InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Living The Promise ❯ The News ( Chapter 17 )

Chapter 17: The News

 

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With tires screeching and horn blaring, the delivery truck slammed into the front passenger corner, causing the car to spin before both vehicles came to a stand still.

 

The truck driver opened his door and staggered over to the car and knocked on the window.

 

Inuyasha opened his eyes once he realized that someone was trying to get his attention. He quickly looked over at Kagome to make sure she was okay.

 

“Kagome, honey, are you all right?” She groaned and opened her eyes. Giving him a weak smile, Kagome nodded, grimacing as her body protested the movement.

 

“I am okay, just a little bit sore. How are you? What happened?”

 

“I am fine. Someone rear ended us and we were hit by a truck.”

 

Kagome chuckled. “That explains why I feel this way.” Inuyasha smiled and kissed her hand before turning back to the delivery driver who was trying to open his door. After a few minutes of the two of them working on it, the door finally popped open.

 

“Oh my God! I am so sorry!” The young man looked to be close to tears. “I tried to stop, but my brakes locked up. Is everyone okay?”

 

Inuyasha gingerly stepped out of the car; his body starting to ache. He reached in and carefully helped Kagome out. She bit back a gasp of pain as she realized that she had injured her wrist. Once Kagome was out of the car, the truck driver and Inuyasha helped her over to a nearby diner to wait for the police, out of the still pouring rain. A friendly waitress brought over coffee for the three of them and told them that the police had been summoned.

 

“I am fine, I just sprained my wrist when we were hit,” Kagome told the hovering driver. Inuyasha stood and went to the window to make a phone call.

 

Kagome studied the delivery driver as he sat down in front of her. He couldn't be more than 20 years old; his hair shorn close, making it hard to tell what color it was. He had large, expressive eyes that refused to meet hers. His hands shook as he tried to lift the coffee cup to his lips. Kagome took pity on him and placed her good hand on his arm.

 

“We are okay. If it wasn't for your quick thinking, we would have been a lot worse off. As it was, you were able to move your truck enough so that it only clipped the front of our car, instead of ramming into my door.” The young man gave her a weak smile and took a sip of coffee.

 

Inuyasha hung up his phone and came back to the table. “Sess will be here in a moment.” Kagome nodded her understanding.

 

By this time, the intersection was crawling with several police cars and an ambulance. Several witnesses pointed a pair of officers to the diner, who nodded their thanks before they headed inside. Once there, the two shook the rain off their jackets and headed over to where Inuyasha, Kagome and the young man were sitting.

 

“Hello, my name is Officer Normura and this is my partner, Officer Tsuzawa. Is everyone okay?”

 

“My wife injured her wrist, but other than that, we are okay,” Inuyasha told them. The delivery driver also indicated that he was well.

 

“Can you tell me what happened?” asked Officer Nomura as she took out a small notebook and pen. Inuyasha proceeded to relate the events leading up to the collision. When he was done, the other driver told his side of the tale. Kagome sat quietly in thought.

 

“Ma'am, ma'am…” Kagome roused herself from her thoughts when Officer Tsuzawa touched her shoulder. “Ma'am, would you allow the paramedic to check you over?” Kagome looked over at Inuyasha who nodded his agreement. Stifling back a sigh, she rose to her feet and allowed herself to be led over to the paramedic who waited to check her for other injuries.

 

Kagome found her thoughts drifting once again, not really paying attention until she heard the medic mention taking her to the hospital. “Oh, no! I am not going back to the hospital! I am fine!” Kagome tried to stand to her feet only to feel a hand on her shoulder, pressing her back down. Looking up, Kagome saw Sesshomaru's concerned visage as he looked from her over to where Inuyasha stood talking to another group of officers.

 

Looking back at the paramedic, Sesshomaru spoke, “I will see to it that Kagome is checked over by her physician, if that will suffice.” The paramedic looked at them before nodding.

 

“Very well. I don't think that there is anything to be concerned about, but due to the bruising from her seat belt, she should be checked for internal bleeding, just to be on the safe side.” He finished wrapping her wrist and then gathered his supplies and left the diner.

 

Kagome put her hand on Sesshomaru's where it still rested on her shoulder and gave him a grateful look. “Thank-you Sess. I really didn't want to go back to the hospital after just getting out of there.”

 

“I understand, Kagome. Come, let's gather my brother and get you both out of here.” Sesshomaru walked over to where Inuyasha stood and talked for a moment with the officers. Handing them one of his business cards, Sesshomaru steered Inuyasha towards the door where Kagome waited, and led them to his car.

 

“Thank-you for coming, Sesshomaru,” Inuyasha said as he sat back with a sigh.

 

“Are you well, Inuyasha?” Sesshomaru asked as his driver pulled out.

 

“Yeah, I am just a bit sore though.”

 

“You will be checked out as well when we get to the clinic.” Inuyasha recognized Sesshomaru's tone of voice and knew it was fruitless to argue the point.

 

“Hey Inuyasha,” Kagome spoke up. “You said that it was a dark sedan that rear ended us, right?” At his nod, Kagome continued. “I am not sure, but I think that it may have been the same vehicle that tried to run me down a while back.” Both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked at her in surprise.

 

“Do you think that the two incidents are connected?”

 

“That would be the only logical conclusion if the two vehicles were indeed the one and the same.” Silence fell in the car as each person thought of the implications.

 

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“Now Mrs. Taisho, I am just going to check your belly and make sure there is no injury to your internal organs.” The doctor reassured Kagome as she spread gel on Kagome's stomach.

 

Inuyasha had already finished with his checkup and now stood beside Kagome's bed, holding her hand.

 

“Okay now, here we go.” The doctor ran the ultrasound wand over Kagome's stomach, stopping here and there to adjust her monitor. “Your liver looks good…hmm…so does your spleen. I don't see any blood accumulating.” The doctor made a few more adjustments and continued her scan. Kagome felt Inuyasha squeeze her hand and she returned it, giving him a relieved smile.

 

“Almost done, angel, and then we can go home.”

 

The doctor made one last pass of the wand across Kagome's belly and then wiped away the gel. “Great news, you two. No sign of internal injury and the baby is just fine.”

 

“Baby? What baby?” Kagome asked breathlessly.

 

The doctor gave her a strange look. “I mean your baby of course.” The doctor studied the reactions of the two, finally nodding in comprehension. “I see, you didn't know. Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Taisho, you are about 6 weeks pregnant.”

 

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha with tears in her eyes. Inuyasha stood slack jawed and glassy eyed. “Inu…” Kagome could only watch as his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the floor in a dead faint.

 

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TBC

 

I hope that this chapter makes up for the evil cliffy from the last chapter. Kagome and Inuyasha not only survived the crash without major injury but found out that she is pregnant. Poor Inuyasha.

 

Thank-you to all of my reviewers - your comments help make it worth while. Thank-you to my wonderful beta, Breezie - sorry for making you cry ; ).

 

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