Chapter 1
by Sango-sama
Disclaimer: Nope. I still don't Inu-Yasha-tachi. Wah!
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In the corner of Kaede's house, Kaede sits cross-legged grinding up her take of herbs and berries into powder and fine liquid for healing poultices, avidly ignoring the other occupants.
Miroku looks up at Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha stares him back down from where he stands, arms akimbo. Miroku turns to look at Shippou. Shippou looks back innocently. He turns back to Inu-Yasha, eyes pleading.
"C'mon, guys. I have to go."
The ping-pong staring match continues.
"Please."
"No."
"I really have to go, guys."
From the corner of the small room, Kaede rolls her eyes. "Why don't you two just go with Houshi-dono?"
"Because he'd just try to sneak off like he did last time the girls were bathing." Shippou states matter-of-factly.
A gleam lights up the Houshi's eyes and a playful smile perks his lips. "So, they are bathing."
Bap! "Shut up, Shippou! That'll just make him try harder."
"You didn't have to hit me! I just want my candy!"
The distraction was all that Miroku needed to sneak over to the door. Unfortunately, his two demonic guards and their heightened senses catch him before he slips out the door.
Inu-Yasha pins Miroku to the wall. "Miroku, stay put!"
*Inu-Yasha!*
Shippou looks to Inu-Yasha. "Was that--?"
Inu-Yasha nods his head. "Kagome."
"What's wrong?"
Inu-Yasha turns towards the spring, "Let's go."
All three begin to run towards the spring. "I'm coming with you."
"Me too."
Shippou pops up an eyebrow. "I thought you had to go."
"You believed that?"
Back in the corner, Kaede shakes her head. "So much for those girls' privacy."
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Back at the spring, Kagome is trying rather unsuccessfully to drag Sango's limp form to the shore. "Inu-Yasha! Please Hurry!"
Within a matter of seconds, Inu-Yasha pops out of the darkened woods. "Kagome, what's wrong!"
Wide eyed, Kagome squeaks and draws herself and Sango beneath the waters' surface for cover.
A bright blush settles over both of their cheeks as Miroku and Shippou emerge from the woods.
"Sango's hurt. She was bitten and now she's fainted."
With eyes wide in shock, Miroku strips off his outer robe and runs out into the water, Inu-Yasha on his heels and following suit, removing his outer coat to drape around Kagome's shoulders, protecting her from Miroku's eyes.
"Kagome-sama, please wrap this around Sango," the Houshi says, handing his outer robe to her and then turning away.
A bit surprised by Miroku's show of respect, Kagome takes the robe and does as she was asked, winding the purple cloth around Sango's prone form beneath her arms, as Inu-Yasha held Sango steady, cautiously diverting his eyes.
"There. All finished."
With that, Miroku stoops down to gently lift her up into his arms, a dismayed look in his eyes as he gazes down at her. Slowly, he wades to the shore, while Kagome and Inu-Yasha walk, slightly dumbfounded, behind him.
"Shippou, please go and get Kirara and Kaede."
"Okay!" calls the Kitsune, as he bounds back to the village.
Water drips down off his inner robe, as he stands upon the shore and sets her down as gently possible.
Lightly moaning, Sango manages to open her eyes half way and tries to push herself up. "Wha-?"
A beaded hand gently pushes her back onto the ground. "Lie still, Sango. Kaede is on her way."
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Okay. I don't know about this part. I have a short attention span and can only write so much at one setting. This is still a draft version. And I hope to rewrite it soon. Feedback is still appreciated.
And Miraeko, I got to bap the kitsune!
^_^
