Hey guys! Well, I was planning on updating later on in the weekend, but this is the last update. I'm going to Miami. Sorry I didn't update anything else, but I hope this chapter is enough to make up for it. And btw, I just wanna tell you that part of the previous chapter was cut. It's just a small bit where Sesshy asks Miroku why he put that herb in his face and Miroku says that he needed to wake him up somehow. I'll update the other one with it later, but right now, the printed copy of my Were-Dog story is in our car. So anyway, I guess I'll see you later! Try to be the 100th reviewer, but I appreciate any feedback! Bye!

"How did you sleep, Sesshoumaru?" Sango asked.

"My brain itches…" he mumbled, reaching up to scratch his cranium. "Ow! It hurts…"

Sango's eyes narrowed.

"Miroku!" she snapped.

"Take me away from the houshi! He put herb stuff in my face and it made me feel icky!" whined Sesshoumaru. "I still feel icky, like I'm gunna be sick…"

"Go to the bushes if you really feel that bad, Sesshoumaru. I'll deal with the 'houshi.'"

"Sango, I can explain. You see, he…"

"I don't even want to hear it, Miroku! I told you that I didn't want to come back with Sesshoumaru still conked out. I am very pissed that you gave him a ride on the loopy express, but you abided by my terms. So all we have to do is make sure that Kagome and Inuyasha don't notice.

Miroku face-faulted. He expected to be a puddle of holy goo at this precise moment and was glad that wasn't the case. But just this once, he wasn't going to press his luck and grope Sango.

After a few seconds, Sesshoumaru emerged, looking a pale shade of green and clutching his head.

"It hurts…" he moaned. "My head is killing me…"

Well, at least he sounds back to normal, Sango thought. Even if he has got a concussion.

"Scale of one to ten?"

"…eight…" mumbled the demon.

"Well, we'll get a bandage on your head and you'll be fine. I promise," Sango said soothingly.

"Very well…"

With his demon blood, he'll be better in a few hours.

Kagome and Inuyasha walked out.

"Hey guys! What's up?" Kagome greeted. "Have a good sleep, Sesshoumaru?"

"Actually, no. There was much to be thought about, and all the thinking gave me a migraine. And just when I got rid of it…another one happened."

Inuyasha sniffed around his brother. His face became serious.

"Hey. You okay there?" he asked. "You smell nasty, you know? Like you got sick in a bush."

"Yes, Inuyasha. I did. You see…I was…sleeping in a tree and…I fell off…"

Sesshoumaru sometimes became fidgety at the worst of times, and this was no exception. However, only he had the power to read lies off of people (A.N.: elaborated in Harry Potter/Inuyasha cross) and so Inuyasha only had an inkling of a feeling that he was lying.

"Which branch were ya sleeping on?" Inuyasha asked.

"The highest, as usual."

"Well it's no wonder your head hurts. Even demons can't take a direct blow to the head and walk it off!"

Sesshoumaru nodded, then winced at the pain the action brought.

"Nevertheless," he said. "I will be fully healed in several hours."

"Hmm. Let's hang around Kaede's village for a while, then. Until your head feels better," Kagome suggested.

"That sounds okay with me!" Shippo said, nodding in agreement. "Whaddya say, Sesshoumaru?"

The demon's eyes widened slightly. He felt slightly strange in more than one way for being allowed to make such a decision. Not only did it signify acceptance in their clique, it also put responsibility on his shoulders, something he had quite lost the stability to hold.

"Ah…I…it matters not whether I say yes or no, of course…but I do concur…"

Ow. My extended vocabulary is hurting my head…

A sudden dizzy spell forced Sesshoumaru to fall backwards onto his butt.

"Oh, wow," he said softly. "I am hurt."

"Of course you are. Now take a rest, won't you?" Inuyasha snapped. "We got shards to find!"

Sesshoumaru tried to listen, but all the sounds were jumbling up in his mind, and he knew that it wasn't just the conk on his head. The powers colliding in his body of holiness and demonic energy was causing his body to go out of whack.

"Inuyasha…I do not feel well,…" he moaned. "I must lie down and get some rest…"

"That's what you should do! Now get your ass in that hut and take a breather."

Sesshoumaru slept for two hours. When he woke up, he felt much better, even if a little dizzy.

"Sesshoumaru-sama! You're awake!"
The demon turned to see Rin.

"Ah. Rin, why are you in here with me? Should you not be outside picking flowers or perhaps playing with the kitsune child?"

"I was really worried about you, my lord. I couldn't leave you when you were sick," Rin replied, as if this was the most obvious thing in the world. "So are you better?"

"Hn. Yes, I believe I am ready to travel."

"Oh, good! Kagome-chan and Inuyasha will be pleased!"

Sesshoumaru rose to his feet and rubbed his eyes. He ran his hand through his short hair in an attempt to comb it, but when his claws grazed his aching head, he thought better of it.

"Where is the taijiya?" he inquired of his ward.

"She's outside with the kitty! Come on, Sesshoumaru-sama! I'll show you the way!"
Rin grabbed Sesshoumaru's pinky and pulled him out to where Sango was brushing Kirara's fur with a grooming brush Kagome had brought from her time.

"Ohayo, Sango," he greeted.

"Oh! Hello, Sesshoumaru. Did you sleep better?"

"Yes, I did. Too bad it's all I've slept in so long," he said somberly.

"Why can't you sleep well?" the taijiya wondered.

"As I said before, there's much to think about," replied Sesshoumaru.

"Um…Sesshoumaru? Thanks for covering for Miroku. He appreciates it, and so do I."

"You are very welcome. I do not wish to cause consternation within your group."

"You don't. Well I mean, you do, but not in a bad way…"

"What is that?" Sesshoumaru interrupted.

"It's a hairbrush for animals. Kirara loves it, and look how it makes her fur so soft and silky," Sango told him.

Sesshoumaru caressed Kirara's fur and she let out a mew of contentment.

Sango is correct. Her fur is quite soft.

"You are right…"

"You know, Sesshoumaru, it's only been four days and you're already doing much better with your attention span."

"I suppose."

Suddenly, a very loud growl erupted from his stomach.

"Are you hungry?"

"Yes! Thank you, God, for letting someone know!" he said in desperation.

"But you know, I can't feed you…"

"WHY NOT!" he snarled.

"Inuyasha and Kagome told me you can't eat for three weeks," Sango said.

"Damn Rojin and his orders!" Sesshoumaru snapped. "I suppose I shall just have to cope with it…"

His stomach roared again, but he ignored it.

"Sango, can I borrow that brush?"

Kirara gave a growling mew.

&Hey!& She said in indignation. &It's my brush!&

:Are you so selfish:

&…No, you can use it…&

Sesshoumaru looked back at Sango, who was confused at the barking and mewing that had just ensued.

"Kirara needed to give me permission, and she says she does. It is up to you now."

R & R pretty please! I'll be back on by Monday or Tuesday!

"I don't mind," Sango said, shrugging. She handed the brush to Sesshoumaru.

"Arigato."