Part 8 Healing
She was about to pass out again. She couldn't stop coughing. She would be cursing herself if she had a chance to breathe. She tried to stop, but she couldn't. Suddenly she could breathe again. As she caught her breath she saw Kaede glaring at Inuyasha. She considered it his fault. She heard Kaede tell Miroku to help her into the hut. She tried to do it on her own, but all she accomplished was a miniature coughing fit. Finally she gave in and let Miroku help her.
Inuyasha understood how she felt. He hated being helpless too. He caught Kaede's look.
"Hey what's your problem," he said
"Ye should not have done that. Ye are the cause of what's happened," she said
"What!!," he exclaimed, "So it's my fault now. Funny I thought it was Naraku who beat her."
"Ye overexerted her," Kaede replied.
"Feh," he said
"Inuyasha," Kagome said
"What'" he snapped at her
Kagome's eye twitched slightly. She crossed her arms and glared at him. Sesshomaru, upon deciding he'd had his fill of this, turned and left. Inuyasha Hrumphed and made as if to walk into the hut.
"Ye'll not be bothering her anymore tonight," Kaede said
"Feh," He said.
He jumped onto the roof and sat down.
"He's being stubborn," Kagome said
"Yes, he is," Sango said, "Hey Kagome I have to tell you something."
"Sure what is it," Kagome asked
"Uh, in private," Sango said pulling Kagome into the trees
Shippo glanced at them before following Kaede into the hut.
Atria hated have to have Miroku's help. She could do nothing about it though. Try as she might she could do nothing, but make sure she kept breathing and not coughing. Miroku helped her to the cot in the corner. As soon as she had collapsed into it she fell into a very deep and troubled sleep.
*Dream*
A Small Inuyasha and Atria were running and laughing in a field. Sesshomaru was watching over them from a near by boulder. The sun was going down. A sudden shift made Inuyasha and herself teenagers. They were sitting in the grass with Sesshomaru still watching them. A group of men came running out of the trees behind them. Sesshomaru was beside them in a flash.
"Give us her," they said pointing at her
Inuyasha growled as they came up and roughly grabbed her by the hair.
"Let go of her," Sesshomaru said
"She's been accused of murder," The leader said
"She's been with us all day," Inuyasha protested
"Her mother accused her of murdering her father a while ago," the leader sneered
She looked at Inuyasha. A quick shift had her staring into Narkau's grinning face. She was chained up in the middle of a room. Chained to floor and ceiling. Naraku was laughing.
"Well I see your still alive," He said
Another shift placed her on a hill watching a fight. She was little again, but as the fight progressed she grew older. She finally jumped down and joined the fight. She saw herself on the other side.
*Present*
Kaede didn't want to wait to treat her wounds, but Atria needed sleep. Even if it was restless. Kaede heard her whimper in the darkness. She was being guarded by Shippo. He was a poor guard, but a light sleeper. If she woke up he would too. Also even if the girl was Hanyou she'd still probably trip over him.
*Dream*
Atria Paused when she saw herself on the other side of the battle. She couldn't understand what was going on. A shift had her facing herself down on a hill alone. She looked at herself. Her ears gave her clone away. It was her demon self. She turned at the loud noise behind her. It was her Human self. Her demon side sneered.
Another shift had her back with Naraku only at his side this time. She was full demon and helping him. A final shift had her kneeling in front of all her friends graves as a full human.
*Present*
Atria's eyes snapped open. They glowed slightly ion the darkness. Her eyes were blank though. She got up and easily avoided the sleeping kitsune. She left the hut. She walked towards the moon. Inuyasha saw her from his perch on the roof. He jumped down and followed her. He almost tripped when he saw her ears.
'A full demon? what's going on,' he thought
He decided just to follow her. A few hours from dawn they reached a small lake just outside of the village. Even though Inuyasha walked right behind her she didn't notice. It was as if she was in a trance. She stopped at the edge of the water. She let her robe slide down to the ground. Inuyasha was about to look away when he saw she had on something underneath it. She had been wearing the robe since they had found her so he hadn't know what was underneath it. Her top was tied around her neck and low on her back. She had on tight shorts that looked to be made out of the same material as Sango's outfit. Her shorts stopped the same place Kagome's skirt stopped. When he saw her back he was shocked and enraged. Underneath the bruises from the past two days stood older marks of beatings an torture. She stepped into the water. She walked in till it was up to her shoulders. Then she disappeared.
Inuyasha only paused a moment before he splashed in after her.
She was so relieved the pain was gone. She opened her eyes and noticed she was underwater. She clawed her was up to the surface and burst out of the water. She gasped for breath and saw the moon. It was full.
'This happened before on a full moon,' She thought
"What the," She heard behind her.
She turned and saw Inuyasha standing there. She opened her mouth to explain but she was knocked off her feet. She fell backwards underneath the water. She looked up through the water she saw a dark shape descending towards her. She looked closer and saw that it was a centipede demon. She reached up and tore it in half easily. She stood back up and walked towards Shore. Inuyasha stopped her.
"What was that about," Inuyasha asked.
She pointed to the emerging corpse of the centipede.
"No, the whole trance thing," he asked
"Don't know myself," she said
She continued towards shore. She picked up her robe. She started to put it on then thought better of it. She dropped it and headed back to Kaede's hut. Inuyasha noticed she was a Hanyou again. HE also noticed that only the old marks where there. none of the new ones were visible. Atria turned around and looks at him.
"Are you coming with me or are you going to stare at me all morning?
He just stood there. She shrugged and continued laughing. She reached the hut as the sun started to rise. She smiled and stretched.. She started to go through the door when Kaede ran into her.
"Oh my," Kaede said
She looked up at Atria.
"Atria?" She asked
Atria backed up and nodded. She went inside only to back out. Yelling starting inside. A loud Thump was heard and Sango stormed out. Miroku came out with a large bump on his head and a hand print on his face. Atria looked at the door.
'Is it safe to go in,' she thought
She walked in and a few seconds she came out with her stuff. She hopped up in a tree and sat there waiting. Kaede was shocked. When she saw Inuyasha returning she saw her chance for understanding.
"Where did Ye go last night," Kaede asked him.
"I followed her," Inuyasha said in an annoyed voice
"Where," Kaede asked
"Why don't you ask her," Inuyasha snapped
"Sit," Kagome called from inside
Atria almost fell out of the tree laughing. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. Inuyasha had immediately ate dirt after Kagome had said sit.. Atria did actually fall out of the tree, but only because Inuyasha had pushed her. She was still laughing when she got up. She was snickering when she shoved Inuyasha off the branch and took her spot back. That started a shoving match.
"They look like a couple of kids," Miroku commented.
*Well from here things are weirder*
She was about to pass out again. She couldn't stop coughing. She would be cursing herself if she had a chance to breathe. She tried to stop, but she couldn't. Suddenly she could breathe again. As she caught her breath she saw Kaede glaring at Inuyasha. She considered it his fault. She heard Kaede tell Miroku to help her into the hut. She tried to do it on her own, but all she accomplished was a miniature coughing fit. Finally she gave in and let Miroku help her.
Inuyasha understood how she felt. He hated being helpless too. He caught Kaede's look.
"Hey what's your problem," he said
"Ye should not have done that. Ye are the cause of what's happened," she said
"What!!," he exclaimed, "So it's my fault now. Funny I thought it was Naraku who beat her."
"Ye overexerted her," Kaede replied.
"Feh," he said
"Inuyasha," Kagome said
"What'" he snapped at her
Kagome's eye twitched slightly. She crossed her arms and glared at him. Sesshomaru, upon deciding he'd had his fill of this, turned and left. Inuyasha Hrumphed and made as if to walk into the hut.
"Ye'll not be bothering her anymore tonight," Kaede said
"Feh," He said.
He jumped onto the roof and sat down.
"He's being stubborn," Kagome said
"Yes, he is," Sango said, "Hey Kagome I have to tell you something."
"Sure what is it," Kagome asked
"Uh, in private," Sango said pulling Kagome into the trees
Shippo glanced at them before following Kaede into the hut.
Atria hated have to have Miroku's help. She could do nothing about it though. Try as she might she could do nothing, but make sure she kept breathing and not coughing. Miroku helped her to the cot in the corner. As soon as she had collapsed into it she fell into a very deep and troubled sleep.
*Dream*
A Small Inuyasha and Atria were running and laughing in a field. Sesshomaru was watching over them from a near by boulder. The sun was going down. A sudden shift made Inuyasha and herself teenagers. They were sitting in the grass with Sesshomaru still watching them. A group of men came running out of the trees behind them. Sesshomaru was beside them in a flash.
"Give us her," they said pointing at her
Inuyasha growled as they came up and roughly grabbed her by the hair.
"Let go of her," Sesshomaru said
"She's been accused of murder," The leader said
"She's been with us all day," Inuyasha protested
"Her mother accused her of murdering her father a while ago," the leader sneered
She looked at Inuyasha. A quick shift had her staring into Narkau's grinning face. She was chained up in the middle of a room. Chained to floor and ceiling. Naraku was laughing.
"Well I see your still alive," He said
Another shift placed her on a hill watching a fight. She was little again, but as the fight progressed she grew older. She finally jumped down and joined the fight. She saw herself on the other side.
*Present*
Kaede didn't want to wait to treat her wounds, but Atria needed sleep. Even if it was restless. Kaede heard her whimper in the darkness. She was being guarded by Shippo. He was a poor guard, but a light sleeper. If she woke up he would too. Also even if the girl was Hanyou she'd still probably trip over him.
*Dream*
Atria Paused when she saw herself on the other side of the battle. She couldn't understand what was going on. A shift had her facing herself down on a hill alone. She looked at herself. Her ears gave her clone away. It was her demon self. She turned at the loud noise behind her. It was her Human self. Her demon side sneered.
Another shift had her back with Naraku only at his side this time. She was full demon and helping him. A final shift had her kneeling in front of all her friends graves as a full human.
*Present*
Atria's eyes snapped open. They glowed slightly ion the darkness. Her eyes were blank though. She got up and easily avoided the sleeping kitsune. She left the hut. She walked towards the moon. Inuyasha saw her from his perch on the roof. He jumped down and followed her. He almost tripped when he saw her ears.
'A full demon? what's going on,' he thought
He decided just to follow her. A few hours from dawn they reached a small lake just outside of the village. Even though Inuyasha walked right behind her she didn't notice. It was as if she was in a trance. She stopped at the edge of the water. She let her robe slide down to the ground. Inuyasha was about to look away when he saw she had on something underneath it. She had been wearing the robe since they had found her so he hadn't know what was underneath it. Her top was tied around her neck and low on her back. She had on tight shorts that looked to be made out of the same material as Sango's outfit. Her shorts stopped the same place Kagome's skirt stopped. When he saw her back he was shocked and enraged. Underneath the bruises from the past two days stood older marks of beatings an torture. She stepped into the water. She walked in till it was up to her shoulders. Then she disappeared.
Inuyasha only paused a moment before he splashed in after her.
She was so relieved the pain was gone. She opened her eyes and noticed she was underwater. She clawed her was up to the surface and burst out of the water. She gasped for breath and saw the moon. It was full.
'This happened before on a full moon,' She thought
"What the," She heard behind her.
She turned and saw Inuyasha standing there. She opened her mouth to explain but she was knocked off her feet. She fell backwards underneath the water. She looked up through the water she saw a dark shape descending towards her. She looked closer and saw that it was a centipede demon. She reached up and tore it in half easily. She stood back up and walked towards Shore. Inuyasha stopped her.
"What was that about," Inuyasha asked.
She pointed to the emerging corpse of the centipede.
"No, the whole trance thing," he asked
"Don't know myself," she said
She continued towards shore. She picked up her robe. She started to put it on then thought better of it. She dropped it and headed back to Kaede's hut. Inuyasha noticed she was a Hanyou again. HE also noticed that only the old marks where there. none of the new ones were visible. Atria turned around and looks at him.
"Are you coming with me or are you going to stare at me all morning?
He just stood there. She shrugged and continued laughing. She reached the hut as the sun started to rise. She smiled and stretched.. She started to go through the door when Kaede ran into her.
"Oh my," Kaede said
She looked up at Atria.
"Atria?" She asked
Atria backed up and nodded. She went inside only to back out. Yelling starting inside. A loud Thump was heard and Sango stormed out. Miroku came out with a large bump on his head and a hand print on his face. Atria looked at the door.
'Is it safe to go in,' she thought
She walked in and a few seconds she came out with her stuff. She hopped up in a tree and sat there waiting. Kaede was shocked. When she saw Inuyasha returning she saw her chance for understanding.
"Where did Ye go last night," Kaede asked him.
"I followed her," Inuyasha said in an annoyed voice
"Where," Kaede asked
"Why don't you ask her," Inuyasha snapped
"Sit," Kagome called from inside
Atria almost fell out of the tree laughing. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. Inuyasha had immediately ate dirt after Kagome had said sit.. Atria did actually fall out of the tree, but only because Inuyasha had pushed her. She was still laughing when she got up. She was snickering when she shoved Inuyasha off the branch and took her spot back. That started a shoving match.
"They look like a couple of kids," Miroku commented.
*Well from here things are weirder*