REI'S CORNER: Hi, I'm back. I don't have much to say. Um we're rounding up the rest of the story. After this chapter there is 1 more chapter and then an Epilogue. So I really hope that you have been enjoying this story. I DEDICATE THIS WHOLE STORY TO SOME GUY NAMED JACOB THAT I DON'T KNOW. Heehee

Chapter 23-And it Happened because it Happened

"We need the information on Kagome Higurashi!" yelled the panic-stricken Koga and Ayame.

The old woman looked up at the couple from her work. Obviously they were startled out of bed. The man's t-shirt was on inside-out, and the woman, who had been crying, was clad in shorts and a tank top. It was thirty four degrees outside. Fahrenheit. Plus, they were both out of breath, and their faces were red.

"Er, please, wait over there." the receptor said. When they stepped away, she shook her head in pity and went back to her work.

"Inu!" Ayame cried. Koga and Ayame made their way over to his slumped figure. He looked worse than they did. His hair was messy and his face looked almost grey. Inuyasha looked as if he had been hit by a truck. "H-how is she?" Ayame asked while taking a seat between the two. Koga listened intently, also desperate to know. Ayame put her hand on Inuyasha's back.

Inuyasha looked up in horror, just noticing that he was not alone. "...Kagome..." he started. "It's all my fault." he managed to get out. Koga, worried, saw this coming. He stood in an instant and tried to talk some sense into Inuyasha.

"Come on, don't talk like that Inu..."

"Well, dammit, it's true! I forced her away! Again! If I hadn't of gone and accused her of cheating on me...Jeez this is just like before..."

Ayame and Koga stayed silent, not knowing what to say to him. He was right that it was mostly his fault, but how could they tell him that without putting him down even more? They couldn't. So they wouldn't say anything.

"Shit! Her damn screen name says it all! Never Gonna Drive! C'mon! She only had to drive because of me! I did this to her! I made her..." he cried out before he collapsed from his chair onto the ground.

Ayame looked from the devastated Inuyasha to Koga, unsure of what to do. He gave her back the same look.

"Family of Kagome Higurashi?" a deep voice called from the doorway that separated the waiting room from the actual hospital. All three looked up, shocked.

The jaws on the faces of Inuyasha and Koga dropped. Ayame's eyes widened. "W-why does he look like you, Inuyasha?" slipped out of her mouth as they stood and walked over to the doctor. Her question was left in the air.

When they got over to the taller man, he looked up. The clipboard in his hand slowly lowered to his side in shock. Then his already tired-looking face became annoyed. In a careful, unamused voice, the man spoke.

"Inuyasha, I don't have time to hear your nonsense about father. There is an important patient here that is hanging onto life by a thread, and I am sure that her family would like to know her status." he said.

Koga and Inuyasha looked down, almost shamefully. Ayame stepped up to the man, she was confused, but confident.

"I don't know how you all know each other, or what you two are so guilty about, but I know that I am here for Kagome." she pointed out. She glared at Inuyasha and Koga and their heads lowered even more.

The doctor raised an eyebrow. "Follow me then."

The three followed the doctor into a smaller room and he shut the door behind them quietly. "Now," he started as they all sat down in the chairs that were present, " It appears that the truck that hit was speeding, as was Ms. Higurashi, which makes neither right for the reports." He pulled out some X-rays and put them on the lighted screen beside him. "But since the truck struck on the left side of her own vehicle from the right of the man's vehicle, Ms. Higurashi was most injured. Her collar bone was nearly broken, and she has a concussion." He paused, not daring to look at Inuyasha. "These can all heal, which is why I'm not as worried about those." He circled the areas on the screen corresponding his explanation, and then turned of the screen, taking the X-rays off. "But what I am worried about is the fact that she has open wounds to the head and on the left side of her body. She has lost a lot of blood and we have been working as hard as we could to stabilize her. At the moment, we were able to stop the bleeding and stitch her up. But she is having trouble breathing, and we had to put her on a respirator. I am terribly sorry about her condition, but it is important at this time that you understand that we are doing the best that we can. We will keep you updated. You can stay in here until someone comes to get you." He moved to go out of the room but then stopped.

"I have read her records and it appears that none of you are her co-sign for life support. A Mr. Sota Higurashi is who I am looking for. Would any of you by chance know him?" the doctor asked.

Koga and Inuyasha shook their head immediately, questioning who that may be.

"That's Kagome's brother. I think I have the number somewhere on my cell phone. I'll call him and then get back to you." Ayame said.

The doctor nodded and left the room.

As Ayame searched in her pockets for her cell phone, Inuyasha sat, defeated.

"I didn't know that Kagome had a brother..." he said.

Ayame pulled out her cell phone and began searching through her address book. Koga watched this, thinking thoughts similar to Inuyasha's.

"Yeah, she has a brother named Sota. Honestly, I didn't know that she had a brother either until we went out to the mall that one day. You two would have met him, but he came when you were back in Illinois packing...your...things..." Ayame stopped and thought about what she said for a minute.

"That's who you thought Kagome was cheating on you with, wasn't it!" When she saw Inuyasha's shocked face turn into utter guilt, she realized that she probably wasn't helping anything, and set course to call Sota, before any of it got worse.

Inuyasha's head was spinning. He could not breathe. How could he have thought that about Kagome! Her...her brother! He didn't know! But it was still his fault. He couldn't take it. He had to get out. With a long, loud shudder, he stood and trudged out of the door.

When he closed the door behind him, he came face to face with, "the doctor".

"Sesshomaru..." he started, but was interrupted.

"I do not understand, little brother. Why is it that whenever I find a place for myself, whenever I become happy, whenever I get my own life, you have to come along to bother me about father's madness and bullshit!" He said it calmly, but it came out so strong that Inuyasha was rendered speechless.

"No...it's not like that.." he managed to grit out.

"No? Then why are you here?"

"I'm here for Kagome!"

Sesshomaru chuckled darkly, not believing him. Inuyasha calmed instantly, and hopelessly.

"Is she...g-going to..." he started.

"Die?" Sesshomaru finished for him. Inuyasha nodded. "It is a possibility."

And for the first time in his life, Inuyasha wasn't laughing at him, mocking his existence, ruining his life.

And for the first time in his life, he saw Inuyasha cry, really cry.

This confused Sesshomaru greatly. Was it possible that Inuyasha was there for his own reasons, and not to play daddy's boy?

Inuyasha slid to the ground against the wall, in absolute despair.

Sesshomaru left to think.

Koga poked his head out of the door upon hearing the bump against the wall. "Inu?" he called out, but received no answer. He called Ayame to come out of the room to help him get Inuyasha off of the ground and back into the small room on a chair. It took a few minutes, but the did it after a few tries. Ayame looked in Inuyasha's eyes and spoke.

"She's going to be alright. She's strong, remember?" Even though she was telling Inuyasha, she couldn't help but feel that she was trying to convince herself also. It stayed silent for a long time, with the exception of some mumbles from Inuyasha, and a yawned-sigh from Koga. Finally, the doctor, Sesshomaru came back and told Inuyasha to follow him into his office. Inuyasha followed obediently.

Inuyasha sat in a nice, blue chair across from Sesshomaru and his computer. As worried as he was, he couldn't help but notice what a nice office it was. All four walls in the room were covered by various Doctors' Awards and Doctors' Degrees. There was also a shelf by the door that held the ones that couldn't fit on the wall. On his desk stood pictures of a young woman, who was about Inuyasha's age, and a little girl. There were a lot of those pictures. And in some they were holding newspapers and stood next to what appeared to be former patients.

'He wasn't kidding about making a life for himself. But what a life, and he's only twenty-six.' Inuyasha thought.

"What is she to you?" Sesshomaru asked suddenly.

Inuyasha thought about it, and knew what his brother meant. "I love her."

"Oh really?"

"Y-yeah...Yeah...Yeah Really! I've actually done the dumbest thing that I could ever do in my whole life, aside from letting her get away in the first place, and I am sorry for it all. But I do love her. I mean, I know that I don't think all of time, and I do stupid things, but dammit, I LOVE HER!" Inuyasha shouted.

"Enough to stand up to dad about it?" This mad Inuyasha snap.

"Forget about dad already! I am NOT here for dad. I am not here for me. Hell, I am NOT here for YOU! I am here for the woman I love! I-I'm here for Kagome." he stood. "Get over yourself Sesshomaru! In case you haven't noticed, she was in a car accident! She could be dying. D-dying... and I can't do anything for her! It's all my fault! And I can't fix it..." his voice was growing more and more strained. Inuyasha didn't care though. It felt good to get that off of his chest.

Sesshomaru had his proof. That was enough for him. He smirked. Inuyasha was a weakling. But he chose not to comment on that.

"Good news, she's stabilized."

In his rant, Inuyasha almost missed those words. "What...?"

"She's breathing on her own now. We have to keep an eye on her though, she could revert back to how she was very easily. Quite lucky though, if I do say so myself."

Inuyasha almost smiled. He could not smile though. Kagome was still in the hospital, and she could still be in danger. But he did feel a little better. Hey- Why didn't Sesshomaru just tell him that instead of letting him shout his head off?

"Thanks." Inuyasha said.

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Just don't tell dad that I'm here. A favor for a favor, get it?"

Inuyasha nodded, and ran out of the room in a hurry to get to his precious Kagome.

Once again Sesshomaru rolled his eyes.

"He'll be back." he stated. "He'll only get so far before he remembers that he doesn't know where the room is."

When Inuyasha finally reached the correct room, he paused before stepping in. 'Maybe she hates me...' he thought sadly. He was tempted to turn the other way and run, but upon hearing a broken cough, he ran in there faster than any one could say 'go'.

Kagome's eyes were shut when he got to her bed. He was frightened by the heart monitor by the bed. It seemed as though every time it beeped, it laughed at him, and Inuyasha didn't like that. He wanted to punch the thing into oblivion. But he decided not to. The stupid machine didn't do anything to him.

Very gently, as if scared to hurt her more, he leaned down and pressed his lips to her forehead.

When he pulled back, there were eyes staring back at him.

"K-Kagome..."

She looked up at him, sadly.

"I-I'm sorry that I walked out like that...I should have..I should have showed you what was in the trunk, I should have told you the truth, I should have..." Inuyasha interrupted her.

"No, Kagome. It's all my fault. I'm sorry, I didn't believe you. I'm sorry I didn't trust you...there's really no excuse, this is all my fault." he let out. "B-but I trust you now, and I promise I'll never doubt you again Kagome. I promise."

Kagome let out a pained and sorrowful chuckle. "Leave it to you to say that when I'm dying..."

She watched Inuyasha's face drop, and along with it, dropped a few tears, they landed on her cheek, and she felt them. She didn't mean to hurt him. She really didn't. She was just mad before, and she guessed that now she was paying for it. 'I better tell him before it's too late.' Tears of her own weld up in her eyes, and she tried to calm down, because it was getting hard for her to breath.

"I-I love you Inuyasha..." she whispered. His eyes widened, and his face turned red, regaining most of its color.

"Really?" he asked.

"Of course! I have since I was fourteen ...years... old...ouch my head hurts..."

Inuyasha stood back a little, to give her room. "I'll go get the doctor." he said.

Kagome shook her head. "No, I'm just a little tired that's all. Will you kiss me again?" she asked.

Inuyasha knew something was going on. The heart monitor's beeping was spreading out more, and her breathing sounded a lot more labored. He wanted to go call Sesshomaru.

"Please, Inu? Stay with me." she whispered.

Inuyasha leaned down and kissed her forehead again to calm her down. She responded by closing her eyes and smiling a little.

"I love you. Please be here when I wake up okay?" she said, but she was struggling to say it. Inuyasha grasped onto her hand.

"Kagome, don't go to sleep...please..." he pleaded.

"It's ok." she nodded off.

"I love you too, I love you too! I'm sorry...Just don't go to sleep, let me get the doctor first..." he begged, but she was already off.

Suddenly, the heart monitor flat-lined...Inuyasha started panicking, she wasn't breathing. She wasn't breathing!

He let out a loud yell that must've waken up the whole hospital.

"Kagome, please! I'm sorry! I'm SORRY! I Didn't mean it! Please come back! Wake up! PLEASE Wake up!" he screamed. Tears were now coming freely, and he couldn't contain himself.

"Kagome!"

Someone rushed into the room and took him by the shoulders, leading him into the hallway.

It was Sesshomaru, he knew that hair, from anywhere, it was just like his. But he didn't care.

He kept screaming for Kagome. But it seemed as though nobody could hear him anymore. Then he felt it, his throat was hurting and burning, he had gone hoarse. Sesshomaru looked him in the eye as nurses and another doctor rushed into Kagome's room.

"Calm down." he said.

"But Kagome..."

"Listen to me Inuyasha. She's only gone temporarily. I will bring her back."

"Wha...?"

"Inuyasha trust me. We haven't had the best relationship as brothers, and frankly, I don't give a damn about you."

"..."

"But I will be damned if I let a patient go! Go wait with your friends. I will bring her back."

Inuyasha didn't want to leave. "She wants me by her side when she wakes up."

Sesshomaru pushed him towards the left, roughly. "As you will be. Now go. I have work to do."

Inuyasha gave one more look at her hospital door as he heard lots of yelling from the doctor and nurses in the room. The he saw them wheel her bed out toward the right. He guessed to an operating room.

Sesshomaru sighed.

"I will bring her back." he said before he turned and followed the staff.

Inuyasha slowly made his way back into the room that held Koga and Ayame, and now a young man with black hair. He couldn't be any older than sixteen. Koga and Ayame were asleep in the corner, but the guy was awake, and a little frantic.

"Sota?" Inuyasha asked. The boy looked up.

"Are you Inuyasha?" He asked and Inuyasha nodded, afraid of immediate scolding.

When he felt a weight push into his stomach, he figured that this was the beginning of revenge from the Higurashi family. But when he looked down, he saw just how wrong he was.

He was trapped in a hug by the smaller guy.

"How is my sister! Please tell me!" He cried.

Inuyasha sighed, he didn't know what to say.

"I guess we have to wait and see..."

Sesshomaru walked into the room and prepared for the deep operation.

"How long has she been gone?" he asked the other doctor.

"About five minutes." she said.

Sesshomaru liked that she hadn't been gone for too long.

"You ready to pull an all nighter, Babe?" he asked.

The woman nodded and got the other equipments that would be needed, pulling a respirator mask over Kagome's face.

As they began their work, the woman thought to herself. 'This young woman is awfully lucky to be put into the hands of Sesshomaru. There is no way she can remain dead now.'

"Rin?...Rin!"

She jumped. And looked at Sesshomaru in question.

"Pass me my scalpel please. It appears we have to work from the inside this time."

"Oh, of course." She said and passed him his scalpel.

'She's very lucky' she thought again before getting back to work.

The nurses all shook their heads. "She's not going to make it!" One of them yelled.

Sesshomaru looked at the nurse.

"She will if I have anything to do with it!"

Woah, that was...wow. I didn't think I had it in me. Review please! Tell me what you think! OH and before you ask:

"Is Sesshomaru's scalpel named Tenseiga?"

My answer is...Sure, if you want it to be.

"Is Sota gay?"

Um, no! His sister is dying! Guys can cry when they have to! Sheesh.

"Is Sesshomaru married to Rin?"

Hmm. Guess you'll have to wait and see, huh?

Any other questions, feel free to ask! I'm so surprised that this is almost finished. There's only 1 chapter left, and then an epilogue. Stay Tuned

Oh, and I've been thinking that I may write a short prequel to this story, in Inuyasha's POV. It will be about him before Kagome came along: what was happening between him, Sesshomaru, and their dad, how he comes to know Kikyo, and how Sesshomaru ends up in Lovely Lovely Florida. I dunno. I might do it. It would be interesting if I did. But I may not.

If you want me to write it, tell me. But if you don't, then don't say anything, I'll get it. I understand completely because I know that people like this story and it might be weird to just read about Inuyasha with Kikyo. But it won't be Kikyo/Inuyasha. It probably won't even be THAT romantic. It'll just be there to inform you on some of the stuff you may be wondering about.

Oh and here's the summary to my new story: It's Dad Stuff!

Shippo is Inuyasha's only child after Kikyo. Now Inu is interested in his Personal Assistant Kagome. But she is very reluctant in that. She is all about the work, and none about the personal dating scene. It takes Inu a long while to get her to just go on one date with him. But then there's one thing that holds them back from a relationship. Shippo. He's bent onto the fact that all women will hurt his dad and no woman is good enough for his dad. He hates them all and he thinks that his dad should feel the same way. This isn't the first time that Shippo has sabotaged his father's dates. But then again this isn't the first time Inuyasha has genuinely been in love before. Or is it. Shippo might have pushed women away before, But now Inu is after Kagome. Shippo has not dealt with one like this before.

I should have that out by summer!

COMING IN THE NEXT CHAPTER

rewinding noise Oops, Sorry! It appears that my preview for the final chapter of Database Drama has been sabotaged! Yikes! I guess you will all have to wait and see what happens! Ouch, don't hurt me, hurt the preview destroyers! Stay Tuned!

'Til then!