Chapter 8
Kagome watched as pain crossed his face. He opened his eyes and took half a step towards her then fell with a soft whimper. He collapsed into her, his weight bearing her to her knees. "Inu Yasha!" she cried her arms wrapping around him. She felt the tremors going through him. She examined him quickly finding no injuries that would warrant his behavior. "Inu Yasha, what's wrong?"
His voice a soft whimper he answered "Hurt. Bad. All Over." Then merciful blackness took him.
"INU YASHA!!!!" she screamed, no longer trying to hide the tears streaming down her cheeks. A hand on her shoulder broke through her panicked thoughts. Following the hand up the arm and finally to the face, she looked at Miroku. "What happened to him?"
Miroku looked at her then to a point at the edge of the campfire and back. "Kagome, do you feel any different?" She started to shake her head and stopped. There was something different, she nodded. "Yukio killed Kikyou. She threatened Se, and Shippou told him everything that she had done. Yukio... he... he..."
"HE WHAT?!?!?!"
"He made a vow. He made sure Sesshomaru heard it. He made attacking any of us, the equivalent of attacking Sesshomaru directly. Then he... took his full demon form. You told me about Sesshomaru's form of a huge white dog. He was huge! He carefully placed us under him and then he." His eyes showed his disbelief, even though he had witnessed it. "He calmly put one paw down on top of her."
"Oh my poor Inu Yasha. Help me Miroku. Get my backpack." Carefully she repositioned Inu Yasha's limp form so she could treat him. "Yukio, if you have ... danger ... so help me...I'll find .... pay...."
Miroku returned placing the large pack at her side. Grabbing the med kit she lifted its lid, and blessed her mother. In labeled ziplock bags were different prescription drugs, each labeled with the name and the use of each. How her mother had gotten the prescriptions for some of the contents amazed Kagome, but now she was glad of them. She searched through until she found what she was looking for. Grabbing a Sprite she motioned for Miroku to lift Inu Yasha to a sitting position. "Inu Yasha," she called softly. His eyes opened slightly. "I need you to take this medicine, OK?" He tried to speak, he tried to nod but only managed a weak whimper. "It will help." He accepted the medicine from her and swallowed. She took him from Miroku and placed his head in her lap. Her hand smoothing his hair as the pain killer slowly took effect allowing him a brief relief from the pain.
"K'gome?" His voice finally came softly to her ears.
"I'm here Inu Yasha." She soothed, bending to kiss his forehead softly.
"MMM that's nice. You smell nice too."
"Shhh rest Inu Yasha."
"What happened?"
She didn't want to lie to him, that left only one choice. "Your father killed Kikyou. I'm sorry, I know you..." she choked on the words "loved her."
He nodded as much as the pain would allow him. "Did love Kikyou. Love you too Kagome. Glad he did it. Now don't have to choose. Couldn't choose." He smiled happily. She felt him relax as the pills took full effect.
"I love you too, Inu Yasha."
From thirty feet away, Miroku, Sango, Shippou and a very curious Se watched the exchange. Shippou and Se relaying the contents of the conversation. Se turned to look at Miroku. "Why did my brother love that mean woman? She hurt him, and tried to hurt me."
Miroku looked at the child and answered. "She wasn't always mean, Sesshomaru-Chan. She was tricked by a very bad demon into thinking your brother hurt her. The woman who came to the camp was not the same one your brother loved. But, he could never see that."
"Then he was stupid." Se nodded at his own wisdom and climbed into Sango's lap. "Sango-san, can I sleep in your lap tonight?"