"In visions of the dark night
I have dreamed of joy departed,
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted."
~A Dream~ Edgar Allen Poe
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 3: Blood
~Road to Regenbogen (Inuyasha's Pov)~
I awake from strange and violent dreams. It is only when I open my eyes and realize where I am that the pain hits me. I gasp loudly unable to bear the throbbing pain. The horse and the person holding me start to fade, the world turns to a blank white. I hear a gentle, distant voice call to me. Telling me to be strong. I take as much comfort a I can from this. Smiling, I fall back into my dazed sleep.
~Road to Regenbogen (Kagome's POV)~
I check behind us to see if the Hikari Guards have disobeyed my orders. The pass is clear and I hear no pursuit. I am relieved. I have no wish to spill anymore royal blood.
I hold up my hand to signal a rest. We dismount our horses and leave them to graze. We do not light fires for fear of giving away our position.
With help I take Inuyasha from my horse and lay him on blankets from my saddle bag. I cut away his cloak and shirt to reveal the arrow wound. Taking my dagger I cut off the shaft of the arrow near his skin. His chest is covered with blood. Some dried, some still running in rivulets down his chest. I am unsure of what I should do.
The Hikari arrows have barbs that make removing them by pulling impossible. The only way to get the arrowhead out is to operate. The only trouble is I am not sure if Inuyasha can survive the operation. If blood loss does not kill him an infection probably will. But if I do not remove it...he will die. There is no choice, though I try and create them through logic.
I call my horse to me and take out my surgery tools and herbs. I approach Miroku and explain what I must do. He volunteers to go get water from a near-by stream. I thank him.
When I return to Inuyasha his sister is kneeling beside her brother. Covering her eyes she starts to weep. Long, deep sobs that echo among the riders. I decide to chance giving us away. I build a hot fire, I need to sterilized my instruments and make herb infusions to clean Inuyasha's wound.
Reaching inside my bag I take out a smaller black velvet bag. I put water from Miroku in a metal can and add dreamflowers. When the water boils I strain the yellow flowers from the infusion and pour it into two separate cups. I give one to Sango, watching as she drinks the hot tea suspiciously. It only take a few minutes or the sedative to take effect, Sango wilts, then falls into my arms. I lay her on my bed roll and cover her with another blanket.
I walk back over to Inuyasha with the other cup of tea. I feel eyes upon me I look up to see my friend Kikyo looking at Inuyasha with pity. She is an archer. I wave her over calling her name. She approaches carefully, looking scared to come near.
"Can you help me with him?" I ask, knowing I can count on her.
Kikyo nods reluctantly.
"Will you warm some water and add some featherquill?" I ask, pulling out another leather bag.
Kikyo nods again then whispers the question I have been pondering. "Will he live?"
I shrug pretending our lives do not depend on Inuyasha keeping his.
Kikyo realizes that I do not intend to elaborate. She walks to the fire.
I turn to Inuyasha. He has not stopped bleeding. It comes as steady as it did a few minutes before.
I open his mouth and force as much dreamflower tea down as I can. It will insure he will not wake up from the pain when I operate.
Kikyo comes back holding a bowl of warm water and two rags. Working together we wash the caked blood, turning it back to liquid. His strong chest makes the blood seem out of place, as if is immortal.
Washing around the arrow I see the arrow is not as seep as I first assumed. Removing it won't be easy but it will be safer.
I take my scalpel and cut an 'x' over the arrow. Kikyo opens the wound with a pair of tongs. Taking another pair of tongs I reach inside and wrestle with the arrowhead. Suddenly it is free and I pull it away. The blood pours out of the cut like a spring from the earth. Quickly I take my bag of herbs. Mixing together bloodflower and battlefever together I place it on the wound. It will stop the bleeding and fight infection. I motion to Kikyo and she starts to bandage Inuyasha's shoulder.
I look at my bloody hands, preoccupied. Blood, murder, death. All this is in my hands. All this is in my mind. Suddenly I can't stand the sight. I feel the madness that always rests just below the surface inside of me start to rise. I push it down.
I run to the stream, scrubbing my hands. The blood is gone but in my mind it flows all over my hands, creeping up my wrists.
I shut my eyes and breath deeply. My father was right. It is a burden.
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I know this chapter isn't really that important but I wanted to introduce Kikyo and show Kagome being a 'doctor'. I like to write about lots of herbal stuff so this was the perfect opportunity. As you know Inuyasha will live...(At least I hope you know that) but only after almost dieing. It would be funny to kill him off but then I wouldn't have a story and that would suck. I will now shut-up. Thank you for the review everyone!
I have dreamed of joy departed,
But a waking dream of life and light
Hath left me broken-hearted."
~A Dream~ Edgar Allen Poe
All's Fair in Love and War
Chapter 3: Blood
~Road to Regenbogen (Inuyasha's Pov)~
I awake from strange and violent dreams. It is only when I open my eyes and realize where I am that the pain hits me. I gasp loudly unable to bear the throbbing pain. The horse and the person holding me start to fade, the world turns to a blank white. I hear a gentle, distant voice call to me. Telling me to be strong. I take as much comfort a I can from this. Smiling, I fall back into my dazed sleep.
~Road to Regenbogen (Kagome's POV)~
I check behind us to see if the Hikari Guards have disobeyed my orders. The pass is clear and I hear no pursuit. I am relieved. I have no wish to spill anymore royal blood.
I hold up my hand to signal a rest. We dismount our horses and leave them to graze. We do not light fires for fear of giving away our position.
With help I take Inuyasha from my horse and lay him on blankets from my saddle bag. I cut away his cloak and shirt to reveal the arrow wound. Taking my dagger I cut off the shaft of the arrow near his skin. His chest is covered with blood. Some dried, some still running in rivulets down his chest. I am unsure of what I should do.
The Hikari arrows have barbs that make removing them by pulling impossible. The only way to get the arrowhead out is to operate. The only trouble is I am not sure if Inuyasha can survive the operation. If blood loss does not kill him an infection probably will. But if I do not remove it...he will die. There is no choice, though I try and create them through logic.
I call my horse to me and take out my surgery tools and herbs. I approach Miroku and explain what I must do. He volunteers to go get water from a near-by stream. I thank him.
When I return to Inuyasha his sister is kneeling beside her brother. Covering her eyes she starts to weep. Long, deep sobs that echo among the riders. I decide to chance giving us away. I build a hot fire, I need to sterilized my instruments and make herb infusions to clean Inuyasha's wound.
Reaching inside my bag I take out a smaller black velvet bag. I put water from Miroku in a metal can and add dreamflowers. When the water boils I strain the yellow flowers from the infusion and pour it into two separate cups. I give one to Sango, watching as she drinks the hot tea suspiciously. It only take a few minutes or the sedative to take effect, Sango wilts, then falls into my arms. I lay her on my bed roll and cover her with another blanket.
I walk back over to Inuyasha with the other cup of tea. I feel eyes upon me I look up to see my friend Kikyo looking at Inuyasha with pity. She is an archer. I wave her over calling her name. She approaches carefully, looking scared to come near.
"Can you help me with him?" I ask, knowing I can count on her.
Kikyo nods reluctantly.
"Will you warm some water and add some featherquill?" I ask, pulling out another leather bag.
Kikyo nods again then whispers the question I have been pondering. "Will he live?"
I shrug pretending our lives do not depend on Inuyasha keeping his.
Kikyo realizes that I do not intend to elaborate. She walks to the fire.
I turn to Inuyasha. He has not stopped bleeding. It comes as steady as it did a few minutes before.
I open his mouth and force as much dreamflower tea down as I can. It will insure he will not wake up from the pain when I operate.
Kikyo comes back holding a bowl of warm water and two rags. Working together we wash the caked blood, turning it back to liquid. His strong chest makes the blood seem out of place, as if is immortal.
Washing around the arrow I see the arrow is not as seep as I first assumed. Removing it won't be easy but it will be safer.
I take my scalpel and cut an 'x' over the arrow. Kikyo opens the wound with a pair of tongs. Taking another pair of tongs I reach inside and wrestle with the arrowhead. Suddenly it is free and I pull it away. The blood pours out of the cut like a spring from the earth. Quickly I take my bag of herbs. Mixing together bloodflower and battlefever together I place it on the wound. It will stop the bleeding and fight infection. I motion to Kikyo and she starts to bandage Inuyasha's shoulder.
I look at my bloody hands, preoccupied. Blood, murder, death. All this is in my hands. All this is in my mind. Suddenly I can't stand the sight. I feel the madness that always rests just below the surface inside of me start to rise. I push it down.
I run to the stream, scrubbing my hands. The blood is gone but in my mind it flows all over my hands, creeping up my wrists.
I shut my eyes and breath deeply. My father was right. It is a burden.
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I know this chapter isn't really that important but I wanted to introduce Kikyo and show Kagome being a 'doctor'. I like to write about lots of herbal stuff so this was the perfect opportunity. As you know Inuyasha will live...(At least I hope you know that) but only after almost dieing. It would be funny to kill him off but then I wouldn't have a story and that would suck. I will now shut-up. Thank you for the review everyone!