Chapter 8

By Sup-pup17

The same old Disclaimer….I don't own Inuyasha, Fluffy, or any other of those cool people we write about….But I do own Okami! Please down use that lovable bundle of fluff without my permission.

Kagome sat quietly by the fire with Okami in her lap. Inuyasha had closed his eyes and was faking sleep. Miroku had told him similar to what Sango had told Kagome. He told him to just apologize for yelling. In reality, that would do it. No one was even tired that night either. They all stayed up and played card games with Kagome. Inuyasha just sat in his corner and pouted.

"Oh come-on, Inuyasha," Miroku laughed. "Just come play one game!"

"Feh," he mumbled.

By the time it was late night, Inuyasha and Kagome still hadn't talked to each other. It was weird for Kagome. This was such a little and immature thing to argue about. But it really did bother Inuyasha! He even told her it did when they were at her house. Once everyone settled down and began to drift off, Inuyasha got up and walked silently to Kagome's sleeping bag. He sat down as close as he could her and closed his eyes.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

Inuyasha opened his eyes.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

"I'm sorry too," Inuyasha smiled softly.

"No," Kagome shook her head and sat up. She moved Shippo out of her bag and Okami off her bag. "I really am sorry. I wasn't considering your feelings…"

"Damn right you didn't." Inuyasha nodded.

"You know what," Kagome fumed. That set her off. She got up without finishing her sentence and marched off toward the river.

"Wait," Inuyasha whined. "Don't go!"

"Don't follow me!"

Inuyasha decided he'd give her some room. There would be more then one s-word if he'd disobeyed her. He noticed Okami scampering off to be with her. "Yeah," He mumbled. "You could cheer her up! That's all your good for anyways." With that, he sat down and closed his eyes.

What Inuyasha didn't know was that Naraku was just outside the camp. Somehow, he'd blocked his sent. And as Kagome marched down to the river, Naraku followed closely. Once she was far enough, he'd kill her. Once she was dead, it'd be easier to kill Inuyasha and the gang. When Inuyasha finally did smell Naraku, it was too late. The smell was what his nose smelled; his ears heard a scream.

Inuyasha jumped up, waking everyone else in the process, and hurried in the direction of Kagome's sent. There was a blood sent too but it wasn't Kagome's…

"Kagome!" Inuyasha growled as he jumped out of the bushes. "Are you okay?"

Kagome was crying but wasn't hurt.

Naraku stood in front of her laughing.

"You bastard!" Inuyasha growled. "What did you do?"

That's when he noticed him. Okami was lying between him and Naraku, covered in blood. The dog was loyal!

"I'll kick your fucking ass!" Inuyasha screamed at Naraku!

Naraku just flew away. "Another time, Inuyasha! Another time!"

"You fucking coward!" Inuyasha screamed.

By that time, Sango and Miroku had made it to the scene.

"Oh my," Sango gasped.

Kirara whined softly and rubbed her nose into Okami's shoulder. Okami in returned whined but couldn't move.

"What are we going to do," Kagome asked with tears rapidly coming out of her sad eyes.

"I remember seeing a shack back a ways," Miroku remembered. "We could go back there and treat him safely."

Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah," he said softly as he knelt down next to Kagome.

Kagome took Okami in her arms and held him close to her body as Inuyasha did the same thing to her. Kagome suddenly felt comforted by the biggest jerk that evening. She leaned into him and sobbed. "What if he doesn't get better? Are you going to…"

"No," Inuyasha whispered. "We'll take him to Kaede."

"Yeah," Miroku nodded.

"Kirara, Miroku, and I will fly her over there and you and Inuyasha can meet us there. I'd be faster that way." Sango suggested. She was right. It would be a lot faster if she just took her to Kaede's on Kirara's back.

"I'm not leaving him," Kagome shook her head.

"And I'm not leaving you," Inuyasha whispered softly.

Shippo yawned. "So…when do we sleep?"

Inuyasha carried Kagome and Okami on his back while Kirara took Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. They arrived at the little shack sooner then they thought and Kagome instantly began taking care of Okami.

Inuyasha sat by the door and waited. Shippo said he'd also stand watch but he ended up sleeping by the door. Sango helped Kagome to the best of her ability and Miroku ended up sleeping as well. Once every bandage that could be applied was applied to Okami, Kagome laid down and held him close to her chest.

Inuyasha, after noticing that everyone was sleeping, brought Shippo in and laid him next to Kirara. He took a seat next the haystack Kagome was laying in and closed his eyes. Her sent filled her nostrils. Too bad it wasn't the happiest sent she'd ever given off. It helped him know that she was there though.

Kagome woke early that morning by Okami's whimpering. She felt a tear run down her face. They'd found this dog and in a matter of days he'd become hers. She helped him outside so he could do his business. Inuyasha was right behind her. She heard him sigh.

"What are we going to do with him?" Kagome turned around and looked hopefully at Inuyasha.

"I don't really know," Inuyasha shrugged. "But I do know that he means a lot to you so I'll do everything in my power to help him get better."

"Thanks." Kagome hugged him.

Inuyasha picked up Okami carefully and put his outer kimono around him to help keep him warm. After Kagome was comfortable, he gave the wrapped up dog to Kagome and went back to sleep. Kagome only smiled. Inuyasha really was a nice guy…Maybe he was really sorry for all that he said. He knew that Okami meant a lot to her. She knew she meant a lot to him and that was important to show sometimes. She needed to thank Inuyasha more then Okami.

There you go! That's my chapter 8. Now for Chapter 9….Review for me and let me know what you think. I'm having a hard time with the ending since Okami is my character I don't know what to do with him. I'd like to hear your opinion.