Prompt: Wrist
Word Count: 400

Kagome regained her senses to find the sprinkler system dousing the room and Jaken jumping on her chest. She doubted this was his version of CPR… more likely he was performing a victory dance for her assumed demise. He was muttering angrily under his breath.

"Stupid girl deserves to be under my feet! How dare that arrogant female imagine she could handle my staff with her foul hands?!?"

Oh, that put an ugly picture in her head she could live without…

She coughed violently and rolled to the side, dislodging the impertinent imp so that he fell backwards onto his ass with a startled squawk. Though the fire was out, acrid smoke and fumes still permeated the atmosphere. Propped on her elbows, trying to clear her head as well as her lungs, she briefly caught a glimpse of the familiar striping on his wrist an instant before Sesshoumaru scooped her off the floor and carried her swiftly from the room. Behind them, she could hear Jaken's shouted orders, directing the cleanup.

Dazed, Kagome put a hand up to her head. "Do I still have hair?"

Sesshoumaru reassuringly nuzzled her. 'What a thing to worry about.'

"Yes Miko, you do."

At demonic speed she was stripped, examined for injuries, washed and settled in a clean bed, with fluffed pillows. It was more than she could handle. "Sess, I'm gonna be sick…" A small basin appeared before her and he backed away quickly. Thankfully, the sensation passed without incident. Drawing near once more, he laid his hands on hers and gazed soulfully at her face. She saw the anguish and worry she caused behind the love shining from his beautiful eyes and immediately felt horribly guilty.

Before she could say or do anything, Jaken appeared in the doorway holding something unrecognizable. "A word, my Lord?"

Sesshoumaru gave her hand a light squeeze and joined the majordomo in the hall.

Kagome's heart froze. She sat up higher to see, but goblin-boy was ridiculously short, and Sesshoumaru blocked most of her view. She could tell Jaken was agitated, but was it because of the fire, her use of the staff or something he found? She strained to eavesdrop. Damn her inferior human hearing, and all those rock CD's she blasted as a teen! What if she hadn't succeeded in completely destroying the kappa's hand?

Sesshoumaru returned to her side. "Miko, Jaken brings disturbing news."