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Chapter 31:
"Achoo!" Sango sneezed. Her head was all stuffed up and her nose was plugged.
"Oh, my poor Sango." Miroku said sympathetically as he patted her head with a cool cloth. Her fever had gone down, but now it was the chills and stuffiness. She moaned as she struggled to breathe.
"I hate this! I hate colds!" She got up and trudged out the door.
"Sango love! You should stay in bed and rest! You'll never get well at this rate." He ran to her side and placed his arm around her.
"I needed some air, fresh air." She grumbled. It wasn't like her to get sick; she took good care of herself.
"Okay then." He took her by the hand and sat her and himself under the shade of a large tree. They sat side by side.
"I appreciate you taking care of me. Sorry if I'm being a pain. I normally don't let a cold wear me down, but this one is absolutely ridiculous."
"It's my duty as your future husband.-" He paused to see her agreement, "to take care of you." She smiled and rested her throbbing head on his stable shoulder. "We shouldn't be out here for too long." He heard a light snore coming from the sleeping woman, then it grew louder. "Well it looks as though I'm not gonna be getting much sleep tonight." Miroku smirked and whisked her up in his arms ever so gently and headed back to the hut.
"Okay Inuyasha."
"Huh?"
"All you have to do is make sure she gets her pills at eleven and please cook her something. Soup would be fine. Are you sure you can handle this?" She raised her eye brow at him.
"Keh! This is nothing."
"I'm trusting you." She glared at him.
"Geez woman! Stop lecturing me and go already!"
"Don't call me woman! I hate it when Kouga calls me that!"
"Don't say that name!"
"Kouga-kun, Kouga, Kouga!" She said teasing him.
"Shut up!" She grinned and went towards the door.
"I'll be back by two! See ya later! Be responsible!" Kagome called.
"Keh!" Kagome finally left the house. 'Alone in this house.' Inuyasha sighed and headed up the stairs. His sensitive ears heard moaning coming from her mother's room. He rushed in and went to her side. "Are you ano okay?"
"Hello, Inu-ya-sha." She said weakly as she rubbed her eyes.
"You don't have to talk if you don't want to. You just rest."
"Arigato."
"Enough thanking and go back to sleep." He said quietly and as soft as he possibly could. Inuyasha sighed as he re-dipped the cloth into the basin of water and rung it out before putting it back on her forehead. She closed her eyes once more and went back to sleep. "She's so weak." He said quietly. 'Get better soon, so Kagome won't have to worry anymore.' Inuyasha left the room and went into Kagome's. He flopped on her bed drinking in her delicious scent. Inuyasha closed his eyes and fell into a soft slumber.
Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes and peered at Kagome's alarm clock. "Ahhh! It's twelve!" He rushed into her mother's room again to see her sleeping still. He jumped downstairs and grabbed the pill bottles and poured a glass of water. He walked carefully upstairs and nudged the door open with his foot. Mrs. Higurashi smiled as the hanyou walked in the room, balancing three different medicines and the water glass. Inuyasha almost tripped over himself, "Ahhh! Crap!" She giggled much in the same way as Kagome always did. He put the water on the bedside table. Inuyasha sat down on the side of the bed and fumbled to get the container of pills opened, but when he finally did they spilled everywhere. "Kusu!" Mrs. Higurashi only covered her mouth, stifling a giggle. "Oh, excuse me."
"It's alright." He bent down and tried to pick up the tiny pills, but his claws weren't helping much. After much stress, the pills were all put back and the lid closed. He handed her two, which she took the glass of water and washed them down. "Next." He learned to open those bottles slowly as to not spill the pills everywhere again. After she had taken her medicine he sighed in relief. "Gomen."
"Huh?"
"For having you having to look after me." She smiled.
"Oh it's okay; I just didn't realize how much work this was going to be."
"You're doing just fine and Kagome I'm sure she'll be very proud as I am." He blushed as she patted his back. "I'm glad Kagome found you. I couldn't ask for a nicer boy for her." He got up still trying to digest all the compliments just thrown his way all at once.
"Oh I forgot! You must be hungry." He looked at her with his golden eyes, "Hold on I'll go get you some ramen!" And with that last line he dove downstairs. He had seen Kagome make it a dozen of times. Inuyasha got a small pot and filled it with water. He turned on the stove and set the pot on it, waiting for it to bubble. "Hmmm.beef or chicken? Beef!" He decided for her. "This isn't so hard. And she doubted me, feh!" He said as he stirred it, smiling at his accomplishment. Inuyasha started to drool; he sucked him tongue back in his mouth. The timer went off and he grabbed the handle, forgetting it was hot. "Itai!" The pot of ramen flew into the air and landed all over him. "Hot! Hot! Dammit!" He flung the ramen noodles off of his shirt and into the bowl. "Crap! My kimono and kagome just washed it for me too." He took it off, shirtless he scanned the kitchen to cover himself. There on a hanger was a pink frilly apron with a kitty on the front. He huffed and threw it on reluctantly, tying it around his waist. 'How embarrassing.' He sighed as he went to eating his bowl of ramen that he had spilled. Then, he made another batch for Mrs. Higurashi. When it was done he walked cautiously upstairs, the apron still on. Inuyasha opened the door. "Here you go." He said as he handed her the bowl with chopsticks. She tried not to laugh at the apron-donned Inuyasha, but it didn't work. She closed her eyes and smiled.
"What happened to you?"
"Ramen." He grumbled.
"Oh, well arigato."
"You're welcome." He grumbled again as he walked sleepily back downstairs to clean up the mess he made. He was standing there doing the dishes when the door opened.
"I'm home!" He eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha in the apron washing the dishes. "What are you wearing, Inuyasha?" She giggled as he narrowed his eyes and growled at her slightly. "Don't you growl at me, Inu-chan!"
"Don't call me that!" Kagome smiled and tugged on the frills of the apron. She grabbed him from behind and embraced him.
"You know how hard it was trying to concentrate in school today?"
"Why?"
"I couldn't stop thinking...about you." She stood on her tippy-toes and kissed his cheek. Kagome then noticed the top part of his kimono hanging on a hanger; she walked over there and picked it up.
"Why does this smell like beef ramen?"
AN: Nothing much to say...wow it's a miracle! If you ever get the chance read my other two Inuyasha fics(they're short): Bedtime Musings(Rin/Sesshoumaru) and Here Without You(songfic)...please read and review them..*pout*...So anyways until next chapter and PLEASE REVIEW! I wish I had a necklace like Inuyasha's and whenever I said REVIEW.people would review! Okay..yeah...I'm still not fully awake forgive me...
Chapter 31:
"Achoo!" Sango sneezed. Her head was all stuffed up and her nose was plugged.
"Oh, my poor Sango." Miroku said sympathetically as he patted her head with a cool cloth. Her fever had gone down, but now it was the chills and stuffiness. She moaned as she struggled to breathe.
"I hate this! I hate colds!" She got up and trudged out the door.
"Sango love! You should stay in bed and rest! You'll never get well at this rate." He ran to her side and placed his arm around her.
"I needed some air, fresh air." She grumbled. It wasn't like her to get sick; she took good care of herself.
"Okay then." He took her by the hand and sat her and himself under the shade of a large tree. They sat side by side.
"I appreciate you taking care of me. Sorry if I'm being a pain. I normally don't let a cold wear me down, but this one is absolutely ridiculous."
"It's my duty as your future husband.-" He paused to see her agreement, "to take care of you." She smiled and rested her throbbing head on his stable shoulder. "We shouldn't be out here for too long." He heard a light snore coming from the sleeping woman, then it grew louder. "Well it looks as though I'm not gonna be getting much sleep tonight." Miroku smirked and whisked her up in his arms ever so gently and headed back to the hut.
"Okay Inuyasha."
"Huh?"
"All you have to do is make sure she gets her pills at eleven and please cook her something. Soup would be fine. Are you sure you can handle this?" She raised her eye brow at him.
"Keh! This is nothing."
"I'm trusting you." She glared at him.
"Geez woman! Stop lecturing me and go already!"
"Don't call me woman! I hate it when Kouga calls me that!"
"Don't say that name!"
"Kouga-kun, Kouga, Kouga!" She said teasing him.
"Shut up!" She grinned and went towards the door.
"I'll be back by two! See ya later! Be responsible!" Kagome called.
"Keh!" Kagome finally left the house. 'Alone in this house.' Inuyasha sighed and headed up the stairs. His sensitive ears heard moaning coming from her mother's room. He rushed in and went to her side. "Are you ano okay?"
"Hello, Inu-ya-sha." She said weakly as she rubbed her eyes.
"You don't have to talk if you don't want to. You just rest."
"Arigato."
"Enough thanking and go back to sleep." He said quietly and as soft as he possibly could. Inuyasha sighed as he re-dipped the cloth into the basin of water and rung it out before putting it back on her forehead. She closed her eyes once more and went back to sleep. "She's so weak." He said quietly. 'Get better soon, so Kagome won't have to worry anymore.' Inuyasha left the room and went into Kagome's. He flopped on her bed drinking in her delicious scent. Inuyasha closed his eyes and fell into a soft slumber.
Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes and peered at Kagome's alarm clock. "Ahhh! It's twelve!" He rushed into her mother's room again to see her sleeping still. He jumped downstairs and grabbed the pill bottles and poured a glass of water. He walked carefully upstairs and nudged the door open with his foot. Mrs. Higurashi smiled as the hanyou walked in the room, balancing three different medicines and the water glass. Inuyasha almost tripped over himself, "Ahhh! Crap!" She giggled much in the same way as Kagome always did. He put the water on the bedside table. Inuyasha sat down on the side of the bed and fumbled to get the container of pills opened, but when he finally did they spilled everywhere. "Kusu!" Mrs. Higurashi only covered her mouth, stifling a giggle. "Oh, excuse me."
"It's alright." He bent down and tried to pick up the tiny pills, but his claws weren't helping much. After much stress, the pills were all put back and the lid closed. He handed her two, which she took the glass of water and washed them down. "Next." He learned to open those bottles slowly as to not spill the pills everywhere again. After she had taken her medicine he sighed in relief. "Gomen."
"Huh?"
"For having you having to look after me." She smiled.
"Oh it's okay; I just didn't realize how much work this was going to be."
"You're doing just fine and Kagome I'm sure she'll be very proud as I am." He blushed as she patted his back. "I'm glad Kagome found you. I couldn't ask for a nicer boy for her." He got up still trying to digest all the compliments just thrown his way all at once.
"Oh I forgot! You must be hungry." He looked at her with his golden eyes, "Hold on I'll go get you some ramen!" And with that last line he dove downstairs. He had seen Kagome make it a dozen of times. Inuyasha got a small pot and filled it with water. He turned on the stove and set the pot on it, waiting for it to bubble. "Hmmm.beef or chicken? Beef!" He decided for her. "This isn't so hard. And she doubted me, feh!" He said as he stirred it, smiling at his accomplishment. Inuyasha started to drool; he sucked him tongue back in his mouth. The timer went off and he grabbed the handle, forgetting it was hot. "Itai!" The pot of ramen flew into the air and landed all over him. "Hot! Hot! Dammit!" He flung the ramen noodles off of his shirt and into the bowl. "Crap! My kimono and kagome just washed it for me too." He took it off, shirtless he scanned the kitchen to cover himself. There on a hanger was a pink frilly apron with a kitty on the front. He huffed and threw it on reluctantly, tying it around his waist. 'How embarrassing.' He sighed as he went to eating his bowl of ramen that he had spilled. Then, he made another batch for Mrs. Higurashi. When it was done he walked cautiously upstairs, the apron still on. Inuyasha opened the door. "Here you go." He said as he handed her the bowl with chopsticks. She tried not to laugh at the apron-donned Inuyasha, but it didn't work. She closed her eyes and smiled.
"What happened to you?"
"Ramen." He grumbled.
"Oh, well arigato."
"You're welcome." He grumbled again as he walked sleepily back downstairs to clean up the mess he made. He was standing there doing the dishes when the door opened.
"I'm home!" He eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha in the apron washing the dishes. "What are you wearing, Inuyasha?" She giggled as he narrowed his eyes and growled at her slightly. "Don't you growl at me, Inu-chan!"
"Don't call me that!" Kagome smiled and tugged on the frills of the apron. She grabbed him from behind and embraced him.
"You know how hard it was trying to concentrate in school today?"
"Why?"
"I couldn't stop thinking...about you." She stood on her tippy-toes and kissed his cheek. Kagome then noticed the top part of his kimono hanging on a hanger; she walked over there and picked it up.
"Why does this smell like beef ramen?"
AN: Nothing much to say...wow it's a miracle! If you ever get the chance read my other two Inuyasha fics(they're short): Bedtime Musings(Rin/Sesshoumaru) and Here Without You(songfic)...please read and review them..*pout*...So anyways until next chapter and PLEASE REVIEW! I wish I had a necklace like Inuyasha's and whenever I said REVIEW.people would review! Okay..yeah...I'm still not fully awake forgive me...