Inu Gang
Inuyasha was still fighting the moth youkai, Sango was fighting off swarms of youkai with the help of Kirara. Miroku was holding off and fighting the youkai around him with Shippou trying to defend Miroku back as best as he could. But for Kikyo when the battle started she had disappeared. Kagome had just used a sacred arrow on a spider youkai and killed it when a heavy blow came to the back of her head and knocked her to the ground.
"KAGOME!" Shippou screamed.
"I'm ok, Shippou!" Kagome looked up to see a black three eyed bear standing over her ready to attack her with his claws when it's attention was drawn to something close by to her. So she took the opportunity to try to stand up. She stood up but on wobbly legs and was dizzy.
"So, you were able to get back up, miko! Since, Kikyo seemed to have vanished I'll take you out then Kikyo later!" Kagura said. "Let's see how you dance to my Dance of the..." Kagura was cut off with rocks being thrown at her. Kagura turned to see a little girl.
"You bad lady! Don't you hurt Kagome-chan!" Rin said as she throw rocks. Kagome saw Kagura turn towards Rin. Seeing this Kagome ran over to Rin.
"RIN, WATCH OUT!" Kagome yelled as she ran towards the child.
"You both can died together! Dance of Blades!" Kagura closed her fan towards Kagome and Rin. She watched as part of two of her blades hit Kagome's right arm and left and right legs before a spiritual shield came up around Rin and her until the danger of the blades were gone. Then the shield went down and Kagura moved closer.
"You two may of lived that time, but not the next." Kagura opened her fan once again. Kagome was bleeding bad from the arm and both legs as she slowly moved to her knee's and pushed Rin behind her as she pulled the string of her bow. Rin saw that Kagome was bleeding bad from her arm and legs as blood on the back of her shirt.
"Kagome-chan, you're bleeding badly!" Rin cried. Then she looked around and spotted Sesshoumaru and yelled.
"SESSHOUMARU-SAMA! KAGOME-CHAN'S BLEEDING BADLY AND BAD LADY'S COMING TOWARDS US!" Her yelling caught everyone's attention.
"You think anyone will save you both with me this close?" Kagura raised her fan and was about to bring it forward to close it when a white blur came in front of her.
"You will not Harm or Kill my ward or the miko, wind sorceress!" A deep icy tone bit out. Kagome was still knee's with her bow and a arrow notched and Rin behind her.
"My my, Sesshoumaru, so protective over two weak humans!" Kagura said reaching up and pulling a feather out of her hair and throwing it into the air and getting on it and leaving. All the other youkai ran off when Kagura left. Sango turned and saw Kagome and ran to her.
"Kagome!" Sango called as Kagome dropped her bow and arrow.
"Thanks, Sango." Kagome weakly smiled.
"Is Kagome-chan going to be alright?" Rin looked up to Kagome.
"I'll be just fine, Rin. There just scratches they will heal fast, you'll see." Kagome tried to keep Rin from warring to much. Sango helped Kagome to stand up and tried to take a few steps when Kagome's hand when to the back of her head. "Sango, I..." Then she collapsed but still had her eyes part way open.
"Kagome! Kagome, what's wrong?' Sango called her name out with fear lacing her voice.
"My head hurts and I'm very dizzy. I just need to rest a bit and I'll be fine." Kagome's voice was weak.
"Come Kagome, I'll help you up and put you on the back of Kirara and we'll move away from here and set up camp for the night." Sango looked around at everyone then spoke again "Let's get out of this area, of battle and to a place where there is water so we can clean these wounds could be taken care of. Inuyasha, if you would be so kind to hand me Kagome, once I am on Kirara's back that would help." Sango walked over and jumped onto Kirara's back as Inuyasha picked Kagome up and brought her to Sango then handed the quiver of arrows to Sango.
"My bow. Where's my bow and my bag?" Kagome whispered softly.
"I've got her bag Sango." Miroku told Sango. As he and Shippou climbed onto Kirara's back behind Sango But while he was speaking they did not see Sesshoumaru pick up the bow and the single arrow.
About ten minutes later they were close to a stream. Miroku and Shippou sat up camp by getting wood and starting a fire. Sango walked through the trees to the stream to get the water then came back and sat by Kagome who was now surrounded by both worried Shippou and Rin. Inuyasha was in a tree with his hand on the hilt of his sword glaring at Sesshoumaru.
"Shippou, why don't you take Rin and see if there's any flowers around while I look Kagome's wounds over. But stay close." Sango said as she watched as the two children went to play. Then looked back at Kagome.
"Sango, in the first aide box is a white bottle could you open it and hand three of the pills that come out. So, I can take them for the pain in my head." Kagome closed her eyes for a bit and heard Sango get the bottle and opened it.
"Here you are, Kagome." Sango handed them to Kagome and she picked up the bottle of water and put the pills in her mouth and swallowed with water. "Now let's look at your wounds, Kagome." Sango looked at the leg wounds first then wrapped them. Then she looked at the one on Kagome's arm and then wrapped it. "Well Kagome, your legs are not that bad but your arm you are lucky you still have a arm. The way it looks if your spirit shield did not go up when it did you would not have a arm there. As it is you have a deep cut which you might not be able to pull the string of your bow for a while till it heals. Because of how deep it is." Sango stated.
"I've got to be able to still use my bow. That will only prove to Inuyasha that I'm weak and worthless for fighting. I must fight and hold my own!" Kagome looked at Sango. Sesshoumaru heard what was said and look at the two human females then to Inuyasha moving his eyes without moving his head.
"Leave the hanyou to me if he gives you any problems. I'm not happy with him as it is with the way he's been treating you every since Kikyo has joined the group even though during battle she disappears." Sango stated.
"Hey Kagome, are you going to sit there all night or are you going to cook the food!" Inuyasha shouted down to Kagome.
"See, what I mean. He could at least hunt for the food for a change and not sit on his ASS in a tree. He does not even take into account anymore if your even hurt! You stay here I'll get the water." Sango reached down to get the cooking pot and Kagome's hand stopped her. Sango looked at Kagome to see her slowly shaking her head no.
"No, Sango, it's alright. I'll get it." Kagome moved from sitting to her knee's and used her hands to push herself up and Sango looped her arm under Kagome's and helped her up. Sango saw the pain in Kagome's eyes. Kagome picked up the pot and left. When Kagome was out of camp Sango turned to face Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, you ill-bred, ignorant jackass could you not see that Kagome was injured? If her spirit shield did not come up when it did there would be NO Kagome now but only pieces! Don't you even care? Oh I forgot not that you have that dead lump of dirt around that you've been rutting with every night you don't care if Kagome gets hurt as long as she's here to get the shards and cook for you helpless ass." Sango yelled.
"Sango, don't please." Kagome came walking slowly back into camp with the water. When she did Rin and Shippo came back to camp from a different way and saw her and ran up to her.
"Is Kagome-chan feeling better? Look Kagome-chan there's Sesshoumaru-sama! What's Kagome-chan going to fix?" Rin asked.
"Yes, I'm feeling a little better. I'm going to make ramen and yes, I see your Sesshoumaru-sama." Kagome looked over and Sesshoumaru's and her eye's met and her cheeks started to blush and she quickly turned and looked away.
"Why are you blushing Kagome like Sango does when Miroku gropes her butt and just after looking at Sesshoumaru?" Shippou asked as Kagome's face got even redder.
"Just thinking, Shippou. You would not understand!" Kagome answered as she slowly knelt down by the fire to put the cooking pot on to boil. Then getting up again and going to her yellow bag and pulled out nine packs of beef ramen and walking back and sat down opening the ramen bags. After the food was done cooking and passed out to everyone Rin and Shippou ate theirs fast. Then came over to Kagome who was sitting on her unrolled sleeping bag and they started jumping up and down.
"Can Kagome tell us a story? Please! The children pleaded.
"It's alright with me, but Rin you must ask your Sesshoumaru-sama if it's alright with him." Kagome said.
"Ok, Rin will ask." Ran ran over to Sesshoumaru who was sitting by a tree on the other side of the camp. "Sesshoumaru-sama would it be ok if Rin hears Kagome-chan tell story? Does Sesshoumaru-sama have time for Rin hear story?" Rin asked. Kagome opened her yellow bag and pulled out a children's book.
"Of course, he don't have time. He was just leaving!" Inuyasha said rudely glaring at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru looked at the miko, then his ward and then back at his half brother.
"You may hear a story from the miko, Kagome!" He said as he looked over at his half brother and smiled. Rin ran back over to where Kagome and Shippou were at sitting and waiting for her to return.
"Sesshoumaru-sama said I could." Rin ran over and sat down on the other side of Kagome who was now sitting on the ground and not on her unrolled sleeping bag. "What is the story called you going to read?"
"It's called Thumbelina." Kagome read the title pointing to the letters for the title. By the time she finished reading the story both Rin and Shippou were laying down with their heads on each side of Kagome's lap and fast asleep. Sango walked over to her friend.
"Kagome, you are wonderful with both Shippou and Rin. You will make a wonderful mate and mother someday for some lucky guy." Then she saw that Kagome went sad and looked down at the children. "I'm sorry, Kagome! Here let me help you with them." Sango rolled out the sleeping bag and then picked up Shippou and laid him in the sleeping bag then picked up the sleeping Rin and did the same.
"It's fine, Sango but you're right. Maybe someday I will when I find mister right; it won't be Kouga and it's not going to be Inuyasha because they both have someone." Kagome told Sango as she zipped up the sleeping bag so the children would stay warm.
"You're welcome, Kagome. Hey where did Sesshoumaru go?" Sango looked around.
"Probably back to check his lands since his ward is asleep. Who really knows. Well anyway I need to wash these bowls and cooking pot and chopsticks before the food gets stuck on them." Kagome stood up and walked over next to the fire and picked up the things that needed to be washed and headed to the stream. Once their she walked to the edge of the stream and put the stuff down then gently knelt down and reached with her right hand for the bowls and stopped and pulled her arm back and started rubbing it just below the bandage.
"Your arm cause you much pain miko, Kagome?" A cold sounding voice came from behind her. She turned on her left leg putting pressure on it which made tears slightly come to her eyes. Through watery eyes she saw that the voice was from Sesshoumaru even though she knew from the sound of his voice.
"Hello, Sesshoumaru. Your ward, Rin is sleeping so i came out here to do the cleaning." Kagome whispered.
"That's not what this Sesshoumaru asked." He watched as the miko turned away from him and resumed to wash the cooking things.
"Yes. But I can't let my wounded weak human body, stop me! I have to over come the pain. Sesshoumaru, why are you here?" She gathered the clean bowls and cooking pot and chopsticks and slowly stood and faced him. "Why would you seek me out just to ask that?" Kagome asked.
"Miko, why are you not carrying your weapon? Wounded or not one should always have his weapon on his person to protect one's self!" Sesshoumaru said walking closer to the miko.
"I ah... lost my weapon, after I protected Rin. I don't know were it is now. My quiver of arrows are back at camp. Which means we'll have to travel back to Kaede's village or to the closest village and hope we don't have to fight so I can get a new one." Kagome watched as Sesshoumaru stopped in front of her. She bent down and put the bowls and things down on the ground next to her.
"Miko, will not travel far to get a bow." He stated as he looked into her eyes.
"What do you mean?" She asked. That's when he reached to his shoulder under his tail and pulled out a bow.
"This Sesshoumaru returns this to you." He held out the bow and the single arrow and she slowly took it from him.
"Thank you, Sesshoumaru!" She put the bow over her left shoulder then looked back up to Sesshoumaru and timidly asked. "Sesshoumaru, could I ask you something? The other night at the sacred tree, when you ah... when you kissed me did you need something?" She looked into his eyes. Seeing he was not going to answer her "Well, I won't keep you." Kagome went to bend down to get the cooking supplies when a hand grabbed hers.
"That night this Sesshoumaru did not need anything." He drew even closer to her now. "But this Sesshoumaru would like to thank this miko Kagome, for saving his ward today." Sesshoumaru said looking into her eyes. As he let her hand go.
"Oh, you're welcome." She voiced as she slid her hand out of Sesshoumaru's and bent down and got the cooking supplies thinking to herself "What were you hoping for? Did you really think he was actually going to slip again like at the tree and kiss you?" Kagome stood up and moved away from Sesshoumaru to go back to camp. "Well, I've got to go back to camp before your half brother goes into a mad fit and search for me and get into a tirade once he fines me accuses me of this and that. But mostly about you being his enemy and how could I be talking to you and what did I tell you?" She said and walked away. Then stopped and turned back again "Thanks again for giving me my bow and the arrow back." Then turned and disappeared in the trees going back to camp. Getting to camp she put the cooking supplies by her yellow bag then laid her bow by her arrows and placed the single arrow back in the quiver. Then pulling back the sleeping bag and sliding in behind the children pulling the sleeping bag cover back up over them. Towards dawn everyone was rudely awaken by a loud scream.
"KAGOME-CHAN, WATCH OUT BAD LADY GOING TO HURT YOU!" Rin was tossing and turning in her sleep crying. There was a loud 'Thud' as Inuyasha fell out of the tree backwards. Kagome sat up drawing her bow to her and notched a arrow looking around to see everyone battle ready even Sesshoumaru. Feeling a body tossing and turning she looked down to see Rin crying and tossing around. So she laid her bow and arrow down and pulled the crying child into her lap and arms. When she did Rin woke up
"Ssshhh. It's alright, Rin. You're alright and I'm alright. There's no bad lady here to hurt us see! The bad lady would have to get past everyone here. Even your Sesshoumaru-sama's here so no harm will come to you or me. So you can go back to sleep and be rest assured that everything is safe." Kagome said rocking the child to sleep.
"What the HELL'S going on?" Inuyasha came out of the bush underneath the tree he was asleep in rubbing his head. Miroku walked to the confused hanyou.
"Easy Inuyasha, the child, Rin just had a nightmare about when Kagura attacked Kagome." Miroku let the confused hanyou in on what just happened.
"Well, she could have a nightmare without waking any of us up!" Inuyasha grumbled. Miroku hit Inuyasha in the back of the head with his staff "Ouch ! What was that for?" Inuyasha rubbed his head again.
"You could at least attempt to care. Rin is after all a child!" Miroku tried to enlighten the hanyou.
"Feh, Whatever!" As Inuyasha jumped back into the tree once more. Miroku shook his head as he walked back to the spot that he was sleeping at before they were all awakened and laid back down.
After Kagome got Rin back to sleep and laid the child back down in the sleeping bag she slid out and walked over to put more wood on the fire but there was none. So she walked back over to her sleeping bag bent down and picked up her bow and arrows and silently walked into the woods without her shoes to find more wood to get the fire going enough to cook breakfast with. When she was walking amongst the trees looking for wood she stopped in her tracks when in front of her she saw Sesshoumaru.
"Why did you leave camp?" His icy tone rang out.
"There's no more wood for the fire and I need to cook soon and I wanted to get away from that arrogant Jerk. I can't believe he would get mad at Rin for waking him up. Oh wait, yes I can. He does that to Shippou the kitsune pup all the time." She said walking up to Sesshoumaru and stopped. "Sesshoumaru, may I ask why you followed me out here? Did you wish or need to speak to me? Or did I wake you up and disturb your dreams as well?" Kagome looked at him and waited for a bit not knowing a pair of chocolate eyes watching them. Kagome got tired of waiting and moved to go around him and said "Like you would ever admit anything like Inuyasha. Speaking about..." She did not get to finish when she was jerked back around in front of him.
"Miko, NEVER put this Sesshoumaru in the same category as the half breed!" Sesshoumaru growled.
"AND my name is KAGOME! I know, you'll never answer the question so if you will please excuse me I have to get some wood and get back to camp." She walked away rubbing her arm. He went to grab her but she jumped back from him grabbing a arrow and notching her bow and fought the pain and drew back her bow string getting ready to fire when he used his youkai speed and ran forward grabbing the bow and arrow throwing them behind him and wrapped his tail around her. "Let me go!" Kagome raised her voice.
"Silence!" He said with his voice full of ice.
"I will not be silent. Let me g..." Her words were muffled as he silenced her with his mouth over hers. She felt his tongue graze her lips wanting in but she did not comply. He slid away from her mouth and went to her ear.
"Open your mouth, Kagome!" He said just before nipping her ear. She shook her head. "Afraid are we?" She opened her mouth to reply and he made his move and slid his tongue into her mouth.
The owner of the chocolate eyes watched the scene before her as she silently left thinking to herself "This will help with my pain for the down fall of the hanyou and my reincarnation's friendship. I just need one more thing and when the timing is right I'll have my plan work and see their down fall." Kikyo said as she left.
"Mmmmm." Kagome moaned as Sesshoumaru moved away from her mouth gently working down her neck where it joins her shoulder kissing her skin there. His fangs started to grow longer and his eyes he could tell were starting to turn red. He forced himself to stop when one of his fangs scratched her skin causing a red line to appear on her neck that blood beaded up.
"Kagome, leave NOW! Get your wood and return to your camp." He growled out and pushed her away.
"What's wrong?" Kagome said standing up and coming back over to Sesshoumaru and stopped when he whirled around and she could see that his eyes were red. "What's wrong, Sesshoumaru?" But backed away slowly then turned and ran for her bow and put it on her shoulder with her quiver of arrows and ran back towards camp forgetting the wood. By the time she got to camp Sango was up and had a fire going and Miroku had just entered from the location of the stream with the cooking pot.
"Kagome, where have you been?" Sango looked at her and asked.
"Oh, you know when nature calls you have to get up and go." Kagome said as she caught the color of white out of the corner of her eye and turned to see Sesshoumaru walk back into the camp. Then she felt two bodies rammed into her and tiny paws wrapped around her neck from the left side. Shippou's eyes caught the red line on her neck and touched it then brought his paw away to see a smear of blood and smelled a different smell on her.
"Kagome, what happened? Why do you have a scratch on your neck that has beads of blood on it and why do you have the sce.." Kagome clamped her hand over his mouth and looked around the camp to see that Inuyasha was holding Kikyo and not caring about anything around them.
"Oh, I scratched myself looking for a private place to
go and relieve myself and a branch scraped it. Why don't you take Rin and go to the stream to wash up for breakfast." She said.
"Yes, Kagome!" Shippou said as he and Rin ran off to the stream. Kagome glanced over at Sesshoumaru and he gave a slight nod. When the children got back the food was handed out and everyone except Sesshoumaru ate. After everyone finished eating and the bowls and things were clean they all packed up.
"Rin, it's time to go. Say good-bye. We must find Jaken and Ah-Un and return to the castle." Sesshoumaru looked down at Rin.
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin went over to Kagome and Shippou "Good-bye Kagome-chan and Shippou-chan. Hope to see you soon." She gave Kagome a hug and ran back to Sesshoumaru and stood by him as his youkai cloud formed under them. "Bye everyone!" Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru as they left then turned to get her stuff.
"Well, let's go! We're not finding any shards around here!" She said as everyone looked at her. "What way now, Inuyasha?" Kikyo whispered in his ear.
"We continue north!" As he started walking.