DISCLAIMER: YES, WE ALL KNOW ALREADY! I DO NOT OWN INU-YASHA! NOW LET ME BE.

*****************Chapter six: Inu-yasha, the Nurse

Inu-yasha goggled at her for a few moments before swallowing and looking the situation over again. Kagome was on the floor and was pale. She was definitely sick, because she stunk of disease. He was trying to think of when she could have caught this when it hit him hard in the head. That night she had snuggled up to him, that night she had said she was really cold. This was the only time he could think of. But when she had fallen asleep while brushing his hair, the virus (At least, that's what he thought it was) must have taken the opportunity to contaminate her body. She looked up at him again.

"Inu-yasha? Would you mind getting the little glass tube off the shelf in the kitchen?"

"Uh, sure." He got up from his kneeling position and went into the kitchen. There was a tall shelf over the stove. Inu-yasha leapt neatly onto the counter and searched the shelf. There were many strange things that he had never seen before. There was a wiry thing where the wires were bent up to a handle; there also was a metal square-shaped column that had little holes all over it. He looked through the stuff until he came across a small glass tube that had little numbers all over it. It was filled with what seemed like blood, Inu-yasha's eyes popped, but he got down and gave it to her anyway. Then she did the most peculiar thing yet: she took the glass tube and put it in her mouth. She looked at the clock on the wall for two minutes and took the glass tube out of her mouth. Inu-yasha watched as concern spread over her face. She gave the glass tube back to Inu-yasha, who must have looked pretty shocked, because she laughed and said.

"It's called a 'thermometer'!" she giggled. "You use it to see if someone has a temperature."

"And do you?" Inu-yasha said. Kagome was shocked at the amount of concern in his face and voice.

"Yes, 101 degrees." She shrugged. "It's really not that bad!" But Inu-yasha did not believe her.

"You need rest!" He was jumping around, arranging a bed/nest thing of blankets. He then picked her up and put her in the middle. He folded the covers around her and kissed her on the forehead. He then got up and looked around the house, trying to find some equivalent of a remedy from home. He spotted a hanging shelf full of spices; he leapt to it and examined them. He then pulled down a few and set them on the table. He also examined the stove. Kagome had shown him how to make ramen, and all he needed to do was boil water. He set the stove to 'HI' and put a large pot on it. He added grounded gingerroot before it boiled. He took a large spoon and stirred the contents, every now and then tasting it. When the liquid was done brewing, he took the large spoon and ladled the brown, sweet smelling drink into five cups and carried them out into the living room. He handed one to Kagome and one to Shippo; they both eyed the contents of their cups and looked up at Inu-yasha.

"It's tea," he mumbled, opening Kagome's mouth and tipping some of the liquid in, at this, she furrowed her brow and held the cup herself. "It contains spices and herbs that create a natural medicine to reduce and prevent fevers."

Shippo eyed his glass reluctantly before taking a tiny sip. It contained-apparently-honey, because he downed it automatically. Inu-yasha walked away with the three other glasses and climbed the stairs. He knocked on Kagome's door and opened it. It looked as if they had given up and fallen asleep. He shook Miroku awake- probably a little harder than necessary- and shoved the glass under his nose.

"Wassis?"

"Tea, Kagome is sick and that'll prevent you from getting sick too."

"Oh."

Inu-yasha walked over to Sango and poked her hard in the back.

"Ow!" She made to turn around and pound the letch into the floor, but stopped when she saw Inu-yasha.

"Huh?" She said as he handed her the tea.

"Just drink it!"

"Uh, ok.." she took a sip. "Mmmm! This is good!"

Inu-yasha walked over to Kaede, gently (as far as gently goes for Inu-yasha) shaking her shoulder.

"Wake up, y'old crone!"

Keade turned over and looked at him.

"What is it that thee want, me child?"

Inu-yasha thrust the drink at her.

"You'd better drink ALL of it!"

After giving the tea to all of the people upstairs, he came back down and found Kagome lying asleep in the nest thing that Inu-yasha had built. She was shaking her head, and saying things like "No, no! Not him! Not now!" and "Leave us alone! Demon be gone!"

Inu-yasha waked over to her and put a hand to her forehead, something he had seen her do many times to himself. Her forehead was burning, he went and got the 'thermometer' again and put it in her mouth. He took it out after two minutes and checked the reading; it said 103 degrees. He looked around, her temperature was rising and there was really nothing he could do about it. He ran to the 'sink' or mini tub that was in the kitchen and wet a nearby paper towel. He ran Ice-cold water over it until it was satisfactory. He brought it back to Kagome and laid it across her face. She stopped talking in her sleep, and relaxed. Inu-yasha gently shook her awake.

"Kagome, do you have any of that aspirin stuff?"

She just looked at him, her eyes glazed.

"You know, the little white round things-pills?"

She started to get up, but Inu-yasha put a firm hand on her shoulder and pushed her back down. She lifted an arm and pointed to the hall bathroom. She raised her hand, looked at it and took her other hand to pull it toward her. She looked back at him, her eyes became unfocused and she collapsed in his arms. He was quick and went to the bathroom. From the clues, it was something you look at and can open. He thought the mirror on the back of the door, but It didn't open into a cabinet, only the hallway. He leaned over the sink and thought. In frustration, he looked up and found himself stare back. There was a mirror over the sink! He took hold of the right side and pulled, there were three shelves with little plastic bottles. He took a handful and bought each one to his face. He saw- Helps Reduce Stomach Acid!! (Nope) Reduces Bloating, Cramps And Other discomforts Related to- (shook his head) Blocks Allergens, Such as Pet Dander, RagWeed, Dust- (definitely not) Helps Migraines and Is A FEVER REDUCER! (Yes!)

He took the small bottle and brought it with him to Kagome's side. He took two of the little white pills and opened her mouth. He shoved one to the back of her mouth and massaged her throat. He did this until he heard the sound of her swallowing. He took the second pill and repeated the process. He took up the damp cloth and ran cold water over it again, laying it across her face again. He went back to the kitchen and ladled up another glass full of the tea. He did the same thing with the tea that he did with the pills, but put an arm around her and brought her to a sit. Her head lolled around and rested on his shoulder. He opened her mouth and poured some of the tea in. She spluttered and her had to wipe her mouth with the cloth that was on her face. He eased the rest down and waited a couple moments before setting her down again. He sat near her again, and waited. Waiting was all there was to do, to see if the fever would kill her* or not, but he felt he had handled the situation well.

*****************End of chapter six! Inu-yasha, the Nurse

*Yes, Fevers can kill, if not on the proper treatment My Grandmother's little sister died of a fever when she was six... :'-(

HEY ALL! THERE WAS NO TORNADO ^-^ YEAH! BUT THE SKY DID GET ALL DARK AND SCARY. IT WAS REALLY DARK AND REALLY SCARY! I ENDED UP HIDING IN MY BASEMENT. I WAS CHATTING ONLINE WITH A FRIEND AND SHE ALSO LIVES IN DC AND IT ALSO GOT DARK AND SCARY AT HER HOUSE. |'(( WHAAAA! *HEM, HEM* WELL ANY WAY, MORE CHAPTERS TO COME, SO DON'T ASK FOR MORE IN THE REVIEWS. :9 I'M EATING SOUP! YUM!

ALWAYS R&R!

SPECIAL THANKS TO WHO EVER IT WAS LAST TIME! (AND MY SIS)

PS: INU-YASHA AND KAGOME ALWAYS HAVE TO BE TOGETHER AND ALL K/SESS STORIES NEED TO BE SLIGHTLY ALTERED..... SORRY TO ALL K/SESS FANS OUT THERE, BUT SESS WOULD NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH A HUMAN. (NOT COUNTING RIN *WUV!* )

I LOVE YOU GUYS ^-^ NEVER LOSE YOUR FAITH!

"WUV" WAS INVENTED BY THALIA WEAVER'S FRIEND -_-; FORGOT THE NAME, OH WELL