InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unaware ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 5 )

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Well now, I have quite a few of you to thank for the wonderful reviews and comments. Also, with begging me to update. It certainly is awesome to know I have fans and that there is a demand for my fan fiction. I am just as excited as you all are when it comes to getting the chance to write the next chapter.

 

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Inu hanyou nikkie: Ya know, I didn't realize I had made that little `fowl' mistake *Snort* Thank you very much for pointing that out, so that I may correct it. As far as whether Inu and Kags will get together, that leads to be seen. As far as I know, my characters tend to write the story for me as I go along. So, it's really up to them. It's possible that a little begging may be in order, unless ya wanna cook Inu some ramen…Mmmm…blackmail…

 

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Purple-monkey: Wow…I must say your enthusiasm is astounding! I'm glad to hear you're excited about the pairings. I hope they won't disappoint. I just can't say as to when they will get together. It may be a while…

 

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Demonic Princess of Tragedy: Thank you and you're welcome, hee hee!

 

Coolgirl: Well, it all depends on Kikyo as far as when she'll come to, and how much she will end up affected by her injuries. I'm hoping they won't be too severe. But don't ya worry. If you have faith, things will certainly work out well for her in the end. And I have a feeling as to who's gonna end up with whom, but my characters tend to decide who they choose to be with in the end. Remember, if they piss you off, don't blame me…blame them for their choices, k? Seriously! They have a mind of their own! *spanks Inu for being such a butthead for some of his choices in my other fics…*

 

Kagome M.K.: Okay. Here ya go!

 

Orlando-Inu-Lover: Wow! Thank you! Now kiss my polish toes! JK! Anyways, you're just a lowly fan? I saw you had posted a couple of fics of your own. I read them, and I will certainly be leaving comments for you as well! You are a very talented writer, and you have an interesting imagination. Anyways, your fics are on my fave list, so expect reviews from me, oh lowly fan of mine. *Smiles from ear to ear*

 

Punkychickykagome: Hey hey hey! Whaz uuuuup? So you're being forced to wear sandals now that you lost your socks, huh? Schweeet! I certainly hope your ass isn't black and blue since this fic just kicks, ya know? I keep trying to tell it not to, but you know what kids are like…*sigh* Anyways, I am certainly awaiting your review for this chapter, ma bud.

 

 

A/N: Now one thing I will say is I try to update each fic once a week. The days I'm able to find the inspiration to write are usually from Thursday through Saturday. Those are the days when I have the most alone time, so I'm not distracted. So, if it feels like too long a wait for the new chappies, please forgive me. But one thing I will say, at least I update regularly every week, and not once a month. Believe me, I'm too excited about what I've written to wait that long. I don't know how those authors do that.

 

Well, without further ado, here is the next chapter of Unaware.

 

Chapter 4

 

 

Once Inuyasha and Kouga returned to the apartment, Inuyasha was silent. During the long ride there, he had time to close his eyes and reflect on what his friend had pointed out. He began to see things the way they were before the incident. He figured he was becoming paranoid, and began making up conspiracies.

 

However, could he blame himself for those thoughts? How else was he supposed to feel? There was no jerk to blame. No DNA left behind, no clues of who did it. There were no cameras present that could have recorded the incident. As far as he could tell, no one watched the shooting take place. The person that found her, according to the cops, said he heard a gun shot, and ran to the alleyway, but the perp was nowhere around at that point.

 

It turned out the guy who found her was someone who worked on the same floor, but he didn't know much about her, since she wasn't his boss. They searched the dumpsters in the alleyway for the murder weapon and for any clues, but they came up trumps. Whoever did it, had it planned out, and knew what the police and investigators would search for. The only idea he could come up with was it was someone she knew since her clothes were intact, there were no fingerprints on anything of hers, save for the guy who searched her purse for the cell phone he heard.

 

Inuyasha's mind was clouded with all those thoughts as they walked up the stairs into the hallway leading up to the door of Kouga's apartment. Kouga kept his distance from Inuyasha, hoping he wouldn't upset him any further. He figured his friend would remain clammed up at least until they were safely in his private apartment. Once Kouga had stepped aside and let Inuyasha in, the man just kicked off his shoes and slumped down onto the couch. Kouga heard a long and hard sigh as he slipped his shoes off and set his wallet and keys down on the hall table near the door.

 

Kouga then stepped over to the love seat and eyed the man who sighed moments before. His head was angled back and his right hand covered his eyes, a grim expression on his face. Kouga just watched Inuyasha's lip quiver for a moment and then turned his gaze away from the broken man, sighing himself.

 

“I wish I knew what to say to you, man. Is there anything I can do for you?” Kouga asked quietly as he eyed his friend. Inuyasha shook his head as a shaky sigh escaped his lips from beneath his hand.

 

Kouga then decided to stand up and go to his room. He figured he'd give Inuyasha a chance to be alone since it seemed as if he was gonna let himself go. He closed the door and collapsed onto his bed, eyes focused on the ceiling. A few chokes wafted through the door as his friend broke down. Kouga turned over on his bed and turned on the radio, to drown out the sobs. Kouga was weak when it came to anyone crying around him for any reason. And to hear Inuyasha crying, that would break him just at the sound of it.

 

Inuyasha turned his head into the pillow under his head as he mildly screamed out. He wanted more than anything to understand why it happened. His life was shit now because some asshole had to take his wife down an alleyway and shoot her. For no apparent reason. He had no scapegoat but himself. Part of him wanted to kill himself, just to end the pain.

 

He suddenly heard music bellow from his friend's bedroom. He knew why. Once he realized Kouga heard him even through the closed door, he sat up and brushed the tears from his face. Inuyasha eyed the door at the other side of the living room and decided to give it a knock once he had composed himself again.

 

Kouga had closed his eyes as he let the radio play “Sweet Emotions” from Aerosmith when a soft knock came from his door. He looked over and said, “Come in.”

 

Inuyasha opened the door with a solemn look on his face. He stepped up to the chair across from the bed next to the desk and sank down into it. He remained silent for a moment as he sat and collected his thoughts.

 

“You ready to talk now?” Kouga asked politely.

 

“I guess. Don't really have a choice.” He responded as he bent forward and leaned his arms against his thighs. His head bowed as he took a deep breathe.

 

“Well? What do you need to say? I'm all ears, man.” Kouga said as he sat up in the same fashion.

 

“I think I am going crazy, like you said. I thought about what Kikyo and I have, and she couldn't be hiding anything from me. I just. I don't have anyone to blame, accept myself. Kouga, I have nothing to go on. No clues other than there being no foul play. There has to be a reason, but there's no evidence to bring up any ideas. Makes me wonder if it was something random like a gang initiation thing. She was innocent to the bone, and there were no fingerprints left on anything of hers that shouldn't have been there.”

 

“What about the guy that found her? Do you trust he wasn't the guy who shot her?” Kouga inquired.

 

“No, it definitely wasn't him. He didn't even know her, yet he worked on the same floor as her. He had no weapon on him, and he was clean. They even checked the dumpsters to see if he could have stashed it before the cops and the paramedics came. They found no weapon. Whoever did it just pulled the trigger and walked away, gun on him. This guy wasn't an idiot.” Inuyasha sighed.

 

“So then, you've been agonizing over her shooting, and you have no way to vent your anger or anyway to get any answers?” Inuyasha nodded as his eyes closed. “Makes total sense now. I was wondering what was upsetting you. Granted, Kikyo lying there practically dead in the head is bad enough, but to have no one to blame…Damn.” Kouga certainly had no clue what to say after that other than, “Well, if there's anything I can do for ya, just let me know.”

 

“Thanks, man. I have no idea what you can do, but it's good to know.” Inuyasha sniffed, trying to remain strong.

 

“Well now, what say we hit the movies for a good action flick? That'll take your mind off the present pains.” Kouga mentioned as he stood and patted Inuyasha on the shoulder. Inuyasha nodded and stood after him and they both exited the apartment to head down to the theater for a late night action flick.

 

 

@*@

 

 

Kagome had looked in on Kikyo three times, and still, no Inuyasha. She began to get a little worried about what might have happened to him. He was upset, but then again, he was kind enough to leave the post-it note. She had gone about her business and made her rounds. So far, no change with Kikyo, save for her bandages being a bit bloody from the surgery incisions. She and the doctor changed them while Inuyasha was gone. They figured they would redress her wounds while her husband was out, so he wouldn't see the devastation caused by the bullet.

 

One thing she noticed he held dear was her looks. Those were the first qualities he noticed in herself, and she looked a lot like his wife. Her incisions were healing quite well, save for the tiny amount of access fluid seeping through the stitches. The wound was left like that due to the hole drilled in her skull to make sure there was no pressure build-up around the brain.

 

One of the nurses had mentioned Inuyasha had requested that someone change her dressings due to the spots on the bandages. It turned out, during surgery, in order to remove the bullet safely, they had to shave half of her head, and make a large incision to pull the right half of her forehead away. They had the best plastic surgeon in the hospital do reconstructive surgery on her face to make sure there would be no scarring, but Kagome knew it would hurt Inuyasha to see Kikyo with staples in her head.

 

Once the bandages were changed, the doctor requested that the spouse be called to gain permission to test his wife's support needs, to see if she could be taken off the breathing machine and her check ups be lessened. Kagome stayed to check her vitals, which had not changed since the night she fell asleep. She looked at the phone number listed, and thought about whether or not it was a good idea to call Inuyasha that late. She decided to give it a shot. She stepped out of the room and up to the phone at the nurses' station. She sat down after she dialed and waited to see if he'd answer.

 

*click* “Hello?” came a whisper over the phone.

 

“Hello. This is Kagome, from the hospital. Is this Inuyasha?”

 

“Yeah, hold on.” He whispered again as some explosion sounds carried through the earpiece. Once it went quiet, he spoke with, “What's happened?”

 

“Oh don't worry. It's not an emergency. We'd just like to know if it would be all right if we were to test your wife's support needs. You know, to see if she still needs the breathing machine or the I.V. bags as she has had them for the past few days. We changed her bandages and saw she has been healing quite well. And her vitals have remained stable, proving she may not need to be on life support. We just need you to sign a few forms and to be present before we conduct these tests.” Kagome explained politely.

 

“Now? Or would this be tomorrow?”

 

“Well, the doctor is on graveyard shift tonight, and if it would be at all possible, it could be done tonight. But if you'd like to wait, we can wait `til the day after tomorrow when he's on day shift.” Kagome suggested.

 

Inuyasha pinched the bridge of his nose as he thought for a few moments. He had just been out to the bar, and he wasn't in the best of moods. Especially to see his wife. Although, he didn't want her hooked up to a breathing machine if she didn't need to be. “Well, how much longer will the doctor be in for?” He groaned.

 

“He will be here `til 5 am.” Kagome mentioned.

 

“Okay. I'll be there in about two hours or so. I don't want her to look dead anymore. It might help her wake faster.” Inuyasha thought aloud.

 

“Okay. I will notify the doctor. See you then, Inuyasha.” Kagome said pleasantly and hung up.

 

Inuyasha folded the phone shut and leaned against the wall behind him. He knocked the back of his head against it a couple of times, clenching his eyes shut. He couldn't run from the situation. He felt a bit stifled. But, then again, Kikyo being taken off the life support may help him to relax a bit more. He slipped his phone into his pocket and stepped back into the show.

 

@*@

 

 

Once the movie ended, Kouga drove Inuyasha back to the hospital and then left to go back to his apartment. Inuyasha had decided to just stay with his wife after all. He gave permission for the technicians to check Kikyo's life support standings. It turned out, she was indeed capable of supporting herself, save for feedings. They injected a feeding tube and took other necessary precautions to make sure she was maintained. Kagome was right. She did look better. The bandages covering her head no longer covered her right eye. Everything looked good, and she still looked peaceful.

 

Kagome stood by for a few moments as she watched Inuyasha watch Kikyo. He looked as if he wanted to say something, so she stayed by his side for a little longer.

 

“She looks like she'd never been shot. Well, save for the bandages on her head.” He chuckled as a small smile appeared on his lips.

 

“You're right. She looks like nothing happened. Inuyasha, are you going to be okay for the rest of the night?” Kagome asked as she reached out and put a hand on his shoulder.

 

He continued looking to his wife as he responded with, “I think so. Now that she doesn't look as bad. It's been days since I've had a reason to smile.” He turned to Kagome. “Thank you for calling me.”

 

“You're welcome, Inuyasha. Anything to help you through this.” Kagome smiled back.

 

“Kagome, would you mind sitting with me a bit longer?” Inuyasha asked innocently.

 

“Sure.” Kagome answered as she took her seat beside him on the bed, both of them eyeing the angel in the bed before them.

 

“Did you see it? The resemblance?” He asked.

 

“Yes. I can see it now. Kinda freaky, like looking in the mirror. Only, her hair is straighter than mine. Mine is wavy, and it always has been.” Kagome pointed out.

 

“Yeah. She's always had that perfect look to her. Very simple and elegant.” He explained as he turned to eye the nurse beside him. He took in her eyes and her hair. “You're beautiful in your own way though. I don't see any flaws. You have features about you she doesn't.”

 

“Oh, you don't have to flatter me, or anything. I'm not nearly as pretty as she is.” Kagome said as she looked away.

 

“You're blind, ya know that?”

 

Kagome's eyes shot to his as she saw him smiling at her in admirably. Her cheeks grew red as she once again looked away. He chuckled and grabbed her chin, turning her gaze to his once again.

 

He was beginning to make her nervous with his actions. “Um…Inuyasha?”

 

“What?”

 

“I thought…you said…” She stumbled as he gazed into her eyes deeply and inched a bit forward.

 

“I said what?”

 

“That…You know…You're loyal to your wife. What are you doing?” Realization hit him and he dropped his hand from her chin and looked to the hands in his lap sheepishly. “You like me, don't you?”

 

“I didn't say that!” He shot as his face shot up, inches away from her nose. She backed away a bit after a moment. His gaze became too intense, causing her to look away quickly. She silently gathered her thoughts and then stood to get herself out of the situation. As she started to step away, he grabbed her hand to stop her.

 

“Kagome.”

 

“What is it?” she asked as she turned to him.

 

“I just wanna thank you again for everything you've done. And also, I want to apologize for how I treated you earlier. I just…Felt that I had no reason to be happy. I realized something when I was away.” He said as he grabbed her other hand and held it before him. “You have been a ray of sunshine for me since Kikyo's shooting.” He then turned his eyes to look up to hers.

 

“Inuyasha, you are without a doubt the most wonderful man I've ever met. I am very happy to be that ray of sunshine for you while Kikyo sleeps. And I will strive to be nothing more, so your heart does not waver. She's a lucky woman. I am very fortunate to have met you.” Kagome replied.

 

Inuyasha said nothing in return. He just suddenly pulled her closer and into a hug. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he laid his head on her stomach. Kagome wrapped her arms around his shoulders and his head. The hug was brief, but meaningful. She was glad to see his spirits lifted for a change. She felt he was much more handsome when he smiled.

 

Once she took her leave of the young man, she stepped through the door and closed it lightly. Once the door clicked shut, she then leaned against the doorframe and sighed in happiness. Then, she felt eyes on her. She opened her eyes and saw the whole floor of nurses eyeing her in question.

 

“What?” she asked nonchalantly.

 

“What happened this time?” They asked.

 

“Oh, nothing short of a miracle. He's happy. He's finally feeling better. Whatever was driving him crazy has passed.”

 

“Oh yeah? And?”

 

“Well, he just looks so much more handsome when he's relaxed and happy. He has a beautiful smile that can just take your breathe away.” She sighed.

 

“Whoa…Cool!” They all sighed out, trying to imagine the silver haired hunk smiling a big toothy grin.

 

“Okay, no more daydreaming. We got work to do, ladies.” Kagome announced clapping her hands as she stepped past them and started her rounds. The ladies moaned, but went about their duties.

 

@*@

 

 

Inuyasha had fallen sleep shortly after Kagome left his room. He had not felt that relaxed in days, and he was long due. Kagome checked up on the two twice `til the end of her shift in the morning. She peeked in on them once more before she left. She stepped up to his bed and saw that a smile had still graced his lips. She couldn't help but feel tears falling from her eyes. She decided she'd get him something a little special to keep the smile on his face a little longer.

 

Once she stepped from his room, she went down to the gift shop on the first floor to see if she could find the right item for him. She stepped in and eyed everything, from stuffed animals, to religious charms. She then looked through the cards briefly `til she came upon the perfect card. It had a kitten all bundled up in a little girl's arms and a big smile on it's face while it slept on the cover. Inside it said, “I'm glad to see your smile.”

 

She began to cry at how perfect the saying was. It was exactly what she really wanted to say to him. She decided to get the card and have all the nurses sign it once she arrived on his floor. She had luckily caught all the night nurses before they left as well. They all signed it with good wishes and hearts. Kagome's name and red heart was there, right in the center of the card, where he couldn't miss it.

 

She set the card beside him on his table, marked “To Inuyasha, the hunk of the sixth floor”. She stayed and watched him for a few more moments, and then headed on home. She hoped she would see a smile on his face when she returned for her shift that night.

 

 

@*@

 

 

Once he was startled out of his deep sleep, he sat up and looked around to see his wife was still sleeping and that no one had moved anything. He then decided to pick up his watch when he saw the card next to it. He smirked at the way it was addressed and opened the card. He saw the kitten on the cover and smiled a bit. Once he opened it, he saw all the names. He only recognized two of them. Kagome's and Rin's. He read every caption from each nurse. Then, his eyes settled on Kagome's signature. He smiled even wider, knowing who the card was really from. She had bought him the card, and had all the other nurses sign it with her.

 

“She didn't have to do this.” He whispered as he then sat the card upright on the table at his bedside. Then he turned to his wife as he began to talk to her.

 

“Can you believe that? They were so concerned about me. They complimented my smile. Yes, baby. I'm smiling. You know why? Because I can see you again. I'm glad to see you're doing well enough on your own. Now all we need is for you to open those gorgeous brown eyes of yours.” He mentioned as he pulled up the chair and sat down, holding her hand.

 

Her hand was warm, meaning good circulation. She looked peaceful still. And it seemed as if she was just sleeping peacefully. He began to wonder if she was dreaming at all. He looked to the brain monitor, seeing there was activity. He felt relieved. He ran his fingers over her hand and began to give it a bit of a massage to try to gain some sort of reaction from her.

 

To his dismay, there was no reaction, and the brain monitor didn't change either. She was still off in her own little world. He sighed as he leaned over and kissed her hand. “I'll be back, my love. I need some fresh air. Maybe I'll bottle some up for you and bring it back for you to breathe in. Sound good?” He asked with a smile. He laid her hand upon the sheet and stepped into the bathroom to freshen up and change his clothes.

 

Then, he stepped out and walked up to the nurses' desk to let Rin know he was stepping out. He also thanked her for the card and asked her to thank the rest of the nurses. He left Rin smiling widely at the sight of his smile.

 

Once he stepped away, she whispered to herself, “Kagome so wasn't kidding.”

 

 

@*@

 

 

Night had come about by the time Kikyo and Houji had figured out the fact that they were not going to see any doctors or nurses who could help with Kikyo's injuries. The whole time, Kikyo noticed Houji seemed a bit out of it, but he looked perfectly fine. He paid such close attention to her head wound that he had not even mentioned if there was anything wrong with him.

 

“Houji, can I ask you something?” Kikyo inquired as he wheeled her through the halls in a wheel chair into a room with a couple of beds in it.

 

As he stopped the wheel chair and bent beside her to apply the brakes he replied with, “Sure, anything.” As he lifted her out of the chair.

 

Her face came close to his as she stood with his arms supporting her. “Are you injured at all? You seem exhausted, but you look fine.”

 

“Well, I do have a pain in the back of my head, but I have no idea what could be causing it. I just know it's been there since I was mugged three days ago. I blacked out, and then woke up here with a massive headache.” He shrugged as he helped guide her to the bed and helped her sit down.

 

“Turn around.” She asked and he complied. She gasped at what she saw. She reached up and touched the matted hair at the back of his head. She gained a hiss from him as she asked, “You said you were mugged? How many were there?”

 

“Four. I think they were just a small gang of delinquent kids, but I can't be sure. They all wore masks and one had a baseball bat in his hands.” He explained as she reached for one of the pillows and slipped the pillowcase from it. She reached up to dab it to his head, gaining another hiss from him.

 

“You're bleeding. See?” Kikyo pointed out with the bloodied fabric as she reached around his body. He glanced to the fabric and his eyes went wide. Before she knew it, he collapsed forward onto the bed across from hers. She got up immediately and shook him as she called his name. She couldn't bring him to. She turned on the light above his head and got a closer look at his head wound. His skull was cracked and bleeding.

 

“We both have bleeding head wounds.” Kikyo observed as she then tried to dab more of the blood away and clean the wound. Only strange thing about his wound that surprised her was no matter how she tried to stop the bleeding, including applying pressure, it still bled. As soon as she wiped more blood from his hair, it replaced itself almost immediately.

 

That was when she noticed her bandages felt a bit heavy and wet. She stepped into the bathroom and turned on the light. The bandages were completely red with blood. She reached into the medicine cabinet to get some bandages and change them to keep the dressings clean. She removed the bandage and saw the gaping hole in her right temple.

 

She gaped at it for a moment `til she saw a stream of blood run down her forehead and down to her eyebrow. She just stared at how fast it flowed as the blood went down past her eye and onto her cheek and down the side of her face. She dabbed and dabbed the wound, but still, the blood kept flowing. There was no stopping the wound from bleeding!

 

“Ah! What is wrong? Why won't it stop? I feel so weak! I don't understand!” She screamed and cried as she kept grabbing paper toweling to soak up her blood. Before she knew it, the empty wastebasket had filled up with blood soaked paper towels, and her bleeding hadn't let up. She then fell off to the side as she lost her balance and barely missed the toilet. As she saw her blood drip onto the floor, she began to feel sick to her stomach. She reached over and pulled herself up to the toilet as she lifted up the seat and let go of the last meal she ate. Once she was finished, she felt eyes on her. She turned and saw Houji standing behind her.

 

“Are you okay?” He asked. Then he saw her head wound and how it was bleeding.

 

“It's no use. I've been standing here for a while trying to stop it, but I can't.” She sniffed as he grabbed more paper towels and dabbed the stream of blood from her forehead.

 

“Wow. With as much blood as you've lost, you shouldn't be alive right now.” He mentioned as he watched the clean wound bleed freely once again. “Why would this happen?”

 

“I noticed this with yours as well. I looked at bit closer, and it looks as if your skull was cracked by that baseball bat. It just kept bleeding.” She sighed as her eyes closed and she began to fall backwards. He caught her in his arms and held her to him.

 

“What is this place? Something's not right here.” He said to no one as he held the bleeding woman to him for comfort on the tile bathroom floor.

 

 

@*@

 

Awww…So sweet! I guess he wanted a chapter where he felt a little better, ne? And, we all have to admit, we all love it when he genuinely smiles in the series, don't we? It certainly is a rarity. Well, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it. Ja ne for now!

 

A/N: Well, I didn't have much to edit on this chapter, but I did add more material, which is starting to flow nicely, don't ya think? Anyways, `til next time! Ja ne!