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Chapter 6: Trying To Recover
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The mercenary rolled onto his side, facing a sleeping Kagome. He watched her sleeping form and would stay with her until she awoke.
Bankotsu caressed her right cheek and examined her other cheek. The herbs didn't seem to work... Kagome's left cheek was still red
and there was a faint bluish colour appearing on the cheek. It looked bruised and swollen.
"Bruise or no bruise... you still look beautiful..." Whispered Bankotsu, while kissing her forehead.
"Thank you Bankotsu..." Faintly said Kagome.
Her eyes opened and she was staring at the handsom face of the Shichinintai leader. Bankotsu knew that she had heard what he said,
and blushed. Kagome placed her hand on his and slowly sat up. She rubbed her eyes to get the remaining sleep from them and accidently
touched the sore cheek.
"Ouch!" Kagome screamed in pain.
"Are you okay?" Bankotsu asked with concern.
Kagome didn't answer and she remembered what happened yesterday. She hugged herself and began to cry again. Bankotsu couldn't stand to see Kagome this way. He embraced Kagome a let her cry on his shoulder... Bankotsu didn't tell the others what took place yesterday and wouldn't unless Kagome said it was okay.
After Kagome finished crying and she unburied her face from Bankotsu's shoulder, he got out of bed and offered Kagome his hand.
She accepted and she got out of bed aswell...
"Maybe we should ask Suikotsu if he do anything about your cheek...?" Said Bankotsu.
"Thats a good plan... lets go and see him." Kagome said.
Bankotsu led Kagome to where the physician was. Like usual Suikotsu was reading a herbal remedy book and mixing a bunch of plants into a bowl and making medicine. When he saw Bankotsu and Kagome, Suikotsu stopped what he was doing and greeted them.
"Hello you two." Suikotsu said with a smile.
"Can you take a look at Kagome's cheek?" Asked Bankotsu.
"Yes... bring her over here and I will look." Replied Suikotsu putting the medicine away.
Bankotsu did as he was told and brought Kagome to where the physician was standing. When the miko was standing infront of Suikotsu,
he cupped her chin carefully and examined the red cheek. He gently turned Kagome's head this way and that until he stopped and took
out a book. Suikotsu flipped through various pages and stopped at one near the back of the book.
"Ah... right here page 384!" Announced the physician.
"Lucky thing that I picked some more herbs early this morning..."
He quickly read a page and then looked at the area where it said, ingredients. Suikotsu placed the book on his bed and walked to a cabinet full of different plants. He picked out 5 in total and placed each one into a large bowl. Suikotsu mashed the herbs together until it was a thick liquidy substance.
He grabbed a square piece of bandage and placed it next to the bowl. Suikotsu put his finger into the herbal cream and walked over to
Kagome. He gently applied it to her left cheek and then put the bandage on, covering her sore cheek.
He turned to face Bankotsu and gave him solomn smile.
"Kagome will have to keep that on for atleast a couple of days." Explained Suikotsu.
"When I feel that it has been long enough I will examine her cheek again..."
Bankotsu nodded and thanked Suikotsu before leaving with Kagome by his side. She was in deep thought because she didn't even hear Bankotsu calling her name... When she felt his hand on her shoulder she turned to face him.
"Kagome whats wrong?"
"I have just been thinking..." She replied.
"About what?" Bankotsu said with curiosity.
"I don't want to remember what happened last night... I want it to go away!" Kagome shouted.
"But... thats impossible..." Said Bankotsu.
"Only one man can do it... I think I should pay him a little visit." She reples and turned towards Bankotsu's room.
Kagome put on a blue kimono with black trimming, she put on her sandals and explained to Bankotsu.
"I have to see Naraku..." Said Kagome.
"NANI!" Bankotsu nearly screamed.
"You can't..."
"I have to... I don't want to have the memories of what InuYasha did to me." Kagome replied.
"I am going with you then..."
Kagome nodded her head and they both walked out of the cave, hand in hand. Heading to the south, it was far from where they were.
So it would take almost 5 hours...
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A white haired youkai was sitting up in a tree, staring at the rising sun. InuYasha had been up there all night, just staring into the sky.
Miroku and Sango refused to speak to him... after what he did to Kagome!
InuYasha jumped out of the tree and walked towards Kaede's hut. He didn't eat anything and was hoping that she cooked something.
When he entered, Miroku and Sango looked up and when they saw who it was. Both turned their heads the other way.
"What the hell is your problem!" Screamed InuYasha.
"Nothing! you are the one with the problem!" Sango Shouted back at him.
"I already said that I was sorry!"
"Thats not enough!" Yelled Miroku.
"All Kagome had to say was one thing about Kikyo and you go hit her!"
InuYasha's ears flattened on his head and he turned around. He walked out of the hut and ran into the forest... His face was wet with tears because of what he did yesterday...
InuYasha didn't know where he was going but kept on running. He stopped when his legs started to ache and his lungs felt like they were going to burst. He sat down on the ground and saw Naraku's castle far in distance...
InuYasha had wiped his face from his tears and stared at the ground... He didn't even sense someone behind him.
He was hidden behind a fur cloak and his face was covered by a baboon mask...