InuYasha's Dilema Written by: Night Ryder Posted By: SlingShotRubberDucky (Night Ryders best friend, thank you very much)

Summy: InuYasha learns the value of obedience. Sesshomaru finds out how to break his nose in one easy step. Miroku finds out being a pervert monk is not all it's cracked up to be .

Rating: Night Ryder gives it a PG, for violence and Mirokus mear presence, SlingShot gives it a G, for silly things.

SlingShot: I love INUYASHA he's so cute, I think he's so adorable. He has loooooooooooooong hair, long white hair.Very, very, very, very, very, very, very looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong... (SlingShots duck bill goes flying off the slingshot)

Night Ryder: There goes your beak.

SlingShot:MmmmmHmmmHmm!!! (SlingShot runs grabs beak and sticks it to it's face)

SlingShot: You're dispicable...

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Chapter 1:

I Came, I Saw, I Broke a Bone

InuYasha kept his left arm close to his chest. It had really hurt when that rock fell on his arm. Deep down he knew it was broken, he had seen the bone jutting through the flesh of his arm. Now his arm was discolored, and badly bruised from his shoulder to his hand. If only Kagome hadn't told him to 'sit', he wouldn't have bruised his shoulder or dislodged that rock. He went to snatch a firefly from the air. A whine of pain escaped him. He nibbled at the broken limb, trying to ease the searing pain.He licked the swollen wound, whimpering pitifully. If only he hadn't run in panic, he wouldn't be alone with the night closing in around him. He hadn't eaten , his broken limb not only left him vurnerable, it also made it very difficult to hunt to feed himself. He could smell the dampness in the air, alerting him to the fact that it would soon rain. He needed a safe to spend the night, and possibly the next few days. He found a cave, tired and hungry, he curled up to sleep. When he woke up the next morning, he felt cold and sore. He looked down at the water hole, hoping to quench his thirst. His troat was tight and dry. But his hopes were dashed when he saw the pack of massive timberwolves that were already there. He didn't feel strong enough to fight them, there were too many. He wondered if he was fated to die of thirst. He was feeling so cold, but he could hear the cicadas singing in the trees, it wasn't that cold, yet he was shivering. He gradually lost consiousness, so quickly exhausted. As everything went black, he had a fleeting fear that the timberwolves would eat him.

Kagome had lost Inu Yasha's trail pretty quickly. The rain had washed it away, and now, three days later, she was back at square one. She knew he was hurt, but not how badly. She wondered if the illused creature had gone away to die. She'd searched every nook and cranny she could think of, but no Inu. Day five of the search dawned bright and clear. The old woman had told her to look near water, because a weak injured animal will nurse his wounds close to water so he hasn't far to go to get that vital resource. She saw a dot of red near a calm little water hole. She spurred her mongol pony to move faster towards it. She dismounted 10 yards from the soaked, sodden red bundle. As she got nearer she became certain it was Inu's kimono. She reached for it and heard a soft moan, then labored panting. She gently lifted Inu's fragile,broken forearm to look at him. His eyes were sunken,squeezed shut in pain. His face looked hollowed out and gray. She put her hand on his side to roll him over onto his back. She could feel his ribs easilly. Way too easilly. "Poor Inu Yasha,you haven't eaten in a while, have you?" she whispered. She eased his kimono away from his chest and laid her head against his ribs. Even his heart sounded weak. His breathing was slow and unsteady. She could now feel the chills that shook his fevered body. He was skinny and weak, Kagome knew he needed help, and he needed it very badly. She hurried back for the old woman."Hurry! Hurry! I found Inu Yasha! He's hurting, and he's so very cold and wet!" Kagome shouted. "He's sick, Kaede, can you help him?" "We shall see, we shall see." the old woman said, pottering about. Kagome couldn't stand waiting, and went to get Inu Yasha herself. He was trying to crawl from his cave when she got there. Kagome grabbed him, provoking an agonizing howl of pain from Inu Yasha. Then she "eased" him up onto her mount. He whimpered the whole gallop back to the hut. His arm bounced uselessly against his thigh, causing the fractured bones to rub. Kagome looked at his drooping ears. Kagome looked at his drooping ears. They were as soft as crushed velvet and ususally perky and upright. Now they followed no sound but the sound of galloping hooves, he was too weak to hold them erect to catch other noises. His long, silver-white hair streamed out over Kagome's shoulder. Kagome felt his full weight as his body sagged against her. He wasn't as heavy as she'd thought.

Soon they reached Kaede's hut. Kaede shook her head. "This is beyond mine skill to heal.Thou hast best take care of him thyself." Kaede said. Sesshomaru dropped softly from an overhanging branch. He looked into his brother's vacant amber eyes. "The old witch is right for once." he said to Kagome." Take him to your world, and he'll be out of my way at last." Sesshomaru's eyes glowed coldly at the thought. Inu Yasha groaned softly. Kagome was indecisive. Should she risk taking the fragile, ailing creature to her world, or leave him here, to die.