The next morning, we awoke to retching.
InuYasha was in the forest, the sun hadn't even risen yet, but he was out there, vomiting like nothing else I'd ever heard.
"It was probably food poisoning..." I said, turning towards Kagome, she nodded in agreement, yawning, but there was still a look of concern on her face.
"Even so, I can't help but worry..." There she was, the good old Kagome I know and love, endlessly caring.
"Probably just food poisoning..." I repeated. I closed my eyes and laid my head back down, trying to block out the sounds of InuYasha's illness, and eventually managed to fall asleep again.
The next time we awoke, it was to screaming.
It was about two and a half hours later, the sun had barely risen, and InuYasha was pitching a fit, gone completely hysterical.
I sprung up and rushed to his side, as fast as I could, at least. My leg had fallen asleep during the night. Both Kagome and Sango were already there, gathered about InuYasha, who, in all honestly, looked a little irritable, to say the least.
"Get away from me! I hate you and your stupid oad-meal!"
No, apparently InuYasha was not enjoying thier company very much.
Kagome brought her hand to his forehead, while Sango moved around and started giving InuYasha an impromptu back massage.
"You've got a fever, InuYasha, you're in no condition to be moving about..."
InuYasha tried to get up, but the very look in Kagome's eyes was enough to remind him that a sit could be right around the corner.
I stepped closer to InuYasha, it was true he looked very unwell, his eyes were unfocused, his ears were lackadaisical, a cold sweat hung on his brow, and he shivvered every couple seconds. God, how I wished it would have been only a common cold, those are simple to cure, a little bit of herbal tea, some acupuncture, maybe. But upon closer examination, it was very clear that something was quite amiss, InuYasha's belly had swollen to at least three times it's usual size, it was the strangest sight I've ever seen.
Shippo wandered up to the group, rubbing his eyes, "What's goin' on, Kagome?" He streched, his tail going straight a second, before relaxing. "Mmn InuYasha woke me up... Woah, what's this?"
Shippo poked up through between the two girls and examined InuYasha's tummy, poking it. "O, super cool!"
InuYasha swore again, getting very very pissed, very very slowly. Kagome berated him by smacking him softly on the head, wagging her finger while he rolled his eyes.
"You should know not to use that sort of language around Shippo! We're supposed to be a good influence!"
Meanwhile, Shippou was prodding ceaselessly at his stomach, pressing his palms up against the bloated flesh. "Mmrnm..." All of a sudden, he yelped and leapt back, landing squarely on his behind.
Sango looked up "What's wrong, Shippo?"
Shippo brushed himself off and stood up, gazing towards the bulge. "It... InuYasha's stomach... Inside... Something's kicking..."
InuYasha's eyes widened and he moaned again weakly. "Then kick the bastard back..." He muttered, burping, his entire face was white, like a ghost's. "Mmn It hurts..."
This was certainly an odd situaton, I kneeled to feel his stomach and well, and, lo and behold, it pulsed. I widthdrew, wiping my hand on my robes. "It looks
like some sort of parasite... Hmm... Maybe InuYasha's right, we should try to..." I searched a second for the word, taking hold of my staff. "Agitate it..."
With that, I rammed my staff directly into his stomach, knocking the wind out of InuYasha. As soon as he caught his breath, this was all he could say "You'll pay for that.."
I smiled, patting him on the head "You can thank me later"
His face suddenly regained a bit of color, and he pushed away Kagome and Sango, bolting off to the woods. We heard more retching.
Author's note: Sorry for the delay on this update, you guys, I sort of went to Colorado for spring break and forgot to tell y'all about it. So, uh, you know, if you dig, just read/review, alright? You have a nice day.