Chapter Fifteen: Oh To Be Out Those Doors

The drive to the hospital was quite uninteresting. The fairly disturbed officer in the car in front of Inuyasha and Kagome seemed to be taking all precautions necessary to make sure the pair and their 'baby' got to the hospital safely. Apparently, he didn't think that when accompanying an expecting couple in labour, it was necessary to go fast.

"I think a turtle just passed us," complained Inuyasha.

The officer was going about half of the required speed limit. Because they were driving on a main road, they weren't going very fast. Of course he had his little red and blue lights placed atop his car flashing, and the siren going to warn drivers to pull over into the side lanes to let them pass. But it was a miracle people weren't crowding onto the streets to see if anything was actually coming.

"I'm so bored!" said Inuyasha, the pedal beneath his foot barely pressing an inch. "Can't he go any faster? Gees its like riding in a frigin parade! We're not on for show here buddy! Lousy no good—"

"Do you realise," Kagome began interrupting his insults. "How much trouble were going to be in when we get to the hospital and they find out I'm not really pregnant?"

"If we ever get to the hospital…"

"I mean I don't know about you but my record's clean with the police. Wait, let me rephrase that my records clean with the police… I already know yours isn't."

"Pfft. So I have a few offences. Big deal. You gotta let loose once in a while. It's unhealthy to be shut up inside yourself, obeying every rule like if you didn't something terrible would happen."

"But… something terrible does happen… you get in trouble…"

"Yeah but it's a hella fun to be bad once in awhile. Soon your gunna be all grown up and getting a big time job. That's where going by the rules really matters."

"I don't get it," said Kagome.

"Well, umm… take Sesshomaru for example. You've heard of his infamous reputation at our school. He broke all the rules and was the cause of other ones being made. Now he's older, in college, off on his own. Can you picture him as the biggest rebel in Sengoku High's history to not get expelled? I can't and I live with the guy… well technically you do too but…"

"Hm," was all Kagome said as she turned to look out her window. The sky was blue, the grass was green, some of the drivers sitting in their cars waiting for them to pass were looking angry, their middle fingers in the air, the hospital was just up ahead… "Hey! The hospital!"

"Oh yeeah," said Inuyasha. Both grinned happily. Finally they were close to the hospital. Smiles dropped right off their faces when they actually registered what was to happen at the hospital.

"What are we gunna do?!"

"Maybe they won't notice if you keep the basketball up your shirt?"

"Oh yeah right. There kinda has to be a baby involved when you walk into the hospital claiming you're pregnant."

"Oh yeah."

"What are we going to do?!" Kagome asked again as they pulled into the hospital parking lot after the police car. He was driving straight up towards the E.R. doors.

"Inuyasha! You got us into this! Get us out of it!"

After parking his car, the officer climbed out and started running towards Kagome's door.

"I guess were just going to have to think as we go along and hope lady luck's on our side."

Kagome half glared half sighed. She was about to respond when her door was yanked open and she was pulled out of her seat.

"Quickly Sango! That baby isn't going to deliver itself! Miroku hurry! It's important you be there to see this magical experience. Why, I remember when my wife gave birth to our first child…"

"What Godforsaken woman would marry an idiot like you?" Inuyasha muttered quietly as he climbed out of the car.

"What did you name your child?" Kagome asked curiously. They began to walk towards the doors.

"Zeus."

Inuyasha looked at the man sceptically. "Zeus? What in the hell kinda name is—"

"I'm sure he's a lovely boy," Kagome said, nudging Inuyasha in the ribs with her elbow.

"Boy? Oh no no no. It's a girl. My son's name is Michelle."

"Don't you mean Mitchel?"

"Nope. Michelle," he said. "Come on through the sliding doors. Careful Sango."

They walked through the doors and into the E.R. waiting room. It was packed with people with various injuries. Many too horrific to even glance at without feeling queasy. Officer Freely led them over to the back and told them to sit down while he checked them in at the reception desk.

Kagome sat adjusting the basketball, while Inuyasha looked around the room. There was a child with what looked like his hand superglued to his forehead, a woman who looked badly beaten up, an old man holding a piece of gauze to the side of his face, Miroku holding his broken arm… Wait Miroku?!

Inuyasha nudged Kagome sharply, making her yelp. A few onlookers glanced over at them at the sudden noise. "What'd you do that for?" said Kagome angrily.

"See that guy over there in the dark shirt and denim jeans?" Kagome looked over at the guy he was indicating.

"Yeah…?"

"Don't you recognize him? It's Miroku!"

Kagome looked puzzled for a moment until it hit her. "Wait you mean the Miroku you're pretending to be?"

Inuyasha nodded. "We have to get out of here. Come on." He got up and turned to leave. She followed. They walked out of the waiting room as casually as possible and turned down a random hall.

"What now?" Kagome asked.

"Well I guess the only way out of this is to leave the hospital," answered Inuyasha. "Somehow."

Neither of them knew their way around the massive medical facility. They went down whichever hall they came across, ignoring the odd looks from the people occupying those corridors. It wasn't until they reached a hall at the far end of the building did Kagome stop. One look down the hall and her eyes widened with panic. She hid behind a potted plant.

Inuyasha, realising after a few seconds that she was no longer following him, retraced his steps back up the corridor to find out where he had lost her.

"What the hell are you doing playing hide and go seek right now?" he said when he spotted her. "Let's go!"

"Shh!" she said sharply as she pulled him behind the plant with her. She kept looking out down the hall through the leaves. "Look. You know that girl down there?"

Inuyasha looked through the leaves. "Yeah, it's a nurse."

"Do you happen to know just who that nurse is?"

"No… I can't recall her."

"It's Sango!"

"Oh."
"If she spots me I'm dead. Quick let's go back this way. We'll take a couple of different turns and hope we end up by the exits."

So they did. Turning here and there, going down random hallways, avoiding the one Sango was in at all times. Somehow… they wound back in the waiting room.

The officer was now talking to Miroku loudly, drawing all the attention to them. The doors were right across the room. If they could just make it over to them, they'd be out of there scot-free. But, things just don't work out that way. Just as they had begun to sneak over towards the exits, someone came up behind them.

"Kagome?" The sudden mention of her name startled Kagome so much that she tripped over one of the chairs, creating a loud noise that emitted through the room. Everyone was now looking at them. Including Sango who stood behind them at the doorway to the waiting room.

"Kagome?" Sango repeated.

"Inuyasha?" Came Miroku's voice.

"Sango! Miroku!" Went the officer cheerfully. At the sound of their names both Sango and Miroku turned to look at the man clad in uniform. They were surprised to see him staring over at Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Excuse me sir," said Sango. "I believe you've made a mistake. That young lady over there's name is Kagome. I am Sango."

"And I'm Miroku. That's Inuyasha."

"How can that be possible?" said the officer. "They told me they were Sango and Miroku."

Everyone looked over at the questioned two. Inuyasha and Kagome looked like deer caught in headlights. Stunned and speechless.

"Umm Kagome? What's with the…" Sango trailed off and instead pointed to her stomach. Before Kagome could even register what to say, Officer Freely spoke up…again.

"Oh of course! It must have slipped my mind! The baby! I got you a doctor and everything San—whatever you name is…"

"Baby? What's he talking about Kagome?"

"Well you see—" Kagome began, before she was cut off.

"Inuyasha you dog you! She isn't even your girlfriend. Oh does Kikyo know? Man I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes…"

"Miroku…"

"What happened was—" Still no luck in being heard for Kagome.

"How can you be pregnant?" Sango asked, somewhat mortified by the news. She wouldn't have thought someone like Kagome wouldn't go and get herself pregnant.

"If you'd all just—" A question directed at her and she still couldn't answer.

"What happened?" Miroku and Sango asked at the same time.

"IF YOU'D SHUT UP I'D TELL YOU!" Kagome screamed. "Gees, you say you wanna know what happened and yet you seize to be quiet!" Now all was silent. A blush crept upon Kagome's face as she realised she had attracted pretty much everyone within a mile's radius's attention.

She cleared her throat. "Inuyasha? Wanna explain?"

"What? I thought you— oh fine. Ok listen carefully," he said to the three confused people starring at him. "We went out for a drive—"

"Oh! Is this story about how the baby was created?" Miroku asked excitedly.

Inuyasha barely blinked at him, too accustomed to his perverted behaviour to waste energy getting mad at that comment. "No retard. Anyways, yeah we were driving out to the hospital because Kagome was having a baby and we—"

"Inuyasha! Tell the truth!" Kagome snapped at him.

He sighed. "Fine. We were going to the hospital to visit her ill grandfather. We got pulled over. Used fake names, which just happened to be you two's, in case we got in trouble. We were escorted here. We left because we saw you Miroku. And then knowing our luck we saw Sango. And ended up here. I think that sums it up pretty well."

There was a silence among the group. "But wait," began Sango. "That doesn't explain why and how you suddenly became pregnant Kagome."

"That's cause I'm not," she answered as she pulled the basketball out from under her shirt. "This was all just a little improvised way to get out of trouble. All conjured up by Inuyasha wittle pea-sized brain."

"Hey! It wasn't just my fault! It was yours too you know!" Inuyasha bellowed angrily.

"Oh really. Just what did I do wrong other than follow your lead?"

"Well it just so happens you… well you… uh… you followed my lead!"

"The best witty comment I've heard all day…" Kagome said sarcastically.

"And they live together?" Sango said to Miroku.

"I'd hate to see what there like at home…" They both exchanged wary glances whilst their friends continued their weak attempts at insulting and blaming each other.

Sango sighed. "Kagome? I believe Inuyasha said something about you coming to visit your grandfather? Didn't anyone phone you and tell you he had gone into surgery?"

Kagome turned away from Inuyasha to address Sango. "Well yeah... they phoned the school principal and she told me. But they said I wasn't aloud to come and see him for at least a few more hours. I couldn't wait that long when Grampa was having an operation. Not knowing how he's doing or what's happening, or anything."

"You don't have to explain yourself to me Kagome. I understand how you feel," said Sango. "But your still not allowed to see him until the surgery's over. It should be done soon. In the meantime though, why don't we go visit the rest of your family. I'm sure they'd be really happy to see you! And this time your mother won't be doped up on painkillers!"

You know, I really shouldn't assign myself a deadline… I can never meet it. I know, it's been two weeks since I updated… that's pretty bad. But I managed to make the chapter almost double what I usually put believe it or not…

I'm glad you guys liked the last chapter. The I.P. Freely thing… from the genius writers of the Simpsons XD.

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