Dream Keeper
Disclaimer: Don't own Inuyasha
Chapter Five
Sesshoumaru rushed to his destination and sprinted into the mini mart and found Kagome sitting in the back of the store. He saw Kagome with a puffy red face and dried tears on her cheeks.
He slowed his pace and kneed in front of his girlfriend so they were now face to face.
"Hi." He said softly
"Hi" she returned
"Are you okay?" he asked
"…now I am." Kagome whispered, "Can we go now?"
"Yes." He answered as he picked her up bridal style and carried her to his car
Once inside he said to her, "Since your family is out of town, tomorrow I want you to stay with Sango, Rin and Inuyasha, I have something to take care of."
"Where are you going?" she asked
"To beat Kouga with in an inch of his life." He said in an unwavering tone
"…oh…" was all Kagome could say, "Please…don't hurt him too badly."
"…I'll give him what he deserves." Sesshoumaru dismissed
"Sesshou" Kagome said
"Yes?" he asked
"I love you." She told him
Sara rolled over to her side of the bed, with sheen of sweat on her body and said, "Wow…" while Sesshoumaru proceeded to put on his pants.
"Leaving so soon?" Sara asked with her hand under her head and her elbow cocked on the bed
"Yes." He abruptly replied
"Will I see you again?" Sara impatiently asked
"…possibly" He answered
"Look, I'm not looking for a deep commitment or anything Maru, I mean shit, you're engaged for Christ's sake, but have some fun in the mean time." She said as he walked towards the door
"…you have my number." He said before he walked out her door
"You're back." Kagome smiled and then timidly asked, "How did it go?"
"He's in the hospital." He answered, "Broken nose, finger and leg, fractured arm, bruises, lost several teeth and a slight concussion."
"…O my God!" She shouted, "He is stillalive?"
"Sadly yes." He answered, "Nobody hurts or attempts to you."
Sara and Sesshoumaru kept on dating throughout college, and to their surprise, as well as everyone else's, they seemed like a normal couple. They even moved in a penthouse together,thanks to Sesshoumu,after a year of seeing each other.
Although, neither of them was in love with each other, they couldn't denysome physical attraction and the development of some form of fondness.
And Sara was made, clearly aware, by Sesshoumaru that fondness was not being in love.
Sara completely understood and accepted this,she knew before starting anything with Sesshoumaru that he was marrying a different woman and was still in love with this Kagome girl she previously heard about from Inuyasha and his friends.
But nevertheless, they now were in their last year of college and the 'Kagura dilemma', which they have come to call it, was starting to become more of a reality…
"Hey, we have been seeing each other for what? Two years now Maru…I think" Sara commented
"That is correct." He answered, "I'll be marrying Kagura in two years as well."
"Have you seen her since high school?" Sara asked as sat next to Sesshoumaru on his couch
"No, she will be coming to the family estate next year so we can spend a year planning the wedding." Sesshoumaru answered
"I know you don't owe me shit but, what's going to happen to me?" Sara couldn't help but ask
"…We can still be aquatinted." He answered, "I doubt my fiancé with be faithful as well. You can keep this penthouse when I have to move into my estate with Kagura or I own another apartment in the same town as my estate that you can live in."
"Great, I think I'll take option two, I've always loved your hometown." Sara answered
"I can't believe I'm going to be sixteen in a week!" Kagome exclaimed to Sesshoumaru then whispered, "you know Sesshou…I think I'm ready."
"…are you sure?" he seriously asked, "I mean, are you really sure if you are ready for this."
"I want you to be my first and last Sesshou." Kagome answered with a loving smile
"It might hurt…for you…" Sesshoumaru informed her
"I trust you." Kagome assured him while walking up to him so they were now mere inches apart, "I most of all I love you and you love me."
She stood on her tip toes and reached lips; Sesshoumaru immediately deepened the kiss and picked her up so that her legs were wrapped around his waist.
Kagome now was sandwiched between her lovers bedroom wall and him, her heart was beating so loudly that Sesshoumaru could feel it when they were pressed against each other.
He slowly peeled her shirt off the suckled her neck while doing so, he massaged her breast with one hand while the over started to rub her thigh.
He broke away from the wall and place Kagome on his bed, him towering over her, continuing with his ministrations. He broke away from her lips and asked her, "Are you ready?"
"Yes."
"Happy Easter" Sara said to Inuyasha, Kikyo and Mr. and Mrs. Taisho who all came back home to celebrate the holiday
"Thanks for coming Sara." Mrs. Taisho said, "Please sit and eat, we have plenty of food."
"So how have you two been?" Sesshoumaru's father asked, "The flight must have been long, considering that you both go to college on the other side of the country."
"It was horrible." Sesshoumaru said
"How has college been going for you two?" Kikyo asked, "Me and Yash barely see you two, we've been so busy."
"Well, Sesshoumaru has been passing with high honors, while I'm struggling to pass." Sara laughed
"Oh! Sesshoumaru, Dad told me that we still have some of our mail coming to this house, there is some over on that counter that just came in a couple of days ago." Inuyasha commented
Sesshoumaru got up and got the pile of papers and browsed at them until he saw and address that caught his eye. It was from the hospital, Kagome's hospital.
He immediately opened it and read…
To Whom It May Concern:
Miss Kagome Hirguashi's condition hasn't changed, but also hasn't worsened. Remember you have the option of pulling the plug, but will only be done with you personal consent since you are the one who is paying for her life support. But also keep in mind this young lady's lifestyle, would she want to keep living like this. If you need counseling we have professional help you cope wit…
Sesshoumaru couldn't read anymore of this letter, nor could he willingly let the love of his life die.
"What was that?" Sara asked as he folded the piece of paper in half
"…nothing." He answered
"You promised!" Kagome said with a frown
"You will crash it." He answered, "You are not driving my Lamborghini and you don't even have your license yet."
"In a couple of days I will." She pouted
"No." he repeated
"Fine" Kagome huffed
"…are you still going to help me practice?" she asked
"-Sigh- What do you think?" he answered
"You're the best!" Kagome said and gave his a peck on the lips and skipped into her kitchen to get a snack
"One month till doomsday." Inuyasha said to his brother at his and Sara's apartment
"I heard from some friends of some friends of my cousin that she saw Kagura and she is still and maybe even more of a slut and even has a kid." Sango said as she lounged on the couch, "I still can't believe that she has to stay at your house for a year before the wedding."
"Yeah, at least we can all look forwardto graduating college and moving back home." Rin commented
"I can't wait to go home and sleep in my warm, cozy bed." Sango added
"I'll be more than happy to join you in that endeavor." Miroku said
"Pervert" Sango laughed
"I can't wait either," Kikyo said, "Inuyasha and I will be house hunting and more over everyone…we got engaged!
"Congratulations" everyone said
"I think I'm just going to have the gang over for breakfast and then watch a movie, and then we can go out to dinner later in the night." Kagome said to Sesshoumaru
"And then we can…" Sesshoumaru
"You are a dirty old man." Kagome laughed
"That flight was a bitch." Sango groaned as the group exited the plane
"There was so much turbulence that I thought I was going to die! Kagome would have had a heart attack." Rin said not really thinking about what she said
"O…I know! she would have freaked out." Sango laughed as she recalled a found memory of herself, Rin and Kagome in a freak golf cart accident they got into once.
"Remember her when we went over those rocks and the cart almost flipped over!" Rin giggled, both oblivious to the hard look in Sesshoumaru's eyes and his clenched fists.
"Bro, it's okay to remember her" Inuyasha softly said to him, not to draw much attention, and kept on walking
"I'm starving!" Miroku said
"I'm a pretty good cook." Rin said, "Sara, Kikyo, Sango and I can make dinner and then we can bring it to that park we always you to go to as kids, I really miss it."
"Great idea" Sango and Inuyasha said as everyone walked to luggage claim
"Hey baby!" Kagome happily said, "Like my new car?"
"It's nice. Now where is this restaurant you are driving me to?" she asked while be leaned over to kiss her cheek.
"It's…a…a…surprise."
He eyed her warily, "O-kay."
"Watch out world, Lord Sesshoumaru of the Ice Kingdom isn't in control! He is at the mercy of me!" A gigantic smile lit up her face and she pulled out of the driveway.
"Watch out for the mailbox!" Sesshoumaru warned, but it was too late
Kagome let out a timid smile with her head lowered and said, "Whoops…I'm sorry"
He lifted her chin up, kissed her and replied, "Its okay, I did the same thing when I first got my license too."
She hugged him and after a couple of minutes said, "…Wait! No you didn't you got like a hundred on your drivers test!"
"I know, I was trying to make you feel better." He offhandedly replied
She laughed and answered, "Well it worked, up to two seconds ago."
"You'll bounce back." He teased
"We're here!" she said
"We are in the middle of nowhere…" he slowly said
"Exactly, I have a picnic basket, candles and a blanket in my trunk. And I cooked everything myself." She proudly said
"Then I guess I'll be skipping dinner…" he joked
She nudged him and whined, "Hey!"
"I'm kidding; I can't wait for your dinner." He said while he walked over to her and put his arm around her waist.
"Okay, here is the blanket, I'll find a spot and you'll get the food." Kagome asked
"I'll pick the spot. You get the food." He replied
"Fine princess" Kagome laughed
He saw a huge tree with pink buds on them, he looked at Kagome and pointed in that direction, and she nodded her head and continued to unload the trunk.
As Sesshoumaru made his way to the tree Kagome pulled the last basket of food.
One basket came open during the ride and a green apple fell and rolled into the road, she looked both way and was about to fetch it but she heard Sesshoumaru say, "Need any help?"
She shook her head and ran in the road to get the apple…and…and…
Where am I? A car, beep ambulance, beep sirens, beep shouting…I can't remember…why is everything so dark and cold? Beep
Beep the apple fell, I ran to get it and beep…and beep…and there was an accident beep…I was hit beep…I was hit beep…I was hit!
beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep
Kagome shot up from her bed and look around the barren room in confusion. It looked like a hospital; did she get hurt in the accident?
Where was Sesshoumaru? How long was she out for? Where was her family?
She thought for sure if she was in the hospital that all of her family and friends would be here…but they weren't
She looked around the room; it was quite save the beeping that all the machines around her were creating.
Then her eyes hit the calendar hanging on the torpid wall, and after several minutes of staring she realized that she was out for five years.
She was twenty one; she looked more closely in the mirror adjacent to her and saw the physical changes from her aging.
As she was becoming more and more aware of her surrounding she meticulously took in her surroundings and found some magazines in the garbage can, they mainly caught her eye because they had some girl and Sesshoumaru's picture on them.
She weakly picked one up and read the sentence that crushed her heart into a million pieces: Sesshoumaru and Kagura wed, a Taisho and Gumo business merger."
Shocked, she dropped the magazine and balled her eyes out, catching the attention of the nurse walking by.
Many medics rushed in the room to help her, run tests, claiming it was a miracle that she woke up after such time.
After several minutes the head doctor came rushing in
"Ms. Hirguashi this is quite a miracle, let me inform your family and the Taisho's…"
"No. Give me a minute please." Kagome quietly asked, "And don't tell the Taisho's as far as they know, I'm still asleep."
"Since you are over eighteen, then I suppose so." The doctor reluctantly said
"Thank you." Kagome said, "Can I call my family."
"Your mother and brother moved to Europe after you grandfather passed on." The doctor informed
"…o…" Kagome whimpered
"We will contact them and tell them to hurry as soon as possible." He assured "So you have anyone who can come get you after the tests."
"Yes." Kagome said, "Can I use the phone?"
"Of course"
Kagome slowly pushed the number on the phone and heard
"HellOoo" from her friend
"Sango?" Kagome asked
"Who's this?" Sango curiously questioned
"...its Kagome…" Kagome quietly said
(A/N: Is everyone happy? She is awake! Review, please and thankyou)