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Inuyasha growled as Sesshoumaru had pushed back Tessaiga once again, with an almost amused expression on his face that really pissed off Inuyasha. Inuyasha glared hatefully at his older brother, wanting to drive his sword through Sesshoumaru's chest. "Come on, girly man, put up a fight!" Inuyasha taunted, trying to annoying Sesshoumaru the best he could. His friends were watching from the sidelines, worried for their hanyou friend.
"A fight, Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru murmured, clashing Toukijin against Tessaiga again. "Just because I don't break a sweat doesn't mean you should get upset about it." His smirk only grew wider.
"Shut the hell up!" Inuyasha roared angrily, charging again only to get pushed back. Unlike Sesshoumaru, Inuyasha already began to sweat while they fought. "If you don't...I'll make sure to permantely shut you up once and for all!"
Kagome was standing on the sidelines, watching the fight and feeling worried for the hanyou. She was holding Shippou and standing near Sango. "Please win, Inuyasha..." she murmured under her breath.
Sesshoumaru charged up Toukijin, allowing the blue lightening to make Inuyasha jump back. "I'd like to see you try that, hanyou," he taunted, knowing how to anger his brother.
Inuyasha's face was red with rage, jumping a fair distance away from Sesshoumaru. He held Tessaiga in front of him, ready to send out his own power at Sesshoumaru. "I'll show you what this hanyou can do!" Inuyasha growled, bearing his fangs at at his older brother.
Sesshoumaru was still amused, anticipating his brother's next move. Inuyasha was just too predictable. That was why the daiyoukai knew that angering him gave himself the upper hand. He held Toukijin up, preparing for the attack that was to come.
"Take this! Kaze no KIZU!" Inuyasha swung his blade, knowing that Sesshoumaru could release a more powerful attack...but he was ready. He has the Bakuryuha...he would surely win with that on his side.
Sesshoumaru did as Inuyasha had anticipated. Concentrating his energy, the blue lightening surging off of Toukijin formed into a dragon before striking towards his brother. Souryuuha!
Inuyasha smirked, anticipating this from his brother. "I knew you used that!" Inuyasha took a step forward, holding up Tessaiga. "BAKURYUHA!" Inuyasha shouted.
Sesshoumaru's smirk never dissolved. He had also anticipated this from his brother. Now he would crush Inuyasha's resolve. Thinking fast, he dropped Toukijin and pulled Tenseiga from its sheath, holding it in front of him. The combined attacks bounced off of his blade and pushed him back a few feet, but he was left standing by the time the attack had lost its strength. He suffered a few cuts and knew that his armor had just been ripped apart, but was not majorly Inuyasha was caught off guard by the fact that his plan had backfired, Sesshoumaru picked Toukijin back up and charged forward, using all of his speed. Pushing his blade forward, he stabbed it through Inuyasha's abdomen and twisted it, producing electric charge as he pulled the now bloodied blade out. He stood back to admire the work he had done. The blood that was seeping out of his brother's gut was pooling on the ground underneath him. "Inuyasha, know your place in the world," he murmured darkly, giving off the persona of an evil killer.
Inuyasha's eyes widen in shock, he hadn't anticipated that at all! He was in such a state of shock that he hadn't seen Sesshoumaru appear in front of him and run his blade through his stomach. Inuyasha spat out blood, falling backwards holding onto Tessaiga tightly as he hit the ground. Blood quickly formed around him, his free hand gripped his injured abdomen. "Damn...Sesshoumaru..." He grunted out, grimacing at the pain.
Kagome's eyes widened, dropping Shippou onto the ground. "INUYASHA!" she shouted, running to his aid before he could do anything to prevent her from doing so. It was something she did on impulse. She hated whenever he got hurt. She reached out to touch him and felt her eyes water.
Inuyasha grunted, he looked at Kagome who looked as if she was about to cry. But Sesshoumaru wasn't even that far...he was so close still! "G-Get back...K-Kagome..." He began to sat up, wincing while he did so but glared at Sesshoumaru, warning the daiyoukai not to try anything while Kagome was on the battle field.
Kagome was being stubborn. She didn't want to leave his threw a tear-filled glare in Inuyasha's brother's direction. Why did they always have to be at each other's throats?! They were brothers!
By this time, Sesshoumaru had scoffed at how fast his brother fell. He was busy sheathing both of his swords. Looking down at his brother who was still trying to stand, his expression hardened back into ice. "You are still weak, little brother," he informed Inuyasha.
"Shut up." Inuyasha coughed up blood but wiped his chin, trying to ignore the pain shooting through his body. He shakily got to his knees, holding his stomach and used Tessaiga to support his weight. Inuyasha's head turned to Kagome. "Get back...Kagome." He ordered once more, wanting to keep her safe.
Sesshoumaru was now preparing to leave. There was no point in going on any further. His brother was still too pathetic to bother killing. He was still unworthy of dying by his blade. "I will not kill you at this time," he announced, turning to leave, but still watching out of his peripheral vision in case his brother tried to do something stupid.
Inuyasha beared his fangs, holding Tessaiga in front of him, panting heavily. He began to feel the blood loss but chose to ignore it. "I-I'm not done with you, Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha snarled. He hated when Sesshoumaru looked down on him. It pissed him off more than anything in the world. And one day, he was going to make sure his brother was never going to do it again. "D-Don't runaway, you coward!"
Kagome felt a tear escape an eye as she did as Inuyasha ordered. She just didn't want him to die! "I-Inuyasha..." she murmured.
Sesshoumaru rotated himself, seeing his rash and stubborn brother still wanting to challenge him. His eyebrow only rose, wondering how long Inuyasha would be able to hold out. "Oh, so you're still willing to play?" he mused, his lips twisting into a cruel smirk.
"Shut up. I'm not playing..." Inuyasha stood on his feet, holding Tessaiga with both hands. Once Kagome was back with the others, Inuyasha readied Tessaiga for another attack. "...bring it on!"
"Very well, then," Sesshoumaru stated, pulling out Toukijin and allowing it to pulse to life. The blade was begging for more of the hanyou's blood. The blood was still glistening on the sword. It wasn't going to make him feel bad if Inuyasha died while being an idiot.
Inuyasha stared at Sesshoumaru with unafraid eyes, forgetting his pain for a moment as he lifted Tessaiga. "Kaze no KIZU!" He shouted once more, releasing it.
Sesshoumaru already tell by just scent that the Kaze no Kizu was significantly weaker. He easily sliced through it with his sword and charged his brother, slicing a cut through his shoulder. He then used his speed to jump back before Inuyasha could retaliate. Continuing on would only lead to the hanyou's demise. That much was certain.
Inuyasha gasped at the pain in his shoulder, almost falling over as Sesshoumaru withdrew his blade. He grabbed his bleeding shoulder, wincing at the pain. Dammit...the feeling in my arm... Inuyasha thought, feeling the arm with the stabbed shoulder begin to go numb. But still, he refused to back down. He held Tessaiga with only one strong hand, glaring at Sesshoumaru. His vision began to blur due to the blood loss.
Sesshoumaru saw his brother wobble and sheathed Toukijin before the blade's blood lust could take over his power. "This battle has been decided," he stated, looking over at his weaker human companions.
Inuyasha growled at in anger and took a step forward, but lost his balance immediately, hitting the ground. He was close to losing conscious...but his hand was firmly gripped on Tessaiga. "Damn...you...Sesshoumaru..."
"Inuyasha!" she shouted, wanting to run back out to help him again, but knew that he'd protest it until Sesshoumaru left. Why didn't he just stop while he still had the chance to live? Oh yeah. Because he was Inuyasha.
Inuyasha struggled to get up but fell back down, letting out a weak cry of pain, his grip on Tessaiga loosening a bit. "I-I'm not done..." He grunted out, trying to get up.
"Pathetic," he scoffed, seeing Inuyasha's lame attempts to stand up. He looked down at his brother as if he was the scum of the earth.
Kagome had had it with the two. Her anger was now taking over her worry for her own safety and Inuyasha's condition. "Stop it!" she yelled, running to get in between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. Her glare was pinned on Sesshoumaru who only stared at her with a glimmer of curiosity. "Why do you two always have to do this?!" Focusing on Sesshoumaru, she added, "And if Inuyasha were as pathetic if you claim he is, he would have given up! But he's still insisting on fighting until one of you falls over!"
Inuyasha's eyes widen for a moment for narrowing. "Kagome, get the hell out of the way!" Inuyasha growled, finding energy but was still having trouble getting to his feet.
Kagome didn't even budge. She was too enraged to listen to reason.
Sesshoumaru scoffed, growing mildly annoyed at Kagome's defense of his brother. How many times had this girl ruined his moments of victory already? "Woman, you should learn to keep silent before someone cuts out your tongue," he warned her in a cold tone despite not wanting to be the one to literally do it.
Inuyasha winced as he got to his knees. "Sesshoumaru...I swear...if you lay a hand on her..." Inuyasha growled, trying to get to his feet. "Kagome...move!"
"You'll do what exactly, Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru taunted, knowing how bad his brother's condition was. "You can't even stand."Looking at the woman who refused to move, he wondered if killing her would do him any good. And why hadn't the rest of his companions begun to do anything to help them?
The need to protect Kagome fueled his energy and he managed to hold Tessaiga with his good arm. "If you touch her...I'll slice off your other arm!" Inuyasha threatened, letting out a feral growl.
"Don't waste my time with your petty human sentiments," Sesshoumaru scoffed, wanting to do nothing more than leave by this point in time.
Kagome's eyes narrowed at Sesshoumaru's words. "Human emotions aren't petty!" she declared. "If you're so high and mighty, then why do you let a human girl travel with you?!"
Despite that question always annoying him...he wish Kagome would just shut up! Inuyasha grunted, finally standing and staggered over to Kagome. "Kagome...shut up and go back over there." Inuyasha ordered, not wanting her to irk Sesshoumaru anymore than she already had.
Kagome pinned Inuyasha with a glare that was sure to make him cringe even in the slightest bit.
Sesshoumaru was growing bored of this conversation. Not to mention, irritated. Rin was always brought up nowadays. He didn't take it as a surprise anymore. "Inuyasha, learn to control your wench better," he growled, watching how his brother hesitated when Kagome glared at him. With that last sentence, he had turned to walk away from them. He had other obligations to attend to, after all.
This time, Inuyasha didn't object to Sesshoumaru leaving. It would be better if he did leave...for his and Kagome's sake. Inuyasha growled, looking at Kagome as Sesshoumaru walked away. "Are you an idiot, Kagome?! He could have killed you!"
Kagome's glare had not left Inuyasha. "I may be impulsive at times, but I wasn't the idiot!" she declared, now venting her anger on him. "Did you want to die?!"
"No human would be stupid enough to stand up to Sesshoumaru! I can take a few more hits from him...you can't! One hit and your dead, Kagome!" Inuyasha growled, then his legs gave out and he hit the ground...once more. "Dam...mit..." He murmured, the pain returning.
"Inuyasha!" she exclaimed, placing her hands on his uninjured shoulder gently. "We need to get your injuries dressed." Being reminded of his pain made her instantly forget about the anger she held.
Inuyasha winced under her touch...growling a bit. "I'm fine..." He murmured, trying to get up but couldn't.
Kagome snorted. "Don't try to play Mr. Macho. I can see the pain written on your face."
Inuyasha growled but didn't have enough energy to argue at the moment. He was in immense pain, the pain was so bad that he began to close his eyes and slip into unconsciousness.
"Inuyasha!" she gasped, grabbing his body before he completely fell forward. Looking back at the others, she declared, "We need to get him somewhere safe!"
Sango ordered the firecat to transform into her larger form. Then ran to help Kagome place Inuyasha on Kirara."Kagome, lets get Inuyasha on Kirara. Then we'll leave," she ordered, wondering why Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru always exchanged blows despite being brothers.
"Right!" Kagome agreed, securing his body to Kirara. Looking over at Shippou, she suddenly realized that she had dropped him earlier while running to help Inuyasha. "Shippou-chan! I'm sorry about earlier!"
"C'mon Shippo!" Sango called as they secured Inuyasha "Lets get out of here, Shall we set up camp, or head to old Keade's?" Sango asked looking at Inuyasha
"We should probably set up camp. The quicker we close up his wounds, the better," Kagome suggested, knowing that her medical supplies were in her backpack. She just knew that they had to leave here. The scent of his blood would attract other demons.
"Knowing Inuyasha," Miroku said mirthfully, "instead of resting, he'll probably want to keep going after his enemies until he drops. Right, Inuyasha?" He looked at the hanyou expectantly.
Inuyasha was almost in a state of unconscious and did not have enough energy to answer Miroku, nor did he want to right now. Right now...his body was screaming at him to sleep but he was finding that a bit difficult.
Kagome shook her head. "Either way, he has no choice but to do it now." She wasn't going to let him repeat that Ryokan incident. Even if she wasn't there at the time, she heard about it later on.
Miroku frowned then. "You're right," he said to Kagome. Inuyasha's wounds were worse than he expected. Now was not the time to joke around.
Kagome nodded, waiting for Kirara to lead the them somewhere else. The longer they waited around, the more blood Inuyasha would lose.
Kirara walked very carefully with her wounded passenger, moving with gentle grace along side her mistress. Sango looked over Inuyasha noting how many wounds he had and wondered how much worse it could've been, knowing his elder brother."How about here?" she asked, looking around the nice tight enclosure they'd walked into, surrounded by trees, a small stream for fresh water and no doubt there would be a spring close by.
Kagome's eyes brightened, liking the spot that they were now at. "This looks great!" Looking at Inuyasha's body made her expression gloomy again. He had been stabbed through the stomach many times before, but the shoulder wound and the electric discharge would make his injuries that much more unbearable to heal. Setting down her backpack, she laid out a blanket and helped Sango move his body onto at her friend, she asked, "Sango-chan, do you think you could help me dress his wounds?" She was already beginning to pull off his blood-stained haori. She placed the fact of her having to see his bare chest out of her mind so she wouldn't have to blush throughout the entire ordeal.
Inuyasha groaned in pain, closing his eyes. He'd get his revenge on Sesshoumaru...one day. At the moment, breathing was a bit difficult and he couldn't do much but lay on the ground in pain.
Kagome hesitated to take off the under layer due to Inuyasha's sudden groan. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha..." she murmured, wondering if he even heard her.
Inuyasha tried to speak but found it useless. His energy was spent and all he wanted to do at the moment was sleep. So he did just that.
She heard his breathing slow and knew that he was now asleep. That was a good thing, she supposed. He needed to rest and hopefully, it would make the pain that was about to be inflicted on him that much more easier to deal with. She sent Sango out to get fresh water from the stream as she managed to finally get his inner white haori off of him. She cringed at the drying blood and knew that she had to clean all of it off and stopped the new blood from seeping out. Luckily, only his gut seemed to be the thing that was stabbed through. There were no vital organs that were damaged. Kagome idly wondered if Sesshoumaru often did that on purpose since the daiyoukai never seemed to aim for his brother's heart or lungs. Taking out her first aid kid, she opened it up and brought out gauze, trying to apply slight pressure on his wounds so that the blood would begin to stop flowing out of him.
His head was pounding. His eyes were unable to focus. Had he been dropped on his head? He seemed to somewhat recall something such as that happening...and Kagome-chan apologizing...for it?He lifted his hand to nimbly rub the back of his skull, feeling the well formed bump there. It hurt worse than when Inuyasha would hit him, probably because it was in a worse place than where Inuyasha would be so kind as to bash him with his fist. No wonder his head was spinning...Shippou took a deep breath. Speaking of Inuyasha, what was going on? And...why was the scent of the hanyou's blood in the air? The retched feeling of nervousness burgeoned in his chest, and he lifted himself with a start. What was going on?"Ah! What's...going on?!" he demanded in a choke. He quickly scanned his surroundings for enemies, lest their group were still being attacked. Fortunately, he found nothing but a worried face that contorted to friendliness at the sight of him as she dressed the wounds of what appeared to be Inuyasha. "Kagome-chan...?" Shippou asked hesitantly.
Kagome glanced back at Shippou as she continued to treat Inuyasha. "Shippou-chan!" she called, glad that he had finally come to. "I'm sorry about earlier," she repeated. "I just got caught up in helping Inuyasha..."
Shippou let out a quiet sigh of relief as he realized nothing too bad must have happened against Sesshoumaru (now that his head had more or less cleared, he remembered bits and pieces of the encounter)."No need to worry about me, Kagome-chan!" he reassured. "I'm a great warrior. You don't have to watch out for me all the time. Unlike that stupid Inuyasha, I'm too good to nearly get myself killed every time things get tough!" He grinned at his fantasy-endued bravado, thoughts of a tall, amazing fox demon suavely protecting his beaten down friends flashing through his head.
It didn't seem apparent that Shippou noticed the full extent of Inuyasha's injuries. She forced a cheerful smile for the kitsune to see before returning to take care of Inuyasha. By this time, Sango had returned with the water and helped with attending to the hanyou's wounds. With each touch of ointment applied to Inuyasha's wounds, the burning sensation must have spread, making him struggle even in his sleep. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha..." she murmured, feeling a few tears slip down her cheeks. She was still worried about his condition.
Inuyasha's nose twitched while he tried to sleep...but the scent of tears quickly entered his nose and he forced his eyes open. He could only hear a small part of her apology. "W-Why are you...sorry?" Inuyasha murmured, grimacing at the pain. She had no reason to be sorry...whether he'd like to admit it or not, it was his fault for being his this mess. Not hers. Yes, she was an idiot for trying to get between Sesshoumaru and him while they were fighting. But he knew she was just trying to help in her weird way.
Kagome's eyes widened, not expecting him to wake up so quickly. Tears still fell from her eyes despite her trying to keep them inside. "I-Inuyasha...?" she murmured before shaking her head and looking down at the wounds she was wrapping at the moment. "I... I'm sorry for going out there and worrying you. And... and for having to put you through this pain." She emphasized the last point by beginning to tie the wrap together around his abdomen. She was going to let Sango get to his shoulder.
Inuyasha's gaze shifted away from her crying face. He couldn't bear to see her tears, it made him feel horrible. "K-Keh...it aint your fault." He stated, despite it being a bit hard to breathe. "It's Sesshoumaru's...so stop crying..."
"B-but... you're hurt worse than usual..." she insisted, feeling more worried than guilty. She looked at his face that was now glancing away from her.
"It wasn't like it was you who made the wounds." Inuyasha pointed out, keeping up his "macho man " act. "I-I'm fine. T-These wounds will heal in a day or two..."He didn't exactly know if that was true or not. When he was struck by the Toukijin, he felt the power of the sword than just a regular blade impaling his body. It make take more than just two days to have his body completely heal.
Despite continuing to cry, Kagome's eyes narrowed slightly. "Don't try to play tough, Inuyasha. Toukijin was the sword that stabbed you. It will take longer than that to heal."
"Keh." Inuyasha grunted out, still not looking at her face. "They're just a few scratches. I'll be fine by tomorrow."
Kagome was stubborn, hating when he lied to her even if it was to make her feel better. It just made her feel worse in the long run. "It's a hole through your body," she corrected. Now she had stopped crying, growing irritated with his insistence.
"I've had holes in my body before, Kagome. And am I dead yet? No. I'm fine. Stop worrying already." Inuyasha retorted, becoming irritated with her constant worrying over him and crying...but at least she stopped crying.
Kagome glared at him. "You expect me to stop worrying about someone I care about?!" she demanded, not caring who heard her by this point in time. "If I hadn't gotten in the middle of your fight, you would have died!"
Inuyasha scowled, his head snapping her direction and he began to try and sit up. "I wasn't going to die, Kagome! I can take care of myself-!" A jolt of pain shot through his body and he winced, holding his abdomen. It hurt a lot more than he expected it to.
Kagome's anger instantly dissolved when she saw him holding his abdomen. "Inuyasha! You shouldn't get up so fast! You could re-open your wound," she chided, wanting to help him lay back down.
Inuyasha grimaced at the pain in his stomach, he was going ot make Sesshoumaru pay for this. "I'm fine." He murmured but laid back down.
She decided not to argue back this time, wanting to avoid making him move quickly. She sighed, looking at his face, holding in the urge to cry again.
Inuyasha saw the look on her face and knew that she was holding in her tears. He could smell the tears that didn't fall and he instantly felt bad for making her cry...or at least for making her want to cry. He knew she was just worried about him...because let's face it, he wasn't exactly Mr. Play-it-safe. He closed his eyes, exhaling as some of the pain in his abdomen subsided. "Sorry..." He murmured loud enough for her to hear.
Kagome let a gasp slip out. It was very rare when Inuyasha apologized to anyone. "...Inuyasha?" she murmured, making sure that he was still awake and not talking in his sleep.
"What?" He asked, knowing she was still getting over the sheer shock of him apologizing. He knew he did it rarely, but it irked him a bit when someone gasped when he apologized.
"So you were awake..." she said with a sudden smile. The last time he said something as sweet to her was when he passed out as a human. She just wanted to make sure this time around.
"Of course I'm awake! Why would I be asleep and say that?" Inuyasha demanded, staring at her face. At least she wasn't close to crying anymore.
She shook her head. "No reason," she lied, not wanting to tell him the truth. She knew it would embarrass him.
Inuyasha scowled, she knew something he didn't...and about him none the less. "What?" He demanded, his eyes narrowing at this time, Sango had fixed up his shoulder wound and the rest of their friends kept a safe distance away from the pair, but were close enough to hear some of the conversation.
Kagome was going to tell him, but found that her voice was suddenly gone. Now, she was getting embarrassed! She turned her face away from his as it got heated. "Uh..." she could only say.
She was blushing! But why?! What he done in the past that made her blush like that...and why couldn't he remember it!? "What, Kagome?" Inuyasha demanded, his voice a bit more forceful than before.
"W-well..." she trailed off. "When we encountered the spider-head demons... you were hit with that poison while you were human." She was hoping that jogged his memory. "And you said some things to me while you were poisoned..."Sucking in a breath, she let it back out. "You asked to use my lap and then said... said..." She couldn't continue on because of her embarrassement.
He remembered that night...the first night as a human with Kagome. He remembered being bitten but everything else was a bit hazy. But he asked her to use her lap!? "W-What did I say?" Inuyasha demanded once more, half him wanted to know the truth...the other half wished that this conversation was never brought up.
"You told me... that I smelled nice," she finally whispered loud enough for just him to hear before her face turned red again.
All the blood rushed to his face. He said...that to her?! She smelt nice?! Of course she did smell nice to him...but he never actually said it out loud! Well at least he didn't think he did!"I-I did?" He asked, trying to recall the memories but nothing appeared. It was as if that night never really existed his mind. All he could remember was being bitten and then the next moment he was transforming back into his hanyou form and killing that spider demon.
Unable to speak, she only nodded her head. She couldn't believe that she had just told him this! Now what would happen between the two of them?! Thinking back even farther, she added, "It was ...it was right after you declared that you couldn't stand my scent."
"When did I say that?" Inuyasha asked, not remembering that part in his memory.
She let out a soft sigh, knowing that this one name would ruin the entire moment between them."It was back when you kept confusing me for Kikyou. You probably got frustrated at then declared that you couldn't stand my scent," she explained, her mood darkening slightly.
"Oh..." His voice trailed off, now remembering it. He noticed the small change in her mood and had to think of some way to fix it. If there was one thing he hated more than crying Kagome...was angry or jealous Kagome. "I-I don't anymore though..." He stated, his eyes shifted to a tree. "And your scent isn't bad...it's sort of nice..." He murmured the last part, hoping that she wouldn't hear it. He had to admit it, Kikyou smelt a lot like graveyard soil and that didn't mix well with his nose all that much. Compared to Kagome...Kagome smelt amazing!
Unfortunately for him, Kagome had heard everything that he had just told her. "R-really?" she murmured, feeling shocked to hear him say it while he was coherent. She felt her face heat up once more. "I-Inuyasha..." She said his name just for emphasis.
She did hear him...half him wanted her to hear him and the other half didn't. But one side had to win..."Y-Yeah." He blushed, still looking away from her, not able to face her. By this time, he was totally ignoring the pain in his body. Kagome was a good distraction at times.
"T-thank you, Inuyasha," she finally said, the blush still evident on her face. She had gotten the courage to look at him, but found that he wasn't staring in her direction.
"K-Keh." Was the only thing that would come out of his mouth. He did not have the strength to look at her nor the courage. So he closed his eyes, trying to calm his body down. His face was still scarlet, and he needed it to return back to it's natural color.
Kagome noticed his expression and sighed. "You should get some rest," she suggested.
Inuyasha snorted lightly in response, already on his way to sleep. Within moments, he fell back into a restless slumber.
Sango brought a bowl of Kagome's ramen to her, she'd fixed up inuyasha's shoulder, then put herself on lunch duty. Keeping a large portion aside for Inuyasha when he woke next, she took Kagome hers."Here, eat something," she said quietly "He'll be fine, Inuyasha is stronger than you think." She smiled returning to the small fire, and the others, dishing out more lunch, before serving herself.
"What about me?" Shippou asked, wondering if he had been forgotten. "You shouldn't let Kagome-chan and that Inuyasha fool you; they're not the only ones in the world!" To be honest, it was good that Kagome-chan and Inuyasha were getting along for once in their lives, but him witnessing all of that mushy-gushy stuff first hand with them seemingly not even realizing it made the young Shippou feel nauseated."I'm hungry, too! And my head hurts!" he declared outright. Perhaps, he hoped, some food and attention would help cure him of all his complaints.
Sango smiled opening her arms for the kit as she reached over and grabbed some of Kagome's 'band aids'.Handing a bowl of Ramen to the young kit she started to gently rub his head, then offered which one the kit would like out of the array of colorful miniature sticky bandages.
"How's that Shippo chan any better?" Sango asked as she wrapped the kits head in lots of nice smelling first aid stuff. "Which band-aid would you like?" she asked to place over his lump on his head.
"Ahhh...I'd like the blue one, please," Shippou commented contentedly as he accepted his bowl of ramen gratefully. Though Sango's attention wasn't quite as nice as Kagome-chan's, if Inuyasha was going to lay up pampered, Shippou would certainly make due to do the same by whatever means necessary!
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Meanwhile, back at Naraku's castle, the sinister hanyou was making his way down into the basement. The occasional torch was just enough to reflect back the crimson glint held in his eyes as he strode his way into the chamber where his most troublesome incarnation was held captive. Ever since the incident when she was sent to kill Kouga, Kagura had been acting rebellious. Finally tiring himself of it, he had decided to "straighten" her out. "Kagura..." he drawled out in a cat-like purr. "I do hope that you're not feeling too much pain..." It was an obvious taunt, seeing as he sneered at the grimace on her face as she struggled against her chains. Now that he was here, he would finally get the information he wanted out of her. One way or another, he would win.
Kagura sneered at Naraku's comment and didn't reply to him, even though her body was in searing pain. She merely watched the hanyou as he paced back and forth in front of her cell, obviously plotting something.
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