InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Strictly Business ❯ A Promise ( Chapter 3 )

A/N: Wow first I want to apologize for taking so long to update this story! And I also want to thank all of you for the wonderful reviews!

 

Strictly Business

Ch 3: A Promise

 

Kagome's limo had taken her straight to the airport as soon as she got off the plane. The limo driver knew it must be important, he had never seen Mrs. Higurashi be so nervous and scared.

 

Kagome soon got to the hospital and rushed through the doors. She looked around, hopefully finding a familiar face.

 

“Excuse me miss,” a nurse says, “can I help you with something?”

 

“Yes! Please I need to know where Sam Higurashi is being kept!” Kagome says urgently.

 

“I'm sorry Miss but I have been instructed not to let any of the paparazzi in, now if you please leave I won't have to call security.”

 

“WHAT? Sam Higurashi is my father!”

 

“Ha! Yeah right! Everyone knows that Kagome Higurashi is in Paris right now!”

 

“Ok first off, I don't even want to know how you knew that I was in Paris, and second off I just got off a long flight and I want to see my father!”

 

“Miss I must insist you leave now or I will have to personally remove you! Now take your skanky ass out of this hospital or I will—“

 

“Kagome?” a voice called out behind her.

 

Kagome quickly turned around, “Mom? Oh my god mom!” She says rushing to her side. “What happened? Is he ok? When? How? Why?”

 

“Kagome! Sweetheart calm down! Breathe sweetie! Now come this way with me please.” Mrs. Higurashi says leading her daughter to a different room, which Kagome assumed to be the waiting room to the ICU.

 

Sitting on one of the chairs was her kid brother Sota struggling to stay awake. As soon as he saw Kagome he ran to her, “Kagome! Sis! I'm so happy you're here! We were at home and we got this call from dad's office, they said he fell down and he wouldn't get up and—“

 

“Sota,” Kagome says giving him a hug, “calm down, its ok, I'm here, it's going to be ok! Why don't you try to get some sleep, I'll wake you up if we find out anything.”

 

“You'll be here when I wake up?”

 

“Yes squirt”

 

“Promise?”

 

“Promise!”

 

“Pinky promise?” he says lifting his pinky at her.

 

Kagome laughed, this had always been a connection she had with her brother, “Pinky promise.” She says holding on to his pinky.

 

Sota soon laid down, as best as he could and went to sleep.

 

“Mom?” Kagome walking over to her mom, who was talking to Mrs. Takanashi, “Mrs. Takanashi? What are you doing here?”

 

“Now Kagome dear, you didn't really expect me to let you go through this alone did you? InuTaisho will be here shortly, he had to go, huh, get something.”

 

Kagome smiled as Mrs. Takanashi gave her a hug, “I missed you sweetheart!”

 

“Me too Mrs. T.”

 

“Excuse me? Which one of you is Higurashi?” says a doctor that came in.

 

“I'm his wife” Mrs. Higurashi says stepping closer to the doctor.

 

“Mrs. Higurashi, I'm afraid I have some bad news.”

 

At that moment Kagome's world came crashing down. She couldn't hear anything the doctor was saying, she could only thing that went through her mind was that her hero, her savior was dying and there was nothing she could do about it.

 

Kagome could hear her mother crying but she couldn't move, she couldn't think, she just stood there. Kagome only turned around when she heard a loud crashing noise behind her.

 

“GET YOUR PAWS OFF OF ME!”

 

“INUYASHA TAKANASHI! THIS IS A HOSPITAL! NO YELLING!”

 

“YOU'RE YELLING TOO DAD!”

 

“DON'T BACK TALK ME!”

 

“INUYASHA AND INUTAISHO TAKANASHI! QUIET!” Mrs. Takanashi yelled, “I mean quiet please.”

 

“Kagome! My haven't you grown! What- what's wrong? Kagome?” says InuTaisho as he sees Kagome.

 

Kagome hadn't even notice that tears were streaming down her face. She felt herself being picked up and sat down on one of the chairs.

 

“What happened?” InuTaisho said as he headed over to his wife. She soon told him the bad news and that Sam didn't have long to live.

 

Inuyasha had been standing in the middle of the room when everything finally hit him. Sam Higurashi was dying. Even before he ever `dated' Kagome he had respect for her father. He was the one who bailed him out of jail and covered for him when his parents were out of town. He was like a second father to him.

 

Inuyasha shook his head and looked around the room, he saw Sota sleeping peacefully, its better not to wake him , not yet. His attention finally turned to another figure who was sitting quietly next to Sota.

 

`Wait, that couldn't be, no, she was in Paris, away from him, miles and miles away from him. Besides, this girl was beautiful, Kagome wasn't beautiful, I mean she was pretty and that damn Hobo guy kept hitting on her, but this girl is different.'

 

It didn't matter how long Inuyasha kept trying to deny it to himself, that girl was Kagome. She looked different though she had filled out more, but by no means was she fat, she was beautiful. The only difference was that her eyes looked different, dull, like there was no life in them, that couldn't be Kagome; she was always full of life.

 

“Kagome?” InuTaisho says walking over to her.

 

Kagome barely recognized the voice that spoke to her, “huh?” she says barely lifting her head up.

 

“Did you see Inuyasha? Say hello darling.”

 

“Hello.” She says lifting her head up. As soon as her eyes met his there was a flash of recognition but it soon went out and she turned her eyes back to the ground.

 

“Inuyasha, say hello to Kagome.” InuTaisho urged.

 

Inuyasha faltered for a minute still looking at Kagome.

 

“Inuyasha,” InuTaisho said with a strained voice, “say hello to Kagome.”

 

“Feh!”

 

“INUYASHA!” InuTaisho says sternly.

 

“Feh hello wench.” He says crossing his arms.

 

Kagome quickly looked up with fire in her eyes. At that moment Inuyasha saw that that was Kagome. She opened her mouth as if to say something but stop when the doctor came in again.

 

“Mrs. Higurashi? If you want to see your husband you can do so now, I'm sorry to say I don't know how much longer he has.”

 

Mrs. Higurashi nodded, “Come along Kagome, Sota. Please all of you come with us.”

 

All of them followed the doctor into Sam Higurashi's room.

 

Kagome soon rushed to her father's side. Sam opened his eyes slightly and smiled, “Ah there's my little girl. It's so good to see you sweetheart.”

 

“Daddy.” Kagome says in between sobs.

 

“Don't cry sweetheart, you have to be strong. Sota come here son, you're going to be the man of the house now son, take care of you mother and your sister, they need you. Can I trust you with that responsibility? They are my most precious treasures.”

 

“Yes sir you can trust me dad.” Sota says with tears streaming down his face.

 

“That's my boy, take care of them son. InuTaisho, come here old friend. I don't know what I would have done without you, I'm going to ask you to help my family after I'm gone.”

 

“Don't talk nonsense Sam.” InuTaisho says grabbing his friend's hand.

 

“I'm not stupid, I know that I'm dying, and I know that my family will need you and your family. Promise that you'll help them.”

 

“Anything for you Sam, you are like a brother to me.”

 

“That brings me to you Inuyasha,” he says turning his head at him, “Come here, son. I don't know if your father told you but Naraku is getting more powerful, he has most certainly heard that I am in the hospital and will do nothing but try to get the company away from my family. Inuyasha I need to ask you a big favor. I am asking a lot from you and that I know is not fair, but I need you at this moment son.”

 

“What do you need sir?” Inuyasha says staring at him.

 

“Take care of Kagome.”

 

Inuyasha's eyes widened at this.

 

“I am asking you the same thing I asked you 5 years ago; marry my daughter, for both of our families. Do that for my son, please. Promise me that you will.”

 

“I promise.” He couldn't deny a dying man's last wish.

 

 

The funeral was 3 days later. The day matched every one's mood, it was rainy and gloomy.

 

Inuyasha stood at Kagome's side hugging her to him. He made a promise, and he was going to keep to it, the promised her father that he would take care of her.

 

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, she was looking at her father's grave with tears spilling down her face. The priest was talking but I don't think that anyone heard anything. All Inuyasha heard was the priest says `Amen”.

 

Inuyasha felt Kagome move and as much as he wanted to hold her to him he watched her go and silently drop at red rose into her father's grave.

 

She came back to his side and he hugged her again. They made his way to the limo and rode back to the Takanashi home.

 

Everyone soon sat down in the spacious living room.

 

InuTaisho took a deep breath, “Look I know this is not the best time for this, but we have to act quickly, Naraku will be taking action if he hasn't already.”

 

“What do we do?” Kagome asked in a quiet voice.

 

“Kagome, Inuyasha, we have to announce your engagement, as soon as possible.”

 

A/N: I know its kind of short especially because I kept you waiting for so long but I have this story planned out and I know what has to be in each chapter. I'm going to try to get the next chapter as soon as possible! I know this chapter was kind of a downer but I needed this to set up the plot. Now please review it really encourages me to keep on going! Thank you for everything! AND REVIEW!!

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