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while. Had all of this stuff to do...
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Chapter 9
Kagome woke the next morning, an ache in her leg, and with a slight fever. "Shit! The infection is out of control!" Sesshoumaru walked in after about half an hour, and his brows lowered. He ran to her side, and placed his hand on her forehead, and for a brief second Kagome thought she saw worry on his face.
"I know, I know, sake, right?" Sesshoumaru looked down at her. "Today, yes. Bed rest and a few herbs as well. I'll return shortly." Sesshoumaru returned a few seconds later, Kagome hadn't even heard his foot falls on the floor. She knew he'd flown as fast as he could to get the items. He gave her a shot and was smoothing an odd colored green paste on her wound. After her third shot, she didn't notice the burning anymore.
Of course this would be when Shippo ran in, as if the gate to hell were following close on his heels. "Kagome! You're sick! Is there anything I can do?" Sesshoumaru called him to the side of the bed, and told him where to find a closet with bandages. Shippo took off running, and was back in less than a minute. Oddly enough, this was when the third shot began to kick in.
"Aren't you cute!" Kagome giggled and scratched behind his ears. Shippo looked horrified. "She's more sick than I thought! Please don't die Kagome!" he began to wail. Sesshoumaru's look could have been mistaken for amusement as this took place. "Kitsune, there is a room at the end of the hall filled with toys. Kagome needs her rest, and your worry won't help in this situation." Shippo nodded and looked worried as he left the room, looking back as if it may have been the last time.
Of course this had to be when Kagome had to prove she was straight out drunk. "Sesshoumaru, why did you save me? Why do you worry about me now?" Sesshoumaru looked at her, his face blank confusion. "Everyone knows you hate humans, and I happen to be one. Why do you worry about me, Sesshy?"
Sesshoumaru cringed at his new nickname before answering. "If I hate humans, why is one in my accompanying party? I don't hate all humans." Kagome now looked confused. "You don't know me as well as you believe, Kagome. I don't hate all humans. There are a select few I can understand, whom I believe are still on their path. Most humans have a basic structure. Don't try to be anything special, and you're fine. They herd themselves together, and they think alike. If it's not human, it's evil. Youkai, Hanyou and anything else that isn't like them. That's what I hate. Humans thrive on being thoughtless, arrogant, selfish and greedy creatures. There are a few who I see differently. When Rin found me, I was wounded in the forest. She brought me food to try and comfort me. The villagers in her town beat her and she still returned. It hadn't mattered that I was a youkai, only that I was injured. And yourself, how many times have you been insulted about your inappropriate attire? How many times have you been told 'you're no Kikyou'? That never stoped you, has it? And why is it you deal with these insults while trying to save the lives of the same people who say these things to you? You don't think like them. You have a different soul from theirs."
Kagome was getting worried. When he'd started talking about youkai, Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he began to look more angered as the conversation went on. "They used to say these things to you, didn't they?" Sesshoumaru turned to look at her, his face once again stoic. "My past shouldn't worry you now. You need rest." He didn't leave her side, but he wouldn't speak for a while.
Kagome was nearly asleep when she heard a noise in the room and turned to see Sesshoumaru gone. She sat up in the bed, the alcohol wearing off, and grunted at the pain in her leg. Sesshoumaru appeared a few minutes later looking disappointed. When he saw Kagome awake he decided to joke a bit. "I didn't know you had such a large grouping of men waiting for your company."
"Kouga!" Kagome gasped, having forgotten about the wolf youkai in the last few days events. "Oh god, how mad was he?"
"Mad? He tried to attack me the instant he saw me. After a few seconds, I was able to ask who he was, and why he had this hatred towards me. All he would say was 'Kagome was mine!' Kind of sad, really." Sesshoumaru looked down at Kagome, who was now shaking uncontrollably. His face regained the worried look. "Is there anything you need? Anything I can do?"
"I'm cold." Kagome looked at him, her eyes pleading. Sesshoumaru sat down next to her, and took her hand. "You'll be alright." Kagome knew she was pleading, but she wasn't sure what for or why. Sesshoumaru felt her forehead again, and responded "You feel too hot. It might not be a good idea for you to get another blanket.
Out of one last kick from the alcohol, Kagome reached out and pulled his haori sleeve closer to her. Sesshoumaru followed where she pulled, and eventually found himself in the bed next to her. Kagome nuzzled into his chest, and wrapped her arms around him. She was out in a matter of minutes, leaving Sesshoumaru confused, but content.
Hope you enjoyed! Please review!
All disclaimers still apply...no, really.
Chapter 9
Kagome woke the next morning, an ache in her leg, and with a slight fever. "Shit! The infection is out of control!" Sesshoumaru walked in after about half an hour, and his brows lowered. He ran to her side, and placed his hand on her forehead, and for a brief second Kagome thought she saw worry on his face.
"I know, I know, sake, right?" Sesshoumaru looked down at her. "Today, yes. Bed rest and a few herbs as well. I'll return shortly." Sesshoumaru returned a few seconds later, Kagome hadn't even heard his foot falls on the floor. She knew he'd flown as fast as he could to get the items. He gave her a shot and was smoothing an odd colored green paste on her wound. After her third shot, she didn't notice the burning anymore.
Of course this would be when Shippo ran in, as if the gate to hell were following close on his heels. "Kagome! You're sick! Is there anything I can do?" Sesshoumaru called him to the side of the bed, and told him where to find a closet with bandages. Shippo took off running, and was back in less than a minute. Oddly enough, this was when the third shot began to kick in.
"Aren't you cute!" Kagome giggled and scratched behind his ears. Shippo looked horrified. "She's more sick than I thought! Please don't die Kagome!" he began to wail. Sesshoumaru's look could have been mistaken for amusement as this took place. "Kitsune, there is a room at the end of the hall filled with toys. Kagome needs her rest, and your worry won't help in this situation." Shippo nodded and looked worried as he left the room, looking back as if it may have been the last time.
Of course this had to be when Kagome had to prove she was straight out drunk. "Sesshoumaru, why did you save me? Why do you worry about me now?" Sesshoumaru looked at her, his face blank confusion. "Everyone knows you hate humans, and I happen to be one. Why do you worry about me, Sesshy?"
Sesshoumaru cringed at his new nickname before answering. "If I hate humans, why is one in my accompanying party? I don't hate all humans." Kagome now looked confused. "You don't know me as well as you believe, Kagome. I don't hate all humans. There are a select few I can understand, whom I believe are still on their path. Most humans have a basic structure. Don't try to be anything special, and you're fine. They herd themselves together, and they think alike. If it's not human, it's evil. Youkai, Hanyou and anything else that isn't like them. That's what I hate. Humans thrive on being thoughtless, arrogant, selfish and greedy creatures. There are a few who I see differently. When Rin found me, I was wounded in the forest. She brought me food to try and comfort me. The villagers in her town beat her and she still returned. It hadn't mattered that I was a youkai, only that I was injured. And yourself, how many times have you been insulted about your inappropriate attire? How many times have you been told 'you're no Kikyou'? That never stoped you, has it? And why is it you deal with these insults while trying to save the lives of the same people who say these things to you? You don't think like them. You have a different soul from theirs."
Kagome was getting worried. When he'd started talking about youkai, Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he began to look more angered as the conversation went on. "They used to say these things to you, didn't they?" Sesshoumaru turned to look at her, his face once again stoic. "My past shouldn't worry you now. You need rest." He didn't leave her side, but he wouldn't speak for a while.
Kagome was nearly asleep when she heard a noise in the room and turned to see Sesshoumaru gone. She sat up in the bed, the alcohol wearing off, and grunted at the pain in her leg. Sesshoumaru appeared a few minutes later looking disappointed. When he saw Kagome awake he decided to joke a bit. "I didn't know you had such a large grouping of men waiting for your company."
"Kouga!" Kagome gasped, having forgotten about the wolf youkai in the last few days events. "Oh god, how mad was he?"
"Mad? He tried to attack me the instant he saw me. After a few seconds, I was able to ask who he was, and why he had this hatred towards me. All he would say was 'Kagome was mine!' Kind of sad, really." Sesshoumaru looked down at Kagome, who was now shaking uncontrollably. His face regained the worried look. "Is there anything you need? Anything I can do?"
"I'm cold." Kagome looked at him, her eyes pleading. Sesshoumaru sat down next to her, and took her hand. "You'll be alright." Kagome knew she was pleading, but she wasn't sure what for or why. Sesshoumaru felt her forehead again, and responded "You feel too hot. It might not be a good idea for you to get another blanket.
Out of one last kick from the alcohol, Kagome reached out and pulled his haori sleeve closer to her. Sesshoumaru followed where she pulled, and eventually found himself in the bed next to her. Kagome nuzzled into his chest, and wrapped her arms around him. She was out in a matter of minutes, leaving Sesshoumaru confused, but content.
Hope you enjoyed! Please review!
