Kiroshi let go of Kagome after a few minutes.
"Well... We better go and put band aids on your knees. They must hurt a lot..."
Kagome nodded. She tried to get up but she started to limp. Kiroshi noticed this and gave her his hand. "Here, I'll carry you."
Kagome smiled and said "It's alright. I'll manage..."
Kiroshi only frowned. He didn't move his hand. "I don't want to see you limp like that."
Kagome stared at him. "It's ok... I'm fine really..." She walked on leaning against the wall.
Kiroshi rushed to her side and grabbed her wrist. "Why don't you want any help from me? Why are you avoiding me?"
Kagome stopped walking but didn't look at Kiroshi. Kiroshi didn't know but the reason she didn't look at him was because she had tears welling up in her eyes. "I don't want you to carry me... because... that's what Inuyasha did all the time."
"Well so what! Are you going to avoid your memories? Does it hurt you that much because I look like him? Do you hate being around me-"
Kagome suddenly jumped into his arms. "Don't say that! I don't hate you! I could never hate you and I can't hate you! I...I..." Kagome caught herself before she could say anymore. She looked up at Kiroshi and started to blush.
"You... what?" Kiroshi said while blushing a little bit too.
"I...I really really like you...a lot..." Kagome said. She slowly put her head down.
Kiroshi looked down at her and smiled.
"Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at him again. "Yea...?"
"I really really like you too..."
Kagome smiled back at him.
He held out his hand. "Want to try this over again?"
Kagome laughed. "Sure." Kagome climbed on to Kiroshi's back.
Kiroshi walked towards his house. As they went inside the house he took her to his room. He put her down on his bed and headed out the room. He came back with two band aids and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. "This'll help to stop the bleeding." He said as he handed her the rubbing alcohol.
Kagome took the rubbing alcohol and put it on her knees. She winced at the pain. Kiroshi laughed at her.
"It burns! You never put alcohol on your cuts before?"
Kiroshi laughed at her again. Kagome got annoyed and turned away.
"Hmph!"
Kiroshi laughed at her again but then got up and sat next to her. He took out the two band aids and started to put them on her knees. Kagome looked at him as he did so. There was no expression on her face. Kiroshi started to put more rubbing alcohol on her knee.
"OW!" Kagome yelled. "That hurts!"
"Well you want to stop it from bleeding don't you!"
"It stings! Stop it!" Kagome yelled while Kiroshi was still dabbing rubbing alcohol on her knees. She slapped his hand. Kiroshi got mad and started to dab some more rubbing alcohol on her knees. Kagome jumped and fell off the bed.
"Owww!" she screamed.
"Kagome! Are you ok?"
"This is your fault! You put alcohol where I didn't need it!"
"You were the one that was squirming around."
"Well sorry!"
Kiroshi looked at her for a minute. Kagome looked at him with a frown but her frown soon disappeared. Kiroshi's face got closer and closer to Kagome's. Kagome closed her eyes and leaned in towards Kiroshi. Suddenly Kagome turned away.
Kiroshi looked at her with a concerned look on his face.
"Not ready?"
Kagome nodded. "Yea... Not yet... I mean... I really do like you... I really really like you... I'm just... Not ready... Sorry..."
Kiroshi smiled. "It's ok."
Kagome looked down at her knees. "They feel better already..."
"You want me to take you home?" Kiroshi asked.
"Yea. Thanks!"
"No problem."
Kiroshi walked Kagome all the way back home.
Kagome stopped by the front door of her house.
She turned around and looked at Kiroshi and smiled.
"Good night." She whispered.
"G'night." He whispered back.