AN: All right Chapter 4! Woot! Never thought that I would make it this far, and I'm making it on time too! YAY, thanks for the reviews. Even if I didn't have a lot of reviews, I would still keep on writing. So recap, Kagome is badly hurt, and InuYasha went to go find help and ends up running into Kara. So it's going to start off with Kara's POV, then I'm going into third person. Okay, now that I've got that settled…..oh wait I for got! Kara's weapon of choice is a naginata, which is a scythe. All right now I'm settled….let's a go/

Chapter Four: Medical

When I left Takeya's I knew I did the right thing by leaving, even after what I've been through for the last 4 years. That was the second time I ever seen him, Naraku. I knew I would meet him again, and when I do I will kill him. He was not just after my parents, but he was and is still after me. I wanted to learn more about myself, I knew that I was hanyou half dragon with dog blood in me that I know. Still there's something else in me I just didn't know what. I knew that I was stronger then most hanyou, I've seen other hanyou and there talents. There's are nothing compared to mine. It always happens when I'm mad, never when I'm happy or sad. It's as if whenever I get angry, the earth feels angry too. A connection. All I had was my theories and nothing more.

In my travels I came across the Shikon Jewel, I've heard stories about it and later I found out one thing that sort of caught my eye. If you get all the shard pieces then you could have one wish. Though that wasn't my main task, my main task was to kill Naraku with whatever means necessary. Along the way however, I meet up with a youkai with a shard. I've had my run-ins with Kagura and Kanna, those bitches. They've been telling me bits and pieces about Naraku...I want to know everything about him. Of course, they are lousy hostesses so I beat the living crap out of them. But I get beaten too. As the years past, Naraku I figured had gotten stronger and I didn't like the way that sounded. In some nearby villages I've been hearing about a group of travelers trying to find the shards and him. I guess I'm not the only one in this mess.

As days turned into weeks, and months turned into years I finally turned fifteen. I already met up with Naraku many times; but that lame asshole always uses his dummies each time I try to slice him. By now I know better then to fall for it. By that time I was so sick a tired of chasing after this guy, but I knew I had to he wants something, something I have and I can't let him have it.

I knew that if I ever want to kill Naraku, I needed help and big time but who would accept me? A hanyou, the devils child, half-breed. I don't even know about myself so how am I supposed to beat Naraku if I don't know the first thing about me? But it never bothered me, it wasn't there fault or my parents fault. It was the thought of difference that scared them into treating me this way. I just didn't care; there are other things bigger then my feelings.

The sun began to set, and night's cool breeze swept over. Thankfully the region I was walking in was all forest so I had some shelter. I was setting up my camp, a small fire, and my naginata in my sheath. I pulled my knees up to my chin and looked at the moon. It was half of a moon, I would turn dragon in a few days. I hated turning dragon sometimes, it was just awful yeah it saved my but loads of times but still.

Other hanyous have the burden of turning human; they heard of me the dragon hanyou who doesn't turn human. They would attack me try to drink by blood, either that or kill me. But they never did and never will. They don't know the burden I have of turning full dragon. If I ever was to get angry, I would loose it, I would forget everything. It happened only once, it was my changing day and I was ready for it. We were attacked by other dragons, as revenge for the acceptance of me. I started to get mad so mad when they attacked us. I instantly lost it and I attacked them, quenching for blood. If it wasn't for Takeya I thought that I would kill him too. He calmed me down before I had a chance of killing them. After that they left me and him alone. That I thought was a good outcome.

I just sat there; I hardly ever get any sleep since I travel by myself. It's hard enough to sleep with one eye open. I sleep at least two hours before dawn, three would be a miracle. As I sat there in front of my fire. I couldn't make fire, like Takeya can I'm more of a magic's dragon than fire breathing.

I stood up with a start; I heard a sound coming from my left side. I began to smell the air it was an ill scent. For the past few days, I have been having the feeling that someone was watching me. That's the kind of feeling you get whenever Kanna'susing that damn mirror. At that moment I realized what was happening, I was being hunted. Most youkai would never, hunt a hanyou with such intent. Usually they would just leave us alone. Either that or try to hurt us. But never hunt, not like this.

I took thenaginata out of my sheath, "If you want me that badly, then show yourself!" I yelled out. There was a harshlaugh,"So it is true, you really are a dragon hanyou" it said with a sneer. He finally showed himself, he was a nasty lookingyoukai but he was huge. Bigger then the trees themselves, but that never scared me. The size of someone, that's just for intimidation. In other words I don't give a fuck.

"Guess you've heard of me" I said half smiling. "What the hell do you want?" I said my expression turning from care-free to serious. He chuckled, "I was sent here to destroy you, I guess I'm the best one for the job" He said getting ready to pounce. His claws were at the ready, I held up my naginata as a shield. He attacked first, for an ugly looking guy he could fight. I slammed my naginata right as his claws, delaying the attack from cutting up my face.

I let go and flew up into the tree tops, I disguised myself in the darkness. "Very reluctant, aren't we?" he said grinning " Using darkness is a great way to flee not when your opponent and see through dark"hedissappeared. I held my breath, if he could really see in the dark, then light would surely faze him. I sped away from the camp to lure him off, but this scent was always lingering around me. So I had to be careful.

I began to speed up the other direction where camp was. As I leapt into my camp, I couldn't smell him or hear him. My ears were at its highest degree. "Where the hell-" I turned my head and, he knocked me into the ground so hard that it knocked my naginata to the other direction. His whole weight was on my shoulder. His bloody eyes were looking down at me. 'Shit' I thought. I looked to my right, and I saw the fire. I smiled at him, "What are you smiling at?" he said nearing my face. "Just to tell you the truth, I'm stronger than I look" he looked surprised. I tucked my legs underneath him and I kicked him in the stomach. He growled in pain and released me. I instantly went for the fire. I took a piece of burning wood from the fire, and stuck it right at his face.

I didn't have time to get my naginata, so I had to use my daggers. I got a piece of him, but not enough to faze like the fire did. He was very pissed off, I could tell. And by the fact the he grabbed my head and kick me right in the chest showed it. Blood came from my mouth; I spat the blood to my right. "It's that the best you could do? Asshole!" I said wiping the taste from my mouth.

The naginata was near me, so I could use it as a last resort. And my daggers were running short 'Crap' I thought. I had to go into a fist fight with this ass. But after I punched him right in the face he just laughed. "My work is done here" he said and took off. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" I said will looking up at the spot where he left. I wanted to go after him, but I didn't want to. He was a pathetic youkai, who just wanted my blood. Either that or get a good kick in the ass...by me.

After that I hid in the trees, hoping that he would come back for more. At first I thought I was being over the top with this. But I had to; he attacked me so I want to attack him back. I heard in the distance cries and yells. But I didn't want to go there, I knew it was wrong not to go and help. But another sound kept on making me stay in this spot. I waited quietly moving from tree to tree, I wanted to stop this but I couldn't, it was a matter of survival.

I heard something coming in my direction, 'Damn' I thought. It was coming pretty fast, thought the scent it brought in made me go on edge. It was the smell of blood. As the scent got closer, I had a dagger at the ready. As it came I noticed that it was just, a boy or a man. He had little dog ears on his head, he had silver hair. He had a red kimono on from the scent it was from the fire rat. Excellent armor. Even though he was hanyou, he could still be dangerous.

He knew I was there, that is why he disappeared. I also disappeared from my spot and went to another. His footwork wasn't as good as it should be. Is he trying to get caught? I looked to the area where there was the most sound. Of course I had to use my hearing and my sight. I didn't know what he was up too.

Then, he came out? I was about to say what are you thinking. But instead I took this chance to slam him into the ground the heel of my boot was pressing against his bad. I heard him curse in the ground I had to smile at that. I turned him over on his back so I could get a good look at him. He had those golden eyes.

"Who are you? I said pointing my dagger at his throat. He seemed bewildered. I guess he noticed that I was a girl, or a hanyou. I pressed hard against his chest, brought the dagger closer to his throat. I sniffed and a smile brought onto my face, showing my fangs. I flipped the dagger so it could point at me, and placed it on the small pouch on my leg. I let him go.

He got up, looking pretty annoyed. "Again I ask you, who are you?" I said again.

He hesitated for a moment he opened his mouth, showing his own fangs.

"InuYasha"

Without hesitation, "Kara"

InuYasha was, feeling annoyed, impatient and again annoyed. 'Why did I tell her my name' he thought. Kara looked at him raising an eyebrow, she could smell blood on him his and another. She wanted to ask but couldn't it was none of her business. InuYasha knew that time was limited, every second that he spent not talking with this girl, the more Kagome was slipping away...from him.

"Listen, I really don't have time for this" he said reverting back into his stubbornness. Kara felt uneasy, she didn't feel as comtroble as she thought with him was it the blood or was it the way he looked at her?

"Fine now what do you want?" Kara asked sounding very forceful, to show her that she can be aggressive. InuYasha decided to trust her, not fully but just one speck of trust. To Kara that was enough to win an explanation.

InuYasha told her about the youkai, Kagome and her injuries, Kara could sense emotion in his voice 'He must really like this Kagome person to ask for my help' she thought. Kara sighed and went over to her bag and her fallen over naginata. "So can you help?" he asked his tone was more softer. Still showing his aggression and determination. Kara looked at him hard with her blue eyes, "I'll help, but the way her injuries sound it's going to be one hellava a week for her" she said making her diagnosis. He looked relieved, but he knew there was something else. He could feel it in his bones.

"All right just follow me...if you can keep up" InuYasha said taking off. In a flash Kara was right next to him giving a very happy smile. "Oh yeah I can keep up, how about you?" she asked. InuYasha expected more or less, there was another hanyou in his part. He didn't like it but there's something about this hanyou that makes InuYasha have his doubts.

After about a few minutes they were almost to the campsite. Kara felt the rush of blood reach her senses. It didn't scare her, just worry her. If he wanted her to help this girl then she would feel anything but scared. 'This girl she sounds like a fighter' Kara thought. As they reached there destination, InuYasha began to slow down a little, it took more or less 15 minutes to get there allot faster then InuYasha anticipated.

"Stay here" he spat. This stopped Kara in her tracks,' why does he treat me like that, like I can't do anything?' Kara thought. Of course her run-ins with hanyou hasn't been warm welcoming at all. She had no choice but to accept the fact, not all hanyou are like her. InuYasha left her a few feet away from where most of the scent of blood was coming from. 'That's great' she thought.

"Sango, Miroku" InuYasha started he looked over to where Kagome was. Shippo was next to her, 'Finally that runt woke up!' InuYasha thought almost aloud. But he knew that it wasn't the time to make any fuss about anything. "I got someone to help us" InuYasha said hoping they'll understand. "Who is it InuYasha? Was there a village nearby?' Sango asked quickly. Miroku looked over InuYasha to see a girl there. She looked no older than 15 she was wearing a deep purple cloak, light tan boots that went up to her knees, and a matching skirt. That much he could tell other then her black hair, blue eyes and the little ears on her head. She was hanyou.

Kara felt again uneasy, here she stood before what looks to be a monk, a slayer, a kitsune and a human. Her gazed upon the injured Kagome, 'That gash doesn't look so good, she might get a fever with that out in the open...damn' Kara thought. InuYasha crossed his arms in front of her. 'What is he doing? Is he judging me again?' Kara's thoughts were all over the place.

"My name is Kara, I'm here to help" she said, crossing her arms, and staring at them with her blue eyes. Sango looked at her, if InuYasha can trust her, then so can she. "I am Sango, this is Miroku, Shippo and that's Kagome" Sango introduced. Kara smiled but instantly turned back into a straight face.

"Sango do you think you can help me?" Kara asked as she went toward Kagome. InuYasha took a spot away from them, he sat across from Miroku. Shippo came to them, and left the hanyou to her work. Kara worked silently as she started on Kagome's gash first. She took a needle and thread from her bag and started stitching. Kagome began to whimper as she started to seal the wound. InuYasha's hands turned into fists each time Kagome made a sound.Kagome wouldn't stop moving and Kara had to stop. "In my bag there's a bottle...it's gray can you give it to me?" she asked.

She nodded and started rummaging through her bag; there were many bottles and many herbs. Some never even heard of before. Finally after several seconds, Sango got the little glass bottle and gave it to Kara. In return Kara poured the gray liquid into Kagome's mouth. It made her calm down thankfully and Kara could finish stitching.

Sango raised her head up and saw that Kara was almost done; she started wrapping Kagome's side with a white bandage. "Sorry, mine are very old, it's been awhile since I had to stitch someone up like this" Kara said apologizing. Sang smiled, "Why are you apologizing?" she asked. "Well sometimes if you say sorry to something bad, people won't get so angry" she said. There was sense to that fact. Kagome's breathing wasn't as faint, as it sounded over an hour ago. Kirara came from Shippo's shoulder up to Kara's, she purred against her neck. "That's odd she's normally not that friendly with strangers" Sango said surprisingly. "She probably knows that I'm helping" Kara said smiling. After that there was another silence.

"She's asleep" Kara said getting up. Sango also got up; she also didn't look so good. A little pale in the face. InuYasha got up so did Miroku and Shippo. No one spoke for a few minutes; there was just silence not an awkward silence like everyone intended but a peaceful one. Kara broke the silence first; her hands were stained with blood. "She's going to wake up in a day or so, she's going to feel a lot of pain...so don't push her into anything she can't handle" Kara said making the last definite diagnosis.

"Much to say, she'll be okay a little bit shaken up but okay" she added. Everyone took a sigh of relief, strangely so did Kara. She went toward her bag and got out another little bottle. "This will help regain your color back" she said handing it to Miroku. Everyone seemed pale as sheets, probably from the smell of blood. They all looked at her, she was that willing to help them, even when she didn'tevenknow them. Who is this girl? Why is she like this?

The sun started to rise over the horizon; they left that area to go to someplace a little more out in the open. Kirara transformed into her big form and carried Kagome to there new destination. InuYasha found a pretty good spot there was green grass all around, it was a pretty sunny morning. They placed Kagome down on the green grass, she was still sleeping. Kara gave her a once over, she was healing just like any other human she treated.

"So it is true, you're the travelers that have been looking for the Shikon Shards" Kara said from out of the blue. "Yeah and what of it?" InuYasha said he was sitting down in his normal pose. Kara sighed and took out a small little sack from a pouch on her right leg. She threw it at InuYasha. "Open it" she said her arms crossed. He opened it and 10 pink little shards fell into the palm of his hand. "How long have you had these shards?" Miroku asked. "For about two years now" Kara said scratching the back of her head. "You used them didn't you?' Shippo asked knowing that in the past every hanyou wanted a shard to get stronger.

"Nah never did and never will I'm already as strong as I can be" she said. "What are you exactly?" Sango asked carefully. "I'm a dragon hanyou, with dog blood in me" she said pointing at her small ears. 'She doesn't sound to ashamed about it, being hanyou' InuYasha thought. "Anyway, by the look of things you guys really are strong" she said getting up "I hope that we cross paths one day" she added as she got her weapon and bag.

But before she ever got a chance to leave the smell of youkai was coming there way. So now they have to fight...to the death.

/AN: Ha! Finally I'm done! Sorry that this took me forever! But I wanted to write a lot. I'm going to be taking a little breaky but don't worry I guys I won't let you down! So now on to chapter 5, cinco and yatta, yatta, yatta. Oh yeah I totally forgot about this coughs

"I do not own InuYasha, if I did I would have a pool filled with Jell-O, I don't know if the creator had a pool filled Jell-O but...JELLO ROX!

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