InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cheating Fate ❯ Stalling Him for as Long as I Can ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Dreamer6164 
I do not own InuYasha
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.29.2006 | Updated On: 08.29.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 3.2K | Status: Work In Progress
I do not own InuYasha
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.29.2006 | Updated On: 08.29.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 3.2K | Status: Work In Progress
CHAPTER TWO
InuYasha smiled widely at the beautiful nurse, who was behind the counter. “Someone should be on their way down to show you around any minute now.” she said as he leaned against the desk.
He made a pouting face as he said, “You mean it won‘t be you? And I was really looking forward to it.”
The nurse giggled. “Oh, Mr. Takahashi! You flatter me!” she said as she smiled at him.
“Please, call me InuYasha.” he replied as he flashed her a smirk.
The sound of someone clearing their throat caught InuYasha’s attention. He looked over and saw a woman in scrubs with a scowl on her face. She seemed familiar to him.
“Oh Kagome! Umm . . . We where just, uh, I was just telling him that someone was coming down to get him.” the nurse stuttered as she blushed a bright red.
Kagome walked up to the pair and rolled her eyes. “That’d be me, Ayame.” she said as she grabbed the clipboard off her desk and started looking through it.
‘Kagome. That name. Where have I . . .’ he thought as it dawned on him who this woman was. “Kagome? Kagome Higurashi? Is that really you?” he asked with a surprised expression on his face.
Kagome didn’t even bother to look up from the clipboard when she said, “That’s me.”
“Don’t you remember me? InuYasha Takahashi? From high school?” he asked as he tried to get her to look up at him.
Kagome glanced up at him trying to find a way out of this. Of course she remembered him. She was reminded of him every time she looked at Ami, but she wasn’t going to tell him that bit of information. “Hey what ya you know.” she said before looking back down at the clipboard.
“So Kagome, where’s your daugh--” Ayame started to asked, but was abruptly cut off by Kagome shoving the clipboard into her arms.
“She’s up stairs with the nurses.” Kagome answered, silently congratulating herself for stopping her in time. “So InuYasha, are you ready?”
InuYasha, who was eyeing Kagome suspiciously for what had just transpired, looked at her with confusion. “Ready for what?”
Kagome sighed as she rolled her eyes again. “For me to tour you around the hospital. I don’t have all day.” she said as she turned around walking in the direction she had come, but stopped as she looked over her shoulder to find him still staring after her. “Well, come on.”
InuYasha instantly snapped out of his gaze as he caught up to her. They started walking down the hallway in silence, so InuYasha started up a conversation. “So, are you an intern too?”
Kagome didn’t answer at first. “No.” she replied.
InuYasha raised an eyebrow in confusion. “But you do work here, don’t you?” he asked as Kagome nodded. “Well, if you’re not an intern than what do you do here? I mean, there’s no way you could be out of school yet.”
Kagome sighed as she stopped and looked at him. He stopped as well. “I’m not an intern and I do work here, but I never went to college.” Kagome said. “I’m more of a helper instead of a nurse.”
“Why didn’t you go to college? Didn’t you once tell me you wanted to be a doctor like your mother?” he asked as she looked away. “In fact, you’re the one who got me interested in becoming a doctor.”
“Yeah well, things change.” she replied as she started walking down the hallway again.
InuYasha rushed to catch up with her again. “Okay, so, what do you do here?” he asked as he shoved his hands into his pant pockets.
Kagome shrugged her shoulders. “Anything they tell me to, I guess.” she answered. “Sometimes I do their paperwork and then sometimes I help out in the nursery, but mostly I go around and--” she started but cut herself off.
“You what?” InuYasha asked curiously.
Kagome shook her head. “No, it’s nothing.”
“Oh come on. Just spill it already.”
Kagome debated on telling him or not. He’d probably just laugh at her, but . . . it wasn’t as if she cared about what he thought about her. “Fine. I go around and . . . and make all the unmade beds.” she confessed.
InuYasha grinned. “You’re kidding right?” he asked as his grin grew wider, but it vanished when Kagome glared at him. “You’re serious? Wow. Um, why would you, uh, want to do some like that? I mean, why skip college to become a professional bed maker?”
Kagome’s glare never lifted. “It’s not funny. I didn’t have a choice.” she said.
InuYasha furrowed his brow at her. “What do you mean didn’t have a choice?”
Kagome suddenly stopped as she changed the subject. “Well, I think this is as good a place as any to start.”
InuYasha noticed the change of subject, but decided to drop it. He didn’t want to get into a fight with her right now. InuYasha nodded to show he was ready, but just as Kagome was about to explain the floor they were on a woman with long black hair walked up to them.
“Kagome! Thank goodness I found you!” the woman exclaimed.
“What is it Sango?” Kagome asked her coworker. “Did something happen?”
Sango nodded. “It’s Ami. She’s having a fit again and she asking--well crying--for you.” she explained.
Kagome sighed. “Oh dear. Well I’m kinda busy right now. I have to show him around.” Kagome explained and that’s when it hit her. InuYasha was standing right next to her and they were talking about Ami. “Uh Sango, would you mind showing Mr. Takahashi around while I go, uh, calm her down?” Kagome asked with caution.
Sango looked from her to InuYasha, who didn’t have a clue as to what was going on. “Um sure.”
“Thanks Sango. You’re a lifesaver!” Kagome stated as she started off down the hall, but came to a halt when a thought crossed her mind. What if InuYasha asked who Ami was? Sango, not knowing who InuYasha was, would tell him that she’s her daughter thus opening up old wounds that didn’t need to be opened up. “Um, on second thought, why don’t you stay here InuYasha until I get back? Besides, I’m sure you’re way too busy to show an intern around, Sango.”
“Actually Kagome, I’m free right--” Sango started.
“Like I said way too busy.” Kagome said as she started to push Sango down the hallway. “I’ll tell you later.” she whisper and Sango gave in.
“Fine. I’ll go check on some of my patients.” Sango said as she rolled her eyes at Kagome. Kagome gave her a grateful look then she turned back to a dumbstruck InuYasha.
“What the hell was all that about?” he asked trying to grasp what just happened.
Kagome smiled nervously at him as she scratched behind her head. “Oh that? Nothing. Now why don’t you sit on that bench over there while I go check on something.” she said as she pointed out a bench, that was up against the wall.
“Okay, but why is this Ami asking for you and why couldn’t that nurse show me around?” he asked the both questions she didn’t want to answer. The first being worst than the second.
‘Think of something Kagome!’ she told herself. “Um . . . Well, Sango just doesn’t realize how busy she is and Ami is a little girl who’s in nursery that wants to see me.” she told him. It wasn’t a lie. Ami was just a little girl in the nursery. He just didn’t need to know how she was connected to her. “Now just sit down and wait. I’ll be right back.”
“Feh.” he said as he walked over to the bench and sat down.
“Thank you. It‘ll only take a minute.” she said as she made her way down the hallway. She rushed onto the elevator and impatiently waited for it to reach her destination. When the doors finally opened she raced out of them and down the hallway.
She could hear her daughter wailing and various nurses trying to soothe her. When she arrived outside the door she calmed herself down and opened the door.
An older nurse looked up at Kagome and smiled with relief. “I’m glad ye are here Kagome. I’ve tried everything to try and calm Ami down. She just won’t listen.” she told Kagome.
Kagome knelt down in front of her Ami. “That’s alright Kaede..” she said before bringing crying daughter into her arms. “Shh, everything’s alright. Mommy’s here.”
“I rem-remember my dr-dream.” Ami coked as she cried against her mother‘s shoulder. “You weren’t an-anywhere!”
“I told you that I’d always be right here.” Kagome cooed as she rubbed Ami’s back. “But Mommy’s got work to do right now. So you have to stay with Kaede for a little while and then we can go home or maybe even to Grandma’s house. Okay? Will you be a good girl until then?”
Ami pulled away and rubbed her puffy red eyes. “Yes. I’ll be a good girl.” she said as she hiccupped.
Kagome stood up and smiled down at her. “Good.” she said as she ruffled her hair causing her to laugh. She heard someone behind her tapping their foot so she turned around.
“I want to know what happened down there between you and the intern.” Sango asked with her arms crossed over her chest.
Kagome sighed as she pulled Sango toward the opposite wall so they could talk in private. “His name is InuYasha Takahashi and he’s . . . he’s Ami’s father.” Kagome explained.
Sango stood staring at Kagome in shock. “You mean the one who dumped you? The same one who doesn’t know she exists? That InuYasha Takahashi?”
Kagome nodded to all of her questions. “That’s the one. So you see what kind of position I’m in? I don’t want him to find out about Ami, but it’s going to be difficult because he’s working here all summer. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do it. I think I’m going to need your help.” Kagome stated.
Sango exhaled as she rubbed her forehead. “I could try to help I guess, but what if he hears about it? I mean everyone here knows about Ami and your predicament. He’s bound to find out on his own.” Sango asked.
Kagome bit down on her bottom lip for a moment. “Well, then I plan to stall him for as long as I can.” Kagome concluded. “So, are you going to help me?”
“Of course I’m going to help you. You’re my best friend. I’m not going to abandon you.” Sango said. Kagome smiled as Kaede walked over to them.
“I was thinking Kagome. Since ye are only giving the intern a tour of the hospital then why don’t ye take Ami with ye? I’m sure she’d enjoy it.” Kaede asked as Kagome’s eyes grew wider.
“Um, I don’t think--” Kagome started, but Sango came to her rescue.
“I’ll take Ami for awhile. I’m free right now and I love spending time with her.” Sango suggest as Ami hearing her name ran over.
“Hi honey.” Kagome said as she picked her up. “Do you want to stay with Aunt Sango for a little bit?”
Ami nodded as she played with her black hair. “Want to play with my dollies?” she asked in a shy voice.
“I would love to. Dollies are my favorite.” Sango said as she took Ami out of Kagome’s arms and walked over to where Ami’s toys were.
Kagome smiled as she watched Sango and her daughter play with Barbie dolls, but Kaede cleared her throat catching Kagome’s attention. “What is going on, Kagome?” she asked as Kagome sighed again.
‘Well, Sango already knows. Why not Kaede too?’ Kagome thought. “You know why I could go to college. Why Ami doesn’t have father. I’m sure the story’s got around to you. Well, the new intern’s name is InuYasha Takahashi. He’s Ami’s father.” Kagome explained.
“Oh my and he doesn’t know he’s a father, am I correct?” Kaede asked as Kagome nodded. “Well, ye certainly are in a pickle, aren’t ye? I’ll try to keep Ami out of his sight for ye and I’ll even tell the other nurses to stop talking about ye, if ye like?”
Kagome’s mood brightened a bit at Kaede’s suggestion. She threw her arms around the woman’s neck in a tight embrace. “Oh thank you Kaede! You’re the best!”
Kaede patted her back. “Your welcome, but shouldn’t ye get back down there? I wouldn’t want ye to get fired.” Kaede asked snapping Kagome back to reality.
“Oh yes. I should get going.” Kagome said as she pulled out of the huge. “See you in a bit Ami.” Then she raced back down stairs to tour the new intern. Back down stairs to deal with her past lover.
InuYasha smiled widely at the beautiful nurse, who was behind the counter. “Someone should be on their way down to show you around any minute now.” she said as he leaned against the desk.
He made a pouting face as he said, “You mean it won‘t be you? And I was really looking forward to it.”
The nurse giggled. “Oh, Mr. Takahashi! You flatter me!” she said as she smiled at him.
“Please, call me InuYasha.” he replied as he flashed her a smirk.
The sound of someone clearing their throat caught InuYasha’s attention. He looked over and saw a woman in scrubs with a scowl on her face. She seemed familiar to him.
“Oh Kagome! Umm . . . We where just, uh, I was just telling him that someone was coming down to get him.” the nurse stuttered as she blushed a bright red.
Kagome walked up to the pair and rolled her eyes. “That’d be me, Ayame.” she said as she grabbed the clipboard off her desk and started looking through it.
‘Kagome. That name. Where have I . . .’ he thought as it dawned on him who this woman was. “Kagome? Kagome Higurashi? Is that really you?” he asked with a surprised expression on his face.
Kagome didn’t even bother to look up from the clipboard when she said, “That’s me.”
“Don’t you remember me? InuYasha Takahashi? From high school?” he asked as he tried to get her to look up at him.
Kagome glanced up at him trying to find a way out of this. Of course she remembered him. She was reminded of him every time she looked at Ami, but she wasn’t going to tell him that bit of information. “Hey what ya you know.” she said before looking back down at the clipboard.
“So Kagome, where’s your daugh--” Ayame started to asked, but was abruptly cut off by Kagome shoving the clipboard into her arms.
“She’s up stairs with the nurses.” Kagome answered, silently congratulating herself for stopping her in time. “So InuYasha, are you ready?”
InuYasha, who was eyeing Kagome suspiciously for what had just transpired, looked at her with confusion. “Ready for what?”
Kagome sighed as she rolled her eyes again. “For me to tour you around the hospital. I don’t have all day.” she said as she turned around walking in the direction she had come, but stopped as she looked over her shoulder to find him still staring after her. “Well, come on.”
InuYasha instantly snapped out of his gaze as he caught up to her. They started walking down the hallway in silence, so InuYasha started up a conversation. “So, are you an intern too?”
Kagome didn’t answer at first. “No.” she replied.
InuYasha raised an eyebrow in confusion. “But you do work here, don’t you?” he asked as Kagome nodded. “Well, if you’re not an intern than what do you do here? I mean, there’s no way you could be out of school yet.”
Kagome sighed as she stopped and looked at him. He stopped as well. “I’m not an intern and I do work here, but I never went to college.” Kagome said. “I’m more of a helper instead of a nurse.”
“Why didn’t you go to college? Didn’t you once tell me you wanted to be a doctor like your mother?” he asked as she looked away. “In fact, you’re the one who got me interested in becoming a doctor.”
“Yeah well, things change.” she replied as she started walking down the hallway again.
InuYasha rushed to catch up with her again. “Okay, so, what do you do here?” he asked as he shoved his hands into his pant pockets.
Kagome shrugged her shoulders. “Anything they tell me to, I guess.” she answered. “Sometimes I do their paperwork and then sometimes I help out in the nursery, but mostly I go around and--” she started but cut herself off.
“You what?” InuYasha asked curiously.
Kagome shook her head. “No, it’s nothing.”
“Oh come on. Just spill it already.”
Kagome debated on telling him or not. He’d probably just laugh at her, but . . . it wasn’t as if she cared about what he thought about her. “Fine. I go around and . . . and make all the unmade beds.” she confessed.
InuYasha grinned. “You’re kidding right?” he asked as his grin grew wider, but it vanished when Kagome glared at him. “You’re serious? Wow. Um, why would you, uh, want to do some like that? I mean, why skip college to become a professional bed maker?”
Kagome’s glare never lifted. “It’s not funny. I didn’t have a choice.” she said.
InuYasha furrowed his brow at her. “What do you mean didn’t have a choice?”
Kagome suddenly stopped as she changed the subject. “Well, I think this is as good a place as any to start.”
InuYasha noticed the change of subject, but decided to drop it. He didn’t want to get into a fight with her right now. InuYasha nodded to show he was ready, but just as Kagome was about to explain the floor they were on a woman with long black hair walked up to them.
“Kagome! Thank goodness I found you!” the woman exclaimed.
“What is it Sango?” Kagome asked her coworker. “Did something happen?”
Sango nodded. “It’s Ami. She’s having a fit again and she asking--well crying--for you.” she explained.
Kagome sighed. “Oh dear. Well I’m kinda busy right now. I have to show him around.” Kagome explained and that’s when it hit her. InuYasha was standing right next to her and they were talking about Ami. “Uh Sango, would you mind showing Mr. Takahashi around while I go, uh, calm her down?” Kagome asked with caution.
Sango looked from her to InuYasha, who didn’t have a clue as to what was going on. “Um sure.”
“Thanks Sango. You’re a lifesaver!” Kagome stated as she started off down the hall, but came to a halt when a thought crossed her mind. What if InuYasha asked who Ami was? Sango, not knowing who InuYasha was, would tell him that she’s her daughter thus opening up old wounds that didn’t need to be opened up. “Um, on second thought, why don’t you stay here InuYasha until I get back? Besides, I’m sure you’re way too busy to show an intern around, Sango.”
“Actually Kagome, I’m free right--” Sango started.
“Like I said way too busy.” Kagome said as she started to push Sango down the hallway. “I’ll tell you later.” she whisper and Sango gave in.
“Fine. I’ll go check on some of my patients.” Sango said as she rolled her eyes at Kagome. Kagome gave her a grateful look then she turned back to a dumbstruck InuYasha.
“What the hell was all that about?” he asked trying to grasp what just happened.
Kagome smiled nervously at him as she scratched behind her head. “Oh that? Nothing. Now why don’t you sit on that bench over there while I go check on something.” she said as she pointed out a bench, that was up against the wall.
“Okay, but why is this Ami asking for you and why couldn’t that nurse show me around?” he asked the both questions she didn’t want to answer. The first being worst than the second.
‘Think of something Kagome!’ she told herself. “Um . . . Well, Sango just doesn’t realize how busy she is and Ami is a little girl who’s in nursery that wants to see me.” she told him. It wasn’t a lie. Ami was just a little girl in the nursery. He just didn’t need to know how she was connected to her. “Now just sit down and wait. I’ll be right back.”
“Feh.” he said as he walked over to the bench and sat down.
“Thank you. It‘ll only take a minute.” she said as she made her way down the hallway. She rushed onto the elevator and impatiently waited for it to reach her destination. When the doors finally opened she raced out of them and down the hallway.
She could hear her daughter wailing and various nurses trying to soothe her. When she arrived outside the door she calmed herself down and opened the door.
An older nurse looked up at Kagome and smiled with relief. “I’m glad ye are here Kagome. I’ve tried everything to try and calm Ami down. She just won’t listen.” she told Kagome.
Kagome knelt down in front of her Ami. “That’s alright Kaede..” she said before bringing crying daughter into her arms. “Shh, everything’s alright. Mommy’s here.”
“I rem-remember my dr-dream.” Ami coked as she cried against her mother‘s shoulder. “You weren’t an-anywhere!”
“I told you that I’d always be right here.” Kagome cooed as she rubbed Ami’s back. “But Mommy’s got work to do right now. So you have to stay with Kaede for a little while and then we can go home or maybe even to Grandma’s house. Okay? Will you be a good girl until then?”
Ami pulled away and rubbed her puffy red eyes. “Yes. I’ll be a good girl.” she said as she hiccupped.
Kagome stood up and smiled down at her. “Good.” she said as she ruffled her hair causing her to laugh. She heard someone behind her tapping their foot so she turned around.
“I want to know what happened down there between you and the intern.” Sango asked with her arms crossed over her chest.
Kagome sighed as she pulled Sango toward the opposite wall so they could talk in private. “His name is InuYasha Takahashi and he’s . . . he’s Ami’s father.” Kagome explained.
Sango stood staring at Kagome in shock. “You mean the one who dumped you? The same one who doesn’t know she exists? That InuYasha Takahashi?”
Kagome nodded to all of her questions. “That’s the one. So you see what kind of position I’m in? I don’t want him to find out about Ami, but it’s going to be difficult because he’s working here all summer. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do it. I think I’m going to need your help.” Kagome stated.
Sango exhaled as she rubbed her forehead. “I could try to help I guess, but what if he hears about it? I mean everyone here knows about Ami and your predicament. He’s bound to find out on his own.” Sango asked.
Kagome bit down on her bottom lip for a moment. “Well, then I plan to stall him for as long as I can.” Kagome concluded. “So, are you going to help me?”
“Of course I’m going to help you. You’re my best friend. I’m not going to abandon you.” Sango said. Kagome smiled as Kaede walked over to them.
“I was thinking Kagome. Since ye are only giving the intern a tour of the hospital then why don’t ye take Ami with ye? I’m sure she’d enjoy it.” Kaede asked as Kagome’s eyes grew wider.
“Um, I don’t think--” Kagome started, but Sango came to her rescue.
“I’ll take Ami for awhile. I’m free right now and I love spending time with her.” Sango suggest as Ami hearing her name ran over.
“Hi honey.” Kagome said as she picked her up. “Do you want to stay with Aunt Sango for a little bit?”
Ami nodded as she played with her black hair. “Want to play with my dollies?” she asked in a shy voice.
“I would love to. Dollies are my favorite.” Sango said as she took Ami out of Kagome’s arms and walked over to where Ami’s toys were.
Kagome smiled as she watched Sango and her daughter play with Barbie dolls, but Kaede cleared her throat catching Kagome’s attention. “What is going on, Kagome?” she asked as Kagome sighed again.
‘Well, Sango already knows. Why not Kaede too?’ Kagome thought. “You know why I could go to college. Why Ami doesn’t have father. I’m sure the story’s got around to you. Well, the new intern’s name is InuYasha Takahashi. He’s Ami’s father.” Kagome explained.
“Oh my and he doesn’t know he’s a father, am I correct?” Kaede asked as Kagome nodded. “Well, ye certainly are in a pickle, aren’t ye? I’ll try to keep Ami out of his sight for ye and I’ll even tell the other nurses to stop talking about ye, if ye like?”
Kagome’s mood brightened a bit at Kaede’s suggestion. She threw her arms around the woman’s neck in a tight embrace. “Oh thank you Kaede! You’re the best!”
Kaede patted her back. “Your welcome, but shouldn’t ye get back down there? I wouldn’t want ye to get fired.” Kaede asked snapping Kagome back to reality.
“Oh yes. I should get going.” Kagome said as she pulled out of the huge. “See you in a bit Ami.” Then she raced back down stairs to tour the new intern. Back down stairs to deal with her past lover.