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'Til you wake up

Prologue

The doctor entered the waiting room. She was an old woman short in height, with long grey hair elegantly tied up and experienced blue eyes. Sighing, she took a look at the report she was holding. She hated that part of her job...

She took a circular glance at the room and called :

- Mr. Sesshomaru Takahashi ?

At her left, a man jolted on his feet and came toward her. A tall man, well built, wearing expensive black pants and a white shirt. He had long white hair and beautiful golden eyes, while on each of his cheekbones were two red lines... "I see" the doctor realized, "He's no man, he's a youkai." Demons weren't that numerous compared to humans, but it wasn't surprising to see one here and there. The modern society had accepted their existence a few decades ago, allowing them to live freely among humans, just as long as they weren't hurting or killing anyone. At first, it had been quite uncomfortable, but with time demons and humans alike had become use to it. Of course there was still some youkai that were causing problems, but humans weren't all peaceful either...

The demon finally stopped before her, asking hastily :

- So, will he be alright ?

He was doing a wonderful job at keeping his expression cold and emotionless, but you could clearly hear anxiety in his voice. The doctor sighed again. She knew that this would be the first question to be asked. Acting professionally, she answered with a calm voice :

- First, let me present myself. I'm Dr Kaede Toriyama.

He gave her a polite nod, but she was no fool ; she knew that inwardly, he was cursing her for not answering his question right away. She then noticed that a small group of people had rejoined him, waiting silently behind his back. There was a girl with long black hair and brown eyes, wearing her white and green school uniform. She looked worried and afraid, and it was obvious that she had cried. There was two other persons beside her ; the first was another girl with her brown hair tied up in a high ponytail. She had on blue jeans and a pink shirt, and she was holding the hand of the third person, who happened to be a guy. He had short black hair with a tiny ponytail behind his neck, brown eyes and he was wearing black jeans with a purple T-shirt. Both of them seemed worried to death, gripping each other's hand like it was their life line.

Kaede turned her attention back to Sesshomaru when he asked almost menacingly :

- Doctor, I want to know how my brother is.

Well, let's get going, Kaede thought ironically. Checking her report, she told him :

- You're Mr. Takahashi's older brother and his legal tutor, right ? (He sharply nodded) Fine. (She took a more gentle tone) Well, we just got him out of the operating room, and his general condition is stable. I'm pretty sure his life isn't in danger anymore.

The relief on their faces was so great that she felt horrible about what she had to say next :

- However, we've had some... complications.

Their happiness vanished in a second. Slowly, Sesshomaru asked :

- What kind of complications ?

- Mr. Takahashi, I'm afraid that... Inu-Yasha fell in a coma. I'm sorry...

The emotionless mask on Sesshomaru's features disappeared, as what he had just heard begun to register in his mind. Closing his eyes, he held his forehead with one hand, looking completely broken. The girl with the school uniform fell on her knees and started to cry desperately. The other girl buried her face in the boy's T-shirt and begun to cry as well. The young man tried to recomfort her, but he himself seemed totally crushed by the bad news.

Yeah, she really hated that part of her job...

A/N : Okay, so now you know what the main plot is gonna be about. Hope you like it...