I do not own Inu-Yasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. I think she keeps him
locked in her basement.
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"She's finally asleep."
Inu-Yasha and Miroku looked up as Sango joined them by the fire. The demon exterminator looked exhausted, having spent the last few hours calming Kagome down. She sat down next to Miroku with a sigh.
"What do you think is wrong with her?"
Her two companions remained silent for a moment. Finally, Miroku spoke, his eyes on the fire.
"Perhaps it is her powers."
Inu-Yasha frowned.
"Keh. She's never been able to do anything even near that before."
"Yes. But she suffered quite a traumatic event. Also, Kagome's only been aware of her miko abilities for a short while. She's hardly had any training dealing with them."
"I've never seen a miko do what she did."
"Oh? And how many mikos have you encountered, Inu-Yasha?"
The hanyou scowled in reply and turned his head towards the fire. Satisfied, Miroku continued.
"There's only one logical course of action. We're going to have to ask Kaede."
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Kagome twisted feverishly in her sleep. Her head thrashed from side to side as small murmurs of distress escaped her lips.
"No, no, no!"
With a sudden cry, she sat straight up, hands clasped to her ears, head shaking from side to side.
"Kagome?"
Kagome opened her eyes and whipped her head to the side. Inu-Yasha was crouched alongside her sleeping bag, concern obvious in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Kagome panted, trying to steady her breathing. Realizing she was sweating, her hand came up to wipe her forehead.
"Nothing. It was just a bad dream."
The hanyou narrowed his eyes.
"What was it about?"
"Nothing."
"Don't lie to me. It was about what happened today, wasn't it?"
Kagome remained silent.
Inu-Yasha moved closer to her.
"Tell me about it Kagome. Please."
Kagome looked at him, sighed, then weakly leaned on his shoulder. After a moment's hesitation, Inu-Yasha put his arm around her.
"I keep on seeing his face. Every time I close my eyes, he's there. That's not the worst part though. The worst part is the screaming. I can hear his screaming, both in my dreams and when I'm awake."
"He deserved what he got, you know."
"No, he didn't. I don't know what I did to him exactly, but no one deserves to be in the type of pain he must have been in before he died. The sound he was making. . . I can't. . .god, what did I do to him?"
"You did what you had to do."
Kagome looked up at Inu-Yasha. His voice had been firm and even if she didn't quite agree with his statement, she was comforted by his assuring tone.
"Look, you should try to get some sleep. Miroku thinks that it would be best if we went to see Kaede tomorrow. He figures she might be able to give us some answers. It's going to be a long journey back so you're going to need your rest."
Kagome pulled back and ran her hand through her hair.
"You're right. I'm just afraid that. . . "
"I'll stay right here all night, in case you have another nightmare."
Kagome blushed.
"Thank you."
Inu-Yasha gave a curt nod.
"Keh. Somebody has to watch out for a weak human like you."
Kagome smiled and lay back down. Her breathing slowly steadied out and soon she was fast asleep. By her side, the hanyou watched over her, his amber eyes filled with worry. There would be no sleep for him tonight.
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"She's finally asleep."
Inu-Yasha and Miroku looked up as Sango joined them by the fire. The demon exterminator looked exhausted, having spent the last few hours calming Kagome down. She sat down next to Miroku with a sigh.
"What do you think is wrong with her?"
Her two companions remained silent for a moment. Finally, Miroku spoke, his eyes on the fire.
"Perhaps it is her powers."
Inu-Yasha frowned.
"Keh. She's never been able to do anything even near that before."
"Yes. But she suffered quite a traumatic event. Also, Kagome's only been aware of her miko abilities for a short while. She's hardly had any training dealing with them."
"I've never seen a miko do what she did."
"Oh? And how many mikos have you encountered, Inu-Yasha?"
The hanyou scowled in reply and turned his head towards the fire. Satisfied, Miroku continued.
"There's only one logical course of action. We're going to have to ask Kaede."
************ ************ ************
Kagome twisted feverishly in her sleep. Her head thrashed from side to side as small murmurs of distress escaped her lips.
"No, no, no!"
With a sudden cry, she sat straight up, hands clasped to her ears, head shaking from side to side.
"Kagome?"
Kagome opened her eyes and whipped her head to the side. Inu-Yasha was crouched alongside her sleeping bag, concern obvious in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Kagome panted, trying to steady her breathing. Realizing she was sweating, her hand came up to wipe her forehead.
"Nothing. It was just a bad dream."
The hanyou narrowed his eyes.
"What was it about?"
"Nothing."
"Don't lie to me. It was about what happened today, wasn't it?"
Kagome remained silent.
Inu-Yasha moved closer to her.
"Tell me about it Kagome. Please."
Kagome looked at him, sighed, then weakly leaned on his shoulder. After a moment's hesitation, Inu-Yasha put his arm around her.
"I keep on seeing his face. Every time I close my eyes, he's there. That's not the worst part though. The worst part is the screaming. I can hear his screaming, both in my dreams and when I'm awake."
"He deserved what he got, you know."
"No, he didn't. I don't know what I did to him exactly, but no one deserves to be in the type of pain he must have been in before he died. The sound he was making. . . I can't. . .god, what did I do to him?"
"You did what you had to do."
Kagome looked up at Inu-Yasha. His voice had been firm and even if she didn't quite agree with his statement, she was comforted by his assuring tone.
"Look, you should try to get some sleep. Miroku thinks that it would be best if we went to see Kaede tomorrow. He figures she might be able to give us some answers. It's going to be a long journey back so you're going to need your rest."
Kagome pulled back and ran her hand through her hair.
"You're right. I'm just afraid that. . . "
"I'll stay right here all night, in case you have another nightmare."
Kagome blushed.
"Thank you."
Inu-Yasha gave a curt nod.
"Keh. Somebody has to watch out for a weak human like you."
Kagome smiled and lay back down. Her breathing slowly steadied out and soon she was fast asleep. By her side, the hanyou watched over her, his amber eyes filled with worry. There would be no sleep for him tonight.