A/N: Sorry it's been a while since I updated, I haven't got the time I needed to finish the whole chapter. It is a bit longer than the last one, so I hope that makes you happy! I would like to thank all of my reviewers! I hope more people will review as I add more chapters. Anyway here is chapter 2.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, but god I wish I did. I just like writing about him and his lil buddies!

Chapter 2. Hiding an illness

Inuyasha walked slowly through the darkened forest, unaware that the poison was spreading quickly. The effects had just started to show. His vision was slightly blurred, and he often wobbled while walking. All Inuyasha was concerned about hiding his illness from the others until he could find a cure.

Naraku was back in his castle happy to find out how well his plan worked. He knew that idiot would try and hide his weakness from his little friends.
"Inuyasha is such a fool," Naraku said aloud to himself. "I can really use this to my advantage, since he doesn't want his precious companions to find out his secret, I could make him gather jewel shards for me unless he wants me to let his secret out." Naraku laughed evilly. He knew his plan would work. That Inuyasha is such a pathetic whelp.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was walking back to the village, if you could call it walking. It looked as though he was staggering or straining his body to walk. The effects had started to show now although Inuyasha told himself he was tired, it was the middle of the night after all. He was almost to the edge of the forest where the village was, but suddenly an immense pain swept over his entire body, Inuyasha fell to the ground, and everything went black.

Morning soon came and everyone was just starting to get up in Kaede's hut. Kaede got up first and started to make breakfast, and Shippo who smelt the delicious food woke up and woke Kagome in the processes.
" Kagome! Wake up its time to eat!!" Shippo shouted to her excitedly.
" Ok Shippo im up!" Kagome replied to him getting up.
" Yeah and so am I." Miroku said stretching.
"Me too." Sango complied yawning and holding Kirara.
So they all sat down and enjoyed their breakfast, only Kagome and Kaede noticed that they were one short. Kagome however, was the first to mention it.
"Kaede have you seen Inuyasha at all today?" Kagome asked her.
" No child, I haven't seen him since yesterday, maybe he overslept?" Kaede replied trying to make it sound as if she wasn't worried, though she was.
" Yea that idiot probably just overslept" Kagome said jokingly but was becoming worried.
"Inuyasha is always up before breakfast, always." Kagome thought to herself.
"I'll go and look for him right after I finish eating." She decided making her feel slightly at ease.

Inuyasha finally became conscious his body still ached a little, and his vision was still slightly blurred but he could get up and walk around.
"Shit!" he cursed mentally. "Its already morning, and I hope no ones noticed I've been gone." He thought to himself.

He hurriedly made his way to the village and towards Kaede's hut. When he was just about to the door, he accidentally ran into Kagome.
"Inuyasha! Where have you been? You're always up before everyone and never ever miss breakfast!" Kagome yelled angrily at him. She was only yelling to hide how worried she had been.
"That's odd." Kagome thought to herself. "He looks feverish, but maybe im just imagining things."
"Kagome is that you?" Inuyasha asked her, his vision was even worse now and he had to squint to make out her face.
"Inuyasha are you ok? You don't look so good." Kagome said with a hint of worry in her voice.
"I'm fine what do you take me for a weakling?" Inuyasha said to her coldly hoping she would stomp off angrily.
"FINE! THAT'S THE LAST TIME I WORRY ABOUT YOU!" Kagome yelled at him and walked away in a huff.
"Thank god she left." Inuyasha sighed in relief. Despite having slept in he was immensely tired and now had a throbbing headache to boot. He decided it was safest to go and rest in the tree that way it wouldn't arouse suspicion. So Inuyasha made his way toward the forest stumbling as he went. With his vision as blurry as it was it was hard for him to make out the objects as he came upon them. Plus his head felt as though it would split in two and send him into unconsciousness. He finally made it into the forest and couldn't be seen from the village. He stumbled again and fell to his knees a sharp pain spread through his entire body and he passed out.

Thank you to all of my reviewers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as the first one. I also hope I'll get as many or more reviews as I did last chapter. And once again im soooo sorry about this not being in sooner! Next chapter should be up soon I'm hoping in less than a week! Thank you all so much! Ronin of Bishonen