Chapter 11
"Mrs. Higurashi" The doctor called out.
"Yes! Is my daughter going to be okay now?" Kagome's mother asked once again.
"Well we still don't know" the doctor looked down in shame.
"DAMN IT! DAMN IT ALL!" Mrs. Higurashi yelled.
"I understand your pain but you must stay calm for your daughter's sake. She needs you know and you can't go on a rampage" the doctor exclaimed.
"I just want my first born to be well again. I just hate seeing her like this" Mrs. Higurashi exclaimed. "What's taking so long Inuyasha?"Kagome's mother thought.
Back to Inuyasha:
"Finally, now I can get back to that hospital. I hope you're okay Kagome. I can't lose you, I just can't" Inuyasha said.
"Oh Inuyasha!" Kagome's gramps came out of the house.
"You're still here? Shouldn't you be at the hospital?" Inuyasha just found it strange that Kagome's gramps wasn't at the hospital.
"Oh yes I know. I thought she might need some of my healing soup. I made it myself" Kagome's gramps held out a container of hot soup that smelt nasty.
"EW what the hell is this stuff. The stench is so horrible I think I'm going to puke. Get that damn stuff away from me" Inuyasha ordered.
"You don't have to be rude about it" Gramps carried on and began to walk down the entrance of the whole Higurashi shrine.
Inuyasha stayed there watching him walk away with that nasty shit. The soup made him want to barf and he didn't like the feeling. The hanyou stood there waiting for his stomach to settle. Wait till the stench went away and left his nostrils. His face was pail and he thought we was catching Kagome's sickness but he wasn't. Kagome's life was on the line and her life line could break and he would be lost without her. She was the one who held his demon nature locked up and she kept the key to his heart. If she would leave him forever, he wouldn't be able to open his heart again. It would be locked and it would remain that way. He didn't want his feelings to leave him. Losing Kikyo was enough and now Kagome was leaving him little by little. He felt that he was going to cry but he held it in with his pride. His pride was getting the better of him and he couldn't control it. Kagome was suffering and he was blaming himself when he shouldn't. She chose to leave without notice and he was stupid enough to let her be out there all alone. He should have been there but Kagome is so typical. She would always come back when it wasn't his fault. Who knew she was going to find Kikyo all on her own. There were signs but they decided to hide instead of showing. It's sort of both their faults. They should have stayed by each other's side.
Inuyasha's heart began to ache and he couldn't figure out why. Was it because he was falling for the girl who he would never admit to. He cared so much for her and the more he showed anger and sadness for her, the more he wanted her to live. He stopped staring into space and began to head for the building called a hospital. He jumped onto buildings and jumped from one to the other. He traveled this way because it was so much easier. He still wore the red cap Kagome once gave him so that it would hid his doggy ears. ME WANT TO TOUCH THOSE EARS! LOL! The wind blew in his face and it made his vision blurry. It got even worse and when he jumped he missed the next building and fell into an alley. He fell right into a garbage dumpster. POOR INUYASHA! He began to curse at the smell and for him missing the building. He got back out and decided to walk among the humans. He smelt and everyone walked around him and walked a certain distance from him. One woman walked over to a perfume store and order the lady to spray him. So she did! Three women came over and sprayed Inuyasha all over! Inuyasha jumped and growled. The women ran and didn't say anything after that. Inuyasha began to gag at the smell and today was just not his day. POOR INUYASHA!
He was close to the hospital and he didn't hesitate to take his time so he began to run. Of course he took the stairs and once he reach the level Kagome and her family were on, he entered the area. Mrs. Higurashi spotted Inuyasha coming down the hall to them. Sota was in her lap and gramps was doing some ritual. Sota was forced off and had to sit on the chair alone while his mother ran towards the hanyou. Tears began to fall and she hugged Inuyasha. The hanyou let out a small gasp and then from what he can tell Kagome wasn't getting any better. Kagome wasn't the only one who was suffering, her mother, Sota, her gramps, Shippou, and Inuyasha were suffering alone with her. Inuyasha and Mrs. Higurashi walked over to the rest of the Higurashi family. Kagome's mother asked Inuyasha for the information he was suppose to retrieve. The hanyou nodded and began to explain the story that Shippou had told him. Kagome's mother gasped at the fact that her daughter was in a strange tree while it rained for some period of time. Well at least the found out how she got sick.
"So she was left out in the rain all alone? Where were you at the time Inuyasha" Sota asked.
"I was searching for her but her scent was gone once the rain came. It totally washed it all away" Inuyasha still feeling guilty.
"Don't blame yourself Inuyasha. It wasn't your fault that the rain made her scent disappear. It wasn't like you wanted that way. You found my daughter and you brought her here to get well. I'm grateful for that. Grateful that my daughter has somebody like you who cares. She's really lucky you do know that right?" Mrs. Higurashi managed to put up a smile for the hanyou to see.
"Lucky huh. Didn't know I meant so much to Kagome" Inuyasha thought to himself.
The hanyou looked into the room through the glass to see Kagome sound a sleep. The tubes were still strange to him and it sort of creped him out. Kagome look awful and Inuyasha was unsatisfied. He wanted her to become well so that they could continue life together. Mrs. Higurashi stared at the hanyou looking into Kagome's room. She could tell the hanyou was falling for her daughter and it was just a matter of time when he confesses. When he does she hopes that she will be there to hear it. Kagome's mother smiled and then it dropped when she saw no only a single tear on the hanyou's face but many. Her expression turned to surprised from the smile. Sota was confused so he walked over to his mother to see what she was so surprised of. The boy looked in the same direction as his mother and saw Inuyasha crying. He too was stunned to see this. The hanyou didn't notice he was being watched so he continued, he placed his hand on the glass and from his view it covered Kagome. All of a sudden Mrs. Higurashi's attention went to her father.
"Father stop these nonsense. The hospital is going to kick you out and you won't be able to see your granddaughter" Mrs. Higurashi grabbed the things that her father held in his hands.
"But Kagome needs these to protect her and cure her. They are sacred and very powerful" her father protested.
"I said no!" Mrs. Higurashi yelled again.
"That's no way to speak to your father" Kagome's gramps just kept protesting.
"How dull can he get" Mrs. Higurashi murmured.
The nurse past by and informed the Higurashi family and Inuyasha that they can see Kagome again. Inuyasha woke from his day dream and was the first one in the room. Kagome woke from the presence of Inuyasha and her family. She fluttered her eyes to see Inuyasha's amber eyes looking at her. She smiled and then she reached a hand for his. He replied and grabbed her hand. She could see that tears had fallen on the hanyou's face and he wasn't trying to cover them up, instead he let it be. Kagome looked over to her worried family and she stared at her mother in the eyes. Her eyes were puffy and red. She then turned to her grandfather who was doing something she could understand. More like she didn't want to understand. He was sprinkling some stuff all over the room and once her mother spotted this, she took whatever he had away. Sota was just being silent and he didn't even look at Kagome.
"Sorry" Kagome said no more than a whisper.
"Sorry for what?" Mrs. Higurashi spoke softly.
"You have no right to be sorry Kagome" Inuyasha replied.
"Yes I do. I worried you all and I'm sorry that I have" Kagome still spoke no more than a whisper.
"Here Kagome drink this healing potion. It's been in the Higurashi family for years" Kagome's gramps tried to get her to drink the nasty soup from before.
"Oh no that nasty smell again!" Inuyasha complained.
"Will you give it a rest already dad! Let the doctors heal her! They know what they are doing and what's best for her" Mrs. Higurashi implied.
"No thanks gramps" Kagome just had enough strength to refuse and wave her hands in the air.
"Looks like some one is getting better" The nurse came in with a tray full of metal things and two sets of pills.
"What are the pills for?" Mrs. Higurashi asked.
"It's part of the new procedure" the nurse smiled. "But if you made a conclusion on how she got sick then it can wait. No hurry" the nurse implied.
"Well Inuyasha knows how she got sick. Ask him" Kagome's mother insisted.
"ME? Why do I have to tell her?" Inuyasha's ears twitched and he reacted.
"How about I tell what happened mom" Kagome insisted.
"Are you sure you have enough strength to talk?" Mrs. Higurashi just looking out for her daughter.
"Yes mom" And so Kagome explained what had happened when she ran off into the woods after Kaede's death.
"I see. This means we can cure you" the nurse smiled.
"Did you hear that honey!" Mrs. Higurashi kissed her daughter on the forehead.
A smile formed on Inuyasha's face. His stiff body relaxed knowing Kagome was going to live. He was full of relief but was it really going to change his mind on telling Kagome he loved her? Was he really going to tell her that if she wasn't going to live? Questions ran through his mind and he wanted answers. And the most surprising thing was that Koga wasn't at the well when he returned for the answers from Shippou. Did Koga really mean he wants Kagome back. Jealous was now taking over and Kagome knew that look.
"Inuyasha what's wrong?" Kagome asked.
"Koga...he's still in love with you" Inuyasha was now frowning in disappointment.
He was really hoping Koga had given up on Kagome.
To be continued...