Chapter 11

The party the village gave them was extraordinary. They fun performances; they easily amused Kagome and the kids. At the end they gave a speech on how they were honored for her to be there.

The women with her son watched Kagome strangely. They couldn't really understand she could be so cheerful. She didn't see anger in Kagome when a village was about to punch her monk friend. But she was furious about that wolf demon touching the young hanyou. The women told herself to ask later. She watched Kagome laugh a lot from the entertainment.

Suddenly, Kagome stopped laughing, she felt a shard, and Miroku saw it in her eyes and also felt a demon near.

"Kagome, which way is it?" Miroku asked. Kagome just pointed to the direction she felt it. Miroku ran off to go destroy the demon.
"I have to go too Miroku, I can see it, you can't." She said in a soft but demanding voice. Miroku nodded.
"Sango, watch the two, will be right back." She said and started to run with Miroku.

Shippo was going to follow Kagome but Sango grabbed him. Inuyasha was confused, but he stayed as she wanted. If something was wrong, he didn't want to hurt her again, not like last time.

Inuyasha say down on the ground and waited. Sango pondered about his behavior but chose to believe that he was learning. Shippo stop struggling and just sat. The villagers just stopped and were clueless. They all gave blank stares to each other then asked Sango what was happening.

"Um… Kagome and Miroku are going to kill a demon that threatens the village." She said hastily. The villagers panicked for the moment. "Relax, I doubt the demon will pass by them, if it does I'll kill it. After all, I am a demon exterminator." She said happily and Kirara meowed.

"Nothing can get past Miroku and Kagome working together!" Shippo shouted. 'Though, if it was Inuyasha and Kagome it would be quicker.' He thought quietly in his mind.

The villagers all nodded and saw the women sit down. The villagers did the same, she was like the woman of the villager anyways.

"We will wait for their return then." The woman spoke.

"Miroku, it's not that far, only about 15-20 yards or so!" Kagome exclaimed. Miroku readied his staff to attack anything at the moment. But when Kagome replied that it was there, she didn't see anything in sight. They saw nothing. Kagome then looked down and saw a small little pup. Not just any pup… it was a wolf pup. It was brown so it was from eastern side. All the eastern wolves were practically brown anyhow.

"I guess we should take this pup to Kouga's den tomorrow morning." Kagome scooped the little pup up noticing it was a girl because it's a lighter fur color. She remembered what Kouga told her about the wolves. Her fur was very warm and sweaty. The pup whimpered when Kagome picked her up but didn't/couldn't do anything.
"Miroku, she has a fever, we would take her back quickly to help her." She told him desperately.
"Alright, we'll help the pup and then take it to Kouga when it's better." Miroku insisted that pleased Kagome.
"Okay, thanks." She cheerfully spoke.

As they were walking back with the pup, Miroku wanted to ask a question.

"Kagome, why is it that you like almost everything?" He questioned.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Kagome pondered a little while trying to keep the pup warm.
"Well you like human of course, but then you also like demons, you don't really think anyone is evil until they prove it. But even if they do something evil, you give them a chance, like what you did for Shippo after her stole the shards and almost got you killed by the two bothers." He explained.

Kagome stopped in her walking and Miroku stopped also, asking if he said anything wrong. Kagome shook no and was ready to answer his question.

"Shippo was doing that for revenge for his father, he didn't want to hurt me, the brothers took me because I was unconscious and Shippo felt bad about it and got Inuyasha to save me." She smiled because of a certain argument and his concerned about her death. "I know I like humans and demons, that's why some villagers think of me as a hanyou, but I choose to ignore it. I just treat everyone equally and not differently. I understand the pain they go thru during their years of age, like Inuyasha." She stammered with explaining.
"We are lucky to have you around Kagome." Miroku calmly said.
"How are you lucky?" She had a questioning look on her face.
"You proved to me and Sango that not all demons are bad, and you proved to Kouga and his wolf tribe the humans are not all bad." He replied smiling.

They continued to walk again then arrived in the village. They all looked at Miroku and Kagome with a creature in her arms. Shippo jumped on her shoulder and looked at the creature.

"Isn't that one of Kouga's wolf cubs?" Shippo asked and gave a suspicious look.
"Yeah, we think she is. We'll take her to his den when she feels better; she has a fever and a minor cold, but nothing that bad." She explained to the kit.
"Kagome, what about a fragment that it carried?" Sango carefully asked. She puzzled the villagers and Inuyasha, but they ignored it.
"I did that earlier Sango." She replied. "Come on guys, we should go back to Kaede's village and help her while we can. Oh, I'm sorry that we have to leave the village so soon ma'am." Kagome said as she turned to the woman of the village.
"Nonsense, you may help the wolf cub here. It would be easier than going to the other hut that is 5 to 10 miles away." The woman spoke.

Kagome didn't know what to do; humans never really liked demons all that much because they were always getting attacked.

"The wolf cub is a demon wolf, are you sure you are okay with it?" She carefully asked and one the men came from behind the woman.
"It's ok if it's a demon; you showed us that they're not all that bad." The man said pleasingly to Kagome who just smiled.
"Thank you then, we'll stay for just a little while and return to our village." Kagome said while her group nodded.

Inuyasha was just by Kagome's side now looking confused, he wanted to touch the cub but didn't think it was a good idea.

"You may stay in my hut, it is big enough." The women spoke happily, knowing that they would stay for a little longer.
"Okay then, thank you very much." She bowed slightly so she wouldn't wake the pup and not to hurt her torso that's mean sore for what feels like months but it was only one.

Sango noticed that she was still in pain.

"Maybe its best that we go Kaede's so she can help your wound also Kagome. I know it still hurts." Sango requested.
"I know its best for me, but not for the wolf cub, I can't be selfish when one is so ill." She replied.

Sango was about to decline to her but Miroku put a hand on Sango's shoulder to make her stop.

"Let her do what she thinks is right. We both know that Kagome more highly about someone else's care and health then her own." Miroku explained to a concerned Sango. Sango just nodded the she understood.

'Kagome always did think of others before herself. In fact, she didn't think of herself when she went into the burning hut. She just wanted to get the boy safe. But why does she have to always do that? She should be concerned about herself once in a while shouldn't she?' Sango thought as she walked inside the hut with Miroku.

Kagome had a wet rag and brushed the sweat off the fur of the young cub. Inuyasha sat next to her and Shippo sat on the other side watching. It was amusing to them but didn't say anything. It was almost midnight now. Inuyasha and Shippo were sleeping against her on both her side. Everyone else was asleep also, everyone except Kagome. She had been petting the cub for hours trying to remove the sweat in the fur. After that she kept petting her head and opened her eyes slowly to see such dark lit brown eyes from a wolf. Not to mention a cub wolf. Kagome soon fell asleep and somehow kept petting the little ones head as it soon started to fall asleep.

The cub was trying to stay awake to watch the person who was helping her. Unfortunately, Kagome's hands just had to have a soft touch to them, didn't they? Kagome was fully asleep so when she petted the cub it was softer. The cub's ears and eyes were drooping down.

"Keya…" Kagome whispered. The cub looked at her with a crooked face. She wondered if that's she wanted to call her that. Then suddenly fell asleep in Kagome's lap. Now they were all asleep, and it was a good sleep for them.

The moon remained so full and so bright the whole night. The woman slept with her son next to her. Sango was a little near Kagome, away from Miroku. Kagome was the most uncomfortable the night. Inuyasha was on one side, Shippo on the other, and a small furry sick creature in her lap. Kagome woke only once that night. She looked at her surroundings. She knew she was a little uncomfortable, but she didn't care and went back to sleep.