Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

All I could do was watch as the spider demon kept attacking Inuyasha, and he kept dodging each attack. I wanted to help Inuyasha so bad, but I couldn't. The demon told me if I were to help in any way, he would kill every single person with one attack.

"Inuyasha, watch out behind you!" I yelled as one of the spider's legs was moving behind Inuyasha's back, but it was too late. The demon's leg went through Inuyasha's back. I hurried over to Inuyasha to check if he was all right, but before I could reach him, the demon's fangs were in Inuyasha's left shoulder. I heard Inuyasha scream in pain before, but this one was much louder.

"Are you okay, Inuyasha?" I check both his wounds, both of them were bleeding continuously. Inuyasha's eyes were closed shut, I could tell that he was trying to fight the pain, but couldn't. "Inuyasha, I must get you to Keade's. If we don't your wounds might get infected."

"Kagome, I can't leave Miroku and Sango to fight the demon. If they die, I would have to live with guilt, because I was not there to help them." Inuyasha said whispering. I watched as he tried to get up, but failed by lack of strength.

"Inuyasha, if you die then I would have to live with a guilt too, because I was too weak to help you fight your battles." Tears were already falling down from my brown orbs. Inuyasha raised his right hand and wiped my fallen tears away. "Please, don't push me away, Inuyasha. Please."

"Kagome, I would never push you away. I promise." Inuyasha grabbed my hand and held it, telling me that he would never push me away. "Tell Miroku and Sango that we are leaving, Kagome." I nodded and did what I was told.

"Miroku, Sango! Inuyasha and I are heading back to Keade's to treat Inuyasha's wounds. Are you going to be okay without us around?" I knew that Miroku and Sango were strong, and the have the determination and will power to defeat the demon, but asking them won't hurt.

"Kagome, don't need to worry about me, this demon is going to be a piece of cake, but I'm not sure about the monk though." Sango said blocking the spider demon's attacks with her hiraikotsu

"Don't worry about me either, Kagome. I can handle this demon." Miroku said ignoring Sango's oh so wonderful comment. "You just go ahead and take care of Inuyasha."

I nodded and helped Inuyasha. I lift up Inuyasha's arm and placed it around my neck, so that he would get a nice, steady balance. "Can you walk?" Inuyasha just nodded in response. I helped Inuyasha walk, but with every step we take Inuyasha would always wince from the pain.

I stopped when Inuyasha stopped walking, and I looked at Inuyasha with an confused face. "Can we stop for a moment, Kagome?" I nodded. I didn't want Inuyasha to continue walking; he was in such pain that I could just break down and cry. But I didn't, I need to stay strong and help him. When I was weak and in pain, he was always there to be strong for me, but now it's my turn to be strong for him, and only him.

I took out my favorite napkin, which my father had given to me before he died, and wiped off the beads of sweat that were forming on Inuyasha's forehead. After I was done doing that, I started wiping away some of his blood away from his lips; by now my favorite napkin was cover in his blood, Inuyasha's blood, but I didn't care.

"Do you want to start walking again or do you still want to rest?" I asked quietly. I picked up his right hand and started stoking back and forth, I guess you can say that I was trying to comfort him in a way.

"Let's start heading back; I don't want Miroku and Sango worrying about us when they find us not at Keade's." I stand up and brush the dirt off my green skirt and helped Inuyasha. "Kagome, I'm sorry for putting you through all this." I heard Inuyasha said quietly.

"It's alright, Inuyasha. Besides if I just stayed at my own time I wouldn't have taken the time and get to know you better, you know?" I also wanted to tell him that the reason I always come back to this time was just to see him, but I couldn't bring myself to say it. Maybe it's because I am afraid to get rejected, rejected by you.

After a couple of minutes, we were at Kaede's. Shippou ran up to us and greeted us with happiness in his voice, and Kaede came behind Shippou. "Where is Miroku and Sango? Are they still fighting that demon?" I nodded. I didn't want to get into details right now.

"Kaede, we need to get Inuyasha's wounds treated before it becomes infected." Hoping that would give her a small hint of me not up to the thought of describing what happens.

"Yes, that would be the best thing to do right now. Come, Inuyasha, let get your wounds treated." I sighed in relief that I didn't need to tell what happen during the battle. "Kagome, are ye wounded in anyway?" I looked at myself, I was covered with scrapes and scratches. "Shippou, could ye help Kagome, while I help Inuyasha?"

"Okay! Come on, Kagome, we don't want you to get infected either." I smiled knowing that he truly cares about his friends, and would help in any way he could.

I watched as Kaede and Inuyasha walked in a different direction. I wondered maybe she needs to get some herbs. I'll ask her later.

Kaede stopped in front of an old hut, and began walking towards the so-call door. "Come, Inuyasha. I must look at your wounds." Inuyasha nodded and walk inside of the old hut. "Lie down on the mat and take off the top part of your clothes." Inuyasha did as he was told, knowing by the tone of her voice, she was serious.

Kaede walked over to Inuyasha and started examine his tanned, toned chest. Or should I say started examine his wounds on his shoulder and his abdomen. Kaede took a bowl and started rubbing across Inuyasha's abdomen. Inuyasha wince at the connection of the green goop over his wound. Kaede put the bowl down and look at his shoulder wound.

"If ye keep the medicine on long enough, your wound won't get infect, and it will heal faster." Kaede looked at Inuyasha's shoulder wound, and poked it to see his reaction.

"Why the fuck did you do that for?! It already hurts enough, you don't need to make it worst!" Inuyasha shouted from the pain the jolted throughout his entire body with one touch.

"Inuyasha…"