Chapter 2
The next day Inuyasha came over waiting to see Kagome. He was really impatient though he didn't show it. When Inuyasha and Souta were ready, Mrs. Higurashi told them a few rules though most it was to Inuyasha though. The main one he had to remember was don't attack anyone or anything that he sees and not to shake Kagome like hell to wake her up. Inuyasha nodded and put a black hat on his head.
When they got there it was around 6:45am. Souta went to the assistant table and asked what room Kagome Higurashi was in. The assistant looked and said room 408 she pointed to a direction for them to go and so they did. When they went inside Inuyasha saw a man in white and a mask around his mouth putting something in Kagome's body. He growled loudly and the man turned around.
"Oh
hello, you guys must be Kagome's family?" The doctor asked.
"Yeah that's us! How's she doing?" Souta asked.
"She
seems okay, I and 3 other doctors said she would need to have an
injection every 6 hours till she comes around. She'll need it for
health reasons." He explained his actions.
"I see… thank
you." Mrs. Higurashi smiled. 'Her blood hasn't taken effect,
I'm glad.' She thought secretively.
"No problem, call
for some one if you need help or if something happens." He said as
he walked out the door.
"What
did he do to her?" Inuyasha asked as they all walked up to Kagome.
"He put liquid in her body to help her health." Replied Mrs.
Higurashi.
"Oh. What did he mean by 'when she comes around'
then?" He asked again.
"She's in a coma." Souta replied.
"A coma?" He questioned.
"It's like sleeping I guess…
though they won't wake up for food or water." Mrs. Higurashi
replied.
"When will she be out of this… a coma?" He asked
again a little worriedly.
"From a week to a month." Souta
replied.
"What are those?" Inuyasha asked confusedly.
Souta saw a calendar and brought him to it and see.
"Each
box is a day, each row is a week, and all those boxes together is a
months." Souta explained and Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"How
many sunrises and sunsets?" He changed the question around
understanding only the day part.
"From 7 sunrises to 30
sunsets." Souta retold in Inuyasha's way.
Inuyasha's ears drooped down and walked back to look at Kagome. Her body looked fragile as she always did.
"Souta,
it's time for you to go to school. You can't be late." Replied
his mother. "Inuyasha, are you going to stay here?" She asked.
"Uh, if it's okay." He said.
Mrs. Higurashi walked back to him and grabbed his hand and put something around it his wrist. Suddenly his hair turned black with his claws and fangs gone.
"Wha-
what did you do?" He asked looking at his hands.
"I had a
feeling you would want to stay here and watch her. So early this
morning me and my father created this bracelet for you to wear. I
kind of forgot about it till just now. Just don't take it off here
and remember, it only hides what you are; you can still run fast and
have your strength. Not to mention good hearing" She explained.
"Thanks." He nodded as she left the room with Souta.
Inuyasha then looked back at Kagome and returned to her side. He caressed her arm and looked around the room. Something caught his eye on a white table; it was noticeable because almost everything was white, even the gown and sheets that were on Kagome were white. He noticed that they were those rectangle things that Kagome called 'pictures' in her world. He picked up the picture (there's was only one, yes… Kagome's mom left it behind on purpose) and started to look sad. It was a picture of when he was just a 5 year old. He was sleeping in Kagome's lap with Keya next to her body as she slept against the wall. He as human form in the picture, he chuckled at the memory now that was only 5 or 6 months ago.
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(From Story one Chapter 14)
"You're
saying that we humans are disgusting?" Kagome tried to sound a
little hurt.
"No... I didn't mean it like that!" He whined
like a little kid and went to hug Kagome saying that he considered
himself as a disgusting human.
"No you're not." Kagome
simply said.
"Yeah! Just look at me!" He took three steps
back and looked serious.
"I am looking at you. I see a young
hanyou who can't accept the fact that he's part human. You're
not a disgusting human. I remember the pain that you've been
through just because they pick on you but its okay." Her voice was
soothing and calmed Inuyasha down who was sitting on the ground
pouting.
Kagome got off from the bed and knelt down to him and whispered in his ear. "We love you for who you are, remember that." She said. Inuyasha looked up to her with sadden eyes of happiness. Kagome lightly smiled and picked him up and tucked him in her bed. Kagome on the other hand just slept on the ground against the wall. She figured Inuyasha would want to sleep alone.
She turned off the light and said goodnight to Inuyasha and Keya.
She felt something cuddling against her and looked, it was Keya. It looked like she got a little bit bigger/older today with out seeing it. She didn't really care; she knew it was because Keya was a demon. Kagome patted Keya's head and started to go to sleep by Kagome's side.
Kagome heard Inuyasha rustling in her bed and couldn't stay still, she knew he was awake and couldn't fall asleep.
"Inuyasha...
go to sleep, it's almost midnight." She said in a low voice.
"But demons might come after me if I sleep in this form." He
whined as he popped his head over her bed to see her.
"No demon
will come after you here." She simply said.
"I smelt some
earlier but they were weak." He let out a small childish whimper
then Kagome smiled.
"Come here." She simply said.
Inuyasha whined a little more and got out of her bed but took the blanket down with him like it was his blanket and went toward her.
"Are you cold Inuyasha?" She asked concernedly and he nodded.
Kagome took the blanket for a moment and folded it so I could be his size. She wrapped him inside the blanket and asked if that was better. When he nodded she motioned him to come closer and she picked him up and secured him safely in her arms. He instantly snuggled his head into her body of warmth.
"Still
think that demons will get you?" She whispered in his ear.
"No,
I know that I'm safe now. Thanks mommy." He said.
She
smiled at him then rested her head on his and they closed their eyes
to go to sleep.
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He smiled tenderly and then saw a chair and brought it up next to Kagome's side, he sat on down and held her hand softly; rubbing it with his them carefully. He was thinking about how Souta and his mom that she was in a deep sleep basically. Inuyasha place his arm next to hers and laid his head down and said softly… "Please wake up soon Kagome." He then fell asleep on the side of her gurney as he kept stroking her hand.
6 hours later was disturbed by someone who was called a doctor. He came and knocked on the door and woke him up. Inuyasha opened his eye and looked at the man. The doctor walked up on the side across from Inuyasha and injected her with liquid. When he heard Inuyasha growl he started to get nervous but didn't show much of it.
"Don't
worry sir, we're helping her… not killing her." He said. "Do
you know what happened to this girl?" He asked.
"Yeah…"
Inuyasha sat up straight.
"Can
you tell me what happened?" The doctor asked.
"Feh, she got
shot with an arrow a few months ago. She's been using herbs and
stuff." He snorted.
"Ah, now I know why we had to operate on
her." The doctor now understood.
"Operate?" Inuyasha
sounded confused.
"Here I'll show you." The doctor said as
he was to touch Kagome's gown near her chest but Inuyasha clutched
his hand to stop him. "Sorry, I see you're a protective person."
He chuckled. "Okay, move the gown down slight to wear you would
know where the heart is." He said clearly.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow for the minute and then did what his was told and moved it slightly where they could see her skin. He saw strings that went in and out her chest (stitches).
"What
did you do to her!" Inuyasha started to raise his voice.
"Calm
down, everything is okay. These are stitches for after the operation.
We had to open her chest area and fix the areas that wouldn't
function her heart well. So now she won't have any more heart
malfunctions." He explained.
"What do you mean open?"
Inuyasha questioned, and not liking the sound of it.
"We had to
cut open her chest right there with a sharp blade." He said.
"You
cut Kagome!" Inuyasha got angry… Again…
"Sir, it's all
right. The wound should heal in at least a month. Don't worry,
there's no reason for us to operate on her anymore. The only reason
why we'll come in here is to either check on her or give her an
injection." He explained and left.
Inuyasha watched him leave and closed the door. He then looked at Kagome, was she in more pain than he thought? It looked like those stitched would leave a scar for a while. He then looked at the clock to see that it was 3:12pm. He understood how to read time thanks to Kagome. Then he walked towards the window to look at the strange world.
All of a sudden the door opened and scared Inuyasha half to death. When he looked to see who it was he recognized them instantly… Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi.
"Oh
my gosh, so the diseases that happen to her are real!" Ayumi
shouted.
"Poor Kagome, why does everything happen to her?"
Yuka questioned.
"I had a feeling something was wrong with her,
it's my fault I didn't stop her." Eri spoke after them.
Inuyasha
looked at Eri because of what she just said. "What did you mean,
you had a feeling that something was wrong?" He asked her.
"Uh…
do I know you?" Eri asked him.
"Um… no, you don't… I
know you from Kagome." He answered swiftly then hid the picture in
his haori. "Can you answer my question now?" He asked again.
"Well… yesterday she ran to school and was fine. In P.E. we
ran 2 miles. Then after school me and her walked home together, she
said her chest started to hurt. I asked her if she wanted me to go up
there with her but she just shook her head no." She explained.
"Damn… maybe this was my entire fault." He looked out the
window again.
"You shot her with the arrow!" Eri shouted.
"OF COURSE NOT! It was Kikyou!" He shouted back accidentally.
"She
should've been with one of the guys like that Kouga or something."
Ayumi said out of no where.
"Or maybe that Miroku guy." Yuka
added.
"Or even that hot headed guy, what is his name anyway!"
Eri asked.
"I don't know, Kagome never told us I think."
Ayumi scratch her head.
All of a sudden a teen boy came in the room.
"Hey,
is it a party or visitation?" He asked.
"Hi Houjo!" Eri,
Yuka, and Ayumi greeting him.
"Hi girls, who's he?" Houjo
gave him a smile and it sickened Inuyasha.
Inuyasha
walked up to him and began to choke him. "Why are you here!" he
asked with anger.
"To put… flowers on… the table… for
Kagome." Houjo said after every breath.
"Hey you put him
down; he never did anything to hurt her." Yuka explained.
"He
insulted Kagome and her father. Do you not think it hurts her?" He
asked angrily, the girls and Houjo lowered their heads in memory but
then Houjo began to talk again.
"It is her fault for liking
anything that part demon. The kid with white hair you three saw
practically a year ago was a demon." He told them and Inuyasha made
his grip tighter around his neck.
"You're mean Houjo! We
thought you were nice. Kagome even forgave you for being mean and
here you are talking bad about her again, I hope this guy kills you."
Eri said and surprised Ayumi and Yuka.
"I think I will."
Inuyasha growled and started to choke him more tightly.
"Put him down Inuyasha." A voice that sounded like Kagome said in his head. Inuyasha eyes went wide open and looked toward Kagome but she was still in a coma. "Please put him down." The voice said again. It was Kagome somehow, he didn't understand it. Inuyasha growled and released Houjo unwillingly and turned back to the window. "That was stupid, Kagome." He said in a low voice to himself.
"Houjo
get out, I don't know why you're here if you think rudely about
her." Eri got mad.
"What, but I like Kagome." He stated.
"Feh! You don't like someone if you hurt them! Kouga and
Miroku take better care of her than you. Keya should've killed you
when she had the chance." Inuyasha growled.
"You can't like
someone you hurt? I'm sure you've hurt Kagome then. Maybe it was
you who hit her with an arrow." Houjo suggested.
"I DID NOT!
I WAS PROTECTING KAGOME WHEN KIKYOU CAME BUT SHE CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD
AND SHOT HER. IF SHE WASN'T A PRIESTESS SHE WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD
MONTHS AGO!" He shouted.
"And who's Kikyou? Is she your
girlfriend? Was Kagome afraid of her? Did you put her in that
danger?" Houjo kept asking.
"I killed her for trying to kill
Kagome." Inuyasha lowered his head.
An assistant came in and asked if something was wrong and everyone said Houjo was threatening Kagome. She took Houjo and he glared at Inuyasha. "I hate your kind." He said as he walked through the door.
Inuyasha tried to ignore it. Unfortunately he blurted out "well I hate most humans" and got the three school girls attention. They looked at him curiously and started to think also.
"What
are you?" Yuka asked.
"Why?" He asked back.
"If you
hate humans that means you hate Kagome." Ayumi stated.
"I
don't hate all… just most!" He shouted then stood calm.
They all stood silent for a while and Eri finally decided to talk.
"So
what are you really? We won't tell." Eri said in a way to
convince people. "If we do then you and Kagome can do what ever you
want to us." She added and the three of them nodded.
Inuyasha
sighed. "I'm a hanyou." He said in one breath.
"Really?
You look human." Yuka said confusedly.
"I'm wearing this
bracelet Kagome's mom gave to me." He said as he looked at it.
'He's concealing his true form, just like…' The girls thought but were snapped out of by Inuyasha.
"We've
met before, unfortunately." He said in an irritated way.
"We
have?" Eri questioned.
"I… uh… was young a few months
ago… by accident… you saw me with Keya…" He fidgeted because
he hated remembering that stuff.
"You're the white haired
little boy who called Kagome mommy?" Ayumi asked.
"Yes, she
treated me like she was one. Then again she does have Shippo as her
son." He mumbled to no one in particular.
"WHAT! SO SHE
REALLY DID HAVE A KID!" The three girls shouted.
"No? She
adopted Shippo." He replied. "This might be out of question but,
was she taught, to be like a mother?" He asked.
Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi shared confused looks.
"You
don't know much of Kagome's past, do you?" Yuka asked him, he
just shook his head no.
"She took care of Souta since he was a
baby even though she was young herself." Ayumi said.
"I asked
Kagome on how she knows how to take care of kid." Eri started. "But
she didn't know; she claimed it was female instincts." She
shrugged.
"Female instincts? Then how come we don't have
female instincts?" Yuka asked and everyone shrugged.
Around 8:00pm. Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka decided to leave so they could go home and do their homework and eat dinner. Now it was around 11 and Inuyasha was still wide awake.
"Hey
kid, you need to go home, visiting hours are over now." A doctor
told Inuyasha.
"Feh, I'm not leaving till she's awake."
He stated.
"Sir, you need to leave now. Time of visiting is
over." The doctor told him again.
"Listen here, I said I'm
not leaving here till she's awake! You got that!" Inuyasha
clutched onto his neck and raised his voice.
A female doctor came running in from hearing the other doctor trying to grasp for air.
"Sir!
Put him down!" The female doctor shouted.
"Then give me the
permission I want!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Okay! Okay! Just don't
hurt anyone!" She shouted and he released the doctor.
"Don't
ever tell me I can't stay here when she's in here and nothing
will happen." Inuyasha started to calm down.
"But why are you
letting him stay after visitations! It's…" The doctor that was
recently been choked was interrupted by the female doctor.
"Be
quiet, you too would want to stay here with your loved one in their
condition no matter what, even if there wasn't a visitation time."
The female doctor told him.
"If
the girl who's in a coma loved him… I would be amazed. I doubt
anyone would love someone who would kill another!" The male
doctor said.
"It's not his fault. Bet he's just being
protective of her. It's just a guy's instinct. Now we better get
going, we have other patients to check on." She said as they now
left through the door.
Inuyasha sighed in relief that they finally just left him alone. He was as they said, 'protective' of Kagome but he just wanted to be there for her. Just like how she was always there for him.
Inuyasha grabbed the chair from earlier that day and sat by Kagome's side again. He looked at Kagome and moved the bangs from covering some over face. She felt a little cold but it wasn't that serious. He placed his head on the gurney she was on and fell asleep at her side again.
