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Chapter 10

Kagome searched frantically through the tangled forest. Tears
threatened to
spill from her eyes as frustration crept upon her.

"Where is it!" She screamed mentally.

She none too gently moved aside a scraggily bush. Her heart jumped as
she
saw what she was searching for.

She instantly recognized its circular leaf and yellow stem. Carefully
she
grabbed the plant by the base and slipped it from the soft ground.

She held the precious plant close to her body and ran.

Hope flooded her racing heart as adrenalin built up in her.

Trees brushed past her, stinging as she darted underneath the dark
trees.
The thick forest was getting dimmer every second.

The life of the sun was fading fast into darkness. She then saw a
familiar
clearing where she left Sesshomaru.

Scanning the field she spotted his white form. Jogging over to him she
knelt by is side. She gently placed her hand on his forehead. Sweat
beaded
on his deathly white face.

He was burning.

"He has a fever." Kagome thought. Taking the ripped fabric off his
arm,
Kagome wiped the cuts as best she could.

Setting it down, she lift the plant up and cupped one of her hands
under it
and snapped it in half.

Creamy light violet liquid immediately flowed out of the plant and
dripped
into Kagomes hand.

When the plants juice ran out, she carefully poured the liquid atop of
the
wounds.

A faint hissing noise fizzed as the antidote touched the cuts.

Kagome instantly stopped and looked at Sesshomaru. His eye brow
twitched a
little in pain, but it did not wake him.

Kagome gulped nervously.

"Sorry Sesshomaru." She mentally apologized.

Then once more she brought her cupped hand close to his wound and
poured the
rest of the precious liquid on his cuts.

Then she looked attentively at the deep wounds. The creamy liquid was
slowly being absorbed.

She then tore a fresh new piece of her kimono and wrapped his arm best
she
could.

After she was satisfied with her work she looked down on Sesshomarus
sleeping face.

"I hope in works." She worried. Carefully she reached out and felt
his
soft but firm cheek.

He still had a fever. She had to somehow make his tempter go down.

Reaching out she untied his bright yellow and purple sash around his
waist.
Then carefully removed the dark armor around his torso and waist, and
set in
on the ground. It was heavy.

She then gently lifted the armor around his chest and could barely lift
it.
She tried to set it on the ground, but failed and dropped it heavily on
the
ground, leaving dents in the earth.

Kagome drew a deep breath and whispered to herself. "How can he carry
this?"

She then lightly grabbed his top kimono and pulled it off exposing his
well
built chest.

The only thing that was left was his lower snow white pants and fluffy
pelt.

She then slowly leaned towards him and set her head on his hard chest
and
listened to his heart beat. The rhythm was normal and calm. His
tempter
had gone down and his color was turning back into to normal.

But the warmth of his chest against her cheek was comfortable. His
soft
breathing and heart beat was a soothing lullaby.

Kagome soon felt sleep calling her. Then silently the wings of
darkness
overcame her and she drifted into the land of dreams.

(With Jaken and Rin)

Jaken impatiently paced outside the great oak doors of his great Lords'
castle. The suns rays were quickly disappearing behind the mountains
and
there was no sign of his Lord Sesshomaru or the human girl Kagome.

"Where could they be?" Jaken spoke aloud to himself.

"Master Jaken." A sweet lonely voice spoke behind him.

Jaken was nearly jumped out of his skin. He whirled around to see the
cute
face of Rin peering out from behind one of the oak doors.

"Rin don't scare me like that!" Jaken squeaked, putting a small hand
over
his little racing heart.

"Sorry Lord Jaken." Rin apologized. "Master Jaken has Lord Sesshomaru
or
Lady Kagome arrived yet?" Rin asked, with a hit of worry in her sweet
voice.

"No Rin, there has been not a sight of those two." Jaken got a
distressed
look on his olive colored face.

She then closed the old strong door behind her and sat cross-legged
next to
Jaken and patted his back comfortingly.

"Where are you Master Sesshomaru?" She thought

"Master Jaken, Rin!" A strong worried voice came from inside the
castle.

One of the great doors swung open to revel the dark form of Kiron
standing
in the door way.

"What is it Kiron?" Jaken asked nervously.

"Where are Lady Kagome and Lord Sesshomaru? There is no sign of them
anywhere in the castle!" He gasped for air.

Rin and Jaken looked nervously at each other and swallowed.

Then bravely Rin stepped up and looked up into his concerned violet
eyes.

"Master Kiron…" Rin spoke in a trembling voice "This is what
happened…"

(With Kouga…)
The fierce sun sunk behind the cold silent mountains. Kouga gazed into
its
last fiery glowing light, quietly perched on a small ledge of a jagged
cliff. They were about a one days run from his castle and Hakkaku,
Ginta,
and he needed food and rest.

Icy wind blew around him as it howled around the sheer cliff. But he
still
stared unblinking into the setting sun.

"Kagome…" He muttered under his breath.

Hakkaku and Ginta sat in a large cave that was engraved into the cliff,
a
ways up from where Kouga sat.

They sat next to a hot blazing fire roasting their latest kill. Its
flesh
sizzled as it started burning.

Ginta sat holding his stomach drooling as he watched the roasting meat.

"Where the hell is Kouga?" Hakkaku growled as he got to his feet and
looked out of the cave.

"Huh?" Ginta grunted still staring at the roasting food.

"Come on!" Hakkaku lightly kicked Ginta with his leg.

"Huh…w…what is it?" Ginta snapped out of his thoughts of eating.

"Let's go find Kouga." Hakkaku insisted and started heading towards
the
entrance of the stone cave.

"Wait for me!" Ginta jumped to his feet and ran after his comrade.

As they approached the entrance a cold draft blew against their bodies.

They both shivered feverishly.

"Where did he go?" Hakkaku asked, as they stepped out on the ledge
outside
the cave.

Ginta then ran to the edge and peered down. "There he is! There's
Kouga."

Hakkaku the trotted over to his friends side and looked down and sure
enough
there was Kouga a ways down sitting and staring into the sun set deep
in
thought.

"What's wrong with Kouga?" Ginta asked looking curiously up at
Hakkaku.

"I think he's thinking about Kagome again." Hakkaku answered looking
concerned at Kouga's form.

"Where are you...?" Kouga muttered to himself.

(With Rin, Jaken, and Kiron…)

Rin's face was stained with tears as she told Kiron about what happened
that
afternoon.

Kiron listened attentively to the child's cries and sobs as she told
the
story as best she could.

"This is serious." Kiron had a stern expression on his handsome face.
"The
sun has gone behind the mountains, it will be dark soon. I will
recruit a
search party."

Kiron then in a flash he was gone.

"I hope your okay Lady Kagome." Kiron mentally worried.

(Sesshomarus prov…)

The morning broke atop of all the forest and soft warm light fell upon
every
leaf in the forest.

Sunlight spilled on Sesshomaru's face as he awoke. His eyes slowly
opened
to meet the warm relaxing light.

Then he felt something on his chest. Looking down he saw the beautiful
face
of Kagome.

Her kimono was ripped and some scratches here and there. But her
beauty did
not shallow.

He just looked unemotionally down at the angel who slept peacefully on
his
heart.

He then noticed his bandaged arm. The poison in him was gone.

He then looked down at Kagome.

"Thank you." He whispered in a soft deep voice.

He then took of his fingers and gently stroked her soft cheek.

She slightly groaned with pleasure and nuzzled her face more into his
chest.

This sent shivers up his spine.

A strange flutter of feeling quivered inside his heart.

"This feeling, what is it?" He thought.

Taking a deep breath her scent kissed his senses as her aroma drifted
around
him.

Suddenly the hairs on the back of his neck rose.

Somewhere amongst the trees, in the forest, something was staring at
him.