Chapter Two
"What?!" the group cried.
"Her mom said that she left four days ago. If that's true, then what the hell happened to her?"
"Can you smell anything?" Shippo asked worriedly.
"There's a faint smell, now that you mention it. Other than Kagome, I smell a human kid and-"He paused to think when his eyes suddenly grew to the size of saucers.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Miroku wondered.
"It's Jaken's scent," he stated, shocking everyone.
"Jaken? What about Sesshoumaru?" Sango questioned.
"That's what's so weird. I can't smell him at all. He wasn't even here." He stopped momentarily before continuing. "Jaken would never do something unless that bastard ordered him to do it. Why take Kagome?"
"Especially considering your brother's hatred of humans," the monk added.
"And mikos, more than that," he mumbled.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing. Just thinking, is all."
"Okay, so why was Jaken here, with a little girl, and without Sesshoumaru?" Sango posed.
"I don't know, but I'm sure as hell gonna find out."
"How?" the little fox asked.
"Simple. I'm gonna go and ask him."
"Do you even know where he is?"
"Of course I do! He's in the place I grew up."
'How dare she. No one, especially a human miko, speaks to me in such a manner,' he mentally stated.
Suddenly, a quick, yet hard shot to the back of the head snapped the demon out of his thoughts. His hand went to the sore spot as he glared at his uncle with a murderous gleam in his eyes.
"Now you listen to me, Pup. You're far too weak to do much of anything without help. It seems to me that her knowledge of medicines far exceeds my one, so as much as you may detest the idea, you need the girl, so at least attempt to be hospitable."
"I am being hospitable," he stated, rubbing his head.
"How so?"
"She's still breathing, is she not?" He narrowed his eyes and glared at the aged demon. "You are lucky that you are who you are."
"You deserved that, Nephew." He paused. "Is her medicine helping?"
As the human earlier stated, he felt considerably less pain than earlier. His vision had cleared, though quite dulled and there were only slight twinges rather than agonizing pain.
Sighing, he relented. "I will allow the miko to stay here, but only until I am well enough to throw her out myself." He paused a moment. "I dreamt of her again, Uncle."
"Your mother?" He nodded. "Tell me."
"It was the day of my 8th birthday."
"Ah, I remember that day well. Narai gave your father the silent treatment until he finally cancelled his meetings for the rest of the day in order to play with you. He had to be at your beck and call for the whole day before she would stop ignoring him."
"It's funny, but I had forgotten that day altogether until today. I don't remember her as well as I used to."
"That would probably be due to the fact that you were but a child when she died. Do you remember that day?"
"That day will stay with me for all my days."
Nodding, he rose to his feet and headed toward the door. "Rest Sessh. I will personally watch Miss Kagome." With that, he left the room.
Rojin had just closed the door and turned around to see Kagome, sitting on the ground and hugging her knees.
"Miss?"
"It's that word."
"What word?"
"Wench. I hear it from Inuyasha everyday. I'm starting to believe him."
He held out a hand to help the teenager to her feet, which she wearily accepted.
"Don't."
"But-"
"No buts. Lord Inuyasha grew up alone and knows no better than to treat people as he himself had once been treated."
"And Sesshoumaru? What's his excuse?"
"I won't say, but it has to do mostly with your being what you are."
"A human?"
"A miko."
"Huh?"
"Let me show you to the room in which you will be staying. It is right across the hall from this room." Opening the door, he motioned for her to enter. "If there is anything that you need, I'm at the end of the hall. Also, Rin is next to you on your right, while Jaken is on your left. Also, there will be a servant to tend to your needs. You shall meet her in the morning."
"Thank you."
"It is nothing at all. This house has been missing the calming presence of a young woman."
"She smiled slightly. "Um, did the pills help him at all?"
"Why don't you ask him yourself? I told him to rest, but you can see how well he responds to being told what to do in any way, correct?" With a wink, the demonic healer returned to his room, leaving Kagome alone with her thoughts in the vast hallway.
After a losing battle against herself, she sighed before crossing the hall and slowly opening the door. The lights were off and it appeared that the Taiyoukai was sleeping. She walked up to the bed and say that he was indeed asleep.
As the girl had noticed before, nothing to her had looked as beautiful as the slumbering demon. He lay on his back, arm above his head. It was upon closer inspection that she in fact noticed that he was sweating profusely and his breathing was also slightly labored. Raising a hand, she gently moved his silver bangs and rested her hand lightly on his forehead. She gasped at the intense heat that was emanating from his body. She then ran to get both one wet cloth and one dry.
After wiping the sweat from his brow and chest, Kagome lay the cloth across his forehead in an attempt to reduce the high fever that he had suddenly developed. That done, her eyes were drawn to his left side.
Before she realized what she was doing, her hands were hovering over his left side and began glowing a soft shade of purple. Closing her eyes, the light got brighter all of a sudden, before slowly receding. Kagome then walked over to the chair that was by the door and sat, too tired to walk across the hallway and into her own room. Pulling her knees to her chest, she took one last look at the 'patient' before letting the dark veil of sleep envelop her.
REVIEWS: You people showed me sooooooo much love for my first posted story. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! MUAH!!!!!
DarkAngel:Thank you so much for my very first review!! I know that I sick Sesshou is a bad thing, but this way, he has no choice but to keep Kagome nearby. He hasn't the energy to kill her.
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May20:Thanx. I was worried that people wouldn't like it.
ChibiInuyasha:Ha ha! Thanx for reading it and I remember what school was like. I know what you mean!
FrustratedPhoenix:Jaken is definitely that. The intelligent thoughts, though few and veeeeeeery far between, are probably as a result of being in the presence of greatness.
Thanx to the other reviewers!!! I was shocked that I got as many as I did as quickly as I did. I hoe you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope to have the next one done quickly, but my hand and mind don't seem to be cooperating!!