As his mind lifted from the lasting darkness, his whole body ached. Keeping his eyes closed, he attempted to lift his arm to see the extent of his injuries, only to have his hand drawn back to his body due to immense pain. The hanyou opened his eyes, realizing his body was covered with sutras – some of them he didn't even recognize the language scripted on the thin slices of paper. A visible, yet faint light pink glow surrounded tem, keeping him in his prison. Glancing around himself, he opened his mouth ready to shout: Kagome. His throat let out only a pathetic exhale, the hanyou's voice was paralyzed. Starting the panic, he spotted the girl and calmed down.

Kagome sat a fair distance from him, not looking into his eyes. She was sitting sideways from him, staring into space. Her knees rested on the ground with her behind on her feet, her arms in her lap. Raiden sat next to her, staring at the said hanyou intently, as if ready to strike him.

"You cannot speak", she said, still paying no attention to him, "Don't even try. It is because of my sutras."

She stood up. "Believe me when I say I do not wish to be near you in any circumstance, hanyou. My only desire is to complete the Shikon No Tama, and give the jewel to you. Why you? Because I furthermore don't care what you do to yourself – if you wan't to become a ravenous full demon who has lost himself along the way, do so."

She walked closer to him, her eyes staring at the ground. "I am only letting you stay this close to me due to your injuries", and as she said this, Inuyasha gazed down slowly as to not get hurt by the sutras again – he wasn't wearing his haori, and his midsection was bandaged. "I am not cruel, despite how much I despise you, Inuyasha."

Her saying his name saddened him more than anything else she could have ever said – the distaste in her words was strong, as if she was talking to a person who killed her. He didn't meant to hurt her, he truly didn't.

She took one last step, standing right in front of him, squatting down to look at his stomach and chest, her face seeming as if she was going to throw up on him any second. The miko had to look away every few seconds, as her poise hands worked his bandages. As soon as she had finished, she stood up and quickly walked to Raiden. Kagome picked the creature up into her lap, stroking it's head.

"Damn it. Those wounds will take at least a few days to heal, even if he is a hanyou. You friends better find you soon, as I don't wish to take care of you.", she said, still stroking Raiden, "But if they don't…", her voice cracked, "I guess it is my responsibility."

Inuyasha opened his mouth, using all of the energy he had to use his words.

"I'm sorry", he silently whispered.

Kagome glanced up, standing very still for a moment. She turned around soon, her chocolate eyes filled with anger and mistrust. She ran to the hanyou, staring him straight in the face.

"Oh, yeah? You're sorry, are you? Do you have any clue how much I suffered? Any idea how much it hurt?"

A tear slid down her face, as she continued to stare him in the face. "Do you know what it is like to be carrying the child of the man you love, have him betray you and loose the child?"

As she said those words, night of the moonless night fell and as the hanyou slowly changed into a human, millions of thoughts raced through his mind.

Sorry for taking so long and sorry for the short chapter!