Disclaimer: I dO nOt OwN iNuYaShA! oK?

Author's note: Ehehehehehe..... wondering when she'll find Inuyasha? smirks Me too...... wait... blinks I'm the writer..... uh..... I know, maybe soon.... yes.... soon....

Chapter 8

"Kirara! Watch out!" Kagome shrieked as a giant lion demon charged at the fire-neko.

Kirara tried to jump away from the lunging claws of the demon, but she was too slow. A heavy claw dug into her leg. She roared in pain as the neko demon stumbled to the side.

"No! Kirara!" Kagome cried. "Don't worry, I'll help!" She yelled, grabbing her bow and arrows. She notched one into the bow and aimed. 'Please! Please hit!' She prayed quietly, letting the arrow go. The arrow flew toward the lion demon and hit it in the side just before the demon could attack Kirara.

The lion demon fell to the snow, roaring in pain. Slowly, the demon dissolved from the purifying arrow.

Kirara attempted to stand up, but fell right back into the snow. Her right leg was covered in thick, crimson blood.

"Kirara!" Kagome ran through the thick snow to the fire-neko's side. "Stay still, I'll fix that right up." She pulled off her backpack and started shifting through it. Soon, she came back out with her first aid kit. Kirara made a slight sound, but Kagome hushed her. "Shhh.... now, transform into your smaller form." She whispered.

Kirara made a small sound in the back of her throat and nodded slightly. Fire surrounded her and she transformed into her smaller kitty form.

Kagome smiled lightly and started to clean Kirara's leg. After a while, she had nicely clean and wrapped the leg. She put the first aid kit back in her backpack, "Here, I'll carry you." She said to Kirara. Kirara meowed softly and jumped into her arm.

"Let's get going." She started to walk through the snow in the general direction they were going. 'It's been so long since we've seen anyone......' She thought sadly. 'I wonder if Inuyasha is all right...'

A half a day passed and still Kagome walked through the snow. It was starting to get thick and the snow was up to her knees. She sighed heavily, shivering as well. 'Why is there so much snow?' She thought grimly. Kirara meowed in her arms and attempted to get away. "No Kirara, your injured."

Kirara nuzzled her and meowed sadly. Kagome smiled back, shivering again. "Don't worry, I'm fine." Though, she definitely wasn't. Wearing a short skirt today wasn't a good idea and the jacket she had on wasn't doing much either. She shivered again, looking ahead at the thick forest. 'I hope we find Inuyasha soon or a village.'

The snow grew deeper and deeper around Inuyasha until he was almost buried. The only thing that was showing was bits of his clothes, his face and one hand that refused to be buried.

The woods around him was a silent as death, until a small rustling in the bushes. Soon, a small but vicious gecko demon came out. He licked his fangs as he stared at Inuyasha. Slowly and cautiously he approached Inuyasha, looking over what seemed to be something dead and eatable. The demon opened it's mouth to reveal several teeth; he moved down to take a big bight out of Inuyasha.

"Kirara! Wait up!! Where are you going?!"

Kirara came into the clearing. She growled at the demon and transformed into her giant fire cat form. The demon returned the growled, stepping over Inuyasha. The gecko jumped up and bared it's fang, readying to attack Kirara. Kirara roared again and caught the demon by it's throat. She killed the gecko demon with one chomp and threw it to the side.

"Kirara!" Kagome whined as she ran into the clearing. She stopped, starring at Kirara as she turned to her slowly. Blood dripped from the corner of the cat demon's mouth, but she did not seem to care. She turned back into her kitty form and bounced over toward Inuyasha.

Kagome looked purely puzzled. In the deep snow she couldn't see him, but when Kirara jumped on his stomach and started to pull his clothes out she saw him. Her eyes widen in fear. "Inuyasha!!" She yelled, running to his side. She brushed off all the snow, but stopped once she got to his side. Her eyes widen even move. 'B-blood?!' She thought.

"Oh my god!" Kagome pulled her hand back and stared at it. It was covered in blood. His blood. She shook her head and took his hand. Shivers were sent down his back. 'He's freezing!!' She turned to Kirara. "Kirara, we have to get him somewhere! Somewhere where we can warm him up!"

Kirara nodded and transform back into her bigger form. She picked Inuyasha up by his collar and then motioned Kagome to get on. Kagome nodded and did as she was told too. Kirara road off into the air, looking as if she knew where to go.

After a few minutes of flying, Kirara landed on a cliff side. There, to the side was a cave untouched by snow. Kirara quickly brought Inuyasha and Kagome into the dark cave. Kagome climbed off of Kirara as the neko-demon laid Inuyasha down on the cold floor of the cave.

Kagome rushed to his side and quickly took off her backpack. She pulled out her sleeping bag and a blanket, laying them both on top of him. "Inuyasha..." She whispered, taking his hand. Shivers went down her back as she held his hand close to her. 'He's so cold!' She thought, rubbing his hand in hers.

Silently, Kirara laid next to Inuyasha, purring lightly. Kagome looked up at her, puzzled, but then she realized what the neko-demon was doing. With great effort she pushed Inuyasha up against Kirara. "Thanks." She smiled at the fire-neko.

waterdoragon: gasp That chapter was SO hard to write!!!! sighs I'm
sorry it took sooooo long to write!! Again, it was so hard too!! Well,
please R&R!!