Oh yeah! Chapter Twenty baby! I can't believe I've finally reached this point man, I mean seriously, I didn't think it would be this long, but I'm glad it is. It's popular too, so that's always a plus.
And here is your promised Sesshy once again. He and Sonya even get a little bit of interaction too, so you get to enjoy Sonya's sharp tongue once again. Hehe, I almost feel bad for Sessh... Almost. But it's just too much fun to have her be rude like that to him. It's pretty funny in my opnion, but that's just me.
Anyway... Tomorrow I may not be posting in the afternoon like I usually do, my sister is bringing her kids over for a late easter party with us and I don't know when they'll be getting here. So if I don't post in the afternoon, I'll try and make an extra long chapter later tomorrow night to make up for it. No promises, but I'll try at least.
Also: I hope everyone's easter was good. My daughter got a T-Ball set and we found out she's a natural batter. She only needed to be shown once and she already has the perfect follow-through in her swing. It's hilarious to see a four year old hit a ball better than some adults to man. I have a feeling she's going to be joining the t-ball league or the junior soccor league once she gets older. Basketball not so much, she really can't aim that well with her hands.
But enough about all of that, Hope your holiday was awesome and you had lots of candy because I know I did... Wooo! And now for your enjoyment and entertainment, I present to you chapter Twenty of Surrender Unto Me.
-I do NOT own Inuyasha or it's characters
-I DO own Sonya and the plot
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"Kagome, you don't have to be in here." Sonya gently patted her friend on the back as she finished preparations. The slightly green tint to the miko's face making her worry.
"No, I'll be fine. You need help." Kagome protested while tying a strip of cloth over her mouth and nose like Sonya had in an effort to keep from breathing in the scent of what would be forced out of Rin's foot while they drained it. She wasn't sure how strong her stomach was, but she wasn't going to push it farther than she was sure.
"I mean it, if you feel like you can't do this. Don't be afraid to leave, Kagome. I won't think any less of you." Turning away, Sonya wiped off the bottom of Rin's foot that was propped up on rock so she could see what she was doing in the small camp light Kagome had stashed away in her bag.
"I'll be fine."
With a small sigh, she cast a glance over to where Sesshomaru sat at the opening of the cave then turned back to her task, a claw carefully reopening the wound then adding another slice across it to make an 'X'.
"Here it comes." She grunted softly, the scent of obvious sickness rising up and filtering through the dampened cloth as she began pressing on the edges of the wound, grimacing to herself at the sight of green and yellow pus oozing out onto the ragged cloth set on the ground below to catch what came out.
"Oh kami..." Kagome's voice was faint as she watched Sonya coax more and more of the stuff out of the little girl's foot. It had been swollen to the point where the skin had nearly split, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see so much come out. But actually watching the small river drop down to the cloths was almost more than she could handle.
"Kagome! Focus, I need you to wipe it down with hot water. We need to finish this before she wakes up." Sonya snapped, dragging Kagome from her thoughts and forcing her into action. Nodding silently, she quickly wiped off Rin's foot so Sonya could see what was coming out and returned to where she sat, changing out the catch cloths with different ones when they were full or soaked through.
"Almost there, we just have to get this little chunk out... It hardened inside..." Sonya groaned softly to herself, her thumb carefully working the thick wad of hardening puss towards the opening so it could slip out with a sickening noise and plop onto the damp cloths below. "Kami..."
Swallowing thickly, she turned to the next task and picked up a bowl of hot water laced with various herbs and settled the girl's entire foot into it so it could soak into the wound and draw out what she couldn't force out.
"The swelling's gone down, that's a good sign." She murmured quietly, probing at the top of the foot carefully to test for any tense skin and nodded in satisfaction when she couldn't find any. "What do you want me to do with these?" Kagome asked quietly, pointing over at the small pile of puss cloths with a grimace. "When we leave, we'll build a small fire and burn them. I don't know if they carry anything, but it's better to be safe than sorry."
"Right." Kagome watched as Sonya lifted Rin's foot from the water carefully and wiped it off before wrapping it in a set of treated bandages. "We won't sew it shut yet. I want to make sure everything inside leaks out first. If there's anything left and it's sown shut, where will it go?" She explained when she caught Kagome's curious look.
"How long do you think that will take?" She asked once the wolf was finished and had turned to wash her hands off in a pot of warm water, making her pull her eyebrows together in thought. "I figure we could stay tonight to keep an eye on her and see if the fever returns or her foot swells back up. If she's still fine by morning, we can sew her foot up then go." She finally said, another glance over at the sleeping girl before flashing a quick smile at Kagome.
"Alright." The miko nodded in agreement before pulling her sleeping bag out and set it up against the back wall of the cave and sitting down on it with a small sigh. "Go to sleep, Kagome. I'll keep an eye on her." Sonya coaxed quietly, watching as her head dipped forward periodically only to be jerked back up.
"But-"
"Don't argue, go to sleep. I'll wake you up once the sun comes up." Sonya shook her head firmly as she rose up and walked over to gently push Kagome to lay down. "You need it more than I do." She smiled and brushed her hair from her forehead as Kagome yawned and curled up on her side, her breathing evening out quickly as she finally allowed her mind to rest.
"Wolf."
Peering over her shoulder, she raised an eyebrow at Sesshomaru where he stood next to the flickering fire then turned away to finish covering Kagome. "I have a name, Doggie."
"..." Hearing nothing in reply, she let out a small breath of air and stood to face him, an eyebrow raised up in question at his silence. "Well?"
Without a word, Sesshomaru gestured to a small pallet set up off to the side. "It was meant for the Miko." He explained without bothering to hear the question he knew she would ask. "This one did not know she carried her own."
"Thanks, but I don't plan on sleeping." Sonya sniffed while settling herself down beside Rin, a hand reaching out to stroke the girl's hair gently. "If she ends up getting a fever during the night, I have to be awake to cool it down before it does any damage to her brain."
"Why do you care?" He suddenly asked, drawing her attention back to where he stood, his eyes shadowed slightly and making it hard for her to read him properly. Closing her own, she tipped her head to the side in thought before sending a smile in his direction. "Because I can."
"That is hardly an answer."
"It wasn't exactly a proper question. You should have asked me why I bothered, not why I cared." Sonya snapped back at him, fed up with his high and mighty attitude already. "Why do you care, Doggie? She's just a human girl, you obviously don't waste any energy on anything else besides yourself. So why her?"
He stayed silent for a while, simply watching Sonya as she stared up at him with a raised eyebrow, her hand still running through Rin's hair as she watched him in turn. "She showed courage." He finally stated, taking her by surprise. In truth she didn't expect him to even answer at all. Much less say something like that.
"Courage?"
"This one was wounded and was healing when she stumbled into the clearing. Even though this Sesshomaru threatened her and revealed his demon nature, she returned in attempt to care for him." He explained evenly, his legs folding so he could sit and lean against the wall, his eyes closed.
"Hmm. So you do have a heart in there after all." Sonya muttered, her eyes dropping down to the little girl's face in thought, missing the sharp look she received from Sesshomaru at her words. "You know... They say the most innocent of hearts can break the darkest of souls. My mother told me that a pure smile could be the downfall of the most evil creature on the planet if used at just the right moment." She said suddenly, a small smile pulling at her lips when she caught the faint scoffing noise coming from his direction.
"Tell me, Doggie. If you didn't believe that she was worth your time. Then why let her tag along with you? It would be just as easy to drop her off with a proper family instead. She'd be safer that way, but no... You keep her around almost as if you're worried what might happen if she wasn't where you could see her."
A flash of white and a jolting pain up her back was all she felt before Sonya found herself staring up at Sesshomaru from where he had her pinned to the wall. "This Sesshomaru does not care for a human child." He nearly growled down at the infuriating wolf.
"Oh really...? Then why are you denying it so violently. If you truly didn't care like you say, then you would have just said it instead." She snorted, a hand reaching up to try and pry his fingers away from her neck with a scowl. "Get your damn hands off of me, Doggie. I'm tired and I really don't want to have to deal with your insecurities."
"This one's name is, Sesshomaru."
"Call me by my name and maybe I'll return the favor."
Blinking down at the scowling woman, Sesshomaru finally released her from his old and let her drop back to her feet in silence.
Reaching up, Sonya rubbed at her neck with a small growl of irritation, her blue eyes narrowed slightly as she stared back at him. "Well?"
"Hm." Turning away from her, he walked back over to where he had been and returned to his reclined position, leaving her to roll her eyes and sit back down beside Rin, her hand automatically reaching out to run her fingers through her hair gently.
"Show me respect, Doggie. And you'll get it back. I never give what isn't earned first." She said quietly, knowing full well he had heard her even though he remained silent.
'Yeah... Well two can play at that game, Doggie.' She thought in irritation, her eyes flitting over to take in his form as he steadily ignored her presence. 'You want to play the ignoring game? Fine. I can tell you I'm better at it than you are.'
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