A/N- You know what I just realized?How much of a pain you are? I haven't been in the authors note for a while, I'm the muse… We enjoyed the rest from you silly. You've silence me for too long you ungrateful parasite! Parasite! Let's talk about parasites shall we darling? Guys I'm pretty sure now is not the time, you have a story to write…idiots. Meh…..
Oh, by the way. This is a little call out to my darling friend Brenna because a) she is awesome and b) I'm using her Japanese name for one of the characters who will pretty much be based off of her anyhow. I can't believe you… you know what…you shut your mouth because Brurna is super cool can I at least finish? :thinks: hmm….IIE! : . :
Disclaimer-You know how it goes…..
Chapter 3- The Nurse
Sesshomaru didn't know how long he lay there with Inuyasha in his arms, the both of them sobbing and unloading all the problems of the past into every tear that fell, but by the end of it he was well worn. Inuyasha had fallen asleep, as expected, and Kagome had popped in just to say that her mother had another break down and she was needed at home but she would be back in the morning. So here he was, left to his thoughts again. He wished he could see into his brother's mind to find out what had happened, but alas that was not one of his powers. It got harder and harder to help out when Inuyasha didn't want people feeling sorry for him, wanted to do this on his own because he had 'failed' once before. 'Father, if you can hear me, help me with Inuyasha.' He silently asked his long since passed father. Just then there was a knock at the door meaning the nurse needed to come in and hook Inuyasha up with some other medication and machines. Sesshomaru did not like the nurse, she was a prejudice woman, he could tell. He was expecting the middle aged, graying nurse to walk in with a scowl on her face asking him why he was still here. What he was not expecting was for a young, black haired neko hanyou to push in a cart filled with different instruments and what looked like a dinner.
"Konban wa! I'm Noko and I am taking over for Hana. Seems Miss Higurashi didn't like the look Hana gave this patient, the same one she gives me." The new nurse said cheerfully. Sesshomaru didn't know what to say, not only was this girl beautiful but she was a hanyou just like Inuyasha.
"I figured that after an attack on your brother like this, you wouldn't think much to eat. It's really best if you do, it'll keep you awake and cause you to be more controlled so you can be more solid for him when he wakes up for more than a couple hours." She placed a tray in front of him and removed the lid. There was a plate of ramen noodles, a bowl of rice, and a cup of warm milk.
"We in the kitchen cooked it just for you. Yes, I also work in the kitchens, and though you're not really supposed to do that I figured I had a good excuse to. I've only ever met one other hanyou in my life. This is an exception, and you being his brother deserve a very nice treatment. It's not much, but it is better than what they try to feed their patients." She wrinkled her nose and he smiled. He was feeling better already and took a small bite. Immediately he felt his insides warm and a sort of calm over take him.
"While you eat, I might as well keep you updated." She started fiddling with Inuyasha's medication; trading this for that, turning that up higher or this down lower. "From what the police and yourself have told us, Inuyasha was attacked by an unknown source and left for dead in the snow. We've examined how his body looked-the coloration, temperature, touch- and broke it down to the fact that he was out there for about four to six hours. That's a pretty long time to be out in the snow bleeding, but we figured that the freezing temperatures kept the bleeding to a minimum because when we warmed him up the blood really poured. His injuries were; a cracked skull, concussion, four broken ribs, a split lip, fractured jaw, fractured wrist, some sort of impalement in his side, and multiple scratches and bruises." She was now examining his eyes, lifting the lids to peer at the whites. "Dr. Suzuki also says he has a sever case of ammonia and will be in the hospital for about four weeks. After that, he'll have to be on medication and perhaps be issued a body guard by the governor though I wouldn't count on that one. Governor Misimoto isn't exactly the friendliest guy to us hanyous. Inuyasha will have to be kept very warm at his home until we can ensure his health. Do not be surprised if he has fright mares or is very cold a lot of the time. You may think it's insanely hot but he will think it's still cold. Either that or the reverse of it where he will be dieing of heat and you will be an ice cube. Try to get somewhere in the middle so you both don't suffer too much. He also may have flash backs to what ever happened and may go into convulsions. If that is to happen, we are going to give you a slight injection to give him when you leave. A nurse will come check on him once every week for about six months, then once ever month for another six months. By then, the psychological and physical hinders should be mostly cleared up and if they are not, we have a line open twenty four seven so he can call for advice, a pep talk, or even immediate help at the home." She seemed chipper and bright, like a ray of light that they finally needed in this dreary room.
"Do you know who the nurse is that will come check up on him? I do not wish for another biased woman or man to be in charge of the well being of my brother." Sesshomaru asked, pausing his eating to speak. Noko tapped her chin thoughtfully for a second.
"Well, I'm not really sure but I know that if you've had a nurse so far that you really think is helping the patient, and you can of course ask Inuyasha what he thinks as well, you can request a specific nurse to come. They would also be the one that when Inuyasha called, they would talk to him or rush over there. That's the great thing about Dr. Suzuki-he cares so much all of his patients, he hires extra help so that nurses can go and do this sort of thing. He doesn't make as much as other Doctors because he pays so many more people, but he doesn't mind. That's what all the doctors here feel, that's why I love working here." She had a sort of nostalgic smile on her face as she finished taking Inuyasha's blood pressure.
"Well, things look great here. Don't be surprised if he wakes in a couple of hours. He's definitely doing better than he was when he first came here and it doesn't seem like he is having any nightmares at the moment. Call down to the kitchens when he wakes up and we'll bring him some real food." She said with a wink. She piled the things back onto her cart and with a chipper good bye, walked out the door. Sesshomaru relaxed into the chair; this food really was better than any thing else he'd…attempted eating at the hospital. He glanced over at his brother again; the tubes sticking every which way out of his body. It still bothered him to not know what had happened to his younger brother but he was sure that whatever it was, they would get through it, just like they always did. From the time Sesshomaru could remember he and Inuyasha had dealt with some tough times and a lot of tough people. But the two brothers always ended up on top and for the most part unharmed. Not to mention the fact, they weren't alone. He knew how much Ayame and Kouga wanted to help, how much Sango and Miroku would care, how much Kaede, Rin, Kohaku, Souta, all of them would want to catch the people and watch them pay. And of course, there was Kagome who would never cease to amaze him. She was exactly what Inuyasha needed in his life and Sesshomaru knew that deep down, Inuyasha knew it.
A sudden calm started coming over the youkai and he sunk deeper into the chair. Inuyasha was going to be alright, everything would turn out okay, and there was no reason to worry about every small sound or smell. Closing his amber eyes, Sesshomaru remembered when he had first gone to see Inuyasha, the day little Inu-kun was born.
Flashback
"Daddy, are we really going to the hospital? Don't you have to be sick to go there?" six year old Sesshomaru Takahashi asked his father as they drove down the high way. His father smiled at him and shook his head.
"Usually Maru, but today is a special occasion. Ototosan was born really late last night." He said with pride in this voice.
"Ototo? You mean he's not inside Haha-ue any more?" Sesshomaru had stopped calling Setsuki by her name just months after she and his father were married. Sei smiled again and nodded. Sesshomaru still was confused.
"Well….how did he get out?" Sei's cheek's colored a bit and he didn't answer. Sesshomaru decided that his father didn't seem to like this question and dropped the subject. Just a few minutes later, they pulled into the hospital parking lot and Sei led them in through the doors. After a ride up the elevator to the sixth floor, walking down weird smelling hallways, and picking up some flowers and chocolates for Setsuki, the two
Inu-youkai entered her room. Sesshomaru gleefully hoped up on to her bed and gave her a huge hug as soon as he saw her.
"I missed you while you were gone Haha-ue! I thought I would never get to see you again! Daddy doesn't cook half as good as you do and the cooks are all mean faced." Sesshomaru wrinkled his nose and Setsuki kissed it lovingly. Sei was standing over in the corner next to what looked like a little bed.
"Do you want to see your little brother, Maru?" he asked. Sesshomaru nodded and allowed his father to pick him up and hold him over the bed. Inside, wrapped up in a red blanket, a small child lay there. Thick white hair covered his head and forehead and small fuzzy ears poked out of the fluff. Sesshomaru smiled back at his father.
"That's Ototo isn't it! He's so kawaii!" He said excitedly. Sei smiled.
"His name is Inuyasha, Inuyasha Takahashi." Sesshomaru's smiled widened and he looked back at his little brother.
"Inu-kun, I'm going to protect you all the time. You'll never have to worry because you're part of the Takahashi-inu clan and we're pretty much the best. We might not have the same Haha-ue but that's okay, you're still my brother." Setsuki sniffled and Sesshomaru turned his head to her.
"Haha-ue? Why are you crying? Are you sad?" He wriggled free of his fathers hold and scampered over to her again, crawling up on her lap and hugging her again. Sei joined them, little Inuyasha now held in his arms with wide amber eyes looking out at the world.
"Iie, Maru-kun, I'm not sad. I'm just so happy. You're going to make the best big brother, I can already tell. Maru, you must understand that Inuyasha isn't going to have the easiest life. People aren't going to like him much." She started with a shaky voice. Sesshomaru looked at her quizzically.
"Why won't they like him much? What did he do wrong?" He asked his parents. Sei placed Inuyasha is Sesshomaru's arms, warning him to be careful, and watching as Setsuki helped him.
"Sesshomaru, you know Inuyasha and yourself do not have the same mother." Sesshomaru looked at him and nodded. "Well, you and I, we are youkai but Inuyasha is a hanyou because Setsuki is a human." Sesshomaru was still confused.
"What your father means is, people don't like hanyous very much especially when one of the hanyous parents are from what they call a 'pure' blood line like yours. A lot of people are going to try to hurt Inuyasha. We're going to need you to work extra hard to stop that from happening because people are going to respect you." Sesshomaru nodded in understanding and looked down at Inuyasha again who had a strand of his older brother's hair in his small hand.
"I promise to protect him, for you Haha-ue, and for Chichi-san, and especially Inuyasha. I promise."
End Flashback
He had kept his promise best he could but that didn't stop Inuyasha from getting hurt. They would all just have to work extra hard in order to truly keep him safe. With that thought in his mind, Sesshomaru slowly drifted off to sleep.
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Noko Katagurei walked into the kitchens with a hop in her step and humming a tune. She was having a pretty good day. Sawako Aseno hadn't only been able to walk for two hours today, but she also was able to paint some pictures, including the one that was held caringly in Noko's pocket. Masaru Kiwatochi, the fifteen year old who had attempted suicide, was responding to her now. Confiding in her and telling him why he did it. He was no longer fighting the medication they were giving him and he actually had a will to live. And then of course there was the Takahashi's. She felt a serious connection with the two brothers, especially the younger one for obvious reasons.
When Haruka saw her young coworker smiling like a fool she had a feeling she knew what it was about.
"Noko, what are you up to you mischievous neko?" Noko bit her lip and smiled.
"Oh Haruka, you always jump to conclusions. I am never mischievous." She grinned again and hopped up on the counter. Haruka laughed loudly and stirred the chicken alfrado that was bubbling in a large pot.
"I know you well enough to know that you aren't smiling like you've won the lottery for no reason, and there are only two explanations for it." Noko cocked her head to one side.
"Oh, and what would those me Miss Haruka?"
"Well, either you put something vile and disgusting in something of Hana, Kagura, or Hara's things." Noko laughed loudly at that one. "Or you found someone you find rather attractive." She smirked and Noko looked up towards the ceiling.
"Perhaps both of them would be correct. I had pretty much forgotten about that live squid though…." Haruka snickered.
"Who's the ever lucky, and highly attractive, man you neko?" Noko smiled a little and shrugged.
"It's not like anything is going to happen…but you know the Takahashi patient?" Haruka nodded. "Well his older brother is so cute and really…I don't know there's just something about him that is extremely appealing. For one thing, he's not hateful towards hanyous, even though the Takahashi family is one of the most powerful and famous families. Their blood line will continue to be completely pure if the eldest brother marries an inu-youkai. I don't know Haru…he's just…something else. And you have no idea how much I want his brother to be alright. That was an intense beating he took, did you see?" Haruka nodded.
"Hai, it was very awful." Noko nodded her head again very quickly.
"Thankfully Dr. Suzuki said he should be alright but he has a long way to go and you know what I think?"
"What do you think?"
"I think that I'm going to have to act like the amazing person I am so that they will pick me to be the house nurse." Haruka shook her head and smiled.
"Why, so you can have more of an opportunity to catch that inu-youkai in you're neko claws?" She said with a wink. Noko laughed.
"Of course not Haru, I'd think you to know me better than that. I want to go because of the fact that Inuyasha is a hanyou. You know how long it's been since I actually met and talked to another hanyou! A very long time." Haruka laughed again.
"I believe you; I just don't think that is your only motive for wanting to go. Speaking of motive, where is Miyako?" Miyako was another worker in the kitchen and one who was usually the first there.
"I don't know it's out of character for her to be late. Her OCD wouldn't allow her to be less than on time. Has she been here at all today?" Noko answered, now a bit interested. Haruka shock her head and glanced towards the clock.
"I'm sure she'd alert us if anything is wrong….for right now, we have to start working on the meals for patients. A list of what they want is over by the phone, would you mind getting it for me?" Noko nodded and hopped off the counter, grabbing the paper, the two set to work.
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"Kouga, I am so worried about Inuyasha right now." Ayame said solemnly as the two sat on Ayame's couch watching reality show reruns. Kouga squeezed her reassuringly and kissed the top of her head.
"I know Ayame, I know. But for right now all we can do it pray he heals quickly. I trust Inuyasha will come out fine, we used to be the absolute worst enemies remember." Ayame giggled a bit behind her hand.
"Oh I definitely remember. I can't even count the number of times you two fought over Kagome, which further proves that he is in love with our little miko and not that emotionless psycho." Ayame said with a bit of bitterness in her voice. Kouga kissed her head again.
"I agree with you fully and I'm sure Inuyasha will realize this in time. Look at how long it took me to come around ne? But I did and that's what's important, when Inuyasha gets over this Kikyou chick Kagome is going to be there standing with open arms because she knows she loves him and is not afraid to wait. Just like you weren't afraid, but you actually made it very clear that we were going to date and I didn't really have a choice." Ayame laughed.
"Well, you had promised me and there was no way I would let you get over that promise." Kouga smiled affectionately and kissed her.
"Am I'm so glad you didn't. I'm also glad you never gave up on me, which causes my trust in Kagome to be even stronger." Ayame smiled up at him. Just then the door slammed open and their good friend Miyako burst through the door.
"Guys, you'll never believe what the police have found concerning your friend Inuyasha's case!"
A/N-Dun dun dun! Okay, so I sort of finally got some time to finish this. Sorry it took so long to get out, but Computer Applications class got a bit more difficult and I've been absent. . Sorry! But here it is and I'll get the next one out super soon. Ja mata ne!