Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
It had been a long time since Kagome had been home this time. Among other things, that meant it had been a long time since she had properly bathed. Sure she washed up a bit in streams they passed on occasion, but she was dying for a nice hot steam. Miroku and Sango had taken Kirara to check on Kaede and the village while Inuyasha Kagome and Shippo waited. Luckily for Kagome Inuyasha found a hot spring close to the area they'd agreed to meet Sango Miroku and Kirara. Inuyasha and Shippo were sitting in the glade well out of view as Kagome stripped her clothes off and slipped into the steaming water. Sighing she sank beneath the surface feeling the warmth seep into her before coming back up and feeling the cool air burn her lungs.
Just as she began reaching for her things to find the soap she brought something brushed against her leg. It left a searing heat that burned into her flesh. She screamed in pain and tried to drag herself from the water onto the rocky shore. The pain spread as the thing took hold of her leg and began pulling her back into the water. She scrambled trying to reach her bow or at least to grab an arrow, but then she was yanked below the surface once more, her screams became no more than bubbles.
As she slipped lower and lower into the heated water, the searing pain felt like lava curled around her, she felt her hands scrap along the rock walls trying to cling to anything to stop her descent, but it did nothing. As her eyes began to close she felt someone grab her hand. She felt like she may rip in two, but then the pain in her leg loosened just a bit and she was above the water again. She screamed as the air pierced her lungs as she flew through the air and her wrist was twisted and she was yanked into Inuyasha's arms.
"Inuyasha!" She shouted as she clung to his neck.
"Kag-Kagome." Inuyasha blushed furiously, his hands trying not to touch any of her naked body while still cradling her in his arms as her left foot was quite injured. He put her down, covering his eyes with one hand and pulling off his robe of the fire rat before draping it on Kagome who pulled it close around her body.
"Inuyasha there's a-"
"I got it." He said pulling out his sword and advancing on the demon.
"Kagome!" Shippo said running up and looking at the fire the demon was spreading.
"My clothes." Kagome mumbled looking at the charred remains of her still burning clothes.
"Shippo get Kagome out of here." Inuyasha growled from where he was fighting the demon.
"Right!" Shippo turned to Kagome just in time to see Kouga scoop her up and jump off over the blazing forest.