Well, another installment in my series…I honestly have no idea how long I'm going to make this; I'd like to make it as long as possible, because I have several good ideas, but they'd have to be spread kind of far apart…oh well.
I don't own Inuyasha. Damn.
Chapter Four
"What do you mean, 'While we go shard hunting'!?" Kagome demanded, covering the distance between her and Inuyasha at blinding speed as she shoved her face into his. "I'm not going anywhere while Miroku and Sango are like this!"
"Keh! What good is you and I staying here: the hag can take care of them, like I said; hell, she'll probably do better than if you and I were here because we'll be out of her way!"
"Well I don't want to leave Miroku-sama and Sango-chan almost defenseless in this village while we're tens of miles away!" Kagome shouted back, red anger seeping into her face. "Besides, I doubt Kaede would even do it!"
"Lady Kagome, I would be more than happy to assist you in…"
"Well how do you know!? You didn't even ask the hag!" Inuyasha cut off.
"NEITHER DID YOU!" Kagome shouted back, then blushed, bowed in apology to Kaede-baasan, and shot a furious glare at Inuyasha before stalking over to her friends and kneeling between them.
Inuyasha glared right back at Kagome, ears and vein twitching in synchrony as he growled, "Teme…" just loud enough to be audible to human ears, reflexively cracking his knuckles as he continued to glare (a/n: I can crack my knuckles like that too…I know why he does it, it feels EXTREMELY good).
He was just about to go over to Kagome and give her a piece of his mind when he felt a hand press gently down onto his shoulder. He whipped around to stare into the eyes (okay, eye) of Kaede.
"What do you want?" He snarled, still cracking his knuckles loudly as he turned back to glare at Kagome.
"Leave Lady Kagome to me, Lord Inuyasha. She no doubt hast her mind set on staying here, and no man can move one such as her—especially one such as you."
Inuyasha snapped his eyes back to Kaede and growled at her for her insult and clearly intended to follow through with his original plan of yelling at Kagome, but Kaede gripped his shoulder in a firm grasp, paid no heed, and continued on.
"I wouldst suggest that thee depart for a short time; Lady Kagome shall not open up unless thou is gone. She is much like thee, Lord Inuyasha: she dost not speak her mind whenever others are around, and she leaves only vague clues as to her true intentions. That is why I ask that thou leaves her to me."
Inuyasha glared back at Kagome, glanced at Kaede, and realized that, no matter how stubborn he may be, he couldn't win this time: besides, he reasoned, if he hung around too long and annoyed Kagome anymore, she might sit him to kingdom come in her present emotional state.
With a final, "Keh!" and a toss of his head, Inuyasha left the hut and immediately bounded off into the forest, seeking a tree that he could pout, sulk, and do some more thinking in.
Back in the hut, Kagome sat with Sango's head in her lap; Kagome rocked her gently back and forth, stroking her hair as she muttered, "Poor Sango-chan…". She looked over at Miroku, and managed to cheer up slightly at the sight of the enormous bump on his head.
'However bad this disease may be, I doubt that it put Miroku-sama to sleep…' She laughed as she imagined a feverish Sango walloping Miroku with her Hiraikotsu.
"I can see why thou cares for him, Lady Kagome," Kaede-baasan spoke softly as she presented Kagome with a small bowl of tea. "And I can see that he cares for thou as well."
Kagome blushed, her face glowing red, at Kaede-baasan's frankness, as she whispered, "Am I really that obvious, Kaede-baasan?"
Kaede smiled, and placed her hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"Child, it is apparent to all but yourself and he; such is the way things of this manner are. Thou shouldst go with Lord Inuyasha; he shalt not be content to remain here for two months, and thee hast a mission that should be completed quickly. Should Naraku gain control of the Shikon no Tama, this entire land shall be plagued, even as your friends are now."
"But I wouldn't feel right, Kaede-baasan…I'd be leaving my friends here, sick and alone…"
Suddenly, Kagome felt a stirring in her lap and looked down to see Sango's hollow eyes focusing to struggle on Kagome's face.
"Ka…kagome-chan…go…," she gasped, her eyes sliding into focus as she fought to stay conscious. "Go with Inuyasha…we'll be…fine…with Kaede-sama…d-don't worry…"
"N," Kagome nodded, her eyes beginning to fill with tears as she saw her friend fighting so hard to stay conscious.
"Kagome-chan…go…gomen ne…," Sango whispered; her eyes glassing over as she returned once more to the feverish dreams of the deathly ill. Kagome felt Kaede squeeze her shoulder reassuringly, and she heard Kaede-baasan's old voice once more.
"Itte, Lady Kagome…itte."
Two chapters in one day, and one almost a thousand words long…well, what can I say, but I have no life? Lol. Just so you all know, I'm a diligent watcher of Inuyasha (I'm only on episode 90 of the Japanese version, however), so if anything's wrong with my storyline, just assume that I've decided I didn't like that part of the anime…yeah, that's it…
Just so you know, "Itte" is a polite command, literally translated as, "Go", just not that harsh; and, as always, please Read and Review!