Changing Wyrds
Chapter Nine: All That Matters is Each Other
"Miroku, wake up," she shook his shoulder. He spoke before he moved.
"Kagome-sama, do you have any of those pills with you?" She smiled.
"Aspirin, you mean?"
"That's it." He opened his eyes, and sat up stiffly, grimacing as he did so. "Did we win?" Consternation filled her face.
"Sort of. Shippou and Inuyasha are out, and Hashiaku took Kureru."
"Some win, ne?" She grinned helplessly.
"You're telling me. How bad are you?"
"Not too bad. Just knocked me out. I would like some of that aspirin, though," he added. Kagome dug through the bag at her side, pulling out a bottle of medicine and a bottle of water. She twisted both caps open.
"Just swallow two of these with water. You know the drill." He nodded, taking the things from her. Kagome crawled the few feet to Shippou.
"Daijobu desu ka, Shippou-chan[1]," asked Kagome. He scrunched his eyes at her.
"I'm okay."
"Good. Need anything?" He shook his head. "All right. See that Miroku doesn't overdose on the aspirin then, please." She turned away to attend to Inuyasha. She wasn't so sure that a shake and a pill could fix him up, but she tried anyway.
"Inuyasha?" A hand on his forehead: it was too warm. "Inuyasha, can you hear me?" He stirred listlessly. "Miroku, toss me that water, will you?" The monk obeyed, concern on his face.
"Is he okay?" Kagome shook her head, pouring water on a washcloth she had extricated from her bag.
"I don't know. He's not waking up." She dabbed the cloth against Inuyasha's face, which was contradictorily both very pale and very hot. He growled softly and she pulled away. "Inuyasha?" she asked hopefully. There was no response. Kagome sighed.
"Shippou, would you hold this for me?" she held up the cloth. The kitsune reached up and took it in quickly dampening paws. Kagome went on another search through her bag and soon emerged with a sealed plastic bag.
"What's that?" asked Miroku.
"Bandages," she replied, pulling forth a bottle of antiseptic. "He got pretty messed up." It then occured to Miroku that something was off.
"Where's Kureru?" he asked suddenly. Kagome's already serious face grew more so.
"Hashiaku carried him off."
"...oh."
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A/N: AAAAAAAAAAAAA!! excuse me. I dropped a paring knife on my toe earlier. Didn't seem like it was bleeding, so I went back to writing. Guess I was wrong; my sock is soaked. Wondered why my foot was feeling so warm. -_-;; think I'll finish this *after* cleaning up the icky toe...
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Kagome tried to remember where Inuyasha had been struck. She nudged his shirt [2] aside, frowing at the blood beneath. It covered his stomach and formed a pool over his deeply scored collarbone. She wished she knew how to give stitches when she saw that wound. She took the cloth back from Shippou, soaking it in water and then in blood. She wrang it out when it was red enough that she couldn't tell whether any new blood was being soaked up. Then, with help from Miroku, she wrapped a long bandage around him, securing it snugly with two small metal clips.
/With my luck he'll wake up just as I'm leaning over him/ she thought. She couldn't decide whether that would be a bad thing or not. /At least he would be awake that way./ She sat back on her heels.
"Am I forgetting something, Shippou?"
"His arm. His arm was sliced." She nodded, pulling down the neatly ripped sleeve. She bound it quickly and stood up.
"I think that was all, right?"
"As far as I know." She nodded again.
"This is only temporary, though. We need to get him back to Kaede's village."
"And then get Kureru," Kagome was surprised to hear Shippou add.
"You mean you want to?" Shippou nodded.
"He tried. He really did. And it's not his fault he's trapped under Hashiaku."
"Not all his fault, anyway," Kagome murmured.
"Hm?"
"Nothing," she said absently. "Miroku, are you well enough to--" Miroku stilled her fears by lifting Inuyasha carefully onto his back.
"If it turns out he's been eating more than I think and his weight's too much for me, we can probably both carry him."
"Good. We should get out of here. We can rest when we're some hours from Hashiaku's domain." Miroku nodded. They had work to do, and none of it could be done if they were dead.
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Author's Notes: That was...short. But, y'know, that's how it goes. Still using LOTR for background music. LOOOOOOOVE it. ^^ want it to be december again... Here comes the two towers! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW I don't even care if they suck and/or are flames. Just...don't...leave...without...reviewing....
[1] No, there's not supposed to be a question mark there.
[2] What is that thing called anyway??
Chapter Nine: All That Matters is Each Other
"Miroku, wake up," she shook his shoulder. He spoke before he moved.
"Kagome-sama, do you have any of those pills with you?" She smiled.
"Aspirin, you mean?"
"That's it." He opened his eyes, and sat up stiffly, grimacing as he did so. "Did we win?" Consternation filled her face.
"Sort of. Shippou and Inuyasha are out, and Hashiaku took Kureru."
"Some win, ne?" She grinned helplessly.
"You're telling me. How bad are you?"
"Not too bad. Just knocked me out. I would like some of that aspirin, though," he added. Kagome dug through the bag at her side, pulling out a bottle of medicine and a bottle of water. She twisted both caps open.
"Just swallow two of these with water. You know the drill." He nodded, taking the things from her. Kagome crawled the few feet to Shippou.
"Daijobu desu ka, Shippou-chan[1]," asked Kagome. He scrunched his eyes at her.
"I'm okay."
"Good. Need anything?" He shook his head. "All right. See that Miroku doesn't overdose on the aspirin then, please." She turned away to attend to Inuyasha. She wasn't so sure that a shake and a pill could fix him up, but she tried anyway.
"Inuyasha?" A hand on his forehead: it was too warm. "Inuyasha, can you hear me?" He stirred listlessly. "Miroku, toss me that water, will you?" The monk obeyed, concern on his face.
"Is he okay?" Kagome shook her head, pouring water on a washcloth she had extricated from her bag.
"I don't know. He's not waking up." She dabbed the cloth against Inuyasha's face, which was contradictorily both very pale and very hot. He growled softly and she pulled away. "Inuyasha?" she asked hopefully. There was no response. Kagome sighed.
"Shippou, would you hold this for me?" she held up the cloth. The kitsune reached up and took it in quickly dampening paws. Kagome went on another search through her bag and soon emerged with a sealed plastic bag.
"What's that?" asked Miroku.
"Bandages," she replied, pulling forth a bottle of antiseptic. "He got pretty messed up." It then occured to Miroku that something was off.
"Where's Kureru?" he asked suddenly. Kagome's already serious face grew more so.
"Hashiaku carried him off."
"...oh."
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A/N: AAAAAAAAAAAAA!! excuse me. I dropped a paring knife on my toe earlier. Didn't seem like it was bleeding, so I went back to writing. Guess I was wrong; my sock is soaked. Wondered why my foot was feeling so warm. -_-;; think I'll finish this *after* cleaning up the icky toe...
__________________________________________________________________
Kagome tried to remember where Inuyasha had been struck. She nudged his shirt [2] aside, frowing at the blood beneath. It covered his stomach and formed a pool over his deeply scored collarbone. She wished she knew how to give stitches when she saw that wound. She took the cloth back from Shippou, soaking it in water and then in blood. She wrang it out when it was red enough that she couldn't tell whether any new blood was being soaked up. Then, with help from Miroku, she wrapped a long bandage around him, securing it snugly with two small metal clips.
/With my luck he'll wake up just as I'm leaning over him/ she thought. She couldn't decide whether that would be a bad thing or not. /At least he would be awake that way./ She sat back on her heels.
"Am I forgetting something, Shippou?"
"His arm. His arm was sliced." She nodded, pulling down the neatly ripped sleeve. She bound it quickly and stood up.
"I think that was all, right?"
"As far as I know." She nodded again.
"This is only temporary, though. We need to get him back to Kaede's village."
"And then get Kureru," Kagome was surprised to hear Shippou add.
"You mean you want to?" Shippou nodded.
"He tried. He really did. And it's not his fault he's trapped under Hashiaku."
"Not all his fault, anyway," Kagome murmured.
"Hm?"
"Nothing," she said absently. "Miroku, are you well enough to--" Miroku stilled her fears by lifting Inuyasha carefully onto his back.
"If it turns out he's been eating more than I think and his weight's too much for me, we can probably both carry him."
"Good. We should get out of here. We can rest when we're some hours from Hashiaku's domain." Miroku nodded. They had work to do, and none of it could be done if they were dead.
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Author's Notes: That was...short. But, y'know, that's how it goes. Still using LOTR for background music. LOOOOOOOVE it. ^^ want it to be december again... Here comes the two towers! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW I don't even care if they suck and/or are flames. Just...don't...leave...without...reviewing....
[1] No, there's not supposed to be a question mark there.
[2] What is that thing called anyway??