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Chapter 11: The meaning of a nickname

They made it to Kaede's in no time. She was just sitting around sorting herbs. When Inuyasha and Kagome entered she greeted them with a smile. Then she noticed Kagome and her wheel chair.

"My, child what is that?" Kaede asked.

"Oh this. It's something we use in my time when you temporarily, or can't walk at all. It's a chair with wheels. We call it a wheel chair." Kagome explained.

"Why would you need one of them. Did something happen to ye."

"Well.." Kagome trailed off.

"Akahito. Have you ever heard of him?" asked Inuyasha suddenly. Kaede looked over to him.

"Aye. He is a hate demon. He isn't very well known, but I believe he plans to work his way up."

"Yeah and he plans to use the jewel shards for that. He attacked Kagome and broke her rib bones. I took her to her time, because their medicines are better."

"So that is why ye two were gone for so long. You should see the others. They have begun to worry." Kaede exclaimed.

"First we need you to bandage Kagome's hand. She cut it."

"Of course." Kaede stood up and walked over to Kagome and examined her hand. "Inuyasha hand me that bucket and clothe." Inuyasha did as told and Kaede cleaned Kagome's hand wound. She then bandaged it up.

"Thank you Kaede." Kagome said.

"Your welcome. Alright now ye two hurry and see the others before they go off and search for ye." Kaede shooed them away.

Inuyasha pushed Kagome in silence down the dirt path to the outskirts of the village.

"So when do you think you'll be able to walk again?" asked Inuyasha.

"Soon. Like a week like the doctor said. I can already walk. It just hurts a little is all... why? Do you want to search for the jewel shards today?" Kagome questioned.

"No. I want to kill that damn bastard. That's what I want."Kagome giggled at Inuyasha's choice of words. "What's so funny wench?"

"Inuyasha, since when did you start calling me wench and why do you call me it anyway?" Kagome looked up at Inuyasha to see he ignored the question and was blushing.

"I don't call you wench." Inuyasha lied.

"Inuyasha, you just did... Why are you blushing."

"I can tell you that!" said a small familiar voice. Kagome slapped her cheek and the oh so familiar flee floated onto it.

"Myoga, what are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked. Stopping the wheel chair and looking down at the flee.

"I came in search of you master Inuyasha. I must talk to you in private, but first let me tell Kagome why you call her wench."

"Oh, no you don't." Inuyasha picked up the flee.

"Inuyasha give him back." Kagome scolded. She snapped Myoga from Inuyasha's hand and looked at the flee. "Now what were you trying to tell me?" Myoga sat comfortably on Kagome's fist and cleared his throat. Inuyasha growled at the flee, but Myoga ignored it.

"Well as I was saying, some dog demons such as Inuyasha call certain woman or demons wenches."

"Certain?" Kagome questioned.

"Yes. It is actually something each dog demon is taught as a child. They are meant to call their future.." Myoga cleared his throat once more. "Mates that." Kagome's face went red like a thermometer starting from the bottom.

"What!" Kagome screamed.

"I'm sure master Inuyasha wasn't really aware that he was calling you that, it is probably just what his demon half believes, I wouldn't know of his human half thought so to, but his human half wouldn't. Sometimes though dog demons may call people they hate wenches, but Inuyasha doesn't hate you. That I am sure of, judging from the manner he said it in."

"Okay." Kagome nodded. She then turned to where she believed Inuyasha to be. He wasn't there. He must have ran off. "Inuyasha!" Kagome called. 'I can't believe he just left me here!' Kagome thought angrily. Of course the whole thing was a little surprising, but she decided to pretend none of it ever happened. That way things would seem less awkward. "Inuyasha." She called again.

Meanwhile

Inuyasha walked angrily through the woods. He kicked a few stones to try and settle his frustration. He had left Kagome in the village. he wasn't paying attention to the fact she was in a wheel chair. He was to caught up in his own thoughts. 'That damn flee! I can't believe him. It's not like I was really paying attention to my choice of words. Now Kagome will think... I don't know what she'll think. She'll probably think I think I own her or something.' Inuyasha thought.

It was true Inuyasha wanted Kagome for a mate, but hey who said she needed to know. Inuyasha still had no idea how Kagome felt and he didn't know if he should ever tell her how he himself feels. Inuyasha walked aimlessly through the woods, having no certain destination. He heard Kagome call his name a few times.

Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and turned around coming to a discovery, which he hadn't realized before. Kagome had no way to get around. She could push the wheel chair herself in the dirt. What if some village man tried to take advantage of her.

He rushed down the path as quick as he could, hoping Kagome wasn't screaming because she was getting attacked. He picked up his past and slid to a stop in front of Kagome. She was now hunched over with her elbows to her knees and her hands to her chin.

"Now what am I supposed to do?" Kagome said quietly. Only moments ago Myoga had ran off to see the others and left Kagome all alone on the path. She felt like a fool.

"What are you doing just sitting there." Kagome flung her head up as Inuyasha spoke and looked at him.

"You left me here, remember!" Kagome said angrily. Before she knew it he was pushing her down the path once more towards Miroku and Sango's home.

When they finally got there they were surprised to see it already pretty much finished. They went to the bamboo door and lifted it to enter. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara were all sitting there around a fire.

"So you finally finished?" Kagome asked as they came in causing everyone to look over to her.

"Kagome!" Shippo squealed in delight.

"Kagome, Inuyasha nice to see you two again." Miroku said, followed by a 'meow' from Kirara.

"Where have you two been?" Sango asked.

Later

By now Kagome explained everything about the incident with Akahito and what a wheel chair was.

"A hate demon?" Miroku questioned.

"You've heard of them before?" Kagome asked.

"A hate demon is a demon who tries to take away love in the world be killing people's and demons alike most loved ones. By taking away love they get hate, which is why they are called hate demons. There are very little in the world and are soon to be extinct." Sango explained.

"How exactly do you kill a demon like that?" Kagome asked.

"A demon like that can only be killed one way..." Miroku trailed off. Sango finished his statement.

"It must witness true love, in a manner like no other."

"You mean..." Kagome blushed.

"No, no.." Sango cut in realizing where she was going. "Not that. It's something else. I just don't know how to explain it. I myself don't really understand it."

"So than how are we supposed to defeat the guy?" Inuyasha said. He was a little mad that he couldn't chop the guy up into pieces. The others just shook their heads in a disappointed manner not really knowing what to do.

"Perhaps their is a way to restrain him." Miroku said finally. "We could post sutras around him and lock him away until he can be destroyed."

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