Kikyo put up a struggle as Sesshomaru tackled her to the ground and pinned her arms to the floor.
"Get off me you stupid dog!" She kicked in frustration. The gun had fallen from her hands and she had no way to protect herself anymore.
"Shut up wench!" Sesshomaru's voice was loud against the silence of the room. He glared daggers at her. Kikyo fell silent at his look.
In the midst of this, a sob broke through the air.
"Kagome…" Inuyasha whispered as he held a very limp body in his hands. Blood spilled from the wound in Kagome's right shoulder. "Kagome…..Kagome…..Kagome wake up!" His voice was frantic as he shook her. She wasn't responding to anything. Inuyasha clung to her body as he sank down and cried. Tears slipped down his cheeks and onto Kagome's forehead. Inuyasha burrowed his head in Kagome's neck and caressed her hair. I let her die. That was the only thought going through Inuyasha's head.
"Shit." Miroku mumbled under his breath. He held a sobbing Sango in his arms. He didn't want her to see Kagome. "Rin, call an ambulance!" He stared frantically back at Inuyasha and Kagome. He watched as Rin nodded and quickly went out to call. He just hoped it wasn't too late. He glanced around the rest of the ballroom. The last of the bad guys were either dead or unconscious. The cops were cleaning up the mess already.
Sesshomaru looked over at his brother. He actually felt sorry for him. He didn't show it of course, but he cared. He turned his attention back to Kikyo. "Get up." Kikyo scowled at his tone and pushed herself up. Sesshomaru roughly took her by the arm and led her outside. As they went Kikyo caught her last glance of Inuyasha and the woman she shot. She smirked at his pain as she left the room and descended down the staircase. Her smirk soon fell to a frown when she reached the front of the mansion and saw the police cars. She saw the back of Kouga's head in another car to the left. He was yelling at some cop. Idiot. This was all his fault. He couldn't even help kill Inuyasha for her. Suddenly she felt cuffs placed on her wrists and Sesshomaru shoved her in the back seat of a car. A tear slipped down her stone face as the patrol car drove away from the mansion. Her life was over. She knew that. Naraku wouldn't care the least. It wasn't his problem. Part of her still never knew why she cheated on Inuyasha with Naraku in the first place. At least she had hurt Inuyasha in the worst possible way. It was something Inuyasha would remember her by. A sort of goodbye present. Kikyo chuckled coldly at the thought. Goodbye Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's ears perked as he heard a siren in the distance. He couldn't register anything else. They wouldn't be able to help her. She was dead. Memories from the past few weeks rushed into his head. He slipped into a trance as he held her. Silently crying, remembering the first time they met, the dinner they went to, the deal they made to become a couple for publicity, the night at the club, and finally the awards where he had kissed her and then had realized she had been kidnapped. He would never admit it, but he was falling for her. He had been falling for her. Inuyasha Takahashi, the hottest bachelor in the world, had been falling for a maid. A maid in New York. He couldn't explain it. She just understood him better than anyone else he had met. She treated him like a person. She was the best person to be around. And now she had been taken away from him. Taken away from him by a small piece of metal. How could he have let that happen? He hadn't even had a chance to apologize for everything. To tell her…
To tell her he didn't really hate her.
He was suddenly snapped back into reality when he couldn't feel her body in his hands anymore. The paramedics had taken her and put her on a white cot. They were rushing her out of the mansion with an oxygen mask to her face. Feeling a weight on his shoulder, he whipped around.
"Woah. Easy Inuyasha." Miroku said in surprise. Sango was still clinging to him. "We should really get to the hospital."
Inuyasha sniffed and turned away. His white bangs falling over his amber eyes. "Does it evern matter? She's dead."
Miroku was taken aback by his answer. "No she's not."
Inuyasha's fist clenched. "Yes she is. I killed her. I couldn't stop Kikyo."
Miroku set Sango aside and moved in front of Inuyasha. Kneeling down he took a deep breath and punched Inuyasha right in the nose.
Recovering from the blow Inuyasha stared in shock at Miroku. "What the hell was that?"
"Snap out of it! Kagome is not dead! And it is not your fault that Kikyo shot her. You can't stop a bullet Inuyasha!" Miroku shouted in frustration. He grabbed Inuyasha by the shirt and dragged him to his feet. "Get your sorry butt up and come to the hospital with us. Kagome needs you!"
Inuyasha stood in shock. Miroku had never stood up to him like this before. He shook his head to clear his thoughts and finally saw the reason behind Miroku's actions. He was beating himself up over something he had no control over. If he wasn't there for Kagome, then that would be the thing to feel guilty about. He looked up at Miroku with new hope. "Thanks Miroku. Grab Sango. Lets go."
Miroku smiled in relief and grabbed Sango. "Your welcome dog boy. Now let's hurry up." And with that the three of them rushed out to the front of the mansion. Rin and Sesshomaru ushered them into the head police car.
"Buckle up kiddies. I'm breaking the speed limit for sure." Rin smiled with glee as she pressed hard on the gas and sent the car zooming towards the hospital. Sesshomaru smirked at her giddiness. She was quite a girl.
The group entered the hospital ten minutes later.
"That was the fastest I've ever gotten here." Miroku said out of breath. Rin smiled with pride.
Inuyasha stepped forward to meet one of the nurses who was stepping towards them.
"Hi, I'm Glenda." The young nurse held out her hand. Her eyes glazed over as she realized who was standing before her. Inuyasha looked around and heard mumbles from the waiting rooms and the other nurses around the hospital. His ears flattened as he heard a scream and he turned around to see a teenage girl faint. It finally dawned on him that he had forgotten to wear a disguise in here. Through the midst of all this chaos he had forgotten that he was a famous movie star. Inuyasha turned his attention back to the petite nurse and shook her hands. His eyes were distant.
"How's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked. Part of him didn't want to know.
The nurse seemed to snap out of her daze at his question. "Miss Higurashi is in surgery right now, but we need some medical forms signed first. Are there any family members present?"
"I'm her boyfriend. I'll sign for her."
The nurse looked surprised at his comment. It suddenly hit her that this Kagome person was the woman she had seen in the latest issues of magazines featuring Inuyasha and his hot new girlfriend. Still a bit in shock she nodded her consent and handed the papers to Inuyasha. She turned and walked back to the main desk.
Inuyasha jumped at his brother's voice that was suddenly right behind him. "Rin and I will keep the reporters outside." Inuyasha nodded wordlessly. He soon spotted a chair in a secluded area and started to fill out the papers there.
As Rin and Sesshomaru headed out the main door Sesshomaru noticed Rin sniffle.
"Are you okay Rin?"
Rin looked up at Sesshomaru and sniffled. "I just hope Kagome will be ok." She leaned into his arms. At first Sesshomaru was a little shocked at her actions, but he gently placed his arms around her and led her out the main door.
"I hope so too." Sesshomaru whispered.
The group had been waiting for two hours. Rin and Sesshomaru had successfully shooed the reporters away from the hospital until Inuyasha was ready to give a public announcement. Sango and Miroku stood close to Rin and Sesshomaru as they all waited patiently. Inuyasha was still isolated in a waiting room across the hall. No one dared to bother him because they all knew what he was going through.
"Inuyasha isn't taking this very well." Sango said to break the awkward silence. Her young face looked old from the lack of sleep.
"Can you blame him?" Miroku asked.
"I guess not." Sango replied.
"What he needs is for Kagome to live then he'll be ok, right?" Rin asked as she started to pace.
Footsteps echoed as the double door to the emergency room swung open. Everyone's attention immediately veered to the doctor that came out.
"Is a Mr. Inuyasha Takahashi here?" The stout doctor asked as he looked at his clipboard.
Inuyasha almost flew out of his seat. "Yeah that's me. How's Kagome? Is she alright? What happened?"
"Woah. Slow down son. I'm very happy to tell you that the surgery went well and the bullet was removed. We have hopes for a full recovery. We just need her to wake up."
Everyone broke out into smiles as Inuyasha hugged the doctor and walked over to his friends. "Thank you so much."
"Your welcome." The doctor smiled. "If you'll excuse me." The doctor rushed out of the room as his name was called to see another patient.
Sango jumped into Miroku's arms.
"I told you everything would be fine." Miroku said with a huge grin on his face. He reluctantly let go of Sango and went to embrace Inuyasha.
"Thanks Miroku, for not giving up on me." Inuyasha said.
Miroku smirked. "No problem you stubborn dog." Inuyasha smiled and stepped out of the embrace.
"I'm gonna go see her." With that Inuyasha rushed down the hall and into Kagome's room. His smile faded as he saw her in the worst condition she had ever been in. Inuyasha slowly made his way to the side of her bed and pulled a chair up to sit on.
He carefully to her left hand and caressed it gently as he spoke. "You have no idea how happy I am that you're alive. I was so scared back at the mansion. More scared than I've ever been in my life. I'm sorry for everything I put you through with Kikyo. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't have been hurt. Thank you for staying with me." Inuyasha paused for thought. Should I tell her how I feel? Inuyasha pondered the question. Its not like she can hear me anyway. Inuyasha took a deep breath and spoke in almost a whisper. "This past month or so has been insane. And I just wanted to let you know that without you I wouldn't be the person I am right now. You make me a better person Kagome. I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if you weren't here anymore. So please wake up Kagome because...I care about you." Inuyasha gently squeezed Kagome's hand. Damnit. Even when Kagome was in a coma he couldn't express his feelings for her the right way. His attention was suddenly pulled to his hand when he felt a slight tug. Inuyasha's eyes widened when he realized that Kagome's hand was moving. He looked up at her face in surprise as he saw her eyes flutter open. A wave of relief came over Inuyasha.
She was going to be ok.
A/N: Oh my gosh guys! It's almost been 4 months! My sincerest apologies! I've been getting death threats so I figured that I better update soon so I won't get killed. Lol. Again thank you all for staying with this and for your great reviews that keep me writing. I hope you all liked the new chapter. The story itself will probably be wrapping up in a few chapters or so. I updated before you Cat!haha. Send me reviews!
Until next time…