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Now I have had a complaint that this story was too long, well, I think it's pretty long myself. I've been waiting forever to get to this point of the story, and I promise that it will be over soon! Believe it or not, but it's going to be over soon! I know it's weird, but it's true. I've been trying to be careful, because I don't want this to be anti-climatic. For all of those loyal fans out there, thank you for your patience. I appreciate you all. Now if you guys think it's been too long, then you should have said something, because I've asked a billion times. Besides, it's a story about a middle school girl torn between two hot guys. Yeah, it might take a long time if you're the average girl! If it ever got up to 60 chapters, I might just hang myself. I like this story, but I've got other great ideas, and I can't run this one while working the others. It's impossible! So, I promise that it's almost over. Hang on a little while longer.

Also, someone said "Who cares about Suno?" Well duh, I do. If you like Sesshoumaru, then you should like Suno. I mean, their practically the same except that Suno is a little nicer. What's happened to Suno is important because it personally affects Ikuto, who is...dare I say it? He's like the main character of the story! It also shows the contrast and compassion between Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha's relationship too. You have to ask, do they hate each other that much? How different would Inuyasha be if Sesshoumaru raised him? (Read Ruler of All!) There's so much meaning behind it all. I'm not a crazy girl doing this for no reason! Besides, since I didn't put Sesshoumaru in my story YET I have to fill my happiness with Suno action. I know a lot of people were happy to find out a little bit about Suno, since we already know about all of the other characters, including Ikuto. I thought it was important, so there!

Someone also said I was getting off track from my original summary, and I don't think it's true. It's still a love story with some comedy and action. Oh my gosh! Did I just describe…Inuyasha! My gosh, that's what the show is! Man, I guess it's totally fine then, since this story isn't an AU, but rather a possible extension of the show. So, I believe I'm doing things right!

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Chapter 46

I don't own Inuyasha

"And that's what happened?" Sarah was sitting in one of her many rooms in her house. This room had a very contemporary look to it and she liked it a lot. She was sitting on a couch with a box of tissues in one hand and she was using the other to comfort her crying daughter.

"Yes, it is." Ikuto preferred to stand. Kagome and Inuyasha were standing behind him as well. Inuyasha would have gone home to check up on Miroku and Sango, but he didn't want to leave Kagome just yet. Kagome couldn't leave Ikuto's side, not with his brother in such horrible shape.

Sarah let go of her daughter, stood up, and walked over to Ikuto. Her eyes were so fiery, and yet sad. It was only two seconds more before she ran her hand across Ikuto's face.

"Hey!" Kagome yelled. "What's your-"

"No," Ikuto told Kagome quietly. "I deserve that."

"But it's not your fault!" Kagome told him.

He ignored Kagome's logic. "I'm very sorry about all of this. I already know you've been through a lot. I didn't mean for any of you to get involved."

"You're sorry?" she asked. "You're sorry!" she screamed. "My husband, my husband is on his death bed! He was busy trying to save you and your friends because you wanted to play super hero in the past! You don't belong there and you've only caused trouble. Now Suno is hurt! What if I lose him? What if I lose him?" Hot tears were streaming down her face as she lashed out at Ikuto with her tongue. "How could you?" She lost a hold of her emotions again and slapped him in the face again.

"Please Sarah" Kagome began to beg, but Ikuto shook his head to signal her not to even bother.

"I accept responsibility for my actions. It is my fault."

Sarah backed away from Ikuto, almost stumbling with each step back. Everything was slipping away. Everything she ever wanted was being taken away from her and her daughter, a second time. "Suno..." She dropped to her knees and just began sobbing.

"Mommy!" Rina ran to her mother and wrapped her arms around her. She refused to let go. They needed each other right then and there. "Daddy can't die! He can't!"

Both sides of Ikuto's face were hot and bright red. He didn't complain. He deserved it. 'Suno, you have to make it!'

An hour later, Ikuto needed some time alone. He was afraid to ask how Suno was doing. Ikuto knew how much damage there was. He probably shouldn't have survived at all. Still, Ikuto had faith that somehow, he was going to pull through.

"What should I do?" Kagome asked Inuyasha. They were watching Ikuto from a distance, who was out on a balcony, watching the day go by, deep in concentration.

"Don't do anything" Inuyasha instructed. "He'll want to be alone. I know he will."

Kagome smiled at Inuyasha. "Thank you for staying. I know you and Ikuto don't get along, but it probably means a lot to him that you're staying here. He probably appreciates the comfort from you."

Inuyasha's ears perked up and his cheeks began to turn red, just because of how Kagome was looking at him. "Uh...don't think I did it for him!" he insisted. "I still don't trust the kid! I'm just trying to protect you."

Kagome didn't believe him though. 'Inuyasha, you can be an insensitive jerk sometimes, but you have your moments when you're just incredibly sweet.' There were times when she and Inuyasha would argue and he would aggravate her, but it was for moments like this that she fell in love with him. He tries to cover up his heart, but everyone knows that it beats, and beats strong.

"Naraku..." Ikuto mumbled to himself.

Kagome and Inuyasha were still watching Ikuto from the balcony, and Inuyasha had told Kagome to leave him alone, but she couldn't ignore Ikuto saying that. "Ikuto..." she walked to him and placed her hand on his shoulder. "What's the matter? What's going on?"

"I'm getting revenge on Naraku."

"You're what?" Inuyasha came to Ikuto as well. "You've already gotten into enough trouble, so just stay out of it."

"No...I can't. I've got to finish this myself."

"Don't be silly." Kagome couldn't believe Ikuto. Didn't he see how dangerous things were? "Your brother got hurt and you got hurt really bad twice. There's too much at stake and-"

"No" Ikuto told her. "It's more serious than you think Kagome. I've screwed up so much on my own. I've got to fix what I've done. If I don't, then it'll all be over. Because of me, Naraku knows Inuyasha's secret. It's all my fault and I've got to fix it. Naraku tried a direct an assault on Inuyasha in this time, but he won't repeat it again. He'll wait until the nextnewmoon and attack again, but because he failed to kill Inuyasha, he'll probably try Sango, Miroku, and Shippo, so the only way to fight him is head on, the next night of thenew moon you'll have to show Naraku that being a human isn't a weakness and you'll still fight, but it would be crazy to fight him alone. You'll need my help if you want to-"

"And just how do you know how Naraku thinks?" Inuyasha asked angrily. "Yeah it's your fault that Naraku knows my secret but you had better not screw anything else up! You don't know how he thinks anyway, so don't act like you do!"

"That's not true!" Ikuto turned around and faced Inuyasha. There was so much tension between the two of them. "I didn't want to tell you this, but I know a lot more about Naraku than you think...and a lot more than you do."

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

Ikuto's eyes quickly glanced over to Kagome's worried face. He then shifted his eyes back over to Inuyasha. "I...when I forgot everything, Suno helped me remember everything...and I remembered more than I did before..." He rolled his eyes, trying to avoid the answer that he should give, but he said it anyway. "I remember being you, Inuyasha. I can remember being you."

"You what?" Inuyasha didn't at first catch on to what Ikuto was saying. He heard it loud and clear, but as far as Inuyasha was concern, it was impossible. It was inconceivable. "That's not true! You have to be lying!"

"Uh…" Kagome saw the look in Ikuto's eyes. He was dead serious. "How much do you remember then, if you really do remember being him?"

"A lot of it…most of it…but not all. I know a lot of the major details. A lot of it is a blur. I don't know a lot for certain, but I do know enemies well, especially Naraku."

Inuyasha didn't really buy it. He didn't want to. Kagome however did believe him, and asked Ikuto the most important question that she and Inuyasha had. "Do you know how Inuyasha dies?"

Inuyasha wanted to act like he didn't believe, but Inuyasha's ears perked up and he was curious, very curious. He was in a way waiting for the answer, and in a way, wishing that it wouldn't come. He never expected to really die, even though he knew he had to. He just didn't think about it. He hated the fact that Ikuto was an incarnation. He hated it! He hated Ikuto!

"Well…"

Inuyasha saw how uncomfortable Ikuto was, and Inuyasha knew that Ikuto wasn't going to speak at all. "He's not going to tell it Kagome."

For that, Kagome was a bit angry with Ikuto. "But why won't you-"

"He's only protecting himself" Inuyasha understood that. "Besides, I don't really want to know. I just know what I've got to do before I die, and after Naraku is dead, I don't care about what happens to my life, but I'll get my revenge first."

Kagome was still waiting for an answer, but Ikuto wasn't going to give her one. "I'm sorry Kagome, but I can't say. I don't want to mess up anymore than what I have. It's too dangerous to say anything about Inuyasha dying. It'll throw everything off balance."

"But…" she knew he had to die, but with all her heart, she wished it wasn't true.

"If you can hold off Naraku for a night, you'll be able to defeat him when the dawn comes, Inuyasha. It's the best way."

Inuyasha hated being human and hated the weakness of the race. He really couldn't do anything as a human, but now, he was determined to do something. Otherwise, it would all end for his friends, and himself. Besides, he wasn't alone. "Naraku will pay for all he's done."

"I'm certain he will" Ikuto assured Inuyasha. "We'll do this, and we'll do it right." Ikuto walked past Inuyasha and Kagome and off of the balcony. "I've got to check up on Suno."

When he was out of Kagome's sight, she began to ask questions of him. "Do you really think things will turn out okay? I mean, a whole night with nothing but fighting? Can we do it?"

"We have to Kagome. Naraku is such a coward that he'll probably only take the chance while there's no moon in the sky. We have to attack."

"But involving Ikuto like that? Aren't you afraid that he's going to die or worse?"

"It's possible Kagome, but if…" Inuyasha cursed himself for even thinking it "if he can remember being me and then makes up a plan to fight Naraku, I might just go along with it."

"I guess…" 'Ikuto, you're going to kill yourself one of these days.'

"How's he doing?" Ikuto was biting his thumb nail in nervousness. His brother could possibly be dying, and whatever made Ikuto so special, it just seemed like Suno was just an ordinary human. Still, Ikuto tried to keep the faith and believed that his brother would somehow pull through. But still, when Dr. Tokishima stepped out of the room, he didn't look happy.

"Well, I really don't know what to tell you, Ikuto. Things really aren't going too well. I've done all that I can."

"But…what's wrong?" Ikuto began to go into a slight panic. "Should I take him to the hospital? I mean, you're one of the best doctors in the world, and we called Moneko back here and we even called Dr. Sayaki too. The three of you all have medical training, the best in the world and we've got so many supplies. It's like a hospital in this house. What else do we need?"

"It's not that we need anything else, but it's hard to deal with cases of internal bleeding, especially with the extensive amount of damage that Suno had. It's all in his hands, and I'm afraid that he's fighting a losing battle…"

"No!" Ikuto banged his fist against the wall in agony. "Don't you tell me what's going to happen to my brother! You do all you can and you make him better! Don't tell me he's going to die! I won't listen. I can't listen to you!"

Dr. Tokishima had been in this position before. When Ikuto was a boy, he was close to death, but Suno refused to listen to the voice of reason and believed that his brother would pull through, and Dr. Tokishima just found it astonishing and heart warming that Ikuto wanted his brother to live so badly. "I'll do my best, Ikuto."

As soon as Dr. Tokishima walked back into Suno's room, Ikuto began pacing back and forth trying to stay calm. He needed to be relaxed, but he couldn't get a hold of his emotions in. He was very angry, very worried, very ashamed of himself, and very scared. 'Get a hold of yourself Ikuto. Everything will be okay.' He continued pacing in the hallway until he couldn't take it anymore. He went to the opposite wall of Suno's room and punched the wall as hard as he could. He needed to do something. He'd do anything to relieve the pressure and pain. He didn't know how to deal with it.

"Ikuto?" Kagome went to check up on him, and now she found him, holding his bloodied hand with a dent right in front of him in the wall. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine" he lied. His hand really did hurt.

"Let me see that." She tried to touch his hand, but Ikuto slightly pushed her away.

"I don't need your help!" he snapped. He didn't mean to. It just happened. He was just so frustrated. He hated being in this position. "I'm fine" he told her. "I don't need any help, and I don't want it either." It hurt to move his hand at all. He cursed under his breath over and over again. He was just so angry.

"Ikuto, it's going to be alright." She placed her hand on his shoulder. "And stop beating yourself up. It's my fault too. If I wouldn't have wouldn't have gone off to confront the demon on my own, then Suno wouldn't have needed to rescue me. I was another factor. If Suno didn't have to worry about me then-"

"Don't be foolish, Kagome." Ikuto was completely run over with guilt. "He didn't go there to save you. He doesn't even really like you, Kagome. He just…" he grunted, trying to keep his pain in. "He only protected you, because you mean so much to me. He did it because I love and you and he cares for me. He did it on my behalf. He protected you for my sake. That stupid jerk did it for me."

"Ikuto, don't-"

"Don't what? Don't blame myself, Kagome? It's my entire fault! Everything is my fault. If only I would have been a little bit wiser, then he wouldn't be in this mess. I'm responsible."

Kagome got a good glimpse of Ikuto's eyes. He had never looked so scared in his whole entire life. She had never seen Inuyasha look so scared either. "Ikuto…"

"If he dies Kagome, then I could never forgive myself." He sounded so heartbroken. "I know that I claim that he doesn't love me and that I hate him, but I don't. I never really did. He's all I've ever had. He had to step in and he practically raised me all by himself, Kagome. I can't…I can't just lose him like this."

Kagome embraced Ikuto and held him tightly. "He's not going to die Ikuto. Please believe me when I say that he's going to make it. He'll be alright." Deep down, she wasn't too sure. She only said it for Ikuto's sake. 'I hope he does. His family may not recover if he dies.'

Inuyasha was down the hall and around the corner where he couldn't be seen by Kagome or Ikuto, but he could hear everything that they were saying to one another. He even peaked a couple of times, but couldn't understand one thing. 'I thought they hated each other. Why does Ikuto care if Suno dies or not?' Inuyasha couldn't understand Ikuto's concern and fear. 'I thought they hated each other. I thought that…' Inuyasha decided not to think about it anymore. He just wanted to go back to his own time and prepare to kill Naraku for all that he had done.

Ikuto took at seat on the floor right across the room Suno was in and waited for some news. He just needed to hear something. The suspense was killing him, but regardless of his feelings, he didn't get any other word about Suno until an hour passed by. Once it did, Dr. Tokishima, Sayaki, and Moneko all stepped out of the room with unreadable expressions, and Ikuto thought for sure that his brother was gone. He felt nothing for a moment. It all felt unreal and pointless. Everything seemed pointless for that moment. 'Suno?'

"I have some news for you" Dr. Tokishima started out saying. "Well, are you ready for it?"

"Stop playing around with Master Ikuto's feelings. Get on with it."

"Oh," Dr. Tokishima stroked his beard. "Well, Suno is still alive and we've done all that we can. It appears that he's going to be alright as long as we keep him resting for a while. He needs to take it easy."

Ikuto didn't realize what they were saying at first. It seemed so farfetched, but it began to process once Kagome jumped on top of Ikuto in excitement. He held Kagome and began laughing with her. "Kagome, he's alright…" his smile died down, but he was still so relieved.

Kagome had never seen him overcome with so much emotion. "Are you okay?"

He nodded. "I'm okay, Kagome. There's nothing to worry about. He's okay."

Kagome could have sworn that he was close to tears, but she didn't press it. "I'm happy for you, Ikuto."

Inuyasha heard their cheering. He didn't like Ikuto too much, and he certainly didn't care for Suno, but he couldn't help but feel a little glad for Ikuto. He didn't understand how Ikuto and Suno could like each other so much, especially since Suno was Sesshoumaru's reincarnation and they did share so many similarities. How did the two of them manage to actually tolerate each other? 'I guess Suno is human. He's got to have a heart, somewhere deep down.' It still seemed exceptionally strange though. 'At least Kagome can go home now.'

"We should be quiet, so he can rest" Ikuto told her. He put her down and kissed her forehead. "Can you tell Sarah for me?"

"Sure I will" she ran away to tell Sarah and Rina the good news, but not before she hugged Inuyasha.

Ikuto could hear Kagome yelling from down the hall. "I'm glad that she's excited." Ikuto felt so exhausted now. He barely had any energy now. "Would it be alright to see him now?"

"Just be careful" Sayaki told them. Sayaki was a short overweight man who was bald at the top, but had a long beard. He had been a close friend of the family for many years and worked with Dr. Tokishima often.

Ikuto felt a little uncomfortable, but he needed to see his brother. He opened the door, stepped in, and closed the door behind him. The room was fixed up like a hospital emergency room. It had everything except for the disgusting hospital smell that Ikuto hated. "You awake?" Suno didn't answer. He was apparently sleeping. "You always tell me to be responsible, but I keep making stupid mistakes, brother. I swear I'll be wiser next time. It's all going to end soon. I won't be getting into any of Inuyasha's business. I've just got one thing to do next month, and I swear I won't."

Ikuto had been through a lot with his brother. Ultimately, it all worked out for the better as far as their relationship. Ikuto caused his brother a lot of grief. He was determined to make a change. "I'm sorry for causing so much trouble." It was strange looking at Suno so helpless. Suno had never really been helpless. "Brother, I'm sorry." Suno obviously wasn't going to wake up that night, so he left his brother alone to sleep, just like Ikuto wanted to do. He felt very tired. All of the worry put a strain on his body and now he just needed to sleep.

"Did you get a nice sleep?" After word was spread around the house that Suno would be alright, Sarah made peace with Ikuto. She patted him on the head when she saw him sitting outside at a table, eating cereal with Rina.

"I finally did." After Kagome went home and Inuyasha left with her, Ikuto went right to bed. He just collapsed and finally had a nice sleep.

"We might as well get rid of the staff since we send them home so much" she lightly laughed. "If I would have thought about it, I could have gotten up earlier to make breakfast. I forgot that our cook wasn't here and Moneko went home."

"I know how to cook, but I love Chocolate Lucky Charms." Ikuto hadn't looked her in the eye yet. "I already wrote some checks out to all three of them. Dr. Tokishima and Sayaki had to leave. Moneko is leaving on vacation with sum we just gave him."

"Who can blame them?" She finally got sick of Ikuto avoiding him and grabbed his head and made him look. "I'm not angry anymore. What you do is stupid, but I'm not mad. I just wanted to make sure that my husband was going to be alive. He is, so I'll be alright."

"I know it's my fault, and I'll do what I can to fix it."

"You can start by going to work and try to explain to the men why you're suddenly well and why Suno's not coming in today. I hope you've got a good excuse."

"I'm ready." Ikuto was ready for school or work, or whatever was going to be thrown his way. He was going to be more responsible now. He had to be. "I'll handle it."

"Papa!" Rin pointed forward to Suno, who was standing inside right at the sliding glass door. He slid it open and came out on the white deck with the rest of them, dressed for work. "You're better!"

"No he's not!" Sarah yelled. "You should be in bed, Suno! Stop pretending like you're fine! I'm surprised you even woke up."

Suno was hurt, but he had to get accustomed to not showing his pain or questions would be asked. "I'll be alright." He sat down at the table with his family and tried not to show his discomfort as he sat down, but he grunted a bit. "I'll make it through work just fine today. I just need to pace myself." He began to complain about the poor breakfast that the family was eating, but said that he didn't have the time for anything else to be made. Ikuto, Sarah, and Rina didn't care, but Suno wasn't going to eat cereal, so he called Jamon and instructed him to bring some food over to the office.

Ikuto was glad that Suno's bossy personality was still in tact. He was just glad that he was alive. 'I promise I won't put them in danger again. I swear I won't.'

"About Kagome" Suno began to say. He knew Ikuto wouldn't like this conversation, but it needed to be said. "I know that you-"

"Suno, can we please not talk about me or my love life, my rivals, my enemies, my anything. Let's just not talk about me."

There was always later. Suno was a bit too annoyed to have the conversation anyway. "Very well."

"Are you hurt papa?" Rina asked full of concern.

"I'll manage."

"And you can actually manage a day of work?" Sarah wasn't expecting him to be truthful. She knew it would hurt going there.

"I said I'll manage."

"Did you see a white light?" Ikuto asked. "Did your life flash in front of your eyes or something dramatic like that?"

Suno just looked at his little brother with a hint of annoyance. If he answered yes, it would lead to other questions, but he didn't want to speak of what happened. He wanted to become stronger now. "I didn't see anything, because I wasn't going to die. Don't ask such foolish questions. You're not a child, Ikuto."

"Sorry brother." Ikuto, Rina, and Sarah happily finished their breakfast while they were just grateful to be in Suno's company.

"It's nice being together again."

"And he seriously feels better?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, while the two of them jumped building to building on Kagome's way to school.

"Not really, but he's so stubborn. Suno wouldn't just stay home and miss work, Inuyasha. Ikuto thinks he should take it a little slower, but what can you do?"

"Nothing I guess." Just as Inuyasha pressed off another building, Kagome held on tighter to him so she wouldn't fall off. She held on so tightly that he began blushing. "Don't worry Kagome, I've got you."

"I know you do Inuyasha, but holding on to you still makes me feel better." She smiled. "I appreciate you, Inuyasha. If it wasn't for you, then Ikuto and Suno would probably be dead. Thank you for everything, especially since you don't like Ikuto. He really needed your help, and you were there."

"I wanted to protect you Kagome. You're the only reason why I stayed around him."

"Sure thing, Inuyasha." She knew it wasn't true. Deep down inside, he did really care. She was very proud of Inuyasha. He showed compassion and that's what she loved about Inuyasha the most. "Such a good boy…" She played with one of his ears with one hand, and he growled with disapproval. She realized that he watched so closely to Ikuto's reaction to Suno, that it must have been strange. 'Too bad Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha can't be like that.' "I'm sorry about how you got stabbed. You really had me worried. I thought I might lose you, for a moment."

"Don't worry about it Kagome. No puny demon from Naraku can kill me." 'Although for a moment, I thought it was all over for me.'Naraku's gonna pay for all of the things he's done. You can count on it."

To be continued…

A/N: Suno isn't going to die! Read next chapter. It's going to be great!