Okay guys, home stretch. Just this and the epilogue and I'll be done. So let me get some reviews back on this, okay?

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Rin felt he oranges at the supermarket looking for bruises. He liked oranges. It'd be nice if she had some when he woke up.

"Hey, Rin!" Kagome waved from the frozen goods. Rin pulled her cart over beside hers. "How's he doing?"

'How are you?' was lost after it became common knowledge that Sesshomaru was in a coma.

"The same," Rin said darkly. "The doctor said that it took about a month for the damage a coma can cause to become irreparable."

"And how long has it been?"

"Eighteen days." Kagome frowned for a moment before forcing herself to cheer up for Rin's sake.

"Well, Inuyasha doesn't seem all that worried." Rin nodded, then back-tracked.

"How do you know?" Kagome became oddly interested in the frozen pizza very suddenly.

"Oh, you know. We just hang out sometimes. And he always seems to be at Sango's whenever I decide to go there." Rin smiled knowingly. She'd never seen Kagome so boy-struck in her life.

"Well, I told him I would be right back. See ya."

"Hang on," Kagome said and grabbed Rin's basket, "told who? Are you seeing someone else?"

"No! Of course not. I-" Rin had to clear her throat of that awkward feeling. "I talk to Sesshomaru. I've done a lot of reading, and people that have come out of comas have been known to remember people talking to them. They say it helps to bring them around, knowing they're not alone." Rin couldn't bring herself to look Kagome in the eye. Kagome let go of her cart.

"I see." Rin couldn't help but notice the look of pity.

"Well, like I said, I need to be going." Kagome stood still, watching Rin until she left the store.

"Good luck."

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"Hello, Sesshomaru," Rin said as she walked into his private room with her armful of fresh flowers. "How was your day?" She threw out the old flowers to replace them with the new. She knew Sesshomaru wouldn't have cared even if he was awake, but it made her feel better to come in and see it somewhat cheery. Rin walked over and marked the calendar. Thirty-four days in coma. She was beginning to lose her optimism. "You ought to come out of it, Sesh. You have a business and a family to think of, you know. Inuyasha is even starting to doubt. I mean, really, a whole month in coma!" She did a double take when she thought she saw his eyes move, but convinced herself her mind was playing tricks on. It had happened a couple times before. She sighed. "Sesh, I have something to tell you. I didn't get the chance to tell you the last time, and I didn't want to burden you if you really can hear me. But I guess I'm desperate enough to sink to bribery." She watched her fingers pick at his blanket as she sat on the side of his bed. It was hard for her to see him with tubes and wires crossing and covering his body. She felt his hand. Her brows came together. He felt warm today. She smiled. Surely that was a good sign. She stared at his hand, drawing circles in his palm. "I'm pregnant again, Sesshomaru." She tried to hold herself together, but ducked her head and attempted to control her shaking shoulders. "And I'm scared." The tears did start falling. "I love you, Sesshomaru, but the doctor says that every day you don't wake up lessens your chances. He says you might never wake up and I should say my goodbyes soon." She removed her hand from his to wipe at her eyes. She felt another hand helping with the process.

"You don't have to be afraid this time, Rin. I said I'd protect you." Sesshomaru's eyes were wide open and staring into hers. There was no sign of diminished mental ability she'd been warned about. "It's okay, you're not dreaming," he said, almost playfully, when she didn't respond, "and I'm not going to relapse." She didn't need to be told twice.

"Sesshomaru!" She dove for him and clung to his chest. Then she remembered he'd been shot and jumped to her feet. "I'm so sorry, did I hurt you?" He smiled that soft, barely existant smile that she'd only seen used for her and his younger brother (on very rare occasions). "No Rin, you didn't hurt anything." He held a hand out to her. "Come here."

"We have to call a nurse, or a doctor. We have to-"

"Rin, in a minute. Come here." She looked at him for a moment. He was right, healthcare could wait.

"Do you know how long you've been out?" she said as she laid down gently next to him.

"No," he answered matter-of-factly and wound his arms around her.

"Thirty-four days. Over a month. Are you sure you're alright?"

"Fine." He kissed her forehead. Maybe his acting weird was due to drugs… "I apologize for making you worry. And, about earlier, truly?" Rin nodded.

"I'm truly pregnant." Would he be happy to have a child or upset with the responsibility?

"Well, I suppose we'll have to get married now." Her lips thinned. That didn't exactly ring of excitement. "Good. I've been looking for an excuse." She smiled and kissed him full on. "I love you.

"I love you, too," she said and kissed him again, "but I'm going to call the nurse now."

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