Author's note: Sorry for the mistakes in the last paragraph, it was late and I was very tired. Also I am sorry for not making Chapter 3 in bold text. I will try not to let that happen again. If I do just let me know. Keep reading and reviewing!
It was the middle of the night and everyone was asleep. There wasn't a sound, not even a breeze. Shika felt a cold hand across her forehead. It felt so good compared to the burning feeling of her high fever.
"I've only seen you like this once before," said a deep voice.
It took awhile for her fevered brain to process the information. Shika did a kind of half-smile.
"That was a long time ago, Sesshomaru," She said very weakly, her eyes still closed.
He took his hand away from her forehead and turned away to the dresser.
"Shika, I've brought you your sword," Lord Sesshomaru whispered, laying the sword down on the dresser.
He turned around to face her once more and saw a poor injured half-demon, burning up. Sesshomaru opened his mouth as if he was going to say something. He closed it again.
"Just don't die," was all he said.
He turned toward the door, opened and closed it so quietly it didn't even make a sound.
In the morning Shika woke up feeling much better. Her fever was gone and she felt almost one hundred percent again. Then it came to her! Last night… was it a dream or real? Shika looked at the dresser and sure enough, a sword (her sword) was lying across it.
"Thank you," She whispered.
She fell back asleep and woke up a couple hours later. She walked out of her room more cheerful than she had been in awhile. She turned the corner of the cabin and she almost bumped into Inuyasha.
"Sorry," Shika said.
Inuyasha didn't look to happy. He was kind of glaring at her. All of a sudden her pinned her against the wall.
"How do you know him?" He growled.
Shika started struggling. She was scared and Inuyasha was holding her shoulders tightly, she couldn't move. Shika stopped struggling, but before she could answer him, Kagome turned the corner.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing!" Kagome cried in alarm.
"I don't know how and I don't know why but-"
Inuyasha had let go of her shoulders now and Shika covered Inuyasha's mouth with her hands.
"But I'm all better now!" Shika continued.
She shot Inuyasha a be-quite look and pulled her hands away from his mouth. Kagome shot Shika a your-not-telling-me-the-whole-story look and Shika shot Kagome an I'll-explain-later look. All three seemed to have understood each other and Kagome walked back over to the fire-pit, which was hidden from view.
"Come with me," Inuyasha commanded.
Shika had no choice but to follow him. Inuyasha turned into the forest that surrounded their cabin, and Shika followed him. After a few minutes Inuyasha sat down on a log and ordered Shika to do the same.
There was an awkward silence that followed the seconds after Shika sat down. She was staring straight at Inuyasha and not blinking. Inuyasha was also looking straight into her eyes.
"First of all, how do you know Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha asked.
Shika didn't break eye contact and neither did Inuyasha. Shika sighed and began her story.
"Well, he saved me from a perverted man, and let me stay with him, in turn I had to watch Rin and take care of Aun etc.," Shika explained.
There was no amused expression on Inuyasha's face, as there would be usually at such a preposterous idea, but instead he seemed to be thinking.
"And why have you stayed with him?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief. "Believe me, I know my half-brother he's not very nice at all."
"Well, Rin and Jaken like me and Sesshomaru doesn't beat me or anything. I've no where else to go, so why not?" Shika explained.
"Why would anyone want to stay with Sesshomaru and his group?" Inuyasha muttered, more to himself than Shika.
Shika wasn't listening; instead she pulled out her sword from her belt thing she had made that morning and pulled it out of the sheath. Inuyasha turned to look at it.
"You have a sword?" Inuyasha asked, obviously interested.
Shika nodded.
"You have the tessiaga, right?" Shika asked.
Inuyasha pulled out the tessiaga and it grew to its huge size. He looked at Shika's sword, then at his and snorted.
"What?" Shika asked with amusement. "Think your sword can beat my sword?"
"Yes!" He exclaimed. "Your sword is so puny and mine is huge!"
"Size isn't everything, Inuyasha," Shika replied.
Inuyasha snorted in disbelief and got up off the log. Shika got off of her rock and started walking through the forest back to the cabin. Inuyasha walked behind Shika and when they were nearing the cabin Kirara jumped out of the bushes on top of Shika. The force of the impact sent Shika on the ground. Kirara mewed happily from her perch on Shika's chest.
Shika started laughing and Kirara head butted Shika's headaffectionately. Shika picked up Kirara and carried her the rest of the way.
When Inuyasha and Shika arrived back at the cabin, Inuyasha stepped away from Shika and walked towards Kagome, who was sitting on the log around the fire pit. He bent low and whispered something in her ear. She looked up at him and nodded.
"After lunch," Shika heard Kagome tell him.
Inuyasha nodded and went to sit down next to her. Shika sat by Sango and Miroku. Shika let Kirara go and she jumped down and sat next to Shippo on the log opposite Sango, Miroku, and her.
Sango turned towards Shika.
"What do you want for lunch?" She asked.
Shika pondered this question for a while before answering.
"Fish, please," She decided.
Kirara gave a happy mew of appreciation and Shippo clapped his hands.
"I'll catch fish for everyone," Shika offered.
"And I'll help!" Shippo exclaimed.
Miroku said they could go find the nearest river and hopefully find some fish. Shika and Shippo weren't gone for long when they brought back, eight juicy fish. Kagome cooked the fish over the fire pit, which had a nice big fire going. Everyone agreed Inuyasha had two fish, and they enjoyed a nice, succulent lunch.
After lunch was over Kagome and Inuyasha told everyone they'd be right back. They headed into the forest, but it was the opposite direction that Inuyasha and Shika went that morning.
Kagome and Inuyasha arrived in a beautiful meadow about ten minutes away from the cabin.
"So what was it that you almost hurt Shika over this morning?" Kagome asked coldly.
"Shika knows Sesshomaru, Kagome," Inuyasha answered.
Kagome was silent for a while, while she pondered the question.
"But how?" She asked, interested.
"She claims he saved her from this man, and let her stay but only if she took care of Rin and Aun etc.," Inuyasha replied. "What does etc. mean anyways?"
"Etc. means: and other things," Kagome told him. "Why would Sesshomaru save anyone?"
"That's what I can't grasp, he usually never bothers himself with half-demons, and get this, Shika has stayed with him!" Inuyasha exclaimed. "But I can understand that she has nowhere else to go."
"So she's an orphan?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha nodded solemnly.
"Well I guess she stays because of what you said. She does have nowhere else to go," Kagome agreed.
"Well, should we let her stay?" Inuyasha asked. "Sesshomaru was here, last night he might comeback and that could put us all in danger."
"Of course we let her stay, she's just fitting in here and we can't turf her out now!" Kagome cried. "Did Sesshomaru hurt anyone last night? No!"
Inuyasha nodded.
"Fine, only for you…" He sighed.
Kagome settled down and Inuyasha and her started walking back to the cabin. Three words kept echoing in her head: only for you… only for you… only for you…
I think Inuyasha's sword is spelt tessiaga, if it is wrong please tell me so I can fix it in later chapters.
Author's Note: Sesshomaru's dragon thing's name (I spell it Aun) please tell me if that is spelt wrong too. Also I can no longer continue in bold text, it would be to hectic. So um…keep reading and reviewing. Thanks to all the people who have read my story and I hope you like so far, don't worry I'll still keep updating.