Inuyasha had used his charm to disguise himself as a human as he took Kagome to the hospital. He knew that there were humans that didn't like demons, most of the reason was because of Onigumo. Inuyasha was hoping that he would be able to change that by getting rid of Onigumo. He held Kagome close to his chest as he burst through the doors with a scared expression.
"Somebody please help her! She's seriously injured!" Inuyasha shouted with a worried expression. A woman at the desk with blonde hair saw the bruises and cuts on the young raven haired girl's face and her blood covering the man's shirt from carrying her. She ran up to Inuyasha and took a closer look with a worried expression.
"I need this woman taken to the ER stat!" The woman shouted. Soon a few doctors came in with a gurney and gently took Kagome from Inuyasha's arms. He was half afraid of letting them take her, but he knew that they would help her anyway they can.
"Don't worry sir, I promise that they'll help her anyway they can." The woman said gently. Inuyasha looked at the woman with a sad but scared expression.
"Please.. just... don't let her die." He strained to tell her. The woman frowned seeing how frightened he was. She could tell that this man loved that woman greatly. He watched as the doctors started rolling Kagome away from him to the ER. 'Kagome...' He thought sadly, disappointed in himself for not getting to her in enough time to stop the abuse Kagome was going through.
"We will do everything we can." She told him once again. Inuyasha slowly nodded an okay and went to sit in the waiting room. He took out his phone from his pocket and began dialing Sesshomaru's phone. It took the phone three rings before it was picked up.
"Hello?" Sesshomaru said over the phone. Inuyasha settled himself down long enough to talk to his brother.
"Sesshomaru, I need you to bring me a change of clothes over to Shikon Medical Hospital." Inuyasha told his brother.
"What!? Why in the seven hells are you at the hospital!?" Sesshomaru growled. Inuyasha heard the rest of the group shout their shock as well. He growled back to his brother, but in his human form it was less menacing.
"It's Kagome. I'll explain when you get here brother, just make sure you have your charms to disguise yourselves as humans. This hospital is all human." Inuyasha told him.
"Then why are you there? Kagome is a quarter demon Inuyasha, they won't help her." Sesshomaru said worriedly. Inuyasha gave a sigh of frustration.
"Kagome is a human for the time being. I told you that I'll explain it all to you guys when you get here. Just please get me a change of clothes." Inuyasha asked of his brother.
"Alright, we'll be there in ten minutes." Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha gave a nod telling his brother that he would see them soon. After he hung up, a nurse with light brown hair came up to Inuyasha.
"Sir, we need to ask you, what has happened to her?" The nurse asked with concern. Inuyasha looked up at the nurse and looked away with a glare.
"She was attacked... By who, I don't know. I found her in a sawmill." He half lied. The woman sat down with her hands folded under her chin to hear the young man's story as she asked the questions.
"How did you find her there?" She asked him. Inuyasha looked towards the woman with untrusting eyes. Why was she asking these questions when she should be helping take care of Kagome? He gave a sigh and decided to tell her a little white lie.
"Whoever kidnapped her left me a message saying that if I didn't come there within 48 hours, that she would die. He didn't say who he was, but for some reason he knew me. I'm guessing from my parents and just wanted to get to me as well. I don't really know." Inuyasha lied. He didn't need to tell some strange human his life story or the real story of what happened to his mate.
The nurse looked at him with a knowing smile that gave Inuyasha the chills. She placed a hand on his arm and was about to speak when she noticed Inuyasha glaring at her for touching him. The woman sighed and removed her hand from his arm. Once she composed herself, she began to explain.
"I know who you are Inuyasha and I know that the young woman in the ER is Kagome. You don't need to lie to me." The woman said with a smile. Inuyasha raised a brow. 'She knows who I am? Who Kagome is? Who is this woman?' He asked himself.
"Do I know you? How do you know who we are and what we are?" Inuyasha asked. The woman looked around for any prying ears and leaned in close.
"I'm a wind sorceress known as Kagura. I was your father's secretary. He has asked me to keep an eye on you and your friends. Everyone in this city is going through turmoil and staying away from each other or fighting against each other. You and your friends however have impressed me by sticking together and making each other stronger. I know that you and your friends are the ones trying to protect Tokyo and preparing for a war." She told him. Inuyasha widened his eyes in shock. 'How in the world does she know all this?' He thought in wonderment. Kagura smiled as if reading his mind.
"Your father knew what you and your brother have been up to for a long time now. He knew that one day Tokyo would be left in your hands and that it would be your responsibility to protect Tokyo. He knew that someday, you and your friends would help keep peace in this city. He knew the troubles you would go through, but he also knew that you would overcome them together." Kagura explained. Inuyasha was surprised to hear that his father always knew somehow. He smiled to himself. 'That's father for ya.' He thought to himself. Then another thought came to question.
"How are you working here if you're a demon? This is a hospital for humans." Inuyasha stated quietly. Kagura chuckled softly holding up a police badge.
"Like your father was, I'm working undercover. These doctors and nurses look up to me because they know that I can recognize wounds that come from demons or if it was caused by something else. With the way Kagome looked, she was attacked by a demon am I right?" Kagura asked. Inuyasha nodded worriedly.
"I'll explain more when my friends show up. I made sure to tell them to disguise themselves as humans since this a human hospital." Inuyasha explained. Kagura gave a nod of understanding.
"Humans here have seen it all, so they don't trust demons. As long as Onigumo is in charge of Takahashi Corp, no one is safe." Kagura explained. Inuyasha nodded with a serious expression and a look of vengeance in his eyes.
"I'll make him pay for what he's done to Kagome." He growled with clenched teeth. Kagura looked at him with soft eyes that showed concern.
"Right now, let's worry about her well being at the moment." Kagura told him. Inuyasha leaned on the arm of the chair he sat in with a glare. 'Tch, duh! My mate is my first priority! I wouldn't leave her here if that's what this woman is thinking!' He thought with a slight growl.
Ten Minutes Later in Waiting
"Inuyasha!" The half demon now human looked up to see his friends come through the door. Sango came running towards him along with the rest of the gang. Sango had chocolate brown hair in a high ponytail and her eyes were a dark brown. Miroku still had his onyx colored eyes and his hair was jet black put into a small ponytail. Rin had chocolate brown eyes with caramel like hair that flowed down her back. Sesshomaru had long jet black hair and dark brown eyes like his brother. Naraku didn't have to change much since he looked more human than demon. Kikyo didn't have to change much neither since she had more human blood than demon blood. Ayame and Koga were the same as Naraku and Kikyo, they didn't have to change much except for their demon features.
"Inuyasha what happened? Where's my sister?" Kikyo asked with a worried expression and tears in her eyes. Inuyasha looked down the hall where the doctors took her and sighed.
"She's still in the ER. I haven't heard anything yet." He told them. Sesshomaru gave his brother a change of clothes, which Inuyasha was grateful for. He went to take off his bloodied clothes and dress into fresh clean ones. Once he got dressed, he came back as everyone sat down in the waiting room, patiently waiting for him to begin talking about what happened.
"Tells us what happened Inuyasha." Sango demanded after a moments of silence.
"Yeah, who an earth did this to her?" Miroku asked.
"I want to know who kidnapped her." Ayame growled. Inuyasha folded his hands under his chin as he closed his eyes tightly.
"That stupid bastard is dead for hurting Kagome." Koga growled as he punched a fist in his hand. Sesshomaru looked towards his brother seeing the distress in his face. He gave the group a stern look telling them to shut up and let Inuyasha explain in his own time.
Inuyasha looked towards his brother with a grateful look. He took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself down before he told them exactly what happened. He just wasn't sure he should tell a few certain parts that Bankotsu did to Kagome. It made his blood boil even more just thinking about it. Not that his blood was already boiling from the pain he put her through, but it got worst when he thought of what he had done to her. Inuyasha took a few more deep breaths and began his story.
"Kagome was kidnapped by Bankotsu, leader of the Band of Seven." Inuyasha started out. The girls gasped in fear, knowing what kind of demon Bankotsu was. The guys however knew about Bankotsu. Since Kagome's kidnapping, Inuyasha would talk to the guys about where to find Kagome and how. Since he heard from Kagome, Inuyasha went on the hunt alone.
"Kagome was able to reach out to me and give me some clue as to where she was at. She was frightened because she didn't know where she was, she didn't even know who kidnapped her until he took the blindfold off of her." He explained with a glare. Everyone was confused.
"But my sister is a quarter demon. She could have recognized the scent." Kikyo stated. Inuyasha sighed.
"I thought that too, but when I got to her, Kagome no longer had her demon powers. Nor her miko powers. Somehow Bankotsu was able to take away her demon powers, he even made Kagome drink some kind of potion that got rid of her miko powers." He stated with a growl. Everyone gasped at this.
"I didn't think that was possible. How in the world was he capable of doing this?" Sango asked. Inuyasha shrugged.
"I'm not sure. Maybe something Onigumo thought of and got it perfect to teach someone else to do his dirty work." Inuyasha said as he clenched his fists tightly.
"What did he do to Kagome?" Koga asked this time as he watched the horror and grief on Inuyasha's face.
"He wanted to know where the Shikon No Tama was. Kagome stood her ground and told him nothing about it. She told him that even if she knew where it was, she would never give the location. Whenever she defied him, he would punish her by attacking her." Inuyasha felt his heart clench in his chest as he spoke about the horrible grief that Kagome went through. Re-living this as he spoke to his friends made his blood start to boil again, but he didn't want to get out of control, especially in a human hospital.
"That's awful." Ayame said sadly.
"Despicable." Rin said with a growl.
"Filthy vermin." Sesshomaru stated with an angered expression. Inuyasha composed himself as he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
"He had her chained against the wall when I got there. She had many cuts, slash and claw marks, she had bruises on her cheeks from being slapped..." Inuyasha felt his demon side trying to surface but he kept fighting it, telling it that he was in a human hospital and that he doesn't need to lose control here. He needs to stay in control of himself for Kagome and be there for her.
"Sister..." Kikyo felt tears cascade down her cheeks. Inuyasha was growling a little louder as he thought about the other things that Bankotsu had done.
"Brother." Sesshomaru stated firmly catching his attention. Inuyasha realized what he was doing and stopped taking deep breaths.
"There's more isn't there?" Rin asked with a worried expression. Inuyasha turned away.
"Don't... Don't make me say any more... I'm done... I... I don't want to say anymore than what I've told you." He told them with clenched teeth and an angered expression. Everyone nodded, not pushing him any further.
Just when everything seemed calm, Inuyasha began to feel his mating mark burn. He placed his hand on the mark as he looked up with a scared expression. 'No!'
"Code Blue in ER. Code Blue in ER." (A/N: I don't know much about medical terms so bare with me) A woman's voice was heard over the intercom. A bunch of doctors began to rush over to the ER where Kagome was. Inuyasha stood up with a panicked expression. 'Kagome! No!' He clenched his fists to his sides and began to run towards his mate. Sesshomaru grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Let me go Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha growled trying to pull his arm free from his brother's grip.
"Inuyasha, you need to stay here. They won't let you in there while they work on her." Sesshomaru told him. Inuyasha pulled again but to no avail.
"I said let go!" Inuyasha shouted. Everyone was worried and scared for Kagome but Inuyasha was having it worst. Kagome was his mate, his life, his other half. If she were to die, then they may lose Inuyasha as well. Without Kagome, Inuyasha would lose it.
"Inuyasha calm down, they will not lose her." Sesshomaru stated. Inuyasha wanted to be by her side, he wanted to hold her close to him and reach out to her telling her to keep fighting. To not leave him here without her. He growled at his brother's firm grip.
"Dammit Sesshomaru! Let me go or I'll rip your bloody arm off!" Inuyasha threatened. Sesshomaru glared and growled at his brother's threat.
"You will do no such thing! I will knock you out before you even have the chance!" Sesshomaru threatened back. When Inuyasha was about to use his other hand to hit Sesshomaru, his brother grabbed that hand as well.
"Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru growled loudly. Inuyasha was glaring at his brother with tears forming in his eyes. Sesshomaru widened his eyes in shock. Never has he seen his brother cry before. Inuyasha didn't care if Sesshomaru called him a wuss for crying, he didn't care if anyone saw his tears. Kagome was his whole world and he didn't want to lose her, not now, not ever. He loved her more than anything, she was his light.
After fighting his brother for a couple of minutes, Inuyasha finally dropped to his knees. His hands fell to his lap and he clenched them into fists. What was going to do if she died? How could he possibly live on? How could he possibly face her parents' graves and tell them that their daughter was killed? 'It's all my fault for not getting there in enough time! If I had gotten there sooner, she wouldn't have gone through all that!' Inuyasha cursed himself. 'Dammit!' He cursed as he punched the ground once. 'Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!' He cursed more as he punched the ground three more times, tears cascading down his cheeks.
Twenty Minutes Later
"Inuyasha?" Kagura came up to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. Inuyasha jumped at the sudden touch, unaware of his surroundings. He looked up and saw Kagura with a tired smile.
"Come with me." Kagura said softly. Inuyasha nodded as he stood up from his chair and followed the nurse. She walked him past the ER and took him to see Kagome. When she opened the door, Inuyasha gasped and dashed over to Kagome's side. Wires and needles were attached to her, pumping blood and medicine into her. The wires were attached to her chest as it checked her heart rate, and she had something around her other arm checking her blood pressure. She even had a little oxygen mask that was just a tube like thing that went across the face and to the nose.
Inuyasha looked towards Kagura wanting to know the details. Kagura could tell that he was deathly worried for Kagome like she was his life line. Then it dawned on her that Inuyasha and Kagome were mates. She should've realized it when she saw his scared expression as he brought her in. She took a deep breath.
"With the amount of blood loss, Kagome went into hypovolemic shock. We made sure to get some blood flowing into her after we cleaned her wounds and patched them up. She's alright for now, but it's best that we keep her here for observation. It'll probably take her a few days or so to wake up. If not, then maybe a week. It all depends on her." Kagura explained. Inuyasha looked at Kagome with a hint of relief. He took her hand in his and leaned gently over her to place a gentle kiss on her forehead.
"She's a fighter Inuyasha, I'll give her that. We almost lost her but we made it in just the knick of time." Kagura told him. Inuyasha nodded his thanks to Kagura as he sat on the right side of Kagome's bed side holding her hand gently.
"I'll leave you alone then. Did you need me to tell the others?" She asked him. Inuyasha looked up at Kagura.
"Yes you can let them know, but I don't want them coming to see her yet. Not until I know she'll be alright, not until she wakes up." He told him softly as he caressed Kagome's cheek. Kagura gave a nod and started to leave the room.
"Oh and Kagura? Can you ask my brother Sesshomaru to bring me a few sets of clothes. I'm not leaving Kagome's side." He told her. Kagura gave a firm nod with a small smile and left the room.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome with gentle eyes. He frowned, he hated seeing her in this state. 'I let you down Kagome. I promised that I would protect you and this is what happens.' He started thinking. He watched as her chest slowly rose and fell and she slept. His eyes became promising as he furrowed his brows, taking her hand in his gently. 'No more. No more will I let my guard down. I'm not taking any more chances. From now on I will always be by your side, I won't let you out of my sight again.' He vowed.