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There's Nothing Wrong With Me

After the unexpectedly brief combat lesson the warrior woman Soun Yee and her apprentice Rin headed back to the village.

"Are you sure you're ok Mama-sama?" Rin asked with concern shaking in her voice.

Soun Yee rasped slightly, still clutching her chest. She smiled down at the young girl and nodded, "Yes I am."

"You seemed to be in pain a few minutes ago…"

"There's no need to worry. It must've been something I ate earlier."

Not believing her story Rin looked down at the grass. She felt Soun place her hand on her shoulder and kneel down to her. She looked up to see her smiling comfortingly.

Soun Yee: "Why don't you go and play with Sano? He could use a distraction from Hegiowu's illness."

Rin nodded, "Ok." And she ran back into Keade's hut to look for her 'brother'.

Not too far away Kagome gulped to build up strength. In the brief visits they've had in the last five years they've never had gotten close enough to discuss such serious matters as health conditions. And with the Kutoso plants potentially spreading across the land ignorance was a luxury they could no longer afford. "Hey Soun Yee." she called out.

Immediately Soun Yee shot up and looked over her shoulder, "Oh Kagome. You're back sooner then we expected."

Kagome slapped on a wide smile and held out the bag of baby food, "Yeah, I thought it would take linger since Hegiowu is such a finicky eater. He'll take the beef anytime but he won't even try the veal."

Soun gave a small laugh and reached out for the bag.

The meko quickly retracted the bag and suddenly became serious. Her bright cheery exterior disappeared, "Soun…we need to talk."

Soun Yee: "About what?"

Kagome: "Have you been…feeling well recently?"

Soun: "That rather an unusual question."

Kagome: "I mean it."

Soun Yee folded her arms loosely and sat down on a large stone like a movie diva, "I've never been better."

"This isn't a laughing matter! I've seen how you've been trying to fight and I can easily see something isn't right." The other girl nearly shouted. Quickly she calmed down and sat down next to Soun. "Look, Sesshomaru have asked me to examine you to see if anything is making you weaker."

Soun: "Oh come on he's always been a little paranoid about me ever since we got married. He never slept a wink the whole time I was carrying the twins."

"Both sets I guess." Kagome said with a giggle, then clamped her hands over her mouth immediately what happened to their children first time they met.

Soun Yee place her arm around her shoulder, "It's ok. There's no need to be ashamed. And to answer your assumption it's true. Although he didn't get much sleep afterwards."

The women laugh for a few moments and soon became serious again.

Kagome: "Come on Soun. At least do this for his sake."

Soun Yee sighed heavily and gripped her heart again, "Alright. But just to get him off my back for a change."

That evening everyone had gathered into the priestess's hut to check on Hegiowu. He was resting easier and the fever he had gained had started to subside.

"I am afraid he's not totally out of the woods yet child." Keade explained to Soun Yee, "He still has a long way to go before he'll be completely recovered. But his chances are much improving."

"Thank you priestess." Soun Yee bowed and calmly stroked Hegiowu's back under the covers.

Sano on the other hand was nestled in Sesshomaru's lap and halfway into dreamland.

Kagome took a deep heavy breath and looked to Sesshomaru who was more or less sitting right nest to her, "Um, Sesshomaru…in case you're wondering I did manage to examine Soun Yee."

Everyone in the hut fell silent, but pretended not to be interested.

Inuyasha: "I don't think it's a good idea Kagome."

Miroku: "This is not going to be easy news for them to swallow."

Keade: "Yee not like the looks of it."

Sango: "Be careful Kagome."

Shippo and Rin: "Why is everyone so quiet?"

The Lord of the Eastern lands slightly turned his head to the meko and quietly said, "And…?"

Kagome: "Well, I'm sure it hasn't been seen in this time but…"

Sesshomaru starred coldly down at her, mentally demanding an explanation.

Kagome: "I haven't had the experience or the training to fully diagnose the ailment."

Sesshomaru: "So there IS something wrong with her?"

The modern age girl nodded, "Yes."

Sesshomaru: "And what is it that you suggest that would identify the ailment?"

Kagome gathered her nerves and gulped nervously, "Well, with your permission, I would like to take her over to my time so the doctors there could check her out. Medically speaking."

Everyone waited impatiently for his answer

The Eastern Lord gazed on to the fire under the iron kettle stove. The tiny flames rose and fell as if mimicking his emotions that no one could see. He shifted ahead to his love and son at the other side of the hut, then glanced down at Sano with his eyes halfway closed. "If there was any other way I would choose such. But to see the land we know in a time far beyond our years would be an opportunity worth venturing."

Soun Yee looked to him and nodded her head, "Then it's settled. We'll leave in the morning."

"Mama no!" Sano screamed suddenly jumping out of Sesshomaru's lap and dashed into his mother's arms.

Inuyasha: (slight whisper) "Sano…"

The little pup buried himself in Soun's arms and held on as tight as he could, "Mama no go! Mama no go!"

Sango: "It's going to be alright Sano. Your mom's going to be just fine."

Sano: "No! Stay together!"

Kagome: "I promise she'll be back before you even know she's gone."

But the miniature hanyou refused to budge.

Finally Soun managed to tug herself free and starred at him straight in the eyes. "Listen. There's no need to worry about me. As far as we know I might not be able to go through the well at all. But if I do I need you to stay strong for your brother."

The hanyou pup looked down from her gaze. His fuzzy ears fell limp down to the sides of his face. He felt her hand slip under his chin and raised his head back up.

Soun: "When I get back I'll show you how to use my throwing knives."

Immediately Sano's face lit up and smiled widely, "Thanks Mommy!" with that he wrapped his arms around her neck.

"Kind of a dangerous prize if you ask me." Kagome whispered to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha: "Hey if it makes the little guy happy so be it. I just wish she could teach me some of her fighting moves first."

Early the next morning everyone (minus kids) gathered at the well to wish the three time travelers luck in the future.

"Soun," Sesshomaru said quietly at the door o their hut with his arm wrapped around her, "if you're unsure about his I will be more then willing to go with you."

"No, I can handle this myself." Soun quickly answered taking in one last scent of his hair, "Besides we could use a break from each other." She the said with a smile and lightly tickled his ear almost making his foot tap in the steps.

"Hey come on!" Inuyasha shouted from down the road, "We haven't got all day!"

The two of them sighed and Sesshomaru watched as Soun headed out to his brother…and the well.

Once there, Kagome tossed on her humungous backpack and jumped up on the rim of the sodden well, "Let's do it!"

Inuyasha picked up Soun Yee bridal style and tossed the bulk of his red sleeves over her, "Just hang on. It's going to be a weird ride."

Soun Yee wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck and glanced at the dark depths, "(gulp) I must be going crazy to agree to this."

Without a moment to loose both Inuyasha and Kagome jumped down the well together.

Soun Yee gazed down at the bottom at the ground below turned into a vortex of many colors and stars flew passed them. She tried to look away as the distance ahead turned into a bright beam of light. But the sheer awe of it drew her attention back. Soon enough the light consumed them. "So this…is the future…"

Meanwhile back in the feudal era three wolf demons raced through the thick dark forest. Their senses raging them to keep running as well as the screams of the smaller demons in hiding.

"Where are we going Koga!" the wolf Hakkaku (the one with the mohawk ) cried between desperate breaths.

"Just away from those….things." the wolf tribe leader ahead answered. This time unlike the norm he tries to stay close to his comrades.

Ginta: "Just what the heck are they!"

Koga: "I don't know. They're spreading like wildfire!"

All around hundreds of thousands of yellow buds with black strips and red spots were springing out of the ground. Erupting their spawn into the air. The normal animals merely shook starred of with curiosity. However everything that had even the faintest signs of demon energy quickly succumbed to the gold powder and died in a long and agonizing death.

The three wolves suddenly stopped in their tracks. The forest had suddenly gone silent and the chorus of screams of fear had died down.

"Did we loose them?" Ginta pleaded looking over each shoulder.

Koga scanned their surroundings for any sign of an ambush, "I'm not sure. I didn't get a good whiff of them, but a guess that would've have been a good thing." And as he said a small bud slowly emerged from the soft earth by his left foot...