A/N: I'm so touched... everyone that reviewed was so nice -cries in happiness- I love you all!!! glomp XD

Ahhhh yes. Sorry this is so late XD But last week was crazy... way too much stuff to do. Anyways, here's chapter 3! Enjoy!

Chapter 3 – Nurse Kagome

Kagome stared at the fallen figure in complete shock, her wide eyes blinking slowly, trying to comprehend what had just happened.

Okay, Kagome... a guy has just collapsed in front of you... what do you do? Ugh! This sounds like one of those bad choose-your-own adventure stories! Just go over there and see if he's okay!

She stood up from her seat by the fire and cautiously walked over to the form lying on the ground.

"Umm... excuse me? Hello? Are you okay?" She asked nervously, tilting her head to try and get a look at the man's face. She paused for a moment and frowned in contemplation as her gaze fell on the bone armour that he wore.

What's he doing wearing armour like that? And why... does it look so familiar?

Kagome knelt down and gently rolled the form over onto his back. She stared at his face, her brain telling her that she knew this person, but at the same time that this was someone new.

Gasping at the sight of blood seeping through the right shoulder of the familiar looking haori, Kagome reached forward, going into 'nurse' mode, and removed the armour, opening the shirt front to examine the wound. She noticed absently that the left side of the haori had opened wider, revealing a scarred shoulder where an arm should be.

Then it suddenly hit her like a wave crashing down violently onto a beach.

Kagome snatched her hand back, as if it had been burned, from where it had been gently prodding the area around the deep puncture wound, her entire body visibly jumping in shock. Her blue-grey eyes stared widely at the prone figure on the ground, her mind trying to register completely what she had just realized.

"Sesshoumaru..." She whispered in astonishment, frozen in her spot as she looked at the chestnut hair and pale skin where his youkai markings had been. Her eyes finally rested on the wound she had been examining, the bright red blood seeming terribly out of place.

He's... human?

The miko frowned in uncertainty and held her breath as she slowly reached out a hand and... poked him in the side. She let out her breath in relief when no response, that could potentially kill her, was made.

Oh good, he's not awake. No wait... that's not good. In fact, that's really bad.

"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome called out slightly louder as she peered into his pale face. She hesitantly reached out a shaking hand, partly from being cold and partly from fear (human or not, he was still intimidating), to touch her palm to his forehead. When skin touched skin, all fear dissipated into complete concern for the unconscious being in front of her.

"You're burning up!"

What should I do? Oh I know! I have medication in my bag! ...My bag.

"Oh crap." Kagome sighed in frustration as she remembered that her bag had been left behind when the youkai had attacked. She glanced at Sesshoumaru anxiously, contemplating leaving him to go back and find the bag. After all, it had other useful items other than the medication and she didn't think he would wake up anytime soon and go wandering off.

Deciding to go look for her backpack, Kagome was now faced with the problem of moving Sesshoumaru closer to the fire since she didn't want him to get cold.

She figured there was no other way to bring him closer other than to drag him. Sighing again, she lifted his arm gently and draping it over her shoulder, the young miko rolled Sesshoumaru upright until her shoulder was supporting his weight. Her concern for him increased even more when he made no sound of pain even when his wound pressed into her back as she shuffled slowly towards the fire, ignoring the feel of warm blood seeping through her sweater jacket. The only indication that he was alive was the unhealthy level of heat radiating from him and his shallow breathing.

Gently lowering him to the ground near the fire, Kagome hesitated for only a moment before unzipping her jacket and covering his torso. Rubbing her arms to warm them, she looked around at her little campsite, glancing once more at Sesshoumaru's motionless body, frowning at the rather large blood stain on the back of her jacket, before sprinting off in the direction she had just come from.

Her heart pounded as she ran, her hair flying wildly behind her. Soon she could hear water rushing and stopped at the edge where the trees ended and the sandy river's edge began. Kagome then realized she had left her bow and arrows behind in her hurry and cautiously looked up and down the riverbank for any sign of the youkai, feeling very vulnerable.

Suddenly a movement of pale yellow caught her eye and she stared at the object in absolute delight.

My bag!! But how did it get here?

Figuring that she could contemplate this later, she glanced about once more before running to the water's edge to grab the massive yellow backpack that had washed up onto the sand, the bottom half of her jeans getting soaked again in the process. Not wanting to spend another moment in such an open area, Kagome lugged the bag onto her shoulder and began running back to her campsite.

Going back took longer with the added weight but the entire trip still hadn't taken very long. Rushing into the firelight, she quickly searched for Sesshoumaru, sighing in relief to find that he had not moved and that nothing had disturbed the area.

Setting the bag down, the miko rummaged through it, taking some items out and placing them beside her. Looking for a little white bottle amidst all the stuff inside was like looking for a needle in haystack. She frowned in concentration as she dug around the bottom of the pack, her eyes lighting up in triumph when her hand touched a small cylinder-shaped object of plastic. Yanking it out, Kagome pursed her lips as she read the recommended dosage.

2 pills every 6 hours... Well, since he's a demon maybe he'll need more that that... Oh wait. He's not a demon anymore. He's human for who knows what reason... Well, all the easier for me I suppose.

Kagome stood up from where she had been crouched over her bag and tiptoed over to where Sesshoumaru lay. Clutching the bottle in her right hand, a frown creased her forehead again as she was faced with the problem of getting her unconscious patient to swallow the pills. Recalling something she had heard of people automatically swallowing if you put something in their mouth, she stared at the chestnut haired figure before her. The miko was rather worried he might choke and die but figured she might as well try, as leaving him like this would result in a sure death anyways.

Squatting down beside Sesshoumaru, Kagome carefully opened the plastic bottle and tapped two chalky white pills onto her palm. Propping his heavy form up against the arm holding the two tablets, she set the bottle down and gently pried open his clenched mouth, plucking a single pill from her other hand and placing it on his tongue. Holding her breath, she shut his mouth and held it closed, watching him intently. Sighing softly in relief as there was no sign of choking as he swallowed reflexively as she had heard, she popped the remaining tablet into his mouth as well.

Hmm... he probably needs some water...

Setting him back down on the ground, the young miko crawled over to her bag and dragged it back before opening it again. She hummed quietly to herself as she dug through the backpack's contents; feeling much less stressed since she knew the medication wouldn't be a problem. Finding a new water bottle, she unscrewed the cap and lifted Sesshoumaru's head again, dribbling some into his mouth and waiting for him to swallow before trickling some more in.

Now all that was left was the bloody shoulder. Easily spotting her travel first-aid kit, which she always kept at the top of her bag, Kagome opened it and looked for some appropriate bandages. Finding a roll of gauze, she took out the bottle of alcohol that had been in the box as well and soaked a piece of cotton to dab at the wound. She had used up most of the cotton in her kit before the puncture hole looked as clean as she could make it. Unrolling the gauze she slowly wound it around Sesshoumaru's shoulder and across his chest to keep it in place. Firmly tying the two ends together into a knot, Kagome sat back and smiled, feeling pleased with her handiwork.

Relaxing after having gone through a rather peculiar and tiring ordeal, Kagome settled down in the spot she had been sitting in before a certain Taiyoukai-that-was-now-human had interrupted her brooding. She stared into the fire, letting her mind wander to sort out her thoughts.

What was the first thing she had wondered? Her bag... how did it come downstream like that?

"Well," Kagome pondered out loud, "most likely it was knocked into the water while..."

A pained look crossed her face and she shook her head, her damp but no longer soaking wet hair falling in front of her face.

"No. I won't think about it. I'll only start thinking about the bad possibilities. Besides, he has to be fine. I'm sure he'll show up within a week at the most. Inuyasha couldn't have been killed by some simple snake youkai... even though they didn't seem very simple with that kind of speed. But it wasn't from a Shikon shard... I would have felt it. It must have been something else, but what?"

Suddenly feeling very alone and defenceless, Kagome pulled her travelling blanket out of her bag, wrapping it around herself, and placed her now dry bow and arrows at her feet. But she realized she wasn't actually alone. There was after all, Sesshoumaru.

The young miko would never have imagined that she would be so grateful to have him around, despite him being rather... well, unconscious. She supposed that was actually for the better, considering he hated humans and probably hated her even more since she hung around Inuyasha. If he still had been a Taiyoukai and awake, she'd probably be dead right now. Kagome shifted nervously and glanced over at Sesshoumaru's still body, feeling rather apprehensive even after having such close contact when she had tended his wounds.

What could she say? He radiated power and discipline every time their group had crossed paths with him.

Although at the moment, not so much.

Kagome glanced over at him and felt fairly satisfied when she saw his chest rise and fall in a more calm fashion compared to the shallow breathing before, which reminded her of the other thing she had been wondering.

How... why... what the hell happened to him?!

What seemed to be the more frightening question was: who managed to do a thing like this to him? After all, this was Sesshoumaru. It was a rare thing for him to be caught off guard. From the looks of him, the human appearance seemed to be a result of some complex spell. The cure could be practically anything.

"Whoever did this to you must have been pretty adept at distracting you from what they were doing." The miko said quietly, staring absently at his pale face, shadows dancing across his features from the firelight.

Freezing as a low growl was suddenly heard, Kagome laughed in embarrassment at her reaction as she realized it was her stomach. She didn't have a chance to eat anything for lunch. Poking through her backpack, she found a muffin and some juice she had packed the last time she had gone home.

There was a good question. How would she get home when she needed to restock her bag when she had no idea where she was?

Silly Kagome. Why are you wondering such things? Inuyasha will come get you soon... there's no need to worry.

"...I hope..." Kagome whispered softly, squeezing her eyes shut as she hugged her arms to herself.

Munching gloomily on the muffin, her eyes wandered over to Sesshoumaru's body and widened in surprise to see it in a different position than it had last been in. A rather uncomfortable looking one at that. She figured he was probably more conscious now and just sleeping.

The young miko crawled over to his twisted body and rolled him onto his back again, rolling up her sweater jacket for a pillow and covering him with the blanket she had wrapped around herself. She didn't need it anyways since she had her sleeping bag which was quite cozy even on cold nights.

As she leaned over his face, to tuck the makeshift pillow beneath his head, Kagome suddenly recalled seeing something purple before Sesshoumaru had collapsed. Examining his face curiously, she could find no trace of anything purple unless...

"Could it be your eyes?" She wondered out loud in a soft voice.

Just like Inuyasha...?

She leaned forward, as if she could see the colour through the eyelids if she was close enough. Blinking once, she suddenly found herself staring at eyes that were quite open.

Blue-grey stared at a violent shade of purple in shock, reminiscent of how the whole matter had begun. Only this time, no one collapsed. Instead, there was silence other than the crackling of the fire.

Until it was shattered.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

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