Kagome immediately took after Shippo's duty of cooling Sesshoumaru down. She found his temperature to be 120 after using her thermometer.
"We need to get his fever down," she told Inuyasha urgently. "If we don't and he passes out...he most likely won't wake up..."
Once again, Inuyasha saw no problem in this, but of course he'd take Kagome's advice.
Kagome flicked his nose.
"Hey!!"
"Listen to me, boy," she said slowly. "I am going with Kirara to Kaede's village. I want you to stay here."
Inuyasha smirked.
Here alone with Sesshoumaru...too good to be true...
"Inuyasha, look me straight in the eye and promise me you'll help your brother."
Aw, man!! The hanyou sighed, rolling his eyes.
"I promise, wench," he hissed.
"Good. I'll be back.
Inuyasha turned to his brother as soon as Kagome was gone.
"Feh!"
Sesshoumaru turned to him with hazy, pain-filled eyes. His breathing was very shallow and labored.
"What are...you here...for..."
"Oh, I just couldn't leave my big brother to die. I'd be absolutely crushed."
"...Really?"
"I think you're a little beyond delirium if you can't even identify sarcasm, bastard."
"...Idiot..."
"Asshole!"
"...Idiot..."
"Butt-sniffer!"
"...Idiot..."
"Squirming worm!"
"...idiot...urgh..."
Before Inuyasha could launch another insult, Sesshoumaru began to launch his lunch.
"Ugh. You disgusting slime!"
The insult did not help to lessen Sesshoumaru's revulsion, and so he grimaced as he was wracked by heave after heave.
After two minutes of this, Inuyasha began to be slightly worrisome.
"Uh, you can quit now..."
"...can't..." the taiyoukai managed to gasp.
However, he did stop after five minutes, panting in overexertion.
"What did I do...to deserve this...?" he said dully, eyes beginning to close.
"Don't you dare faint! Don't!"
Inuyasha slapped his brother in an attempt to keep him conscious, but it caused a quite literal "adverse" reaction. Sesshoumaru leapt to his feet and sank inch-long fangs into Inuyasha's right shoulder.
"Bastard!"
The hanyou clouted his brother on the head. Instantly, he collapsed.
"Oh, shit! No, wake up!"
What if Kagome comes back? She'll have me for dinner! Damn!
Inuyasha began to tap his brother's face softly, but to no avail. Kagome shortly arrived.
"Kagome...I didn't...it was an accident...he bit me and..." Inuyasha stammered.
"Oh my God! You're bleeding!"
Kagome made to tend the hanyou's wound immediately.
"I hope you're okay!"
"I'm fine! I'll heal soon enough," Inuyasha said proudly.
"Okay..."
She then turned to Sesshoumaru, who was beginning to thrash madly.
"Oh, man!" Kagome cried. "His temperature rose again!! We need to do something, or else he will die!!"
Kagome immediately wet a rag and put it on Sesshoumaru's head. His face was still red and his eyes had black circles from tiredness and fever.
"Wench...help...hurts..." he gasped. He then began to kick madly and twitch.
"Damn!" Kagome cursed uncharacteristically. "He's starting to have seizures!!"
Kagome poured a thermos of cool water over him.
"Don't do this!" she cried, eyes shining with unshed tears. "I don't want to see a death!!"
She cradled his head in her lap and dabbed at his head with a wet cloth.
"It's gonna be okay, you gotta make it!!"
Sesshoumaru's eyes fluttered open and stared at her with a dead expression.
"I have herbs to help you. Just...open your mouth..." she said to the demon lord softly.
Sesshoumaru felt as if he had not the strength to do this. His jaws were weak and his tongue felt thick and dry in his mouth As soon as it was proven, his brother assisted him.
Kagome tipped a small bottle of greenish liquid into his throat.
"Umph!"
His stomach heaved long before he'd swallowed the substance, but Inuyasha covered his mouth and he was forced to ingest the vile liquid. As soon as he did, he coughed, feeling sick.
"Inuyasha, get that thermos filled with water! The sooner we cool Sesshoumaru down, the sooner his seizures will stop."
Kagome turned away from Sesshoumaru, unable to look at his eyes, which were moving from side to side as he twitched.
Soon enough, the herb began to take its effect. Kagome noticed his fever begin to recede a bit.
Good, she thought in relief, soon he'll be back to normal. I hope, anyway...
Inuyasha returned with the thermos and Kagome unscrewed the lid.
"Sesshoumaru, are you awake?"
"Hn..."
"Are you thirsty?"
"Hn..."
"Yes or no?"
"Hn...yes..."
Kagome poured a little bit of water on his lips, which he greedily lapped up with his tongue.
"More..."
Kagome poured more into his mouth. He swallowed quickly, demanding more until he'd emptied three thermoses and filled his stomach.
That's not all I want...I need food, too.
He told her his plight and she sighed.
"You're improving again. Maybe you'll heal all the way for once..."
Okay, sorry if it's short, but my right arm is technically paralyzed in pain right now. I'll say why later...OWW!! But anyway, I'd feel guilty if I didn't post today. Sorry if I don't post for a while. It's hard to type 1000 words w/ only one hand.
R&R, pretty please!!!!!