Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.. Sadly.

Chapter One: Sickness

As the sun set below the horizon, many creatures ducked below to shelter. Fires of travelers sparkled and crackled in the dimming light of the night. A few children were called by their mothers into the village to eat supper then to bed. But a young girl was left out; she looked around frantically at the dimming sky. Hauling a heavy yellow backpack full of textbooks and left over food, she came to a village, not a short time after it had gotten dark. An old priestess wandered around making sure all her people had safely gotten back.
"Ahh.. Kagome. How nice of you to drop by, where are your friends?"
She asked softly, a bow in one hand, and arrows draped over her shoulder.
"No time Kaede,"
Kagome said in a hurry
"Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kirara have gotten hurt, Sango and Miroku are helping them back." Kagome's black hair ruffled when she moved about, she was on the verge of tears.
"I have to go some medicine."
Kagome was off in huff, hauling the heavy backpack up and over the well soon followed by her body. As she floated through time, and reappeared in her own well, Kagome could not help but cry. They were all moving along looking for a place to stay when all of a sudden, Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kirara let out painful yowls and feel to the ground clutching their stomachs or hearts. Kagome was so suprized at what had happened to Sango. Kirara had almost crushed Sango, when the demon cat fell over. Kagome doubted that Sango and Miroku could have helped their demon friends back all on their own. But despite her worries, she was forced to get medicine by Miroku. Kagome had hurried and now here she was trying to get over her tears and up a well. She sighed and hopped over the wall, still dragging along the heavy yellow bag.
She threw the sack over her head and onto the ground, throwing open the door to the well house and down the steps and out of the area. It was night in her time too. She passes the tree, where she could still see Inuyasha's face and body pinned there by Kikyou's arrow. Visions of Inuyasha sat on her windowsill and in the tree, at her door and at the roof of the well house. Kagome fought through tears, unlocked the back door with the key under the mat, threw off her shoes and scurried through the house as quiet and quick as she could. She ran into the bathroom, and grabbed the knob of the cabinet over the sink. Headache medicine, cough, cold, sore throat, painkillers, flu; Kagome grabbed everything she could. With an arm full of medicine and many bandages she hurried down the stairs and into the kitchen. Her mom appeared. "Kagome what on earth?"
She started but Kagome pushed past her mother and to the fridge. Grabbing many bottles of water, she closed the door and made her way past the table. He mother blocked Kagome's path. "Kagome? What is going on?"
She asked sternly. Kagome dropped everything she had and let it fall to the floor. She soon dropped to her knees and cried into her hands.
"I don't know!"
She cried, but her tears muffled her words. Her mother picked up everything and put it in a plastic bag, setting the bag next to Kagome on the floor.
"Everyone was fine one minute, but then they all fell to the ground screaming in pain!"
She cried standing, a hand still over her eyes, she grabbed the plastic bag and ran out the door, forgetting her shoes. She ran up the stairs through the open doors of the well house and jumped into the well, leaving her yellow backpack behind. As she floated through time, Kagome sucked up her tears and sniffed a few times, appearing in the past. Placing the plastic through the teeth, Kagome grabbed the vines and started to climb up but was brought down by gravity when one of her footing vines snapped and sent Kagome to the ground. Kagome groaned and rubbed her bottom at its sore spot.
She tried again, another vine snapped. Kagome kept trying until the only vines were at the top of the well where she could not reach. She sighed softly wiping away even more tears of sorrow.
"Help! Anyone?"
A short moment later, Miroku appeared with a shocked expression on his face.
"Kagome? Quick! We need you."
His hand dropped down, Kagome jumped but even with combined effort their fingers still lay inches apart. Miroku left the well then returned in a matter of seconds with his golden staff. He shot the tube down, Kagome grabbed the plastic bag then the staff. Miroku pulled Kagome up and over the well, he turned serious.
"We need to hurry, they have gotten worse.."
Miroku said with a forlorn expression on his face. Kagome gasped and held in her tears.
"What is in that bag Kagome?"
Miroku asked, Kagome looked down to the medicine and held up the bag trying to look hopeful. "Oh, some medicine, and bandages."
She said smiling cheerfully
"Come on now, we can't keep them waiting too long can we?"
Kagome took a few fake-cheery steps in the direction toward Kaede's village. But her head was turned when she felt Miroku's hand on her shoulder.
"Uh? Miroku?"
She asked, Miroku sighed and stared at Kagome with those blue eyes of his.
"Kagome, you and I both know that you left us in tears, I can hear the worry in your voice so please don't be fake and lets go take care of our friends for real now shall we?"
Kagome gasped, how did he know? Was she really that bad of an actress? She nodded; Miroku gave a reassuring smile and started off in front of her.
"Let's hurry."
He said without turning to look back at Kagome. Kagome ran to Miroku, they wove quickly through the trees and bushes. Miroku had explained that Sango was helping Kaede with water for Inuyasha, Shippo and Kirara. He had also mentioned that she was also very torn up and worried about everything. Kagome wasn't suprized at this, Sango looked like she was going to be sick when she heard Kirara screaming in pain like she had. Kagome and Miroku both had seen the small ring of smoke rising from the village rooftop. Kagome had smiled to herself, almost there. They arrived, it was still dark. Sango was seen carrying a small bucket of water.
"Sango!"
Both yelled in unison. The dark brown haired girl turned around sharply.
"Kagome, Miroku."
She whispered softly, she was tired anyone could see that.
"They are still very sick. Kaede says they are getting worse..."
Sango sounded distant to Kagome, tears filled the slayers eyes and drifted down her cheeks. Miroku walked over to Sango and grabbed the pale out of her hands. He said something that was a mystery to Kagome.
"The hut is over their, Kagome. I will be there to help in a short while."
Miroku spoke up, Sango was crying she had fallen into Miroku and was hugging his neck softly. Her face was buried in his robe. Kagome looked for the hut that he had pointed too. A large hut with smoke rising out of the top. That was the one. She looked back to Sango and Miroku. He had dropped the bucket and crouched down, cradling Sango in his arms. He was so sweet when he was not being such a pervert. As Kagome moved away she could hear Sango's soft cries and Miroku's soft words get distant.
Kagome pushed the small beaded door aside, and looked into the room. Inuyasha, Kirara and Shippo all lay on mats, sweat dripping down their bodies. Inuyasha's face, he looked so helpless. Shippo looked like a little child in a nightmare. Kirara, her marking burned red, tears cascaded down her face. For a long moment Kagome stood in the doorway looking at each of her friends. How could this have happened? She sighed and set the bag down kenneling beside Inuyasha. Kaede appeared from behind a screen.
"Ah Kagome, good to see you."
She said in voice Kagome had never heard. Kagome nodded and pulled a white bottle out of the bag.
"I brought some medicine and bandages. I hope they help."
She said softly putting the bottle back in the bag and handing the whole thing to Kaede. She nodded and smiled.
"Why thankyou Kagome. Of corse they will help."
They both looked up as Miroku entered with Sango in his arms.
"Lady Kaede, is their room for one more?"
He asked softly not wanting to wake Sango from her rest. Kaede nodded.
"Is she sick also?"
Miroku shook his head no, setting Sango down softly on another mat.
"She cried herself to sleep. "