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He watched the emotions play out across her face. When she had first walked in the door, fear had dominated her. As she recognized him, the fear left, and anger showed. After the kit left, her anger turned into something else, something he couldn't put a name to. Then he had felt her powers rise as a look of compassion came to her face; that was quickly replaced by pain though, then her face went blank and her eyes rolled back as she started to fall. His reactions lightening fast, he caught her before she hit the floor and carried her to a couch. He called harshly, "Jaken, bring me a cloth and some water. I believe she fainted."
Jaken was moving about, taking his time getting the cloth and water. "Stupid human girl, causing milord so much trouble. She didn't even greet him properly!" He muttered under his breath. "Allow me, milord. I will wake her for you!" He said, an evil grin on his face. As he was about to dump the water on Kagome's face, his wrist was grabbed and the bottle removed from his hand.
"Go." Sesshoumaru commanded.
'Does milord want the pleasure of dumping the water on her head for himself? Yes, yes, that must be it.' Jaken thought, running to his rooms. Never had he seen his Lord show anger like that towards him!
After he was certain Jaken had left, Sesshoumaru dampened the cloth and wiped Kagome's brow. "Wake up now, miko. I wish to discuss some things with you." He said, his voice showing no emotion. When she didn't respond, he put his hand to her cheek, intending to slap her lightly; he stopped when he felt her skin. Her skin was hot to the touch; he quickly felt for her pulse and noticed it was very fast. Something was wrong with her, very wrong. He grabbed his phone, wiping at her face again with the damp cloth. "Get here now! And bring your medical bag!" He growled into the phone, snapping it shut with one hand; still wiping her face with the other.
Thirty seconds later, Shippo popped into the room with his medical bag in one hand and a sandwich in the other. When he saw Kagome lying on the couch, he dropped the sandwich and ran to her. "What happened?" He asked as he quickly took her blood pressure and pulse. Sesshoumaru quickly explained the emotions that crossed her face, along with the strange surge of powers he had felt. "Damn it, this is exactly what happened before she went through the well and sealed herself from us. We couldn't explain it, Sango found her at the damn hot spring, passed out with a fever. She was out for 3 days, and her powers kept having these crazy surges. We never did find the cause…" Shippo trailed off, thinking back to those tortuous days; they had almost lost her.
Sesshoumaru blanched hearing this, he had just left her at the hot springs that day, unconcerned about the consequences she had reaped for healing him. He hadn't given her another thought that day, thinking she had been a stupid fragile human; he hadn't realized that by healing him she had put herself in mortal danger.
'Shit, shit, shit…what did Kaede do? Herbs…she had used some kind of herbs to make a tea, and others for a poultice. I remember her putting the descriptions in that box…' Shippo quickly thought about the images in Kagome's home. Yes, the ones on the bottom floor, they had been framed. "Send someone to her house. She has about 10 framed pictures on the walls of the bottom floor, with descriptions of herbs. I need to read those. It's the only way I can think to help her. Please!" Shippo begged, tears running down his face. "Shit, her wards…" he trailed off when Sesshoumaru disappeared.
Sesshoumaru traveled with his demonic energy to her home, nearly ripping her front door from the hinges. He grabbed the pictures from the walls; quickly noting the names of the herbs he flipped open his cell phone and demanded fresh supplies of each listed. He then took off again, bringing the framed drawings to Shippo. "The herbs will be here shortly." Was all he said as he stalked to the window, looking out at the skyline. He couldn't name the feeling he was facing, the feeling of his stomach sinking; he didn't like it. He could feel his blood pounding through his veins, he wanted to rip someone apart. "Call my cell if you need anything." He growled as he jumped from the window, intent on finding something to kill.
Shippo nodded absently, looking up only when a demon discreetly placed three bags of herbs next to him. He read through the drawings again, then set off to the kitchen to prepare tea and a poultice.
Sesshoumaru returned several hours later to check up on them. Kagome was still unconscious, she had a cloth draped across her forehead and Shippo was attempting to force some tea down her throat. He growled when he saw her just lying there, liquid dripping out of her mouth. He moved to stand beside her and, taking the small mug from Shippo with an impatient sound, he continued to force the liquid down her throat.
Shippo watched his boss intently, pondering the change in his demeanor silently. "Boss, we should move her. Just to the floor or something, she needs to have warmth for when the fever breaks." For a minute he thought his plea fell on deaf ears, when suddenly Kagome was lifted in strong arms and carried to a bedroom; gently placed on a bed.
Several hours later the fever broke. Kagome woke with a man sitting next to her, he had long silver hair. "In…u…ya…sha?" She asked brokenly, her eyes still unfocused.
Sesshoumaru heard her waking, when she called for his brother he growled softly. 'She still wants him, with everything he put her through.' He thought, placing a hand on her forehead. "Shh, rest now miko. We will talk later." He said gently. He moved his hand down her face to close her eyes for her.
The voice didn't sound like Inuyasha, and words would have never come from him. Something nagged at her brain, telling her all was not right. She was drifting back to sleep when the events of the previous night hit her, and she gasped as the man's identity broke through the fog. "Sesshoumaru." She smiled softly as she said his name, and her mind closed up again as sleep claimed her.
When she next woke she felt the sun on her closed eyelids. She slowly opened them to see Shippo standing above her, Sesshoumaru behind him. "Wh- what happened to me Shippo?" She asked, her eyes still hazy and slightly unfocused.
"I was wondering the same thing Kagome." Shippo replied, concern evident on his face. "How many times since you came back has this happened to you?"
"Uh, what? What happened? And, um, what's Sesshoumaru doing here?" She asked as she brought her hands up to wipe her eyes. She then sat up and looked around the room, noticing that she wasn't in her home. "Uh, also, where am I?"
Shippo's confused eyes followed her movements. "Kagome? What do you remember about last night?" He asked. She had been confused and very silent last time he had seen her in this condition also; not remembering, or at least not telling anyone, what had happened to her at the hot springs.
"You came to my house…told me…then…" She gasped, remembering the flashback and the sudden weakness. She turned to Sesshoumaru, her eyes taking in his form clearly now. "I guess it did work, huh?" She mused, tilting her head slightly.
He nodded slightly, his face betraying no emotion. "You are well now." He stated, then turned and walked out of the room.