I actually slightly teared up writing this, I hope it pulls a little emotion out of you guys as well. Thanks for reading.
Sesshomaru sat in his office, his phone in his pocket began its shrill ringing, along with his desk phone, his intercom beeped alive as well. He groaned, 'what the hell is it now?' Amidst all the ringing and buzzing, his assistant Jaken ran into the room, "Mr. Takahashi! I have terrible news!" Sesshomaru's eyes widened, he knew this news was coming but he wasn't prepared to hear it yet. He waved Jaken away with his hand, "leave." Sesshomaru fished his phone out of his deep pants pocket, he had a missed call from Inuyasha's phone. A number he knew he would never be called from again. He dialed his father's number.
"Hello?" His father's choked up voice sounded over the line. "So it's true?" Sesshomaru tried to maintain his composure, though on the inside, even he, was slightly distraught with the news. His father took a deep breath, his sobs raked his body, "Yes, he just left us." Sesshomaru walked towards the back windows of his office and put his hand to his forehead. What now? "I'll be there as soon as possible." He hung up and began to exit the building.
He arrived at the hospital and swiftly made his way to the room his brother had been residing in for the past week. He walked out of the elevator onto the floor to be met by his family. His father sat silently with subtle tears falling down his cheeks, he had his arms wrapped around his distraught wife. Izayoi's body was shaking as she was crying loudly, her sobs ripped out of her throat, it sounded as though she could barely breathe.
Everyone knew this moment was coming. All it took was Inuyasha to stop taking his pills for this to happen. Inuyasha had begun to refuse his pills a few months ago, stating that he no longer needed them, they just caused him to lose more weight, and to be drowsy constantly. At first, it had been a great idea. Inuyasha began to work out again, his body began to be healthy again. His muscle tone was growing, his cheeks slowly becoming defined again. He could run around, he could chase after his son. He was suddenly teaching the boy to hit baseballs and splashing around in the pool with him. He would wake up at dawn and fall asleep after a lovingly passionate night with his wife, with his son safely tucked away in the room next to his. He had finally begun to live again, until one day Kyou came home sneezing.
It had just seemed like allergies when he first arrived home. Both Kagome and Inuyasha brushed it off. The boy fell asleep early that night, still in his father's arms. It wasn't until he woke up and suddenly threw up all over Inuyasha that they panicked. The damn child had brought home the flu, and naturally, his brother's immune system had no line of defense to ward off the sickness. It wasn't even hours later that he himself was confined to the bed, sick with the chills and a deathly high fever. He had fought against it hard for days, he laid in bed and threw up everything he tried to hold down. He had become dehydrated, and too weak to leave the bed. He kept telling Kagome it would just pass, but then a week ago, his fever had peaked at a 105.2, he was deathly ill and Kagome no longer had a choice. He was admitted to the hospital. The doctors and nurses did everything they could, but everyone knew no amount of money, medicine, or prayers could rip Inuyasha from death's grasp. It was all a matter of time.
Sesshomaru had come last night to see his brother, Inuyasha had appeared to be on the brink of death. They had made final arrangements on his will, he officially signed the company over to his brother, and they had officially said their goodbyes. He was a strong man, but he could tell he was exhausted. He still continued to muster up the strength to stay strong for his family. Sesshomaru glanced around the room and realized that he didn't see Kagome or his young nephew. The nurses stood mumbling at the door with Inuyasha's lawyers, reviewing paperwork. He approached them, motioning towards the door, "may I?" The nurse gave him a look of pity and whispered, "Of course sir." Sesshomaru braced himself for what he would see. He twisted the knob and opened the door.
His brother lay frozen on the bed, a foolish person could assume he was sleeping, but Sesshomaru knew better. His hallow cheeks seemed sickly grey under the fluorescent lighting, his dull hair hung lifelessly around his waxy face, his cheeks were no longer flushed with fever. He looked below his face to see that his arms were still wrapped around his sons figure. His chest no longer rose and fell with his breaths, but his son still slept peacefully, despite the lack of heartbeat the boy wasn't even aware of what had happened. Sesshomaru felt his heart clench at the sadness of the situation. He looked up when he heard a muffled sob. He saw Kagome sitting in a chair holding on to Inuyasha's other hand, the wrist band from when he was admitted was loosely clinging to his stiff wrist. "He wanted us to be in here with him. They fell asleep watching The Avengers." She sniffled, "Inuyasha just didn't want to be alone. I knew it was time, but I still let them fall asleep. I didn't even tell him bye." He wanted so terribly to take everything back, he wanted nothing more to take the pain and suffering from the woman, and especially from his young nephew, who he knew would be destroyed at the news. Sesshomaru approached Kagome and grabbed her hand, "Come on Kagome, the doctors have things they need to take care of." Her face froze into a look of horror, "I can't leave him." He tugged on her hand, pulling it out of Inuyasha's stiff and cold grip, "you have to." He mumbled he could feel the woman silently falling apart. "Do you have someone you can call for the boy? We have a lot we need to take care of." Kagome nodded, not taking her eyes off of her dead husband. "Her name is Rin." She pulled her phone from her pocket and handed it to him.
Sesshomaru left the room to call the woman. He touched her name and the phone began to ring, "oh Kagome! What's the news is everything okay!?" Sesshomaru didn't know who this woman was or what her relation was to Kagome. He didn't know how much information to release to the woman. "Ms. Rin?" He heard silence for a moment, "Uhm, yes? Who is this? Where is Kagome?" He sighed, "We need you to come to Lane Memorial Hospital as soon as possible, if you can. Kagome needs you." He heard a painful gasp on the other end of the phone. He heard her whisper, "no..." Into the phone. He figured she had realized what had happened. They sat in silence for a few moments. There weren't any words to say on the situation. "I'll be there immediately." With that the phone went silent. Sesshomaru walked back into his room, he squared his shoulders and took a deep breath as he walked into the room, he had to brace himself from the disgustingly depressing picture he would be faced with once he stepped in.
Kagome sat there in silence, he wished more than anything he could fix her sadness. Her hand remained disconnected from Inuyasha where he had placed it down to make the phone call. "She will be here soon." Sesshomaru slowly walked around to the other side of the bed. He gently lifted the small boy's body, not wanting to wake him. "Where are you taking him?" Kagome's panicked voice reached his ears. "I'm bringing him to the waiting room to wait with Izayoi, I don't want him to wake up here." Kagome nodded in understanding.
Sesshomaru set the boy into his grandmother's arms. She wiped the tears from her eyes as she smiled sadly down at the little boy. "He's so much like his father." She mumbled as she pushed his black, long ringlets away from his face. He left them there to comfort each other. He began to walk back to the room when the lawyer called him over.
"Mr. Takahashi, you were the one who helped your brother write the will correct?" Sesshomaru nodded, "what do you need?" The two men stood across from each other, each held a serious expression, "you do remember the section that states you would become one of the legal guardians for the boy correct?" Sesshomaru couldn't recall ever writing, or agreeing to such a ridiculous request. He cocked his head to the side, which the lawyer took as a no and continued speaking, "Yes it states in section three, that if Mr. Takahashi were to pass on before his son reached adulthood, that you and Mrs. Takahashi would both be the legal guardians of the boy. Seeing as the Missus Is in such a distraught state, I think it would be best that you make a decision on the boys living arrangements for the near future." Sesshomaru nodded. The sneaky bastard conned him into raising his son. He shook his head and walked into the room again.
Kagome had her head down on the bed and was sobbing into the mattress. Sesshomaru sighed, how was he supposed to take her child from her when she needed someone the most? He knew it was best for the boy to live elsewhere while his mother was in such a state, but he didn't want to isolate her. He walked forward and gathered her into his arms, prying her away from his now cold brother. She tried desperately to pry herself out of his arms, she screamed and cried, "No! please I can't leave him here!" Sesshomaru could hardly handle it. He approached his father with the distraught woman. "Please bring Kagome home. I have business to attend to." He passed the whimpering woman to his father and watched as he walked to the elevator with the newly widowed woman. Izayoi set down the child on the couch they were sitting on and followed her husband to the elevator.
Rin was definitely shaken at the news. Kagome had been telling her Inuyasha wasn't looking well, but she had always been hopeful. Kagome never let on that it was this bad, and then she had to hear from a stranger that her best friend's husband had died. She felt her heart ache for Kagome's loss, and even more so at the thought of Kyou having to live without his father. She got in the elevator and braced herself for the sight she would see as she got to where Inuyasha was.
The elevator doors opened and Rin was shocked, the halls were deathly silent, she got out and walked to the end of the hallway. She saw a man standing by the window, mumbling things into his phone, Kyou laid on a sofa in the waiting room not far from him. She snuck up to Kyou so she wouldn't wake him. She went to pick him up when she felt a presence right next to her. The man who was on the phone was standing next to her, and was staring down at her. His expression was serious and anguished, but he appeared to still be well put together. "I sent Kagome with my father to deliver her back to her apartment. You are Rin?" She nodded. "I am technically Kyou's legal guardian. I ask that you care for the boy at least until after the funeral. I ask that you do not let him see his mother. He doesn't need to see his mother in such a state. I leave it to you to tell Kyou about what had happened." With that he walked past her and headed towards the elevators.
Rin was paralyzed, she had to be the one to tell her godson that his father had died? And even worse, he couldn't see his mother? 'What a bastard!' She mentally screamed at the man as she scooped the child up and began to leave the building.
Let me know what you guys think! Reviews please! -Ainsley