Inu-yasha waited outside the operating room, he couldn't believe Serenity had been so badly wounded. "They said her side was sliced up and her back was cut very deep. Who did this, and why ?" asked Kagome. "I have no idea, but if I ever see the bastard who did this to her..." Inu-yasha's words trailed off, but Kagome saw him clutch his fist so hard that he started to bleed.
"Mr. Tanomoshii, we have some news for you" said a nurse. Inu-yasha stood up and nodded. "First the good news, Serenity looks like shes going to live. The bad news is, shes paralyzed from the waist down" said the nurse.
Inu-yasha's eyes narrowed. "Permanently ?" he asked. "No, since she is half-demon, it should only last for a month" replied the nurse. "Thanks for the news, can we see her now ?" asked Inu-yasha. "Yes, she fell unconsisous before the operation, she should be waking up soon" said the nurse.
Inu-yasha and Kagome went into the recovery room serenity was in. She was lying on a hospital bed, near her was a monitor that showed her pulse. To no surprise, her pulse was weak. Inu-yasha stood over her and stroked her hair. She looked so weak and helpless, wearing the pink pajama top and pants the hospital supplied didn't help that fact much. "Hang onto life Serenity, don't die yet" whispered Inu-yasha.
Serenity's nearly silent whimper came to Inu-yasha's ears. "She's waking up !" exclaimed Kagome. Serenity slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Inu-yasha. "Inu-yasha...where am I ?" she asked. "In the hospital, how are you feeling ?" asked Inu-yasha. "Dizzy..." said serenity softly. "You just get some rest" asked Kagome. No sooner did Kagome say that, Serenity fell right back to sleep. "You think she notices that she's paralyzed ?" asked Kagome. "She may not know, I'll tell her when she wakes up" said Inu-yasha.
(Later in the night)
Inu-yasha was sleeping in a chair next to serenity. Kagome was in another chair beside Inu-yasha, resting her head on his shoulder. Serenity opened her eyes and sat up in the bed. She scooted off the bed, but once she tried to stand up she fell, but her tail cushioned her fall. "Huh ? How come I can't walk ?" thought serenity.
Serenity then felt herself being lifted off the cold floor and onto someone's lap. "Did you fall ?" asked Inu-yasha as he sat Serenity on his knee. Serenity nodded slowly, still puzzled about her inability to walk. "Inu-yasha, how come I can't walk ?" asked serenity. Inu-yasha hugged serenity close to him and sighed. "You're paralyzed from the waist down, you won't be able to walk for a month" said Inu-yasha.
Serenity felt tears come to her eyes. This wasn't good, what if Naraku found her again ? She wouldn't be able to run away. Inu-yasha noticed serenity was trembling. He petted her head and placed her back into bed. "Get some rest little one" said Inu-yasha as he pulled the thin sheets over serenity. Serenity tried to go to sleep, but couldn't.
"Naraku...my mother and father are dead because of him. Now he's after me because of what he put inside of me" thought serenity as she felt her side through her pajamas. There were stitches there now. Soon, serenity fell asleep. Her nightmares quickly followed, but this nightmare was different, in this one, she would relive her past.
To be continued...
In the next chapter you shall see how Naraku is connected to Serenity's family and the reason why he killed them. So please be patient, it will be worth the wait.