Chapter two: The Reason
All through the night, Kagome kept looking over Inuyasha, she worried so much about him. Shippo had calmed down quite a bit thanks to the painkillers, Kirara's markings weren't so red and Sango had woken up and had started to help with the work once more even though Miroku asked her to rest. As daybreak came, everyone still awake was yawning. Miroku stood quickly with the dry pale of water.
"I'm going to get some more water."
He said softly Kagome looked up nodded and then took Inuyasha's hand in hers
'Oh Inuyasha,'
Kagome grieved to herself.
'How could I let this happen to you?'
She asked herself squeezing his hand softly. Sweat slithered down Inuyasha's forehead but was wiped away by Kagome's other hand. Sango looked over to Kagome, stood and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Kagome."
She whispered
"They will be fine."
The slayer said in hopes Kagome would smile.
Miroku sighed as he left the hut, looking up to the sky. The sun was rising in all the beautiful colors of the rainbow. Splashes of red and orange littered around the sky with yellow and pink. It was glorious. As he made his way to the river he could not help but look around. He had been in such a rush to find Kagome he did not bother to look where the river leaded. His eyes moved over the stream as the pale filled up with water. The wind rushed around blowing leaves and things about. As the bucket filled up, Miroku lifted it out of the water. There was blood fading in the clear water. He panicked and looked up stream. He could see a pale figure stumble to the ground sitting up against a tree. A moment later he realized it was a woman.
He pale skin glimmered with sweat and blood, she had icy blue locks that drifted to her waist. A pale purple cloth hung off golden chains at her wrists. A golden plate curved in a delicate way moved over her chest. A skirt made of the same purple cloth and a golden plate danced at her hips when she moved. Golden anklets dressed her ankles. Miroku gasped setting the pale down and walking over to the woman.
"Excuse me miss but-"
He eyes were shut, her breathing slowed. Miroku slung his arms around the being picked her up and hurried off to Kaede's hut. As he pushed past the beaded door everyone looked up. Sango's eyes were glassy once more as she patted Kirara softly on the head, Kagome was padding the sweat off of Inuyasha's face and Kaede was feeding Shippo more pain killers. Everyone looked like they had many questions for Miroku. The priestess stood quickly.
"Who that be?"
She asked quickly. Miroku shook his head.
"I found her by the river, she was bleeding. I think she is dying but I cannot tell."
He set her down next to Shippo. Her blue hair fanned out behind her head. Kaede disappeared into the other room and came out with a quilt. She moved the blanket over the girl. Kaede looked up to the remaining humans left.
"We need more medicine. I can make a numbing cream if we were to have some more ingredients. "
She said quickly. Kagome stood shakily dropping Inuyasha's hand.
"I'll go Kaede."
Horse hooves thundered over the soil, Kagome rid the most trusted horse in the village. 'Spring water, fern leaves, and a red berry found near the wolf den. '
Kagome thought.
'Kouga lives at the wolf den, mabey he could get me home faster than this horse.'
She thought. All though the day she made the horse move faster and faster with every passing thought of Inuyasha. As the roar of the falls came to Kagome's ear, she smiled to herself. Only a small ways further. The sun was setting quickly. Kagome wanted to get everything and get gone before sunset. As she pulled the horse to a stop. She looked about, she was quite suprized that Kouga had not shown up yet. She dismounted off the horse and began to look around for a large red juicy berry. As Kagome skittered around hurriedly in the bush, Kouga was also not feeling well.
His whole den slept on the cold ground cheeks flushed and teeth gritted. Kouga was the only one moving. He walked out to the cliff over looking the falls.
'I should jump and get this pain over with.'
He thought but as his eyes peered over the cliff. His brown eyes landed on Kagome, he smiled waving his hand slightly to her.
"Kagome!"
He yelled out although he doubted she could hear him. Kagome finally stumbled on a bush with a few big red berries draping off of its small branches. She plucked the berries and put them carefully in the basket Kaede had given her. Kouga stumbled quickly down the rocks, with the aid of his jewel shards and ended up panting and clutching his chest near by where Kagome was. She had found the fern and had taken the leaves off. Kagome looked up at the sound of heavy breathing. It was Kouga.
"Kouga?"
She asked setting the basket down
"Are you alright?"
She walked over and put a hand on his shoulder, he nodded.
"Yea just a little tired is all."
He stood up straight.
"What are you doing here? That mutt face here too?"
Kagome shook her head sadly tears welling in her eyes once more.
"Hes sick. I have to get back to the village quick."
Kouga perked up.
"Hes sick too?"
Kouga asked, feeling like he was going to fall over, the wolf demon sat down on the ground trying to act tough. Kagome nodded filling a bottle up with cold water from the river. Suddenly it hit her.
"Too? Are you sick also Kouga?"
Kouga shook his head,
"No, but my tribe ain't looking to good."
He said, but Kagome had already pinned her hand to his forehead. She pulled back in shock. "Kouga you're burning up!"
She exclaimed putting the top to the water on. Kagome stood up grabbing Kouga's arm. But he kept sitting.
"No Kagome. My tribe is in trouble. I can't leave them here."
She sighed and nodded sadly. handing him a bottle of asprin.
"Take care of yourself."
She said mounting the horse carefully. Although she was worried about Kouga and his pack, she was more worried about Inuyasha. She sighed and kicked the horse's side as Kouga disappeared quickly up the mountain, but she could she the limp in his stride. As the horse led Kagome over the same path they had taken before. Kagome seemed like it would take forever to get back, that her friends would have already died.
Kagome jumped as she heard a very loud scream. Kagome turned her horse to the west to see who had yelled in fright like she had heard. As they got closer and closer, Kagome could her crying and multiple screams of terror. As Kagome stopped the horse she dismounted and ran through the trees. A young girl was crying lying on a demon crying. Kagome gasped, she knew this demon. It was Sesshoumaru! Jaken was hunched over beside a tree, gasping for air. Rin was crying on he lord's chest, but he had his eyes closed.
"Rin?"
Kagome asked softly, the little girl did not look up. She kept crying. Kagome walked over and put a hand of Rin's shoulder.
"Clam down Rin, everything will be okay."
Kagome managed to say in a fake voice. Rin whirled around tears streaming down her cheeks. Her cheeks were burning red.
"No it won't! There going to die I know it!"
She screamed. At that moment Kagome figured out what was going on. This was no ordinary sickness, no human was harmed. It was the deadly sickness of the demon.
All through the night, Kagome kept looking over Inuyasha, she worried so much about him. Shippo had calmed down quite a bit thanks to the painkillers, Kirara's markings weren't so red and Sango had woken up and had started to help with the work once more even though Miroku asked her to rest. As daybreak came, everyone still awake was yawning. Miroku stood quickly with the dry pale of water.
"I'm going to get some more water."
He said softly Kagome looked up nodded and then took Inuyasha's hand in hers
'Oh Inuyasha,'
Kagome grieved to herself.
'How could I let this happen to you?'
She asked herself squeezing his hand softly. Sweat slithered down Inuyasha's forehead but was wiped away by Kagome's other hand. Sango looked over to Kagome, stood and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry Kagome."
She whispered
"They will be fine."
The slayer said in hopes Kagome would smile.
Miroku sighed as he left the hut, looking up to the sky. The sun was rising in all the beautiful colors of the rainbow. Splashes of red and orange littered around the sky with yellow and pink. It was glorious. As he made his way to the river he could not help but look around. He had been in such a rush to find Kagome he did not bother to look where the river leaded. His eyes moved over the stream as the pale filled up with water. The wind rushed around blowing leaves and things about. As the bucket filled up, Miroku lifted it out of the water. There was blood fading in the clear water. He panicked and looked up stream. He could see a pale figure stumble to the ground sitting up against a tree. A moment later he realized it was a woman.
He pale skin glimmered with sweat and blood, she had icy blue locks that drifted to her waist. A pale purple cloth hung off golden chains at her wrists. A golden plate curved in a delicate way moved over her chest. A skirt made of the same purple cloth and a golden plate danced at her hips when she moved. Golden anklets dressed her ankles. Miroku gasped setting the pale down and walking over to the woman.
"Excuse me miss but-"
He eyes were shut, her breathing slowed. Miroku slung his arms around the being picked her up and hurried off to Kaede's hut. As he pushed past the beaded door everyone looked up. Sango's eyes were glassy once more as she patted Kirara softly on the head, Kagome was padding the sweat off of Inuyasha's face and Kaede was feeding Shippo more pain killers. Everyone looked like they had many questions for Miroku. The priestess stood quickly.
"Who that be?"
She asked quickly. Miroku shook his head.
"I found her by the river, she was bleeding. I think she is dying but I cannot tell."
He set her down next to Shippo. Her blue hair fanned out behind her head. Kaede disappeared into the other room and came out with a quilt. She moved the blanket over the girl. Kaede looked up to the remaining humans left.
"We need more medicine. I can make a numbing cream if we were to have some more ingredients. "
She said quickly. Kagome stood shakily dropping Inuyasha's hand.
"I'll go Kaede."
Horse hooves thundered over the soil, Kagome rid the most trusted horse in the village. 'Spring water, fern leaves, and a red berry found near the wolf den. '
Kagome thought.
'Kouga lives at the wolf den, mabey he could get me home faster than this horse.'
She thought. All though the day she made the horse move faster and faster with every passing thought of Inuyasha. As the roar of the falls came to Kagome's ear, she smiled to herself. Only a small ways further. The sun was setting quickly. Kagome wanted to get everything and get gone before sunset. As she pulled the horse to a stop. She looked about, she was quite suprized that Kouga had not shown up yet. She dismounted off the horse and began to look around for a large red juicy berry. As Kagome skittered around hurriedly in the bush, Kouga was also not feeling well.
His whole den slept on the cold ground cheeks flushed and teeth gritted. Kouga was the only one moving. He walked out to the cliff over looking the falls.
'I should jump and get this pain over with.'
He thought but as his eyes peered over the cliff. His brown eyes landed on Kagome, he smiled waving his hand slightly to her.
"Kagome!"
He yelled out although he doubted she could hear him. Kagome finally stumbled on a bush with a few big red berries draping off of its small branches. She plucked the berries and put them carefully in the basket Kaede had given her. Kouga stumbled quickly down the rocks, with the aid of his jewel shards and ended up panting and clutching his chest near by where Kagome was. She had found the fern and had taken the leaves off. Kagome looked up at the sound of heavy breathing. It was Kouga.
"Kouga?"
She asked setting the basket down
"Are you alright?"
She walked over and put a hand on his shoulder, he nodded.
"Yea just a little tired is all."
He stood up straight.
"What are you doing here? That mutt face here too?"
Kagome shook her head sadly tears welling in her eyes once more.
"Hes sick. I have to get back to the village quick."
Kouga perked up.
"Hes sick too?"
Kouga asked, feeling like he was going to fall over, the wolf demon sat down on the ground trying to act tough. Kagome nodded filling a bottle up with cold water from the river. Suddenly it hit her.
"Too? Are you sick also Kouga?"
Kouga shook his head,
"No, but my tribe ain't looking to good."
He said, but Kagome had already pinned her hand to his forehead. She pulled back in shock. "Kouga you're burning up!"
She exclaimed putting the top to the water on. Kagome stood up grabbing Kouga's arm. But he kept sitting.
"No Kagome. My tribe is in trouble. I can't leave them here."
She sighed and nodded sadly. handing him a bottle of asprin.
"Take care of yourself."
She said mounting the horse carefully. Although she was worried about Kouga and his pack, she was more worried about Inuyasha. She sighed and kicked the horse's side as Kouga disappeared quickly up the mountain, but she could she the limp in his stride. As the horse led Kagome over the same path they had taken before. Kagome seemed like it would take forever to get back, that her friends would have already died.
Kagome jumped as she heard a very loud scream. Kagome turned her horse to the west to see who had yelled in fright like she had heard. As they got closer and closer, Kagome could her crying and multiple screams of terror. As Kagome stopped the horse she dismounted and ran through the trees. A young girl was crying lying on a demon crying. Kagome gasped, she knew this demon. It was Sesshoumaru! Jaken was hunched over beside a tree, gasping for air. Rin was crying on he lord's chest, but he had his eyes closed.
"Rin?"
Kagome asked softly, the little girl did not look up. She kept crying. Kagome walked over and put a hand of Rin's shoulder.
"Clam down Rin, everything will be okay."
Kagome managed to say in a fake voice. Rin whirled around tears streaming down her cheeks. Her cheeks were burning red.
"No it won't! There going to die I know it!"
She screamed. At that moment Kagome figured out what was going on. This was no ordinary sickness, no human was harmed. It was the deadly sickness of the demon.