Disclaimer: Ello! How is everyone? I am doing fine. Well, this is chapter
four, aren't we all excited? Hehe. Well, better write. I don't own Inu
Yasha in this chapter, any previous or upcoming chapters, or any of my
stories. Like my profile says, all Inu Yasha original characters belong to
Rumiko Takahashi.
~*~Chapter Four: The Consequences (For Not Paying Attention)~*~
Naraku watched as Inu Yasha jumped up. He backed out of the way, as to not get injured. He new that Kikyo would die that night. There was no question to it. The moment that she set her sights on killing his mate, she had made her fate clear. Naraku kept his eyes on Inu Yasha as he swung the first time at Kikyo. He made his move then, while everyone's attention was on that battle. He approached the cringing body of Kagome.
He knelt down beside her form, which was face down in the dirt, one arm at her side, the other at her chest. His hand went to his dark purple robes and pulled out a small bag. He sprinkled its contents on her hand, causing it to bleed everywhere. The man watched as her flesh was slowly being eaten away. He looked at her back, noticing that the shirt showed a small bit of bare skin. He lifted it, revealing the small of her back. Naraku promptly took the index finger of his right hand and slowly ran in down her skin. She yelped in pain.
Naraku heard the second contact of sword and flesh and ran off to where he was unnoticeable by eyes, an evil smirk on his face.
~*~(Now then, back to Inu Yasha and Kagome, running to Keade's hut)
Inu Yasha ran to Keade's hut without looking back to make sure the others were keeping up. He leapt into the air, high above the trees and landed in the clearing by the Bone Eater's well. 'Almost there,' he thought as he bound to the old miko's hut. He pushed pass the beaded door and saw Keade sitting before the fire.
"Inu Yasha, what's wrong? What happened to Kagome?" she asked, noticing a hurt girl in his arms. The sun was beginning to rise, and the light shone through her window. It was cast upon Kagome's form and her injuries were seen, for the first time, by Keade. "Inu Yasha, lay her down," she motioned to the bed beside the fire.
He did as he was told and the elder miko examined her. The gash in her cheek was still bleeding, but not as bad. 'It must not have been a direct hit,' she thought. Her blouse was still stained with blood, although it seemed to be getting slightly larger. "Inu Yasha," Keade said, not looking at him.
Inu Yasha was watching her from over her shoulder. "What is it, ya old hag?" He was growing impatient.
"Leave. It is not appropriate for me to properly address the wound in her chest with a man standing in her presence." He blushed, but left muttering, 'not like I haven't seen it before.' Keade removed the bloodstained blouse as careful as she could. She gasped at the hole.
The edges were tinged purple and blood was flowing from it. 'Magic has been done to create this,' she thought, grabbing a cloth to clean it, 'this wound explains why she has passed out. If I don't stop the bleeding, she will die.' At that moment, Sango rushed in.
"Lady Keade! Is she all right?" Keade nodded.
"Sango, child, I need ye to go to my garden. I need a six-leafed dark green plant. Hurry child." A look of horror and worry flashed on Sango's face at the urgency in the elder woman's voice. She bolted out the door without another second of stalling. She came back mere moments later, followed by a barrage of loud voices from outside.
"What the hell is going on in there?" they heard Inu Yasha ask rather loudly in annoyance as Keade ground up the plant. She instantly put the fine powder on the open wound of Kagome's chest. Steam rose from it and it bubbled slightly. The skin around it started to fuse together and rebuild itself. After a matter of moments, only a large round scar was left.
"Lady Keade, what-"
"It is an herb I only use in emergencies," she replied, closing any other remarks about it. She then went to the Kagome's right hand. The hole had gotten increasingly bigger, from that of a dime to now that of Miroku's kazaana (A/N: I needed something to compare it too. Don't worry, she doesn't have one. -.-'). Keade looked at her left hand as well. There was another hole there, only it looked the same as the chest wound: tinged with purple around the edges only not bleeding anymore. It seemed to have closed up all ready. 'From the herb I used,' Keade concluded.
'But what about her right hand?' She lifted it to get a closer look. The back of her hand was dark red while her palm was being eaten away. Keade took what was left of the powder at her side and sprinkled it over the gaping hole. It seemed to help. The dark aura it had been giving off was dissipating and the blood stopped flowing. 'She'll be all right,' Keade concluded.
After dressing all her wounds, Keade lightly set a cotton blanket over her and put her blouse in her yellow bag just under the window. Kagome stirred a little and opened her eyes wearily.
~*~
Sango walked out of the hut. Inu Yasha glared at her.
"What the hell happened in there, Sango?" His temper was flaring. Who was the old hag to say he couldn't stand by his mate?
"Inu Yasha, all that happened was Keade cleaned and dressed Kagome's injuries. There is nothing for you to be worried about. She'll be just fine, Inu Yasha." Sango walked over and sat in the grass next to Miroku. Shippo went and sat, very 'Inu Yasha' like, next to them. The hanyou stood and started to pace, fearful for his mate's life.
'I can't help but have a feeling she isn't all right, even after both she and Sango said so.'
~*~
"K-Keade?" she whispered. The elder woman was at her side.
"Yes, child?"
"Thank you," she gave a genuine smile, showing her gratitude. Keade smiled and nodded before walking out of the hut.
If she had gone with her gut instinct and checked over her entire body, Keade would have noticed a light burn on Kagome's back.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
* Dodges flying objects * the cliffie! OH the cliffie! I know!! But please! Don't hate! Hate is bad! I wont do very many if I can help it! But I felt the need to close off here!! GOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ja Ne, 'Sara' haters!! Until Next time, 'Siders'!
~*~Chapter Four: The Consequences (For Not Paying Attention)~*~
Naraku watched as Inu Yasha jumped up. He backed out of the way, as to not get injured. He new that Kikyo would die that night. There was no question to it. The moment that she set her sights on killing his mate, she had made her fate clear. Naraku kept his eyes on Inu Yasha as he swung the first time at Kikyo. He made his move then, while everyone's attention was on that battle. He approached the cringing body of Kagome.
He knelt down beside her form, which was face down in the dirt, one arm at her side, the other at her chest. His hand went to his dark purple robes and pulled out a small bag. He sprinkled its contents on her hand, causing it to bleed everywhere. The man watched as her flesh was slowly being eaten away. He looked at her back, noticing that the shirt showed a small bit of bare skin. He lifted it, revealing the small of her back. Naraku promptly took the index finger of his right hand and slowly ran in down her skin. She yelped in pain.
Naraku heard the second contact of sword and flesh and ran off to where he was unnoticeable by eyes, an evil smirk on his face.
~*~(Now then, back to Inu Yasha and Kagome, running to Keade's hut)
Inu Yasha ran to Keade's hut without looking back to make sure the others were keeping up. He leapt into the air, high above the trees and landed in the clearing by the Bone Eater's well. 'Almost there,' he thought as he bound to the old miko's hut. He pushed pass the beaded door and saw Keade sitting before the fire.
"Inu Yasha, what's wrong? What happened to Kagome?" she asked, noticing a hurt girl in his arms. The sun was beginning to rise, and the light shone through her window. It was cast upon Kagome's form and her injuries were seen, for the first time, by Keade. "Inu Yasha, lay her down," she motioned to the bed beside the fire.
He did as he was told and the elder miko examined her. The gash in her cheek was still bleeding, but not as bad. 'It must not have been a direct hit,' she thought. Her blouse was still stained with blood, although it seemed to be getting slightly larger. "Inu Yasha," Keade said, not looking at him.
Inu Yasha was watching her from over her shoulder. "What is it, ya old hag?" He was growing impatient.
"Leave. It is not appropriate for me to properly address the wound in her chest with a man standing in her presence." He blushed, but left muttering, 'not like I haven't seen it before.' Keade removed the bloodstained blouse as careful as she could. She gasped at the hole.
The edges were tinged purple and blood was flowing from it. 'Magic has been done to create this,' she thought, grabbing a cloth to clean it, 'this wound explains why she has passed out. If I don't stop the bleeding, she will die.' At that moment, Sango rushed in.
"Lady Keade! Is she all right?" Keade nodded.
"Sango, child, I need ye to go to my garden. I need a six-leafed dark green plant. Hurry child." A look of horror and worry flashed on Sango's face at the urgency in the elder woman's voice. She bolted out the door without another second of stalling. She came back mere moments later, followed by a barrage of loud voices from outside.
"What the hell is going on in there?" they heard Inu Yasha ask rather loudly in annoyance as Keade ground up the plant. She instantly put the fine powder on the open wound of Kagome's chest. Steam rose from it and it bubbled slightly. The skin around it started to fuse together and rebuild itself. After a matter of moments, only a large round scar was left.
"Lady Keade, what-"
"It is an herb I only use in emergencies," she replied, closing any other remarks about it. She then went to the Kagome's right hand. The hole had gotten increasingly bigger, from that of a dime to now that of Miroku's kazaana (A/N: I needed something to compare it too. Don't worry, she doesn't have one. -.-'). Keade looked at her left hand as well. There was another hole there, only it looked the same as the chest wound: tinged with purple around the edges only not bleeding anymore. It seemed to have closed up all ready. 'From the herb I used,' Keade concluded.
'But what about her right hand?' She lifted it to get a closer look. The back of her hand was dark red while her palm was being eaten away. Keade took what was left of the powder at her side and sprinkled it over the gaping hole. It seemed to help. The dark aura it had been giving off was dissipating and the blood stopped flowing. 'She'll be all right,' Keade concluded.
After dressing all her wounds, Keade lightly set a cotton blanket over her and put her blouse in her yellow bag just under the window. Kagome stirred a little and opened her eyes wearily.
~*~
Sango walked out of the hut. Inu Yasha glared at her.
"What the hell happened in there, Sango?" His temper was flaring. Who was the old hag to say he couldn't stand by his mate?
"Inu Yasha, all that happened was Keade cleaned and dressed Kagome's injuries. There is nothing for you to be worried about. She'll be just fine, Inu Yasha." Sango walked over and sat in the grass next to Miroku. Shippo went and sat, very 'Inu Yasha' like, next to them. The hanyou stood and started to pace, fearful for his mate's life.
'I can't help but have a feeling she isn't all right, even after both she and Sango said so.'
~*~
"K-Keade?" she whispered. The elder woman was at her side.
"Yes, child?"
"Thank you," she gave a genuine smile, showing her gratitude. Keade smiled and nodded before walking out of the hut.
If she had gone with her gut instinct and checked over her entire body, Keade would have noticed a light burn on Kagome's back.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
* Dodges flying objects * the cliffie! OH the cliffie! I know!! But please! Don't hate! Hate is bad! I wont do very many if I can help it! But I felt the need to close off here!! GOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ja Ne, 'Sara' haters!! Until Next time, 'Siders'!