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Kagome stared at the water running down from the faucet. They had sent her home. They didn't think she could handle it. Already, a fever was burning on her forehead. So here she was, in the bathtub, trying to cool down.

But the image wouldn't go away. Over and over in her head it played. Inu-yasha's wide eyes, the taste of his blood in her mouth. The feel of the crimson blood running down her face and body.

When she had been back there, all she could do was cry and cry, watching them try to cover his wounds. She didn't want him to die. She didn't want him to die. The blood was still on her then, she had done nothing to clean it, so his blood flowed down her cheeks as well, red streams of tears. She wanted it all to go away.

Another thought stayed with her. What was that noise? What was it? It had hurt Inu-yasha, that she was certain of.

She shook her head slowly. She didn't want it to be like this. Inu-yasha was strong! He wasn't suppose to die! GOD DAMN IT! He was not going to die! Even if she had to breathe through him, she would keep him alive. If she had to sew up his wounds, she would. Anything. Inu-yasha would not die before she did. He was half-demon. She was human. He was suppose to live longer than she.

She stood up, wobbling a bit from the fever. She needed to get back there and help him. Why had she let them talk her into going back home?

She wrapped her fluffy pink towel around herself, little droplets of water running down her legs and her chest.

She went into the hallway and saw Inu-yasha wobbling toward her. She shook her head. It was Shippo, wasn't it? To consol her. But Shippo couldn't come through the well...

"Inu-yasha!" She ran to him and put his arm over her neck, trying to balance him. "You shouldn't of tried to-"

He smiled at her. "I came because I wanted to see you."

Kagome shook her head angrily. "You're wounded badly, you jackass! You shouldn't of tried to come!"

Inu-yasha laughed huskily. "It's okay. I don't mind the pain."

Kagome could see through his lie. He made a half-wince with every movement they made. Instead of pointing this out, she let him believe that she believed his story. She helped him to her room and helped him lay down on her bed, all in a skimpy, fluffy pink towel. She didn't care right now. Her head was killing her, and she had Inu-yasha's health to worry about.

For the next two days, she sat in a chair by his side, patient and caring. She would feed him, help him to the bathroom, and change his bandages.

On the third day, he took her by the wrist and pulled her closer to him. He laid the back of his other hand on her forehead. "You have a terrible fever Kagome, you should be in this bed, not me."

She remembered she hadn't done anything about her fever yet. "It doesn't matter, you have serious injuries, all I have is a measly cold." She gave him a half-hearted smile. Her eyes fluttered a bit and she fell forward, right into Inu-yasha's arms.

"You need rest," he said and positioned her next to him.

She mumbled something about 'injuries' and fell asleep. She smiled and snuggled next to him. He was really warm.

Inu-yasha stayed up most of the night, gazing at the sleeping girl in his arms and occasionally tracing her cheek, amazed at the smoothness and worried at the heat. He would have to do something for her. Damn himself for not realizing what it was in time and getting these stupid wounds. He hoped his trusty ol' demon blood would hurry up and heal him so he could get to healing Kagome.

Occasionally, she'd move a bit and burry her head into his chest. He would smile and try to find the most comfortable position for her. He didn't want her to have pain. She'd already had enough in the time she'd spent with him.

His own wounds did hurt, he would admit it, but he had to be strong for Kagome's sake, if only for hers. He also needed to rest to go back and kill that thing. He knew it wouldn't harm the others, just him. Maybe Kagome. It was a good thing that the others had told her to go home. It couldn't possibly go through the well. He wouldn't let it even if it had the idea.

Kagome moved again, bringing him out of his thoughts. He looked down and noticed she had woken up. "Good morning," he said.

She rubbed an eye and then sprang up from the bed. "What happened? I wasn't suppose to go to sleep! I have to watch over you!"

"Don't worry, you were only asleep through the night. It's not a big deal."

"What's up with your good mood?" she asked.

He shrugged. "Maybe I'm just glad to be here."

"Well, you need to get better soon!" Kagome commanded.

Inu-yasha sat up, hurting all the same, and checked his wounds. Most were almost healed. "I'll be fine by tomorrow," he said. "In the meantime, you should get some sleep and take some medicine for that fever of yours."

Kagome sighed and went to go get some medicine.

Inu-yasha fluffed the pillows and went back to sleep.

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