CH. 4

3 DAYS LATER

"Kagome, how are you feeling?" asked Sango. "Much better…Sango, Thanks for taking care of me." Replied Kagome in a low voice. "Anytime. I know you'd do the same for me." Said Sango with a small smile. The room then grew quiet. Kagome knew what Sango was thinking about. It was the question she had been dreading for the last 3 days. "Kagome…are you going to leave us?" Kagome looked away. She couldn't bear to look into Sango's sad eyes. "I don't know." But the truth was she did know. She just wasn't ready to tell Sango yet. Sango nodded and once again the room grew quiet.

Up on the roof Inuyasha could hear every word the girls were saying. He sighed and stared out into the sun rise. 'Kagome…you can't leave me. You just…cant.'

"Good morning Ladies, how are you feeling Kagome?" Said Miroku as he entered the hut with some more firewood. "I'm a bit tired but other than that I'm fine." Said Kagome with a small smile. Miroku started to say something else but was interrupted by Inuyasha coming in the hut. No one said a word as they waited for Inuyasha to speak. "After lunch we'll be leaving. We're heading back to the village so Keade can check Kagome's wounds. Everyone should get some rest it's going to be a long walk." And with that he left.

'She wouldn't even look at me…' He thought as he sat upon the roof once again. 'What am I going to do…'

Once Inuyasha was gone Kagome sat up and began to pack her things against her body's protests. Sango and Miroku exchanged worried looks as they watched the girl. "Kagome…don't you think you should be getting some rest? Don't worry about your things. I'll pack them for you later." "Thanks Sango but you've done enough for me. I hate lying on the floor feeling useless." Sango smiled. "Kagome, every time me or Miroku are hurt you're always there for us. Now let us help you for once." Kagome sighed and with a small smile of thanks she lay back down.