InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 2 )

I do not own Inuyasha and Co.

 

 

Well, it's been a bit, but I am finally able to concentrate on writing more fiction! YAY! This chapter is just as much a mystery to me as it is to you. So, sit back and enjoy, k?

 

 

Chapter 1

 

 

Inuyasha had slept peacefully through the night. Kagome had not only checked up on his wife, but she also made sure Inuyasha was comfortable. She couldn't resist pulling up another chair into the room once he had let sleep take him. She would first take Kikyo's vitals, change the IV bag, and then she would take her short hourly vigil next to the man slumbering at the patient's side. There was something about him. Sure, she had dealt with this type of situation before, but none of the men she had encountered in the hospital had intrigued her as much as he had.

 

She couldn't get over his hair. Silver and soft as if she was petting a cat. As he slumbered the first time she sat beside him, she reached out and ran her fingers through his hair. He didn't twitch in the least. He was so deep in his dream world, that he had no knowledge of the woman admiring his looks. As she sat there running her hand through his hair, a shuffle was heard at the door. Her co-worker, Rin, heard the rumors about the handsome man in the room marked Tai when she began her shift. She decided to see for herself it is was true.

 

The first thing Kagome did earlier when she left the room was tell the other nurses at the station about him.

 

@*@

 

 

She stepped out and closed the door. Once her hand left the doorknob, it went directly to her heart as she then leaned back against the doorframe. She let out a loud sigh, catching the attention of the other nurses nearby at the desk.

 

“What's wrong, Kagome?” Eri asked in concern.

 

“Uh oh…Is someone lovesick? Or was the husband just a handful?” Yuka hinted.

 

“Oh my, girls. You have no idea who's in that room.” Kagome mentioned as she directed bedroom eyes their way.

 

“Who? Who is it? Is it a celebrity? Is it someone we know?” Eri asked ecstatically.

 

“No. The man who's watching over his wife is the most handsome man I've ever seen! I'm serious! He looks like an angel! You have to see him!” She explained.

 

“What do ya mean, handsome? What does he look like? Did he say something to you? Is he nice?” They both asked, their hands clasped in prayer and they jumped in excitement.

 

“I think he's an albino, or something, but I'm not sure. He has long and shiny silver hair, and he has gold eyes! He's so beautiful! You just have to see him!” Kagome swooned as she explained his looks.

 

“Dang! Can we take a peak?” Yuka asked.

 

“Well, not yet. Let him go to sleep first.” She claimed as she then disposed of the empty IV bag around the corner and went to look after her other patients.

 

An hour later, Kagome stepped in to check on Kikyo. She heard the sounds of soft snores as she stepped further in. She stopped at the foot of the bed and stared at the scene before her. He had laid his upper body against the side of the bed. His arms were folded under his head. He had fallen asleep watching her. His hair was fanned out over his left shoulder and left arm.

 

She stood there and watched him for a few moments, and then stepped up beside him to see his face. His face was angelic. His mouth was open and his eyebrows were relaxed. He looked as if he hadn't a care in the world. Once she felt she had spent enough time staring, she walked up to the foot of the bed and grabbed the chart.

 

As soon as she stepped up to the monitor to get the readings, she heard him shift. He mumbled something incoherent and then moved his body to the side and extended his left arm out and laid his head to the side onto his arm, facing away from his wife. Once she heard his even soft snores, she went back to checking the stats and changing the IV bag. Once she had set the chart back into the slot at the end of the bed, she walked to the door and waved the other nurses on duty into the room, stressing for them to remain quiet.

 

They stepped in behind her quietly and eyed the slumbering young man of the hour. They all held their breathe once they saw his hair. They all thought at first that Kagome was lying, but there he was, in the flesh and sprawled across the bed before them.

 

“I'm going to ask him if he wants a bed in the morning. He looks too peaceful to disturb.” Kagome whispered as they quietly stepped out of the room and shut the door behind them.

 

“Who relieves you in the morning, Kags?” Eri asked.

 

“Rin, I think.” Kagome answered as she tapped her finger on her chin in thought. “I'll check the schedule.”

 

“If it's Rin, then she's awfully lucky.” Yuka swooned as they followed Kagome to the shift sheet.

 

“Yeah, it's Rin at eight.” Kagome mentioned as she pointed to the shift sheet.

 

“So you're doing a full over night shift tonight? When's the next time you work during the day?” Eri asked.

 

“I'm not sure. I'll probably be working the day shift on Monday. It depends on what the schedule says.” Kagome explained.

 

“How can you work both night and day shifts? Isn't that rough on you?” Yuka asked.

 

“Well, Yeah. Working nights is only easy because I have my mother living with me. That way, I could have her take care of Shippo while I'm at work. During the day, it's not bad since it gives me a reason to be up during the day so I can at least get some sun, ya know?”

 

“Oh yeah. Most of the night nurses become like vampires where they can't even go out on an overcast day without the light hurting their eyes.” Eri mentioned as the other girls nodded in response.

 

“Yeah, so I always make it a point to stay only 32 hours a week if I can do it, and at least one or two of those days are day or second shift hours.” Kagome shrugged. She then turned back the desk and took a seat. The phone rang and she answered it as the other nurses took to their duties.

 

@*@

 

 

Rin stepped up to the end of the bed as Kagome ran her hand one last time through his beautiful hair. Kagome turned to see Rin standing at the foot of the bed with her hand over her mouth.

 

“Kawaii…” Rin whispered through her fingers.

 

“Yeah. He's not only good-looking but very sweet too. Rin, can you do me a favor?” Kagome whispered as she stood up, moved the chair to the other side of the room and walked up to her co-worker.

 

“Sure, what do you need?” Rin asked quietly.

 

“Can you wheel a bed in here for him? She's in a coma and it looks like he's going to spend his nights here. If there's anything he needs today, go ahead and oblige him, okay? He's really broken up about his wife, so he needs to be comfortable.” Kagome whispered as she looked on at his sleeping form.

 

“Sure. He's definitely gonna be hurting when he wakes up.” Rin whispered as she shook her head. “I'll offer him some Motrin if he needs it, would that be all right?”

 

“Yeah, that would be great. Thank you very much, Rin.” Kagome whispered as she patted Rin on the shoulder and then stepped out, ending her shift.

 

Rin watched as Kagome stepped out and closed the door behind her. She then turned to the couple before her and watched him for a few moments. Once she realized she had been staring at him, she then reached down to the chart and looked it over. Her eyes went from admiration to empathetic. Seeing what had happened to his wife, her eyes began to tear slightly as she then pulled the pen from her scrub pocket and stepped up to the monitor to read the statistics.

 

As she checked the IV bag to see how much longer `til she'd need to replace it, she heard a moan sound from the man. She trained her eyes on him as she watched him shift and then lift himself up. He wiped his eyes of sleep and blinked as he looked to his wife and then to the nurse in the distance. He blinked a few times, realizing she wasn't the nurse he saw before he fell asleep.

 

“Morning, Mr. Tai. My name is Rin. I will be your nurse today. How are you feeling? Can I get you anything?” Rin greeted the man politely as she held the clipboard to her chest.

 

“Oh, hello. I wasn't expecting to see another nurse, but that makes sense. My name is Inuyasha, you may call be by that. I'm a bit stiff, but other than that, I'm fine.” He greeted as he stretched out his shoulders and arms.

 

“You don't need any fruit? Coffee perhaps? It is 8am.” She pointed out as she pointed to the clock on the wall across from the bed.

 

“Oh man. Well, I'll take some coffee. Cream and two sugars. I'm gonna step out and make a phone call. You can just leave it on the table for me.” He answered as he stood up and grabbed his cell phone from his pocket as he ran his hand through his bangs.

 

“I will do that Inuyasha, thank you.” Rin said as he stepped past her and out the door. She then stepped to the foot of the bed, set down the clipboard and set out to make Inuyasha his cup of morning coffee.

 

@*@

 

 

“Hey, Bob. It's Inu. I'm not gonna be in today, least not right away if at all.”

 

“How come? Ya sick?”

 

“No. It's Kikyo. She's been shot and she's now in a coma. How much leave time do I have for that?”

 

“Oh my. I'm sorry to hear that. Do you know how or why it happened?”

 

“No. Not even the police know. The weird part was, she was lead into an alley right next to her building and shot. Nothing was stolen, no bruises or injuries elsewhere. The police said there was no evidence of foul play. Some guy found her and how I found out was I called her cell phone just as the guy was gonna use it to call for an ambulance. Bob, she was shot in the head.”

 

The man on the other side of the phone sighed in sadness. “Well, you know that I'm not gonna tell you to come in to work when you don't really need to anyways. Just come back when you feel ready to, okay? I'll keep paying you if you want. I'll use medical leave on your timesheet. I certainly hope she'll wake up soon.”

 

“Yeah, me too. I'm more than likely just going to stay here at the hospital at night. I'll let you know if I feel ready to come back to work, okay. I'll keep you updated.” Inuyasha said as he agreed to a couple more pleasantries and then folded the phone shut as he then looked off into the distance at the traffic barreling past the hospital.

 

`Everyone of those people passing the hospital can go on with their everyday lives, while mine comes to a complete stop. My life is uncertain, and they are out shopping and having a good time. I loathe them. They have nothing such as this to care for. What am I gonna do now?' Inuyasha thought to himself as he then stuffed the phone into his pocket, stepped back into the hospital and walked up to the elevator. He pressed the up button as someone stepped up next to him.

 

“Well, long time no see, Inuyasha.”

 

Inuyasha turned to look at the owner of the voice and his eyes went cold and defensive. “Hello, Naraku.”

 

“What's that look for? I just came in to visit my assistant. You still have something against me?” Naraku said innocently.

 

“Keh. She's in a coma. I don't know for how long, but nothings changed since last night. You wouldn't have happened to see any commotion when this happened, or caught a glimpse of the man who did this to her would you?” Inuyasha asked with a tone slicked with accusation.

 

“No, I left the building after the ambulance arrived. There was such a commotion, I couldn't have gotten near enough to see the crime scene myself.” He explained.

 

Just then, two more companions appeared beside him. Bankotsu and his brother Jakotsu.

 

“Inuyasha, I'm so sorry to hear about your wife. She will be greatly missed while she sleeps.” Bankotsu greeted as he extended his arm in empathy. Inuyasha shook his hand and thanked him.

 

Inuyasha inwardly groaned at the thought of having the three near. There was something about them he didn't like. He couldn't pinpoint it, but they made his skin crawl. As the handshake ended, his eyes met Jakotsu's and he remembered something he didn't want to be reminded of. The last time Inuyasha had a fit about their presence was when they all last had dinner together. During the dinner, Inuyasha excused himself to go to the bathroom and Jakotsu had followed him. In the bathroom, Jakotsu had made insinuations towards Inuyasha in a homosexual manner. Ever since then, the man had caused his stomach to twist into snarls. To think someone his wife conjugated with on a daily basis was attracted to him in that way.

 

“What are you doing here, Jakotsu. From what I recall, you're just a measly mail runner.” Inuyasha asked with disgust.

 

“Hey, don't talk to me that way. Kikyo has been very kind to me. I have just as much a right to be here as her boss does.” The man whined a tear fell from his eye.

 

Inuyasha snorted as his fists clenched and the door opened for them to enter. Inuyasha then turned to the elevator and the rest followed. He pushed the number and they ascended to his wife's floor. Naraku continued with pleasantries as they were stuck in the small space `til the doors opened and Inuyasha stepped out. The three men followed Inuyasha to her room and he allowed them inside. He loathed the thought of having to spend time with them, but he wasn't going to leave anyone alone with his wife now that she's vulnerable. Least of all those three.

 

They set down cards and candy on the table beside her bed. Inuyasha listened as Naraku talked about the good times they'd spent at the office, and little things that would happen at the restaurants they had business meetings at with clients. Inuyasha listened intently, looking for holes in his conversation. There were only three people he least trusted. Those three. He had gotten hints from Kikyo of dinner proposals from Naraku that had not included business deals or clients. Each time he asked, she turned him down if her husband was not able to be involved. That was when Naraku arranged the dinners once a week. Dinners that included the Kotsu brothers. Inuyasha hated them, but at least he didn't have to worry about his wife when he was around.

 

Inuyasha had told Kikyo that they were untrustworthy, but she reassured him every time that he was just being paranoid and that he could trust her. Every time she went out on the business dinners, he sat at home, the cell phone set on the coffee table in front of him with the television echoing the movie he watched. The cell phones he got for her and himself were his security. He only allowed her to be alone with them if he knew she'd have a way to tell him if anything had happened. So far, he hadn't had such a call from her, but he still couldn't let that go.

 

They didn't stay long, since they had jobs to tend to, but talk about the hardest hour he had ever had to endure. Once they left, he thought about everything Naraku had said. He said that the incident had been on the news even. Inuyasha just sat back and sipped his coffee, wondering if her family was gonna show up. But, then again, she was the richest member of the family, and they disowned her when she married Inuyasha. They never liked him. They figured he was just some wild child who only cared about his work and cars. They never even gave him a chance. Kikyo decided to follow her heart. They both eloped and she moved into his home. They had been living there ever since.

 

As he sat next to her bed and spoke aloud whatever was on his mind, the door to her room opened abruptly, and a bed appeared. “Excuse me, her room is a private room.” Inuyasha said aloud to the person wheeling the bed in through the door.

 

Once the bed was pushed halfway across the room, he saw it was Rin who was pushing the hospital bed. “Oh, don't worry, Inuyasha. This bed is for you to employ while your wife sleeps.” Rin said politely with a smile.

 

“Oh. Okay, thanks. Scared me for a second there.” He sighed.

 

“I'm sorry. I should have told you earlier, but you left before I remembered. So, here you are. You may bring your own pillows and belongings here if ya like. There's a little closet you can use to store your things.” Rin pointed out as she set the breaks on the wheels under the bed.

 

“Thank you very much, Rin. Also, if I decide to not be here for any length of time, they will contact me if she awakens?” Inuyasha asked.

 

“Yes. You did give them a 24 hour watched over number, right?” Inuyasha nodded. “Then you should be okay. This is only for you or any family who comes to visit and feels they need to spend the night. So, for the mean time, make yourself at home.” The nurse said as she grabbed the clipboard and went about checking Kikyo's vitals.

 

“I will leave for a bit and bring some things back with me.” Inuyasha said to the nurse as he stepped out, leaving her to her duties.

 

As he got into his car, he started the engine and turned down the radio so he could think. Something was fishy about the whole situation. She didn't go far from work when she was shot. She was shot in an alleyway, and there was no struggle. He wondered if it was possible whomever attacked her was someone she knew and at least mildly trusted to follow him out of view of the public. He took a slight detour from the route home. He decided to go to the parking lot at the convenience store across the street where they found her.

 

He sat and watched people walk by. He suspiciously eyed every pedestrian. He sat and watched for about a half an hour and something fishy caught his eye. Jakotsu walked past the alleyway and stopped. He looked off into the darkness for a few seconds. Then, he looked forward and continued walking. What Inuyasha caught that was suspicious was he didn't look saddened at all like earlier. As he continued, he had a smirk on his face, and the look of mischief appeared in his demeanor.

 

Inuyasha continued to sit and stare at the spot where he saw him stop and his actions kept going through his mind repeatedly as he sat in his car and began to do something unusual. He growled loud and deep while clenching his teeth and his fists tightly.

 

“Him.” Inuyasha seethed as he gained another reason to hate the tag-a-long.

 

 

@*@

 

 

Once Kikyo gained her composure, she yanked her suit jacket off, ripped off one of the sleeves and proceeded to tie it around her head like a sweatband. Then, she yelled for help. She was met with nothing but silence. She collected her things and walked towards the end of the alleyway, using the wall for support. Once she got to the end of the wall, she looked off both ways down the street. Something struck her as odd. There was no one out there.

 

As she stepped away from the curb, she eyed her building. She decided to see if anyone was still there to call for help. Maybe a security guard or janitor. She Stepped up to the carousel door and pushed the glass in front, smearing her blood onto the glass. She stumbled inside and eyed the security guard station. She made her way over to see the cameras. Everything was running. The screens showed various rooms, but they were all empty. She watched for a few moments as she sat down in the chair.

 

After waiting for about ten minutes, she began to wonder what was going on. She picked up the phone and realized it was dead. She decided to check the bathrooms to see if maybe the guard was tied up or something. She yelled into both bathrooms in the lobby area. No one answered. She stepped up to the vendor counter in the lobby and no cashier was operating the counter.

 

“What the hell is going on? This place is never empty when I leave work. There are usually tons of people everywhere.” Kikyo said aloud and then inhaled deeply. “HELLO!” She yelled in the middle of the lobby. Still no response. Kikyo pulled her cell phone out of her purse and tried to use it, but it would not connect, not even to Inuyasha's phone.

 

Kikyo stumbled out of the building and made her way to her car. She inserted the key into the ignition. When the engine turned over, she sighed in relief. “Finally something works for me.”

 

She pulled away and drove herself to the hospital in hopes of getting help. During her drive there, she noticed the stoplights were not lit. There were no cars on the road the whole way. It was as if the city had become a ghost town.

 

When she arrived, she let herself in through the heavy doors and into the waiting area. She eyed the receptionist counter, seeing it was unmanned. The phones weren't even ringing. She walked over to the waiting area to sit down and catch her bearings. What surprised her was she saw a man sitting in a chair across the room from her.

 

 

@*@

 

 

Well now, that was an interesting chappy. So, do ya think Jakotsu did it? Could it have been Bankotsu? Well, even if you answer that question which is meant to be rhetorical at this point, I am not willing to reveal that just yet. So, `til then, ja ne!

 

A/N: What do you think so far about the addition to the chapters? Let me know. Don't worry, you'll soon find out what's going on shortly.