Chapter 2

The sun shone through the window as Kagome stood there, basking in the sunshine. She turned her face to wards the heavens as she felt tears running down her face again. She looked down at her hands. Bandages covered most areas of her hands and halfway up her arms. She touched her face with them. She felt small bumps as she moved across her face, scars.

Kagome turned and walked to her bedside. She picked up her uniform and slowly began to get dressed. Suddenly behind her she heard light scratching, Kagome spun around, dropping her shirt, towards the sound.

"Inu Yasha!" She called. A small branch brushed past her window. Kagome felt her heard drop to her feet as she turned back to her bed. She felt tears form in her eyes again as she slowly got dressed.

Kagome walked into the kitchen and slouched into one of the chairs. Her mother looked her in eyes and dared not to say a word. She passed her a slice of toast and walked away slowly. Souta ran up to Kagome and grabbed her by the hands.

"Kagome-chan, why are you mad?" He asked, gazing at her with his innocent eyes. Kagome looked at him and smiled. She stood from her seat and walked out of the room. She ran down the halls and slipped on her shoes as fast as she could. Kagome walked out into the yard. The sky suddenly turned gloomy and dark.

'Damn weather.' Kagome thought to herself, feeling sour from head to toe. Kagome walked by the tree in her yard, not daring to take a look at it. She quickly passed by it and headed down the steps to school. As she walked she thought back, just a couple of days.

'Kagome felt a deep throbbing pain as she lay in bed. She slowly lifted her hand to her face, only to find her hand bound tightly with bandages. Kagome groaned as she tried to sit up only to fail and fall back onto the bed, causing her to groan again. She looked at her surroundings, Kaede's cabin. The room looked pretty much the same, except for the other 3 bodies lying beside her.

Kagome tried once again to sit up. Pushing herself with her arms, which ached as she pushed, she finally lifted herself off the floor. After accomplishing this, she decided to stand. Taking her time, moving each muscle gently as the ached, she lifted herself to stand only to fall backwards. She screamed as she fell, afraid of the pain that is to come, when suddenly Inu Yasha jumped into the room to catch her as she fell.

 Kagome squinted her eyes as she waited for the smearing pain. She suddenly noticed that there was none, she slowly opened her eyes only to see a pair of amber eyes staring her right in the face. Kagome blushed furiously as he set her down in sitting position and covered her with blankets. As he set her back, Kaede walked in holding a large bowl filled with green goo.

The old woman took a knee beside Kagome and started to remove her bandages, causing her to flinch at the pain. Inu Yasha held back to urge to help her as Kaede applied the green liquid with her fingers and replaced the bandages.

 "I must now ask, you Inu Yasha," she said turning to him, "to leave."

"What?!" He yelled. "Why should I listen to you, your just and old wench?" Kagome thought she heard his knuckles crack.

 "Because, I am to replace Lady Kagome's bandages and I'm sure she would not want you to be present." Inu Yasha blushed as he walked out the door. Kaede turned to Kagome and smiled.

 After a few moments alone with his thoughts, Kaede walked out of the room and disappeared outside. Seeing her leave, Inu Yasha hopped into the room and landed beside Kagome's bed. He looked at her as she fiddled with the bandages on her hands and under her shirt, around her chest. She looked at him and blushed as he stared at her with his large eyes.

"Are...you...you know...okay?" He asked with great difficulty. Kagome smiled at his concern for her. She nodded as she saw him move in closer to her.

"What happened?" She asked him looking around at the three bodies around her, which she recognized as Miroku and Sango. Inu Yasha looked her in the eyes again and turned away.

"When you completed the jewel I guess something happened with it and we were knocked back by the force. I was the only one left unwounded. When I woke up, there was blood everywhere. Miroku had been knocked into a tree. Sango protected Shippo, which left him somewhat conscious when I woke up. You had been knocked into a tree," He explained.

 "That explains the kink in my back." Kagome said adjust her back and moving slightly closer to Inu Yasha.

"When I found you, you had hit a tree. There was blood everywhere from your open wounds. I brought you back to Kaede's hut as fast as I could and then I went back for them three." He stopped for a moment as he felt Kagome's head on his shoulder. He blushed slightly, hoping that she didn't notice, as he continued his tale. "Kaede says that Sango, Miroku and Shippo are fine, just knocked out."

"Hmm..," Kagome replied, closing her eyes. The darkness and heat were affecting her head, she felt drowsy as she listened to Inu Yasha. "What about Kiara?" She asked slowly as she started to fall asleep.

"Kiara's fine, being small at that time, she hit only small branches as she flew, causing only minor injuries to the skin." Inu Yasha paused and looked down at Kagome.

"Kagome?" He asked gently.

"Hmm." She replied sleepily.

"I...I'm glad that you're okay.cause I don't.know what.I'...d.do if you.died." Inu Yasha waited for a response from the young girl. Inu Yasha waited for a response, and waited, and waited. Soon he became impatient and bent his head down to take a look. He froze as he looked down at Kagome face, she was asleep.

'Damn woman.' He thought to himself he was about to move and let her fall to the ground but he caught a glimpse of her face. So peaceful, so serene, so lovely in every way that he decided to let her rest there. Before he even knew it, his arm was crawling up her back and found it's home around her arm. Before Inu Yasha could stop his wild arm, it pulled her close to him. She rested her head against his chest and listened to his heart beating a mile a second.

He slowly began to calm down as he held the human girl longer in his arms. Inu Yasha leaned back against the wall and closed his eyes, yet he dare not sleep. His heartbeat had slowed down as he felt his ears twitch at the heat in the room. Second by second his eyelids became heavier and he fell into a deep slumber with Kagome rested against his chest.'