Read, Review, and Enjoy. I do not own InuYasha or the other characters mentioned in this chapter. (their my friends in real life and wanted to be apart of the fanfiction.) (!SAD PIANO MUSIC RECOMMENDED FOR CHAPTER!)
InuTaisho rubbed Izayoi's back in small circles, holding her hair up while she Hurled up bile into the toilet.
"I think you're catching the flu."
Izayoi frowned resting her head in her hands. She had been throwing up all night. She flushed the toilet and grabbed her toothbrush, shoving it into her mouth. InuTaisho felt bad for his wife, he would do anything to help her. Once she was finished she rested her head on InuTaisho's shoulder exhausted.
"My stomach hurts terribly InuTaisho." Izayoi complained. InuTaisho embraced her hoping it would make her feel a little better.
"Come on." Inutaisho helped his wife get into bed and lightly kissed her on the forehead. "I'll see if we have any medicine in the kitchen- InuYasha!"
Izayoi rolled her eyes and pulled the covers over her shoulders. She was freezing!
InuYasha came in the room eating a brownie. "Yeah..?"
"Go see if we have any Pain killers, anti-vomit, I don't know! Something."
"Okay, okay." InuYasha spun out of the room and walked down to the kitchen. Nozomi was just finishing washing the dishes.
"Master InuYasha." Nozomi nodded in greeting.
"Do we have any pain killers?"
Nozomi lightly tapped a finger on her chin and looked on top of the fridge. Nobody knew why they kept their medicine there. "ah...ha..." She got on her tip-toes reaching for the bottle nudging it off the fridge. "Will this do?"
" Think so. Mom's not feeling good." InuYasha took took pills out on the bottle while Nozomi poured a glass of water.
"Tell her I hope she feels better."
"What? You're too lazy to go upstairs and tell her that your own self?"
"InuYasha, is that anyway to speak to a woman?" Sesshomaru asked leaning on the other side of the kitchen wall.
" Sesshomaru-Sama..." Nozomi blushed and pretended to get back to work on the dishes which frankly she had already finished.
"Oh. You're still living here I see?" InuYasha asked with a blank face.
"Whelp."
" Girl."
" INUYASHA!" InuTaisho called from the upstairs master bedroom. "DID YOU FORGET ABOUT YOUR POOR MOTHER!"
"Ohh yeah..." InuYasha exchanged a glance at his older brother and maid and dashed upstairs. Peeking into his parents room InuYasha expected his mother to be in bed. Unfortunately she was puking up her guts once again.
After getting a dose of Medicine Izayoi gave InuYasha a hug.
"Good night Inu..."
"Night mom... feel better."
"Thank you."
Slowly stepping out of the room InuYasha made his way back to his room. It wasn't aware of him that that may have been the last words he would hear from his mother...
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It was in the afternoon InuYasha began to wonder when his mother would wake up. She was always an early bird.'Well she isn't feeling good..'
Stepping up the large staircase he entered his parents master bedroom. Inutaisho was currently at work. Izayoi lied limp in a peaceful sleep. Walking over to her he tapped her arm.
No response.
He shook her a little. "Mom...? Get up."
Still no response. Not even the slightest twitch. Knowing exactly how to wake her up he tickled her feet. He got worried when there was still no response to his touch. "Se...Sesshomaru!" He yelled in a panic dashing out of the room.
Sesshomaru poked his head out of the book he was reading looking concerned. It was never good when InuYasha used his real name rather than 'fluffy.' Throwing the book down on his bed he peeked into the hall watching an InuYasha charge over to him.
"InuYasha? What's wrong?"
"Mom wont wake up!" InuYasha grabbed his arm and dragged him into his mother's room. "She's a light sleeper and never sleeps past nine."
Sesshomaru examined Izayoi picking up her hand to feel a pulse in her wrist. 'She's alive...' He gently tapped his palm against her cheek but she still didn't move. "InuYasha. Dial 119.." (An/: This is the emergency number in Japan. :) )
InuYasha's heart shattered into a billion pieces as he picked up the phone. 'Why...'
"119, what is your emergency?"
.
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It was a usual day at Hirushima Hospital,Babies were born, hearts were stopped, tears were shed...
The chief of all the doctors was Mark Bongolan. He was a Youkai that usually scared away his patients. His appearance was a bit unusual. As his right arm would be completely normal his left arm had green scales that shimmered in the sunlight. His snake eyes could kill with one look, though not literally. Just above his red scaled legs, His green dragon tail dragged against the hospital floors all day. Every now and then someone would be tripped and that was usually his wife that worked next to him, Krysta.
Krysta was a nurse that worked at Hirushima Hospital. Unlike her husband that looked like a mutant turtle she was a Bear demon. Two cute furry ears rested on the top of her head. She was always very cheery at the hospital and it made all the patients smile. The hospital was very grateful to have her.
"Scalpel." Mark requested looking down at his unconscious patient. Surgeries weren't his favorite, it was the one thing that always killed people. Although he made another Nurse tell the families for him who wasn't so emotional about every little thing.
Grabbing the scalpel off the tray, Krysta handed it to Mark. "Scalpel..." She sang. She had a bit too much fun when it came to surgeries..
"Dr. Bongolan? We got a call from the Taisho Mansion. The wife, Izayoi was found unconscious. They are on their way in an ambulance." A nurse crackled into a walkie talkie.
"Alright...Let us know when they get here."
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Two paramedics arrived at the Taisho mansion as soon as they could after the call. One was female with black goggles on the top of her head just above her Neko ears. The male parked the ambulance and jumped out of the car with great timing. He was an Inu Youkai that was required to do all fields in the hospital. Today he felt like moving around more and took the emergency rides. They both could be mistaken as siblings with their brunette hair and expressionless faces.
Sesshomaru and InuYasha ran outside of the house urging the paramedics to hurry the heck up.
Rushing up the stairs the two paramedics introduced themselves.
"Sorry we couldn't get here sooner but someone was driving awfully slow for an emergency. I'm Breezy, that is doctor Shew." Breezy glared at Dr. Shew as they both rushed upstairs with the gurney.
"For your information I was going as fast as I could. And how come you get to use your first name! That's so unfair!"
"Could you two please shut up." Sesshomaru asked putting his claws to the bridge of his nose as if he were getting a headache. Couldn't the hospital sent some more Mature Paramedics?
"Oh trust me sir, we are as mature as it gets." Breezy reassured checking Izayoi's pulse. It was almost as if she could read his mind. Dr. Shew shoved his arms under izayoi's knees and back and lifted her onto the gurney with ease.
"Is she going to be okay..." InuYasha asked with worry.
Dr. Shew glanced over at the young pre-teen. They were both inu Youkai's. This way it would be easier for him to communicate with him.
"Honestly we don't know yet." Breezy admitted lifting one side on the gurney. "You guys are welcome to follow the ambulance. Sir? Do you drive?"
"Of course.. What hospital?"
"Hirushima hospital."
"Alright. I should call father first."
Dr, Shew and Breezy nodded carrying Izayoi out. InuYasha watched helplessly as his mother was carried away. What was wrong with her? Why wasn't she waking up?
Breezy put on her shades hopping into the driver's seat. Dr. Shew opened his mouth to protest as he strapped Izayoi inside the ambulance. "Wha-what is this?"
" Wouldn't want to be blamed for a woman's death by driving too slow, right Toran?" She smirked adjusting her seat and clicking her seat belt.
Rolling his eyes he hopped into the back of the ambulance giving Izayoi a physical exam on the way to the hospital.
Sesshomaru dialed his father's number at work desperately hoping he wasn't on break or anything.
"Taisho corporations. How may I help you?" A calm receptionist asked answering the phone.
"This is Sesshomaru. Something has happened to his wife and she is on her way to the hospital. Please put InuTaisho on the phone immediately." He said sternly.
"of c-course.." Hearing the woman drop the phone on the other line, she ran off to find Mr. Taisho. "INUTAISHO!"
Only moments later Inutaisho picked the phone up in a panic. "Sesshomaru! What happened?"
"InuYasha was trying to wake her up this evening and she just wouldn't show any sign of consciousness. We are on our way to the hospital."
"Okay, I'll be there as soon as I can." hanging up the phone he grabbed his coat running with demon speed to his car. 'Please be okay Izayoi...'
()()()()()
Kagome pet Buyo holding the phone to her cheek. Ring...ring...ring...
"Hi this is InuYasha-"
"InuYasha!"
"-Sorry I can't get to the phone right now. Chances are I'm sleeping...please leave a message and hopefully you'll have a call back! Bye."
"ugh.. Why isn't he answering me. Maybe it was that kiss and he...got all weirded out and hates me." Kagome frowned. She really hoped that wasn't the case. Gramps came into her room with some ramen. It only made her think of InuYasha. "Ah come on gramps!"
"What? I was just going to ask you if you wanted to eat some with me...gosh..."
"Inu hates me!" She smashed her face against her pillow and sighed dramatically. "He wont answer any of my calls. That isn't like him."
"Now, now, don't go jumping to conclusions. His phone probably isn't charged, or maybe he is in the shower."
"I just hope he is okay."
"You worry too much. Let's go play some checkers!"
" . . ."
()()()()
Breezy leaned up against the receptionist counter watching the clock. She wished something interesting happened today. A small boy ran out of the curtained room and tugged on her pants.
"Lady..." He sounded really distressed.
"What do you want?" She asked uninterested.
" May I please change doctors?"
"Why."
" Her name is too long to pronounce."
Breezy knew instantly who he was talking about and laughed. "Phoumiphat?"
"Yeah! That one!"
"Ah... alright."
"Can you be my doctor?"
"My name is too complicated. That's why everyone just calls me Breezy here. I hope I get married soon so someone can burn that terrible last name from my title."
"Lady, I didn't ask for a sob story." He said blankly. "My name's Shippo. I'd like a new doctor."
Breezy made a face. "What about a pretty wittle doggy?" She said in a baby voice pinching his cheeks. A little too hard hoping it would leave a mark. Kids were the only thing she hated dealing with at the hospital.
"Yay!"
"Yo Toran!"
Toran twitched his ears indicating that he heard her.
Shoving Shippo's chart against his chest she walked back to Shippo.
"His name is really simple and all you have to say is Shew."
"Shoe?"
"Yep..." Breezy looked at the clock and sighed happily. "Oh look, I'm on break, now you cant ask for stupid requests." She laughed in the boy's face and went to the cafeteria.
Krysta burst out of one of the hospital rooms with a huge blush on her face.
"What's wrong with you?" Toran asked looking over at Shippo's chart. Seems as though he had bronchitis in his lungs.
"Oh My Gosh...!" She squealed. " Really hot guy in room 134! And guess what!"
"What..." He sounded uninterested.
"He's my patient."
"Woohoo.."
"Excuse me?" A slender man with silver hair barged through the doors with concern. It was the one and only, InuTaisho.
"Ah..." Krysta gawked at his beauty. "Yes?"
" My wife. Where is she?"
" I believe she got her own room." Toran thought for a moment but couldn't seem to recall exactly what room she was in. "I would have to check with Dr. Bongolan though. That's his assigned patient."
"I see."
" Already on it!" Krysta piped. She blew into her walkie talkie and spoke. "Mark InuTaisho's here. Status on his wife would be...?"
"She is in room 417. She moved. I'll talk to the family in that room..." Mark replied.
"Okay. I'm escort you Mr. Taisho." Krysta bowed with a bright smile.
"What about your hot patient?" Toran wondered.
"Oh shoot! Sorry, you'll have to find it on your own!" without another thought she skipped off giggling to herself.
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts Toran titled his head down the hallway. "This way please."
It seemed like hours getting to the room. InuYasha and Sesshomaru were sitting in the chairs next to Izayoi. She was already changed into a hospital gown an hooked up to machines.
Mark offered his hand. "I'm Dr. Bongolan."
"InuTaisho." he took the extra seat next to his sons. "well?"
" Your wife is still alive."
"Oh thank heavens." Inutaisho breathed a sigh of relief.
"however..." Mark started.
"However?" Sesshomaru questioned.
" She has mysteriously fallen into a coma."
The room was silent for the longest time. InuYasha clasped his hand over his mouth. Tears rose in his eyes but he wouldn't allow them to fall.
"How...did this happen?" InuTaisho asked shakily. InuYasha clutched his claws against his head in frustration. Mark was the most worried about the state of the young boy. Why did it have to be his mother? Why not someone else? Blood trickled down the sides of his head as his claws dug deeper and deeper into his skin.
"InuYasha!" Sesshomaru growled trying to pull off InuYasha's claws from his face. His body pulsed causing Sesshomaru to jump back a bit. Golden eyes turned red and blue, fangs growing in length poking out of his mouth, Claws getting longer than before. "He is calling his demon."
Mark pressed the security button and bursting through the door came Breezy and Toran looking really gangster. Breezy raised a syringe posing at the door. If there was steam...it would have been a perfect entrance.
"You two aren't security!" Mark complained.
Dropping the act Toran and Breezy walked into the room casually. Toran ran over to InuYasha and tried to calm him. Breezy pushed her way over to them both flicking her syringe and puncturing InuYasha's arm with it. Sedation was needed when things were about to get too out of hand. InuYasha collapsed into Toran's arms limb. InuTaisho watched in amazement. He thought he was going insane. Here he was in a hospital with a wife in a coma and a son that had to be sedated to stop from turning into a youkai...
"Hey you." Inutaisho called looking at Breezy.
'I have a name...' Breezy grumbled but vanished all evil thoughts and looked at InuTaisho.
" I may need to be sedated as well."
"Not necessary. Breezy go get them some water please." Mark asked.
"Sure thing." She nodded twirling the syringe and throwing it into the Toxic waste bin. Krysta wheeled in a wheelchair for Toran to place InuYasha in. He kneeled beside him opening his eyelids with his thumb. His eyes returned to their normal color.
"Krysta, do a blood test for me. Then take it to me in the lab to analyze it. Something is not making sense." Mark ordered getting out of the room.
Krysta got out the blood tubes, a syringe, a band aid, and a strip of latex. Breezy came back into the room and handed water to InuTaisho and Sesshomaru. 'Wait! When did I become the waitress!'
Breezy shook her head and left the room. Tying the latex around Izayoi's wrist Krysta hooked a bottle to the syringe and looked for a vein. Sinking the needle into her skin she gazed over at Toran and inuyasha.
"How is he?"
"He'll be fine. Can't really blame him for such an outburst...I bet I would have acted the same way..."
Gathering about four little bottles filled with blood, Krysta removed the syringe and latex. She pressed a cotton ball over the tiny hole in her arm and wrapped the bandage around it.
"I'm going to go take this to Mark."
"Alright."
Stepping out of the room she shut the door.
"I'm going to go take a walk." Sesshomaru said getting up. Being cooped up in a hospital just wasn't doing himself any good.
InuTaisho nodded and lied his hand on top of Izayoi's...
()()()()()
About what seemed like an hour later Dr. Bongolan finally got his answers. A heavy dose of Arsenic was found in her blood. What's worse was it was taken by mouth. Was she trying to kill herself? He wondered...Maybe she just took toxic water that had it...? Pushing his way out of his office chair he carried the files back to room 417.
InuYasha was resting his head on Toran's lap sleeping. His patient, Shippo was long forgotten.
"InuTaisho? May I speak to you outside."
"Of course."
both stepping outside, Inutaisho leaned against the wall.
"I was able to spot something inside Izayoi's blood. I believe it is a substance used to kill rats..."
"Like, arsenic?"
"Precisely. Which explains the stomach pains she was having and the vomiting. Diagnosis, Arsenic poisoning."
"Is there any treatment doctor?"
"I wouldn't be able to progress until she woke up...I'm terribly sorry."
Now the only question that remained in InuTaisho's head was 'how did this happen Izayoi...'
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InuYasha was forced to go to school the next day. His head hurt like crazy. Kagome spotted her favorite hanyou from about a mile away and gasped. She dropped her binder on the ground and ran her fastest over to him jumping in mid air. Class was in session so no kids were in the quad. InuYasha however was arriving a little late.
"Inu!"
InuYasha looked up with widened eyes. Good thing he was an expert when it came to glomps from Kagome. He caught her just in time before they both crashed onto the hard concrete.
"Inu! Where were you!" Kagome cried. "I called and you didn't answer. Inu I- what's wrong?" Kagome saw the distanced look on his face and frown on his face.
"My mom was taken to the emergency room yesterday..."
" Is she...okay?"
InuYasha shook his head looking at his feet. "She wouldn't wake up...she's in a coma." InuYasha sniffled and covered his eyes.
Kagome found tears in her own eyes. She was very close to Izayoi, has been for years. To hear such a horrible thing made her heart ache. Kagome was shocked when InuYasha crushed her into a suffocating hug. He needed a woman's comfort right now.
Kagome felt InuYasha shaking violently. She rubbed his back soothingly.
"Excuse me! No PDA!" A school monitor yelled.
"Give him a break!" Kagome cried showing her face which had tears. "He just got told his mother is in a coma. How would you feel? Leave us alone." Kagome cried and buried her head in InuYasha's shoulder.
InuYasha was trying very hard not to cry. The monitor stepped back a few steps before leaving.
"Inu...It's okay to cry." She whispered.
" I'm scared Kagome."
Kagome hugged him her tightest and relaxed. "Don't be..."
InuYasha was so glad he had Kagome. She was always there to comfort him when he was upset. Was always there for backup. Always stuck up for him. The greatest things a friend could do.
Kagome felt warm tears dampen her shoulder. "It'll be okay Inu..."
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Izayoi was given her own room to keep for a long period of time. They didn't know when or if she was going to wake up. All they could do at this point was observe. The only thing Mark could do was make her as comfortable as possible. The amount of Arsenic in her told him there was a slightly larger chance she would never wake up. Breezy and Toran were actually saddened by the whole event. The look on her son's face was tragic. Normally they wouldn't let their emotions get in the way of their work.
()()()()
Shiori caught up with InuYasha at the end of the school day. "InuYasha.."
Turning around InuYasha gave a fake smile trying to hide the sorrow in his eyes.
"Shiori. We need to talk."
"Okay."
"I've been going through a lot at home and I...need some time just to myself."
"You're breaking up with me..."
He couldn't even bare to look her in the eye but nodded.
"This is all Kagome's doing, isn't it?" Shiori glared.
"What are you talking about? I have a relative in the hospital."
"If Kagome would have listened to me and stayed away from you we would still be together!"
"You told Kagome to stay away from me?" InuYasha asked in disbelief. "Why would you do that?"
"Because you have a better relationship more with her than you do with your own girlfriend!"
"I don't have a girlfriend!" InuYasha mocked.
Shiori gasped and stomped off.
"Go ahead and run to Kanna again! I don't care! That's all you ever do! Why don't you just date her!" He yelled.
"InuYasha...?" Kagome asked coming out of the girl's locker room.
" I broke up with Shiori... I'm actually quite glad."
"Why?"
"Anyone that has a problem with my friends can go die in a hole. I can't believe she told me that she told you to stay away from me."
Kagome smiled. "Are you going back to the hospital?"
"Yeah. You want to come later?"
"I think we'd all like to go visit."
" I'll see you later Kagome."
"Okay..." Kagome jumped as high as Mario into the sky and cheered once InuYasha was out of sight.. Finally they were broken up!
Please leave a review. Okay I keep getting this question: What grade are they in now? Answer: 7th grade. ^_^ I'm still deciding how many more chapters will be for their Middle school years.