Chapter 6
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Author's note: Well, I have begun posting more chapters for my story after a year, crazy I know. I just hope that you all enjoy my work and if you don't, that's fine by me. What doesn't hurt you only makes you better.
Okay, well I am sorry people for saying that that was the last chapter at chapter 5. Man, I really am. I forgot that I put that there, it was going to be the last one, but apparently, it is not. Lol: P. I hope you all enjoy this one and thank you for the reviews. I am surprised people like my stories, but of course, I had a good teacher. Thanks to everyone, but no it is not ending so quickly now. I have plenty of ideas for it now!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the show or any of the other characters on it. I simply use the names and some of the background information for my own writings. Thank you!
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Kagome gasped as the gun pointed straight for her body. Was he really going to shoot her? He wasn't that crazy, was he? Of course, he did try to rape her before and that did not go to well. He just couldn't kill her or Inuyasha, what would her family think? Of course, her mother would probably be devastated, but she had planned to kill Kagome anyway.
Kagome just could not think straight, her life seemed to be going down too many twists and turns and life only seemed to be diminishing before her very eyes. Why did everything bad have to happen to her? She pondered on the thought of dying, what if. There were too many of those and she did not like to think about them very often. Moreover, right now was not the time to think of them.
Kouga laughed and the next thing happened all too quickly, everything went black. Not again. Was she dead? Did he shoot her? Why wasn't there a shot ringing through her ears just now? She felt like breaking down right where she was, wherever that was.
Tears fell down her face, streams upon streams of worries and memories seemed to just fall. A hand stretched landed on her back and an arm wrapped itself around her, calming all her senses.
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Inuyasha let out a growl as the bullet hit his shoulder. His eyes slowly began to turn from amber to red, with the purple streaks on his face emerging, fangs elongating, and claws replacing hands. His demon side was emerging and no less Kouga had brought it forth, again.
He watched as his vision began to fade, Kouga with the gun pointed at Kagome, his love. Kouga was one selfish bastard and he just would not take Kagome away from him.
Inuyasha stepped toward Kouga, menace all in his eyes. "I will kill you this time," he growled out, breathe heavy from the change.
Kouga stood his ground, but with weak knees. His fear seemed to roll off him as he watched the now demon Inuyasha step toward him. He began stepping back slowly, then quickly, the gun now pointed at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha all but laughed at him, courage and fear were not a good combination to have in a demon, and Kouga had both. Inuyasha stood in front of Kouga; the gun pressed into his chest and looked down at him, a smile across his face. "You think you can hurt me and Kagome? I think not," he chuckled, a serious look in his eyes.
Kouga stammered for an answer, but none seemed to pop out. He cocked the gun and pointed it at Inuyasha's thigh. A shot resounded throughout the room, but Inuyasha didn't flinch, didn't stumble. He stood as erect as he had before, facing any danger that came his way.
Inuyasha smiled, "Anything else you wanna try?" Inuyasha looked back at Kagome as he heard another shot ring. Right below his ribcage this time. What was Kouga going to do, shoot him in every possible place before he died? It sure looked like it.
"I… I… I can do this all d-d-day Inuyasha," Kouga stammered out, a little evil, maniacal grin on his face. He pointed the gun directly for Inuyasha's chest this time, right where the heart is. "I can do you like I did the others before you. On the other hand, you can let me have Kagome to myself. Which do you choose?"
Inuyasha had an answer, but it wasn't the one Kouga wanted. "Well, I choose to keep Kagome. You can't have her, and nothing you do will work. I have already ringed the nurse's button, and they are already on their way."
Kouga let out a growl and shot the gun again, only this time in Inuyasha's other shoulder. Inuyasha fell to the floor, clutching at his shoulder in pain. His demon side was now receding away and his body was covered in blood. Pain etched in his face as he scooted to the best of his abilities to Kagome's side.
"I told you that I would win, dog," Kouga chuckled. "Hmm, this reminds me of that story. Beauty and the Beast I believe it's called. You are the beast and she is the beauty. Only I win as Gustan, the beast dies in my story." Kouga let out a maniacal laugh before turning around.
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"Shh, my darling. It's okay," her father's voice came from above her. He wrapped his arms tighter around her to calm the fear and sadness that she felt.
"No it won't be Daddy. I'm dead and I won't be able to go back to Inuyasha or Momma or Souta or anyone. I love you, but I belong down there still," Kagome cried into his chest. She felt alone although her father was right there. She was dead and there was nothing to be done. What was she going to do? There was nothing for her to do, but live out her afterlife here.
"Whoa there sweetheart. What happened? You're dead?" he asked, worry etched across his face.
She looked up, tears trailing down her face. "You didn't hear? I was shot. All I remember is watching as the gun pointed at me and then everything went black," she explained quickly, taking a deep breathe at the end.
"No, I didn't hear of anything so horrid. Perhaps we should talk to Him about what to do," her father suggested, a soft smile upon his lips. He helped her up and held a protective arm across her shoulders, leading her to His place.
Within seconds, they were facing Him. A soft smile was on his face and he held out his arms to her. "Come here my child."
She ran out of her father's arms and straight into His. "What am I going to do? My life is gone and… and… and I don't know anymore," she cried out. She squeezed Him tightly and just balled into his chest. Although most of her tears were already shed, she just kept at it.
"Shh, it's okay my child. Everything will be all right. I promise," He said sincerely into her hair. He patted her back and lifted her chin. "Now, you love this Inuyasha and I'm sure he loves you. So, I'm going to do you one favor." He smiled and let her look at him in shock.
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"Have fun," Inuyasha smirked at Kouga as he opened the door.
"FREEZE!" five police officers yelled all at once. Kouga froze and looked back at Inuyasha, a smug grin now on his lips.
"Touché my friend touché," Kouga said to Inuyasha. "How can I help you officers today?" he asked, pointing the gun at the officers and cocking it.
"Drop your weapon sir!" the one in the front demanded. The four behind him cocked their own guns and waited for instruction. "Drop it or we shoot."
"Shoot me, go ahead. However, how will my father feel about that, huh? Not very pleased," Kouga replied, gun still pointed at them all. "So, which do you choose?"
Inuyasha took the chance and grabbed Kouga from behind and held him tightly. The five officers quickly rushed in the room and surrounded them. One took Kouga's front and took away the gun. Another stood behind Inuyasha, the third and fourth stood on either side of them. The last, the head officer stood between two of the officers in front of Kouga, grabbing Kouga's hands and placing them behind him and cuffing them. "You are under arrest, sir," he said plainly.
Inuyasha collapsed on the floor and curled in a ball. "Get a nurse!" yelled the head officer. "It's gonna be okay son, just take it slow. Breathe. We're getting a nurse right now. First tell me what happened." He lifted Inuyasha up and placed him in the chair across from Kagome's bed.
Inuyasha began to tell the officer what had happened. Details flying everywhere, and Inuyasha was beginning to look weaker and paler by the word. "Please, I just need to stay with her," he explained at the end, love written in his eyes, his face, his heart.
The officer saw the sincerity in Inuyasha and agreed to do the best he could do. "Thank you son. We've been trying to get a hold of him for a while now. He'll go on these rampages and then get away Scott free. I'm sorry you went through all that." The officer patted him on the back and looked over at Kagome.
"Well, I couldn't let him kill her. Her mom wants to pull the plug, but she can't. I know she'll be up at any moment," Inuyasha explained to the officer, who nodded in return.
"I understand," he simply said. "I'll stay in here until the nurse gets here, 'kay?"
"No, it's okay. I'll be fine," Inuyasha said with a soft smile directed towards Kagome.
The officer nodded again and left, looking back at Inuyasha and smiled. "That's some love there," he whispered before walking through the door.
Inuyasha waited for the nurse and watched Kagome the entire time. As the nurse walked in, she smiled and told him that they would bring in another bed for him, but first he had to be stitched up and bandaged.
Inuyasha let her take him out of the room for the stitching and cleaning. Once back in the room they gave him some antibiotics and a half-bag of blood for renewed blood flow. He lay on a bed next to Kagome's and held her hand, though it was cold as ice. "Please come back to me Kagome," he whispered and fell into a deep sleep by her side.
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"My dear," He began, "don't you understand that you're not dead? I have much more planned for you." He let her father take her and hold her dear for maybe the last time.
"What are you telling me? That I'm still in a coma? That… that… Is this… Thank you," she stammered out in happiness. Tears of joy now ran down her cheeks. "I don't know what I would do without you. Thank you so much." She was speechless, but thank you was all she could gather up. She ran up for the last time to Him and gave Him a big hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you," she giggled.
He smiled, "Now run along my child. Have a few more hours with your father, then you may leave." He watched as she ran to her father and they both disappeared from His home. "She does have courage and love beyond no other," He whispered after they left.
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"Daddy, I'm gonna miss you so much. It was so great to see you again," she told him with tears on the brink of falling. A smile came to her face as he hugged her tightly.
"Darling, you can always see me whenever you please. Just not in this fashion please," he chuckled. "Just close your eyes and dream, I'll always be there. And I'll always be with you, no matter where you move to." He smiled down at her and for the last time she kissed his cheek and was gone. "Well, it's always hard to let your baby girl go. At least she's alive."
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Inuyasha woke to his hand being squeezed. I wish these damn nurses would just quit messing with me, he growled to himself. As he opened his eyes, he saw Kagome's fingers squeeze tighter. Her eyes never opened but she continued to squeeze his hand subconsciously. He grin reached the heavens as he thanked God for bringing her back to him.
"Kagome?" he whispered. She stirred and rolled to her side, facing him, a smile on her face. Now he knew that she was back with him. Her mother couldn't kill her now. "Kagome, wake up, please. For me."
She opened one eye and smiled up at him. "In… Inu… Inuyasha. I missed you," she choked out with tears. She smiled again. "I'm sorry about what happened to you."
He looked at her with shock. "What do you mean what happened to me?"
"The gun shot Kouga gave you," she said. "And I cannot believe that you went out on the window sills to get into my room, you nearly scared me to death!" she scalded him, worry sketched in her brows.
"Wait, you saw that? How is that possible?" he asked. He looked scared, yet amazed all at once.
"My soul silly. I saw my dad and I saw you doing all your stupid stunts to get in my room, it was sweet. Oh, and thank you for saving me from Kouga the first time also. I don't think I would be the same if he would have raped me," she smiled at him.
Inuyasha sprang up and gave her a hug beyond no other. "Oh, Kagome, I've missed you so much." He laid a kiss upon her lips as all his happiness sprang forth. "I love you Kagome," he whispered into her mouth.
She jerked away, "What?!" Shocked was written all over her face, then it went to a soft smile. "That is so sweet. I… I love you too," she stuttered. Tears of joy slid down her now rosy cheeks.
"It's so good to hear that from you, and to see your face full of color again," he explained. He reached up to cup her left cheek. "You are just too beautiful for words."
"Let's just lie here until my mother gets here to see that I'm awake and there is no use for her to pull that blasted plug," she chuckled. "I'm glad that I found you Inuyasha. I don't know what I would do without you right now. You've been helping me through a lot of the crap that I've been through so far, and I'm sure you will when there is more."
"Of course I would Kagome. Anything for you," he confirmed, kissing her forehead. "Now, I need a little sleep before you mother gets here and ruins it." He smiled and placed his head on his own pillow and closed his eyes for some much-needed rest.
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Kagome was glad that Inuyasha loved her back. It made those butterflies she had been waiting for to come alive come alive. She smiled as he fell asleep like a cute little puppy, his ears falling across the pillow. Those cute little puppy dog-ears, she felt like touching, but didn't for she might stir his sleep and he needed the rest after his accident with Kouga.
She held Inuyasha's hand with tenderness and soon closed her eyes herself. Her father appeared as soon as she did.
How are you sweetheart? he asked. I saw what happened. I'm glad you found someone that will be there for you. Never forget what I told you. I'm always here. Except right now, I have some business I have to take care of. Your mother looks so peaceful when she sleeps. I've been watching over her all these years, ya know? I miss her dearly. I love you.
Then he was gone. She saw only a few seconds of him, but she was happy that he had watched over them all these years. It made her feel better about herself. Soon she herself was in a deep sleep.
Her dreams were full of what the future may bring for her and Inuyasha. The wedding they may have, the house, the kids, the growing old part. Everything seemed to be perfect and she was glad that she would be happy in her near and far future.
When she woke up, she was wrapped in Inuyasha's arms in her bed. She giggled at the sight the nurses and her mother may see, but she didn't seem to care. All that mattered was that she was awake and wouldn't be sleeping for days on end without waking.
She placed her head on top of Inuyasha's, he snuggled closer to her and she placed a protective arm around his shoulders and nuzzled his hair to wake him up.
"Hmm," he mumbled into her chest. She giggled and he leaned up to kiss her jaw. "My sweet, sweet Kagome. What are you doing to me?" he chuckled half asleep.
She giggled again and kissed his forehead. "Nothing that you would disapprove of." She say up to the best of her abilities. To her shock, it wasn't as hard as she had expected. He scooted up on the bed and laid his head in her lap. She began to run to fingers through his hair while her other five played with his ear.
"Kagome, quit," he mumbled, squirming in her lap and chuckling at the playfulness she did to his ear. Then he soon stilled as he heard the door creak open. Mumbling came from the other side of the door and Kagome soon stilled as well. "Shh," he told her. She nodded and put her one hand messing with his ear in his hair, combing it out.
"I really don't see the problem with going through with it doctor," a voice similar to her mother's argued. "I just don't want her to be in here forever and never get better. It wouldn't be what she would want, she would want to be let go."
Kagome shook her head, but Inuyasha soon stilled it with his large hand. "Shh," he said again, smiling up at her. She nodded again and kissed his forehead. She sighed as her mother let out a shriek as she entered the room.
"Kagome, what a surprise, you're alive. I mean, awake," her mother let out shockingly. "That's great. What are you doing here?" She gave a begrudging look at Inuyasha, before returning an unsteady smile at Kagome.
"He's here with me mother," Kagome said, putting an arm across Inuyasha's chest. "Unlike you. I never once felt your presence during the visits I received. Inuyasha was the only one beside Kouga, but he's taken care of." She smiled down at Inuyasha and ran a hand through his sliver-white hair.
Her mother turned to the doctor, "Do you know that he's here? That he's lying in a bed with my daughter?" She looked accusing at the doctor then back at Inuyasha and Kagome.
The doctor only nodded. "He saved your daughter's life Mrs. Higuarishi. He's safe with her, we can tell that now." He nodded at Inuyasha with a sign of approval. Both Inuyasha and Kagome smiled. "Now, Mrs. Higuarishi, you can either visit with your daughter or leave. She's awake and will be for some time it appears," the doctor said mockingly at her.
Before he said another word and before Kagome could out in a few of her own, her mother was out the door in a huff.
"Thank you so much, doctor," Kagome and Inuyasha replied in unison. They smiled at the other and Kagome gave Inuyasha a tight squeeze. "I'm pretty sure she would have let me go all too soon. I'm definitely not ready to be gone just yet," she told the doctor, smiling at Inuyasha all the while.
"You're very much welcome Miss Higuarishi. And Mr. Samikyo that was brave on your part with the whole Kouga incident. I'm sorry you went through some pain for it, but we have a great working staff, so everything should be healed, with some scars of course." The doctor nodded and left the room.
"Scarring, great," Inuyasha murmured. "Just what I need right now, more questions." He sighed and sat up in the bed, back to Kagome.
"Hey, it's okay. You're with me and things will get better for you," she said, hands roaming on his back, over his shoulders, and back down again.
"Hmm, well it will raise questions why I'm dating a sophomore. I'm a senior darling," he explained, facing her now. "Is that gonna be okay with you?"
"Well," she said, pausing with a dramatic effect, "it doesn't really bother me. Just as long as I know that you won't cheat on me with some older college chick."
Inuyasha smiled and kissed her. "Never, and besides I may not go to college, may wait a few years. You know, my girl and I can go together." At that, Kagome giggled and kissed his cheek.
"I love you," she smiled. Her eyes shown of love and devotion, something that most girls, she supposed, would get at such an early age in their life. She didn't care, she loved him and that was all that mattered.
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His dreams were full of Kagome, nothing but love in every word she seemed to speak to him. She was the one who woke him, his ears. He wasn't very fond of having them messed with since his mother died, but Kagome was different. He didn't feel bothered or annoyed. Just happy. She seemed to play with them the same way his mother did, and it made him happier than anything in the world did.
Now Kagome's mother was a different matter. She just did not like him, and he didn't give a shit what she thought of him. He found happiness and he was sticking to it.
His original plan to get Kagome had long gone out of his head. He didn't care if he conquested her, he was with her and now he loved her. Crazy thing love does to a person. But it made him different and soft, but luckily, he wouldn't show that much softness at school once he went back.
"I love you," she said after the doctor left. Oh and how much he loved her. She already knew how much he did, but he felt like he still had to show her. Who wouldn't? She was perfect in everyway possible to him, and he was not.
"I love you too, hun," he said, kissing her forehead. Now, we just have to figure out when you get out of here, and then I can take you home." He smiled and got up, checking the papers that were at the end of the bed. "Hmm, seems like you can go after they do all these tests on you."
She smiled and laid back on the bed. She looked beautiful just lying there; something about her hair and eyes did it to him. since that first day of school in Chem. class. She was beautiful and she fainted. He remembered it fondly. It was so cute and adorable, no other girl had ever fainted as he laid eyes on them, but she did. He smiled as she closed her eyes and began breathing steady and slow. Sleeping, she was an angel. Awake, she was twice that.
He made it for the bathroom in their room and took a quick hot shower. Cleaning the wounds on his shoulders, his arm, his leg, and his stomach. Damn wolf. He was going to kill Kouga, but what would that make him? He sighed and dried off; putting on a pair of pajama pants that he got the nurse to get him. They were soft cotton, white and ever so comfortable.
When he made it back to the room, Kagome was awake again and smiling at him. "Need help dressing those wounds soldier?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, nurse, I don't know. Maybe just a little help, who knows. Maybe you can help me with something else also," he pushed. He walked closer to the bed with a sexy strut. "Well, Nurse Kagome, what are the plans for today?"
"Well, I will bandage you up big boy, but our little rendezvous I will save for later," she grinned. Boy, did she even know what she was doing to him? He was in some serious pain and not because of the wounds throughout his body. He sighed and agreed.
She smiled and began the doctoring. Wrapping the bandage ever so tightly around both shoulders, then his around his stomach. His leg came last and she took her time with that. Although it was his thigh, he felt her touch at his groin. He groaned after she finished and her hands began to roam higher than the wound. Why was she torturing him so? He had not a clue and wished he could torture her, but when that happens, he would be torturing both himself and her. He sighed, but it turned out more of a husky groan than a sigh.
Kagome giggled at the sound and continued to adventure upwards. "Well," she said, soon stopping mere inches from his friend, "now you know what to wait for." She grinned wickedly and went to her bed to lie down.
Oh, she did know what she was putting him through. She was one wicked little girl and he loved her even more. "You are evil and just too good, darling," he groaned into the pillow. He didn't think he could handle this or be treated like this, normally a girl would go all the way, but not Kagome and he rather liked that about her. Shy, yet dangerous.
She giggled, but soon went back to sleep for just a while he assumed. He decided that it would be fine for him to sleep also. Within minutes, they were both asleep and dreaming of the other.
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Kagome was woken up by Inuyasha and the doctor. "Wake up, Kagome. They need to do those tests today, kay?" Inuyasha asked, gently shaking her awake.
Kagome yawned and pawed at Inuyasha's hands, mumbling, "Not yet. I'm still tired." She rolled over on her stomach and buried her head in the pillow.
She heard Inuyasha sigh and told the doctor to please wait outside. She guessed he agreed, because the door shut and Inuyasha sat beside her. "Kagome, please, you have to get up. The sooner you do these tests the sooner you get to go home." He placed a hand on her back and rubbed it soothingly. He sighed again and stood up. "Please," he said one last time.
She grumbled, "Fine, but I don't think I can stay with my mother Inuyasha. She seems different now." She sighed herself and sat up.
He helped her get all situated and put her hair up in a bun. "There, you look somewhat presentable," he chuckled.
She gave him a thanking smile and stood up, only to fall straight to the floor. "What the hell?" she mumbled. Her legs weren't working. Well duh they weren't working. She hadn't used them for the past three or so months. She sighed and let Inuyasha pick her up and place her on the bed.
"Hold on," he said heading to the door. He mumbled something to the doctor, who left quickly, yelling for a nurse. "We're getting you a wheelchair, kay? Good. Then we'll work on your mobile skills," he said the last in a chuckle.
As they waited for the doctor to return with a wheelchair, Inuyasha kept a protective hand on her thigh right above the knee, occasionally squeezing it for reassurance. She smiled at the thought of living with him forever, his hand always on her knee to keep her safe. Perfect, the one word that came to mind.
The doctor returned with the chair and a nurse went to help Kagome in it. Inuyasha growled at the nurse and helped her in it himself. Kagome couldn't stifle her laugh, it was just so cute. Inuyasha looked over at her and gave a weak smile while placing her in the chair.
"Okay, now are you going to be coming with us Mr. Samikyo?" the doctor asked. Inuyasha quickly nodded and wheeled the chair, following the doctor.
They came into a little white room full of lights. "Now, when is your birthday?" he asked, facing her. Kagome answered and he asked many more questions in which he received an answer for each.
He probed her a bit, checking vitals and making sure nothing had happened to her during her coma sleep. The doctor checked her privates, which Inuyasha didn't seem to pleased about, but let him anyway. After all the tests were finished, he let them go back to her room and told them he would return with results and inform them if anything was wrong or out of the ordinary.
"Inuyasha, calm down, it's okay," she whispered into his hand after kissing it.
He smiled down at her as she smiled upward. He bent down and gently placed a kiss on her forehead. "If you say so, darling," he sighed.
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The doctor returned the next day with the results. He wasn't wearing a pleasant expression. "Well, would you like the good news or the bad news?" he asked them, holding the papers calming at his side.
They looked at each other. "The good news of course," Kagome said as if he were stupid. What was it with doctors, never give someone bad news.
He sighed, "Well, everything is in working condition. You can go home this afternoon. And are you ready for the bad news?" He looked at them expectantly.
"What is it?" Inuyasha growled out.
Kagome shushed him. "I have to take many meds for this or something?" she asked.
The doctor sighed again, "No. Unfortunately and crazily, you're pregnant Miss Higuarishi. Now I don't know what you were doing to her while she was in her coma, but I don't approve of such behavior." He shook his head at a shocked Inuyasha.
"What?!" they both choked in unison, shock and horror written all across their faces.
"You're, uh, pregnant," the doctor repeated. He waited for another response only to receive none. "Well, I can see that you're both in shock, but—"
Kagome interrupted him, "How far along am I?"
"About one month or so. See we can give you an abortion if you'd like," he said before being interrupted again.
"The one day I wasn't here," Kagome and Inuyasha whispered in unison. Kagome broke down in tears and Inuyasha slammed a fist onto his thigh.
"Pregnant?" Kagome choked out again.
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Okay, well that's it for this chapter and don't miss my next one! Chapter 7… Great title, I know! Anywho, I hope you enjoyed it and please, I may not post another one until I have at least 10 reviews, so please tell anyone you know. That is if you love my story, and by love I mean like. Thank you! Becca.