttered into the pillow.
"What do you mean late?! What are you doing here?! In my BED to top it all off!" Kagome yelped, totally freaking out and not grasping the situation. One thing about Kagome's personality is the fact that if she does not understand it, then it is time to start spazing out.
"I'm sleeping—what?" Inuyasha asked, just now comprehending his situation. He abruptly sat straight up, looking around at unfamiliar surroundings.
"What are you doing here?!" Kagome demanded.
"I…. think I…. I don't know…."
Kagome put a hand to her forehead.
"God, Inuyasha, this is NOT going to look good on your record!"
"But…. I felt that you were in danger, so my other self took over…"
Kagome looked at the hanyou with an apprehensive face.
"Your… 'other self' took over? Is this another personality change?"
"I think so. Whenever I have a strong feeling of danger come over me, I change personalities to protect either myself, or the one I… um, care about."
Kagome was silent; her tired brain trying to process what Inuyasha told her. She finally processed it all, except for the part, 'care about.'
(AN: God, get a clue, Kagome! Oh, sorry, back to the story…)
"So, your personality changes when…?"
"When I feel a strong need to protect."
"But, you don't remember when it happened, or how you got here?"
"I don't remember a thing except that I was sitting on my bed, and then that feeling of doom came over me. That was when I switched personalities, but I don't remember anything else."
Kagome nodded, thinking as deeply as her tired brain would let her. Finally, she came to at least one conclusion.
"I'm sorry, Inuyasha, but you have to go back to the asylum."
Inuyasha looked at his doctor with a stone face.
"Why?" he asked.
"Because I could get in trouble for harboring a suspect; even though you are innocent, Inuyasha, society does not think you are."
Inuyasha scowled, turning away from the one person he has ever trust in a very long time.
"I don't want to go back to that awful place." Inuyasha pouted. He knew he sounded like a spoiled child, but he did not care; he just did not want to go back to that asylum, not doing anything except look at the walls for hours as he was kept in inhumane severe isolation. "Please don't let me go back there."
Kagome hesitated; how was she going to convince Inuyasha that going back to that awful asylum is for the best, when even she knows it is not the best option?
"Inu…." Kagome considered her other options. "I will allow you to stay here, but only for a few days, okay?"
Inuyasha still had his face turned away from Kagome, so she did not see his dishearten face.
"Okay," Inuyasha sighed. "Just a few days."
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Kagome woke up, feeling a bit groggy, but the wonderful smell of breakfast came floating into the room. She got out of bed, put her house slippers on, and headed for the kitchen. She stopped when she heard talking in the dinning room."Are you sure you know how to cook?" Kagome's son, Shippou, asked.
"Yes," Kagome heard Inuyasha say. "I love to cook, even when I was younger."
Kagome smiled at the Shippou and Inuyasha bonding. She decided not to intrude, so she dressed in her clothes instead of eating in her pajamas.
Kagome searched through her closet for some clothes that would look decent when she went to the DNA lab today for that task Sango wanted her to do. She finally settled for a black skirt, and a black blouse.
The only kind of underwear Kagome could find that would fit her outfit was a black g-string with a matching black bra. She held up the very skimpy underwear, looking at it with blushing cheeks. When did she get this?!
She shed out of her pajamas, and slipped into the g-string and matching bra. Kagome looked at herself in the full-length mirror, blushing at the sight. The blasted things barely cover her most important parts! She turned around, looking at the back, seeing how the skimpy thing did not even cover her rear.
Kagome blushed again, not noticing her door was opening until she heard a gasp. The doctor looked at her doorway, which had a wide opened door, and saw her patient looking at her with eyes that could rival the size of hot air balloons. His mouth was wide open, and his face was completely tomato-red.
Kagome promptly screamed, trying to cover herself as much as possible, although Inuyasha could still see her rear end through the mirror. She turned a bright red that seemed to make her glow in the dim lighting.
"Leave!" Kagome shouted. "Close the door! Leave now!"
Kagome suddenly grabbed her alarm clock next to her, flinging at Inuyasha, whom was closing the door. The alarm clock hit the door, almost smashing to pieces on impact. Instead, the alarm clock survived, but the door had a big dent in it.
"Breakfast is ready." Inuyasha announced through the door.
Kagome quickly got into her black skirt and blouse, and then headed into the dinning room.
When she got there, Kagome saw Shippou in his usual place, happily eating over easy eggs. Inuyasha placed a plate across from Shippou, along with glasses of orange juice.
"Mr. Inuyasha cooked breakfast today, mommy." Shippou exclaimed, putting another mouthful of egg in his mouth with the yolk dripping down his chin.
Kagome grimaced as she watched the yolk drip down to his shirt. Before she had a chance to scold Shippou about the way, Inuyasha placed a plate in front of her.
"Shippou said that you do not like over easy eggs, so I made you scrambled." Inuyasha informed with cute, blushing cheeks, not meeting her eyes.
"Thank you for cooking." Kagome thanked, also blushing.
"Where do I sit?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome looked up, a bit surprised. "Um, you can sit wherever you want."
Inuyasha looked around the table uncomfortably. Kagome observed that the months of isolation that Inuyasha was put through had damaged his sense of decision. It would be cruel for Kagome to put Inuyasha back in that place. When she first took Inuyasha outside, he hesitated, not sure if he should be back outside.
Kagome made a mental note to contact Sango about this problem.
The doctor was snapped out of her thoughts when she saw Inuyasha take his plate off the counter and sit on the kitchen floor. He started eating his food with his hands as if he had forgotten what it was like to eat with utensils.
"Inuyasha, you can eat with us at the table." Kagome said, unsure of what to do.
Inuyasha shook his head, shoveling more eggs into his mouth with his hand. He swallowed the food, scooping some more into his hand.
"No, I eat here." He said.
Kagome felt a pain in her heart. Now she knew for sure that Inuyasha was mistreated in all aspects in that place. She looked at Shippou, whom was looking at Inuyasha with understanding. Of course; after Shippou's parents were killed, he was sent to an orphanage, then to a foster home where he was abused in almost the same manner as Inuyasha.
Shippou might be able to help him.
"Shippou, can you please talk to Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
Shippou looked like he was lost.
"What do I say to him? What do I do?" he asked.
"Just say that you know what he is going through. Tell him just a little bit about what you went through."
Shippou looked at Inuyasha again.
"Um, Mr. Inuyasha? Can you please eat at the table with us? We would really like you to be with us."
Inuyasha cocked his head to the side. Conflicting emotions began to stir in him; he lost his humanity in the prison, and he was unable to understand what was so wrong about eating on the floor.
"Why should I eat at the table?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome understood through a scientific point of view. Inuyasha had to give up his humanity in order to survive where he was living at. For humans, it is a task that is easy, but afterwards, they are unable to regain their sanity. For Inuyasha, it was easier because he is half demon; yet, old habits, or acting in a certain way after their abuse, are harder to break away from.
"Shippou, can you please finish your breakfast in your room?" Kagome asked.
Shippou nodded, got his plate, and went to his room. Kagome turned back to Inuyasha.
"Okay, Inuyasha, come sit at the table."
Inuyasha shook his head.
"Please?" Kagome pressed.
Inuyasha continued to eat as if he did not hear Kagome. So, she got up, walked over to him, and tried to gently take his plate. She planned on taking the plate to the table so he would sit down at the table and eat. However, when Kagome reached for it, Inuyasha moved it away from her, growling in his throat.
So he also had food taken away from him. Kagome sighed, trying to coax Inuyasha to the table. When he would not budge, she finally had to give up. The doctor looked at the time, realizing she was a bit late.
"Oh no!" Kagome exclaimed as she got up, rushing to her bedroom. When she immerged, she looked at Inuyasha. "Can you please watch Shippou while I am gone?"
Inuyasha nodded, getting up, and putting his plate in the sink. From there, he started to wash the dishes.
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As Kagome was driving, she turned on the radio, trying to relax her nerves. A gut feeling was telling her that the DNA lab will change everything. She tried to shake the feeling by turning up the volume on the radio. The song just ended and the news DJ cut in to tell the latest report."Residence are concerned when the suspect in the Yahame murder escaped from his cell in the Tokyo Mental Hospital last night. People are asked to remain calm. The authorities have a handle on this situation…."
Kagome shook her head. The authorities do not have a handle on the situation; as a matter of fact, they are probably in a panic. Yahame, Kikyo. That is the name of the girl whose death is being blamed on Inuyasha.
Kagome's cell phone suddenly rang. She picked it up, and answered. "Hello?" A screech made Kagome hold the phone away from her ear.
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS HE THINKING, KAGOME?!"
Even with the phone away from her ear, Kagome could still hear Sango's screeching voice.
"HE TOLD ME THAT HE IS INNOCENT!!!! AND THEN HE PULLS THIS?!!?!? WHAT THE HELL HIS WRONG WITH HIM, KAGOME!??!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HIM!?!?!?!"
Kagome knew that it is rare for Sango to curse, and when she did, she was beyond pissed. The doctor cleared her throat, and then talked to the lawyer.
"Sango, please calm down. Inuyasha is with me."
"CALM DOWN?!?!! HOW CAN I CALM DOWN!??!?! THIS IS GOING TO BE SO FUCKING BAD ON HIS RECORD!!!!!"
"I know it is, but I am going to return him to the asylum. Then I am going to court to sign a contract to have him come live with me."
There was a pregnant pause which Kagome knew Sango was using to let that information sink into her law infested brain.
"What? What?! WHAT?!?!" Sango screeched into the phone causing Kagome to swerve her car.
"Sango—"
"Are you nutters, Kagome?! Do you know how unethical it is for that to happen?! You barely got away with adopting Shippou!!!"
"Sango—"
"And now you want to take in another one of your patients?! God, Kagome! Are you going to adopt all of your patients now?!"
"Sango!"
"What?"
Kagome sighed, deciding to tell Sango all of what has occurred with Inuyasha and his behavior; she told her friend all of his behavior problems, ending with the incident at breakfast.
"So, you see, that is why he needs to stay out of that place."
Sango silently agreed.
"Okay, we'll get a court date set up for the place where Inuyasha stays at. I should also tell you that Mr. Jenomaru fought really hard to be Inuyasha's lawyer, which is all very strange. We both know that lawyers need to win cases, and Inuyasha is sure to loose; sorry, Kagome, I am just being realistic here. So, unless Mr. Jenomaru really wants a lost case on his record, or there is something going on that we don't know about.
"The good news is I got the position to be Inuyasha's lawyer. So, I have to have that test result sent to me, and make sure you get a lot of copies, okay?"
"Understood."
"Okay, we'll talk to you later."
"Sango…."
"Yes?"
"….You can back out of this if you want."
A long pause.
"Nah, I won't. Besides, I'm use to him."
Kagome smiled at her faithful friend.
"Sango…. Arigatou."
"Iie, iie."
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Sango sighed, placing the phone down on its cradle. She looked at the picture on her desk, smiling at it, running her fingers over the glass frame. The picture was of her brother, Kohaku, and herself when they were both younger. It was right before he was murdered.Sango had no idea why anyone would kill an innocent boy like her brother. Sango would always remember the day he was killed like no other day….
Kohaku was outside with his friends minding their own business, playing a game in a far off field. That was when the boys discovered the body of a young teen named Kaede Yahama.
Everyone thought the nightmare was over when investigation teams left. The boys went back to playing their games in the fields, and the neighborhood forgot about the whole incident.
One day, Kohaku was late for dinner, so Sango's father told Sango to go get her brother. Sango went out to the open fields, searching for her brother and his playmates, only to discover all the boys with bloody, torn up bodies, lying in the field.
Sango screamed, and ran to her brother, cradling him in her arms as his lifeless eyes stared blankly at the sky.
Another investigation began in the neighborhood, and some suspects were found. Sango knew that the man who was found guilty was not the man who killed her brother. It was just a child instinct that told her that it was not him. The one who truly murdered her brother got away with it.
Sango wiped her face and went back to the paperwork.
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Kagome arrived at the DNA office around eleven. She got the folder with the entire legal document, extra evidence, and the permission slip that was legally signed.When she entered through the front doors, she automatically went to the front desk for reference.
"Hello," Kagome greeted the man. "I am here to see…."
Kagome looked at the paper from Sango, instructing Kagome of whom she should see.
"Dr. Rin."
The man at the desk typed a bunch of stuff on the computer.
"She would be at level 26, at lab room number 10."
"Thank you."
Kagome went to the elevator, went inside, and pressed for the 26th floor. God! How many levels does this place have?!
When the elevator made a 'ding' sound, Kagome was about to step out, however, there was a man blocking her way.
Kagome yelped, practically jumping sixty feet in the air, and placed a hand on her chest. "Oh, I'm sorry. You just scared me." Kagome laughed.
"Well I scare a lot of people." The man sneered.
Kagome frowned, trying to step out of the elevator, but the man blocked her way each time she tried to pass.
"Excuse me!" Kagome said, frustrated. "I need to pass!"
"What for?"
"That is none of your concern." Kagome answered indignantly. "I signed in at the front desk and the man let me pass, so I have every right to be here."
The man raised an eyebrow, considering the situation, and then moved to let Kagome pass into the hallway. Kagome looked at the man once more; something was familiar about him. He had long black hair that was wavy, almost unkempt, and red eyes. Has Kagome seen him before?
"Hey, what is your name?" Kagome asked.
"It doesn't matter." He said, and then stepped into the elevator, and the steel doors closed.
Kagome frowned, but did not dwell on the very rude man. She walked down the hallway until she got to room number ten. Without thinking, Kagome opened up the door and stepped inside.
And, boy, did she get an eye full!
Kagome saw two lab technicians, a man and a woman, heatedly kissing each other without any space between their bodies as they held each other. The man was tall with long, silver hair, tied up in a pony-tail; the woman had short black hair that stopped just as it barely reached her shoulders.
Kagome must have made a noise in her throat because the couple stopped making out, and looked at her. The man looked very familiar to Kagome… That was when she realized it; it was Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha's older brother with another woman that Kagome did not know.
Blushing, Kagome stuttered, "I-I'm sorry! I should have knocked!"
Kagome abruptly shut the door, letting the couple be alone. Only a few seconds passed, and the door opened. The woman that was madly kissing Sesshoumaru greeted Kagome with red cheeks, embarrassed from being caught.
"I'm sorry; I forgot to lock the door. Thank goodness it was only you and not someone who works here." The woman said.
"Are you not afraid of your boss catching you?" Kagome asked.
"Sesshoumaru-sama is the boss on this level, so all we have to worry about is other employees. And you're name is…?"
"Dr. Higurashi." Kagome answered.
"Ah, nice to meet you, Doctor. Yes, Miss Taijia said you will be seeing me today about something. Oh, forgive my rudeness; I am Dr. Maya, or Rin. Just call me 'doctor' or 'Rin'; either one will work."
(AN: Sorry for you readers! I just love the Sesshoumaru/Rin coupling; when Rin is much older, of course. So, in this fic she is about Sesshoumaru's age, k? )
"Okay, Dr. Rin, I am here to get a second opinion about a patient of mine who has been accused of murder."
"Okay, I need to see an authentic legal document with signed permission, business phone number, and all the works."
Kagome pulled out the file, opened it up, and got the signed document out, handing it to Rin. As Rin went over to the office phone to check with the person who signed the document, Kagome looked around the lab.
It was a typical lab with chemicals of all colors, test tubes, beakers, and microscopes. Kagome saw Sesshoumaru sitting on a chair, mixing some chemicals. It amazed Kagome at how Rin and Sesshoumaru could just go back to work, acting as if nothing is going on between them when in the presence of another person.
Kagome continued to wonder if she would be able to act normal, and professional, if she ended up having a relationship with Inuyasha…. Kagome's eyes widened, and she mentally beat her brain up for even considering such thoughts. Then, Rin came back with the legal document.
"Okay, the person said that he did sign it, and that we are to conduct the test now." Rin exclaimed as she put the paper in a folder. "Now, who do you want the test for?"
"Inuyasha." Kagome said.
Rin's eyes glanced nervously over at Sesshoumaru, whom was looking directly at Kagome with a raised eyebrow.
"Um, okay, I'll go get the evidence." Rin exclaimed, shuffling nervously to the back room.
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru with a defiant look as he stared at Kagome. Sesshoumaru carefully and professionally set his chemicals aside, looking at Kagome for an explanation.
"I hope you are not leading my brother along in false hopes. He's had enough of that to last him one hundred years." Sesshoumaru exclaimed with a cold voice.
"Mr. Sesshoumaru, I do not have any intentions of leading him around in false hopes. Inuyasha seems to not be able to let himself have false hopes. However, I did mean it with all sincerity when I said that I believe he is innocent. Do you think he is innocent?"
Sesshoumaru continued to stare at Kagome with an expressionless face.
"…To a certain extent, yes." He finally answered.
"Meaning…?"
But before Sesshoumaru could answer, Rin came back with several vials; one had blood preserved in it, and the other had what Kagome assumed was flesh from Kikyo.
"Okay, I am going to do these tests, which is going to take a few minutes, so you may have a seat and wait if you want." Rin informed.
"Well, I am a bit thirsty. Is there a place that has water?"
"Yes, it is down stairs. When you get out of the elevator, take a left towards the front desk, then take a left, and go all the way down the hall to the cafeteria."
"Thank you."
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Kagome got down to the first floor, and following Rin's instructions, she got to the cafeteria. However, she stopped abruptly when she saw the rude man with someone who looked almost exactly like her."You should know better than to be here." The rude man told the Kagome look-alike.
"Oh, you worry too much." She said.
"Of course I do. That bastard just escaped from the asylum!" the man said in a high whisper. "We are not safe to some up to the surface until he is put to death after the trial."
"Oh don't worry about Inuyasha. There is no way that they will find him innocent for my 'death.'"
Both the man and the woman laughed. Kagome held her breath and quietly slipped back to the elevator.
'…my death.'
Kagome entered the elevator, the words echoing endlessly in her mind. She pressed for the twenty-sixth level, practically hyperventilating. Kagome put a hand to her heart, trying in vein to slow it down. There was no way she saw that! She is hallucinating!
Kagome stumbled out of the elevator, heading down the hallway to room ten.
Inuyasha is innocent! He is completely innocent! His lover never died! But how?! How did it happen?!
Kagome clutched the wall, her hand still on her heart. How was she going to tell Inuyasha?! How will she be able to prove that he never killed Kikyo and that she was right downstairs?! Most importantly, with that guy here, how will she get out of this place alive?!
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AN: Wow…. Suspense…. (sweat-drop) Some readers are probably wondering why I entitled chapter five as "Unicorns in the Sky." It was because of the ending of this chapter where something that is not expected, or cannot occur, actually happens that changes everything. It becomes the turning point. If we saw Unicorns in the sky, do you think our whole scientific world would change everything? That becomes a turning point. Thank you for listening to me ramble on and on. Have a nice day, and I am going to be working on chapter six.
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