I'm taking a little break this week, I've been going hard on finishing stories especially this one. Please comment on what you think will happen in the next chapter. The closest answer will have one of their stories linked in my A/N in the upcoming chapters. Make sure you tell me who you are and link a story to your comment. But leave me your comments I want to hear your theories on the next chapter coming in two days...
Chapter 11
"Kikyko… hey sweetheart what's up? Did you get home…." Miroku said on the phone.
"SHUT UP! It's me I need your help, I'll send you our location, get Inuko and my brother over here now, do not tell Kagome about this…." I said to him and tapped on Kikyko's phone; she was still breathing trying to control herself. Makoto was still crying.
"INUYASHA WHAT IS IT? Why is Makoto crying hysterically, where are you?" Miroku said to him over the phone. Sango heard this and came towards him.
"Just get out here I sent you our location," I said to him and hung up.
"What is it Miroku?" Sango said to him.
"Have Hakura and Kira stay with their brothers, go next door get Inuko, I'm calling Sesshomaru." Miroku said to her.
"What's wrong your worrying me," she said panicked.
"InuYasha was in a car accident with the girls, quickly go Sango," he said to her and tapped her face. Tears formed in her eyes and she gasped then turned away from him.
Miroku dialed Sesshomaru's number.
"Aaah aaah," Kikyko screamed again as I shifted my body away from her.
"What what is it?" I said to her touching her face.
"MY ARM, every time you move, or I move my arm, it hurts…" she said and cried.
"Okay calm down, I'm just going to feel your arm to see if its broken Kikyko okay," I said to her. She turned her face and cringed when I ran my hand down her right arm. Her shoulder was dislocated and her arm above the wrist was broken.
"Damn," I said when she cringed. I pulled my arm away from her.
"Okay listen to me, I need to pull your sister from the baby sling this will hurt. I'll reach around you to unclip it," I said to her. She touched my hand with her other hand stopping me.
"No, just slid her out papa," Kikyko's voice stuttered.
"I can't move her that way Kiki, the car is on top of us and its weighting us down, I need to get you both out of here," I said to her. She held her hand over mine.
"Please Kiki let me do this, I have to pull your sister from the sling, she will get weighted down and she could suffocate," I said to her. Kikyko let go of my hand. Thing is, I could hear the panthers still around us and talking. They were talking loud too, Kikyko and Makoto where into much shock and crying to even notice. I kept my eyes and ears open to anything around us.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT NIZU, KIKYKO WAS IN THE CAR!" Hero's voice bellowed.
"You didn't finish the job when you had the chance, your father instructed us to send a warning to that wench and that half demon," Nizu said to him.
"Roku why did you strike that arrow, it was coated with poison," Hero said to him angry.
"Well it didn't hit her, I guess I'm a bad aim, shoot… the tire of the car got it, damn!" Roku teased and pulled down his hood.
"Cars I hear cars, we need to leave, I'm going to have a talk with my father about this!" Hero hissed angrily and they darted to the air again and vanished.
"Shit!" I said hearing this.
"NO NO DADDY DON'T," Kikyko shouted as I slid my hand under her. I lifted her up carefully and unclipped the harness.
"AAAH," she shouted as I pulled the harness from her freeing Makoto. Makoto rested on her chest. I put my hand over her head trying to calm her, she was still crying and holding her giraffe tightly with one hand. I looked around for anything I could use to keep the car pried up and away from us. There was nothing I lifted my back up away from Kikyko a bit holding the car up myself so I wouldn't crush us.
"INUYASHA," Miroku's voice bellowed.
"OH GOD DAD, KIKI… MAKO… is everyone okay?" I heard Inuko's voice near the car.
"INUYASHA, OH GOD WHAT HAPPENED…" Kagome's voice echoed. Why was she here.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE, I TOLD MIROKU NOT TO TELL YOU," I shouted at her.
"Yamatoo, Inuko we have to move the car off them…" Sesshomaru's voice said to them.
"NO…. NO NO ONE DO ANYTHING, Kikyko is pinned to the car and she's bleeding bad, her arm is broken, we cannot move the car yet, I need to figure this out…" I said to them. I saw Inuko and Kagome bend down to the car.
"Mako, is she okay she's crying," she said to me.
"She's okay she's not hurt; look I'm going to pass her over through the opening there…." I said, I saw Inuko kneeled down to us. He could see us in the car.
"Kiki… god she's hurt bad," he said sniffing the air. Kikyko must have been cut by something that has to be the blood we are smelling.
"NO NO DADDY DON'T," Kikyko said, I was sandwiched on top of her with her sister, if I moved, she'd feel it, if I tried to pass Mako through the window opening she'd feel it.
"What what is it InuYasha?" Kagome said to me, Miroku and Sango bent down to the car.
"I need your jackets tie them make them into a sling, I'll put Mako on it and you can slide her out," I said to them.
"Sango, Kagome your jackets…" Miroku said to them.
"InuYasha, how is the car holding up, can we move it…" Sesshomaru said near me.
"NO Sesshomaru, I have to get Kikyko out first she's hurt bad. I'm doing my best to hold the car up so it won't crush us," I said to him.
"Okay InuYasha here," Miroku said throwing a part of the jackets into the window. I reached for it and grabbed it.
"Okay Mako, baby girl hang on daddy's getting you out of here," I said to her. Makoto was crying hystarically and trembling, she was scared, her ears were drooped and she was hugging her giraffe tightly. I carefully pulled her from Kikyko, she cringed, and I saw her take a deep breath.
"Keep breathing Kikyko," I said to her. I wrapped Makoto with the jacket and tied her to it so she was sandwiched inside it. I grabbed her baby bag for extra support and put her in it.
"She's in the baby bag slid her out carefully," I said to them.
"Okay Inuko help me," Miroku said as he bent down to the car. I saw him and Inuko carefully and slowly slide Makoto towards the window.
"I got her," Inuko said pulling her through.
"MAKO OH GOD, shhh hey shhh mommy's here," I heard Kagome's voice. She had her and I was relieved, I heard her cries disappear.
"Good," I said and looked at Kikyko.
"Hey, hey no Kikyko no don't pass out," I said tapping her face. That's when I felt the car move and shift.
"SHIT!" I said loudly.
"YAMATOO, INUKO, we need to keep the car up just until Kikyko and InuYasha are out," Sesshomaru said to them. That's when I saw their movement around the car, they lifted it a few inches keeping it up.
"Kiki, come on wake up!" I said tapping her face. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at me.
"Baby girl you need to tell me if you hurt anywhere else, your bleeding I need to stop the bleeding before I can get you out," I said to her.
There was so much commotion around the car this was making Kikyko nervous, Sango and Kagome where keeping Makoto calm, Miroku was on the phone with an ambulance and the hospital, and Inuko my brother and Yamatoo were keeping the car up. Kikyko was panicking and wouldn't stop crying or focus in order for me to help her.
"EVERYONE STOP TALKING!" I said loudly.
"What is it InuYasha?" Miroku said bending down to the car.
"Your all making Kikyko scared, she's bleeding I need to figure out where and stop it so I can get her out," I said to him.
"My…. Leg is on fire," Kikyko stuttered out through her tears. She ran her hand over her face.
"Your leg, what?" I said I slid my hand down her side and touched her thigh, she was bleeding bad she had a cut along her thigh from a piece of metal. And the metal was sticking out of her leg. I looked at her thigh to see if it had gone all the way through. It hadn't which was a good thing and a bad thing. If it had gone all the way through the bleeding wouldn't be so bad, this bleeding meant it hit an artery or something and is embedded pretty deep in.
"Baby girl I need to rip your jeans to stop the bleeding," I said to her. She shook her head and I heard her voice tremble.
"I'm sorry I have too," I said I slid my body a little down and ripped the side of her pant leg.
"AAAH AHHH," I heard her scream.
"Miroku, Kagome, Sango…." I shouted to them. I saw Sango and Miroku bend down to us.
"I need sage something like sage, something I can chew and put over Kikykos leg to stop the bleeding, anything similar too it with the same scent and the same potency," I said to them.
"Sage, InuYasha you can't chew the sage you have to use it with another herb it can be toxic," Kagome said to me.
"Find something you know what to look for, I need an antiseptic," I said to her. I heard her and Sango talking and looking through the shrubs and grass, Miroku went with them and shone the flashlight everywhere they went.
I firmly held my hand over Kikyko's leg grasping it tightly. She cringed and I saw her flinch.
"I have to stop the bleeding Kiki," I said to her. I touched her face to keep her calm.
"Daddy… it hurts so bad," she stuttered out her words. She was still crying. I could tell how much pain she was in her arm was broken and now her leg.
"Hey… hey listen to me, remember the time you stole Tetsusaiga when you were 5 and you took it to Inuko to slay a lizard he and his friends found," I saw Kikyko look at me, she tried to laugh but cringed and tears formed in her eyes.
"You were so stupid…. The lizard demon was big okay, the sword didn't even work for me," Inuko said outside. Kikyko tilted her head to his voice.
"YOUR STUPID, you tried to kill it with dad's sword….and it wouldn't even transform for you," she stuttered out to him. I heard him chuckle. This calmed her down enough, I kept my hand firm against her leg trying not to disturb the metal sticking out.
"We can't keep the car up much longer hurry find those herbs," Sesshomaru's voice hissed. I felt the car shift again. I put my arm over Kikyko protecting her.
"Aah aahh," she cried again as the car shifted over us.
"InuYasha, here... these might work they'll do the same thing as sage you can chew them and use them to stop the bleeding..." Kagome's voice said outside. I saw her slide a jacket to me filled with herbs.
"InuYasha and ambulance is 5 mins away we have to get Kikyko out of there," Miroku said to me. I grabbed the leaves off the jacket.
"Kiki listen to me, this is going to hurt, I have to pull the metal out of your leg and stop the wound from bleeding," I said to her. She shook her head and I saw her face go pale.
"Hey, hey don't pass out okay," I said tapping her face.
"No please… just leave me here daddy and save yourself please," Kikyko said to me. I grunted and touched her face turning it to me.
"I'm not leaving you; we are both getting out," I said to her.
"Grab my arm, this is going to hurt," I said to her. Her hand grabbed my arm and I saw her face turn from me. I put the herbs in my mouth and chewed them, then forcefully pulled the metal object from Kikyko's thigh, she screamed this loud shrilling scream. I looked at her and then bent over her leg and spread the herbs over her wound. Her hand tightened around my arm.
"AAAAAAHHHH," she screamed again. Kikyko then passed out.
"Oh god," I heard Kagome outside. I heard Sango calming her down and the ambulances siren.
"SESSHOMARU NOW, MOVE THE CAR," I shouted at him. I wrapped my arms around Kikyko protecting her. I felt the car move and shift as the three of them lifted the car off of us.
"HEY, WE'RE HERE!" an EMT said to us he was near us with a gurney, I lifted my head and looked at them. I picked Kikyko up, she was almost lifeless in my arms, this worried me. I put her on the gurney.
"OH, OH KIKYKO…." I heard Kagome's voice; she ran to the ambulance as they pulled her in, she got in with Mako.
I looked at them as they closed their doors and drove off with Kikyko.
"What happened?" Sesshomaru said to us.
"I'll explain on our way to the hospital, where's Hoshiki?" I said looking at Sango and Miorku.
"He's with Hakura and Kira," Sango said to me. I nodded, we all turned to Miroku's car and got in. Sesshomaru and Yamatoo followed behind us.
"Father the air was filled with the scent of panthers, they had to have been behind this," Yamatoo said to his father.
"I'm sure that much, I saw some figures disappear in the sky before we arrived," Sesshomaru said to him, he followed behind us fast.
"I'm worried…" Yamatoo said to his father.
"I saw the expression on your face when you realized Kikyko was hurt and her blood was in the air," Sesshomaru said to his son. He touched his shoulder and slowed down behind us as we stopped at a traffic light. I needed to talk to everyone about this, I took my time getting to the hospital, at least Kagome was with her.
"I was scared okay, I care about Kikyko," Yamatoo said to his father.
"Look... I've come to realize your right, I can't change your feelings, but if you truly do like her and you truly care for her… then tell her, don't hide your feelings from her… and if she feels the same way, you'll know," Sesshomaru said to him.
Yamatoo looked at his father and nodded. That's when his phone rang, he clicked the speaker answering it.
"Listen… the panther tribe we encountered years ago in our village, they're here." I said straight out as I signaled to the left. I could still see the ambulance speeding down the street.
"The panther tribe, we destroyed their kingdom," Sesshomaru said over the phone.
"No, apparently Hero he's a panther and his father is the lord of the tribe, Kagome had killed Hero's mother when he was younger." I said over the speaker. I saw Sango lean in towards us.
Inuko seemed nervous, he never encountered the panther tribe, maybe he remembers them as a kid I wasn't sure, but his body was trembling. I looked at him from the mirror as he listened to us.
"She was the one who had her arm around Kikyko's neck, and she was about to kill Hakura if it wasn't for Kagome stopping her, she struck her with an arrow and my Hiraikotsu." Sango said her voice was angry.
"Yes, I remember this, who is Hero's father? Have you found out? We need to confront him and end this," Sesshomaru said with a deep rumble in his voice.
"No, listen to me, in this world we can't just go kill him and act like we used too. Hero is the only way to get to his father, I have an idea… we need to make sure Kikyko is okay first, then I'll talk to her…. She's the only one who can get through to Hero," I said to them then clicked the phone.
"Are you sure that's the best option InuYasha?" Miroku said to me.
I looked at him and followed closely behind the ambulance.
"For now, yes… we may have to kill him and Hero, and that… is something I'm not wanting to do, Kikyko still cares deeply for Hero. I can't do that to her," I said to him. Miroku looked at Sango then to me again.
"Kill him, no… Hero's father deserves much worse," Inuko said to me. I looked at him from the mirror.
"NO, you are getting married, you will not be involved in this. End of discussion," I said to him. He crossed his arms and growled under his breath at me saying nothing.
"Him, I knew he was behind this…" Yamatoo said to his father.
"We cannot act impulsively or foolishly, let us hear InuYasha's plan first, we do this together… after all, Kikyko does care for that boy. It would hurt her to much if we killed him," Sesshomaru saidto his son.
As we pulled into the hospital, I could see Kikyko and the EMT rushing her into the hospital. Kagome was right behind them. I parked the car. We all got out quickly and ran in.
I saw Kagome holding Makoto to her chest and crying near some emergency room doors.
"Kago," I said and wrapped my arms around her pulling her to me.
"She's not awake…" she mumbled in my chest. I held her and Makoto to me and stroked Kagome's hair.
"Hey, hey shhh it's okay she's going to be just fine," I said to her. Sango and Miroku came towards us. Kagome moved herself from me and came to Sango. Sango hugged her and pulled her to the waiting room.
"We have to end this InuYasha so they don't hurt Kikyko again…" Sesshomaru said to me.
"No, not yet… no one act impulsively, let's just make sure Kikyko is okay… that's all I'm worried about right now," I said to them. Inuko looked at me, he was angry I could tell. Miroku and Sesshomaru saw this, they turned from us and went to the waiting area.
"No one do anything? That's your solution to this?" he said to me crossing his arms.
"Inuko stop, we need to make sure your sister is okay… her life is more important right now, we can't act foolishly and just go after Hero or his father. We don't even know where to look in this city, maybe they aren't even in the city," I said touching his shoulder. He looked at me I can tell he was angry. Inuko usually acts impulsively and will kill anyone and anything that threatens him or his family. Especially Kikyko or his mother, I left with Miroku to work one time when he was 11 and came home to find he had slain a human man and his soldiers with his claws because they tried to burn down our hut. I mean yeah, I understand his reason in doing so, but he was also 11, Sango and Kagome and Kaede had it all under control. Inuko acted impulsively, and this scared me.
"Right," Inuko said. He was about to pass me to the waiting area; I came in front of him stopping him. I grabbed him and hugged him.
"Don't Inuko… you need to think, clear your head, don't act impulsively, I can't lose a son. Please," I said to him. He pulled his arms around me and I hugged him tighter.
"No Hakura no need to do anything, please do not tell Hoshiki what happened…I don't want him to worry," Kagome said to Hakura over the phone. Sango held Makoto in her arms as she slept quietly.
"Is Kikyko okay, Makoto? Is everyone okay?" Hakura said on her phone. She looked at Hoshiki who was gaming with her brothers and slid into the bathroom closing the door. Kira noticed her sister do this and turned to the boys distracting them.
"She's okay sweetie, please none of you come here, just stay there…. Don't worry and please keep Hoshiki unaware of what's happened, we should be home late." Kagome said to her again. Sango got up and came to her. Kagome passed her the phone, then carefully took Makoto from her arms.
Sango started talking to Hakura, she told them not to tell Histoshi, Shippou or Kenta or Reno, they will definitely go on a hunt themselves and find Hero. Shippou was with Yukiko staying with her at their apartment in Tokyo, and Kenta and Reno had a small house with Hitoshi three miles away from the city in another wooded area. If the boys found out, we'd definitely have a problem on our hands.
"Yes, mother don't worry no one will know anything until everyone is home, please mother say a prayer for Kikyko you and father," Hakura said to her mother.
"We will sweetie," Sango said to her then hung up.
We all gathered in the waiting room that night, it was a long night, Kikyko had been in the emergency room for over three hours. Kagome's father had come to the hospital and was assisting the doctors in the room. We were worried no one was telling us anything and we knew nothing of what was happening behind those doors.
I'm glad Kagome's mother was here, Kagome needed it, her mother managed to calm her down and get her eating something. I looked at the doors worried.
I rubbed my ears and sighed then turned to the waiting area.
"Whew," I heard a doctor and Kagome's father behind me. I turned to them worried.
"Whatever herb was used on her wound saved her life, she lost so much blood… she's alive and stable," the doctor said. He took off his face mask and let out a deep breath. Kagome's father came towards us. The other doctor looked at us and turned away he left with a few nurses through the emergency doors again.
"She's okay, I was terrified when I saw her in that condition," he said to us.
"Thank god," Kagome said and let out a sigh.
"She's in the recovery room right now, please… only Kagome and InuYasha should see her," Kagome's father said to us. Kagome got up and put Makoto in her mother's arms. She came towards her father.
"Thank you," Kagome said to her father. He hugged her and kissed her face.
"I'm going to retire after this, I can't do this anymore…." He said to her. Kagome sighed and nodded. I came over to her, her father looked at me and touched my shoulder.
"A nurse will take you to her room," he said to us. I nodded and pulled my arm around Kagome following a nurse.
I saw her father in the waiting room, he hugged Inuko and took Makoto to his arms.
"Again, she's in the hospital again, and this time…. We almost lost her," Kagome said to me as we approached Kikyko's room. The nurse bowed to us and turned from the room.
"Listen, we need to talk about something… but not here and not now, we didn't lose her. Kikyko is too strong willed for that," I said and touched Kagome's face.
"You…. saved our babies life," Kagome started to say, I saw her eyes well up with tears. I pulled her to me and kissed her.
"Shhh stop, don't… she doesn't need to see you upset," I said and pulled her to me. She took in a deep breath and wrapped her arms around me.
"Shh, hey," I said to her again. Kagome took in a deep breath and pulled herself from me. She touched her face then turned to the door opening it. I looked at her and let out a deep breath, then followed her into the room.
"Ohhh, my precious girl…." Kagome said at Kikyko's side. She wasn't awake and was strapped to so many machines, I looked around the room and touched my face. I let out a deep breath and pulled up a chair next to her bed. Kagome crawled into the bed next to Kikyko and held her in her arms.
Tadahiro Houshold
"What the hell was that father attacking Kikyko…" Hero bellowed at his father. His family was gathered in their large home, his mother's side was ruthless and didn't care for humans. One of his cousins Nizu sat near a small round table with a chess board on it. She held her cup to her mouth and looked at Hero.
"I asked Roku and Nizu to send a message to the girl, not to kill her… either way if she dies that's not my problem," his father said to him. He threw down some papers into the fire in the fireplace, he then sat down on a chair in front of the table across from Nizu.
"Not our problem, her family will hunt us down, I care about Kikyko I don't care if she broke up with me… she did nothing wrong, your vengeance is with her mother, not Kikyko." Hero said to his father. His father looked at the chess board and moved a piece.
"That child, she is the most powerful spiritual priestess of her family's blood line, she is a half demon who has not woken up and realized her true power, once she does… we all will suffer at her hands. Is that what you want?" Tadahiro said to his son looking at him.
"I would rather die at her hands then have my own family kill her, I don't care how powerful she is. You almost killed her, the car was on top of her, I heard her scream…. I never want to hear that again," Hero said holding his hands over his ears.
"Hero you must surrender to your inner power, you can not resist it any longer it will emerge, and it will turn you into a true panther, like us..." Nizu said moving a piece on the board.
"A true panther, how about being a true good panther, not follow in our blood line's footsteps. Our blood line has done nothing but kill, kidnap children for sacrifice to a leader no one has seen for centuries, and steal… is this a true panther? Is this what you want me to be Nizu…. Because I refuse to allow my blood to surrender to this, I won't allow it even if I have to end my life to stop it." He said to her. She lifted her eyes to him then to the board.
"End your own life, do not even attempt that, you are still my son. You can not stop the power that is in you, you have felt it, seen it experienced its every pulse and beat, this can not be stopped." His father said to him in a stern angry voice.
"No, maybe so... but I sure as hell won't allow you to harm Kikyko anymore. I'm done, I will no longer be involved with this family and what it does." Hero said. He was about to turn to leave the room when his father stopped him by grabbing his arm.
"Where the hell do you think you are going, you know you can not leave these walls at night. Your cousins guard the outer perimeter, you change to a panther at night," His father said to him. Hero knew this his hands where changing and his fingers had claws on them. His tail was coming through from his pants, and his ears where showing on his head. He twitched his ears and ran his hand though his short cropped black hair.
"I don't care, I'll let her see me as I am, I'm going to warn her about you father. Kikyko and her family," he said pulling his arm forcefully from his father.
"NO IF YOU LEAVE THIS HOUSE…" his father angrily hissed at him. He followed Hero as he came through the room to the door. Before he could reach for the handle his father came around him and to the door.
"What father, if I leave this house… what?" Hero said crossing his arms. His father held up a vile of black liquid to him.
"Here is a test of who you truly are, do you love that girl more then your own family, more then the people in this home who raised you, nurtured you… more then your own mother? If that's what you choose, is... her over your own family, then you may take this vile and end your life. If you choose your family and us and allow for your own inner demon to emerge then kill her, take away her spiritual powers and leave her powerless to stop us. On a half demon with spiritual powers, this vile…. Will destroy her inner soul, it'll manifest itself and release her true inner demon her true form, who she really is," he said holding it between his fingers. Hero looked at the vile then to his father.
"I refuse," he said to him.
"Refuse, then how about I send Nizu and Roku to finish the job and kill her. Maybe her mother too, she must be with her in the hospital, why not both at the same time?" his father taunted him. He held the vile close to Hero.
Hero hissed angrily and swiped his hand at the vile taking it from his father.
"What if I destroy this vile then it won't hurt her or anyone," he said through his bared teeth.
"Go ahead smash it, destroy the vile, either way the girl will die…. Then a war will be on our hands once again, half demons and demons against the panther tribe. This way son, if you destroy her spiritual powers, we have won. They will surrender, and her mother will sacrifice herself to save her precious child. That…. That will be glory enough," his father said to him and touched his shoulder.
"Step aside father before I decide to kill you instead," Hero hissed to his father. His father smirked at him and moved aside. Hero angrily opened the door and darted out of the room.
"He won't do it; he will choose her over our family and then we would be forced to kill her…" Nizu said to Tadahiro. He came back to the chair and sat down.
"No, he will administer the vile… he will do this, because he fears his own inner power above anything else, because if he doesn't do this, he knows his inner demon will go on a hunt and kill that girl. Either way, he will surrender…" his father said to Nizu and moved a piece on the board.
Back at the hospital…..
"Inuko please take your sister and go home, your grandparents will stay with you and Hoshiki for the night, your sister is asleep. It will be better for Makoto to be at home," I said to Inuko touching his shoulder. Sango and Miroku and Kagome's parents had gone into her room to see her. Kikyko had woken up and was still groggy from anesthesia, she wasn't making much sense when I left the room. I needed to step out, I couldn't see her like that. I needed to think.
"No, I want to see here," Inuko said to me.
"If you like I can stay with you as well…" Yamatoo said to Inuko. He looked at him then to me.
"Thank you Yamatoo, but I think its best you and your father stay with Rin. She's upset and its not good for her to be upset when she's pregnant, she's with Hakura and Kira… I think that's best," I said to Yamatoo. He looked to his father, Sesshomaru nodded to me.
"We will leave, but InuYasha we must discuss this and the next course of action, we can not allow this to stand…" Sesshomaru said to me.
"Yes, when Kikyko is home… we will discuss this," I said to him. He nodded to me and Inuko and left with Yamatoo.
"Father I just want to see her before I leave," Inuko said to me.
"Alright," I said to Inuko he followed me down the hallway to his sisters' room. Kagome's parents were coming out of her room with Makoto. She was wrapped in her grandmother's handmade blanket, she held her giraffe and slept in her grandmother's arms. I touched Makoto's head.
"Do not worry InuYasha, Kikyko is strong… she is not only raised strong but strong willed," Kagome's mother said to me.
Kagome's father looked at Inuko's worried expression, he came around me to him.
"I know your worried, I am too… but I believe in your sister," he said to him. Inuko lifted his eyes to his grandfather.
"Inuko wants to see his sister before he leaves," I said to them. Kagome's mother looked at me and smiled. She came around me to her husband, they both headed to the waiting area again.
"Thank you Miroku," Kagome said as we entered the room. Inuko came to his sister's bedside and looked at her she was awake. She moved her eyes to him and smiled. He leaned over her and hugged her.
"I said a prayer for Kikyko, do not worry Inuko… she is stronger than we give her credit for," Miroku said. He stood and so did Sango.
"Kikyko sweetheart is there anything we can bring you tomorrow?" Sango said to her. Inuko let go of his sister and looked at us.
"Hoshiki, I haven't seen him yet… and cookies, grandma's cookies, make sure he has some they're super healthy," she said and sighed. Sango chuckled and touched Kikyko's head.
"That I can do," Sango said and leaned over and kissed her head.
Sango smiled and then turned to Miroku. He nodded to us and took her hand they both looked at us then headed to the door. I followed them.
"Kiki I'm sorry this happened…" Inuko said to his sister. He sat on the bed and looked at her.
"Well I'm wearing a cast, fun thing is…. Hoshiki can color on it," she said making no sense.
"Uh you're not wearing a cast you're in a sling," Inuko said looking her over.
"Ooooh that's what that is, well I think Hoshiki can still color on it," she said looking at her arm. She started mumbling to herself then she touched her sling and giggled.
"Wow those must have been some pretty powerful drugs they gave you there sis huh!" Inuko said watching her as she talked to the sling.
"Sshhhhhh don't say that, you could hurt its feelings Inuko, god why are you here isn't it past your bed time," Kikyko said to her brother she held her hand to the sling. Kagome looked at her and shook her head.
"Sweetheart your making no sense, come on how about you sleep a little so the anesthetic can leave your system," Kagome said she stood up and leaned over her and started to tuck her in.
"Aah no I don't want it to leave my system, anesthetics and I are friends… why would I want it gone," Kikyko said as Kagome adjusted the blanket around her body.
"Yeah its so past your bedtime, teh saying I need to get to bed, you are making no sense sis." Inuko said to her. He leaned over her and kissed her forehead.
"Inuko I don't want your germs on me, ew… get it off, what if I turn into a dog because of your germs, wait that could be so cool…." she said rubbing her hand over her forehead. Then she realized she rubbed his kiss off and she huffed mumbling to herself.
"Yeah its soooo past your bedtime," he said getting off the bed. He came around the bed to his mother. Kagome stood up and hugged him.
"I love you my boy, you need to rest, take care of Hoshi I know he's going to be so upset because of his sister being in here, if you tell him…. Tell him not to worry besides Kikyko being crazy, she's just fine," Kagome said to him. Inuko nodded and hugged his mother.
"NO WAIT KISS ME AGAIN SO I CAN TURN INTO A PUPPY," she said to Inuko. He looked at her and shook his head.
"Wow really you need to sleep," Inuko said and kissed her forehead again.
"No, wait I need Hoshi can you bring him... he needs to kiss me too, I need more puppy kisses," Kikyko said to her brother. He looked at her then rolled his eyes, he turned to the door just as I was coming in.
"She really is making no sense, good luck, she's bat crap crazy," Inuko said to me. I sighed and shook my head as he left the room.
I came to Kikyko's bedside, he was looking at her hand and giggling.
"Yeah those are some drugs they got you on there kid…" I said and sat down next to Kagome. We are in for a long night. Kagome sighed as Kikyko started to talk to her hand.
Hero stood outside on a large tree that extended to the sky. He looked at Kikyko's window, he could see us with her. He looked at the vile in his hands.
"No, I can't do this…" he said to himself watching us and Kikyko.
"No, I can't…" he said again, then a surge of pain struck his chest. He held his hand to his chest and cringed.
"No, not this again… why do I get, this pain… when I'm near her, her…. Scent," he said catching his breath. He bent down and sat on the thick branch of the tree clasping his hand tightly against his shirt.
"I can't do this…. I can't let my inner blood do this to me," he cringed and his breathing became labored.
"This… is the same feeling, the same…. Demonic power I felt, at the theater when… I almost killed her," he said panting heavily. His entire frame shook, he held his hand to his face and started to control his breathing.
"Please no… don't let me change, don't let my blood turn me into a vindictive monster, I can't kill her… I can't use this vile," he said to himself. His own body started to move on its own, as his blood changed and manifested through his veins. He felt this overwhelming power, this strength, this demonic aura spread through his entire being.
"Her scent, its her scent… her human scent that's what's causing this… her scent, is what is making my blood boil…" he hissed through his teeth. He took in a deep breath and held the vile of liquid to his lips.
"Hu, Hu, Hu, I can't…." he started to say panting. He pulled the vile away from his lips and closed the cap. He closed his eyes for a moment.
"I'm sorry Kikyko… I'm so sorry, I do… care for you, but…. I can't control my body. I know I said I would try and fight this, but… this overwhelming power this, pain in my chest…" he said to himself clenching his hand tighter to his shirt.
"I can't….control… it," he stuttered his words, then he snapped his eyes opened and jumped from the tree to the ground.
"I'm so sorry…." He said to himself he pulled his jacket close together and made his way to the hospital.
"Aaah no, no papa I don't have dog ears, why don't I have dog ears," Kikyko said rubbing her head with her hand. I sighed and looked at her.
"Kikyko you're not a half demon like your brothers and sister," I said to her. Kagome sighed deeply and shook her head.
"Why what happened, did you do something wrong, like uhhhh I don't know did you fall and hit your head or something and lose your ears," Kikyko said looking at me. Yup she's making no sense, she's officially lost all sense of reality.
"You know how it happened Kikyko, your father and I conceived you on the night of a new moon, your father was human," Kagome said to her and blushed. She looked at her mother.
"DAD IS HUMAN, NO WAY! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE…" Kikyko said thinking out loud to herself.
"Great!" I said and rolled my eyes.
"Okay honey you need sleep, how about you close your eyes and try to sleep," Kagome said to her in a calm soothing voice. Kikyko turned her eyes to her and looked at her mother.
"AAAAAH HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE, I need my dog ears, did they fall off or something, MOMMMM FIND THEM!" she whined loudly and rubbed her head again.
"Great! Sing her a song or something she really needs sleep," I said to Kagome. She sighed and touched Kikyko's hand that was in the sling.
Kagome leaned over her and started to sing her the same lullaby she sang to all the kids when they couldn't get to sleep. I sighed and shook my head watching Kikyko.
"GRANDMA, GRANDPA…." Hoshiki shouted outside as Inuko parked the car in our driveway and turned it off. Sango and Miroku smiled and watched him run down the driveway to them. He jumped over the hedge of flowers and ran to his yard where they were pulling in.
"Good night Hoshiki," Miroku shouted to him. He turned and waved. Sango and Miroku laughed and turned to their home.
"Hoshiki oh hello sweetheart," his grandmother said bending down to him. He looked at his sister asleep in her arms and then awkwardly hugged his grandmother.
"Oh sweetie, let's go inside," she said to him touching his head. He followed his grandparents running in front of them.
"So, are you here to pick us up so we can go camping this weekend?" he said to his grandfather.
"No Hoshi we are just staying the night with you and Makoto," he said to him. Hoshiki stopped at the door and opened it, he ran in, Inuko came in after his grandparents and closed the door locking it.
"I'll take your sister upstairs," his grandmother said to them. Inuko nodded and came around the kitchen island towards Hoshiki who was jumping in his spot excited.
"Hey, where's Kiki?" he said noticing his sister wasn't with them.
"Hoshi, buddy we need to talk." Inuko said to him. Hoshiki looked at Inuko then to his grandfather. Inuko bent down to him and touched his arms.
"Dad, Makoto and Kiki got into a car accident while they were driving home…" Inuko said to him, he watched him carefully. His grandfather bent down to him as well.
"Is… is sis okay?" he stuttered out and said this.
"Dad is okay, so is Mako… but sis was hurt pretty bad," Inuko said to him truthfully. Hoshiki tried to shrug his brother's hands from his arms. Inuko wouldn't let him and kept his hands on his arms.
"LET GO, where's sis I want to see her," he said to his brother loudly.
"Hoshi…. Stop, Kikyko is just fine, she's in the hospital…I promise you she's just fine," his grandfather said to him.
"I WANT TO GO SEE HER INUKO, NOW…." Hoshiki said struggling to break free.
"Hoshiki its midnight, we can't go see her… we'll go tomorrow I promise okay," Inuko said to him. Hoshiki tried to fight him and move his arms from his brother's grasp.
"NO, WHAT IF SHE GETS WORSE…. I WANT TO GO SEE SISTER…." Hoshiki said as tears formed in his eyes.
"Hoshi, listen my boy… your sister is okay, she's so strong. You don't need to worry, but you need to be strong for her, for when you see her tomorrow… she asked for you to come see her and bring cookies," their grandfather said touching his head. Hoshiki then started to cry. Inuko let go of him.
"Hoshiki don't cry," Inuko said to him. Hoshiki started to rub his face.
"I want to see sister…." He said again through his tears.
"Come here," Inuko said to his brother. He grabbed him and hugged him. He picked him up and brought him to the couch.
"Oh sweetheart, don't cry… how about grandma makes you some midnight snacks?" their grandmother said coming towards the couch. She touched Hoshiki's head and kissed him then turned to the kitchen. Their grandfather followed her.
"How about we call Kiki…" Inuko said to him. Hoshiki rubbed his eyes and looked at him.
"But I do warn you, she's on heavy medication and they're making her loopy, she's talking about being a puppy, and losing her dog ears," he half whispered to his brother. Hoshiki looked at him and then laughed.
"I want to hear her say that," he said as Inuko dialed Kikyko's room.
"No mom don't sing anymore, you're making my dog ears disappear," Kikyko said loudly she rubbed her head again.
"Yeah this isn't working maybe there's something a doctor can give her?" I said to Kagome. She sighed and stopped singing to her she sat down in the chair next to me and looked at her.
"No usually anesthetics will leave a system after an hour, it hasn't been an hour," Kagome said to me. That's when the phone rang.
"AAAAH, Mom get the door," Kikyko said looking at the door.
"It's the phone honey," she said and bent over to the table she answered it.
"Hello," she answered.
"Mom," Hoshiki said on the other end. She smiled and leaned into the chair.
"Hoshi sweetie are you okay?" she said to him.
"I hear Kikyko's talking crazy…. Can I talk to her?" he said quickly. Kagome chuckled and held the phone to Kikyko's ear.
"Huh? HEEEEELLLLLLOOOO," Kikyko said loudly.
"Sis hi, its me Hoshi," he said to her.
"HOSHI….. COME HERE AND KISS ME, I NEED DOG EARS…. ITS NOT WORKING I NEED MORE DOG KISSES," she said over the receiver. Kagome looked at me and we both sighed and shook our heads.
"HEHEHEHE, yeah Inuko said your talking crazy," he said to her. Hoshiki held the phone in his hand on speaker phone. They all heard Kikyko's madness.
"NO, GET HERE QUICK…" she said to him. They all laughed.
"It's not funny," Kikyko said to them.
"Sis you need sleep, maybe mom should sing to you," Hoshi said to her.
"NO SHE CAN'T SING TO ME THEY BREAK MY EARS," Kikyko said to him.
"Wow yeah you need sleep," Hoshiki said to her.
"Sis I was worried about you," he said to her.
"HOSHIKI you don't understand, I have a sling on my arm, you can color on it if you want. But for some reason I can't find my ears, did they fall off somewhere?" she said to him. He went quiet for a moment then he and Inuko burst out laughing.
"We need to record this and post it live, someone please record this," Hoshiki said as Kagome held the receiver so we could hear him.
"No honey your sister is way to spaced out right now, it would be too embarrassing to put her online, besides… your father's already recording her," Kagome said to him. He laughed.
"AHAHAHAHHA OH THIS IS GOLD, please post it please," Hoshiki said to his mother. I held Kikyko's phone in my hand recording her outbursts. Since she started with the whole 'I lost my ears' speal I had it all recorded. I snickered and chuckled.
"MOM GIVE ME HOSHIKI," Kikyko said to her mother. Kagome put the phone to her ear again, the phone had a speaker phone and Kagome had it on the whole time. I could hear everything that Hoshiki was saying and I was recording the whole thing. I chuckled and then shook my head.
"Hoshiki okay listen carefully this is important... you have to find my dog ears; I can't go home without them…. I think they're in my room under the bed," Kikyko said to him. Hoshiki went quiet again.
"HOSHIKI hey are you listening?" she said again loudly. Hoshiki and Inuko burst out laughing again.
"Its not funny stop laughing, this is serious…." Kikyko said to them.
"Hahaha oh wow sis, yeah you need sleep, I'm going to bed now. Love you sis, I'll come see you tomorrow and I'll bring cookies," he said to her.
"NO HOSHI DON'T LEAVE ME WAIT… I NEED COOKIES NOW, TELL GRANDMA NOW," Kikyko shouted at him. The boys laughed then the phone clicked.
"Not fair," Kikyko said and huffed. Kagome hung up the phone and sat down next to me. She leaned over to me watching me as I recorded her.
"Yup I got it all, including what Hoshiki said over the phone," I chuckled and laughed.
"Noo, I can't… sleep…. I haven't had… cookies," Kikyko's voice trailed off. We saw her eyes close and she drifted into sleep.
"About time she wore herself out," Kagome said and nodded.
"Awe man I was having fun with this," I said and stopped the footage.
"Are you going to post it?" Kagome said to me. I looked at her thinking.
"Nah I'll wait until tomorrow, when she's sane… she can see herself live and how crazy she is," I said and turned her phone off. Kagome chuckled and leaned her head against my shoulder.
Hero hovered in the hospital lab room; they had a syringe with Kikyko's name on it of pain killer medication ready to administer to her in an hour. The nurse was with the doctor in the other room talking. Hero heard them, he quickly opened the cap of the syringe and opened the cap of the vile. He pulled at the syringe filling it with the black fluid. It disappeared and mixed into the formula. He looked at it and tapped the needle. He put it down on the tray again. It had a cup of medication for Kikyko and a cup of water. Hero slipped a neatly folded note under the cup of water. He used his demon magic to seal it to the bottom of the cup.
"I'm sorry Kikyko, I have to do this… you'll never forgive me I know, and I know…. You hate me as it is, but my father is right. This power in my blood is too powerful, I can't control it, I have no choice, I am a demon. A pure panther demon, its in my blood, I have to take away your spiritual powers….my family fears you, if they fear you this much, you must be powerful. I just hope you can forgive me, and end my life when you find me, I'd rather die by your hands then that of my fathers. The note I left you, I know you'll find it… and I hope you find your power again and end this." Hero said he looked at the tray again. He heard the doctors voice become louder. He hissed and pulled his jacket together. He had changed into a full demon man a full panther demon. He was shaking and trembling as he quickly left the room.
His blood was too powerful even for him to control, he knew he needed to leave, he knew he needed to get as far away as possible until he returned to normal…that is, if he was still able too.
"Damn, I need to leave," he hissed as he quickly hastened his speed through the hospital to the sliding doors. He then darted out the doors and jumped to the black sky.
