Chapter 3:
Miroku rescues Kagome.
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Mean while down river where Miroku, Sango (riding on Kilala) and Shippo were, Kagome began to sink in the roiling rapids of the river. Sango dives down on Kilala's back to make a grab for Kagome, but not soon enough. She was already well below the surface of the water.
Sango: hollers MIROKU! You have to get in the water and save her! Bring her up to the surface and I'll pull her out with Kilala!
Miroku: shouts to Sango as he dives in the water OKAY, I'm on it!
Miroku hit the water, his head tucked between his outstretched arms in a dive. He quickly dived under and took long strokes toward Kagome. The current was strong, pulling her ever closer to the bottom, and thus closer to death. Miroku was getting closer to Kagome with more urgency; the current suddenly seemed to pick-up, right when she was within reach and she slipped further away from him. He growls to himself and thinks: I can't hold my breath much longer and if I can't Kagome might already be out of breath! I need to think of something quick! Buddah, please don't let Kagome die! Then it dawned on him what he should do. Quickly he surfaced, gasping for air.
Sango: shouts MIROKU, where is Kagome? Why don't you have her?
Miroku: gasping for air then shouts back Sango, I have an idea! Get ready to grab her!
Sango: thinking to self What is he doing! He needs to hurry! to Miroku Well, do it quickly! She doesn't have much time!
Miroku: unwraps his right hand and shouts WIND TUNNEL!
As he says this, a black hole forms in the palm of his right hand. He takes a deep breath and dives back under water. Miroku holds the wind tunnel in Kagome's direction. Water is sucked in by the gallons, along with fish and small boulders. A second before Kagome is sucked into the black hole Miroku covered it up then wrapped the prayer beads around his hand, then before Kagome could be tauted away again by the current, Miroku wraps his arm around her waist and started for the surface again. Once they reached it, Sango reached out and grabbed ahold of Kagome, pulling her onto Kilala's back then flew to the shore of the river. Miroku drags himself up the bank and crawls to where Sango has Kagome lying. Shippo transforms and goes to the other side of the river to be with them.
Miroku: sputtering, in a gurgly voice because of the water How...does she...look...Sango?
Shippo: Miroku are you okay? How does Kagome look? struggling to stay calm Oh, no, she looks dead!
Sango: She isn't breathing! She took in too much water!
Miroku: Turn her over on her side...caughs up a little water and pound on her back.
Kagome starts to cough for a second, but then stops. Sango does what he says, and water drips out of her mouth, then puts her on her back.
Miroku: Move, I'll take care of her! he starts to push hard on Kagome's stomach then sits her up.
Kagome begins to cough again, this time a lot harder, and all the water comes out. She starts to breath, but it is shallow and a little raspy
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Inuyasha and Kohaku are quickly running up the river bank looking for the others. Inuyasha still has Kikyo's blood on himself.
Kohaku: I see them!
Inuyasha: WHERE!
Kohaku: There! On the other side up there!
Inuyasha: I see them! Come on, Lets go! We don't have time to waste!
Inuyasha grabs Kohaku by the wrist and leaps across the river, lets of go of Kohaku and runs up to Kagome and kneels by her side.
Inuyasha: How is she? Is... i... is she going to make it?
Miroku: The arrow was poisened, Inuyasha. The skin around the arrow shaft is changing color and becoming swollen. Luckily I think being in the water washed out some of the poisen...he trails off...In...Inuyasha? Inuyasha!
Inuyasha takes Kagome's hand. He starts to breath rapidly, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale. His mouth gaping open, his bottom lip being sucked into his mouth everytime he breathed in. His breath was coming faster, and faster all the while sounding more strangled, forced into his lungs.
Sango: Miroku, whats he doing! Whats wrong with him, why is he breathing like that, MIROKU! begins to panic
Shippo: Whats wrong with Inuayasha, Miroku, why does he sound like that when he breaths in? Sango, I'm scared! Whats going to happen?
Miroku: He's panicing! Inuyasha is hypervinalating! to Inuyasha Inuyasha, you HAVE to calm down! lowers his voice so only Sango can hear If we don't get him to stop breathing like this...his heart could burst.
Sango: GASP WHAT? We have to do something! Inuyasha, QUIT BREATHING LIKE THAT! Your scaring Shippo! Inuyasha! her voice starts to rise Inuyasha, you've GOT to listen to me!
Kohaku kneels beside Inuyasha and speaks into his doggy ears.
Kohaku: in a fierse whisper Inuyasha, YOU have to remain calm! For Kagome...she needs you right now! We have to take care of her first before she dies!
Inuyasha continues to hypervinilate staring at Kagome's face, holding her hand.
Inuyasha: inbetween sharp breaths Ka...go...me...you...can't...leave...me...yet...!
Kohaku punches Inuyasha in the face!
Kohaku: screams INUYASHA!
SNAP OUT OF IT! KAGOME NEEDS YOU TO BE CALM! SHE MIGHT
DIE!
Inuyasha is knocked to the down and looks up from
the ground at Kohaku. He stares at him intensely, and his breath
begins to slow down. Once his breath has slowed suffeciently, he
jumps to his feet.
Inuyasha: calmly in a strong voice Lets go, we need to find a village so we can get her some help.
Delicately, with great care he picks Kagome up and starts running towards Kaeda's village. Sango, Shippo and Kohaku climb onto Kilala's back, leaps up into the air and flyies after Inuyasha, while Miroku runs after them.
Miroku: thinks to himself I am so glad that I went to that demon to get the Wind Tunnel Amulet embedded in my hand. I knew it would come in handy, and so did Sango...it's a good thing that she talked me out of my doubts.
