Chapter10: The Miracles of Medicine
It was the morning of February 19th as Kagome and Sesshomaru got up at around 4 a.m. to catch their flight to America. They had decided to go a little early so they could do some shopping before the surgery. Kagome's mother was to meet them at the airport so they could all walk together.
"Sesshomaru are we eating before we leave?" Kagome asked. "No we will be served breakfast on the flight. We need to leave within the next half hour to get there on time though." He said buttoning his shirt. "Oh, alright. Have our bags been packed?" She asked. Sesshomaru could feel her nervousness and turned to her. "Calm yourself koi, everything has been taken care of." He soothed. "I'm sorry, I am so scared and excited all at the same time. I mean it's not every day your mom is willing to give a part of her body just so her daughter can bear children. I just need to know you will be there through the whole thing." She said looking at him. Sesshomaru looked at her and smiled, "Of course I will be there with you through the whole thing. You don't have to worry about anything." He said kissing the top of her head.
About 20 minutes later they got into the limo and Izaki greeted them with a smile. "Good morning my lord, my lady." He said. "Good morning Izaki, to Tokyo International please." Sesshomaru said. "Right." He said. It took about another 25 minutes to get to the airport, and once there Izaki helped get the luggage out. "Thank you Izaki, I will call you when we are on our way back. Make sure everyone stays in line and if something happens please call me." Sesshomaru said. "Yes sir, have a good trip. My lady, please be safe and good luck." He said. Kagome smiled, "Thank you Izaki I will." She said. Izaki bowed and left leaving Kagome and Sesshomaru to walk into the airport.
Once in the airport lobby Kagome spotted her mother waiting for them by the ticket counter. "Mom." Kagome smiled hugging her mom. "Kagome, how are you sweetie?" She asked looking her over. "I am ok, Sesshomaru is checking us in, where is your luggage?" She asked. "Right here." She said handing Kagome a rolling bag. Kagome took it and went to Sesshomaru, "Here you go, this is my moms." She said. He nodded and took the bag and looked at the ticket lady.
The lady smiled at him, "Good morning, may I have your name and how many are flying with you." She asked. "The tickets are under Tashio, Sesshomaru. There will be two others flying with me." He said. The lady typed away on her keyboard, she then frowned, "I'm sorry there are no tickets under that name. Are you sure that is the name sir?" She asked. Sesshomaru growled, "Those tickets were purchased a month ago. I want to speak to a manager." He said getting irritated. The lady bowed and went to get her supervisor. A few moments lady an older lady with red hair and fox ears walked over. When she looked at Sesshomaru she gasped, "Minami do you know who this is?" She asked. The young woman looked at her and shook her head no. "This is Sesshomaru Tashio, the most famous man in Japan. I am sorry Mr. Tashio for my employee's lack of knowledge. Let me see what happened to your tickets. You said there were three of you right?" She asked. "Yes." He said. The lady looked and saw that one of the attendants had canceled that tickets. "Did you happen to cancel?" She asked. "No why?" He asked. "It seems one of my attendants canceled your tickets. Let me see if I can get you three seats on another flight as soon as possible. Do you want coach or the business elite class?" She asked. "I want the business elite. I will have nothing less for my fiancée and her mother." He said. The lady nodded and searched the flights. "Ah here we go, there are three business elite seats available on American Airlines that leaves in an hour. The flight goes from Tokyo to Dallas Ft. Worth TX, then to St. Luis Missouri. Is this ok?" She asked. "Yes that is fine. How much do I owe you?" He asked. "Nothing at all. This will come out of that employees paycheck. The cancelation should have never happened. Here are you ticket Mr. Tashio, you and your family have a safe trip and if there is anything else you require please don't hesitate to ask for me. My name is Syri." She said. "Thank you, I will remember that." He said and bowed. Syri took their bags as they began to walk.
Kagome walked up beside Sesshomaru and looked at his irritated expression. "What happened back there?" She asked. "Some employee had canceled our tickets and the manger there got us three tickets on an American Airlines that leaves in an hour. Let us hope that nothing goes wrong through the check point." He said. "Yea I hope not either." She said as they neared the check point. Sesshomaru handed each of them their ticket as they approached the metal detectors.
Before they walked through the guard spotted Sesshomaru and stopped him. "Mr. Tashio, please come this way. You can go through the employee detector so you don't have to wait." He said. Sesshomaru nodded and motioned for Kagome and her mom to follow but the guard stopped them. "Whoa, you two will have to go through the main security only Mr. Tashio is allowed through here." He said. Sesshomaru turned to the guard, "They are with me." He said. "I am sorry Mr. Tashio I can't let them through." He said. Sesshomaru was getting irritated and pulled the guard to the side, "Listen here, we are in a hurry to catch our flight. My fiancée is getting surgery and we need to get there ASAP. Now either let them through or I will have your job." Sesshomaru hissed. "Y…Yes sir." He said letting them all pass.
After that they quickly walked to the gate just as they were calling boarding. Once on the plane they looked at their seats and noticed it was in the business class and Kagome's mom gasped. "Sesshomaru you didn't need to spend so much on these seats. I would have been comfortable in coach." She said. "None sense, my fiancée's mother deserves the best just as she does. I wanted all of us to be comfortable away from prying eyes if you catch my drift." He said. "Oh, right. I keep forgetting you are very popular and it can be hard to find peace and quiet sometimes." She smiled. "Yes, we shall be served breakfast not to long after takeoff. Also these seats stretch out into a small bed so if you get tired you can lay down." He said. "Oh wow, I am not used to such luxuries. Thank you." She smiled. "You are welcome, but truth be told I didn't buy the tickets." He said. Kagome looked over, "What do you mean?" Kagome asked. "Some employee canceled our tickets like I said earlier, well the manager didn't charge me for the tickets. She told me she was taking it out of the employees paycheck who canceled our tickets without authorization." He said. Kagome smirked, "Sucks to be that guy right now." She said going back to her book she brought with her.
20 minutes later they were in the air and the stewardess had offered them coffee and breakfast. They had their choice of an omelet with crab and caviar, bacon and eggs with toast, or pancakes with sausage and fresh fruit. Kagome had ordered the omelet and caviar with juice and more coffee, Sesshomaru had gotten the same thing while Kagome's mother got the bacon and eggs with toast and juice.
After breakfast Kagome decided she was really tired from getting up at 4 a.m. and laid down while Sesshomaru and Ms. Higarashi talked quietly so as not to wake or disturb Kagome. "So Sesshomaru, I have been wondering something. How old are you?" She asked. "I am only 725 years, but I stay looking around 21. As you know in demon society I am still considered very young. If you don't find me rude by asking, but how old are you?" He asked innocently. She smiled, "I am 2000 years old. And if what you told me my mate was about 1500 when he passed. I am relatively young myself for a demon, but my body looks as if I am in my late 30's. For me the years have been good to my complexion and I am aging really well. I can see you will do the same, and I hope that you and Kagome will be happy." She smiled. "I do as well, ever since before the final battle with Naraku I have always kept an eye on Kagome to make sure my ingrate half-brother didn't hurt her. I thought that after the battle I could finally confess my feelings to her but as soon as the hanyou was defeated she disappeared and I had to wait 500 years to see her." He said remembering back then. Kagome's mom smiled, "But it was 500 years well worth waiting, don't you say?" She asked. Sesshomaru smiled and nodded. "I do have one other question for you Sesshomaru, in that 500 years were you intimate with any other demoness?" She asked. "No, once my beast and I agreed on a mate she was the only one we would have. Kagome is that demoness and so I have never been intimate so it will be a special experience for both of us since I know technically it will be her first time." He said. "I am glad it will be special for both of you. Have you two decided on a date for the wedding?" She asked. "Not yet, we decided we would decide after the surgery." He said. "I understand, that is probably for the best. Well I am getting tired, I think I will take a nap now." She said. He nodded and decided to read his book he had brought.
15 hours later they were landing in St. Louis and walking out of the airport. Once outside Sesshomaru hailed a taxi and they all got inside while the taxi driver loaded the bags. When the driver returned to the front he looked at the three in the back, "Where to?" He asked. "To the Four Seasons please." He said. The cab driver nodded and began the drive to the hotel. Once there Sesshomaru walked up to the counter. "How may I help you sir?" The woman said. "Yes I have two Grand Premier rooms." He said. "Your name sir?" She asked. "Sesshomaru Tashio." He said. "Alright Mr. Tashio here are your keys, your rooms are on the top floor, please enjoy your stay." She said handing the keys to him. "Thank you." He said and turned to the two woman. "Ms. Higarashi here is your key, please enjoy the room and anything you want don't hesitate to get." He said. "Thank you Sesshomaru, what kind of rooms did you get?" She asked. "The best rooms they have, our rooms are on the top floor." He said heading to the elevator.
Once to their rooms they had decided to relax for a while until dinner where they would go out. After dinner they all turned in for the night still feeling the jet lag from the flight.
The next day Kagome had decided she wanted to go shopping with her mom. "Come on mom, let go." Kagome said excitedly. "Alright dear don't rush. We have 3 days to shop and have fun." She laughed. "I know but I heard that this mall was pretty awesome." She said grabbing her mom's hand. Sesshomaru watched the interaction and couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his throat.
The three had decided to take a taxi to the mall instead of take the hired car Sesshomaru had arranged for their trip. Once they were to the mall Kagome looked in awe at all the stores it held. There were so many stores that were here that weren't in Japan. "Where to first sweetie, this is your shopping trip." Ms. Higarashi laughed. "Let's start on the forth floor and work our way down." She smiled. Ms. Higarashi smiled and nodded and so the three took the escalator up to the top floor. Once there Sesshomaru saw something and looked at the two women. "I will let you two ladies shop til you drop, I have something I need to do. Let us meet in the food court for lunch." He said. "Um, ok. Hurry back Sessh." Kagome smiled. He nodded and walked off to go do what he had set out to do. As for Kagome and her mom they went into a J.C. Penny's and began their shopping spree.
Once Sesshomaru saw that the girls went into store he walked into a Reed's Jewelry store and began to brows. While browsing a store clerk came up to him, "Hello, may I help you find something?" The gentleman asked. "Yes, I am looking for a necklace and earring set for my fiancée. Sapphire is what she prefers." Sesshomaru said. "Alright, and is there a certain price range you would like to stay within?" He asked. "Price is of no concern to me." Sesshomaru said. "Alright, is there a certain carat size you would like?" He asked walking behind the counter. "I just want something simple yet elegant. And something in a heart shape." He said. "Oh good choice sir, we just got this set in yesterday." The man said opening the case and pulling out a lovely little pendant and earrings that match. Sesshomaru looked them over and nodded, "These are acceptable. How much is this set?" He asked. "This set is $935, but if you fill out a credit card application you will get a 30% discount." He pushed. Sesshomaru resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "No thank you, I am only in the country for a short time." Sesshomaru said. "Ah, I see. A businessman, very well. Your total is $1000.45, will this be cash or credit?" the man asked. "Credit." Sesshomaru said taking out his credit card. The salesman nodded and took his card and swiped it. Once the transaction was done Sesshomaru walked to another jewelry store and bought some nice diamond earrings for Ms. Higarashi. He wanted to get her a gift since it was custom he get his mates mother a gift for accepting him into her family.
Once he had all the gifts together he placed them inside his coat pocket and went to find the girls. In J.C. Penny's Kagome had found some really nice clothes for a good bargain. "Wow mom, we got some great stuff. I can't wait to show Sesshomaru." Kagome said. "Yes we did dear, how about we got find Sesshomaru and get something to eat?" Ms. Higarashi said. "Alright lets go." Kagome smiled.
As the girls were walking out they saw Sesshomaru walking in. "There you are, did you get what you needed?" Kagome asked. "I did, come let us go get some lunch." Sesshomaru said. Both women nodded and they left the mall to go find a nice sit down restaurant. Once they had found a place and ordered Sesshomaru pulled out the two boxes. "Ms. Higarashi, this is for you because as it is my custom to present my mate to be's mother with gift to show my appreciation that you have accepted me into your family. And Kagome this is for you because I just wanted to show you how much I am in love with you. I believe this will only make your beauty stand out even more." He said handing each a box. Kagome's mom opened her's first and gasped, "Sesshomaru, they are beautiful. Thank you." She said accepting the gift. She had learned a long time ago that trying to give something back to Sesshomaru was pointless and it was just easier to accept any gift he bestowed. "You are welcome." He nodded. Kagome looked at her big box and opened it to see the necklace and earring set. "Wow, Sesshomaru these are beautiful. Thank you, and I love you so much as well." She smiled as she closed the box. "Do you not wish to wear the necklace?" Sesshomaru asked. "Oh, I didn't know you wanted me to wear it now. If you could help put it on I would love to wear it." She smiled opening the box back up. Sesshomaru got up and took the necklace from the box and placed in around Kagome's neck. It was the perfect length as it hung just above her voluptuous breasts. Once it was on Kagome turned to her mom, "How does it look?" She asked. "It looks very nice, it really brings out your purple eyes." She smiled.
After all the excitement they ordered lunch and ate with light conversation. After everyone had eaten they had decided to go back to the hotel and go relax in the hot tubs and heated pool. But as they neared the hotel they could see the entire place swarmed with reporters and paparazzi. "What's going on Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked as the taxi pulled up. Sesshomaru sighed in agitation, "Seems that my presence has been detected. I was afraid this would happen, I will call in the security team." He said taking out his phone, "Wait, let's try talking to them first." Kagome suggested. "Trust me Kagome they don't listen, all they will do is ask questions then make up a story for the newspaper." He sighed. "Let me try." She said. "Very well, but first sign things get out of hand I will call Miroku and our security team." He said. "I didn't see Miroku on our flight, so how is he here?" Kagome asked. "I sent him and the team here the day before so they could set up." He said. "Oh, that makes sense." She said.
The three then exited the taxi and saw the mob of reporters and paparazzi come at them. "Mr. Tashio, why have you come to Missouri of all places in America?" One reported asked. "That is none of your business. What I do with my family is none of your concern." He said irritated. "Mr. Tashio, who are the two women with you?" Another asked. Sesshomaru sighed, he had wanted to wait until they were married to announce Kagome but now that they were bombarding them with questions he didn't have a choice. "The young demoness you see before you is my fiancée and this is her mother. We are here on vacation, now if you please leave us be." He said leading the two women into the hotel, but before they could get into the hotel a beautiful demoness walked up to Sesshomaru with a tape recorder. "Mr. Tashio, tell me why would you take a weak demoness like Miss. Higarashi here when you have your pick of well-bred demonesses?" She said batting her eyes at him. At hearing that comment Kagome growled and stepped up to the woman, "Listen here bitch, I am not weak. My father was the lord of the Northern lands. I am also the Shikon Miko and could kick your sorry ass any day. I suggest you back off my fiancée before things get ugly." Kagome hissed. By now all of the reporters and paparazzi were recording the confrontation. The demoness this snorted, "I doubt it princess. Sesshomaru was meant for me, not you. And you lie about being the Shikon Miko, she died 500 years ago." The demoness smiled thinking she knew everything about Kagome. Kagome smirked, "Wish to test that theory?" She asked. "Sure give it your best shot." She said. Kagome summoned up some miko powers and shot them at the reporter. The reporter then got the shock of the century as she felt her body being purified. "Think I am not the Shikon Miko now bitch?" Kagome sneered. "Uh…I…I'm sorry. I…shouldn't have challenged you." The demoness said shaking with pain. Kagome huffed and turned to go into the hotel, Sesshomaru then turned to the demoness before following Kagome and her mom, "It would be wise to anyone not to underestimate my mate to be got it?" He asked. Everyone nodded and Sesshomaru walked into the hotel.
For the rest of the day they enjoyed the pool and the hot tubs and then went to a nice dinner before retiring for the night. The next three days went by in a blur and now it was time for Kagome's surgery.
The three got out of the car and grabbed their overnight bags knowing they would be there for a while. Once inside the hospital they went to the fourth floor. Once to the fourth floor Kagome and Ms. Higarashi approached the front desk. "Um, hi. My mom and I are here for surgery." Kagome said. The lady looked down at her paper and smiled up at Kagome. "Miss. Higarashi right?" The lady asked. "Yes ma'am." Kagome said. "Alright, please follow me." The nurse said standing up. "Can my fiancée come with us?" Kagome asked. "I am sorry, he can't. The room you two are going in is a sterile room. Mr. Tashio needs to wait out here. We will keep him posted." The nurse said. Kagome turned to Sesshomaru and hugged him, "I'm scared." She said. He hugged her back, "Be strong my love. Everything will be just fine and I will be right beside you when you awake." He said kissing the top of her head. Kagome looked up and nodded and turned from him to follow the nurse.
Once both Kagome and her mom were in the triage room the nurse gave them hospital gowns and told them to change and lay in the beds provided for them. When they had changed and were in their beds Kagome's mom looked over at her and grabbed her hand. "Kagome, I want you to know that I love you and that everything will be ok." She smiled. "I know mama and I love you too. How many daughters can say that their moms gave them the gift to give life?" Kagome smiled. "That's right, so have you and Sesshomaru planned a date for your wedding/ mating ceremony?" Ms. Higarashi asked. "No not yet, we decided to wait until after the surgery and see how long the healing process is." She said. "Ah, I see that would make since." She smiled.
Before they could continue their conversation a doctor and two nurses walked in. "Ah, good afternoon ladies. My name is Dr. Raymond and I will be the doctor preforming your surgeries. We are going to go ahead and hook up an IV and go ahead and give a slight sedative before we put you under general anesthesia. Do either of you have any questions?" Dr. Raymond asked. "Just one, how long will the healing process be and when can we go home to Japan?" Kagome asked. "After the surgery you and your mother will need to be here for at least a week, then from there we can see how well you two are. But if things don't go well you will be here for two weeks. You will have pain and you will be given good pain medication to keep you comfortable. Mr. Tashio has also paid for the largest suite so that you two can be in the same room." He said. Kagome nodded and looked to her mother, "Do you have any questions?" She asked. "How successful is this surgery? I want nothing more than to give my daughter the gift of giving life and if there is a high chance it won't work I don't want to do the surgery." Her mother said. "I assure you Ms. Higarashi this has a 90% success rate. Don't you worry about a thing, your daughter will be able to bare children." Dr. Raymond said. "Alright thank you." She smiled. After all the questions were answered the nurses went ahead and put their IV's in and gave them a slight sedative.
Once they were relaxed enough the surgical team went and wheeled them into the operating room. After they were both prepped for the surgery Dr. Raymond walked over to Kagome. "Kagome dear, we are going to put this mask on your face. I want you to take deep breaths ok?" He asked. Kagome nodded as the mask was placed over her mouth a nose. Dr. Raymond then walked over to Ms. Higarashi and told her the same thing. The doctors then turned on the gas and both women fell unconscious. "Alright team let's get this done and do it right the future of this young girl rests in our hands." Dr. Raymond said. "Right." All the doctors said. Doctor Raymond first made the incision on Kagome to prep her to receive the ovaries, then he walked over to Kagome's mom and cut her open and delicately removed one ovary and handed it to the other operating team while he went to removing the other.
The other operating team quickly attached the first ovary and checked it make sure everything looked ok, and once it looked ok they were being handed the second ovary. While the operating team placed the second ovary into Kagome, Dr. Raymond and his team worked to close her mother. As they finished closing Kagome's mom the other doctors had finished putting the other ovary into place and began to close Kagome up. After Kagome was closed up they put a bandage on her wound and then went to wheel the women to their recovery room.
It had been almost 8 hours and Sesshomaru had heard nothing. He had been ushered into the suite that he had reserved for Kagome and her mother. Just as he was going to ask the nurse again how the surgery was going the door opened and the nurses wheeled in Kagome's mom then Kagome into the room. After they were wheeled in one of the doctors who did the surgery came in with a chart. "Mr. Tashio I am one of the doctors who worked on your fiancée and her mother. They did a fantastic job and everything went smoothly. They should wake up in a couple of hours. If there is anything you need or any questions don't hesitate to ask." He smiled. "This is good news, tell me how long will they need to be here before they can go home to Japan with me?" He asked. "We need to keep them for at least a week then we can go from there." He said. Sesshomaru nodded his head and the doctor left.
A couple hours later Kagome moaned a little feeling the pain from the surgery. Sesshomaru was then at her side in an instant, when Kagome opened her eyes she saw Sesshomaru. He smiled down at her, "I told you I was going to be the first one you saw when you woke up." He said lightly. "How did the surgery go and is mom awake?" She asked slightly wincing from the stitches pulling a little. "The surgery went well and no your mother hasn't woken yet. Just relax, here is the pain pump remote. You can push the button for pain every 10 minutes. Do you want the tv on?" He asked smoothing her hair back. "Yes please, and thank you." She said. "You are welcome." He said turning on the tv.
After a while Kagome fell asleep as her mother awoke. Sesshomaru walked over to Ms. Higarashi to make sure she was ok. "How are you feeling?" He asked her. "Tired, sore and I have a dry throat. Is there anything to drink?" She asked. Sesshomaru turned and poured a glass of water and then helped Ms. Higarashi drink the water. Once the drink was put down she thanked him. "How long have I been awake and has Kagome awaken yet?" She asked. "You were asleep for about 4 hours after the surgery and yes Kagome awoke a while ago but she went back to sleep. Here is the pain pump they put in and you can press the button every 10 minutes for pain." Sesshomaru said. "Oh alright. Sesshomaru I wanted to thank you again for being here for Kagome." She smiled. "I am not here just for her, I am also here for you. Family support is the best strength and will help you heal faster." He said. "You are defiantly what every mother wants in a son in law." She joked. Sesshomaru chuckled at that and after that they talked for a while before she too went to sleep.
A week went by in a flash and both Kagome and her mother had healed a lot considering they were demon. It was early March 3rd when Dr. Raymond came in. Everyone in the room was asleep and he walked over to check Kagome and her mother when he heard a low growl. He immediately backed off and waited for Sesshomaru to wake up. Once he did he greeted the great demon lord. "Good morning Mr. Tashio, I bring you good news. I am releasing both Ms. Higarashi and Kagome. They are almost completely healed and are now able to go on an aircraft." He said. "This is good news." Sesshomaru said. Dr. Raymond then turned to Kagome and her mother whom were now awake. "Are either of you ladies in any pain, are you in need of pain killers to take home with you?" He asked. Both Kagome and her mother looked at each other and shook their heads no. "No we are good, no pain just sore." Ms. Higarashi said. "Very good, alright just give me about 20 minutes to get all the paper work together and then you are free to go." He said leaving the room.
At hearing the women were being released he picked up his phone and called the airport and reserved 3 first class tickets on the next flight to Tokyo. "Alright, our seats are reserved and this time will not be cancelled without my approval. The flight leaves at noon." He said. Both women nodded and got up to change, of course when Ms. Higarashi went to change Sesshomaru turned to give her some privacy. Once they were done changing the doctor came in with the release paper work. "Alright Kagome, you should start to ovulate within the next two months and should be able to get pregnant in about 4-6 months. I wish you the best of luck." He smiled. "Thank you so much." Kagome said. "You are welcome, make sure you send us pictures of your pups when you have them." Dr. Raymond said. "We will." Kagome said. "Have a safe flight, and a good rest of the day." He said and left the room. Once the women gathered their things they left and headed for the airport.
The three had gotten back to Tokyo at 2 a.m. and were dead tired. Sesshomaru had Izaki drop Kagome's mom off first before they went home and crawled into bed. Now would start the chaos of planning a wedding/ Mating ceremony and trying to start a new family.
A/N: I am so sorry it's taken so long to get this chapter up, I have been so busy and have been feeling really tired. I hope you like it.