CHAPTER VII - Another Battle In The War
"Kagome, I thought you would like to know, you are carrying a child."
"We already established that fact, Wench!" InuYasha yelled at the priestess, sick of it being brought up since it had upset Kagome so much the last time anyone said anything about it.
Masumi tilted her head and looked at him strangely, "You are very rude. Did you know that, InuYasha? You are also very protective. It's almost as if you harbor feelings for Kagome.:
InuYasha flexed and cracked his knuckles, "Yeah, right, Wench. Like I'd have feelings for her."
"Oh, I see how it is! I'm not attractive enough to have a crush on, huh?!" Kagome started yelling as tears fell from ocean-blue. 'Fine! You can just go to Hell, InuYasha!"
He looked perplexed and scared all at the same time, waving his arms in front of him in a defensive manner, "I-I didn't mean it like that! It's just that you're my brother's mate!"
It was Sesshoumaru's turn to glare at his brother, "So you are interested in my mate, Little Brother." He just loved taunting him, even though he knew what Masumi's game was.
"Why the Hell is everyone pickin' on me?!" the half-demon yelled aggressively.
Sesshoumaru held Kagome as she kept crying, everyone present realizing she wasn't naturally upset, it was just the pregnancy hormones making her feel unattractive and InuYasha's statement not helping the situation.
Masumi laughed, "Because you make it very easy, InuYasha."
"Yeah, whatever."
"So you're the pathetic half-demon I've been looking for," a woman in one of the more elegant styles of plain kimono, colored in magenta and off-white, holding a fan, walked out of the trees. "I have been sent to kill you."
"Yeah, you and what army, Wench?"
Kagome stood her ground, Sesshoumaru stepping protectively in front of her. She could sense something coming. Something bad, she glanced around, seeing Masumi standing near InuYasha, bow and arrow drawn, and Emiko standing alone on the opposite side of the demon from the rest of the group. Kagome was the only one noticing how the demon glanced momentarily over to Emiko, smiling.
"This army, Half-breed. Dance of Blades!" she turned and whipped her fan out, sending blades of negative energy towards Emiko.
Kagome pushed Sesshoumaru's arm away from her and ran to the young girl, jumping in front of her in her own not-well-thought-through attempt to block the attack.
Kagome and Emiko were thrown to the ground, Kagome covered in her own blood, which was starting to stain Emiko's clothes as well.
Sesshoumaru and InuYasha rushed in, InuYasha with his own hands as his weapons, and Sesshoumaru using his sword. The demoness said only one thing as she floated out of their range up into the air on a giant feather she'd conjured, "My name is Kagura. And yes, I work for Naraku."
Sesshoumaru's eyes had started to glow red as he began his pursuit, but his brother called him back, "Sesshoumaru! Kagome!"
Knowing exactly what he meant, that they needed to go check on Kagome, he calmed himself quickly and ran back to check on his injured mate. When they returned, they came upon Masumi undressing Kagome to look at her wounds and Emiko sitting next to the unconscious woman and crying.
InuYasha pulled Emiko up and held her as she cried, reassuring her that it was not her fault Kagome had gotten hurt.
Sesshoumaru knelt where the girl had been sitting, feeling horrible about the relief he felt when he did not smell any of his pup's blood, only his mate's.
"Milord, the child has not been injured, but I'm sure you already know that. Lady Kagome will be fine, but she will need time to rest and heal."
The demon nodded before looking back to his wife, "Insolent woman, you wouldn't listen to me and this happened due to it."
The priestess stood and followed InuYasha as he led her and Emiko away from the couple, knowing his brother wouldn't want anyone to see the tears they could all hear in his voice.
"My name is 'Kagome', you ass," she mumbled.
"Kagome? Love? You're awake?" The sudden hope that had appeared in his eyes left just as quickly when he realized she was talking in her sleep. He smiled, realizing that even as injured as she was, she would still smack a man, or in this case, a demon, if he pissed her off.
Kagome awoke two days later, with barely any recognition of what had transcended the day of the battle. Her wounds, being deep gashes on her shoulder torso, and legs, were still there, and she learned it would be a good while before she'd be able to move without much difficulty, So much for searching for Naraku for now.
A/N: As always, reviews would be absolutely lovely. Or even just a PM about it. I'd be grateful fro pretty much any kind of feedback.
-rea