The Demon Known as Kagome
Chapter 19
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Inu Yasha looked worriedly to the others. They nodded and he sped off to Kiade's with Kagome still bleeding in his arms.
He ran as fast as he could. Inu Yasha didn't stop during the night nor the next day. He continued to run until he reached Kiade's.
Inu Yasha ran inside. He looked around for Kiade. She sat with her back towards him. She turned around and looked at him. She had a cut across her forehead and a slight bruise on her cheek.
"Inu Yasha," she said with a slight smile. She looked at Kagome. Kiade jumped up and rolled out a futon. She gestured for Inu Yasha to lay Kagome down and he did so. He stood back up, but his eyes fluttered and he passed out, falling face first onto the floor.
Kiade jumped slightly. She got some of her herbs and decided Inu Yasha could wait and that Kagome's wounds were more urgent. She stripped Kagome of her clothes.
She wrapped bandages around her chest and shoulder, around her waist, put some herbal medicine on her cheek and put her into some new clothes. It was a simple pink shirt with a pair of white priestess pants. Kagome had brought the shirt from her time and kept it at Kiade's in case. Kiade laid a blanket over Kagome.
Kiade turned to Inu Yasha. She turned him onto his back. She took off his shirt and wrapped his right arm. Kiade moved him to lean against the wall, since all he really needed was some rest.
Inu Yasha slept for the next two days. Kiade had been busy with the villagers and keeping the village safe. She also kept the demons away who came after the jewel in Kagome's body.
Inu Yasha blinked open his eyes. It was warm out and he could smell the fresh summer air. He slowly stood up and waked over to Kagome. She was sleeping peacefully. Inu Yasha sat down next to her and moved a strand of hair from her face.
A loud crash was heard outside. Inu Yasha jumped up and ran to the door and grabbed his sword on the way out. Kiade had crashed into the wooden steps, breaking most of them. However she didn't do this on her own, she was thrown into them. Inu Yasha jumped down and pulled Kiade up by her arm.
"Are you all right?" he asked. He looked in front of him and saw a rather large wolf demon and a smaller one next to it. They growled at Inu Yasha.
"I'll be fine," Kiade said from behind Inu Yasha. Inu Yasha unsheathed his sword. Kiade held her shoulder.
The bigger wolf smirked. He whispered to the smaller one and she laughed. They looked from Inu Yasha to the house behind him.
"You must be Inu Yasha," the male said in a strong tone.
"And what does that imply?" Inu Yasha asked. The wolf simply lifted his shoulders. The small wolf darted to the right and the other to the left. They ran around Inu Yasha and the house. The larger one lunged at Inu Yasha, but he blocked quickly and jumped away.
The female was behind the house and she went through a window Kiade had left open. She crept towards Kagome and picked her up. She jumped back out the window and ran to the male with Kagome over her shoulder, all of this was done without a sound.
The wolves looked at each other and started backing away towards the edge of the woods. They were walking backwards and didn't know exactly where they were going.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha yelled. He growled at them. He moved towards them, but the female put up a hand.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You wouldn't want her to get hurt now would you?" she said. Inu Yasha stopped. He hadn't noticed, but someone was standing three feet behind her.
The wolves slowly turned around to leave, but the female ran into a body. The male took a step back. The girl looked up into the amber eyes of Sesshomaru. He looked at her and then to the male and then to Kagome. He raised a brow.
"I do believe you have something that doesn't belong to you," he said to the girl with his stoic expression. Inu Yasha heard his brother and moved again.
The female took Kagome from her shoulder and held her out to Sesshomaru. He took Kagome from the girl. The wolves turned around to leave again, but met an angry Inu Yasha.
The wolves darted to the left, but met Hanto and Kilala at the edge of the woods. They halted and moved to the other side, but met Sango and Miroku. Rin had appeared and was standing hand in hand with Sesshomaru. Shippo was standing next to Sesshomaru with Kagome in his arms. Sesshomaru gave Kagome to him to hold. Heisei was behind Inu Yasha and Ganu and Lanuta were with Kiade.
Inu Yasha ran towards the demons and sliced them in half. Miroku and Sango moved the pieces out of sight. You could now see both of Miroku's hands. He had removed the beads and purple cloth from his right hand.
Inu Yasha ran over to Shippo. He gently took Kagome from him with a slight nod of a thank you to Sesshomaru. Inu Yasha glanced from Rin to Sesshomaru because of the fact that they were holding hands. He smirked slightly, but got a look from Shippo not say anything about it.
Inu Yasha turned and walked back towards the house. He went inside and laid Kagome back onto the futon. Sango, Kiade, Heisei and Kilala had gone in. Everyone else stayed outside. Miroku and Shippo set to work on fixing Kiade's steps for her.
Sesshomaru went and sat under a tree in the shade. Rin followed and sat next to him. She enlaced her fingers with his again and laid her head on his shoulder. Sesshomaru lifted up their hands and kissed hers. He laid them back down on his leg. Rin smiled and looked up at the sky from Sesshomaru's shoulder.
Ganu sat on the porch against the wall with Lanuta next to him. She kissed him and sat on his lap leaning back on him. Hanto transformed into his large cat self and went looking for something to eat for dinner. Shippo and Miroku had the steps fixed in no time.
Inu Yasha sat next to Kagome. His eyes held no real emotion, but the others could tell he was in pain. Sango looked from him to Kagome. Her instincts told her to leave them alone, so she said nothing. She turned and left with a small Kilala on her shoulder. Heisei asked Kiade if she needed any help, but Kiade said no, so they both left, too.
Shippo walked over to Heisei. He grabbed her hand and she followed him. They went for a walk in the woods. She smiled at him and he smiled back. They were both with peaceful minds since Naraku was now gone.
Miroku looked at Sango as she came out the door. Kilala jumped off Sango's shoulder. Miroku moved over next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He could tell something was bothering her.
He held Sango tighter and jumped off the porch. Miroku jumped into a nearby tree taking Sango with him. They were far enough away so the others couldn't hear them, at least most of them.
He sat on a branch and Sango sat in his lap. He looked at her, but she said nothing. She looked at the sky and then back to Miroku.
"Sango... what's wrong?" Miroku asked with a soft voice. She looked away from him.
"I am worried... about Inu Yasha," she said, "Miroku you didn't see the look in his eyes as he looked at Kagome. They showed true pain. I've never seen him look like that before."
"Sango... Inu Yasha is going through a hard time right now. We cannot expect to fix everything that is bothering him. That is up to Kagome and to her alone," Miroku said.
Sango turned back to him. She leaned in and kissed Miroku. Miroku kissed her back with as much passion as he always wanted to. A fire blazed in Sango's stomach. 'What is this feeling?' she asked herself, 'Do I truly love him this much?...Yes... yes I do.'
They continued to kiss each other passionately. Miroku parted with Sango. He looked deeply into her eyes.
"Sango... will you marry me?" Miroku asked softly. He continued to look into her eyes, searching for an answer.
Something clicked in the back of Sango's mind. A tear ran down her cheek. Miroku took this sign as a 'no' and looked away from her. He looked greatly saddened. Sango lifted her hand and moved him to face her with a finger on his chin.
"Miroku... of course I'll marry you. I thought you would never ask," she said with a smile and another tear. Miroku stared back at her. He couldn't believe what she had said. 'So they are tears of happiness,' he said to himself. All of his fears went away and he kissed Sango deeply again.
He stood up with Sango in his arms. They were still kissing, but Miroku jumped down from the tree and ran into the woods carrying Sango.
Sesshomaru watched them leave. He had heard their entire conversation. He knew Rin and even Inu Yasha knew. He smirked slightly, but no one noticed. It was past dusk now and the sun was almost set, but you could still see perfectly.
Shippo and Heisei had come back from their walk, but they never noticed Sango and Miroku. Hanto had come back with a buck, which Kiade was making into a stew.
Hanto and Kilala laid on the porch in their large cat forms. Kilala lay sort of in a ball with Hanto behind her. He rested his head on her back and closed his eyes. He slightly purred. Kilala slowly drifted off to sleep as well.
Sesshomaru looked at Rin. She had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He reached over and picked her up. Sesshomaru stood up and walked into the house.
He put another futon down and laid Rin on it. He could not find another blanket, so he took of his armor and laid it in the corner. Then he took off his shirt and covered Rin with it. It wasn't as long as a blanket, but it wasn't cold out so she would be fine. Sesshomaru turned to leave.
"Sesshomaru?" Inu Yasha asked, "What are you going to do?" Sesshomaru stopped. He turned and looked at his brother. Inu Yasha didn't take his gaze from Kagome.
"With what?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Rin," Inu Yasha said.
"I don't know," Sesshomaru responded. He sat next to Rin and continued to look at his brother.
"Do you intend to make her your mate?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I don't know about that either," Sesshomaru said.
Unknown to them Kagome was having a nightmare. She thought she saw Inu Yasha, but his face was covered in darkness. Kikyo and Naraku were standing behind him smirking at her. Kagome tried to run to Inu Yasha, but she couldn't move. She just kept running, never getting any closer.
A tear ran down her cheek and Inu Yasha looked at her. He heard her heart rate go up and her breathing was becoming harder.
"Kagome?" he asked softly. Sesshomaru looked at Inu Yasha then to Kagome. She was starting to sweat. Kagome's eyes snapped open, but they weren't their normal violet. They were white.
Kagome screamed. She grabbed her head and wriggled violently. Inu Yasha jumped up. Kagome floated into the air still writhing. She was waist height on Inu Yasha.
Sesshomaru jumped up. He grabbed Rin and held her close. Rin opened her eyes sleepily, but they widened when she saw Kagome. Rin placed her hands on Sesshomaru's chest.
Inu Yasha moved a hand towards Kagome. He went to touch her face, but she screamed. An invisible force pushed Inu Yasha into the wall behind him and Sesshomaru and Rin into the wall behind them.
Kiade ran to the door, but was deflected off a barrier and flew into Ganu and Lanuta, who were standing behind her. Kiade got up and held her head. Ganu stood up and lifted Lanuta off the ground. She looked at him and he shook his head. She nodded. They stood their silently.
Hanto and Kilala had jumped off the porch and transformed back into their human forms. They stood next to Heisei and Shippo. They looked to each other, but no one seemed to know what was going on.
The boards behind Sesshomaru cracked. He moved his head to look at them. They were going to split and he and Rin would be thrown from the house. Inu Yasha was trying desperately to get to Kagome.
A loud crack was heard, followed by another. Sesshomaru held tighter to Rin as the boards gave way. Sesshomaru was thrown to his back with Rin on top of him. He skidded across the ground, getting a few scratches. Rin opened her eyes and looked at Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru?" she asked quietly.
"I'm all right Rin," he said as he sat up. Rin stood up followed by Sesshomaru. Rin looked at him and blushed. She realized she had his shirt wrapped around her. She gave him his shirt, but not before looking at the scratches on his back.
She ran a hand lightly down his back. He shuddered slightly at her touch and she smiled. Rin grabbed some bandages and covered his wounds. Sesshomaru put his shirt back on. He took a few steps and Rin noticed he had a slight limp. 'That'll heal quickly,' she thought as she followed Sesshomaru.
Inu Yasha had managed to get closer to Kagome. He stood next to her. He reached a hand out and cupped her cheek.
"Kagome... I'm here," he said softly. She had stopped writhing and screaming a minute ago. Inu Yasha kissed her. Kagome's eyes closed. They went back to normal. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
Inu Yasha held out his arms as she stopped floating. Instead she was held by him. He opened his eyes and looked down at her in his arms. Kagome slowly opened her eyes.
She looked up at him and tears filled her eyes. She leaned into his chest and cried. Inu Yasha had made out the words "I thought I lost you" through her sobs.
Inu Yasha sat down and held Kagome in his lap. He rubbed her back and soothed her, trying to get her to stop crying. Kagome slowly stopped. She looked up at Inu Yasha with a tear strewn face. Inu Yasha took his sleeve and gently wiped her tears away.
Sesshomaru slowly walked in followed by Rin. Kagome turned and looked from Sesshomaru to Rin.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"Kagome," Rin said softly, "Are you all right?"
"Yes... I'm fine," Kagome said as another tear ran down her cheek. Rin looked up at Sesshomaru and he looked back at her.
"Are you okay Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked. She had smelled the faint trace of his blood.
"I'll live," he said.