Hikaru- San: I really hate doing chapters that's so hard to write. Especially if you have the whole thing outlined, but the words aren't a coming. I really don't have much to say about this chapter except I think I could have done a better job, but I don't like to keep my fans waiting… please R&R! I'm getting desperate here!

"Dad… this is all wrong…"

"What are you talking about?"

"The bones here aren't aligned right. Plus, the date of this x- ray came from '85. It seems as if the patient needs help with keeping themselves up to date on their medical records. Then maybe that's the cause of their chest pains…" Rin said, observing the x- ray her father had on display. She needed to keep her mind off of things.

"Rin- chan!"

Rin and Kenji looked up and found Kagome, Inuyasha, and Inutashio coming up the hallway.

"How is he doing?" Kagome asked.

Rin shook her head.

"I don't know. I had dad go check, but all he got was that he was still under observation…" Rin said sadly.

"Excuse me, Mr. Takahashi?" a woman asked. The long white coat over her blue blouse and black skirt indicated that she was a doctor.

"Yes?" Inutashio replied.

"I'm Dr. Miko. I specialize in demonic diseases. I need to talk to you about your son's current condition…" the woman said.

"Well, is my brother going to be alright?" Inuyasha butted in.

Dr. Miko sighed and prepared for any reaction that the family was going to have. She hated this part of the job, delivering the bad news, but someone's got to do it.

"He has a really complex case of Ischemic heart disease." She started. "It's extremely rare in demons for it to get this bad and yet here we stand. And what's even stranger is that he's been doing everything to keep it from growing worse. The best chance he has to survive at this point is to go into surgery as soon as possible."

The family was silent. Rin dug deep into her mind what the disease was. She remembered stopping at the cardiac section of her medical text book the day before the audition…

'Ischaemic (or ischemicheart disease is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. It is the most common cause of death in most western countries….'

'Initially there is sudden severe narrowing or a closure of either the large coronary arteries and/or of coronary artery end branches by debris showering downstream in the flowing blood. It is usually felt as angina, especially if a large area is affected.

The narrowing or closure is predominantly caused by the covering of atheromatous plaques within the wall of the artery rupturing, in turn leading to a heart attack (Heart attacks caused by just artery narrowing are rare).

A heart attack causes damage to heart muscle by cutting off its blood supply.

This can cause:

Temporary damage and pain (ischemia)

Loss of muscle activity (acute heart failure)

Permanent heart muscle damage, heart muscle does not grow back (acute myocardial infarction /infarct)

Long term loss of heart muscle activity (chronic heart failure)

Cardiac arrhythmias: irregular heartbeat which can be fatal. Most death is due to arrhythmias, usually tachyarrhythmias.

Other structural damage to the heart including damaged heart valves, actual perforation of the heart and a thin walled fibrous floppy heart.'

Sesshomaru… has a heart failure problem…

"Is there any chance we can see him now?" Inutashio asked, reading Rin's worried expression. The concert was tomorrow night. Rin wanted… no… needed him there.

"Only for a little bit." Dr. Miko said. She led the way down the hall.

"We moved Sesshomaru into a private room. You have five minutes, miss." Dr. Miko said, as she opened the door. Rin entered and the door was closed behind her.

This couldn't be the man she was with earlier that day. He looked thinner and as if he could break at any moment. Rin pulled a chair up and sat on the side of the bed. He suddenly woke up.

"Rin…?"

His voice didn't even sound like his.

"How are you doing?" Rin asked, at a loss of better word choice.

Sesshomaru took the oxygen mask off.

"I've seen better days."

Rin looked down. She couldn't even look him in the eyes anymore. She didn't like it. Sesshomaru saw this. "I never wanted you to know…" he said.

Rin looked up.

"I always thought I could keep this to myself… and not have you get involved."

"I find that kind of pointless. I bet I was going to find out anyway. But…" Rin placed her hand on top of his. "I don't like the idea that you have to keep things from me…"

"Rin…"

"Are you even going to take the operation?" "Rin, you need to calm down." "How can I? You have no idea how scared I was today! I thought I lost you… and the thought that I might lose you…"

Tears were starting to form in the corner of Rin's eyes.

"…"

"I just wouldn't be me without you… you made everything happen. My debut, the tour, and the concerts, everything… and without you. I'd be nothing… because…"

"What are you trying to say?" Sesshomaru asked gripping her shoulders. He didn't like the look she was giving him. She was about to start crying. She suddenly clinged on to his neck.

"Because I Love You!"

Sesshomaru was shocked. The one thing he was trying to prevent happened anyway. There was just something about her… He wrapped his arms around the now crying Rin.

"Rin… why do you have to make things so hard?" Rin looked into his gold eyes. "I didn't want to be close to anyone. Why did I let you? Why do I love you so much?"

Rin was taken aback by the sudden question

"Maybe… you just didn't want to be alone anymore. Just talk to me… I just want to understand you better. I won't let this disease get in the way…"

Rin kissed Sesshomaru.

This one was more passionate than their first kiss. It was when they both found out that they loved each other.

"Ms. Makasaki… I'm sorry, but you have to leave now…" Dr. Miko said, opening the door. Luckily, the two pulled apart before anyone saw. Rin didn't want to leave, but…

"I'll be back…"

"Rin…" Rin turned from the doorway towards Sesshomaru. "I'll be there at your concert, though not physically…"

Rin smiled. "I know…"

Hikaru- San: whew! I hated writing this chapter! It's not the subject matter I hate; it's the word choice I do not like… (Sighs) expect the author to complain about stuff like this…

(Sneak Peek 1) "The blood pressure isn't stable!"

"What do you mean!?"

(Sneak Peak 2)

I don't care if I don't progress anymore on the celebrity scale. I don't care if I never can sell an album again… all that matters to me is that you get better… and we can be together…

Tee Hee! I love giving out Sneak Peeks! It's fun. Leaves the reader wanting more!

Please R&R and tell me what you think!