Okay, there's not much to say here, but I do have some business to clear up in general as far as info goes.

Yes, Zanmaru is the biggest ass in the world. Ahh, glad we got that clear. But he looks kickbutt anyway, cuz I drew him! I'll tell you when I post the picture so you can see him and his jackass self.

Another two things. No, I'm not telling what will happen to Sesshoumaru. Not even a clue! Sorry, but I can't. It won't be any fun then. And on a final note, the reason no one's heard anything of Sesshoumaru's mother is because...nothing has actually been disclosed about her, except maybe the fact that she is an Inu Youkai and that he must have inherited the crescent moon from his mom, because his dad doesn't have it...unless you want to get all genetical on me and say it's a recessive trait on his dad's side...but let's not do that. Guh! Anyway, read the chappie and leave plenty of reviews, please! Love to read em!

Rojin sighed and took a seat next to Sesshoumaru, whose face was contorted in pain.

"It's all up to him now," he said, breathing shallowly. "That's priest purification running through his body. It was all I could do."

"But he's a demon," Kagome said in alarm. "Won't that kill him?"

"It's a double-edged sword. The power is of healing, but also purifies his soul. There is a chance he will not recover…"

"Then why did you do it!" Inuyasha snarled. "We can't let him die!"

"I told you there was no choice! He is very deeply tainted!"

"Tainted?" Kagome repeated.

"Yes, tainted. Inuyasha was an impurity when he tore Sesshoumaru apart. The impurity had been taking over Sesshoumaru's soul. That's why he wouldn't heal. I know he would not tell you that, he would play it off…"

"He told me it was because the wound was internal…" Kagome murmured.

"That is a problem, but not the main problem. He knew that Inuyasha's soul was overriding his pure demon blood and that he would become something worse than a demon…something unfathomable…"

"Like me," Inuyasha snapped back.

"No. Even worse than what you become…it is indescribable," Rojin replied. "But the point is that even after a full day of bed rest, he'll still be very sick and you'll have to compensate for that. Are you all ready to assume that responsibility?"

"What kinda sick are we talking about?" Inuyasha pressed.

"Well, he's going to be prone to random fainting spells. This is due to the conflict of powers currently going on in his body. He'll also have some short term memory problems; that is, he'll forget what he's doing or he'll do something else when he's already busy."

"Is that it?"

"No, there's more, Inuyasha. He will definitely be weak, and most of all; you have to make sure he doesn't eat anything for three weeks at least. Got that? Three weeks! His stomach needs time to heal, and eating something during that time could result in…well…you sort of get my drift…"

"Yeah, I do. No food for three weeks, he's gonna be a dumbass weakling for…how long?"

"About three weeks."

"THREE WEEKS HE'S GOING TO BE A DUMBASS WEAKLING!" Inuyasha screamed.

"Oh, yes," Rojin said, scratching his chin. "I forgot to say he's going to be very obsessive-compulsive too…"

Inuyasha and Kagome anime fell on the spot.

"Anything else!" they both growled.

"Er…no, that's it!" Rojin said, panicking slightly. "But there is something you need to do in order for me to ascertain whether he is recovering or not. You need to bring him to the shiro every three days or so. Especially if he's acting up too much. I'm telling you now; he's going to be a handful. If you can't handle him, leave him in the shiro…"

"I'm not leavin' him in that shiro!" Inuyasha snarled back.

"Eventually, Inuyasha, you must. Transformation or not, he needs to rule his lands. There are things that Ayumi, Tori, and I cannot do. Do you understand that?"

"Hrm…whatever! You know where my village is. Leave a message there and I'll bring 'im whenever you need him…" muttered the hanyou.

"Good. Now I suppose I shall take my leave…"

"Wait, Rojin!" Kagome cried. "Are you sure we can take care of him?"

"There is not really much that I can do now that you cannot do for yourself. He's feeling pain, so fix that in the best way you know how. And get his fever to break. That's all you need to do, and I'm pretty sure that with Inuyasha around, you've long since learned these skills…"

"Yeah…thanks for everything, Rojin!"

Kagome threw herself at the Inu Youkai and hugged him tightly. He was surprised at first and awkwardly patted her head.

"You are very welcome. Should you require my services concerning Lord Sesshoumaru, do not hesitate to call. I shall inform the guards that we are in a…situation."

With that, Rojin left them.

Both of them turned to Sesshoumaru, who was currently breathing rather raggedly.

"Umm…Kagome…what do we do?"

"You go get some numbweed. I'll boil it and we'll give it to him. Okay?"

"Got it. You want me to get some herbs for his fever?"

"No, I've got that covered. Just go get the numbweed, thanks."

After Inuyasha left, Kagome rooted through her backpack for some Tylenol. She found them and a can of ginger ale.

"What are…you…doing?" Sesshoumaru asked, causing Kagome to jump.

"Oh! Sesshoumaru, I thought you were sleeping…"

"I am awake…"

"Good. I need you to take this…"

"Unh…I can hardly move, Kagome…" he hissed. "I am in pain…too much pain…worse than the Kaze no Kizu…and that hurt me…"

"Er...can you even open your mouth?"

Sesshoumaru attempted, but he could hardly part his lips.

"Can you swallow?"

"Yes, I can at least do that..."

"Oh…okay, I'm going to do something, but you have to promise not to tell Inuyasha…"

"Huh…?"

Kagome took the Tylenol and put it in her mouth. She then took a swig of ginger ale.

Don't punish me for this, God…

She put her lips to Sesshoumaru's and passed the medicine from her mouth to his. So surprised was the taiyoukai that he swallowed the medicine readily. Quickly, she pulled back. It was only business, after all.

"Don't ever tell anyone that I did that!" Kagome snapped. "You really did need help, right?"

A smile graced Sesshoumaru's lips.

"Heh…" he managed to say.

"HENTAI!"

WHAM!

"Argh!" Sesshoumaru roared. "I wasn't laughing at that, I was laughing because you actually thought I wanted to kiss you!"

"Uh…oops?" she said meekly.

" 'Oops' my…guh…"

Sesshoumaru's eyes swirled and he fainted, mouth agape.

"I didn't mean it!" Kagome panicked, despite being the only conscious one there.

"Kagome, I got the numbweed!" Inuyasha said, walking in. "What's going on?"

"I had to give your brother his medicine through my mouth and he was stupid about it,"

Kagome said dully. "And I wasn't going to tell you."

"Why not?" Inuyasha asked curiously, ears tweaking.

"I thought you'd be jealous…"

"Nah, I know you would only do that if he wasn't able to take the medicine himself," the hanyou told her. "I trust you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, really. Now crush and boil this damned stuff. My hands are numb from it!"

Kagome sighed.

This is going to be a long three weeks.

R & R please!