Hi guys... Remember me? I'm so ultra sorry it took me so long... I lost my inspiration. But for some reason, I suddenly found it! I wouldn't blame you all if you hated me, but I do hope you enjoy this chapter. I looked back and some of the earlier chapter are just horrible! ((in my eyes as the writer)) But I hope you all can forgive me for my absence. Sorry! But please, Enjoy!

Dedicated to all of you, for putting up with me. Also to rafayel-kun, for figuring out why I named the stewardess Kaijin! And lastly to sapphire-glass, for being my first reviewer... months ago. (goes and cries)

Chapter 22 - Where Do We Go From Here?

'How in the hell...' Inuyasha wonder absently as he starred at the couple. His body was numb with disbelief as it attempted to catch up with his racing mind. 'So much has happened... How is this possible? Is it possible? Or is this another trick...'. The same thoughts raced through everyone's minds as none of them moved, frozen in place.

Sesshomaru looked over his younger brother's group. "Well, it seems you all survived without us for a while."

"You bastard!" Inuyasha exclaimed, frightening everyone in a thirty foot range. "What in the hell is your problem? What are you still doing alive?"

Kagura raise a thin eyebrow at his comment, her crimson eyes widening slightly. "Are you that upset? I thought you would be happy?"

Inuyasha narrowed his amber eyes, keeping his gazed locked with Sesshomaru's. "It's not that... but how... why..."

Sango had heard enough of Inuyasha's mumbling. "He means," she said as she stepped up to Sesshomaru, "We're all so happy to see you." With that she wrapped her arms around her elder cousin's chest, silent tears leaking out of her closed eyes.

Sesshomaru's normally hard gaze softened momentarily as he placed a hand on her shoulder, providing a small gesture of reassurance.

Kagome watched the reunited family happily as Miroku approached them as well, punching Inuyasha in the shoulder playfully and giving Kagura a hug. Suddenly she felt a wave of pain sweep through her body, nearly knocking Shippou off her shoulder. "Kagome?" he squeaked with concern. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah..." she answered weakly as she attempted to forget the feeling. "I'm fine, it was jus-"

Kagome's body shook violently as another burst of the strange pain filled her, sinking down to her very bones. She felt as though her blood was boiling, racing speedily through her body as she tried to maintain her balance. "Hold on Kagome!" Shippou said as he hopped off her shoulder. "I'll get Inuyasha!"

But Kagome's grasp on reality ended there as the anguish her body was being put through over whelmed her, causing her to fall to the ground with a dull smack. As she slipped out of consciousness to escape the pain, she felt two strong arms wrap around her, calling for her to wake up, but she couldn't. 'Sorry Inuyasha...' she thought as she slipped into the numb darkness.

"Inuyasha!" he heard his young nephew's voice call as he bombarded his brother with questions.

"What do you want squirt?" he asked irritably, wanting desperately to know who Sesshomaru was still alive and well.

"There's something wrong with Kagome!" As soon as the words had escaped from his mouth, Inuyasha saw Kagome hit the ground, her eyes closed and her body limp.

"Kagome!" he said as he ran up to her, scooping her up easily in his arms. "Kagome, open your eyes! Wake up, damn it!"

He felt her body go completely limp, resting easily in his arms. Inuyasha shook her shoulders slightly, hoping that she had just passed out from the excitement. "Come on Kagome," he said softly.

"It's no use," Sesshomaru said from above him. "We need to get her to a hospital immediately."

"How the hell do you know?" Inuyasha growled. "How do you know what's best for my Kagome?"

"Can't you smell it, little brother?" he asked in his cold voice. "There is a serious problem with her scent..."

Inuyasha stubbornly sniffed her familiar scent deeply. His eyes widened as what Sesshomaru said made sense. "Inuyasha, what's wrong with her?" Sango asked urgently.

"Her... her scent... her blood..." Inuyasha stuttered. "Her human blood is resisting the demon blood... It's like they're fighting each other for dominance."

"It's worse then that," Kagura interjected. "Her body won't accept the demon blood. If we don't do something soon, it will kill her."

When Kagome awoke, she found herself starring at a white ceiling. 'A hospital?' she thought weakly as she attempted to sit up.

Inuyasha glanced over to the hospital bed and saw the slight movements of Kagome's failed attempts to move. He shot up, going to her side. "Kagome! Kagome, how do you feel?" he asked anxiously as he took her small hand in his.

"I'm really... dizzy..." she mumbled out.

"That's to be expected," said a voice from near Kagome's head. She looked over, locking eyes with a flea demon. "I had to do quite the blood transfusion."

"This is Dr. Myoga," Miroku said from over Inuyasha's shoulder. "He preformed your operation."

"Operation?" she said as she rubbed her eyes. "What happened to me?"

"Kagome..." Inuyasha said as he held up her hand so she could see it. "Tell me, what's the difference?"

It looked like her hand. Slightly pale, Inuyasha's ring, her fingernails... "My fingernails!" she gasped. "They're normal human fingernails!" Her other hand flew to the top of her head, looking for the canine ears she had just gotten used to. But they weren't there. Instead she had small human ears on the sides of her head, where they had been nearly all of her life. "Why?" she said with a confused look.

"When we got into the airport and saw Sesshomaru-" Inuyasha attempted to say until he was interrupted.

"Sesshomaru! Kagura! The kids! Are they-" she said frantically.

"Don't worry Kagome!" Shippou said as he hopped onto the hospital bed near her shoulder, giving her a small hug. "I'm right here! And mommy, daddy and Rin are with Sango!"

"Where's Sango?" Kagome questioned.

At this point Inuyasha's patience were wearing thin. "If you would let me talk, I'll tell you wench!" he growled, getting her undivided attention. "Now, when we were in the airport you passed out. We thought it was only shock, until Sesshomaru told us there was a problem with the scent of your blood... and he was right. We rushed you immediately to the hospital..."

flash back -

"Well, the situation isn't good..." the small flea demon doctor told the large group of people and demons that gathered around him. "It seems that a lethal poison was released into her blood stream. At first it's only side effect was turning her into a hanyou like you, Mr. Inuyasha. It seems that her immune system was boosted because of this sudden change, which completely destroyed the poison."

"Then what's the problem?" Kagura asked.

"Well... this increase in Miss Kagome's immune system registered her new demon blood as an enemy. An enemy that needed to be eradicated." Dr. Myoga motioned for a nurse to bring him Kagome's file.

"So... what options does this leave us?" Sango asked as she held Miroku's hand.

"Only one." Dr. Myoga said gravely. "A complete blood transfusion."

"What!" Inuyasha exclaimed.

"Isn't that risky?" Miroku asked. "And she'll need a blood donar as well, right?"

"Yes. The procedure is very difficult and risky, but at this point it's her only option. We could wait to see what happens, but then it could be too late. We do this now or never."

"Fine!" Inuyasha said. "Anything for Kagome! I'll even be the donor!"

"You can't," Sesshomaru said in his monotone voice. "She needs human blood, not half-breed blood."

Inuyasha growled, but kept to himself. Sesshomaru was right.

"So the only options are Miroku and Sango?" Kagura asked.

"Maybe," Dr. Myoga replied. "Tell me, what are your respective blood types?"

"Mine's A positive," Miroku told him.

"B negative." Sango was wary. She had never liked hospitals, and the emergency unit was even worse.

"Well, it seems as though we have a winner!" Dr. Myoga announced. "Kagome's blood type is also B negative. So, if you're willing and healthy, you can give the blood Miss Sango."

Sango gulped. 'My... my blood?' she thought. A nervous look crossed her face momentarily, but wasn't unnoticed.

"How much blood would be needed?" Miroku asked, sensing Sango's hesitation as he squeezed her hand.

"Why in the hell does that matter?" Inuyasha asked furiously. "Of coarse Sango's going to do it! It's for Kagome!"

"Inuyasha," Miroku said as his protective instinct started to kick in. "You can't tell Sango-"

"It's okay, Miroku. He's right." Sango said as she stepped forward, releasing his hand slowly. "I'll do it. For Kagome."

- end flash back

"You forced Sango to give blood!" Kagome said as she smacked Inuyasha in the side of the head.

"Hey! She said she would of her own free will!" he told her.

"Where is she now?" Kagome asked, her tone obviously angry.

"She's a couple rooms up the hall, lying down," Miroku responded. "Don't worry Kagome!" He said once he saw her worried expression. "Sango's just slightly tired from giving so much blood! Actually, I'm going to go see her." As he approached the door, a thought hit him. "Um... Shippou, why don't you come with me and see Sango?"

"Why? I want to stay with Kagome!" Shippou cried from Kagome's neck, clinging lightly to her hospital gown.

"I think Inuyasha and Kagome would like a little alone time," he said as he scooped Shippou and exited the room, Shippou flailing in his grip. He winked at Inuyasha with an all-knowing grin.

Inuyasha just muttered, "Pervert..."

The door closed behind him, leaving Inuyasha and Kagome alone in the stark recovery room. Kagome, feeling slightly more energetic, sat up without any help.

"Are you sure you should be sitting up?" he asked, his voice full of concern.

"Yeah, I'm feeling much better now." She looked at the window near her bed, the night sky reflecting her now human appearance. "I'm sorry I'm not a hanyou anymore."

"Why are you apologizing?" he said. "I'm glad you're human again. It's better for you that way. But..." he hesitated, running his thumb along the knuckles of her right hand. "But I'd love you the same either way."

Kagome smiled, marveling at his boldness. "I know," she replied. They sat quietly together, holding hands as the moon showered it's heavenly glow through the window as they just enjoyed being together.

Miroku walked into Sango's room with Shippou crying in his grip. "Why? It's not fair! I want to see Kagome!"

"You saw her. Now they need a little time together," Miroku attempted to explain to the young demon, but to no avail.

"Uncle Inuyasha is such a booger-head!" Shippou said as Miroku tossed him on the bed next to Sango's and walked to where she stood near the window.

"Don't call anyone a booger-head," Kagura commented calmly from behind an issue of Housekeeping monthly.

"Except for your uncle," Sesshomaru added, earning him a stern glare from Kagura.

Miroku grinned at the couple and made his way over to Sango. "How are you feeling, dear?" he asked with a smile.

"I'm fine! I wish they would let me out of this room so I could see Kagome! How is she?" Sango asked with her voice full of frustration.

"She just woke up. But don't worry, love," he told her as he took her hand in his. "She's spending quality time with Inuyasha. She's fine."

"Yeah, I guess... But what now? What will we do?" she asked.

"First we'll get out of here," Sesshomaru answered. "Then we'll go to out apartment and go from there." He picked up Rin, who was sleeping on his lap, and sat her carefully on the extra hospital bed next to a sleeping Shippou and exited the room in an even stride.

"Don't worry, he's just seeing if we can leave yet," Kagura told the teens, never looking up from her magazine.

"We're finally here," Miroku said. "We're finally out of danger."

"That's right," she replied. "We can live freely. We can go back to school, get jobs, houses..."

"Married?" he asked quietly.

She blushed and continued starring out the hospital window, her hand intertwined with Miroku's as the stars twinkled merrily.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispered as she dented the comfortable silence the couple had been sitting in for nearly half an hour.

"Yeah?" Inuyasha replied, looking to her rich brown eyes.

"What are we doing?"

He obtained a scowl as he heard the question. "What do you mean? We're sitting in the hospital. Duh."

"That's not what I meant." She then scooted off the bed and stood, her legs weak beneath her.

"What are you thinking?" Inuyasha growled as he caught her in his arms.

She smiled her large smile. "I just wanted you to hold me," she said softly as she wrapped her thin arms around his neck.

"Feh!" he replied. "You could've just asked." A small blush crowded the back of his cheeks as he glanced at different directions around the room.

'After everything we've been through, he still blushes at times like this,' she thought with a smile. 'But that's my Inuyasha... Always one to shy away from his feelings.' Kagome sighed and ran her fingers lightly through the silver locks near his neck, leaning into him.

He looked down to her, seeing the far away look in her eyes. Her raven hair sparkled from the moonlight that poured in though the window and her cheeks were rosy from the heat of his body. In his eyes she'd never looked so beautiful.

"What are we doing?" she whispered to his chest.

"Huh?"

"I'm still waiting for my answer. Now that we're here, what are we doing."

Realization struck him like a lightening bolt as her question suddenly made sense. Thoughts raced through his mind; there were so many options. But he started with what needed to be done first. "Well, we'll get out of this hospital. Then Sesshomaru and Kagura have some explaining to do. And then..."

"And then... what?" Kagome said playfully as she gazed lovingly into his glowing amber eyes.

"And then we'll decide when we get there. I never was one for schedules," he replied with a grin.

She mirrored his expression and giggled. The sound reached his ears and his insides practically melted. 'Could I be anymore in love with this wench?' he though happily. Not being able to resist any longer, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead lightly.

"You think I'll settle for that?" she asked playfully. Inuyasha grinned and Kagome pulled him to her level, meeting his lips with a mix of raging emotions and adoration that could only be shared between the two that had defied fate time and time again.

A woman in a nurse's uniform stood silently outside Kagome's room, watching the couple as they kissed. She smirked as the light shined off the inu-hanyou's silver hair, causing her heart to skip a beat. 'What beautiful hair...' she thought as she walked down the hall quietly. On her way to the elevator she passed a tall man with long silver hair and sharp amber eyes.

Sesshomaru looked briefly at the nurse, shaking the fact that she looked so familiar. Kagome and Sango had been cleared to leave the hospital and he wanted to get himself and his family out of there as soon as possible. He sensed an evil presence near and he wanted to shake the feeling of slight nervousness that had been bothering him for hours.

The woman stepped into an elevator and pulled out a cell phone, pushing a button on her speed dial. The person on the other line picked up immediately, greeting her with a stern, "Did you find them?"

She sighed. "Yes, I found them. They're here... for now. It seems that Fluffy wants them out of this horrid hospital. I don't blame him." During the conversation she slipped off her nurse uniform, revealing a low cut black mini dress that was barely legal. She stepped out of the elevator and strode confidently toward a red sports car parked in the underground parking lot. "I don't like this place much either. And those nurses outfits! So horribly...covering!"

The person on the other end of the line sighed. "Quit complaining you twit and tell me what I want to know!" they demanded harshly.

"Oh, geesh! You don't need to be so cruel!" she whined as she started up the sleek car and pulled out of the garage. "They're all alive and well."

"They must've done a blood transfusion!" the other line said with a voice filled with venom.

"Bingo," she replied as she pulled into a fast food drive through. "The demon blood is gone and little Kagome is just an ordinary human once more... who's still in possession of the Shikon no Tama."

"Damn it!" the other end cursed. "Well, that can't be helped now. I suppose we'll have to deal with this ourselves. Hurry back here quickly. Got it Yura?"

"Yes, yes, I got it Tsubaki!" With that Yura flipped her phone closed. After pulling around and collecting her cheeseburger she parked in the parking lot of the restaurant and gazed at the sky. 'Aw Inuyasha, it's a shame. Such beautiful hair for a dead man.' With that she pulled out her burger and ate her late dinner.

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I can't apologize enough. I'm sorry I made everyone wait this long. Geesh... I feel awful. And I call myself an authoress... But I hope you all liked it. Please do REVIEW, but I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. Again guys, so sorry and I hope I didn't lose any readers. I'll update quicker now that I'm back on my feet, I promise! Encouragement is loved, as I am feeling horrible about this right now. Well, that's it for now... Adios my amigos and amigas!

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