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Chapter 7-Journey to Jinenji

WOOSH! Inuyasha landed nimbly next to Miroku, who spun around only to find a very angry Inuyasha whograbbed a fist full of his robes and pulled him so close, he could see Miroku sweating with fear.

"If you don't shut up, I'll kill you!" He growled. "Kagome is asleep! If you wake her up, I promise, you will feel nothing but PAIN!"

Miroku smiled weakly and Shippou whined, "Inuyasha let Miroku go! We were just worried about you and Kagome!"

"Shut-up you little brat!" Inuyasha retorted and hit Shippou on the head.

Shippou immediately started wailing.

"Keh!"

It took a few seconds for it to register his mistake, "NO! STOP! SHUT-UP! YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE KAGOME!"

"InuyashaAAAA!" Kagome fell out of the tree, her back was scraped by branches as she fell down the dizzying height. She hit a thick branch and felt an overwhelming wave of pain run through her shoulder and arm.

"Kagome! UGH!" Iuyasha caught her just before she slammed into the ground.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome half screamed, half wailed.

"Kagome, what is it?" asked Sango.

"It's my arm, it hurts like crazy and I can't move it," she sobbed, tears pouring down her cheeks.

"Kagome, I think your arm is dislocated," Sango said stepping forward, setting down her boomerang. She very gently started to lift Kagome's arm, but all that did was make Kagome scream in pain and that made Inuyasha go nuts. He almost attacked Sango, but Miroku stepped in between him and Sango and prepared to take off the prayer beads that held the Wind Tunnel shut.

"Inuyasha! You will not harm Lady Sango! She is only trying to help Kagome and you attacking her will not make Kagome any better!"

Kagome screamed again as Sango prepared to place it back into the socket.

"Get out of the way, MONK!" Inuyasha growled impatiently.

"No! I will not let you harm Lady Sango!"

"RELAX MIROKU! I'm only going to hold Kagome still! Geez, you act like you're in love with Sango yet you continue to be a lecher."

This last remark earned a hit in the head from Miroku's staff.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome wailed.

Inuyasha sat down next to Kagome and held her hand, it was the only way he knew how to comfort her at the moment. He looked at Sango and said, "Well what do you want me to do?"

"Hold her right underneath her arm and make sure she doesn't move. I'll apply pressure and that should pop it back into place."

Kagome had stopped crying, but was now whimpering and the tears continued to fall down her face.

Inuyasha put his arms around her and kissed her forehead and started towhimper himself. He felt so…powerless. She was in pain and there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't draw his Tetsusaiga like he did in battle.

"Kagome, it's going to hurt a little bit more, but please try to stop crying. I know it hurts and I know you're in a lot of pain, but it breaks my heart to hear you cry."

Kagome sniffed and took a deep breath. Inuyasha squeezed her and prepared himself for a struggle.

Sango held Kagome's arm straight out and looked at Inuyasha, "On three. One, two, three!"

Sango grunted as she jammed Kagome's arm back into place. Kagome screamed and Inuyasha tensed up as Kagome struggled to escape from his embrace.

POP

Kagome stopped struggling but continued to cry. Inuyasha sat there while she buried her face into his chest, stroking her hair and rocking her back and forth trying to comfort her, Kagome shook visibly.

Kagome calmed down and finally said, "Inuyasha?"

"Don't you ever try to fly again. Next time, I might not be able to catch you, Kagome. You have arms, not wings, understand?"

Kagome smiled a little and nodded her head.

"Kagome! Inuyasha! Shippou! Miroku! Lady Sango!"

"Over here Lady Kaede!" yelled Shippou who was on Sango's shoulder.

Kaedejogged up to them breathless from running all the way from the village.

"Inuyasha, ye must take Lady Kagome to see Jinenji at once if ye wish to stay with her in this world."

Sango gasped and groped for Miroku's hand which surprised even him, but he held ontohers anyways.

"So it's come down to that? Keh…Kagome?" Inuyasha looked down. Kagome was fast asleep, but her breathing had become shallow.

"As ye can see, Inuyasha, the poison from the arrow is taking affect. Ye must leave at once and don't stop until ye reach Jinenji's! Kagome's life is in your hands now, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha sat there dumbfounded.

Poison? Damn, so it really has come down to this. I hope Jinenji will help Kagome. I sure hope that hag he calls a mother doesn't hit me in the head again, Inuyasha thought to himself scooping Kagome up and putting her on his back he said, "You old hag, you know it will only take me tonight to get there!"

"Wait!" yelled Sango. "Take Kirara with you! She can help carry Kagome."

Inuyasha hesitated, then gave in. He didn't want to drop Kagome and he was in a hurry. Miroku could see the worry written all over Inuyasha's face and decided to give him a little reassurance.

"Do not worry, Inuyasha. I will be here to protect Lady Kaede, Lady Sango and Shippou."

Sango rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, but who's going to protect Sango from you?" Inuyasha grinned. Miroku glared at him then waved goodbye as Inuyasha, Kagome and Kirara took off west over the forest. He stood there watching them until he could see them no more, but still continued to look at the spot where they disappeared.

"Lady Sango?"