Chapter 9. Almost Healed
Three weeks flew by. Kagura's injuries healed quickly allowing her to leave. In those weeks she felt something happen to her. To her heart. It fell apart. It was 5 days ago it began to crumble.
Kagura was outside Kanna's room standing next to Kurai and Zinan. They were watching as the doctors gave her medicine and several shots. It was heart braking to watch her go through all that. Kagura turned her head and looked down the hall. She expected to see Sesshomaru standing just around the corner. He always did now, like he was afraid to approach her formally.
Instead, her eyes fell upon the image of Naraku. She felt like throwing up. Her stomach was squrming with sickness. She blinked to push the aweful feelings behind her. Her eyes reopened and he was gone.
Was he stalking her? Waiting for the right moment to finish her off. Just the thought made Kagura sick to her stomach.
That was 5 days ago and yet it still made her feel like he was watching her. The sooner she got out of the hospital the better.
Kagura sat in one of the chairs in the main lobby. She was tapping her feet impatiently. Kurai was snoring loudly across the room and Zinan was reading a book. Sesshomaru was talking to a doctor.
About 10 minutes later he came back. Kagura looked up at him coming towards her. She stood up slowly.
"So? Can I leave this place yet?" she asked. He nodded his head lightly.
"Yes, your free to leave. Come, I'll take you to your house so you can gather up your remaining posessions. Your brothers as well." he said while staring at Kurai out of the corner of his eye. He raised a brow at him and turned back to Kagura.
"Does he always sleep like that?" he asked. Kagura laughed alittle and nodded her head once. "I shall give him a room far away from the others then." Kagura laughed again.
Kagura was the first one out of the doors once Kurai was awake. She breathed in deeply, taking in the frozen air. It was like heaven to her. She wobbled when she walked from lying down so much. A black limo pulled up and somone opened the door so they could get in.
Kagura sat by the window as Kurai sat next to Zinan who sat next to her. Sesshomaru was the last in and sat across from her.
"We live at 841 Westbridge." Kagura mummbled. Sesshomaru nodded and told the driver. They were off. Kagura rested her head on her left hand as she stared out the window. They soon drove into the neighborhood she knew too well.
A broken down appartment building came up, followed by a small house. Brown and falling apart.
"Let's make this quick. I don't want to stay too long. Kurai and Zinan got out and Kagura was about too. Sesshomaru grabbed her hand gently and shook his head. She looked at him a little confused, but sat back down.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Are all your injuries healed completely. I wouldn't want you to have to lift something heavy and end up back in the hospital." Sesshomaru asked. Kagura looked down sadly. She placed her hands to her heart and frowned. Her eyes were cloudy.
"Almost." she whispered. Sesshomaru didn't quite understand what she meant then. He helped her out of the limo and into the house. As soon as he opened the door the smell of smoke and beer hit his nose like a cannon. He coughed a few times.
"Try not to breath through your nose. It's worse than having it cut off." Kagura commented. She ran up the stairs to join her brothers. It only took15 minutes before they all came back down. Kagura had the most things.
Sesshomaru took most of it and took it out to the limo where the driver was ready to put it in the trunk.
"Some of it's Kanna's." Kagura said. "I didn't want to leave her things here either." Sesshomaru nodded. Kurai insisted that he put his own things in. Zinan shoved his things at Sesshomaru and jumped into the car slightly afraid.
"Huh? What's wrong Zinan?" Kurai asked. His hand came out and pointed down the street at something.
Kagura turned around and backed up into the car. Her eyes held a strong bond of fear. A few people were walking up. Sesshomaru was in the house getting the other things.
Kouga lead them. His attire was all black. He smiled widely at Kagura.
"Hey babe, I was wondering where you went. What's up with a weird color?" he said. Kagura wasn't wearing her normal clothes. Kagome and Sango had come to visit her on several occasions. They had brought a dress they had made themselves. They had wanted it to be black, but couldn't find the right material.
It was a dark blue with long bell sleeves and reached her ankles. Kouga walked up to her and pulled her into an embrace. She could barely breath from the fact that he was so much as touching her.
Sesshomaru walked out and raised a brow.
"Kagura." he called. She turned her head and smiled at him. Her smile was pleading, in away that cried 'help!'. Kouga let her go and she ran up to Sesshomaru's side. She clutched onto his shirt and whispered to him.
"Make him go away, please. It hurts too much, to even look at him. Please, chase him away." she begged. Sesshomaru placed a hand on her back in a comforting way.
"What did he do to you?" he asked.
"Something horrible." she replied.