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This is my fourth so story, so you don't have to play nice with your reviews, but it would be nice though.

Desperate Situation.

Kagome is critically injured in a car accident, where one of her friends die. Inuyasha is unaware until he comes in search of her, the day after it happened.

The Higurashi stood at the top of hundreds of stairs overlooking the outskirts of central Tokyo. It had seemed a beautiful place; wondrous, mystical, and full of life. Or rather, it had seemed that was until something tragic had happened to some one that not only been one of its residents, but also its priestess. The well house's doors had been left open by the careless one who had last passed through them. They drifted back and forth in the gentle Japanese air. A tall, white haired, hanyou in red Haori and Hakama stood in front of the doors. His nose could detect the change in the shrine. He knew something was amiss. But that did not concern him; he came to collect his crush, the shrine's head priestess, Kagome. He walked, thoughtlessly, to the sliding doors, leading into the house located at the shrine's kitchen. He looked down to see the red eyes of only three of his occupants. He couldn't stand it when people cried, especially ones he cared about. Not only were these people the family of Kagome, but he also had bonded with them enough to feel almost as if were a little part of the family. Kagome's mother rose and threw her arms around Inuyasha's neck and sobbed into his shoulder. He was quite taken aback from this, but he wouldn't say so or even move.

"Am I missing something here?" Inuyasha look on to Sota and Gramps for help. They just looked blankly at him; they seemed to be looking for the right words to tell him. "Well! Why do you two look like you were just crying?"

"Kagome went out to the movies with her new friend, Ketori, last night… and they got in an accident." Gramps seemed to be struggling with each word.

"…A…accident?" Inuyasha did not know anything of car accidents, Kagome had never told him of any of the dangers in her era, so he had presumed that it was fairly safe.

"A car accident…"

"Car….you mean those box-ish things on wheels, the carriage, wagon things?...Did she get hurt!"

"…Yeah…"

"WHERE IS SHE!"

"At the hospital…she is in a coma."

Inuyasha didn't stay to hear the last of that statement; he had already been at the bottom of the stairs when this statement came about. 'I gotta get to her, she can't be alone, and especially in a place that's probably foreign to her….and can't stand to be away from her either. Dammit Kagome, be okay….Please!' He raced to in the downtown; he knew that the hospital had been somewhere near there. He also knew that a blue sign with an 'H' on it meant hospital. Kagome's mom had told him that when he went to find Kagome when she subdued a ghost from this era (A/N: It was Sota's friend's older sister…I think her name was Maya.). This knowledge was useless unless he could find said sign. He was also in the process of racking his brain for the knowledge on how to get there or anything that could remind him on how to get there. There it was! The blue sign! The arrow beneath it told him to go down the next road on his left. He flew to the hospital in a heartbeat. Nothing could keep him from her now!

He got to the front doors, he knew that with how many levels there was in this place, he'd never find her. He decided that he should do what Kagome would tell him to do…ask for help. He flew inside the doors and to the front desk.

"Um…excuse me, can you tell me what room Kagome Higurashi is in?" Inuyasha's face must had been panicked enough to catch the nurse's eye. Of course, it could also be the fact that he was wearing ancient clothes that were fire-engine red.

"Well, no one is supposed to see her, are you family?"

"Yes." He had no problem lying in this situation; he didn't even have to think about his answer.

"Relation?"

"I'm her brother."

"Okay, room 512, 5th floor, in the critical ward."

Inuyasha yet again didn't hear the last statement; he had gone to where a picture depicting stairs had pointed to. He flew up the stairs with no problems. He found her room instantly. There were two people in it; a doctor and Kagome. Inuyasha walked in slowly, allowing the doctor to address him.

"She's stable now…we still can not take her off of the monitors, though. But at least she is off life-support." The doctor managed a weak smile and walked out of the room, only after putting a comforting arm on Inuyasha's shoulder, "As her boyfriend, you have to be a strong as you can…Good luck."

Inuyasha turned to look at her. She looked as he'd never seen. She was bruised up, she look helpless and lifeless. Helpless and lifeless rarely ever described her. She was always full of life; angry, happy, laughing, singing, and playful… and Helpless never described her; she was strong, both physically and mentally. She stood up to demons that even gave Inuyasha goose bumps; whenever Inuyasha was injured, she would willingly put her life on the line to protect him, and he had let this happen to her, 'Whether she is near me or centuries away, I can never protect her! She always protects me! Always, she has died because of me, and now she is in critical condition in this place… this place that smells of illnesses and death! I can't leave her again.' Inuyasha had found a spot on the other side of the room to sit, there was a window seat to sit at and watch over her. 'Oh no, what am I supposed to tell Miroku, Sango, and Shippo! And the scrawny wolf… he'll kill me if he finds out, and I can't possibly win if I'm in this useless concerned condition!' He didn't want to think about Koga, he might kidnap Kagome again; he'd never be able to function without her! 'But, I should probably still tell Miroku, Sango and Shippo.' He rose, walked to Kagome, kissed her forehead, and leapt out the window. He turned to take a mental picture of the location of the window. He flew with his inhuman speed to the well. He flew out and sped to Kaede's hut. He found Sango and Miroku fighting while Shippo and Kirara played. They all turned and found a helpless look on Inuyasha's face.

"My God, Inuyasha! What happened to you?" Sango ran over to her friend with a concerned look on her face, she put an arm around his shoulders.

"Kagome…she…she…she's hurt and…and…I didn't protect her! Now she's in a dreadful place that smells of death and illnesses!" Inuyasha put his head down in his hands.

Sango and Miroku exchanged worried glances; they'd never seen Inuyasha in such terrible emotional condition. "What are you talking about?"

"She's in a hospital in her era…she's bruised up, her face, her arms…everywhere!" His head returned his head to his hands.

"What happened to her?"

"She got in a 'car accident'." He didn't bother to raise her head. Shippo noticed him starting to cry; he remained quiet.

"Why are you blaming yourself?" Sango started her questions.

"I…I wasn't there to protect her!" he was sobbing now, not bothering to hide his tears. "I can never protect her, she always gets hurt! She always protects me from Naraku and Sesshomaru!"

Sango rubbed his back comfortingly; Miroku came face to face with him. "Inuyasha, go to her. Now that we know, there should be nothing stopping you from leaving."

"But what about Koga, what if he comes looking for her?"

This caught everyone off guard, 'since when does Inuyasha care about Koga!' "We'll take care of it, go look after her."

"Yes." Inuyasha thoughtlessly, wiped his face and sped off to the well.

"Inuyasha cried." Shippo had a look on his face that was a mix of fear, shock, and horror.

"Inuyasha has lost everyone else that he cared soo deeply for; His mother, Kikyo, twice, and I don't think he could bare to lose Kagome." Inuyasha had a very sympathetic look on his face.

"He must feel so terrible…he always takes responsibilities on that aren't his to carry. Whenever Kagome gets hurt, he blames himself, when Kikyo died, when his mother died, and whenever one of us gets hurt." Sango had started to cry. "Kagome must be in terrible condition to make Inuyasha cry."

"He did say she was in critical condition, in a hospital, and covered in bruises." Shippo wept, he wanted Kagome there, to be all right. To comfort Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, and himself.