She picked up the chain reluctantly and placed it in Inuyasha's palm and slowly, finger by finger, claw by claw, she closed his claws around the sphere.
"Don't worry," she whispered, "I'll get the shard and…"
"And what if you die?" Inuyasha screamed at her, Kagome gulped at the prospect, coughed and than managed a weak smile.
"Then I suppose you can walk up to my dead body, and pry it out of my hands. But I will get the shard." Kagome replied firmly. Inuyasha breathed in sharply as if the very thought disturbed him and when he looked up, for the second time that day, he was confused. Kept thinking that Kagome was Kikyou, kept mixing the two together.
/That look, that look on her face. I've seen it somewhere before…on Kikyou's face. A mixture of sadness and fear, but there's another emotion on it…no…not love…/
Inuyasha reeled back almost immediately and he looked blankly at Kagome, who seemed to realize almost immediately what Inuyasha was thinking and she let out a little yelp, smiled quickly, turned and got up to leave. She bent down, slowly, and reached forward to hug the stubborn dog-demon. Her eyes were filled with pain as she hugged him.
/Please god, don't let this be the last time. /
Inuyasha coughed from the impact and Kagome instantly looked up suspiciously at him. Her keen eyes scanned at his face and then landed on his chest. Her expert eyes seeked out where another cut may be and panicked she ripped off his kimono. Inuyasha shocked by this rash move, jumped back several feet, unperturbed Kagome ran forward, eyes still focused on where the cut was, with one hand she grabbed a strong ahold of Inuyasha's arm with the other she reached up to touch the cut. Until she touched Inuyasha's bare chest did she fully realize exactly what she was doing. Automatically, Kagome lifted her hand and blushed, but was still looking at the wound. Her mouth was twisted into a frown and concentration written all over her face.
"Oh damn, sorry about that Inuyasha, I didn't mean to…" Her voice trailed off as she ripped off her skirt and tied it around his chest, once, twice then a knot.
"Darn it all Inuyasha. Why didn't you tell me you had another frickin' hole in you?" Inuyasha looked up at Kagome face still void of all emotion.
"Feh."
Kagome breathed in rapidly and started ripping at her skirt with more vigor.
"Inuyasha! You may not be worried, but damn it all, I AM!" She fretted. She scrambled up and grabbed the first aid box from her abnormally large backpack and grabbed ointments and potions, which she smeared all over his burns. Inuyasha sniffed at the ointments and sneezed in disgust. Kagome smiled to herself, grabbed the kimono and placed it over his shoulders. She bent down as if to whisper something into his ear, but thought better of it and she turned to leave, a gentle smile on her face.
"Stay warm until I come back." Kagome ordered. Inuyasha looked harshly at the pleading look on Kagome's face.
"That is, IF you come back." He retorted.
"If I die, then you'll die. You won't get the shard. That is what you want isn't it?
"Feh."
"Right, and I swear I will NOT let you die. Nor will I die in vain, or whatever." She muttered angrily. Inuyasha looked up, pain reflected in his eyes.
/I'm going to lose her…just like I lost…/
"Kikyou…"
Kagome laughed coldly at herself.
/The irony, it only takes that one word to make my heart shatter to pieces. The irony. /
Kagome swallowed uncertainly and it looked like it took all of her heart, at least what was left of it, and her courage to give simple, reassuring smile.
"Yah. That's right. You can be with Kikyou." And she turned, accidentally letting a tear fall.
/That jerk, jerk, I'm a jerk. Dammit. /
