"Hey guys I'm starting to get worried about Inuyasha. Do you think he's okay?" Kagome asked as she kept looking over her shoulder. Hoping to catch a glimpse of Inuyasha.
"I'm sure he's fine Kagome. You shouldn't worry." Miroku commented as he started cooking dinner.
"Inuyasha probably just got caught up with something. He'll more than likely be here any minute." Sango tried to calm down her friend.
Kagome stood up suddenly. She just couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. "Sango can I borrow Kirara?" Seeing the looks her companions were giving her she explained herself. "I'll be right back. I just want to see if I can find him. Please? I…I just have this feeling."
Sango held up a hand. "You don't have to explain. Go ahead just be careful."
Kagome threw her friend a small smile. "Thank you Sango."
In no time Kagome was on Kirara's back and running through the forest. Kagome searched franticly for her red clad friend. After a few hours of searching and not finding him Kagome was becoming desperate. Then she spotted some smoke.
'Must be a village…hey! Maybe they've seen Inuyasha!'
So she had Kirara rush in that direction. Little by little the village started to make its appearance and Kagome's hope was rising. Finally it was in full view. Kagome jumped off of Kirara and scanned the area quickly, when out of the corner of her she saw red. Hope reached its peak as she turned her head expatiating to see Inuyasha.
She found him.
Kagome's heart dropped into her stomach. She had found Inuyasha but not how she wanted to. Magic scrolls bound his feet and hands. Rope had him hanging in a tree by his wrists. He was an utter mess. His hair had mud and sticks in it. He was covered in mud, blood, and what looked like fruit. She could see some apparent wounds on his face and the blood seeping through his clothes indicated more serious injuries. He also appeared to be unconscious.
Fumbling with her bow and arrow she managed to string and shoot. The arrow shot straight and cut through the rope. Releasing him from the suspension and letting him fall. "Kirara!"
The flaming cat rushed and caught the falling hanyou before he hit the ground. Turning around she rushed back to Kagome. Kagome did a quick check over of Inuyasha. Her panic and fear was rising. Inuyasha looked to beaten and helpless that it brought tears to her eyes.
"What do you think your doing!"
Kagome whirled around at the sound of voices. The village must have heard her yell and had decided to come out to find the problem. "Girl I asked you what you were doing! Now answer me!"
"Helping my friend! He's gravely injured! Can I have some bandages to wrap his wounds please? He needs help!" Kagome pleaded.
The man who Kagome guessed was the leader looked at Inuyasha before responding. "We're not wasting anything on a worth less mutt. He deserved what he got and if given the chance we'd do it again."
Kagome looked at the crowd in horror. "You did this to him! How could you! He didn't do anything to hurt you! Why would you do such a thing!"
"He was born that was reason enough!"
"He's a bastard son who doesn't deserve the human blood that keeps him alive!"
"He's a freak of nature!"
Now Kagome was getting angry turning to he crowd she let them have it. "You attacked him because he's hanyou! What kind of half assed excuse is that! You have no right to judge him! You don't even know him! This is the kind of example you're going to set for you children? If it's different then kill it! It's people like you who bring disgrace to human blood not hanyou's!"
Kagome then hopped on top of Kirara and raced back to the campsite.
At the Camp
"Miroku? Sango? Now I'm starting to get worried. Both Kagome and Inuyasha are still missing." Shippo said.
"Shippo I'm su-" Anything Miroku was going to say was cut off as Kirara dropped in on the campsite with a badly bleeding Inuyasha on her back.
Kagome jumped off of Kirara. Grabbing a bucket he ran toward the river. Calling over her shoulder, "Guys help Inuyasha the best you can! Try to make him comfortable and stop the bleeding! I'll be right back with the water."
When Kagome got back she was angry to find that the group had backed away from Inuyasha. "What are you guys doing! He need medical help now!"
"We tried lady Kagome but he won't let us near him! After you left he woke up and lashed out at us! If we didn't step back we would have been seriously hurt!" Miroku defended themselves.
Kagome then turned her attention to Inuyasha and gasped.
Inuyasha was still bound and bleeding but he looked like he wasn't going to let anyone near him. He bared his fangs and snarled at them. His ears were pinned to the top of his head and he was lashing about.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome took an attentive step forward. "…Inuyasha?"
"Get away! Don't touch me!" Inuyasha cried.
Kagome's heart was breaking seeing Inuyasha like this. She slowly made her way forward. "Inuyasha. Listen to me I want to help you but I need you to calm down."
Inuyasha's eyes locked with Kagome's. They were full of fear and hurt. "No just leave me alone! Please go away!"
Kagome's hand slowly reached out towards the poor boy. "…. Inuyasha."
"Don't hit me please! Just don't hit me!" Inuyasha flinched away from her hand. "How do you know my name! Who are you!"
While Kagome's heart ache for him. Something was really wrong. He didn't know who they were but none of that mattered right now. Their biggest problem was getting him calm so that they could work on his wounds.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome's hand was getting closer. Inuyasha's eyes widened in panic and fear. His eyes darted back and forth, looking for an escape. Finding none he turned back to Kagome and bit down on her hand.
Tears instantly sprung to Kagome's eyes. Inuyasha's fangs pierced the skin and drew blood. The rest of the group would have rushed in to Kagome's aid if she didn't speak up. "Don't! I need you guys to go away for a while. He might feel less panicked if it were only me."
They left reluctantly and with some pleading on Kagome's part.
Once they left Kagome turned her attention back to Inuyasha. He was still holding on with a death grip and he was also starting to leak tears. 'He's just frightened. I have to get him to relax.'
Kagome carefully used the hand that Inuyasha wasn't biting and unbound his feet. "Inuyasha I'm not going to hurt you. Please let go. I just want to help you. I promise you'll be fine."
While she murmured comfort to him she managed to unbind his wrists. That just left the teeth that where still in Kagome's hand. She started stroking his hair as she talked. "I promise nothings going to hurt you. Please just trust me."
Inuyasha's grip slowly released his grip until his teeth were completely removed. His right arm wrapped around Kagome's waist. He then dropped his head down to her chest and cried. Kagome rubbed his back as he cried himself to sleep.
"Don't laugh at me, don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
some day we'll all have perfect Wings
Don't laugh at me"
- Don't Laugh at Me: Mark Wills
