Chapter 2

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo stopped what they were doing. Horrify that Kagome got deeply hurt.

But for Inuyasha, time seemed to slow down for him. He saw Kagome shielding him with her body; with her blood flying everywhere. Inuyasha felt as if he couldn't breathe and his heart stopped beating.

The roots retracted, making Kagome fall but Inuyasha quickly caught her. Inuyasha, though didn't want to admit it, was scared. He didn't want to lose Kagome again, especially when he was very close to losing her when Mukotsu poisoned her, Sango, and Miroku. Inuyasha didn't know when but he started to develop feelings for Kagome. It was a very deep feeling which he hasn't figured it out yet.

Not wanting her to die on him, Inuyasha started to shake Kagome and yelling her to stay awake, "Kagome, Kagome! You can't close your eyes. Keep your eyes open!"

Kagome's blue eyes were hazy. She couldn't see who it was that was shaking and yelling at her. To keep her eyes open, but she saw red and silver and knew that it was Inuyasha who has caught her. What she saw on his face surprised her. Inuyasha's eyes were filled with worried, sorrow, and especially pain. Kagome didn't want to see those expressions in his eyes; she didn't want him to feel that way.

Inuyasha saw Kagome put her hand on his cheek. He held onto her hand, afraid that she'll disappear once he lets her go. Kagome felt weak but she has to reassure Inuyasha that she will be alright. So she tried to speak.

"Inuyasha," her voice was hoarse but she started coughing up blood.

Seeing this, Inuyasha held onto her tighter, "Kagome, don't talk. Please." But Kagome smiled at him and started to speak again, "I'm alright Inuyasha. Really, I won't leave you." Then she started coughing again.

The forgotten demon started laughing, "You shouldn't worry about the girl. The poison from my roots will slowly kill her but it won't just only do that. It will change her into a child and then to just an infant until her very last breath."

Hearing this information from the very same demon that had hurt Kagome got Inuyasha pissed. The demon was still laughing while he tried to kill Sango, who was on Kirara, and Miroku, who was trying to protect Inuyasha from getting hurt.

The demons laugh started to annoy him so Inuyasha slowly laid Kagome on the ground. He took out his tetsusaiga from its sheathe and quickly spun around to face the demon with his fang bared at it.

"Why don't you just shut the hell up!"

Without thinking, Inuyasha used the Wind Scar on it but this time it succeeded. The plant demon was no more. Instead of a demon being there, there was only now nothing but ashes.

When Kirara got back to the ground, Sango quickly got off of her and went to Kagome, who was still bleeding and heavily breathing. Sango quickly checked Kagome's wounds and found out that what the demon said was true. She quickly turned to Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo who was sitting on Miroku's shoulder and crying, "Kagome really does have poison in her system. But I don't know how to cure it."

Inuyasha started to growl and Miroku knew how he felt. So he decided to step up, "we should take her to Lady Kaede. Maybe she will know how to cure the poison from Kagome's system."

They all nodded and agreed. "I'll carry her," Inuyasha went to pick Kagome up bridal style and started running towards the direction to Kaede's village. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo got onto Kirara and started to follow Inuyasha.