(:Disclaimer:) I do not own Inu Yasha. He owns me.
(:A.N:) Okay, I'm trying to get back on track with my story (I only posted one chapter yesterday...) But heck, you people can wait. The fact that I'm posting even one chapter a day is a lot better than most of the other updating jobs on this site. I'm dedicated to serving you people, so please show your thanks by reviewing after you read this chapter!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Eighteen : Rest
By : Feng Shui Goddess
"A demon exterminator?" I asked Sango in a whispered voice, for I was very weak. "A taijiya... surely you've heard of them?" I nodded, "I'm... a hanyo... So why are you helping me?" She smiled, "you haven't hurt anyone. I can tell you have a kind heart, too." I closed my eyes, "thank you." My body was in tremendous pain. It hurt when I tried to breathe, and my stomach wound had been reopened. I had a huge gash on my chest, from when I was slammed down the edge of the waterfall. My neck had gashed on it, because of Kyozame's claws. "Sango San..." I said, slowly, "have you heard of the demon Kyozame?" She nodded her head, "yes, I'm after him myself at the time. He's killed many innocent humans, and rumor has it that he's after the Shikon no Tama." I wasn't about to tell Sango that Kyozame had the Shikon no Tama, but what I would tell her was that Kyozame had injured me, and that I was after him. Hopefully we could team up against him, defeat him, and when Sango left, I could retrieve the Shikon no Tama from his corpse. I knew inside that I could not defeat Kyozame alone, and that I would need someone to distract him while I went for his heart. "Sango.. When my wounds have healed, we should team up and defeat Kyozame. His weak spot is his heart..." I started coughing, and caught my breath, "so you could distract him... And I'd attack him from behind." Sango nodded in approval, and smiled. "That'll be fine, but only after your wounds are healed! If you go into battle in your current condition, one blow from Kyozame and you'd be killed!" She didn't need to tell me that, I was well aware of the fact. "So, Inu Yasha," she said, kneeling down next to me, "do you live near here?" I shook my head, too tired to speak. "Take off your shirt, I need to bandage your wounds, because I didn't want to bandage them while you were sleeping." I did as I was told, too weak to argue. My chest had a huge gash on it, which was very deep, and my stomach was furiously bleeding. Sango cringed at the sight of my wounds, and sighed, "these wounds are terrible, Inu Yasha. It will take days for them to heal." She put an herbal mixture on my wounds, making pain shoot
up my spine. I let out a loud scream, wondering what was in that medicine. "What is that stuff?" I asked, finally calming down. "It's an herb that cleans the wound, and helps it heal faster... I'm sorry it hurt so much, but it'll be worth it in the long run." Sango wrapped a long bandage around my chest and stomach, holding it on with a clip. She then repeated the process on my neck, which hurt twice as bad as my chest and stomach had. After she put a bandage on my neck, I collapsed down onto my pillow in pain, as my whole body burned.
Later that night, Sango appeared with a bowl of some kind of liquid. "Here, drink this," she said. I inspected the liquid, "what is it? It won't burn, will it?" She shook her head, "no, this is healing ginsing, it'll help relieve tension from your body and help you to sleep." I drank it obidiently, and the taste was very sour. I had the urge to spit it out, but I figured it was best not to. After all, Sango had really saved my life and helped me, and she was even going to help me kill Kyozame. Once Sango saw that I had drinken all the liquid, she smiled, "feel better?" I nodded, lying. Apparently she didn't know that after falling off a cliff and getting severly beaten by an enraged demon, one tends not to feel to well. I laid down on my kimono top, closing my eyes. "If you don't live near here, Inu Yasha, then why are you here?" Sango asked, continuing the conversation we were somewhat having earlier. "I came here to kill Kyozame," I said, figuring she knew that. "What did he do to you, Inu Yasha?" I knew I couldin't tell her the truth, that he had stolen the Shikon no Tama from me, so I had to think fast. "He attacked my villiage, and burned my home," I said, hoping that she wouldin't be able to tell that I was lying. "How unfortunate," she said, with sympathy in her voice. "Do your parents know that you left to kill Kyozame?" she asked curiously. "No, they don't," I said. "Then won't they be worried about you?" she asked. I shook my head, "my mother was killed, and my father abandoned me." She looked at me with sorrow in her eyes, "I'm really sorry, Inu Yasha." I sighed, "it's all right." She smiled, "nee, Inu Yasha, do you want to be friends?" I nodded, "sure." She laughed, "that's good. There's no point to life if you live it all by yourself." I knew just how true that was, and I nodded. Sango layed down on the ground next to me, resting her head on her arms, "it's so pretty out tonight, isn't it?" I looked up at the brightly lit night sky, "yeah, it is." I tried to stand up, and let out a moan of pain. "Inu Yasha! Don't stand, your wounds will reopen!" Too late, I could feel the blood gushing from my chest and stomach. "Too late," I sighed, laying down again. Sango looked at me with worried eyes, "oh no, now you'll lose even more blood..." She looked down at my blood covered bandages, and could see that they were quickly leaking blood. She quickly ran over to the lake, and soaked a cloth in the water. Then she returned to my side, removing the bandages. She pressed down the cloth with a lot of force on my chest wound, making my whole body burn. "I'm really sorry, Inu Yasha, but it'll slow down the bleeding, and if you lose much more blood you'll faint." I could already feel my vision blurring, and my head felt like it was spinning in circles. With that, I fainted.
I awoke the next morning to Sango standing in the lake. My chest was soaked with my blood, as was my neck. The sun was high in the sky, telling me that I had been asleep for a long time. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, yawning. As soon as Sango heard me, she ran over to my side. "Inu Yasha! You're awake, I'm so glad! You suddenly passed out last night from the loss of blood, and I was so worried... I thought that you might not wake up," she said, sadly. I was still to tired to answer her, but I continued to hazily look in her eyes. "The bleeding really hasn't stopped yet, which is really bad... I'm afraid that we'll be staying here again today." I nodded, understanding. "So, are you feeling any better today?" she asked in an optomistic tone. "Not really," I said. "I was afraid that that'd be the answer. You're burning up... It appears as if you're getting worse." I moaned, hating to feel so weak. Sango ran over to the side of the lake, and dipped a cloth in the water. She returned, and placed the cold cloth on my forehead. "There, this'll make it so you don't feel so hot." I thanked her, and closed my eyes. "We really need to get you to a doctor, Inu Yasha, because I have a feeling that your injuries are more serious than they seem." Inside I agreed, but I didn't want Sango thinking that I was that weak. "I'll be fine, Sango San. If I don't start to feel better in the next twelve hours, then if it makes you feel better I'll go to a doctor," I said, trying to be reasonable. She nodded, and sat down next to me. "Alright, but if your fever gets any higher, I'm going to make you go in the lake to cool off!" she said with all seriousness. Sango was so mature, and acted like a mother would towards their child. I silently laughed, looking up at the girl. This was going to be a long day.
(:A.N:) Okay, that's it for chapter eighteen! I'm almost on chapter twenty, isn't that cool? I'm really excited! My longest story before this has been only 6 chapters, so I am really happy with this one! Please review and thanks for reading!
(:A.N:) Okay, I'm trying to get back on track with my story (I only posted one chapter yesterday...) But heck, you people can wait. The fact that I'm posting even one chapter a day is a lot better than most of the other updating jobs on this site. I'm dedicated to serving you people, so please show your thanks by reviewing after you read this chapter!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Eighteen : Rest
By : Feng Shui Goddess
"A demon exterminator?" I asked Sango in a whispered voice, for I was very weak. "A taijiya... surely you've heard of them?" I nodded, "I'm... a hanyo... So why are you helping me?" She smiled, "you haven't hurt anyone. I can tell you have a kind heart, too." I closed my eyes, "thank you." My body was in tremendous pain. It hurt when I tried to breathe, and my stomach wound had been reopened. I had a huge gash on my chest, from when I was slammed down the edge of the waterfall. My neck had gashed on it, because of Kyozame's claws. "Sango San..." I said, slowly, "have you heard of the demon Kyozame?" She nodded her head, "yes, I'm after him myself at the time. He's killed many innocent humans, and rumor has it that he's after the Shikon no Tama." I wasn't about to tell Sango that Kyozame had the Shikon no Tama, but what I would tell her was that Kyozame had injured me, and that I was after him. Hopefully we could team up against him, defeat him, and when Sango left, I could retrieve the Shikon no Tama from his corpse. I knew inside that I could not defeat Kyozame alone, and that I would need someone to distract him while I went for his heart. "Sango.. When my wounds have healed, we should team up and defeat Kyozame. His weak spot is his heart..." I started coughing, and caught my breath, "so you could distract him... And I'd attack him from behind." Sango nodded in approval, and smiled. "That'll be fine, but only after your wounds are healed! If you go into battle in your current condition, one blow from Kyozame and you'd be killed!" She didn't need to tell me that, I was well aware of the fact. "So, Inu Yasha," she said, kneeling down next to me, "do you live near here?" I shook my head, too tired to speak. "Take off your shirt, I need to bandage your wounds, because I didn't want to bandage them while you were sleeping." I did as I was told, too weak to argue. My chest had a huge gash on it, which was very deep, and my stomach was furiously bleeding. Sango cringed at the sight of my wounds, and sighed, "these wounds are terrible, Inu Yasha. It will take days for them to heal." She put an herbal mixture on my wounds, making pain shoot
up my spine. I let out a loud scream, wondering what was in that medicine. "What is that stuff?" I asked, finally calming down. "It's an herb that cleans the wound, and helps it heal faster... I'm sorry it hurt so much, but it'll be worth it in the long run." Sango wrapped a long bandage around my chest and stomach, holding it on with a clip. She then repeated the process on my neck, which hurt twice as bad as my chest and stomach had. After she put a bandage on my neck, I collapsed down onto my pillow in pain, as my whole body burned.
Later that night, Sango appeared with a bowl of some kind of liquid. "Here, drink this," she said. I inspected the liquid, "what is it? It won't burn, will it?" She shook her head, "no, this is healing ginsing, it'll help relieve tension from your body and help you to sleep." I drank it obidiently, and the taste was very sour. I had the urge to spit it out, but I figured it was best not to. After all, Sango had really saved my life and helped me, and she was even going to help me kill Kyozame. Once Sango saw that I had drinken all the liquid, she smiled, "feel better?" I nodded, lying. Apparently she didn't know that after falling off a cliff and getting severly beaten by an enraged demon, one tends not to feel to well. I laid down on my kimono top, closing my eyes. "If you don't live near here, Inu Yasha, then why are you here?" Sango asked, continuing the conversation we were somewhat having earlier. "I came here to kill Kyozame," I said, figuring she knew that. "What did he do to you, Inu Yasha?" I knew I couldin't tell her the truth, that he had stolen the Shikon no Tama from me, so I had to think fast. "He attacked my villiage, and burned my home," I said, hoping that she wouldin't be able to tell that I was lying. "How unfortunate," she said, with sympathy in her voice. "Do your parents know that you left to kill Kyozame?" she asked curiously. "No, they don't," I said. "Then won't they be worried about you?" she asked. I shook my head, "my mother was killed, and my father abandoned me." She looked at me with sorrow in her eyes, "I'm really sorry, Inu Yasha." I sighed, "it's all right." She smiled, "nee, Inu Yasha, do you want to be friends?" I nodded, "sure." She laughed, "that's good. There's no point to life if you live it all by yourself." I knew just how true that was, and I nodded. Sango layed down on the ground next to me, resting her head on her arms, "it's so pretty out tonight, isn't it?" I looked up at the brightly lit night sky, "yeah, it is." I tried to stand up, and let out a moan of pain. "Inu Yasha! Don't stand, your wounds will reopen!" Too late, I could feel the blood gushing from my chest and stomach. "Too late," I sighed, laying down again. Sango looked at me with worried eyes, "oh no, now you'll lose even more blood..." She looked down at my blood covered bandages, and could see that they were quickly leaking blood. She quickly ran over to the lake, and soaked a cloth in the water. Then she returned to my side, removing the bandages. She pressed down the cloth with a lot of force on my chest wound, making my whole body burn. "I'm really sorry, Inu Yasha, but it'll slow down the bleeding, and if you lose much more blood you'll faint." I could already feel my vision blurring, and my head felt like it was spinning in circles. With that, I fainted.
I awoke the next morning to Sango standing in the lake. My chest was soaked with my blood, as was my neck. The sun was high in the sky, telling me that I had been asleep for a long time. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, yawning. As soon as Sango heard me, she ran over to my side. "Inu Yasha! You're awake, I'm so glad! You suddenly passed out last night from the loss of blood, and I was so worried... I thought that you might not wake up," she said, sadly. I was still to tired to answer her, but I continued to hazily look in her eyes. "The bleeding really hasn't stopped yet, which is really bad... I'm afraid that we'll be staying here again today." I nodded, understanding. "So, are you feeling any better today?" she asked in an optomistic tone. "Not really," I said. "I was afraid that that'd be the answer. You're burning up... It appears as if you're getting worse." I moaned, hating to feel so weak. Sango ran over to the side of the lake, and dipped a cloth in the water. She returned, and placed the cold cloth on my forehead. "There, this'll make it so you don't feel so hot." I thanked her, and closed my eyes. "We really need to get you to a doctor, Inu Yasha, because I have a feeling that your injuries are more serious than they seem." Inside I agreed, but I didn't want Sango thinking that I was that weak. "I'll be fine, Sango San. If I don't start to feel better in the next twelve hours, then if it makes you feel better I'll go to a doctor," I said, trying to be reasonable. She nodded, and sat down next to me. "Alright, but if your fever gets any higher, I'm going to make you go in the lake to cool off!" she said with all seriousness. Sango was so mature, and acted like a mother would towards their child. I silently laughed, looking up at the girl. This was going to be a long day.
(:A.N:) Okay, that's it for chapter eighteen! I'm almost on chapter twenty, isn't that cool? I'm really excited! My longest story before this has been only 6 chapters, so I am really happy with this one! Please review and thanks for reading!