Okay I'm putting these chapters up all at once, because I know I won't get
to it during the week. So the chaps that I've entered so far (5-8) and
this one (9) will have to count for the whole week. WRITE REVIEWS!!!
Shippo: Why don't you just write them all now, and submit them every day? Inu Yasha: Be quiet, Shippo. Kagome: That was mean, Inu Yasha! SIT! BAM!!!
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Kagome was surrounded by cold mists and dark shadows- monsters loomed out of the fog, faces leering at her, horrible creatures, chasing here, trying to drag her down into the freezing river she stood in. . . the creatures chittering, chittering, following her as she ran. . . she whimpered in fear, trying to get away. There was a warmth, a gentle, soft light, a comforting touch. . . she ran to the warmth, basked in it, let it lull her, surround her. . . and the light fought off the monsters, and she was safe.
Kagome opened her eyes to look into Inu Yasha's face over hers, and immediately recognized the source of the warmth and beautiful amber light. Inu Yasha was sitting with his back against the rock wall, cradling her in his arms, stroking her hair. He had completely removed his damaged haori shirt, now only wearing the leggings. A bandage from his ripped haori wrapped her wounded arm, and he had already removed the arrow. Kagome blinked a few times, still looking up into Inu Yasha's tender face. He touched her cheek softly with his hand, and she noticed burns across his skin. She tried to lift her head. He restrained her, clutching her closer to his naked chest.
'Shhh. . . it's alright Kagome. Shippo has gone to bring help. Go back to sleep.'
She drifted softly back into sleep, but there were no more monsters. Golden amber light held her in a peaceful, healing sleep.
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Kagome awoke again in Kaede's house, lying on a pallet with a poultice over her arm. Inu Yasha was on another, similar pallet. She looked across to him- he was awake, watching her. She smiled at him, and watched him smile back dreamily. She realized that he wasn't completely awake- he was fevered, slightly delirious. She gazed at him with sympathy.
'I wonder what happened, after I fell. . . did Inu Yasha get Seshomaru? Where did he get those burns? Is Shippo alright? I wonder if h-' she didn't get to finish the thought, as Shippo, seeing that she was awake, came bounding over to hug her good arm.
'KAGOME! You're okay! Are you hungry? Do you want rice? You can have mine! Here- eat! Do you want to-' Shippo spoke a mile a minute, before Kaede put a hand on his shoulder to quiet him, pointing over to Inu Yasha.
'Hush, Shippo! Inu Yasha need his rest! And let Kagome alone for a while- she had a very bad arrow wound, and there was some poison from the arrow that we didn't get out in time. She needs time to recover before she can be up and about to play with ye.'
Turning to Kagome, Kaede added,
'Eat some soup, child. I know it has been a rough day for you.' Kagome looked out the small window- it was dark outside, darker than it had been in the clearing, though not as menacing.
'How long have I been asleep?' she asked, starting at the sound of her voice- raspy and tired, barely a croak! She tried again, a little louder. 'How long-' but Kaede stopped her, offering her first a cup of warm broth to drink.
'Not very long- you went out to find Inu Yasha this morning, and this is only about an hour after the sun has set. Now, finish your soup, then go back to sleep. We can talk in the morning.'
Shippo: Why don't you just write them all now, and submit them every day? Inu Yasha: Be quiet, Shippo. Kagome: That was mean, Inu Yasha! SIT! BAM!!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome was surrounded by cold mists and dark shadows- monsters loomed out of the fog, faces leering at her, horrible creatures, chasing here, trying to drag her down into the freezing river she stood in. . . the creatures chittering, chittering, following her as she ran. . . she whimpered in fear, trying to get away. There was a warmth, a gentle, soft light, a comforting touch. . . she ran to the warmth, basked in it, let it lull her, surround her. . . and the light fought off the monsters, and she was safe.
Kagome opened her eyes to look into Inu Yasha's face over hers, and immediately recognized the source of the warmth and beautiful amber light. Inu Yasha was sitting with his back against the rock wall, cradling her in his arms, stroking her hair. He had completely removed his damaged haori shirt, now only wearing the leggings. A bandage from his ripped haori wrapped her wounded arm, and he had already removed the arrow. Kagome blinked a few times, still looking up into Inu Yasha's tender face. He touched her cheek softly with his hand, and she noticed burns across his skin. She tried to lift her head. He restrained her, clutching her closer to his naked chest.
'Shhh. . . it's alright Kagome. Shippo has gone to bring help. Go back to sleep.'
She drifted softly back into sleep, but there were no more monsters. Golden amber light held her in a peaceful, healing sleep.
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Kagome awoke again in Kaede's house, lying on a pallet with a poultice over her arm. Inu Yasha was on another, similar pallet. She looked across to him- he was awake, watching her. She smiled at him, and watched him smile back dreamily. She realized that he wasn't completely awake- he was fevered, slightly delirious. She gazed at him with sympathy.
'I wonder what happened, after I fell. . . did Inu Yasha get Seshomaru? Where did he get those burns? Is Shippo alright? I wonder if h-' she didn't get to finish the thought, as Shippo, seeing that she was awake, came bounding over to hug her good arm.
'KAGOME! You're okay! Are you hungry? Do you want rice? You can have mine! Here- eat! Do you want to-' Shippo spoke a mile a minute, before Kaede put a hand on his shoulder to quiet him, pointing over to Inu Yasha.
'Hush, Shippo! Inu Yasha need his rest! And let Kagome alone for a while- she had a very bad arrow wound, and there was some poison from the arrow that we didn't get out in time. She needs time to recover before she can be up and about to play with ye.'
Turning to Kagome, Kaede added,
'Eat some soup, child. I know it has been a rough day for you.' Kagome looked out the small window- it was dark outside, darker than it had been in the clearing, though not as menacing.
'How long have I been asleep?' she asked, starting at the sound of her voice- raspy and tired, barely a croak! She tried again, a little louder. 'How long-' but Kaede stopped her, offering her first a cup of warm broth to drink.
'Not very long- you went out to find Inu Yasha this morning, and this is only about an hour after the sun has set. Now, finish your soup, then go back to sleep. We can talk in the morning.'