Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of his traveling companions.
This is for entertainment purposes only (although if it is for mine, or
yours. I don't know) and no money is being made from this story. So please
do not sue. However the characters of Nekoyasha, Lotus, and Shinta belong
to me. (Although I do not own the name Shinta, it is from Ruroni Kenshin.
However my Shinta is not Kenshin.)
A/N: Hmmm. my disclaimer seems to be getting longer. Oh, well. on with the story. This is one is going to be fun. ;)
Chapter 4: Fevered Dreams
Most of the night had already passed when the dreams began. Nekoyasha had already checked on the bandages and applied some cold compresses where needed.
Shippo was the first one. He tossed in his sleep. "Papa, watch out! Noooooo! Mama, where are you? I can't find you. Mama!!!"
Being the mother and grandmother that she was, Nekoyasha went over to the boy and picked him up. "Shhhh," she said as she started rocking him.
"Mama," he said as he grabbed hold of her kimono top. She felt his breathing calm a bit, but he still held tightly to her clothing.
Then Sango started calling out. "Kohaku, what are you doing? Kahaku, no! Wait! Please brother, come back!"
Nekoyasha shifted the fox boy so that she could comfort the girl the best she could. He whined a bit, but she managed to shift him to one arm. She ran her fingers through the girl's hair and whispered soothing words to her. With her other hand, she kneaded Shippo's back softly with her claws. Both of them where still whining softly. Suddenly she came up with a solution.
Slowly she untangled her kimono from Shippo's grasp. He called out a bit. She rubbed his back as she laid him next to the demon slayer. The girl felt the little boy near her and rolled over to put her arms around him. He snuggled closer to her.
"Mama."
"Kohaku."
Kirara looked up at the healer. "Mew?"
Nekoyasha looked at the kitten. "Well, what else would you have wanted me to do? I heard that he sleeps with the girls anyway. Besides, they'll be to keep each other calm."
Kirara cocked her head to think about it, and then nodded. She went and curled up by Sango's back. Nekoyasha sighed.
Then Kagome started talking in her sleep. "Ok, let's see. I've studied so hard for this test. e=mc2, the derivative of hi over ho is ho-d-hi minus hi- d-ho over ho-ho. (A/N Don't ask me why Kagome knows calculus. That equation was the first thing that came to mind.)
Nekoyasha shook her head. She had no idea what that girl was talking about.
*****
Kagome was getting ready for her math test. She had studied hard and knew she was ready for it.
She sat down at her desk and looked at the test.
2+2=?
Kagome stared at the paper. "Two plus two is.. Um. um. ummmm. Omigod! I don't know what two plus two is!" She started freaking out. Not only would she fail, but she would be the laughing stock of the entire school!
Then there was a soft voice that seemed to come from nowhere. "Four. Two plus two is four. Two times two is also four. Two plus three is five, but two times three is six."
Kagome calmed down. She looked at her paper and suddenly knew every answer on the test.
*****
Kagome started freaking out. "Two plus two is.. Um. um. ummmm. Omigod! I don't know what two plus two is!"
Nekoyasha had no idea why the girl was suddenly freaking out about what two plus two was. So she went over to the young girl and whispered, "Four. Two plus two is four." Then thinking that she might need to say more. She added, "Two times two is also four. Two plus three is five, but two times three is six."
She saw the girl relax and start to hum. Nekoyasha sighed. She didn't even want to think what else was going to happen. That is when she heard moaning come from the other side of the divider. She shook her head went up to go see what was wrong now.
*****
Inuyasha was tossing and turning in his sleep. Nekoyasha knelt down beside him and rested her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, shhh. It's alright," she said quietly.
"Kagome! Kagome, get out of the way!" the boy shouted.
"Inuyasha, she's fine." Nekoyasha's ear twitched toward the direction of the divider.
"Inuyasha? Inuyasha were are you? Inuyasha, help me! I'm scared," Kagome cried out. (Hey, you can have more than one nightmare a night. Besides, she moved on after that math test.)
Nekoyasha sighed. This is not what she needed. She had no clue what either one of them was dreaming about, but they definitely needed each other for comfort. *I can't chance moving them; their wounds may reopen. How can I comfort them? My daughter never had nightmares like this. Wait a minute. Both Lotus and Shinta had this problem after their parents died. Now what did I do for them? I held Shinta and rocked him. What did I do for Lotus? Wait there was a doll. Oh, that's right! It was her mother's doll. It carried her scent. Hmmm. Something with a scent on it. * She looked around. Her eyes rested on the pile of clothing. *No, that won't do. It has their blood on it and would only make both of them more restless. Ah, the blankets!*
She slowly removed the blanket from Inuyasha. He shivered slightly as the cool night air surrounded his body. She went to the other side of the divider and removed the blanket from Kagome. The girl moaned slightly. The healer then replaced it with Inuyasha's blanket. She watched as the girl who looked like the dead priestess snuggled down under the cover. She became calmer.
"Mmmmm.. Inasa," she mumbled.
Nekoyasha shook her head and went back to her cousin. She laid the blanket on top of him. See watched as he breathed it in deeply, and visibly calmed. She could see him smile in the candlelight.
She looked over at the monk. "So what are you dreaming about?"
***
A/N: Well, this one was a little longer than the others. Stay tuned for next time as we.
Miroku: Hey, why isn't my dream in this chapter?
Catleana: (gives him an odd look) Because, I decided not to put it in here. Besides you interrupted me. I was about to say "Stay tuned for next time as we get to see what
Miroku's dream is about." Besides, your dream and the goings on in the real world are kinda long.
Inuyasha: Why does he get the in depth dream?
Catleana: Because I'm the writer. Get over it. If you don't behave, I'll tell Kagome to 'sit' you. Besides aren't you guys supposed to be wounded? Get out here and go lay back down!
Nekoyasha: (Comes wondering in to the room) Catleana, have you - Oh nevermind. They're here with you. I'll just take these to boys back so they can get some rest. (Grabs both and Miroku and Inuyasha by the ears and drags them out of Catleana's computer lab.)
A/N: Hmmm. my disclaimer seems to be getting longer. Oh, well. on with the story. This is one is going to be fun. ;)
Chapter 4: Fevered Dreams
Most of the night had already passed when the dreams began. Nekoyasha had already checked on the bandages and applied some cold compresses where needed.
Shippo was the first one. He tossed in his sleep. "Papa, watch out! Noooooo! Mama, where are you? I can't find you. Mama!!!"
Being the mother and grandmother that she was, Nekoyasha went over to the boy and picked him up. "Shhhh," she said as she started rocking him.
"Mama," he said as he grabbed hold of her kimono top. She felt his breathing calm a bit, but he still held tightly to her clothing.
Then Sango started calling out. "Kohaku, what are you doing? Kahaku, no! Wait! Please brother, come back!"
Nekoyasha shifted the fox boy so that she could comfort the girl the best she could. He whined a bit, but she managed to shift him to one arm. She ran her fingers through the girl's hair and whispered soothing words to her. With her other hand, she kneaded Shippo's back softly with her claws. Both of them where still whining softly. Suddenly she came up with a solution.
Slowly she untangled her kimono from Shippo's grasp. He called out a bit. She rubbed his back as she laid him next to the demon slayer. The girl felt the little boy near her and rolled over to put her arms around him. He snuggled closer to her.
"Mama."
"Kohaku."
Kirara looked up at the healer. "Mew?"
Nekoyasha looked at the kitten. "Well, what else would you have wanted me to do? I heard that he sleeps with the girls anyway. Besides, they'll be to keep each other calm."
Kirara cocked her head to think about it, and then nodded. She went and curled up by Sango's back. Nekoyasha sighed.
Then Kagome started talking in her sleep. "Ok, let's see. I've studied so hard for this test. e=mc2, the derivative of hi over ho is ho-d-hi minus hi- d-ho over ho-ho. (A/N Don't ask me why Kagome knows calculus. That equation was the first thing that came to mind.)
Nekoyasha shook her head. She had no idea what that girl was talking about.
*****
Kagome was getting ready for her math test. She had studied hard and knew she was ready for it.
She sat down at her desk and looked at the test.
2+2=?
Kagome stared at the paper. "Two plus two is.. Um. um. ummmm. Omigod! I don't know what two plus two is!" She started freaking out. Not only would she fail, but she would be the laughing stock of the entire school!
Then there was a soft voice that seemed to come from nowhere. "Four. Two plus two is four. Two times two is also four. Two plus three is five, but two times three is six."
Kagome calmed down. She looked at her paper and suddenly knew every answer on the test.
*****
Kagome started freaking out. "Two plus two is.. Um. um. ummmm. Omigod! I don't know what two plus two is!"
Nekoyasha had no idea why the girl was suddenly freaking out about what two plus two was. So she went over to the young girl and whispered, "Four. Two plus two is four." Then thinking that she might need to say more. She added, "Two times two is also four. Two plus three is five, but two times three is six."
She saw the girl relax and start to hum. Nekoyasha sighed. She didn't even want to think what else was going to happen. That is when she heard moaning come from the other side of the divider. She shook her head went up to go see what was wrong now.
*****
Inuyasha was tossing and turning in his sleep. Nekoyasha knelt down beside him and rested her hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha, shhh. It's alright," she said quietly.
"Kagome! Kagome, get out of the way!" the boy shouted.
"Inuyasha, she's fine." Nekoyasha's ear twitched toward the direction of the divider.
"Inuyasha? Inuyasha were are you? Inuyasha, help me! I'm scared," Kagome cried out. (Hey, you can have more than one nightmare a night. Besides, she moved on after that math test.)
Nekoyasha sighed. This is not what she needed. She had no clue what either one of them was dreaming about, but they definitely needed each other for comfort. *I can't chance moving them; their wounds may reopen. How can I comfort them? My daughter never had nightmares like this. Wait a minute. Both Lotus and Shinta had this problem after their parents died. Now what did I do for them? I held Shinta and rocked him. What did I do for Lotus? Wait there was a doll. Oh, that's right! It was her mother's doll. It carried her scent. Hmmm. Something with a scent on it. * She looked around. Her eyes rested on the pile of clothing. *No, that won't do. It has their blood on it and would only make both of them more restless. Ah, the blankets!*
She slowly removed the blanket from Inuyasha. He shivered slightly as the cool night air surrounded his body. She went to the other side of the divider and removed the blanket from Kagome. The girl moaned slightly. The healer then replaced it with Inuyasha's blanket. She watched as the girl who looked like the dead priestess snuggled down under the cover. She became calmer.
"Mmmmm.. Inasa," she mumbled.
Nekoyasha shook her head and went back to her cousin. She laid the blanket on top of him. See watched as he breathed it in deeply, and visibly calmed. She could see him smile in the candlelight.
She looked over at the monk. "So what are you dreaming about?"
***
A/N: Well, this one was a little longer than the others. Stay tuned for next time as we.
Miroku: Hey, why isn't my dream in this chapter?
Catleana: (gives him an odd look) Because, I decided not to put it in here. Besides you interrupted me. I was about to say "Stay tuned for next time as we get to see what
Miroku's dream is about." Besides, your dream and the goings on in the real world are kinda long.
Inuyasha: Why does he get the in depth dream?
Catleana: Because I'm the writer. Get over it. If you don't behave, I'll tell Kagome to 'sit' you. Besides aren't you guys supposed to be wounded? Get out here and go lay back down!
Nekoyasha: (Comes wondering in to the room) Catleana, have you - Oh nevermind. They're here with you. I'll just take these to boys back so they can get some rest. (Grabs both and Miroku and Inuyasha by the ears and drags them out of Catleana's computer lab.)
