At last the herbs were done, the herbs that would help to heal Inuyasha's older brother, and enemy, Sessomaru. Kagome took the steaming leaves out and placed them on the unconscious Lord's ribs, and abdomen area. He was weak and pale, the strong demon had been defeated or beaten in some way. 'But how? What happened?' Kagome thought to herself, as she replaced the blankets over him, and lay out his furs. Tired she lay down next to him, the white fur kept her warm in the dying embers, she slept soundly.
Sessomaru stirred, something stung as he went to turn over, then realized that he was injured. Slowly he sat up, and the blanket fell off.
"Huh- what are these?" he asked himself quietly in his normal, soft, monotone voice. He pealed away he thick layers of leaves that revealed his wounds. No sooner did he regret it, a surge of pain shot threw him, he swallowed it, and stood. A fire burnt low, over it two pots hung. Nearby Rin slept curled up, and- a slight groan drew his attention, Kagome turned over in a dreamful sleep. 'It's that human wrench that my brother is always with. But why is she-? Hey, those are mine,' he spotted his cleaned furs that wrapped around Kagome. Then putting two and two together he thought, 'Did she-? Of course not, she's my brother's little pet, she wouldn't.'
Something like curiosity took hold of Sessomaru as he watched the sleeping Kagome (so not like him, sorry). She was beautiful, especially for a human, 'But that's just it. She's a human, a pathetic mortal human.' Very much unlike his nature, Sessomaru sat down next to her, draping the blanket back over his shoulders, and watched Kagome sleep when Rin stirred.
"Lord Sessomaru! You are okay!" She said in her quietest, most excited voice, as she sprinted to his side and hugged him. He did not return the embrace, he never did, though Rin didn't mind.
"Rin, did you put these on?" Sessomaru moved aside the blanket for her to see the pads of leaves.
"No she did," Rin indicated to Kagome.
'Why would this human wrench who is so deeply involved with my brother, help me?' "Rin, exactly what happened after we met the demon?" Rin told him that he had run into Kagome, and when she came out of the bushes the priestess was just standing there. She also told how she pleaded for Kagome to help, and when she agreed she sent her to fetch herbs, and started to boil them.
"Then Inuyasha came. And he was really, really mad at Kagome for helping you. He wanted to kill us! Kagome wouldn't let him, she said if he truly wanted to fight her he'd regret it. Then Lord Inuyasha yelled at her to never come back, and left," Rin finished her detailed account of the past night while Sessomaru listened carefully.'Was she in denial, so she helped me? Stupid worthless human. But I could use her…'
Kagome shifted and sat up, rubbing her eyes, until they focused in on the Lord who sat close to her.
"Good morning Inuyasha," she said forgetting who she spent the night's camp with.
"Huh?" Sessomaru blinked.
"I beg of not to call me by that vile title in which my brother calls a name." Kagome looked at the Lord, screamed and scrambled as far back as possible, before hitting a tree.
"You're, you're better?" She thought for a moment. 'Snap out of it Kagome, he is a demon, of course he's better.' Sessomaru stood and walked closer to her. Kagome also rose, drawing her sword.
The Lord stopped,
"You would draw a sword on the one you've just helped?"
"I only helped you because the little girl was about to die of a broken heart," snapped Kagome. Sessomaru looked to Rin and chuckled.
"It was still helping me."
"I had plans to leave before you were better." 'Of course I was to stupid to remember that the demon would heal quite quickly.'
Sessomaru hinted the most faint of a smile, "Lower your sword. I will do you no harm, unless you temp to do such to I."
Kagome didn't lower her sword, she wanted to be on constant guard.
"Fine then, I shall leave you ." He picked up his furs and replaced his shirt on his back. Kagome glanced her work, seeing that the herbs had done nicely what they were suppose to.
Quietly thinking to himself, Sessomaru left. Kagome stayed behind to put out the fire and refold her blankets. Once that was done, she prepared to travel to a good friends palace. Lord in the western lands, named Takeshi, who she had gotten to know through battle. When his army called for assistance, she answered, using her ability as a priestess, and admirable worrier skills, they fought side by side, until his lands were safe from the intruding demons. He treated her like a Princess, from then on. Telling her she fought with more grace an precision than he had seen in all his armies. Takeshi took to considered her royal, insisting that the servants call her Princess Kagome (much against her wanting), and honor her like they honored him. Kagome at the time, thought him to be to generous, but as years past, he would come to be a blood brother in the sense, and be at aid when she needed it. Lost of her welcome with Inuyasha, she felt alone, it was the only place she had to go, for now until things settled down. But they wouldn't settle, they'd only grow worse, with time, bringing back old unwanted memories.
Well there you have it...