April 12, 2004
Nube
by Goddess of Anime
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha... yet. *holds up a prayer bead neclace and grins evilly* Here doggie, doggie, doggie! Come here....
I have decided to continue this without thinking, again. And you know how in the first and second manga Kagome had this sassy I-don't-care-what-the-hell-you-do just-stay-away-from-me attitude? I'm going to try to bring that fire back into her. It's more fun to wrtie a character like that, right? Right. The rest isn't going to be very angsty though, and this chapter is no exception. Um, it's more about a few thoughts from the characters. Just look what I titled the chapter....
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Scroll 2: Thoughts
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Harsh lights of dawn pierced through the eye-lid's of a heavily bandaged girl. With a groan she sat up, her hazel-grey eyes trying to open and close at the same time. "Where am I?" she mumbled, squinting around at her blurry surroundings. With the white cloth beneath her she wiped her eyes, hoping to rid herself of the irritation in them. Her vision cleared remarkably and revealed that she was out of the forest with no sign of Juro-maru. Shivering she pulled on the haori, something she recognized to be Inu-Yasha's for it was several sizes too big for her, and stood up.
Granted, she shouldn't even have been able to walk but managed to trot outside all the same. Inu-Yasha was no where in sight and seemed have been gone for a while. Desperately she yelled out his name, straining to hear a reply of any sort. Faintly she remembered him promising about leaving her. But he was angry at the time and promised many things when he was angry, and none of them he had ever meant.
Does he mean it this time, she thought numbly. Her eyes stung and her cheeks felt wet and cold. "Why are you crying?" someone asked her gruffly. With a gasp Kagome spun around, giving a cry of relief when she saw that the dog demon hadn't left her. Hugging him tightly she mumbled incoherently, happy just to have him here with her. This happiness was cut off when she felt warm water spreading across her abdomen. She looked down and gasped. Blood had spread across the front of her, Inu-Yasha's, shirt. A hot bile rose in her throat when she saw that it was from Inu-Yasha.
"You need help!" Kagome hissed, tugging him inside. He stumbled behind her without a word. His normally bright golden eyes were now a dull amber. Kagome grabbed a bottle of something foul-smelling and poured it onto a cotton gauze pad. She pressed it against the hole in Inu-Yasha front and the same in the back. As quickly as she could she wrapped cloth strips around the two pieces, praying that it wasn't too late. Idiot! Idiot! IDIOT! an annoying voice chanted. Strangely, it sounded a bit like Kouga's. I'm the idiot, she shot back at herself.
When she pulled herself out of her own thoughts she realized there were claws digging into her arm. Inu-Yasha was staring down at the floor, a trickle of blood dripping out of the corner of his mouth. "Kaede," Kagome shrieked, trying to yank her arm away. "Kaede!" Something was happening to her best friend, to the person that... what? That saved her countless of times? That would get insanely jealous whenever another guy looked at her? That... loved her?
"What are shouting about so early in the morn'?" Kaede asked. Once look at Inu-Yasha was enough to make her comment on being woken up at such a wretched time. "The fool! He can't take direction. Even if it was absolutely necessary!" She went apace at prying the claws off of Kagome, motioning vaguely to her to hold him back. Kagome paled. It was one thing to keep him calm, another to restrain him.
Hesitantly she placed her forearms into the crook of his, tightening her grip to make sure. Kaede nodded and forced his jaws apart, pouring a frothy drink into it. He sputtered and coughed, his face screwed up in a look of disgust. Kagome gritted her teeth and pulled him down as far she could manage. "Roll him onto his back," Kaede ordered. Kagome sighed but daren't disobey. The situation clearly wasn't in their favor and wasn't going to give up without a bloody fight. Kagome seethed and straddled the boy. Next time I come I'm wearing jeans! she decided.
This was going nowhere and both women realized that. "Sit," Kagome stated. They watched in silent relief as he went limp. Taking advantage of the situation Kaede removed his bandages and rubbed an ointment around the wound and muttered a quick prayer. Kagome prayed as well. "Will he be okay?" she asked tentatively. Kaede nodded, closing her good eye. She clambered off Inu-Yasha's back and collapsed next to him. She just couldn't shake off the feeling that there something being kept secret from her.
Only seconds after she had closed her eyes she heard two pairs of feet entering the room. She sat up groggily and came face to face with Sango. "Kagome. Are you okay?" she asked, biting her lower lip in concern. Kagome nodded and was helped to her feet. She snapped off the hair band from around her wrist and pulled her hair back into a high pony-tail. Shippou leapt happily onto Kagome's shoulder, hugging her neck. Kagome smiled and gently removed his hands from her throat. "Nice to see you too," she smiled, ruffling his coppery locks.
Miroku, the ever-so-thoughtful one, brought up, "I see that Inu-Yasha has been brutally mutilated." Sango smacked his head, glaring him a scolding look. Kagome nodded and fiddled with the chain around her neck. She licked her dry lips and coughed. An awkward silence settled over the group of friends. Sango gently cracked the silence, "I'll make sure that Miroku is tended to." Miroku obediently followed her. Shippou frowned and ran after the two into a corner farthest from hanyou and reincarnated miko. Also known as: Inu-Yasha and Kagome.
For the first time that Kagome had met him he looked peaceful. Sort of like a little boy. Inwardly she giggled and rubbed one of his ears. Though he was sleeping his visage held the expression of delectation. A smile graced her own features. He really was close to her heart and she was glad for that. Without him life would be boring. If didn't have any of her friends, close friends like Sango or Inu-Yasha, she wasn't sure how her life would have turned out. All she knew was that she wouldn't like it.
From the corner Sango smiled at the sight. "Aw. Isn't it cute?" she asked aloud. Shippou shrugged and Miroku, despite his efforts, had a mischievous smile twitch into place. Sango groaned and scooted away from him. "Don't you think of it. Last time you did that you were nearly killed."
"Nearly," Miroku pointed out. Sango shook her head and secured the the last strip of white gauze into place. It was almost over. Soon she could go off and put her brother into his long needed rest. But after that she wasn't sure what she would do. She would continue being a taiji but there was something that made her want to look for the Shikon no Tama a little longer. Wistfully she stole a glance at Miroku and slapped herself mentally. This is no time to be thinking of what will come next. We'll just have to wait and see what happens, she fretted. But, who will come our way...?
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Bleh. Too sugary to my own likings. But I need it to help balance out. I'm pretty sure that after this fic I'll go on and finish A Crazy Summer (my YGO fic) and possibly complete either Secrets or Missed (both are also YGO fics). I guess it's sort like that green pattern you find on trees when they age. They're nice but aren't the nicest things you can find. Oh, don't mind my mold analogy, just review or flame or whatever you like to do to me.
nube = hell
haori = the red shirt Inu-Yasha wears
hanyou = half demon
miko = witch
Shikon no Tama = Jewel of Four Souls
taiji = demon exterminator