InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ I'm Looking In ❯ Darkness ( Chapter 10 )

Kagome and Kohana were led through the doors of the emergency room. The two women shuffled up to the side of Inuyasha's bed. Kagome gasped and pressed her hands to her mouth. His face was bandaged in several places, indicating that his cuts were deep. His left arm was in a cast and a portion of his black hair was shaved away, revealing a stitched gash.

 

“Stitches,” Kagome muttered to herself. She rounded on the doctor who had just joined them. “Why the fuck is there stitches in his head?”

 

“We needed to close the wound; it was too deep to be left on his own.” The doctor said.

 

“He's a Hanyou; it would have closed on its own.”

 

The doctor shuffled his feet nervously. “We treated him before we fully knew his condition.”

 

“You mean you treated my son without following any kind of procedure to see if he was a Hanyou?” Kohana snarled.

 

“We didn't think there was a need to. He looks human; usually Hanyou's have some kind of mark identifying them. Most of them have some sort of crests or marks left on them.” He said. “Or at least carry the proper documentation on them.”

 

“So because my son forgets his wallet at home, that means he couldn't possibly be a Hanyou?” Kohana snapped. “The reason why he doesn't have any crests or marks on him is because in his Hanyou form all he has to identify him as such are dog ears that sit on top of his head. If his crests were visible you would be in a lot more trouble!”

 

Kagome moved to Inuyasha's side and stroked his forehead. “By law you are required to do the standard tests on anyone who comes in without the proper identification so that you can avoid doing further damage to the patient.” Kagome said in a voice that was surprisingly calm. “You have miko's and monks on hand to do that procedure. A simple wave of a specialized Ofuda would have done just that.”

 

“And what makes you so sure that would work?” The doctor sneered.

 

“Because I had to do several rounds during my practicum in youth counselling, one of them in the ER.” Kagome told him. “We had several people come in without proper identification and the procedure with the Ofuda prevented misdiagnosis and mistreatment.”

 

The doctor snorted and picked up the patient chart. “Well, fortunately, the police officer got in contact with us in time before we treated him with too much medication that is harmful to Youkai. Unfortunately, we still administered enough that will keep him in human form for awhile, hence the stitches.” He flipped the chart to the first page and pulled out a pen. “Now, can I please have some information on the patient, starting with his name?”

 

“Inuyasha Tashio.” Kohana said a smirk crossing over her features.

 

Kagome struggled not to smile as she swore she heard “Oh Shit” come from the doctor's direction. She let Kohana hash it out with the doctor and leaned forward to nuzzle Inuyasha's cheek.

 

“Come on Inuyasha, you need to wake up, you need to come back to me.”

 

~ * ~

 

Inuyasha was wondering around in sea of inky black darkness. He couldn't get any sense of where he was going, his senses were still dulled. He continued walking forward, trying to follow the muffled voices talking somewhere around him.

 

He didn't see the little girl sitting and playing with the stuffed white dog; in fact he tripped over her leg and fell. The little girl grinned at him. What happened to mister smooth, who never fell over?

 

Inuyasha had to do a double take. The voice was too old for the child, and her smile hadn't changed. In fact, he was positive that her lips hadn't moved at all. “Who are you?”

 

The girl continued to smile as she climbed to her feet. The scent of Jasmine and Honeysuckle became almost overpowering to his senses. Come on Inuyasha, you need to wake up; you need to come back to me.

 

The girl turned around and walked away. “Wait, who are you!” He screamed, chasing after the girl only to lose her in the darkness.

 

~ * ~

 

Kagome sat in Inuyasha's room quietly reading a book. From time to time she would look up to check on Inuyasha or to help Shippou with a math problem. He had been in the hospital for over a month and was still in his drug induced coma. The side effects of being treated with human medicines were starting to wear off; unfortunately, it made him look a little strange.

 

His raven hair had two rather large chunks of white in the front. When they first saw it Shippou pulled out a comic book and pointed to a picture of one of the female characters. They chuckled over the similarities in the hair color. His ears had also shifted slightly higher on his head and grown slightly more triangular.

 

He had been moved into a private room about two weeks after he had arrived at the hospital and his doctor had been switched to a Rabbit Youkai named Akio. He had assured them that this was not the first time he had to treat a Hanyou that hadn't been identified properly.

 

Kagome rolled her neck trying to fight the cramp that was threatening to give her a headache. She glanced at Inuyasha again and jumped to her feet to see him staring back at her.

 

“Oh my God.” She whispered. “Shippou, quick go get a nurse!”

 

Shippou glanced up at Kagome then Inuyasha, before leaping to his feet. “He's awake…” He said quietly. “He's awake!”

 

Kagome smiled as Shippou screamed those words over and over as he ran from the room to get a nurse. Kagome reached down and brushed a few stray hairs from his forehead. “Hey you.”

 

Inuyasha stared at her intently. He knew that voice; it was the same as the little girl he had seen many times. He tried to speak to her; to ask her who she was and why she had the same voice and scent as the little girl, but it was like there was a vice around his vocal chords.

 

Kagome looked up when the nurse walked in, smiling. “Well he's finally awake!” She said happily. “I'll get the doctor for you.”

 

Kagome continued to stare down at Inuyasha, silently willing him to say something to her. She prayed that the first thing he would tell her was that he wanted her back, that way she could finally give up on her anger and move back on with her life with him.

 

Akio wandered into the room, a large smile on his face. “Well, well, looks like the rumours are true. How are you feeling?”

 

Inuyasha tore his eyes away from Kagome and looked at the Youkai doctor. Akio frowned at the sound before asking his nurse something. The woman nodded and left the room only to return with Sesshomaru moments later.

 

“What seems to be the problem?” Sesshomaru asked.

 

“Your brother seems unable to speak in anything but Inu-Youkai, and I can't understand him.” Akio told him. “He understands my questions, but I need you to translate what he's telling me. Now Inuyasha, can you repeat what you just told me?”

 

Sesshomaru listened closely to his brother's whine. “He says he's in a lot of pain.”

 

“Okay, can you tell me where it hurts?”

 

It took several long minutes to get to the source of the discomfort, but Akio smiled saying that it was normal for him to experience that pain. After several more rounds of questioning, Akio politely asked Kagome to step outside the room. With a questioning glance in Sesshomaru's direction Kagome agreed and left.

 

She stood outside, straining to hear what was going on, but with her weak hearing, she couldn't get anything. Finally Akio stepped out, motioning for her to follow him.

 

“Is everything alright with him?” Kagome asked as they entered his office.

 

“He's doing as well as we can hope.” Akio told her. “Unfortunately he is suffering from memory loss. He can recognize scents and sounds of voices, but he can't place them. He definitely recognizes yours, which is to be expected under the circumstance of you being ex mates.”

 

Kagome chewed her lip. “What aren't you telling me?”

 

“He seems to recognize you, possibly because he believes that you are still mates. He is definitely going to need your support to get through this.” Akio told her. “Do not tell him that you are not mates, it will only set him back. Unfortunately, I don't think he completely recognizes you, he seems confused about you for some reason.”

 

Kagome nodded, not really understanding what the Youkai was trying to tell her. “I don't understand, but right now, I need to be by his side, for my sake and his own.”

 

Akio sighed and nodded, watching the woman leave. Kagome stopped just outside his room and wiped away the tears that had been threatening to fall. She put on a tight smile and stepped inside the room only to find him asleep. Sesshomaru looked at her and she could have sworn she saw pity in his eyes.

 

She watched the Youkai leave and she pulled her chair closer to Inuyasha's bed, grasping his hand.

 

Don't turn away
I pray you've heard
The words I've spoken

“Inuyasha, I know you're still in there somewhere.” She said softly. “You have to come back to me so that we can set things right between us.”

 

Dare to believe
For one last time
Then I'll let the
Darkness cover me

Akina stepped into the room and gripped her daughter's shoulders gently. “He'll remember you eventually. Even something like this can't separate you two.”

 

Deny everything
Slowly walk away
To breathe again
On my own

“But mom, we are separated. We aren't mates, we're barely even friends.” Kagome told her mother. “How can I start a relationship with him when he doesn't remember me or what we had together?”

Carry me away
I need your strength
To get me through this

“Not had, have.” Akina said stubbornly. “I think this was meant to happen, this gives you both a fresh start. You can forget all the painful memories and build new ones.”

 

Dare to believe
For one last time
Then I'll let the
Darkness cover me

“How can I forget what's happened?” Kagome said. “I need him mom. He's like oxygen, I can't survive without him. What if he never remembers us, and wants to be with someone else?”

 

Deny everything
Slowly walk away
To breathe again
On my own

 

Akina sighed. “Then you have to learn to deal with it. Take it one day at a time Kagome. Show him that you love him; help him to remember that he loves you. And if it's not meant to be, then you'll learn to be without him.”

 

 

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AN:

I'm not too happy with the ending of this chapter, something is just bugging me about it and I can't put my finger on it. It may change, so if you get an update about an edit, be sure to re-read the chapter.

 

There are a few lines that are repeated, one from this chapter, one from a previous chapter. And yes, the little girl is a Young Kagome. I'll explain why he's seeing her as a child, but hearing her voice in the next chapter or the one after it.

 

The comic book character referred to is Rouge from X-Men. If anyone's not familiar with her, check this comic art: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/ralphlauren83/inside /xmen.jpg

The song used in this chapter is called Darkness by Disturbed.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters of Rumiko Takahashi. I do own the plot of this story along with any original characters that may make an appearance.