Chapter 2: When We Wake Together.

"Ka…me…Kagome, Kagome, it's time to wake up." What? Whose voice is…mom? I felt my body shuffle as I began to wake up, I don't remember falling asleep, and I don't remember my dream. I slowly opened my eyes, the harsh lighting in my hospital room, oh the pain, it felt like a migraine. "Kagome it's time to wake up." I heard mom say from my left, somewhere near the door. I shut my eyes before I tried to open then again.

"Mom what time is it?" I asked the assault of lights rained down on my eyes again. "Oh, how bright do they keep these lights?" I asked, my voice groggy from sleep, it sounded so odd and unfamiliar.

"Oh baby, that's the sun light." Mom said as I raised a hand to my forehead, instantly the light had gone from blinding to comfortable. I looked over to Mom; she was standing in the door way, her shoulder resting against the doorframe as she peered at me. I sat myself up, pushing the button on the side of the bed to set my bed up into a sitting position.

"Mom, what time is it?" I asked again. My voice was a little stronger this time. "Where's Twilight?"

"She's sleeping in her bed; the nursery is taking good care of her. It's about noon, that's why the sun is in your eyes." Mom said as I smiled at her. She always answered everything.

"Was the nurse able to test for possible fathers?" I asked as I grabbed the cup of ice water beside my bed on the moveable table.

"Yes, she said that she'd be come to tell you when you woke up." Mom said as she moved from the doorway and walked to my bed side.

"Momma, can you ask her to come in?" I asked setting the cup of ice water on the table. Mom grabbed my hand and squeezed it softly. Her eyes were bright with hope for a possible father.

"I hope that the man in your dream is real, I really do." Mom said as she brushed my bangs from my eyes. "I'll go get Haru." Mom said before kissing my forehead and leaving the room. I laid my head against the pillow and prayed that He'd be alive somewhere and that I'd find him. Five minutes had passed before Mom and Nurse Haru came back into the room.

Nurse Haru was about five nine; her curly black hair was pulled back into a tight bun at the back of her head. Her even set eyes were kind and full of happiness with her world. She wore a bright blue scrub shirt; it had small purple, pink, and green birds flying around, and little dashes behind them marking their flight paths. Her pants were a dark blue to, I was guessing; hide the blood and other fluids that could possibly land on her pants. She was heavy set but she seemed to make it part of her friendly, caring presence. Her voice when she spoke was soft as if she were talking with a little child; I was guessing it was a tone she developed over the years of taking care of people.

"Miss. Higurashi," She stared as she walked closer to my bed, Mom was to her left, and she was shutting the door for privacy. "I'm not really allowed to do this test for you, but your mother and I are really good friends so I did this for you. I ran her DNA through the hospital's database; it says that she's daughter to a one, Inuyasha Takashi. The only thing is," she stopped, her eyes large with surprise. "He's in a coma. He has been for the last three years. How can that be possible?" Nurse Haru asked as I felt something harden in my stomach. I felt like I was going to be sick, as an soon.

"Haru, are you sure?" Mom asked as she looked over Nurse Haru's shoulder. I saw her read the part of Inuyasha in a coma over and over again; she was trying to make sure there was no typo. Mom looked at me; I saw the question in her eyes.

"What room is he in?" I finally asked when I shoved my feeling of sickness away. I stared straight at Nurse Haru. She closed her eyes before looking down at the paper then to me.

"I'm not allowed to give that out." She said as she folded the paper in to half and then that half into half. Grabbing the ivy stand and swung my legs over the edge of my bed. Nurse Haru stared towards me; I raised my hand telling her to stop. She did and I took the chance to stand up; I leaned on the stand. My legs were wobbly as I tried to stand for the first time in two days.

"Please, I need to know where he is. Please." I said softly, my leg didn't seem to want to listen to me. Taking a few steps towards the doorway I nearly stumbled over my own feet. My mom rushed to my side, keeping me up from the floor. "Thank you Momma." I whispered to her as she helped me stand up right. Nurse Haru stared down at me with worried eyes before she reached into her pocket and pulled out the paper with Twilight's results.

"His room is on the 4th floor, number 406. You can't tell anyone that you got the information from me." Haru said as I nodded and walked, with my mom's help, out of my room to the elevators. On the wary way to the elevators a nurse stopped us; she asked if it was good for me to be up so soon.

You see, during Twilight's birth, there was a complication. Since I was still a virgin when I had Twilight some how it made her birth tricky. I lost a lot of blood near the end of her birth. My mom told me that she held onto my hand as I fell unconscious from the lack of blood in my body. She said that the doctors ordered her out of the room as they tried to stop the bleeding. She said that she went to the nursery to stay beside Twilight's side incase I did not make it. I remember that when I did fall asleep from blood loss Inuyasha, my newly named dream lover. He held me close when he said my body felt cold, he told me that I had to cling to the thought, the love, and joys of our love and the love for our daughter. I held on to him and our never dying love. I know that's was kept me from dying that night, on my daughter's day of birth.

"Thank you Nurse, but she needs the exercise." Mom said as the nurse nodded and we continued on to the elevators. When we got to the elevators I leaned against the wall of the elevator. "Are you sure that you're up to this?" Mom asked as she laid her hand against my shoulder. I looked to her; her eyes were filled with worry. I smiled, she loved me so much, she was afraid that I might die; she nearly had to see the wonderful birth of her grandchild and the death of her only daughter.

"I'm good Mom. I promise that I'll be fine, I have to see him. I have to know if this Inuyasha Takashi is the one in my dreams." I said as she nodded, she understood my determination. Standing up right once more I stood with my mother in front of the elevator doors as they opened to the 4th floor. I walked out first, wheeling my ivy stand out with me, my mom followed after me. "Let's see. 401...402...403...404...405...406!!" I said in joy as we came to room number 406. I scanned over the plaque with TAKASHI, INUYASHA written in neat handwriting. I looked to my mom for the courage; her eyes sparkled as she smiled at me. She was behind me all the way. Laying my hand on the door handle I twisted the handle and pushed the door open. It opened quietly as I stepped forward into the darkly lit room. The only light was above the bed, it looked as if no one had been there at all that day.

"Baby, is it him?" Mom asked when I was close to his bed. His hair was long and black, a dramatic contrast to his pale skin. His hair made his skin stand out against the white on the bed sheets. I began to wonder whether his hair length was by his choice or that no one would cut it short. I guess it didn't matter; he looked wonderfully beautiful with it long. I reached my hand to his face; the soft texture of his skin jarred my memory to my dreams. This was the man that fathered my baby girl. Pushing one of his eyelids up I saw the dark violet eyes that had stared to lovingly into my eyes.

"Yes, this is him. This is the man I love." I said my voice shook with joy. I heard my mother step forward, her foot steps echoed in the room. "Mom?" I questioned as I looked back at her, she was moving the chair in the room to the side of Inuyasha's bed for me to sit.

"Baby, I'm going to check on Twilight." Mom said as she kissed my forehead. "I'll come back for you soon." she added before she turned and left the room, shutting the door behind her. I turned to Inuyasha; his face was as peaceful as he slept.

"I found you." I whispered softly as I brushed my hand against his face. He was so soft, so warm, and so alive. Looking around his bedside I saw a photograph on the side table. I reached over and picked up the photo. A smile fell across my face at the image. I could tell who Inuyasha was. His small 10 year old form was adorable. One of his front teeth on the left side was missing in his bright smile. Next to him was another young boy, his brother? The other little boy did not look as happy but a small smile was on his face as his father's large hand ruffled his hair. Their father was big, not like a body builder, but he was well built, he wore his hair in a long ponytail, it seemed the long hair look ran in the family. Then there was the mother, Inuyasha looked like his mother, but the other boy didn't look like her at all, a step sibling maybe? The woman's eyes were kind, filled with natural beauty and care. She had soft features, so looked like a model, so pretty and perfect. Her hair was long as well, but it hung free against her pale skin making her skin glow. "She's so pretty." I whispered as I felt my eyelids fall down as if weighed down. How did I get so sleepy? I don't remember getting sleepy. My eyes closed as darkness filled my sight. I'd fell asleep my hand in his, just like we always did when I'd wake up.

"Kagome? Kagome, it's me," Inuyasha's voice filled my ears as my eyes flew open.

"Oh! The light!" I whined as I covered my eyes with my hands. "Inuyasha, is that you?" I called slowly moving my hands to see Inuyasha's face.

"Is that my name?" He asked his face bright with hope. I smiled laying my hands above my head on the grassy hillside.

"Yes, you're name is Inuyasha Takashi. You're 24 years old, and you have one older brother." I said remembering all that I'd seen in his room. The chart in front of his room allowed her the knowledge of his age. "I fell asleep next to your bed side. You've been in a coma for 3 years." I said feeling the sickness returning in my stomach. I watched as Inuyasha took the information in. Something flickered as a large smile crossed his face. "What is it?" I asked sitting up.

"I know who I am now!!" Inuyasha shouted as he grabbed my arms and hugged me tightly. "I know who I am!" He kept repeating as we hugged. "K-Kagome," He stared at everything began to grow fuzzy again. "I think I'm waking up." Inuyasha said, his voice growing distant along with the colors of the sky and grass.

"So am I." I whispered as blackness covered everything. Something was squeezing my hand; I could feel it as I made the uncomfortable transition between dream world and real world. I moaned softly as the squeezing on my hand tightened. Something moved next to my head bumping it roughly. My eyes opened slowly to my hand in someone else's. I then remembered that I was in Inuyasha Takashi's hospital room.

"Ka..go..me.." I hear a raspy voice call; my head flew up, my eyes meeting the foggy violet eyes. I felt tears fill my eyes as Inuyasha smiled at me. "I'm...Awake..." Inuyasha said as he moved his shaking hand to the oxygen mask. Pulling the oxygen mask from his face he pulled the mask from his head, messing up his long hair in the process. "Kagome...I'm...fin...ally awake." Inuyasha said pulling my hand weakly to his lips. I had to stand up and lean on his bed to allow him to brush his lips against my knuckles. I smiled as a tear fell from my eyes. Inuyasha looked hurt by the tear. "What's w-wrong?" he asked, his voice gaining strength as she spoke. I knew it was hurting his throat to speak at all.

"I'm just so happy, you're here, and you're really here! You can hold out baby, we can be together now!" I said as he smiled at me, his other hand pulling me onto his bed. I sat down beside him, when we were just right, Inuyasha wrapped his arm around my shoulders, holding me close. I could hear his heart beat strongly in my ears.

"Together..." he said softly as he kissed my forehead."Yes, we'll be together." He said again as I felt a tear fall on my cheek. When I looked up, his eyes were filled with tears. As his eyes met mine I knew instantly that he was overjoyed to be alive again. "Together." I smiled and kissed his cheek, taking his tear away with the kiss... He turned his lips to mine. "I love you." He said softly his breath hot against my lips. Leaning forward he pressed his lips to mine, a brief sweet as chocolate kiss.

"Inuyasha?!" I hear a loud deep male voiced shout. We both jerked at the sound and looked to the doorway