Disclaimer~ Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi, Shonen Sunday, etc.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 5
by sunny1388
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When Miroku and Sango realized the unmoving body was Kagome, they were both utterly confused and horrified.
Miroku, acting completely serious for once, quickly decided that they had to move her back to the cave; at least it was dry.
Handing his staff to Sango, who wordlessly took it, he bent down and carefully picked Kagome up.
"Be careful, houshi-sama, she might be hurt!" Sango said, bitting her lip. Again, her best friend was hurt. Sango could not help but feel guilty and helpless.
Even though Kagome was unconscious and probably hurt, Miroku still noticed how Sango's head was lowered and how she was being very quiet.
"Lady Sango?" He quietly asked. Sango quickly looked up and slid a hand over her eyes before meeting his eyes.
"Could you take Shippo? I think he needs...ah," Miroku paused, not wanting to embarrass the little kit, but Sango knew what he meant.
Reaching up, she took the the kitsune off Miroku's shoulder and cradled him in her arms.
When Miroku picked Kagome up, Shippo had clambered onto the monk's shoulder, not wanting to be separated from Kagome.
Sango knew the kitsune thought of Kagome as his adoptive mother, and suddenly realized that she didn't want the already orphaned kit to go through the pain of losing another mother.
Arriving at the cave, Sango gave the little fox in her arms a little squeeze before setting him down to run into the cave by himself.
Helping Miroku carry Kagome into the cave, Sango quietly asked him,
"Is Kagome going to be alright? I mean...will she..."
Sango stopped again, bitting her lip, this time to keep it from trembling.
Miroku carefully set Kagome down on the dry ground inside the cave and knelt down beside her.
Now they both really looked at Kagome, who was completely soaked, a bit muddy, and slightly blue from the freezing rain.
Miroku sighed and replied with a weak excuse for smile,
"I don't know. We will have see what injuries she has gotten. But Lady Kagome has escaped from many binds before, ne?"
Although Miroku was only trying to reassure Sango, it was not the right thing to say at the moment while Sango was blaming herself for not defending Kagome, her friend.
But Sango, trying to act like the strong demon-huntress she was, quickly put aside her feelings of guilt to be dealt with later and commented on something that had been bothering her,
"It's strange, Inuyasha would rather die before he let anyone hurt Kagome...but...we haven't seen Inuyasha..."
Miroku looked a bit troubled as he answered her,
"Yes, I also wonder what's happened to him...but for now, let us concentrate on Lady Kagome."
Sango nodded and shifted over to look at Kagome, but winced when she noticed the girl's foot
"It looks like her left ankle is swollen. What do you think, houshi-sama?"
Miroku looked over the ankle Sango was pointing to, then pulled up his sleeves, and gently removed Kagome's shoe and sock and examined the ankle.
"Yes, it is swollen, although I don't believe it to be broken. Will you hand me some of those bandages over there, Lady Sango?"
Sango got up to get the strips of cloth while Miroku nervously wiped his forehead on the back of his sleeve.
Kneeling down beside Kagome again, Sango reached over and handed Miroku the bandages, her eyes distracted and sad, but she suddenly looked up as Miroku's fingers not only brushed her own, but gently clasped onto them.
"Do not trouble yourself Lady Sango. I expect Kagome to have a few scratches or so, but she should be fine. Do not blame yourself." He smiled at her, not a hentai grin like she was used to, but the smile of a friend comforting her when she needed it most.
"A-arigato, houshi-sama" Sango said, before quickly letting go and looking down at her hands in her lap.
For a while, they worked silently and bandaged Kagome up.
Finally, they were done and Miroku got to his feet and stretched, looking outside. It had already stopped raining, but there was still no sign of Inuyasha.
Sango also stretched out her arms, but stayed where she was kneeling on the ground.
That was how she felt the ground shaking.
Her eyes wide, Sango stuttered,
"H-houshi-sama? Do you feel that? It feels like the earth is moving!"
But Miroku only turned to stare down the path near the small cave, his mouth in a tight frown.
"Lady Sango, go into the cave and stay with Shippo and Lady Kagome. Be completely silent and do not move!"
Miroku sounded completely serious and Sango decided to obey him, even though she was going to have a little "talk" with him later about ordering her around.
But soon, Sango realized why Miroku had seemed so serious.
The monk only had enough time to take a fighting stance and cast a barrier over the mouth of the cave before the wolf-youkai emerged from the trees running towards them at top speed.
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Seeing Can Be Deceiving
Chapter 5
by sunny1388
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When Miroku and Sango realized the unmoving body was Kagome, they were both utterly confused and horrified.
Miroku, acting completely serious for once, quickly decided that they had to move her back to the cave; at least it was dry.
Handing his staff to Sango, who wordlessly took it, he bent down and carefully picked Kagome up.
"Be careful, houshi-sama, she might be hurt!" Sango said, bitting her lip. Again, her best friend was hurt. Sango could not help but feel guilty and helpless.
Even though Kagome was unconscious and probably hurt, Miroku still noticed how Sango's head was lowered and how she was being very quiet.
"Lady Sango?" He quietly asked. Sango quickly looked up and slid a hand over her eyes before meeting his eyes.
"Could you take Shippo? I think he needs...ah," Miroku paused, not wanting to embarrass the little kit, but Sango knew what he meant.
Reaching up, she took the the kitsune off Miroku's shoulder and cradled him in her arms.
When Miroku picked Kagome up, Shippo had clambered onto the monk's shoulder, not wanting to be separated from Kagome.
Sango knew the kitsune thought of Kagome as his adoptive mother, and suddenly realized that she didn't want the already orphaned kit to go through the pain of losing another mother.
Arriving at the cave, Sango gave the little fox in her arms a little squeeze before setting him down to run into the cave by himself.
Helping Miroku carry Kagome into the cave, Sango quietly asked him,
"Is Kagome going to be alright? I mean...will she..."
Sango stopped again, bitting her lip, this time to keep it from trembling.
Miroku carefully set Kagome down on the dry ground inside the cave and knelt down beside her.
Now they both really looked at Kagome, who was completely soaked, a bit muddy, and slightly blue from the freezing rain.
Miroku sighed and replied with a weak excuse for smile,
"I don't know. We will have see what injuries she has gotten. But Lady Kagome has escaped from many binds before, ne?"
Although Miroku was only trying to reassure Sango, it was not the right thing to say at the moment while Sango was blaming herself for not defending Kagome, her friend.
But Sango, trying to act like the strong demon-huntress she was, quickly put aside her feelings of guilt to be dealt with later and commented on something that had been bothering her,
"It's strange, Inuyasha would rather die before he let anyone hurt Kagome...but...we haven't seen Inuyasha..."
Miroku looked a bit troubled as he answered her,
"Yes, I also wonder what's happened to him...but for now, let us concentrate on Lady Kagome."
Sango nodded and shifted over to look at Kagome, but winced when she noticed the girl's foot
"It looks like her left ankle is swollen. What do you think, houshi-sama?"
Miroku looked over the ankle Sango was pointing to, then pulled up his sleeves, and gently removed Kagome's shoe and sock and examined the ankle.
"Yes, it is swollen, although I don't believe it to be broken. Will you hand me some of those bandages over there, Lady Sango?"
Sango got up to get the strips of cloth while Miroku nervously wiped his forehead on the back of his sleeve.
Kneeling down beside Kagome again, Sango reached over and handed Miroku the bandages, her eyes distracted and sad, but she suddenly looked up as Miroku's fingers not only brushed her own, but gently clasped onto them.
"Do not trouble yourself Lady Sango. I expect Kagome to have a few scratches or so, but she should be fine. Do not blame yourself." He smiled at her, not a hentai grin like she was used to, but the smile of a friend comforting her when she needed it most.
"A-arigato, houshi-sama" Sango said, before quickly letting go and looking down at her hands in her lap.
For a while, they worked silently and bandaged Kagome up.
Finally, they were done and Miroku got to his feet and stretched, looking outside. It had already stopped raining, but there was still no sign of Inuyasha.
Sango also stretched out her arms, but stayed where she was kneeling on the ground.
That was how she felt the ground shaking.
Her eyes wide, Sango stuttered,
"H-houshi-sama? Do you feel that? It feels like the earth is moving!"
But Miroku only turned to stare down the path near the small cave, his mouth in a tight frown.
"Lady Sango, go into the cave and stay with Shippo and Lady Kagome. Be completely silent and do not move!"
Miroku sounded completely serious and Sango decided to obey him, even though she was going to have a little "talk" with him later about ordering her around.
But soon, Sango realized why Miroku had seemed so serious.
The monk only had enough time to take a fighting stance and cast a barrier over the mouth of the cave before the wolf-youkai emerged from the trees running towards them at top speed.