Disclaimer: I want to own Inuyasha, but I don't, and that sucks for me, but it's good for all Inuyasha fans.
Miracle Worker
Chapter 8: "I am Here for You"
It was early in the morning when Shippou was woken up by his mother. The child looked at her alarm clock, seeing that it was 5:12 am; he rolled over, groaning, wanting to go back to sleep.
"Shippou, you have to get up. I already packed your clothes."
The boy nodded, rolling over to lie on his stomach, and he closed his eyes. When Shippou finally processed what his mother just said, he sat up, looking for her in order to question what she said.
Unfortunately, Kagome was no longer in the room, so Shippou headed into the kitchen, seeing that Inuyasha was already up and making breakfast. The hanyou smiled at the child and pointed to the living room to tell Shippou where Kagome is.
When he went to the living room, Shippou saw Kagome around a lot of luggage, all of them so full that they were to the point of bursting. She looked at her son and smiled sadly at him.
"Where are we going, Mommy?" Shippou asked.
"Shippou… you are going to stay with your Uncle Sota, okay? You love it there; your cousins will be thrilled to see you."
Shippou shook his head.
"No, they won't; each time I'm over there, Buyo scratches me, Raji won't share his toys, and Kaniia just drools all over me."
Kagome picked Shippou up, and sat down on the couch with him in her lap.
"Your Uncle is doing this for me as a special favor." Kagome explained. "I just have a lot of things to do, and I can't allow you to get hurt."
"Why would I get hurt?"
"Because there's this really bad man out to get us, and that is why I have to protect you."
"Are… are you getting rid of me?" Shippou asked, tears starting to fill up in his eyes.
"No, never! I would never get rid of you, Shippou. As soon as everything calms down, I will go get you, okay?"
Shippou nodded and hugged his mom, not wanting to go, but trusting her judgment of his safety.
Kagome kissed Shippou's forehead, and hugged him tightly. Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippou ate breakfast in silence. When they finished, it was seven a.m., and Kagome rode Inuyasha's back once more all the way to the hospital to get her car.
When they got back, both Inuyasha and Kagome loaded up Shippou's things in the trunk. Kagome drove the car for two hours, Inuyasha up in the passenger's seat with Shippou on his lap. The hanyou was uncomfortable at first, but he soon got use to having a child sitting on his legs.
Kagome pulled into a driveway, with a house on the right. The house was two stories, off white colored, with beautiful acres in the back of it. As soon as Kagome turned the engine off, a man came out of the door that looked a bit like Kagome, only with distinctive differences.
"Kagome sister!" the man cried out, hugging his sister as she walked up to him.
"Sota!" Kagome said, wrapping her arms around her brother in a sisterly hug.
"And Shippou." Sota said, picking up his nephew, hugging him tightly.
"Ah, Shippou's here!" a woman cried out, taking the boy from Sota's arms, also hugging her nephew tightly.
"I'll get his luggage." Sota announced, looking at Inuyasha as he passed.
Inuyasha was leaning against the car, his arms folded, and he followed Sota's gaze. The hanyou got to his feet, still looking at Kagome's brother.
"Do you want help?" the hanyou asked.
Sota looked like Inuyasha just asked him to sacrifice one of his children. He shook his head negatively at the hanyou, taking the entire luggage inside the house.
"Are you hungry, Shippou?" Sota's wife asked her nephew.
Shippou nodded, and the woman smiled.
"That's good; I cooked your favorite just for you."
"I want to say good-bye to my mom first." Shippou said, looking at Kagome.
Kagome was standing in the front yard, looking like she was about to permanently loose her heart and world. Sota's wife put Shippou down and he immediately ran to his mom and threw his arms around her.
Kagome hugged her son tightly like she would never see him again. She buried her face in his shoulder, crying into his clothes.
"Mommy… will you come back?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Do you promise not to get hurt?"
"I promise."
Shippou looked at Kagome in the eyes, emerald-green met gray-blue.
"Do you promise on chocolate?" he whispered.
"Yes, Shippou, I promise on chocolate."
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The drive back to the city was very silent; so silent that Kagome's ears began to hurt.
"So… um, what kind of music do you like?" Kagome asked, trying to make conversation as she reached for the knob to turn on the radio.
Inuyasha shrugged.
"Just anything that catches my attention." He answered, looking out the window.
Kagome glanced at Inuyasha, briefly looking over his muscular, very well-toned body.
"It's hot in here!" Kagome exclaimed, fanning herself, and then rolled down the windows.
Cool air came through, making their long hair wave and flap with the wind. It looked like silver and jet-black hair danced and tangled with the other, as if trying to tie the two up.
Kagome reached over to the radio knob again, turning it on this time.
"So, how about that music?" she asked.
When the station came on, it was playing classical, chamber music. Kagome blushed, turning to her other counterpart.
"Uh, heh, I don't remember leaving it on that station." She laughed nervously. "Besides anything that catches your interest, what kind of music do you prefer?"
Inuyasha had a thoughtful look on his face.
"Um, rock I guess." He finally answered.
Kagome nodded, turning it to a rock station, and looked back to the deserted road.
"She stole your heart.
Only did it because she could.
Chewed you up and spat you out That girl never was no good.
Baby I would never do that.
I love you faithfully.
But your suspicious mind thinks I'm gonna repeat her story…"
"Hey, this is that song 'This is me' by Dream!" Kagome exclaimed, turning up the volume.
Inuyasha glared at the radio like he was hearing something he didn't want to.
"It's make'n you crazy
Make'n you a wreck
Make'n you follow me
Make'n me suspect
Seem to think I'm play'n her game.
Don't you know my name?
That was her, this is me.
We're different as can be.
She and I are nothing alike.
You're confusing day with night.
That was then, this is now.
You wanna trust me
But you don't know how.
I'm never gonna mess around
Let ya down.
Can't you see?
That was her, and baby, this is me."
"Is there anything else to listen to?" Inuyasha grumbled, slouching down in his seat some more.
Kagome shrugged, reached over to the dial buttons and pressed for another station.
It was the news.
"The suspect in the Yahame case is still loose on the streets. Residents are asked to not approach this person, and contact police immediately. The suspect has long, sliver hair, and violet eyes—"
Kagome cut the radio off, and went back to driving. There was an uncomfortable silence between the two, both not knowing what to say.
"Head to the asylum."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha in confusion.
"What?" she asked.
"Head to the asylum." Inuyasha repeated. "I was going to head that way, any way."
"But—"
Kagome was cut off by her cell phone suddenly playing her favorite tune; that tune told her that it was Sango calling.
"Hello?" Kagome answered after she got the phone out of her purse.
"Kagome-chan, how is everything?" Sango asked, sounding extremely tired.
"Everything is… not well…"
"Ah, I know that feeling…"
Kagome smiled without happiness.
"How is Miroku?" she asked.
"He's still in a coma, but he keeps muttering. I listened really closely to what he was saying, and I think he is trying to warn us. I also remember what he said when he came into my office, bleeding, and I thought he was acting strangely… He said, 'Be careful… They're after you… and Kagome…'"
Kagome willed herself to stay calm and concentrate on the road as well.
"Was he saying the same things in his sleep?"
"Yes," Sango answered. "I'm still here at the hospital…"
Kagome could hear the tone in Sango's voice; either something is wrong, or she needs to tell Kagome something.
"Sango-chan… what is wrong?"
There was a pause and Kagome wondered what other evils could happen to them.
"Kagome, is where is Shippou?"
Kagome was almost over the edge in panic; she had to force herself to not stop the car, turn around, and go back to her brother's house.
"At my brother's house." Kagome answered in a whisper, almost missing her turn off.
"Good, he'll be safe there." Sango said, sighing in relief. "Also, you said that you wanted Inuyasha to stay with you. Well, the court date is two days from today; that would be a Friday. From that day, we have four more weeks until his trial."
Kagome turned a corner, expertly, with one hand. She took another turn off, headed back on the freeway going north.
"Thank you, Sango." Kagome said, driving down the still deserted road. "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"Yes…"
Again, Sango hesitated, leaving Kagome to worry about what would happen.
"I got a call, from a…"
Kagome heard the ruffling of papers being searched through.
"From a Sesshoumaru." Sango finished. "Do you know him?"
"Yes, that's Inuyasha's older brother."
Inuyasha snapped his head, looking at Kagome and keeping his eyes on her as she spoke.
"Okay, do you know the name of the woman who did the lab tests?" Sango asked.
Kagome was wondering where this was leading up to.
"Yes, her name is Doctor Maya, Rin. Why?"
Sango sighed, sounding like all hope for the three of them is lost.
"Sesshoumaru called me, and he sounded very pissed off…"
"Why would Sesshoumaru be pissed off?"
"He's always pissed off." Inuyasha said, crossing his arms.
Kagome gave him a look, almost driving off the road at the same time.
"He called me from the lab where he works… gods, he was so pissed off! He was scary!" Sango continued, not hearing Inuyasha. "Sesshoumaru called to warn both of us. He was pissed off because …someone harmed Rin… and took Inuyasha's files."
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Kagome sat on the side of the road by her car, crying in frustration. Why does this have to happen to Inuyasha, to all of them?
After Sango told her the news, Kagome abruptly hung up the phone, pulled her car over to the side of the road (none too gently), got out, sat down next to it, and started bawling.
Inuyasha was startled to say the least, and when Sango called back, he answered it.
"Is Kagome alright?" she asked.
"Yes… well, no… she pulled over—"
"She was driving?!" Sango interrupted, realizing her mistake.
"Yes, we were coming back from her brother's house. We just dropped Shippou off there."
Inuyasha climbed back into the car, reached over to the driver's side, and turned the engine off.
"If I would have known she was diving…" Sango began. "Oh, this is my fault…"
"Don't worry about it. Kagome is strong; she just needs to release some emotions." Inuyasha said, leaning up against the car as Kagome's sobs continued to wrack her body.
"Now you sound like the psychiatrist." Sango tried to laugh.
"What did you tell her that made her so upset?"
Sango hesitated, but then realized that he needed to know.
"When Kagome went to the lab where your brother works, she saw a person named Doctor Maya, Rin. Do you know her?"
"Of course; Rin has been my brother's lover since as long as I can remember. They both wanted the same career; they have many things in common with one another… I wonder many times why he just doesn't claim her as his mate."
"Mate?"
"It's a demon thing."
Sango was silent, but then continued.
"Okay, well, your brother called me, very pissed off."
"He's always pissed off." Inuyasha repeated, rolling his eyes.
"No, Inuyasha, I'm talking about a pure, uncontrollable rage."
Inuyasha's eyes widened; there was only one time he had seen his brother in that kind of rage, and it was not very pretty. Someone had insulted Rin, and hit her once on the face. Sesshoumaru saw the incident, and he was filled with that same uncontrollable rage.
One thing scary about Sesshoumaru's rage is his calmness; during that rage, all the demon can think about is blood on his hands. The urge is so overwhelming that he is unnaturally, deadly calm.
"He called me," Sango continued when Inuyasha did not reply. "And he said that someone harmed Rin, and took your files."
At that moment, Inuyasha wanted to join Kagome on the asphalt and start bawling their eyes out. But, he held strong; months of training himself to be detached from his emotions came back. It was Kagome that was nurturing him, getting him back into his emotions.
Both those incidents had destroyed Kagome's weeks and weeks of work, and he retreated to the depths of his heart, emotionally withdrawn once again.
"Oh…" was all Inuyasha could say, and he said it in a soulless, unemotional way that scared Sango.
"Please make sure that Kagome gets home. Please?" Sango said, not really having a choice but to leave her best friend in the hands of Inuyasha.
"I will." Inuyasha said, hanging up the phone before Sango could reply.
Inuyasha looked beside him, seeing Kagome standing next to him, wiping her red, puffy eyes. She coughed, shaking the last of her hard sobs from her body; she looked tired and worn. She looked beautiful.
Inuyasha felt himself being reconnected with his emotions, but he forced them back down to the deepest chambers of his heart. He would not allow himself to reconnect with them again.
Never again would he feel.
"Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked, unemotionally, handing Kagome's cell phone back to her.
Kagome nodded as she took her cell phone back from him.
"Good." Inuyasha simply said. "I'm driving."
At this, Kagome seemed to snap back into herself again.
"You most certainly are not!" she cried.
"I am."
"No you are not! That's my car, and you don't have a driver's license!"
"I do have one, it just is not legally viewed."
Kagome put her hands on her hips, shaking her head.
"No way." She retorted again.
"Don't make me do this the hard way, Kagome." Inuyasha threatened, but could not help but smile in amusement.
"And how would you make me?"
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Kagome sat in the passenger's seat of her car, scowling at the silver-haired driver; her hands were tied together by her own socks, and her feet were tied as well by Inuyasha's socks.
The hanyou driving smiled in amusement at the road, completely aware of the death glare miss psychiatrist was giving him. Kagome did not want to admit it, but Inuyasha is a better driver than she is.
"You know," Kagome began. "It is considered illegal to drive bare footed."
Inuyasha looked down at his bare feet, one on the floor, and the other on the gas pedal. His sneakers were thrown in the back seat.
"What is the cop going to do when we drive by? Take an x-ray?" he asked, amused.
Kagome was about to answer, but then she realized how stupid her response would be, and she looked back at the road.
"Oh, just shut up and drive!" she said, now glaring at the road.
They both became silent when Kagome realized they were driving down a very familiar road; the one that lead all the way to the asylum. The road looked new, even though the road itself is many years old.
No one goes down this road often just to visit the mentally ill. The asylum is a place where family members just shove their insane significant other into and leave them there.
Kagome would damn herself if she let that happen to Inuyasha. She noticed that he was unusually silent when the huge building came into their view. Despite how vacant the parking lot is, Inuyasha still parked in the very back, looking at the building with resentment and hate.
"I hope you don't mind walking." Inuyasha said as he turned the engine off, and handed the keys to Kagome.
"I don't mind." Kagome really did not mind; she wanted to spend as much time with Inuyasha as possible.
They got out of the blue-green car, and Kagome locked the doors, shoving the keys in her purse. She looked at Inuyasha; he stood next to the car with his head down, not able to look at the asylum building anymore.
"Um, Inuyasha, two days from now, I will be going to court to try to get you out of here."
"Kagome, do me a favor…" Inuyasha said and he turned his head to the side to look at her. "Don't get my hopes up."
"Inuyasha…"
He turned his back on her, not able to look at her hurt expression. He must be detached from his emotions; he will only get hurt if he does not.
Inuyasha started to walk slowly towards the building, each step made him feel like he was on death row. He mentally shook his head; no emotions.
Suddenly, warm, caring arms wrapped around his waist from around him. Inuyasha's eyes widened and he stopped his walk towards his hell. He felt Kagome's forehead rest against his back, breathing him into herself.
Inuyasha closed his eyes, relishing in the fact that she really does care about him; that she would not abandon him. Slowly, and carefully, he allowed his emotions to come back from the deepest chamber of his heart, and back throughout his body.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha whispered with such deep emotion that Kagome shuttered with delight.
"Inuyasha…" she whispered back, both of them trying to say something that they do not have any words for.
Inuyasha turned around, wrapped one arm around Kagome, while the other supported her head, his hand buried in her jet-black hair. Before Kagome could react, Inuyasha pressed his lips against her soft lips. Unlike their other kiss, their lips were touching, every inch covered by the other.
They pressed themselves against each other tightly, both not wanting to let go. Kagome and Inuyasha both felt something for each other and it flooded their hearts, spreading throughout their bodies.
Both of them relishing in the intense, pure emotion that use to be dead in them, but now has come back to life to force one question into them: "How can he/she make me feel like this?"
Inuyasha pulled back, both of them panting but still holding each other. The hanyou looked at the young woman in his arms with his fiercely protecting, violet eyes, silently vowing to always protect her for as long as he lived.
Kagome shuddered in pleasure when she watched Inuyasha lick his lips; she knew the consequences for falling for her patient, but when that crossed her mind, she did not care.
"We have to go…" Inuyasha whispered, unwillingly pulling away.
Kagome gasped at the sudden coldness that swept over her when she lost Inuyasha's warmth.
They walked, hand in hand, until they came up to the building, and entered. Immediately, the front desk clerk screeched when seeing Inuyasha, and called for security.
Kagome placed herself between the guards and Inuyasha, holding her hands up in protest.
"Wait!" she cried. "He has willingly come back, and he is not going to protest against going back to his room. Please, you don't have to be afraid."
"Who are you?" a security guard asked.
"I'm Doctor Higurashi, Inuyasha's psychiatrist."
Kagome said the magic words; the word of a professional would believe any time.
One security guard nodded, telling his squad to ease up. The desk clerk called in the people in white, Ron among one of them. When he saw Inuyasha, he stopped short, but then saw the apologetic look in his eyes.
The men saw how calm Inuyasha was and they calmly approached him; the only time Inuyasha gave protest was when he could no longer see Kagome.
"Wait, I need to go with him. Inuyasha suffers from multiple personalities, and that is why he escaped the last time. It is not his fault."
The men nodded and allowed Kagome to go with them to Inuyasha's room. As they were walking, Kagome stood closer to Inuyasha, brushing her fingers with his. He barely slipped his fingers through her fingers, both knowing that if they were alone, they would have laced their fingers together.
Seeing that Inuyasha was under good control, the other men left, leaving only Ron and Kagome with the hanyou. The trio stopped at a closed door, which Ron unlocked immediately, opening it up, and motioned for Inuyasha to go through.
The hanyou took one step back, looking at the room with deep hatred in his eyes. Kagome gently held his hand, and she gently led him into the room. She looked up at the one person who unknowingly stole her heart, feeling deep sadness for him. Inuyasha does not deserve this place, and she will do what she can to get him out of here.
"I'll be back tomorrow." Kagome whispered up to him.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha whispered back in a pleading voice that broke her heart.
"Don't worry, Inuyasha, I am here for you."
Their hands met each other, palm to palm, fingers to fingers, just like they always did; just like they always will do. That was their way of speaking their feelings for each other when they, themselves, could not say it out loud.
"See you tomorrow, Inuyasha."
Kagome left, looking back one more time, seeing Inuyasha standing in the middle of the room, not moving an inch. And that was when Ron closed and locked the door.
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October 25th: (brings out a birthday cake with so many candles on it, the cake looked like it has a bomb-fire burning on it) It's my birthday today… (looks at the cake) and as you can see, I'm old. How old? Well… I'll give you readers a hint, if not the answer… I am two decades years old. I know… I'm too old to be into Inuyasha, but I don't give a care!!! I love Inuyasha no matter how old I get. Even when I am ninety years old, I will still be in love with Inuyasha.
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Kagome M.K: I updated, and I hope you like. Thank you for your review!!Fernie83: I remember seeing that movie, but Inuyasha is not out for revenge; he just wants people to know he is innocent. However, because he is a half demon, that is going to be very, very difficult. Kikyo is not out for revenge either; she just faked her own death (why will be explained later), and she is afraid that Inuyasha will be found 'not guilty.' Thank you for your review!!!!
CrimsonShadows: I don't want poor Inu to go to that awful place either, but he has to, unfortunately. I will continue to update, so you don't have to worry about that department. Heeheehee. Thank you for your review!!!
Sesshomaru13: I know, I know, Naraku is a bit, erm, off the wall… and he does deserve to be in that place. Actually, he deserves a nice little chair with a needle stuck in his arm (a semi-new way of putting people to death instead of electrified; not painful). Now that I think about it… Naraku NEEDS the old fashion way of the death penalty; they skinned the person alive, eviscerated them, castrated them (if they are a guy), and then burned alive. I'm very cruel… some of my friends have told me that I am sick because of the new tortures I have invented. But I would never give that information to a crazy person who likes to torture people, or to the government. Thank you for your review!!!!