*Disclaimer: I do not own Rumiko Takahashi's work, Inuyasha.
Naraku's Revenge and Kagome's Suffering
Chapter 2
An Unusual Week
"There," Kagome said after boiling the herbs from Jinenji and giving them to Sango and Kilala, "You two should be up and on your feet in a couple of days."
"Thanks, Kagome," Sango said as she and Kilala closed their eyes to rest.
"Thank you again, Kagome," Miroku added. "You had saved all of us from Naraku and now you're saving Sango too."
Kagome smiled and then looked at Inuyasha, "Inuyasha, how far away are we from the Bone Eater's Well?"
"Not far," he paused, "Why? Are you planning to go home already?"
Kagome nodded in return. "Yes, I have a test in a couple of days and now that I know Sango and Kilala are okay I could use this time to study."
"What is the purpose of this 'studying?'" Miroku asked.
"Where I'm from," Kagome replied, "everyone has something called education. We go to school to learn math, language, and science. Not only does it make us smarter, but also to help us to have a career in the future."
"Sounds like a lot of hard work to me," Shippo said.
Inuyasha stood up from beside Sango's bedside and walked toward the door. He squatted down and said, "Well, then I'll take you."
Everyone in the room, who wasn't sleeping, looked in shock at him.
"What?!" he exclaimed.
"You're being," Shippo said, then pointing, "so nice."
"And understanding," Miroku added.
Inuyasha just grunted and said, looking out the window, "There's no point in her staying here. Sango and Kilala are recovering and we need everyone to search for the jewel shards.
He has an interesting point, Kagome thought to herself. She, then, walked to Inuyasha and climbed on his back.
"Let's go," she said.
"Wait!" Miroku startled both of them.
"What now?" Inuyasha whined.
"Why don't you wait at Kaede's, Inuyasha? When Sango and Kilala wake from resting, I'll have Hachi take us to the village," Miroku suggested, then explained, "That way you won't have to come back here and we can wait for Kagome to return."
"Sounds like a plan to me," Kagome said.
Inuyasha grunted again and said, "Whatever."
* * *
Kagome was walking home from school, completely exhausted.
"That was one hard test. I bet I barely passed it."
She slowly climbed up the steps to her family's shrine. When she was mid-way, she saw her brother, Sota, down the street. As she reached the top step, he was already a quarter of the way up the steps.
At the top, Kagome saw her mother carrying laundry from the outside line and her grandpa was sweeping the steps of the shrine's entrance. "Hi, Mom," she said, so pleased to see them after a hard day.
"Hello, Kagome. How was your test?" her mother asked.
Kagome was about to answer when she sensed jewel shards, and they weren't coming from her room or the well.
Before she could determine where they were coming from, a purple and black mist consumed her.
"Kagome!" her mother called out.
When hearing this Sota and Kagome's grandpa ran to her side. As they got closer, the mist disappeared and she collapsed on the floor.
"Let's get her inside," Kagome's grandpa commanded. Then all of them carried her to the house and on the couch.
Once they set her down, Kagome's mother placed her palm on her daughter's forehead. "She's as cold as ice!"
"Inu…yasha, …can't breathe," Kagome managed to sputter out.
"I have a feeling she was poisoned," Kagome's grandpa concluded. He began to give his explanation when Sota began to run outside.
"Where are you going?!" Kagome's mom exclaimed.
"I'm going to call Inuyasha," he replied, "He may know something." And he ran out the door.
Besides, he thought, Kagome said his name.
To Be Continued…