Chapter7: A Mother's Gift
After Kagome's mom had seen Sesshomaru propose to Kagome things were abuzz with planning the wedding of a century. It had been about 4 months since the proposal and Kagome's mom smiled as she hung up the phone with the florist. She had just ordered a bouquet of purple hibiscus flours with white lilies, and for the brides maids she had gotten small bouquets of the white lilies. 'I can't believe my little girl is getting married. It seems like only yesterday I held her in my arms once the mid-wife delivered her.' She thought wiping a tear away. She had noticed she had been tearing up a lot, but she knew it was because she was losing her daughter. Then she thought better of that, 'No I am not losing her, I am gaining the best son in-law in the world.' She smiled.
Before Kagome's mom could walk back into the kitchen to start dinner the phone rang again. She walked back over to the phone and answered it, "Hello, Higarashi residence." Kagome's mom said. "Ms. Higarashi, this is Doctor Ari from Tokyo Memorial Hospital. How are you this evening?" She asked. "I am fine Doctor Ari, what can I do for you?" She asked. "Well there is nothing you can do for me, but there may be something you can do for Kagome." She said. "What do you mean?" Ms. H said. "Remember the cancer that Kagome had on her ovaries causing us to have to remove them?" She asked. "Yes." She said. "Well there is a technique used in America that is called 'Ovary Transplantation.'" She said. "Are you saying if someone donated an ovary or ovaries Kagome could have children?" She asked. "It has a high success rate, but I would first need a donor. Would you be willing to be tested to see if you could be a recipient?" She asked. Kagome's mother was so excited, "Of course I would. I don't plan on having any more children." She said. "Great come in tomorrow and we will test you and let you know if you are a positive match for Kagome. But don't tell her until we know." Doctor Ari said. "Of course." She said. "Alright Ms. Higarashi I shall see you tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Come to the third floor and talk to the nurses at the desk." She said. "Alright, thank you so much for giving my daughter this chance." Ms. Higarashi said. "No problem, see you tomorrow." She said. "Ok, bye." Ms. H said. "Bye." Dr. Ari said.
So for the rest of the night Kagome's mom was so happy. Souta was the first to notice it during dinner, "Uh, mom, why are you so happy?" He asked. "Because dear I got a call from Dr. Ari, she said the American's have a new procedure that could give Kagome the ability to have pups, and tomorrow I will be tested to see if I am a match to her." She smiled. "What kind of procedure?" He asked. "An ovary transplant dear. If I am a match then Kagome has a high rate of becoming pregnant and I know that would just mean the world to her." She said taking a sip of tea. "That's wonderful honey, maybe this old demon will get to see his great grandpups before he dies." Grandpa joked. "Grandpa, you wouldn't die even if you were dying, your just too stubborn." Souta laughed. "That I am." Grandpa smiled.
The night went by quickly and Kagome's mom left early to get to the hospital. Once there she went to the third floor and walked up to the nurses desk. "I'm here for testing." She said. One of the nurses smiled at her, "Alright just wait right over there. Dr. Ari will be right with you." She smiled. "Alright thank you." She said. So she sat down and waited.
About 10 minutes later Dr. Ari came out, "Good morning Ms. Higarashi, please right this way." She said leading her to an exam room. Once in the room Kagome's mom sat on the exam table while Dr. Ari went through some papers. "Alright Ms. Higarashi these papers right here relinquish you to us so that we can do the testing and the other paper I will have you sign if you are a match. That other paper is telling us that you agree to the procedure and that you will be going to America for the surgery. If you are a match then we will bring Kagome in and then we will explain it to her, you are welcome to be there if you like." Dr. Ari said. "Alright that sounds good. What do you need to do in order to find out if I am can give you my ovaries?" She asked. "All we need to do is take your blood and a sample of your ovary to make sure it's still viable and in good working condition." She smiled. "How do you take a sample of my ovary?" She asked. "Well it's kind of like an amniocentesis, have you ever had one of those?" She asked. Ms. H shook her head no. "Alright, what we do is we numb the area where your ovary is then we take a long thin needle and place it through the skin. Within that needle is a tiny little razor sharp hand that will take a small sample. You will feel some discomfort but the whole thing lasts about 15 minutes." Dr. Ari said. "Alright, anything for Kagome." She said.
So Ms. H signed her paper and then got prepped for the biopsy. As told by Dr. Ari she did feel some discomfort but she kept telling herself that it was for Kagome and she could go through any amount of pain just so Kagome could have pups with the man she loved. Once that was over Dr. Ari patched her up and then sent her to the lab to get her blood drawn. Once that was done she was told to wait in the lobby until the tests came back.
3 hours later Dr. Ari came into the waiting room, "Ms. Higarashi would you please follow me to my office?" She asked. Kagome's mom couldn't tell if it were good news or bad news Dr. Ari had and she was anxious to find out. When they got into her office she shut the door and sat behind her desk while Ms. H sat in front of her. "We got the tests results back, and everything looks great. You are a positive match to Kagome and your ovaries are working excellently. Now all we need to decide is do you want Kagome to have both of your ovaries or just one?" She asked. "Would it matter?" Ms. H asked. "If you give her one she has a good chance at getting pregnant, but if you give her both she has an even better chance at it." Dr. Ari said. "Then I want to give her both of mine. Anything so that my daughter can live the normal life she always wanted." Ms. Higarashi said. "I understand, let me call the doctor who will do the surgery and set up an appointment because if we don't do it now then he will be booked for a while." She smiled. "Alright, I don't think Kagome would say no to this anyway." Ms. H smiled.
Doctor Ari nodded and picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers and waited a minute until someone answered. "Hello, this is Doctor Raymond how can I help you?" The man asked. "Dr. Raymond it's Dr. Ari from Tokyo Memorial?" She said. "Ah, Dr. Ari how are you?" He said. "I am fine, but I need to schedule an appointment for a patient to have an ovary transplant as soon as possible." She said. "Well Dr. Ari you caught me just in time, I have one left before I am booked. Is Feb.24th ok?" He asked. "Hold on let me ask the donor, is the 24th of Feb ok with you?" She asked. Kagome mom thought for a moment and then nodded. Dr. Ari turned back to the phone, "Yes that is fine." She said. "Good, make sure the donor and the recipient are at St. Luke's Hospital in Missouri at 4 p.m. that day." He said. "Alright I will let her know and then they can make travel arrangements." She said. "Alright, I will see them then, have a good night Dr. Ari." He said. "You too Dr. Raymond." She said and hung up the phone.
Dr. Ari then turned back to Ms. H, "Alright your appointment is for Feb. 24th at 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Hospital in Missouri ok? I would suggest going there a few days ahead of time. Do you have anyone who can arrange this?" Dr. Ari said. "You forget my daughter's fiancée is the richest man in Japan." Ms. H laughed. "Right, I forgot. Alright then, go explain to Kagome what's happened and let her know all the paper work she will need to sign will be in Missouri with Dr. Raymond." She said. "Alright, thank you so much for this." Kagome's mom said. "You're welcome." Dr. Ari said.
Kagome's mom then left and on the way back to the shrine she called Kagome. Kagome was at the house watching tv in front of the fire since it was so cold outside. She then heard her cell phone going off and picked it up, "Hello?" She asked. "Kagome, it's mom. Are you busy?" She asked. "No, why, what's up?" She asked. "I need for you and Sesshomaru to come to the house. It's urgent, I have something I need to tell you." She said barley able to contain the excitement. "Ok mom, we'll be there in 15 minutes ok?" She said. "Alright dear, see you then." She said and hung up.
Kagome got up off the couch and went upstairs to Sesshomaru's study and knocked lightly. "Come in Kagome." He said. When she walked in her looked up from his paper work, "Is something wrong?" He asked. "My mom just called saying she needed us to come to the shrine, she said it was urgent she said she needed to tell us something." She said. Sesshomaru put his pen down and stood up and grabbed his coat, "Come, let's not keep her waiting." He said taking her hand. Kagome slipped on her mink coat, gloves and her cute ugs. Once she was ready to go they went out to the car and got in and left.
15 minutes later they arrived at the shrine and walked into the house. "Mom, are you ok?" Kagome asked taking off her jacket, shoes and gloves. "Yes dear I am ok, please come into the kitchen I have lunch cooking, but I have tea ready." She said from the kitchen.
Kagome and Sesshomaru walked into the kitchen to see her set the tea kettle down with 3 cups on the table. They took a seat baffled at what the emergency was. Once Kagome's mom sat down she looked at the two. "Kagome I have an early birthday present for you, well it's for you and Sesshomaru." She said. Kagome looked at her oddly, "What is it?" She asked. "A child." She said. Kagome thought her mom had went nuts, "Mom, you know I can't have children. Not after the cancer." She said sadly. "No, Kagome. There is a new procedure out called Ovarian Transplantation. I am giving you the gift to have children Kagome." She said. Kagome's face showed shock, "I…I…will be able to have…pups?" She asked shocked. Kagome's mom nodded. Kagome then burst into tears, "Did you hear that Sesshomaru, we're going to have a chance to have pups." She said turning to him with tears. "This is wonderful news, but how are we to go about this?" Sesshomaru asked. "No worries, I have taken care of that part, the only thing I need from you Sesshomaru is to take care of the travel." She said. Kagome then looked up, "Travel, where?" She asked. "To St. Luke's Hospital in Missouri. Dr. Raymond will be preforming the surgery, and we have to be there before Feb. 24th because that's when the surgery is." Her mother said.
Sesshomaru nodded, "I will have it taken care of." He said. "Mom, who is donating their ovaries?" She asked drying her tears. "I am dear." She smiled at her. Kagome's eyes widen in more shock, "You, mom? Are you sure?" She asked. "Kagome, this is a mother's biggest gift to her daughter. To make sure she has everything she will ever need or want to make her have a happy life. I wanted you to be able to have children the old-fashioned way, and with this surgery you have a great chance of having pups." She said pulling Kagome into a hug. Kagome hugged her mother back as tight as she could. "Thank you so much mom, you have made me the happiest woman alive." She said. "You're welcome dear. Now how about some lunch?" She said getting up to serve everyone.
After lunch everyone hung out and talked in the living room watching tv. "Souta could you turn it to the weather?" Kagome asked. "Sure thing sis." He said switching the channel. As they watched they could see a blizzard was about to hit in only a few hours and it was supposed to drop about 3 feet of snow. "Well I think we should get home so we don't get snowed in. Thank you mom for everything." Kagome said standing. "You're welcome dear and please drive safe and keep warm." She said walking them to the door. "We will." She said and hugged her before the two walked out and down to the car.
About half way home it started to snow, "This is going to be one cold night. I hope there is enough fire wood." Kagome said. "There is, I made sure of it this morning." Sesshomaru said. "I have to say my mom's surprise is the best present anyone could ever ask for." Kagome said. "Indeed, I am just happy it gives us a chance to have pups of our own." Sesshomaru said. Kagome smiled, "Yeah." She said.
By the time they got home it was snowing harder and once inside Kagome and Sesshomaru hung their coats up and took off their shoes. "If it keeps up like this we will be snowed in here for my birthday." Kagome chuckled. "And what's wrong with that? I have something nice planned." Sesshomaru said leading her to the sitting room where the fire place was. They both sat down and snuggled under some covers and turned the tv on. "There isn't anything wrong with that." She mused. A few minutes later Suki came in with hot chocolate for them, "Thank you Suki that was very thoughtful of you." Kagome smiled. "You're welcome my lady." She smiled and bowed and left.
As the night became later Kagome fell asleep on Sesshomaru who finally picked her up and brought her to bed. He wasn't tired so after Kagome was tucked in he went back to his study to finish the paper work before the power went out.
A/N: Sorry this chapter is short I don't want to give away too much in this chapter. Good things to come and a new enemy makes himself known very soon.