Okay next chapter is here! But just to let everyone know this story could
be coming to an end very soon. (heh I'm running outta ideas and I have a
great finale idea!) But read on!
Chapter 6: When tempers flare.
Miroku lay sprawled out on the ground battered and bruised from the angered half-breed's fists. Sadly, he had somehow become InuYasha's punching bag.
"Pshh. serves ya right lecher! Throwin your stupid shoe at me." InuYasha growled walking away from the well-beaten monk. Miroku didn't respond; he only moaned as he moved his sore limbs. A breeze rustled the leaves above them and InuYasha inhaled deeply; picking up a new yet familiar scent on the breeze. He blinked a few times then his gaze hardened and turned furious as he recognized the smell. "It's that wolf bastard Kouga!" he growled. Miroku, slightly recovered, had stood holding his head. "That jerk! I think I may just pay him a visit." InuYasha huffed and took off in the scent's direction. Miroku watched the hanyou's form shrink as he got farther away, then with a deep sigh of regret, followed him.
"How on Earth did you find us Kouga?" Shippo asked his kitsune curiosity getting the better of him. Kouga stood his arms folded across his chest, and closed his eyes with a raspy chuckle.
"It was easy. This nose can find anything." Kouga replied touching his index finger to his nose. He smirked and then turned to Kagome his facial expression turning concerned," Are you injured?" She looked up at him and blinked.
"No, why would you. oh wait, you caught the scent of my blood from when I pricked my finger on those thorns back there. Right?" Kagome reasoned. Kouga grunted a "yes." and looked over at Sango,
"Was she attacked?" Kagome nodded and bent down over her poisoned comrade.
"She was stung by one of Naraku's poisonous insects." Shippo said.
"I see. Hmmmm." Kouga said as he bent over and picked up the young exterminator in his arms. "We can take her to our caves, my men may be able to help." He offered. Kagome shook her head,
"No, Keade can be of more help. Let's head to her village, she'll know what to do." She replied.
"Hold it right there you cocky bastard!" demanded a blur of silver speeding half-demon.
"Hm?" Kouga turned, Sango cradled in his arms and Shippo perched on his right shoulder. Kagome ran in between Kouga and the hanyou, her arms extended at her sides.
"Stop InuYasha! Leave him alone!" she cried angrily. InuYasha skid to a hasty stop, kicking up dust in earthy brown clouds.
"What are you doing Kagome?" he growled, his eyes focused on the wolf demon behind her. "Why protect him?" he huffed. Kagome crossed her arms over her glaring angrily at the ignorant half-breed.
"Well if you opened your eyes you might just be able to figure it out!" She exclaimed pointing to the girl in Kouga's arms.
"Psshh! I wouldn't of hit her." The half- demon huffed arrogantly folding his arms across his chest.
"Actually, I believe if Kagome had not stopped you." Miroku puffed as he caught up with the group.
"You finish that sentence I'll rip your arms off." InuYasha threatened. Miroku quickly shut his mouth; the remembrance of his last beating all too fresh in his mind and limbs.
"Can you never have a kind thing to say InuYasha?" Shippo taunted, knowing very well he was safe on Kouga's shoulder. InuYasha turned and cracked his knuckles at Shippo, menacingly flashing his claws. Kagome, completely overwhelmed at this point, grunted angrily and clenched her fists.
"SIT!!" She screamed. Birds in nearby trees flew away from the shock of the hanyou's impact with the ground. InuYasha pulled his face out of the dirt and muttered,
"I'll get you later runt." Shippo swallowed hard and cowered on Kouga's shoulder.
"Ahem." Kagome grunted tapping her foot warningly at the youkai. InuYasha gave her a hard glare but said nothing more. Kagome turned on her heel and started walking. "Hey. Where are you goin?" InuYasha growled. Kagome spun around to glare at him and spat,
"I'm going to keade's village! Sango, is hurt and she needs medical treatment!" InuYasha just gaped at her and watched as she stormed off.
"Uhh..wait up!" Kouga shouted and jogged after her. Miroku looked at the stunned InuYasha in the dirt then hurried off after Kouga and the others.
"Fine!" the half-breed shouted angrily after them. He pulled himself out of the dirt and stood, a pout on his face. He blinked and looked around at his lack of companions and sighed. "Surely I'm not that arrogant..I-I'm sorry." he whispered into the wind.
The door flap of Keade's hut flew aside as a small infuriated and confused mix of demons and people filed in. Keade jumped clutching her hand over her heart and stuttered, "K-Kagome? Ye frightened me!"
"Sorry lady Keade." Kagome apologized hastily. Keade looked at the ill girl cradled in Kouga's arms,
"What be it that ails her?"
"She was poisoned. Can you help her?" Kagome asked. Keade nodded.
"Hai. Put her down over there." The old miko replied pointing to a bed made on the floor in the corner. Kouga nodded and placed the girl gently down on the pillow. Sango groaned as a pained expression briefly spread across her face, but as quickly as it came it left, and Sango's expression went back to an ill one. Kouga crouched next to her, sympathetic for her pain-he hated to see a female in pain. He was just grateful it was not Kagome as he had once suspected. Kouga turned when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"She'll be okay now." Kagome said reassuring herself more so than the demon she spoke to. Kouga smiled, standing and placing his hand on Kagome's cheek.
"Yes, but are you?" Kagome's eyes wavered as she pulled away from his gentle touch and compassionate eyes.
"Uh-huh." She muttered with a nod. Kouga sighed and gave her a soft smile.
"I'll see ya around." He said walking out, he stopped in the doorway and looked over his shoulder at the young miko. "Oh, and if that mutt face bothers you, feel free to come see me." Kagome nodded and watched him disappear almost as suddenly as he had appeared. She walked over to where Sango lay and knelt down beside her.
"We've got the herbs!" Shippo exclaimed happily walking in with a large bowl of herbs in his arms, Keade and Miroku following behind him.
"All that is needed to be done is boil these and feed them to her. That will rid her of the poison in her system." Keade said stating a fire to boil the medicine.
The night had fallen faster than the hanyou had planned and he fumbled in the dark for firewood, his only light the dim moon.
"Damn it! I can't believe I could be such a baka!" InuYasha scolded himself. Finally, he gathered enough wood for a fire and he used the fire sticks from his pocket that Kagome had brought from her time. Soon enough a small warm orange flame licked at the bark f the wood and became a small fire. He sat with his arms folded into his sleeves as his fire lit his face and glittered in his eyes. Watching the fire, he slowly grew groggy and started to see things in the flames. He saw a face..no a whole girl walking towards him. *Kagome? No those clothes.* he gasped when he realized there really was someone walking towards him. "Ki-Kikyo!" he exclaimed seeing the girl coming towards him.
Allrighty so that's chapter six! Post your ideas and criticisms. Sorry for the short chapter but meh o well.
Chapter 6: When tempers flare.
Miroku lay sprawled out on the ground battered and bruised from the angered half-breed's fists. Sadly, he had somehow become InuYasha's punching bag.
"Pshh. serves ya right lecher! Throwin your stupid shoe at me." InuYasha growled walking away from the well-beaten monk. Miroku didn't respond; he only moaned as he moved his sore limbs. A breeze rustled the leaves above them and InuYasha inhaled deeply; picking up a new yet familiar scent on the breeze. He blinked a few times then his gaze hardened and turned furious as he recognized the smell. "It's that wolf bastard Kouga!" he growled. Miroku, slightly recovered, had stood holding his head. "That jerk! I think I may just pay him a visit." InuYasha huffed and took off in the scent's direction. Miroku watched the hanyou's form shrink as he got farther away, then with a deep sigh of regret, followed him.
"How on Earth did you find us Kouga?" Shippo asked his kitsune curiosity getting the better of him. Kouga stood his arms folded across his chest, and closed his eyes with a raspy chuckle.
"It was easy. This nose can find anything." Kouga replied touching his index finger to his nose. He smirked and then turned to Kagome his facial expression turning concerned," Are you injured?" She looked up at him and blinked.
"No, why would you. oh wait, you caught the scent of my blood from when I pricked my finger on those thorns back there. Right?" Kagome reasoned. Kouga grunted a "yes." and looked over at Sango,
"Was she attacked?" Kagome nodded and bent down over her poisoned comrade.
"She was stung by one of Naraku's poisonous insects." Shippo said.
"I see. Hmmmm." Kouga said as he bent over and picked up the young exterminator in his arms. "We can take her to our caves, my men may be able to help." He offered. Kagome shook her head,
"No, Keade can be of more help. Let's head to her village, she'll know what to do." She replied.
"Hold it right there you cocky bastard!" demanded a blur of silver speeding half-demon.
"Hm?" Kouga turned, Sango cradled in his arms and Shippo perched on his right shoulder. Kagome ran in between Kouga and the hanyou, her arms extended at her sides.
"Stop InuYasha! Leave him alone!" she cried angrily. InuYasha skid to a hasty stop, kicking up dust in earthy brown clouds.
"What are you doing Kagome?" he growled, his eyes focused on the wolf demon behind her. "Why protect him?" he huffed. Kagome crossed her arms over her glaring angrily at the ignorant half-breed.
"Well if you opened your eyes you might just be able to figure it out!" She exclaimed pointing to the girl in Kouga's arms.
"Psshh! I wouldn't of hit her." The half- demon huffed arrogantly folding his arms across his chest.
"Actually, I believe if Kagome had not stopped you." Miroku puffed as he caught up with the group.
"You finish that sentence I'll rip your arms off." InuYasha threatened. Miroku quickly shut his mouth; the remembrance of his last beating all too fresh in his mind and limbs.
"Can you never have a kind thing to say InuYasha?" Shippo taunted, knowing very well he was safe on Kouga's shoulder. InuYasha turned and cracked his knuckles at Shippo, menacingly flashing his claws. Kagome, completely overwhelmed at this point, grunted angrily and clenched her fists.
"SIT!!" She screamed. Birds in nearby trees flew away from the shock of the hanyou's impact with the ground. InuYasha pulled his face out of the dirt and muttered,
"I'll get you later runt." Shippo swallowed hard and cowered on Kouga's shoulder.
"Ahem." Kagome grunted tapping her foot warningly at the youkai. InuYasha gave her a hard glare but said nothing more. Kagome turned on her heel and started walking. "Hey. Where are you goin?" InuYasha growled. Kagome spun around to glare at him and spat,
"I'm going to keade's village! Sango, is hurt and she needs medical treatment!" InuYasha just gaped at her and watched as she stormed off.
"Uhh..wait up!" Kouga shouted and jogged after her. Miroku looked at the stunned InuYasha in the dirt then hurried off after Kouga and the others.
"Fine!" the half-breed shouted angrily after them. He pulled himself out of the dirt and stood, a pout on his face. He blinked and looked around at his lack of companions and sighed. "Surely I'm not that arrogant..I-I'm sorry." he whispered into the wind.
The door flap of Keade's hut flew aside as a small infuriated and confused mix of demons and people filed in. Keade jumped clutching her hand over her heart and stuttered, "K-Kagome? Ye frightened me!"
"Sorry lady Keade." Kagome apologized hastily. Keade looked at the ill girl cradled in Kouga's arms,
"What be it that ails her?"
"She was poisoned. Can you help her?" Kagome asked. Keade nodded.
"Hai. Put her down over there." The old miko replied pointing to a bed made on the floor in the corner. Kouga nodded and placed the girl gently down on the pillow. Sango groaned as a pained expression briefly spread across her face, but as quickly as it came it left, and Sango's expression went back to an ill one. Kouga crouched next to her, sympathetic for her pain-he hated to see a female in pain. He was just grateful it was not Kagome as he had once suspected. Kouga turned when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"She'll be okay now." Kagome said reassuring herself more so than the demon she spoke to. Kouga smiled, standing and placing his hand on Kagome's cheek.
"Yes, but are you?" Kagome's eyes wavered as she pulled away from his gentle touch and compassionate eyes.
"Uh-huh." She muttered with a nod. Kouga sighed and gave her a soft smile.
"I'll see ya around." He said walking out, he stopped in the doorway and looked over his shoulder at the young miko. "Oh, and if that mutt face bothers you, feel free to come see me." Kagome nodded and watched him disappear almost as suddenly as he had appeared. She walked over to where Sango lay and knelt down beside her.
"We've got the herbs!" Shippo exclaimed happily walking in with a large bowl of herbs in his arms, Keade and Miroku following behind him.
"All that is needed to be done is boil these and feed them to her. That will rid her of the poison in her system." Keade said stating a fire to boil the medicine.
The night had fallen faster than the hanyou had planned and he fumbled in the dark for firewood, his only light the dim moon.
"Damn it! I can't believe I could be such a baka!" InuYasha scolded himself. Finally, he gathered enough wood for a fire and he used the fire sticks from his pocket that Kagome had brought from her time. Soon enough a small warm orange flame licked at the bark f the wood and became a small fire. He sat with his arms folded into his sleeves as his fire lit his face and glittered in his eyes. Watching the fire, he slowly grew groggy and started to see things in the flames. He saw a face..no a whole girl walking towards him. *Kagome? No those clothes.* he gasped when he realized there really was someone walking towards him. "Ki-Kikyo!" he exclaimed seeing the girl coming towards him.
Allrighty so that's chapter six! Post your ideas and criticisms. Sorry for the short chapter but meh o well.