Needing Her-3
Chapter 3
"Only if you promise that wherever you go, you'll let me come with you." Kagome sniffled a little and tried to hold back threatening tears.
"I...why?" He turned his head towards her but his eyes were looking way over her head. The sun was setting quickly and Inuyasha could sense this because it got remarkably cooler once it was hidden behind some trees. He didn't understand, why would she want to come with him? He was always so cruel to her, so rude. He didn't even understand why she always returned to him when she could just seal the well and leave him behind and alone again.
"Because you're my best friend Inuyasha, and I worry about you." Kagome let a tear drop from her eye.
"Your best friend? But...I'm always so mean to you." He shifted uncomfortably. 'Only a best friend?' he sighed.
"I know you don't mean it, besides you always save my life. If you really hated me you wouldn't help me so much."
"...Alright, you can come with me, but I don't need your help, I can find my own way around."
"Uh huh." She grinned at him, but he only knew she was being sarcastic because of the tone of her voice.
"I don't!" He 'hmphed' and stood up shakily. When he almost fell over Kagome shot up and grabbed his arm to steady him.
"Inuyasha..."
"What?"
"You need your clothes." He heard her shuffle around and shoved his fire rat clothes into his arms. He had his white undershirt still on and it covered the necessities.
Kagome was blushing wildly and stepped outside to wait for him to get dressed. She wanted to laugh at how his ears flicked in her every direction, but this was not funny, Inuyasha was blind for who knows how long!
"Kagome?" She turned as she heard him step out with his hands on the walls to help find his way around. Suddenly she realized how helpless he was.
"Right here Inuyasha." She stepped over to him and touched his shoulder. He jumped a little but got over it quickly.
"Can you...help me with this?" He held up his haori. Kagome knew he couldn't figure it out without his eyes.
"Sure." She tried to sound as cheery as possible. Inuyasha handed over his beloved kimono top to Kagome with a sigh. He knew she would help him with the little things. He felt her lift his arm and put it through one of the sleeves and did the same with the other arm. He could get it from there and turned to face where he thought she was standing.
"Thanks." He said and walked back into the hut, following the walls with his hands. His ears flicked at every sound, especially following where Kagome was.
Kaede and the others returned with the venom and the others had some of the snake's meat and flesh. Kaede had bottled some and was mixing roots and herbs in with little bits of it. Nothing worked.
"Inuyasha, I am sorry. I cannot find a cure for this venom but I now what kind of demon this was. I know of a far away village that deals with them often and have a cure. I will take Sango and Miroku with me to help, but I won't be back for at least 2 weeks."
"It's not a deadly poison then?" Inuyasha asked. He sat in the back of the room huddled in a corner where he felt safest now.
"Nay child, it only blinded you." Kaede sat back and poked at the small fire which kept the room warm. "Inuyasha, the villagers here will help you in any way, they are grateful for what you have done for us."
"I didn't do anything."
"Yes, you have saved the people from demons and evil men many times." Sango said urgently. She wanted to cry, one of her friends had been blinded.
"Feh."
"Where's Shippou?" Kagome just realized the little kitsune wasn't with them.
"He is just outside playing with Kirara, he's fine." Miroku stated and pulled back the door to show them a sleeping Shippou and Kirara curled up next to the hut. "Inuyasha, will you be staying here?"
"...I dunno." He turned his head away from them all, he knew they were staring at him with pity.
"He's coming with me to my time for a while." Kagome said happily. Everyone, even Inuyasha was a little taken back by her comment. "What?"
"I don't need your pity or help." Inuyasha yelled in her direction. He was happy that she offered her home but didn't want any grieving over him.
"I'm not pitying you Inuyasha! You're coming to my time and that's final." Kagome said and got in her sleeping bag. Everyone smiled and got into their usual places for the night. Inuyasha still sat in the corner and listened as they all scurried around then their was silence only broken by deep breathing.
Inuyasha sniffed. He walked over to where Kagome's scent was the strongest. Holding his arms out, making not to hit anything, he reached down and felt her sleeping bag. Inuyasha smiled and laid down a few feet away as to not look too suspicious. He felt lost without being near Kagome. He wouldn't admit it but he was a little scared of being alone without getting used to being without his vision.
Chapter 3
"Only if you promise that wherever you go, you'll let me come with you." Kagome sniffled a little and tried to hold back threatening tears.
"I...why?" He turned his head towards her but his eyes were looking way over her head. The sun was setting quickly and Inuyasha could sense this because it got remarkably cooler once it was hidden behind some trees. He didn't understand, why would she want to come with him? He was always so cruel to her, so rude. He didn't even understand why she always returned to him when she could just seal the well and leave him behind and alone again.
"Because you're my best friend Inuyasha, and I worry about you." Kagome let a tear drop from her eye.
"Your best friend? But...I'm always so mean to you." He shifted uncomfortably. 'Only a best friend?' he sighed.
"I know you don't mean it, besides you always save my life. If you really hated me you wouldn't help me so much."
"...Alright, you can come with me, but I don't need your help, I can find my own way around."
"Uh huh." She grinned at him, but he only knew she was being sarcastic because of the tone of her voice.
"I don't!" He 'hmphed' and stood up shakily. When he almost fell over Kagome shot up and grabbed his arm to steady him.
"Inuyasha..."
"What?"
"You need your clothes." He heard her shuffle around and shoved his fire rat clothes into his arms. He had his white undershirt still on and it covered the necessities.
Kagome was blushing wildly and stepped outside to wait for him to get dressed. She wanted to laugh at how his ears flicked in her every direction, but this was not funny, Inuyasha was blind for who knows how long!
"Kagome?" She turned as she heard him step out with his hands on the walls to help find his way around. Suddenly she realized how helpless he was.
"Right here Inuyasha." She stepped over to him and touched his shoulder. He jumped a little but got over it quickly.
"Can you...help me with this?" He held up his haori. Kagome knew he couldn't figure it out without his eyes.
"Sure." She tried to sound as cheery as possible. Inuyasha handed over his beloved kimono top to Kagome with a sigh. He knew she would help him with the little things. He felt her lift his arm and put it through one of the sleeves and did the same with the other arm. He could get it from there and turned to face where he thought she was standing.
"Thanks." He said and walked back into the hut, following the walls with his hands. His ears flicked at every sound, especially following where Kagome was.
Kaede and the others returned with the venom and the others had some of the snake's meat and flesh. Kaede had bottled some and was mixing roots and herbs in with little bits of it. Nothing worked.
"Inuyasha, I am sorry. I cannot find a cure for this venom but I now what kind of demon this was. I know of a far away village that deals with them often and have a cure. I will take Sango and Miroku with me to help, but I won't be back for at least 2 weeks."
"It's not a deadly poison then?" Inuyasha asked. He sat in the back of the room huddled in a corner where he felt safest now.
"Nay child, it only blinded you." Kaede sat back and poked at the small fire which kept the room warm. "Inuyasha, the villagers here will help you in any way, they are grateful for what you have done for us."
"I didn't do anything."
"Yes, you have saved the people from demons and evil men many times." Sango said urgently. She wanted to cry, one of her friends had been blinded.
"Feh."
"Where's Shippou?" Kagome just realized the little kitsune wasn't with them.
"He is just outside playing with Kirara, he's fine." Miroku stated and pulled back the door to show them a sleeping Shippou and Kirara curled up next to the hut. "Inuyasha, will you be staying here?"
"...I dunno." He turned his head away from them all, he knew they were staring at him with pity.
"He's coming with me to my time for a while." Kagome said happily. Everyone, even Inuyasha was a little taken back by her comment. "What?"
"I don't need your pity or help." Inuyasha yelled in her direction. He was happy that she offered her home but didn't want any grieving over him.
"I'm not pitying you Inuyasha! You're coming to my time and that's final." Kagome said and got in her sleeping bag. Everyone smiled and got into their usual places for the night. Inuyasha still sat in the corner and listened as they all scurried around then their was silence only broken by deep breathing.
Inuyasha sniffed. He walked over to where Kagome's scent was the strongest. Holding his arms out, making not to hit anything, he reached down and felt her sleeping bag. Inuyasha smiled and laid down a few feet away as to not look too suspicious. He felt lost without being near Kagome. He wouldn't admit it but he was a little scared of being alone without getting used to being without his vision.