Sorry for the wait (again)! I just finished reading volume 2 of the Furuba
manga! I love Fruits Basket! Well, on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, but at least I do own Turby. Turby says, "Tuberculosis- it really hurts!"
"Kagome... what happened?" Inu-Yasha asked in a dry voice quietly.
"Inu-Yasha, why did you try to...kill me?" Kagome asked with hurt in voice.
Inu-Yasha was so shell-shocked at hearing this. Had he really tried to kill Kagome? He doesn't know what he does, or might do in his full demon form, but he did know that he had no control of it, and it was certainly possible with his full demon form's bloodlust.
"I..." Inu-Yasha wasn't quite sure what exactly to say to the poor girl.
Though, Myouga at least helped (for once?) by jumping onto Kagome's shoulder and explaining that the person who tried to kill her was Aku- henkan, in disguise as Inu-Yasha, and Inu-Yasha and the gang came to help Kagome when they heard her scream, so they battled Aku-henkan, but Inu- Yasha became injured and dropped his sword, turning into a full demon (this took more explaining, since she had never seen or heard of this before). Then Myouga concluded with how Inu-Yasha killed Aku-henkan.
"Oh... that explains it... I guess that's why I sensed Shikon no Tama shards as I fell... Sorry for troubling all of you..." Kagome bowed politely.
She looked around at everyone, so injured (Miroku, Inu-Yasha, and Sango at least), and felt as if all of it was her fault. Inu-Yasha still felt that it was his fault that Kagome was hurt, even if it was Aku-henkan.
"Kagome, child, let's go back to the hut to take care of everyone... Would you like to help me gather some herbs to heal everyone?" Kaede asked her.
Kagome nodded and helped Inu-Yasha with putting Miroku and Sango onto Kirara's back.
"I don't think you'll fit on there..." Inu-Yasha commented, noticing the lack of space on Kirara, "Jump on my back..."
Kagome looked at him worriedly, thinking that it might not be the best idea to be on his back with he's so injured, but after her hesitation, he just picked her up and put her on his back himself. He winced slightly at the wounds in his chest, and when Kagome was on him as they began to run to the hut, even more blood dripped (more like poured) from his open wounds. Kagome pressed against his back as they hurried back to the hut; she looked at the blood all over him worriedly.
"Inu-Yasha... are you sure you're okay...?" Kagome wondered aloud.
Inu-Yasha winced again at the pain (and Kagome could feel him wince), but lied.
"Yes... I'm fine. Remember that I am half demon, Kagome. My body heals a lot faster than that of a mere human. You look pretty injured yourself... You should be more worried about yourself than me; I'll be fine; trust me." Inu- Yasha assured the girl.
(A/N: Oi, Meitantei Lili, let's remake that scene- "...I'll be fine; trash me." Lol, no one else would understand that...)
"Thanks for coming and getting me... I was so confused and sad when I thought that you were trying to kill me..." Kagome commented with a weak laugh.
Inu-Yasha shuddered to the thought, even if it wasn't him, that he could make Kagome feel that way; he didn't ever want to have Kagome look at him with such fear in her eyes like she had earlier.
"Inu-Yasha?" Kagome began to massage his doggy ears, "I'm really sorry about making all of you suffer like this... It's my fault that you all had to come here, trying to save me, and ended up getting to wounded... It's all my fault that-"
Inu-Yasha cut her off, "Stop apologizing, would you?! It's not your damned fault, okay?" Then he mumbled mainly to himself, "It's my fault... for not being there to protect you... I'm the one who should be apologizing..."
Kagome, of course heard his quite voice, scorning himself, but she didn't say anything but simply smiled to know that he cared and hugged onto him tighter, enjoying the ride on his back. Inu-Yasha was surprised at first when the miko embraced him tighter, (ignoring his pain), then blushed lightly, a smirk forming on his lips.
They soon arrived at the hut, where Kirara transformed back into her smaller form after everyone else helped getting Miroku and Sango off of Kirara. Kagome, quickly went to Kaede's side, assisting the aged miko out of the hut and into the herb fields (is that what they're called?) to find things that would help everyone feel better and heal sooner.
"What's this herb called, Kaede?" Kagome asked, picking one from the ground and spinning it around in her fingers.
Kaede laughed lightly, replying, "That's not an herb, child, those are leeks!"
"Oh..." Kagome laughed lightly at herself too, holding it at her side, in case Inu-Yasha might want some in his ramen later or something.
She looked down at her sleeves, soaked with Inu-Yasha's blood from whenever she had rode on his back. 'I hope he'll heal soon, like he told me...'
"Ah, will ye help me pick some of these herbs?" Kaede asked, crouching down next to the herbs that should help to take away pain.
"Sure!" Kagome answered happily, gathering the herbs as Kaede did, "What do they do, and how do they work?"
"You put about this much," Kaede showed her, holding up a certain amount of the herbs, "into a bowl and pour boiling water on it, letting it steep for a few minutes. It's a lot like making tea, but this is to help take away pain."
"Oh... It's like painkillers!" Kagome pointed out.
"Eh? What?" Kaede asked, tilting her head confusedly.
Kagome laughed weakly and explained, "Oh, sorry, I forgot that you don't know what 'painkillers' are. It's a medicine from my time that does the same thing, except it comes in a tiny little thing that you just swallow with water."
"Ah, I see..." Kaede pictured someone in her head swallowing a small root or something of the herb with water, "That is a lot alike, then! ... Here, help me gather these ones now; they are to disinfect wounds; you soak them for a while in warm water, and then apply them to the wound. It normally stings a bit, but it is very effective."
Kagome did as she said; picking them carefully, she noticed some beautiful flowers nearby.
"Kaede, are those lilacs or some flowering herb?" she questioned, in awe of their essence.
"They are lilacs, I believe... Okay, that's about all we need of these, now all we need is some of these, then we can leave..." Kaede informed her, reaching out for the herbs that help with acidic poisoning.
(A/N: Could Kaede really tell that Inu-Yasha had acidic poison in his body from Aku-henkan's sword? Maybe she could tell that the wound was eating away at his skin and clothing or something...)
Kagome collected all of the herbs that Kaede needed her to, then asked when they had finished and were about to leave back to the hut, "May I please go pick some of the lilacs?"
Kagome flashed an innocent smile, and Kaede allowed her to, waiting for her to finish picking all of the flowers that she wanted before leaving back to the hut with her. On the way back to the hut, since it was a bit of a long way, the older miko told the younger miko all about Inu-Yasha and Kikyou's past, and how Kagome tied in it. Well... she told her all that she knew.
"Wow... they have such a past! It must have been so sad for Inu-Yasha to have the one woman that he ever loved or trusted, the only person who didn't taunt him or fear him for being a hanyou, shoot an arrow into his heart... I think I know how that feels... Well, at least today, I found out how... well, it's just such a sad, betrayed feeling... Poor Inu-Yasha..." Kagome commented, giving a dejected sigh.
Kaede smiled at the schoolgirl as they reached the hut, "Thank you for helping me today. Would you like to help to fix me medicines later?"
Kagome nodded, stepping into the hut, seeing Inu-Yasha collapsed on the floor in his own blood, unconscious with Shippou at his side, looking at him worriedly.
That's the end of the chapter! I am SOOO sorry! I know that this story seems to be taking forever and day, but my little brother has been bothering me to get off the computer ever since I got on it... *growls under breath, shaking a fist at little brother* I'll get him...
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Eternal Serena- yeah, I am basically memorizing the kanji; sometimes it makes sense, and sometimes, it doesn't (for me at least). I LOVED learning about Japan! I really want to read Lady Murasaki's "Tale of Genji", but it is soooo frickin' long! Maybe I'll read it over the summer or something... It has the game "Go" in it! *Does a "Go" dance* Yay for Hikaru no Go! Thanks for reviewing!
Mandy- Thank you sooo much for reviewing for each chapter and getting your friend to read and review also!
Maranda- I think that Inu-Yasha kinda looks cool when he transforms, but it is scary and I don't like him like that! I made him be sat 17 times, because I like that number! Lol Thanks for reviewing!
Michelle- Aww! I love Miroku! The poor guy... *looks around to make sure that Krista isn't reading this* *sighs* Okay... Thanks for reviewing!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, but at least I do own Turby. Turby says, "Tuberculosis- it really hurts!"
"Kagome... what happened?" Inu-Yasha asked in a dry voice quietly.
"Inu-Yasha, why did you try to...kill me?" Kagome asked with hurt in voice.
Inu-Yasha was so shell-shocked at hearing this. Had he really tried to kill Kagome? He doesn't know what he does, or might do in his full demon form, but he did know that he had no control of it, and it was certainly possible with his full demon form's bloodlust.
"I..." Inu-Yasha wasn't quite sure what exactly to say to the poor girl.
Though, Myouga at least helped (for once?) by jumping onto Kagome's shoulder and explaining that the person who tried to kill her was Aku- henkan, in disguise as Inu-Yasha, and Inu-Yasha and the gang came to help Kagome when they heard her scream, so they battled Aku-henkan, but Inu- Yasha became injured and dropped his sword, turning into a full demon (this took more explaining, since she had never seen or heard of this before). Then Myouga concluded with how Inu-Yasha killed Aku-henkan.
"Oh... that explains it... I guess that's why I sensed Shikon no Tama shards as I fell... Sorry for troubling all of you..." Kagome bowed politely.
She looked around at everyone, so injured (Miroku, Inu-Yasha, and Sango at least), and felt as if all of it was her fault. Inu-Yasha still felt that it was his fault that Kagome was hurt, even if it was Aku-henkan.
"Kagome, child, let's go back to the hut to take care of everyone... Would you like to help me gather some herbs to heal everyone?" Kaede asked her.
Kagome nodded and helped Inu-Yasha with putting Miroku and Sango onto Kirara's back.
"I don't think you'll fit on there..." Inu-Yasha commented, noticing the lack of space on Kirara, "Jump on my back..."
Kagome looked at him worriedly, thinking that it might not be the best idea to be on his back with he's so injured, but after her hesitation, he just picked her up and put her on his back himself. He winced slightly at the wounds in his chest, and when Kagome was on him as they began to run to the hut, even more blood dripped (more like poured) from his open wounds. Kagome pressed against his back as they hurried back to the hut; she looked at the blood all over him worriedly.
"Inu-Yasha... are you sure you're okay...?" Kagome wondered aloud.
Inu-Yasha winced again at the pain (and Kagome could feel him wince), but lied.
"Yes... I'm fine. Remember that I am half demon, Kagome. My body heals a lot faster than that of a mere human. You look pretty injured yourself... You should be more worried about yourself than me; I'll be fine; trust me." Inu- Yasha assured the girl.
(A/N: Oi, Meitantei Lili, let's remake that scene- "...I'll be fine; trash me." Lol, no one else would understand that...)
"Thanks for coming and getting me... I was so confused and sad when I thought that you were trying to kill me..." Kagome commented with a weak laugh.
Inu-Yasha shuddered to the thought, even if it wasn't him, that he could make Kagome feel that way; he didn't ever want to have Kagome look at him with such fear in her eyes like she had earlier.
"Inu-Yasha?" Kagome began to massage his doggy ears, "I'm really sorry about making all of you suffer like this... It's my fault that you all had to come here, trying to save me, and ended up getting to wounded... It's all my fault that-"
Inu-Yasha cut her off, "Stop apologizing, would you?! It's not your damned fault, okay?" Then he mumbled mainly to himself, "It's my fault... for not being there to protect you... I'm the one who should be apologizing..."
Kagome, of course heard his quite voice, scorning himself, but she didn't say anything but simply smiled to know that he cared and hugged onto him tighter, enjoying the ride on his back. Inu-Yasha was surprised at first when the miko embraced him tighter, (ignoring his pain), then blushed lightly, a smirk forming on his lips.
They soon arrived at the hut, where Kirara transformed back into her smaller form after everyone else helped getting Miroku and Sango off of Kirara. Kagome, quickly went to Kaede's side, assisting the aged miko out of the hut and into the herb fields (is that what they're called?) to find things that would help everyone feel better and heal sooner.
"What's this herb called, Kaede?" Kagome asked, picking one from the ground and spinning it around in her fingers.
Kaede laughed lightly, replying, "That's not an herb, child, those are leeks!"
"Oh..." Kagome laughed lightly at herself too, holding it at her side, in case Inu-Yasha might want some in his ramen later or something.
She looked down at her sleeves, soaked with Inu-Yasha's blood from whenever she had rode on his back. 'I hope he'll heal soon, like he told me...'
"Ah, will ye help me pick some of these herbs?" Kaede asked, crouching down next to the herbs that should help to take away pain.
"Sure!" Kagome answered happily, gathering the herbs as Kaede did, "What do they do, and how do they work?"
"You put about this much," Kaede showed her, holding up a certain amount of the herbs, "into a bowl and pour boiling water on it, letting it steep for a few minutes. It's a lot like making tea, but this is to help take away pain."
"Oh... It's like painkillers!" Kagome pointed out.
"Eh? What?" Kaede asked, tilting her head confusedly.
Kagome laughed weakly and explained, "Oh, sorry, I forgot that you don't know what 'painkillers' are. It's a medicine from my time that does the same thing, except it comes in a tiny little thing that you just swallow with water."
"Ah, I see..." Kaede pictured someone in her head swallowing a small root or something of the herb with water, "That is a lot alike, then! ... Here, help me gather these ones now; they are to disinfect wounds; you soak them for a while in warm water, and then apply them to the wound. It normally stings a bit, but it is very effective."
Kagome did as she said; picking them carefully, she noticed some beautiful flowers nearby.
"Kaede, are those lilacs or some flowering herb?" she questioned, in awe of their essence.
"They are lilacs, I believe... Okay, that's about all we need of these, now all we need is some of these, then we can leave..." Kaede informed her, reaching out for the herbs that help with acidic poisoning.
(A/N: Could Kaede really tell that Inu-Yasha had acidic poison in his body from Aku-henkan's sword? Maybe she could tell that the wound was eating away at his skin and clothing or something...)
Kagome collected all of the herbs that Kaede needed her to, then asked when they had finished and were about to leave back to the hut, "May I please go pick some of the lilacs?"
Kagome flashed an innocent smile, and Kaede allowed her to, waiting for her to finish picking all of the flowers that she wanted before leaving back to the hut with her. On the way back to the hut, since it was a bit of a long way, the older miko told the younger miko all about Inu-Yasha and Kikyou's past, and how Kagome tied in it. Well... she told her all that she knew.
"Wow... they have such a past! It must have been so sad for Inu-Yasha to have the one woman that he ever loved or trusted, the only person who didn't taunt him or fear him for being a hanyou, shoot an arrow into his heart... I think I know how that feels... Well, at least today, I found out how... well, it's just such a sad, betrayed feeling... Poor Inu-Yasha..." Kagome commented, giving a dejected sigh.
Kaede smiled at the schoolgirl as they reached the hut, "Thank you for helping me today. Would you like to help to fix me medicines later?"
Kagome nodded, stepping into the hut, seeing Inu-Yasha collapsed on the floor in his own blood, unconscious with Shippou at his side, looking at him worriedly.
That's the end of the chapter! I am SOOO sorry! I know that this story seems to be taking forever and day, but my little brother has been bothering me to get off the computer ever since I got on it... *growls under breath, shaking a fist at little brother* I'll get him...
Responses to reviews-
Crazzzy Inu fan- Sorry for making you wait! Thanks for reviewing!
Eternal Serena- yeah, I am basically memorizing the kanji; sometimes it makes sense, and sometimes, it doesn't (for me at least). I LOVED learning about Japan! I really want to read Lady Murasaki's "Tale of Genji", but it is soooo frickin' long! Maybe I'll read it over the summer or something... It has the game "Go" in it! *Does a "Go" dance* Yay for Hikaru no Go! Thanks for reviewing!
Mandy- Thank you sooo much for reviewing for each chapter and getting your friend to read and review also!
Maranda- I think that Inu-Yasha kinda looks cool when he transforms, but it is scary and I don't like him like that! I made him be sat 17 times, because I like that number! Lol Thanks for reviewing!
Michelle- Aww! I love Miroku! The poor guy... *looks around to make sure that Krista isn't reading this* *sighs* Okay... Thanks for reviewing!
M. Lili- Go White Chocolate Mocha! I can't wait for the Spring Festival!!! Thanks for reviewing!
MoonlightDarkness- Gak! Please don't hurt me! Sorry for leaving you like that (cliffhanger?)! Thanks for reviewing!
Satoru Hikari Kitomaru- Uh... sorry for not much fluff yet... But, if you like Miroku/Sango fluff, I will be adding a oneshot Mir/San thing I wrote in Creative Writing! Thanks for the review!
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