Title: All In Time
Chapter 4-
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru sat in the back of their dad's car as he drove to the hospital. Since he was their ride, they would be staying at the hospital till their father got off work, that meant anytime between eight and eleven.
When they pulled into the hospital employee parking lot, they got out and walked over to the min entrance. There they parted. The brothers heading toward the elevator for the third floor and their father to go and change and put his stuff away.
Five minutes later they all met outside the nurse's station on the third floor. Kagome's room was just down the hall in room 309 and Dr. Tashio was telling the nurses at the station about the visitors for Kagome. Since all of the nurses had been concerned about the girl, they were glad that the doctor's son's were there to try and cheer Kagome up.
After Dr. Tashio had debriefed the nurses, he took his sons with him to the door of room 309.
"Ok, I told you about Kagome last night but you should know that I wasn't in anyway exaggerating to the extent of her problems. I just want you to talk to her, treat her like any other girl, not someone in a hospital who just lost her mom. From what I gathered when she first spoke, granted I was reading more into her actions than anything else, she isn't one to appreciate pity, when you cares at least." He paused and both of the brothers nodded. Sesshomaru tried not to appear that he cared overly much but in truth he did. He didn't like to see people suffer.
"Now," Dr. Tashio continued," I'm going to go in and say good morning and such then you can come in ok?" He didn't wait for their answers but went on into the dim room. There was no light on, as usual unless someone turned one on, and the curtains were pulled closed. He didn't really understand why no one opened them but they didn't.
"Good morning Kagome," Dr. Tashio said while turning on the light over her bed. She merely turned over with a wince. He shook his head. If she kept turning from people and light that way,
her wounds would start ripping open again. "How are you feeling today hmm?" He asked, not really expecting an answer but trying anyway. She didn't respond though only stared at the chair in front of her. "You've got visitors today." He said, hopping to elicit some response from her.
He noticed a slight twitch but that was all, still it was enough to give him hope that she could be reached.
He went over to the door and motioned his sons to come in. He noticed that Inuyasha went for a seat at the foot of the bed while Sesshomaru took a more leisurely. He was about to tell Inuyasha off but then it hit him that he had said to treat her normally and Inuyasha probably would have jumped on the bed of friend. He left them with a look and walked into the hall.
Just as he was walking out, he ran into the lady who brought breakfast. She entered the room as he moved off down the hall on his circuit, hoping the young lady would actually eat.
Inside the room, Kagome's breakfast had been set on the table and she ignored it as usual.
Inuyasha looked at her, she looked different than he had thought she would but there was no doubt this was his friend from Tokyo. She had the same raven hair, the same pale skin, though he could see things that were different. She had cuts and bruises everywhere and she looked so beaten. Her eyes were hollow and sunken and her skin looked kind of yellowish, as if she wasn't getting enough to eat.
And obviously she wasn't. "Hey Kagome, remember me? Inuyasha from Tokyo. I moved to Kyoto..." He trailed off. "So how are you feeling? Your breakfast is here, aren't you gonna eat it?" He was trying to help her, trying to get through but she only curled into a ball and keep her back turned to him. He looked to Sesshomaru for help but his older brother merely shrugged. He tried again. "Let's see, there's bacon, eggs, grits,...doesn't look very good. You want me to go out and get out form McDonald's or something?" He hadn't eaten breakfast either so he figured he might as well go and get something and see if she would eat a hamburger or something. At her lack of response he looked to his brother who mouthed 'the usual' and went to get the keys from his dad.
In the mean time Sesshomaru sat with Kagome. There was no need for him to speak because he knew she wouldn't hear it, she didn't want to. At least that was what he thought, and the way she had curled away from Inuyasha when he spoke to her, he could see that she just wasn't ready to talk.
So he kept the silence. But he stared into her eyes and for the first time in a long time, she met someone else's eyes, his eyes, and they understood one another. Like she was speaking into his mind and he could fill her pain. He tried to reassure her that everything would be ok and that he would be there.
An- Ok, I know that was a kind of corny ending, for the chapter, not the fic, but hey, I like it. :) Now, i want to think you all for the wonderful reviews. Due to the immediate response of foxyroxy, that may be backwards, sorry if it is, and to the fact that I have a ton of time at the moment and I'm terribly board, I'm going to update the story with this chapter. That's two in a day and that has to be a record for me or something. Oh and if you want to check out my other fic School Days, I would love the reviews. Anyway...going back to typing the story.