Chapter Two: Illness
Inuyasha jumped out of the well, he turns and helps the sweet, yet furious, fifteen year old girl out of the well. "Kagome, the others are waiting so lets hurry."
"What do we have to hurry for? Its not like we have to go look for the jewel shards anymore." she sighs missing how they would run off to their next adventure searching for the jewel, or the next clue to defeat Naraku.
"Yeah, so. I want to hurry to Kaede's hut so I can eat that Ramen you have in your bag."
"Is that all you care about!" she pushes him then walks ahead, Inuyasha blinks a few times then mumbles something to himself.
A few minutes later, they arrive at Kaede's hut only to see Miroku run like fire past them. "MIROKU!" Sango runs out of the hut and chases the monk down the dirt road.
"Aw, come on Sango! I was only kidding!" he notices she is catching up and tries to run faster. Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, Kirara, and Kaede stand at the doorway to the hut staring at the couple. Together, they turn and walk into the hut very slowly without saying a word.
Inuyasha sits down next to Kagome, he grabs her bag and pulls out his ramen. "Finally I get to eat." Inuyasha glances over and see Kagome smiling at him, he blushes. "W-What are looking at!" she shakes her head then turns to Shippo.
"Yes Shippo?"
"Did you bring any candy for me Kagome?"
"Yes, look in the bag." Shippo throws himself into the bag and digs around, he finds his candy and smiles happily. He runs over and hugs Kagome then plops down next to her. Inuyasha rolls his eyes at Shippo and looks to Kagome, her face is pale and she has a bit of a sad expression on her face. He take another bite of his ramen then sets it down, "Kagome..." she looks to him, "Kagome, are you okay? You don't look well."
"I am fine Inuyasha, don't worry." she smiles brightly then her face saddens again. Her stomach growls, "uh..." she pouts and bites her lip.
"Kagome, you hungry?" Inuyasha gets closer to her and stares at her, hoping that would make her tell the truth if she were planning on lying. "You can have a bite of my ramen if you want."
"No, I'm fine. You eat your ramen."
"You're lying"
"Huh?"
"You're lying to me."
"Am not."
"Are too, you are lying. I can see it. Why don't you eat?"
"I just don't feel like it." she sighs and looks to the ground. Inuyasha pushes the ramen closer to Kagome. She turns her head and he pushes it closer. She closes her eyes, he picks it up and holds it to her nose. She opens one eye, he grins. She inches her hands closer to the cup of ramen, his grin spreads. "No, I don't want any." she retreats her hands and grins at him, but frowns when she sees he is still holding it to her nose.
"Eat."
Kagome sighs then takes the ramen from his hands and stares at it. She slowly takes a bite then sets it down. Inuyasha makes a concerned look then carefully places his hand on her head. He pulls away then stands, he walks over and picks up her sleeping bag that was laying in the corner. Inuyasha walks to an open stop next to the fire and unfolds her blanket. When he is finished he turns to Kagome and picks her up, then lays her in the sleeping bag. He covers her shoulders, "You're sick.. You need your rest." he turns to Kaede, "Can you watch her? I am going to get some more wood, I'll be back soon."
"Of course Inuyasha." she watches him exit the room, she then turns to Kagome. "Are you thirsty at all child?" Kagome shakes her head then turns around on her other side. Kaede sighs then pulls out some herbs.
Shippo watches Kaede make some herbal drink for Kagome. He then glances at Kagome and sees she is already sleeping. Shippo pouts, he rushes outside but is forced back in. Inuyasha glares at him, "Its raining out there stupid."
"So!" he glares back at the hanyou. Inuyasha looks over to Kagome's sleeping form, he drops the wood on Shippo's head and walks to Kagome. He kneels down and touches her forehead, he frowns. Miroku and Sango run inside laughing but are stopped when they see Inuyasha next to Kagome. They look at each other then to Kaede. Shippo jumps on Sango's shoulder, "Kagome is sick. Inuyasha is taking care of her." Sango sits down and Miroku does the same. Sango begins to speak but stops and twists her kimono in her hands.
Later that night, when everyone was asleep, Inuyasha awakes and turns over on his other side. He smiles at the sleeping girl next to him then frowns when he sees she is getting worse. Kagome shakes her head and begins to gasp for air. Inuyasha sits up quickly, "Kagome..." she starts to sweat and winces in her sleep. ".. is she dreaming...?" Kagome sits up and stares at Inuyasha with wide eyes. He panics and backs away thinking he is going to get sat. Kagome's eyes go black and her skin takes on a frosty appearance. Inuyasha slowly crawls over to her and takes her hand, but then quickly lets go. "Its so cold."
Kagome feels the warmth on her hand and blinks, "Inuyasha...?" She continues to stare at him, making the hanyou feel uncomfortable.
"Kagome.. are you okay? Whats wrong?" he looks into her eyes and sees she isn't looking at him, but right through him. "Kagome?" Images of her past flash through her mind, she continues to stare at him. She reaches her hand out to touch his face, but pulls away and starts to cry. Inuyasha's eyes widen then go back to normal. "Kagome, whats wrong?" she looks to him, then hides her face. Inuyasha sighs, "What did I do wrong?"
Kagome shakes her head then hugs him tightly. "You didn't do anything... don't worry..." she smiles slightly. She then lays back down, "Inuyasha... " he looks to her, ".. can you lay next to me? I'm scared..." Inuyasha blushes and crawls over and sits behind her. He carefully pulls her blanket over her shoulders and brushes her hair with his crawls, careful not to cut her scalp.
"Kagome... I am right here, go to sleep." she opens her mouth but is cut off. "Shh, you might wake the others up." she sighs then slowly closes her eyes. Inuyasha leans over and wipes her tears away. "Stop crying... you'll get a headache." she smiles and whispers thank you. Inuyasha nods then closes his eyes to get some rest.