Tubes and wires. That was the first thing Kagome was aware of. I must be in a hospital. So, I made it at least this far. They were uncomfortable, the tubes, they made her skin itch. Slowly, she rolled her eyes over to her left trying to see anything. So far the only thing her eyes would focus on was hazy, blurred, but it was a shape. Relief, that she hadn't gone blind, it sent a shiver throughout her wounded body. She continued to stare at the object hoping to refocus on it the longer she stared at it. And her vision did at least a little bit. Not enough to tell her who it was but enough to let her know that it was a person. More because the person had moved that the actual clearing of vision.

The person in question shifted once again. Probably sleeping and trying to find a more comfortable spot, she thought. To her right was a sudden expansion of light, it made her eyes scrunch in reflex. The sensors on her chest sent an increase of signal to the machine monitoring her heart, and it beeped quicker and louder. The hazy shape came closer and she could just make out someone trying to talk to her.

"N..n..n..noooo.nooot ssss…ssss..soooo….fa..fas..fast." her throat was on fire just saying those few words. Next thing she knew, there were numerous hands touching her, checking her over, it was scary. Especially when you couldn't really tell where they were coming from. An image flashed in her mind and she screamed. And continued to scream until she began to find it difficult to control her thoughts.

DAMN IT! They must've drugged me.

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The wolf prince began to gain consciousness once again. It had been three days since he even moved. And the first thought running through his head was not of food or shelter, it was of reprimandation to himself. He failed Kagome. He let that demon hurt her. He was not worthy of calling Kagome his. But his anger wasn't just directed at himself, that hanyo, he also deserved the blame. Between the two of them one should have noticed that she wasn't here they left her. How many times has she run onto the battlefield and tried to help? They both should have known better. Now she was hurt, possibly dead, because they were too into their bloodlust to pay attention.

Pathetic.

Kouga lifted himself up from the ground and turned to head back to the village he brought Kagome to not so long ago. Maybe they had news. Maybe they were able to save her. He doubted it though. The demons claws, they were very sharp and with the number of times he actually managed to get them into her body before they reacted…. She was probably dead.

He hung his head but made no attempt to staunch the tears that were flowing freely from his eyes. If she were gone, what would he do? He loved her. For a wolf to lose his mate…could he be strong enough to return to the pack? Would he even want to? He couldn't abandon them. But to continue on without her, it hurt too much to just think on it. She might still be alive. Humans, their bodies were frail, but they could also be healed a lot easier than that of a demon. If they could stop her blood lose in time, they may be able to keep her from dying. Just as long as she was able to rest. Undisturbed.

That was what they told her as he brought her, wounded from battle, to them. Miroku, the monk and the old miko began to place bandages on her body as soon as he brought her in. But those had quickly become saturated with her blood. She was loosing too much blood. The gashes were too deep. Her hair matted with it. Her face, it was hard to make out her features, she had blood and gore all over it. Still underneath it all, he could still make out her scent and his. It was just barely recognizable, but it was there. He told the miko in his desperation that he would give her anything she asked if she would save Kagome. His life, his soul, his pack. Anything to save the woman he loved.

She had simply stated in that annoyingly calm voice of hers, that perhaps it would be better if he waited outside. That they were doing everything in their powers, be it herbal or spiritual to save her. But, in the end, she came to him, explaining that Kagome would not last until sunset. They could place a barrier on her wounds, but in the end without healing, the barrier would only prolong her pain. She then asked where Inuyasha was. He was caught off guard by that question. He honestly hadn't given the hanyo another thought since he noticed Kagome was injured.

When he told her this he saw the last hope she held for Kagome's recovery fade out. He angrily demanded to know why the half-breed was so damn important. And it was the demon exterminator that told him that only Inuyasha could get Kagome home, to the healers there, and that they may be able to save her.

He was confused, but if the hanyo had a way to save Kagome….

He ran off as fast as his legs could carry him back to the battlefield. There Inuyasha still lay, and by the way he lay there, dead. He was nearing the hanyo when an arrow stopped him. There not a few feet away was a miko. Having no desire to be purified he yelled at Inuyasha to wake up. Throwing insults at him, slowly trying to get closer to him. The miko there told him that if he got any nearing to Inuyasha, that she would indeed purify him. Still, Kagome's life was at stake, and he was wasting time with her. Drawing on the powers of the jewels on his legs he ran up to and pick up Inuyasha.

Shoowsh! An arrow skimmed his shoulder. Pain exploded and he tripped.

Shwoosh! Another arrow almost got him in the chest. He couldn't keep this up. Luckily, he didn't have to. Inuyasha had begun to come around. Kouga yelled at the miko, warning her that if she continued to fire at him, he would kill her. She just laughed at him and notched another arrow before demanding he leave Inuyasha.

Inuyasha called out Kagome's name. Kouga frantically told Inuyasha that he had to get her home.

To the well…..

Inuyasha mumbled before pushing Kouga away. "The well!" he yelled again. Kouga more confused now ran back to the village and hoped someone there would understand the message. It was the kitsune who told him to take Kagome to the well. He was the only who could move fast enough. She had lost so much blood her body was losing it's heat. In his desperation, he did whatever they asked of him.

With all the love he had in him, he picked up her wounded body. The kitsune had attached himself to his shoulder and gave him directions to the well. Shippo, that was his name, told him to jump into it. He thought they all lost their mind. But, still he did say he'd do anything to save her so in he went. At first nothing happened. Then he felt Kagome get lighter in his arms. He looked down to her and saw she was beginning to fade; there was a blue light. He felt as if he was floating. She had disappeared completely from his arms and the moment it happened, agony enveloped him. He screamed, he howled, and then he saw the blue light begin to fade away. He could smell the kitsune at the top of the well. And he could feel the blood begin to drip from his nose. The tears he thought he was shedding were not made up of water, they were of blood. Then the world turned too fast, it got too hot, and he let out one last howl before he fell.