Healing the Moon
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Believe me, if I did, then Sesshomaru-sama would totally be tied up in my bed and NOT be wandering around Japan killing things.
Chapter One
Hikari no Midori sighed softly as she changed the sheets on one of the cots in her homes' small infirmary. Pushing a strand of long obsidian hair out of her face, she smiled as one of her students came over with a fresh pillow. "Thank you, Mitsuki-chan," she stated as she took the pillow and placed it at the head of the cot.
She straightened and began tying her hair back when one of the guards rushed into the room. "Hikari-sama, a strange group of travelers has appeared requesting aide. Many of them are quite injured."
"Then why are you telling me?" Midori said calmly. "Allow them entrance at once!"
"But, Hikari-sama, one of them is hanyou. And there are also two youkai with them. The rest are humans," the guard replied, cringing a bit as his mistress' jade green eyes narrowed dangerously.
"When I inherited this estate upon my families death, I stated to all of my guards that no matter who came to our gates, we would allow them shelter and healing. Are you going against my words, Keigo?"
"N... no, milady. I shall have the guards at the gates allow the travelers entrance." With a stiff bow, the guard turned on his heel and left the infirmary.
"Mitsuki, begin boiling water, and have Toshio bring me fresh linens, already cut. I may also require needle and thread, and healing salve," Midori said, looking at her student.
"Hai, milady," Mitsuki said calmly.
Once Mitsuki was off doing her tasks, Midori began turning down several cots. Just as she was pulling the last of the sheets back, the doors to the infirmary were hastily slid open. She turned to see Keigo aiding a human woman in carrying a silver-haired young man into the room. "Lay him here," she stated, indicating the bed closest to them.
A human man and woman, a houshi and taijiya by the looks of them, were both draped over the back of a nekomata. A young kitsune was riding with them, looking frightened and lost. Noticing that Keigo and the woman had finished laying the hanyou male down, Midori turned to them. "Put these two there, and there."
Her eyes perused each ones injuries in seconds and as the two humans were placed on the cots, Midori turned to the kitsune child. "Chibi-chan, would you like to help me ensure that your companions survive?" she asked softly.
"But I don't know anything about healing!" the child exclaimed.
"Then what better time to learn?" She smiled and held out her hand. The child hesitated a moment before jumping off of the nekomata's back and following her to the human's side.
"But Inuyasha..!" the woman exclaimed.
"The boy is hanyou. His body is already beginning to heal itself. The houshi and taijiya are human, and if I do not sew their wounds quickly, then they will bleed out and die," Midori snapped, glaring at the woman. She looked properly chastised and the healer called Mitsuki and Toshio to aide her.
Midori toiled into the early hours of the morning, tending to the wounds of the three injured people, and was even able to teach young Shippo - the kitsune child - several things about tending to wounded humans.
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Inuyasha groaned as he slowly pulled himself out of the realm of unconsciousness. His eyes fluttered and he struggled to open them, but winced at the bright light. He began to attempt to sit up, however, a firm but gentle hand pushed him back down.
"Do not try to get up yet, Inuyasha-san," a soft, female voice stated. "You are still quite injured, and I do not wish for your wounds to reopen."
"Don't tell me what to do, wench. You ain't my mother," the hanyou snapped.
"No, I am not. However, I am the woman who has saved the life of you and two of your companions, so a small bit of gratitude would be most appreciated. My skills as a healer are highly sought after. If you had been taken anywhere else, you would not have been so lucky."
"Feh."
"Think what you will, Inuyasha-san. Now, you should rest. Your youkai blood requires more energy than you have, in order to heal your wounds."
The futon mattress shifted and he heard the woman talk with someone else that he didn't know. *Where is everyone?* he thought as he drifted off to sleep.
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"Midori-mama, Sango is awake!" the voice of the young kit came to her ears, and Midori couldn't help but smile as she stood from her desk and went out into the infirmary-proper. Shippo had taken to his lessons quite well, he had quickly grown attached to her.
Smiling at the human woman, Midori stopped at her bedside. "It is good to see you finally awake, Sango-san. I am Hikari no Midori. You and your companions are in the ancestrel holdings of the Hikari Clan, the greatest healers of Nippon."
Sango nodded, gratitude shining in her eyes. She opened her mouth to talk, but her body quickly became wracked with coughs. The woman carefully helped her sit up, and held a small mug up to her lips.
"It is merely tea, Sango-san, with a medicine to aid you in healing. It shall make you tired; nothing more," Midori said softly. "Now, please rest. Your other companions are healing well, and soon all of you will be able to continue on your journey."
Nodding, Sango allowed herself to drift back into the realm of unconsciousness.
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A/N: Well, there is Chapter One. I pretty much went over this with a fine-toothed comb before I posted it, so I hope that I managed to get everything. Please review, I would like to know how people like my story so far.
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