InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Always ❯ Chapter 7

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Summary: Inuyasha is a business man with no desire to run the family business, known for his mean streak and sour attitude. Inuyasha becomes the object of many people's hatred. Kagome is a mother of two, doing everything she can to give her children a better life. But when Inuyasha suffers an accident and loses all memory of the last ten years, can Kagome show him what love is or will Inuyasha's past ruin a second chance he was given at life?

Inuyasha grinned widely at his brother and sister-in-law, "Well, it's about time you guys showed up." His face was still slightly swollen and bruised, but was fine aside from that. Tears fell freely from Rin's eyes as she stood in the entryway of the room a mess of tears and make up. Sesshomaru just held her close to him and smiled at his little brother. "Will you two stop staring at me like that?" Inuyasha grumbled to himself, averting his gaze away from them. Without saying a word, Rin detached herself from Sesshomaru and ran to Inuyasha's side, hugging him tightly. Inuyasha winced as Rin's full body weight attacked him.

"Rin. Give the man some space. Don't smother him yet." Sesshomaru said, walking to the other side of Inuyasha's bed, placing a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "How are you feeling?"

"Like I got hit by a train, but I'm alive." Inuyasha shrugged.

"We were worried about you." Rin said softly, burying her face in Inuyasha's shoulder.

"Well, I'm fine now." Inuyasha patted Rin's back, before turning his attention back to Sesshomaru, "How long have I been out?"

"Not long. Several hours maybe." Sesshomaru looked at his watch, "I'm going to go inform the doctor you're awake and call Miroku." Sesshomaru patted Inuyasha's shoulder then exited the room. Rin pulled away from Inuyasha, wiping the tears away from her eyes.

"How do you feel?" Rin asked, wiping away the remaining tears from her face.

"Like shit, but I assume there's a good reason I'm in this hospital room." Inuyasha replied, rubbing the side of his head where the bandage was.

"You were shot, Inuyasha. You were on you're way to Shikon No Tama and you saved Kagome from getting raped and got shot in the process." Rin did her best to explain the incident, growing worried at the confused look on Inuyasha's face.

Inuyasha shook his head, "What the hell is Shikon No Tama?" Rin's eyes went wide at Inuyasha's question. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Inuyasha, Shikon No Tama is the restaurant you gave Miroku." Rin said, tears reforming in her eyes.

"How the hell would I give Miroku a restaurant? I don't have that kind of money." Inuyasha replied, looking at his hands.

"Inuyasha, you're the CEO of TGE. You gave Miroku Shikon as a graduation present. You-" Rin went quiet once Inuyasha cut her off.

"I'm not the CEO of TGE! My father is! I refuse to take over TGE and he knows that!" Inuyasha growled at Rin. Tears fell heavily from Rin's eyes as Sesshomaru entered the room again. "Sesshomaru! Where the hell is father!? I already told him I'm not taking over his damn empire!"

Sesshomaru glanced at Rin, who shook her head slightly as tears streamed down her face. "Inuyasha, what's the last thing you remember?"

"I was going out to the bar with Miroku before we started our first quarter projects. I remember being at the bar and blacking out. I don't know what happened after that. Did anyone inform my school where I am?" Inuyasha tried to push himself out of bed but Rin stopped him.

"Inuyasha, how old are you?" Sesshomaru asked, his fears becoming a reality as Inuyasha answered him.

"I'm twenty-four, Sesshomaru. Why are you asking me these stupid questions?" Inuyasha growled. "I'm twenty-four, I go to Art school, Father is still trying to get me to take over TGE and Kikyo died two months ago. Anything else you want to fucking ask me!?"

Sesshomaru shook his head, "Maybe we should wait for Miroku to get here."

"Goddamnit. Answer me, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled at his elder brother.

"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru took a deep breath. "You're thirty-four, you dropped out of school and became the CEO of TGE ten years ago." Sesshomaru shook his head, "Father's dead, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru and shook his head, "Bullshit! You two are fucking with me. I just talked to him and Mother yesterday." He balled his fists so tightly that his knuckles went white and Rin could see his nails digging into the soft skin of his palms.

"Inuyasha, calm down." Rin tried to place her hand on Inuyasha's arm but he shook it off.

"No! Father is not dead! You're fucking disgusting, Sesshomaru. How can you sit here and feed me this bullshit when I'm sitting here in a fucking hospital bed!?"

"Goddamnit! That's it!" Sesshomaru stormed out of the room, leaving Inuyasha alone with Rin.

"Inuyasha, you need to calm down. I know it's hard to accept but it's all true. You suffered a head injury, it's possible that you have amnesia." Rin took Inuyasha's hand into her own.

"It's not possible, Rin. Ten years of my life doesn't just pass by me unnoticed." Inuyasha whispered softly to her.

Sesshomaru entered the room again, holding a manilla folder. "Here. Maybe this will show you I'm not lying." He tossed the folder at Inuyasha. Inuyasha picked up the folder slowly, reading the label on the tab. Takahashi, Inutaisho. Inuyasha opened the folder slowly, dropping the folder when the first document came into view, tears forming in his eyes. It was his father's death certificate. He really was dead, which also meant that everything Sesshomaru just told him was also true.

"How is this possible?" Inuyasha shook his head, trying to wake himself from the nightmare he had fallen into, but it wasn't going away.

"You suffered a head injury, Inuyasha. Amnesia is common with head injuries, although not quite as severe as yours. The effects may only last a few days, we'll just have to wait and see." Sesshomaru explained to his brother, "I'll call to the Board of Directors at TGE and appoint someone to take your place until you feel you're ready to go back."

Inuyasha could only nod. His heart sunk reading his father's death certificate and his brain was in shambles. He was missing an entire piece of his life. A piece up until recently he knew very well, but now that life could only be known to him through stories told by his family and friends. "Where's Mother?"

"She's on her way with Miroku. They'll be here shortly." Sesshomaru replied, patting his brother's leg. "Rest until they arrive. I'll explain your condition to them before they see you." Sesshomaru excused himself from the room, since he had to return to work. Rin kissed Inuyasha's cheek before standing from the bed and leaving the room as well. Inuyasha laid back in his bed, shaking his head. His entire world just came crashing down on him for the second time, but Inuyasha wasn't sure he wanted to continue on, with the death of Kikyo and his unborn child fresh in his mind once again.

Sango wiped down several of the glasses that had been brought to her from the back. Miroku had just left to get Izayoi and go see Inuyasha. She still had another three hours in her shift before she got to leave, but she was already so exhausted that she just wanted to fall asleep at the bar. Her feet hurt, her back hurt and her boobs hurt from the corset squishing them against her. The bar room currently only had five people inside, which made things easy on Sango for, maybe, an hour or two before another rush hit.

She let out a long sigh of relief and dropped her head on the bar. "Dear Kami, I'm so tired and hungry. I just want to go home and eat everything in my house right now then slip into a food coma." She gripped at her stomach as it growled loudly, making her groan. She hadn't eaten yet, which was now taking a toll on her body. "Maybe if I just sneak to the back for a minute, I can get something to eat." She told herself, looking around the bar. Everything was done at the moment, so she had a few minutes. She slipped out from behind the bar and quickly walked through the hallway into the dining area, which wasn't as empty as she thought it would be. She began walking towards the kitchen but someone shouting stopped her progress.

"Aunt Sango!" Sakura yelled from her table, shocking both Sango and Kagome. Sakura ignored the angry look her mother shot at her and waved at Sango as she approached the table.

"Hi there sweetie!" Sango said as she picked up Sakura from the table, giving her a hug before setting her back down. She looked at Shiro, who was smiling up at her. "Hey there, punk." She ruffled his hair then gave him a hug as well.

"What are you wearing?" Kagome asked, looking up and down Sango's body. Sango blushed, quickly taking a seat so the kids wouldn't ask questions.

"It's my uniform." Sango replied, trying to cover herself. "It helps out in the bar. Miroku loved it."

Kagome grinned at her best friend, "Miroku loved it, eh? I didn't know you two were that close already." Kagome laughed as she received a swat on her arm for her comment.

"Shut up, Kagome! It's not like that. He's our boss!" Sango blushed a deep shade of red, remembering the thoughts she was having about her boss earlier that day.

Kagome laughed some more, "Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say, Sango. How's work been going?"

Sango nodded her head slightly, "It's been good so far. I've made a decent amount of money so far."

"Wearing that outfit, I believe it." Kagome giggled again. Sakura and Shiro had gone back to talking to each other, shooting each other with their forks, pretending they were guns.

"Oh whatever, Kagome." Sango swatted Kagome once again. "Hey, do you want to go out tonight after I get off work?"

"Maybe. I'll ask my mom if she doesn't mind watching the munchkins tonight. I'll let you know later." Kagome replied, smiling at her kids.

"Okay." Sango stood from the table, "I should get back to work, but first, I have to go steal some food." She grinned at Kagome, hugged the kids goodbye and waved as she walked away. Sango entered the kitchen, instantly feeling a vast amount of eyes on her, causing her to blush heavily. She quickly moved through the kitchen and over to Kasuke. "Hey, can you make me a quick dish? I'm starving."

Kasuke didn't remove his eyes from the grill, "Yeah. I'll take it to you at the bar when it's done."

Sango smiled at him, but he didn't notice. "Thank you." Sango left the kitchen and quickly made her way back to the bar, which to her relief was still rather empty. She slipped behind the bar and began checking her beers and coolers. They were all stocked and ready to go. She leaned back against the bar and her heart stopped in her chest as she spotted a man sitting at the opposite end of the room. Long dark hair, dark red eyes, and an evil grin plastered across his face. She growled loudly as the man spotted her. Naraku.

Sesshomaru entered the room of a small girl named Kairi. She had been at the hospital for nearly two months awaiting a heart transplant. She and Sesshomaru had grown close over the last few weeks. Sesshomaru always made sure to stop by and chat with her when he had time. She was fragile and weak, but she was still a beautiful child. She was frightened when she first arrived, but Sesshomaru had given her hope. He tried to give all his patients hope, but sometimes they just wouldn't accept it. Sesshomaru poured his heart and soul into helping everyone that came to him, but he wasn't always able to save them and that took a heavy toll on him.

Kairi was sitting in her bed quietly, looking at the outside world. Her beautiful grey eyes sparkling with life. Sesshomaru stood a few feet away, smiling at the child. I've been waiting weeks for this day, and now I can finally let her know the good news. Sesshomaru cleared his throat, getting the attention of Kairi, who beamed at the sight of her doctor. "Hi there, sweetheart."

"Hello, Doctor Sesshomaru." Kairi gave him the best smile she could muster. Sesshomaru made his way to her bedside and took a seat.

Sesshomaru patted her hand with a smile, "I've told you multiple times to call me Sesshomaru, Kairi." He looked over her quickly. She seemed to have more color in her cheeks today, which was a good sign. "How are you feeling today?"

"I feel good." Kairi giggled a bit. It was the first time Sesshomaru had ever heard anything of the sort leave her lips.

"Well, I have good news for you." He grinned at the small girl, "We can do your operation today." Kairi's eyes lit up at the news, and her smile grew wider. "It'll be about two hours before things get underway but it's happening today. I promise." He stood from the chair and kissed Kairi's forehead. "I have to go see to other patients now. I'll come talk to you before the operation and wheel you down there myself." He exited the room to continue his route. Although he had faith in this operation, he still dreaded the worst. He had lost two patients in the last six months because their bodies had become too weak when they finally received a candidate for a replacement and their bodies ended up rejecting the new heart. Losing a patient took a heavy toll on Sesshomaru. He usually slipped into a deep state of depression, locked himself in his office at home and ignored every phone call, every email, and everyone, including Rin. He tried not to let it bother him, but it was difficult. He got to know his patients so well, and they put so much faith in him.

Sesshomaru growled at Rin. They had been fighting for the last three days because Sesshomaru had slipped into his depression. "Leave me alone, Rin! I don't feel like talking right now!"

Rin was equally as angry as her husband, "Goddamnit, Sesshomaru! I can't help you with this if you don't talk to me!"

"There's nothing to talk about, Rin!" He slammed his fists down onto his desk, hoping it would end the arguement.

"Bullshit! I know exactly why you're like this! You're not God! You can't save everyone!" Rin yelled at her husband, getting a mere three inches from his face. "You give those people something they haven't had in a long time, and that's hope. For some of them, it's already too late when they're brought to you. You can't release them from the clutches of Death. You can't hold all that weight on yourself." Rin's voice softened, then she brought a hand to Sesshomaru's cheek, stroking it passionately. "You do absolutely everything you can for them, and they see it. I know for a fact that they love you and everything you do for them, because I can see it in their eyes. They love you, Sesshomaru. They love you for everything you do, and I love you for the exact same reason."

Sesshomaru locked eyes with his wife, fighting back the tears that were threatening to form in his eyes. Rin smiled vaguely, "You're the most amazing man I've ever met, Sesshomaru, but even a man like you can't bear a weight like this forever."

"Are you okay?" The voice of a woman jolted Sesshomaru from his mind. Sesshomaru turned to look at Doctor Kagura. She was going to be his assistant during the operation later.

Sesshomaru nodded dumbly, "Yeah. I'm fine. Just kind of distracted, I guess." He looked through his files, "How's Daisuke's progress coming along?"

"Very nicely. He showing a lot of improvement. I think it's safe to say he'll make it, Doctor." Kagura smiled at him. Sesshomaru couldn't help but smile back. He had saved Daisuke's life, and that meant everything to him. He may not be God, but he was the middle man, and he would do everything he possibly could to keep his patients from Death, and he would continue to do so for as long as he could handle it.