*Author notes: Finally! Three reviews came in on the same day. I'm so happy! Anyway, about the fic. I think it would be lame if Cloud could just use a Phoenix down to resurrect Inuyasha, so I am going to say that he don't have any. Also, he has different material spells. No summons of course. Currently I have shown him to use 5 of his spells and have shown his Master Blast move.*
Chapter 13:
Recovery
"So what do you think Kagome did?" Cloud asked Kenshin. They both had recently exited from their separate catnaps.
"The term for Kagome is "miko", a kind of priest/sorcerer. They are pretty rare for what I know. Strange, I never had the feeling she had magic power until I saw it. When Kikyou's blast swerved out of her way unexpectantly, I felt the first vibe of her power."
"Who would have known that she had the power to resurrect the dead anyway. She scared me with that blinding flash of light. Then she fell asleep. It scared the crap out of me when I found Inuyasha alive."
"I think Kagome has much more power than anyone thought. I wonder if her magic can be used with a weapon."
"I hope it can. It would be cool to see a magic arrow. Good thing you found Kikyou's bow and arrows, we might get the chance. Oh, it about time to change both of their bandages."
They both turned away from the fire and went a few steps to tend to their friends. The morning light shone down on Kagome and Inuyasha. Kenshin leaned down to change Kagome's bandage, before he heard a mutter behind him.
"He's a demon again."
Kenshin turned to see Inuyasha with his white hair.
"I guess the effect wears off the next morning. What day is it?"
Cloud looked up at the sky.
"Uh…second day of the month."
"So his weak day is the first day of the month. The moon not being there is a clue."
Kenshin wrapped new bandages around Kagome's lower back. Her back was scratched and bruised and somewhat bloody. Cloud rewrapped Inuyasha's arms and body. The cuts there were large and bloody, but the demon healing was doing its part. Cloud finished with a wrap to the cut on Inuyasha's neck. He tied off the knot and joined Kenshin by the fire. Kagome isn't as injured as Inuyasha, so it didn't take as long.
"So, what do you think we should do now?" Cloud asked.
"It would be best to just stay here, that it would. There is clean water here, and anyway, it is too dangerous to move them."
Cloud looked down at his hand.
"I wonder why our wounds healed so fast. It isn't natural."
Kenshin shrugged.
"No idea."
Cloud thought for a minute, then placed his sword in front of him and inspected the blade. Kenshin leaned back against his tree and rested, as they both waited for the injured pair to wake up.
***
Kagome's consciousness slowly drifted back. She felt the pain and wounds of the battle, and slowly opened her eyes. The sun glistened down through the trees, giving her a bright view. Her first thought went to her location, the second to Inuyasha. The memory of last night came back, and she jerked upright remembering what had happened. She looked around, and saw Inuyasha on the ground beside her. She raised her hand to touch him, but pain assaulted her muscles and she withdrew it. Then, a familiar voice came from behind her.
"So you're awake. We were wondering when you would wake up."
Kenshin crouched in front of her, so she didn't have to strain her neck trying to see him.
"Kenshin…you're okay?"
He nodded.
"Yes, me and Cloud are fine."
She turned her head to Inuyasha.
"Is he…"
"Yes, he's alive. You don't need to worry about him, try to get some rest."
Then Inuyasha's eyes snapped open. Kagome and Inuyasha stared at one another. Kenshin took the time to disappear, hopefully letting them talk privately. They looked at one another, both nodded, and fell back asleep, both happy that each other was alive.
***
Kenshin explained what he thought had happened, and then he and Cloud had left, Kenshin to get herbs, Cloud to get firewood. Inuyasha sat on one side of the fire, in his usual attire that covered the bandages, Kagome was wrapped in a blanket on the other side. Neither of them spoke, because neither of them could put thoughts into words. Kagome could not think of a word to say. How would she express her feelings into words? Kikyou had returned to get Inuyasha. Why had she come back? Why was Inuyasha turning human one day of a month? Why hadn't he told her?
"I'm sorry."
She looked at him, startled.
"Huh?"
He looked up at her.
"I'm sorry for not telling you about my human side."
She gasped. It was like he had read her thoughts. She smiled at him.
"Don't worry about it. Its nice to know you're a little more like us."
He bowed his head.
"Sure, just like you. Weak. Helpless."
Kagome was startled by this voice. He truly did resent his humanity. She slowly got up and sat down beside him, her concern for him overruling the pain in her legs. She tried to look him in the eye.
"Inuyasha, is that what you think of us?"
He nodded. She looked away. He really believes we're pathetic, no good creatures. He thinks we are weak beings. How could he resent his humanity? She started to cry. Inuyasha looked at her. Why is she crying? What have I done?
He lifted her hand toward her face, but stopped it in midair.
"Kagome…why…"
He was surprised when she hugged him. She held him tight.
"Inuyasha (sniff), if you were all demon, (sniff) you would never had been here!"
He was startled at her words. What did she mean? He would be here. No, wait, if he was all demon, he probably would have…killed her…
He hugged her slowly. That's when Inuyasha felt relief for the first time about his human side. If he wasn't human, he would never have met her. That was so not cool.
***
"Aw, they make such a nice couple."
Kenshin said from behind a nearby bush. He was peeking over the top at them. Cloud was beside him with his back to the couple.
"Give them some privacy Kenshin. They have been through alot of hard times."
Kenshin frowned, then brightened and said, "Hey look, they're kissing!"
Cloud spun around.
"What? Where?"
He saw that Inuyasha and Kagome were only hugging. He turned to Kenshin who grinned at him. Cloud sighed, and punched Kenshin in the head, then turned his back on the couple at said one word.
"Meanie."
*Author Notes: This chapter isn't as long as the others. Also, this is a bit more recent than most other chaps. That's a good start for me to update often."
Chapter 13:
Recovery
"So what do you think Kagome did?" Cloud asked Kenshin. They both had recently exited from their separate catnaps.
"The term for Kagome is "miko", a kind of priest/sorcerer. They are pretty rare for what I know. Strange, I never had the feeling she had magic power until I saw it. When Kikyou's blast swerved out of her way unexpectantly, I felt the first vibe of her power."
"Who would have known that she had the power to resurrect the dead anyway. She scared me with that blinding flash of light. Then she fell asleep. It scared the crap out of me when I found Inuyasha alive."
"I think Kagome has much more power than anyone thought. I wonder if her magic can be used with a weapon."
"I hope it can. It would be cool to see a magic arrow. Good thing you found Kikyou's bow and arrows, we might get the chance. Oh, it about time to change both of their bandages."
They both turned away from the fire and went a few steps to tend to their friends. The morning light shone down on Kagome and Inuyasha. Kenshin leaned down to change Kagome's bandage, before he heard a mutter behind him.
"He's a demon again."
Kenshin turned to see Inuyasha with his white hair.
"I guess the effect wears off the next morning. What day is it?"
Cloud looked up at the sky.
"Uh…second day of the month."
"So his weak day is the first day of the month. The moon not being there is a clue."
Kenshin wrapped new bandages around Kagome's lower back. Her back was scratched and bruised and somewhat bloody. Cloud rewrapped Inuyasha's arms and body. The cuts there were large and bloody, but the demon healing was doing its part. Cloud finished with a wrap to the cut on Inuyasha's neck. He tied off the knot and joined Kenshin by the fire. Kagome isn't as injured as Inuyasha, so it didn't take as long.
"So, what do you think we should do now?" Cloud asked.
"It would be best to just stay here, that it would. There is clean water here, and anyway, it is too dangerous to move them."
Cloud looked down at his hand.
"I wonder why our wounds healed so fast. It isn't natural."
Kenshin shrugged.
"No idea."
Cloud thought for a minute, then placed his sword in front of him and inspected the blade. Kenshin leaned back against his tree and rested, as they both waited for the injured pair to wake up.
***
Kagome's consciousness slowly drifted back. She felt the pain and wounds of the battle, and slowly opened her eyes. The sun glistened down through the trees, giving her a bright view. Her first thought went to her location, the second to Inuyasha. The memory of last night came back, and she jerked upright remembering what had happened. She looked around, and saw Inuyasha on the ground beside her. She raised her hand to touch him, but pain assaulted her muscles and she withdrew it. Then, a familiar voice came from behind her.
"So you're awake. We were wondering when you would wake up."
Kenshin crouched in front of her, so she didn't have to strain her neck trying to see him.
"Kenshin…you're okay?"
He nodded.
"Yes, me and Cloud are fine."
She turned her head to Inuyasha.
"Is he…"
"Yes, he's alive. You don't need to worry about him, try to get some rest."
Then Inuyasha's eyes snapped open. Kagome and Inuyasha stared at one another. Kenshin took the time to disappear, hopefully letting them talk privately. They looked at one another, both nodded, and fell back asleep, both happy that each other was alive.
***
Kenshin explained what he thought had happened, and then he and Cloud had left, Kenshin to get herbs, Cloud to get firewood. Inuyasha sat on one side of the fire, in his usual attire that covered the bandages, Kagome was wrapped in a blanket on the other side. Neither of them spoke, because neither of them could put thoughts into words. Kagome could not think of a word to say. How would she express her feelings into words? Kikyou had returned to get Inuyasha. Why had she come back? Why was Inuyasha turning human one day of a month? Why hadn't he told her?
"I'm sorry."
She looked at him, startled.
"Huh?"
He looked up at her.
"I'm sorry for not telling you about my human side."
She gasped. It was like he had read her thoughts. She smiled at him.
"Don't worry about it. Its nice to know you're a little more like us."
He bowed his head.
"Sure, just like you. Weak. Helpless."
Kagome was startled by this voice. He truly did resent his humanity. She slowly got up and sat down beside him, her concern for him overruling the pain in her legs. She tried to look him in the eye.
"Inuyasha, is that what you think of us?"
He nodded. She looked away. He really believes we're pathetic, no good creatures. He thinks we are weak beings. How could he resent his humanity? She started to cry. Inuyasha looked at her. Why is she crying? What have I done?
He lifted her hand toward her face, but stopped it in midair.
"Kagome…why…"
He was surprised when she hugged him. She held him tight.
"Inuyasha (sniff), if you were all demon, (sniff) you would never had been here!"
He was startled at her words. What did she mean? He would be here. No, wait, if he was all demon, he probably would have…killed her…
He hugged her slowly. That's when Inuyasha felt relief for the first time about his human side. If he wasn't human, he would never have met her. That was so not cool.
***
"Aw, they make such a nice couple."
Kenshin said from behind a nearby bush. He was peeking over the top at them. Cloud was beside him with his back to the couple.
"Give them some privacy Kenshin. They have been through alot of hard times."
Kenshin frowned, then brightened and said, "Hey look, they're kissing!"
Cloud spun around.
"What? Where?"
He saw that Inuyasha and Kagome were only hugging. He turned to Kenshin who grinned at him. Cloud sighed, and punched Kenshin in the head, then turned his back on the couple at said one word.
"Meanie."
*Author Notes: This chapter isn't as long as the others. Also, this is a bit more recent than most other chaps. That's a good start for me to update often."