Chapter 3

The Inu gang finally made it to Kaede's village. Without stopping, Inuyasha quickly ran to Kaede's hut and hoped that the old hag was in there. So when he got there, Kaede was there, to his relief.

Kaede heard someone rush into her home and so she decided to look up from her making of herbal medicine. What surprised her was Inuyasha carrying a bloody Kagome in his arms.

"Inuyasha! What has happened to Kagome?"

Inuyasha didn't answer her. He went around her and putted Kagome on the futon. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara came after when Inuyasha sat next to Kagome.

Kaede knew that she wouldn't get any answers out of Inuyasha so she turned to the others, "may I ask what has happened Miroku?" Miroku nodded and started telling Kaede about how Kagome got hurt and also telling her what the demon said about the poison changing Kagome to a child than to an infant until she dies from her very last breath.

When Miroku has finished telling Kaede about what happened, Kaede started to check on Kagome. She could tell that the wounds were very deep and could tell that the poisons were starting to take their effects. Sango knew that Kaede couldn't take Kagome's clothes off because of the guys so she hushed them out of the hut. Inuyasha was the hardest one to get out because he didn't want to leave Kagome's side. But Sango reassured him that Kagome will be fine because both she and Kaede will be with her. Hearing that made Inuyasha got out of the hut and into the tree that was in front the hut, so that he could be close enough.

Once the guys were out, Kaede started to take off Kagome's clothings and tend to her wounds. The wound on Kagome's left shoulder and right thigh weren't very deep but the one on the stomach was. It took Kaede a while to stop the bleeding but she succeeded. When she finished checking and stopped the bleeding, both Kaede and Sango started wrapping up the wounds.

After when they finished, Kaede started to make an antidote and hopefully that it works while Sango went outside of the hut to tell the others that they can come back inside. Shippo was the first to go back inside because he wanted to see if Kagome will really be alright.

When they all got back inside, Inuyasha instantly went to sit by Kagome's side, in case she wakes up. Both Sango and Miroku were sitting next to each other, opposite from Inuyasha and where Kagome is sleeping at. Shippo was also sitting next to Kagome with Kirara on his lap.

Everyone was quiet, not talking. Everything was silent except for Kaede making the antidote.

"The antidote is finished but I just hope it is strong enough to take the poison out of Kagome."

This perked Inuyasha, making him and everyone else watch as Kaede made Kagome drink the antidote. When Kagome swallowed the antidote, she started coughing up a lot of blood. This alerted everyone, "why the hell is she coughing up blood?!" Inuyasha yelled wanting to know what's happening.

Kaede quickly checked Kagome on why it happened when she gave her the antidote. "It would seem that Kagome's body has rejected the antidote, which made her cough up blood that has the antidote in it."

Hearing this news scared everyone especially Inuyasha. "Is there anything we can do?" Inuyasha listened as Shippo asked. He was afraid to hear the answer but has to anyways.

Kaede shook her head, "I'm sorry. It would seem that even I can't do anything to take the poison away." This enraged Inuyasha but he tried to keep calm, "so how long will it take before Kagome change into a child?"

Everyone turned to look at Inuyasha when he asked then to Kaede.

"I do not know, but seeing how the poison is slowly spreading. I would say probably about a week."

Getting his answer, Inuyasha got up and left the hut to go back onto the tree that he sat on earlier.

Shippo went into Sango's arms and started to cry. Sango hugged him, trying her best to give him and herself comfort. She didn't want Kagome to die; Kagome was like a sister to her. But here she is slowly dieing and she can't even do anything about it.

Miroku also didn't want Kagome to die. She was like a little sister to him even though he may be perverted from time to time but she would always be there for him when he makes a mistake with his relationship with Sango.

Inuyasha started thinking back when he first met Kagome and set him free from Kikyou's seal on the Goshinboku. At first he thought that she was Kikyou but when he smelled her, she smelled of Jasmine and Lavender, a whole lot different than from Kikyou scent when she was still alive.

He didn't know when but he knew that he fell in love with Kagome because unlike Kikyou, she gave him friends, fun, and she like him as a half demon. Kikyou didn't do any of that for him though. She kept him away from others and even wanted him to change into a human. She never loved him as himself. She wanted him to change.

But Kagome, she loves him just the way he is. Even when he turned into a full demon, she still stood by his side. She wasn't scare of him. She accepted him for who he is.

After thinking, he fell into a light slumber. Before he fully went to sleep, he saw a person with black long hair, wearing black clothing that is almost similar to his, and also dog ears on top of their head like him. But before he can even think about it, he fell asleep.

While everyone was asleep, no one notice a glow around Kagome and then it disappeared.