InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Perfect Birthday Present ❯ To Be My Mate ( Chapter 15 )
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By: Lady Sethia 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 05.01.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 1.8K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 05.01.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 1.8K | Status: Completed
*Chapter 13*
"I couldn't protect you, I'm sorry Kagome."
Kagome watched as silent tears fell from Inu Yasha's eyes. She gave his hand that was still in hers a reassuring squeez. "I'm alive aren't I? Inu Yasha, don't beat yourself up over this."
Feeling a little better, but not much, he gave her a small smile. "Well, I guess I should get back to the others." He took his hand from hers and stood to leave. Just as he was about to walk away she grabbed his hand again to stop him.
"Others? Are you heading back so soon?" She looked up at him questionly.
"No, they are here, we all are here Kagome."
"How? I didn't think they could get through the well."
"I gave them each a shard. Now let me go get them. They are waiting to come see you."
"Oh." She dropped his hand and watched him walk to the door. Just as he got to it she called out to him. "Oh and Inu Yasha, thanks for letting them come and saving me."
He smiled at her, "Keh!" Giving her a wink he walked out the door to go find the others. He didn't have to look long, when he rounded the corner he saw them heading in his direction.
"Inu Yasha," Miroku looked at him with a mischevious grin, "where have you been, eh?"
"Keh, that is none of your concern Houshi." Inu Yasha walked over to Mrs. Higurashi, "she is expecting everyone."
The hospital only allowed two people to visit at a time. Mrs. Higurashi and Shippo where rhe first two of the group to visit. Kagome looked up expecting to see Inu Yasha again and was suprised to see her mother and Shippo. The little kit noticed that she was awake and went runing to her bed at full speed. Luckily kagome had predicted this. She threw her arms out in front of herself to keep him from jumping on her.
Shippo's face fell, "But Kagome..."
Mrs. Higurashi took him in her arms. "You wouldn't want to reopen her wound, now would you?" He shook his head, his eyes wide with realization of what he could have done. Mrs. Higurashi turned to her daughter, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling pretty good actually. The doctors must have given me something for the pain."
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Everyone but Sesshoumaru had visited Kagome. 'Finaly, I get to see her.' He had waited to be last so when he was ready he could send Rin out and he could have some time alone with her without having to hurry. He looked down at Rin and she smile.
"Is it Rin's turn to visit with Kagome?"
"Hai." He opened the door for her and she ran in. He followed her, his hands placed in his sleeves. Rin saw Kagome and her eyes lit up.
"Hi Kagome-chan! Rin missed you. When will you get to play with Rin again?" A flood gate had opened and the stream of questions was endless.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru gave her a glance and she understood the silent meaning behind it. She went still and quietly waited for Kagome to answer the questions that she had already asked.
Kagome smiled down at Rin, "I am doing better now. I can't tell you when I will be able to play again, I will have to ask the doctors. I'm sure it will be soon though."
Rin gave her a toothy grin the ran up to hug her. After Rin had given her the hug Sesshoumaru told her to wait outside for him. Kagome watched Rin silently leave the room. It still suprised her that the Demon Lord was a good father figure. After the door to her room shut, she turned her attention back to Sesshoumaru. He was now standing next to her bed looking down at her; all the while keeping his hands in his sleeves. She caught movement in his sleeves but noticed he wasn't removing his hands.
"Kagome..."
She turned her eyes to his and smiled, "Hai, Sess-chan?" She watched him fumble with something tucked within his sleeve. He took a step closer and then took a seat on the edge of the bed never losing contact with her eyes. Finaly he pulled his hands from his sleeves. She saw what he had been playing with and gasped. A silver chain dangled from his fingers, hanging from the chain was a stone. She wasn't sure what type of stone it was, she had never seen one like it before. The intricate swirls of white on black was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Sesshoumaru grabbed her hand and placed the chain in it. "Sess-chan, it's beautiful!" She touched the stone with her fingers and felt it warm to her touch immediately. It started to pulse, she looked to him, confusion in her eyes.
"It's a mating stone, the black is onyx, my birthstone, and the white is one of my fangs. Every male demon has one made for them in the year of their first heat cycle. The stone and fang are fused together by a powerful magic. Once it is accepted and is put on the souls become bonded. If you choose to accept my gift to you, I will always know when you are in danger. You will become my mate, and as long a I live and you wear the stone you will live. I must warn you, if it is ever taken off, for whatever reason, it could kill you." Kagome looked down at the necklace then back up to him. "Demons mate for life, Kagome." He stood to leave, "I will leave you to make your decision. Keep the necklace with you untill you decide." With that he turned and walked out the door.
'Oh Kami-sama, what do I do?' Her thoughts were broken when the doctor came through the door.
"Okay Kagome, you can go home now." He handed her two slips of paper. "These are your prescriptions. One is for the pain, the other will keep your wound from getting infected. With the stitches, you need to be careful and not strain yourself. No heavy lifting for at least two weeks and the same goes for pretty much any activity with bending, twisting, or stretching." He walked over and took the IV out of her arm, then smiled at he. "You are free to go."
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< br> Kagome was relieved to be home. She never told anyone that in all honesty, hospitals scare her. To her hospitals meant death. The only time she had ever been in one before this was when she was little. She had mindlessly run herself a bath and was now soaking her somewhat aching body. A lone tear slipped down her cheek and joined the other water with a soft dripping sound. 'Father...' Being in the hospital had opened the protective barrier she had put up around her memories so long ago.
*~{Flashback}~*
"Momma, is daddy going to be ok?" a little girl looked up at her mother with red, swollen eyes.
"I don't know, Kagome. The doctors are doing everything they can to make him better. We will have to wait untill they are done."
The little girl sat back down in the chair next to her mother and patiently waited for the strange man her mother had called doctor to come out again. She tried to take her mind off the pain that was in her chest, but nothing seemed to work. Not even her favorite cartoon that was playing on the television. Finaly she curled herself up into a fetal position, laid her head on the arm of the chair the best she could and willed herself to fall asleep. She had just dozed off when she heard the doctor call for her mother. Pretending to be asleep, she waited till her mother got up, and rounded the corner. Slowly she stood and creeped over to where she could hear the two talking.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Higurashi, there is nothing left we can do." The man's voice came from around the corner.
"Are you sure? Is there not a specialist that we could see?" Kagome's mother asked between sobs and hickups.
"I'm sorry ma'am, the cancer has spread too much and too quickly. There is nothing anyone can do for him."
She heard her mother sigh as she tried to calm her tears. "How much longer will he live?"
"Less than a day, if he is lucky maybe a day and a half at most. He has stopped fighting and is deteriorating quickly."
*~{End Flashback}~*
Kagome was brought back to the present by a loud banging on the bathroom door.
"Oi, wench, your mother sent me up here to tell you dinner is ready. She said to tell you it's your favorite. So hury it up will ya."
She listened as the hanyou stormed off, suddenly what he said sank in. "ODEN!!" She jumped out of the tub a bit too quickly and felt a sharp pain in her side. "Damn." She checked her stitches to make sure she hadn't ripped them. When she found no blood she quickly but more cautiously dried and dressed herself. She ran down the stars and to the table, chanting the word oden all the way there. The chanting didn't stop untill she placed the first bite in her mouth. After swallowing she looked up to find her friends staring at her. The worried and frightened looks snaked their way through her mind. When they found their destination, she busted out in fits of laughter.
"You guys..." <Laughs> "should see the..." <Laughs, hickups> "look on your faces."
"It's good to have you back, Kagome-chan" Sango said as she joined her friend in the laughter.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Kagome spent the rest of the night explaining about things in her world to Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Rin. Like most kids, Shippo and Rin lost interest quickly. So she sent them off to play with Sota, who was now showing them how to play a game on the playstation. When it was time to sleep the bedding arrangments were made. Sota and Kagome pulled out the cots they had for company. They placed two in Sota's room and two in Kagome's. Mrs, Higurashi gathered everyone in the livingroom where Jii-chan was talking with Sesshoumaru.
"Rin, Shippo, you two will share a cot in Kagome's room. Sango, you are in her room as well." Mrs. Higurashi cleared her throat. "As for the guys, " she looked over them, "there are two cots in Sota's room and the couch in here folds out into a bed. I will let you guys decide who will get what." She crossed her arms and waited for their decisions.
"I will take the couch, the other two can have the cots." Sesshoumaru said in his silky voice.
With all the sleeping arrangments done, they all headed to bed. Kagome tucked in the two children then laid down on her bed. After she was sure the kids were asleep she looked over in Sango's direction. "Sango? Are you awake?" She whispered in her direction. She watched and the demon huntress rolled over and looked at her.
"No, I'm not." she smiled at her friend, "What's wrong Kagome-chan?"
"I need to talk to you about something. Come here, I don't want certain ears to hear this." She watched as her friend got up and crossed the room. After Sango sat down she pulled out the necklace from under her pillow. She handed it to her friend, "Do you know what this is?"
Sango looked down to what she now held in her hand. Registering what it was, her eyes went wide from shock. "Who...gave...um...Inu Yasha?" She looked to her friend who was now fidgeting and wouldn't meet her gaze.
Kagome felt the blush come to her cheeks. "No it wasn't him, it was..." her voice trailed off.
"Oh Kami, if it wasn't Inu Yasha, it has to be Sesshoumaru. What is going on, Kagome-chan?" She handed the necklace back to her friend.
"I don't know, it started after I fell into the well with him." Kagome filled her friend in on what had happened, including the part in the hospital. When she was done she looked at Sango checking for signs of disgust and hatred. She was beyond shocked when she didn't find any.
"Does Inu Yasha know?" came the question, barely a whisper.
Kagome hung her head, "No I haven't told him yet. I don't even know if I should accept it. I am only eighteen and I still have college to do."
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"I couldn't protect you, I'm sorry Kagome."
Kagome watched as silent tears fell from Inu Yasha's eyes. She gave his hand that was still in hers a reassuring squeez. "I'm alive aren't I? Inu Yasha, don't beat yourself up over this."
Feeling a little better, but not much, he gave her a small smile. "Well, I guess I should get back to the others." He took his hand from hers and stood to leave. Just as he was about to walk away she grabbed his hand again to stop him.
"Others? Are you heading back so soon?" She looked up at him questionly.
"No, they are here, we all are here Kagome."
"How? I didn't think they could get through the well."
"I gave them each a shard. Now let me go get them. They are waiting to come see you."
"Oh." She dropped his hand and watched him walk to the door. Just as he got to it she called out to him. "Oh and Inu Yasha, thanks for letting them come and saving me."
He smiled at her, "Keh!" Giving her a wink he walked out the door to go find the others. He didn't have to look long, when he rounded the corner he saw them heading in his direction.
"Inu Yasha," Miroku looked at him with a mischevious grin, "where have you been, eh?"
"Keh, that is none of your concern Houshi." Inu Yasha walked over to Mrs. Higurashi, "she is expecting everyone."
The hospital only allowed two people to visit at a time. Mrs. Higurashi and Shippo where rhe first two of the group to visit. Kagome looked up expecting to see Inu Yasha again and was suprised to see her mother and Shippo. The little kit noticed that she was awake and went runing to her bed at full speed. Luckily kagome had predicted this. She threw her arms out in front of herself to keep him from jumping on her.
Shippo's face fell, "But Kagome..."
Mrs. Higurashi took him in her arms. "You wouldn't want to reopen her wound, now would you?" He shook his head, his eyes wide with realization of what he could have done. Mrs. Higurashi turned to her daughter, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm feeling pretty good actually. The doctors must have given me something for the pain."
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Everyone but Sesshoumaru had visited Kagome. 'Finaly, I get to see her.' He had waited to be last so when he was ready he could send Rin out and he could have some time alone with her without having to hurry. He looked down at Rin and she smile.
"Is it Rin's turn to visit with Kagome?"
"Hai." He opened the door for her and she ran in. He followed her, his hands placed in his sleeves. Rin saw Kagome and her eyes lit up.
"Hi Kagome-chan! Rin missed you. When will you get to play with Rin again?" A flood gate had opened and the stream of questions was endless.
"Rin." Sesshoumaru gave her a glance and she understood the silent meaning behind it. She went still and quietly waited for Kagome to answer the questions that she had already asked.
Kagome smiled down at Rin, "I am doing better now. I can't tell you when I will be able to play again, I will have to ask the doctors. I'm sure it will be soon though."
Rin gave her a toothy grin the ran up to hug her. After Rin had given her the hug Sesshoumaru told her to wait outside for him. Kagome watched Rin silently leave the room. It still suprised her that the Demon Lord was a good father figure. After the door to her room shut, she turned her attention back to Sesshoumaru. He was now standing next to her bed looking down at her; all the while keeping his hands in his sleeves. She caught movement in his sleeves but noticed he wasn't removing his hands.
"Kagome..."
She turned her eyes to his and smiled, "Hai, Sess-chan?" She watched him fumble with something tucked within his sleeve. He took a step closer and then took a seat on the edge of the bed never losing contact with her eyes. Finaly he pulled his hands from his sleeves. She saw what he had been playing with and gasped. A silver chain dangled from his fingers, hanging from the chain was a stone. She wasn't sure what type of stone it was, she had never seen one like it before. The intricate swirls of white on black was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. Sesshoumaru grabbed her hand and placed the chain in it. "Sess-chan, it's beautiful!" She touched the stone with her fingers and felt it warm to her touch immediately. It started to pulse, she looked to him, confusion in her eyes.
"It's a mating stone, the black is onyx, my birthstone, and the white is one of my fangs. Every male demon has one made for them in the year of their first heat cycle. The stone and fang are fused together by a powerful magic. Once it is accepted and is put on the souls become bonded. If you choose to accept my gift to you, I will always know when you are in danger. You will become my mate, and as long a I live and you wear the stone you will live. I must warn you, if it is ever taken off, for whatever reason, it could kill you." Kagome looked down at the necklace then back up to him. "Demons mate for life, Kagome." He stood to leave, "I will leave you to make your decision. Keep the necklace with you untill you decide." With that he turned and walked out the door.
'Oh Kami-sama, what do I do?' Her thoughts were broken when the doctor came through the door.
"Okay Kagome, you can go home now." He handed her two slips of paper. "These are your prescriptions. One is for the pain, the other will keep your wound from getting infected. With the stitches, you need to be careful and not strain yourself. No heavy lifting for at least two weeks and the same goes for pretty much any activity with bending, twisting, or stretching." He walked over and took the IV out of her arm, then smiled at he. "You are free to go."
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
< br> Kagome was relieved to be home. She never told anyone that in all honesty, hospitals scare her. To her hospitals meant death. The only time she had ever been in one before this was when she was little. She had mindlessly run herself a bath and was now soaking her somewhat aching body. A lone tear slipped down her cheek and joined the other water with a soft dripping sound. 'Father...' Being in the hospital had opened the protective barrier she had put up around her memories so long ago.
*~{Flashback}~*
"Momma, is daddy going to be ok?" a little girl looked up at her mother with red, swollen eyes.
"I don't know, Kagome. The doctors are doing everything they can to make him better. We will have to wait untill they are done."
The little girl sat back down in the chair next to her mother and patiently waited for the strange man her mother had called doctor to come out again. She tried to take her mind off the pain that was in her chest, but nothing seemed to work. Not even her favorite cartoon that was playing on the television. Finaly she curled herself up into a fetal position, laid her head on the arm of the chair the best she could and willed herself to fall asleep. She had just dozed off when she heard the doctor call for her mother. Pretending to be asleep, she waited till her mother got up, and rounded the corner. Slowly she stood and creeped over to where she could hear the two talking.
"I'm sorry Mrs. Higurashi, there is nothing left we can do." The man's voice came from around the corner.
"Are you sure? Is there not a specialist that we could see?" Kagome's mother asked between sobs and hickups.
"I'm sorry ma'am, the cancer has spread too much and too quickly. There is nothing anyone can do for him."
She heard her mother sigh as she tried to calm her tears. "How much longer will he live?"
"Less than a day, if he is lucky maybe a day and a half at most. He has stopped fighting and is deteriorating quickly."
*~{End Flashback}~*
Kagome was brought back to the present by a loud banging on the bathroom door.
"Oi, wench, your mother sent me up here to tell you dinner is ready. She said to tell you it's your favorite. So hury it up will ya."
She listened as the hanyou stormed off, suddenly what he said sank in. "ODEN!!" She jumped out of the tub a bit too quickly and felt a sharp pain in her side. "Damn." She checked her stitches to make sure she hadn't ripped them. When she found no blood she quickly but more cautiously dried and dressed herself. She ran down the stars and to the table, chanting the word oden all the way there. The chanting didn't stop untill she placed the first bite in her mouth. After swallowing she looked up to find her friends staring at her. The worried and frightened looks snaked their way through her mind. When they found their destination, she busted out in fits of laughter.
"You guys..." <Laughs> "should see the..." <Laughs, hickups> "look on your faces."
"It's good to have you back, Kagome-chan" Sango said as she joined her friend in the laughter.
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Kagome spent the rest of the night explaining about things in her world to Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Rin. Like most kids, Shippo and Rin lost interest quickly. So she sent them off to play with Sota, who was now showing them how to play a game on the playstation. When it was time to sleep the bedding arrangments were made. Sota and Kagome pulled out the cots they had for company. They placed two in Sota's room and two in Kagome's. Mrs, Higurashi gathered everyone in the livingroom where Jii-chan was talking with Sesshoumaru.
"Rin, Shippo, you two will share a cot in Kagome's room. Sango, you are in her room as well." Mrs. Higurashi cleared her throat. "As for the guys, " she looked over them, "there are two cots in Sota's room and the couch in here folds out into a bed. I will let you guys decide who will get what." She crossed her arms and waited for their decisions.
"I will take the couch, the other two can have the cots." Sesshoumaru said in his silky voice.
With all the sleeping arrangments done, they all headed to bed. Kagome tucked in the two children then laid down on her bed. After she was sure the kids were asleep she looked over in Sango's direction. "Sango? Are you awake?" She whispered in her direction. She watched and the demon huntress rolled over and looked at her.
"No, I'm not." she smiled at her friend, "What's wrong Kagome-chan?"
"I need to talk to you about something. Come here, I don't want certain ears to hear this." She watched as her friend got up and crossed the room. After Sango sat down she pulled out the necklace from under her pillow. She handed it to her friend, "Do you know what this is?"
Sango looked down to what she now held in her hand. Registering what it was, her eyes went wide from shock. "Who...gave...um...Inu Yasha?" She looked to her friend who was now fidgeting and wouldn't meet her gaze.
Kagome felt the blush come to her cheeks. "No it wasn't him, it was..." her voice trailed off.
"Oh Kami, if it wasn't Inu Yasha, it has to be Sesshoumaru. What is going on, Kagome-chan?" She handed the necklace back to her friend.
"I don't know, it started after I fell into the well with him." Kagome filled her friend in on what had happened, including the part in the hospital. When she was done she looked at Sango checking for signs of disgust and hatred. She was beyond shocked when she didn't find any.
"Does Inu Yasha know?" came the question, barely a whisper.
Kagome hung her head, "No I haven't told him yet. I don't even know if I should accept it. I am only eighteen and I still have college to do."
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There it is folks, enjoy :c)
Thanks to everyone who reviewed :c)