Broken Hearts

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42- Hospital Trip

Kagome only saw darkness, as if she were in a room with no windows or doors, or any cracks whatsoever and the lights were turned off. For a brief moment, she felt panic rush through her. Was she dead?

"How is your patient, Doctor Iwamura?" A light, delicate voice.

"Satisfactory. She's still sick from the water she dumped on herself to keep her safe from the flames. She has a few slight burns and is still suffering from smoke inhalation."

Voices. At least she wasn't dead. She realized that she was still in the hospital and had been sleeping. She struggled to open her eyes but felt too weak to do so. Instead, she continued to listen.

"Do you need me to take over, sir?"

"No, that's quite all right, Tatsumi. I've got everything taken care of. As soon as she awakens, I will talk to her about everything. You can go home for the night." This voice was deep.

"Thank you, sir." Tatsumi replied. Kagome could hear the sound of heels on the marble floor as she walked away.

Kagome chose this time to try and speak, "Doctor…"

He was by her side in a second. She knew because she felt the impression of the hospital bed as he leaned on it gently. "Kagome Higurashi," he said slowly. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine." She pushed her eyelids up as far as she could and looked up at him. He peered down at her in a concerned manner, his light brown eyes staring into hers. She dropped her gaze down to his nametag and her heart missed a beat. 'Doctor Nobu Iwamura.' Kikyo's father.

He nodded. "That's good."

She managed to rip her eyes from his nametag and look around the room at her surroundings. White walls, white floor, everything was white, it seemed. "Where are Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha?"

She must have gotten up off her bed a bit for he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder and pushed her down gingerly. "They are safe, and in good condition. Miroku did get a bad injury on his leg, but you're the one I'm far more concerned about, seeing as you're pregnant."

Kagome felt her face flush, for it still felt awkward to be called 'pregnant' or 'mother to be.'

Either he didn't notice her discomfort about the situation or he didn't care for he continued, "They are in a satisfactory condition and will be staying over night, just like you."

"Can I go see them?" Kagome heard her voice break. This was all her fault. If she hadn't told anyone, they wouldn't be in a hospital for their Christmas Break and would be at her house watching movies.

He nodded again and said, "You may, but only after we discuss everything."

Kagome felt her heart drop. She wanted to see them now, instead of talk with the doctor about the previous events. "All right. How long have I been out?"

"A couple hours. We gave you a sedative and dressed your burns. We had you on oxygen, but took you off when everything seemed normal." He motioned toward her left wrist where a large, white bandaged was taped. "They're not serious burns and should heal up in the next couple of weeks, if taken care of properly." He paused, picking up a clipboard off of a nearby table and sat in a chair beside her bed. He examined some notes on the paper on the clipboard before looking at her. "Now, let's talk about your pregnancy. How long have you been pregnant?"

Kagome wanted to cry. She honestly hated talking about being pregnant. Perhaps it was due to the fact that either Inuyasha or Naraku could be the father. "A couple weeks," she whispered. He scribbled on the paper.

"All right. We did a test to see if either you or the baby were in any danger from the smoke, but everything seems fine." He examined her for a moment. "You're very lucky, you know."

"Lucky, how?" Kagome suddenly demanded, tears stinging her eyes.

He looked a bit taken aback, but regained his composure as quickly as he'd lost it. "To survive that fire. What would make you think you're so unlucky? Did you want to die?"

Kagome shook her head. "No, it's not that."

"What is it then?"

"I didn't want this baby." She rasped.

"Why didn't you get an abortion?"

"I…Couldn't." Kagome fidgeted with the sheets covering her. "I don't want to talk about this right now."

"One more question," he persisted. "Who is the father? Inuyasha or Miroku?"

Kagome didn't know whether she should laugh at the fact that he had suggested Miroku or to cry when he suggested Inuyasha. There was a good possibility that it wasn't Inuyasha's and was Naraku's. But she decided to avoid all of the drama and said, "Inuyasha." Deep down, she willed herself to believe it was true.

He nodded. "All right. But in a month or so, I want you to come back here so we can check out that baby and make sure everything is going smoothly." He rose to his feet and extended a hand for her to take. Obviously, it was time to go visit her friends. She took it, moved aside the covers, and rose to her wobbly feet. The hospital gown she was wearing was horrible looking and she felt quite dirty and smelled of smoke. She went with him nonetheless and she went to Miroku's room first.

He looked so pitiful, lying there in that bed. Doctor Iwamura explained to her that he had to get quite a large number of stitches in his leg to close up the cut and he was suffering from smoke inhalation. All Miroku could say was, "Looks like I won't be playing football for a while." She laughed and went to see Sango.

Her appearance was better than Miroku's. In fact, she was sitting up and eating and laughing at something on the television. When Kagome walked in, however, Sango immediately grew serious at the sight of her. "Kagome, are you all right?"

Kagome nodded and made her way over to the side of her hospital bed. "I'm fine. How are you doing?"

"I'm okay." Sango smiled brightly. "That was a brave thing you did, Kagome, going inside to save us. We wouldn't be here now if you hadn't."

Kagome looked to make sure the doctor wasn't listening. He was right outside the door speaking with a nurse. "Well, we wouldn't be here in this hospital if I hadn't told, either."

"Don't blame yourself for this." Sango said sternly. "It's not your fault. You had to tell somebody. How else would you explain it to your mom when you're big and fat? When you're in labor? Just don't worry about it. It's all right."

Kagome grinned. She decided to leave the subject alone for the time being. They were safe inside the hospital and besides, she didn't want to ruin their Christmas Break -- even if it was ruined already. "All right." She turned to the doorway, "Doctor, I'm ready to see Inuyasha." The doctor nodded and led her out the door. She could hear Sango laughing at the television once again and a small smile crossed her face.

When she was at his room, he appeared to be sleeping, and she asked the doctor for a few minutes alone. He nodded and closed the door. She turned to face the bed. "Inuyasha?"

"Yeah?" He sat up and smiled at her. Even though the lights were turned off, she could see it.

"Are you okay?" Her eyes began to water and she rushed over to him and was embracing him in a second.

"I'm fine." He stroked her hair gently. "What about you?"

"I'm okay," she peered up at him. "The doctor said that the baby was fine."

He tightened his grip around her. "That's good."

She couldn't help but notice the burns on his arms and hands and cringe. "Are you sure you're okay?" She asked.

"Positive." He must have noticed where her eyes lingered for he added, "These aren't nothing. They'll heal in a week or two. Besides, I'm more concerned about you."

She smiled and blushed slightly. She was about to say something when the door opened and the doctor stepped in. He cleared his throat and said, "Kagome, you have a visitor."

She glanced at Inuyasha and he gave a small nod. She hurried toward the door happily. Was it her mother? Or her brother or grandfather? It didn't matter. As long as she could see a relative.

She proceeded out the door, noticing two officers standing a long ways down the hallway, drinking coffee and talking. Her gaze dropped to the floor momentarily before rising back up to meet her visitor. She gasped and took a step back.

Naraku smirked at her. "How are you feeling, Kagome?"

"Fine." She managed to growl. She noticed that Doctor Iwamura was giving her strange looks. She must have been shaking.

"That's good news. I'm happy to see you." He stepped toward her. "I am so sorry about what happened."

That liar. It was all a put on. He was faking so he could get near her and threaten her more. He would probably even putting poison in Inuyasha's IV tube! What she did next surprised Naraku, and Doctor Iwamura, as well as herself. "Yeah right! You set the house on fire!" Not able to stand another second in front of him, she turned and ran, colliding against someone. Looking up, she saw Inuyasha.

He had crawled out of bed, his hair in disarray. When he caught Naraku in his violet gaze, he looked pissed. "I heard you scream. Are you okay?"

Kagome only managed to nod, gripping his shirt. This wasn't happening. It couldn't be. It wasn't supposed to be Naraku standing there. It was supposed to be someone she cared about, someone who cared about her.

"Oh, Inuyasha, I see you're doing well." Naraku said. Obviously, Doctor Iwamura had overlooked Kagome's outburst. Either that or he was too stunned to do anything.

"You bastard!" Before Kagome knew it, Inuyasha had exploded from her grasp and was on top of Naraku, punching him. Now, Kagome had to admit that he deserved to lose every little drop of blood that Inuyasha knocked out of him. But she couldn't believe that they were fighting it out in a hospital.

"Inuyasha, no!" She raced toward him, but he continued slugging Naraku as if there were no tomorrow. Doctor Iwamura tried to stop it but was knocked down when Naraku shoved Inuyasha off of him and leapt to his feet. She quickly got in between them and screamed, "Stop it!"

Naraku glared down at her. She glanced to her left and saw that the policemen she had saw earlier were rushing toward them. She just had to stall for a moment. "Leave him alone!"

Naraku suddenly drew back his hand and struck her across the face, knocking her down onto the floor. She heard Inuyasha yell in anger. She looked up to find him and Naraku fighting once more. It was almost like Kung Fu. They were evading each other's punches with ease. Soon, however, Inuyasha tripped Naraku and laid over top of him, hitting him over and over. That's when the police grabbed him and drug him a little ways away. He kicked and screamed, "That bastard raped my girlfriend! He burned down my best friend's house! He nearly killed an innocent girl! That asshole should die!"

Kagome stared at him in shock. He wore an expression he had never worn before. A look of pure…Malice. Hatred. He looked murderous.

The policemen reluctantly released Inuyasha and started heading for Naraku. But he turned and ran down the hallway, the police chasing him. Kagome watched as he leapt into an elevator and the doors closed. The police then raced toward the stairs and disappeared from sight.

Kagome collapsed to her knees and Inuyasha was embracing her in a second. Doctor Iwamura approached her and looked concerned. "You were raped? So the child is not Inuyasha's, as you have led me to believe?"

Kagome looked up at him with watery eyes. "I don't know who's it is. It could be Naraku's, or Inuyasha's. But I'm sorry."

The doctor nodded and went to fetch her some water. Sango came into the hallway to check on her, having heard the screams. She said Miroku would have came, if his leg wasn't injured. Kagome managed a light laugh. But she couldn't help but wonder what was to come.

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