What's most important
Chapter IV
In no way, shape or form, do I own Inuyasha or his friends, except for a badly drawn picture of Inuyasha and Kagome. But I don't think that counts. For some odd reason.
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Kagome self consciously let out a blood curdling scream when she felt claws scraping her shoulder. Inuyasha immediately turned and he attacked the huge bear demon, which had clawed at her unprotected shoulder. He quickly picked up Kagome and jumped away from the demon. He placed her on the ground, far away from the demon, where it was safe.
Inuyasha ran towards the demon, drawing the Tetseiga. His keen sense of smell didn't let him forget Kagome was injured. Something deep within him stirred. He forced himself to keep it down. He could not have it take over. Not now, Kagome was too near. He was looking for the split in the winds so he could perform the wind scar, when he was batted away forcefully; the large bear claw successfully knocking the wind out of him. He braced himself for hitting hard ground and tried to flip in midair so he could land feet first.
He was unable to land correctly, so he quickly righted himself, but when he looked up, the demon was gone. His eyes widened. He hadn't sensed the demon move, and he still couldn't sense its immediate location. So, he did the only thing he could think of. He stood before Kagome protectively. He whispered to her, "Kagome…I think something may be wrong with me. I can't sense the demon…"
Kagome's eyes bulged. "You can't either?" she gasped. Inuyasha looked at her quickly, ensuring her safety. He needed her to listen now. He couldn't risk anything…at least not her.
"Kagome, listen to me. If it comes back and something happens to me…don't stay. I need you to run as far away as you can. Don't even look back." he whispered. He knew nothing this demon could do, except manipulate the shards to make his aura undistinguishable. He didn't want to be unable to help if the demon gets to her, and he didn't want to lose control and do something much worse.
"There is no way I would leave you out here, Inuyasha." she answered without hesitating. He looked back at her.
"Kagome…" he started.
"No." she said firmly. "I am not leaving you here all alone." Kagome didn't care even if she was hurt, and the chances of that were very slim. She knew Inuyasha would always protect her. She thought even if something did happen, she could never leave him. They had been through much too much stuff together, and she would always stand by his side.
Inuyasha looked to the left when he heard something large moving through the trees. He was surprised that big of a demon could even hide in the forest. He stood closer to Kagome. The smell of the blood on her shoulder clouded his thoughts and it was difficult to concentrate when he was this close to her. "Kagome…" he whispered worriedly. Her blue eyes met his. "How…how is your shoulder?"
Her eyes widened, yet he couldn't tell if she was happy or upset he asked. "Its okay." she assured him. She knew she couldn't have him worrying. She could tell he was still upset. She figured he would beat himself up over this after the demon was taken care of. She didn't want that. "It'll be fine, Inuyasha. I swear."
He seemed to like this answer enough to forget about her shoulder for the time being. Yet, there was still a lingering feeling that wouldn't go away. He looked around more. Kagome's voice made him jump. "Inuyasha…I think I can sense the jewel shard." she breathed.
"Where?" he asked. She pointed somewhere to the east. Inuyasha smirked. "So…that must be where he is." He inched closer to the trees she had pointed to. Kagome readied her bow and pointed her arrow where she sensed the shard. She couldn't risk Inuyasha getting hurt. Inuyasha growled and charged towards the demon's specified location. The demon jumped out of the trees right before Inuyasha entered. Inuyasha skidded to a stop and turned to face the disgusting demon. He glared at it, baring his fangs. He raised the Tetseiga, and was surprised to see that it was becoming much slower than before. He raised his arm.
"Iron reaver soul stealer!" Inuyasha yelled, while swinging his arm down in his attack. The demon was hit and it flew straight across the clearing. It jumped up almost immediately, growling. He jumped straight to Inuyasha, digging his claws into Inuyasha's side. Inuyasha cringed, holding back a scream as claws tore through his flesh.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. She ran towards him, but he yelled for her to stay back. She stopped obediently. Inuyasha growled deeply. He ran at the demon. It hurt his torn side for him to move so strenuously, but he only ran faster. The demon swung a claw at him, but Inuyasha jumped skillfully over it. He held out his claws and dug the in the top of the demons head. It went through the demon's head. It had blood running down his face when he tried to swipe at Inuyasha. His aim was way off, since he couldn't see because of the blood and the massive headache that was forming.
Inuyasha yelled to Kagome, "Where's the shard?" Kagome looked away from Inuyasha to take a look at the demon. She noticed the faint pink light in its head.
"It's in its head! Right in between its eyes!" she yelled. Inuyasha nodded, and swiped at the head, but before he got his claws at it, he felt the demon punch him directly in the stomach, forcefully knocking the wind out of him and making his wound that much worse. Inuyasha gasped for air while hitting the ground with his arm. There was a large crack resounding through the clearing.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried. The demon ran off into the woods. Kagome ran up to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, are you okay?" she said, looking everywhere she figured he could be hurt. She checked his side, his head, and his arm. She winced when she saw his shirt. Blood was spilling all over his shirt and it was still bleeding at an alarming rate.
He looked up at her. She was pulling at his shirt. He stared at her, alarmed. "Kagome, what are you doing!" he practically screamed, blushing. Kagome gave him an almost glare.
"I need to see your wounds, idiot!" she said. She didn't care if she was being rude; she wanted to make sure he was okay.
"Well, what about the demon?"
"I can't sense the shard anymore; it can't be that close." she said, pushing aside his worries. She had him pull off his shirt. She gasped out loud. His side was gushing blood, and his arm was black and blue all over. "We'll be lucky if your arms not broken." she told him. "Don't try to move it." She grabbed her medical supplies, which she had carried just in case something like this happened, and pulled some stuff out. She was about to start bandaging him, when he pulled her closer. He turned her around with his good arm.
His eyes widened when he saw her shirt. "Inuyasha!" she cried.
"Kagome!" he scolded. "You told me it was okay! There's blood all over your shirt!"
"So what, you could have a broken arm and your side is ripped open!"
"Well, I'm half demon!"
"Big deal!" she yelled sarcastically. She tried to continue, but she stopped her.
"Get your shoulder first." he said, with a no-nonsense tone. She sighed in defeat. She made a quick make-shift patch on her shoulder, yet it was good enough to please a half demon who hardly knew half as much as she did in medicine.
She then turned to him and used some of the same cloth as she did when she fixed her shoulder. She wrapped it tight enough for pressure, but not too much to hurt him. He watched her, marveling at how skilled she seemed at this. After his side, she pulled some more out and began making a small cast. She was winding it around his arm when he spoke to her.
"Kagome?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."