"Inuyasha?" Kagome called as she stood at the entrance of the cave. There was no answer. Wow, they're always sleeping... Kagome thought to herself. She walked into the cave, about to tell Inuyasha that she was ready to leave, when she realized no one was there. "Hello?" She cried. No answer. Kagome walked back into the woods and began to search for everyone.
"Inuyasha... Sango...? Umm, Shippo, Miroku... ANYONE?" She had been through all the woods with the only respond being from the scurrying animals. Tears began to run across her cheeks. "Oh great, not only can I not find Inuyasha, but I'm lost too!" She began to wail quite loudly. "ANYONE! Even Kouga..." She yelled as loud as she could, then gasped as more sobs made way.
In the midst of her depression and wailing, she paused to catch her breath long enough to hear the scuffling of feet... or paws? "W-who's there?" She called. She got up slowly and looked around frantically. She began to walk, eyes peeled for the stocker. "OWWW!" You could hear Kagome's scream from a mile away.
Kyo heard a cry coming from the woods and knew instantly who is was coming from. "Kagome!" He ran out of the house and into the woods. "Kagome!" He called frantically. He heard painful sobs coming from the other side of the clearing. "Kagome?" "I'm over here..." She sobbed. As Kyo got to her, out of breath, he saw why she was so painfully sobbing. "Oh my gosh!" He yelled. A sharp stick had gone through Kagome's sandal and into her foot. She was bleeding. Kyo picked Kagome up gently with his strong arms, and carried her all the way to Shigure's house. He kicked the door open and said to Shigure, "Call Hatori." "Well, well. What happened here? Is the maiden hurt?" "SHIGURE! Call Hatori, now!" Kyo said, angry at Shigure for taking the situation so lightly. "Kyo, you know that Hatori only tends to the needs of the Sohma family and Tohru," Shigure responded. One dark glare from Kyo sent Shigure to the phone in a panic.
"Hello? Hatori?... Yes, yes. Kyo's girlfriend is hurt and he is forcing me to call you. She has a stick through her foot... yes, yes. Ok, I'll tell him." Shigure hung up the phone and walked over to Kyo. "He said he's taking care of Akito right now and that he only tends to the Sohma family anyway." "What? That bastard!" Kyo exclaimed. "I hate to say I told you so," Shigure said, chuckling. "Then DON'T say it!" Kyo responded. Kyo's face was red with fury. "Really! Not one person in this family has the heart to help a girl! This family has serious problems!" Kyo yelled. "You just now noticed that?" Shigure asked. "What's all the commotion?" Tohru asked as she came down the stairs. She stopped when she saw Kagome laying on the sofa. "I-is everything alright?" She asked. "NO! Nothing's alright! She's got a stick through her foot!" Kyo yelled. "O-oh! Oh my gosh... what do we do? Uhhh, let me get some tissues to stop the bleeding, and uhh..." Tohru was panicing furiously. "Calm down Tohru," Shigure said. "Calm down!" Kyo asked, clearly shocked. "You bastard," Kyo grumbled.
Tohru came back quickly with disinfectant and a bandade wrap. She began disinfecting Kagome's wound gently. "Thank you so much, Tohru. I'm sorry to put you in so much trouble," Kagome said greatfully. Tohru smiled and said, "No trouble at all! I'm glad to help!" Kyo smiled, happy to see his too favorite people getting along. "There, all done," Tohru said as she finished putting on the bandade wrap.
"So... I thought you were leaving," Kyo said. "Oh, well, I was. But then... something came up," Kagome responded. "So you're staying!" Kyo asked, getting his hopes up. "Not exactly," Kagome said. Kyo's hopes were crushed. "What? Well, what happened?" Kyo asked. "Well, see, I was going to go back down that magic well I told you about, but I couldn't find Inuyasha and everyone so I went looking for them and that's when I stepped on a stick," She blushed. "Oh," Kyo said.
"I'll leave you two alone," Shigure said. "Come on Tohru." Kyo glared at Shigure as he left the room. "So... I kind of don't get it. There is a magic well that you go into to get to the present and go back 500 years into the past?" Kyo asked, utterly confused. "Yes. Normally, only Inuyasha and I can go, but I figured out that if I used my magic arrow and Miroku used his sutras, we could all jump in and make it," She replied. Kyo had a blank look on his face. Kagome laughed, "Oh Kyo! You're so funny." Kyo smiled. He didn't know why, but seeing her laugh caused him great joy. "So, Inuyasha's the guy who thinks he's a dog, right?" Kyo asked. Kagome laughed again. "He is part dog," She replied. "Man, you guys are really something..." Kyo said, staring off into space.
"So, until I find everyone... do you mind if I stay here a while?" Kagome asked pleadingly. Kyo looked a Shigure questioningly. "Not a problem!" Shigure said. "Just another flower in the house of stinking men!"