Chapter 10
"Gohan!"cried Kagome as she and the others were looking for him
"Where can he be?"asked Kagome
"Big bro!"called Goten
When Goten and Trunks had woken up the others informed them on all that happened while they were unconscious. After they were introduced to Ayame and Koga the two boys helped the others look for Gohan after he was blasted away by Majiin Buu's blast
"Inuyasha have you gotten his scent?"asked Miroku
"Not yet. We all saw him go flying and crashing through all those trees so it's hard to track his scent."said Inuyasha
"I sure hope he's alright."said Sango
"Yeah . That was a pretty daring move he did. I think we all owe him a life."said Koga
"That's right."agreed Ayame
"Hey how about me and Goten fly over these trees and track Gohan from the sky?"asked Trunks
"That's a good idea. Make sure to keep a close eye."said Sango
Goten and Trunks floated over the trees and began their search for Gohan
Meanwhile Sesshomaru, Rin,and Jaken set off leaving the others after Gohan's heroic act
As they were walking Sesshomaru noticed that Rin had tears in hr eyes
"What's the matter Rin?"he asked
"It's just that... I'm really worried about Gohan lord Sesshomaru. When he protected us I aw that he was covered by that ball of light and was thrown back from the way he yelled looked like he was in a lot of pain. I don't want him to die."she said as more tears came out of her eyes
"Oh don't worry Rin. That Gohan boy is really strong. I mean if he can defeat lord Sesshomaru I'm pretty sure an attack like that won't kill him."said Jaken
Jaken then realized what he just said
"I'm not saying you're weak lord Sesshomaru! I"m just saying you're weaker than him...No wait that's not what I meant!"
Jaken was lost in words and kept saying the wrong things to Sesshomaru
"Jaken..."said Sesshomaru
Jaken turned."Yes master?"Jaken said while sweating in fear
Suddenly Jaken turned really pale when looking at Sesshomaru's face
Sesshomaru was smiling
"No don't smile at me lord Sesshomaru!You're much harder on me when you smile!"begged Jaken
Sesshomaru then turned with Rin following him
"I think I just lowered my life span by a couple of hundred years."he thought
While they were off again Sesshomaru then began to be lost in thought
"Gohan...you defeated me and you chose to spare my life. You healed me and even convinced me to stay with you and your friends despite them being my enemies because you were worried for Rin and Jaken. To top it off you protected all of us. You did all this and yet you didn't even know me,Rin,and Jaken that well.I cannot understand your compassion but I will admire your bravery."
Meanwhile Goten and Trunks were flying as high as they can to have a better view of the forest to see where Gohan was
"Do you see anything yet?!"called out Kagome
"Nope!"replied Trunks
Suddenly Goten saw a body laying on its back
It's arms and legs were outstretched and was next to a 8 foot tree
Goten looked really closely
His eyes then widened knowing whose body was it
"Guys I found Gohan!"cried Goten
"Really ,where?"replied Inuyasha
"He's lying next to an 8 foot tree!"
"I think we can get to him faster if we fly!"cried Trunks
"Ok. Sango,Miroku,Shippo,you three take Kilala and follow Trunks and Goten. Me,Inuyasha,Koga,and Ayame will follow you guys on land."said Kagome
Kilala then turned into her large saber tooth tiger form
Miroku,Sango,and Shippo went on top of her.
She then levitated off the ground and met the two boys in the air
"Come follow us!"cried Goten
He and Trunks then bursted out flying at high speed towards Gohan's direction
"Oh my."said Miroku
"They're like arrows if they were as fast as light."said Sango
"You said it."said Shippo
Kilala then followed them
Down on land Koga said,"Okay Kagome you can ride on my back."
"Back off wolf trash she's riding on mine."said Inuyasha
"Sorry but I don't trust your stupid self mutt. You might drop her."
"Shut up!"
"You two please stop fighting. It was you two fighting that caused all of the arguing leaving Gohan to take a beating. Can you guys please try to get along for Gohan's sake?"asked Kagome
"She's right you know. We're losing precious time. Gohan might be dying."said Ayame
Both Inuyasha and Koga grumbled and agreed to get along
Kagome went onto Inuyasha 's back and the 4 of them followed Sango,Miroku,Shippo,and Kilala to Gohan's whereabouts.
Goten,Trunks,Shippo,Sango,Miroku and Kilala then landed a few feet away from Gohan
They all then ran to him
"Gohan can you hear me?"asked Sango as she put her hand on his cheek
Gohan groaned from the pain
"Oh Thank God he's alive."said Sango
Inuyasha,Kagome,Koga,and Ayame then arrived
"How is he?"asked Inuyasha as the other 4 arrived
"He's greatly injured. He needs to be treated as quickly as possible."said Miroku
"Hold on you're gonna be fine."said Kagome
"Yeah big bro."said Goten
"Besides we got senzu beans. You'll be better in no time!"cried Trunks
"No..."muttered Gohan."We need to save those senzu beans for a more serious time. At least until we start growing more of them."
"What're senzu beans?"asked Koga
"They're these beans we brought from our era which can heal any injury."explained Trunks
"Whoa that's pretty cool. Wait, you're not from this era?"
"We'll explain that later Koga. Here take the senzu bean."said Kagome
"No I can't."replied Gohan
"Don't be ridiculous. You need them!"
"We need to save them.. Only I was injured. But what if next time one you guys was seriously hurt or all of you are seriously hurt. They're probably won't be enough."said Gohan
"Hey Gohan we all know how to take injuries. You don't need to worry about us."said Inuyasha
"I don't care.I can't stand to see any of the people care about get hurt or die. Not again."said Gohan
"Gohan..."said Kagome
"So I'll try to refrain from using the beans. I'm not doing this because I think you guys are weaker than me or need more help. But it's because I deeply care for you all."
All the others then looked at each other and looked back at Gohan with compassion
They felt moved that he cared for them all so much
Even Koga and Ayame were surprised that he said this. And they just knew him for a few hours.
"All right enough of this mushy stuff."Inuyasha said
He then went down and picked Gohan up
All of them then headed for Koga's camp where his tribe was, feeling it would be a good place for Gohan to re cooperate
"Thanks Inuyasha..."Gohan said
"Don't mention it..."he replied as he carried him
As soon as they got there Koga told his tribe's doctors to take care of Gohan
Inuyasha then set him down inside a tent
As the others left the tent to leave the doctors with their work Kagome stayed behind
"You coming Kagome?"asked Sango
"I'll meet up with you guys later. I'm gonna make sure Gohan's alright."
Kagome watched as the doctors put medicine on Gohan's wounds and wrapped him up in bandages
By the time they were done Gohan's forehead and chest was wrapped up in bandages
After the doctors left Kagome went up to Gohan for a closer look at him
Gohan turned to her while he was laying down
"Oh hey Kagome...what're you doing there?"asked Gohan
"You didn't notice me? I was there when they were treating you."
"Oh sorry. I guess I was too distracted by the treatment."
"How do you feel Gohan?Does it hurt a lot?"asked Kagome
"Nah not really. I've taken injuries far greater than this."said Gohan while smiling
Gohan then tried to sit up but he flinched in pain and laid back down
"Don't hurt yourself."said Kagome
"Yeah."Gohan replied
They then sat there in silence until Gohan spoke up again
"Kagome I'm sorry."
"For what?"
"It's all my fault that you guys were put in danger. I was afraid those two monsters were going to track us down. I'm so sorry. After I'm healed I'll take Goten and Trunks and we'll go."said Gohan
"No! You can't! Yeah sure we were in danger put we've faced danger before!"replied Kagome
"Not danger like this. Those two...are strong enough to destroy planets."
"Who cares! We're not going to abandon you three alone for those monsters to kill you. Besides this is our fight too. Those monsters teamed up with Naraku and he's our enemy."
"I'm pretty sure he only teamed up with him to get to the three of us. If me, Goten,and Trunks leave they'll leave that Naraku guy."said Gohan
"Gohan you and I both know that that's not how they work. Most probably they'll still continue to work with Naraku to do whatever evil thing they wanna do."said Kagome
"But..."
"No buts Gohan. You three are part of our family. We're not gonna leave you."said Kagome
After a long silence Gohan smiled
" guys are the best. I really appreciate that you care for me,Goten,ad Trunks Kagome."he said
"Of course I do. We all do."said Kagome
"I'm going to need to hear it from what's your answer guys!"Gohan called out
Gohan then used a little of his energy to blow open the tent entrance revealing the others who were listening in on their conversation.
"You guys!"Kagome cried as all of them walked in
"We couldn't resist listening."said Miroku
"Gohan!"cried Goten and Trunks as they ran to him
"Oh hey guys!"replied Gohan as he hugged both of them
"Are you okay?"asked Goten
"Yeah I'm fine little bro."said Gohan
"So Gohan what's this I hear about you leaving?Don't tell me it's to keep us all safe? We're not as weak as you think us to be." said Inuyasha
"Yeah,we always got your back."said Sango
"That's right."said Shippo jumping onto Gohan's shoulder
"The same or us too."said Koga with Ayame
"Thanks you guys. You really are all the best."Gohan said
The next Inuyasha was standing outside Gohan's tent
He wanted to talk to him about something important and was trying to find the right words to say it
Inuyasha then gave up trying rephrase what he wanted to say and went inside to tell him how it was
Gohan was still asleep and Inuyasha then sat a few feet from him
"Gohan...I know you're asleep but I can't hold back what I wanna say any more. It's about Kagome. I guess I kinda feel that she is falling for you. And I know you wouldn't ever want to steal her away if you knew that I had feelings for her too but at the same time I have eelings for another woman."said Inuyasha
Outside Kagome was about to enter Gohan's tent with some more bandages until she heard the conversation.
"Sometimes I feel that she'd be better off with you since you can protect her way better than Koga and I can. It's just if we're facing a new threat I want Kagome to be safe."
Kagome then walked into the room pretending to have not heard anything making Inuyasha jump
"Kagome! What're you doing her?"asked Inuyasha in surprise
"Oh I'm just here to treat about you?
"Well I was just..."Inuyasha let his voice trailed off
"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I understand if it's private."Kagome said while winking at him
She then sat down close to Gohan and started treating the bandages on his forehead
Inuyasha then sat right next to Kagome
"How is he?"Inuyasha asked
"It's just a couple of cuts and bruises. I'm just changing some of the bandages to keep him from getting an infection."
As she treated him Inuyasha said,"Kagome I'm sorry. I should have been able to protect you."
"Inuyasha it's alright. I understand."
"No it's not alright. What if one of those monsters tried to attack us again?How can I protect you?You were almost turned into food by that stupid pink blob until that idiot Koga saved you. What if something worse happens?"asked Inuyasha while clenching his fist
"I'm too weak."he said
Kagome then grabbed Inuyasha's hand
"You're not weak. You've saved me many times from other demons. Some that were really strong but you pulled 're the best at protecting me"said Kagome
Inuyasha then took her hand
"In that case I'll continue protecting you. I'll protect you with my life."
"Inuyasha..."she thought
Inuyasha then leaned into her
As Kagome saw him leaning into her she thought,"Is he going to kiss me? I think he is."
She then found herself leaning into lips were about to meet
"Watcha guys doin?"said a voice which made them jump
They looked down to see Gohan who was smiling
They broke away from each other and the both of them were blushing in embarrassment.
"What the hell Gohan!"Inuyasha cried
"How...how long were you awake?"asked Kagome
"Oh I was awake for the whole from when Inuyasha apologized and up to the point where you two were leaning in. Oh man you two. But hey don't let me stop you guys.I'm gonn leave you two love birds alone"laughed Gohan
Gohan got up and was about to leave the tent
"Gohan I'm not done with you yet!"Inuyasha shouted
"Gohan wait!"Kagome cried
Suddenly they a crashing noise out side
The three then hurried out and saw a yellow Capsule Corp time machine
"You guys!"cried Inuyasha
Sango,Miroku,Goten,Trunks,Shippo,Koga,and Ayame met up with Gohan,Inuyasha,andKagome
"What is that thing?"asked Ayame
"Don't know."said Koga
"Wait a second. Gohan isn't that the contraption you came in when we met you,Trunks,and Goten?'asked Sango
"Yeah. It's a time machine."said Gohan
"But I thought the one you come with was broken."said Kagome
"This one's not mine. Everybody get don't know who else time travels with these machines. It could be another enemy!"
Eveyone then got ready to fight
The wolves and warriors of Koga's tribe too their positions
The machine's top came open
Two young men came out of it
One wore a black and brown coat. He had purple hair and a sword on his back
The other one was shirtless and muscular. He had long black spiky hair,a red sash,and yellow pants. But his most distinguishing characteristic was that he had a tail.
The man with the sword came forward
When getting a closer look Gohan gasped at who it was
"Hello Gohan. Wow you've grown. I would love to make small talk but this isn't the time. Something's happening and it's not going to be pretty."said Future Trunks