Ch.17

"Yes?" Sesshomaru looks impatient. "Tell me right now. Is she ok?" He growls.

"Well… she wants you to hold her. She requested to be brought to you." He walks in with Kagome in his arms, she's in a black kimono with red designs on it and her body is wrapped like a mummy underneath. Her eyes are shut and her head is on Oliver's shoulder.

Sesshomaru watches Oliver walk over. "Has she woken yet?"

"No. She doesn't want to open her eyes yet."

"Why?"

"She said that she wants to see you first." Oliver puts Kagome in Sesshomaru's lap. "Ok Lady Kagome, you are where you wanted to be."

"Sesshy…?"

"I am here love."

She slowly opens her eyes to see Sesshomaru. "Sesshy!" She hugs him.

"Are you alright Kagome? Everyone's been worried about you."

"If you are here, I am just fine. How's Rin?"

"There you go again." Sesshy shakes his head. "You care about others too much mate. You should try to be more selfish every once in a while."

"Ok…" She clings to him. "Mine."

Everyone except Sesshomaru laughs. "Oh come now Sesshomaru, don't look so shocked." Khan teases him. "You should've expected something like this from your mate. She wouldn't let you out of her sight after that incident involving Naraku."

Hiroto looks over at a very red Sesshomaru. "I think now is a good time to go eat lunch. Khan, why don't you and Oliver help me in the kitchen."

"Oh alright." Khan resigns. The three of them leave the room.

"Kagome…" He wraps his arms around her and holds her close.

"I was so scared Sesshy." She cries. "I thought I'd never see you again."

"Shh… everything is ok. My half brother will never bother you again, everyone is safe and you are here with me." He runs a hand through her hair. "You are safe, that is all that matters to me."

"I love you Sesshy…"

"I love you too Kagome. I will never let you leave me."

"I never want to."

He kisses her. "Let's go join the others for lunch." He gets up, still holding her in his arms and carries her out of the room. They join the others in the dining room. Sesshomaru reluctantly lets Kagome sit in her own chair.

"A little possessive are we, Sesshomaru?" Khan remarks.

Sesshy glares across the table at him. "Shut up."

"And he admits it." Khan smirks "Ouch!" He gets hit in the head by a pair of flying chopsticks. "You -"

"Please don't throw chopsticks across the table." Kagome interrupts.

"Yes mate." Sesshy goes back to eating his food.

"Thank you."

"Okaa-san! You're ok!" Rin comes running in to join them. She jumps onto Kagome's lap and squeezes her. An expression of pain flashes across Kagome's face but fades in a millisecond. Unfortunately it did not go unnoticed by the four guys at the table and she realizes they're making notes on her condition.

-Oh great. I'm being monitored.- "Rin! It's so great to see you!" Kagome smiles, putting on a façade. "I'm so glad you're alright!"

"Rin went and got Otou-san just like you told her!"
"Yes you did, you're such a good girl."

"Rin was very worried about you Okaa-san! You scared her!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. Are you ok?"

"Rin is great now! She has her Okaa-san back!"

"You're so silly little one. Eat your food, then I'll go outside with you ok? How about that?"

"Yay!" Rin is immediately in her seat. "Okaa-san is going to play with Rin!"

-Oliver?-

-Yes Khan?-

-Is Lady Kagome well enough to go outside?-

-I'm not really sure.-

-What! You've been with her in that room!-

-So have you!-

-You were in there longer!-

-Well if we analyze what just happened with Rin, she's not completely stable. Somebody should watch them outside.-

"Rin is done!" The little girl exclaims. "Can we go outside now Okaa-san? Huh? Can we please?"

"If you're ready, we can go outside."

"Rin is ready! She ants to play outside now! Please?"

"Alright." Kagome starts to get up and falls a little bit, catching herself on the table. The males at the table watch her intently, waiting with tension in the air, to see if she will ask for help.

"Rin's got you Okaa-san!" Rin grabs hold one of Kagome's hands and helps her up. The two of them take their time leaving the room, Kagome moving slowly so she doesn't fall and Rin tugging on her hand, pulling her along.

"She may not be stable but at least she's awake." Hiroto tries to be optimistic.

"The healers have been doing their best." Oliver adds.

"Fallow them Khan." Sesshy orders.

"Yes Sesshomaru." Khan disappears from the room.

(20 minutes later)

"OLIVER ROUND UP THE HEALERS! NOW!" Khan goes speeding by Sesshy's study where the Lords and Oliver were talking.

-Oh shit.- Oliver thinks as he runs off to get the other healers. –We knew she was unstable, we shouldn't have let her go outside with Rin. No matter how much she would've argued with us saying that she's fine when she's clearly not.-

(An hour later)

Sesshy's pacing back and forth in front of the door. "Grr…"

"Calm down Sesshomaru. You're going to wear a line in the floor."

"They've been in there too long Hiroto."

"Would you rather they come out too soon and your mate dies?"

"No."

"Alright then, stop pacing."

"I'm worried about her damn it!"

"I don't care, you will end up wasting your energy by over excessively pacing back and forth in front of that door. Besides, if they suddenly open the door without warning you'll be sent smashing head first into the wall."

"I don't want to sit."

"I don't care what you don't want to do! Now get your ass over here and sit down damn you!"

(W/ Kagome)

"Lady Kagome? Lady Kagome?" Oliver tries to talk to her. "Lady Kagome! Khan! She's not responding!"

-My Lady! Kagome!"- Khan tries to reach her. –Shit. This is not good. Not good at all. F F F F-

Kagome's mind

"Ouch… so much pain. What's happening to me?" A very weak Kagome lies on the floor of her dream world. "Where's Sesshy? Rin… I thought I was outside with her. I remember falling… I saw Khan for a split second and then everything goes blank.What's going on?"

"You're dying." A soft voice echoes around her.

"I'm what? This pain… it's -"

"It will all end soon. You're already fading outside. You're friends, no matter how much they try, can not save you. This is your fate, they cannot change it. Only you can spare yourself, but you will have a price to pay for it and I am the only one who can give you your task. Question is… what and how much are you willing to sacrifice in order to return to your mate?"

Rosie hater: This is the end of Ch. 17. Simply because I'm evil… I'm just kidding. I thought it was a nice cliffhanger. later.