"Dr. Higurashi-Tashio can I see you in my office please before leaving today?" Kagome looked up to see her supervisor Kato Yamamoto standing over her with a huge smile on her face.

She smiled back and nodded. "Yes sir, I'm just finishing up here. I will be there shortly."

Kato smiled. "No rush dear; take your time…"

Looking back at her charts in front of her she felt a kick. Bringing her hand down to massage her swollen belly she smiled. She was now pregnant their third child…

It had been three and a half long years of her residency and in June she will be done. Then the medical exam and then she would be a full-fledged doctor. She only hoped that she'd pass the exam with flying colors like Inuyasha did. She smiled. He had taken the exam six months after the twins were born and was so excited when he got his certification in the mail. They celebrated with a 'date-night.' Sesshomaru and Rin babysat. Though at the time, Rin was about to pop herself, Sesshomaru did most the running around that night.

A few days after that, Rin delivered a little girl, they named Himeko. Sesshomaru was shocked to find out that he had had a little girl; he even got down after she was born to make sure Rin didn't have another pup inside of her! He was first disappointed about not having a son as his heir but he quickly changed his tune; he wouldn't trade his little princess for anything. Two girls later, they were now have a boy, two of them! She giggled. Poor Rin, she has been pregnant for almost four years! She hoped that after the twins, Sesshomaru will let her rest…

Stacking her last chart to the side for medical records, she stood up and made her way to her supervisor's office.

Knocking on the door she waited for a response. "Come in!"

Opening the door she was surprised to see her mate and husband sitting there in the room waiting as well.

"Ah Kagome! Go ahead and sit down…" Kato said while pulling a couple of folders out of his desk and looked at them.

"Well kids, it has been a long couple of years hasn't it."

The two doctors smiled and grasped hands.

"At the end of the summer, there will be an opening in the ER for a resident physician."

Kagome sat up a little straighter and Inuyasha squeezed her hand. This is what she was waiting for since they mentioned it in March.

Kato smiled. "Kagome I would like for you to take this position, upon passing your certification exam, when you return from maternity leave…"

Kagome smiled so much. "Thank you so much Dr. Yamamoto! I will accept!"

Kato clapped his hands together. "Wonderful. Now this position I offer to you is for the lead resident physician…"

The two younger doctors looked at each other in confusion. Inuyasha was the lead physician…

"Sir I'm confused, isn't that my job?"

Kato smiled. "Yes it is, but what I forgot to mention is that I will also be retiring at that time as well."

The two doctors were shocked. "What?!"

"Yes my dear children, I have grown old and the misses and I want to travel the world while we still can. I'll still be around filling in, but not for a few months and my position as Director of Emergency Services, as well as my position on the board of trustees, will go to you Inuyasha…"

Inuyasha sucked in a breath and let it out ragged. "You want me… t-to t-take your place?!"

Kato smiled at the younger doctor. "You show great leadership, everyone loves you, and when the time comes, you can drop your feelings and take care of the patient. Those are the qualities of a great doctor and also one of great power…"

Inuyasha looked at his mentor with wide eyes. Could he do it? Could he be in charge of an entire unit of a hospital? Could he, a hanyou, really make a difference with the board?

Kato smiled. "I know that look all too well Inuyasha. And I'm pretty sure what's going through your head right now… Doubt? Acceptance from the board? I had those same thoughts in my head when I was given this position almost thirty years ago…"

Inuyasha smiled standing up and bowed to his elder. "Thank you so much for this opportunity Kato. I promise to not let you down…"

Kato stood as well; bowing to his protégé. "You are entirely welcome. Now! On to more important matters! So what are we having this time? A boy or a girl?!"

The two young doctors laughed as spent the rest of the day talking to the elder doctor about their family.

Two weeks later found Inuyasha in Kato's office going over reports and minutes from meetings. "So they agreed to start going over the budget with a fine toothed comb. Productivity is down and spending is up. I have talked with the nursing staff about ordering more than what they needed and I will be checking with the ordering department for any changes in billing to make sure nothing's changed. And also I,…"

"Dr's Yamamoto and Inuyasha you are needed to the nurses station…"

"That would be Dr. Sato with the new residents."

Inuyasha sighed as he scrubbed his face. "Are we actually getting any this year? The last one we got was Kagome…"

Kato got up from his chair and stretched. "I don't know. It's always a surprise. We did have that one two years back that changed his field of practice after seeing that foot amputation with a chainsaw…"

Inuyasha smirked, showing off his fang. "Oh yeah! I forgot about him…"

Kato looked at him laughed. "I didn't! He fainted in the middle of the trauma bay!"

Inuyasha laughed with him. "I think he's down in general right?"

Kato opened the door after pulling on his lab coat, Inuyasha pulled his on as well. "Yes I do believe so… Not much blood and guts down there…"

Closing the door to the office Inuyasha smiled. "What a bore…"

Kato smiled again. He truly was his protégé. "I certainly agree…"

Kagome was coming out of a room, belly first, when she saw Dr. Sato and a new doctor standing by the nurse's station. Smiling she put her chart down at her desk and walked over.

"Ah Kagome! How are you doing dear?"

Kagome bowed at her elder and smiled rubbing her belly. "I'm doing well. As my sister-in-law says 'I'm fat and sassy!'"

Dr. Sato laughed. "Yes I agree about the sassy part, but the fat part you are definitely not. You are all belly my dear…"

Kagome smiled then blushed. Then she saw the person behind the other doctor. He was tall for a doctor, with blue-green eyes, red hair, pointy ears and she suspected fangs. "So is this our new resident?"

"Yes! This is Dr. Shippo Tamura. He will be joining your team for the next couple of years."

"Great! I'm Dr. Kagome Higurashi-Tashio but please call me Dr. Kagome…"

Shippo bowed in respect, shaking her hand in welcome. "It's great to meet you. I have read a lot of your peer review journals about healing abilities with patient care and treatment. Mind-blowing!"

Kagome blushed. "Yes I haven't published anything in a while but I hope to continue my research later down the line."

Shippo smiled. "I look forward to it Dr. Tashio…"

Kagome smiled. "My name is Dr. Kagome, Dr. Tamura…"

Shippo blushed. "I'm sorry to disrespect, I just thought…"

Kagome waved her hand. "No it's fine! It just erases a lot of confusion around here…"

Shippo looked confused; Dr Sato however did not…

"Well you see, I'm not th…"

"…The only Dr. Tashio…" Kato's booming voice penetrated from behind her. Turning to see her mate looking sexy as ever in khaki's and a polo shirt; she almost wanted to take him to the doctor's lounge and have her way with him. Inuyasha must have caught on and smiled. 'Later' he mouthed at her.

"This is Dr. Kato Yamamoto, and Dr. Inuyasha Tashio. They are the directors of Emergency Services and your direct overheads. Dr. Tashio will be taking Dr. Yamamoto's place at the end of summer."

Inuyasha shook his head. "Just call me Dr. Inuyasha…" Extending his hand in greeting he stood the younger demon's hand.

Shippo gaped. "You're Inuyasha Tashio?! You don't know how many people speak highly of you at the university! So many hanyou's have branched out and decided to take more drastic steps in their careers! My mate Shiori, is a bat hanyou and she was so inspired by you that she's opening up her own business!"

Inuyasha blushed but took the words in stride. Kagome smiled placing a small kiss on his cheek.

That's when it clicked for Shippo. "Oh! Now I get it! You two are mates! That's why you go by your first names! Very clever! So I gotta ask; how did you two meet?"

Inuyasha and Kagome both blushed and laughed nervously. "Ugh well… That's a bit of a long story…"

Well that's it my lovely's! Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed "Doctors." Please read and review! :D