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Disclaimer 2: I'm sorry it's been a whole month! Christmas and school kinda got me off guard and I couldn't write as much. But I am now! And here's your next chapter!
Last time: "I'm sorry for everything. I need to go. It's for everyone's own good." He said sadly and walked away into the misty rain.
Chapter 4
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The crew was finally together again after a long journey. All accept for Inu Yasha. The rain had begun to let up and the sun could be seen setting over the trees, mist covering the entire area. Kagome aided Sango's wounds and Kouga's too. It was Miroku's turn now.
"Are you feeling any better Miroku?" Kagome asked and rubbed Miroku's arm compassionately.
"Just a slight bump. Nothing to be alarmed about." Miroku lied through his teeth. Even though Kagome was in a perfectly good position for a butt rub, he couldn't muster the energy.
"Okay, well I'm going to wrap it up anyway." Kagome said and ripped the last of her vest into shreds of gauze. She gingerly wrapped Miroku's head, him wincing all the while. "That'll hafta do for now." Kagome said and helped Miroku sit up on Kirara to make room for Sango. She heaved Sango's unconscious body onto the fire cat and limped to Shippou. She picked the kitsune up and trudged forward. Kirara rubbed up beside her, becoming a brace. Kagome smiled halfheartedly and patted the demon's head.
Kouga sat up and spoke for the first time in nearly two hours.
"Kagome, What are we going to do about Inu Yasha?" He queried in a concerned manner. Kagome cringed at his name. Her insides were about to cave in from all the pain Inu Yasha had caused. Not physical, she'd suffered worse pains then a foot injury, but the heartache she had was enough to kill someone.
Inu Yasha had loved Kikyo so much that he nearly killed Kagome for it. But didn't he love Kagome? He had kissed her multiple times under the moonlight and once called her beautiful, right?
**Flashback**
"You are beautiful Kagome. Hanyou or human."
**End Flashback**
"Kagome?" Kouga questioned, startling her from her daydream.
"I...I don't know Kouga." Kagome mumbled and held back the tears that were brimming in her eyes. Kouga nodded in understanding and laid back down on Kirara's large cat head.
***
They soon arrived at the Onigindensetsu tribal area and were greeted by the clean up crew. The tremendous rain had put out the smoldering trees and bushes. Ryoko bounded down from her dwelling and met up with Kagome and the weary others.
"What happened?" She asked and picked up Sango from Kirara's back. Kagome pulled Kouga up and into her arms and began to walk up to her home, not answering Ryoko's question. She didn't want to answer it.
They entered Ryoko's cave and Kagome nearly collapsed upon arrival. She placed Kouga on a futon and then helped Sango out of Ryoko's arms and onto the other one. She then picked up Miroku and brought him back to Naoko's old bed. She gently set him down and collapsed on the floor beside him. Ryoko entered with Kirara and Shippo. Her house was full of pain and she sensed it.
She went back to her father's quarters to find Miroku and Kagome. She hurried to Kagome's side and brought her to her own bed. She tucked her in and saw that her foot was at an odd angle.
"Oh Kami, Kagome, what did you do to yourself?" She muttered to the air and went to fetch a splint. She came back in the room to see Kagome sitting up, ready to go on a mission.
"Lay back down! You've got a broken foot!" Ryoko said and pressed her down gently. Kagome refused.
"I need to find Inu Yasha." Kagome said weakly and tears began to fill her eyes.
"You can find him some other time. Right now, you and the others need rest. And your leg needs to be wrapped." The okami youkai said and pointed to her foot. Kagome glanced at her leg and winced to see it. She felt as though she was going to throw up.
"Okay. But I'm going after Inu Yasha as soon as I can get help. He's in trouble." Kagome said and laid down, offering her foot to Ryoko.
"It needs to be straightened. Put something in your mouth." Ryoko said and offered her a pillow. Kagome knew what she was going to do and stuffed so much of the pillow in her mouth she was gagging.
"You ready for this?" Ryoko said and placed her hands on both sides of Kagome's leg. She nodded quickly and closed her eyes tight, ready for the pain. Ryoko nodded. She began to count backward from three. When she got to one, Kagome's leg snapped back in place and she yowled in agony. She bit clean through the pillow and continued to scream. Ryoko quickly wrapped the leg in the splint and tried to calm the shrieking hanyou.
"You're okay! Kagome it's done! Stop screaming!" She said and looked at Kagome's scrunched up face. Kagome quieted and pressed the pillow into her face, crying into it. It wasn't just her pain that was making her cry though. Ryoko sensed this and rubbed Kagome's back. She continued to cry, her head pounding from screaming so much. Her crying began to cease into small sobs. After an awkward silence of nothing but sniffles and hics, Ryoko stood up and walked out of the room to tend to the others.
She looked at Sango and sighed sadly. She was breathing unevenly and was so pale, she could have blended in with snow. Her torso was in ruins from the blood that was caked on. There was a huge gash in her stomach from where Inu Yasha had nearly killed her. As fate would have it, Inu Yasha wrapped his Fire Rat haori around her stomach to help prevent her from bleeding to death. If she didn't have such a strong will to live, she'd probably be dead.
Ryoko slipped Sango out of the haori and wrapped her with real gauze. She placed healing herbs beneath them and tended to her other small abrasions. Once she appeared to be completely finished, she moved on to Kouga. She replaced his shredded chest armor with one of her father's old garments, but not before wrapping his deep shoulder wounds. After he was finished, she moved onto Miroku. She replaced Kagome's homemade gauze with real gauze and wrapped his head. She took Shippo and the fatigued Kirara and tucked them into a fold out bed. She then covered all of the patients with thick fur blankets. She sighed and laid down beside Kagome and fell quickly asleep.
***Inu Yasha***
The inu-hanyou had never felt so awful in his entire life. He had nearly killed all of his friends, including Kagome. He continued to mumble to himself all night about how stupid he was and how he could never see his friends again.
"Do I even want to be complete youkai if I'm going to be like this?" He asked himself as he hopped up a tree to the very top.
"If I become full demon, I could kill Kagome and everyone else." He said to himself and looked at the quarter full moon. His eye became glassy and he quickly wiped the tears away.
"I don't want to be human though. What will I do?" He asked himself and leaned against the trunk, falling quietly to sleep.
------------ Again, I'm SORRY! A whole month, I wouldn't be surprised if I get no reviews, I'm terribly sorry. I'm hoping to update a lot more this week! Ja ne! Gomen nasai!
Disclaimer 2: I'm sorry it's been a whole month! Christmas and school kinda got me off guard and I couldn't write as much. But I am now! And here's your next chapter!
Last time: "I'm sorry for everything. I need to go. It's for everyone's own good." He said sadly and walked away into the misty rain.
Chapter 4
---------------------------------------------------------------
The crew was finally together again after a long journey. All accept for Inu Yasha. The rain had begun to let up and the sun could be seen setting over the trees, mist covering the entire area. Kagome aided Sango's wounds and Kouga's too. It was Miroku's turn now.
"Are you feeling any better Miroku?" Kagome asked and rubbed Miroku's arm compassionately.
"Just a slight bump. Nothing to be alarmed about." Miroku lied through his teeth. Even though Kagome was in a perfectly good position for a butt rub, he couldn't muster the energy.
"Okay, well I'm going to wrap it up anyway." Kagome said and ripped the last of her vest into shreds of gauze. She gingerly wrapped Miroku's head, him wincing all the while. "That'll hafta do for now." Kagome said and helped Miroku sit up on Kirara to make room for Sango. She heaved Sango's unconscious body onto the fire cat and limped to Shippou. She picked the kitsune up and trudged forward. Kirara rubbed up beside her, becoming a brace. Kagome smiled halfheartedly and patted the demon's head.
Kouga sat up and spoke for the first time in nearly two hours.
"Kagome, What are we going to do about Inu Yasha?" He queried in a concerned manner. Kagome cringed at his name. Her insides were about to cave in from all the pain Inu Yasha had caused. Not physical, she'd suffered worse pains then a foot injury, but the heartache she had was enough to kill someone.
Inu Yasha had loved Kikyo so much that he nearly killed Kagome for it. But didn't he love Kagome? He had kissed her multiple times under the moonlight and once called her beautiful, right?
**Flashback**
"You are beautiful Kagome. Hanyou or human."
**End Flashback**
"Kagome?" Kouga questioned, startling her from her daydream.
"I...I don't know Kouga." Kagome mumbled and held back the tears that were brimming in her eyes. Kouga nodded in understanding and laid back down on Kirara's large cat head.
***
They soon arrived at the Onigindensetsu tribal area and were greeted by the clean up crew. The tremendous rain had put out the smoldering trees and bushes. Ryoko bounded down from her dwelling and met up with Kagome and the weary others.
"What happened?" She asked and picked up Sango from Kirara's back. Kagome pulled Kouga up and into her arms and began to walk up to her home, not answering Ryoko's question. She didn't want to answer it.
They entered Ryoko's cave and Kagome nearly collapsed upon arrival. She placed Kouga on a futon and then helped Sango out of Ryoko's arms and onto the other one. She then picked up Miroku and brought him back to Naoko's old bed. She gently set him down and collapsed on the floor beside him. Ryoko entered with Kirara and Shippo. Her house was full of pain and she sensed it.
She went back to her father's quarters to find Miroku and Kagome. She hurried to Kagome's side and brought her to her own bed. She tucked her in and saw that her foot was at an odd angle.
"Oh Kami, Kagome, what did you do to yourself?" She muttered to the air and went to fetch a splint. She came back in the room to see Kagome sitting up, ready to go on a mission.
"Lay back down! You've got a broken foot!" Ryoko said and pressed her down gently. Kagome refused.
"I need to find Inu Yasha." Kagome said weakly and tears began to fill her eyes.
"You can find him some other time. Right now, you and the others need rest. And your leg needs to be wrapped." The okami youkai said and pointed to her foot. Kagome glanced at her leg and winced to see it. She felt as though she was going to throw up.
"Okay. But I'm going after Inu Yasha as soon as I can get help. He's in trouble." Kagome said and laid down, offering her foot to Ryoko.
"It needs to be straightened. Put something in your mouth." Ryoko said and offered her a pillow. Kagome knew what she was going to do and stuffed so much of the pillow in her mouth she was gagging.
"You ready for this?" Ryoko said and placed her hands on both sides of Kagome's leg. She nodded quickly and closed her eyes tight, ready for the pain. Ryoko nodded. She began to count backward from three. When she got to one, Kagome's leg snapped back in place and she yowled in agony. She bit clean through the pillow and continued to scream. Ryoko quickly wrapped the leg in the splint and tried to calm the shrieking hanyou.
"You're okay! Kagome it's done! Stop screaming!" She said and looked at Kagome's scrunched up face. Kagome quieted and pressed the pillow into her face, crying into it. It wasn't just her pain that was making her cry though. Ryoko sensed this and rubbed Kagome's back. She continued to cry, her head pounding from screaming so much. Her crying began to cease into small sobs. After an awkward silence of nothing but sniffles and hics, Ryoko stood up and walked out of the room to tend to the others.
She looked at Sango and sighed sadly. She was breathing unevenly and was so pale, she could have blended in with snow. Her torso was in ruins from the blood that was caked on. There was a huge gash in her stomach from where Inu Yasha had nearly killed her. As fate would have it, Inu Yasha wrapped his Fire Rat haori around her stomach to help prevent her from bleeding to death. If she didn't have such a strong will to live, she'd probably be dead.
Ryoko slipped Sango out of the haori and wrapped her with real gauze. She placed healing herbs beneath them and tended to her other small abrasions. Once she appeared to be completely finished, she moved on to Kouga. She replaced his shredded chest armor with one of her father's old garments, but not before wrapping his deep shoulder wounds. After he was finished, she moved onto Miroku. She replaced Kagome's homemade gauze with real gauze and wrapped his head. She took Shippo and the fatigued Kirara and tucked them into a fold out bed. She then covered all of the patients with thick fur blankets. She sighed and laid down beside Kagome and fell quickly asleep.
***Inu Yasha***
The inu-hanyou had never felt so awful in his entire life. He had nearly killed all of his friends, including Kagome. He continued to mumble to himself all night about how stupid he was and how he could never see his friends again.
"Do I even want to be complete youkai if I'm going to be like this?" He asked himself as he hopped up a tree to the very top.
"If I become full demon, I could kill Kagome and everyone else." He said to himself and looked at the quarter full moon. His eye became glassy and he quickly wiped the tears away.
"I don't want to be human though. What will I do?" He asked himself and leaned against the trunk, falling quietly to sleep.
------------ Again, I'm SORRY! A whole month, I wouldn't be surprised if I get no reviews, I'm terribly sorry. I'm hoping to update a lot more this week! Ja ne! Gomen nasai!